Authors note's: This is slightly AU, it's as if Quinn didn't have Beth and she remained her HBIC self throughout the whole of high school; where Rachel and Kurt were her favourite targets

: I also I don't know much about anything lol

Disclaimer: of course I own nothing

Posted: 9/7/11

Are you breaking up with me?

The Brunette with the short hair fiddled with her paper coffee cup as she sat opposite her best friend and boss, in the coffee shop.

"Kurt, I need to talk to you" she said in a serious tone.

"Are you breaking up with me?" he bought his hand up to sit above his heart and faked shock

She laughed "No, I was thinking, you've helped me for seven years now, I think it's time I take some steps on my own"

"But you're the best assistant I've ever had" he whined

"Only because you trained me, to your own specifications" she took a sip from her coffee cup "I'd just like to try and be a bit more…" she reached over and took his hand "independent" she decided was the best word

"Do you remember the last time you were 'independent'?" he muttered into his coffee

"It was seven years ago Kurt" she replied dryly

"You were a drunken mess-"

"If I remember rightly so were you" she interrupted him

"No you were a more permanent drunken mess" he said, like that was an excuse for the state he'd been in that night they re-met "I stumbled up the bar and saw you slouched there, I almost didn't recognise you but something told me I knew you. Then it just hit, I thought: 'is that Rachel Berry?'-"

"And no it wasn't; Rachel Berry died remember?" she didn't mean to snap but she hated thinking about all of that in her past.

"Oh she didn't your still as dramatic as ever"

"I changed Kurt" she said quietly "I had to, after the accident"

"I know Rachel" he sighed, having heard this story from both drunk and sober Rachel before, the decided to ramble it out before she could tell the heartfelt version "it ruined your life, that car accident happened a week before you planned to leave for New York, and it effected your voice, so you can't sing anymore, you had to get the nose job you avoided two years previous because of the accident. You've told me, it was ten years ago Rachel, I know this is harsh, but I'm your best and sometimes your only friend, and you need to move on"

"That's what I'm doing Kurt, I want some independence" She said softly

"I know" he sighed defeated "Just... you know you're the best assistant a fashion designer could ask for" she rolled her eyes at him mentioning his job accomplishment, yet again. "I still don't know why you changed your last name to Bryant"

"Because Rachel Berry was going to be a Broadway star, and I'm not, I am over it, to a certain extent, now, I guess. But I couldn't be Rachel Berry anymore, she had all these hopes and dreams and they were destroyed, I couldn't live with that humiliation. I hoped no one would ever find me as I look different too" she huffed a humourless laugh "but there was no fooling you; Kurt"

"Yeah or it was fate, the first gay bar I walk into after my first split with Blaine and I find you. But you weren't my type so we became friends…again"

She laughed "how are you and Blaine?"

"Ugh, he's always away, but our on and off relationship is going fine" he moaned "He won't just be with me because he's always travelling for his music career, he told me if he could be here all the time he'd be with me again but he doesn't want a long distance relationship"

"It will work out between you Kurt, you and Blaine were meant to be"

"Thanks" he took another sip of his coffee "So, got any ideas for your 'independence' Miss Bryant"

"Well…"

"You haven't gone and got another job already behind my back! Have you?"

"No, but… I have an interview for a temporary six month position" she admitted shyly

He leant in interested "Who with?" his intrigued tone reduced the guilt Rachel felt

"It's with Davis, that big insurance company, one of the partners needs an assistant/personal secretary for 6 months"

"Boring" he droned with a smirk "so when is the interview?"

"Tomorrow"

"Tomorrow!" he nearly spluttered coffee over her "And you wait until today to tell me, how long have you known about this interview?"

"A week" she said weakly "I'm sorry Kurt but after all you've done for me, you fixed me when you found me and gave me a makeover and chose my new hairstyle and got me on a career path. I was a little scared to tell you"

"No, I'm proud of you, in the beginning I was only just starting out and you were like my little project, and now… you're ready, you're free to go" he smiled proudly "So have you done some research about your potential future employer"

"A little, The company was left to 3 brothers about 4 or 5 years ago, but one of them wanted to go into advertising so his wife took his portion of the company and that's who needs the temporary new assistant"

"Do you know anything about insurance?"

"Well I have kept an eye on your finances since you hired me so I know book keeping and its an assistant position so it's all stuff like 'find me this file', 'have you got the numbers on this account?', 'where's my morning coffee?' that sort of thing" she chewed her bottom lip for a second "And I was hoping I'd have a really good, honest, letter of recommendation from the best boss in the world" she tried to flatter him

He rolled his eyes "I guess I can sort do that for you" he slid his chair back and stood and she followed suit, they both put their jackets on and left the warm shelter of the coffee house for the cold and damp streets of New York "So what are you wearing to your interview?"

She just rolled her eyes and linked arms with him as they strolled back to Kurt's studio.

So what do you think?

This chapter is short but the next ones will be longer

***Full summary (contains spoilers to this story lol): Rachel was in a car accident shortly before she was supposed to leave for College in New York, it messed up her life but she went to New York anyway doing any basic job she could because she still wanted to get out of Lima. 3 years later and Kurt finds her still 'broken' so he fixes her. Now its 10 years after senior year of high school and Rachel wants to get another job, she find out Quinn is her new boss, She goes back to Kurt saying she can't work for the girl who made her life hell (and who she had a crush on) in high school; but Quinn doesn't recognise Rachel anyway; so Kurt says she should use it to their advantage and ruin Quinn's life. Quinn is happily married with two kids, so Kurt's very evil plan is to have Rachel seduce Quinn (in turn possibly making Rachel a home wrecker but her morals soon go out the window). It's a revenge turn love story