Rachel's POV

After losing at nationals I needed a chance to regroup and collect myself. So I packed up my bags and headed toNew York. I wasn't looking for anything specific or even to be on broadway but April Rhodes saw me eating dinner at one of the pizzarias and asked me to be in her show just for this summer. I was ecstatic! She said, "Rachel the only one with talent in that poor excuse for a glee club" to be exact. I spent the entire summer on the show. It was a blast my dads came to see me closing night. My cast was amazing. They were the true friends I never had. There was Brad, Claire, Amy, and of course April. They became my best friends. April was more of a mother to me. I helped her get sobered up. After she was sober she became the amazing woman I knew she could be. She was everything a girl could ask for in a mother. She took me shopping, gave me advice, cooked me meals, she did everything with me.

On my last night on the show I started crying during my ending number the crowd erupted in applause for me. My fellow castmates came out and finished the song with me even thought it's a solo. They brought flowers and presents for me. I had never felt so loved. They threw me a party the next night at a club. It was awesome. The good part about having a recovering alcoholic is that she buys the drinks because she cant resist but gives them to you and lets you drink them so she doesn't. My closest friends on the cast gave me a scrapbook with pictures from the beginning to the end of everything we went through together. Oh how I miss them. They cried when they took me to the airport and of course they took pictures of that to. Me in my juicy couture sweats and my hair all up in a bun and my makeup running from crying, yup a definite keeper that picture will be.

The flight toLimawasn't to bad. I was excited to see my dads again I hadn't seen them since summer started. Many think that being an only child is like a gift from god, it isn't. My dads are always away and to busy to really come and watch me perform. Its sad but whatever.

I go to sleep in my bed at home for the first time in 4 months. Ahh it feels good to be home but I miss my friends in NY. I text them before I go to sleep.

To:Amy,Claire,Brad,April
From:Rach

Good night. I love you guys.

Monday morning 6 am.

I woke up and did my regular routine. Than I got dressed. The plus side of being on broadway is that you get all the latest and greatest outfits. I dressed in: black skinny jeans from Gucci, black tank top with white writing saying NY, silver bangles, my R necklace that Aoril bought me, my limited edition yet to be released coach bag, my Gucci sunglasses, and my black prada heels. I straightened my hair and blew out my full bangs. I put on just a touch of bare essentials makeup and was out the door.

On my way to school I got to thinking. I really didn't have friends here. None of my fellow glee clubbers tried to get in contact with me this summer. Not even Finn and we kissed during nationals! I did keep in touch with Jesse though he is the only one who knew I went tonew yorkthis summer.

I pulled up in front of Mckinley and realized the only thing that changed was me. I don't care what theselimalosers think anymore. I was already on broadway I know I am better than all of the "tone deaf fugly group of insecure losers" as April calls them. I walk into school and everyone is staring at me. Hmm odd. Normally by now I would have been met with a slushie. Whatever. I make my way over to my locker put my crap in it and head to class. First period I have math. Uhh math is so freakn boring! I notice Mercedes is in this class to but does she even acknowledge my presence? NO so I ignore her to. By the end of the day I was getting tired at everyone staring. I make my way to glee club. I was kind of excited! I had been texting Amy and April all day meaning I was basically talking to Amy Claire Brad and April since they would take turns texting me from two phones. I walked into glee a couple minutes late since my agent had called me asking if I wanted to sing for a charity event coming up raising money for the dolphins. (of course I said yes!) It would be a cast thing so my friends would be flying from NY and we would all meet in LA over the weekend. When I walked into glee everyone was surprised that I was late and that I was dressed so nicely.

"Hot dam someones looking good!" Puck yelled from the other side of the class room. I just winked and took my seat.

"I'm glad you finally decided to join us Rachel now lets get started any one have any ideas on song choice for sectionals?" Everyone turn to each other and immediately start talking about what songs are good and everything. I notice Finn and Quinn sitting exceptionally close. Well I know what they did this summer.

"Ok tomorrow bring your ideas to class and we will get started on picking. See you tomorrow!" Shue says. Well hes in a hurry that's for sure. I pick up my bag and leave that's when I hear Finn running behind me.

"Rach! Hey Rach wait up!" I stop and turn around

"Hello Finn I hope you had a very good summer."

"Uh yea thanks" He says awkwardly "so uh sorry about not replying to your messages I was uh really busy."

"Oh I'm sure you were really busy exercising right? And playing video games online?"

"Yea sorta?" he says more as a question.

"Well Finn what I mean by exercising is that you and Quinn were getting it on and by playing online you were talking to Puck about your sexual acitivites while on xbox live am I right?"

"uhh what? Rach I can explain!"

"I'm sure you can Finn,I'm sure you can but the fact is I just don't care. I am always going to be second best to Quinn when it comes to you. So I went on a trip this summer that gives you the right to sleep with her?"

"Rachel I'm sorry!"

"Yea whatever have a nice night." I say and walk away.

I drive home feeling a lot better than I thought I would. I got home and skyped with my Amy and Claire then I talked on the phone with April and went to bed.

Tuesday morning 6 am

Of course I began my early morning routine again. I got dressed and checked my phone. I got a text:

From:April
To:Rach

Hey Ray! Have a good day at school. Remember: life is like photography you develop from the negative. Love ya chica!

Your sorta momma April

April is like my mom in so many ways I can go to her for anything.

I start my day out pretty well. I go to class talk with this new girl named Penny shes nice and in all my classes we become friends. Its nice to have a friend here.

Glee practice:

We all had to come up with songs for sectionals we should sing. I listened to all of them and they were alright but come on Santana picked till the world ends by Britney Spears that's not really a glee club song! They were all pretty much the same one of the latest and greatest songs on the top ten of itunes. Whatever. I sang clumsy by Fergie. I hadn't really prepared a song but I heard it on the radio so it was fresh on my mind. I didn't really care.

Of course Shue ignored me the entire practice and focused on his little baby kiss asses Quinn and Finn. Uhh how they get on my nerves. Any way I texted Claire the whole practice anyway:

Claire:Uhh Ray I miss you!

R: I miss you to Claire bear! Uhh these glee clubbers have no idea what real talent is!

C: aww ray! I wish I could be there so we could give them a performance they would never forget! Like when we did Man I feel like a woman at that karaoke place! Haha that was ahmazin!

R: I know we are so crazy! OMG remember when we went to that club and were dancing with the sexxiii Jake Gyllenhall Ahh best night ever!

C: haha I know right dude if only summer lasted 4eva! I miss u Ray! You need to fly your little behind out here! OMFG did you hear about this weekend!Los Angelesbaby!

R: ahaha I did hear I'm so excited first we took NY by storm now LA they won't know what hit them!

C: shopping,beaches, shopping, cute guys, more shopping the Girls will be reunited once again and by girls I mean also our honorary girl Brad LOL

R:of course do you know who else we will see?

C: your hunky man

R: haha yes! He goes to UCLA ahh I'm so excited to see him I'm so glad we patched things up this summer he was so supportive of me!

C: oooo I know whats gonna go down in LA ;)

R: haha but of course hey g2g I think I should be paying attention? Whateva later Lov chu!

C: Love you to! Call me tonight darling!

Uhh I start paying attention again and notice Mr. Shue saying something or other "- and we will be practicing this weekend"

"Wait I can't come to practice this weekend I'm going out of town."

"Rachel this is mandatory practice can you cancel or postpone your trip?"

"No I can't I'm really sorry I'll stay late after practice though next week I can't miss this trip."

"What manhands have a hot date someone actually notices you or are you going back to your own planet for the weekend?" Quinn says

"Yea Rachel you can make up practice next week."

"Thanks Mr. Shue" I say totally ignoring Quinn.

Class dismissed. The rest of my week went by pretty uneventfully.

Friday I was so excited I could barely contain myself! I packed my bags Thursday night for LA I bought some new swimsuits and I was ready to go. Saturday morning I went to the airport and flew to LA.

At LAX I met up with my friends we exchanged hugs and greetings then we were on our way to the hotel.

We got our hotel room arrangements.

Amy and Brad (he was gay it didn't matter)

Claire and April

And of course Me and Jesse (what we need some alone time!)

We weren't needed until Sunday afternoon so we went our seprate ways for the night. I went into my hotel room and took a shower. When I got out I heard the faint noise of music playing. I wrapped a towel around myself and walked out to inspect. It was the song hello. I walk more into the room and there are candels and rose petals everywhere! I turn around and Jesse is standing there.

"Hello beautiful" he greets me

"Jesse!" I exclaim while rushing towards him. " I missed you so much!"

"I missed you to my sweet princess!"

That night we spent the night together making love- and not for the first time I might add.