I wish I owned some part of glee!

He was exhausted as he walked out of the court room. The divorce was final, although she cheated he didn't fight Quinn on anything. Her lawyer walked over with an envelope and handed to him. He opened it to find $3000.00 with a note. "Pawned your shitty ring, here's half." Finn saw red that was his mother's ring the one his father gave him. He ran out of the courthouse just in time to see his ex-best friend and ex-wife speeding away in his '68 mustang.

The next morning he was waiting at the McKinley High School gym for her, "Hey!" She walked passed him pretending not to hear, "Quinn!" She still kept walking, "FINE I'll just start talking loudly about how you fuck Puck on school grounds I'm sure…"

He was silenced by her hand on his mouth, "Shut up you idiot. Yeah okay I cheated but you know why. You were never home and…"

Finn held up his hand, "I'm not interested in your explanation as to why you cheated we are officially divorced." He took a deep breath and tried to hold back the tears, "Why? Why would you pawn the ring? I know I was a shitty husband to you and we should've never been married but damn Quinn you knew what that meant to me."

She squared her shoulders and looked him straight in the eye, "You feel like you lost something that mattered, you feel like a promise was broken to you, and you feel stupid for trusting me with it in the first place right?" Finn nodded. "Replace the ring with my heart, THAT'S WHY I DID IT. You never loved me you settled. You didn't seem hurt at all when I told you I wanted a divorce!"

Finn hung his head and tried one last time as he reached for her hand, "I did love you. You were my high school girlfriend, Quinn we were so young can you honestly say that you didn't settle for me? It's been 5 years, we're just different people. I know you want to hurt me but I never cheated, it just didn't work. If you ever loved me please just tell me where you took it." She turned around with an icy stare that went straight through him. He put his hands up in defeat, "Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Just be happy Quinn, because whether or not you want to believe it I do care about you."

He shoved his hands in his pockets and began walking down the hallway as students started filtering in, "Finn! Wait!" she jogged up to him "Maynard's, the one on Main Street. I regretted it the moment I did it but I just wanted to hurt you."

Finn turned his head slightly to the right, "Well, congratulations you succeeded."

He was getting no where with the slightly overweight gentlemen at the pawn shop, all he was told was that the ring had already been purchased and no they could give no information out. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed a woman waving at him from outside the shop. Finn thanked the gentlemen for his time and walked out of the store to meet the woman.

She was mid-50's, with short brown hair and a very sweet smile. "What are you trying to locate son?"Finn took a deep breath and relayed the story of the ring showing her the photo he had blown up. She took it in her dainty hands, "Ah yes, I remember her" she chuckled, "she was not happy with you at all. Took the first offer given to her, no haggling at all!"

Finn took the photo back, "Yeah, I know but this ring it's important to me because when I finally do get it right and find the right woman I want her to have it and yes I know that's tacky for two women to have the same ring but..."

The woman shook her head, "No, it's not tacky it should stay in the family. Actually it was funny, the next day an" she paused to think of the right words "interesting couple came in and the young woman went right to your ring." She smiled as she remembered, "Cute as a button, oohing and aahing over the antiqueness of it." She took a sip of her coffee, "He on the other hand didn't care for it, said it wasn't flashy enough and was too plain." She shrugged and placed it back down on the counter and I guess well did you know it was engraved inside?"

Finn laughed, 'Yeah, that's my mom's favorite part of the story Dad sang Faithfully to her as a proposal cause he couldn't think of the right words."

The woman put her hand over her heart, "Well let me tell you she saw that engraving and squealed. I'm serious she squealed and there was no other ring for her in the world. Give me your phone number and I'll do some research tonight after grumpy pants in there goes home."

Finn smiled handing over his number, "Wow, where was she five years ago? I would've loved if my ex loved that ring as much as a stranger did not even knowing the history that went with it. Thank you so much, I look forward to hearing from you."

It was about eight o clock when his phone rang, "Hello?"

"Mr. Hudson?"

"Yes"

"Hello, its Muriel - from the pawn shop?"

"Oh, yes how are you?"

"Been a busy day but I do have good news, I got you a name and an address."

He listened intently writing everything and then, "Wait, I'm sorry did you say New York City?"

"Yes, they were here to tell her family of the engagement and then went back."

He tapped the pencil against his temple, "You don't have a number?"

"I'm sorry, they are unlisted. It's all I could get."

"No, no I'm very grateful Muriel thank you very much."

He leaned his head back against the couch, Quinn had gotten the house or rather he let her have it. Everyone thought he was crazy, she cheated and yet she won everything…but for Finn he didn't want anything associated with that life anymore. He did what had been expected and proposed to his high school sweetheart, he worked at his step father's garage, and he stayed put in Lima, Ohio. He looked out the window and saw a family across the courtyard stringing Christmas lights on their porch. It was his favorite time of year but he felt there was nothing to celebrate this year. He just wanted to hole up in this small apartment the next two weeks and let the season pass, but first he was going to New York City to find his ring.

Finn stepped out of the airport and into the waiting taxi, "Where to?" Finn unfolded the paper and read off the address he had written down. He let out a low whistle when the cabbie pulled up in front of a swanky apartment building. He felt under dressed to even walk into the lobby but he took a deep breath and pressed PH reciting his speech over and over again. He arrived at the very intimidating double doors and pressed the doorbell.

The door opened to reveal a man shorter than him with curly hair and wearing a scarf his brother would envy. "Hello, is Mr. St. James available?"

The man nodded, "I am Mr. St. James, and I'm not interested in whatever you are selling."

He began to shut the door as Finn wedged his boot in the door, "No, no sir um…please just five minutes of your time."

The man rolled his eyes and stepped outside the door, "Fine. Go."

Finn breathed out and began to tell the story of the ring finally ending with his plea, "So you see this is very important to me and I will be happy to buy it back for even more than what you paid for it but the sentimental value is…"

The man put his hand up, "Finn? Is it? my fiancée loves that ring. Personally I think it's small and quite provincial but she likes it. Sentiment? I don't know the meaning of that word."

The door opened to reveal a tall, slender redhead, pouting "Jesse darling, you're making me wait."

Finn looked around the man and pointed at her finger, "She's not even wearing it!"

The woman giggled, "Oh I'm not his fiancée, I'm his friend with benefits isn't that right Jesse-poo?"

Jesse pulled the door closed and turned to Finn, "you should go."

Finn shook his head in disbelief, "You. You're cheating on her? Then why marry her?"

Jesse opened the door and looked back with a sinister smile, "Easy. She's my ticket to fame and fortune."

The door slammed without further explanation and Finn's shoulders fell. He didn't know this woman but surely she didn't deserve this, no one did.

He grabbed his coffee and managed to find a table in the crowd. He put his ear buds in and switched on his ipod, he really hadn't thought this through he didn't even have a place to stay, but he just thought if he could talk to the woman she would understand. It wasn't his place to tell her what an ass her fiancée was but he didn't know her and he wasn't going to butt in someone else's love life when he was the shittiest husband ever. Yeah he could own up to that. Quinn was right he never wanted to be home, sex was just that physical contact never making love, and anything she asked him to do he blew off. A few minutes went by when he noticed a shadow looming over him. He looked up to see a pretty brunette with big eyes holding a tray of food, her mouth was moving but he couldn't hear her. He reached up pulling out the ear buds, "I'm sorry what?"

She smiled, "Um, would you mind if I sat here? I don't want to be by the window and it's really crowded."

Finn looked around and pointed to the chair across from him, "By all means be my guest." He noticed she kept her head down and wouldn't look at anyone while she ate. He turned off his music and cleared his throat, "My name is Finn."

She looked up slurping a lone pasta noodle into her mouth and smiled, "Hi Finn."

She went back to eating and he cleared his throat again, "and you are?"

Her head jerked up, "I'm sorry, did you just ask who I am?" He nodded and looked at her strangely. She dabbed the corner of her mouth with her napkin and leaned forward looking into his eyes, "You're serious. You really don't know who I am do you?"

Finn shook his head and looked around the shop, "No and you seem quite full of yourself so I don't think I want to know. Enjoy your pasta."

He wrapped his scarf around his neck and pushed open the door wondering where he was going to stay for the night and how he was going to find this woman. He could stake out the lobby, ride the elevator until he saw a woman push PH or… Suddenly he was brought out of his thoughts when he felt a hand on his elbow and looked down to find the brunette who he could see now was much shorter than he was. She bit her lip, "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel ignorant for not knowing who I was. It's just I get recognized all the time here and it's startling to hear someone doesn't know me, but it's also refreshing." She stuck out her hand, "Rachel, my name is Rachel Berry. May I walk with you Finn?"

He turned out his elbow and grinned as she looped her arm through it, "Hudson. Finn Hudson and yes you may Rachel, although I have no idea where I'm going."

She nodded as they walked, "So you aren't from New York, have you been to Central Park?" He shook his head as her hold became stronger and they ran across the street.

They were sitting on a bench in the park looking at the families playing in the snow. So what brings you here Finn?"

He took a deep breath and told her the story of the ring, "My ex-wife hated the ring but I couldn't afford one at the time and I thought...you know it's my mom's she should love it then right?" Rachel nodded as he continued. "So the woman at the pawn shop tells me about this woman who has it now and apparently loved it and squealed when she saw the inscription and just fell in love with it." He nudged her shoulder as he took a sip of his coffee, "Where was that girl for me right?"

She swallowed thickly, "Right."

Finn cleared his throat, "So anyways I got the address and I found this cocky son of a bitch she's marrying. I go up to his penthouse and tell him the story and this woman comes out of the apartment not even wearing the damn ring and turns out this guy is cheating on her, using her for fame and fortune. His words not mine."

She's silent for a few moments then smiled over at him, "So you live in Lima?"

Finn nodded then put down his cup turning towards her, "I-I didn't tell you where I was from." She let the tears fall as she took off her glove revealing the ring. He grabbed her hand and pulled her toward him, "Oh my god, Rachel I am so sorry. If I had known…"

She cried into his shoulder, "No, I suspected but we've been together since high school before I won my Tony, he even became my manager. I thought…I thought he loved me Finn." She slipped the ring off and placed it into his hand, "Of course you may have it back. It's rightfully yours, I'm sorry he was so cruel to you. Now you don't have to waste money on a hotel, here you can go to JFK and get home." She squeezed his hand, got up and began walking away. She had reached Bow Bridge and leaned forward with her head in her hands.

Suddenly she felt a strong circular motion on her back, "Rachel, why don't you come home with me? The woman from the pawn shop said you had gone home to tell your family about the engagement. You aren't going to want to be here when this news breaks."

She felt the snow falling around her, "Finn, I can't. They aren't home for the holidays I don't know anyone in Lima. I lived there most of my young life but I was home schooled after I was bullied in middle school." She bit her lip and pounded her fist on the bridge, "God I was so stupid the apartment is in his name. I have no where to go! I literally have no one to turn to. All my friends are friends with him too, I don't know what to do."

He took off his gloves shoving them into his pockets and did the same with hers, both of their eyes widened as their skin touched for the first time, "Rachel. My best friend well ex-best friend is the guy my wife cheated with. I have my mom, step dad, and step brother and a few friends from high school. I don't know anything about you except that you dig classic rock lyrics" she chuckled through her tears as he continued, "and that you deserve a Merry Christmas."

She laughed and wiped away her tears, "I'm Jewish."

Finn opened and closed his mouth and nodded, "okay so we'll get a menorah too and we'll do both!"

She looked up and smiled, "Jesse makes me do that stuff alone. He has no interest in my religion."

Finn shot her a half smile that weakened her knees, "I'm interested."

She blushed and looked toward the direction of her apartment building, "I'm up for the role of Maria in West Side Story, and I would have to come back if I got it."

"Well when you get it then you come back."

She felt a tear slip down her cheek, "You believe in me that much? You don't even know me."

Finn laughed, "Yeah that is weird, but I just…I got a feelin about you Rachel. I know you're scared."

"He could ruin me Finn. I may be the actress and the Tony winner but he's been my manager and he has clout in this town."

Without realizing it he was walking her back toward the apartment building, "Are you happy Rachel? Cause you're right I don't know the first thing about you and you don't know the first thing about me. What I do know is you deserve happiness. He's not "yours forever faithfully".

Her head snapped over to him and she smiled the most beautiful smile he'd ever seen, "So we can have a Christmas Tree and a Menorah?"