Like We Used To

A Glee Fan Fic

All characters belong to Ryan Murphy and FOX

Chapter One: Warning

Rachel sighed as she hung up her phone after that nights show, another night where Richard wouldn't be home. She understood that his job kept him busy but this was the second night this week. As she drove home Rachel slumped slightly in her seat when she thought about going back to a cold, empty apartment.

Her day was just getting better and better when she saw the flashing red and blue lights of a police car. She shook her head and pulled to the side of the road, she had only just gotten to the edge of the city. Rolling the window down Rachel reached into the glove box for her license and registration.

"I'm sorry to bother you ma'am but I'm going to need to see your license and registration please." The officers deep voice said, Rachel complied and handed over the requested documents. "Thank you… Rachel, Rachel Berry is that really you?" The officer asked kneeling down so he was level with the window and looked through the window as Rachel looked at him. He looked the same, just older; thin crows feet on the corners of his eyes and laugh lines.

"Finn Hudson?" she asked, shock colouring her tone, Finn smiled and gave her a small wave.

"Actually, it's Officer Hudson now." Finn replied tapping the badge on his chest and causing Rachel to laugh.

"Well then Officer Hudson, is there a reason I was pulled over or do you pull people over to just talk to them?" she laughed and watched him roll his eyes as he handed back her papers.

"Well yeah there is a reason I pulled you over Mrs. Thompson, you're break light is out and that is in fact both illegal and a safety hazard. But I'll let you off with a warning for a compromise." Finn said adjusting the hat on his head.

"And that compromise would be?" Rachel smiled as he opened his ticket book and pulled out a pen.

"You join me for coffee sometime this week, you can even invite your husband maybe?"

"I don't know Finn, do you think I could get your number and call you when Richard and I are both free?" Rachel asked, her smiled fading slightly as she picked up her phone from her passage side seat.

"You weren't using this whilst you were driving were you ma'am?" Finn questioned as Rachel handed him her phone. He quickly typed his number in before handing her phone back with a smile.

"No Officer, I wasn't using my phone while I was driving, that's dangerous." She laughed as he stood up and rested his arm on the top of her car.

"Alright well on the promise that you get that brake light replaced, you can go. Have a nice night Mrs. Thompson." He said before walking away and climbing back into the cruiser. Rachel smiled as he drove passed with the window down. "It was nice seeing you again!"

"You too Finn!" she called back, smiling as she drove away towards the apartment. She was excited to ask Richard to go for coffee with Finn, she told Richard everything about how they were great friends in high school…

"So, I saw Finn yesterday." Rachel said as she placed Richard's breakfast on the table.

"Oh, Finn who?" he replied not even thanking her or looking at her as she sat down opposite him at the table.

"Finn Hudson, he was like my best friend in high school, he works for the NYPD now."

"Oh that's nice."

"Yeah it is, and he was nice enough to ask us to go for coffee sometime this week."

"For coffee? Well I doubt I can go, I'm way too busy this week with work."

"Oh well… okay, we can wait until you're not busy."

"No Rachel you can go that's fine."

"I want you to meet him Richard, do you not realize how little time we spend together you and I? I'm twenty eight Richard and I sit in my house like I'm fifty, while my husband sees the world on business trips." Rachel said standing up and grabbing her coat and car keys.

"Where are you going Rachel?"

"Out Richard, maybe I'll call Tina and Artie. I can go see them and their kids because they actually have kids, they're happily married with kids!"

"I have said I'm not ready for kids Rachel, hell I don't want them. We have discussed this a thousand times."

"Whatever Richard." She sighed and walked out of the apartment, slamming the door behind her. Rachel was stuck in a marriage surrounded by arguments and loneliness, Tina had told her before she and Richard got married that she should leave him but she never listened. Maybe she should have, she wanted a baby, a house with a dog, and she had an apartment and her dream job but a love less marriage, she sure had made some great choices. She picked up her phone and called Tina and Artie's and Artie picked up.

"Hey Rachel, nice of you to call it's been what, two days?" he laughed, Rachel smiled as she sat in her car, her friends always seemed to make her smile, even on bad days.

"Hey Artie, is Tina home or at work today?"

"She's actually at work today, I can take a message if you'd like?"

"No thanks Artie that's okay, just let her know I'll call her tomorrow."

"Sounds good, talk to you later then?"

"Talk to you later Artie, have a nice day."

"You too Rachel, you too." Rachel sighed when she hung up, she was driving into the main city and had no idea what to do now, no Tina and if Artie was home that meant he was going to the doctors for therapy. She took one more scan through her phone and saw Finn's numbers so she called the house and was shocked by the voice on the other end.

"Hello?" Kurt's voice said into the phone, it took her a second but she composed herself.

"Kurt is that you?"

"Yes, may I ask who's calling?"

"It's Rachel, Rachel Berry?"

"Ohmygosh Rachel?" "Kurt who's on the phone?" she heard from the other end, causing a small laugh. "It's… a telemarketer. So girl how are you?"

"I'm good Kurt I'm good, what about you?"

"Living with a cop, how do you think?"

"Sound like great fun."

"It is if you like donuts and coffee. I assume though that that's who you're calling for?" Kurt asked, making Rachel smile and shake her head.

"You're good, is he home?"

"He is, today's his day off, would you like to speak to him?"

"Please Kurt that would be great."

"No problem, but you miss have to come over some time! It's been like forever since I've seen you. Well not forever seen as I saw in your new play last week but still!" Kurt gushed before explaining to Finn in the background who was actually on the phone. "Okay well here's Officer Stupid, goodbye Rachel."

"Bye Kurt." She laughed, pulling over and sitting back in her seat.

"Hey Rachel." Finn's voice said from the other end of the phone.

"Hey Finn, say, I was wondering if you were free to go for coffee?" she asked her eyes closed thinking about this morning with Richard.

"Yeah sure, how about at Starbucks in fifteen minutes?"

"That sounds great."

"Is your husband coming with you?"

"No Richard is far too busy apparently." She replied sourly, her temper rising with that man.

"Oh okay, well I'll hang with you, I might have a guest with me though if that's okay?"

"Oh of course that's fine, is it Kurt?"

"No, more like Declan, my son."

"You have a son?" she was shocked more by Finn now, first a cop in New York now a dad on top of that? What else didn't she know about him? Either way she was excited to get to know him again, maybe a little more excited than she should be. Excited to meet his son too.

"Yeah, I'll explain more when we get there, but hey, drinks are on me today, you can buy next time how's that sounds?" Finn chuckled from the other end causing Rachel to smile.

"Sounds good, so Starbucks in fifteen minutes?"

"Yeah the one on the high street, by the formal store."

"I know the one you mean, see you soon then?"

"see you soon then."

They hung up and Rachel walked towards the coffee shop, smiling, excited to see her old friend again. Despite the messy end they had when they graduated. Richard or no Richard the fact of her husband being too busy wouldn't bother her today

So this was just a taster of a new story I'm working on, if you guys like it so far let me know and I'll update ASAP. :)

Please remember to REVIEW and soon there may just be a one shot of Daniel and Anna :)