Hey, guys! It's me again. So, here's a little story about Rachel and Finn, four years after senior year in New York City. Mainly, I'll be following Finn. Enjoy! Please review!

-Emma

He walked down 5th Avenue.

Towards 57th Street,

Towards a store he'd never been to…

Towards the future.

All he could think about was what she would say.

She was definitely going to say yes, right?

Yeah!

Unless she thinks it's too soon… God, what if she thinks it's too soon?

Oh, no… she probably thinks it's too soon…

No! She loved him! Otherwise, they wouldn't have made it as far as they did!

Finn found himself in the midst of an argument… with himself… that was sad.

He finally reached his destination.

Tiffany's.

Finn smiled and took a deep breath.

This is it, he thought.

Finn walked into Tiffany's and the second he stepped over the threshold, a worker immediately walked up to him, stopping Finn in his tracks.

"Good morning, sir! My name is Kenneth." The man put his hand out for Finn to shake.

Finn shook Kenneth's hand

"Finn Hudson."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Hudson. Are you looking for anything specific here today?"

"I'm looking for an engagement ring… for my girlfriend, Rachel."

"Mr. Hudson, here at Tiffany's we have the finest selection of engagement rings."

"Well, that's good… because I don't know where else I'd find Rachel's ring."

Kenneth laughed. Not a real laugh, one of those "salesman laughs."

"Well, sir, are you looking for anything specific for her?"

"Um," Finn thought for a moment. "I think I'll know it when I see it."

Kenneth smiled. But, this time, it was a real smile.

Kenneth led Finn over to a display case.

"These are diamond rings with other little jewels around them."

"Wow…" Finn was mesmerized.

Then, he saw it.

A big, princess cut, diamond ring.

With little, gold, star-shaped gems around it.

Finn put his finger on the glass.

"That one. That's the one. That's Rachel's ring."

Kenneth smiled at Finn. He went around to the other side and pulled the ring out so Finn could take a closer look.

He held the ring closer to his face and looked at it from all angles.

"This is the ring."

"That's great, sir. Let's get that all boxed up for you."

Finn grinned.

Tonight was the night.

After he paid for the ring, Finn left the store and hailed at cab.

When he got in and gave the cabbie his address in the West Village, he sent Rachel a text:

Hey babe,

Did you get my note? I just had to finish up a job at the shop. But, I have a surprise for you. Meet me at Sardi's at 8. Get dressed up.

See you there. :)

Love you-

Finn xxx

Finn smiled. It was going to be perfect.

A few minutes later, he got a reply:

Hey you,

A surprise? I'm excited. :) Get dressed up? Sardi's? Just like our so-called "work date" from senior year. I'll see you there… I'll be going shopping with Kurt.

Don't work too hard.

Love you-

Rachel xxx

Finn grinned.

7:45. Finn had just arrived at Sardi's, bouquet of red roses in hand, diamond ring in his pocket.

He would never admit it, even to this day, but…

He was nervous.

"Keep cool, Finn… keep it cool." He whispered to himself.

He gave himself a 15-minute pep talk in his head… that was, again, sad.

Just then, a cab pulled up in front of the restaurant. Out stepped the most beautiful woman Finn had ever seen…

One Rachel Berry.

Finn grinned at his (hopefully, fingers crossed!) future wife.

She looked incredible.

Shopping with Kurt paid off…

Rachel was wearing her hair down, the way Finn liked it best, and she was wearing a red strapless cocktail dress that was cut down at the knees and nude pumps on her feet.

Rachel grinned at him and walked over to him.

"Surprise!" Finn said as he held out the roses.

Rachel took them in her hands and smiled. "Babe, I love them."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. He held his arm out when she pulled away.

"Shall we?"

"We shall."

The pair grinned and waltzed into Sardi's, hopefully coming out betrothed.

Rachel and Finn were enjoying their meal in the restaurant and laughing hysterically at something Finn said.

That's when Finn realized something…

It was time.

"Hey, Rach… This whole thing isn't the entire surprise…" Finn said with his hand in his pocket.

Rachel put her fork down, cocked her head to the right, and smile. "Seriously? There's more?"

"Yes… Rachel, these last few years, from my weird first day in glee club up until now, has been the best years of my life. Rachel, you make my life better than anything in the world ever possibly could. There's nothing I could love anymore than I love you."

"Oh my God…"

"Yeah, I know-!"

"No, it's Patti LuPone!"

Finn turned around and saw Patti LuPone, who he and Rachel had run into one their 'work date" in their senior year of high school. She walked past their table, saw Rachel admiring her, and stopped.

"I'm sorry to bother you, but do I know you?" The Broadway star inquired.

"Um, we met a few years ago here. We were in town for a show choir competition…" Finn said, because Rachel was too dumbfounded to speak.

"I remember you now! You're still together! That's wonderful. I'll leave you two alone. Have a nice evening!" She said.

"Thank you, Ms. LuPone." The pair replied.

"Wow… oh God, Finn, I'm so sorry, what was it you were saying?"

Finn smiled at Rachel. "As I was saying, Rach, you are my everything… and I want it to always be that way. I want to be in the audience for your first standing ovation on a Broadway stage, I want to be thanked in you acceptance speech when you win your Tonys… Rachel, I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Oh my God…"

Finn pulled the Tiffany box out of his pocket and got down on one knee, taking Rachel's left hand in his.

"Rachel Barbra Berry, will you marry me?"

Rachel's eyes were shining, her mouth hanging slightly open. She nodded and grinned.

"Yes!"

Finn slipped the ring on her finger and jumped up. Rachel jumped up with him. He scooped her into his arms and his lips crashed into hers.

When they pulled away, they heard their fellow patrons in the restaurant applauding them. They laughed and Rachel hugged Finn, her face buried in his neck.

Finn smiled to himself at his almost perfect proposal.

So there you have it, folks! Chapter 1 up… I apologize if it's a little shorter than you would've liked. My next chapter will be entitled "Coming Home." Thanks for reading! Now, look down a little… see that button? Of course you do! You most likely already knew it was there! So click on it and type a review! It would be greatly appreciated. I ask for nothing mean, only compliments and constructive criticism. I love ideas as well!

-Emma :)