Author's Note: This is my first story! Please tell me what you think, advice is welcome!

Finn Hudson was a routine guy. Sure, there were days when he had uncommon things to do - doctor's appointments, overseeing public events, and the like – but for the most part he had a stable routine set up every day. Each morning he'd wake up before dawn for his job at one of the top radio stations in New York City: no one was going to wake up those early morning commuters like DJ Finnie D. After playing that week's hottest tracks, he'd finish the morning shift and begin to prepare the next morning's lineup. After lunch with some of the other DJ's and producers, he'd help plan any upcoming concerts, guest spots, or other public events before heading home in the early afternoon. He loved being home by three every day. It gave him time to take a nap, relax, and maybe even start dinner before his beautiful wife of three years, Rachel, came home.

Rachel. He couldn't help but smile every time he thought of her. They had gotten married just out of college. He, of course, had wanted to marry her sooner, but she had told him that she wouldn't settle down until she had a degree, or had reached her dream. Turns out it was rather hard to focus all your energy on reaching your dream when you were a full time college student. They both received their degrees in four years, and were married the fall after graduation. Not long after, Rachel's dream came true. She was picked to star in a new Broadway musical by an up-and-coming producer. From then on, her ratings and reputation skyrocketed, and she was never short of a job. Though being a Broadway star meant long rehearsals, shows, and after-parties, she always made time for Finn. She loved him dearly, and, recalling the ups and downs of their relationship in high school, did not want to let him go ever again.

The day that flipped everything upside-down started like any other day. Finn woke up to the sound of music playing on his alarm, and quickly shut it off so as to not wake Rachel from her slumber. He took a quick shower, dressed, kissed Rachel on the forehead, and headed out the door. He only lived a couple of blocks from the station, so he walked to work every morning, usually grabbing a donut from a street vendor. At the station, the first couple of hours of music went by pretty quickly. He was chatting with one of the other DJ's when the office phone rang in the room next door.

The sound of phones ringing in the station was not unusual. Hundreds of people called in each day, requesting to hear both new tracks and some oldies. However, it was pretty rare for the office phone to ring before 10 AM, so Finn and the other DJ, Kyle Jenson, paused their conversation and glanced at the office through the window separating them.

The secretary, Wanda, bustled in to the office and answered the phone. Losing interest, the two DJs went back to their conversation. A few seconds later, Wanda interrupted them.

"Finn? You have a caller wishing to speak to you!" she called through the window.

Finn glanced at the timer telling them how long they had until they were back on air. It was counting down from 23 seconds. He swiveled his chair back to face Wanda. "I'm about to be on the air, can you take a message? Thanks Wanda, you're the best!" He shot her a grin.

Wanda rolled her eyes and went back to the phone. The timer beeped, allowing Finn and Kyle to get ready to be back on the air.

"Alright everybody, how was that for Adele's new single?" Kyle asked into the microphone.

"I love Adele, she's and absolutely amazing singer," Finn said.

"Same here, I can't believe how good every single one of her CD's have been."

"I know! They're great. Well folks, that's about all we have for today. We have a couple more songs for you, and then Mandy and Sam will be taking over for the midday shift. This is DJs Finnie D and Killer Kyle, signing off!"

Kyle pressed a button, and they were off the air. Finn leaned back in his chair and yawned. No matter how long he had been at this job, he didn't think he'd ever get used to being up so early every day. After sitting for a few minutes, he and Kyle began cleaning up their workstation, throwing away their breakfast wrappers and coffee cups, and grabbing their folders to plan the next day's songs. He was just grabbing his bag and heading towards one of the conference rooms when he passed Wanda in the hall.

"Hey, Wanda!" She stopped from where she was going in a door and poked her head back out.

"Yeah, Finn?"

"What did that caller want?"

"Oh!" She came out into the hall. "They wanted to meet you for lunch. Said it was very important. I checked your schedule and saw that you didn't have anything, so I said you could meet her."

"Her? Who- did you get her name?"

Wanda frowned. "No, I asked for it. She said to tell you it was 'an old friend'. I don't know. But she's meeting you at 11:45 at Fred's Diner." And with that, she walked back into the office.

Finn scrunched up his forehead in thought. 'Who was this mystery person that wanted to meet me for lunch?' He tried to think if there were any events that this might be involved with, but nothing came to mind. Then he remembered what Wanda had said – an old friend. He thought for a minute. No one came to mind. It could be anyone from college, or maybe even high school. He thought back for a minute to glee club, and smiled. He missed it – that's why he had taken his DJ name from when he, Puck, and Mercedes had sung Good Vibrations. But those days were over… he hadn't seen most of the glee club in quite a while.

He glanced at his watch. He had about an hour and a half before he needed to leave. He headed toward the conference room to finish his work with Kyle before his lunch meeting. Concentrating on the music, he pushed all thoughts of this mystery woman out of his mind.

An hour and twenty minutes later, he was headed down the street towards Fred's Diner for his lunch meeting. He was early, so he took his time. Strolling along the walk with his hands in his pockets, his mind drifted back to the identity of the person he was meeting. He wasn't sure why, but he had a strong feeling that it was someone from glee club. A woman – so that knocked out half them. Brittany? No, she wouldn't be so mysterious. Santana? She would be mysterious, but he had seen her and Brittany at one of Rachel's performances, so he didn't think that it would be her either. Definitely not Rachel, he mused – she would be much more obvious and open if she wanted to go to lunch with him.

It wasn't Quinn. He had a feeling she wouldn't pick a place like Fred's Diner. She'd be more of a Serendipity 3 kind of girl. He also quickly knocked out Mercedes, Lauren, and Tina. There was only one other girl it could be from glee club. But that was a long shot – to his knowledge, she hadn't had much contact, if any, with any of the rest of the glee members since that year… He shook his head. He didn't want those memories coming back right now. Especially if he wanted to be prepared for this lunch meeting.

He arrived at the diner, pulled open the door, and walked in. He stood there for a second, looking around, hoping whoever was meeting him would greet him if they were already here. When no one did, he found his way to a corner booth, and grabbed a menu from the table. A waitress ambled over, and he ordered a coffee. Checking his watch, he saw that he was just a few minutes early than he was expected.

The waitress brought back the coffee and asked for his order, but he decided to wait until his guest arrived. Taking a sip, he continued to study the menu, trying to decide between Belgian waffles or sausage and eggs. He was so engrossed in the menu that he didn't notice the woman walk up to his table. She stood there for a minute watching his puzzled expression, and finally cleared her throat. Finn froze, and immediately glanced up. When he did, his jaw dropped and his eyes widened.

"Hi, Finn."