A.N- Hey guys! I'm back with another chapter. I'm actually pretty proud of this one and hope that you guys enjoy reading it just as much as I enjoyed writing! Just wanted to let you know that yes, almost every chapter is going to introduce a memory that Finn has and Rachel doesn't remember, so the story is going back and forth, but hopefully it's not confusing for anyone! Anyways, I'll be introducing some other characters from the show soon and filling in other blanks as it progresses. I'm not sure how long it'll be, it really depends on how much feedback I receive and how much you guys like it.

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"So son, how long have you been in love with my daughter?"

Finn looks up at Hiram Berry, who was smiling down at the carrots he'd been chopping for dinner. It was spring break and Rachel had decided to invite her new best friend, Finn, over to the Hamptons where her Dad's owned a vacation home. He was totally stoked at first, just the two of them in a huge awesome house, maybe some time on the beach, a couple of parties, but most of all it was supposed to be about the time alone that they'd have the chance to spend together. School was too hectic all the time, they were on two completely different schedules and only saw each other during Music Theory and sometimes on the weekends. He wanted to make a move, he needed to make his move, but there was just never any time and it was beginning to get on his nerves. The Hamptons were supposed to be their thing; that was until he figured out it was a family affair.

Instead of hanging out with Rachel and working up the nerve to tell her how he felt about her, he was spending his days getting to know Mr. and Mr. Berry. They were both cool guys, don't get him wrong, but it wasn't the company that he expected to have at the time.

They'd just come back from a game of tennis where Rachel and Leroy completely schooled the two of them. The deal was that losers made the winners the lunch of their choice which was what brought Finn and Hiram together in the first place.

Finn stares at him, surprised for a moment, before remembering that he had pasta being made. "I-I.."

"I see the way that you look at her. And when you let her win that tennis game just to see that smile on her face?" Hiram smiles knowingly at Finn and the younger man shrugs.

"How did you know?" Finn asks nervously as he continued to stir the heating food.

"It was no secret that even as a child, Rachel was the biggest cry baby ever. One little thing wouldn't go her way and she'd throw the biggest fit in the world, hence the nickname Diva," Hiram smiles as he recalls the memories he's shared with his daughter. "Anyways, she was always terrible at tennis. No matter how much we tried to teach her, she just never had a knack for it like her father and I did, so we'd let her win. We figured that if it'd make her smile, then it was well worth the loss."

Finn offers Mr. Berry a crooked smile and nods his head "Yeah, that makes sense. That's actually pretty cool of you."

Hiram grins and nods his head "You, son, are an extremely athletic person, am I right?" Finn shrugs and looks down in defeat. Hiram chuckles and nods his head "Thought so. There's no way Rachel could've ever beat you fair and square. You faked it, which is kind of a huge deal because as much of a sore loser as my daughter is, she'll always be worse at winning. Even I can admit that she gets a little annoying, she gets it from her father." Both men chuckle and Hiram offers Finn a pat on the back. "I like you, Finn. You're good for her. Don't go messing with her heart, alright? My Rachel is very special."

"I know." Finn smiles as he lets his thoughts go back to the beautiful brunette in the moment that he'd let her win that tennis game. It was well worth it.

"Finn, I'm sorry she just doesn't want to see you right now."

Finn looks up at his father-in-law with a confused look on his face. He shakes his head and leans into his hands before feeling Mr. Berry sit next to him and offer him a comforting pat on the back. "I just don't get why she remembers you guys and not me. It's not fair. I should be in there taking care of her, helping her get better. Instead I'm here and she's…She doesn't even have a clue as to who I am or what I am to her."

Hiram gives Finn a sympathetic look. Over the years the relationship between the two of them had only gotten better and he began to view Finn as his own son, someone that he needed to take just as much care of as he did Rachel. But now he was kind of stuck. Sure, Finn was hurting, and he can never imagine what it felt like to be in his position, but Rachel must have been worse off. As much as he wanted to help Finn and let him into Rachel's hospital room, he just couldn't do that to his daughter. "You'll only confuse her, son. I think that what Rachel needs right now is a little bit of time to breathe and think about things. They say that the loss of memory is selective. For the most part she can remember her childhood, how she spent high school, but there are things missing there. She didn't even remember what year it was, what month we were in. She's just not all there."

Finn sits in silence for a moment, thinking about the situation that they were in. It's been a week since Rachel's woken up and she's refused to see him ever since he tried convincing her that he was in fact her husband. She looked so frightened, so completely clueless, and it just broke his heart because he knew that deep down inside she wanted to know who he was. Memory loss or not, she was still his Rachel and his Rachel never intended to hurt or put anyone down. "That's why I perform. I like making people smile… entertaining them." Finn smirks a little as he remembers the exact words that she'd said to him one day during class. He remembers having found a completely new respect for her that day. Rachel always seemed so selfish, but that wasn't it at all. All she ever wanted was to make other people feel things. Happiness, sadness, joy, she'd do anything to make a person react. That might just have been when he realized he was in love with her. She didn't need to put on an act to make him feel that way.

"I can't leave her alone." Finn declares.

"Finn.."

"No. No, I have an idea. It might seem a little crazy, but I just need you to hear me out."

Mr. Berry sighs before leaning back against the couch and gesturing Finn to continue speaking. Finn smiles and turns to look at him "If Rachel can't remember me, then I'll just have to make her fall in love with me again. I've done it before, who says we can't just start over again?"

Hiram looks at him with disbelief for a moment before shaking his head "You're going to confuse the girl, I can't le-"

"You know I would never, ever, hurt her. The last thing I want is for Rachel to have any more pain or stress in her life. I just…I can't lose the love of my life, Hiram. I can't let her slip away from my fingers like that. She's going through a tough time, I get it, but I really think that this might work out. I really think that I might be able to help Rachel have some normalcy back in her life. All I need is your permission." Finn looks over at his Father-in-law pleadingly before speaking again "What do you say? Can I have your permission to make your daughter love me again?"

He was nervous suddenly and it brought him back to when he first met Rachel's parents. Sure, they weren't even together yet, but their opinions still mattered so much to him for some reason. It never crossed his mind that things would turn out this way. Their approval still mattered so much. If he could get Rachel's dad to say that it was a good deal, then he would have so much more faith in the idea. But if he didn't get their approval then he wouldn't know what to do.

"She just woke up, Finn. You don't even know if she'll remember soon." Hiram sighs and looks down at the ground for a moment. Finn shakes his head. Whether or not her Dad's approved, he had to find a way back into her heart. He can't give up on her, this wasn't the e- "Okay."

"What?" Finn looks up at the older man, his eyes lighting up at the words.

"I said okay. It's better that you help her remember. And if that doesn't happen then you'll still have your chance. Rachel just needs some time. I just need you to be patient with her. She's not as strong as she used to be. Give her time to adjust." Finn nods eagerly before standing up, and heading towards Rachel's room, just to be stopped by Hiram again. "Where do you think you're going? I said time. That means no rushing her into anything that she doesn't want, no telling her any information unless she asks about it, and she'll be living with us again. If you're going to make her fall in love with her again you're going to do it right."

Finn frowns. He didn't expect those rules to be set down. He just kind of had this idea of sweeping her off of her feet, reminding her why she loved him to begin with, but it seemed like Hiram had other plans in mind. His frown turns into a small grin though as he thinks about it, this was kind of like being in high school all over again. It'd be a challenge, but if he could prove how much he loved her to Rachel then maybe she could find it in her own heart to believe that she'd loved him just as much at some point. It was a risk, she might decide that she hates him, but he was going to take that chance. She deserved that much from him after what he'd put her through.

Hiram clears his throat, "Now. If you'll excuse me, I'm going to take my husband down to the cafeteria to grab something to eat. Don't you go doing something I wouldn't do." He knowingly winks at his son-in-law and Finn perks up, a boyish grin on his face.

As soon as Mr. and Mr. Berry left Rachel's room, Finn stood up. He reached for the door knob and held it for a moment. What if she really didn't want to see him? If she fought him or didn't even respond to him? He took in a deep breath and stood straighter. If this plan was going to work then he'd have to be strong for the both of them for a little while.

Rachel looks up from her spot in her bed. She was bored to say the least. Sure her Dad's were being so kind for taking care of her the way that they were doing, but if she had to watch her high school performance of West Side Story as directed on film by Leroy Berry, then she might just throw herself in front of a car the next time. It wasn't that the performance wasn't entertaining, it was just too good. Rachel couldn't remember it. Rachel could hardly remember singing at all. Was she still that good? Had she been trained? Who was she to the world? Watching West Side Story broke her heart because it meant nothing to her. She didn't know who she was anymore.

"What are you still doing here? I thought I asked my Dad to send you away."

Finn shrugs and sits on the far edge of her bed "They went to get something to eat, I broke a couple of rules."

Rachel arches an eyebrow and sits up "And what makes you think I won't call security?"

Finn smiles and leans forward, as if he were going to tell her a secret "You seem to forget that I currently know you better than you know yourself." He winks at her, smiling a little when he saw the blush creep into her cheeks. "I like to think that I knew you better even before the accident, but you're such a smartass, always surprising me and stuff." He chuckles a little and rubs the back of his neck, watching her take in the information.

"Y-You said you were my husband?" Finn nods and Rachel glares at him for a moment. "You're a little rude, aren't you? Calling me a smartass like that?"

"Oh. No way, you really were the biggest pain in my ass." Rachel opens her mouth to speak, but Finn shakes his head and beats her to it. "You're also the best thing that's ever happened to me; my favorite pain in the ass."

And then she sees it, that boyish, ridiculously handsome, crooked smirk. And she swears that she's seen that smile somewhere in her life, and she's pretty sure that that exact smile made her feel as amazing as she felt right now every single time. She sits up straighter and shakes her head "I don't remember." She whispers to him sadly. "I-I feel like I should remember something as important as you, but when I see you it's all just…Just blank. You're a stranger." Rachel didn't mean to hurt anyone or make them feel bad, especially not someone who was apparently her husband. That was why she thought it was better that he just didn't see her. If he really loved her then he must have been feeling terrible. It was better that she gave him his own space instead of bothering with her, she was hopeless.

"That's what I'm here for." Finn grins at his wife's, at Rachel's, confused expression and pulls out his Iphone, pressing on the calendar and opening it up for her to see. "You see that Friday right there? That's the day that they're finally releasing you to your Dad's," Rachel opens her mouth, but he stops her again "And you see that Saturday right after it? That one right there?" Rachel looks at the phone and nods her head, staring at him wide eyed, threatening his heart to rip out of his chest from how adorably clueless she looked at the moment. "Well that's the day I'll be taking you out on our second first date. That is, if you let me."

Rachel laughs and shakes her head "Are you insane? I-I'm…I don't even remember anything."

"I know you don't, but I can fix that. Give me a chance, Rachel. You were in love with me at some point and I promised that I would never, ever, let you go. I can't just give up without a fight. You don't want me to give up on you, do you?"

She tilts her head to the side before frowning a little bit "I don't know…You tell me. Do I want you to?"

Finn frowns at that and reaches out for her soft hand, lacing their fingers together and silently praying for her to feel something. "Look, I know you've lost your memory, but that doesn't have to mean that you've lost yourself. You're still Rachel and I still believe in you more than I believe in anyone else on this planet. So just tell me. Tell me that you want me to leave right now and never talk to you again and I will. I can do that. But I made a vow, for better or for worse, and if you let me I'll promise to love you just as much as I did two months ago and to show you that you loved me too."

Rachel watches the intense, sincere look in his eyes and thinks about his words. If they were in fact married, then they did promise each other that they'd be together for better or for worse. He shouldn't be the only one keeping his promise in this relationship. She nods her head slowly and looks at him "Okay. Okay, I'll let you take me out."

"Really?" He grins and forces himself not to pull her into a kiss when he sees that brilliant grin on her own face. It was like meeting her for the first time again, except he knows her this time. He can do this without looking like a complete idiot.

She smiles and nods her head at him. She doesn't remember him, but god she hopes that she does soon. There was something about this boy that made her feel something other than miserable. It'd be unfair to just make him go away. She could give this a chance, she could try to remember for him.

"So is breadstix still open?"

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