Looking for someone like you
AU. Finn has a life in New York as a teacher. He's really happy but somehow something is missing. When one of Blaine's old childhood friends decides to move to back into town, he doesn't come alone. And maybe this girl, Rachel Berry might be his something missing.
Hey all! Sorry I haven't been updating much but apparently I have to do homework if I don't want to get in trouble... Okay so I wanted to thank everyone interested in the story... This is so much fun to write and I'm glad you like it.. Lets see who catches a certain Zachary Quinto reference in this chapter.
Enjoy!
I don't own Glee or Looking. They both belong to their rightful owners.
Chapter 2: looking for answers.
Finn finished school early that day, the kids were all practicing for the Christmas Show so he had some time for grading papers and not take work home. He sat there, his eyes on the papers. "Finn?" He looked up to see Marley Rose. One of the preschool teachers smile up at him. Kurt was convinced Marley had had the biggest crush on Finn for years but he never led her on, in fact, Finn was really good friends with Marley, and he now had a boyfriend. He on the other hand was single. 26 and single. Yes that was pretty much him. "I thought I might find you here."
"Not a fan of watching sue yell at the kids for long." Finn smiled. Yes, sue was in charge of the Christmas show which made Finn a bit uncomfortable. She was tough on love. She reminded him of Coach Beiste. back in high school. He was pretty sure both women would have had a kick on each other if they met.
"Well, Quinn is there, keeping her in line someway." Quinn. The Spanish teacher. She and Finn had dated for a while but as always it had not worked out. Finn was like a pariah. Amber had been with the same guy since high school and Kurt and Blaine were going on seven years strong since meeting in college at NYADA. Sure, he had dated girls, even tried going out with Santana a couple times. It had been weird though since she was Amber's best friend and Shane's godmother.
"Good." Finn took his glasses off and leaned back on the chair. "Are you heading home?"
"Yes, Ryder and I are going out to dinner, he told me to ask you if maybe you wanted to join us? He's bringing a friend. Carrie I think?" Finn let out a deep breath. He and Ryder had been friends and roommates since college, graduated and came to work in the same school, were Marley had liked both of them but somehow felt Finn wasn't enough.
"Yeah well, I have Karaoke night at my place tonight, Kurt is hoping to impress Blaine's childhood best friend, or scare him off enough to make sure he really doesn't like him." Marley laughed. "I guess I'll owe you both dinner?"
"Don't make promises you can't keep Hudson," Marley said and let Finn alone in the classroom once more. "I expect an expensive make up diner." She called from the hallway.
"Thank you so much for taking the kids Diane," Amber allowed the elder woman to enter the apartment. It was a mess. Toys everywhere and with three boys in the house, it was hell for Kurt so his sister had promised to clean before their guests arrived.
"It's no problem sweetpie, I'm glad to take my grand-babies out of the city for a while, fresh air will do them good." The woman said with a smile as she picked up some toys and placed them on the table. "Big plans for tonight?"
"Karaoke night with the boys.". Amber said. "And a new friend Kurt and I are hoping Finn likes."
"Ah yes." Diane smiled "heard she is a dancer?"
"She's so nice and I'm pretty sure Finn actually liked her the other night but he's too much a a wuss to ask her out."
"I see. And no date for you?"
"Sadly no, not this time, I'm holding it to Santana to be my duet tonight."
"Sweetheart ..."
"Grandma!" Joey came tumbling out of the room with a bag.
"Oh there he is." Diane picked the little boy up "where's Shane?" Then they heard a he drumming sounds coming from the room.
"That would be him." Amber said with a smile.
"I swear I don't know how you allow him to play that thing inside."
"I guess it doesn't bother me anymore. Not after hearing Finn play since he was four." Diane's distraught face was like a cue as Finn opened the front door.
"Uncle Finn!" Joey was equally enthusiastic. "Shane is making grandmas ears hurt again!"
"Don't tell me the drums were calling you?" His sister bantered on. "I thought you'd be here earlier."
"Sorry, I got caught up with something." Finn said throwing Joey over his shoulder.
"Yes, Shane was really upset when Miss Lillian brought him home. By the hand." Finn smirked. "He's been playing drums ever since he got home and that means.."
"He's mad, fine, I'll talk to him. Hey Diane." Finn kissed the woman's cheek as she shot him a disapproving look. "Don't worry I'm on it."
The two women shared a knowing glance as Diane offered to clean a bit.
Finn knew there was no point in knocking on the door so he just opened it to find Shane playing hard. He wasn't even following a bit.
"Whoa buddy, I'm going to go deaf.." Shane looked up and then back down and played harder, clearly ignoring him. Until Finn skillfully snatched the sticks from him.
"Hey!" He snapped.
"your grandma is here." Finn said calmly sifting to the bed. "Are you ready to go?"
"Why do I have to anyway? All we do is work at the farm, and it stinks." Shane joined Finn on the bed.
"Sorry I didn't pick you up buddy, but you didn't have to take it on Diane, and you love hanging out with your grandpa on the farm."
"I don't anymore."
"Why don't you tell me why you're really upset about?" Finn patted the kid on the back and he turned away.
"Do you know was the theme for the Christmas show is this year?"
Country. Oh crap.
"And Mr. Lynn wants me to take the lead on the main song. I can't do it."
Finn smiled sadly. Ryder was in charge of the Musical aspect of the show this year and it was no surprise he liked Shane enough to make him the lead but Finn understood better than most what it was like to be a shy kid, who somehow spoke to people trough drums.
"Shane dude, that's awesome." Finn said with a smile.
"Can you ask him to maybe choose someone else?"
"Buddy... I'm sure you can do this, really, I can help you if you want." Finn wasn't ready to let him give up that easy.
"I... I wish dad was here, he was so much better at Country than you.." Shane said sadly looking back at Finn.
"He sure was." Finn smirked grabbing Shane's bag nervously. "Listen, we'll give it a try okay? And if it doesn't work, I'll talk to Ryder?"
"Fine," Finn knew he didn't want to give up on this opportunity, so neither of them were going to push it.
By the all of their guests arrived the placed look sort of decent much to Kurt's relief. Santana had come solo as Brittany had to wok late.
"So let me get this straight...you're selling your brother off to dancer chick but you don't have a date? How is that right in the world?" Santana said in the kitchen, Kurt rolled his eyes.
"What's with everyone wanting me to date? I can't, I can't be with a man, I have men, to raise, that's all I can handle right now." Amber sipped on her glass of wine as they all stared out to the boys and Rachel in the living room.
"Now that we've cleared the whole we want Finn to date Rachel thing, which wouldn't be the worse thing in the world.." Kurt said longingly. "Can we talk about the hunk my boyfriend has for best friend?"
"Boy,I don't know if that sounded as I made lt out to be... Are you jealous?" Amber hissed.
"Or maybe lady Hummel has a little crush on our sexy new friend..." Santana added in.
"You think he's sexy?" Kurt asked utterly surprised.
"Well, in a dorky Frankenteen annoying kind of way."
"I guess he is, but wait. You dated Finn!"
"And look how that turned out." Santana said as they walked back out into the living room with some food.
"Man, you're the one to come for games, Shane, Puck and I already love you." Finn was telling Patrick as they laughed.
"Oh be careful there Finn, we don't want to make Rachel upset, it's not pretty. We don't want to scare you off." The brunette pouted blushing.
"Says the one boyfriend guy." Blaine lets out. "How's Gabriel anyway?"
"Don't know, haven't talked to him in a while, I heard he moved back to San Diego though." Patrick said awkwardly.,
"I'm sorry dude, what happened?" Finn asked trying to smile as he watched Rachel from the corner of his eye.
"Two and a half years of what seemed like something perfect and then we just... Wanted different things." Patrick said grabbing one of the mini sandwiches Kurt had laid out.
"I've been there. It's not pretty." Kurt added in. "Are you seeing anyone now?"
"Richie. Well we actually broke up before I moved here but.., man, I loved him. "
"You weren't the only one." Rachel buffed. "I still don't know why you let him not come with you." Kurt and Blaine's eyes widened.
"What?!"
"He was going to move here with you?"
"No."
"Yes!" He already had his bags packed but you didn't think he'd fit in here!" Rachel told him.
"Enough of my dating life please I think Finn is falling asleep." Patrick said nervously.
"Well, his dating life is to put anyone to sleep." Santana said."Except for me of course." She blew him a kiss and he threw her a pillow.
"So, Rachel, what about you.." Amber asked once the laughing had died down.
"Me?" Rachel glanced over at Finn and then Patrick. "There isn't much to tell."
"You're so pretty." The other girl said. "Of course there is."
"Maybe another time." Patrick sensed her friend was feeling pushed and she didn't want to give Finn the wrong impression. "I thought tonight was Karaoke night. Lets sing then!"
He wasn't drunk. Not by a long shot, but after listening to Kurt and Blaine go trough their Pink repetour to find something worthy to sing, Finn found himself staring at Rachel. He was so immersed in her, it took a slap on the back of the head from Santana to snap him out. It was his turn to sing.
He was a good singer but not like Blaine and Kurt were. Even Amber had led her glee choir to victory, him, he used the bathroom and car to show off his talents to, himself. He had not sang properly since he and his friends had been on a band in high school.
He stood there awkwardly and for once wished Puck was here to sing with him. He gave Rachel a half smile "but you can't be mad at me if this stinks, remember you put me up to this."
"Have it down it already Finnocence!" Santana whisked.
Finn:
It might be her smile cause it can change my day
blue eyes that chase my blues away
Might be her touch that keeps me coming back for more
Her loving words that keep me going strong
that heart of hers hang my future on
What it is well I can't say for sure
It's just she's got this thing about her
she's got this thing about her
Like that magic in your favorite song
you just can't put your finger on
In her arms when were all alone
I get the feeling that I've come back home
she's got this thing about her
She stops time when she moves through a room
When she leaves she's always gone too soon
and I'm counting down the minutes till she's back
She's the love I've known eternally
that always feels brand new to me
I can't separate the fiction from the fact
Its just she's got this thing about her
she's got this thing about her
Like a hymn in a cathedral hall
watching April snowflakes fall
In her arms when were all alone
I get the feeling that I've come back home
she's got this thing about her
Like the magic in your favorite song
you just can't put your finger on
She's got this thing about her.
"Hey." Finn turned around to find Rachel behind him. He had come out to the fire scape. He liked sitting there and listening to the sounds of the city. "What are you doing out here? It's pretty cold."
He watched her sit. "It's fine, I like it out here. Are you cold?"
"Not so much. No." Rachel smiled moving closer. There was silence. "I really liked your song. You're talented Finn."
"Nah, not really. I was just an awkward kid in a band. You on the other hand... Wow."
"But I didn't even sing.." Rachel said confused. It was true. Right after Finn's song Amber had gotten a call and the singing had to be out off.
"There's the Internet." Finn mused. "And you're not hard to miss." Rachel seemed shocked. "Please don't freak out, I just... You seemed really intimating and I had to see if it was indeed true that I was not imagining things since you make me nervous."
"I can't believe you googled me!" Rachel said embarrass. "Patrick used to upload those... Urgh.."
"Sorry." Finn said honestly. " I just..now I can convince myself."
"Of what?"
"That you'd never go on a date with me."
"You're not even a bit curious?" Blaine asked Patrick as he, Kurt and Santana sat on the couch.
"About.."
"Richie." Blaine said simply.
"Oh, we've talked but, I don't know, I don't want to seem, hopeless or desperate." Patrick glanced at his phone awkwardly.
"Lady but you are. It's the Latino thing, we're hard to shake." Kurt rolled his eyes. Patrick smiled.
"Call him.."
"I... I can't. I was the one who broke up with him." Patrick said sadly.
"Do you love him?" Kurt asked.
"Yes."
"What more do you need?"
Okay so... I didn't actually think it would be so long but the characters took over me! Lol so what did you think? Did you catch the Zachary Quinto reference I threw in there? And have you guessed who and what happened to Shane's dad? More on him next chapter and will patrick call Richie? What about Finn and Rachel? Stay tuned! Thanks for reading!