The soft warmth of sunlight on her cheek woke Rachel up and she smiled at her alarm clock that blissfully blinked '7:32'. For her, this was sleeping in. She opened her curtains and enjoyed the not-so-perfect view of New York from her window.
Rachel woke up to the sunlight shining through her windows she was happy she got to sleep in past seven. Today was Rachel's day off. She stepped onto her floor and walked over to look out her window. It wasn't the best of views being it wasn't in the best part of New York City but the sun made the view somewhat nicer.
Rachel walked into her tiny kitchen and went straight to the coffee maker no matter how rich or how poor she was she would always need her coffee. She poured in the light powder into the machine and waited the 10 minutes for it to brew.
While she waited she walked over to her couch and her cat jumped up on her lap. Her cat was her best friend well other than Kurt. No matter what that cat would always love Rachel at the end of the day unconditionally. His name was Fiyero from her favorite Broadway play, Wicked. She always made sure that he was taken care of and food was bought for him no matter how little money she had that cat would always come first for Rachel.
The timer went of singling that Rachel's coffee was ready. She retrieved her favorite mug from her cabinet it was a gift from Finn actually from the previous Christmas. It was Broadway themed and happened to have Rachel's favorite symbol on it; gold stars.
She poured her coffee into the mug and her almond milk in as well. Being a vegan was very important to Rachel.
A few hours had passed and Rachel was now starting to get ready for her and Kurt's lunch date. She knew she could trust Kurt with anything and he could do the same.
She walked into the café as she spotted Kurt sitting in the al fresco seats of their favorite lunch spot
"Well, hello, Mr. Broadway," she smiled widely as she took a seat opposite him at the round, glass table.
"Mr. Broadway," Kurt smirked, sipping an ice tea infused with peach, "More like Mr. Ensemble."
"Oh, please, you're practically a celebrity," Rachel teased.
"Yes, everyone's asking the flamingo from Lion King for an autograph."
"Hey, it's a paying job on a Broadway stage. I'd kill to have that."
"You will, someday," said Kurt, knitting his brow.
"Maybe I won't need to," Rachel shrugged with a wide smile set on her face, "I have news."
"Mm. What kind of news?"
"Tomorrow, I'm going to record something at Hudson's."
"You record there all the time."
"No," Rachel rolled her eyes, "This time it'll be during the day! You know, with other people around..."
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"That Finn found one of my recordings and wants me to make a demo for the members of the label!"
"Oh my God, Rachel!" Kurt squealed, "That's amazing!"
Rachel grinned from ear to ear. "I know, I still can't believe it!"
"Well, this is great! We have to celebrate."
"Oh, not yet. I mean, it's so early and it's just an audition, really-"
"Are you kidding me? This is huge, Rachel! You must love Finn Hudson right now."
Rachel blushed and stared down at the table. "Yeah, well... yeah."
"Rachel?" Kurt's mouth dropped open and his eyebrow was raised, "Do you have a crush on your boss?!"
"What?! No! I mean... Maybe..." Rachel frowned as Kurt only widened his eyes at her, "Well, have you seen him. He's adorable and so tall and listen, it's not like I go on a lot of dates or anything. It's been a long time since I've been with anyone-"
"Okay, okay, you're not in court, honey."
"Sorry, I just... It really has been a long time."
Rachel tried not to remember the last boy she really loved. She had met him in her first week at NYADA, when he approached her at the campus cafe with that winning smile and v-neck t-shirt.
"Hi," he had said as if they were already familiar with each other.
"H-Hi," stammered Rachel, looking up from the book in her hands.
"Why haven't I seen you around?" he asked, grinning cheekily.
"Um, I'm a freshman."
"Of course. Brody Weston," he said, holding out his hand, "I'm a junior."
"Oh," she chirped, sitting straight up and shaking his hand, "Rachel Berry."
"Cute," he smirked, and she was unsure if he were referring to her, her name or her tight-fitted reindeer sweater.
"Thanks," she said anyways.
"So, Rachel Berry, are you from New York."
"No. Ohio, actually."
"Wow, Ohio. So I'm guessing you don't quite know your way around New York yet?"
"Not really," Rachel chuckled, "I can barely hail a cab."
Brody smiled, his eyes crinkling at the sides. "Sounds like you need somebody to show you around."
"Sounds like it," she smiled back. What was she doing? Was she flirting?
"Maybe I can pick you up tomorrow, around six? I know a great place where we can get dinner."
"That sounds great."
"Cool. Too bad I'm busy tonight rehearsing with one of my friends."
"What are you rehearsing for?"
"It's just a workshop for an unfinished show, but there are some pretty big names on working on it so hopefully it'll make it to Broadway when we're finished."
"Wow, that's amazing," Rachel beamed, "Do you think they'll keep you after the workshop?"
"They might. The songwriter is a friend of my mom's, so the odds are in my favor. But maybe I could pull some strings and get you on the ensemble."
"Oh, wow, that sounds perfect."
Yeah Rachel it was perfect. Too perfect only if you could tell yourself what you know now
"Maybe he likes you back."
"What?" Rachel raised an eyebrow at Kurt, her flashback fading away.
"Maybe Finn likes you back."
"Oh... I don't know, I doubt it. Either way, I don't want things to get weird between us. I like my job and I definitely like where my life is going right now, so I don't want to complicate things."
"Yeah that's a good way to look at it and who knows maybe later down the road something will happen. It's nice to know that your life may be falling into place" That was one thing Rachel loved about Kurt was his optimism he had such a positive outlook on life, something Rachel needed in her life.
"I guess that's the smart thing to do. Besides, it looks like your life is really falling into place, Rachel Berry. The last thing you need is a man to complicate things."
Kurt and Rachel had parted hours ago and Rachel was sitting on her couch watching a movie when her phone went off. She saw it was Finn.
"hey can you come in at around 5 tomorrow morning so we can work on your demo?"
"Yea sure of course" she replied quickly"
"Thanks Rach I really aprriacte it" Rachel's heart leaped at this text he called her a nickname. Sure it was just Rach but she liked it. Maybe Kurt was right maybe she did really like Finn maybe they would be something more in the future. But for now she needed to worry about this demo; the demo that could change her life forever.
Thanks to my Beta as always I will have the next chapter up by the weekend. Please review. And thanks for all the support!