Just to clear things up, Rachel and Finn are 28 and Ryan is 24. When Finn going to be a college freshman, Ryan was going to be a high school Freshman.
"Rachel?" Finn said in disbelief.
"Finn." She smiled hesitantly.
"You...and Ryan?" He said slowly.
"Who would've thought, eh?" Ryan joked, putting his arm around her, and Rachel grinned sheepishly.
"Not me." Finn grumbled.
"Why don't you tell us how you met, Ryan?" I'm sure Kurt and Finn would like to hear." Carole suggested, leading them into the living room.
"Yeah, I'm all ears." Finn said.
"Would you like to tell the story, or should I, babe?" Ryan said once they sat on the couch, arm still around Rachel.
"You can." Rachel said.
"But you tell it so much better!" He whined.
"Why don't you tell it, and I'll add in." Rachel suggested.
"Sounds good. So, you know how after college-"
"Ryan! Wait, you forgot how we first met!" Rachel giggled.
"Oh, right. Well, Rachel, I know you tell this one better." Ryan said.
"That's true." She laughed. "So it was sophomore year, and Finn and I had just started going out."
"Wow, it was that long ago?" Carole remarked.
"I know! Just too funny, isn't it?" Rachel gasped. "Anyway, I was texting Finn, and wanted to hang out. But he couldn't because he was at his little brother's baseball game. So I suggested I come to the game. Once there, I found Finn. I really wanted to meet his little brother, so he took me to the...what do they call it where the players sit?"
"Dugout." Ryan chuckled.
"Oh, yes. So, Finn says, 'Ryan, this is Rachel, my girlfriend.' I said hello and shook his hand. He looked at me for a second before saying, 'Wow, she was a lot prettier when you described her.' Then Finn scolded Ryan and we left." Rachel giggled.
The whole Hudson-Hummel family burst into laughter, with Finn letting out a slight chuckle.
"You know the funniest part? You ended up getting engaged to that girl!" Kurt laughed.
"I've said it before and I'll say it again, who would've thought?" Ryan said easily, before kissing her.
"How did you too...reunite?" Finn said.
"Well, you know how I'm a television producer, right?" Ryan said.
"Assistant to a television producer." Finn corrected him.
"Well, if you want to get technical..." Ryan began.
"Boys." Carole said calmly.
"Right, right." Ryan said. "So, anyway, we were having auditions for this pilot, and Rachel walked in. I thought I recognized her, but I couldn't remember where from. She was doing good until she kind of...messed up, and went all 'Rachel' on us-"
"Did you just use my name as an verb?" Rachel said in disbelief.
"Yeah." Ryan smiled sheepishly.
"Please tell us the definition." Kurt said, entertained.
"Well, you know, Rachel messed up, we all started laughing, and she's like, 'No! Stop! That's not how it goes! You're not supposed to be laughing! Stop laughing!' This of course, only made us laugh harder, so she stormed out."
"There's the Rachel we know and love." Kurt smiled.
"Anyway, my boss, Brent goes 'It's too bad, that Rachel Berry was such a diva, she was doing pretty good until she messed up.' And I go, 'Wait...I know her! Oh, give her one more chance, she's outstanding!' Brent said, 'I don't know...' I said, 'Please, she's the last audition of the day.' Brent agreed, and I went out to go get her." Ryan said, and continued, " I didn't have to look far, she was in the waiting room, crying her eyes out. I went up to her and said hey. 'Going to laugh at me some more?' She snapped. 'No. I convinced them to give you another chance.' She looked at me, and that's when I noticed her warm brown eyes, even through the tears."
"Awwwwwwwwww." Kurt and Carole cooed.
"She thought I was joking, and I took her hand and led her into the audition room again. She got to redo her audition, much better than the first. They thanked her, and she was dismissed. Once I got out of the room ten minutes later, I found her waiting for me."
"Smooth." Finn said, and Rachel exchanged eye contact with him. Ryan proceeded to tell the story.
"Nice job back there, Rachel." Ryan had said.
And of course, Rachel went straight to the point, like she always does, and blurted "You got me a second chance, but why?"
"Because, believe it or not, I know you Rachel. I've seen you perform many times, and I know what you can do. I know you have some serious star power." Ryan said.
She stared at him for a few good seconds before saying, "Your Finn Hudson's little brother, aren't you?"
"Well, I don't know much about 'little' anymore, but yes, Finn Hudson is my older brother. And you're his ex-girlfriend." He replied.
"Look at you, all grown up." She said admirably.
"Some people would go as far as to say I became sexier than my older brother." Ryan joked.
"Well, I wouldn't go THAT far." Rachel teased. "But you're kind of cute, now that you've lost your baby fat."
"I never had baby fat!" Ryan said defensively.
"I'm just messing with you." Rachel laughed, and there was an awkward silence, before she said sincerely. "Thanks again, Ryan, really. I think they actually liked me. I owe you one."
"How about you let me buy you dinner?" Ryan suggested.
"How about you let ME buy YOU dinner?" Rachel retorted.
"Well, if I let you buy me dinner, then it's not really a date, is it?" Ryan said smoothly.
"Who said anything about it being a date?" Rachel giggled.
"I did...just now." Ryan smiled.
"Well, that's an offer I can't seem to refuse, right?" Rachel grinned.
"And the rest..." Ryan said triumphantly, squeezing Rachel's hand, "Is history."