A/N: Hello once again! I know it's late and I owe you guys an update. I've been busy with school and kind of had a writer's block.
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This chapter is kind of a filler. But it will make the last chapter clearer since I think there had been a lot of questions after that. Anyways, I hope this makes up for it.
Sorry for the errors if you found any.
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Rachel shuts the door quickly and turns to face Santana. Her mind is still on the part that Santana just came from somewhere that no one knows and now she's on her apartment, asking her of all the things that happened when she was gone, the times that she should have been forgetting about now because she doesn't want to go back at that time again.
"So?" she sat on the couch and crossed her legs, making Rachel see her tanned skin. "Are you just gonna stand there and looked at me or are you gonna speak?"
"Um," Rachel uttered.
"Lemme ask you again, okay? What the hell is going on around here while I was gone? Kurt just left me a crazy shit phone call and I thought that he'd gone psycho but then I tried calling my bestie Finn and he seems to be not answering any of my calls. So I came here, unannounced because I'm starting to get seriously mad about everyone around here since I arrived. So, are you going to talk or am I going to break something into your face?" Santana said calmly to Rachel, as if she's just asking about the weather.
Rachel seems to get her mind to process and started to steps closer to Santana.
"I-I don't know what to say, Santana." She said softly. "It's been almost three years since you left and a lot has happened in here while you were gone."
"Then start with this, where the hell is Finn?" she crossed her arms and lay back on the couch.
That made Rachel bite her lip. She has no idea how she will break the news to Santana that she and Finn are no longer a couple. She doesn't know if she's going to tell her about it or to just not speak about it. She looks at Santana for a second and thinks about it. She doesn't know if Santana sees it in her eyes or something but Santana seems to understand what's going on.
She sighed before speaking. "What did he do this time?"
Rachel looks down before sitting down on the couch across from Santana's. She fumbled with her hands on her lap before looking up once again to Santana.
"I don't want to talk about it." she muttered, looking back down again on her lap.
She didn't hear Santana speak after that so she looks back up to her again and found Santana just staring at her. It doesn't look like pity or anger. She just knows that somehow she understands.
They just stare at one another for a few seconds before Santana nodded her head and stood.
"Come on." She said, getting her suitcase before facing Rachel. "Let's go."
"Where are we going?" Rachel stood too.
"To find that dickhead best friend of mine and slap him on his head. I just need to decide if I should use my heels or my suitcase."
"No, Santana. I can't. I-I don't want to see him right now. It's just – "
"Whether you go with me willingly or I'm just going to tie you up with my suitcase as I stroll around New York looking for that boyfriend of yours. Your choice."
"He's not my boyfriend anymore." Rachel gritted out.
"I don't care. Are you coming with me or I'm going to drag you out?" Santana asked her once again.
Rachel sighed and glared at Santana. "Fine. I'm just gonna get my purse."
"Good. Hurry up then." She cocks her head, pointing to Rachel's bedroom. Rachel just rolled her eyes before walking to her room and getting her purse. She took her phone out of it and texted Blaine that she'll just come by to his studio later.
They hailed a cab outside her apartment building and get in immediately.
"To the Hudson Enterprise." Santana said to the driver before the taxi hit the road.
"Why don't you just call him again?" Rachel said, starting to get nervous. She's going to meet Finn again and she's not sure she's ready for it. She's not sure if she's ever going to be ready for it.
"I tried, couple of times already remember? And besides, I need to see him. I need to knock some fucking sense into that guy." She glances at Rachel.
"You don't have to do that. What happened between us – "
"Is totally stupid." Santana finishes. "He's stupid."
Rachel was taken aback. She hasn't even said Santana what happened but she already think that it was Finn's fault. She already thinks that her best friend is the reason why they broke up, not her. And she is somehow grateful for that.
Neither of them spoke the whole ride to Finn's office. Santana keeps on thinking of all the things that happened while she was away and if she will be able to fix them somehow. Rachel just keeps on thinking what will happen if she and Finn finally meet again. Will she cry? Will she slap him? Will her feelings for him come back? She doesn't know how she will react about it but she knows that whatever happens later, she will act like it doesn't affect her at all.
The cab stops in front of the building. Santana paid the driver before finally climb out of the cab with Rachel in tow. She took her suitcase out of the trunk before finally walking inside the building.
Rachel looks around once they step inside. The place never did change since she last saw it. There are still big white pillars that stand tall inside. The white granite tiles are still clean and polished as they were and all the decorations that made the whole building so extravagant are still look like they were just bought yesterday.
Santana headed straight to the elevators and press the up button. The security and the front desk lady just smiled and nodded at them as they pass them. When the elevator doors open, they got inside and press the highest floor button.
Rachel fidgeted nervously behind Santana. She can't do it. She just can't face Finn. Not now, not ever. Good thing they were the only two at the elevator or else she can't actually tell Santana that she can't do it.
"Santana, I think this is a bad idea. I-I don't want to see Finn right now. It's just – it's too soon." She rambles, making Santana rolled her eyes and faced her.
"Seriously? You broke up like years ago and you still think that it's too soon?"
"Yeah. I know it's been that long but I just, I just don't want to face him anymore."
"Do you still love him?" Santana asks all of a sudden.
"What?" Rachel looks at her quickly. "No! Of course not. I can't love him anymore after what he had done."
Santana hums. "You should take more acting classes, Rachel. You're not very convincing." Santana turns her back to her when the elevator dings. She entwined her hand with Rachel's before getting out of the elevator and head straight to Tina's table.
Tina looks up from her computer and stood up immediately when she found Rachel and Santana standing in front of her.
"Where's your boss?" Santana asks her immediately. "Is he in there?"
"Um, no, Ms. Lopez." Tina answered. "He left earlier."
"Where'd he go?"
"I don't know. He didn't say." Tina looks at the two, getting surprise to see Rachel again.
"Santana, let's just go." Rachel said, secretly relieved that Finn is nowhere to be found.
Santana groaned. "Did he even say anything to you that might tell us where he could be?"
"Um, no, ma'am." Tina muttered. "He just left with Mr. Puckerman earlier and – "
"Wait, hold up." Santana cuts her. "Mr. Puckerman? Is this guy has some hair that looks like a squirrel died in his head and has some obnoxious face?"
"Yeah, that's him."
Santana and Rachel were both surprised from what they heard. They know what happened to the two of them before and they honestly have no idea why they are together right now.
"Did you know about this?" Santana turns to Rachel.
"No," Rachel said quickly. "I have been seeing Noah around here but he never told me that he and Finn are back as friends."
Santana turns to Tina once again. "If your boss comes back later, tell him Snixx is about to kill him in his sleep so he better hide from me. Let's go." She turns away from Tina and heads back to the elevators.
Neither of them speaks again on the ride down to the building, until they step outside of the building. Rachel keeps on looking to Santana, wanting to know what she'll do next. Santana just stands there outside Finn's building, putting her hands on her hips as she thinks of something to do.
"So, what now?" Rachel finally asked her.
She narrowed her eyes at no one before finally turning to Rachel when she has another idea where to go to next. "I know where he could be. Come on." She held Rachel's hand again and started walking.
"No, wait." Rachel pulled her hand from Santana's grasps. "I can't."
"Rachel," Santana sighs in exasperation. "I've told you – "
"No, I don't want to go with you anymore, Santana." Rachel snapped. "You want to find him, fine. But don't include me on this. I have been trying to start my new life without him meddling in my life and now that I'm getting it back, I can't go back in that path anymore. I'm done with it."
"I need you, Rachel." Santana blurted out. She licks her lip and look around for a moment before meeting her gaze once again. "You are the only one who can make Finn listen to me. I need you to be there so I can talk to him."
"You're his best friend, Santana. You've been there for him for a long time. Don't you think he would listen to you now like he did several times before?" Rachel said.
"Don't you think I already knew that?" Santana rolled her eyes. "I was gone, for a long time Rachel. A lot has change around here while I was away. I know Finn wouldn't want to talk to me right now after what I did."
Rachel closed her eyes and sighed. She feels sorry for Santana. She can feel that Santana doesn't want to face Finn alone now because she feels guilty for leaving Finn for that long. She should just say yes to her, really. But just knowing that she would see Finn, the one who she really loved most, would just break her. Santana may say that she's selfish and all but she just can't let her make her do something she knows she can't do.
"Look, I really know what you're feeling right now, I really do. But you should understand me too, just like I understand you right now. I'm sorry, Santana but I just can't do this right now even if you really need me." She looks at Santana feeling sorry and guilty before she turns and walks away, leaving Santana disappointed and sorry.
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Rachel met up with Blaine at his studio just when Blaine was closing his studio for the day. Rachel just went straight home after leaving Santana earlier. She just washed her face and put a small amount of make up before she went to Blaine's studio.
"Hey, what's up?" Blaine greeted Rachel when she entered his studio. He quickly notices Rachel's glum expression. "Are you okay?"
Rachel sighs before answering Blaine's question. "Santana's back in New York."
"Oh?" Blaine asks in surprise. "You don't seem so happy about it."
"She just went to my apartment and drags me out to search for Finn."
That made Blaine more surprise. "Okay, what happened?"
"Well, I left her and told her that I can't come with her anymore, right after we went to Finn's office."
"He wasn't there?" He sat down next to Rachel after he finishes cleaning up.
"Fortunately," she grumbled. "Can we just go? I really want to start drinking right now."
"Okay, come on." He laid out his hand for Rachel when he stands before they left his studio. He almost asks her about Finn but decided that it was not the right time for it. Now he wonders when will be the right time for them to talk about it.
Both of them arrived at the bar that Rachel chose (which is exactly right next to Finn's) couple of minutes later. Blaine was confused about her choice of bar but didn't ask her about it. They went through inside without falling in line, which made Blaine arch an eyebrow. His curiousness about everything didn't stop until they were both escorted to the VIP lounge of the bar. He knows that something is happening but Rachel is not telling him about it.
"B?" Blaine finally called her best friend.
"Hmm?" Rachel looks up from her phone.
"What's – "
"Rachel, hey!" a male voice stops him from his inquiries to Rachel. Both of them turned and saw Sam Evans walking closer to their table. The smile on Sam's face when he looked at Rachel is really saying something to Blaine. It didn't make him happy about it, if he was being honest.
"Hi Sam!" Rachel stood up immediately from the L-shaped white couch and gives Sam a hug.
"Blaine, you remember Sam, right?" Rachel turns to Blaine when she and Sam pulled apart.
"Oh yeah! Hey, man. Nice seeing you again." Blaine smiled a bit at him while his brain started to form a lot questions about him and Rachel.
"You too, man." Sam returned his smile before turning back to Rachel. "Are you two good here?"
Rachel nodded. "Yeah, thank you for suggesting this bar, Sam." She smiled up at him.
"It's okay, Rachel. Just order anything you want. It's on the house, okay?"
She nodded before Sam leaves them again to do some business downstairs. Rachel just sat down again and type on her phone.
"So," Blaine crossed his legs. "What's going on with you two?"
Rachel looks up from her phone and stares at Blaine, confused. "What do you mean?"
"Well, I can really tell that that guy is really into you. And you seem very close to him."
"Sam and I are just friends, B. We're just hanging out and – "
"You two are hanging out?" Blaine's voice went higher. "How come I never knew that, B?"
"Well, because it's not a big deal. Not like the way you're putting it up now." Rachel rolled her eyes.
"B, that guy clearly wants to ask you out or something. You have to be blind to not know it."
Rachel puts her phone down on the table and sighed. "Fine, I'll admit that he asked me out, a couple of times now." she held out her hand when Blaine tries to speak. "But, I always said that I'm not ready."
Blaine didn't say anything for a moment, like he's thinking of something as he stares at Rachel. He actually doesn't know if what Rachel saying is true or she's just keeping stuff to him.
"What?" Rachel snaps at him when he just kept on staring at her.
"I don't even know what to say, B." he sighed. "I just feel like I have to be quiet about everything since – "he stops himself and sigh. "Look, I want you to be happy, Rachel, all the time. I don't want to see you getting sad because I said something you don't want to hear. But I'm your best friend, B. You can tell me everything. I feel like I have to think about what I will say to you every time we're together because I don't want to spoil the moment when you're happy. Sometimes I just feel like I can't do it anymore. Like I wanna brought everything up but I always stop myself, thinking that maybe it wasn't the best time to have that conversation."
"B, I – "
"I love you Rachel, with all my heart. I want you to be happy that's why I am worried about you every time. What happened between you and Finn is devastating and so hurtful, that's why I understand that you don't want to talk about it. But you're going to need to tell someone about it. So you can finally move forward with your life." He bent his head low, feeling a bit bad for bringing Finn up.
"I thought we're here to have fun?" Blaine raises his head back finding Rachel smiling sadly at him.
"Yeah," Blaine muttered. "I'm sorry."
"No, you're right, B." she looks down at her lap. "I guess I was just too caught up with what I'm feeling that I have been closing myself to you."
"It's okay, you know. I completely understand."
"I can't, Blaine. Not right now. I promise to tell you soon but as of right now, I just can't."
Blaine nodded and smiled at his best friend. "Then I guess we should just drink and party like there's no tomorrow." He grinned and raised her glass to a giggling Rachel. They make a toast and take a large gulp at their drinks.
"How about a dance, Miss Berry?" Blaine stood and laid out his hand to Rachel.
"Well, of course." Rachel stood up excitedly and put her hand to Blaine as they made their way to the dance floor downstairs.
The two dances for a long time, whatever song the DJ plays, they will dance to it like they never dance that hard before. It's kind of like their only way to have fun and forget the problems in their life for awhile. It's the only time that they get to spend time together and actually get to talk. Blaine was glad that Rachel is starting to open up. Sure it took her a long time and Blaine actually had to give her a little push, but it's still a huge step for Rachel.
Rachel, on the other hand, is a bit scared about it. She knows that it is just Blaine, her best friend in the whole world, but she can't help but feel like somehow she's going to get too emotional when she start to tell someone about it.
She will never forget what happen with her and him. It was the most heartbreaking thing that happened in her life but somehow she dealt with it by her own, pretending every time that it was just a phase and she will get over it. But the more she goes through her life, the harder it gets. Everything reminds her of him. The city, the diner, Jake and Marley, even when she's rehearsing. It reminded her of the time where he used to encourage her to try it out.
And now, she found herself ready. Ready to talk about it for once. Yeah, it terrifies her but she knows it will get better. She has Blaine and for now, that's good enough for her.
The two eventually decided to evacuate the dance floor and went back to their seats. Of course, just like Sam says, they order everything they wanted, free of charge. They were happy and giggling and laughing, talking about everything that come into their minds.
Blaine excuses himself to Rachel and goes to the restroom. There, he heard someone, someone whose voice is familiar, like he just heard it earlier. He stops at the door and found a blonde guy talking to himself in front of the mirror.
"I know it had been like 15 times that I asked you this," Sam chuckled. "But you know, I told you that I'm not giving up until I can get you to say yes. So Rachel, it would really, really make me happy if you go out with me this time and – " he stops when he found Blaine staring at him just a few feet away from him.
Blaine arches his eyebrow and looked at him intently, trying to make him explain what he just heard.
"Hey," Sam turns around and faces Blaine. "I was just – "
"Practicing your speech before you ask Rachel, again, for like 15 times already now." Blaine finished his sentence. Blaine went to the one of the urinals and takes a leak. "I don't know why you're still nervous into asking her out if you asked him a lot of times already."
"Well," Sam runs a hand to his hair. "I'm not really that nervous, I just – I want to make her say yes this time, make sure that I'm saying the right words, you know." He shrugs.
Blaine frowned, zipping his fly back and went to the sink to wash his hands. "Well, I don't think the correct words will make her say yes to you this time, Sam. I'm not trying to be the villain here or whatever, but I think it's really not a good time to ask Rachel that. She still can't get over her past relationship and even if she said yes to you right now, it will make her realize somehow that she's doing the wrong thing."
Sam feels deflated. He was used to the no's that Rachel had given to him, but it still sucks to say that even her best friend says no to him.
"Look," he steps forward to Sam, putting his hand to his shoulder. "I'm not against you asking Rachel out, I promise I don't. I just think that maybe give her time to really moves on from Finn and to think that her ex-boyfriend is actually your best friend, can make her feel hesitant about you."
"He's not my best friend anymore." Sam muttered, making Blaine surprised.
"Oh, then maybe I guess I think the best way right now is for you to be there for her without rushing her into dating you. Trust me, I know my best friend and if she really likes you, then you have nothing to worry about. She will say yes to you when she's ready. Just wait." He patted his shoulder before leaving Sam alone in the restroom.
Blaine went back to their table and found a giggling Rachel. "Hey crazy, what are you laughing about?"
"Nothing," Rachel giggled. "I just remember the time where we first get drunk and it was the worst night of our lives." She laughs, a bit louder this time.
"Okay, okay, I think we both have enough alcohol in our system. Let's go home." Blaine assisted Rachel from standing up, putting her hand around his shoulder.
"Let's do this again, B." She whispered to Blaine then kissed his cheek.
"Of course." he smiled and starts to drag her out of the bar.
"Are you okay? Do you want some water?" Blaine asks her.
"I'm fine. I think I'm just tipsy but I'm fine." She smiled at him.
Rachel was not lying though. She can still walk straight by herself. Blaine just had to make sure that she still won't stumble into something or someone.
They managed to get out of the bar and stand for a minute to breathe some fresh air.
And while the two best friends tries to gain some fresh air back to their lungs, Puck and Finn walks out of a bar next to where Rachel and Blaine are. They had been there since morning and Puck had no idea that Finn can drink that hard.
"Hey, come on, let's get you home." Puck put Finn's arm around his shoulder. "If you barf on me, Finn Hudson, I'm going to kill you."
"I'm fine," Finn slurred. "I'm not sick."
"Yeah, right." Puck started to walk but stops immediately when he spotted someone familiar not too far away from them. "Um, Finn?"
"What?" Finn turns to look at Puck and caught him looking at something in front of them. He furrowed his eyebrows and turns his head to look where he's looking.
Finn blinks his eyes a few times, not quite sure if what he's seeing is true or he's just seeing things because he's kind of drunk. He even have to pulled his arm away from Puck's shoulder and stood up straight, rubbing his eyes with his hands just to make sure what he's seeing is real.
"Rachel?" he muttered. His eyes went wide when Rachel turns to him. He thinks every inch of alcohol left his body entirely and he went fully sober. He walks slowly towards Rachel and Blaine, whose actually have their eyes wide too as they look at him.
"B, let's go." Rachel pulled Blaine's hand and drags him away from the sidewalk.
"Wait, Rachel!" Finn calls out to her, taking long strides to catch up to her. Puck stops him before he can get any closer to Rachel, blocking his path.
"Not now, Finn. You're drunk. Let's go home." He told Finn, putting his hand to Finn's shoulder.
"I can't. I have to talk to her, Puck." He said to him, not tearing his eyes away from Rachel.
"Just let her be right now. You two both look like you were drunk and I don't think it's good idea for you two to talk." Puck tries to convince Finn. Finn sighed and looks away from Rachel, feeling guilty once again as the memories came flooding back to him.
"Let's go," Puck muttered to him and Finn just complied as Puck drag him back to his car. Thomas opens the back door seat and let the two gentlemen climbed in.
Finn laid his head back and closed his eyes. Puck didn't say anything. He knows what Finn is feeling right now. And he doesn't think that Finn is going to okay after what he just witnessed. Not that he was okay after the whole break up thing with Rachel.
A/N: So ? How was that ? I just can't let Finchel don't see each other that long haha.
Okay, a couple of things:
You don't have to worry about Sam that much because even though I kind of ship them, I won't let them be together, at least not officially.
I will let you know what happen between Sam and Finn in the next chapters. I don't know what chapter it would be.
You'll also know what happen between Puck and Finn.
This story will only be 10-15 chapters.
I guess that's it.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me in your reviews or thru PMs. Thank you :)
Thanks for reading. :D