JUNE

Finn's POV:

Tonight I went to Rachel's show and it was beautiful. She was still an amazing performer, even after all those years. It was great to see her perform with such passion, ease and grace.

Puck hadn't said a word to me during the play, which for him is very unusual.

During the intermission he had told me how amazing he thought she was, how lucky I was to have her as my wife and how glad he was that we worked things out. I only could agree with him.

"I know I already told you this, but you deserve to hear it again." I said when we were driving home. "You really, really were amazing Rach. It was...beautiful to see you up on a stage again. It's been a long time since I've seen you so passionate about something. I'm really glad you had fun."

"Thank you" she said, turning her head to look at me. "That really means a lot, coming from you."

"You're welcome. You are incredible, honey. And I know that maybe I haven't been that supportive, especially not in the beginning and I want to apologize for that – again."

"It's okay, silly." She laughed. "It's long forgotten. Are you coming to watch tomorrow too?"

"Hell yeah!" I excitedly said. "I'm coming to every single show. Or at least until you don't want me there anymore.

"I want you there every night."

"Then I'll be there. Front row. Every single night. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

Rachel's POV:

Tonight was the opening night of the show. I had such an amazing time, I loved every single second of it.

"Are you ready?" Blaine asked me, five minutes before I was about to go on stage.

"Yeah. I'm nervous though."

Blaine laughed, "I don't think that ever goes away."

"Probably not" I smiled back. "Hey, thanks again for doing this for me. I really appreciate it."

"Oh, come here" he said, as he pulled me closer and gave me a hug. "It's my pleasure, Rachel. Besides, I should be the one thanking you, because if you hadn't accepted this part we wouldn't have had a play."

"You would've found someone else."

"Maybe. But nobody would've been as perfect for this role as you."

"Well, I'm glad I said yes."

"I am too. I'll see you in three." He said, and he left for the stage.

Three minutes later I joined him.
I had been so nervous to get up on stage and now that I was on it, it felt so...comfortable.

All of a sudden, I didn't feel like Rachel Berry anymore. I wasn't the mother whose kid had died. I was Cosette now. And it felt great.
I knew I was where I belonged and when I saw Finn, sitting front row next to Kurt and Noah, smiling at me I didn't feel nervous anymore at all.

Almost two hours later, when the show was over and the crowd was leaving, all the actors were backstage hugging each other. We were so proud of each other, it had been such an amazing show, we were over the moon.

I went back to my dressing room to change and remove my make-up, half an hour later Blaine and I left the building together. Outside, we found Kurt, Noah and Finn waiting for us.

"Congratulations, honey" Finn said, before kissing me. "You were incredible up there."

"Thanks!" I grinned. "You really mean that? You're not just saying it to make me happy?"

"You really were!" Noah agreed, before hugging me. "You were amazing, as always. Nice to know that some things never change." He smiled.

"Thanks, Noah. I really appreciate you coming tonight."

"No problem, Berry. My pleasure. Anyways, I'm gonna go now. See you guys later."

Finn squeezed me against him and kissed the top of my head. "I love you babe."

"Love you too," I whispered back.

"So?" Kurt asked. "Did you enjoy it?"

"Are you kidding? I loved it!" I grinned. "Especially because I have such a handsome on-stage-husband." I teased him.

"Can't argue with that!" Kurt said.

"No, but seriously. I really loved it. And the fact that one of my closest friends is with me on that stage is a great bonus."

"It's a pleasure working with you, Rachel. And I'm looking forward to all our other performances." Blaine said.

"So am I." I said as I hugged him.

"See you guys tomorrow! Drive safe!" Kurt said before we all walked back to our cars.

It was an amazing night tonight and knowing that in a few minutes, I'll be crawling in bed next to my amazing husband, makes it even better.

It was around 9 am when the doorbell rang. When I opened the door, Blaine was standing there, five newspapers and magazines in each hand, jumping up and down in excitement.

"Aaaah!" He screamed as soon as I opened the door and he threw himself around my neck.

"They loved it, Rachel! They loved it!" He said as he stepped inside and went to the kitchen where he spread all the newspapers and magazines open on the table.

"They loved it! They loved you, they loved me, they loved everything about it and everyone in it!"

I couldn't help but laugh at how excited he was.

"Well...of course they did! You made the whole thing happen so people were bound to love it."

"But still! It's so nice to hear it, read it!"

Honestly, seeing him this excited made me really excited too.

"I'm really happy for you, Blaine. Congratulations!"

"They're talking about you too! Listen! 'Rachel Berry, 25, who has been absent from the stage for about four years made her comeback last night in the StarKid production of Les Misérables. She portrayed Cosette with such ease that it seemed as if she'd never been away at all and was easily one of the best actors on stage that night. This was the first official performance she gave after the loss of her - ' Ahum. Yeah, that was it." "But see, they absolutely loved you!" He concluded, clapping in his hands.

I smiled. I don't know why it came as such a surprise to me that they mentioned Emma in that article. I just still wasn't quite used to the fact that the whole country knew I'd lost my daughter.

"I'm glad everyone loved it." I said. "It's nice to know that people enjoy what we do, isn't it?"

"It's one of the best feelings in the world. I'm glad I get to share it with you this time, thanks again."

"Well, as your Best Person...how could I say no to anything you ask me."

Blaine grinned. "I'm glad I asked you for that too. You're the best Best Person ever."