Graduation was just around the corner for the Glee kids. It was time to actually do something about their dreams of stardom instead of just wishing for them. Finn and Mercedes were eating lunch outside on a sunny day.

"So Mercedes, what do you want to be when you grow up?" Finn asked sarcastically.

"I don't know, college of course, then maybe go to dental school like my dad. " Mercedes responded.

"Oh, sounds good." Finn said as he packed more fries in his mouth.

"Well?" Finn said after swallowing his food.

"Well what?" Mercedes responded. She was well aware that she was about to play another one of Finn's juvenile games where she has to guess what he wants. Where they a waste of time? Yes. Did she love it? Yes again.

"You didn't ask me what I was going to do."

"Was I supposed to?"

"Yes, as my girlfriend you are supposed to care about what I'm doing."

"Fine Finn, what are your plans after graduation?"

Mercedes really didn't like talking about the future too much. She knew she was going to college, but with Finn it was always more of a "hope for the best" situation because he didn't really have the grades or the money. She wanted nothing more than to stay by his side, but her family would never forgive her if she sacrificed her college education to be with him. Would she end up resenting him if she stayed? If she did leave, would he end up resenting her? All these questions made her head hurt, so when they did talk about the future it was always 10 years or more down the road instead of the immediate future.

"Well Ms. Jones, if you must know I-"Finn was about to share his news, but a short brunette starlet interrupted him.

"HEY-FINN-GUESS-WHAT-TOTALLY-AWESOME-NEWS!"

"Hello Rachel, Nice to see you Rachel, What is going on Rachel?" This was the umpteenth time Rachel had not acknowledged Mercedes' presence in front of her boyfriend, and she was getting really sick of it.

"Oh hello Mercedes, I guess with you here there's less people I have to tell individually so here it is, I got accepted into Juilliard! I suggest you get me to sign your yearbooks now before a line forms and I have to start charging people."

Mercedes and Finn exchanged a look. Both knew exactly what the other was thinking.

"Well darn, it appears that Mercedes and I both left our Thunderclaps in our lockers."

"Yeah, darn it. I guess we'll have to wait for those autographs."

Rachel looked confused and then flashed that creepy smile of hers at Finn.

"Why don't you and I go to your locker Finn? That way I can sign it and leave a personal message."

Finn gave Mercedes a "save me" look, Mercedes chuckled to herself before coming to her boyfriend's rescue.

"How about this, you wait here while Finn and I get our yearbooks for you to sign?"

"Sounds great to me Merc" Finn said as he stood up.

"Oooor, Mercedes can go get her own yearbook while you and I go to your locker and get yours, and then all three of us can meet up at the choir room." Rachel was not giving up today, her acceptance letter made her all the more determined. If she could get into Juilliard, she could get Finn back easy.

"No! I mean…no, Mercedes has to come with me in case I forget my locker combination."

"Oh that's Ok Finn, I have it memorized." Rachel's creepy smile got even creepier.

Instead of telling her how unsettling that was, Finn and Mercedes just walked away at a brisk pace. Rachel sat at their lunch table, eagerly awaiting their return.

Once they turned the corner and Rachel was out of sight, both let out the air they were holding in.

"Chick is crazy" Mercedes said looking behind her just to make sure Rachel didn't follow them.

"I don't get how she can hate Jacob so much…she's like the female Jacob."

"I know right…now back to your special news."

"Huh? Oh I almost forgot" Finn said scratching the back of his head. "I got in."

"What?" Mercedes said with wide eyes.

"I got into the University of Ohio!" Finn said grinning like a fool.

"Oh my God Finn! That's great!" Mercedes gave him the biggest hug she could muster. She was so proud of him. "But how? Not that I'm complaining but... how did you do it?"

"Well, as you know I've been studying really hard this year. I did well on my SAT's. My dad was a veteran killed in the line of duty. Burt knows some people. One way or another it happened. I am going to college"

"I am so unbelievably proud of you; we can go to the same college now and stay together and-" Mercedes felt like she could cry, but she was also beginning to sound like Rachel and she didn't want to pressure the poor guy. "I mean…we can still be a couple if you want to?"

Finn pulled back and looked down at her with that crooked Hudson smile.

"Of course I want to, why do you think I spent all those hours doing all that boring homework? You know teachers give that stuff out every week?"