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Hope the last chapter wasn't much of a bore, so here's the next chapter!
The beginning is a bit slow but it picks up and hopefully gets a bit more interesting towards the end
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10) Borderline
Since the whole breakfast incident...surprisingly the conversation was flowing quite easily between Finn and Rachel. They were now on their way to JFK airport and it was quite a drive in New York's notoriously slow roads. And then Finn brought up the complexity that was his family,
Rachel sighed, knowing that Finn would be confused. Ever after years and years, Finn's family was very complicated mainly because her best friend just happened to her husband's step brother.
"So there is just Me, You and my Mom?" Finn enquired
Rachel giggled and shook her head, if only things were that simple, she thought to herself.
Rachel took a breath because she knew it would be one long sentence; "In Sophomore Year, this guy called Kurt had a massive crush on you..."
"Guy!" Finn coughed
"Yeah, and he wanted to be with you but you weren't gay so you obviously didn't really want to be with him so he thought that setting his Dad up with your Mom would mean that you and him would spend more time together."
"Okay." Finn elongated his words
"But really he set them up and it actually worked and he realised that you were in love with someone else and gave up on you..." Rachel said
"And who would that someone else be?" Finn asked with a flirtatious tone to his voice
"Take a wild guess." Rachel answered, "So anyway, the guy who liked you, Kurt, he is now my best friend in the whole world, the best brother to you and happily married. He lives in New York too, but your Mom and Kurt's Dad, Burt married in our Junior Year and they are so happy together." She assured Finn as she glanced at the road on the way to JFK
"Not gonna lie Rach, that was slightly confusing." He laughed,
"I know!" she smiled.
Finn was glad that his Mom found someone, he felt guilty that she never went on dates when he was younger and after his Dad died, his Mom was always sad, always, so he hoped that this Burt would be just as amazing as Rachel pointed him out to be. As long as he treated her well, he didn't mind, at least he had a father figure in his life.
Rachel was trying her best not to mention Ava, it took everything she had not to say it. It actually killed her that he was starting to remember, starting to remember quickly, he had remembered Rachel but he also needed to remember Ava, because she hated being away from her daughter, and she knew that deep down it was hurting him too.
With one hand on the wheel and one hand holding Finn's, Rachel carried on their conversation about family,
"So, I know about my family but Rach, every time I ask about you, you change the subject." He told her, looking at her while she was focusing on the road,
There was a second of silence as Rachel could feel tears welling up, she breathed out
"What do you want to know?" she sighed glancing at her husband, smiling
"Job?"
"Actress." She replied
"WHAT!" he almost shouted
"And that's why I change the subject..." she murmured
"You're kidding!" he said looking astounded
Rachel shook her head,
"Broadway Actress." She said once again
Finn blew a raspberry,
"Wow! You really are out of my league!" he admitted
"Would you stop saying that!" Rachel shouted, Finn was always putting himself down which was understandable but he was always doing it, and it was annoying Rachel like crazy, Finn was too good for her, he was the best Dad in the world, he was the best man that she had ever met and she was lucky to be in love with him.
There were a few minutes of silence, where Rachel just focused on the roads and Finn's eyes became completely transfixed on Rachel.
"I'm sorry," she sighed lightly, "it's just...it just makes me remember that you can't remember many things about me, and it kills me." She finally admitted.
Finn looked slightly taken aback, Rachel had never said anything like that to him before. There was a minute of silence, Finn was slightly intimidated while Rachel was just purely annoyed. Rachel focused on the road as Finn carried on staring at her.
"I'm sorry," Rachel sighed slowly, "It's just..." she hesitated, "it sucks that you can't remember how amazing you are and how amazing our life was." She whispered on the verge of tears. Rachel stole a quick glance from the road at her husband and smiled, Finn wanted to remember his life, his life with Rachel but he couldn't stop blaming himself for what happened, for hurting Rachel so much. He gently slid his hand onto the gearstick next to Rachel's and held her petite hands, Finn was clueless as to what to say, he sat in the passenger seat confused as to what was going on but all he knew was that he loved Rachel but not knowing half of your life was pretty damn confusing.
Rachel pulled into the lot near JFK and they got out of Finn's tatty car and started talking to each other again, just casual chit chat, Rachel sighed. She thought that she was back to square one, and it sucked. As they entered the airport, holding hands, Rachel saw from across the horizon Kurt sitting in one of the many busy cafes in JFK, Rachel's face lit up as she saw Kurt sipping a cup of coffee and scrunching up his face as he tasted the weak liquid. Finn noticed her lit face and wondered,
"What's going on?" he asked looking at his petite wife,
"You see that guy in Costa Coffee, the slim, fashionable one." Rachel said pointing to Kurt who was oblivious of Finn and Rachel as they were at least a yard away in the crowded Airport.
"That's Kurt." She smiled as they were slowly walking towards him,
Finn was speechless, he thought that he would at least recognise his own step-brother but then again he didn't recognise his wife either.
Kurt's mind didn't clock on onto Finn and Rachel's presence, he had realised that looking after a three year old tended to make sure that it was almost impossible to sleep, he finally had appreciation for Finn and Rachel, he actually didn't know how they did it 24/7.
"Kurt!" Rachel said,
"Earth to Kurt" Rachel repeated while actually physically shaking him.
"Oh my god, Hi!" his high-pitched squeak being pulled into a hug by Rachel, he was that tired that even two cups of Coffee didn't wake him up mentally.
Kurt was a bit confused as to how to introduce himself to his step-brother, they had known each other for eleven years and had been brothers for ten.
"Hey Finn." Kurt said after being let out of Rachel's embrace,
"Hey Kurt." Finn replied
Rachel sighed, it was aggravating that Kurt felt awkward near Finn because Finn didn't remember anything about his life.
"Who wants a coffee?" Rachel said changing the subject quickly,
"No need," Kurt scoffed, "It's basically diluted hot water with brown food colouring!"
"Coffee Snob." Rachel replied almost automatically, ever since meeting Blaine, he knew the difference between qualities in coffee, and sometimes it was very annoying
Finn laughed, "Well I guess I'll have one diluted hot water with brown food colouring!" he said.
A massive beam came to Rachel's face as she went to the counter to order, Finn started to talk to his step-brother, for Finn it was surprisingly easy, Rachel had told him that Kurt made conversation simple and easy but Finn guessed that because he didn't remember his life that people would treat him differently, but it was nice to talk to someone normally who wasn't his wife,
Rachel came back to their table with two cups of coffee in her hand and passed one to her husband,
"So, what have you two been talking about?" Rachel asked sitting down,
"You, mostly." Finn replied,
"Oh, yay!" Rachel giggled, she had always loved to be the centre of attention
Kurt shook his head, it seemed to him that Rachel and Finn were back to normal but he knew that wasn't the case.
There was around 45 minutes before Burt and Carole's flight got in from Lima and Rachel and Kurt tried to fill the space with anything they could because they both tried not to mention Ava, because in a normal situation, they would end up talking about Ava for at least an hour.
Finn was appreciative that Kurt and Rachel tried to talk about something that he understood and didn't sound like complete jargon to him but sooner or later, he just sort of zoned out when Rachel and Kurt ended up talking about the material used in Broadway musicals.
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Finn, Rachel and Kurt were sat in a booth at BreadstiX, it had been a tough week for all of them, Finn had just found out that his Dad wasn't a hero after all, Rachel knew that she wasn't going to get into NYADA because Figgins mentioned her suspension in her application and Kurt knew that he wasn't going to get into NYADA either because he wasn't Tony in West Side Story,
"The future used to be this abstract idea, the dream was enough, but now the future has the nerveto show up and it's expecting us to do something and it's not interested in giving a helping hand!" Kurt moped thinking about what the future could bring.
"I was actually scared that the future would care more!" Rachel murmured
Finn was too obsessed with the information he had just been told, "Why would she tell me that?" he changed the subject, "Why can't I have something in my life that's special, that means something!" at the corner of his eye, he saw Rachel exchange a concerned glance with Kurt but he carried on talking about his dilemmas.
"Finn!" Rachel said shaking her husband, as he finally zoned back in, he smiled,
"Are you ok?" Kurt enquired, Finn coughed and shook his head while Rachel and Kurt went back to talking, had he just remembered something?
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Rachel and Finn were now standing at the arrivals gate waiting for Carole and Burt to come through,
"I wonder if she's changed much!" Finn thought out loud,
Rachel beamed, she forgot that Finn hadn't seen her since her denim-period before she met Burt, she had changed quite a lot, for the better though.
Suddenly, Burt appeared in the gate, dragging his suitcase behind him and looking for Finn, Kurt and Rachel,
"Oh, hey, there's Burt!" Finn recognised peering over the crowd to see Burt again.
And then they realised. Rachel and Finn looked at each other.
Rachel had only told Finn, Burt's name, how the hell would he be able to tell what Burt looked like?
There was a minute where Rachel's breath increased and her heart beat increased as well. He remembered something without being told about anything!
Rachel's petite arms were quickly wrapped around Finn's neck and her legs flung in the air.
"Honey, you remembered something!" she whispered into his ear
A massive smile came to Finn's face, he had felt disconnected from Rachel since they had got into the car but now it felt right to be with Rachel.
Burt had now approached them, and Rachel's feet were now planted firmly on the ground,
"What are we celebrating?" Burt asked looking at the two of them,
"Congratulations, Finn recognised you!" Rachel smiled,
"That's amazing!" Burt said blinking wildly, "so you're memory has come back!" he presumed bluntly.
The smile was wiped off Rachel and Finn's face as they looked at each other,
"Well, not exactly. Not yet." Finn said trying to stay optimistic
There was a moment of awkwardness, "Where's Mom?" Finn asked the bald man
"Her luggage is still on the carousel and I was asked to leave but she'll be here soon, talking of missing people, where's Kurt?" Burt asked peering around the arrivals gate to see his son,
"Actually, he's making a call to Blaine." Rachel informed him, she was going to carry on her sentence when she saw a rather depressed Kurt come into her eye line, "speak of devil." She murmured gesturing that Kurt was near.
When Kurt arrived, he surprisingly blanked his father and gave his phone to Rachel and she read his text handed to her,
"Oh my god!" she gasped clasping her hand over her mouth, "which hospital?" she ask, on the verge of tears.
"Memorial." Kurt replied promptly, with a serious tone to his voice, Finn and Burt looked confused but then wanted to know what was going on.
Rachel kissed Finn on his forehead, "I'll be back later, promise." And she left running out of the hospital,
"What the hell was that about!" Finn asked, he was concerned that they only person that he really trusted had just left at a moment's notice, he looked at his step-father who looked just as confused as he did and his step-brother who was on the verge of tears as well.
"It's nothing, Rachel's just getting some test results back!" Kurt lied, both Kurt and Finn knew this was a lie, he knew that if it was a hospital, it was something to do with him, but why would Rachel not take him with her?
It was a good coincidence that at the moment, Carole appeared from the arrivals gate, although looking aggravated, the first thing she did was pull Finn into an embrace. She had changed a lot from her denim-wearing ways, her hair was done up nicely and she was wearing stylish clothes that suited her quite a lot. The hug lasted for a good number of seconds and then the four of them made their way out of the airport, trying to make conversation, unluckily for Burt, he hadn't be caught up as to what Finn did and didn't remember.
"So, how's Ava?" Burt asked casually.
The next thing Burt felt was his wife hitting him in the arm and giving him a look that would murder him if looks could kill and then realisation came to his face while Finn just looked confused;
The name rang a bell: Ava
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