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Rachel POV
I woke up to my alarm going off, it was 5 am; I was exhausted. I wanted to wake up early this morning so I could make sure I had everything I needed and take a shower before the 8 hour drive to New York today. It was my last time waking up in this bedroom (for a while), last time waking up alone, and last time waking up in Ohio. I was a college girl now, I was going to have my work cut out for me in NYC, it was going to be a balancing act of a lifetime. My life was about to get the biggest change since I was 16 and started driving.
"Good morning Sweetie" My daddy said waking past my bedroom "Are you nervous?"
"Extremely" I said starting to tear up
"We are so proud of you Rachel, you are going to do amazing things. Your father and I will visit often so don't even worry" He said comforting me
The doorbell rang around 6am, Finns family was out-front with their car and Uhaul, although Finn didn't have much stuff; Kurt did.
"Are you guys excited!" Carole said running up to the house hugging my fathers and I
"Very!" My dad answered locking up the house.
We spent most of last night packing our car to the brim so that everything would be ready for us this morning. My whole life fit in this car right now. We saw Quinn's family and Pucks pull up In their cars and all the parents were discussing what route to take and what times we were going to stop for Food and bathroom breaks. We estimated on getting there around 3-4pm.
"Goodmorning Finn" I said excited as I walked over to his family car, Him and Kurt packed in the tiny space left
"Hey" he said with a very grumpy attitude
"Really not even a goodmorning or kiss?" I said rolling my eyes
"no" he answered putting his head back in the pillow
"Well Goodmorning Rachel, I am excited to see you" Kurt said smiling up at me
"Rachel lets go! We have to get on the road" My dads called out
"Text me on the drive Kurt!" I said "Let me know when Finn decides not to be a jerk!" I laughed
We were about 3 hours into the drive and it was just barley 9am, I had been texting Kurt back and forth all morning talking about our College orientation on Monday.
"Hey Rach-F" Finn texted me; which I ignored. Just like he ignored my goodmorning earlier today
"Finns mad that you are texting me back and not him – K" Kurt replied which made me giggle
"Tell him he better be nice to me at the next bathroom stop! – R" I quickly replied
"He said that he'll think about it- K"
"How much longer dad?" I sighed
"Were going to stop around 12 for lunch and then finish the last 3 hour drive after that" He replied looking at the navigation
I was able to finally fall asleep around 9:30 and I stayed asleep until we stopped for lunch. I was so tired that I probably could have slept the rest of the way there, but my stomach was empty and I was starving. All the cars parked and we went inside to Panera to get some food.
"Are you still mad at me?" Finn asked walking up to my car
"Well you were very grouchy this morning" I said getting out of the car and shutting the door
"Babe, it was like 5:45 am. Let me make it up to you" He said pleading
"Goodmorning, I love you. You're beautiful" He kissed me in the parking lot
"Okay, I'm not mad" I laughed, "I just wanted a kiss"
He opened the café door for me and rolled his eyes "What I have I gotten myself into" he whispered
"So, David the realtor Is going to meet us at the loft around 3 so we can get the keys and go over all the important stuff" Kurt said eating his sandwich
'Wait is David the same game who sold us the place?" Quinn asked
"yes" I said winking back to her
"What was that for?" My dad asked
"Well the girls and Kurt think that David 'super cute'" Puck said mocking us
"Yeah you should have seen them when we were touring places, they practically forgot we were there!" Finn said looking at us three
"ooh I'm excited to meet him then!" Carole said laughing with us girls
"Unbelievable" all the guys said
The last 3 hours of the road trip were painless, everybody was so excited to finally be there, get the keys and start making this apartment a home! We were singing songs, telling jokes and navigating our way to the new place.
"I think its up this street dad" I said using my phone to navigate
"Is it this place on the corner?" he asked
"Yes that's it!" I said yelling "Look there's David out-front!"
"You girls were right, he is very handsome" My daddy swooned
"We're here!" I said jumping out of the car and running up to my other friends getting out of there cars
"Can you even believe it!" Quinn said giddy
"Hello guys, glad you had a safe drive, lets go inside and get the keys!" David said greeting us all
"Oh my god I think he looked at me" Kurt said linking arms with Quinn and I
"No he defiantly smiled at me" I said back to him
"Are you guys being serious" Finn said to us three "He was defiantly checking ME out" We all burst into laughter
While the parents talked with David and got all the information from the landlord us kids were outside unloading the boxes from the cars. I think we all may have over packed. And I was just praying that the elevator was working today, because we were on the 16th floor.
"Alright were all set!" David said handing us all keys "Lets use these carts and start loading them up and taking them upstairs!"
Finn and I loaded our cart first and headed towards the elevator. We got in and pressed floor 16.
"I don't even really remember what it looks like" Finn said after he clicked the button
the elevator opened and we begun searching for the apartment number 1613, once we found it I quickly got out my key and opened the front door.
"Look at it!" I squealed running towards the window and looking out the view. From where we were you could see Manhattan, we weren't near the heart of the city; but I don't think any college student could afford that.
Shortly after Quinn and puck walked in with their cart full of boxes, they were just as taken aback as we were.
"Finn come on lets go check out our room!" I said pulling the cart further into the apartment
The room was roughly the same size as the room I had before, it was small but enough room for what we needed. I compromised with the space of the apartment solely because I wanted us to all have our own bathrooms connected to the rooms. One of the walls was covered in exposed brick, and the wall you faced as you walked in had giant windows with a beautiful view.
"I can't believe this is ours" Finn said grabbing my waist as I looked out the bedroom window
"I'm in shock" I said turning around and kissing his lips quickly
"I'll start unpacking the clothes and hanging them up, if you want to start organizing the bathroom!" He said smiling
The whole afternoon was organized chaos, many elevator trips up and down working hard to get everything into this small space. All the parents were pitching in and working on unpacking the Kitchen and living room. We had been working for around 2 hours when the IKEA delivery truck arrived and started to bring our furniture upstairs. One couch, one coffee table, 4 barstools, a kitchen table, 3 beds, 3 big dressers, 6 nightstands, and one TV stand later the apartment was filled up. Kurt and I worked tirelessly on figuring out how to arrange the living room to maximize space.
"Let me see your room!" I said walking into Puck and Quinn's room
"Well we still have to hang up everything on the wall, but for the most part its done" I looked around at the navy blue and white room and it looked perfect, I loved the way Quinn could make anything look so elegant.
"I love it Quinn!" I said hugging her
Burt and Finn were working hard on setting up the TV, and xbox while I put the finishing touches on our room. I decided to keep it clean and went with an all white theme with brown wood and lots of plants. I thought it looked very grown up and especially nice with the exposed brick wall.
"Looks good Rach" Finn said walking into the room "I mean I have to admit I was a little nervous you would get us a pink bed and a purple dresser, but you did a great job!" he said walking around
"Thanks babe" I hugged him
The living room was decorated with our furniture, an old record player, some plants, and numerous coffee table books and magazines. It was 8pm and 5 hours later when the apartment seemed to be less of a disaster, we all decided to head out for some dinner.
We were able to find a cute restaurant walking distance from the place
"I am so tired" Puck said yawning; everybody nodded in agreement
"So were staying in the Hotel a couple of blocks down and we'll just meet you kids tomorrow morning for some breakfast and then head back on the road again?" Carole said to the table
"Yes, Hiram and I have to be back in town for work so we will be leaving tomorrow morning as well" My Dad said
After a delicious dinner we said goodbye to our parents for the night and headed back to the apartment. All 6 of us squeezed in the elevator
"First night in our apartment!" Kurt said excited
"What if it makes creepy noises at night?" I asked
"Its going to be hard to adjust to the city noise" Blaine replied
We walked into the apartment and set our keys on the hooks and took off our shoes, I grabbed a glass of water and headed for my room, our room.
"Are you showering?" I asked Finn walking in the room
"Yeah I was going to" He said shutting our bedroom door
"Okay, you can go first!" I said politely. I have never had to share anything in my life; being an only child did not prepare me for this.
"Or we can shower together?" Finn grinned and glanced up at me
"I mean its probably the only way to ensure that we both get hot water" I joked taking off my shirt
"Ill start the water" Finn said running to the bathroom
I jumped in the shower to join Finn and once I had gotten completely wet I looked around for the shampoo and body wash…
"Finn. I told you to put the stuff in the shower!" I said giving him a look
"Whoops" He said laughing
Once we got out of the shower I realized we didn't even unpack our towels yet
"Ugh its got to be in one of these boxes" I said dripping water, standing around looking through boxes naked
"Found them!" Finn said throwing me a towel
We got ready for bed and pulled the covers down to sleep
"I never want to forget this; laying in our bed for the first time. Falling asleep to the sound of sirens, and traffic. I love you Finn" I kissed him
"I love you too Baby. Sleep Tight" He said pulling me close and closing his eyes