"Step 1 complete." Rachel smiled as her and Mercedes walked into the parking lot. "Quinn won't see it coming!" Rachel laughed.
"OH MY GOD THEY'RE TOWING YOUR DAD'S CAR!" Mercedes yelled, running for the car.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Rachel questioned as the towman continued to rise the car. The man pointed to a sign above their heads. 'No Parking.' "That wasn't there before. When did that get here?"
"Two years ago," said the man, not looking up.
"Well, we didn't' know, because we don't live here anymore," Rachel explained, but the guy showed no sympathy.
"Hey, Johnny. How you been?" Finn asked the towman as he walked up.
"Living the dream, Finn," the towman answered sarcastically, writing a ticket.
"That's good. Hey, can I talk to you for a second?"
Johnny stopped what he was doing and went over to Finn. Rachel took a few steps back to stand by Mercedes as Finn was conversing with the man.
"There's your boy," Mercedes teased earning a glare from Rachel.
After a while the man walked over to the girls. "My mistake. It turns out you can park here if your back in town for your parents, anniversary." Johnny turned to let the car down.
"So cute," Mercedes whispered to Rachel. Both girls knew Finn said something to the man.
"I know, but.."
"SO CUTE!" Mercedes interrupted causing Rachel to let out a tiny giggle. The girls noticed Finn approaching and silenced themselves.
"Hi," Finn greeted reaching the opposite side of Mercedes. Rachel awkwardly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"I think I lost something somewhere," Mercedes said, thinking of an excuse to leave him alone with Rachel. "I'm gonna go…and look for it," she said, walking around the group.
Finn noticed Mercedes push Rachel a little closer to him and smiled. "I like your friend."
Rachel shyly smiled, agreeing, then realizing a question on her mind. "Um, how did you do that?"
"Pulled a thorn out of his paw a few years back." Rachel gave him a look. "Or I'm a cop and he owes me a favor," he admitted, surprising Rachel.
"You're a cop?" Rachel asked before noticing her tone. "Wow, that sounded awful. I'm- Let me try that again. So Finn, you're in law enforcement? Wow, that wasn't much better," Rachel noticed causing both of them to chuckle.
"I like listening to you ramble. It's cute," Finn admitted. "So Rachel, I..."
"Listen Finn, I think you're really nice and I really appreciate what you just did there." Rachel moved her hands in a circular motion referring to the car. "But I'm leaving the day after the wedding, and I don't think it's smart-"
"Whoa, slow down. Nobody's asking anybody out," Finn announced. "I just wanted to say to make sure you read to all of our small town signs, and have a safe trip home, ok?" he said with a smile, before walking away, leaving a dumbfounded Rachel behind.