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Episode 14

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Monday Morning

"Uh god I'm so tired. When did I stop been able to stay out all night and go to work totally fine" Rachel moaned as she slowly walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Finn handed her a cup of coffee as she took a seat at the breakfast bar.

"You're about to feel much older" Finn laughed as he took an invite he'd attached to the fridge and handed it to Rachel before making himself some coffee.

"What? Why?" Rachel read the invite then looked back at Finn "Are you serious, it's been 15 years already?" Rachel groaned. She threw the invite onto the counter and put her head in her hands.

Rachel and Finn had been invited to their High School Reunion, which would mean travelling to Lima and spending the weekend with people Rachel didn't like and hadn't spoken to since graduation. Finn was still in contact with some of his friends and she knew that Quinn was as well but Rachel had never seen the point, the only two people she liked in High School, she still saw every day.

"It has and you my dear wife are still smoking hot" Finn smiled widely, as he softly stroked Rachel's cheek.

"What do you want?" Rachel asked suspiciously looking up from her hands.

"I want to go"

"Really?"

"I think it would be fun and it might be nice to go back for the weekend" Fin explained with a smile "A nice distraction from the stress of the last few weeks"

"Let's go then, I'm sure Quinn will be up for it as well" Rachel agreed before taking a drink of her coffee. Rachel knew for certain Quinn would be a lot more excited than she was to go to Lima for the weekend.

"Thank you, I love you"

Rachel gave Finn a pressing look "You better"

The Diner – Park Avenue – Monday Afternoon

Three hours later Rachel walked into the diner to see Santana, Quinn and Mercedes were already there. Rachel sat down next to Mercedes and took out the invite from her handbag to show Quinn.

"You got yours as well then" Quinn smiled, Santana took the invite from Rachel to have a look.

"Yes and what do I have to do to convince you to go this reunion?" Rachel asked.

"You're actually going to go" Santana wondered as she looked at the invite before passing it back to Rachel, who shoved it back in her bag.

"Finn wants to and I apparently love my husband enough to say yes" Rachel complained before turning to Quinn "So are we going?"

"Yeah I'll go; it might be nice to get away for the weekend with everything going on" Quinn sighed. It had been two weeks since Puck had confessed his feelings to Quinn and the two still hadn't spoken. If Puck wanted Quinn to know anything he was passing it on through Finn.

"Thank you"

"Have you spoken to him?" Mercedes asked. They had all noticed how upset Quinn had been because she wasn't speaking to Puck but every time they tried to ask Quinn what the real reason for that could be Quinn shut now and refused to talk about it.

"Not since that day no" Quinn said sadly, she looked over at Rachel "Has he said anything to Finn"

"Quinn you know I love you but you also know I can't tell you" Rachel answered. Finn and Rachel had decided it was better for their own relationship to not get involved in Quinn and Puck's, they both knew the expectant parents would be able to work it out on their own.

"Yeah I know" Quin sighed.

"It says plus 1 on the invite Quinn so why don't I go with you. I would personally love to see the High School that you three went to" Santana stated. The three other women eyed Santana suspiciously, they knew Santana would never volunteer to go to a Reunion if she didn't have her own reason for it.

"And what are you avoiding Miss Lopez" Rachel wondered eyeing Santana.

"Nothing I just think it would be nice to get away that's all" Santana shrugged looking away from Rachel's pressing eyes.

"I'll ask you again, what are you avoiding?" Rachel pressed. Santana looked over at Quinn and Mercedes but they both had the same look as Rachel.

"Brittany asked me where our relationship is going and I would really like to go away for the weekend so that I can avoid answering her" Santana begrudgingly explained. After the argument, the couple had had when Shelby had come to visit, Brittany had started to demand more from Santana that the lawyer was ready for and it had caused some tension in their relationship.

"And why can't you answer her" Mercedes asked.

"Have you meet me?" Santana quipped.

"Good point" Mercedes agreed before smirking at her friends "Who would have thought I'd be the one in a functioning relationship right now"

"Oh really!" Santana smirked back "Have you told Sam that you want a commitment from him yet?"

"Touché"

"Why haven't you told him yet?" Quinn wondered. Mercedes had been saying for almost three months that she was going to tell Sam that she loved him and that she wanted a bigger commitment from him but she had yet made a move to do so and none of her friends were really sure why.

"I already know what his answer is going to be, I don't want things to be awkward for us. I love him, I don't want to lose him" Mercedes admitted.

"You're going to lose him eventually if you're not honest with him" Santana stated.

"Maybe you should take your own advice" Mercedes quipped rolling her eyes. Santana was always one for giving blunt advice but never one to take it especially when it came to relationships.

"Touché"

"So it looks like Rachel is the only one in a functioning relationship" Quinn laughed looking over at Rachel.

Rachel shrugged happily "Well that's always been true"

Broadway Star Office – Time Square – Monday Afternoon

After lunch Rachel went back to work, she had to write her editors letter, approve the cover photo and look over this month's look book but ever since she had seen the invite Rachel had been thinking a lot about High School. She felt her mind wondering to the day she had met Quinn.

McKinley High School – Lima - 1997

Rachel looked around the small reception area of the McKinley High School as she waited for the receptionist to print out her schedule. It was Rachel first day at McKinley. She had moved to Lima the week before to stay with her dad and it was the first-time Rachel had stepped foot in a High School, she had been home schooled before and because her sister was still in middle school Rachel was facing the day alone.

"Here's your schedule Miss Berry" The reception cheered handing the teenager a piece of paper "And your guide will be here shortly"

"Guide?"

"We ask another student to show you around for the day to make you feel welcome. They are like your Buddy" The reception explained before she beamed at someone who had walked into the office "And here she is now. Miss Berry this is Miss Fabray"

"Quinn. It's very nice to meet you…" Quinn smiled. Rachel looked Quinn over, she had bright blonde hair pulled back in a tight ponytail and was wearing a far to small cheerleader's uniform. Rachel could quickly tell this would not be Rachel's first friend.

"Rachel"

"Nice to meet you Rachel" Quinn beamed as she took a brief look at the schedule in Rachel's hand "It looks like you have Maths next, so do I! I'll take you" Quinn waved at the receptionist "Bye Mrs Peters"

"Bye Quinn"

Quinn and Rachel walked out of the office and down the hallway in relative silence. At least six people stopped Quinn to say hello to her and completely ignored Rachel. Rachel wasn't bothered, she was used to it and wanted to get to class quickly so she could get away from Quinn and her fans.

"So down that hallway is the science labs and up those stairs is the library and through that door is the canteen" Quin explained "So you're the new Spanish teacher's daughter"

"I am" Rachel answered lamely, she knew that having her father as one of her teachers was going to mean people would know something about Rachel but she didn't want to add to the story.

"Where have you moved from" Quinn asked as she waved to another person in the hall.

"Just around"

"So I have history next but I can take you to English first" Quinn said when she stopped in front of the Calculus classroom.

"That won't be necessary I can find it myself" Rachel replied.

"I really don't mind"

"But I do, don't worry about getting into trouble, you can tell the teachers I ditched you" Rachel sneered rolling her eyes. She didn't want to spend any more time with the perky cheerleader.

"That's not why I want – "

"I don't really care but I don't need everything looking at me like the cheerleader's charity case for the day just so she can get extra credit" Rachel deadpanned. Rachel walked into the classroom but Quinn quickly followed behind her.

"You don't even know me" Quinn stated.

"And I don't want to" Rachel concluded before turning to the teacher to show the conversation was over. Once Rachel had suffered through her first class she went in search of her English class. Five minutes after the second bell had rang Rachel was still no closer to finding the classroom and she was slowly starting to regret not having Quinn take her to class, she didn't want it getting back to her father that she had skipped a class on her first day.

"What did we tell you about looking us in the eyes Chloe?" The cheerleader sneered. Rachel stopped in the hallway to see two cheerleaders pining a younger girl against a locker.

"I'm sorry Becky" Chloe gasped. Rachel was about to go over and help the girl when she saw Quinn rushing over to them.

"Becky what are you doing?" Quinn exclaimed. She pulled Becky's hand away from where it was pulling on Chloe's top. Rachel couldn't help watching on in interest.

"I was showing Chloe here her place at this school" Becky goaded giving Chloe a dirty look, Chloe hid behind Quinn who looked squarely at Becky and the other cheerleader stood next to her.

"Her place is where ever she wants it to be and unless you want your place to be at the bottom of the pyramid for the rest of the school year you will let Chloe go and start showing her some respect" Quinn explained. The two other cheerleaders rolled their eyes then quickly walked away from Quinn, who had turned to face Chloe.

"Are you okay Chloe?" Quinn asked

"I'm fine Quinn thank you"

"You tell me if this happens again okay?"

"I will"

Rachel waited until Chloe had walked off before she walked over to Quinn.

"I misjudged you" Rachel said once she reached Quinn. Quinn slowly nodded her head as the two began to walk down the hallway.

"Don't worry it happens a lot" Quinn smirked.

"You know they will probably come after her again because you embarrassed them" Rachel reasoned. While Rachel had never been to High School before that didn't mean that she didn't know how they worked. She could see the rage in Becky's eyes at being brought down by Quinn.

"And I'll be there when they do" Quinn pressed

"Quite the optimist" Rachel laughed.

"And you're snarky because your parents just got divorced and you were forced to move to this backwards town where we probably don't even have a Starbucks" Quinn acknowledged with a knowing smile.

"Something like that"

"Just so you know we do have a Starbucks" Quinn smirked. Rachel smiled back at her.

"So, do you want me to show you where your history class so you're not late again" Quinn asked.

"Thank you, Miss Fabray" Rachel smiled.

"You're welcome Miss Berry" Quinn laughed.

"Rachel!"

"Sorry Tina, what was that?" Rachel asked looking up to see her assistant stood in front of her desk calling her name, Rachel hadn't even heard her come in.

"Here is Blaine's newest article, you said you wanted to read it" Tina said handing Rachel a piece of paper.

"Thanks Tina"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Monday Evening

Rachel walked through the front door and dumped her bags and coat on the chair in the reception area, then walked into the kitchen and got a herself a glass of wine. She filled her glass then walked into the living room and relaxed in the lounge chair. Rachel's eye caught one of the photos on the mantelpiece and she remembered another memorable night she had at high school.

McKinley High School – Lima - 1999

"Come Rachel it will be fun" Quinn cheered as she watched her friend take out her book from her locker. Rachel was trying her best to ignore Quinn as she bounced on her toes.

"Quinn Prom is just another lame attempt for teenagers to dress up and dry hump on the dance floor for one more night before college" Rachel complained. She shut her locker and began to walk to class but Quinn quickly rushed after her.

"Exactly and it is our last chance to do it" Quinn laughed before giving Rachel a wide eyed look "Come on it won't be the same without you there"

"Quinn I don't even have a dress" Rachel added. Truthfully Rachel didn't want to go to Prom. Quinn was Rachel's only real friend so she didn't feel the need to go to a large a party where she would only have one person to talk to, even if Quinn did keep reminding her it was a rite of passage to go.

"Lucky for you, your favourite cheerleader bought one she knew you would love just last week" Quinn beamed. From the look on Quinn's face Rachel knew there was no way that Quinn was going to let her miss out on prom.

"Okay I'll go"

"Yay!" Quinn cheered clapping her hands "Be at my house for 5 so I can help you get ready. I'm really excited for you to finally meet my crush"

"You mean I will finally learn his name" Rachel laughed. Quinn had been talking about a crush she had on someone from the football team for almost a month but she had refused to tell Rachel his name because she knew how judgemental she could be about the people they went to school with.

"I just didn't want you judging him before you knew him" Quinn explained smirking at her friend "You do have a habit of doing that"

A week later Rachel was in a fancy evening dress with more make up on than usual and her hair in a high bun. She was sat at one of the tables in the school gym watching her classmates dance. She had been at the prom for over an hour and it wasn't the great time that Quinn had promised. She was going to wait until the end of the song then sneak out and hope Quinn wouldn't get too angry at her.

"You look like you're having a fabulous time" Finn smiled as he took a seat down next to Rachel. Finn was the captain of the football team and part of Quinn's circle of friends and until that night the two had never spoken a word to each other.

"Prom isn't my favourite thing Finn Hudson" Rachel said. Rachel had heard a lot about Finn from Quinn. The two had been friends since they were little as their parents were all friends. From what Quinn had said Finn seemed like a good guy and not like the other obnoxious guys on the team.

"You know who I am"

"Of course I know my King" Rachel joked bowing playfully at him "Where's your Queen"

"I'm not sure Rachel Berry"

"You know who I am"

"Of course, Quinn Fabray's rebel best friend. Who for some reason has a different last name of her Spanish teacher father?" Finn explained with a smile. Rachel wasn't surprised; everyone knew about her somewhat strained relationship with her father that had only been made worse when Rachel's sister Marley had joined the school.

"It was a punishment for moving me to Lima after he left my mom for the guidance counsellor" Rachel added, a little unsure why she had given out that piece of information to someone she barely knew.

"Where's your mom now?" Finn wondered.

"That's far too personal King Hudson" Rachel said. She wasn't about to give out her life story and she wasn't sure why Finn was even talking to her in the first place.

"Are you going to call me that all night?" Finn groaned as he took the crown off his head and placed it on the table.

"Because I can see how much you don't like it… of course I am" Rachel laughed

"So where are you going after graduation Miss Schuster" Finn asked smirking when Rachel scowled at him.

"NYU"

"What a conscience so am I" Finn smiled

"Really? What for?"

"Teaching, you?"

"Publishing"

"Impressive"

Rachel smirked at Finn "I know"

"Rachel there you are; I've been looking for you" Quinn rushed out before she noticed Finn stood next to her "Oh hi Finn"

"Hi Quinn, sorry I was hogging your friend, she just looked so miserable sitting here alone" Finn explained with a laugh.

"Oh no she always looks like that" Quinn waved off. Rachel looked up at Quinn with an annoyed look.

"I'm still sitting here" Rachel deadpanned.

"So Quinn what do you think it would take to convince Rachel to dance with me" Finn wondered, he was talking to Quinn but was looking at Rachel with a charming smile.

"Oh!" Quinn gasped lightly "You might be out of luck there Finn Rachel doesn't dance"

"She's right there"

"Come on, I can be very persuasive. Besides if you don't I just going to annoy you all night by calling you Miss Schuster" Finn argued. Rachel wasn't sure why but she looked at Finn's kind face and find herself standing up.

"Okay then" Rachel nodded her head before giving Finn a pointed look "One dance"

"One dance"

One dance turned into another dance and another, then a drive around town talking all night. Then a date and then another and then so much more.

Finn's Classroom - Dalton private school - Park Avenue – Monday Afternoon

Finn's was in between classes so he found himself scrolling through some old photos on his laptop. Ever since he had received his invitation to the reunion Finn had found himself feeling nostalgic, as he looked through the photos from his High School days. He felt like he spent most of his days working up the courage to talk to Quinn's reclusive friend Rachel and while he knew Rachel wasn't as keen as he was, he was still excited to go back to the place he had fallen in love with her. Finn was pulled from his thoughts when Puck walked into his classroom.

"Hey mate" Puck grumbled as he took a seat at one of the student's desk. Puck had been in a low mood since he was rejected by Quinn. Finn hated to see his friend so down and wasn't sure how to help.

"You okay?"

"For the tenth time I'm fine, work is just dragging that's all" Puck answered. Finn knew Puck was lying. It was the first time his friend had ever put himself out there and Puck didn't know how to deal with the rejection or make things better between him and Quinn.

"Wanna get a drink of work" Finn asked.

"No but I do feel like hitting something, so gym instead" Puck replied. Finn could tell Puck wanted to relieve so tension so he would do anything to help his friend.

"As long as that something isn't me, I'm in"

Finn and Rachel's House – West Village – Monday Morning

"Hey Quinn, what you doing here?"

"I wanted to ask you about Noah, is Finn here?" Quinn asked as she walked into the townhouse.

"No he's at the gym with Noah" Rachel waved her into the living room "Come in I'll get the wine… well for me at least"

A few minutes later Rachel walked back into the living with a glass of wine for herself and a bottle of water for Quinn. She handed Quinn the drink and took a seat next to her on the sofa.

"So what's up?" Rachel asked although she knew it was no doubt about Puck.

"I know you don't want to get involved with Noah and I because of Finn and I get that, I do, but that doesn't mean you can't give my advice on someone I know" Quinn rattled off. Rachel smirked slightly at her frazzled friend.

"Someone you know?"

"So I have this friend who accidentally got pregnant by this stranger. She decided to keep the baby and became good friends with the father but unfortunately he took that friendship another way and confessed his feelings and now things are very awkward between them and she's not sure how to fix it" Quinn explained with a sigh. Rachel knew she had said that she wouldn't get involved but she could see that both Quinn and Puck were hurting and it needed fixing especially with the baby due soon.

"I would tell your friend that she should just talk to the guy. He is probably feeling embarrassed about what happened and he is probably worried that he has ruined the friendship that they both worked so hard for and with a baby soon on the way that's all he probably is expecting back right now" Rachel answered with a kind smile.

"You think so"

"I do"

Rachel took a drink of her wine as she watched Quinn think about what she had said, the two were silent for a few moments which was interrupted by the front door opening and closing.

"Hey baby" Finn greeted as he walked into the living room "Hey Quinn, haven't you seen enough of each other today"

"Never" Quinn gasped jokingly as she stood up "I was just getting some advice for a friend"

"I'm glad, I know he wants to talk to you" Finn said, he reached over and gave Quinn a quick hug "So are we going to the reunion. Matt Jamerson emailed me to make sure I was going, apparently they want to arrange a game of touch football with the whole team"

Rachel let out a loud groan "I'm already regretting this"

XoXo

Finn walked into their bedroom from the en-suite a few hours later to see Rachel sat up in bed looking intently down at her phone. Finn fell down next to her on the bed and stretched out.

"Everything okay" Finn wondered as Rachel quickly typed out a text before putting the phone down and cuddled up to Finn.

"Yeah just a text of Mercedes, her and Sam have had another argument"

"Some more relationship drama" Finn shook his head "When will that woman learn"

Bloomingdales Dressing Room – Manhattan - 2000

"I'm wearing the most Quinn dress I can find! Its yellow Finn, Yellow!" Rachel moaned as she checked herself out in the dressing room mirror. She had tried on 8 dresses all of them worse than the last but they were deemed acceptable by Quinn to wear for when Rachel met Finn's parents for the first time.

"I'm sure you look beautiful" Finn laughed down the phone.

"And I'm sure you're sucking up" Rachel stated just as she heard someone crying in the dressing room next to her "Finn I'm gonna have to call you back"

Rachel ended the call then walked over to the dressing room next to her. Nobody else was around so she didn't think anyone in the store could hear the upset woman.

"Hey are you okay" Rachel asked through the curtain. She slowly drew back the curtain to see a woman around her age curled up on the floor crying.

"I'm fine, why do you ask?" Mercedes cried as she looked up at Rachel as tears fell down her eyes.

"Well you're crying on the floor of a changing room surrounded my lingerie" Rachel quipped as she eyed the underwear sets that littered the floor.

"Oh god was I really that loud" Mercedes continued to cry.

"Don't worry about it, is everything okay" Rachel asked. She sat down next to Mercedes and handed her a tissue she luckily found in her handbag.

"I broke up with my boyfriend today and I thought some new clothes would make me feel better… and I was very wrong" Mercedes cried throwing the underwear away from her.

"I'm sorry, were you together long"

"About a month, but I was sure he was the one"

"After just a month" Rachel snipped before realising her mistake "Sorry"

"No it is okay it was pretty stupid of me, I mean I didn't even realise we weren't exclusive until I walked in on him with another girl from my dorm" Mercedes cried throwing her head into her hands.

"God! Sorry"

"You know what always seems to cheer my friend Quinn up when she has a breakup… getting her nails done. Wanna try" Rachel wondered, she stood back up and looked down at Mercedes who roughly wiped her eyes then stood up as well.

Rachel quickly paid for her dress then found the nearest nail salon that could fit them in for a manicure. An hour later Mercedes was a lot happy and already talking about the guy in Starbucks who always flirts with her when she goes in.

"I think that actually helped, now I have sharp nails if I ever see him again" Mercedes laughed as she showed off her new nails.

"Glad I could help" Rachel laughed before looking down at her watch "I have to get going but I was nice to meet you Mercedes"

"Nice to meet you too Rachel"

Rachel and Finn's Bedroom – West Village – Monday Evening

"I mean what does that even mean, avoiding my feelings. Maybe I just don't like pushy questions did she ever think of that" Santana ranted. Rachel continued to listen to her friend as she got ready for bed. Santana was telling her about another argument she had had with Brittany about the development of their relationship.

"Uh I've got to get back to this work, I'll call you later" Santana sighed. She ended the call and Rachel was putting on her shoes as Finn walked into the bedroom.

"Everything okay" Finn asked as he leaned against the door to the en-suite, brushing his teeth.

"Yeah just a disagreement between Santana and Brittany" Rachel answered with a slight roll of her eyes.

"Never one to back down from a fight is she" Finn laughed as he walked back into the bathroom.

Thrift Store – Brooklyn - 2001

Rachel was adding another top to her pile when she noticed that one of the other tops she had picked was no longer in her pile but in another woman's hand. Rachel was in a thrift store in Brooklyn trying to find some cheap new clothes.

"Excuse that was on my pile" Rachel said to the woman before she walked away with Rachel's top.

"I don't see your name on it" The stranger sneered giving Rachel a dirty look.

"It was on my pile"

"Well next time you need to be more careful"

"Aw maybe you should put down that top before I break your arm" Santana said walking over to the two women. She had a name tag on so Rachel assumed she worked there and she was pretty sure they didn't encourage their employees to talk that way to customers.

"Who asked you" The older woman argued directing her dirty look at Santana now instead of Rachel.

"We don't like clothes thieves around here and I've seen you do it three times already and its insulting because you should not be wearing any of these clothes" Santana jeered looking at the clothes in the woman's hand with a critical stare.

"Excuse me!"

"So why don't you put that top down and walk away" Santana demanded giving the woman a dirty look "Nobody wants to see Mutton dressed as Lamb"

Without saying another word, the woman handed the top back to Rachel and stormed off, no doubt to tell the manager about Santana's harsh words. Rachel looked from Santana to the woman with slight disbelief at what had happened.

"Thank you" Rachel smiled "Something tells me people don't want to get on the wrong side of you very often"

"Nobody lives to tell the tale" Santana laughed sticking out her hand "Santana Lopez"

Rachel shook her hand "Rachel Berry"

Puck's Apartment – East Village – Tuesday Evening

"Quinn? Hi come in"

"Sorry to just stop by like this but I was hoping we could talk" Quinn rambled as Puck opened his door further so Quinn could walk inside the appointment.

"Yeah sure, do you want a drink or anything?" Puck asked as he closed the door behind her.

"No I'm fine"

The two walked through the kitchen and into the living room, taking a seat on the couch without saying a word to each other. Puck muted his TV and then turned back to Quinn who was ringing her hands together. She wanted to sort things out with Puck but she wasn't sure where to start.

"Noah I'm so sorry" Quinn said eventually.

"Quinn you have nothing to be sorry for" Puck reasoned. Puck had been embarrassed and hurt by Quinn's rejection but he would never hold it against her. They were in different places but they still had a child to raise together.

"I do! I never wanted to lead you on or anything like that"

"Quinn you didn't lead me on. You were being friendly to the father of your child. It was my fault for taking it the wrong way" Puck argued with a slight shrug. Puck knew he would have to deal with his feelings eventually but he first wanted to make things right with Quinn, more so for Finn's sake as he could tell his friend was at the end of his line with Puck's moaning of the situation.

"Can we just agree it's nobody's fault" Quinn laughed lightly.

"Agreed"

"I would really like us to be friends again Noah, I don't want to make you uncomfortable –"

"Of course Quinn" Puck cut off before Quinn could rant again "We are going to be parents in eight weeks. I don't want it to be weird around you anymore"

"Good me either" Quinn agreed eagerly "Wow eight weeks and we will be parents"

"I know I can't believe it either"

"I'm excited to meet him" Quinn beamed as she looked down at her larger baby bump.

Puck smiled at Quinn while she stroked her bump "Me too"

The NoMad Bar – Midtown – Wednesday Evening

"Well I'm glad you guys are friends again because he was taking up too much of my husband's time" Rachel joked as Santana handed them all a drink. The four of them were having an after-work drink in a bar in midtown. Quinn had just finished telling them about her conversation with Puck.

"Yeah so am I" Quinn agreed, she rubbed her baby bump and let out a sigh "I'm tired of talking about my drama though anyone else"

"I don't want to talk about mine either" Santana agreed shaking her head.

"Me either" Mercedes added taking a large drink of her cocktail.

Rachel laughed "Well looks like it's going to be a quiet night"

Rachel and Quinn's Dorm Room – NYU - 2000

"I'm not sure this is a good idea Rachel" Quinn stated as she finished off her makeup while sat at her desk.

"Of course it is Quinn I want you to meet Mercedes and Santana" Rachel said as she pulled on her shoes. Quinn and Rachel were going to a college bar near their dorm so that Quinn could meet Mercedes and Santana.

"You mean the sobbing girl and fighting girl" Quinn quipped rolling her eyes. Rachel told Quinn all about how she had meet Mercedes and Santana, and Quinn had not liked what she heard.

"Otherwise known as Mercedes and Santana" Rachel smirked at Quinn. She joined Finn who was lying on her bed watching telly while she waited for Quinn to finish getting ready.

"Do you know you shouldn't judge someone before you know them?" Rachel joked giving Quinn a look. Quinn just rolled her eyes in return.

"So am I allowed to come to girl's night?" Finn wondered as he pulled Rachel closer and kissed the top of her head.

"Sorry ladies only, you should go find some male friends" Rachel argued

"If you say so. Have fun" Finn concluded. Rachel kissed his cheek then grabbed her bag when she saw that Quinn was ready to leave. Ten minutes later Rachel and Quinn were walking into the bar and Rachel noticed Mercedes and Santana both already there. She walked over to the table and hugged them both.

"Hey guys, this is Quinn" Rachel greeted waving over at Quinn who was stood cautiously behind her.

"Nice to meet you" Quinn smiled. Once everyone had made their instructions Santana quickly took charge and got them all a round of shots.

"Here you go" Santana cheered. Everyone downed their shot in one.

"That's disgusting" Quinn groaned. Rachel smiled at her friend and pushed her down into a seat next to Mercedes.

"Sit down I'll get you a drink" Rachel said. She went over to the bar and for a few moments the others looked at each other unsure what to say without Rachel around.

"So how long have you known Rachel for?" Mercedes wondered smiling over at Quinn. She looked like the nicest one out of her and Santana.

"Since we were 15, we meet in High School"

The girls went back to being silent as none of them could think of something else to say to each other. It was clear to all of them that they were different people.

"Here you go ladies" Rachel cheered putting down the drinks in front of them all hoping that it would get rid of some of the awkwardness between them.

An hour and 5 drinks each later the girls had finally found something that they all had in common especially when alcohol was involved.

"I mean he just dumped me. Just because I didn't want to have a three some with some girl from his dorm" Mercedes ranted, she had her arm around Quinn and was leaning close to her despite the face she was almost shouting.

"Men are pigs" Quinn proclaimed before turning to Rachel "Except for Finn"

"Men are dogs though; I sometimes think about switching teams just for something new" Santana jeered waving her hands about, forgetting she was holding her drink and spilling it everywhere. The girls all looked up from their table when they heard the Bartender shout 'last orders'

"Aww is it the end of the night already" Quinn complained as she finished off her Gin and Tonic.

Rachel looked over at her drunken friends "Nope it's just the beginning"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Wednesday Night

"So did you have a good night?" Finn asked Rachel as they got into bed that night. While Rachel had gone for a drink with her friends Puck had met up with Puck and a few other teachers from school for a drink.

"I did, what about you" Rachel wondered as she pulled over her. Rachel could already feel her eyes closing as she turned to face Finn.

"Yeah Puck was in a much better mood now that he has made things up with Quinn. Does he have you to thank for that" Finn smiled knowingly at his wife. Rachel smiled back when Finn leant in a kissed her quickly on the lips.

"So I've been thinking about how I meet you and the girls this week and I realised something"

"Yeah what's that?"

"You were right. My parents divorcing and me moving to Lima was the best thing that ever happened to me" Rachel concluded she stroked Finn's face lightly before he brought her closer. Rachel laid her head on his chest.

"Well I do like being right" Finn laughed. Rachel sat back up and straddled Finn locking him in place.

"Do you want me to show you just how thankful I am?"