Today was a perfect day of May, a sunny and hot one. Kurt Hummel, soon Anderson, had taken his two best friends to an afternoon of shopping. For Rachel, it was quite an emergency. She was five-month pregnant and, even if she had bought some maternity clothes, he still thought they were awful.
Around 3PM, they were with Mercedes in a Starbucks Coffee, sitting around a table. Rachel had changed her clothes since the morning to wear a summer dress. Her belly had become really huge and nobody could deny she was expecting a baby. She drank a gulp of her chocolate frappucino. She had stopped drinking coffee when she discovered she was pregnant.
'I- We have a surprise for you, Rachel !' Kurt said under excitement. 'We told you we were looking for your maid of honor dress and that's part true, but we planed something else.'
'You've been through a lot these past months and we wanted you to relax for a moment.' Mercedes continued, quietly. 'So, in a hour, we got an appointment to Kurt's favorite hair dresser and then, we will do some shopping to- So, you could become the sexy woman you said you were.'
Mercedes hadn't forgotten what Rachel told about her daughter conception.
'What, me ? I don't think this is a good idea, these clothes are who I am. I've always wore skirts and dresses.' She put her beaker down on the table. 'And Finn loves me this way. If I change, I won't be the same for him.'
Kurt stood up and took her hand so she could be up too.
'Rachel, you have no choice ! You're doing what we are saying or you are not my maid of honor anymore. So ?'
The pregnant lady sighed, but couldn't fight against her best friends.
'OK. But I'm doing it only because I am afraid not to be a part of this wedding, right ?'
At 7PM, Finn was saying goodbye to his last customer on the day. It was time to close the music store, but actually, close was only synonym to 'we are not serving you anymore', because his colleagues and he were still in. The lights were still all turned on when he walked towards the drums at the bottom of the store.
'Who's in for a musical break ?' He loudly asked his new pals.
He took two sticks and began to hit on the drums like never before. He hadn't think of Rachel since he left her in the morning. But now, he just had to let it go a little. Being somewhere else than in his apartment with his hormonal girlfriend and all these wedding things. He had only twenty and a half, he wanted to act like a man of this age.
A few minutes later, he looked up, still drumming while one of his colleague was playing the guitar. What he saw was absolutely amazing. A young and dark-haired young woman had entered the shop. The 'closed' sign didn't dissuade her to get in. He felt guilty to stare at her, but she was as gorgeous as his love. Yes, Rachel and her were pretty look-a-like, but they weren't dressing the same and his girlfriend's hair wasn't that long and she didn't have a bang anymore. The lady turned round, her eyes hidden behind sunglasses. Finn stopped playing the instrument and stood up to see what she was looking for. As he was walking to her, he noticed she was pregnant. There were too much things to be a coincidence.
'Rachel ?'
She took off her sunglasses and smiled at him.
'It was Kurt and Mercedes' idea. What do you think ?' She questioned, turning around so he could see her new clothes.
'I think I am the luckiest dude in here.' He wanted to kiss her so badly, but suddenly, he remembered what had happened between the two of them. 'Aren't you mad at me anymore ?'
Rachel came closer to him, not paying attention to his colleagues who were watching them.
'Do I look mad ?' She whispered, before she kissed him softly.