Years since high school & while in downtown NYC Rachel & Brittany cross paths working on a pre-Broadway workshop, uptown Quinn & Santana are roommates following Quinn's divorce. Will the city pull them all together or tear them apart for good? Femslash

AU. Rachel and Quinn used to date until Quinn dumped her at Nationals without telling her why. When she drops off the radar all summer and comes back to school with a new attitude Rachel has a feeling things are going to get worse before they get better.

When Rachel is tragically robbed of her dreams in New York, she returns to Lima and becomes a teacher. Years later, a mysterious little girl is enrolled into her class and changes the brunette's life forever.