Chapter Two
"Yeah, she was just walking her dogs, down the street." Finn said into the telephone as he twiddled the red pen in his hand. Finn was sitting in his living room grading projects of his fourth grade students with his phone to his ear. "Wow, what is she doing up there?" Puck asked on the other side of the phone. "Dude she has her own dance place right next to the school." He said still in disbelief. "She looks great." He added. "Okay dude just go for it, I mean if she's single seriously. Dude how many times does this happen? Not a lot. It's not just coincidence." Puck said as he started to head out the door. "I gotta go to work man, but think about what I said. Go for it." Finn heard a dial tone and he sets down his phone and sighs. After running into Brittany, Finn knew he had to call up Puck and tell him. He sat on his couch grading projects as he thought about Puck's advice.
Brittany walked her dogs home after running into Finn earlier. She heard the phone ringing the moment she walked through the door of her apartment. The dogs went running and Britt sighed picking up the phone. It was Blaine.
"Is he really? Wow that's great. Is he single?" Blaine asked seeming way to excited about the situation. "Let me talk to her!" Britt heard Kurt's voice in the background. "She ran into Finn." Blaine whispered as he sat in the kitchen with Kurt. Rachel was in the kitchen making smoothies on her and Kurt's day off. "What?" she snapped her head in Blaine's direction at the mention of Finn's name. She walked over and snatched the phone from Blaine. "Brittany? It's Rachel. You saw Finn?" she asked curiously. "Yeah, um he teaches at the school next to my studio, we ran into each other while he was on his run." She said remembering from earlier that day. "Wow." Rachel said surprised. "I guess he's better off than I thought." She said blankly. "Is he dating anyone?" "NO!" Kurt yelled in the background. "He's not I talked to Carole the other day and she said he hasn't dated anyone for four months." He nodded to Blaine. Brittany overheard this and smiled. "Guys I gotta go, I'll call you later. /I/ have a date tonight." "WHA-" Rachel widened her eyes and soon heard a dial tone as Brittany hung up the phone. "Finn….and Brittany. Finn and Brittany?" she frowned. "What the hell?" Kurt rolled his eyes.
Finn sat at a booth at Garden Café waiting for Brittany to arrive. He was still surprised at the coincidence that they have been living so close even a thousand miles away from Lima. He was happy to be able to catch up with her.
Brittany decided to put on a nice spring dress wanted to make a good impression when meeting with Finn. Although she had known him since grade school she had never thought of him as someone she would date, or even hook up with. Both of them had always been dating someone and she had always just seen him as a really good friend. But now everything was different, he looked good, different, and happy.
Brittany walked into the café and spotted Finn at one of the booths. She smiled and walked over to him happily. He stood up to greet her and they exchanged friendly hugs. "Hey!" she smiled. "Hey you look great!" he responded. She blushed and sat down in the booth across from him. "Man, I can't believe you're here it's so weird." She laughed. "I know what a coincidence right?" he smiled back at her. The two spent dinner talking about their lives and what they've been doing since graduation.
Brittany laughed out loud. "Oh my gosh remember that time in junior high when we all went to the sock hop dance?" Finn laughed along with her. "How could I forget? I fell flat on my face trying to do the electric slide." Britt laughed and smiled at him flirtatiously. "It was great seeing you Finn." She said sweetly. "Yeah, you too." He nodded looking back at her. Brittany smiled and starred at him. She blushed and looked down nervously. "Well I better get going." She sighed getting out her wallet. "Oh god no, I got this." He said stopping her from paying. "Thanks Finn." She smiled thoughtfully. Finn nodded. "Don't even worry about it." He shrugged.
Finn set some money on the table and they walked out of the café standing in front before they parted ways to their car. "This was nice, we should do it again sometime now that we know we live so close." She smiled. "Yeah definitely." He nodded in agreement.
Finn considered making a move, but this was different. She wasn't just some girl he goes on one date with that he met at a bar. This was Brittany. Brittany who he'd know since kindergarten, Brittany who knew everything about him, every class he's taken, every girl he's dated. He couldn't make a move on her…or could he? They both had mentioned being single over dinner. But was that enough to make a move on the first date? Could you even call it a date?
Brittany stood there smiling up at Finn sweetly. Man he looked so good. A lot better than he did in high school, he might have even grown out of that awkwardness but you can tell he hasn't because of his height which makes him so much more attractive. Oh god what was she thinking? This was Finn. Finn who dated Rachel AND Quinn in high school. Britt might have laid low on hooking up with people since after graduation but he doesn't know that. For all he knows she could be hooking up with guys almost every night just like in high school. Why would he ever even think about being interested? Oh god, is he going to make a move? God dammit make a move! Finn you better make a move because I sure the hell am not.
Finn leaned in and hugged her tight. "Um...I'll call you." He smiled looking into her eyes. "Yeah, okay." She said smiling but feeling disappointed that it ended with a hug. They parted ways and got into their cars driving off to their separate apartments.