The Man You'll Marry
Yea so I was planning on updating my GH/Glee fic first however with all the love this piece is getting in comparison to this one I decided to write the penultimate chapter. Hugs and Kisses to everyone who has read, reviewed, and put this on alert….so how'd you like Night of Neglect? All I can say is interrupted or not I'm so glad RIB released the Tina solo on ITunes and I'm glad that we're done w/ Holly for the season….
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"So this script landed on my desk the other day," Artie was saying, "and I instantly thought of you Rachel."
A smile crossed the brunette's lips as she picked up the script to skim and from the first few pages she definitely was suckered in.
"It's about this small town girl who gets tossed into the hustle and bustle of the city when she is asked to help a friend out…."
Rachel just continued to nod as she continued to read the script.
"The studio is in talks to get Zac Efron the play the romantic male lead."
She smiled.
Zac Efron was rather lovely though she couldn't picture herself kissing his lips and having it feel as magical as kissing Sam's was but she wouldn't say this out loud instead she nodded professionally as Artie went on.
"I'm not promising that this will be a blockbuster in fact I know that it won't be."
A lump formed in her stomach as he was said this, making her wonder if the reason she'd been picked was because this was a sure fire flop and they didn't want to saddle one of their big budget marques starlets with the roll however thankfully Artie continued to talk and soon began to shift her spirits.
"As far as romantic comedies go however I think this an excellent script for your breakout roll, I mean if you play your cards right you could be the next Katherine Heigl."
She smiled.
She liked Katherine Heigl and could definitely live with Artie's comparison as he went on about how she'd still have to meet with the studio heads and set up a proper audition however just as soon as he said this he gave her a sweet glance with his bright blue eyes and began to fidget with his glasses as he whispered.
"Between you and me though, that's just a formality and the roll is yours."
"Really!" Rachel exclaimed still in a state of shock.
She never expected for her to be exiting this office with a strong 90% chance of getting a real acting job much less a job in a feature film, she was just expecting Artie to hand her a list of auditions.
After her lengthily conversation with Artie in which he'd set up a meeting for her the following week with the higher ups Rachel exited the office with a spring in her step as she felt that she'd been floating on cloud nine. However all at once she seemed to crash back down to earth as he heard a familiar voice speak one single word.
"Santana."
The noise was a short distance away this causing her to scope out the room she'd currently been in, managing to find a decent hiding place thanks to her short stature.
Keeping quiet she listened on as a fierce yet stunning Latina glared at Sam.
"But we had plans; you promised that you'd drive out with me to my parents this weekend."
"I know, however plans change, like the last night when we were supposed to go to a movie and you baled on me," he spoke while continuing in his mind, "which is how I ran into Rachel again and we kissed again…."
"I told you why we couldn't meet last night, it was an emergency….anyway what is your excuse for skipping out or do you not love me anymore."
Sam just stood in silence, this was his out, he could tell Santana that honestly he had at one time was all set on making her his wife but now he was completely infatuated with another woman and couldn't see himself settling down with her at the moment if at all.
"Sam?" Santana asked however the blonde's silence said it all and she let out a sigh before going off on him in Spanish not knowing just how well he spoke the language, "Lo que sea, me miran. Puedo conseguir cualquier hombre que quiero y por eso me conformé con la boca de trucha nunca lo sabré.."
Translation:
Whatever, look at me. I can get any man I want and why I settled for your trouty mouth I'll never know.
And with that she stormed out leaving Sam alone to let out a long lingering sigh. If he wasn't at the moment at his place of business he would have picked up something and pitched it across the room or screamed at the top of his lounges however he was in a professional setting and so he needed to act accordingly. This however was made even more difficult as from the corner of his eyes he spotted Rachel causing his utterly frustrating day to make a complete turnaround.
"Rachel hey," he spoke as he approached her acting like nothing was wrong all the while hoping that the brunette couldn't read through his poker face.
Flashing a half smile at Sam trying to hide all the emotions that were going on in her own mind she responded.
"Hey yourself." She said with a smile.
"Something's got you in a good mood."
She wanted to scream at the top of her lounges that her mood was because she was hopelessly in love with him and wanted to shout it from the rooftops however she stated the other more logical factor for her happiness.
"I'm going to be in a movie, well ok so it's not a done deal yet but I'm sure that the producers will love me as much as Artie does….for the roll I mean because Artie loves his wife Tina in the romantic sense and I'm rambling."
Sam smirked.
"It's ok Rachel," he said gently placed a hand on Rachel's cheek before leaning in and taking a kiss.
"Congratulations," Sam whispered in a slick seductive voice he never knew he even had in him before.
Rachel however stood in a silent shock thinking that she'd been lost in a dream. Pinching her wrist she realized she was in fact living in a moment of reality causing her to bite her lip.
"Sam, we can't keep doing this, I mean you have a girlfriend who is almost your fiancé."
"Santana's not almost my fiancé anymore."
This exchange caused Rachel's heart to sink.
"Oh, well then congratulations I guess…. Anyway that's all the more reason we shouldn't be making out anymore no matter how amazing your lips taste."
Sam let out a little laugh.
"You don't understand, Santana's not my almost fiancé cause we broke up not cause I popped the question."
It was then Rachel realized just what she had been listening in on as Sam continued.
"I don't know when it happened, maybe it was love at first site, or perhaps it didn't click in my mind and heart until the moment we kissed that first time on the beach but I'm in love with you Rachel."
"You are?"
He nodded causing Rachel to let out a long sigh of her own.
"That's a relief," she said.
"What is," he asked caulking his eyebrows.
"That you love me, because from the moment I first laid eyes on you I began to slowly and surely fall for you too. I mean at first I thought it was the story of my Aunt Chloe's dress playing mind games with me but then we kissed on the beach and I knew in an instant that I couldn't live with myself if you and your 'almost' fiancé did in fact get engaged and subsequently married."
Sam looked at her.
"Well metaphorically speaking of course, I mean I would never in my right mind ever think of offing myself and….."
Sam's lips once more met with hers, interrupting her mid-sentence.
"You know you're adorable when you ramble," he said with a smile.
"And your….well your just adorable," Rachel said feeling her face turn as red as the tight fitting t-shirt that Sam had on in the moment before thinking of her aunt and just how soon she got married after she'd met her future husband and how she and Sam knew each other for almost that amount of time, "So, what happens now?"
As she asked this she told Sam the same thing she'd been thinking about the timeline of their courtship in comparison to her aunt and uncles.
"Well….." Sam stated as the two of them kissed once more.
TBC
Yes I could have ended this here and yes I would have been verbally smacked down if I did….anyway I hope you liked the cameo by Santana and I'm so sorry if it didn't love up to your expectations…. Anyway I bet you can't guess what happens in the next chapter LOL. That being said I am on the fence about keeping this verse going with a piece based loosely on the follow up short story that most likely would be a Quill AU and if I do this shall it be a continuation of Man You'll Marry or be a different fic all together, anyway once more I can't stress enough how thankful I am for all my readers/reviewers/subscribers