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Chapter 2

It took Rachel an entire month to finally work up the courage to break off her and Finn's engagement.

When the day finally came, she called up Noah, telling him her plan. His only reply? "Just tell me what you need and I'll be there."

She smiled. "See you at school then Noah!"

"Later Rach." And he hung up.

She took a deep breath before walking into school. She smiled at the sight of Noah leaning up against her locker waiting for her.

"Good morning, Noah!" said Rachel enthusiastically.

"Morning, Rach. You ready for this?" asked Puck.

She sighed. "As ready as I'll ever be."

She looked up when she heard Finn greeting Noah from across the hall.

Noah nodded politely. "Sup Hudson?"

"Not much. Morning Rach," said Finn.

Rachel gave him a small smile. "Morning, Finn." Noah gently nudged her, jerking his head in Finn's direction.

Rachel cleared her throat. "Finn, can we please speak in private?"

He looked confused. "Uh, sure?"

Rachel grabbed his wrist and started dragging him toward the empty English classroom.

Rachel took a deep breath. "Finn, I've been thinking lately."

He interrupted her. "About what?"

"About our relationship."

He looked confused again. "Okay? Why?"

"Because I don't think this relationship is going to work out."

"Rachel, we're ENGAGED!"

Unshed tears pricked her eyes. "I know that Finn. But be honest with me here, do you really want to spend the rest of your life with me in New York?"

He opened his mouth to speak, but then stopped.

"That's what I thought."

Then Finn made a terrible mistake. "Why can't you just stay in Lima with me?"

Puck, who was listening outside the door, gasped.

Rachel, who was shocked, became speechless.

"Come on Rach! Lima's not so bad! You can go to OSU with me and become a teacher or whatever, and I'll take over Burt's shop! When we're older, we can have kids. We'll have a nice home somewhere near where we live now. We'll have a white picket fence; I'll build a tree house for the kids. Does that sound so bad?"

Without thinking, Rachel shouted, "Yes! That sounds awful, Finn Hudson!"

He took a step back. "Why does that sound so bad? What's so wrong with that future?"

"What's wrong is because it's in Lima-freaking-Ohio! New York's been my dream since I was a baby! Remember Finn? Me being on Broadway?"

Unthinkingly, he answered. "Rachel, barely anyone even makes it on Broadway! Why do you think you out of all people will?"

Rachel gasped, tears escaping her eyes.

Finn took a step closer. "No, Rachel, I didn't mean it like that! You're extremely talented! It's just…"

Rachel took a step back, calmly took off her engagement ring and handed it to him. "I don't think I'll be needing this anymore."

She exited the room hastily, rushing through the door straight into the open arms of Noah Puckerman.

He wiped the tears off her face. "I'm so proud of you Rach! Let's get you to the bathroom so we can get you cleaned up."

And with that, the pair made their way down the hallway with their arms linked, while Finn watched dejectedly as his ex-fiancée made her way farther and farther away from him.

A/N- Sorry for the extremely long wait guys! Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I'll most likely be adding one or two more chapters, so look out for those! Please review!