Disclaimer: See last chapters.

Rachel was being released from the hospital again, it had only been a week this time, focusing on mental stability rather than weight. Although, she was still underweight, she knew it was something she could change a lot easier than she could change her mind set. She knew she had to recover this time around, she finally felt ready and she knew she always had people to help her, and this place to go to when she needed help.

Rachel grinned at the thought of leaving that place, even though she hadn't been there for so long this time around, it was still an amazing feeling of accomplishment as she walked through the doors. She knew – as well as everyone else did – that she wasn't there yet, but she was closer than she ever had been. While she was in there, she decided that she was going to recover whether she liked it or not.. or rather, if the voice liked it or not.

She knew she could not live like this for the rest of her life. Being thin wasn't everything, it didn't have to be her main focus. She was never bothered about it before – she had focused on health, living a long life, before all of this. She wanted recovery this time more than she did before, she was going to get it as well because whatever Rachel Berry put her mind to, Rachel Berry did.

Shelby was on her own to pick her up, and at first she found herself wondering if her friends hated her because she had failed them but she knew that even they wouldn't change their minds that quickly, as they had spent over ten hours there the day before, singing to her.

She smiled at her mother and got in the car, "Where's Quinn?" She asked, looking at the older woman,

"She said she had homework to do." Rachel noticed the hesitation in her voice and sighed, nodding her head sadly, "She wanted to come.. but I wouldn't let her."

Rachel smiled, "How are you?" She asked, grinning as she did so – she felt a lot like the old Rachel this time around, the woman laughed at the girl and shook her head,

"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?"

"Everyone asks me it all the time, I thought it would be a nice change to ask someone else."

"I'm good, how about you?" Rachel just nodded and smiled, "Glad to be going home?" She nodded again, tears glazing her eyes as she thought about it.

"I'm sorry." She whispered, noticing Shelby glance at her as she watched the usually strong girl break,

"Why?"

"I've done this to everyone.. I know you don't need to put up with this."

"I don't need to, but I will because I love you and the rest of the Glee club... I feel as though all of you are my own, and you are mine.. I want to be here for you." Rachel wiped her tears, biting her lip.

"Thank you.. I.. I think of you as my mom now, instead of my mother. My dads.. they can't cope with stuff like this. They barely managed when I got my period, or when I got my heart broke. My daddy saw his sister go through it when they were younger, I should have known how much it would hurt them.. but.. I have you to go to when things get too hard." She smiled a little as her mom nodded and patted her hand,

"You will always have me, Rachel."

~ .. ~

The club had waited ages for Rachel to get home, Quinn sighing the most as she got more and more impatient with the two. "She's behind schedule." She muttered, tapping her mobile phone as she looked at the time.

"It doesn't matter." Puck laughed as he wrapped an arm around her waist,

"Yes it does, we have a specific timetable for everything tonight. Everything has to be perfect." Artie and Mike looked at each other, both of them laughing as they rolled their eyes.

"I am sure Rachel will just appreciate the thought." Santana finally said, ignoring the two boys. Quinn just nodded and began pacing back and forth. Everyone had been there a while ago, and they were all waiting for the moment they could hide. She had a surprise waiting for Rachel upstairs, too.. and she knew that would probably be the highlight of the whole party for her newly turned best friend.

Finally, the key turned in the door and she saw Shelby walking through, everyone quickly hid and Brittany began to giggle, as Santana tried to shut her up. Quinn just stood in the middle of the room, watching as Rachel looked at her curiously, wondering what was going on before everyone jumped out.

Quinn couldn't help but grin at the happiness on the girls face as she was surrounded by all her friends, hugging them all one by one before she got to Quinn, wrapping her arms tight around her. "We know you're going to get through this." She whispered to the girl, rubbing her back.

"Thanks Quinn.. you're the best."

"This wasn't my idea... I wanted a small meeting in the choir room or something, but someone insisted otherwise."

"Who?" Rachel frowned, confusion evident in her eyes as she looked around at her friends,

"Look behind you, Rachel." Quinn grinned as she pointed at a person standing behind the brunette, laughing when she turned around with pure joy in her eyes once she saw him. She smiled at him and he grinned back, "Go on!" Quinn whispered in her hair, pushing her towards the vacant hallway where Finn Hudson stood.

He looked at her as she slowly walked towards him, finally reaching him. He couldn't keep the smile of his face as he grabbed her and kissed her with as much passion as he could manage, wanting her to know how much he loved her, needing her to know that no matter what, his feelings never changed.

"I am so sorry." He said as she shook her head,

"No.. I understand why you did it and thank you." He hugged her tight, never wanting to let her go and then the music suddenly turned off. Rachel turned around and saw her friends getting into a group, smiling at her confusion until she turned around and noticed him on his knee.

"Don't say no, no, no, no.. just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..

and we'll go, go, go, go, go.. if you're ready like I'm ready.

It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do.

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you."

She barely heard the song as she concentrated on the boy in front of her, tears running down her face already as she saw him pull out a box from his jacket pocket. She felt herself turning red as he opened it, revealing a small, star shaped diamond ring. She loved how he knew the perfect ring to get her. She laughed when he opened his mouth to speak, shaking her head to try and reassure him.

He grinned his beautiful smile and she laughed again, not realizing she was shaking until he grabbed her hand, "Rachel.. I love you so much. I want to show you just how much and I would love to spend the rest of my life with you.. this is why I want to ask you to marry me. So, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

She smiled and nodded, "I would love to, Finn." He put the beautiful ring on her finger, and got up, kissing her on the lips with so much more passion, and love than before – although at the time, she had thought it to be impossible. He put his thumbs up to Quinn as she began to clap, everyone joining in as they both turned to face them. Rachel beamed wider than she ever had before and pulled Finn to the rest of the group to show off the ring,.

She looked at Finn and grabbed his hand, she loved him and he loved her. She knew they would make it through, recovery would be a long and hard process but she knew that she had those she loved so much, and those who would keep her sane during the good times and the bad times. She knew her and Finn would be forever, and even though things would get hard, they would make it through. Because she loved him, and he loved her.

Fin.