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"Rachel. You want out?"

"Look, Noah, I'm sorry. I know we are trying to get Quinn back and I will stop at nothing to help you, but I can't do this anymore." she said.

"But why?" Kurt asked.

"Look, I just can't. Finn isnt even sure that he likes me! So this plan could be for nothing! I'm so stupid to think that he would drop someone as pretty as Quinn." she threw her head on the table and whimpered in pain. Kurt and Puck looked each other and rolled their eyes.

"Rachellll." Kurt whined.

"Berry, you promised to help me win Quinn back." Puck said.

"I know I did. I'm sorry Noah, but I just feel guilty. Quinn loves Finn and Finn clearly loves Quinn. Don't you think we should let them be happy?" Rachel said.

"Um No-"

"Noah, please. See it this way. If you and I really loved each other would we want anybody else getting in the way of our love?" Kurt looked between Rachel and Puck. He knew Rachel was right and he also knew that Finn like Rachel but nothing was going to change her mind. He watched Puck realize this.

"Fine, Berry. You're right, again. Fine, I guess we should break up."

Rachel sighed. She didn't know how to do this without creating too much talk and stir up this more than it needed to be. She hated to hurt Puck's feelings but this just wasn't ethical anymore and she wanted out.

"Well, how should we do it?"Kurt finally broke the silence that followed.

"Um, well we could say that you cheated on me? Everyone will believe that!" Rachel offered.

"Yeah, we could say that you found another girl's bra in his car and you broke up with him on the spot!" Kurt added.

"Oh, good one Kurt! I think-"

"Guys!" Puck interrupted them.

"Yes, Noah?" Rachel asked.

"I don't want to cheat on you and I don't want Quinn to think of me as a bad boyfriend. If we break up, I want it to be a mutual thing and we are still friends! I'm not who you all think I am!" he said.

Kurt rolled his eyes and Rachel sighed because she knew he was right. Puck was a really great fake boyfriend and she still wanted to help him get Quinn.

"You're right. I'm sorry! We can say that we just grew apart and decided it be best if we broke up!" she said.

"Thanks Berry. I really appreciate you doing this and I'm sorry its not working out with Finn." he said sincerely.

"Thanks for going through this crazy plan with me. You're a great friend, Noah. I'll see you Monday and we can start telling people!" she got up and hugged him and Kurt and her watched Puck leave the coffee shop and drive away.

"What next?" Kurt asked.

"I don't know, Kurt. What is next?" she sighed and played with her coffee cup.

Kurt looked at Rachel and almost felt sad for her. She moved to a new town, made a new group of friends, got a "fake" boyfriend, and now she couldn't have the guy she wanted because he was dumb. She looked at Kurt with big brown eyes and then he knew it was something different entirely. She was looking for someone to fill the hole in her heart after her dad left, two someones. Puck and Finn.

"Oh, Rachel, i'm sorry this is happening to you." and she started crying.

"I miss them so much and I thought maybe a boyfriend could help me. Now, I have nothing. No love." She was sobbing in the middle of The Lima Bean and people were staring to stare at the poor girl.

"Aw, babe, no! You have me! Rachel, you don't need a boyfriend to make you feel whole! They aren't gonna make your dads death go away. You have so much love in your life! I love you, Your Aunt and Uncle love you, Mercedes, Blaine, Finn as a friend, Quinn may even be your friend. You have all of us and one day we will all be watching you live a happy happy life on Broadway. You don't need a man!" he wiped her tears away and she sniffled.

"Thank you Kurt! You are truly my best friend. I love you!" she said and hugged him.

"Let's go watch Funny Girl at my house! I love you too!" They got up and left and Rachel was feeling much better about herself and was excited to watch her favorite movie.

iii

It was Saturday night and she was alone in the house, Kurt and Baine invited her to hang out but she told them she preferred to be alone. Her Aunt Shelby and Uncle Bill went to Cleveland for the weekend, so it was just her and her thoughts. She thought about watching a movie but she wanted to keep busy so she decided to bake!

Her dads always used to love her banana bread and she would make for them when they worked late. She always knew they would appreciate it. She was listening to the Wicked soundtrack when she heard the doorbell ring. She wondered who it could be. She quickly fixed her hair and wiped her mascara stained eyes and opened the door.

"Finn!" she said in apparent surprise.

"Kurt told me you might need a friend. So I made you cookies, they didn't turn out how i thought they would but they are better than nothing!" he said with a huge grin. He handed her the plate of very burnt cookies and she laughed.

"Uh, thanks Finn! I appreciate it! I'll be sure to eat these with milk!" she said and started to close the door.

"Rach, Can I hang with you?"

She sure could use the company but she wasn't sure if she could be alone with Finn.

"Sure, I would love your company. Wheres Quinn tonight?" she asked and led him to the kitchen,

"She said she had a thing." he shrugged. Quinn told Finn that she was busy and she didn't want hang out and then she hung up on him. Things had been weird since this morning. She was acting normal yesterday and today she hasn't yelled at him once!

"Oh! Well, let me get the bread out of the oven!" she chirped. He watched her walk into the kitchen and bend over to get the bread. She had a really nice ass he thought. It was perfect, he suddenly wanted to touch it. The slam of the oven door brought him back to life and he walked over and smelled the bread. She hoped her bread was just as good as her pancakes!

"Let it cool first Finn." Rachel smirked and walked off to another room, "Ill be right back!"

Finn didn't know when a good time to bring up the fact that he knew she and Puck broke up. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, she was probably hurting pretty badly. Maybe she needed a shoulder. Quinn obviously didn't care about him, so he would comfort Rachel.

"Rach!" he called and followed her to her bedroom where he heard humming. She was fixing her hair in the mirror and humming beautifully.

"Rach?" he asked her and she looked at him from the mirror.

"Oh, hey Finn. Come in!" he pushed the door open and saw all that was Rachel Berry. She had a pink bedspread and a million pink fluffy pillows and a stuffed sock monkey lying in the center of her bed. She had only been here two months or so and she had tons of picture frames. One with her and Kurt, her, Kurt and mercedes. Her and Blaine and one with her and two older men. He picked up that frame.

"Those are my dads! My favorite men!" she said as she noticed him admiring the picture.

"The Berry's." he whispered to nothing in particular.

"They would've loved you Finn! They loved a man's man!" she grinned. He smiled and put the frame down.

"I already love them! They seem wonderful Rach." he sat down on her bed and she sat next to him just sitting there.

"Puck told me." was all he said. Rachel gasped a little and clutched her "R" necklace given to her by her dads. No one was supposed to know yet! She guessed it didn't matter anyway. Now he knew she was single and they were alone in her room!

"How are you feeling, Rachel?" he asked hoping to get something out of her. Rachel hadn't thought about this question. How did she feel?

"I loved Noah and he loved me but sometimes that isn't enough! Plus, he couldn't keep up with me being high maintenance." she said with a wink. Finn felt his heart skip a beat when she winked but he couldn't tell if it was because she was adorable or because she seemed to be fine.

"Well, I know Puck loved you too and you're a great girl." she hoped she was doing an okay job lying. She was an actress and she was really putting on a show tonight with Finn.

"Thanks, Finn. Sometimes things just happen." she said and he thought back to their conversation about fate. She grabbed his hand and his whole body tingled.

"Well, lets get our Saturday night on!" she said with a smile and she giggle and he felt his whole attitude change to excitement.

"What are we going to do?" he asked her.

"Hm…let me make you a vegan dinner and I promise you will like it! We can listen to classic rock because I know thats your favorite." she said and he nodded. He just admired Rachel and the way she cared about what he liked.

After numerous songs by Journey, Queen, U2, and many more and The yummy vegan lasagna Rachel made. They made it outside, lying in the grass.

"I liked your dinner, Rach. Thanks." Finn said and he truly meant it. It was just cheese and noodles but it was so good. He didn't even need the meat!

"Thanks Finn, anytime. I really owe you for being so nice to me." she said and started making pictures in the stars.

"I'm gonna be a star one day." she said matter-of-factly. He smiled at her ambition, he knew that she could become a star. Everyone knew, she was so good!

:I hope so Rachel! Will you let me come backstage to your first broadway show?" he asked and turned his head so he was looking at her. She looked into his amber eyes and saw a spark in his eye. A spark that made her feel like he believed in her.

"Of course, Finn! You really believe in me that much?" she asked.

"More." he said and closed his eyes. She smiled and turned her head back to the sky.

He felt so comfortable next to her and he knew that he didn't feel this way with Quinn. He could never just lie there and talk for hours about nothing. He knew that he felt something for Rachel,something that made him feel alive and excited.

"Hey, Rachel?" he said and he turned over and her eyes were closed and her breathing even, she had fallen asleep. He looked at her and took her peaceful image in. Her skin glowed against the moonlight and her right hand rested on her chest which was moving slowly up and down. She had her legs bent at the knees and her hair fell so perfectly. She looked like an angel. He knew that she was worry free, he could tell. It almost looked as though she was smiling.

He thought maybe he should turn in because the sprinklers would go on in the morning and he felt tired too. He got up and gently picked the small girl up and carried her to her bed. He slowly pulled the covers over her. Her eyes fluttered open.

"Finny, thanks for sticking around."

"Shh. Rachie, go to sleep. Ill never leave you." and with that she turned over and started her even breathing. He took one final look at her when he realized that Rachel was not fate.

She was his destiny.

Yay! I hope you liked that chapter! It was hard for me to write but I ended up being okay with the ending. What do you think Finn will do now? Let me know and Reviewwww! I love you guys!

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Nicolette