Rachel POV

She knew that she needed to end things with Finn. She knew that what everyone was saying was right, that he would hold her back when they got to New York. He hadn't gotten into the acting college and she knew that taking him with her would cause resentment to somehow flourish in the young man's chest. She knew all of this yet she hadn't done anything about it because truth be told she was scared. Scared of going to New York and failing at her dream, scared that if she broke up with Finn then no one would love her and she'd be alone forever. On the outside she was confident, poised, and a diva. On the inside she was terrified of rejection, scared of the unknown future, and worried that she would forever be alone. She was graduating in 3 months and the closer it got to that milestone day the more she questioned her future with Finn.

" Rachel, earth to Rachel." She was brought out of her thoughts by none other than Finn himself.

"I'm sorry did you say something?"

"Yea, I did. I was wondering if you would meet me in the auditorium later today?" he said slightly more nervous than normal.

"Yes Finn I will. What time?"

"Around 3:30."

"Ok I'll see you then. I have to I'm sorry I'll be late for calculus."

"OK I love you." He said to the already retreating diva.

"You too." Came the hurried response.

She arrived right before the bell rang, took her seat and then let her mind wonder. It was because of her reverie that she hadn't noticed that not only had the teacher come in but so had a new student. Well not new to school but certainly new to her calculus class. The student was Santiago Lopez. She knew Santi because not only was he her boyfriends team mate but he was also the on again off again boyfriend of her best friend Quinn.

"Take a seat by Miss Berry, Mr. Lopez." Said the calculus teacher Mrs. Rivera.

Rachel wasn't sure but she thought that she noticed a little hesitation in Santiago's steps.

"I didn't know you were taking calculus Mr. Lopez." Rachel said with a mixture of disbelief and amazement. It wasn't everyday a football player was put into an AP Calculus class. Especially the semester of graduation, the last semester of school.

"There's a lot you don't know about me Miss Berry." Said Santi with a twinkle in his eyes. She was sure she saw but she wasn't sure if she had imagined the flirtatious tone in his voice or if it was truly there and he was flirting with her, his teammates girlfriend and his ex's best friend.

"I have some notes that you can look at for some things that we went over before break last semester." Rachel offered.

"Yeah thanks that would be awesome I don't want to fall completely behind." Said Santi as he pulled out his notebook and smiled, what Rachel would describe as a thousand watt smile to rival her own.

The truth was she had a special place in her heart for the latin boy. He had always treated Quinn exceptionally well even if she hadn't made it easy for him. When Rachel had first met Santiago she knew he was different. On the outside he was a bad boy, someone who seemingly didn't care what the world thought about him, which was something that Rachel herself aspired to achieve. He also didn't have a problem letting people know what he thought and that was also something that Rachel appreciated. Yet she knew that deep down he was kind and caring. He had shown his caring side their junior year and Rachel hadn't forgotten that. This was going to be a very interesting 3 months.