LOVE WILL FIND A WAY…

So this arc took lots and lots of though as while I've had some plot points in mind for what it seems like forever (the Artie/Kristina scene that will happen in the next chapter was actually in mind from shortly after I wrote their reunion) I really didn't know how to present them without going back and forth between six or seven plotlines so much that it'd give you readers (well Katy and Gina as they are the only ones I know see this) whiplash. That said three things, 1…like I said the Artie/Kristina scenes have been plotted way before the 8/9/11 Mabby scenes, 2…the ordering of these scenes was plotted out thanks to Katy…and 3…if Bartie get back together I'll simply DIE….that being said on with the show.

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As things for everyone seemed to be falling into place time also seemed to fly by and soon the month of January blew by paving the way for February and as the 14th appeared it seemed like almost everyone had their own ways to celebrate with their loved ones.

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Standing in his childhood living room as he dropped his daughter off to spend the night at her grandmothers Puck couldn't help but let his eyes drift toward where his kid sister Ruthie was poking and primping herself for a valentines date with her boyfriend Landon. It still was hard to believe that his baby sister was growing up into a beautiful young woman who was already a junior in High School and soon would be going off to make her own mark in the world.

"Noah, please don't stare at me like that," Ruthie said turning around.

"I'm sorry, I just can't help it."

"Save the lecture about how much I've grown and to make sure that Landon uses a condom so I don't get knocked up in High School like your girlfriend did. Landon's a gentleman and we both agreed that we didn't want to have sex with one another until senior prom at the earliest."

"Good to know," Puck said with a smile, "so now that the matter of sex is taken care of, what do you kids have planned tonight? A double date with Molly and George at Breadstix perhaps?"

"Breadstix yes, double date no….however between you and me I wish it were a double date."

"You do?"

"Well yea…. I mean Molly and George would just be so amazing together however Molly is just well…there is something off about her and I don't know what it is."

Puck just let out a small sigh mentally agreeing that his sister in law did seem a bit distant ever since New Year's Eve and wondered what was going on with her however tonight wasn't the night to find out seeing as how Sam told him that she was planning a surprise for him when he got back to the garage.

Wondering just when he'd gotten so whipped he gave his kid sister a final once over, commenting that she needed to cover up with a jacket because while her dress wasn't reviling at all its spaghetti straps plus the cool Ohio air wasn't a good mix.

Taking his on steps now into the crisp air he began to wonder just how his friends were spending this evening.

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As Puck was contemplating just what his friends were doing this evening, a few cities over his best friend Finn was spending his first Valentine's Day as a married man.

He had it all planned out which was a big step up from his High School self who didn't know what was going on half the time.

He'd left Tina a note before leaving their loft that morning telling her to wear the new dress she bought on a shopping trip the past weekend and to meet him at a French restaurant that they'd been to a few times and his bride clearly loved for a reservation at seven. Seven came and he watched his lovely bride outshining all the women in the room and he needed to tell her this.

"You look beautiful T," he said.

Allowing a smile to cross her lips Tina sighed.

"You're just saying this because I'm your wife…"

"I love how that sounds…my wife… that never gets old."

"So, it's Valentine's day," Tina said with a smile.

"It's Valentine's day."

"Not that it's a day any different than any other though the greeting card companies seem to think so, I mean I don't love you any more so today then say three days ago.'

Finn shot her a blank look.

"And why Tina Hudson can you not love me any more…. I mean you didn't even get my gift yet."

Sliding her hand around the bracelet that Finn had left for her that morning she simply rolled her eyes.

"What do you mean, I mean the bracelet, the dinner reservations….what other gift is there?"

Finn smiled as the waiter poured then another glass of wine and reached into his pocket pulling out what looked like one of the pamphlets that their former guidance counselor had in abundance in her office back in High School.

"What is that?" Tina asked reaching out and looking over the piece of paper that advertised an upscale apartment complex.

"It's our new home," Finn said with a smile as Tina looked over the paper once more.

"New home? But Finn while this complex seems too good to be true for our first non-student living home you do realize that it's in Rhode Island?"

"I do."

"We go to school in Ohio."

"Not as of next fall we don't."

"What do you mean?"

Finn flashed one of his trademark goofball grins that caused Tina's heart to flutter uncontrollably.

"I've put in to transfer schools for my final year of undergrad, and I made a few calls to Rhode Island School of Design and you're back in, I mean since you transferred I've seen you aimlessly sketch and look miserable while doing so and I kind of figured transferring schools killed your muse."

Tina simply smiled.

"I was wrong….. Finn Hudson I think I love you even more now than I did five minutes ago. In fact I think you're the most perfect husband a girl could ever have."

The duo kissed sweetly and continued to sip their wine and eat their dinner relishing in the first of many valentines days to come.

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Tina and Finn weren't the only former glee club mates to be celebrating their first Valentine's Day as a married couple as over in Providence Mercedes and Mike were doing the same thing though their means for celebration were of a different nature.

As Mercedes entered the loft that she and her husband lived in and had once shared with Tina before she moved to Ohio she noticed a folded up piece of paper sitting on the dining room table with her name on it.

-Meet me on the roof-

She rolled her eyes at this message thinking that her man was certifiably insane after all who in their right mind would want to go up onto the roof at night in Rhode Island in February. Apparently Mike Chang did and if she didn't love her husband so much she would have let him freeze his ass off on the roof, instead she decided to grab a heavier jacket from her closet and make her way toward the roof to see just what mike wanted. As she climbed up onto the roof she smiled as she'd seen that her husband had placed a heater out on the roof besides a massive blanket.

"What is this?" Mercedes asked as she looked the scene over.

"I thought that just because it's freezing out doesn't mean we can't have a romantic picnic under the stars."

Mercedes smiled as she watched her husband pull out a mug.

"I hope you don't mind but cocoa is better than wine for the occasion."

Mercedes smiled, not minding at all especially since Mike made cocoa with the mini marshmallows that she loved so much.

"So, what else is on the menu?" Mercedes asked with a grin as Mike sat besides her placing his arms around her gently.

"About that," he spoke, letting the warmth of his breath caress her ears.

"It got cold didn't it?"

"How can it get cold if it's nonexistent?"

"Nonexistent, boy what are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about how I'm not the best cook in the world and I wanted the night to be special…however so did many other men in this city which is why dinner hasn't been delivered yet."

"And what…may I ask is this dinner you have planned."

"Pizza," he said with a look of defeat, "I know it's not the most romantic of foods but it's your favorite."

Mercedes didn't make a comment as to the unromanticness of the cuisine at hand instead she flashed her husband an approving smile.

"Anyway in the meantime," Mike said, "I thought that we could do something we'd both enjoy."

"I'm not having sex with you on the rooftop in the dead of winter Mr. Chang."

"Like I'd ever suggest we do THAT…. In the summer maybe…."

"Mike."

"Kidding, anyway I was thinking we could dance."

"I'd love to," Mercedes said with a smile as she watched Mike reach over and flip a switch on his radio allowing a slow song to fill the air and for him to pull her up into an intimate dance under the stars while a light sprinkle of snow begin to fall.

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The Chang's weren't the only couple spending Valentine's Day up on a roof though technically in Milo and Rachel's case it was the uppermost floor of a post Manhattan Hotel which housed a world renowned restaurant which Milo surprised Rachel with a reservation to.

She was shocked at first, seeing that Milo had cut himself off from both his father and former bosses money and influences and wondered how he could possibly get them a reservation there. However before she could ask him about it he replied that the reason that they were dining in this elite establishment was that he'd made a reservation and began saving up for this months in advance.

"Only the best for my best gal," Milo said with a smile causing Rachel to roll her eyes and cross her arms across her chest.

"Your BEST gal, are you implying that you have other gals besides me?"

"It was an expression…though technically of all the 'gals' you bring to life on the stage, when your just Rachel veg'ing out on the couch watching Turner Classic that's the woman I love."

Rachel smiled understanding what Milo said and taking it as a complement as the waiter came and took their wine order from Milo.

Rachel smiled impressed at the impeccable way that Milo made the order causing butterfly's to form in her stomach.

She didn't know why she'd gotten this feeling, she'd been with Milo for about a year and a half but each time she'd been with him it felt well… special. This wasn't the same kind of special that she'd felt back in High School with Finn or Puck it was a different kind of special…a magical kind of special…a kind of special where she could see herself with this man for the rest of her life…well that was for the rest of her life once she'd won her first stage award which speaking of her stage career she'd finally made a decision, a decision which she played on telling Milo that evening.

"I can see why this place is so well reputed," Rachel said as they carried on conversation throughout their meal.

Milo just nodded as they continued to eat giving Rachel her moment to announce her choice which would be the beginning of the rest of her life as she'd knew it…she just hoped Milo liked her choice as much as she did…after all she suffered a bunch of sleepless nights and long chats with her dads to make it.

"So," Rachel said, "remember how on New Year's I told you that not only was I offered to play my dream roll in the university's summer production of Funny Girl or to tour England with a prestigious Shakespeare company?"

Milo nodded.

"Yes, so you made a choice."

Rachel nodded.

"I bet you can't guess what it is?"

"I bet I can…. Its Funny Girl isn't it. I mean Kurt's told me how much you idolized Babs back in High School and you still have a strong affection for the songstress what with her collective works on DVD and the posters on your apartment's walls not to mention the constant rotation of her music in your CD player."

Rachel simply shook her head.

"I picked London."

Milo looked on in shock as if he'd misheard her.

"London?"

"don't get me wrong… if you put this little Sophie's Choice sinario in front of me a year ago hands down it would be Funny Girl, I mean it's a roll I've been dreaming about since I was a toddler…however my recent studies of Shakespeare, being in a few productions has made me realize that my dreams have changed and that I see myself winning that first Tony in the 'plays' category as one of the Bard's tragic heroines as opposed to being up against my heroes in the 'musical' category."

"London," Milo said again.

"I know its crazy right…. And if it works out I've talked to my adviser about the possibility of taking my fall semester abroad at Oxford."

"Oxford."

"I know this is allot to take in and that I probably damperd the mood on our magical evening and with that I'm sorry."

Milo reached over and brushed a loose strain of hair out of Rachel's face.

"Don't be sorry," he spoke, "I'm happy for you…and can't wait to embark on this European Adventure by your side."

Rachel's face lit up as she leant in to give her boyfriend a kiss glad that everything seemed to be falling into place for her at the moment.

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Molly only wished her life could be perfectly falling into place as the hours ticked away on Valentine's Day. She wished that she could have been at Breadstix with Ruthie, double dating with George and Landon however instead she was all kinds of hung up on Blaine. He was perfectly perfect in more ways than one and so when after telling her parents she had no plans and that she gladly watch Holden she thought it would be an excellent opportunity to make her move with Blaine.

She dialed his number with all intent to just have a long lingering romantic conversation with him long distance however upon hearing he'd been in Ohio for a visit she thought of it as a blessing in disguise, inviting him over to her home.

She'd just put Holden down to bed when the doorbell rang and Blaine stood on the front step dressed simply in a pair of jeans and a grey T shirt, his curls in a disarray instead of being effortlessly gelled back.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Blaine said with a chuckle holding out a heart shaped box of chocolate.

Molly smiled at this gesture as she ushered him in.

"So, the candy…. Is this you asking me to be your Valentine?"

Blaine's face flushed up a bit as he mentally cursed himself for sending this girl mixed signals.

"Well…um…"

"Cause I definitely accept," Molly said leaning in to kiss him.

"Whoa calm down there tiger," Blaine said with a beautiful smile spreading across his face.

"You don't want to make out?"

"Molly," he spoke with a sigh, "let's sit down in the living room shall we?"

Molly nodded keeping a gaze locked on Blaine as she moved across the room.

Straightening her skirt she took a seat beside the older more sophisticated young man.

"Molly, you're a great girl, and I know you see me as the roguishly good looking leading man of your every storybook fantasy however I don't like you that same way. Like I've said countless times you're a great girl and I'm sure one day you'll find the Darcy to your Elizabeth, the Heathcliff to your Catharine, the Gatsby to your Daisy the Ron to your Hermione …"

"Just the fact that you know about all these literary greats makes me fall deeper and deeper in love with you."

"You do know I'm gay right?"

"Tragically yes…."

"And that I have a boyfriend."

"Since WHEN?"

"A few weeks ago."

"Tell me about him?"

"Well… his name is Josh, he's the brother of Ethan's girlfriend Clare, he's a bartender in Salem Mass though this day and age the long distance thing doesn't faze us."

Molly smiled.

"Well I'm glad someone's happy, I was lost in this…this delusion that you were my soul mate that I neglected to see what was right in front of me."

"George?"

Molly nodded.

"Tell me about him?"

"Well," Molly said with a huge grin, "he's on the school's academic decathlon team as well as in Glee Club with me."

Blaine just smiled listening as Molly continued to talk this boy up.

"And I think I blew my chances with him."

Blaine shook his head as an idea popped into his mind.

"Why don't you go over to his place and find out."

"What do you mean?"

"Well you want an epic storybook romance and well some heroines just don't sit around and wait for their prince to come, some of the greatest go out there and write their own story."

"But Holden?"

"I may be an only child but I've had plenty of friends who've had baby siblings so I've had my share of diaper changings and feedings."

Molly smiled running into the bathroom to quickly touch up her makeup and fix her hair before heading out of the room.

"I promise I'll split my payment with you, also I'll have my cell on if there's any trouble."

Blaine nodded one final time as Molly left the house.

TBC

So I decided to split this up into 2 chapters… next chapter will consist of Molly/George, Kristina/Artie, Quinn/Michael, and Sam/Puck scenes…. After that I don't know if I should do a few more filler chapters or just do my time jump and epilogue(s)