Hey guys! I'm glad to hear you guys are liking this story. Let me tell you this, I have some ideas for this storyline. It's going to involve some drama. I won't say the details but rest assured, I'm hoping it keeps you guys on your toes. ;) This chapter title is from "Just give me a Reason." I DO NOT OWN THE SONG OR GLEE. But you guys already know that. Enjoy!

A few days after Finn and Rachel had their big argument, Rachel had moved into the guest bedroom. Thankfully, she hasn't seen Finn for the past few days. One reason being because of Finn being gone over the weekend and her rehearsal schedule has been so busy, she was only at her house to sleep really.

Rachel was going over some news dance with moves after rehearsal in theater she was doing her show for. When she heard a familiar voice.

"Hello Rachel."

Rachel turned around and smiled when she saw her co-star, Tina Cohen Chang. Hello Tina! Welcome back! How was the Wedding?"

Tina gave Rachel a beaming smile. "It was lovely. The honeymoon in Florida was great to!" Tina was a very good friend of Rachel ever since they meet in College. She had just gotten married to her boyfriend who she meet in college, Mike Cohen Chang, who owned his own private dance studio.

Rachel felt something on the inside of her tingle and felt her face fall. Yeah, she was happy to see Tina happy, but she couldn't help but think about her relationship with Finn. Rachel kept asking herself the same question over and over again: why did life have to be so difficult?

Tina knew Rachel well enough to know that something was bothering her. "Hey." She said softly as she put a hand on Rachel's arm. "Are you okay?"

Rachel closed her as she felt somewhat – surprising tears threatening to fall. She was really trying to hide it. Especially right now during rehearsal. She wasn't about to have a melt down again.

Tina gently pulled Rachel off of the stage and into the lobby of the theater they were working at. Then she softly spoke. "Talk to me Rachel. What's wrong? I can tell you're hiding something. Please let me know what I can do."

Really? Why is it that Tina could read her so well? Rachel then took a deep breath and sighed. She hasn't told anybody about her last fight with Finn. Not even Santana or Brittney. "Finn and I had a huge argument. It was one of the worse arguments we've ever had since we've been married." Rachel felt a few tears trickle down her cheeks as she spoke.

Tina's faced softened and she then pulled Rachel into a hug. Rachel, felt a lot of relief with that hug and hugged back.

"What happened?" Tina asked as she pulled back.

Rachel sighed. "It's my fault really. I got angry at him too quickly and said things way out of line. I feel so guilty about it."

Tina nodded her head. "What did you say?"

Well Rachel looked down at her hands as she spoke. "I was trying to patch things up with him about how we need to work together to keep our apartment clean since we are both so busy. But he wasn't really listening and I got angry. We then got into a big argument and at the end of the argument, I called him stupid and selfish and pretty heartless." Rachel took a shaky breath. She could still picture Finn's dark glare on her and hurt in his face after she said it. It caused shivers to her spine. "I didn't mean it. Really I didn't. I'm just tired of pulling his weight along with mine."

Rachel felt more tears starting to trickle down her cheeks. Tina then took her left hand and squeezed. Then Tine looked down at her hand and she gasped. "Rachel, where is your wedding ring?"

Rachel then broke down into a sob and started to lean towards Tina. Tina, in return, wrapped her arms around her and held her and stroked her hair in an attempt to calm her down. After a few minutes, Rachel pulled back. "At the very end of our fight, he asked me what was the point of our marriage if I couldn't respect him. If he told me if I wanted out of our marriage, then that would be fine with him. I took my wedding ring off Tina. It's in the dresser in the guest room in our apartment." Rachel shook her head. "Tina, I can't keep doing this. I want out. I just want out."

Tina then hugged her again and gave her a tissue from her purse. When Rachel seemed to calm down, Tina then asked her a question. "Rachel, do you still love Finn?"

Rachel took a deep breath. "I don't know Tina. I mean, I was in love with him when I got married to him. I think a part of me does but the other half wants me to quiet on him."

Tina tilted her head and studied Rachel for a moment. "I think you guys are end game."

Rachel looked at Tina and blinked at Tina's statement. "Why do you say that?"

Tina gave her a small smile. "Rachel, when you got married I could see all the love he had for you when he just looked at you. He was a good fit for you Rachel. I think he still is. You guys are just in a very rough patch in your relationship."

Rachel sighed again and dropped her head in his hands and rubbed her temples. "Tina, these fights have been going on for the past three years. I don't know if I can keep doing this." Those words sounded bitter coming from her mouth. She was Rachel Barbra Berry for Gaga's sake. She never liked to give up on anything. But, then again, she knew she wasn't perfect.

Tina then interrupted her train of thought. "Rachel, I think it might be good for you to talk to Finn again."

Rachel abruptly shook her head. "No way, Tina. I've tried going to him but he pushes me away. If he wants to talk to me, he can come to me. I don't have to go to him."

"But Rachel…"

"No."

Tina then gave her a look of disappointment and sadness. "Ok, Rachel. But I just hope you know what you're doing."

"Tina, if you don't mind, I really want to stop talking about this."

Tina still held that look of disappointment and sadness as she spoke these words quietly. "All right. But can I ask you one more thing?"

"Yes Tina. What is it?" Rachel asked kind of curiously.

"Can I introduce you to someone? She's a counselor for adults but she was in a situation similar to yours. She's a very good friend of mine and I think you'll like her." Rachel opened her mouth to speak but Tina interrupted her. "It might be good for you to talk to someone who has been where you are right now. Please Rachel. Please?"

Rachel sighed and looked at Tina for a long moment and then spoke. "All right." It made Rachel feel a little bit better seeing the look of disappointment and sadness from Tina's face turn into a small smile.

"Thanks Rachel. I think you'll like her. She's very sweet. I'll give her a call later and see when we all can meet for lunch and then you guys can talk."

Rachel gave her a small smile. "That sounds lovely, Tina."

Tina's smiled turned bigger and then her phone went off. When she took out her phone, she smiled at the text message. "It's mike. He's outside waiting for me." Tina looked up from her phone and gave Rachel another hug. "So I'll see you at rehearsal tomorrow?"

Rachel chuckled. "Yes, you will. I'll see you later."

Tina gave her smile over her shoulder as she walked out the door. "Bye Rachel."

Rachel sighed and then walked back into the auditorium to gather her things. As she was walking out of the auditorium to leave, she heard a person following behind her. She turned and smiled when she saw that it was her co-star, Jessie Saint James. "Hello, Jessie."

Jessie returned her smile. "Hello Rachel. How are you?"

"I'm good. How are you?"

Jessie shrugged his shoulders. "Doing just fine. Hey, how are is your dad doing?"

Jessie and Rachel had just met each other while working on the show, Mama Mia!. But he knew Rachel well enough to know that her daddy had a stroke.

Rachel sighed and looked down. "He's fine. Pretty much the same. Not getting any better, but still getting any worse which is a good thing."

Rachel felt fingertips under her chin that made her face Jessie to look at him. She saw Jessie's eyes that had an unreadable expression and then Rachel felt both of his two arms wrap around her. Rachel then returned the hug. But for some reason, while Jessie held her, all she could think about was two strong arms that use to hold her more tightly. And those two arms were Finn's. But before she could think about it any further, Jessie pulled back.

"Do you want to get lunch soon?"

Rachel quickly replied. "Yes I would love too." Rachel doesn't get a whole lot of time to hang out with friends.

Jessie then took her hand and squeezed it. "Sweet. I'll give you a call later ok?"

Rachel smiled at him. "Of course. Bye Jessie. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"

Jessie grinned at her. "Bye Rachel." And then Jessie walked out of the auditorium.

Rachel stood there thinking. That feeling fro when Jessie held her and made her think about Finn, came back again. Rachel then shook her head and started to speak out loud to herself.

"Yes Rachel. You deserve time to hang out with friends. How bad could it be?"

Rachel then left shortly after that. Ignoring those thoughts about Finn.

Oh my…. I think you guys may know where I'm going with this. I have yet to decide what to do for the next chapter. Rachel and Jessie go out to lunch and talk? Maybe deal with Finn getting some help with some of the issues he's having? Maybe introduce the person Tina wants Rachel to talk too? (Who do you think it is?)Possibly Rachel taking a trip to see her dads? I want to this storyline to go as smooth as possible. There is not going to be any Finchel for a while. I want them to work out some of these issues on their own before they get together. But don't worry! It will happen in its own time. What do you think will or should happen? Let me know what you guys thought of this chapter! You guys rock!