I can't find a reason to let go. Even though you found a new love,and she's what your dreams are made of.

.X.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.X.

It's been a couple days since my encounter with Finn. Thankfully Finn didn't scare Brody away because the next day he called me and asked me out on another date, and here we are sitting in his living room having a movie marathon. We were just in the middle of Footloose when he paused the movie and turned to me.

"What's wrong?" I asked looking at him.

"What was all of that a couple days ago? With that Finn guy." he said softly.

"I guess I do owe you an explination." I said playing with my hands and he nodded in reply. I took and deep breath and he took one of my hands.

"Just prepare yourself." I said and he smiled a little.

We talked for about an hour on my history with Finn. Brody listened to everything I said and all my explanations.

"Wow." he said when I was finished. "I guess I have some competition."

"No, Brody no." I said and took his hand. "We're divorced. We're done."

"I saw the way he looked at you Rachel. He still loves you."

"Then he would be with me." I moved closer to Brody. "I am here with you because I am moving on from him. I like you Brody."

"I like you too Rachel." he mummbled.

I leaned into him and he wrapped his arms around me, holding me close.

"Thank you" I said quietly.

"For what?" he asked looking down at me.

"Everything. For understanding about Finn and I, and for being there for me."

"I'll be here as long as you want me." he kissed my head softly.

.X.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.X.

"Are you okay with Finn coming tonight?" Kurt asked leaning against the stove.

"We can't avoid each other forever Kurt. He's your brother and your wedding is coming up. We're going to have to deal." I said cutting up the carrots.

He smiled a little. "Thanks Rachel."

We continued to cook and talk for a while until guest showed up. The doorbell rang and Blaine opened the door and I saw Finn out of the corner of my eye. Seeing him is always going to be hard, but Im strong enough to push through his. I focused on finishing the dinner so when everyone got here we could haves nice and (hopefully) peaceful meal.

Finn kept giving me glances, but I ignored it and continued cooking.

I was pulling the last dish from the oven when I heard Santana yelling across the apartment.

"RACHEL, YOUR BOY TOY IS HERE!"

I sighed and walked out of the kitchen and saw Brody at the door looking slightly uncomfortable, not knowing a lot of people that were in the house. I walked over and hugged him and he kissed my head.

I laughed on the inside because he seems scared to kiss me. I cupped his cheek and kissed him softly, he smiled and kissed back. I heard Noah chatting something crude as usual.

I pulled away and wiped the lipgloss off Brody's lip with my thumb. I ignored Finns stares and walked back to the dinning room setting up so we could all eat.

.X.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.X.

After dinner we were all sitting in the living room talking and catching up a little bit on each others lives. I was sitting on Brody's lap and he had his arms wrapped around me. Finn was sitting across from us, glancing at us every time he thought I wasn't looking.

"I can't believe it's been six years since high school." Mercedes said once the room got quiet.

"I know. I miss roaming the halls with my uniform on." Santana said in response to Mercedes.

"What was high school like for you?" I asked looking at Brody.

"Not much to tell." he said shrugging. "I was born in a small town and went to an even smaller high school."

"Did you do any clubs or sports?" Blaine asked him. Everyone seemed I treated in learning about him. Well, everyone but Finn.

"I was quarterback of the football team and I was in out choir." he said looking at everyone.

"You sing? Why haven't you told me this?!" I said excited.

Finn rolled his eyes and shifted in his seat.

"Oh great. Here comes crazy Berry." Artie said joking.

Brody chuckled. "Yes, I sing." he rubbed my leg.

"You should sing for us." Kurt requested.

"Oh no. I don't think I could compare to you guys." Brody replied.

"I don't think you could either." Finn said giving Brody a hard look. The room got quiet for a minute but I refused to let Finn ruin this night.

"Please sing. For me." I pouted and he smiled a little.

"Fine. I'll sing for you." he kissed my head and I slid off his lap.

Puck handed him his guitar and propped it up on his knee. He started playing the instrument and I watched his fingers dance across the strings. I soon recognized the song as "Give your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato.

Brody started singing and felt my heartbeat a little faster at his voice. He was amazing. I could feel the emotion in his voice when he was singing. He looked at me and smiled a little.

When the song was over, everyone clapped for Brody.