[A/N]: Dinner is served!

Actually not yet, but we'll get there in this chapter.

Oh and we're back to Rachels' POV [: or idk, just read it I guess. I tend to jump back and forth. Sorry

I don't own Glee and its characters and I also do not own the song!

"A single yellow rose" Rachel smiled as she smelled the rose Blaine gave to her. She had to give it to him, this was really romantic for an apology dinner.

"Dinner! Oh right, we're going to a cafe near the canals. The moon is out tonight so I think we should take the tables outside. Would that be ok with you?" Blaine asked her.

"That would be perfect," she said to Blaine as he pointed at the cafe. It was a small cafe but it looked like home. The walls were made of red bricks and the lighting was subtle, candles were also set around the place and the tables which made the cafe look really comfortable. Tables were set outside near the windows and there were a few diners eating merrily. From what she saw, Rachel knew that she really was going to enjoy this dinner and she was glad that she agreed to go.

"Here take a seat," Blaine told her as he pulled out a seat for her. "Thank you," she replied, smiling to Blaine as she took her seat. "So what do you wanna eat? They serve coffees here and it's really good. They also have some wonderful Italian pasta which I'm sure you would love," Blaine told her as the waiter gave them the menu. "Do they have anything here for vegans?" she asked Blaine. "I should have told him I was vegan earlier today. he looks like a meat-lover. Oh dear..." Rachel thought to herself. "Oh you don't eat meat. Well, I think they have some here. Excuse me," Blaine said, turning to the waiter. "Do you serve anything here for vegans? My friend here doesn't eat meat and it would be really nice if she could eat something other than bread tonight," Blaine told the waiter. Rachel chuckled at Blaine's explanation. He was really nice and she could tell that the waiter was thinking hard about what type of food he could actually serve her from the menu. "Well, I am sorry but the pastas would not be included in the choices since we ran out of pesto today, but I think I can ask the chef to make a vegan pizza for Signorina," replied the waiter with a smile.

"Well how about that? Would you like a vegan pizza Rachel?" asked Blaine with a worried look on his face. Rachel could tell that Blaine did not want to ruin the dinner, so she said yes to the waiter. "How about you Signore? What would be your order?" asked the waiter while looking at Blaine. "I'll have the special for tonight," Blaine told the waiter. "Oh! And I hope it has meat in it. I'm very much of a carnivore you see," said Blaine while laughing at his own joke. "And two cups of your lattes. Soya milk I believe, for her. Grazie!"

Rachel couldn't help but smile at Blaine as he finished giving his order. He was such a happy person, dropping out jokes whenever he could, even when he was just ordering. And it was really nice of him to remember about soya milk, since milk would come from a cow, which would practically be a no no for her.

"This place is really wonderful Blaine. You are very much forgiven," Rachel told Blaine as she looked at the scenery. Italy was really a wonderful place, especially at night. "I can't believe a place like this could even exist. It's like a storybook. Really magical," she told Blaine as she started to toy with the leaves of her yellow rose.

Blaine couldn't help but admire the little blush on Rachel's cheek. The candles around the place complemented it perfectly, and soon enough, he could feel his own cheeks reddening. Turning away, Blaine replied, "I agree, it really is a magical place isn't it?"

Rachel noticed the blushing of Blaine's face. Her heart started to beat faster, but she tried to ignore it, thinking that this is an 'apology date', not a romantic date. "Rachel stop hallucinating! Be professional about this! It's an apology date remember!" she said to herself. "So Blaine, where are you from? I mean, I know you're from the US but where exactly?" Rachel asked Blaine, trying to lift the tension.

"Well, I'm from Ohio, Westerville. It's a small town but the people there are nice. And I kinda get to perform there so I really love the place," Blaine tolde her.

"Ohio? I'm from Ohio too! I live in Lima and I love the place too, except for the school I guess. Don't get me wrong, I have my friends there but there are bullies too and they just love throwing slushies at me," Rachel said, surprised at how close they were back home yet were never able to meet.

"Slushy? That's really a bad thing to do. Didn't anyone from the school do anything about the bullying?" Blaine asked Rachel, quite taken aback by the fact that anyone could possible harm this beautiful lady.

"Well, there was a teacher there that bullied us, so that's saying something about the people who run the place, and the jocks bully us too so no one really noticed, or cared rather. It's pretty hard not to notice it since we get slushied in the corridors pretty much every other day," Rachel explained to Blaine. There was sadness in Blaine's eyes that Rachel suddenly noticed. "He can't be affected by all of this right?" she thought to herself.

"People shouldn't bully someone as beautiful as you. I wish I was there to protect you," Blaine said in a whisper. Rachel was shocked.

Blaine's POV

"BLAINE ANDERSON! What in the world are you talking about?" Blaine thought to himself as he let his words slip. He felt heat refill his cheeks as he tried to 'fix' the damage he has done.

"Uhm, what I mean to say is, someone should've helped you and your friends out! Right? I mean bullying, such a terrible thing to happen! It shouldn't be tolerated at all!" Blaine stammered as he tried to explain what he said.

"Oh, uhm yeah, definitely!" Rachel replied. "Oh daaaaaaamn! Great! I'm losing my composure here. Think Blaine! Think! Oh god am I actually spilling my thoughts now or what? Oh god she's gonna avoid me after this, I can feel it!" Blane practically screamed inside his head. Apparently, he felt himself unconsciously falling for Rachel, and it was not one of his plans, especially at this early in their friendship. Thankfully, their orders arrived and they were temporarily distracted by the sudden embarrassment.

"So, how's the vegan pizza?" Blaine asked Rachel, trying to lift the sudden tension that engulfed them.

"It's really good. You're right; this is a really good cafe. Thanks for bringing me here," Rachel said with a smile. He could feel that Rachel was trying to lift the tension too, so he decided that they should just continue their conversation earlier, just so that they could converse normally again.

"So theatre right? Why theatre though Rachel?" Blaine asked her as she swallowed her pizza. "Well, I've always wanted to perform on Broadway that's why my initial plan was to study in New York, but since my dads told me that I was given a scholarship here in Europe, I had to grab the opportunity. Plus my dads practically pushed me to go here so, I technically had no choice," Rachel said with a smile. Blaine was quite happy that the mood around them seemed to lighten a little bit.

He also noticed that Rachel said 'dads' which made him wonder if she was raised by two gay dads. "Dads?" Blaine said. "Oh, uhm yeah, I have two gay dads in Lima. I was conceived via surrogate and so there. I was actually able to meet my biological mom back in high school but I don't know, I guess I'm not that comfortable around her and I'm just not ready to become close to her yet." Rachel told Blaine with sadness in her eyes.

"Well I think that's really cool. Not the thing with your mom! Just that you have two gay dads that love and support you very much. My parents are actually not really happy about me coming to Italy to study but I just pushed them to let me. Thankfully they did but I doubt that they're really happy still. They wanted me to study business you see, take over the family company, but I think I made it perfectly clear to them that I was not a kind of guy who would be interested in running a company" Blaine said. And so the night became filled with simple conversation about their homes. Rachel told him that she won a lot of competitions back home and about the 'incident' in Regionals that cost them their trophy, and he just listened and laughed at the right moments.

They didn't even notice the time fly by and soon enough, it was already nine in the evening. Blaine paid for everything and gave the waiter a generous tip for giving them good service.

"Hey Rachel, do you have a curfew in your apartment? 'Cause I was thinking about talking you for a walk in the streets. There are some performers around town at this time of the night and they are really talented, I've actually become friends to some of them! But if you do have a curfew then I'd love to walk you home," Blaine told Rachel.

"No, my landlady allowed me to stay late tonight. Plus, I think I'd love to hear you perform Mr. Anderson the Music major guy," Rachel told him teasingly. And so, the night went on.

Rachel's POV

Rachel never felt this way before. Sure, Finn was a romantic guy and was very supportive of her on everything, but Blaine was just different. He was so jolly yet mysterious at the same time. Not to mention those eyes. She loved the eyes. The way they changed in shades whenever he would feel a certain emotion. How they seem to darken and lighten, depending on, she thinks, his mood. But none the less they were perfect. And those curls. She was happy that he didn't gel them up like he did when they first met. Something about those curls made her want to ruffle them up and just play with them. But of course that would be creepy and Blaine might think that she had some kind of hair fetish of some sort. She found herself laughing silently at her thoughts as they walked at the streets to where Blaine said the performers were settled.

When they arrived near the plaza, Rachel could hear soft music being played and figured that they were guitars. She could also hear a soft flow of water, which made the sound more inviting.

"You have to see this," Blaine told her, softly pulling her hand towards the sound. And soon enough what she saw was breath taking. It was not grand nor as decorated as the fountains she saw in the magazines. There weren't many people either, but there were enough that were listening to the performers situated in front of the fountain. There was something about the simple fountain that just made her smile, and the yellow lights around it just made it look better.

"It's not that grand, but I really like it here. Helps me clear my head sometimes. Come on I'll introduce you to Signore Dimitri. He's a really good guitarist, plus he speaks English so that makes everything so much easier," said Blaine with a laugh.

And so, Rachel was introduced to Dimitri. He was a nice old man, about 40 years old and had a very toohthy grin. He was really nice and he even complemented Rachel's beauty. "Ah Blaine. I see you have charmed a beautifully lady! Molto bene! Now Tesoro mio, what would you like me to play for you? Any song you want, for a kiss on the cheek," Dimitri told her. She blushed immediately at the compliment that she was given and said to him "Any song? Well, please do let me think. And a kiss would definitely cost more! Are you sure you can play anything Signore?" Rachel said. At this, Dimitri started to chuckle. "Why is that a challenge my dear? Try me and I assure you, you will not be disappointed," he told her smiling.

Blaine found himself smiling at both of them. It was quite amazing to think that the two were getting along so well. He was quite proud of himself for thinking about taking Rachel here, not really expecting that Rachel would actually agree with the idea, and actually play along with Signore Dimitri's teases.

"Well then! Let's get a little old fashioned!" Rachel giggled as she spoke. "Love Story by Taylor Swift. Let's see what you got Signore," Rachel told Dimitri, assuring herself that he couldn't possibly know the song, given his age and his location. "Well I'll be, I guess you are lucky to find out that I actually know the song quite well! It just so happens that that song is a crowd favourite. I guess I'll be getting the kiss then!" Dimitri informed Rachel, laughing because he believed the girl did not expect him to know the song.

And so Dimitri started playing. Rachel was surprised at how well the man knew the song, and quite frankly, this is the best rendition she has ever heard of it. She was starting to zone it as she was staring at Signore Dimitri playing when she felt a small tap on her shoulder.

"I believe this calls for a dance?" Blaine asked her, smiling softly.

Rachel felt her cheeks began to redden and she just nodded softly as she placed her hands in Blaine's. He wrapped his arms around her waist and he placed her hands on his neck. Rachel couldn't believe her luck. Blaine smelled of light perfume, but she could also smell a hint of cinnamon and sandalwood and it was just perfect. He started humming the lyrics and Rachel felt her heartbeat becoming faster and faster.

"He's really good isn't he?" Rachel whispered to him as he started to sway them both.

"Yeah, years of practice I guess. He's really amazing," Blaine said with a smile.

"I'll gladly give him the kiss," Rachel told him.

And Blaine just stared at Rachel, drinking her in. The moon was shining bright above them and nothing more could make this moment perfect. It was the best 'apology dinner' Rachel has ever had and she wouldn't want to replace it for anything else. They were swaying. Just swaying. And nothing more was needed. Dimitri was playing the song perfectly, and Blaine, well Blaine was perfect too. She could feel his heartbeat flutter as she was pressed against his chest and without noticing it, she rested her head on his shoulders.

Blaine stiffened as Rachel rested her head on his shoulders, but softened immediately. He was having the night of his life, and Rachel was the main reason for it. "I have to tip Dimitri later this week" Blaine thought to himself. They didn't even notice the time fly by until Dimitri started playing Pachelbel's Canon in D. They chuckled as they realized this and gave Dimitri an applause.

"Well, you certainly deserve the kiss," said Rachel as she leaned in and gave Dimitri a kiss on the cheek.

"Grazie my dear. I told you I could play anything," Dimitri smiled at them. "I believe you two should head home now, it's getting quite late and from what I remember, Signore Anderson likes his walks," Dimitri said to them with his toothy grin.

"Grazie Signore Dimitri. It was really nice meeting you," Rachel told Dimitri. And they both started walking home. Before leaving, Blaine gave Signore Dimitri a nod and he gave Blaine a nod back, together with a wink.

"What a lovely couple. They are both lucky," Signore Dimitri thought to himself.

[A/N]: I felt like I had to end it here! I can't believe I actually wrote a longer one [: quite happy about it.

Anyway, I'm not that much of a fan of Taylor Swift but you HAVE to listen to this cover:

http : / www . you tube . com /watch?v=9r5aAndmkgU

I just noticed that you can't put links out here so I just fixed it [: just remove the spaces and stuff :D

credits to him [:

I've been following this kid since senior high and he's really good. It's how I pictured Signore Dimitri playing the song. I was actually listening to it while I wrote the fountain part, really inspiring. But I pictured it a little slower but anyway, he's really talented so just give it a try. And I have a thing for guitars so I guess that kinda influenced it. I hope you guys like the chapter! Grazie! [:

Oh, and I might change the rating of the story if it develops into something. We're in Italy for cryin' out loud!