[A/N] Hi! Thank you to everyone who actually gave me reviews. I couldn't help but smile as I read all of them, so thank you we're gonna fast forward to the 30th of December since it is the day they go back to the US. On with the reading!

I feel like I had to make it up to all of you since it's been so long since I've written, so here's 5k+ words :D yey :D

I don't own any of the characters from Glee

"Oh god we're going to ride an airplane again today," Rachel whispered to herself as she lay on her bed in her apartment. It was the 30th of December, the day of their flight back to America. The fact that she was going home for the New Years excited her, but the other miserable fact that she had to ride an airplane again for 14 or so hours just blew all of her excitement out of the window. Good thing she had Blaine with her this time. It was one of the things she was happy to have as of the moment. As she stood up to sit on the edge of her bed, she suddenly heard her phone buzz on her bedside table.

Good morning love :] Don't worry too much about our flight today okay? I'll hold your hand the whole flight [: See you in a few... ~B

Rachel smiled as she read the text. Even if they were blocks away from each other, Blaine still knew exactly how she felt. Although she suspected that it was primarily because of the numerous panic attacks she had exhibited when they were about to go on a flight, but still, it felt good to know that Blaine really cared. As she went out of her room to fix herself a cup of coffee, she was greeted by the ever so cheerful Signorina Aurelia, who was currently watering the plants in her garden.

"Buongiorno tisero mio, did you have a good night's sleep?" she said as she removed some of the weeds that were growing in her pot of flowers.

"Buongiorno Signorina Aurelia, yes I had a good night's sleep thank you for asking. Would you like a cup of coffee?" Rachel asked her as she started putting coffee in her mug from the coffee maker. She was really going to miss this place even if she would only be gone for 2 weeks. She had been so accustomed to seeing Signorina Aurelia's garden every morning that she knew it would feel odd to wake up and see a corridor once she gets back home in Ohio. Rachel was still deep in her thoughts that she did not notice Aurelia as she sat on the stool at the counter of the kitchen. She was giving her on of her grandmother smiles and Rachel couldn't help but smile back.

"What is it Signorina? You're making me conscious," Rachel said, still smiling at the old lady.

"I will miss you over the 2 weeks tisero mio," Signorina Aurelia told her, still smiling.

"Aaw Aurelia I'm gonna miss you too!" Rachel said, suddenly running up to the other side of the counter towards Signorina Aurelia and giving her a hug. She had played such a huge role in her life here in Italy that leaving for just 2 weeks felt like she was leaving Italy for good.

They were both laughing at their little emotional moment as both Rachel and Aurelia parted from the hug. Rachel continued to make her coffee and decided to also make one for Aurelia. They both decided to drink them in the table near the pond.

"So tisero mio, how are you and Blaine?" Aurelia asked Rachel as she took a sip of her coffee.

"We're great Signorina. Blaine is the most wonderful person I have ever met and he makes me feel loved every single day," Rachel replied to her, smiling as she stared at her coffee cup. She really loved Blaine, and thinking about him was enough to make her smile.

"He really is a gentleman isn't he? Well, I'm really happy that it worked out for both of you. I told you he was something," Aurelia said to her, winking. Rachel remembered all those times that Signorina Aurelia told her how Blaine would be her perfect match and how in the end, they would both be together. During those days, Rachel would simply nod or laugh at her because during those days, she was either busy being heartbroken with Blaine, or she was with Alex.

Rachel was just finishing packing all of her clothes and gifts when Blaine knocked on her door. He was wearing simple jeans, a shirt, and a jacket was hanging on his arm. He was also wearing a pair of shades, which was kind of funny since it was winter and the sun was clearly not as bright as it is during the summer.

"Sunny outside Blaine?" Rachel asked him teasingly. Blaine laughed at the sarcastic remark and approached Rachel, giving her a kiss on the lips.

"I just thought I'd dress up. What with being with a beautiful woman like you Signora, I have to put my best look forward!" Blaine said to her, winking. He had a habit of wooing Rachel with his words, and seeing a hint of blush on Rachel's cheeks was enough to let him know that he had, again, succeeded.

"Stop it," Rachel whispered, feeling heat on her cheeks as she felt herself blush. Blaine was really good at this, and it would take Rachel years and years of practice before she would be able to be as good as he was.

"I'm just kidding," Blaine said, sitting on Rachel's bed, watching her brush her hair as she was preparing to leave. "But of course, not about the part where you are a beautiful woman. You know I'm not lying about that," Blaine whispered on Rachel's ear. Rachel gave him a sweet smile as a response. This was really something they both enjoyed as a couple. Just joking around each other and being comfortable.

"We should probably leave by now love. We have to be there at least an hour before the flight plus we have to get our bags checked in," Blaine said, standing up and picking the magazine lying on Rachel's table.

"Wait I'll just put this on then I'm done," Rachel said, putting on her lip balm and picking up her bag.

Soon, all of their bags were loaded on the trunk of the taxi cab and they were saying their goodbyes to Signorina Aurelia.

"You take care now you two! I will miss you both," Aurelia said, giving them both a very tight hug.

"We'll miss you too Signorina! You take care of yourself too ok!" Rachel said, giving Aurelia a tight squeeze. And they both rode the taxi and went to the airport.

Oddly enough, Rachel was not feeling nervous. Both Blaine and she were sitting on the bench at the airport and Blaine was holding her hand, clearly nervous for his girlfriend. They had been sitting for about an hour now and there was only 15 minutes left before they board the plane.

"Are you ok love?" Blaine asked her, looking at her with a worried look. Rachel felt bad for making Blaine worry. She knew how terrible her panic attack was the first time they rode a plane together, and now she felt as if Blaine was waiting for her to explode like a ticking time bomb.

She leaned in to give Blaine a long kiss in the cheek, and smiled as she looked at him. Blaine was a little surprised at her gesture, so he looked at her with questioning eyebrows.

"I'm feeling great," Rachel said to him, explaining. "It's really weird, I don't even feel anywhere enar nervous right now."

"Well that's good news," Blaine said to her, kissing her on her forehead.

The announcement for their boarding came after 15 minutes and soon enough, the passengers went piling up at the entrance of the door.

"America here we come!" Blaine whispered to her and they both shared a laugh.

The whole flight was quite tiring. Rachel did not get any panic attacks and most of the time they were in the plane were spent with them watching a movie, napping, talking, humming, and just sitting together and looking at the clouds. When they were about to land, Rachel suddenly felt nervous, so she gripped Blaine's hand really tight.

"Rachel?" Blaine said to her, the worried look on his face was back.

"I just hate landings. That feeling in your stomach as the plane drops is not really my best friend," Rachel said to him, looking at the back of the chair in front of her.

"Don't worry, I'll hold you all throughout," Blaine said to her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.

They landed at the airport at 9pm and everyone was chatting as they got off the airplane. After getting their bags from the conveyor belt, both Blaine and Rachel walked out of the airport and went looking for their parents. Rachel's weren't so hard to find.

From afar, two men could be seen holding a huge sign with the words "Welcome back Rachel!" in bold pink letters written on it. Blaine was so happy to finally see Rachel's dads. Now he knew where Rachel got her admiration for the color pink.

"DADS!" Rachel said, running towards her dads, completely forgetting all of the bags she was carrying at the minute. She was met by the two men and they picked her up in a hug and started twirling her around.

"Rachel! We missed you so much baby!" one of them said, smiling, laughing, and crying as he placed Rachel down.

"Oh I missed you too! How are you! Oh my god it's been such a long time!" Rachel said, wiping a tear from the side of her eye. She really missed her two dads and she was really happy to finally be back with them.

"Oh we're ok, and we're terribly sorry we missed your performance in Paris! We'll catch up at home ok? Where are your bags? We've parked near the entrance so we won't have to worry with the luggage," he said to her, looking at both sides of Rachel to find her bags.

"Oh my god I almost forgot! Blaine!" Rachel said to Blaine, motioning him to come near her. Blaine in a instant, felt very nervous. This was the first time he was going to meet Rachel's parents, and he wasn't so sure if he looked good for the moment. He had been sitting on a plane for 14 hours anyway, so he highly doubted that he looked anywhere from being decent.

"Good evening Sirs," Blaine said, giving both the men a nod. He was not sure if he should initiate a handshake, so he went for the simple nod instead. "My name is Blaine Anderson. It's so nice to meet you," he said to them, smiling. What happened next came as a surprise to Blaine. Instead of giving him a handshake or a pat on the back, both Rachel's dads went and gave him a huge, bone-crushing hug. Blaine's eyes bulged from the surprise and soon enough, he was finding it hard to breath.

"Honey you'll kill him, enough with the hug!" One of Rachel's dads said.

"Oh shut up! We are in the presence of the man who saved our daughter AND took care of our daughter back in Italy. He seriously deserves a hug. Hi I'm Hiram Berry! This is my husband Leroy, we're both Rachel's dads and it is so nice to finally meet you Blaine Anderson! Rachel has told us a lot of things about you!" Hiram said to him, giving him a huge smile.

Rachel was watching the three talking from a distance. She was really happy that they were all getting along pretty well. After quite a few chats both Rachel's dads decided to bring her bags to the car. Rachel told them that she would stay for a little time since Blaine's parents weren't here yet so she was going to wait for them with him.

"That went well," Rachel said to Blaine, kissing him on the lips. They were finally alone and they were walking at the airport, looking at the crowd for Blaine's parents.

"I know! I was so surprised that they welcomed me so wholeheartedly! It was amazing!" Blaine said to Rachel, laughing. He was really happy that Rachel's dads accepted him immediately.

"I told you they were nice! There was no need to worry at all," Rachel said to him, smiling.

"BLAINE! Blaine Anderson!"

As they both turned towards the sound of the voice, they were both met by a tall man with hazel brown eyes and a woman with curly hair. They were both smiling at Blaine, and Blaine ran up towards them to give them both a hug.

"Mom! Dad! It's so good to see you!" Blaine said to them, hugging the two tightly.

The three were both hugging for quite some time. Rachel knew that it was needed because before Blaine flew for Italy, both his parents were not so happy of his choice, but now, they were nothing but accepting and supportive, and she was happy to know that Blaine was fully supported by his parents.

"It's so good to see you son! How was your flight?" Mr. Anderson asked Blaine while ruffling his curly hair. Even from a far, you could tell that the man loved his son deeply. And it was really adorable to see him ruffle his son's locks into a messy state.

"It was smooth. Not much turbulence whatsoever," Blaine said to him, trying to fix his hair as soon as his dad stopped ruffling it.

"Well that's good, at least you were a little comfortable for the whole trip. And who is that beautiful girl standing behind you?" he asked, suddenly looking at Rachel.

This time, it was Rachel who felt really nervous. She was going to meet both Blaine's parents, and from the stories she had heard from Blaine, the two of them can be very stern at times. She felt Blaine holding her hand and pulling her towards his parents. Rachel found her legs to be unable to work properly, so she was mainly dragged towards them.

"Mom, dad, this is Rachel Berry, the woman I was telling you about," Blaine said to them, presenting Rachel proudly.

"Good evening Mr. And Mrs. Anderson," Rachel said to them, smiling. She was really not confident about this, but hopefully they will welcome her as warmly as his two dads welcomed Blaine, without the bone-crushing hug of course.

It was Blaine's mom who moved towards Rachel first. She gave her a light hug and a cheek-to-cheek kiss.

"It's so nice to finally meet you Rachel. Blaine has told us so much about you," Mr. Anderson said to her, shaking her hand and smiling at her.

"It's nice to finally meet you too Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Anderson," Rachel said to them, both giving them a weak smile.

The Anderson's and Rachel walked together towards the parking lot. Blaine told his parents that he will just take Rachel to his dads' car before they take their drive home. Both of them were walking hand in hand as they went to where Rachel's dads were parked.

"That went better than I expected," Rachel said to him, squeezing Blaine's hand as they walked. She was really relieved that Blaine's parents did not give her the 'look', given that she also came from the arts field. As a matter of fact, she kind of felt accepted by the couple, but of course, it was still too soon to tell.

"I'm not surprised at all. You're not difficult to like, love," Blaine said to Rachel, looking at her and giving her a smile.

"Blaine..." Rachel said, smiling as she continued to walk. She was really going to miss her boyfriend, and if only Westerville was near Lima, she would definitely ask him to spend the day with her in her house.

"So when will you be coming over?" Rachel asked him, hoping that it would be soon.

"I was thinking maybe you could come to my house first. My parents wanted to have a dinner with you so I figured we should probably have it before the New Years. What do you say? I'll come by and pick you up and I'll drive you back home," Blaine said to Rachel, looking a little worried.

Rachel stopped walking and stayed silent for a little while. Everything was going so fast in terms of her meeting Blaine's parents that she did not know how things would progress from then on. Of course Blaine's parents wanted to know more about their son's girlfriend, but Rachel was not so sure if she was anywhere near the stated of impressing them, given that they were both very successful in their own respective fields.

"Love? Please speak, I'm getting worried out here. I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to. I can just tell them that you are busy at something that's why you can't co—" Blaine was cut short by Rachel finger in his lips. She was smiling at him, and Blaine felt relieved.

"How about tomorrow? 7pm? Of course I don't really know what to prepare for but I'm hoping you'll be there to guide me?" Rachel asked him, smiling.

"That would be perfect," Blaine said, kissing Rachel on the cheek. "Oh and don't worry too much about impressions. I love you and that's all that matters. I wouldn't care if you wore nothing but sweatpants and a shirt, as long as you're there, I'll be happy," Blaine said to her smiling.

As they reached Rachel's dads, they both saw them sitting beside each other, talking. As her dad's noticed the two of them, they both smiled first at Rachel, and then at Blaine.

"Ready to go baby girl?" one of Rachel's dads asked her, smiling.

"Yep, just a sec," and Rachel turned to Blaine, kissing him full on the lips. The two of them kissed for about more than a minute and they would not have stopped if it weren't for the clearing of the throat one of Rachel's dads did. As they parted, Rachel let out a giggle and smiled at Blaine.

"I'll see you tomorrow. I'm gonna miss you love," Rachel whispered to him, looking into his eyes.

"I'll see you. Don't worry, I'll text you every minute and every hour, and I'll call you before you go to bed," Blaine said to Rachel, smiling. "I love you"

"I love you more," and Rachel gave Blaine one last kiss before she went inside their car. Blaine waited for the three to become out of his sight before he returned to where his parents were parked and they too went home.

"So son, Rachel seems like a charming lady," Blaine's mom said to him. They were still in the car on their way to Westerville, and they still had about an hour long of driving.

"She is mom. She's really special," Blaine said to them, smiling. He was really happy that both his parents did not react the way they usually did when they met his former girlfriends who were usually musically oriented. Their treatment to Rachel was really different.

"How did you two meet son?" it was Blaine's dad who asked him this time.

"Uhm, I crashed into her while I was riding my back to school," Blaine answered, feeling a little embarrassed. It was completely out of their home-grown values to be reckless, and him crashing into Rachel with his bike just because he was daydreaming while riding it was clearly a sign of that.

"Crashed? What do you mean you crashed? Meaning you ran over her with your bike?" Blaine's father asked him, a shocked tone could be clearly heard from his voice.

"Well technically I didn't run her over, but yes dad, I crashed, meaning hit her with my bike. It was really embarrassing but she was really cool about it. My head was not exactly where it was supposed to be that moment and well, yeah I'm lucky that happened to me," Blaine said, trying to lift the mood of the situation. "I mean, not that I'm thankful I wasn't paying attention to where I was going! Just happy that I met her that day," Blaine said quickly, nervous that his dad was going to take his insight the wrong way.

"Well thankfully you weren't riding your motorcycle when you ran her over," Blaine's dad said to him, smiling a little.

"Honey did Rachel agree to the dinner we offered? I was hoping to talk to her for a longer time since our talk earlier was quite rushed," Blaine's mom asked him, looking at him from the front.

"Oh, yeah about that, she actually did mom. I told her that we would have the dinner tomorrow. Would that be ok?" Blaine asked them. He completely forgot about asking his parents about when the dinner would be happening so he just told Rachel that it would be tomorrow. Hopefully his parents would agree and they will not have to re-schedule.

"Tomorrow night sounds fine darling. I'll tell the chef about it later when we get home," his mom replied.

As the gates opened to the Anderson manor, Blaine was excited to see the familiar place. The whole grounds were surrounded by snow and the trees lay bare, but it was still a sight to see. From afar, he could see the posts of the house covered with Christmas decorations of ribbons and Christmas balls. He could also make out the Christmas lights, which were still turned off at the moment. The door to the house was also decorated, which gave the whole place a warm feel. As he stepped out of the car, he was greeted by a familiar face, which smiled at him.

"Nathan!" Blaine exclaimed, hugging the butler tightly.

"Good afternoon Master Blaine, welcome home," Nathan said to him, surprised but very used to the boy's treatment towards him.

Blaine was unlike any of the rich boys around the town. He was kind, forgiving, jolly, friendly, and very down to earth. He sometimes thought if Blaine was actually the son of a billionaire, because the way he treats his servants was very much unlikely of him. As he took Blaine's bags from the trunk of the car, he found Blaine picking up some of his own and carrying them inside.

"Thank you Master Blaine," Nathan said to him.

"I told you a million times Nathan, just call me Blaine!" Blaine said to him. He was really annoyed at the term "Master" for he feels as if it should only be spoken by a slave.

"It is my duty to serve you and therefore I have to call you said title. Please do not push me sir, for I will not budge," Nathan said to him firmly, and Blaine knew his argument had failed.

The inside of their home was very much unlike the cold outside. It was warm and handles of the grand staircase were also filled with decorations of green, red, and gold. The drapes of all the windows have been changed to classic gold and red, and at the living room, the fireplace was lit, which gave the whole area a hint of yellow.

"Welcome home darling," Blaine's mom said to him, giving Blaine a kiss on the cheek.

After a few minutes of wandering around and visiting his favourite place, which is the music room, Blaine decided that it was time for him to visit his room, which had been unoccupied for years now. Back in high school, he was only able to go home during the summer because he mostly stayed at the dormitory back at Dalton, and now he is studying in Italy, so basically the room has been empty for years.

As he opened the doors to his room, he was greeted by a familiar scent, which was only present in the four plus corners of his room. As he entered the room, he found that the beddings have been changed and the whole place has been cleaned. Of course, some of his own personal decorations were still there, including the vinyl which he hung artistically on the walls, and the framed fencing poses, which he got from his mentor back at Dalton when he used to play fencing. From the corner of his room, he found his old guitar, which was still in its stand. As he approached the couch situated at the foot of his four poster bed, he found that his mom had placed a jar of gum balls at the coffee table, which she always did because she knew how much he loved them, even if it meant that the trips to the dentist would have to be more frequent than necessary. He popped on gum ball into his mouth as he sat at the couch and looked at his room. God he really missed this place. It was where he learned to play the guitar, where he wrote his first song, where he cried when he had his heart broken for the first time, and where spent his free days, just relaxing and doing nothing. This was his safe place, and Blaine was happy to be back.

After a few minutes of lounging and chewing his gum, Blaine decided to give Rachel a call. He quickly got up and returned to the couch as soon as he got his phone, and dialled Rachel's number. It took only a few rings before Rachel picked up. It sounded as if Rachel was having some kind of dinner date with a pack of people, given the noise from the other line.

"Blaine? Hi love!" Rachel said to him, giggling. It seems as if she was having a great time, and Blaine was hesitant on whether he should just call her back or not.

"Hi Rach! Are you busy? Is this a bad time?" Blaine asked Rachel.

"No! I miss you! My friends are here! My dads told them I would be back so they kind of prepared a welcome back party for me!" Rachel said to him.

"I miss you more! Well, I guess I should just call you back later. You go have fun ok love?" Blaine said to her, smiling because he knew Rachel was having a great time.

"I'll call you later ok? I love you more! Bye!" and Rachel hung up. At least Blaine would be able to have a nap, which was exactly what he did.

Rachel's POV

"Who was that?" asked Kurt as Rachel placed her phone back in her bag. All of them were in the lunch party. Kurt, Mercedes, Quinn, Tina, Santana, Brittany, Puck, Mike, Artie, and even her ex boyfriend, Finn, were all present, and everyone was having such a great time catching up.

"Blaine, my boyfriend," Rachel said to him, smiling.

"Oh he's here too! Wow we should meet him!" Kurt said to her, suddenly looking excited.

"From what I've heard, he's the little knight in shining armour," Quinn said to them, giving Rachel a knowing look as she took a sip of spiked juice from her cup.

"How so?" Kurt asked them both. He had been studying theatre in New York which meant that he was not updated in the happenings around his friends.

"Well, he saved me from getting...well, from getting raped by my...uhm..." Rachel trailed off. The event with Alex was still a sore spot in her life, and she was not really fond of telling the story to other people. "...by my then boyfriend," Rachel said in a whisper, and Kurt's face was filled with fear and surprise.

"OH GOD RACHEL," Kurt said to her, his mouth almost a perfect "o." "You almost got raped! By your then BOYFRIEND? OH MY GOD how?" Kurt said to her, really shocked.

"It was our first anniversary and he kept asking me about doing it with him for quite some time and I just kept on refusing. Then that night, he had a little too much to drink and he lost control, so he dragged me towards an alley and he...he almost raped me," Rachel said, looking forlorn at the moment.

Kurt suddenly gave Rachel a huge hug. He did not know that that happened to his very best friend, and not being there to help her made him feel bad about himself.

"I'm so sorry Rachel, if I was only there," Kurt said to her while hugging her.

"Don't be, really, you had no control over the events. Besides, if Alex didn't do that to me, then maybe Blaine and I wouldn't be together right now, not that I'm thankful of me almost getting raped and Blaine almost being killed," Rachel said to them, giving them a smile.

"Well, at least there's that," Kurt smiled at her. He was really happy for Rachel, since he knew how hurt she had been when she and Finn broke up back in high school. "I really think we should meet him though," Kurt insisted, looking at Rachel hopefully.

"Well, we were planning on having a camping trip with you guys together with his classmates back at Dalton. He even offered his rest house for us to stay in so it's not exactly a camping trip. What do you guys think?" Rachel looked at all of them. The whole group suddenly started buzzing, clearly excited about the whole idea of a "camping" trip. Plus the fact that Blaine had a rest house really intrigued all of them. It was Mercedes who spoke for the whole group.

"Girl we are DEFINITELY going to that trip! We might meet some cute Dalton boys there!" Mercedes exclaimed, giggling at the thought of meeting new Dalton boys.

And so it was set. All of them were a go for the trip, and Rachel couldn't wait to tell Blaine as soon as the party ended. The music in the basement of Rachel's home was on full blast and everyone was having a great time. They were all laughing and dancing and singing until 12 midnight and everyone called that it was time to head back home.

Soon the group dispersed, and Rachel found herself sitting in her old bed, suddenly feeling happy that she was back in all the pinkness. It sure felt great to be back home, back in her old room, and back to seeing her two great dads. As she lay down on her bed, she suddenly remembered about her promise to call Blaine. She quickly stood up and went towards her study table where she placed her phone after receiving a call from Blaine earlier. After a few rings, she was greeted by a rather sleepy-sounding Blaine.

"Mmm...hello?" Blaine said. It was evident that he had been awoken by her call.

"Blaine? I'm sorry, were you sleeping? I can just call you tomorrow," Rachel said to him, waiting for his response.

"Rach? Oh no! I'm awake, I'm awake!" Blaine said, quickly sounding wide awake. From the other line, Rachel could hear a rustling of sheets and she let out a giggle. She knew that he was either sitting up from his bed, or completely standing up to prevent himself from falling asleep.

"Come sta tisero mio?" Blaine asked her, a smile apparent on his voice.

"Sto bene," Rachel said to him, smiling. She missed hearing his voice. She already had a habit of hearing Blaine's voice in the morning back in Italy, since they had their morning coffee ritual. "You? How are you? I miss you," Rachel said to him.

"Well, I've been sleeping since I got home so I haven't been able to roam around the house yet. And I'm ok. I miss you more love. I wish Lima was near Westerville so I could just drive by and take you out every night," Blaine said to her in all honesty. The distance really sucked for both of them, but they would have to just deal with it for the meantime.

"I feel the same. Anyway, I have good news!" Rachel said to her, remembering one part of her reason why she called Blaine this late. "My friends have agreed to go to your rest house, so the camping trip is on!" Rachel said to him excitedly.

"Wow that's great! The Warblers have also agreed to go so I guess it's a date then! The day after tomorrow and we'll be off camping!" Blaine said to her, excited."Oh and Rachel, before I forget, the dinner is still a go for tomorrow."

Rachel felt a lump on her throat. She was really nervous about being in the same room, and worse, table, with Blaine's parents. She knew how hard they were to him when he said no to continue the Anderson business, but now, well, they accepted it and were quite supportive. But still, she couldn't help herself from getting nervous.

"Uhm, yeah of course," Rachel said to Blaine, the nervousness not at all gone.

"I'll pick you up at 6," Blaine said to her, smiling to himself. He knew how nervous Rachel was about the whole "meet-the-parents" thing, so he was happy when Rachel did not back out on the plan.

The couple talked on the phone for almost 2 hours, talking about how they missed home and how they missed their friends, and then about how they missed each other and their plans for the camping trip. By 2am both of them decided that they should probably hit the sheets, so they both bid each other god nights and I love you-s before they both hanged up and drifted to sleep.

Footnote:

"Come sta" = how are you

"Sto bene" = I'm ok

"Tisero Mio" = my dear

there you go! :D