''He asked you on a date?'' Kurt Hummel's voice was so loud, it echoed off the walls of Rachel Berry's yellow bedroom.
Kurt, Rachel and their best friend Mercedes Jones currently had a sleepover, while binge-watching old musical-movies. Half an hour into My Fair Lady and Rachel's phone started buzzing, signaling that she had a text message.
Rachel sighed. ''I mean, not really. Look at this.'' She held her phone screen to Kurt and Mercedes, showing the text message she received.
Finn Hudson: hi rach wanna go 2 new diner tomorrow?
Mercedes cringed internally. ''Well, that's kind of, um, sweet and-'' Kurt interrupted her with a scoff.
''I'm not going to lie, this is the least cute date invitation I've yet seen. But it's Finn we're talking about here, the most popular guy in school! Maybe that's just the way they text.'', Kurt explained.
Rachel frowned. ''Or maybe, it wasn't a date invitation. And why doesn't anyone ask if I even want to go on a date with him?'' To that Kurt and Mercedes had to laugh. ''Yeah right. Finn has been the object of your affection since middle school, anyone would jump at the opportunity to date him.''
''I'll have you know that the romantic affiliation between me and Jesse St. James in the summer weakened, if not completely erased any feelings I had for Finn.'', she said slightly offended.
She met Jesse in a summer music group and their love for the classics and passionate performances caused a romance to spark between them. Though nobody wants to believe Rachel, she actually broke up with him and not the other way around. He always made her feel less than and she figured that she would need all the confidence her mind would give her in order to have a succesful carrer.
Mercedes sighed. ''Whatever Rachel, at least give it a shot? Maybe you still have feelings for him after all.''
Rachel contemplated for a minute. She was sure to have no feelings left for Finn that weren't completely platonic but she also didn't want to lose his friendship.
''I know!'', she started excitedly, ''Why don't you two just come with us?''
Her two best friends looked at her like she said the most ridiculous thing ever. Mercedes just shook her head. ''But then it wouldn't be a date anymore.''
Rachel smiled. ''Exactly. And if I still have feelings for him, which I honestly don't believe at all, then I can still find that out with you two there.'' The brunette clapped her hands together, this was the best solution in her opinion.
When the others just continued to look at her, she explained. ''Come on, please? I don't want to go on a date with him and he didn't specifically say just the two of us, right?''
''If you really don't want to go, for reasons I just refuse to believe, then just say no?'' Kurt crossed his arms, it was too hard to talk sense into her.
''But you know how he is. I don't want him to stop talking to me or start kicking chairs again. If we go as friends, then he has no reason to be mad at me.'', she whined.
Kurt was just about to argue, when Mercedes held a hand up to him and said, ''Fine. We'll come with you.'' Rachel clapped her hands excitedly while Kurt started, ''But-'' Mercedes tugged on his arm and turned him away, whispering something in his ear, to which he huffed annoyed but said, ''Alright, just this once. But you owe us. ''
''Thank you, thank you, thank you!'' Rachel hugged her friends happily.
Kurt waved her off. ''Which diner was he talking about anyway?''
''Probably the one next to the bowling alley. Sam told me about it. In fact everyone's been talking about it lately. Rumor has it, the owner is from New York, so it's supposed to be really trendy there.'', Mercedes explained.
Rachel started the movie again. ''Honestly, I just hope that they offer vegan food.''