A/N: here it is! the final part to this story...

Epilogue.

"That's a wrap!" Will yelled to the cast and crew. Rachel smiled ecstatically and hugged everyone she saw around her. They had just finished season two and she couldn't believe it. Season two! The show was a phenomenon and it had just been renewed a few weeks previously for a third season. This was where she was meant to be, and this is what she loved to do. This show also changed her life.

She had quit Starbucks right when they began filming and when she woke up one morning during her first season of filming, only to find that small little blue check mark next to her name on twitter, it began. There was a lot more interviews, a lot more paparazzi, and a lot more of her personal life displayed all over the web for fans to see worldwide. It didn't bother her, at least not to the extreme.

Once she was finished with her goodbyes, which took quite some time, she finally headed home. Well, temporary home. They filmed the show in both Los Angeles and in New York. Sometimes it was strenuous on her, but she loved being busy all the time. They filmed in New York the final week of every month so that scenes that occurred on the streets or in front of the theaters seemed more realistic. She absolutely loved being in New York again. She got to see Blaine, and she got to see many other friends that she made during her time at NYADA though they may not have been as close.

She grabbed her phone as she walked back to her hotel, knowing their flight was departing early the following morning. "I'm on my way back, do you need anything?" she texted as she threw on her sunglasses, the warm May evening falling upon her.

He didn't answer by the time she returned, and that was fine by her. She unlocked the hotel door to find that man, her wonderful, caring, amazing man sleeping. As usual.

She smiled as she dropped her things, running up to the bed. She jumped in it, causing him to arouse from his slumber. "Come on, get up!" Rachel said as she began poking him. "Finn, come onnnnn." She whined as she continued doing so.

"For the love of God, woman. I am up." He said with a lopsided grin. "Be more annoying and you'd wake up all of sleeping Manhattan."

"None of them are sleeping though, it's a Friday evening."

"Well then. I'm not everyone and I like sleep."

"You were just bored." She said as she plopped down next to him, turning on her side to face him.

"Mhmmm." He mumbled, giving her a light kiss. "Are you finished?"

Rachel nodded. "Yepp, we just wrapped. Well, we wrapped a little bit ago but you know how long it takes for me to say goodbye."

"I do." He said. "Did you cry and get all emotional too?"

Rachel smiled and hit him playfully. "No!"

He laughed before she pouted her lips. "Come on, don't you want to go out though or something? Enjoy our last night here?" she asked excitedly.

"Rach…." Finn said. "I really don't feel like getting caught up in all that mess."

"But it's not like Los Angeles, Finn! Most people don't pay attention to that kind of stuff. There's far less paparazzi."

Finn sighed. "I know that but you never know who you'll run into."

Rachel shrugged. "So you just want to sit here in this hotel doing nothing?" she asked. "But come on, it'll be fun."

Finn smiled at the tiny girl beside him. With the success of her show, and the success of his band, the two had become some sort of a Hollywood 'hot' couple. It didn't bother him, and he did have to agree with the media when they said she was beautiful, but it changed his life drastically. He was okay with it, but he definitely missed the time he could spend with her out and about when they weren't anybody special. He still didn't think he was, and though he always knew she was special, he didn't mean it in that way. He felt like they were still two ordinary people and though he enjoyed the fans and the spotlight, he also liked privacy.

"That's exactly what I want to do, babe." He said.

Rachel pouted. "God, you're so lame."

"Oh, am I? Then go out and have fun. I'll just be here, sleeping by myself in this large hotel bed…"

"Oh quit." She said with a smile. "I'm not going alone; it'll be far more fun if you go."

"I don't want to go anywhere, Rach." He said.

"You're lame." She said before turning away from him.

"Mhm." He said with a smile, watching her. His large arm draped around her only moments after and pulled her to him, Rachel erupting in giggles as he did this. Maybe sticking around the hotel wasn't such a bad idea after all.

000

Two years later.

"I do." Rachel said as she looked up and into the eyes of the tall man standing before her. Could this man be any more handsome?

He had the biggest grin plastered on his face and this made Rachel smile like crazy. She was almost certain for a moment that this grin would be permanently stuck on her face if her life kept going at the rate it was. After the third season of the show, it was finished. She was sad to see it go, but at the same time she was excited about all the things that could now happen in her life. It opened the door to many other career opportunities and it also left her with plenty of time for herself, when she wasn't shooting or doing other things. Finn had proposed to her a little over a year previous to this date, and Rachel had said yes before he could even finish the question.

000

"Rachel…." Finn had said as he cleared his throat. He was nervous. Why was he so nervous?

Rachel smiled at him widely, reaching out for his hands as he pulled them away quickly. Uh oh. Was he about to break up with her? No, that couldn't be. He had taken her to her favorite place in all of New York, Sardi's. This had to be more special than that.

When he pulled out the box, she knew. She began to tear up immediately as he opened it. "Rachel…will you…"

"Yes! Yes yes a hundred trillion times yes!" She said before he could even muster out those last crucial few words.

He laughed as he placed the gorgeous ring around her left finger, Rachel admiring it deeply. "Oh my God it's….it's so beautiful."

"Just like the woman wearing it." He said. For a moment, she thought he was going to cry. She smiled as she leaned over the table; planting kisses on his lips tenderly, not wanting to pull away. It was a shame they were in public at that moment.

000

"You may now kiss the bride!" The priest said as Finn leaned in, literally sweeping Rachel off her feet as she laughed loudly, their kiss just as sweet and perfect as they always were. When he put her down, cheers erupted from their family and friends and Rachel couldn't help but feel absolutely smitten.

"I love you so much." He whispered to her as she smiled, tears filling her eyes.

"I love you more." She teased, as she looked out at the room before her. She looked at her fathers, who both were an absolute wreck and she smiled at them brightly, as she began to cry a little too. It was perfect, absolutely perfect. She felt as if her life was one giant fairytale.

As she scanned the rows, she couldn't help but feel an odd sense of pride. This was her life and these were the people she surrounded herself with, all perfect in their own ways. She looked up at the tall man next to her, the love of her life, her rock. He smiled at her before they linked arms and headed down the aisle. Rachel's heart swelled. She just had a weird sense that she knew….she knew that everything in her life from here on out was going to be absolutely amazing. As long as she had him next to her, she knew there was nothing more she could ever ask for.

After all, things like this only happened once in a lifetime...and she couldn't be more thankful that it happened to her.

A/N: Good ending? Bad ending? I thought that was an appropriate place to finish. I was going to keep going, but writing about the reception and honeymoon...Idk, I felt like that would be too much. So, the rest is up to your interpretation...maybe. AH! I can't believe I'm done though. Omg I'm actually sad about this. I can't express in words how much I enjoyed writing this and how much I loooooove the feedback. Seriously, I love it. It means so much to me, and it's why I write. Like I said before, I never ever in a million years thought I'd have as much reviews on this story as I do now. It's a crazy thought. I also love getting tweets about it too, it makes me happy and though that's all I usually say is thank you…it's because I really can't put in words how thankful I am.

You can bet that I'll be writing throughout this hiatus…I in fact have a one shot….and I think a small story going on as we speak :) (That's why it's taken me a few days to post this.) So you can definitely expect more from me.

Once again though, from the bottom of my heart just thank you thank you thank you! :D I love you all so much, even if I have no idea who you are haha.