I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS OR THE SONG! The First song Worldwide is owned by Big Time Rush AND THE SECOND ONE Is Home owned by Daughtry... I DO HOWEVER OWN NETFLIX AND GET TO WATCH ALOT OF AWESOME MOVIES. I ALSO OWN THE STORYLINE, I LOVE WHERE I'M GOING WITH THE STORYLINE.
Finn's pov
We spent the rest of the night laying in the grass just talking about our lives. I was happy that Rachel knew exactly where I stood, I loved her and I was going to marry her. "What was it like? Iraq?"
Sighing I looked at her sadly. "It was a war zone. I counted down the seconds till I was able to come back. Five years is a long time Rach, I had a lot of time to think about my life and how much I needed it to return to a place of normalcy." I could see Rachel had more questions and I wanted to give her a chance to have all the answers she desired. "Rach, talk to me please, I promise I'll answer all your questions, just ask."
"Why did you ask me to marry you if you were having second thoughts? Why didn't you tell me before we got to the train station?" She sat up and looked into my eyes. And this was the moment I knew we still needed more time before I was ready to propose to her.
"Rachel I did it because I knew given the time you would've tried to stop me or even speed up the process of our wedding. "I'm sorry Rachel, but I don't regret any of my decision to let you go." After awhile we both stayed quiet. I figured she needed time to digest everything I said. "Rach, I love you and we will work things out eventually."
Rachel looked at me then back at the sky. "I love you Finn, I know time hasnt been on our side since we said our goodbye, but I'm determined to see where this gets us." While we laid there in each other's arms I couldn't help, but remember the last time I put her on the train.
Two Months ago January 3rd.
It was that moment again...Having to put her on another train. The thing was that now it was probably even harder for me to say goodbye. How was I ever going to find the right way to fix things if I keep deciding to put her on trains for her own good. I had to remember that this was for the good of our lives that she went to star in the play she had been spending days talking about. I knew even now as we waited for the courage to leave that it wasnt going to be easy to let go
Watching her leave it killed me. Sitting here with her as we drive to the same place again. It was as if life was on repeat. As we parked I could hear a song playing on the stereo "Ooh, Wait a minute before you tell me anything, how was your day? Cause I've been missing.."
Having the guys there by my side was probably the easiest part of this whole goodbye again. How could I promise that things would be this easy again. As we sat in the car I could feel her eyes on me. All I could do was stare out the window at where our friends once stood. I sigh as we get out of the car. My best friend stood in front of me, It was like a hologram of him but in the end It was him "You by my side, yeah.. Did I awake you out of your dreams? I'm sorry but I couldn't sleep."
Tears streamed down my face as I watched as our friends engulf her in a hug. Each remembering the first time we had to do this. Sighing she looked up at me as if hoping I had some words to make the pain go away "You calm me down, There's something 'bout the sound of your voice."
I saw Artie and his girlfriend walking up to us. Mikayla had offered to go ahead and make the trip with Rachel so she wouldn't have to do again. "I-I-I-I'm never never. Never as far away as it may seem, oh…"
with that Rachel was on the train. Closing my eyes I couldn't help but imagine being there with her Sitting next to her "Soon we'll be together, We'll pick up right where we left off, Paris, London, Tokyo .There's just one thing that I gotta do," Looking at her my heart broke into tiny pieces. I loved her and hated to say goodbye.
Looking at my friends I used them to pull out some ounce of strength to get through another hard moment of my life. "Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone...Hello, tuck you in every night"
It was as if watching her the pain was almost unbearable… I just needed to feel her close to me again. Facing her she barely noticed my voice as I sang to her. "And I can hardly take another goodbye, Baby, won't be long. You're the one that I'm waiting on…"
(Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone, woah)
Standing up I walked over to where she was sitting staring at her as I sang the words to her. "Girl I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide. Girl I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide..."
(Girl I'll be thinking about you)
Looking at Puck as he sat behind Rachel I could see the pain in her eyes as he touched her face. "Yes, I may meet a million pretty girls that know my name… But don't you worry. Cause you have my heart.."
As she cried my heart continued to break. I did the only thing I knew how to do, I poured my heart out on the song. "It ain't easy to keep on moving city to city, Just get up and go." "The show must go on so I need you to be strong."
Artie smiled softly as all of us traveled backwards. Even as we left my eyes never left her teary eyes. "I-I-I-I'm never never,Never as far away as it may seem." We would get back to the start. I knew it.
No never
"Soon we'll be together, We'll pick up right where we left off." I knew as we stood there watching the scene play out again We would have to work this out somehow.
"Paris, London, Tokyo, There's just one thing that I gotta do"
(Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone)
(Hello, tuck you in every night)
Neither of us had the strength to leave the other. But in this moment I swore I wouldn't do this again. I wouldn't say goodbye ever again. "And I can hardly take another goodbye...Baby, it won't be long. You're the one that I'm waiting on"
(Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone, woah)
Puck patted my back as soft sobs erupted from my lips...Artie waved as he finished his lyrics. "Oh, Wherever the wind blows me,Yes you're still the one and only girl on my mind. No, there ain't no one better"
(Worldwide)
"So always remember." Please Remember Rachel...Remember all the times I've come back or even all the times we made up through the years. Looking down I see Rachel trying to send off a text, her hands shake as she is unable to formulate a sentence in words.
(Worldwide)
"Always remember, girl you're mine...Paris, London, Tokyo. There's just one thing that I gotta do"
(Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone)
(Hello, tuck you in every night)
As everyone turned to leave off of the platform Puck, Artie stayed."And I can hardly take another goodbye, Baby, it won't be long, You're the one that I'm waiting on."
(Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone)
There I stood all alone, watching the train move off into the distance.. "Worldwide, Yes, I may meet a million pretty girls that know my name,But don't you worry…." A tear fell from my eyes with a few more as I stood there minutes after the train left. "Cause you have my heart …" The music slowly faded as I stood there alone.
End Flashback..
Honestly Everyday I think about life and how it could've been if we would've stayed together after the first goodbye but even more so now after the second one. So much could've probably been prevented. "It's time to head back Rach, It's late." Rachel nodded as we both began to walk towards her apartment.
As we walked towards the apartment Rachel looked at me. "You know this has been a pretty amazing Valentines day. Better than senior year with the singing telegram. And hey both years I got a ring, though this year has to be the best ring outta the two." She giggled as we walked up the steps towards her apartment.
"Maybe I have more in store?" Smiling she looked down grabbing her keys.
Walking inside she noticed a the living room lit in candles and flowers sitting on the table. "Oh my god Finn! It's perfect!" I nearly died seeing the arrangement. I knew it wasn't me especially since Kurt and Blaine weren't even in the state. Rachel stepped into the room and smiled at the sweet gesture that she must have thought I did.
"Rachel,there is no way I could've done this. I've been with you and Kurt isn't even in town." Rachel froze as she looked at Finn. "Rachel, who has keys to your apartment besides Kurt, myself and Blaine?"
Walking closer she noticed the flowers… "They're purple lilies.." She began to shake nervously, as if she instantly knew who had sent the flowers. Taking the card from the purple flowers she nearly broke down in tears as she read the words You can Run but I will Find You my little kittycat "Finn It's Brody."
Rachel's Pov
A month had passed since Brody had left the card and display at my apartment and to be honest I wasn't the only one around here scared shitless. Kurt had told my dad what had happen and he decided to move me into a gated housing space. Brody had stopped showing up for rehearsals the day after he broke in. The cast had been supportive, except for a few people close to Brody, had taken my side in this and didn't mind kicking him out and just going with his understudy. It was an extremely stressful time for not just me but honestly Finn as well.
The first few days he was here it was rough, he was always trying to keep me from going out, and when I got to he followed me. Finally his mom needed him back home so he jumped on a plane and left, but now he was calling every hour to make sure I was okay. I knew he was doing it for my safety, though for me I didn't see the point since Brody hadn't been seen since a few days before him breaking in. As for Enchanted, they had to find a replacement for him.
Walking down the street I couldn't help but think of the last couple of weeks. There was the fact that Finn and I were back together….then again for me I think we've been together since the day he left. Another thing that was weighing heavily on my mind was finishing this play up and moving back to the start. I didn't want to miss anything more than I had already had. Sighing I began to feel like I was being followed and it was scaring me. Walking into the theater I saw the cast was already in costume. "Sorry I'm late I was dealing with some stuff." I quickly ran to my dressing room and changed into my first dress.
During rehearsals I kept getting the feeling again that someone was watching her. As she waltzed with her new friend Dave. "Are you nervous? The show starts tomorrow."
"I just can't wait to get it underway, all this stress with the guy you replaced is weighing heavily on me." he nodded understanding my words. "After the three month contract is up, I'll be in my home town, hopefully permanently." I knew that it was an almost for sure thing, I just needed to figure out what I was going to do with life.."
"Isn't it going to be hard to go from this to that?" He asked as we switched partners for a few seconds.
"No," I laugh a bit looking at him. "This was hard to go into, being there is like my life makes sense again. I'll be with all my friends again." I smiled softly as we continued to rehearse. "Someday you'll see that Broadway isn't everything."
After rehearsal I went straight home like I was told to do by not just my dad but my boyfriend. I hated feeling like my life was being dictated by a psychopath. As I opened the door my phone went off. *Did you enjoy my valentine gift? I knew you would baby...* Freezing she nearly dropped her phone, she couldn't feel anything but her heart beating out of her chest. *Dont you think about texting farmboy, I don't want to have to hurt you baby.*
Composing myself against my judgement I responded. *Leave me alone Brody...You seriously just need to.* Throwing my phone away from my bed I began to drown my sorrows in some sleep.
The following night I was on the stage feeling so much love and happiness as I preformed. I could feel my daddy staring down and watching from above... I could feel Finn and my dad staring from the front row. Weither alive or dead having both my dads here and my soulmate here makes my life worth living and continuing what I love most about life.
Three months later June 21
Third person's POV
Yesterday was Rachel's last show and now she was packing up ready for Lima. The first night of the show went off without any issues, she couldn't believe that all her friends and dad were there to support her. Preforming had always been Rachel's dream...her goal, but now it was something just a minor part of her life. Now it was all about finally getting through life and spending the rest of her life with her friends and her soulmate. Her thoughts were of the previous month when Finn had surprised her. The time they spent together is what helped her decide going back to Lima; the feeling of waking up naked next to the man she loved more than anything in the world made it much easier to give up the dream she once had to begin the next chapter in her life."Rachel, everything is downstairs...Ready to go?" Kurt asked standing and looking at the empty room.
Rachel looked at her best friend and shrugged. "Mind If I have a few minutes?" Nodding he shut the door.
Going over to the window Rachel began to think about her past five years. "I'm staring out into the night, trying to hide the pain,I'm going to the place where love,And feeling good don't ever cost a thing. And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain"
"Well, I'm going home, back to the place where I belong,And where your love has always been enough for me." New York was just a stamp in her life and now it was time to go back to her heart...Lima...Finn."Just surrender Rachel, if we're meant to be then nothing will stop us baby, nothing.." The words so clearly ran through Rachel's mind as she continued to look out the window. "I'm not running from, no, I think you got me all wrong,I don't regret this life I chose for me."
New York would be here for Rachel when she was ready to return, if a time comes, but if not she knew it was time to move on in life and do what actually made her happy. "But these places and these faces are getting old, So I'm going home, well I'm going home."
Closing her eyes she thought about Finn and Iraq, she prayed that they could finally move on in life and finally have that happy ending they always wanted. "The miles are getting longer, it seems, the closer I get to you." The closer that she got to Finn the happier she became. She knew it was time to finally let go of all the baggage they once held towards each other. "I've not always been the best girl or friend for you, But your love it makes true and I don't know why….You always seem to give me another try."
Turning she faced the kitchen but in her eyes it was the choir room and all her friends were there. Her heart raced as she felt all their eyes on her. It was as if she was standing in front of them pouring her heart out to them. "So I'm going home, back to the place where I belong. And where your love has always been enough for me, I'm not running from, no, I think you got me all wrong...I don't regret this life I chose for me"
Staring at Finn she was hoping he'd get that it was for him and the music she was singing was about coming back to him. "But these places and these faces are getting old, "
She turned and looked at Puck and Artie playing the guitars as she felt the song coming to an end. "Be careful what you wish for 'cause you just might get it all… You just might get it all and then some you don't want. Be careful what you wish for 'cause you just might get it all, You just might get it all, yeah…" She was beginning to realize that she'd never regret coming home to him ever. The fact that all she wanted was to be loved by the same man again."
Coming back to reality Rachel looked up as the car pulled up to her old house. "Oh, well I'm going home, back to the place where I belong," Rachel felt the love that she once had for this place come back full circle once her eyes landed on her childhood home. "And where your love has always been enough for me," She was done running from the reality of life, Finally she was going to run anymore from what makes me happy and in this moment Finn and our friends were what was going to make me happy."I'm not running from, no, I think you got me all wrong,I don't regret this life I chose for me."
"But these places and these faces are getting old. I said these places and these faces are getting old." Watching the door as if it was going to move itself, but it was time to for her to return home, she knew it and needed this more than anything.
"So I'm going home, I'm going home…" Rachel knew she was going to miss New York, then again she could always visit with Finn again. Looking at Kurt one last time and replied, "It's time.." with that Rachel walked into the house and smiled.
A few days had passed Rachel was feeling sick again. This had been hapening on and off for a few weeks, and it was becoming a worried moment. She decided to call Santana and see if she could help her figure out something. *Can you come over please...It's important…* Rachel quickly texted her latin best friend.
*Coming over..* she quickly replied before grabbing her keys and headed to her best friend's house. Ten minutes and a ticket later Santana had finally arrived on Rachel's doorstep. It didn't take long for Rachel to answer the door. "Okay what did the idiot do now?"
Tears started to stream down her face while her heart was pounding out of her chest."I think I may be pregnant..."
Santana's jaw nearly dropped at the words that flew out of the Broadway star's mouth. "Are you sure? I didn't think you two had..." Rachel let Santana into the house before moving to the couch. "Rachel, shh..." She sat down next to Rachel as she patted her back. "Shhh, It'll be okay, I promise..." She rubbed her back trying to keep the poor girl from losing her mind. "First thing is first, lets get you a test. I have a spare one in my car, I'll stay here with you till we get the results."
Wiping her tears Rachel began to relax a bit while Santana went to her car, before returning Santana tried to gather her own mind before helping Rachel deal with whatever the result was. After a bit of time Santana returned with the test. "I'll be out here." Nodding Rachel took the test to the bathroom. After peeing on the stick Rachel walked out to the living room.
"I'm uh done..." Rachel said quietly. "How long till we know?" She asked nervously running her fingers through her long tangled hair.
"Three minutes." Santana replied not knowing what else to say while they waited.
For Rachel three minutes felt like forever. When the bell finally rang her heart nearly jumped outta her chest. Sighing she looked over at her best friend. Santana smiled drawing random circles on her hand. "No matter the results, I'm here Rach." Nodding Rachel went into the bathroom and checked the results, what she saw wasn't what she expected…
Later that night...
Finn hadn't had a chance to see Rachel yet, though he had talked to her over the phone a few times it still wasn't the same. He had been busy working on a special surprise that would probably blow everyone's mind. "Hey man." turning around Finn came face to face with Puck. "Everything going as planned?" He asked walking into the choir room.
Nodding Finn looked at the set up he had just finished. "Yup, everything is finally done and ready for the reunion of all reunions."
"What time is everyone getting here?" He asked sitting in one of the high school chairs. "Dude these things to small for my ass, couldn't we have done this in the auditorium room?" He asked standing up and attempting to get comfortable.
"Because this is where it needs to happen Puckerman. I would think you'd understand it had to be perfect." Finn explained. "Sorry if I have high expectations on making things perfect."
Before Puck could say anything thing all their former friends started piling into the room. Finn's eyes instantly went to Rachel's who was smiling softly back at him. "Oh wow well isn't this quaint, we now have every original glee couple in the choir room all over again." Santana ran her fingers through her now shoulder length hair. "Now tell me Hudson… why are we all here under one roof?"
Finn looked around the room with the straightest face he could. "Someone in this room is hiding something and I'm thinking it's time we all know..." Everyone's eyes went to someone else, but Rachel's eyes froze as she thought of earlier in the day.
"What do you mean Hudson?" Only Santana knew about Rachel's secret and she hadn't even spilled the beans about anything. She was praying that Rachel wouldn't be put on the spot till they had a chance to process everything.
"One of the guys in this room has to come clean about something that they have been planning for awhile." Finn's eyes instantly went to Puck who was rolling his eyes. "Puckerman..."
Getting up he went straight to his current girlfriend Quinn and smiled sweetly. "Look you know I've wanted to do this since I've gotten back, but with Finn and Rachel dealing with the shit they do and then LeRoy dying then the crazy stalker ex chasing Rachel, I didn't want to do it yet until i found the right moment. So Finn has been trying to get all of these friends of ours here for one reason." Smiling Puck got down on one knee. "Lucy Quinn Fabray, will you please marry me finally?" He opened up the ring box and everyone of the girls in the room were cheering for the happy couple as she nodded with the simple tears in her eyes.
Rachel was beginning to feeling sick again she decided to walk out and rush to the bathroom. Sighing she finished up and quickly walked out towards the choir room. "Hello Kittycat." Closing her eyes she froze in her spot, her color instantly drained from her face as she felt a cold shiver run up her body. "Why don't you turn around deary..." Taking a deep breath she turned to see Brody and A light skinned woman about her age staring back at her.
At first she couldn't place the woman at all, it wasn't till she heard the woman speak. "Oh Rachel oh Rachel, Haven't you learned yet not to run off by yourself?" That's when it hit her, this was the woman Puck told Quinn about.
"Bree..." Rachel said softly.
/AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH wtf cliffy right? I know its crazy but I wanna hear what you guys think of the chapter?! Bree will be explained in the next chapter.. sorry for the late update but I've had alot of family things going on and needed my attention...Please forgive me and I'll make sure you guys get another one very soon as long as i get some motivations from you amazing readers so Read and Review people