So, did you guys enjoy Glee on Thursday? I know I did! Rachel admitted that she still loves Finn! Hopefully a Finchel reunion is coming soon.

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Chapter 12: You're Perfect

Rachel sighed as she walked through the halls of NYADA. She didn't have any classes with Kurt and Blaine, and since she'd taken some time off while they were still in school, Katie and Anna had graduated. Things could get pretty lonely on campus. She knew that she had her husband, her daughter and her friends at home, but it would be nice to have some people here as well.

Scanning the bulletin board, Rachel saw an advertisement for a Broadway revival of Annie. In a few weeks, there would be auditions. The play would begin in the summer.

Rachel thought back to her Funny Girl audition. That had not gone as well as she'd hoped, but this was another opportunity. She'd talk to Finn tonight about whether it was a good idea.

"You think you'll try out?" a voice said. Rachel turned and saw Kurt and Blaine.

"Yeah, I'm considering it," Rachel said. "Do you two think you might try out?"

"Well, we are busy with preparing for our wedding," Blaine said.

"It would have been fun for all three of us to be in it together," Rachel said.

"I'm sure we'll try out for stuff, after we get married," Kurt said. "Right now, the two of us need to focus on making our wedding even better than yours and Finn's and Puck and Quinn's."

"That'll be a tough order," Rachel said.

"But it's us!" Kurt said.

x

"What are you up to?" Finn asked his daughter. Finn had picked Allie up from preschool and taken her home, and they were waiting for Rachel. Allie had picked up a paper and pens as soon as they got home.

"I'm making a picture," Allie said.

"May I see?" Finn asked.

"Wait for Mommy!" Allie said.

Finn smiled. "Okay." He sat down and began reading a book when he heard the door open. He looked up and saw Rachel, Kurt and Blaine.

"Hey, how was school?" Finn asked, giving Rachel a hug.

"It was fine," Rachel said. "I saw something on the bulletin board about auditions for another Broadway show. I'm thinking of auditioning."

"You should!" Finn said. "What show?"

"Annie," Rachel said.

"I like that one," Brittany commented as she and Santana came in.

"I have more experience under my belt now, so maybe I have a shot," Rachel said.

"They were nuts for not hiring you the first time," Finn said.

"Yeah," Allie said as the adults laughed.

x

"So, you think you're going to get a part in the Broadway show?" Rachel turned around as she was leaving class the next day. Two of the girls from her acting class, Melissa and Alexa, were standing there. Rachel hadn't really interacted with either of them, but she had heard that they'd been extras on Broadway over the summer in a production of Catch Me If You Can.

"Yeah," Rachel said. "Well, I don't THINK I'll get a part, but I'd like to try out."

"We'd know," Alexa said. "We were extras over the summer, you know."

"Yeah, that's cool," Rachel managed to say. These girls hadn't spoken to her before. In fact, she had a feeling they were only talking to her because the professor had asked who was considering trying out for Annie.

"Can we tell you something?" Melissa asked.

"Sure," Rachel said. Advice from girls in college who'd been on Broadway before couldn't hurt. Right?

"Rachel, I don't think you're pretty enough to make it," Alexa said. Rachel looked at both these girls. Both their noses looked fake, and they were both blond, but Rachel thought she saw brunette roots in their hair. Their clothes were similar to the clothes Rachel had worn after her original makeover, and she decided that those were not for her.

"I think I'm fine how I am," Rachel said. "Thanks for the input."

"Okay, less competition for us in our second tryout," Melissa said before the girls walked away. But then Rachel began thinking. She thought back to the girl who beat her at the last audition. That girl had been more stereotypically pretty than Rachel was. What if these girls had a point?

x

"We're so glad you guys could make it," Blaine said as he let Ryder, Marley, Jake and Harmony into their apartment. Their group had decided to invite the other New Directions alumni who were living in New York now over for dinner tonight, since they didn't spend as much time together as they would have liked. They'd also e-mailed Puck and Quinn to see if they wanted to come over.

"Oh, we need to do this more," Jake said. "My brother texted me and said that he and Quinn are on their way."

"Yeah, they said they have some news," Ryder said.

"I bet it's the gender of the baby!" Santana said.

Allie came into the living room. Finn smiled at the sight of his daughter. "Hi Allie! Can you say hi to Uncle Ryder, Aunt Marley, Uncle Jake and Aunt Harmony?"

Allie smiled. "Hi."

"Hi Allie!" Marley said. "How's preschool?"

"It's good," Allie said.

Finn picked up his daughter. "We did have a slightly rocky start, but she's doing better."

"What happened?" Jake asked.

"Oh, Allie left the classroom and a fifth grader had to take her back on the first day," Santana said.

Finn sighed. "Santana, that story isn't exactly meant to be shared."

"Come on Finn, she'll laugh about it when she's our age," Harmony pointed out. "Oh, where's Rachel?"

With visitors coming, Finn had almost forgotten. "That's a good question."

"We didn't see her when we left for the day," Blaine said.

"Yeah, neither did I," Harmony added.

"I want her home," Allie said.

Finn smiled at his daughter. "I know you do. Then you can show us your picture."

Allie clapped. "Yeah!"

The doorbell rang, and Santana went to answer it. Puck and Quinn came in, and Quinn looked more noticeably pregnant than she did the last time they'd seen her.

"So, what's your news?" Kurt asked.

Quinn looked around. "Where's Rachel?"

"We don't know," Marley said.

"We'll tell you guys when Rachel gets home," Quinn said.

"I bet I'm finding out if I'm getting a niece or a nephew," Jake said.

Finally, the door opened and Rachel came in. Rachel forced a smile when she saw that their friends had arrived, but Finn could tell something was up. Allie took off for her room, and Finn had a feeling that she was getting her picture.

"Rough day?" Finn whispered in Rachel's ear as she gave him a hug.

"I'll tell you later," Rachel whispered back.

"So, we hear you're trying out for Annie?" Harmony asked. "I'd consider that if the coursework wasn't so heavy this semester."

"Yeah, I am," Rachel said, looking uneasy. Finn felt concerned seeing his wife when she started talking about the audition.

Allie came back in and handed a piece of paper to Finn and Rachel. "This is for Mommy and Daddy!"

Finn smiled and looked at the paper. The paper had three stick figures - one was really tall, one was really little and the other had a gold star on it. "See," Allie said. She pointed at the tallest figure. "That's Daddy." She pointed at the one with the gold star. "And that's Mommy." She then pointed at the really little one. "And that's me!"

Rachel smiled wide. "Allie, this is great! I'm putting it on the fridge!" She went into the kitchen and put the drawing on the refrigerator.

"I drew a star on you cause you like them," Allie said.

Rachel smiled. "That's right, I do!"

"She used to put a gold star next to her name every time she wrote it down," Kurt said.

Rachel covered her ears. "Kurt!"

Finn gave Rachel a kiss. "I thought that was cute!"

Brittany turned to Puck and Quinn. "So, what's your news?"

Puck and Quinn looked at each other. "Well, we went to the doctor today," Puck said.

"And?" Marley asked.

"It's a boy!" Quinn said.

"Wow!" Rachel said, getting up to hug Puck and Quinn. "That's amazing!"

"It's cool that you two are getting a boy, since Finn and Rachel have a girl," Marley said.

"And he can ride on Artie's lap and be the ring bearer in our wedding!" Kurt said.

"Kurt, he'll only be a few month old then!" Puck said. "Quinn's due in March, and you guys were planning on getting married in June."

"Allie was still the flower girl in our wedding," Rachel said. She took Finn's hand as he smiled and remembered that night.

"I don't remember that," Allie said.

Everyone laughed. "It's because you were only a few months old," Marley told Allie.

"I guess we can't give you Allie's baby clothes then," Finn said to Puck and Quinn.

The doorbell rang again. Dinner was here.

x

After everyone who didn't live at the apartment had left and Finn and Rachel had put Allie to bed, Finn took Rachel's hand. "Can we talk alone in our room?"

"Of course," Rachel said. She walked into her room with Finn.

"You looked upset when you first got home," Finn said. "Is everything okay?"

"What made you think things weren't?" Rachel asked.

"Like I said, you looked upset," Finn said.

Then Rachel remembered. Finn, Allie and her friends had taken her mind off things, but the girls at school had made her worried about her chances. She sighed and told Finn about what they'd said.

"I'm sure you're prettier than both of them," Finn said. "And Broadway isn't about pretty. It's about talent."

"You're right," Rachel said. "They're both so fake... I could tell that their noses were fake and they're not natural blondes."

"I have a feeling you'll get this part, Rach," Finn said. "I just know it."

Rachel smiled and gave Finn a hug and a kiss. He really supported and encouraged her more than anyone else.

Chapter 13 preview: Rachel has her audition. Allie has trouble with a girl at preschool.