Chapter 16

Quinn sat in her room painting her toenails a light pink color for the party. She was scared for Rachel but overall she was scared for Finn. She'd been in a similar situation but the difference was they were graduating that year and they might not get into schools in the same city much less the same state. Just as Quinn was thinking about this, there was a knock on the front door. Since her mom wasn't home, she stood up and walked to the door, trying not to damage her wet toenails. "Hey, I was just thinking about you," She smiled at Finn.

"I got into Connecticut," Finn interrupted her before she could finish speaking.

"What?" Quinn asked, confused. "I didn't even know you applied."

"I didn't. They're looking for a new quarterback and they're giving me a free ride. The scout was at our last game," He explained, sitting on the couch.

"Wow…what did Rachel say?" She asked as she sat next to him. He looked at her like he was scared or nervous for some reason. "You didn't tell her."

"What am I supposed to say? 'I'm sorry that you're going to New York with our baby and I'm going to Connecticut alone?'" He sighed, raising his voice a little. "She's not gonna give up her dream for me. That wouldn't be fair to her. But I can't miss an opportunity to play college football."

"I don't know what to say. I agree with you completely but you need to talk to her," She nodded.

"Why is this so hard? I'd be fine if this was the normal situation but…" He said falling back on the couch further. "It's obviously not. We have that baby."

"This sucks," Quinn agreed. "Sam's staying in Ohio and I'm going to Yale. We had the 'no strings attached' conversation last week."

"Rachel and I aren't like that. She's having our baby in a few months," He told her, about to cry. "She shouldn't get to control my future. It's my dream to play football and she needs to understand that my field is her stage."

"I get that," She nodded. "Just talk to her and I'm sure she'll understand. It's worth risking everything with Rachel for your future."

"You're right," He sighed. "I'll talk to her."

"He's going to be so proud of me," Rachel smiled from ear to ear as she read the letter over and over again.

"Have you and Finn even talked about what will happen after you graduate in a few months?" Hiram asked, trying not to hide the concern in his voice but knowing it hurt her to know that he had his doubts about Finn.

"Yeah, we're going to New York together. He applied to NYU and he's gonna get in," Rachel said as she took the letter away from her eyes. "I know it's just a call back but I'm Broadway bound and NYADA is the perfect way to get there. He knows that."

"I know, I just want you to be prepared for what could happen," He shrugged before leaving the room right as there was a knock on the door. Seconds later, Finn was in Rachel's room with bloodshot eyes from all of the crying he did with Quinn just a few minutes before he decided to talk to Rachel.

"I'm so glad you're here," Rachel smiled and hugged Finn as he stepped into her room.

"I need to tell you something, Rach," Finn avoided eye contact as he sat on her bed. "I don't want to talk about this but I have to tell you eventually and it's better sooner than later."

"You're scaring me," Rachel nervously sat next to him.

"I got a scholarship to Connecticut," He said as quickly as possible. "To play football for the Huskies."

"But you're going to New York," Rachel positively smiled but it faded when he didn't have the same expression. "Right?"

He didn't reply or look at her. "This is a huge opportunity, Rachel. I've been dreaming of playing college ball my whole life. My football is your Broadway; you know that."

"But you promised to be here for me and Sophia," Rachel said. Now she was the one avoiding contact. "I'm going to NYADA."

"New York is right by Connecticut. I'll see you and Sophia every weekend and more if I can, I'll call you every night, text you during class, you'll have Kurt, I'll have Quinn…"

"Connecticut is 140 miles away from New York City. That would take over two and a half hours to drive there and with your truck it could take way longer knowing the speed of that thing. You'll be alone in that tiny state with Quinn and…" She trailed off, tears in her eyes.

"Is that all you care about? Me and Quinn?" He looked at her, forcing himself to be mad even though he didn't have the energy for it. "I don't love Quinn the way I love you."

"Screw that; if you didn't like her in that way you wouldn't have kissed her!" She stood up, looking him in the eye.

"She kissed me," He stood up as well. "It wasn't anything serious and I didn't feel like that with her."

"Yeah but you didn't seem to feel guilty at all," Rachel sighed. "You're gonna be in a different state 140 miles away from me with your pretty blonde ex-girlfriend. And I'm gonna be in a tiny little apartment with your gay step-brother in New York City. We're not gonna be together, Finn."

"So you don't even want to try?" He asked. "I feel bad for Quinn. Her boyfriend isn't even graduating this year."

"And you're gonna take Sam's place and leave your pregnant girlfriend by herself? That sounds like a great idea," She said sarcastically. "I need you with me; I can't do this without you."

"You don't have to do this alone. You know you have me. Plus you have all of your other friends like Santana and Kurt and Quinn and many more." Finn comforted her as she collapsed back onto the bed.

"I don't want to lose you," Rachel sighed and tears filled her eyes. She fell back on her bed and sighed. How could she possibly take care of their child without him there? How would she watch her while she was at school? Who would take care of her when she had a show? Who would help her with the dishes when she came home from school? How would she be able to focus on school if she had a baby there to distract her? Why was he doing this to her? He was her Finn; he wasn't supposed to leave her. He was choosing football and popularity over her, again. And of all of the people in the world, he would be only an hour away from Quinn Fabray. More than anything else in the world, Rachel hated to think about this.

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