A/N: Thank you for reading my story and the response. Sorry that this is a short chapter, but finally junior year (included summer holidays) ends.

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee and its characters.

Summer time whizzed by.

Fourth week, Blaine came visit. Kurt enforced double-dates on Rachel and Jason. Fifth week, Rachel and Kurt tried to go see musicals as much as possible. Sixth week, everybody locked themselves inside their room or some school facilities to prepare for the final exams. Seventh week, the students who still had exams remaining walked in the hallway drained and the others who had none started to celebrate here and there in the dorm (how callous!).

Rachel and Jason managed to make time for continue to go on dates (occasionally with Kurt). No romantic, but casual - coffee, movie, walk or dinner - on daily basis.

Rachel got to know a lot about Jason; He was one year older than she was since he took a leave of absence from his high school for a year with his family issue. He was born and raised in Cincinnati. His farther worked for a consumer goods company as a finance/accounting manager. He lost his mother when he was twelve. He had an older sister working in the music industry in LA. Her mother loved Opera and her love for music affected a lot his sister and him.

When Rachel, Kurt and Jason finally finished their exams, it was a day before NYADA summer school would end, which meant that they needed to tidy up and vacate their dorm room in a day (and a half). The residence buildings were supposed to close at noon on Saturday. Rachel and Kurt booked their flight to return to Lima in the morning on Saturday. Jason bought a bus ticket at 9:30 pm on Friday. So, they decided to dinner at Vegetarian Dim Sum House since the bus stop was near China Town.

Once they finished talking everything about NYADA SSP, the conversation naturally sifted to which college other than NYADA they would apply for admission.

"I love singing and writing script, but I also like fashion." Kurt paused to speak, putting his chopsticks down on the noodle bowl. "I'll probably apply to Fashion Institute of Technology, other than NYADA and NYU."

"I don't think I'll apply to another college other than NYADA and NYU. Am I too bold?" Rachel sighed. She had been researching every single college in NY, but nothing interested her. Her GPA, check. An essay for application, check (future tense). After school activities, check. That was, it was important for her to get SAT I score of 2000 or higher and valuable recommendation letters. "What about you, Jason? Are you going to apply to Julliard?"

"I don't think I've got enough talent to get their scholarship. Hell, NYADA is difficult for me to get in, you know, by the skin of my teeth." Jason shrugged.

"What?" Rachel widened her eyes. That was new information. Sure, he said that he hadn't decided his carrier path specifically. But she thought that he would go to NYADA or some other college in NY.

"NYADA is my first choice. That's for sure. But other than that, University of Cincinnati and Northwestern University are second and third choice, I guess." He said matter-of-factly, continuing to eat his mock lemon chicken.

Kurt put his hand on Rachel's knee to calm her as he saw her go pale. Rachel glanced at Kurt and nodded appreciatively.

Jason didn't intend to fool around with her. She knew. He said that you never knew how it went until you tried. It didn't matter if it was a long-distance relationship or not, a couple could break up when they should. Besides, Rachel and Jason weren't girlfriend/boyfriend in the first place. Just dating, hand in hand but no kissing (well, mostly she'd avoided that kind of moment), remember? Rachel.

"Well, it's almost 9. We should leave." Kurt announced.

They paid their meal respectively and Kurt gave a hug and said goodbye to Jason before he headed to the nearest coffee shop to wait for Rachel, leaving a young potential couple.

After Kurt left the restaurant, Rachel and Jason started to take a walk to the bus stop. Both of them were in stony silence while walking.

"Are you upset?" Jason broke the ice when they got to the bus stop.

"No, I'm not." Rachel answered, staring down at the ground, biting her lower lip.

"Yes, you are." Jason pushed her bang aside from her forehead.

Rachel looked up at him. "I never imagined that you would go to college outside of NY. But," Rachel added before Jason opened his mouth. "I remember what you said. So, no, I'm not."

"You never know how it goes until you try?" Jason tilted his head to one side with a soft smile.

Rachel nodded. "You'll call or text me, right?"

"Of course I will." Jason caressed her cheek with his thumb. "I'll also come visit to Lima. Or you can drive down to Cincinnati. Just a couple of hours, you know." Then Jason cupped her cheeks with his both hands and leaned down to her before he gave a soft kiss to her lips. "It's a promise."

Rachel felt his warm breath on her lips. "It's a promise." She reiterated in a low voice.

They kissed again, which was longer with passionate than the first one. They reluctantly separated as passengers were called to get on a bus.

"See you, Rachel."

Rachel waved a hand seeing him off before she walked away from the bus stop to meet with Kurt waiting for her at the coffee shop.

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