2x09

The Diner – Park Avenue – Thursday Afternoon

Quinn, Mercedes, and Santana were sitting at their usual table at the diner, they were waiting for Rachel who was running late so they saw it as a good opportunity to talk about Rachel's up and coming birthday. Finn had decided to throw Rachel a surprise party but had left most of the planning to Quinn.

"Okay so it's going to be at Ritz Carlton, I've invited Rachel's family and I've had to invite Finn's as well" Quinn explained as she looked through her to-do list for the party.

"Rachel will love that" Mercedes smirked. It was no secret that Rachel's and Finn's families didn't get along and Rachel and Finn always tried to keep the two sides away from each other.

"Hopefully there will be enough people there that she won't even have to talk to them" Santana argued before taking a drink of her coffee. They hadn't ordered yet as they were waiting for Rachel.

"I have the party company setting everything up, I told Finn I'd over see it all and he would get Rachel there for 8 so we have to make sure everyone else is there for at least half 7" Quinn explained further.

"Finn's certainly going all out for this party" Santana noted. Rachel and Finn were never ones for celebrating their birthday and after everything that had happened Santana had assumed the would let this birthday go by unnoticed.

"Well with everything they have been through lately Rachel needs this"

"Yeah you're right and I'm sure it won't be that bad even though the last time Shelby and Carole were in the same room they had a big ole cat fight" Santana quipped Mercedes laughed as she remembered the events of Finn and Rachel's wedding when Carole and Shelby had gotten into a screaming match with each other. The two families had not been in the same room since.

"Santana don't stress me out more than I already am" Quinn snipped, as wrote something on her list "This party needs to be perfect"

"And I'm sure it will be" Mercedes reassured her.

"Rachel's coming" Santana whispered when she noticed Rachel walk through the door. Quinn quickly shoved all her papers into her bag before Rachel noticed.

"Hi Rachel" They all greeted her with large smiles. Rachel gave them all a knowing look before she took a seat next to Quinn.

"Is that all for my birthday party" Rachel asked.

"You aren't supposed to know" Quinn argued as Santana and Mercedes shared an amused look, Quinn on the other hand looked chest-fallen.

"There isn't a lot my husband can keep from me, no matter how much he tries" Rachel replied as she shrugged off her coat "I promise to act surprised though"

"You better I've worked too hard on this party for you to mess it up" Quinn demanded.

"It is my birthday" Rachel laughed, even though she should have expected Quinn's behaviour. She took party planning very seriously.

"I don't care" Quinn pressed, pointing her finger at Rachel "Act surprised"

Rachel nodded firmly "I will do"

The girls all picked up a menu and started looking it over, Rachel wasn't sure why they still did it. They had been going to the Diner so long, they all had the menu memorised.

"So, are you bringing Sam?" Santana asked once she put down her menu and looked over at Mercedes. While Sam had finally gone back to LA the girls knew that him and Mercedes were still talking and that Sam had been trying to find excuses to come back to New York on the weekends.

"He's here for the weekend and Finn invited him anyway" Mercedes rushed out.

"So, you're not coming together" Quinn wondered.

"I'm not sure yet why?"

"Nothing just wondering" Quinn answered, trying to sound casual. She wanted to know about Sam but knew Mercedes wouldn't talk about if she was felling ganged up on. Santana was not of the same opinion.

"She's wondering when the novelty of having Sam back is going to wear off and you're going to realise you're going to get your heart broken again, you need to stop thinking with your vagina" Santana answered with an annoyed sigh.

"Santana!"

"What? Beating around the bush wasn't helping" Santana argued. Rachel suppressed a grin at Santana's pressing look and the blush on Quinn's cheek after Santana had said 'vagina'.

"We are friends" Mercedes affirmed, although she couldn't look any of them in the face.

"Friends who are sleeping together" Rachel added.

"I'm fine guys, I promise. I'm okay with how things are. I know the situation with Sam hasn't changed. He's in LA and I'm here" Mercedes argued, trying to sound nonchalant.

Quinn looked over at Mercedes, worried "Mercedes, we just want…"

"Can we talk about something else please" Mercedes cut Quinn off before she could say anything else.

Finn and Rachel's House – West Village – Saturday Morning

A few days later, it was Rachel's birthday and Finn was walking into their bedroom with a tray of breakfast food. He set the tray down on Rachel's bedside table then sat next to his sleeping wife and softly stroked her face to wake her up.

"Happy birthday baby" Finn whispered. Rachel smiled as she woke up, she sat up then noticed the tray of food next to her.

"Wow breakfast in bed" Rachel beamed before glancing over at Finn "Did you make this?"

"No"

"Even better" Rachel chuckled. Finn handed her the tray and Rachel started eating the pancakes while Finn walked around to the other side of the bed.

"So, you're having your nails done at 11, hair at 1 then make up at 4" Finn explained, matter of factly as he laid down next to Rachel on their bed "We have to be at the ballroom at 8 and don't pretend you don't know, you know me just as well as I know you"

"Point taken, I promise to still act surprised though" Rachel replied with a smile as she fed him some of her pancakes.

"Thank you I do have another surprise for you" Finn said. He handed Rachel box that Rachel hadn't noticed before. It was from By The Way Bakery, which was Rachel's favourite bakery.

"I do love their chocolate covered strawberries" Rachel cheered as she took the box from Finn. She placed it on the tray then glanced over at Finn.

"It's not my only present though right"

"Happy Birthday baby" Finn said, softly as he handed Rachel a small ring box. Rachel took the box from Finn, she opened it to find a 2.5 carat diamond ring inside. Rachel took out the ring and gave it a closer look.

"Is this an engagement ring, you know we already did this about nine years ago, right" Rachel joked. Finn nodded then moved closer to Rachel and took the ring from her.

"I do and do you remember what ring I used" Finn replied, with a lopsided smile. When Finn had proposed to Rachel they were putting all the money they had into the magazine and Finn didn't want to ask his parents for the money so Finn had proposed with a cheap plastic ring that he had gotten from a fun fair. Finn had always planned to replace the ring when they had more money but Rachel had never been bothered so he never gotten around to it.

"I loved that ring"

"I know you did but you can't wear it without your finger turning green so I thought this would be a nice replacement" Finn explained.

"Nice would be an understatement" Rachel beamed, as Finn slide the ring onto her finger "You didn't have to do this Finn"

"I know but I wanted to" Finn affirmed. Rachel moved the tray off her lap then pulled Finn on top of her.

"You know you have two hours until your nail appointment" Finn said, seductively.

"Happy birthday to me" Rachel beamed before wrapping her arms around Finn and pulling him down into a searing kiss.

Mercedes' Apartment – Brooklyn – Saturday Afternoon

"We really need to stop this" Mercedes argued as she threw herself out of bed and began to get dressed. Sam had come over so they could talk before the party and the two of them had ended up sleeping together again.

"That can't happen again" Mercedes added as she fastened up her trousers. Sam nodded at her but Mercedes could tell he was taking her seriously. Mercedes wasn't surprised though, she didn't feel partially strong at that moment.

"You said that last time" Sam replied, smirking slightly.

"Well I mean it this time" Mercedes affirmed, as she threw Sam's jeans at him. Sam jumped out of the bed and started putting them on.

"I'm sure you do"

"Stop smirking at me" Mercedes snipped. Mercedes checked the time and she realised she had to start getting ready and that Sam needed to leave. "Time for you to go, I have to get dressed"

"I'll see you at the party later" Sam said as he gathered his clothes while Mercedes pushed him towards her front door. Mercedes couldn't be around him when she was so frazzled because she knew she would sleep with him again. Mercedes and Sam weren't great at communication but there was always passion between them that Mercedes couldn't deny.

"See you there" Mercedes nodded, Sam kissed her cheek then Mercedes closed the door behind him. She leaned against the door, frustrated.

"Uh I hate him" Mercedes groaned throwing up her arms.

"NO, you don't!" Sam shouted through Mercedes front door.

Rachel's Office – Broadway Star Offices – Saturday Afternoon

After enjoying the morning with Finn, Rachel got dressed and went to her nail appointment but afterwards she pushed back her hair appointment an hour so that she could quickly go into work and pick up some papers she had left the day before. Rachel worked into her office to see Cheryl putting even more papers on to her desk.

"Rachel, what are you doing here, it's your birthday" Cheryl, one of the weekend assistants, asked when she noticed her boss walk into the office.

"I know I just had some paperwork to pick up" Rachel answered, then she noticed a huge bouquet of flowers on her desk "What are these?"

"I was going to drop them off later, they're for you" Cheryl explained with a coy smile "Check the card"

Rachel looked over the different flowers in the detailed bouquet then took the card from Cheryl. Rachel's smile grew as she read over the note and realised who the flowers were from.

"Barbara Streisand sent me flowers for my birthday" Rachel beamed as she held the card to her chest "I can die now!"

When Rachel had done the cover shoot and interview with Barbara Streisand she had mentioned that the magazine would come out near Rachel's birthday and she couldn't believe that her idol had remembered.

"You okay to take them, I'm gonna get off I just had to drop of the monthly fashion spread photos" Cheryl explained as she finished sorting the papers and passing them to Rachel. Rachel nodded as she took the papers then picked up the flowers, hoping she could take them to the hairdressers with her before going home.

"I'll see you tonight then" Cheryl said before slapping her hand over her mouth "Oh god!"

Rachel laughed at the worried assistant "Don't worry I already know; I'll see you tonight"

Ballroom –Ritz Hotel – Saturday Afternoon

At the same time, Quinn was at the ballroom checking over everything for the party. Quinn had gone for a Breakfast at Tiffany's theme as it was one of Rachel's favourite movies. The tables had white table cloths with teal table runners. The centre pieces had Tiffany and Co bags with fake pearls circling them as well as white roses. There was teal and white balloons littered all over the room and the photo booth Quinn had ordered had pearls, sunglasses, tiaras, and black wigs for people to have on when taking their picture. The buffet table was full of breakfast food and cookies and cakes shaped their bags and rings. Quinn had out-done herself.

"But those flowers on the main table and the smaller ones on the others" Quinn instructed one of the hotel workers. They nodded then rushed off to do what Quinn had asked. Quinn checked something else off her list as Finn walked into the ballroom then walked over to her.

"Wow Quinn this looks great" Finn exclaimed.

"It does, doesn't it!" Quinn agreed with a wide smile "Where's Rachel?"

"She's supposed to be getting her hair done but no doubt she'll have stuck into work" Finn replied with a roll of his eyes. He looked around the room and worried slightly about how much it was all going to cost him when he saw the champagne fountain.

Quinn looked over at Finn, worried "So, there might be a chance that she might possibly already know..."

"Don't worry I know she knows" Finn replied, smiling reassuringly at his friend. Finn didn't know what he' been thinking, he had never been able to keep something from Rachel even if it was something good.

"Oh good!" Quinn sighed, relieved.

"You did good Quinn" Finn stated, happily wrapping his arm around Quinn and smiling down at her.

"You paid for it all" Quinn argued, with a smirk "I'm sure she'll have a good night"

"Until she sees my parents" Finn quipped.

Quinn nodded in agreement "And they are bringing mine"

XoXo

Half an hour after the party the party had officially started Mercedes and Santana walked into the ballroom. Mercedes had decided to go to the party with Santana instead of Sam so she could avoid people's, especially Santana's, unwanted questions.

"Wow this looks amazing" Mercedes proclaimed, shaking her head at how much Quinn had done for the party.

"Quinn is amazing!" Santana agreed, just as Quinn rushed over to them, looking frazzled.

"Oh, thank god you guys are here, I've already stopped Shelby and Carole coming to blows four times already. You have to take over" Quinn sighed, relieved.

"I'll take Shelby" Mercedes cut in quickly.

"Damnit! Fine I'll watch Carole but we all know she likes me the least" Santana argued. Carole didn't like any of them except Quinn but she hated Santana the most because she found her too abrasive and Santana wasn't as the discreet as the others when they were in Carole's company.

"I'll take Carole and my mother if you can make sure that Shelby doesn't make Emma cry again" Quinn offered. Not only did they have to watch Carole and Shelby but they also had to watch Shelby with Emma because unlike Carole, Emma didn't really deserve how Shelby spoke to her and never defended herself.

"Deal" Santana replied. Quinn smiled at her friends then rushed off to find Carole and her mother.

"Don't worry Finn and Rachel will be here in half an hour and we can dump all of them on them two" Mercedes shrugged, she took two glasses from a waiter, she handed one to Santana then they both went in search of Rachel's family.

XoXo

Finn and Rachel were in the back of a cab on their way to Rachel's party but ever since Finn had seen Rachel in her dress he was really thinking about asking the taxi to turn around so they could enjoy her birthday alone. Finn gave Rachel a passionate kiss then pulled her closer to him.

"Wow you really do look amazing" Finn whispered seductively in Rachel's ear, he kissed just below her ear then down her neck.

"You've already said that three times" Rachel chuckled, although she leaned into every one of Finn's kisses.

"And I mean it" Finn affirmed just as the taxi driver pulled up outside the Hotel. Finn paid him then took Rachel's hand and helped her out of the cab. He quickly text Quinn that they had arrived, then they walked, hand in hand, through the lobby then towards the entrance of the ballroom.

"Now remember to act surprised" Finn noted, Rachel nodded just as Finn opened the double doors that lead to the grand ballroom.

"SURPRISE!"

"Oh guys" Rachel said, touched. She teared up as she saw all her friends and family and while Rachel had known about the party, the emotions on her face with genuine when she saw all the effort that had gone in to it. Rachel hugged Quinn, Mercedes and Santana then moved over to her family. The DJ had started playing some music and everyone else moved away from the guest of honour knowing they would have a chance to speak to her later in the night.

"Hey mom" Rachel greeted her mother, with a warm hug. Rachel was happy to see her family. They hadn't come to see her after the miscarriage because they knew she needed her space but they had all spoken to Finn every day and now that she had moved past it all, she was happy to see them all again. Rachel gave them all a tight embrace including Jake and Emma. Once she pulled away from them she noticed people stood near the bar chatting amongst themselves.

"Did I just see your parents" Rachel asked, alarmed, looking over at Finn who was suddenly very nervous.

"Quinn invited them" Finn rushed out.

"Go get me a very strong drink" Rachel demanded pointing to the bar. Finn nodded then rushed off to the bar to get Rachel and himself a drink.

XoXo

An hour later Rachel had done the rounds and said hello to everyone at the party, including Finn's parents, and was now enjoying a drink at the bar with Quinn and Santana.

"Here you go Rachel" Santana said, handing Rachel a drink "You having a good time"

"Of course, this all looks amazing!" Rachel replied. Quinn beamed at Rachel then they all sobered up when they noticed the very subtle looks Mercedes and Sam were giving each other from across the room. This was the second-time Rachel had seen Sam since him and Mercedes had started sleeping together again and while she wanted to talk to him about it and find out what he thought about the whole thing, she knew Mercedes would be furious if she did and Rachel didn't want an argument on her birthday.

"They have been doing that all night" Santana pointed out, rolling her eyes at the pair.

"What can we do" Quinn sighed.

"We can force her to stop thinking with her vagina" Santana quipped, before taking a drink. Rachel chuckled when Quinn choked on her own drink.

"Santana, I really wish you would stop saying that!" Quinn said, alarmed. Santana looked at them both confused.

"What?"

"Look Mercedes has to work this out on her own, if we push she just going to continue doing it just to prove us wrong" Rachel argued. They both nodded in agreement, Mercedes was stubborn, she would never admit that what her and Sam were doing was stupid and while they all knew it was only going to end one way, Mercedes had to admit that to herself before they could help her.

"Oh, crap here comes Carole, bye" Rachel added before rushing away.

XoXo

"You guys know how to throw a party, I don't think I even know these many people" Kitty laughed as she looked around the large room. The group included Joe and Kitty were all sat together on one of the tables enjoying a drink. Rachel was happy to sit with her friends for a while because even though she was thankful Finn and Quinn had thrown her the party, she had already had enough of her family and Finn's.

"Trust me I don't either" Rachel sighed, leaning her head onto Finn's shoulder. Rachel was glad the party was starting to wind down as she didn't think she could talk to any more people.

"This is all Quinn, she's amazing at this" Finn added.

"It's sure seems that way" Puck agreed, sneaking a glance at Quinn. Quinn smiled at Puck and neither of them noticed the looks on Joe or Kitty's face but everyone else did, especially when Joe wrapped his arm around Quinn and pulled her towards him.

"This is fun" Santana quipped, glancing between Quinn and Puck who were oblivious to the tension they had created.

"Not on my birthday" Rachel whispered as she gently nipped on Santana's arm. Santana rolled her eyes but looked away from Puck and Quinn and over to Mercedes and Sam who were sat together at the other end of the table.

"So, when do you go back to LA Sam" Santana asked. Rachel and Quinn shared a worried look as they both knew how uncomfortable Santana could make it if she wanted to.

"On Monday" Sam answered.

"Gonna ask Mercedes to go with you again" Santana jibed. Almost everyone averted their eyes from the table while Mercedes glared at Santana, who just shrugged in response. Rachel pulled on Santana's arm and pulled her closer to whisper in her ear.

"I said not on my birthday" Rachel whispered, with an annoyed tone.

"Mercedes' life is here we both know that" Sam answered evenly although neither him or Mercedes could look at each other. Nobody said anything for a few moments as Santana had made it very awkward and even Joe and Kitty, who didn't know what was going on with Mercedes and Sam, could feel the tension around the table.

"You have a gift for making anywhere tense in just a few minutes" Rachel snipped to Santana, who just shrugged playfully at her. Unlike Quinn and Rachel, she was tired of walking on egg shells around Sam and Mercedes and she wanted some answers.

"Who wants a shot" Puck asked, loudly. He got up from the table and rushed over to the bar to get them all a drink. Rachel looked over at Finn, helplessly as she wasn't sure what to say to ease the tension but he just shrugged back, he had no clue either. Luckily Puck came back to the table with a tray of shots in his hand. He passed everyone a shot then remained standing at the table.

"Happy Birthday Rachel" Puck said, holding up his shot glass "You don't look a day over 25, it's just a shame you married such an old man"

"Hey"

"Happy Birthday Rachel" Puck concluded, smirking at Finn before downing whatever drink it was in his shot glass. Rachel kissed Finn's cheeks as everyone else echoed Puck's words.

"Happy Birthday Rachel" Everyone cheered before finishing off their own shots.

XoXo

Rachel was sat a table alone, enjoying a drink and looking out at the party, at all her family and friends. Rachel had had a tough couple of months but the night had made her see how lucky she was as well, she had a wonderful husband, great friends and a unique but loving family. Rachel might not have been blessed with children but she had been blessed in other ways and it something Rachel had to remember when she was at her lowest.

"Finally, a moment alone with my dear sister" Marley sheered, sarcastically, pulling Rachel from her thoughts. Marley sat down next to her at the table and pulled in for a quick hug.

"What can I say, I'm a popular person" Rachel quipped as Marley handed her a glass of Champagne.

"You having a good night" Marley asked.

"I am, this place is big enough that I've only seen mom and Carole cross paths once" Rachel joked. Thankfully for Rachel, Finn and her friends had made good on their promise to keep Shelby and Carole away from each other and because Quinn's parents were also there Rachel knew Carole wouldn't do anything unbecoming in front of them so she had avoided Shelby all on her own.

"And how you doing?" Marley asked, carefully. Marley had been happy to get the birthday invite so she could finally see her sister and see with her own eyes if Rachel was really as okay as she had been telling her for the past two weeks.

"I'm doing better, it's been good for Finn and me to take a break and just focus on us for a while"

"You do seem better than the last time we really spoke" Marley agreed, remembering the conversation she'd had with her sister a week after it had happened. Marley had never heard her sister sound so lost and broken as she did on that phone call.

"I am better, I have a nice life"

"You certainly do" Marley smiled, then clicked her glass with Rachel's before the both took a sip. They both looked out at the party for a few moments before they both noticed their dad walking over to them.

"My two favourite girls" Will smiled as he took a seat at the table next to his daughters.

"Dad you left Emma alone, you know mom is going to get her" Marley argued, with a grin. While Shelby hadn't said anything to Carole the same couldn't be said for Emma. Shelby always claimed she was joking when she made fun of Emma but they all knew that wasn't true.

"She's getting some food with Jake hopefully he will keep her safe" Will shrugged.

"Keep who safe" Shelby asked as she took a seat next to Rachel. She took a sip of Rachel's champagne then wrapped her arm around Rachel and pulled a close. Rachel's family had been very affectionate with her all night and she knew it was because she hadn't allowed them to be there when it had first happened and they wanted to make up for it.

"Keep Emma safe from you" Will interjected, giving Shelby a pointed look. Shelby stuck her tongue out at her ex-husband.

"What! I've been nice all night" Shelby argued, with a fake innocent look. Will, Rachel and Marley all turned to her in disbelief.

"You insulted her dress 3 times" Rachel pointed out.

"Have you seen it, your grandma wouldn't wear something like that" Shelby sighed dramatically, waving her hand at Emma, who was still in the buffet line with Jake. Rachel glanced over at Emma and couldn't help but agree with her mom about Emma's dress but she would never say that out loud.

"I feel I should step in here" Will injected, with a slight grin.

"I'm sorry" Shelby apologised, though not very sincerely.

"At least we can all agree that Carole looks stupid" Marley pointed out. They all looked over at Carole, Burt and Quinn's parents who were all sat at a table at the back of the room. Only Carole and Quinn's mom were talking while Burt and Quinn's dad were both typing away on their phones.

"Totally stupid" Will agreed.

"Burt too" Shelby added.

"Agreed"

Marley glanced over at Rachel with a smile "Happy birthday sister"

XoXo

Towards the end of the night Mercedes was stood at the bar with Sam. They had shared a few looks through the night but hadn't really spoken. Mercedes didn't want to have to explain herself to her friends if she was seen with Sam and truthfully, she didn't know what to say after Santana had made it very awkward at the table an hour before. Since he'd been back they had yet to have a conversation that didn't end with them taking off each other's clothes, so Mercedes wasn't sure how to bring up what had happened at the table with their friends.

"So, I'm going to have to leave soon, I have an early morning" Sam explained "Do you wanna get out of here, come back to my hotel"

"I think I'm gonna stay a while I think" Mercedes replied, she glanced over at Sam "Santana would kill me if I left her to deal with Carole on her own"

"I don't want to hurt you Mercedes" Sam argued, changing the tone of their conversation. Mercedes was glad he had finally brought it up because she knew in her heart that she wouldn't have done.

"I know you don't Sam"

"I'm not sure what to do" Sam admitted. Mercedes turned so she was facing Sam head on. Mercedes was weak when it came to Sam, she knew a part of her would always love him and that why she could never let him go, if there was even a slight chance of the getting back together.

"I think you need to let me go, I'm not strong enough you need to let me go" Mercedes cried, softly. Sam nodded slowly, before looking down into her eyes.

"Goodbye Mercedes" Sam said, he leaned over and softly kissed Mercedes on the cheek "I hope you find the happiness that you deserve"

"Bye Sam"

Without another look, Sam walked away from Mercedes and out of the ballroom. Mercedes knew it was for the best, it was just going to hurt for a little while. Mercedes finished off her drink alone for a few minutes before Santana came over and stood next to her.

"Sam's gone" Santana noted.

"Yep" Mercedes replied, sadly "And for good this time, it's time to move on"

"You okay?" Santana asked, while Santana had made things tense before she believed it was the push Mercedes and Sam needed to finally talk and because she could see Mercedes wasn't angry with her, Santana knew she thought that as well.

"I will be"

"Come on, let's get you some cupcakes" Santana put her arm around Mercedes and walked her over to the buffet table.

XoXo

An hour later everyone had left the party and Rachel and her friends were sat at one of the tables enjoying a last drink while the hotel staff cleaned up around them.

"So, did you have a good night wife" Finn asked, leaning his head towards Rachel from where she was wrapped up against him.

"I did husband" Rachel replied, before leaning close to whisper in Finn's ear "Wanna get out of here and enjoy the rest of the night"

"Really guys do you have to talk like that in front of us" Santana groaned, giving the married couple a disgusted look. Finn and Rachel pulled away from each other and looked over at Santana with taunting grins on their faces.

"Are you just upset that you have no one to take home tonight" Rachel argued with a smirk.

"The night is still young and your cousin has been giving me the eye all night" Santana quipped winking over at the table of Rachel's cousins who were staying the night at the hotel before they went home.

"He's married" Finn pointed out.

"Hasn't stopped me before" Santana argued with a shrug.

"It will tonight" Rachel said, giving her friend a pointed look. They all waved bye as Rachel's cousins and their partners left the ballroom and Rachel nipped Santana's under arm when she noticed her friends mouth 'call me' to her cousin.

"Well I certainly had a good night" Joe interjected, glancing over at Rachel "Your mom is hilarious Rachel"

"She has her moments" Rachel agreed reluctantly. From what Rachel saw Shelby had been on her best behaviour towards Carole but that didn't mean she wasn't still her lewd self, especially when she'd had a drink.

"I mean spiking Carole's drink was hilarious" Puck agreed. Rachel whipped her head over to Puck. While Finn and Quinn shook their head, they had been hoping to keep that bit of information from Rachel. Carole had only been drinking sparkling water through the night and when she wasn't looking Shelby ahd switched it out for a vodka and lemonade with a lot more vodka than lemonade. Luckily Quinn had seen her do it and got it away from Carole before she could drink it.

"She did what!" Rachel asked, alarmed.

"Don't worry I got it away from Carole before she drank it" Quinn said, reassuringly.

"I'm going to kill her" Rachel snipped. She started to get up from the table but Finn gently pulled her back down. Quinn sent Puck an annoyed look for telling Rachel but he just shrugged in response. He'd found the whole thing funny.

"I told your sister to take care of it" Finn added, he wrapped his arm around her to stop her from getting up from the table.

"Thank you" Rachel beamed, she leaned across and gave Finn a loving kiss.

Santana groaned loudly "Urgh guys not again"