1x08: A Thousand Years

Episode Synopsis: In an attempt to help Finn, Rachel attempts to recruit members for the NYADA Glee Club, only to bump into the diva-like Simone Barberrie (Ariana Grande). After seeing Simone's crush on Finn, Rachel begins to question Finn's love. In an attempt for an intervention, Santana and Kurt call a New Directions member that has history with Finn to try to talk him out of his second engagement with Rachel while he's only a teenager.

Rachel woke up the next morning feeling something against her back. She was almost positive that this was her bed and that she should have been alone. Rachel turned her head to the other side of the bed, noticing that Finn was sleeping, holding his pillow close to him while drooling. Rachel couldn't help but smile softly at him as she reached out to run her hands through his hair. As she put a hand through his hair, she looked towards her ring finger, seeing the engagement ring Finn had given her. She didn't have to think about her answer when he asked. The fact that he took her to Bow Bridge, the fact he remembered the leading ladies in the different Broadway shows, the fact that he admitted that he would have wanted to be a father if it wasn't for the fact he was only turning 19 years old. Rachel decided to lie in bed with Finn for a bit, watching him sleep. Even if Finn drooled or had bad breath, he still would have been handsome and adorable. Rachel kissed Finn's forehead softly, noticing he was beginning to stir. Finn's eyes opened slowly, looking at Rachel who was still smiling at him.

"Good morning, handsome." Rachel cooed as Finn pulled her closer to him.

"Morning…" Finn groggily said, looking over at the clock. "What time is it?"

"I think it's eight." Rachel said, looking at him while biting her lip. "And it's Sunday, so we have all day to spend the day together."

"Oh, as much as I would love that." Finn apologetically stared at Rachel. "I have to finish my homework. I started it, but I couldn't finish it."

"Finn, why didn't you do your homework?" Rachel playfully scolded him.

"Because you're so amazing, that's why?" Finn answered, still feeling sleepy. "But…." Finn leaned into Rachel, kissing her as she ran a hand through his hair. "You will be rewarded if I can do my work."

"Oh really?" Rachel muttered against Finn's neck as Finn started to kiss her neck. "How will I be rewarded?"

"I don't know…" Finn playfully nipped at Rachel's ear, but before he could go much further he heard his phone ring. Finn turned over to the phone, grabbing it and picking up the phone. "Hello?"

"Out of bed, Finn. I know you're in there with Rachel." The voice came from the living room as well as Finn's phone. Finn's eyes widened, letting out a groan.

"KURT!" Finn screamed as the phone hung up. Finn got out of bed as Rachel smiled at him. "I'm gonna go out there and kick his ass. And there's no way that you can stop me." Finn pointed towards Rachel while she shrugged her shoulders with an amused smile.

"Finn, you're not really going to go and kick Kurt's behind, especially after we had such a lovely evening last night?" Rachel grinned to him as Finn thought about it. "I mean, going to Bow Bridge and you proposing there was the most romantic thing that I've ever seen, it was more romantic than one of those cheesy comedies."

"Of course it was more romantic than that, I thought of it." Finn shrugged his shoulders. Rachel got out of bed, walking over to Finn and wrapping her arm around his neck.

"I know and I love you so much…" Rachel looked into his eyes. "I can't believe that when you came to New York, I was the one that was afraid to leap. I mean, usually I'm in for everything but this time…you made me open my eyes and realize that you have so much love to give…and the reason you sent me to New York was because you loved me. You weren't doing it to hurt me, it was to love me and cherish me."

"Now you see it." Finn half joked, then pressed a soft kiss to Rachel's forehead. "I love you, Rachel Berry…and I will never stop loving you for as long as I live."

"I love you too, Finn Hudson." Rachel grinned, putting a hand on his cheek. Rachel pressed a kiss on Finn's lips, letting out a smile. "We should probably go to the kitchen or else Kurt will probably try to bust in here."

"What if I don't want to leave?" Finn wiggled his eyebrows while giving his signature half grin to Rachel.

"Finn Hudson. March to the kitchen this instant." Rachel pointed as Finn put his hands up.

"All right, all right mom." Finn joked as Rachel chuckled while shaking her head. Rachel and Finn made their way to the kitchen, seeing Santana, Kurt—and Dani in the kitchen. Rachel and Finn turned to Dani and Santana, making their way to their seats with a confused expression. "Dani…um, not that we're not glad to see you here but…what are you doing here?"

"Oh, work ran late last night so Santana said that I could spend the night here." Dani shrugged her shoulders to Finn with a smile, grabbing the cereal bowl on the table. "It's no big deal."

"They were sleeping Finn." Kurt gave Finn a glare as Finn grabbed the box of Lucky Charms on the table and poured himself a helping. "It's not like you where you say you're sleeping but you make it clear for about four, five hours that you're not sleeping."

"All right, geez." Finn looked to the milk but realized that Rachel was closer to the milk. "Hey babe, can you pass me the milk?" Finn looked to Rachel, as she quickly obliged. However, as Rachel was reaching for the milk, Kurt caught site of a gold band on Rachel's ring finger—a band with diamonds on it.

"Rachel, what's this?" Kurt grabbed Rachel's hand, pointing to the ring. Santana and Dani stared at the ring, turning to Finn in shock. "It's a very expensive ring…the 24 karat gold, the Swarovski diamonds! This was bought at the Swarovski jewelers! And I've seen these types of rings before…this is an engagement ring!"

"Finn, are we really going to do this again?" Santana rolled her eyes. "The last time you were engaged to Rachel, you ended it by forcing her to go to New York while you decided to backpack through Georgia and join the army, where you claim that you were too good for the army but I did some digging up and found out that you're Sergeant gave you a semi-honorable discharge because you shot yourself in the thigh."

"What? How?" Finn shook his head.

"I have my sources, Finnocence." Santana smirked, looking to Rachel. "So you're going to get hitched to Finn and you think this engagement will work out?"

"We're in the same city now and there's nothing stopping us." Rachel argued. "Besides, you should have seen where he proposed to me. On Bow Bridge where there were all these fireflies. It was beautiful."

"Sounds like a romantic comedy." Kurt smirked. "But still Rachel, this isn't a good idea."

"It's not like we're eloping and getting married right now." Finn sighed, putting his hands on his forehead. "It's just to let her know that we're going to get married. She's the one that I want."

"Cute, but Finn this is New York." Kurt sighed. "There's a million of fish in the sea here and I'm sure that you and Rachel will feel temptation at some point. I'm not saying right now because you're still in the "we just got together and it feels so good" phase, but you need to take a step back. There are a million of other factors in all this. What about our parents? What about Rachel's parents? Aren't they going to worry about their little Rachel getting married to you? The guy who apparently shot himself in the leg with his own rifle."

"That I named Rachel." Finn put his hand up in his defense. "Now can I get the freaking milk so I can eat my cereal in peace?"

"Yes you can babe. Here." Rachel handed Finn the milk as his smile returned, pouring the milk into the cereal. He took the cereal and placed it in his mouth, letting out a grin.

"Hmm…who said Lucky Charms are for kids?" Finn asked, looking over to Rachel, Kurt, Santana and Dani.

"No one says that." Kurt shook his head while chewing a piece of his eggs. "That's the slogan for Trix."

"Really?" Finn raised an eyebrow to his brother. "I thought the slogan was 'Silly Rabbit, Lucky Charms are for kids.'"

"No, that's the slogan for Trix." Dani said. "The slogan for Lucky Charms is 'You'll never get me Lucky Charms."

"Those commercials are all over television on the weekends, especially on Nickelodeon." Santana added. "You'd have to have seen one commercial on T.V. while watching cartoons…right?" Finn sheepishly chuckled, shaking his head quickly.

"I wasn't a cartoon addict." Finn said. "I liked my drums a little more than cartoons."

"That should be a crime right there." Dani chided as Santana and Kurt laughed. Rachel rubbed Finn's back soothingly, giving her friends a smile.

"Oh come on, leave Finn alone." Rachel chuckled. "If Finn finished his homework then we can watch Sunday morning cartoons in hope that he finds a Lucky Charms commercial."

"So basically I missed my whole childhood because I've never seen a Lucky Charms and Trix commercial?" Finn stared at everyone.

"Yep, pretty much." Santana nodded her head as Kurt and Dani agreed. "All right, what homework does Finn have to do that's so important?"

"Well, I have to find some more members for the Glee Club if that helps." Finn said. "We can't compete with just four people in the Glee Club."

"Wait, that was your homework?" Rachel asked. "Finding more people for the Glee Club?"

"Yeah, that was pretty much it." Finn said. "I mean, there has to be more people in the Glee Club that would like to join. Don't you think?"

"All right, here's what we're going to do. Finn…go to the living room and start watching cartoons. I'll go and find someone else for the Glee Club." Rachel got up from her seat, staring at him. "They have a lot of people at Callbacks that are NYADA students so I'm sure that I'll find someone there."

"You'd really do that for me, Rachel?" Finn asked as Rachel got up from her seat with a grin.

"Yes, I will do that for you." Rachel rubbed Finn's shoulders, finally making her way to the bedroom. "Now go to the T.V. That's an order."

"Yes ma'am." Finn grabbed his bowl of cereal, making his way to the loft living room. He sat on the sofa, turning on the television while Rachel came out looking ready for the day. "Wow, you look beautiful."

"Thank you, but you can't touch me till I get back." Rachel smirked. "I have to look presentable for when I go to Callbacks to recruit your talent." Rachel walked over to Finn, pressing a quick kiss on his cheek. "I'll be back later, okay baby?"

"All right." Finn smiled as Rachel made her way towards the door. She opened it and closed it, heading off to Callbacks. Finn stared over at the television, waiting for the commercials to come…until he heard a knock at the door.

"Finn, can you get that?" Santana asked as she, Dani and Kurt went to the rooms. Finn got up from the sofa with his bowl of cereal, walking over to the door with annoyance. Finn opened the door, his eyes widening at the sight of—Quinn Fabray!

"Quinn?!" Finn blurted out, dropping his bowl of cereal. Finn looked down at the mess of milk on the floor as he sighed. "Um, I'll pick that up." Finn went to get a mop, seeing that Quinn was still staring at him. "Quinn, what are you doing here?" Finn asked while mopping the floor.

"Well, I came to visit you guys." Quinn answered. "Rachel and I have travel tickets from Connecticut and New York."

"Oh, well Rachel's not here now." Finn said. "She went to the NYADA singing club in order to find some more talent for the Glee Club we're running."

"You're running a Glee Club with Rachel?" Quinn couldn't say she was surprised that Finn was running a Glee Club. He was a leader after all. "That's really noble of you Finn."

"Well the kids I have seem to want to make it to College Sectionals." Finn finished mopping as he put the mop back in the bucket in the corner of the room. "So, I know that you didn't come all the way here to talk about the Glee Club. I could give you the address of the NYADA club if you want?"

"Oh, I'm not here to talk to Rachel." Quinn shook her head, still with a small smile on her face.

"You're not here to visit Rachel?" Finn became confused. "If you're not here to visit Rachel, then who are you here to visit?"

"You." Quinn answered, seeing Finn was in shock. What did Quinn want to talk to Finn about? And how much trouble was he going to be in afterward?

Rachel entered Callbacks, staring out at the scene before her. It was a Sunday morning, but there were a lot of NYADA kids honing their skills to be perfect for the end of the semester. For the Freshman, it was the Freshman Reaping. Rachel walked in the club, looking around to see if she could find some proper talent. She needed someone that was going to knock Finn's socks off…but not enough that she was a better singer than Rachel.

"Rachel!" Rachel turned her head to see Celina and Vicky sitting in one of the booths. Rachel quickly made her way towards them, a smile forming on her face.

"Hi ladies." Rachel sat down in the booth, staring at them. "What's going on?"

"We're here trying to find someone to recruit for the Glee Club." Celina answered. "The only problem is no one wants to join because they think our club is for losers."

"That and they refuse to even talk to us." Vicky sighed. Rachel was about to speak until she heard someone enter Callbacks in a diva like fashion. Rachel whipped her head to the door, seeing a girl walking over to the signup sheet and writing her name on it in big letters. "Oh, you don't want to go there." Vicky caught Rachel's attention.

"What's wrong with her?" Rachel asked. "She could be just the thing the Glee Club needs."

"She's stuck up, she's rude and she only cares about herself." Celina said. "She's pretty much a nightmare."

"What's her name?" Rachel wondered, still staring over at the girl.

"Her name is Simone Barberrie." Vicky answered. "She's an all right singer, but she's not our type for the Glee Club."

"Oh really?" Rachel got up from her seat, still intrigued by Simone. She wanted to know who this Simone 'hot shot' was. Rachel reached the desk, seeing that Simone wrote her name in gigantic letters—enough to fill up the entire sign-up sheet. Rachel looked to her, trying to grab her attention. "Um, Simone?" Simone turned her head to Rachel, letting out a slight smirk.

"We're you going to sign up too?" Simone asked, although it was obvious Simone purposely left no room on the paper for anyone else to shine.

"Um, I was going to ask you if you…were interested in well…my boyfriend…fiancé…well…" Rachel found herself stammering.

"Spit it out! I don't have all day." Simone barked. Rachel shook her head, rubbing her temples. "I have to go and show the audience how much they love my voice…and how one day I will be a star."

"Um, Simone. I have signups for the Glee Club." Rachel said, but Simone scoffed.

"You want me to join your little club?" Simone shook her head. "Look…um…"

"Rachel. Rachel Berry." Rachel quickly said.

"Look Rachel Berry." Simone spoke Rachel's name in a disgusted tone as she continued. "I don't have time for the Glee Club. The Glee Club is a waste of my time, especially if there's no one that can match my caliber singing. What do you have? Four singers and one of them is a male? Try to recruit one of them or something."

"So you think you're too good for Glee Club?" Rachel wondered. "You think Glee Club would be a waste of time because you're better than everyone? I used to feel the same way. Trust me, I know what you're thinking…but Glee Club is a joy and you are going to love it."

"Are you in the Glee Club?" Simone smirked.

"Well, no…but I'm helping Finn Hudson, he runs the club." Rachel explained. "Look, Finn is desperate for someone who could be a part of the Glee Club. He wants to take them to sectionals. At least sing for us so that we know that you're good enough." Simone considered Rachel's proposition, finally relenting.

"Fine, but if I go up there then you have to go up there with me." Simone let out a snicker, grabbing the microphone. "I want to see if you're really as good enough as they say." Rachel grabbed a microphone, following Simone to the front of the Callbacks stage. Rachel wasn't sure what she was doing, but she knew that she was going to have to put little Simone into her place. "We're singing Feeling Good, the Carly Rose Sonenclar version. I hope you can keep up."

"Oh, I'm sure I can keep up." Rachel looked to the crowd as the music began to play, and as both Rachel and Simone sang, they both realized something—Simone felt Rachel sang better than her and Rachel felt Simone sang better than her!

[Rachel]

Birds flying high, you know how I feel

Sun in the sky, you know how I feel

Breeze drifting on by, you know how I feel

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me

Yeah, it's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me, ooooh,

And I'm feeling good

[Simone]

Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean don't you know

Butterflies all having fun, you know what I mean

Sleep in peace when day is done, that's what I mean

And this old world is a new world and a bold world for me

[Rachel]

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel

[Simone]

Scent of pine, you know how I feel

[Rachel]

Yeah, freedom is mine and I know how I feel!

[Simone]

It's a new dawn!

[Rachel]

It's a new day

[Simone]

It's a new life

[Rachel and Simone]

For me!

[Rachel]

And I'm

[Simone]

Feeling

[Rachel and Simone]

GOOD!

Rachel and Simone glared at one another as everyone started cheering but Simone only had one question on her mind as she let out a smirk.

"What time are Glee rehearsals?"

"Okay, I don't understand…what is all this about?" Finn wondered as Kurt, Santana, Dani and Quinn sat on the opposite couch, staring at him. "I mean, why is Quinn in New York and why does everyone want to speak to me?"

"Finn, it's simple." Santana said. "We're here to stop you from getting married to Rachel."

"What?" Finn didn't understand what was going on.

"Look, we're not saying to never get married to her." Quinn patted Finn's hand while looking into his eyes. "We're just saying maybe you should wait a little bit before you two do decide to get married. I mean, I figured you would have learned from what happened in High School…"

"But that's just it. We're not in High School anymore." Finn explained. "I mean, we're in College now. I'm staring a brand new life with Rachel. We're in New York and there's nothing stopping us now."

"But you can't marry Rachel now, Finn." Kurt sighed, rubbing his temples.

"Why?" Finn asked. Santana, Quinn and Kurt looked at one another, staring back at Finn in confusion. "Everyone is saying I can't marry Rachel. Give me one good reason why I can't?"

"Mathematically speaking, divorce rates happen at an alarming rate before you're 21." Quinn said.

"That's not going to be me and Rachel." Finn shook his head, staring over at Quinn, Santana and Kurt. "I mean, everyone keeps saying that we're too young yet you have people in different countries getting married at 16."

"Finn, there's different rules in different countries and those were different times." Kurt said.

"Guys…I don't get it. Everyone always says that when you want something you fight for it. Why can't I fight to marry my girlfriend?" Finn ran a hand through his hair as Quinn let out a sad sigh.

"Finn, I know this is something that you want but you have to be realistic here…there's no way that you and Rachel could possibly be happy in New York as a young married couple." Quinn said. "Think about it, there's temptation everywhere. What if Rachel has a Broadway producer and he won't give her the job unless he gets something out of it? What if you had a dance teacher and she wouldn't pass you unless she got something out of it. Do you really think that you two can fight the temptation even though it meant that your dreams were on the line?"

"There are a million other Broadway productions and I would never cheat and sleep with someone else just for a grade." Finn was beginning to become annoyed. "Rachel and I wouldn't do that to one another. I love her and she loves me."

"Finn, what would mom and dad say about you marrying Rachel?" Kurt sighed. "I mean, they love Rachel but…you wanting to marry her because you think you know what you're doing is kind of being stubborn."

"Everyone wants a direct answer on why I want to marry Rachel?! Fine, here it is!" Finn got up from the sofa, looking at Quinn, Kurt and Santana. "I. Love. Her. That's it. That's the reason I want to marry her! Okay? That's it!"

"Are you sure it has nothing to do with the pregnancy scare?" Santana blurted out. Kurt and Quinn widened their eyes towards Finn, seeing that Finn was giving Santana a glare.

"What pregnancy scare is she talking about, Finn?" Kurt asked. Finn ran his hand through his hair, staring over at his brother. He let out a sigh, relenting as he told the truth.

"Rachel had a pregnancy scare." Finn admitted. "I mean, she was so scared…and she thought that I was going to leave her if she really was pregnant…I wasn't going to leave her but I don't think that she believed me. I guess a part of a reason that I proposed to her was because I wanted her to know that no matter what happens to her…I'll be there for her. I'm not going to go anywhere, and it would have to take a force of nature or someone killing me to prevent me from being there for her. I'm also worried that I could lose her, you know? New York is such a big city…and there are a lot of hot guys that Rachel could fall in love with. It's…something that I don't want to think about." Finn sat back down on the sofa, burying his face in his hands. Finn felt tears come to his eyes at the thought of losing Rachel. "I don't know what I'd do without her." Kurt had never seen Finn so vulnerable before, and neither had Santana or Quinn. Quinn got up from her spot on the sofa and sat next to Finn.

"Finn…Rachel is not going to leave you for some random guy, okay?" Quinn assured him. "She loves you…I can tell. But just proposing to her because you're insecure means that you don't trust her."

"I didn't do it just because I was insecure." Finn muttered. "I did it because I really do love her…and I don't want to lose her. I can't picture my life without her anymore." Quinn and Finn glanced at one another as tears streamed down Finns' face. "So I'm going to marry her…because I love her and the last thing I want is to see her with someone else who's not going to love her for her." Quinn wiped the tears off Finn's face, giving him a small smile.

"Finn…you're not going to lose her." Quinn whispered. "She loves you so much. I don't think you know how much." Finn continued to stare at Quinn, finally wiping his own tears and giving them a serious expression.

"I'm still going to marry her." Finn said. "There's nothing you guys can say in order to prevent me from marrying her."

"Finn…" Santana softly said but Finn got up from the sofa.

"No." Finn shook his head. "All my life people have been telling me 'Finn, what you're doing is the wrong thing.' 'Finn you're too young.' 'Finn, you don't know what you're doing.' Well I just want the whole world to stop for a second. I'm tired of telling people I can't do things because frankly, they don't give me a good enough reason as to why I can't. Call me stupid, stubborn, I don't care. But I'm doing what's right for me. If I want to marry Rachel, I will…so thanks for the 'intervention', but I don't want to hear another word as to why I shouldn't marry the girl I love more than I love myself." Finn turned away from them, heading to the bedroom and slamming the door. Quinn, Santana, Kurt and Dani sat there in the living room in silence, surprised that they didn't hear anything come from the bedroom.

"Wow, no kicking chairs?" Quinn sounded surprised. Kurt put a hand up, staring to the door.

"Wait for it." Kurt said. A moment later, they heard a kick of a stool and the stool falling on the floor. "There's the Finn Hudson we know."

"Guys, do you think that you're being just a little bit unfair towards him?" Dani wondered.

"What do you mean that we're being unfair towards him?" Santana asked Dani. "I mean, Finn wanting to marry Rachel is kind of…"

"Something you do when you're in love." Dani continued to keep her gaze to Santana as she spoke. "Finn's in love with Rachel, and he's not going to stop until he gets what he wants. He wants to be with her, he wants to make sure that she's loved. Honestly, if we look at it that way, what's wrong with that?"

"They're too young to get married." Quinn answered, shaking her head. "There's nothing wrong with loving each other but they're going to make a serious commitment. They can't just walk away after a huge fight. This is something that's sacred."

"When you get married, that's it." Kurt added. "I mean, there is divorce but that's just what Hollywood is doing. If you can't work out your problems, they throw the divorce card out there."

"And then you have young Hollywood stars being engaged when they're like in their twenties which is still young. I mean what about that guy from One Direction? Or the guy from Big Time Rush?" Santana said. "They're engaged way too young. Being in your 20's and in a marriage doesn't mean it's going to last."

"But it could." Dani said. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to disagree here but I think that Finn and Rachel can prove everyone wrong and last until they're old and grey. You have to believe in the power of love sometimes. Sure, people think that love doesn't exist, but I'm one of those people that believe love exists. True love is out there and if Finn believes that he found true love then…we should be supporting him, not trying to tear down his decision. Look, I know none of you are thrilled about this and I know I only knew Finn for five seconds but…I think Finn belongs with Rachel. No one else." They continued to eye Dani, realizing that maybe Dani had a point…however, Kurt, Santana and Quinn had to think that maybe Finn was still too young for marriage. It wasn't right. But then again, in a society that they lived in where being gay and being lesbian was okay…could marrying young also be all right?

Finn and Rachel made their way to the NYADA auditorium after school the next afternoon while Rachel was telling Finn about the new recruit she found at Callbacks the day before. Rachel was still unsure if she should have let Simone enter the Glee Club, but Rachel had to admit that they needed someone who actually had the vocals to carry the team to the Regional Championships.

"Simone Barberrie." Finn looked down at Simone's file while Rachel walked alongside him. "And you found her at Callbacks."

"Yeah. She has star quality…I think." Rachel nodded her head as Finn chuckled. "I mean she signed the whole entire performance sheet, her handwriting took up the whole page."

"Yikes, all she was missing was the gold star." Finn chuckled, still looking at the paper. "Simone Barberrie…hmm…she sounds like she's right for Glee Club. What did she sing at Callbacks."

"Well she forced me to go on the stage with her to sing…we sang Feeling Good by Nina Simone." Rachel answered.

"Do you think she was named after Nina Simone or something?" Finn wondered. "Kind of like how you were named after Barbra Streisand?"

"My middle name, baby. I was named after Rachel from F.R.I.E.N.D.S." Rachel corrected playfully before her face turned serious. "I think she sings better than me…I mean, she has this voice that if she sang Mariah Carey it would blow the entire place away."

"You're not going to send her to a crack house because her voice sounds great, are you?" Finn half joked as Rachel shook her head.

"No, we're not doing the whole Sunshine thing again." Rachel answered. "Besides, my position in the Glee Club isn't threatened. I'm your wingman…or woman."

"That's my girl." Finn smiled as he pressed a kiss to Rachel's lips. "You know Rachel, you have really become such a caring, selfless human being. Everyone in that Glee Club lovesyou. I…" Finn stopped in his tracks as he turned to Rachel, giving her a loving smile. "I'm proud of you…"

"For what?" Rachel shook her head, not seeing what had Finn full of pride.

"I'm proud of you every time I look at you and you do selfless things and how much you love and care for stuff." Finn grabbed her hand, still looking her eyes. "I'm just…proud of you every day." Rachel smiled as she leaned up to kiss Finn.

"Well I could say the same thing for you." Rachel whispered into his ear.

"Really?" Finn asked, holding his folders close to him.

"Really." Rachel nodded her head. "I mean look at what you've done since you got here? You've got this confidence that nothing than break you and you can do anything. And the fact that you are gentlemen…and a true man. I mean during my scare you swore you would stand by my side no matter what. I was skeptical at first because every movie I've seen the first guy runs away when something goes wrong…not you though. You stood there and you stayed throughout. I love you Finn…I really, really love you. I think I love you more than I love myself."

"Funny, that's what I told Santana, Kurt and Quinn." Finn said. "That I love you more than I love myself."

"Quinn?" Rachel seemed a bit confused. Quinn wasn't at the loft when Rachel came home that afternoon. Quinn didn't want Rachel to know that she went to New York on Santana and Kurt's insistence to try to talk Finn out of a wedding.

"Yeah…she was there for a bit." Finn said.

"Oh, what was she there for?" Rachel wondered.

"Um, she came to visit Santana and Kurt or something like that…" Finn lied slightly. Rachel was able to see right through him, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Finn…she went to see you didn't she?" Rachel asked. "What did she want?" Finn sighed, running a hand through his hair, still staring at Rachel.

"She…was summoned by Kurt and Santana and they tried to discuss how I shouldn't marry you so young." Finn admitted. Finn then began to feel rage as he felt tears come to his eyes. "I am TIRED of everyone telling me what is good for me. I made the choice to propose to you…so why is everyone acting like proposing when they're young is a foreign concept?"

"Finn, what did Santana, Kurt and Quinn say to you?" Rachel was beginning to feel upset as well.

"They're like that I'm not thinking if I marry you young but I know that we're going to be right for each other!" Finn walked over to Rachel, putting a hand on his shoulder. "I know it. I'm 1000% sure that you're the one for me."

"You know percentage goes up to only 100, right?" Rachel cracked a small joke to get Finn smile. After realizing what Rachel was doing, Finn wrapped her into a hug, releasing a smile.

"What would I do without you, Rachel?" Finn laughed into her hair as Rachel hugged him tightly.

"Look, why does it matter what anyone else thinks?" Rachel stared at him. "In the end the decision is going to come between me and you. We know that we're right for each other, so don't let anyone else tell you that we're not right. You're my moose."

"It's muse." Finn corrected her still smiling at her.

"I know. I just wanted to see you smile." Rachel said as Finn hugged her once more. "I love you Finn, and I don't want anyone to tell you otherwise. We're getting married…no matter what."

"I'm sorry Rachel…" Finn apologized, feeling guilty for lying earlier.

"It's okay…" Rachel assured him, pressing a kiss to his lips. "Remember that I love you…and I don't want to ever lose you. Okay?" Finn nodded his head, leading Rachel to the NYADA auditorium. Realizing that no one was there yet, Finn started to set up his class for the day while Rachel looked around the room. Rachel heard the band playing behind her as she turned around, realizing that Finn was standing on the stage with his hands in his pockets, giving Rachel the widest smile in the entire world.

[Finn]

This time, I wonder what it feels like

To find the one in this life, the one we all dream of

But dreams just aren't big enough

So I'll be waiting for the real thing, I'll know it by the feeling

The moment when we're meeting, will play out like a scene

Straight off the silver screen

So I'll be holding my breath, right up til the end

Until that moment, I find the one that I'll spend forever with

{Rachel walks up to the stage as Finn continues singing and looking at her with a smile}

[Finn]

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there

Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares

Someone to love with my life in their hands

There's gotta be somebody for me like that

Cause nobody wants to go at it on their own (Rachel: On their own)

And everyone wants to know they're not alone (Rachel: Not alone)

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere (Rachel: same somewhere)

There's gotta be somebody for me out there

{Rachel gets on the stage as she smiles at Finn as they stand and start singing together}

[Finn and Rachel]

Tonight, out on the street, out in the moonlight

And damn this just feels too right, it's just like déjà vu

Me standing here with you

So I'll be holding my breath, could this be the end

Is this the moment when, I find the one that I'll spend forever with

{Finn and Rachel starts waltzing across the stage as Rachel looks into Finn's eyes}

[Finn and Rachel]

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there

Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares

Someone to love with my life in their hands

There's gotta be somebody for me like that

Cause nobody wants to go at it on their own (Rachel: On their own)

And everyone wants to know they're not alone (Rachel: Not alone)

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere (Rachel: same somewhere)

There's gotta be somebody for me out there

{Finn twirls Rachel and holds her close to him as she smiles at him}

[Finn]

Oooh, we can't give up

When you're looking for the diamond in the rough

you never know when he shows up

Cause it could be the one, the one you're waiting on

Cause nobody wants to be the last one there

And everyone wants to feel like someone cares

Someone to love with my life in their hands

There's gotta be somebody for me, oh!

[Finn and Rachel]

Nobody wants to go it on their own

And everyone wants to know they're not alone

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere

There's gotta be somebody for me out there

Nobody wants to be the last one there

Cause everyone else wants to feel like someone cares

There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere

There's gotta be somebody for me out there

{Song ends with Rachel giving Finn a kiss as Finn hugs her tightly with a smile}

Finn and Rachel parted their lips after a few moments, Rachel still staring into Finn's eyes with a smile.

"I don't think I have to wonder where that somebody is." Rachel said still looking at Finn. "I think I found him."

"And I think I found her." Finn put a hand on Rachel's hand, still giving her a smile. "It's you…" Rachel leaned in to give Finn another kiss until—

"ACHEM." A voice said that separated them. Rachel saw Simone standing there with a folder, staring at the both of them. As Rachel felt her cheeks turn red, Finn had to wonder who this girl was?

"Oh, Finn…this is Simone." Rachel said as she pointed towards Simone. Simone smirked then headed up to the stage as she shook Finn's hands.

"You must be the ever so dashing Finn Hudson." Simone said as Finn found himself blushing. "You're going to make sure that I get the leads in songs that we perform in Glee Club and I helped you by putting together a folder with all of my best songs, in my key." Finn took the gigantic folder, his eyes widening as he looked through every song possible. "I also am looking forward to working with you and I am sure that you're looking forward to working with me." Simone winked to Finn, walking past both Finn and Rachel as Rachel began to feel uncomfortable. Rachel turned back to Simone as Finn nodded his head.

"Um, that sounds…great Simone." Finn nodded his head as Simone looked to the pianist.

"Now if you must excuse me, I must warm up my voice." Simone said. "My voice has to sound perfect if I'm going to impress my fellow Glee-clubbers…you can stay if you want Finn." Rachel's eyes widened as Finn shrugged his shoulders, taking a seat in one of the stools that were on the stage and watched Simone as she did her scales. Finn had to admit that her scales were pitch-perfect, and she did sound like a mini-Mariah Carey. Rachel realized Finn was looking impressed with Simone, feeling her eyes furrowing towards Simone. Who did Simone think she was, coming into a Glee Club and telling everyone that she was going to get all the solos in Glee Club, thinking she was the star…she didn't earn anything yet.

"Wow…Rachel, she sounds amazing." Finn rubbed Rachel's back, giving her a proud smile. "You did a great job, babe."

"Yeah…she's…sure…something." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, still staring over at Simone who was still doing her scales.

"You know…she kind of reminds me a little bit of you." Finn said as Rachel continued to see Simone finishing her last set of scales.

"What? She's nothing like me." Rachel scoffed as Finn shrugged his shoulders with an amused smile.

"I don't know, babe." Finn continued to look at Simone who finished her scales. "She's special. She has a special voice that could get us to Sectionals." Finn got up from the stool, clapping his hands as he walked over to Simone. "Simone, wow! That was amazing!"

"Thank you, Finn." Simone's voice oozed of sweetness as she smiled at Finn. Rachel grumbled under her breath as she rolled her eyes while Finn shook his head in disbelief.

"That was wow…amazing." Finn noticed the other Glee Club members entering the room as they stopped in their tracks to see Simone on the stage.

"What is Simone doing here?" Dustin asked while Vicky crossed her arms towards Finn.

"Guys…meet your new female lead of the Finn Harmonics." Finn pointed to Simone as Simone smirked over to the rest of the group.

"Finn, you can't be serious." Melissa said in disbelief. "I thought the Glee Club was to have everyone featured in the club."

"Well, it is but for the big finale numbers, we're going to use Simone." Finn said. "Look guys, I know what I'm doing. A great show choir focuses on a powerful singer and everyone revolves around that. It's going to work, trust me."

"Who gave you that advice?" Rachel shook her head, feeling the jealousy get to her. "Jesse St. James?"

"I had to learn something from him." Finn shrugged his shoulders, oblivious to Rachel's jealousy. "So come on, let's get in here and start warming up our voices. Maybe Simone can lead the group through scales or something." Rachel began to feel her heart sink a little, watching Finn interact with Simone—and the look that Simone was giving Finn made Rachel realize that in this situation…she felt like Quinn, who could only stand on the side while someone else tried to move in on their man.

Rachel stood in front of the mirror in the NYADA bathroom, trying to fix her makeup as she let out a sigh. She didn't know what was the issue with Simone, but it seemed like Simone had it out for her, and she was trying to take Finn away. It was clear that Finn was blown away by Simone's vocals, but again Finn was probably excited that the team had a chance to actually make it to the Sectional Championships. But if Finn really wanted to go to Sectionals, why didn't he have Rachel join the club? Rachel noticed the bathroom door opening, Simone entering with a hairbrush to brush her brown hair. Simone took one look at Rachel, then went back to the mirror as she started brushing the strands of hair. Rachel had to figure she was being silly. Finn wasn't going to fall in love with Simone just because of her voice. Besides, Finn had already proposed to her and it was clear that Finn wanted to marry Rachel. Rachel decided to be the bigger person in this situation, giving Simone one of her 'Rachel Berry smiles'.

"Wow Simone, you sounded great in Glee Club today." Rachel said. Simone let out a fake smile back towards Rachel, still brushing her brown hair.

"Of course I sounded great. Why do you sound so surprised?" Simone scoffed. "As a matter of fact, I think Finn was really interested in my singing. I think he's totally cute."

"Well it doesn't matter what you think of Finn." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, showing her engagement ring to Simone. "Finn and I are getting married, so whatever little plan you have of trying to seduce him isn't going to work."

"But you're not married yet." Simone smirked, looking to Rachel. "And as a matter of fact, I don't think that an engagement ring is anything to flaunt about. I mean, Finn can alwayschange his mind."

"He won't change his mind." Rachel was becoming angry with Simone, unsure what was going on here. "Look, I don't know what makes you think that you can have Finn…"

"Because Finn is hot and he's actually doing something with that stupid Glee Club. He now gives us a chance of winning by making me the lead. Oh Rachel…don't be sad." Simone feigned sympathy as she turned to Rachel with a smirk. "I'll be his leading lady in the choir room…and the bedroom soon enough." Simone turned away and left the bathroom as Rachel looked sick to her stomach. Rachel leaned against the sink, feeling dejected. What if Simone was right…what if Simone was able to get Finn's heart? Rachel had a lot of questions in her mind, and the first one was the value of love in the engagement ring she was wearing.

Rachel entered the loft holding some shopping bags from the supermarket as she spotted Finn on his laptop, skimming through something. Rachel started to head to the kitchen without saying a word to him, but Finn looked up, noticing that Rachel wasn't entirely happy.

"Hey Rachel?" Finn got up from the sofa to head to the kitchen where Rachel was putting away the groceries. "Hey, do you want some help with that?"

"Are you sure that you're not too busy thinking of ways to make Simone the star of the Glee Club?" Rachel bitterly said as Finn realized what was bothering her. Rachel kept her face away from Finn, but Finn walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her.

"Please calm down…" Finn whispered into Rachel's ear, pressing a kiss to her temple. "What's wrong, baby?"

"It's just…" Rachel became frustrated as she felt tears steam down her cheeks. "Simone…she's…and…she's so difficult and…I…" Rachel turned around and started sobbing into Finn's chest. Finn rubbed her back, staring down at his fiancée. Even when she was upset or jealous, she was still so beautiful.

"Explain to me what's wrong, Rachel." Finn softly said with a hint of concern. "Something's wrong…"

"It's…" Rachel wiped her tears, looking up at Finn. "She's trying to get you to love her. She has a crush on you…and she told me that my engagement ring meant nothing and that you could always change your mind and…"

"Rachel…" Finn softly said, looking into her eyes. "I'm not going to change my mind. Not for even a second."

"You say that now, Finn but this is New York." Rachel stressed. "There's going to be a lot of this temptation and…I trust you but…what if she tries to pull something?"

"Nothing is going to happen between Simone and me, all right?" Finn assured her, giving Rachel a small smile. "Yes she sings like Mariah Carey and it's really, really pretty…but you sing like an angel and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my entire life. Besides, I didn't fall in love with you because of your voice if that's what you're thinking."

"Then why did you fall in love with me?" Rachel wondered, staring into Finn's eyes. Finn continued to look into Rachel's eyes as he led her over to the couch.

"I fell in love with you because you are the most beautiful, amazing girl in the entire world. When you want something, you do whatever it takes to get it, and you won't stop no matter how hard it is. You're so determined, you're so passionate, you don't take no for an answer, you have the talents to take you wherever you want but you chose to be with me…I'm the one that should be wondering why you fell in love with me." Finn felt his voice soften as he continued to stare at Rachel. "I constantly seem to mess up and sometimes it's because of me that you're crying…if I made you feel upset in anyway today, I am so sorry…I love you Rachel and I don't love anyone else. Nothing is going to come between us….you just have to stop guarding your heart so much and just trust me. Do you trust me?" Rachel looked at him with a small smile, looking into his eyes.

"What?" Rachel asked after a moment, still looking into his eyes.

"I said, 'do you trust me?'" Finn asked, holding his hand out for Rachel to take. Rachel knew she couldn't stay mad at Finn for long. She grabbed his hand as Finn pulled her closer to him, sitting her on his lap as he pressed a kiss on her lips. "Rachel…I promise you that one day, that engagement ring is going to turn to a wedding ring…and that's going to mean that you're mine for the rest of my life."

"I thought I already was yours for the rest of your life." Rachel grinned as Finn chuckled.

"Yes, yes you are…but it would be official and legal." Finn said as Rachel ran a hand through Finn's hair with a smirk.

"You know you quoted Aladdin with the whole 'do you trust me' thing, right?" Rachel chuckled. "For a guy who doesn't watch cartoons, you sure knew that one." Finn smiled to Rachel, putting a hand in her lap.

"Yeah, because I actually watched it." Finn said. "I then also the commercial Kurt was talking about! The one with the Lucky Charms!" Rachel laughed at Finn's childlike wonder, pressing a kiss to his forehead.

"I love you, Finn." Rachel simply said.

"I love you too, Rachel." Finn pressed a kiss to her lips as Rachel wrapped her arms around his neck. Finn and Rachel stood in that same position for hours as they both watched television. Being in Finn's arms made Rachel realize that Simone could do whatever she wanted to try to get Finn, but in the end Finn belonged to her. Finn didn't have feelings for Simone—but Rachel was still going to have to keep an eye on Simone, just to be certain that she wasn't going to try anything funny…

{Scene stays with Finn and Rachel as they sit on the couch as Rachel leans her head on Finn's shoulder with a grin}

[Rachel]

Heart beats fast

Colors and promises

How to be brave

How can I love when I'm

Afraid to fall

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt

Suddenly goes away somehow

[Rachel with Finn]

One step closer

{Scene changes to Rachel and Finn's bedroom as she sits on the bed and Finn walks in to see rose petals leading to her. Finn smiles and runs over to Rachel as he kisses her passionately}

[Rachel]

I have died everyday

Waiting for you

Darling don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

{Scene changes to Finn walking along the NYADA hallways and spotting Rachel coming out of her class as he walks over and kisses Rachel with Simone watching jealously}

[Finn]

Time stands still

Beauty in all she is

[Finn and Rachel]

I will be brave

I will not let anything take

[Finn]

Away what's standing in front

[Finn and Rachel]

Of me

Every breath, every hour has come to this

One step closer

{Scene changes to Finn and Rachel sitting at the kitchen table as Finn throws a popcorn at her playfully and Rachel grins at him. Rachel takes a popcorn from the bowl and throws it at him as Finn laughs along with Rachel. Santana and Kurt stare at them from the kitchen and start thinking over what they had told Finn earlier about not marrying Rachel young}

[Finn and Rachel]

I have died everyday

Waiting for you

Darling don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

{Scene changes to Finn entering the house, looking upset as she turns around and sees Rachel standing there with her arms open. Finn walks over to her arms and hugs her tightly as Rachel looks into his eyes with a smile. Finn smiles back at her and Rachel kisses him}

[Rachel and Finn]

One step closer

[Rachel]

I have died everyday

Waiting for you

Darling don't be afraid

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

[Finn and Rachel]

And all along I believed I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

I will love you, a thousand years

{Scene ends with Finn and Rachel sleeping in their bed and Finn's arms wrapped around Rachel's body as they both have a content smile on their face}

GUEST STARRING

Ariana Grande as Simone Barberrie

Victoria Justice as Vicky Martinez

Jesse McCartney as Dustin Shafer

Olesya Rulin as Melissa Stewart

Cassadee Pope as Celina Jones

Demi Lovato as Dani

Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray

SONG(S):

Feeling Good (Originally by Nina Simone [Carly Rose Sonenclar Version]): Performed by Rachel Berry and Simone Barberrie

Gotta Be Somebody (Originally by Nickleback): Performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry

A Thousand Years (Originally by Christina Perri): Performed by Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson