2x01: Need You Now

Episode Synopsis: Some of Rachel's friends decide to sing duets that they've sung with her in the past to get her to remember them, but Finn becomes heartbroken when Rachel doesn't seem to remember him-or want to remember him. Rachel's refusal to remember him leaves Finn to contemplate whether it's time to move on from Rachel.

Finn sat in the hospital chair next to Rachel's bedside, watching her as she slept. He just couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that she didn't know who she was, where she lived—that she and Finn were to be together for all eternity. Finn felt like breaking down and crying, especially with Rachel's words "who are you?" going through his mind. The doctor's words about Rachel not remembering Finn felt like he was a vampire that was staked through the heart, those words being the poison that would kill him. Finn sat there, unbelieving that Rachel forgot all about him—and everyone else. Finn heard a knock on the door, facing to see Burt and Carole entering the room with a small smile.

"Hi Finny." Carole softly said, pressing a kiss to Finn's forehead. Finn gave a quick smile to his mother but his smile immediately disappeared when he looked over at Rachel sleeping. Carole looked to Rachel, staring at the woman that her son loved more than life itself. "She still doesn't remember anything?" Finn simply shook his head, Burt taking one of the empty seats and sitting down next to his son.

"The doctor said it could be days...weeks…months…years…maybe even forever." Finn spoke barely above a whisper. "Mom, I can't lose her…"

"I know you can't lose her, Finny. I know." Carole sympathetically said, rubbing her son's back. "But you have to remember that this is going to require a lot of patience. She might not remember anyone or anything. She's just going to have to jog her own memory at her own pace."

"So what am I supposed to do until then?" Finn wondered. "Just sit here and pretend that Rachel and I were never together?"

"No…you can help her jog her memory…but you can't force her to remember you." Carole explained softly. "She'll remember you when she's ready, Finn. How about until she gets her memory back, you pretend that you two are meeting for the first time?" Finn considered it, but shook his head.

"I want things to be the way they were before." Finn gruffly said. "We were supposed to be celebrating our Sectionals win. We're supposed to be getting ready for Regionals together. How can I do that when the one person that I love more than life itself doesn't even remember who I am?"

"Finn, she's going to get better." Burt patted Finn's shoulder. "It's going to take time son, I know. I know that you're frustrated and that you're scared you're going to lose her but there's nothing you can do right now. You just have to be there for her." Finn sighed, noticing that Rachel was waking up from her slumber. Rachel's eyes fluttered over to Finn, staring at him with interest. Who was he and what was he still doing here? Rachel didn't know him…at least she didn't think she knew him.

"Oh…hello there." Rachel sat up from the bed, staring at Finn as she folded her hands. "How do you do?"

"How do I do? Um…worried sick about you." Finn answered, still looking at Rachel. Rachel shook her head, letting out a slight chuckle.

"I don't understand how you can be worried about me. I don't know you…and I don't even know your name kind stranger." Rachel looked around the room, facing back to Finn. "I don't even know who I am…and who are you kind people?" Finn turned to his mother, noticing she was giving him a small nod. Finn looked to Rachel, scooting his chair next to her. Finn looked in her eyes, giving her a smile.

"You're name is Rachel Barbra Berry." Finn continued to look into Rachel's eyes. "You live in New York City and you go to NYADA."

"Why is my middle name Barbra?" Rachel questioned. "It sounds like an old lady…"

"Your dads…um, you have two fathers and they love Broadway almost as much as they love you." Finn answered. "Your favorite Broadway actress is Barbra Streisand; she was in the movie Funny Girl. You love Broadway just as much as Barbra Streisand does and Funny Girl is your favorite Broadway musical and movie. I should know, you made me watch it a million times—I grew to actually like it." Finn couldn't help but smile at mentioning the last part. "Anyway, you live in a loft with me, Santana, Kurt and now…Puck. I was going to tell you about Puck…um, do you remember any of them?"

"I'm afraid not." Rachel shook her head. "I didn't get your name…what is it?"

"My name? Um…it's Finn Hudson." Finn continued to look at Rachel. That was physically Rachel in front of him…but that wasn't Rachel. Not inside at least, it was hard for Finn to explain. Finn felt a lump in his throat and some tears come to his eyes as he continued to stare at Rachel. "My name is Finn. And I know that you don't know what's going on and you're confused…but I'm going to be there for you. I'm going to help you, no matter what. I promise, Rachel." Rachel gazed into Finn's eyes, trying to study him.

"Flynn, what is NYADA?" Rachel asked. Finn's eyes widened slightly. She called him…Flynn.

"Um…NYADA is the New York Academy for Dramatic Arts." Finn explained. "Oh, and my name is Finn."

"What do I do there?" Rachel wondered.

"You're a student. You sing and you act and you dance." Finn tried to explain it to the best of his ability. "You're also in Glee Club. You were in High School and you continued it in college."

"Really? Was I good?" Rachel looked amused.

"Good? You were fantastic!" Finn grinned. "You were the one that helped lead the High School Glee Club to a Nationals trophy. Your vocals are amazing. Do you think you still remember how to sing?"

"I don't know…I could try…" Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "Do you know a song because right now I can't think of any?"

"There was this one song that we would sing in the car together when we drove around Lima…that's where we're from. Lima, Ohio…anyway the song's on the tip of my tongue…it's from Adele." Finn continued to think as he scratched his head. He finally remembered, looking at her with a grin. "All right, I'm going to sing a little bit of the song and then you're going to tell me if you can remember the rest of the lyrics. Okay?" Rachel gazed at Finn as he cleared his throat, keeping his eyes on her as his baritone voice began to fill the room.

[Finn]

When the rain is blowing in your face

And the whole world is on your case

I could offer you a warm embrace

To make you feel my love.

"Do you need me to sing a little more for you to remember the song?" Finn wondered after he abruptly stopped singing. Rachel nodded her head slowly. Finn took a deep breath, feeling his mother rub his back comfortingly as he continued.

[Finn]

When the evening shadows and the stars appear

And there's no one there to dry your tears

I could hold you for a million years

To make you feel my love

{Rachel nods her head, opening her mouth so she can sing.}

[Rachel]

I know you haven't made your mind up yet

And I would never do you wrong

I've known it from the moment that we met

No doubt in my mind where you belong…

[Finn]

I go hungry, I go black and blue

[Rachel]

I go crawling down the avenue

[Finn]

No there's nothing that I wouldn't do

[Finn and Rachel]

To make you feel my love.

Finn stopped singing, giving Rachel a hopeful glance. Maybe their awesome musical chemistry would cause Rachel to remember who Finn was. Rachel smiled at Finn, clapping her hands with joy.

"Wow, Flynn. You have a great voice." Rachel grinned. Finn felt his heart drop a bit at Rachel's oblivion to who he was. Finn looked down at his shoes, trying his hardest not to show any emotion. Finn glanced at Rachel, his face painted in disappointment.

"You really don't know who I am? Do you?" Finn felt his voice quiver.

"I'm afraid I don't." Rachel shook her head. "But it was very nice to meet you, Flynn. Maybe you should apply to NYADA. Your voice is amazing."

"I do go to NYADA." Finn sighed. "And my name is Finn."

"I'm a little tired, Flynn." Rachel stared at him. "Do you mind coming back later? You seem like an interesting person." Finn got up from his chair, giving Rachel one final glance as he started to make his way out of the room. "Maybe I'll see you later?"

"Yeah, later sounds good." Finn felt a lump in his throat as he exited the hospital room with Carole and Burt following him. As soon as Finn reached the hallway, he turned to Burt and wrapped his father in a hug. It didn't take Burt and Carole long to know that Finn was sobbing uncontrollably, and as his parents they did their best to comfort their son.

That night, Finn sat in the loft kitchen with Burt and Carole as Carole brought Finn some coffee. She placed it down next to her son but Finn glanced away from it. He wasn't in the mood to drink anything. All he wanted was Rachel. Carole and Burt looked at each other with a worried expression, facing back to Finn who was staring down at the table in depression.

"Hey buddy…" Burt looked at Finn, hoping to lighten Finn's mood. "So, Kurt told me about Sectionals and how you won." Finn looked up to Burt, nodding his head slowly. "Your mother and I are really proud of you, buddy."

"Thanks." Finn muttered, focusing back to the table. Finn looked like there was something on his mind. "I always see movies like these. The one where someone loses their memory and then around when the movies about to end…they remember everything and every person around them. Sometimes I wish that real life worked like the movies. Rachel must be so scared…not knowing who she is, where she came from…it's intense and it's pretty insane." Burt heard Finn choking back a sob as Finn continued to speak. "I don't want her to not remember me…I don't know what I'd do with myself if she never remembered me again. She's my rock…she's my moose."

"I think you mean muse honey." Carole sat down at the table, letting out a small chuckle.

"It's was a joke between Rachel and I." Finn gave a sad smile to his mother. "We'd say it to each other when the other was sad…it would cheer us right up. Mom, do you know what it's like to love a person so much that if they were cruelly taken away from you, you wouldn't know what you would do or how you would go on."

"Yes, but Finn you know Rachel's not dead." Carole patted her son's hand.

"But it feels like the old Rachel did die when Rachel hit her head…" Finn said with tears in his eyes. "There's nothing I want to do more than to bring her back."

"You will, Finn…I know you will." Carole saw Finn breaking down again and pulled him into her arms. She rubbed his back soothingly as Finn cried. "Shh, I know baby. I know…" Burt looked to the living room of the loft, noticing that there was a photo album sitting on the shelf. Burt got up from the table to grab the photo album, flipping through it and having a chuckle at one of the pictures. Finn and Carole looked over to Burt, Carole getting up from the seat and bringing Finn with her to the living room.

"Finn, what the hell were you wearing here?" Burt chuckled, showing Finn a picture of him in a Madonna inspired costume. Finn let out what was a mix between a sob and a laugh, looking at the picture.

"Kurt was being bullied by some football players because they said he was a freak." Finn explained, still looking at Burt. "So to prove a point, I put on a Madonna inspired costume and let them know that if Kurt was a freak, then so was I. I can't believe Kurt kept that picture." Finn looked down to the next picture in the photo album, pointing at it as he used his other hand to wipe his tears. "Oh, god I remember this one." It was a picture of Finn, Rachel and New Directions wearing New York t-shirts and dancing in the courtyard. "No one wanted to join the Glee Club, well except for Sam and Sunshine…before Rachel sent Sunshine to a crack house." Finn laughed, flipping the page and smiling at the next photo. It was Finn and Rachel in the choir room and it looked like they were in the middle of singing. "This one was when we were singing 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'. She told me that she thought she wasn't a nice person because she only does things when there's something in it for her. At the time that was true...but not anymore. I told her I still liked her. I meant it too…" Finn flipped a couple pages and found a picture that made Burt, Carole and Finn smile widely. "Ah, your wedding."

"You were dancing with Kurt…" Carole smiled fondly at the picture. "I remember that. I think that was the moment that cemented you two were brothers." Finn nodded, flipping a page, letting out a loud laugh as he started at the picture. Carole shook her head with a smile on her face. "Oh no, I remember this one very well."

"Grilled Cheesus." Finn laughed. "I thought the sandwich had magical powers. Okay, I know Kurt put some of these in here and I'm going to kill him for the Grilled Cheesus one." Burt and Carole laughed, watching Finn flip the page. Finn's smile faltered, his face turning a bit sad. Burt and Carole stared at the picture—it was Finn and Rachel kissing on the Nationals stage in New York City. Finn ran a thumb across the picture, still staring at it with sadness. Finn cleared his throat in order to say something. "This was when Rachel and I accidentally ruined Nationals. Well, it was my fault. It didn't matter though…we called that "The Kiss of the Century." Finn took a deep breath while Burt patted Finn's back. "I would do anything to go back to this moment…I think it was then when I knew I wanted to be with Rachel. She's my whole world. Do you think she's going to ever remember me again?"

"I have a strong feeling she will." Burt answered, staring at his son. "But Finn, I'm going to be honest with you…if there's a slight chance that she doesn't remember you…then it might have to be time to move on as painful as it may be. I know it's hard, buddy…but sometimes you have to face reality sometimes. Personally, I hope it doesn't get to that point where you have to move on. I really hope so." Finn nodded his head to Burt's words as he clutched the photo album in his hand.

"I don't want it to get to that point." Finn said, staring at Burt. "I'm going to try to get Rachel to remember everyone and everything—including me. No matter how long it takes, even if it's the last thing I do. I'm going to get Rachel Barbra Berry to remember me." Finn had tears going down his cheeks as he made his speech, Carole rubbing Finn's back and Burt nodding his head with a small smile.

"You're no longer that insecure teenager I first met that called a lamp 'faggy' because you disliked the lamp." Burt smiled fondly at Finn. "You're a man Finn. You're truly a man. I'm just glad that I'm here to see it."

"Um, about the whole lamp thing…" Finn cleared his throat, staring at Burt. "I'm really sorry about that. I…"

"No, you don't have to apologize, Finn." Burt said. "You weren't talking about Kurt, I know you weren't. You didn't judge anyone based on their sexual orientation or their situation. You were willing to become everyone's friend just so they wouldn't feel left out. To be honest, I was teaching myself a lesson. I guess I used you as a way to learn it. You are a wonderful person, and frankly I don't know how many times I'm going to tell you that. I just want you to know that you are a good person and that there's no one out there like you. They don't make them like you." Finn tried to wipe the tears that were falling from his face, but there were just too many tears for him to try to dab away. Burt pulled Finn into a hug, Finn clutching onto Burt tightly and feeling some comfort. "I love you, Finn."

"I love you too." Finn tearfully said. Carole walked over to Burt and joined the hug, the three of them standing in the middle of the loft having an emotional family moment.

"Ready to go home, Rachel?" Kurt wondered as he stood in the hospital room with Rachel. Rachel gazed at Kurt with wonder, wanting to know who he was.

"I'm sorry, who are you? Do I know you?" Rachel pointed to Kurt.

"Right, you have amnesia." Kurt sighed, forcing a smile on his face. "My name is Kurt Hummel. Come on Rachel, you have to know me…I'm your gay best friend. We live together in New York. We've been friends since the eleventh grade…tenth grade we were at each other's throats." Kurt then did the 'Single Ladies' hand dance for Rachel, but Rachel didn't remember.

"I wouldn't try to force her to remember." The doctor advised Kurt. "Sometimes they remember on their own after a good night's sleep, sometimes there are things that trigger their memory. If you are going to try to get her to remember something, then I have an idea. Is there anything Rachel likes to do more than anything in the entire world?"

"She loves to sing and be the center of attention if that's what you're wondering." Kurt shrugged his shoulders. "Why?"

"Maybe you can use her love for music as an idea to trigger her memory. Maybe singing songs that you've sung before will cause something to click in her mind. It's a thought." The doctor shrugged his shoulders. Kurt felt his mind whirring, clapping his hands as he pointed to Rachel.

"Thank you, doctor. Come on Rachel." Kurt grabbed Rachel's hand, pulling her out of the room as they both headed down the hallway.

"Where are we going?!" Rachel yelled to Kurt.

"We're going home! I have an idea!" Kurt yelled, staring at his friend. Kurt was going to get Rachel to remember everyone—including the love of her life; Finn.

Rachel sat in a chair in the living room, gazing at the pictures, the furniture and out the window. Did Rachel really live in this apartment? It was so big and spacy—something she hadn't anticipated. As Rachel sat in the living room absentmindedly, everyone else was in the kitchen, observing her.

"So what did the doctor tell you to do again?" Quinn asked, turning to Kurt. Kurt looked over at Rachel who was still looking out the window, giving Quinn a small smile.

"We're going to sing." Kurt answered.

"Singing doesn't solve everything." Puck stared at Kurt, wondering where he got such an idea from.

"It doesn't solve everything, you're right." Kurt said. "But in this case, it could help Rachel. We all had at least one duet with Rachel, right?" Everyone in the room nodded their head. "All right, so we'll sing our favorite duet with Rachel. Hopefully she'll remember us."

"I only had one duet with her." Puck raised his hand slightly.

"Then this should be an easy assignment for you." Kurt answered back. "All right, who's going to go first? Remember, we have to take this slow."

"Since this is an easy assignment for me, I'll go first." Puck grabbed his guitar that was in the kitchen, making his way over to Rachel. Finn watched from the kitchen, crossing his arms with hope that Rachel would at least make some progress. Puck sat in front of Rachel with the guitar, looking at her with a smile. "Hi Rachel."

"Hello." Rachel stared at Puck as she folded her arms. Puck looked down at the guitar, playing a few cords…until Rachel leaned over and kissed him out of nowhere. Puck's eyes widened, looking over to the kitchen. Finn's eyes widened and his mouth opened in shock. Santana started laughing while Kurt and Quinn looked uncomfortable. Rachel parted her lips from Puck, staring at him with interest. "Sorry. I thought you came over here because you wanted to kiss me. You're pretty hot." Puck cleared his throat, letting out a chuckle.

"Yeah…" Puck looked away from Rachel. "My name is Noah but everyone calls me Puck. We're going to sing because I think this is the only way you're going to actually remember me. Does that sound good, Rachel?"

"Sounds great, Norbit." Rachel said, causing Santana to laugh in hysterics in the kitchen. Quinn shot Santana a look, but Santana continued with her laughing.

"Santana…not helping." Kurt scolded, still looking at Rachel and Puck.

"So do you think this is going to work?" Mr. Schuester leaned closer to Kurt, asking quietly.

"I think it will work if we take it slow." Kurt said. "And if not, then at least Quinn gets to see a soft side to Puck." Quinn smiled softly, hearing the music coming from Puck's guitar. Rachel stared at the guitar, suddenly remembering the song that Puck was playing. She continued to stare at him, letting her vocals mesh with his.

{Puck and Rachel stare at each other as Puck plays the guitar and Rachel looks at him with a curious glance}

[Rachel]

Picture perfect memories

Scattered all round the floor

Reaching for the phone cause

I can't fight it anymore

[Rachel and Puck]

And I wonder if I ever cross your mind

[Rachel]

For me it happens all the time

[Rachel and Puck]

It's a quarter after one

I'm all alone and I need you now

Said I wouldn't call

But I lost all control and I need you now

And I don't know how I can do without

I just need you now

[Puck]

Another shot of whiskey

Can't stop looking at the door

Wishing you come sweeping

In the way you did before

[Puck and Rachel]

And I wonder if I ever cross your mind

[Puck]

For me it happens all the time

[Rachel and Puck]

It's a quarter after one

I'm a little drunk and I need you now

Said I wouldn't call

And I lost all control and I need you now

And I don't know how I can do without

I just need you now

[Puck]

Whoa, whoa

[Rachel]

Whoa, whoa

{Rachel remembers singing the song with Puck during Glee Club their junior year, Rachel remembering that she was staring solely at Puck. Rachel starts hugging him as they both continue singing. The others stare at Rachel with a grin}

[Rachel and Puck]

Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all

[Rachel]

It's a quarter after one

I'm all alone and I need you now

[Puck]

And I said I wouldn't call

But I'm a little drunk and I need you now

[Rachel and Puck]

And I don't know how I can do without

I just need you now

Whoa, whoa

[Rachel]

Oh baby I need you now

"PUCK!" Rachel screamed as soon as the song finished playing, Rachel wrapping her arms around him tightly. "I remember you! I remember you! I remember we sang this song in Glee Club and it was to bring the football players and the Glee Club together so that they could perform at halftime!"

"So you do remember me!" Puck smiled. "Do you remember kissing me five minutes ago?" Rachel's smile disappeared, looking almost as if she was disgusted.

"Oh my god…I KISSED YOU! EWW!" Rachel started wiping her lips, shaking her head with repulsion. "Oh my god!" Rachel got up and walked away towards the bathroom. Everyone else started clapping for Puck as he bowed and held his guitar close to him.

"At least she remembers you…Norbit." Santana smirked, letting out laughter again. Puck studied Finn's face, noticing that Finn was thinking.

"Finn…you're not mad are you?" Puck wondered. Finn shook his head, giving Puck a fake smile.

"No, I'm not mad…" Finn said before lunging at Puck. Santana, Kurt and Quinn held Finn back as Finn started screaming at Puck. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, PUCKERMAN!"

"FINN!" Quinn yelled, causing Finn to turn to Quinn. "Trying to kill Puck isn't going to solve anything. Look, Kurt's idea is working. So we'll slowly jog her memory. Please…don't kill your best friend." Finn sighed, looking over to Puck.

"Sorry, I'm just…I'm a little tense." Finn sighed.

"We all are." Blaine walked over to Finn, patting his shoulder. "Look, let's all go in there and sing with Rachel. The sooner we can jog her memory, the better." Finn let out a sigh, following the others into the living room. Rachel entered the living room again, spotting the others standing there. Rachel sat down in the chair, looking confused.

"What's going on here?" Rachel wondered. She gazed at everyone as Santana made her way over to her.

"All right, Rachel. I'm going to give it to you straight." Santana sat down pointing to everyone. "That's Blaine, Mr. Schuester, Quinn, Kurt, Finn, Burt, Carole…and I'm the gorgeous Santana, who will make sure you drink toilet water if you mispronounce my name. You may not know them but soon enough you will. Here, I'll explain it. Blaine is the gay kid with the bow tie fetish, which I'm sure he got from watching too much Bill Nye: The Science Guy. Mr. Schuester was our teacher who can't seem to find friends his own age. Quinn is your friend who's vocals are so light, it sounds like she swallowed a freaking angel on her way out of her mother's birth canal. Kurt is your gay best friend who happens to be with Bill Nye's lovechild, and has a thing for lamps that look like they came from his dead aunts' attic. Finn over there is supposedly the love of your life but wait till you get this; his nipples are so puffy that they look like the defective Hershey kisses that are put to the side because they aren't good enough for consumers. And those two over there are Burt and Carole, the parents to Lady Hummel and Frankenteen. I'm Santana. I was your bitter enemy for about three years until last year I grew to like you. Hopefully this run through will help you remember everyone and we can move on from this and everything can go back to normal, right?" Rachel blankly stared at Santana, shaking her head slowly. Santana let out a sigh, turning to Finn. "I tried Frankenteen. I really tried."

"Santana." Finn gruffly said, noticing that her insulting everyone wasn't going to get anywhere. Santana sighed, staring back at Rachel.

"Do you at least know who you are?" Santana questioned. Rachel slightly nodded her head, taking out her phone and showing Santana a picture.

"I'm this girl right here…the one next to the trophy." Rachel said.

"Right." Santana clapped her hands. "She finally got something. All right. Let's play a little quiz, to get you to remember something. When's your birthday?"

"Um…December, 18 1994." Rachel answered, looking at Santana.

"There's one. All right. How old are you?"

"Um…19?" Rachel did the math in her head, causing Santana to clap.

"All right, last one. What was the first duet we willingly did together in Glee Club?" Santana wondered. Rachel shook her head, shrugging her shoulders as if she didn't know. "All right, I guess I'll show you. Frankenteen! Drums!"

{Finn starts banging the drums in the corner of the loft while Puck plays the guitar. Santana walks around Rachel with a smile and grabs her hand}

[Santana]

I don't' know why I like it…I just do.

Oooh, ooh

Hey

I've been hearing your heartbeat inside of me

I keep your photograph inside of my bed

Living in a world of fantasies

I can't get you out of my head

[Rachel]

I've been waiting for the phone to ring all night

Why you wanna make me feel so good

I got a love of my own baby

I shouldn't get so hung up on you

[Rachel and Santana]

I remember the way that we touched

I wish I didn't like it so much (Santana: Uh!)

Oh!

I get so emotional baby

Every time I think of you

I get so emotional baby

Ain't it shocking what love can do

[Rachel]

Ain't it shocking what love can do

[Rachel and Santana]

Ain't it shocking what love can do

Hee!

I watch you walk into the room baby

I gotta watch you walk out

I like the animal way you move

And when you talk

I just watch your mouth

I remember the way that we touched

I wish I didn't like it so much (Santana: Uh!)

Oh!

I get so emotional baby

Every time I think of you

I get so emotional baby

[Rachel]

Ain't it shocking what love can do

[Santana]

Ain't it shocking what love can do

You got me

You got me

{Rachel has flashbacks to when her and Santana did the dance number and her smile widens as she does the dance moves from then to show Santana she remembers her and the song}

[Rachel and Santana]

I remember the way that we touched

I wish I didn't like it so much (Santana: Uh!)

Oh!

I get so emotional baby

Every time I think of you

I get so emotional baby

Ain't it shocking what love can do

[Rachel]

I get so emotional!

[Santana]

Oh baby

[Rachel and Santana]

Ain't it shocking what love can do!

OH YEAH!

Santana and Rachel gave each other a hug as the others smiled. Finn watched from behind the drums, feeling a bit left out. After watching Rachel remember Santana, he had to admit that he felt a little jealous. He missed Rachel…and his feelings were a bit hurt that Rachel couldn't remember him. No matter how much he wanted Rachel to remember him…she just…couldn't. Finn held onto his drumsticks, a hurtful expression appearing on his face as he stared at Rachel. Finn wanted to help Rachel more than anything—but he was having trouble doing that when his heart blocked his brain, his emotions taking over his mind.

Rachel sat in her bed that evening, looking through a book as Finn entered the bedroom. Rachel gazed at Finn with an eyebrow raised, putting the covers over her and trying to prevent Finn from seeing anything. Finn looked over at Rachel, letting out an exasperated sigh.

"Nothing I haven't seen before, Rachel." Finn said. Rachel's eyes widened, her face scrunching in anger.

"How dare you!" Rachel shouted, looking at Finn. Finn stared at Rachel, wondering what was her problem. "Do you have no respect for women?!"

"Maybe if you remembered me, you would know!" Finn tersely answered, going into the closet. Rachel got up from the bed, putting her hand on the closet door.

"What do you think you're doing, Flynn?" Rachel wanted to know.

"I'm getting my clothes, my clothes are in here?" Finn sighed, going towards the door. Rachel pushed Finn away from the door, causing Finn to look at her in shock. "What the hell, Rachel?!"

"I'm sorry but why would your stuff be in my closet?" Rachel shook her head, not understanding.

"Because you asked me to move in here!" Finn exclaimed. He then took in Rachel's clothing, noticing the reindeer sweater, the plaid skirt, the headband, her penny loafers. Rachel was dressing like she was in High School all over again! "Speaking of clothes, what the hell are you wearing? You don't dress like that anymore!"

"Really? Because I found these and I find these more comfortable than the revealing clothes in the closet. I would never wear something like that." Rachel scoffed. "Besides, I don't need boys like you trying to sex me up. It's not going to work, Flynn."

"Too late for the sexing up part." Finn muttered under his breath before realizing that Rachel heard him. She looked shocked, appalled and every emotion in between. "Yes Rachel, we had sex before." Finn pointed to her. "Multiple times actually. So stop acting as if you're the Virgin Mary because you've had sex with me before and you loved it. Every. Single. Time."

"You are such a pig, making up these lies!" Rachel shouted, not noticing that Finn was on the verge of erupting.

"You know what? Forget it! I'll sleep with these clothes on! How about that!" Finn started to make his way towards their bed until Rachel walked in front of him.

"What the hell are you doing now?!" Rachel stamped her feet on the ground, looking at Finn.

"I'm going to sleep!" Finn screamed. "I can't go to sleep now?!"

"In your room, you can!" Rachel matched Finn's tone.

"THIS IS MY ROOM!" Finn bellowed. He then turned around and kicked the chair right behind him, feeling anger and frustration boiling over. Finn took deep breaths, trying hard not to get angry but it was already too late for that.

"Flynn, what is your problem?" Rachel crossed her arms. Finn walked over to the bed, sitting down and burying his face in his hands. "Your attitude is uncalled for, I just hope you know."

"Why can't you remember me?!" Finn yelled, staring at Rachel. "You remembered Puck when he sang to you…and you remembered Santana when she sang to you. You remembered Quinn when she sang and…Mr. Schuester and Blaine and…even my parents! You even remembered my parents! You remembered them but you can't remember me! Why can't you remember me?! I was your first love!"

"I don't know why I don't remember you!" Rachel shouted. "You've been pushing me to remember you ever since I woke up at the hospital, but the truth of the matter is, I don't and I'm sick of you trying to push your way into my mind! What point of I don't remember you, don't you understand?"

"The don't part." Finn seethed, looking away from Rachel. "You remembered everyone except for the one person that loved you more than life itself. You always told me that you would be there for me, no matter what. That we would be together forever. That if I needed a hand to hold…I could hold yours." Finn got up from the bed, staring at Rachel as she simply walked past him and sat down on the bed herself. All this information was too much for Rachel to take in.

"I guess you just weren't important to me…" Rachel saw Finn's face contort in hurt and sadness, his eyes watering and him being on the verge of tears. "You probably had no impact in my life, Flynn. That's all there is to it." Finn looked at Rachel sadly, shaking his head.

"Are you saying that you want nothing to do with me?" Finn felt his voice cracked as he asked the question. Rachel shrugged her shoulders, letting out a sigh.

"I don't even know you…" Rachel softly said before her face became serious. "And now that I've seen the way that you really are…I'm not sure that I want to…" Finn nodded his head slowly, looking away from her as a single tear fell from Finn's face. This was probably it…probably time to take Burt's advice and go. Rachel wanted nothing to do with him and there was no way that he was going to convince her now. Finn sighed, walking over to the front door, holding onto the knob and looking back at Rachel sadly.

"So…" Finn softly said. "I guess this is goodbye?" Rachel didn't show any remorse. Her face was stone cold.

"I guess it is." Rachel simply said. Finn opened the door as more tears fell from his face.

"Goodbye Rachel…" Finn choked out as he left the room, closing the door to leave a confused Rachel sitting on what was formerly their bed. Finn walked along the loft, seeing Puck sleeping on the couch as he tip-toed. He didn't want anyone to see that he was leaving. Finn took one last look at the loft he called home for the last three months, opening the door and closing it behind him.

Finn sat in the NYADA Glee Club choir room almost in a daze. He had the key to the room and to the building so he was sitting there at twelve in the morning, simply gazing over at the empty choir room. Finn was knocked out of his thoughts when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned around to spot Quinn standing there, folding her hands together and making her way next to him. Finn gave Quinn a sad smile, turning back to the empty chairs.

"I knew I'd find you here." Quinn said, taking a seat next to Finn. Finn nodded his head slowly, continuing his gaze to the seats. "Are you okay, Finn?"

"To be honest…it feels like my heart was just ripped out of my body and that I have no purpose in this world." Finn quietly admitted, closing his eyes as a tear fell from his face. "She said I wasn't important to her…"

"Finn, remember she has amnesia. She doesn't know what she's saying." Quinn sighed, putting a hand on Finn's shoulder.

"Well she seemed quite clear there…" Finn sighed. He looked depressed and Quinn was worried about him. She didn't want to ask…but this question was lingering in her mind for a while.

"So are you and Rachel…over?" Quinn winced as she asked, not wanting to hurt Finns' feelings. Finn shrugged his shoulders, finally nodding his head slightly.

"Yeah…I guess we are." Finn admitted. "Burt said that if things got to this point…it would just be for the best to walk away…there's nothing more I can do. All you had to do is sing I Feel Pretty / Unpretty with her and she remembered when you both went to the doctor for her nose. Kurt had to sing Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy and she remembered Kurt. Blaine sang Don't You Want Me and she remembered getting drunk at a party. She remembered Burt because Kurt mentioned his cancer! She remembered my mom because…I don't even know what my mom did, yet she remembered! Mr. Schue had to sing just one line of Gold Digger for Rachel to remember him! Me? I sing, I try to jog her memory and I'm made to look like the bad guy. Why is life so unfair, Quinn?! Why is it unfair?!"

"I don't know, Finn…I don't know." Quinn sighed. "I know you tried hard to be patient with her…I know. But like your father said, sometimes it's best that we…let go, especially when it looks like things aren't going to get any better. I know this hurts now. I know…" Finn sighed, looking away from Quinn as she got up from the chair. "Do you want to be alone?" Finn shook his head, as Quinn smiled softly. "Good…because I brought some friends to help you get through this. Finn turned around, seeing Blaine, Kurt, Santana, Puck and Mr. Schuester enter the choir room, looking right at Finn as Finn exhaled.

"I always thought that Rachel and I were endgame." Finn softly said. "How are we endgame if Rachel doesn't even remember me? This looks like the end of the road…I don't know."

"I know things look tough now Finn…but you have to keep holding on." Mr. Schuester tried to be comforting towards his former student. "Whatever Rachel said, you can't take to heart. She's not herself right now."

"She seems to remember you all just fine." Finn sneered. "Yet I'm a stranger and there's nothing I can do. I don't even have Rachel anymore. All I have is…me. And in this world…just me in New York is going to be a very lonely ride."

{Finn stares at the two choir room chairs in front of him, picturing him and Rachel in them but he looks saddened and lets tears fall from his face}

[Finn]

Come up to meet you

Tell you I'm sorry

You don't know how lovely you are

I had to find you

Tell you I need you

Tell you I set you apart

{Blaine walks over and grabs a chair, staring at Finn with a saddened expression}

[Blaine]

Tell me your secrets

And ask me your questions

Oh lets go back to the start

Running in circles

Coming up tells

Heads on a science apart

{Santana walks over to Finn and rubs his back}

[Santana]

Nobody said it was easy

[Finn and Blaine]

It's such a same for us to part

[Santana]

Nobody said it was easy

[Finn and Blaine]

No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh take me back to the start

{Kurt walks over to Finn and grabs Finn's hand with a comforting smile on his face.}

[Kurt]

I was just guessing

At numbers and figures

Pulling the puzzles apart

{Quinn hugs Finn tightly as Finn continues to look upset and the others stare at him}

[Quinn]

Questions of science

Science and progress

Do not speak as loud as my heart

[Mr. Schuester, Puck and Santana]

Tell me you love me

Come back and haunt me

Oh when I rush to the start

{Scene changes to Rachel going through her closet and putting all of Finn's things in a box for when he comes back for his stuff. Rachel turns and spots the shirt Finn gave her before Sectionals and she looks confused as she picks it up. She stares at the shirt, observing it and she looks over at the nightstand, seeing her engagement ring there. Rachel walks over and takes the engagement ring in her hand and she covers her hand with her mouth. She looks at Finn's things and she sits in the corner, thinking about the last four years with her, Finn and them being in the Glee Club, Finn coming to New York, both of them going to NYADA and both of them competing during Sectionals. Rachel buries her face in her hands and starts to cry as she realizes she remembers something important.}

[Finn and Rachel]

Running in circles

Chasing our tails

Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy

Oh it's such a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be so hard

[Finn, Quinn, Blaine, Kurt, Santana, Puck and Mr. Schuester] (Rachel)

Aa-ah-ah (I'm going back to the start!)

Nobody said it was easy!

No, no, no, no (Yeah, OH!)

Nobody said it was easy (Nobody said it was easy)

No, no, no, no

Nobody said it was easy (No, Whoa)

No, no, no, no

[Finn and Rachel with Quinn, Blaine, Kurt, Santana, Puck and Mr. Schuester]

Nobody said it was easy

The next morning Finn sat in a Starbucks nearby the loft after getting a text from Rachel to meet him there. He was still upset from the night before, but it made him more upset when she wrote his name as 'Flynn' during the text. Unless he was some character from a Disney movie that was a bandit, his name was Finn. Finn spotted Rachel entering the Starbucks, but he did a double take at her clothing. He couldn't help but stare. For one thing, she wasn't wearing her penny loafers and reindeer sweaters. Instead she was wearing jeggings, some winter boots, her ombre hair styled—and his plaid shirt. Rachel walked over to him, sitting down in the seat next to him. Rachel stared at him and folded her hands, Finn just gazing at Rachel with a groan.

"You called me here." Finn shrugged his shoulders. "What do you want?"

"Well…for starters I want to apologize for last night." Rachel continued to look at him. "What I said to you was uncalled for and it was wrong. You are the most important person in my entire life and I can't believe it took me finding the shirt you gave to me before Sectionals to realize that."

"Yeah well…" Finn started to say until his eyes widened. He turned back to Rachel, his mouth now gaping open. "You…you said the shirt I gave you before Sectionals. You…you remembered I gave you that shirt before Sectionals! That's…wow!"

"That's not the only thing I remembered." Rachel grinned at him, pulling him in for a hug, as she felt emotional. "I remembered that we won…I also remembered that you were named MVP. I also remembered something else." Rachel looked into Finn's eyes, her eyes watering as if she was about to cry.

"What else did you remember?" Finn wondered, gazing at her. Rachel crashed her lips onto Finn's, hungrily kissing him as Finn did the same. Finn and Rachel intensely made out for a few moments before Rachel parted her lips from his.

"I remembered everything last night…because I remembered you. I love you Finn…and I'm so sorry for hurting you. I love you, so, so much…I never want to forget you or lose you again! You're my whole world!" Rachel kissed Finn hungrily again, Finn responding to the kiss with passion and intensity. Rachel and Finn parted once more as Rachel clung onto the back of Finn's neck. "I love you…I love you. I can't stop saying I love you."

"I love you, Rachel. I love you so much." Finn got up from his chair, picking Rachel up as she laughed slightly.

"Where are we going?" Rachel breathed in and out as she bit her lip.

"We're going home…" Finn leaned closer to Rachel's face, noticing that a blush was creeping on her face. "So we can get…reacquainted." Rachel giggled, gripping onto Finn's neck, pressing her lips to his cheek.

"What are we waiting for?" Rachel wiggled her eyebrows, allowing Finn and Rachel to head out the door and rush to their Brooklyn loft apartment. As soon as Finn opened the door to the loft, he faced Rachel, picking her up so that she had her legs wrapped around his waist, pressing fluttering kisses on her lips. As soon as Rachel and Finn reached the bedroom, Finn continued to look at her, taking off his jacket and pressed hungry kisses along her neck. Finn slowed down after a moment, gazing into her eyes. His eyes were full of love and adornment.

"So what should we do now, Rachel Barbra…Hudson?" Finn smiled. Rachel kissed Finn, running a hand through his hair.

"Make love to me, Finn Hudson. Make love to me like you never made love to me before." Rachel grinned. "I want it to be so magical that I remember it for the rest of my life."

And that was exactly what Finn did.

GUEST STARRING

Dianna Agron as Quinn Fabray

Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester

Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson

Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel

Remy Rosemont as Carole Hudson

SONG(S):

Make You Feel My Love (Originally by Adele): Performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry

Need You Now (Originally by Lady Antebellum): Performed by Rachel Berry and Noah "Puck" Puckerman

So Emotional (Originally by Whitney Houston): Performed by Santana Lopez and Rachel Berry

The Scientist (Originally by Coldplay): Performed by Finn Hudson, Blaine Anderson, Santana Lopez, Kurt Hummel, Quinn Fabray, Will Schuester, Noah "Puck" Puckerman and Rachel Berry