2x14: I'm Only Human

Episode Synopsis: When Brittany gets a scholarship to Julliard and is forced to take it right away, she moves to New York and lives in the loft with the gang, but Santana feels uncomfortable living with her ex-girlfriend. Rachel continues to rehearse for Funny Girl but her dreams come to a halt when Paolo San Pablo successfully gets her fired from the show. Finn learns devastating news.

"All right everyone, we're going to rehearse in five!" Mr. Campion yelled in the auditorium, as the cast was getting ready for rehearsals that afternoon. "Is Rachel ready to practice her My Man number?" Mr. Campion spotted Rachel warming up her vocal cords on stage, noticing that he interrupted her focus. He knew Broadway singers hated the idea of being interrupted when doing scales and he was expecting Rachel to blow up towards him like the other Broadway stars before her. However, all Rachel did was flash him a smile and give him a thumb up.

"I'm almost ready, Mr. Campion." Rachel politely answered. "May I have a minute or two more?" Mr. Campion stared at Rachel before smiling to her.

"Of course, Rachel." Mr. Campion agreed. "I'll just get Paolo ready for the Sadie, Sadie number while you finish warming up." Mr. Campion walked away from Rachel and headed to the dressing rooms as Rachel continued warming up her vocals. However, Rachel was once again interrupted when her iPhone started ringing. She fished into her pocket to grab her phone and noticed that it was Finn calling her.

"This better be good." Rachel muttered to herself before picking up the phone. "Hey babe, listen I'm kind in the middle of rehearsal so would you mind telling me what you need?"

"I can't seem to find my baby blue tie; you know the one with the dark blue stripes." Although Rachel was in a rush, she couldn't help but beam. "I was just calling to see if you know where I left it."

"It's in the dryer." Rachel chuckled. "I washed it for you last night because I knew you were going to need it. Don't worry, I washed it with love."

"I have no doubt about that." Finn said as Rachel playfully rolled her eyes. "It's just this is the first meeting between Glee Club directors for Nationals and I'm extremely nervous."

"Don't be nervous." Rachel assured him. "You're going to be fine, honey. I promise you. All right? Just be your adorkable self…but not too adorkable. Being too adorkable is reserved for me."

"Of course it is. All right. I'll let you go okay, babe?" Finn said. "Have a good rehearsal and I'll see you when I get home, okay?"

"Okay." Rachel hated the fact that she had to hang up, but there was work to do before Opening Night. "All right, good luck with your meeting. I love you so much."

"I love you too, babe." Rachel felt like her heart was melting as Finn spoke, and she didn't seem to mind. "Make sure that you sing 'My Man' with me in your mind."

"Don't I always?" Rachel giggled before Mr. Campion entered the room. "I have to go, okay? I'll see you later." Rachel hung up the phone as Mr. Campion continued to grin at her.

"Was that your husband?" Mr. Campion wondered.

"Yep, that was him." Rachel put her phone away as she giggled at the thought of Finn. "He misplaced his tie for a meeting today. He was pretty nervous."

"Ah, the joys of adulthood." Mr. Campion nodded his head as if he was thinking. "I used to get nervous just like him. Tell him the nervousness will wear off eventually. So, are you ready to sing 'My Man?' And remember, when you're singing 'My Man' as Fanny, you have to think of your first love and think of how much you love him, even though he's no good for you. I just need that feeling and once we get that down packed, we can move on to the next number."

"I've been practicing nonstop Mr. Campion." Rachel assured him. "I'll make sure that I'll get it right, and I'll practice as much as I need to in order to get it right."

"All right, let's begin." Mr. Campion sat in one of the auditorium chairs as he stared at Rachel performing. As Rachel started singing, Mr. Campion couldn't help but get lost into the number. Rachel had the emotion, the timing, the pitch—everything. She was perfect for Fanny Brice and Mr. Campion knew that Rachel was going to be Broadway's next biggest star. He had a sure feeling of it.

Oh my man, I love him so

He'll never know

All my life is just despair

But I don't care

When he takes me in his arms

The world is bright, all right

What's the difference if I say

I'll go away

Then I'll know that I'll come back on my knees someday

For whatever my man is

I am his, forevermore

Oh my man, I love him so

He'll never know

All my life is just despair

But I don't care

When he takes me in his arms

The world is bright, all right

What's the difference if I say

I'll go away

Then I'll know I'll come back on my knees someday

For whatever my man is

I am his, forevermore

As Rachel took out a final breath and stared out at the almost empty auditorium, Mr. Campion stood up and clapped for her, emitting a grin that couldn't have gone wider even if he tried. Rachel put her hands to her sides and simply stared at him.

"So how was that, Mr. Campion?" Rachel openly asked. Mr. Campion pointed at Rachel, the smile still evident on his face.

"You Rachel Berry…you are a star!" Mr. Campion grabbed his clipboard as he started looking through the musical numbers for the show. "All right, next we're going to practice 'I'm The Greatest Star' but I have no doubt that you're going to perform that one brilliantly as well." Rachel simply glowed after Mr. Campion's review, but one person that wasn't glowing was Paolo. Paolo stood in the corner of the auditorium, shaking his head as Rachel started singing the first few lines of 'I'm The Greatest Star'. It was time to put his plan into action. It was time to get Rachel fired from Funny Girl.

Back at the loft, Kurt was currently working on his scales as he made himself a cup of tea, still thinking about what song he was going to sing for his NYADA audition. No one but Blaine knew that Kurt received an audition letter and Kurt knew that if he wasn't as dramatic about his performance as he was the year prior, he'd be sure to get in. Rachel got in by singing Celine Dion, Finn got in by singing Rob Thomas. Now it was Kurt's turn to get in…but with what song? Kurt remembered talking to Blaine the night before about what he was going to sing, but the conversation with Blaine felt slightly awkward. For one thing, they weren't dating and the whole 'just friends' thing didn't seem to be working since they both knew that there were feelings involved. However, Kurt knew that there was no way he could get back together with Blaine right now. Blaine was still in Lima, and the long distance relationship was the problem in the first place. Blaine and Kurt's relationship was nowhere like Rachel and Finn's. For one thing, Rachel and Finn lived under the same roof—and they were married. Kurt always pictured he would be the one to get married before Finn, just because he slightly felt Rachel and Finn's relationship was toxic. But was Kurt and Blaine's relationship the toxic one while Finn and Rachel thrived in their marriage? Everything seemed to be in place for them, all while Kurt was still having difficulty trying to process that a relationship wasn't in his deck of cards at the moment. Kurt hadn't even thought about Elliot and he knew it was stupid for trying to pursue him while he was still with Blaine. As Kurt continued to boil the water for the tea, Finn entered the kitchen, adjusting his tie and putting on his trench coat. It was March but it was still cold since spring wasn't until the middle of the month, and even then it was kind of cold.

"Hey." Finn quickly acknowledged his brother as he stared down at his outfit. "So how do I look, you know since you're the fashion expert here?"

"The trench coat was so 2013, but other than that you look great." Kurt told his brother. "Where are you going? Taking Rachel on a date or something?"

"God, I wish." Finn sighed. "I have a meeting with the school board about Nationals and I'm going to find out the theme for it. I wish Rachel was coming with me instead of her being at Funny Girl rehearsals all the time."

"Separation for a couple is good." Kurt patted Finn on his shoulder. "If you spent every waking hour with Rachel, what would you two talk about during dinner or something?"

"I guess you make a valid point." Finn reluctantly agreed. "It's just I miss her."

"And that's how you know you love her." Kurt pointed out. "Look, rehearsals are over at six, so by the time you get home she'll be here probably eating dinner with the rest of her roommates and you can swoop her away in your room and spend time with her, just the two of you."

"I actually like the sound of that." Finn gave a small smirk towards his brother as he stared at his watch. "Oh shoot, I have to go. Um, if Rachel comes home early, tell her that I'll see her later."

"All right." Kurt said as Finn headed out the door. After Finn slid the door shut, Kurt noticed he was home by himself, and he turned around to focus back on his tea. He needed his brother to be a distraction for him, but instead Kurt found himself back in his daze as he thought about how much he actually missed Blaine.

Brittany Pierce was on a mission. She was on a mission to find some guidance. She was on a mission to find her direction in her life; and her direction led her to the most magical city in the world—New York. Brittany continued to pace through the streets as she walked along Brooklyn, in hopes that the one person that could help her could be of assistance. Brittany entered one of the buildings and walked up the stairs before reaching a gigantic metallic door. With a deep breath, Brittany knocked on the door and stood there for a few moments as the door opened. On the other end of the door was Rachel, who just came home from her rehearsal, only to find Brittany standing in the doorway.

"Brittany?" Rachel seemed slightly surprised. Brittany ringed with her hands before facing Rachel with a saddened look.

"Rachel, I need help." Brittany softly said. Rachel immediately let Brittany into the loft as Brittany sat down on the couch, looking a bit perplexed. Rachel made her way over to Brittany, staring at the kitchen while letting out a small sigh.

"Would you like me to get you some coffee or tea?" Rachel wondered. Brittany simply shook her head, which caused Rachel to worry. Rachel took a seat next to Brittany, folding her hands together. "Brittany, not that I'm not glad you're here but what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in Lima?"

"That was what I needed to talk to you about." Brittany said. Brittany went into her pocket and took out a sheet of paper, handing it to Rachel as Rachel read what was on it.

"Brittany, you got a scholarship." Rachel stared at Brittany in amazement.

"Yeah, I got an offer to Julliard for my dancing…and apparently I created the Brittany code in Mathematics, so that's pretty cool." Rachel was excited for her friend—but she was having trouble seeing the problem Brittany was having.

"Brittany, that's incredible." Rachel's excitement slightly died down as she spoke to Brittany. "But I don't see what's the problem."

"The problem is they want me to leave McKinley right away." Brittany sighed. "That's the problem. I'd have to leave behind all my friends and…I don't know if I'm ready to do that. I know that being in New York and attending Julliard is a once in a lifetime opportunity, but I'm not sure I'm ready to leave the place I considered home for the last four and a half years." Rachel continued to gaze at Brittany and nodded her head slowly.

"You're scared to venture outside of Lima." Rachel softly said.

"Was it that obvious?" Brittany raised an eyebrow towards Rachel.

"Yeah, it kind of was." Rachel nodded her head. "Look, I know how you felt. I was scared coming to New York by myself for the first time…but I wasn't really alone. Once Finn, Santana, Kurt and Puck came to New York I knew I had nothing to be worried about. You don't have to worry; we'll all be there for you."

"Even Santana?" Brittany meekly asked. Rachel's smile softened as she took Brittany's hands in hers.

"Even Santana." Rachel assured her. "Santana loves you…she's never stopped loving you. I should know…and Puck definitely should know. You're all she talks about with him…when they're not at each other's throats." Brittany slightly chuckled and even felt her smile returning. "Hey, how about you stay here until you're ready to go back to McKinley and tell everyone about the scholarship. I kind of get the feeling that you just got up and left after finding out about the scholarship to Julliard." Brittany shrugged her shoulders, slowly letting Rachel know that it was okay. "All right, now no one's here right now so how about you and me go and explore New York. I promise you're going to love it."

"Okay? What's there to do?" Brittany wondered. Rachel smirked and walked over to the door, opening it as Brittany followed her.

"Oh…there's a lot of things to do here…" Rachel motioned for Brittany to follow her as the two girls ran around New York City, with Brittany finally getting out of her shell.

{Rachel and Brittany get on the train and Brittany stares around as Rachel turns and smiles at her}

[Rachel]

Flowers in her hair, she don't care

Peach-pink lips , yeah, everybody stares (Brittany: Oooooh)

You think you seen her in a magazine (Brittany: Oooooh)

It's like she walked right out of your dreams.

[Brittany]

Black ray-bans, you know she's with the band

Passport stamps, she's cosmopolitan (Rachel: Oooooh)

Yeah, she runs a place at Penny Lane (Rachel: Oooooh)

Yeah, you're lucky if you're on her plane

[Rachel]

From Tokyo

[Brittany]

To Mexico

[Rachel and Brittany]

TO RIO!

That girl's a trip

A one way ticket

Takes you miles high, so high

Cause she's got that one international smile

Catch her if you can (Brittany: If you can)

She's so in demand (Brittany: In demand)

Takes you miles high, so high (Brittany: So high)

Cause she's got that one international smile

{Rachel and Brittany walk through Times Square and Brittany points to someone in a Hello Kitty costume as Rachel and Brittany take a picture with the costumed Hello Kitty}

[Brittany]

She's got that je ne sais quoi, you know it

So tres chic, yeah, she's a classic (Rachel: Oooooh)

But she's footloose and so fancy free (Rachel: Oooooh)

Yeah, she dances to her own beat

{Rachel and Brittany go in the Toys R'Us and they get on the Ferris Wheel as Brittany and Rachel look amazed}

[Rachel and Brittany]

Cause she's the muse and the artist

Always leaves the trail of stardust (Brittany: Oooooh)

Cause she's a little bit of "Yoko" (Brittany: Oooooh)

And she's a little bit of Ono

[Brittany]

From LA

[Rachel]

Miami

[Rachel and Brittany]

TO NEW YORK CITY!

{Rachel and Brittany walk down Fifth Avenue and Rachel sees a Billboard picture of Kate Hudson and stares at it as she thinks she looks familiar. Brittany and Rachel go into one of the stores and try on clothes}

That girl's a trip

A one way ticket

Takes you miles high, so high

Cause she's got that one international smile

Catch her if you can (Rachel: Catch her if you can)

She's so in demand (Rachel: In demand)

Takes you miles high, so high

Cause she's got that one international smile

[Brittany](Speaking)

Please fasten your seatbelts and make sure your champagne glasses are empty

[Rachel](Speaking)

We are now approaching the runway, (with Brittany: So get ready for takeoff!)

{During the musical break, Rachel and Brittany walk to the Empire State Building, they stand on the top of the building, and they yell with excitement}

[Brittany]

Cause she's got that one international smile

{Rachel and Brittany spot street dancers, Rachel and Brittany join them as Brittany looks like she's having a good time}

[Rachel and Brittany]

That girl's a trip (Rachel: That girl's a trip)

A one way ticket (Rachel: Oh, Oh)

Takes you miles high, so high

Cause she's got that one international smile (Rachel: She's got that smile!)

Catch her if you can (Brittany: If you can)

She's so in demand (Rachel: So in demand!)

Takes you miles high, so high (Brittany: So high)

Cause she's got that one international smile

{Rachel and Brittany laugh as they high give the street dancers}

"Where is Rachel?" Finn began pacing back and forth in the loft late that night as Puck, Santana and Kurt stared at him with interest from the couch. "I've called her over fifty times and she hasn't called back."

"Finn, don't worry." Kurt sighed. "I'm sure Rachel is fine. Maybe she had a long rehearsal."

"Yeah Finnocence, I'm sure that Rachel is fine." Santana smirked. "I mean it's not like she was mugged, left for dead somewhere or kidnapped where she'd be forced to work as a drug mule in a different country for the rest of her life."

"SANTANA! OH MY GOD!" Finn suddenly started freaking out as Puck flicked Santana in the head.

"Nice going, Diabla." Puck sardonically stated as Finn started hyperventilating. "Now Finn's never going to calm down." Everyone stopped their talking for a moment as the door began to open—and they heard laughing. As they stared at the doorway, they saw Rachel and Brittany enter the loft with shopping bags as they were giggling about something.

"You see Finn? Rachel was fine. She was just hanging out with Brittany." Kurt nonchalantly said before realization dawned on him. "Rachel…and Brittany? What is Brittany doing here?" Rachel and Brittany turned towards Finn, Santana, Kurt and Puck as Brittany's smile illuminated the room.

"Hi guys." Brittany waved. Finn stared over at Rachel and Brittany as he went to give his friend a hug.

"Hey Britt." Finn hugged Brittany while staring at Rachel in confusion. "What are you doing in New York? I thought you were supposed to be in Lima."

"Oh, I was…but I have news and I wanted to tell you all." Brittany walked over and stared strictly at Santana as she continued. "I was accepted to Julliard on a scholarship…and I decided to take it. The catch was I had to start attending right away…so…I'm moving to New York."

"Really?!" Kurt immediately became excited. "Brittany, this is amazing! Congratulations. Okay, we need to do something to celebrate."

"Where are you going to stay?" Puck wondered.

"Rachel said I could stay here until I go back to McKinley to explain to everyone that I'm leaving." Brittany answered. Finn looked over to Rachel as Rachel grabbed Finn's hand, still beaming over at Brittany. "I hope you guys don't mind or think that I'm intruding."

"Of course we don't think you're intruding." Kurt waved it off. "Don't give it another thought. You are allowed to come and live here if you want."

"Thank you…" Brittany immediately felt better as she gazed over at Santana. Santana gave Brittany a small smile as she got up from her seat, giving her ex-girlfriend and best friend a hug.

"I'm so glad that you're moving in." Santana sincerely said, however when Brittany went over to give Puck a hug, she shot a look at Rachel which meant she had to talk to her later. There were some things that Santana had to get off her chest—and she was going to need to speak to Rachel.

"What were you thinking?" Santana whispered in the kitchen as Rachel took a bite of the ice cream Finn left her in the freezer from his food-shopping escapade the other afternoon. "How could you invite Brittany to live with us when you know perfectly well that we're broken up?"

"I thought Brittany was your best friend and she's already worried that you'd be uncomfortable with all this." Rachel reasoned. "Santana, sometimes it's better to be the bigger person in certain situations."

"All right Mrs. Reasonable." Santana folded her hands while staring at Rachel. "So when Finn was living here and you weren't together, wasn't it uncomfortable?"

"All right you got me there." Rachel looked around to make sure Finn wasn't coming towards the kitchen as she leaned closer to Santana. "I did really miss Finn. I'm going to tell you something I've never told anyone before, so you have to promise you're not going to laugh or tell Finn." Santana immediately crossed her heart as Rachel continued. "When we were broken up and living under the same roof…I used to have sex dreams about him. I know dreams are sub-conscious but I couldn't help thinking about Finn and his body...I guess that's why I have trouble keeping my hands off him." Santana's eyes widened while she chuckled.

"Wow! I didn't know you were so kinky…" Santana smirked. "So you would dream about you and Finn having sex and you wouldn't even be together."

"Trust me, it was unbelievable. I mean, I never told Finn about it. I think if he found out, I'd be too embarrassed. I mean one of them was based on a 50 Shades of Grey scene! 50 Shades of freaking Grey! You think I'm kinky now...imagine my dream. That was hot." Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "Well, there's no reason to tell him now now, you know…"

"Sure because now you can get into Mr. I Want To Be A Teacher's pants anytime you want. I don't know how you could be with Finn and not be grossed out by him." Santana smirked before her face turned serious. "So do you really think that Brittany and I could live under the same roof?"

"I guarantee it." Rachel placed a hand on Santana's shoulder. "It's going to be a bit hard at first but you two can do it. Besides, you were best friends first."

"All right…I can do this…" Santana nodded her head. "I can live with Brittany while knowing that she's with Sam. I can do this."

"Of course you can." Rachel smiled as Finn entered the kitchen. Santana smiled as she turned around and faced Finn.

"Rachel admitted to having sex dreams about you..and they were super kinky." Santana simply said as she walked out of the kitchen. Rachel's eyes widened and her mouth dropped while Finn turned back towards Rachel. Finn noticed Rachel's face turning red as he smiled at her.

"What kind of sex dreams?" Finn gave Rachel a smirk. "Was I hot?" Rachel walked over to Finn and playfully shoved him in his harm, but bit her lip seductively as Finn wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Shut up." Rachel softly muttered, but her expression showed that she wasn't annoyed with Finn at all. As a matter of fact both Finn and Rachel were very turned on. "You know..." Rachel trailed her hand along his arm and continued to gaze at him. "I could show you what happened in my dream...but I must warn you, I don't think you'll be able to control yourself."

"You're questioning if I can control myself?" Finn leaned closer to Rachel's face, putting his free hand in her hair. "Well, why don't you show me and we'll see if I can control myself or not." Rachel giggled, pressing a kiss to Finn's lips as he picked her up and carried her to their room.

The next morning Santana lay in her bed as she smelled something from the kitchen, which caused her nose to scrunch up. God, it has to be Finn burning something in the kitchen again, Santana thought to herself. Santana kicked the sheets off her as she started to make her way to the kitchen. By the time she reached the kitchen, she noticed Puck and Kurt standing there with their eyes widening in shock, causing Santana to turn her gaze to where they were staring. Right there in the kitchen was Brittany, and she was cooking breakfast!

"Brittany has been in here since three a.m." Kurt told Santana. "She had the Food Network on all night and she had been learning how to cook the perfect continental breakfast."

"It smelled too good for it to be Finn making breakfast, and it's been long since Rachel made breakfast." Puck added. "Who knew Brittany could cook?"

"Good morning guys!" Brittany turned around and gave them a cheery smile.

"Brittany, what time did you wake up?" Santana speculated. "I mean, it's too early."

"I didn't sleep all night, so I did yoga, did a problematic equation and made breakfast." Brittany folded her hands as she led Santana, Kurt and Puck to the breakfast table. "Where's Finn and Rachel?"

"They're sleeping?" Kurt looked at his watch and back towards Brittany. "Finn and Rachel have school later so…"

"I'll go wake them up!" Brittany cheerfully said as she left the room, causing Kurt and Puck to exchanged worried glances.

"Um...from the noises I heard last night, I don't think Finn and Rachel are...properly dressed for Brittany barging into their room." Kurt whispered.

"Oh, they had a 50 Shades of Grey party in there." Santana snickered, but Kurt simply looked shocked.

"Finn's going to kill her." Puck leaned back in his chair as he ate a strip of bacon that Brittany made. "Mmm...maple."

Brittany slowly opened the door to Finn and Rachel's room and just as promised, Finn and Rachel were sound asleep under the covers but Brittany noticed the clothes sprawled across the floor. Finn must have forgotten to put his stuff away again, Brittany assumed. Brittany simply entered the room and poked Finn on his shoulder, causing him to let out a slight groan. Brittany figured that Finn probably didn't feel her, so she poked Finn a little harder that time, causing his eyes to slightly open and turns towards her. Finn's eyes immediately opened when he realized Brittany was in their room and he pulled the covers over him and Rachel.

"BRITTANY!" Finn shouted, causing Rachel to wake up and Santana to run into Finn and Rachel's room. Santana noticed the clothes on the floor and immediately derived a conclusion.

"Brittany! How about we let Finn and Rachel wake up on their own next time, okay?" Santana walked over to Brittany and slowly pulled Brittany out of the room.

"I don't understand why though." Brittany innocently said.

"Because Brittany…" Finn's muffled voice came from underneath the blanket. "I'M NAKED! NOW GET OUT!" With that, Santana pulled Brittany out of the room and closed the door while letting out a sigh.

"You can't just walk into their room like that, Brittany." Santana slightly scolded. "Look, Finn and Rachel aren't mad at you…it's just you have to respect their personal space."

"Finn sounded mad to me…" Brittany's voice broke a bit, causing Santana to shake her head.

"He wasn't mad." Santana softly said. "He was just a bit surprised is all. I promise, when he comes out of there he's going to give you the biggest smile and he's going to forget about it."

"I just thought Finn forgot to put his clothes away." Brittany shrugged as she and Santana made their way to the kitchen. "They were all over the place."

"Well, does Finn wear a bra? I don't think so." Santana chuckled while wrapping her arm around Brittany's shoulder. "Come on, let's get some breakfast. I'm sure that you made a delicious meal." Brittany immediately felt better as the two of them entered the kitchen, but Santana was going to have to have a talk with Finn later about his outburst towards Brittany.

"Well how else did you want me to react, Santana?" Finn argued as he and Santana were doing their shift at the diner that afternoon. "She barged into our room. She's lucky we were asleep."

"Come on, Finn, you know that she's Brittany. Brittany doesn't think before she does things." Santana put a hand on her hip while gazing at her friend. "Brittany didn't mean to do what she did. So can you not be mad at her and tell her you're not angry?"

"I'm not mad at Brittany, Santana." Finn raised an eyebrow to Santana with hopes that she would leave him alone. "I'm not mad at her. I understand she was probably excited she made breakfast for everyone so she wanted to wake everyone up. I'm not a morning person…remember I almost put Puck in a chokehold when he tried to wake me up after not being able to sleep for about four days."

"That was your fault. You tried to finish Call of Duty in less than a week." Santana pointed out before turning serious again. "Look, can you just talk to Brittany? Just let her know that you're not mad and that you still love the ditzy girl?"

"Kind of like you still love Brittany and you're not mad that she's dating Sam?" Finn shot back, causing Santana to purse her lips. After a moment of thinking, Santana shook her head and sighed.

"Don't make this about me, Frankenteen." Santana said. "It's different."

"No it's not." Finn shook his head. "You still love Brittany but you don't like she's dating Sam. Kind of like I still love Brittany but I was a little frustrated she walked in my room while I was half naked. She's lucky I still had my blanket. But enough about me, this is really about you Santana. I know you love Brittany and I know Brittany loves you—but you have to think maybe she's dating Sam for a completely different reason than you think."

"And what reason could that be?" Santana rolled her eyes.

"Maybe she missed you and just wanted someone to fill the void." Finn softly answered, causing Santana to simply gaze at her friend. "To be honest, if Rachel and I were in different grades and she graduated, I'd be heartbroken…but I'd also try to fill the void. It just wouldn't be the same. Maybe that's how Brittany feels right now."

"So you think she doesn't really love Sam?" Santana sat down at the counter while gazing at Finn.

"Oh don't get me wrong, she loves Sam…" Finn scoffed slightly before his face turned soft yet serious. "But it's not the same as the way she loves you. You and Brittany are endgame, Santana…even if Brittany doesn't see it quite yet." As Finn and Santana continued to look at each other, the door opened to the diner and in came Kurt, Rachel and Brittany. Finn smiled over at the three of them, motioning Brittany to come over to him. "Hey Britt."

"Hi Finn." Brittany sat down at the counter, although she still had a bit of hesitance. "You're not mad about this morning are you?"

"Me? No." Finn waved it off, giving Brittany a grin. "Just remember to knock on the door next time, okay? But I promise I'm not mad at you. You're that special little unicorn no one could be angry at. Some come here, give me a hug." Brittany got up from her chair and went to give Finn a hug, causing Rachel and Kurt to turn towards one another and flash a grin. Brittany and Finn parted from their hug as Brittany looked towards Santana.

"So this is the Spotlight Diner Santana had been telling me about." Brittany marveled as she noticed the stage.

"Yeah, this is the Spotlight Diner." Santana got up from her chair as Kurt and Finn grinned towards one another. "It's where we work, get paid and we have to sing for the customers."

"You know what we should do?" Brittany wondered, folding her hands together. "We should sing a song."

"You want to sing?" Rachel questioned, raising an eyebrow towards Brittany.

"Sure, why not?" Brittany shrugged her shoulders. "Isn't this where everyone sings?"

"It kind of is like Callbacks." Finn said which caused Santana and Rachel to stare at him. "Come on Rach, Santana. Sing with Brittany. We need to still give her a New York welcome."

"Well…" Santana tapped her chin playfully before smiling at her. "Sure, why not."

"Yes!" Brittany pumped her first in the air before folding her hands. "I know the perfect song that we could do. Kurt, give me a beat!" Kurt pressed a button on the radio and as soon as he did, Brittany grinned over to her friends and started singing, slowly bringing Rachel and Santana into the song.

[Brittany]

I fell in love in a 7/11 parking lot

Sat on the curb drinking slurpees we mixed with alcohol

We talked about all our dreams and how we would show them all (Santana and Rachel: Whoa, oh, oh, oh)

I told him I got a plan and I'm gonna dominate

And I don't need any man to be getting in my way

But if you talk with your hands then we can negotiate (Santana and Rachel: Whoa, oh, oh, oh)

{Brittany pulls Santana and they start dancing while Rachel follows them towards the stage as Finn and Kurt sit back and watch with a smile on their face}

[Brittany and Santana](Rachel)

I'll just keep moving my body (Yeah, yeah)

I'm always ready to party (Yeah, yeah)

No, I don't listen to mommy (Yeah, yeah)

And I'll never say that I'm sorry

[Brittany, Santana and Rachel]

I am an American Girl

Hot blooded and I'm ready to go

I'm loving taking over the world

Hot blooded, all American Girl (Santana and Rachel: Whoa, oh, oh)

[Santana]

I was raised by a television

[Rachel]

Every day is a competition

[Brittany]

Put the key into my ignition (with Rachel and Santana: Oh-way-oh)

I wanna see all the stars and everything in between

I wanna buy a new heart out of a vending machine

(with Rachel: Cause it's a free country so baby we can do anything) (Santana: Whoa, oh, oh)

[Brittany and Santana](Rachel)

I'll just keep moving my body (Yeah, yeah)

I'm always ready to party (Yeah, yeah)

No, I don't listen to mommy (Yeah, yeah)

And I'll never say that I'm sorry

[Brittany, Santana and Rachel]

I am an American Girl

Hot blooded and I'm ready to go

I'm loving taking over the world

Hot blooded, all American Girl (Santana and Rachel: Whoa, oh, oh)

[Santana]

I was raised by a television

[Rachel]

Every day is a competition

[Brittany]

Put the key into my ignition (with Rachel and Santana: Oh-way-oh)

{Santana, Brittany and Rachel stand on the stage as they give each other a smile, while Santana continues to look at Brittany}

[Brittany]

You know we're gonna shine so bright

(Santana and Rachel: Oh we're gonna shine so bright…)

Oh baby gonna go all night

(Santana and Rachel: Oh, we're gonna go all night…)

(with Kurt: You know we're gonna shine so bright)

(Santana and Rachel: Oh we're gonna shine so bright…)

(with Kurt: Oh baby gonna go all night)

{Brittany, Santana and Rachel stand in front of their microphones and they turn around and find Finn playing the drums and Kurt playing the synthesizer piano}

[Brittany, Santana and Rachel with Kurt and Finn]

I am an American Girl

Hot blooded and I'm ready to go

I'm loving taking over the world (Brittany: I'm taking over)

Hot blooded, all American Girl

I am American Girl

[Brittany and Santana]

I was raised by a television

[Brittany and Rachel]

Every day is a competition

[Brittany and Santana]

Put the key into my ignition (Santana: Oh-way-oh)

[Brittany and Rachel with Kurt and Finn]

I am American Girl (Santana: Ooooooooh!)

Hot blooded and I'm ready to go

I'm loving taking over the world (Brittany: I'm taking over)

(Santana and Rachel: Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh)

[Brittany, Santana and Rachel]

I am an American Girl

The customers that were in the diner started applauding as Brittany bowed to them, and the others stared at her with a smile. Brittany was slowly finding her place in New York—but Santana had to admit that she was still slightly uncomfortable with having Brittany in New York. She knew she was going to get over it—kind of like how Finn and Rachel eventually got over it. Maybe the magic Finn and Rachel had would work on Brittany and Santana.

That night Rachel sat on the edge of her bed, reading some of her lines for Funny Girl as Finn entered the room, closing (and locking) the door behind him. As he walked over towards Rachel, he ran a hand through her hair, which caused her to smile towards him. Rachel knew what Finn was suggesting—but as much as she wanted to be with her husband, she had work to do.

"Finn, I'm a little busy." Rachel smirked as Finn played with a strand with her hair.

"Come on Rachel, you've been studying for Funny Girl for over two hours." Finn slightly mumbled as he placed his forehead on Rachel's shoulder. "How about you have a little bit of fun with your husband?"

"Fine, you want fun?" Rachel turned to Finn as she seductively smirked. Finn's eyes widened as Rachel leaned closer to his face—before putting the book in front of him. "Read Funny Girl with me. I need to run my lines and you'd make the perfect Nick Arnstein." Finn grabbed the book from Rachel as he skimmed for a few pages, turning to her as she smiled back at him.

"You're so lucky I love you…" Finn smiled as he leaned closer to her and pressed his lips to hers. As Rachel and Finn kissed, Rachel's phone went off which caused Finn to groan. "Really? Who's calling at this hour?" Rachel looked at her phone and turned her head to Finn.

"It's Mr. Campion." Rachel simply said as she picked the phone. "Hello? Mr. Campion, hi. Oh…of course. I'll be right there. Okay, bye." Rachel hung up the phone as she stared at Finn in confusion. "He wants to meet with me right now."

"At this time? Are you serious?" Finn raised his eyebrow. "This can't wait until tomorrow?"

"Finn, it will be fine." Rachel assured him as she got out of bed. "I know that you're busy with preparing for Nationals and stuff so I'll ask Puck and Kurt to go with me just so I'm not venturing in New York alone."

"Puck's not in love with you still, is he?" Finn hesitantly asked, causing Rachel to chuckle.

"No, Puck is not in love with me." Rachel ran a hand through Finn's hair as she got up from her seat. "Look, I'm going to be fine, love. Okay? I'll be back later." Rachel went over to grab her jacket and placed it over her outfit, blowing a kiss to Finn and closing the door behind her. Finn leaned back on the bed and started reading the script for Funny Girl…it wouldn't have hurt for when Rachel came back.

"Are you sure Mr. Campion asked for you to come here at this time of the night?" Kurt wondered as he, Rachel and Puck walked over to the front of the Broadway theatre. "I mean, doesn't he sleep?"

"Yeah, I'm sure he called me here." Rachel answered, staring at the building.

"Wait, if you're here to speak to your boss, then why are Kurt and I here?" Puck pointed to himself, causing Kurt to release an exasperated sigh.

"Because if something happens to Rachel at this time of the night, you're the only one that's not Finn that could protect her. And of course, I'm here for support." Kurt answered. Puck looked as if he understood, slightly nodding his head.

"All right, that sounds fair." Puck cracked his knuckles as Rachel simply smiled. She turned around and entered the building with Kurt and Puck in tow, but when she saw Paolo and Mr. Campion facing her, she knew that something had to have gone wrong.

"Mr. Campion?" Rachel looked over at him and walked slowly towards the both of them. "I got here as soon as I could, is something the matter?"

"Oh you can stop the act, princess." Paolo's voice was far from kind, causing Rachel to stare at him in confusion.

"I'm sorry? An act? What are you talking about?" Rachel's face turned serious as Mr. Campion let out a sigh.

"Rachel, Paolo has been telling me of the things that have been going on backstage." Mr. Campion's face was stern and his voice was firm. "Apparently, you're also interested in a man that's fifteen years older than you, even though you're married? And Paolo said he was assaulted by people that personally knew you."

"I bet you that she sent them in order to scare me out of being in Funny Girl." Paolo whispered over to Mr. Campion as Rachel furrowed her eyebrows.

"I have no idea what's going on here." Rachel honestly said. "I never sent anyone to assault you, so I don't know what you're talking about." Rachel found her voice becoming louder and sterner as she faced Paolo. "And as for me being interest in you, I'm not! If anything you were the one that was interested in me! You sexually assaulted me! Do you know the pain that you put me through?"

"All right, there's no need to lie about it!" Paolo shouted back, causing tears to swell up in Rachel's eyes. "Don't act all innocent for Mr. Campion when we all know that you're the real liar…we don't like girls like you in the theatre who are trying to distract other men when they have a man of their own. I've been in this business for fifteen years and I know a rat when I see one…and you are a rat. And do you know what we do with rats? We exterminate them…" Puck curled his fist into a ball, but he felt Kurt place his hand on his shoulder. Puck turned his head towards Kurt, noticing that Kurt was giving him the look to calm down.

"Rachel…" Mr. Campion let out a deep breath as he stared at her. "This isn't going to be easy for me…but we don't accept that behavior in the workplace, especially when there's a Broadway show at stake. Rachel…you're fired from Funny Girl." Rachel felt like her heart broke into a million pieces as she stared at Mr. Campion with sadness and shock.

"Come along, Rupert." Paolo led Mr. Campion away as Rachel looked upset. "Looks like we need to find another Fanny Brice." The door closed on the both of them and Rachel finally let out the sob that she was holding in. Puck immediately walked over to her with Kurt following in tow, with Puck giving Rachel a comforting hug. Rachel buried her face into Puck's chest and started sobbing as Kurt rubbed her back.

"It's okay…" Puck softly said. "Everything's going to be okay." Kurt and Puck kept their eyes on the door and their eyebrows furrowed. Paolo was right about one thing—there was a rat on Funny Girl, but the rat wasn't Rachel. The rat…was him.

Back at the loft, Santana, Brittany and Finn sat in front of the television watching a rerun of American Idol—and Finn wasn't quite sure why he was watching it. Every ten seconds, Brittany and Santana would squeal when they heard someone singing that sounded amazing—and Santana liked to rub into Finn's face that everyone on the show was a better singer than him. Finn would roll his eyes at Santana's comments as he looked down at his watch. It was extremely late and Rachel, Kurt and Puck weren't back yet. Finn was knocked out of his thoughts when there was knocking at the door, causing him to turn his head towards Brittany and Santana.

"Did either of you order something this late at night?" Finn wondered.

"Nope, not at all." Santana said. Finn got up from the couch and went to the door, but as he slid it open he saw two police officers, and Finn was automatically worried.

"Good evening, um…can I help you with something?" Finn asked. One of the officers stared at Finn, looking down at the card they had in their hand.

"Are you Finn Hudson?" The first officer wondered. Santana immediately got up from the couch and walked over to the door as Finn nodded his head slowly.

"Yeah, that's me. Is something the matter officer?" Finn questioned. The second officer's stern face immediately softened and both of the officers entered the apartment.

"You might want to sit down because what we're going to tell you is going to be shocking." The first officer said. Santana led Finn to the couch and sat him down as the both of them looked up at the officer. "Do you recognize this man?" The officer pulled a picture out from his jacket and showed it to Finn, Finn's eyes widening when he recognized the person.

"Yeah…that's Christopher Hudson." Finn pointed to the picture. "He's my father…he's not my dad but…he's my father. Why, is something…wrong?"

"We found him in Bowery Park earlier this evening…" The second police officer said. "He was dead when we found him…it's too early to tell what happened to him but we found some cocaine and meth on his possession along with some needles. We think he might have had an overdose." Finn felt his heart stop for a minute as Santana immediately took Finn's hand in hers and started rubbing his arm. "I'm very sorry for your loss, Mr. Hudson." Finn continued to stare at the officers in shock, turning his head slightly as he faced Santana.

"It's okay." Santana softly said, rubbing Finn's back while Finn turned around to the officer.

"Where is he now?" Finn questioned.

"We took him to the morgue but…there's nothing else that we could do. We do need you to come with us so you can identify the body." The first officer said. "Once again, we are so sorry…" Finn immediately nodded his head and got up from the sofa, making his way over to his room in order to get his jacket.

"Um, do you mind if my friend and I come with him?" Santana wondered. "This is probably a lot for him to take right now."

"Of course." The second officer agreed. "Um, we'll be outside when he's ready. Tell him to take his time." The officers turned to the door and showed themselves the way out as Brittany looked over at Santana with tears in her eyes.

"Santana?" Brittany sniffed, causing Santana to turn to her. "Is Finn going to be okay?"

"Finn's going to be fine, Britt." Santana soothingly said as she wrapped her arms around Brittany and gave her a hug. "Finn's just in shock right now…it's not fun to lose someone...it hurts…and he's probably a mess right now…"

"I just don't want Finn to feel hurt." Brittany softly said. "Why do things happen to him? It's not fair."

"You're right. It's not fair." Santana nodded her head. "Finn's such a good guy…so I question why things happen to him myself. On top of all this nonsense, Finn's father is dead…so that means we have to really keep an eye out for him and make sure that he's all right. We're going to go with Finn to the morgue to give him some support, okay? Right now he needs love from his friends." Brittany wiped the remaining tears she had and nodded her head, getting up to grab her coat so they could go with Finn to the morgue. Finn emerged from his room with his jacket on, staring at Santana with interest. "Hey…" Santana got up from her seat and walked over to give Finn a hug. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah…I'm fine." Finn softly said as he stared at Santana. "I'm okay." There was silence for a few moments before Finn cleared his throat. "Um, are you guys ready so that I could see him one last time?" Santana quickly nodded her head as Brittany came out from Santana's room.

"Come on…the police are waiting right outside…" Santana motioned for Finn to slowly go out the door, but as Finn opened the door, Santana felt a tear come to her eye. She wasn't crying for the fact Christopher was dead…but she was crying because Finn was trying so hard to be so tough—and he was pretending he didn't care about Christopher at all. Santana knew that even though Christopher was messed up and even went as far as to hurting his own son, Finn still loved him. That was his father…that was the man that helped make Finn. Santana knew she was going to have to show Finn that it was all right to show emotion right now…that it was okay to be human.

{Santana stands by the door and stares blankly at it as she sees Finn talking to the police officers and one of them putting a hand on his shoulder, asking if he's okay}

[Santana]

I can hold my breath

I can bite my tongue

I can stay awake for days

If that's what you want

Be your number one

{Scene changes to Rachel sitting on the bus looking out the window as Kurt and Puck look worried about her. Rachel absentmindedly stares at the buildings and tries her hardest not to cry}

[Rachel]

I can fake a smile

I can force a laugh

I can dance and play the part

If that's what you ask

Give you all I am

I can do it

I can do it

I can do it

{Scene changes to Santana, Brittany and Finn in the cop car as Santana stares at Finn sadly}

[Santana]

But I'm only human

And I bleed when I fall down

I'm only human

And I crash and I break down

Your words in my head, knives in my heart

You build me up and then I fall apart

Cause I'm only human

{Scene changes to Rachel, Puck and Kurt entering the loft and she heads over to the bedroom and lays down on the bed, holding her pillow close to her. Rachel turns and sees the Funny Girl script and it having Finn's handwriting where he circled and underlined notes. Rachel starts sobbing as she holds the script close to her.}

[Rachel]

I can turn it on

Be a good machine

I can hold the weights of words

If that's what you need

Be your everything

I can do it

I can do it

I'll get through it

But I'm only human

And I bleed when I fall down

I'm only human

And I crash and I break down

Your words in my head, knives in my heart

You build me up and then I fall apart

Cause I'm only human

I'm only human

{Scene changes to the morgue as Santana, Brittany and Finn walk down the hallway and Santana continues to look at Finn}

[Santana]

I'm only human

[Santana and Rachel]

Just a little human!

[Santana]

I can take so much

Till I've had enough

{Finn, Brittany and Santana go in the room with the bodies and Finn looks around as they guide him over to where Christopher's body is. Finn walks over and Santana continues to look over at Finn while holding his hand for support}

[Santana and Rachel]

Cause I'm only human

And I bleed when I fall down

I'm only human

And I crash and I break down

Your words in my head, knives in my heart

You build me up and then I fall apart

Cause I'm only human

{They open the drawer and Finn stares blankly at it, not making a single emotion as Brittany and Santana continue to gaze at him with sadness. The screen fades to black as the last beat of the song plays}

GUEST STARRING

Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce

Peter Facinelli as Rupert Campion

Ioan Gruffudd as Paolo San Pablo

Scott Baio as Police Officer #1

Mark Curry as Police Officer #2

SONG(S):

My Man (Originally from Funny Girl): Performed by Rachel Berry

International Smile (Originally by Katy Perry): Performed by Rachel Berry and Brittany Pierce

American Girl (Originally by Bonnie McKee): Performed by Brittany Pierce, Santana Lopez and Rachel Berry with Kurt Hummel and Finn Hudson

Human (Originally by Christina Perri): Performed by Santana Lopez and Rachel Berry