1x15: Not The End

Episode Synopsis: Rachel considers changing career paths after being highly disappointed that she wasn't called back as of yet, leaving Finn in a position to try to convince her to not give up on her dreams. Burt visits New York, leaving him and Kurt to think about how to tell Finn the truth about his father, while they worry about how Finn's increased workload will affect his health

"I don't see what the problem is Rupert. Why are you mulling over who to cast as Fanny Brice?" Rupert took a cup of coffee from one of the secretaries, turning his head back to his boss Lisa Calpone. She was the one who hired him to be the casting director of the Funny Girl musical—the only issue was she wasn't pleased that he was taking so long to get back to her about who should be Fanny. He usually made his decisions quick and easy, but this one had him in a tough spot.

"Well, it's hard to cast when there are so many deserving actresses for the role." To be honest, Rupert continued to think about Rachel Berry for the role. He knew that Rachel wasn't experienced and she was young, but there was something about her that captivated him. Also, after taking advice from Finn, he watched her sing her heart out, and that was when he experienced emotion towards her singing. He was wary about her performance for her audition but when she was alone, she really brought it. The issue was, she wasn't going to be alone. She was going to be singing in front of thousands of people. "I mean there are a couple of people that I have my eye on."

"Well then Rupert, you better find someone fast. Have callbacks, I don't care. I need your ten finalists for Fanny Brice by the end of the week. Then we'll have the final casting and then…we shall cast her." Lisa started walking out of the office with a grin. "And find someone who I can believe is Fanny. I need someone who has the heart and guts and soul to be her. Someone who would bust their butt every single day until Opening Night. Find me that someone…and our show will be a success." Lisa left the office while Rupert sat there thinking…he kept thinking about what Finn had told him, how Rachel would work hard...he wasn't sure about Rachel though. He wasn't sure if Rachel was…the one.

"Well, that's it." Rachel looked at her phone while sitting on the couch with Kurt and Santana in the loft. "There's no way that I'm even considered for the part. They would have said something by now."

"Rachel, I think that you're just rushing the process, that's all…" Kurt handed Rachel the bowl of popcorn. "I'm sure they're still considering you. You're amazing, you're talented…you're so many things."

"Yeah, Finn keeps telling me that." Rachel rolled her eyes, putting popcorn in her mouth.

"So you don't believe what Finn says?" Santana questioned. "Because you seemed to believed him that you were hot when you two were screwing the other night."

"Santana!" Kurt exclaimed while Rachel covered her face with her hands. "I'm beginning to question if you actually stand in front of the door, listening in when—"

"Kurt, yeah…not helping." Rachel looked up, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "Back to my original problem…I think Finn's a little biased."

"You think Finn's biased?" Santana chuckled. "That's a new one."

"No, I think he is. I mean, I think he just tells me these things because he knows that I feel better about myself…that and he's infatuated with me." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, staring at Kurt. "I'm just worried that he's just saying it just to say it."

"Rachel Berry, Finn is your biggest fan!" Kurt exclaimed. "He says those things because they are true. Sure Finn can be biased sometimes but in the end he only says things like that because he loves you. And every word he says, he means. He's a man of his word." Rachel smiled as Kurt spoke fondly of his brother, engulfing Kurt into a hug.

"This is why you're my best friend." Rachel grinned at Kurt who reciprocated Rachel's hug.

"I know." Kurt and Rachel gazed at each other. The door of the loft opened with Finn rushing in and heading towards the living room. Kurt and Rachel looked at Finn while Santana kept her eyes on the remote.

"Finn, if you change the channel, then I will seriously put firecrackers in your bed and light them up in your sleep." Finn ignored Santana's comment, hushing her and changing the channel.

"Finn, what are you doing? We were watching Project Runway." Kurt shook his head towards his brother, Finn sitting in between Kurt and Rachel.

"So you know how I've been really busy lately?" Finn asked them, noticing that they just blankly staring at him. "Well, I added one extra thing to my resume…I was booked for a commercial."

"Finn? You're in a commercial?" Kurt continued to stare at Finn. "For what exactly?"

"Victoria Secret has a new men's underwear line." Finn leaned back on the couch, Rachel and Kurt staring at one another. "I figured why not embark on the journey of being one of the sexiest guys alive. Besides, it helped that you got me that one day modeling gig with Isabelle, Kurt. They saw the pictures and thought that I had a 'sexy' vibe going on."

"Why did you choose to do an underwear commercial?" Rachel pondered, looking into Finn's eyes.

"I thought it would be fun and what's a better way than to get some extra money." Finn answered.

"Finn, you do realize that underwear modeling for Victoria's Secret for any sex is kind of like soft porn, right?" Santana shrugged her shoulders feeling amused. "I mean, seeing all those dudes in their underwear—only one article of clothing between the world and their naughty bits. You must have been pretty aroused, weren't you Finn." Finn's eyes widened at Santana's teasing, Kurt focusing on the television.

"You don't have to answer that, Finn." Kurt ended Santana's conversation as they turned to the screen. "Ah, here it is. Finn's cinematic debut." Rachel, Kurt, Finn and Santana sat there watching the commercial and for the next thirty seconds, the commercial was in black and white, the girls and guys modeling the new fall collection of underwear.

{An elegant living room pops up on the screen in black and white but there's a gigantic runway in the middle of the living room as the underwear models walk down the runway. The camera pans on Finn walking down in Victoria Secret luxury men's boxers as the girl models in their bras and underwear bite their lips seductively. Next scene shows Finn sitting on a couch with the models all around him as he stares into the camera.}

"Victoria Secret's new male underwear collections…come and get them…before your girlfriend makes sure they're gone." Finn let out a wink to emphasize the last part of the sentence as the girl models surrounded him, giving him flirtatious laughs.

Rachel, Kurt and Santana stared at the televisions, their mouths slightly open at the commercial they just witnessed. Finn smiled proudly at the thirty- second commercial, grabbing the remote and turning off the T.V. He looked to each of them, wanting to know what they thought of the commercial.

"So what did you think?" Finn wondered. "Was it sexy enough or was it under sexy?"

"Hot damn…" Kurt continued to look at the T.V.

"I'm pretty sure I'm a lesbian but that commercial made me feel something in my lady loins." Santana added.

"I think I'm pretty turned on right now." Rachel concluded, staring at her fiancé who only wiggled his eyebrows in return.

"Well, I gots to say, I'm very proud of you Frankenteen." Santana clapped her hands softly, looking at Finn. "Who knew that you had the balls to sell your body to Victoria's Secret? All that sexual tension in the room is hot enough to carry a hot air balloon. But of course you weren't the best part."

"You're talking about the female models, aren't you Santana?" Kurt chuckled while Rachel and Finn shook their heads with amused smiles.

"Maybe I am. Who knows…?" Santana shrugged her shoulders, a coy smile tugging her lips.

"Well…I don't think I want to watch Project Runway on T.V. anymore." Rachel got up from the sofa, pulling Finn with her. "Come on, Mr. Supermodel. Let's see if Victoria Secret male underwear is really worth all the hub-bub." Finn released a goofy grin, picking Rachel up and leading her to her room while she let out a squeal of delight. Santana's face twisted into disgust, while Kurt thought that this was the perfect time to get something off his chest.

"Well…while Finn is busy showing Rachel his underwear…" Kurt slid over, his face turning serious. "I need some advice."

"You need advice, Lady Hummel?" Santana leaned back against the sofa, grinning at Kurt. "Well, whatever could it be for?"

"It has to do with Finn…and it has nothing to do with the commercial that I just saw." Kurt emphasized while Santana became serious. "I got a call from my dad the other day about Finn's real father…his father is out of prison."

"What? How did they let that psycho out of jail? Last time I checked, Finn's eye was like insanely purple." Santana protested.

"I know, and keep your voice down." Kurt hushed. "I don't want Finn to hear you."

"With Rachel all in Finn's ear, I think Finn hearing us is the least of your worries." Santana believed. "Look, back to the matter at hand, how could they let that psycho out in the streets?"

"When you're arrested, they have to read you your Miranda Rights." Kurt explained. "The cops that arrested Finn's dad forgot to read him his Miranda Rights, meaning he's free to roam. My dad and Carole said to keep this concealed but for how long? Finn is going to be insanely heartbroken when he finds out about this."

"Kurt, I'm sorry but I think you should tell him." Santana shook her head, looking at her friend. "I don't want to sound like the bad guy, but Finn needs to know the truth. I mean, what if Christopher shows up? I'll go all Lima Heights on him, sure but still—Finn can't be in this bubble, thinking everything is fine when in reality, things aren't…what if Christopher shows up at Finn's school or at work. I mean, that would really, really be something undesired."

"So you think I should tell him?" Kurt wondered, raising an eyebrow at Santana.

"Yes, I think that you should tell him." Santana truthfully said. "The last thing I want to see is Finn getting hurt by his father…" Kurt took Santana's words seriously, but he still worried about how Finn would take it. The last thing he wanted to see was Finn's mood damper, especially after he was slowly gaining some happiness in his life. Kurt had a lot to think about—and he had a feeling it wasn't going to be pretty.

Late that night, Finn held onto Rachel, resting his chin on her shoulder as she looked him in the eyes, giving him her own goofy grin. Rachel didn't know what it was, but being with Finn alone was one of the most magical things in her entire life—it might have helped that she had seen his Victoria Secret commercial over and over in order to get those butterflies in her stomach. Rachel grinned at her fiancé, pressing a kiss on his cheek as he smiled at her.

"God, Finn…" Rachel leaned into Finn, just unbelieving how much she loved him. "I don't know what it was, but…that…that was amazing."

"I know, you kept saying it was amazing." Finn cheekily said. "I think it had to do with the awesome commercial I was in."

"Possibly." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, Finn snuggling with her. "Why didn't you tell me about the commercial? I wanted to know about it."

"I wanted to surprise you…besides; didn't you think it was really sexy?" Rachel used one of her free hands to run a hand through Finn's hair.

"I did think it was very sexy." Rachel agreed. "It kind of made me just want your body."

"Kind of?" Finn chuckled. "Please, you know you wanted this body." Rachel giggled at Finn's joking, feeling nice to just forget her botched audition. Finn noticed Rachel's smile faltering for a moment, wondering if she was okay. "Rach, are you okay?"

"What? Yeah, I'm fine." Finn raised an eyebrow, not believing her words. Rachel sighed, feeling saddened. "I was just wondering about my audition. I think I tanked it, big time. I mean they haven't called me back and this was something that I really, really wanted. I've never felt so upset about something; I'm even more upset than when I thought I didn't get into NYADA." Finn heard Rachel's voice breaking, immediately holding her close and pressing a kiss to her shoulder.

"Please don't cry, Rachel." Finn soothingly said. "I know this was something you wanted and I know you're heartbroken because you think you didn't do well…but not getting the role isn't the end of the world."

"But it feels like it is…" Rachel softly added, letting a few tears fall from her face. Finn pressed a kiss into her hair, taking in the scent of what he believed to be strawberry shampoo.

"I know, baby…I know." Finn whispered. He slowly made Rachel look at him, making sure the blanket didn't come off in the process. Rachel stared at Finn, trying her hardest not to continue to cry. "I know this was something you wanted, but you never know…don't they usually have callbacks before they assign the role to someone?"

"If I did get at least a callback, they would have called me by now." Rachel honestly said, Finn using his thumb to wipe the tears from Rachel's eyes. "I'm sorry…." Rachel shook her head, Finn looking slightly jumbled.

"Why are you sorry?" Finn peacefully spoke. "There's no need for you to be sorry."

"Yes there is." Rachel nodded her head. "We were having such a lovely evening and I wrecked it with my doom and gloom."

"You didn't wreck anything." Finn assured her, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "I just wanted to know if you were okay. I just want you to know that the world isn't going to end just because of one role. But last time I remembered, you are Rachel Berry and the Rachel I know would still fight for what she wanted."

"She would…" Rachel shrugged while Finn's smile reappeared. "She would."

"Yes she would." Finn kissed Rachel, moving his hands from her face to her arms as Rachel wrapped her arms around his neck. Finn and Rachel parted, looking into each other's eyes, Rachel's smile returning. "There's my beautiful fiancée's smile…" Finn fondly said. Finn pressed another kiss to her face, giving her a tired but content look. "Get some sleep, okay? We have class and work tomorrow."

"All right." Rachel snuggled with Finn, seeing he was staring down at her. "I love you, Finn…"

"I love you too, Rachel. I'll love you forever." Finn whispered, capturing her in one last kiss before feeling sleep come over him. Finn fell asleep about twenty minutes later, but Rachel was still wide awake. She continued to think about her botched audition, feeling saddened, even though she was in Finn's arms. She was in a position where she didn't think anything was going to make her feel better, not even Finn's love.

{Scene changes to Kurt's room as he stares outside the window, thinking about whether or not he should keep the fact Finn's father is out of jail from Finn}

[Kurt]

Lightning strikes

Inside my chest to keep me up at night

Dream of ways

To make you understand my pain

[Kurt with Rachel]

Clouds of sulfur in the air

Bombs are falling everywhere

It's heartbreak warfare

Once you want it to begin

No one really ever wins

It's heartbreak warfare

If you want more love, why don't you say so

If you want more love, why don't you say so

{Scene changes to Rachel sitting on the loft couch in her robe, still thinking about her audition as she wipes her tears from her face}

[Rachel with Kurt]

Drop his name

Push it in and twist the knife again

Watch my face

As I pretend to feel no pain, pain, pain

Clouds of sulfur in the air

Bombs are falling everywhere

It's heartbreak warfare

Once you want it to begin

No one really ever wins

It's heartbreak warfare

If you want more love, why don't you say so

If you want more love, why don't you say so

Just say so

{Scene changes to Kurt sitting on the bed, looking at the phone with a saddened expression}

[Kurt]

How come the only way to know how high you get me

Is to see how far I fall?

God only knows how much I love you I you let me

But I can't break through it all

[Kurt and Rachel]

It's a heart…heartbreak

{Scene changes to Rachel watching Funny Girl on T.V. and feeling saddened as she stares at Barbra Streisand on T.V. playing Fanny}

[Rachel and Kurt]

I don't care if we don't sleep at all

Let's just fix this whole thing now

I swear to god we're gonna get it right

If you lay your weapon down

Red wine and ambient

You're talking stuff again

It's heartbreak warfare

Good to know it's all a game

Disappointment has a name

It's heartbreak

Heartbreak

It's heartbreak warfare

It's heartbreak warfare

It's heartbreak warfare

{Rachel sits there and she thinks for a moment, while holding her blanket close to her}

The next morning, Kurt was sipping on his chai tea, reading the newspaper when he heard a knock on the loft door. Kurt eyed Santana who was busy putting mascara on her eyelashes, and to Rachel who was busy reading sheet music. Kurt figured that he was going to have to be the one to get the door, getting up from the chair and making his way to the front of the loft.

"Let's not all get up at once to get the door." Kurt sarcastically hinted to Rachel and Santana who were still in their own little world. Kurt opened the door to the loft, seeing—his father, Burt! "Dad!" Kurt hugged his father tightly, Burt releasing a smile.

"Hey, how are you?" Burt looked to his son. "How have you been?"

"Oh, we're just great." Kurt said, looking over to Santana and Rachel who were getting up from their seats. "I was going to work on designs all day at the loft and Santana's going to be here."

"That's great." Burt nodded his head, looking out around the loft. "Hey Kurt, is Finn here? I came to check on him."

"Oh, yeah Finn's in his room getting ready for school." Kurt answered, shrugging his shoulders. "Are you going to spend the day with him?"

"Just to make sure Finn's completely okay." Burt said.

"Oh, Finn's gone insane." Santana shook her head, crossing her arms and looking towards Burt. "He recently did a commercial for underwear and we're not talking about the tighty-whities. We're talking about boxers where it was clearly obvious what kind of package he had."

"Santana…that's enough." Rachel stopped Santana from saying anything else. "Anyway, you wanted to see Finn, Burt?"

"Yeah, I just wanted to make sure he's fine." Burt assured Rachel. "I mean, how has he been since he came back?"

"He's been extremely busy." Kurt admitted. "I mean, he's been busy. He has work, school, the Glee Club, booking commercials, comforting Rachel."

"Wait, what's wrong with Rachel?" Burt turned his head to Rachel, seeing she was puffing out air.

"Do you want to know what I found out?" Rachel shook her head.

"That Finn's a boxer guy?" Burt questioned.

"No, I mean…I had a terrible audition for the play Funny Girl and there is no way that they're going to want me for a callback. Broadway was all I really wanted to do; Funny Girl was what I really wanted to do." Rachel looked down to her arms that were crossed in front of her chest, gazing down at the engagement ring on her finger. "I'm beginning to think in order to be a good wife for Finn; I'm going to have to think of a more realistic career."

"Wait…what are you saying?" Kurt and Santana raised an eyebrow to Rachel, seeing that she was having trouble answering Kurt's question.

"I'm saying that…I'm saying that I'm going to have to give up my Broadway dream." Rachel's answer left the room quiet in shock. Kurt and Santana didn't know what to say, but they had to stay quiet since Finn entered the room.

"Hey, Kurt I was wondering if I could borrow your sheet music for…" Finn looked up from his phone, seeing Burt standing before him. "Dad, wow! Hi!" Finn walked over to Burt, engulfing him in a man-hug.

"Dad is not going to ever get old." Burt smiled, looking at Finn after he parted from the hug. "How are you doing?"

"I'm doing well." Finn nodded his head, letting out a smile. "I'm great, I'm awesome. I was just going to go to class now. I also needed to borrow some sheet music for the Glee Club this afternoon and then I have to pull a night shift tonight at the diner."

"That's a lot of things going on, are you sure you're okay?" Burt wondered.

"Yeah, it's fine." Finn waved his hand. He stared at his phone, focusing his attention to Rachel. "Hey Rach, we might want to get a move on."

"All right." Rachel picked up her sheet music from the table and went to get her backpack. She walked over to Finn, but Burt continued to stare at Finn with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Finn, did you eat or drink anything this morning?" Burt didn't lose eye contact with Finn, noticing he was meekly looking back at him.

"I'll eat at school. I promise." Finn patted Burt's back, motioning for Rachel to follow. "We'll see you later." Finn smiled, walking out of the loft with Rachel in tow. Burt saw Finn and Rachel heading down the stairs, turning back over to Kurt and Santana.

"I'm worried about him." Burt muttered. "Something's wrong."

"You think he's not eating because of Christopher?" Kurt pondered. "I don't know…"

"I mean the workload." Burt clarified. "He's doing so many things at once. What if he collapses due to starvation or stress? Oh god…" Burt sat down in one of the chairs that were nearby, Santana going to the kitchen to get Burt some water.

"Dad, if you think Finn is putting himself through harm by just adding distractions, then you need to talk to him." Kurt sighed. "I mean, Finn will understand."

"I just don't want to lose him, Kurt." Burt sighed. "This could deplete his mental health, and I think he's kind of using Rachel's problem to his benefit. He got a job around the same time she did because he wanted to support her. He's burying himself into work so that he'll be numb."

"But dad, think about it…" Kurt put a hand on Burt's shoulder. "Would you rather Finn is burying himself in work or that he does something that will harm himself, like drugs and alcohol?"

"When you put it that way, you're right." Burt said, nodding his head. "You're right. But he's not doing all this work because he wants to. He's doing it to keep himself busy…Kurt, do you know Finn's NYADA schedule?"

"Yeah, why?" Kurt asked.

"I'm going to visit Finn at lunch." Burt explained. "He needs a father-son talk about his actual father."

Finn walked along the hallways of NYADA, going outside so that he could get some fresh air for lunch. It was one of the few breaks in his day, and he was hoping he could spend some time with Rachel. Finn entered the dance studio, seeing Rachel tuning a piano. He walked over to her, gripping his bag tighter to him.

"Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to go and grab some lunch." Finn said.

"I can't." Rachel plainly said, hitting some keys on the piano. "Madame Tibideaux was looking for some volunteers to tune the pianos and I figured why not. Maybe I could make a career out of this."

"You want to be a piano tuner?" Finn sat down in the seat next to her, pressing a couple keys on the piano. Rachel looked, seeing Finn playing a small song on the piano, looking in awe at the beautiful music he was making. "What happened to your dreams on Broadway?"

"I realized that I want to be on Broadway, I do…" Rachel said, still looking at her fiancé. "It's just I don't think I'm ready for the whole rejection thing…"

"What rejection?" Finn continued to play the piano, still looking at Rachel. "We all face rejection in our lives. Sometimes it's more severe than just not getting a part in a play."

"What do you mean by that?" Rachel shrugged her shoulders, not understanding what Finn was saying.

"Well…" Finn pressed a few more keys as he started to play a slow version of 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'. "Rejection is just different. There are some people that are rejected by a crush, some people are rejected by their family members…I'm going through rejection by my birth father right now…I only just found out that he's an angry, bitter, loser…and…it breaks my heart you know…I thought I was loveable…but I guess not everyone sees it that way."

"Whoever doesn't want you is stupid…" Rachel told him. "They don't get to see your beautiful heart." Finn chuckled at Rachel's words, causing her to raise an eyebrow. "What?"

"It's so easy to give me advice, isn't it?" Finn shrugged his shoulders, the smile still tugging on his lips. "I think that you should listen to your own advice. I know that being Fanny Brice was your dreams but…plans change, Rachel. Plans change and people can change too. You just need to find a new role that you want if you don't get Fanny. I'm not saying you won't but…you never know, Broadway is a dog eat dog business. You have to do everything…" Finn played some complex notes on the piano before playing the piano normally again. "…with heart. You have to do everything with a strong heart. If someone says no, you shake it off and you try something else. There's nothing wrong with that." Rachel continued to listen to Finn's words, realizing that he may have been right. "Hey, I know what will make you feel better, how about we sing together?"

"What happened to eating?" Rachel chuckled towards Finn.

"I'll eat later, don't worry." Finn nonchalantly said, still playing the piano. "I know that singing makes you feel better no matter what mood you're in. And I know just the song that you want to sing…we sang this song our sophomore year of High School. You told me afterward that you didn't think you were very nice, that you're only in things if it has to do with you…well, you've changed a lot since then. You love everyone and everything around you, and every time I think I can't love you much more…boom. You make me love you even more than I loved you before that moment. So Rachel Berry…will you do me the honor…and sing with me?" Rachel patted Finn's shoulder, nodding her head to him. Finn changed tempo of the song, playing it properly. Rachel smiled at him while the other members of NYADA started staring at Finn and Rachel.

{Finn plays the piano as Rachel stares at him with a smile, Rachel wrapping her arms around Finn's neck from behind him]

[Finn]

Oh, don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

I couldn't if I tried

[Finn]

Oh honey, if I get restless

[Rachel]

Baby you're not that kind

{Someone else plays the piano as Finn gets up from the piano, grabbing Rachel's hand and them dancing around the room}

[Finn]

Oh, don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

You take the weight off of me

[Finn]

Oh, honey when you knock on my door

[Rachel]

Oooh I gave you my key

[Finn and Rachel]

Ooooooooh!

Nobody knows it

[Finn]

But when I was down

[Rachel]

I was your clown

[Finn and Rachel]

Ooooooooh!

Nobody knows it

[Finn]

Right from the start

[Rachel]

I gave you my heart

Ooooooooh!

I gave you my heart

[Finn]

So don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

I won't go breaking your heart

[Finn and Rachel]

Don't go breaking my heart

{Rachel gets on one of the piano's and stares right at Finn as she hops on each piano. Finn follows her, trying to catch up to her with a smile}

[Finn]

And nobody told us

[Rachel]

Cause nobody showed us

[Finn]

And now it's up to us babe

[Rachel]

Oh I think we can make it

[Finn]

So don't misunderstand me

[Rachel]

You put the light in my life

[Finn]

You put the spark to the flame

[Rachel]

I got your heart in my sights

{Finn gets on the piano as Rachel jumps on that one, Finn grabbing her by the waist and twirling her around as Rachel smiles}

[Finn and Rachel]

Ooooooooh!

Nobody knows it

[Finn]

But when I was down

[Rachel]

I was your clown

[Finn and Rachel]

Ooooooooh!

Nobody knows it

[Finn]

Right from the start

[Rachel]

I gave you my heart

[Finn and Rachel]

Ooooooooh!

[Rachel]

I gave you my heart

[Finn]

So don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

I won't go breaking your heart

[Finn and Rachel]

Don't go breaking my heart

Ooooooooh!

[Rachel]

I gave you my heart

{Finn and Rachel jump down from the piano and they continue dancing, staring into each other's eyes and the other NYADA students watch}

[Finn]

Don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

I won't go breaking your heart

[Finn]

Don't go breaking my

[Finn and Rachel]

Don't go breaking my

I won't go breaking your heart

[Rachel]

Don't go breaking my

[Finn and Rachel]

Don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

I won't go breaking your heart

[Finn]

Don't go breaking my heart

[Rachel]

Don't go breaking my

I won't go breaking your heart

[Finn]

Don't go breaking my

[Finn and Rachel]

Don't go breaking my heart

Ooooooooh! Yeah!

Rachel jumped into Finn's arms as he spun her around, pressing a light kiss in her hair. She wasn't sure what caused herself to throw herself right into Finn, in public especially, but she didn't care. As Rachel and Finn hugged in the dance studio, they didn't notice Rupert Campion standing by the doorway. He had seen the entire performance, slowly walking away after doing his research on Finn and Rachel.

"All right, so how are we going to tell him about it?" Kurt asked his father as they sat in the NYADA courtyard. "We have to tell him in a way that it's not going to make a scene."

"I'm still working on that." Burt tapped his chin, still sighing. "Unfortunately, every scenario I could possibly think of involved Finn kicking something. I haven't thought of one scenario where he sits there and acknowledges the facts."

"We'll think of something." Kurt assured his father. As they spoke, Finn headed outside of one of the NYADA buildings, holding his book bag close to him and his work clothes in a plastic bag. Finn turned his head to spot his father and Kurt standing there, becoming interested in why they were in Finn's neck of the woods. Finn walked slowly over to them, raising an eyebrow in confusion.

"Hey, what are you guys doing here?" Finn questioned, still holding his work clothes close.

"Finn, do you have a minute to talk?" Burt asked.

"I wish I did, but I don't." Finn sighed. "Gunter called and asked me to do a double shift today, so I was on my way there. Can we talk…oh darn it, there's no way…I have class in the morning. Um, I can call you during my lunch break. Does that sound good?"

"Finn, this is serious." Kurt sighed.

"My job is also serious." Finn argued back. "Look, I'll talk to you guys later." Finn made his way to work while Kurt and Burt let out tired sighs. Telling Finn was not going to be easy, that was for sure.

Finn continued to wipe the cups for the dinner shift as Rachel entered the diner in her server uniform, her hair in a half ponytail and her bangs messy but stylish. Finn gave Rachel a goofy grin, noting how beautiful she looked. Rachel was just amazing; she was everything that Finn could ever hope for. As Finn continued to wipe down the counter, Rachel noticed Finn's smile, reciprocating it as she made her way over to him.

"Hey, still wiping down the cups?" Rachel sat in the seat across from him, grabbing a cup and towel. She wiped a cup while Finn continued to stare at her, still baffled by how amazing she was.

"You look like you're in a better mood, I think…" Finn shrugged his shoulders, not sure what to make of it. "Anyway, did you hear back from the directors yet?"

"Nope, and I know I'm not going to." Rachel shook her head, keeping her eyes on the cup. "Finn, I had one chance and I blew it. I blew my chance to be on Broadway. He didn't feel anything during my original audition and most definitely not during my show tune number."

"Rachel, what did I tell you about rejection?" Finn seriously told her, looking in her eyes. "I told you that it's going to happen. It happens to the best of us. I know that you're going to come out stronger from this."

"You know what?" Rachel stared at Finn, her expression matching his. "You're right. It's just that all this time, I kept telling myself that being a part of something special made you special…but all this time, it turns out that I am special! I don't need anyone to tell me I'm not. I know that I'm special and if they don't like it then screw them!" Finn stared at Rachel, nodding his head towards her, patting her hand.

"And you know what babe? You're exactly right." Finn leaned closer towards Rachel, seeing that she was smiling at him. Rachel put her hands on Finn's cheeks but her smile disappeared, feeling his cheeks—and then his forehead.

"Finn, are you feeling okay?" Rachel touched Finn's forehead, becoming worried about him. "You feel a little clammy."

"No, I'm fine. Don't worry." Finn assured her, but Finn had to admit that he did feel a little different than normal. What could it have been? "I'm just a little tired. Gunter has me doing a double shift tonight, so I'll be here all night."

"Why are you doing a double shift?" Rachel pondered, staring into Finn's eyes. "I'm going to go talk to Gunter about this."

"Rachel, no. It's okay." Finn said. "I was the one that asked for the double shift. I needed to do some extra work, you know…"

"Finn, I just don't know if all of this is healthy." Rachel really was concerned. "I mean, you're doing a lot of things. I'm just afraid that something is going to happen."

"Rachel, I'm fine. Okay?" Finn kissed her cheek, grabbing the clean cups on the counter and made his way to the kitchen. Rachel sat on the stool, still eyeing Finn, but her worries about Finn were going to have to wait until later—because a customer decided to show up—and not just any customer: Simone. Simone took one look at Rachel, Rachel letting out a deep breath. This was going to be awkward. Simone sat down at one of the booths, flipping open her menu while Rachel walked over to her.

"Hi…can I take your order?" Rachel plastered a smile on her face, not giving Simone any satisfaction. Simone looked up at Rachel, pointing down to the menu.

"What's the thing that you have here that has no sugar, not carbs and no fat?" Simone smirked, crossing her arms towards Rachel.

"Um, that would have to be water." Rachel tried to think of everything that had no carbs, sugar and fat—realizing water was the only thing. "Water."

"Water? Hmm…you might want to eat, drink and sleep nothing but water. You're looking kind of chunky." Simone sneered, going back to her menu. "Go and tell your cooks to get me the steak special—and don't forget to add the pink napkins. What are you standing there for? Chop, chop! Time is money!" Rachel wrote the food order down and started to make her way to the kitchen. "By the way, Rachel…I heard about your audition for Funny Girl and how you tanked it…I knew you'd be a good for nothing working at a diner." Rachel wasn't sure why but the last bit of Simone's words really, really hurt. Rachel made her way inside the kitchen, but as soon as she did, she covered her face with her hands and started to cry. Finn looked up from his work, seeing Rachel was sobbing.

"Rachel, hey…what's the matter?" Finn walked over to Rachel, putting his hands on her shoulders. Rachel looked up at Finn, shaking her head with a saddened expression.

"Simone is out there…" Rachel said through her tears. "She knows about my audition! She knows I tanked it! She's knows, so that must mean everyone knows."

"Rachel, everyone doesn't know about your audition." Rachel wiped her tears, staring down at the mascara that was on her hand. "Hey, go to the bathroom and take some time to compose. I'll take Simone her order."

"Finn, I don't know…" Rachel said, shaking her head. "She's ruthless."

"And there has to be a reason why." Finn took Rachel's notepad, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "Go freshen up in the bathroom. I've got Simone. Okay, babe?" Finn put a hand on Rachel's shoulders as she nodded her head, making her way to the bathroom. Finn was going to have to take out the big guns, now. No one insulted Rachel publicly and got away with it—but how was he going to defend her without losing his job? Finn turned to the corner of the kitchen, seeing his acoustic guitar then, an idea forming in his mind. He had the perfect plan—and he knew it was going to be a good one.

Rachel came out of the bathroom ten minutes later after reapplying her makeup and putting her hair into a ponytail. Rachel saw Simone in her booth, casually waiting for her order—she was also probably waiting for Rachel to bring her the order so Simone could get another jab in. Simone was shocked when she saw Finn come over with her food, giving her a sardonic smile.

"There." Finn started to make his way back towards the counter when Simone snapped her fingers towards him. "Yes, Simone." Finn tiredly turned around, making his way back to her.

"What happened to Rachel? She couldn't take my honest criticism?" Simone gave Finn an innocent look, but her voice didn't match her expression.

"Rachel has been going through a lot of crap, so she doesn't need you to pile it on." Finn whispered harshly so he didn't bring attention to himself.

"Did it have to do with your crap?" Simone smirked. "I heard it all. I know that you have a father that was in jail because of a drug smuggling ring, then he punched you in the face…I can see the remnants of the bruise on your face. What I want to know is why you weren't a man to fight? You're so tough when it comes to fighting for Rachel but you're such a wuss when it comes to fighting your own battles. You're a girl in a man's body." Finn's anger grew on his face, hearing Simone outright insult him. Finn had a few words for Simone—but Rachel showed up instead.

"What's going on here?" Rachel asked, keeping her gaze on Finn. Finn backed away from Simone, walking to the counter as Simone gave Rachel a sly grin.

"I guess I can see why you're perfect for each other." Simone said. "You're both cowards." Finn looked over at Simone and Rachel, noticing the other patrons in the restaurant.

"All right!" Finn yelled loudly for everyone to stare at him. He even caused the workers that were in the kitchen to come out and see the ruckus. Kurt, Santana, Dani and Brody came out, staring at Finn who continued to look at Simone. "So Rachel tanked her audition, so what?! Anyone that said that they didn't mess up a job interview or an audition would be lying!"

"Finn's so gonna get fired for this." Kurt whispered to Santana as she stared at Finn.

"But you know what?" Finn looked right at Rachel who stared into his eyes. "It's okay. Because maybe this wasn't the right opportunity. And everyone has a job that they don't like before they get to where they want to be. Trust me, I thought I was going to be fixing cars all my life in Lima, but look where I am now. I'm here…in New York City. Sure, I'm a kitchen worker at a Broadway Diner, but at least I have stepping stones to where I want to be. But just because you get one bad audition, that doesn't mean it's over and that your dreams have to end." Finn went over to grab his guitar that was behind the counter, Rachel still gazing at him. "It's not the end, Rachel…there's going to be other opportunities. Do you want to know how sure I am? Because you are the most talented woman I've ever seen. You're going to get Broadway roles. I mean, you always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. You also always wanted to play Evita and mentioned it at least a couple times a week. So you think you didn't get the role for Fanny…I understand why you're upset…but you have to brush it off because it's not the end. So…" Finn stared down at the guitar, playing a few chords. "I'm going to sing now…because apparently nothing gets through to anyone in this diner unless someone sings something so…okay." Rachel chuckled at Finn's last statement as he started to play the guitar, the band in the diner joining along with him.

{Finn walks to Rachel while playing the guitar as she sits down on one of the stools, smiling at him as he smiles at her. While Finn sings to Rachel, Santana and Kurt notice Rupert Campion enter the diner and taking a seat in one of the booths that was out of view from Rachel, noticing that he was studying her}

[Finn]

Oh, oh,

Oh, oh,

Oh, oh,

Oh, oh,

Oh, oh,

Oh, oh,

The sun will still shine tomorrow

So it's time for moving on

There's not a second for sorrow

Even though the moments gone

The puzzle's has so many pieces

That you can't, you can't hide

Cause life just keeps on living

And sooner or later you'll find

This is not the end , no

Your day is going to come

This is not the end, no

You're not the only one

We all have our ups

And all have our downs

But we have to find our way around

This is not the end, no, whoa, no

This is not the end

I know it's never easy

To pick yourself up again

Take a deep breath cause you know that

It's time to look ahead

With one foot in front of the other

That you can, you can fly

Into a better tomorrow

And leave yesterday behind

This is not the end , no

Your day is going to come

This is not the end, no

You're not the only one

We all have our ups

And all have our downs

But we have to find our way around

This is not the end, no, whoa, no

This is not the end

Oh, oh, oh

Don't ever give up, no

Oh, oh, oh

It's just the start now

Oh, oh, oh

Don't ever give up, no

Oh, oh, oh

It's just the start now!

This is not the end , no

Your day is going to come

This is not the end, no

You're not the only one

We all have our ups

And all have our downs

But we have to find our way around

This is not the end, no, whoa, no

This is not the end

Oh, oh, oh

Don't ever give up, no

Oh, oh, oh,

It's just the start now

We all have our ups

And all have our downs

But we have to find our way around

This is not the end, no, whoa, no

This is not the end

Oh, oh

Oh, oh

The patrons in the diner stood up from their seats and clapped as Rachel had a smile that she couldn't get off her face, even if she was insulted. Finn put the guitar down as Rachel got off the stool and hugged him tightly. She had to admit that she felt bad—she had possibly worried Finn even when he had his own issues to deal with. Rachel stared into Finn's eyes, running a hand through his hair.

"I'm sorry, Finn…" Rachel shook her head, but Finn still had his signature smile, simply gazing at her. "You're not frowning, why are you not frowning?"

"Because Rachel, being there for you is my job." Finn answered. "It comes with the marriage certificate."

"Which we are working on getting." Rachel whispered, placing a hand on his cheek. "Thank you. I really can't thank you enough. You are amazing and incredible." Finn grinned to her, Rachel getting out of their hug when Gunter came over.

"There's someone here to see you at table sixteen." Gunter moved along, but not before giving Finn's shoulder a slight pat. "You have promise." That was all Gunter said as he went into his office. Rachel gave Finn a confused look, wondering who was here to see her. Rachel walked to the table, spotting Rupert Campion sitting there with an emotionless expression.

"Mr. Campion, hi…" Rachel waved slightly, taking out her notepad. "What can I get you?"

"I'll take the daily special if you don't mind, thank you." Rupert nodded his head. Rachel wrote down the order and started to make her way to the counter to hand Finn the order. "Oh, Rachel…" Rachel turned around, staring at him in confusion. "You have a callback for Funny Girl." Rachel dropped her notepad and pencil in shock, not sure if she was processing what Rupert had just told her.

"I…what? Are you serious?" Rachel started grinning, holding her hand to her mouth. For the first time since she saw him, Rupert let out a smile.

"You have a lot of drive, Rachel…I can see that." Rupert said. "I'm looking forward to your callback. I'm sure you won't disappoint." Rachel picked up the notepad and pencil from the floor, still looking over at Rupert.

"Thank you, Mr. Campion. Thank you." Rachel tried to walk over to the table nonchalantly, but when she saw Finn, she knew she couldn't contain her excitement. Rachel grinned, hugging Finn tightly, but he was slightly confused as to what brought on her joy. Rachel looked to her friends, but then focused into Finn's eyes. "I got a callback." It took a moment for Finn, Kurt, Santana and Dani to process the information, but eventually they did. Their smiles illuminated the room and Finn hugged Rachel tightly with pride.

"You…You got a callback!" Finn laughed while hugging her tightly. Santana, Kurt and Dani went around the booth to engulf Rachel into a hug, happiness surrounding them. Finn gazed into Rachel's eyes, noticing she was crying tears of joy. "Are these happy tears?" Finn chuckled, moving some from her face. Santana took the notepad from Rachel, getting Mr. Campion's order while Finn and Rachel had a moment to themselves.

"These are happy tears." Rachel confirmed, still crying and smiling. Finn hugged Rachel once more, placing a kiss to the top of her head.

"I am so proud of you, Rachel." Finn whispered to her. Rachel gripped onto Finn, her smile widening, knowing that she had Finn's love and support. Rachel gazed up at him while backing up a bit, taking his hand in hers.

"I love you." Rachel simply said, pressing a kiss to his lips as the entire restaurant (minus Simone) started applauding them. It felt cliché and it sort of felt like the ending to a romantic comedy, but like Finn said, it wasn't the end. Not by one bit.

After the excitement died down, Finn got back to work wiping the dishes, but he was unable to focus. It had nothing to do with Rachel getting a callback; it was more or less that he was beginning to feel sluggish and tired. Finn put a hand to his forehead, wondering if he really was coming down with something, Finn felt someone tap his shoulder, as he turned around to spot Brody standing there before him.

"Um, did you need the dishes?" Finn started gathering the dishes for Brody to take, but Brody stopped him for a moment, shaking his head.

"Not yet." Brody sat down in the stool next to him, folding his hands together. "You really love her, don't you?"

"Rachel?" Finn asked, wondering where Brody was getting at. He finally nodded his head, putting one of the dishes on the rack. "Yeah, I do love her. And…look, Brody…I'm sorry for everything. I realized now that, this whole being with Rachel thing…it kind of started out as me not wanting you to take her way from me. But…it's kind of thanks to you that I realized that I can't live without her."

"Yeah, I can see that." Brody emitted a slight chuckle before his face turned serious again. "That was brave…standing up to Simone, putting your job on the line for Rachel. I don't think I could have done that. That just showed me that…maybe you are the better man for her."

"You really mean that?" Finn asked, wondering if Brody had an angle.

"Yeah, I really mean that…" Brody seemed serious. He held out a hand, wanting to make a truce with Finn. "I know that it's hard for you to be at NYADA as it is. I don't want to make things even more difficult." Finn nodded his head, shaking Brody's hand. As he was shaking Brody's hand, Finn started to feel light headed, not sure what was going on with him? "Finn? Finn, are you okay?" Finn tried to nod…but as soon as he got up from the stool, he collapsed on the floor, Brody quickly bolting out of the kitchen to get help. Brody ran over to Rachel, Santana, Kurt and Dani, seeing that they weren't exactly thrilled to see him.

"Brody, what is it?" Rachel wondered, about to put a piece of salad in her mouth.

"It's Finn!" Brody exclaimed. "He collapsed on the kitchen floor!" Rachel, Santana, Kurt and Dani got out of their seats, running to the kitchen, their eyes widening at what they saw.

"FINN!"

GUEST STARRING

Peter Facinelli as Rupert Campion

Dean Geyer as Brody Weston

Ariana Grande as Simone Barberrie

Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel

Demi Lovato as Dani

Lisa Arch as Lisa Calpone

SONG(S)

Heartbreak Warfare (Originally by John Mayer): Performed by Kurt Hummel and Rachel Berry

Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Originally by Elton John and Kiki Dee): Performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry

Not The End (Originally by The So Manys): Performed by Finn Hudson with Diner Staff