He was ecastatic? Was that the word you used when you were really excited? Ecstatic! That was it! He was ecstatic. He couldn't wait to show her what he just bought.


She was baking sugar-free cookies for her neighbor (who was a lonely diabetic) when she heard the doorbell ring. She didn't mind it at first simply because she didn't expect any visitors (her dads were out-of-town, most of the glee club members were on vacation, and Finn went on a short road-trip with his mom, Kurt, and Burt).

The doorbell rang again. Her eyebrows furrowed as she hurried to wash her hands. The kitchen was fairly messy and her visitor was not allowed to see that so she wiped some flour off the counter.

"I'm coming!" Her voice echoed through the empty house. Right before she left the kitchen, she stopped in the doorway and admired her work. The first batch was done- six cookies formed like smiley faces. And prior to the interruption, she was making the 3rd batch. Rachel firmly believed in the Girl Scout law (A girl scout should always be prepared). That's why every time she baked something; she made sure she provided extras.

Rushing to the door, she found herself face to face to her boyfriend.

"I got you something," He announced, his voice squeaky and excited. She noted his hair was uncharacteristically messy.

She raised an eyebrow to his appearance and body language while opening the door for him. He still looked cute, of course, but he looked nervous. And why would Finn be nervous? She thought.

"Thank you?"

He gave her a quick kiss before entering the door. "It's amazing. Trust me, Rache."

A nod was her reply.

He pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to her. It was obviously torn from a notebook so she guessed the paper had no importance- it was something inside the folded paper that made Finn so apprehensive.

She accepted it with an uncertain smile. Her breath stopped short when she read what was written.

"It's not… it can't be." Her mouth dropped open in shock.

Inside was a very clear signature of her idol… Barbara Streisand. She looked at it again, unable to believe it was real.

"H-how did you get this?"

"I bought it," he replied smugly.

Rachel fought the urge to giggle. She felt silly for believing that Finn actually met Barbara Streisand in Ohio and that he made her sign her signature on a random piece of paper. She was Barbara Streisand. Women like her sign only on pictures of themselves or stationary.

"Oh, Finn."

He frowned. "You don't think it's real?"

"I highly doubt Barbara would sign her signature on simple paper and allow someone to fold it. It's disrespectful."

"The guy who sold it to me said that he went to New York, saw her, got her to sign it, and decided to sell it for some cash." He tried to explain, but even to his own ears, he sounded stupid.

She shook her head. "I know Barbara, okay?" He gave a look." I mean, I don't know her personally, but I know what she's like and she wouldn't sign her name like that! She's a diva! When I'm a star, I'll do the same thing. And I can definitely tell that it's fake. Her signature is more cursive than this one."

Disappointment became visible in his face. "Sorry, Rache," he muttered.

"Finn! It's still a wonderful gesture!" She flashed her most charming smile.

"Yeah."

"It's not your fault. Don't blame yourself. It's the guy who sold it! He was being an imbecile. Preying on naïve people like you. What a disgrace. If you knew his name, we could sue him." She told him, holding his hand.

He pulled his hand away. "Thanks for trying… but I know it's my fault, okay? I mean, I'm dumb enough to believe him but I'm not dumb enough to know that it wasn't my fault for being dumb. Did that make sense?"

"Perfectly." She smiled. "But you're not dumb! There's a difference between being gullible and stupidity. You are not stupid, Finn Hudson. I promise you that."

He couldn't help but smile back. "You always have this way of making me feel better. Like all the time. You're awesome, Rache."

She kissed him firmly on the lips. "Thank you. You're awesome as well."

He was about to continue kissing her when she asked, "Do you want some sugar-free cookies?"

"Why?" He wrinkled his nose.

"Because it's good!"

"Cookies without sugar is like me without you." He wiggled his eyebrows.

"Depressing?"

He nodded.

"Terrible?"

Another nod.

"Different? Lonely? Horrifying?"

He laughed. "It's not complete."

She touched her heart. "I'll bake some sugarful cookies for you." Then she laughed at herself. "See? You've got me inventing new words! Sugarful? What a horrific word."

"Sugarful." He repeated. "I like it."

"You're teasing me."

"I'm not." He told her seriously.

She gave him a look.

"I'll call you sugar. That's my new nickname for you."

"Sugar?" She questioned.

"Sugar." He gave a nod in approval.

"Why?"

"Because I'm a cookie. And we need each other."

She laughed till she cried.

He realizes that it's the first time he made her really laugh. He liked the feeling that he caused this adorableness.

Finn didn't mind her laughing for another two minutes. He adored her laugh. It was free and loud. And her smile afterwards?

Totally worth the $40 on a fake Barbara Streisand signature.


Hey. I used to love Finn. Now I don't.

I still love Rachel.

Anyway. Sorry for not updating... in a really long time. Do you see that ellipsis? It's supposed to be dramatic. It's summer here so I don't have an excuse. It's just that Finn annoys me now and when I try to write a new chapter, I get upset. But I found a new way to write. I'll make up my own Finn- a cross between a sweet boy and season 1 Finn.

Am I the only one who reads spoilers? Because I know what's going down in the next three episodes. I'm impatient.

Have a great day, gleeks! :D