AN: The last installment guys. Just a little heads up, it's set up a bit differently from the other two.

Hope everyone had a great New Year!

xix.

The first thing he does when he goes back to school is join Glee Club.

The others think it's some sick joke, but Kurt convinces him to at least give him a chance.

He sings a song that Rachel specifically picked for him for his audition. The coach, Mr. Schue, pats him on the back and congratulates and that he's officially part of the club. He knows the others are skeptical of him, and for a moment they all stare at him until Blaine stands up and welcomes him. He knew he always liked that kid.

The moment he tells Rachel during their nightly Skype talks she literally almost has a spasm. God his girlfriend is adorable. They celebrate with Sour Patch Kids. He suggested they make it a ritual for them to eat them every night but Rachel said it couldn't possibly be good for their health. So he settles for special occasions like this.

The whole long-distance thing, they got this. Sure, it's only been like a week since they got together, and now that school is starting they both going to be super busy, but they're trying, and so far it's enough.

She never does neglect to tell him how proud she is of him and how he can make a difference. He's just lucky to have someone who has so much faith in him. He's beginning to think that he's just not doing this for Rachel anymore; he's doing this for himself. He can actually see a future that doesn't include working in his stepdad's shop. No, he sees something bigger, brighter. He's sees that future with a certain short brunette, and he's going to make sure that happens.

His Senor Year is going to be the best year yet, he can feel it.

xx.

She misses him, so much.

It's the beginning of November and she knew this point would come. She's been so busy having the lead in the school musical and he's been busy with football and Glee Club. Their lucky if they even have time to text each other.

Her dads think their being unrealistic. She doesn't blame them. She remembers their faces when they picked her up from the airport and she told them about what she did during that summer. Things have been tense since she ran away, but she's trying to rebuild her relationship with her dads and vice versa.

They bring her water when she breaks down that day from all the stress. Usually, this would be enough to comfort her, but not this time. This time she needs him. She needs him to hold her, and tell her that what they have is worth it. She needs him to wipe away all these tears, and tell her that they do have a future together. But he can't, because he's in Ohio and she's in New York. She never did use to doubt it, but she can't help to question whether or not the distance will get between them.

As if he knew she was thinking about him, she gets a text from him.

Hey babe, go check the mail. ;)

Unfortunately, she has to go all the way to the post office to get whatever he sent her and she can't help but to be impatient because her Finn sent her something.

All she needed was once shake of the box he sent for her to know what was inside. Once she arrived home she ripped the box open and smiled because Finn Hudson would send her at least one hundred packs of Sour Patch Kids. She took the note inside and held it to her heart before reading it.

Hey Rach,

I knew you couldn't go out for Halloween this year because you had rehearsal, so here's all of the Sour Patch Kids I got today. Don't worry, Puck and I didn't steal any this year. You remember Artie right? Well turns out people give more candy to people in wheelchairs and everyone in Glee got a whole lot of candy and since most of them didn't want theirs I took it. You should really meet them. Santana still thinks I just made you up even Puck and Kurt tell her otherwise. I'm still surprised I convinced so many people to join. Mr. Schue is even giving me a solo for Sectionals and to be honest I'm really nervous I'm going to screw up. Nevertheless, school's been great. I owe it all to you Rach. I miss you, and it sucks we can't talk as much. Hopefully our schedules clear up during Thanksgiving Break. Your opening night is soon! Sorry I can't be there, but make sure your dads send me a copy of it. I'm really proud of you Rachel. I love you so much.

Forever yours,

Finn

She frames it and places it next to her nightstand for her to read every night.

She realizes she doesn't need for him here for her to know what they both know. They're tethered, and while it is true that they're not in the most convenient situations, it is going to work.

xxi.

He's not sure how Kurt managed to convince their parents to let them visit to New York for a couple of days during the break.

It's always been Kurt's dream to go to New York and now that his brother sent his application to NYADA, he decided it was time to go.

He's not complaining, heck he owes his brother. Not only will he finally see Rachel, but he'll get to spend the first couple of days of Hanukkah with her. He's been saving up and once he's there he'll spoil her rotten. It's the least he could do for her.

"Aren't you nervous?" Kurt asks him on the plane.

"About meeting her dads? Well yeah but you know, Rachel says they've become more supportive and stuff."

"I'm not talking about Rachel's dads. I'm talking about Rachel. You've guys spent months living in a fantasy relationship, when reality is, you don't even know what it's like to be a real couple. Besides, what level are you guys on your relationship? A relationship isn't just making-out for two hours and then talking through Skype. What if actually being with each other isn't like you guys imagined it? Trust me, things are going awkward for you guys. You know I'm pro-Finchel, but think now that you're here, it's time that you guys figure out what exactly are you guys."

Thanks the Kurt he can't stop shaking. They've landed and truth be told, seeing all the skyscrapers and people scared the crap out of him. This isn't Lima for sure. He doesn't know what to do about the whole Rachel situation either. He hates being unsure and confused.

He sees Rachel standing with whom he assumes to be her dads holding a huge glitter poster with his and Kurt's name on it. The moment she spots him her faces brightens up and she drops the poster to run over to them. She jumps him just like they she used to whenever she greeted him and he just holds her. He can't help but feel complete because this is the first time they've touched in four months. The moment they let go, their stare at each other and every nervous feelings he had before vanish. He leans down and kisses her and she immediately kisses back.

It's everything he remembered it to be, but more.

A cough snaps them back to reality and he realizes her dads have been watching them the whole time. Rachel finally greets Kurt with a hug before introducing them to her dads. Saying he was shocked when one of her dads, Hiram, hugged him would be an understatement. However when the other shook his hand and whispered "no funny business mister" he knew that if he wanted to keep his manhood, he would never want to make that dad, Leroy, angry.

His hand stayed interlocked with Rachel's the entire ride to her family's apartment. They took that opportunity to talk, face to face. He couldn't believe he listen to Kurt because him and Rachel, they're closer now than ever. Because before they were boyfriend and girlfriend, they were best friends. He's glad that didn't change.

The moment she 'shows him his room' she pushes him on her bed and kisses him. He swears he died and went to heaven. They make-out for a good ten minutes before her hand starts traveling south and he knows he has to stop her. First of all, Kurt and her dads are right outside, and secondly, he wants to do things properly.

"Rachel, wait…"

She draws back, confused. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No, no, no. Of course not, but, I need to ask you something."

"What?"

"Will you Rachel Berry, be my date for tomorrow night?"

She smiles. "I would love to, but, why can't we go out tonight?"

"Well it is raining outside right now, but it should clear out by tomorrow. Besides, tomorrow is a very special day."

She squeaks and he knows she thought he forgot that tomorrow is their four-month-anniversary. "It's a date then." She kisses him one last time before they rejoin Kurt and her dads, who raise their eyebrows at the two of them. He has to sleep on the couch but he doesn't care.

They spend their first night together in New York watching Funny Girl and eating Sour Patch Kids.

xxii.

She can't believe she's going on a date with Finn Hudson, her boyfriend. It is a little weird that it's their first date in the four months they've been together, but that doesn't mean that the butterflies aren't there.

Kurt forced Finn out of the house so that she could get ready. She doesn't know what to expect, all Finn told her was that she needed to dress up and meet her at the Bow Bridge in Central Park.

She wears a light blue dress that goes to her knee caps and puts her hair in the bun off to the side. She wears decides to accessorize with white.

Seeing him in his tux standing on Bow Bridge with flowers makes her heart melt. It doesn't seem real to her. The fact that he's actually here, in New York, with her. It's almost like she's dreaming a beautiful dream that she never wants to wake up from. The moment he gives her that lopsided smile and holds her hand, she knows it's not a dream. He is real, they are real.

She swears it was the most romantic date in the history of dates. He took her to Sardi's, a place her dads never took her took her to because of the prices. She even encountered one of her marvelous idols, the one and only Ms. Patti LuPone. She couldn't help but to rest her head on his shoulder as they took a stroll through the beautiful streets of New York City. She tried not to laugh when Finn paid a bunch of teenagers to serenade her. The thing about Finn is, he always tries to give her epic romance. First the airport stunt, now this.

"This is the part of the romantic films where I kiss you." He whispers to her, but just as he leans down to kiss her it begins to drizzle.

"The weather channel didn't say anything about it drizzling!" He complains.

"Finn, its December in New York. Come on, let's take a cab and go back home."

"Wait!" he calls out, "ever wonder what it's like to kiss someone outside while it's drizzling?"

She smiles, almost rolling her eyes because there her boyfriend goes with the romantic movie parallels. "I've had my fantasies." She admits.

"Oh really? Am I the lucky guy you gets to kiss you in those?" he smirks, "because you're always the star in mine."

"Yes Finn, you do play the stunning male lead in my fantasies. It's always been you and no one else but you." She replies sincerely.

"Awesome." He states and she grabs his tie to pull his lips to her. Yeah, she'd take kissing while it's drizzling over kissing in the rain any day.

She rests her forehead against his for a moment before taking his hand. "Come on."

"Where are we going?"

"To finish our date at home." She winks at him and his eyes widen in realization of her words.

"Awesome."

xxiii.

He'd never thought he'd treasure something as simple as a piece of paper before, yet here he is, mouth wide open and on the verge of fainting.

The only reason why he's up so early on this Saturday morning is because of Kurt's screaming. Of course Kurt would get into NYADA. Himself on the other hand, well he's been dreading hearing about college.

Which is why he was surprised when he read that actually got excepted to NYU. In New York.

All these years, he'd thought he'd never make it out of Lima. Now, not only was he going to college, he's going to become somebody. Not to mention that the love of his life there. Yeah, he knows for a fact that Rachel is the one. Heck, she was the sole reason why he chose to apply to New York in the first place. She doesn't even know that he applied, because he once again wanted to be he romantic guy who surprises his girlfriend with these kinds of things. Problem is, as much as he wanted to tell her in person, he doesn't want her to kind out from someone else. So he has to settle for seeing her reaction later on through their Skype date for their five-month anniversary,

He's running low on Sour Patch Kids and takes Puck with him to the nearest grocery store.

"So bro, still having Skype sex with my cousin?"

He shoots Puck a glare because there's no way he's discussing that with him, again. He grabs as many boxes as he cans before he drags Puck to the checkout line.

"Damn, that is one heck of a MILF."

He rolls his eyes and sure enough, right in front of him is the woman Puck was referring to. He catches a glimpse of her face and he would know that face anywhere.

"Holy crap, Puck, that's Rachel's mom." He whispers to him.

"Dammit, that makes her my aunt or something. If things were different I'd totally tap her." He elbows Puck because he couldn't be any louder. The woman, Shelby as told him, suddenly turns around and nearly drops the milk she was holding at the sight of them two.

"N-N-Noah P-P-Puckerman?" He shocked that she even knows Puck's name because that's Rachel's dad's nephew, meaning that they shouldn't be related in any way. This doesn't stop Puck from flirting with the older woman though. Shelby just shakes her head and despites her attempts to speak is speechless. Suddenly he remembers, Shelby adopted Puck's daughter. It isn't until Shelby steps to the side that he sees her. Puck immediately shuts up at the sight of her. She looks just like Quinn, but he can see little traces of Puck in there.

Shelby invites them over to her house for a little while. Honestly, he doesn't like this woman because of how much pain she put Rachel through. He tells her this, and her body freezes. She tells him her side of the story, but of course he's going to take Rachel's side and defend her. However, she does at some point agree with him and decides to at least attempt to keep in contact with her daughter.

He leaves early, because he doesn't want to be late for his Skype date. He does, however, take one last look at Puck playing with Beth. He's always imagined how he could feel, seeing the child he thought was his but isn't. He didn't feel empty or depressed like he thought. Quite the opposite really. He gained closure, and now he sees his own future, with little kids who are the perfect mix of him and Rachel. He sees it, in fact it's so perfectly clear.

When he finally tells Rachel that he got accepted she chokes on a Sour Patch Kids.

He's heart stops for a second before if she died, because of him, well then he's lost his will to live.

But thank god she can perform the Heimlich Maneuver on herself and coughs it out.

After he is rest assured that she is perfectly fine, he listens to her talk about their plans now that she knows that he's coming there. He knows she can see it too.

xxiv.

It's her first show and she's nervous. Rachel Berry never gets nervous. The fact that she is makes her even more terrified. She's done many shows before, but this is different. It's Broadway. She's been dreaming of this for years, she knows that. Yet so much is at stake here. It isn't that she's worried that she won't be perfect out there. She knows for a fact that she will be. She's more nervous that maybe it won't be exactly like she pictured it to be. What if it doesn't give that feeling she's been dreaming of? What if she becomes disappointed? What if being on Broadway was overrated? She hates herself for thinking about this, being a NYADA graduate and all. She's lucky to even be on Broadway at twenty-three years old. It's that, she's developing a different kind of stage fright. She takes a deep breath and before she knows it, it's her cue to go on stage.

She knows for a fact that he's there. While there's no possible way she could see anyone in the audience, she could feel him there. For that reason alone, all her nerve-wrecking fears disappear.

She takes her first bow as a Broadway star and it isn't what she expected it to be. It's a thousand times better. It isn't the fact that she receives a standing ovation and is being recognized by the top critics that make her heart leap. It's the fact that everyone she loves: her dads, Kurt with Blaine, and most especially Finn here sharing this moment with her.

She's in her dressing room when he "surprises" her with flowers, but knowing Finn she expected him.

Of course he would bring her a box of Sour Patch Kids too. While she thinks his obsession is the candy is getting out of hand, it's one of the many things she loves about him. She can't find it in her heart to tell him that she doesn't quite love the candy as much as he does.

She engulfs him in hug before giving him a passionate kiss.

There's no denying that being on Broadway is her dream, but somewhere along the way it came more than that. Once upon a time she thought that Broadway was her true love. That all changed the moment she found someone who gave her love, happiness, and Broadway. Somewhere along the way, Finn Hudson became a part of the dream, and she's never been so lucky to be living the dream.

xxv.

He wakes up to the sound of an empty stomach and to the feel of an empty bed. It's been happening a lot lately, waking up past 3 in the morning. It's crazy because even though Rachel's the one pregnant, they're both having cravings. She says it's his stomach, because he eats all the time, but he thinks it's the tether. He's just happy his cravings aren't weird like hers.

He finds her in the kitchen, and he smiles at the sight of the rings on her left hand and because of the ring on his left hand. It's been a little less than a year since they got married and even though Rachel's pregnancy came sooner than they hoped he can't wait until the day his baby girl arrives.

They maintain a comfortable silence as he rummages through the pantry in search of peanut butter. Bingo. He makes his peanut butter sandwich next to her on the kitchen island. He shoots her a look of surprise as she devours a roast beef foot long with Sour Patch Kids tucked in. She replies with a 'what' look and he loves how they can hold a conversation without words.

As soon as he's done with his sandwich hugs her from behind, resting his hands on her stomach. Her hands hold his arms and she leans her head into his chest.

"I can't wait for her to come." She says breaking the silence.

"Yeah, me too." They both look over to their locked glass cabinet that they filled with their most prized possessions. It holds their wedding album, graduation diplomas, Rachel's Tony, the box of Sour Patch Kids Finn wrote on at the airports, and a picture of the sonogram of their baby girl.

His eyes catch hers and they both lean for a kiss.

"You taste like peanut butter." She says as they break apart.

"Well you taste like roast beef, and Sour Patch Kids." He replies licking his lips.

She smacks him playfully on the chest before he scoops her up and carries her to their room.

xxvi.

"No."

"But-"

"Absolutely not."

"Kurt-"

"For the last time my dear brother, we are not painting the rooms nasty unadorned Sour Patch Kids colors."

"It's not even your house!"

"There's no way that I'm having my brother and sister-in-law live in a Sour Patch Kids themed housed. Do you know what that can do to my reputation? What about your poor children? There's no way they would want a room painted 'electrifying red with white sparkles.' Anyways, I was thinking of painting the rooms a more subtle color to make room for bolder furniture."

"Finn and I actually have made design plans for our house Kurt and we would appreciate it if you would just listen."

"Says the woman who's sitting legs crossed eating the most disgusting candy known to mankind. I've looked at these horrendous designs you created and it nearly burned my eyes out. The only thing worse than your design skills is your fashion sense!"

"Come on bro, it's bad enough that you rejected my idea of having a Sour Patch Cake for our wedding."

"Don't even get me started on that."

"Nah, but it's okay, because Rachel made us our own during our honeymoon and boy did we have fun with that."

"Oh my god, you know what, forget it. You two do whatever you want with your damn house. I doubt you'll be too busy 'breaking in' each room that your house warming party you have planned will come before you know it and then you'll be begging for me to come back. Now excuse me, I'm going to go see my niece that Blaine is babysitting because we were supposed to be working on the house!"

"Great, we'll pick her up in a couple of hours. Bye!"

The last thing Kurt Hummel heard as he closed the door was a 'thank god he's gone' followed by a very disturbing moan. Those two where unbelievable. As much as he hates to admit it, they were a perfect match. Never in his life did he expect his brother to fall in love with someone like Rachel. Her being a diva and him being Mr. Popular. Sometimes, the unexpected can make a perfect combination. There's no way he's telling Finn this though. He knows if he does, he'll say "it's just like Sour Patch Kids, you know with it being both sour and sweet, they're opposites but they make the perfect combination just like us!"

He's just had enough of that candy, because he knows that there's more to them other than their mutual love for the candy. They're best friends, lovers, and soul mates. It just so happens that fate brought them together with one box of Sour Patch Kids.

FIN

AN2: I know it was pretty cheesy with crappy rushed writing but thank you all for taking the time to read this and for all your support!