A/N: A short introduction chapter. I hope you enjoy this fic. I have done a Fuinn fic but I also love Finchel so here we go.
Finn signalled for the bartender to bring him another beer as soon as he finished the last. His last conversation with his mother was circling around in his head.
"I just think that if you brought a girl to Burt and I's wedding anniversary party you would be happier there." Carole had told him earlier that day.
"But I don't have a girlfriend to bring!" Finn had had this conversation a billion times recently.
"Why don't you bring that girl Quinn, she was nice." Carole asked. Her son had been single for a long time and some relatives were now questioning if he was gay like his brother Kurt.
"Quinn and I broke up 2 years ago!" Finn reminded her yet again.
"Then why don't you call one of the girls you have been on a date with recently?"
"Because I don't like any of those enough to date again." Finn rubbed his face tiredly. He didn't have a girlfriend; was that such a big deal?
"Look sweetie. I have Burt, obviously; Kurt has Blaine, Artie had Kitty, Sam has Mercedes, Santana has Brittany; even Puck will most likely be screwing a girl in the closet. You are the only single one left." Carole reminded him for the tenth day in a row.
"What's wrong with me being single?" Finn asked.
"Nothing is wrong with it but I just want you to be happy."
"I have to go to work." Finn sighed and walked over to the door. Just as he was about to leave his Mom shouted to him.
"Just think about it ok?" Finn nodded and left.
Finn was better single anyway. After years of girls breaking his hearts he now lived his life on pointless one night stands.
Now that it was getting his Mom stressed Finn wanted to bring someone purely to get her off his case. There was no one he could introduce to his family that he knew now and he couldn't get into a serious relationship in a week.
Finn took another mouthful of beer and looked around the bar. There were plenty of girls dotted around. Each half decent one was already being stared at by a man playing darts or pool though.
He sighed and turned back to his beer.
"Is this seat taken?" A sweet voice came from beside him.
"No it's not." Finn replied without looking who the voice belonged to.
"Can I sit here?" The person asked.
"Sure." Finn patted the empty chair and looked at the woman. He had definitely seen her before but couldn't put a name to the face.
She was certainly a small woman with long brown hair. She had big brown eyes and when she smiled her white teeth were dazzling. Her hapy face was infectious as she smiled widely.
"Finn Hudson, right?" The girl smiled wider as she recognised him. "I take it by the look on your face you don't remember me. I'm Rachel Berry."
Finn nodded as he remembered her. Of course it was Rachel Berry. She had dated his best friend Puck for about a week a few months ago. They had only gone out to help the other hide who they truly had feelings for. Finn was one of the few who knew that.
"I remember now." Finn confirmed and sipped his beer.
Rachel ordered herself a drink before turning back to Finn. "By the fact you're here alone I can tell you're here for the same reason as me, to drink your sorrows away."
"Something like that." Finn admitted. "What's the matter with you?"
"I got stood up."
"That's horrible. I'm sorry." Finn knew the horrible feeling of being stood up all too well.
"It's fine." Rachel smiled at the bar counter.
"You seem quite happy for someone who just got stood up."
"The guy was a jerk. He was a family friend that I never wanted to go out with but someone set us up together. He was called Jesse St. James. If anything I'm kind of relieved he never showed up but it did hurt my feelings a little."
Finn nodded in understanding. He had been stood up 3 times and each time he felt disappointed. Questioning what he had done wrong. It had shook his confidence and helped put him on the endless train of one night stands he was on now.
"What are you here for?" Rachel asked eventually.
"It's a long story." Finn told her and gulped more of his beer.
"I got time."
"Well it's my Mom and Burt's wedding anniversary a week today and everyone has been bugging me to bring a girlfriend but I don't have one and I haven't had one for a year and a half." Finn looked down and laughed. "That is not a long story and is barely anything to complain about."
Rachel giggled a little. "It's fine, Finn."
"If I did take someone I would need them to be special to introduce them to my family." Finn continued and Rachel nodded.
"I get it. I only introduced one guy to my Dads and he turned out to be a male prostitute called Brody." Rachel confessed. "Ever since I've made sure I really know the guy before bringing them home."
Finn chuckled at her example of a male prostitute and Rachel glared at him showing him she was still ambarrassed about it.
"So is business still booming?" Rachel asked with a wink. "Are you still bringing in the big bucks?"
It was no secret to anyone that Finn Hudson owned one of the biggest internet company's in the world and now had over 200 million dollars to his name.
Despite having a lot of money Finn liked to live a normal life. His penthouse apartment on the Upper East side of New York was the only indication that he was rich.
"Of course." Finn nodded with a smile. Though he didn't like to brag about his company he couldn't help being proud of it. "What do you do now?"
"I still work on Broadway." Rachel told him.
"Anything big come up yet?"
"No." Rachel looked down. "Sometimes I wonder whether I will ever be the huge star I've always dreamed to be. I wonder do I really have what it takes?"
"I'm sure you do Rachel. That time I heard you sing at karaoke you were incredible. You blew everyone away with Rain On My Parade." Finn reassured her. "That big part is right around the corner for you."
"Well I hope so; I don't have much of the money my Dads gave me left which means if I don't get a big role soon I may have to give it up and get a normal job." Rachel finished the rest of her drink now looking sadder than when she enetered the bar.
"I should be going. Good Luck with finding a girlfriend." Rachel stood up and patted Finn's back as she walked past him.
"Good Luck getting some money." Finn called after her. When Finn heard of people struggling with money he felt incredibly guilty at how much he had.
Finn's face lit up as an idea came to him. He jumped from his bar stool and ran after Rachel until he found her just down the street from the bar.
"Rachel!" He called after her. She turned around and waited for Finn to catch up to her.
"What?" She asked when he was panting next to her.
"I had a great idea that could solve our problems." Finn said as he caught his breath. He should really go to the gym more.
"Oh yeah? And what's that?" Rachel clearly doubted he could come up with a solution.
"Be my girlfriend."
"Excuse me?" Rachel was shocked at how abrupt he was.
"I mean you're not really going to be my girlfriend." Finn explained to her. "Just pretend to be for my Mom's wedding anniversary party so I can make her happy."
"And were does that get me?" Rachel asked with a hand on her hip.
"I will pay you." Finn thought his idea was great; they would both win. The offended look on Rachel's face told him that she though differently.
"Finn I don't need your money! I'm a big girl I can look after my-"
"How does a thousand dollars sound?" Finn interrupted her. Rachel stopped to consider before ultimatly deciding not to.
"No Finn! I am fully capable of finding a job and taking care of myself." Rachel folded her arms over her chest.
"What about two thousand? Five thousand? Ten thousand? Name your price! It will solve both of our problems so everyone wins." Finn thought this was such a good plan; how could she not like it?
"Finn, I don't want to do this. I can pick up a few more part time jobs and make my own money." Rachel turned around and started to walk away.
"This is like an acting job. Your role is my girlfriend and I will pay you Ten Thousand dollars! It will be practice for when you do get a role and it will be great for your improvisational skills!" Finn shouted after her.
Rachel stopped as she considered this. It would be great practice. with ten thousand dollars she could stay in New York and carry on trying for Broadway. She would be ending both their problems.
Rachel turned around and walked back to Finn. "Fine then." Finn grinned wide. "Meet me tomorrow and 11.00am outside that starbucks." Rachel pointed to the Starbucks across the street from them.
"What for?" Finn frowned confused.
"If I'm going to do a good job in this role we need to know each other for it to be believable. You need to know everything about me and I need to know everything about you." Rachel said and stuck her hand out.
"Why do I need to shake your hand?"
"To confirm we have a deal." Rachel grabbed Finn's hand and shook it herself. "11.00am sharp!" Is the last thing Rachel said before walking away.
What had Finn gotten himself into?