"Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the seatbelt sign. Please make sure that your seats are in the upright position as we begin our descent into the LaGuardia airport."

Rachel smiles and nudges the sleeping blonde leaning in her shoulder.

"Hey, wake up," she whispers.

Quinn groans and sits up in her seat, rubbing her eyes. "Are we almost there?"

"We're about to land."

"Shortest nap ever," Quinn says groggily.

"Well it's probably the shortest flight ever," Rachel chuckles.

Quinn hums in agreement as she stares out the window, able to see all of the skyscraper buildings as they get lower to the ground.

"Is that Central Park?"

Rachel leans over to look. "That big green square? Yes, that's Central Park."

Quinn narrows her eyes at her before looking back out the window. "New York doesn't look as big as I thought it would be."

"From up here maybe. Just wait until we're down there." She takes the blonde's hand and squeezes.

As soon as they land, Rachel drags Quinn through the aisle in a hurry, even though it's futile because they're forced to wait on their luggage for half an hour. But as soon as they have all that they need, she rushes them out the door and into the first available cab.

After giving the driver their hotel address, she glances at the excited blonde peering out the window and scoots herself closer. She finds the look on her face completely endearing, and pulls out her phone to subtly snap a picture of the moment before tucking it away.

When they make it to Manhattan, Rachel yelps and clutches the seat as the driver weaves them through traffic dangerously. She shakes her head and puts her seatbelt on, remembering how much she hates can drivers.

"Hey! The Flatiron building!" Quinn points out with a smile. "Like in Spider-Man."

"Mhmm," Rachel replies, too occupied with making sure the people crossing the street in front of them don't get hit by this maniacal driver.

After a few more blocks, they come screeching to a halt.

"We're here already?" Quinn frowns.

"$47.50," the driver grunts at them.

"Jesus fuck," Rachel mumbles as she pulls a few twenties out of her purse. The driver reaches back and immediately snatches them out of her hands. "Keep the change," she rolls her eyes, then quickly gets out when she sees Quinn is already outside with their bags.

After they check in and receive the key to their room, Rachel drops her stuff to the floor as soon as they enter and falls face-first onto the bed.

"This room is really nice, Rach," Quinn says as she looks around.

"I wanted to go all out for you," she murmurs into the pillow.

Quinn smiles and sits down next to her on the bed. "Don't tell me you're tired already."

Rachel lifts her head and sighs, "I'm not the one that slept the entire plane ride."

"I don't know what you're talking about," her girlfriend says as she lies next to her and snuggles into her side. "What's on the agenda for today?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?"

"We're not meeting Sebastian until tomorrow. So for now, it's nap time."

"But Rach," Quinn whines.

"Just a short nap," Rachel smiles. "And then we'll go out to dinner. I promise."

Quinn chuckles as she can hear the woman already dozing off. "Okay baby," she says as she presses a kiss to her cheek. "I'll wake you up in an hour."

Sometime later, when Rachel finally stirs awake, she hears Quinn quietly shuffling around the room. Her eyes land on the blonde and she immediately sits up when she sees the girl taking things out of her suitcase.

"What are you doing?" she shouts.

Quinn freezes and looks at her in confusion. "Putting our stuff away? I already unpacked my clothes. I just thought I'd do yours while you were asleep."

"No! Stop it right now!" Rachel scrambles over and shuts it. Realizing how crazy she probably looks, she clears her throat, "You don't have to do that for me. I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself. I mean, you do a lot for me already. So don't worry about it."

"Okay..." Quinn stares at her. "What's going on? You're acting weird."

"Well you know how I get after my naps."

"No, not real—"

"I'm just going to finish unpacking," Rachel says quickly as she lugs the suitcase to the closet. "And then we can get ready and go out. Does that sound good?"

"I – sure?" All Quinn can do is watch her drag the damn thing across the room, still completely confused.

"Great! Why don't you get in the shower, and I'll join you in a few minutes?"

"Okay?"

As Quinn walks to the bathroom, she still eyes Rachel carefully.

When Rachel hears the shower running, she rips open the suitcase and sighs in relief when she sees the little black box is still tucked away, having bypassed Quinn's eye.

She takes it over to her purse on the nightstand and carefully hides it in one of the inside pockets. She'll have to make sure to keep it on her at all times and hope that Quinn doesn't attempt to go through it for any reason.

Smiling to herself, Rachel bounds over to the bathroom, shedding her clothes along the way. She peeks her head into the shower to see Quinn rinsing out her hair while facing away from her, then cautiously steps inside.

"Hey," she says as she presses herself against her back and wraps her arms around her waist.

"Is everything okay?" Quinn asks with concern.

"Of course." She leaves a kiss on the girl's shoulder, not planning on letting go any time soon.

After a few minutes of letting the warm water run over them, she asks, "You still love me, right? Even with all my weirdness?"

Quinn chuckles, "Especially with all your weirdness. Why are you asking?"

"I just want to make sure you know what you're in for should you find yourself stuck with me for a very long time."

"You do something every day to remind me of what I'm in for." Rachel frowns, not expecting the answer. "And you somehow make me fall in love with you more and more."

She blushes and smiles, rubbing her cheek against Quinn's shoulder affectionately. "I love you too."

Quinn is able to turn herself around and tilts Rachel's chin up. "Are you sure everything is okay? Are you having doubts about us again?"

"No," Rachel shakes her head. "I promise it's nothing like that. I just think that things will be changing soon."

"Of course they are. We're moving to New York," Quinn smiles. "Just one of our many adventures."

She purses her lips. "You think so?"

The girl presses a kiss to her forehead and pulls her against her chest, tucking her head under her chin. "I hope so."

Rachel feels a little more at ease with Quinn's words. She just hopes that she's not getting ahead of herself.

She decides to take Quinn to a little Italian restaurant that she had tried once with Finn. She loved the food and the atmosphere, but he hated it so they never went there again.

She blocks that memory out, and instead decides to create a new one with Quinn. And the fact that it was only a few blocks from their hotel didn't hurt either.

Quinn enjoys the food nearly as much as she does, which she was glad for. And after dinner, they stroll hand in hand around the city, just talking and looking at all of the buildings and people passing by.

"Where are we?" Quinn asks after they've been wandering around for over an hour.

Rachel pauses and looks around. There were still several other people walking around as well, so at least they were in a safe area. "I think we're somewhere in Hell's Kitchen," she says.

"Like the show?" the blonde asks, confused.

"No," Rachel laughs. She pulls her down for a kiss and says, "Come on, let's get back to the hotel. We have to be up early tomorrow to meet Sebastian anyway."

"It's such a long walk back," Quinn groans.

"Well that's why there's the subway." She nods her head towards the subway stop further down the street.

"Is it safe to ride at night?"

"As longs as there's other people around, we'll be fine." Rachel then takes her hand and pulls her along. Quinn has to get used to riding the subway anyway.

After they get their tickets and make their way into the car of the awaiting train, they notice that there's a considerable amount of people already onboard.

"See, my love?" Rachel smiles.

Quinn rolls her eyes and giggles as she grabs onto the handrail when the train suddenly starts moving, "Of course you're right."

"Mhmm." She leans into her side and sighs.

"What are you thinking?"

"Just how much I love you."

"Hey." Quinn reaches down to cup her face. "I love you too."

Rachel stares back at her. "Then kiss me."

The next morning, they rush to get ready for a long day ahead of them. All morning would be spent with Sebastian and looking at different apartments. Then Quinn had to go to NYU to fill out paperwork and take a tour of the campus. And then later, Kurt and Blaine would be flying in and were planning a long afternoon of shopping in the city before they got settled in the house on Long Island.

And true to his word, Sebastian is outside of their hotel with a waiting car at nine o'clock sharp. After a morning of rushing to get ready, Rachel and Quinn are just walking outside as the car pulls up.

The back door opens and an attractive, tall man wearing an expensive designer suit steps out.

"Rachel, it's so good to see you again," he smiles as he takes off his sunglasses and approaches them.

The brunette cordially shakes his hand and smiles. "Hello Sebastian."

"When Finn told me you were moving back, it just completely blew my mind. Such a wonderful surprise." He then turns to Quinn and his eyes widen. "And who is this?"

"This is Quinn," Rachel says.

"Hello," Quinn smiles as she shakes his hand. Her smile falters slightly when he doesn't let go of her hand right away.

"My god, you are beautiful," he says as he stares intently into her eyes.

"Thank you?"

"I should also mention that Quinn is my girlfriend," Rachel pipes up.

He drops her hand and looks back over at the woman. "Finn never mentioned that you were dating women now."

"Because it's none of Finn's business," she says pointedly.

"I can see you've changed quite a bit," he smirks. "You weren't such a spitfire before. I like it."

Rachel smiles despite herself.

"And what is it that you do, Quinn?"

"I'm a student. I'll be attending NYU in the fall."

"Beautiful and smart. Looks like you've got quite the catch here, Rachel." He turns back to the blonde, "If you weren't taken, I'm sure everyone in the city would have their eye on you."

Quinn blushes, "I doubt that."

"Anyway," Rachel interrupts, having no more of this shit. "Why don't we get going?"

"Right, of course." Sebastian walks over to the curb and opens the car door for them. "After you, ladies."

Rachel makes sure that Quinn gets in first so that she can sit in between them. She doubts he'll try anything on her girlfriend, but it's just a precaution.

Once they're in, Quinn whispers, "I thought you said he was gay."

She rolls her eyes and whispers back, "I thought he was! Stop making everybody want you!"

Sebastian settles inside and shuts the car door. He then gives the driver instructions on where to go. Once they're making their way through traffic, he pulls a folder out of his briefcase and hands it over to Rachel.

"Based on all of your requests as well as the price range you gave me over the phone, I found these places to be a good match." His tone is suddenly professional, which Rachel is relieved for. "This first place is in Chelsea, which is only a short drive away."

She nods as her and Quinn both look at the description and photos of the first place. She blows out a puff of air. This is going to be a long morning.

After a few duds in the Chelsea area, Sebastian scratches the back of his neck and sighs when they get back into the car. "There's a few places in Battery Park City that are a lot nicer than these if you want to head down there?"

Before Quinn can say anything, Rachel shakes her head, "You and I both know that everything down there is overpriced."

He shrugs and nods in agreement before flipping through the folder again. After finding a page that he had forgotten about, he looks over at them and smiles. "I have a place in the village that you might be interested in."

"The village?" Quinn asks, not too familiar with the neighborhoods around there.

"Greenwich Village," he winks at her.

"It's the neighborhood that the campus is in," Rachel explains as she reads over the details. "And judging by the address, it's probably within walking distance."

"Great! Then let's go," Sebastian smiles before giving directions to the driver once again.

Rachel smiles and places her hand on Quinn's knee, rubbing it affectionately.

"You look excited," Quinn whispers.

She looks at her girlfriend and beams, "Because I am excited. It's just all finally coming together."

The pull into what seems like a quiet street and come to a stop in front of a dark brown apartment building with only three stories.

"Looks like we're here," Sebastian says as he exits the car.

Quinn gets out after Rachel and surveys her surroundings. It was a nice looking area. The buildings had a vintage, inviting feel to them. And all of the people walking and biking around them didn't look like they were murderers. So yes, she was taken so far.

"It's on the second floor," Sebastian says as they walk inside.

After making their way upstairs, he stops in front of the apartment they were there for and reaches for the top of the doorframe, pulling down a hidden key. He then unlocks the door and steps inside, turning on the lights.

"The previous tenants moved out just a few days ago. So we caught it barely in time," he says as Quinn and Rachel come in behind him. "I'll let you both take a look around."

Rachel nods as she begins walking around the apartment. It wasn't huge by any means, especially compared to her house. But at least there was more floor space than the other places they had looked at. And the bedroom was actually separate from the living room. The hardwood floors were also a plus.

Quinn isn't too far behind her as she moves around. After carefully inspecting the living room and the kitchen, they go to the bedroom.

Rachel's eyes widen in surprise when she opens the door and sees that it was actually bigger than she was anticipating it to be. She smiles as she takes a look around at the whole room. She then walks over to the window to see that instead of a brick wall, they actually have a nice view of the street.

She continues to stare out the window as she thinks to herself. This place wasn't the best apartment that she's been in or anything close. But it still feels...perfect.

"Rach," Quinn comes up behind her and places her chin on her shoulder. After a moment, she says, "This is it."

She smiles and turns her head, "Yeah?"

"Well I like it a lot," Quinn laughs. "What about you?"

She nods in agreement. "I think this is the perfect place too."

Something about it just felt right to her. And she was willing to take this chance with Quinn.

But just to be safe, she says, "Let's look at everything one more time to make sure it's all okay."

After doing another run through of the entire apartment, they both join Sebastian outside by the car.

"What do you think?" he asks.

"We love it," Rachel beams while Quinn smiles in agreement.

"Thank god," Sebastian sighs before taking off his sunglasses once again. He holds out a stack of papers and looks at Rachel, "So, you may have noticed that this place is just a little out of your price range. Is that going to be an issue?"

She shakes her head, "You can get the price lowered."

"I don't think I can get much taken off, Rachel."

She rolls her eyes, "Bullshit. I know you were able to knock off nearly half the price of every apartment I got with Finn. I know he's your buddy and everything, but can you please do me this solid?"

He purses his lips as he thinks to himself. Rachel knows that she's pushing it. But this is the place for her and Quinn. She just knows it.

"You'll really be doing me a favor too," Quinn says in what she feels is her sexy voice, taking a step closer to him. Rachel frowns and stares at her, but all Quinn can do is shrug. She didn't even know what she was doing. She was just hoping he would cave. "I mean, it's so close to the school and everything. What do you say?"

She cringes on the inside as she even goes as far as batting her eyelashes. Sebastian, however, seems to fall for it and clears his throat. "I'll do my best, I promise."

Rachel squeals in delight while Quinn throws her arms around him and says, "Thank you!" She then turns to Rachel and pulls her girlfriend into a tight hug.

Sebastian blushes and straightens out his tie. "So it's settled then. I'll pick you both up tomorrow so we can get the paperwork signed."

"That sounds great," Rachel says. She then looks at the time in her phone and tells Quinn, "You have to be at the school in ten minutes."

"I'll drop you both off," Sebastian offers.

Rachel nods and quickly ushers Quinn into the car.

When they arrive at the campus, Rachel thanks Sebastian profusely and agrees to meet him the following morning to sign all of the required paperwork. He throws one last wink at Quinn before getting back into the car and leaving.

Rachel feels her phone buzz in her pocket and pulls it out to see a text message from Kurt.

She turns to Quinn and says, "Kurt and Blaine already landed. They're on their way to meet us here."

"Okay."

"And just so you know, if I weren't so happy right now, I would be really mad at you."

She marches forward into the building. They're met with several other students waiting around the main area, waiting to be called up.

"What?" Quinn asks. "I don't think Sebastian would be into me if he knew..." she trails off, not wanting to say it.

"I actually think that he would be really into it." She shudders at the thought and shakes her head.

"Rachel?"

"Hmm?" she looks up at her girlfriend.

"We found our place!"

She beams, "I know!"

They embrace in a warm hug, but their celebration is short-lived when Quinn's named is called out.

Quinn sighs as she pulls back. "Are you going to be okay?"

"I'll be fine," Rachel smiles. "The boys should be here soon anyway. Just call me when you're done, alright?"

"Sure." Quinn pecks her lips before turning away. "I'll see you later."

After she watches her girlfriend get escorted away by one of the advisors, Rachel looks around and feels slightly out of place among the young crowd, and decides to go wait outside on a bench. And she didn't really mind as it was a nice day out.

True to his word, Kurt climbs out of a cab down the street about twenty minutes later with Blaine right behind him. Rachel smiles and gets up to go meet them.

"Hey!" she calls out to get their attention.

"Rachel!" Kurt squeals before running over and twirling her around in a massive hug.

"Hey Rach," Blaine smiles as he joins him. "How's New York treating you so far?"

"Amazing!" she says. "And we already found our apartment!"

"What?" Kurt's eyes widen. "Seriously? Tell me all about it!"