Will was going crazy, something he didn't like to admit for his current situation. Rachel Berry was sitting in his living room hugging his pillow while she cried and he was busy getting a cold towel for her cuts.
Rachel Berry was a whole story in her own, let alone how he felt about her. Every time she skipped into the choir room his eyes would draw themselves to her short skirt. Every time he saw her kiss Finn or grab his arm his breath would quicken, and if Rachel had ever even looked at him his hands would start to sweat. And when she sang something perfectly she would get this smile and it would make his heart skip a beat.
Will could of stayed with Emma, but she couldn't stand his obsession with his students. The last straw was when he came home beat up from confronting an abusive father, so she just left. That was almost three years ago, Finn had been around then to help him with Daniel at that time. Rachel could of ended up with Finn, but she couldn't make decisions. It ended up being too late anyway.
"Will?" Rachel sobbed.
"Coming." He said, letting go of his grip on the counter and he grabbed a towel and put it under the sink. He walked back out to see the most heartbreaking sight ever.
She was curled up into a ball staring at the blank screen of the TV with tears running down her bruised face. He practically ran over to her. She didn't look at him at first, he began to lightly dab the cuts on her face.
"Tell me what happened." He whispered because he almost didn't want to hear.
"I took him home to Lima, because Kurt gave me his plane tickets he and Blaine where going to use for their own trip back until Rosalyn got sick." The pair that started in high school had been quite preoccupied with their newborn.
"I took him to the auditorium where Finn's portrait hung and I guess me talking about Finn angered him. Because he struck me." Rachel sniffled, and Will instinctively wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"He called Finn names so I told him to stop and he kicked me so that I fell down the steps, and well you were there for the rest." Rachel said leaning back against his arm.
Will went back to turn the lights off after the school assembly when he saw Rachel roll down the stage steps. His first instinct to chase the boy down and beat him. He chased him out the door of the auditorium and then returned to Rachel, she had refused to go to the hospital so once the nurse checked that she didn't have any broken bones he took her home with him despite her pleads.
"What happened to Jesse?" Will asked, knowing that she had started a relationship with him again.
"He was tired of waiting. Maybe I'm just too difficult to love." Rachel said leaning her head forward but Will stopped her by placing his hands on her shoulders.
"That's a lie. You are the most kind-hearted, intelligent-" He began to speak, looking at her
"Annoying, hard headed, indecisive-" She interrupted.
"Beautiful, talented, amazing girl I know." Will finished surprising himself at his own words. She looked up into his hazel eyes, something about them she had always found interesting. Sometimes when he sang they looked green, other times they looked brown, but right now it was a combination of both.
"You really mean that?" She asked with tears still forming in her eyes.
He reached his hands up to hold her face and he wiped the tears with his thumbs. "Of course."
"Will, please." Rachel whispered putting their foreheads together.
"What is it, love?" Will asked letting it slip.
She leaned forward closing the distance between them. Her lips were wet and cold from her tears but they were still soft and Will could only think about how amazing it was, and whether or not his stubble bothered her. His hands pulled her face closer and she wrapped one arm around his neck and held his bicep with the other. After a moment of moving against each other they just stopped, letting each other get used to the feeling.
"Daddy?" A soft voice said. They broke apart and Will turned to see his son in the doorway of his small bedroom rubbing his eyes and holding his favorite blue dog close to his chest.
"I had a bad dream." Daniel said, and Will's face dropped seeing the sad look in his son's eyes. Will motioned his hand and the little blonde haired boy ran over to him sitting himself on his lap.
"Rachel, you look hurt." Daniel said turning to her. Rachel and Daniel were like best friends, and Will always admired how she was more than happy to strike up conversation with the three year old.
"I fell down, and your daddy helped me." She said while looking at Will to see if that was the right thing to say.
"So that's why kissed you." Daniel said and Rachel laughed.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"When I'm hurt Daddy kisses where it hurts to make it feel better." Daniel said and Will couldn't help but laugh.
"Well he did make me feel better." Rachel said causing Will to laugh even harder. Daniel laughed, though he didn't really know why but when Rachel laughed he couldn't help but laugh. Rachel leaned over and pressed a kiss to Daniel's forehead, and Will smiled, as he hugged his son tighter.
"So what was your nightmare about?" Will asked.
"Don't matter. Rachel made it better." Daniel said happily, squirming in his arms to reach over and hug Rachel. She accepted the hug and Will laughed as Daniel pushed against his arms.
"Let's get you back to sleep," Will said picking his son up and turning him upside down as the little boy laughed.
"Daddy! Wait!" Daniel said and Will stopped.
"What, you got Floppy?" Will asked, referring to his favorite stuffed animal that the three year old could not go to sleep without.
"Yes." Daniel said leaning himself and then he gave Rachel a kiss on the cheek.
"Alright Spiderman, you stay away from my Mary Jane." Will said slinging him over his shoulder and Daniel laughed as Will brought him back into the bedroom. It took forever to get him back to sleep but once he did, Will walked out to find Rachel looking at all of the pictures of him and Daniel.
"You don't have any pictures of Emma." Rachel rather factually.
"Daniel kept asking me who she was. He doesn't remember her, and I hate to say it but I'm kind of glad." Will said, he knew it was bad to be glad that his son didn't know his mother but he couldn't help it. He had tried everything to make it work with her but she just gave up.
"Do you know how she's doing?" Rachel asked.
"Sue once told me she was married to some foreign fellow and they were expecting. To rub it in my face." Will said.
"Oh." Rachel said.
"So how is everyone? They're all so busy with their lives nobody comes to visit anymore." Will said.
"Mercedes is finishing her tour this weekend I think so she'll be back soon." Rachel said.
"Good, Sam misses her terribly." Will laughed.
"Brittany and Santana finally got accepted for their adoption of a little girl named Celeste, and let me tell you she is a mini version of Santana. She comes home in two weeks." Rachel said laughing.
"Oh I can't wait to meet her." Will said.
"Artie is directing his first film, dating the lead actress too. Puck and Quinn are living with Shelby and Beth, Mike and Tina are visiting Mike's father." She said and Will nodded.
"I miss you all so much." Will said running his hand down her arm.
"I missed you too." Rachel said moving closer.
"Rachel-" Will began but was cut off by Rachel kissing him again. Will enjoyed it for a few moments, but then he was the one to push away. She looked up at him with fearful eyes but he shook his head.
"Rachel, I think you should get some rest. It's been a long day, and we just need time to figure ourselves out. Okay?" He asked and she nodded, he was right as always. They were moving too fast.
She changed into some of his old clothes and headed for the spare bedroom. He and Emma had bought the three bedroom house hoping to someday have another baby. Rachel believed this bedroom must of killed him looking at it because it still had the old furniture from when they had bought it by what it looks like.
"Goodnight." He said in the doorway.
"Goodnight Will." She replied.
