A/N: This fic is set on September 2013, during the incoming fifth season of Glee.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
A Little Too Late - Chapter 1
Right after her last class for the day, Holly Holliday stepped into the choir room with a comfort of familiarity. She smiled as she saw the familiar faces who had welcomed her into William McKinley High School when she first visited. Most of them were gone, graduated, and were replaced by new faces.
"Hola clase!" Holly greeted, walking into the room without checking if there was a teacher inside.
"Whaddup, Miss H!" Artie said, rolling the wheels of his wheelchair towards her to give her a high-five. Brittany, Tina and Sam gathered around her and pulled her into a tight hug.
The rest of the New Directions just sat there with questioning expressions on their faces. "So you must be the newbies," Holly chuckled giving them a wave. "Hi, I'm Holly Holliday."
"I like your boots." Unique remarked as she raised her legs, showing Holly that she was wearing the same pair. "I like yours too!" Holly giggled and high-fived Unique.
"Are you here to substitute for Mr. Schuester?" Tina asked.
"Mr. Schuester? Uh, no. I just wanted to drop by. I'm substituting for Mrs. Davidson for a week. Why? What happened to Will? Is he sick?" Holly raised an eyebrow.
"He and Miss Pillsbury got married. They took a leave for their honeymoon." Tina replied and the Glee Club made a swooning sound.
Holly felt like what happened next wasn't real. It was as though she was replaying her worst nightmare, except that she could actually feel her heart literally in pain and her legs were almost going numb from shock. She just stood there, as the news caused her heart to skip a beat and her mouth to run dry.
It was even harder to not break down into tears as she realized that she was standing at the very spot where she and Will had first kissed. Holly looked at the spot where Will stood when they finished dancing; and when it occurred to her that he was really gone, her eyes welled with tears.
She was distracted for a moment when her phone started to emit a sound of a toddler calling for her mom. She took out the video baby monitor and saw Kate, her one year old daughter, walking around the apartment living room. The toddler started to cry, as her mother was nowhere in sight.
Holly walked out of the choir room without saying goodbye to the kids. She made her way through various hallways briskly and drove back to her apartment.
She tried to catch her breath when she reached home, and the tears that filled her eyes started to stream down her face like a waterfall of a pain.
"Mommy." Kate said softly, her legs wobbling, as she walked towards her mother. Holly knelt down and pulled her closer; wrapping her arms around the toddler as her tears soaked Kate's new pajamas.
"I'm so sorry, baby. I'm so sorry," Holly whispered. Kate who was unaware of what was happening yet felt sad for her mother who was crying, touched Holly's cheek and gave her a small smile. "I was too late, Kate. I'm so sorry."
A/N: Tell me what you thought about the fic! I'm turning this into a multi-chapter fic instead of a one-shot like I originally planned.
