Author's Note: So here it is…finally! Sorry it took so long, I don't really have an excuse, except that I was busy! If you guys have any ideas for this story please don't hesitate to let me know, I would love your feedback. A big thank you to everyone who stuck by 'Inevitable' and is now reading this :) I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee…pretty sure I'm never gonna own Glee…sad!
Kurt walked briskly into the dressing room looking more stressed than Rachel felt! He immediately marched over to where Rachel sat with Olivia on her lap; he looked about ready to punch somebody!
"Get that child off your dress! I did not come over to your house at 6am this morning so you could walk in there looking like you've just got out of bed!"
With that he forcefully removed Olivia from Rachel's lap and pushed her in the direction of the other children. Rachel just sighed and walked over to where Quinn and Mercedes were standing. Mercedes rubbed Rachel's arm and smiled at her sympathetically.
"How're you doing?"
"He's doing my head in! All I wanted was a cuddle with my daughter!"
Quinn nodded and looked over at the three children Kurt was scolding for sitting on the floor in their outfits!
"Doesn't he realise they're far too young to understand him?"
Mercedes just smiled.
"Come on guys, he just wants today to be perfect, he's got the best intentions. It's only a couple more hours anyway."
Rachel took a deep breath as she looked up at the clock. Mercedes was right, a couple more hours. A couple more hours and this would all be over. Quinn looked at her concerned.
"You ok Rach?"
Rachel smiled and nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Yeah I just can't believe it's finally happening."
Quinn smiled and hugged Rachel tight. The girls pulled away and Rachel laughed as she gently wiped at her eyes,
"Kurt's gonna kill me if I ruin my make-up!"
Right on cue Kurt's voice could be heard above the general noise in the dressing room.
"Ok everyone we're almost ready to go. I will come back to start everything off in five minutes. That means that in five minutes everyone who doesn't belong back here won't be back here, and everyone who belongs back here, will be ready to go! If any of you are not ready I'm gonna make you wish you'd never been born! This better be perfect!"
And with that Kurt stormed out the dressing room leaving everyone in a stunned silence, before Mercedes burst out laughing! The laughter spread around the room as everyone began to make the final adjustments and get themselves ready. Rachel smiled as she noticed Shelby and Beth walking towards her.
"Hey Mom."
"Hey sweetie, you ready?"
"Never been more ready for anything in my life!"
Shelby smiled and hugged Rachel.
"Thank you for letting me back in your life Rachel, it means so much to me."
Rachel nodded and blinked back the tears threatening to fall.
"Thank you for coming back, I couldn't have done all this without you. Now you better get out there before Kurt kicks you butt to the moon and back!"
Shelby laughed and kissed Rachel and Beth on the heads before leaving. Rachel smiled down at her little sister.
"Hey princess, you look beautiful."
The eleven-year-old blushed and looked at the ground. She was outgoing and never shy, but she was always embarrassed when people complimented her. Rachel couldn't think why, she was stunning.
"Thank you Ray. You look amazing."
Rachel smiled and bent down to hug her sister, before Beth ran off to where Quinn was standing with her two year old daughter Ava. About six months ago Beth had begun quizzing Shelby about her biological parents, and eventually Shelby had told her the truth about 'Aunt Quinn' and 'Uncle Puck'. She hadn't taken the news very well at first but she had finally warmed up to the idea and spent every other weekend at Quinn and Puck's house.
"Hey Mama."
Quinn smiled down at her daughter.
"Hey sweetie, you look so beautiful."
Beth blushed again.
"Thank you, so do you."
At that moment Kurt burst through the door.
"Ok everybody, places."
With that he immediately left again, but not before smiling at Rachel and mouthing 'you look beautiful'.
Rachel took a deep breath as her dads came and stood in front of her. Hiram looked at his daughter with tears in his eyes.
"You look gorgeous Ray."
Rachel started to tear up and hugged both of her fathers.
"I wanted to thank you guys for allowing us to get married in a church. I understand that you would have preferred us to have a Jewish wedding, and honestly, so would I, but it means so much to Finn. You see his father was a Christian and by having it in a church he feels that we can be closer to him and he can be at our wedding."
Leroy smiled and hugged her again.
"We know Rach, you've told us enough times! We don't care where you get married, all we care about is that we are giving our baby to someone who we know will love and care for her and she will be happy for the rest of her life. We have no fear that that is what we're doing and we couldn't be happier."
Rachel smiled and wiped at her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up. Her fathers moved to their positions on either side of her and took her arms. Hiram smiled at her.
"You ready?"
Rachel nodded and got that determined look on her face that reminded them of the high school Rachel Berry.
"I'm ready."
Finn stood at the head of the church and took a deep breath as the music began to play. He looked to his left and smiled at the four men standing next to him. His two best men, Kurt and Puck, and his two groomsmen, Blaine and Sam. Those four had been there for him through thick and thin. They were his best friends and he was so glad they were standing next to him now.
His smile grew even bigger as the doors at the back of the church opened and his beautiful daughter walked out. She was holding her basket of flowers and she skipped down the aisle happily throwing the petals everywhere! He laughed and blew her a kiss when she reached the end of the aisle. She looked at him and her face lit up; she was just about to run towards him when Shelby picked her up and sat her down in a pew. Finn looked nervously at Kurt, thinking he'd be mad, but he was just smiling at Olivia with tears in his eyes.
Finn looked back towards the aisle and laughed as he saw three-and-a-half-year-old Jackson pulling Ava down the aisle at top speed! Ava just looked around, confused as to why everyone was watching her, and apparently laughing at her!
Next out the doors came Beth, looking absolutely beautiful. Her curled blonde hair rested neatly on her shoulders and she smiled shyly at Finn and Puck. Finn smirked at Puck when he realised he had tears running down his cheeks but Puck just glared at him and wiped them away quickly.
Beth was followed by Rachel's old manager and her best girl friend in New York, Karen. Karen had been there for Rachel through every audition, rejection and acceptance she had been through and had been very supportive to Rachel during her pregnancy. She smiled happily as she walked down the aisle before taking her place next to Beth.
Mercedes was next to walk out and Sam's jaw dropped open as he saw his wife, her eyes fixed on him and him alone. She looked breathtaking, and Sam couldn't help reliving his own wedding as he watched Mercedes get closer to him.
After Mercedes came Quinn. She looked beautiful and was an older version of Beth. She smiled at Puck who again shed a tear but quickly wiped it away. Quinn had been Rachel's rock during her pregnancy. As her only friend who had been through it before she offered Rachel all the support and guidance she needed and the two had developed a strong relationship because of it. She stood next to Mercedes and squeezed her hand as they turned to look at the doors.
Finn had to remind himself to breathe as Rachel stepped through the doors, flanked on both sides by her fathers. She was without a doubt the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her dress wasn't too elaborate but had enough pattern on to make it interesting. She looked stunning. Finn's smile was bigger than ever and he didn't even attempt to wipe away the tears that fell down his face. After what felt like a lifetime Rachel reached him, beaming widely and also crying. Her dads handed her over to him and he gently reached up to wipe the tears from her face.
"You look beautiful."
Rachel was too emotional to speak, so she simply smiled and squeezed his hand.
Finn and Rachel had decided to write their own vows and he was incredibly nervous when he was told it was his turn to speak. He took Rachel's hands in his and smiled at her.
"I'm not really very good with words, and you wouldn't believe how many times I've practised this, and now I've forgotten it! So I'm sorry if it's a little jumpy. Rachel you are my everything, my whole world. Every cliché out there applies to us! From the day we first kissed in that auditorium, I've loved you. You've given me everything Rach. A beautiful daughter, something to come home to every night, a family. But most of all Rachel, you've given me a dream. Something I spent years searching for and could never find. You and Olivia, that's my dream. So thank you Rach, and I love you."
The tears were flowing freely down Rachel's face and she smiled shakily up at Finn, taking a deep breath before beginning to talk.
"I spent seven years of my life searching, and back then I was so sure of what I was searching for. For Broadway, for fame, for my passion. But only now do I realise that that's not what I was searching for at all. I was searching for you. Four years ago I sat in my bathroom, staring at a positive pregnancy test, thinking my life was over. It wasn't, it had only just begun. Through everything Finn, I only have one regret. That I didn't find you sooner! I love you too."
By now Finn was also crying and he desperately wanted to take Rachel in his arms and kiss her like crazy! But he wouldn't, he was pretty sure Kurt would never forgive him!
Rings were exchanged and all the necessary words were said and documents were signed and before Finn knew what was happening he heard,
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Finn smiled and leaned down to capture Rachel's lips in a soft and gentle kiss that displayed all the love and emotions he was feeling in that moment. He released Rachel and wiped the tears from her face, resting his hand on her cheek as she smiled up at him, placing her hand over his and leaning into it.
"I love you Rach, so much."
Rachel opened her eyes and looked deep into Finn's.
"I love you too."
Suddenly Finn looked down and saw Olivia standing at his feet. He bent down and picked her up, kissing her forehead.
"Hello munchkin. What did you think?"
Olivia rested her head on Finn's shoulder and looked over at Rachel.
"Mommy look pretty."
"She sure does Star, she sure does."
Finn placed Olivia on the floor and Finn and Rachel took hold of her hands as they walked down the aisle. As they stepped outside the church confetti was thrown over them and Finn and Rachel turned to face each other. Finn leant over to kiss Rachel again and Olivia stood in between them, smiling up at them. It was the perfect family photograph. In that moment, they were the perfect family.
Author's Note: So I really hope you enjoyed it :) I know it's not very realistic that they would get married in a church but I know nothing about Jewish weddings and so I made it a Christian one, I hope you don't mind. If you want to see Rachel's dress and the bridesmaids dresses I've put links to them up on my profile page :) thank you for reading!