My First time writing a Finchel fanfiction so please read and review! Thank you! :)
For Good "She's precious. She looks a lot like you." What he really wanted to say was she looks a lot like him and her. He hasn't seen her in nine years and she's been ignoring his calls and texts. She suddenly comes back to Ohio for good.. How will he feel about her now that he finds out a secret she's been holding for so long?
Chapter 1: Home Sweet Home
Rachel Barbara Berry was back in her hometown Lima, Ohio. She knew she had huge Broadway Dreams but the only thing that matters is her little girl. She's missed so much on her little girl's life as she grew up. She wasn't there for her little girl when she reached milestones when she was a toddler. She didn't get to see her first walk or get to hear her first word which wasn't mama. Instead, the word was cookies.
She had a lot of help from the close friends she's met in NYADA, hired a nanny, and a babysitter. She was thankful for them. Being a college student and a young mother wasn't easy. No one knew about her sweet little girl. Not even her Glee Club teacher, her great friends she left behind, and not even her father.
She hasn't heard anything about him in nine long years. Sure he's called her and sent her text messages but she has been ignoring her. He's the one who put her in the rain. He's the one who set her free to surrender. He's the one who got her pregnant that night before she left Lima. She couldn't bear to tell him. Her fathers were a huge support in her life. They've stayed in New York for the first few years to help out. She's made them promise not to anyone about her sweet precious little girl.
But then she realized she couldn't keep doing this. Her precious little girl was growing up, being raised by a nanny, and not by her. NYADA was a great experience. College was amazing but she couldn't be a successful Broadway star and miss more of her little girl's life. So she called her daddies and told them that she'd be moving back for good.
She knew what she was getting herself into. She'd have to explain to everyone she love and it wouldn't be easy. She was ready to go back home. She was ready to be a full time mother. Her daughter was growing up before her eyes. She needs to be there when she becomes a teenager, graduate middle school, start high school, have her first boyfriend, first kiss, her first break up, her high school prom, high school graduating, and the day she leaves the nest.
Her little girl Ashley Nicole Berry was the love of her life. She has a complete different personality. She's very timid but is very polite. She has a talent and has a beautiful voice but is afraid to show it. She only sings around her mother.
"Our girls! It's so great to have you home." LeRoy said hugging Rachel and Ashley. They were just picked up from the airplane. Rachel looks around her home she left nine years ago.
Nothing has changed. Everything is still the same. "This is a lot of stuff, sweet pea. Do you want to put it in your room?" Hiram asked hugging Rachel.
"My room?" Rachel asked. For a minute she forgot what her room even looked like.
Hiram nods. "Yeah. You're bright yellow room full of dreams and musicals...you remember, don't you sweet-pea?" He asked. Rachel looks at her fathers. They haven't stopped smiling. Ashley was hiding behind Rachel's back.
"It's okay It's just your granddaddies." Rachel says rubbing her daughter's back.
Ashley had her brown hair, brown eyes, her mother's nose, but has her father's height. She was tall for her age.
"We also cleaned your room to make sure it wasn't dusty or had any bugs." LeRoy says. "Do you want something to eat? Are you girls hungry?" He asked.
"We could make some pasta.." Hiram says.
Rachel nods. "That would be great, daddies." She smiles hugging them. She couldn't stand to let go. "Dad? Daddy? I was thinking Ashley could sleep in my room since I'm too big for my bed. Can I take the guest room?"
LeRoy and Hiram nods. "Of course, baby."
Rachel smiles. They settle down in the kitchen. "Baby? This is where I grew up." Rachel tells her little girl. "You could see since there are so many pictures of me." She laughs. "I know you didn't want to leave your friends back in New York but I promise you you'll be making new friends here."
Ashley hugs her mother. "I love you, mommy." She says.
"I love you too, my precious star." Rachel says between the hug and kisses her daughter.
"I'm going to bring up the luggage's upstairs." She says. "I will be right back." She says as she looks at Ashley. "Will you be okay, sweetie?" She asked.
Ashley shyly nods. Rachel hugs her once again and brings luggage's upstairs. "It's so great to have you and your mommy back." She could hear her dad say.
"You're going to love it here. It's home." She heard her other daddy tell their granddaughter.
Home. She couldn't believe it's been nine-years since she left home. She slowly places her hand on her doorknob of her room.
It was still the same. All her trophies and awards were there, posters of her favorite musicals, and tons of pictures with her Glee club friends, and even him.
Finn Hudson. The guy she was supposed to be married too. The guy who was Ashley's father. The guy didn't even know he was a father.
The guy who she would have to see since she can't hide any longer. It was her own choice. She needed to come back home, for her daughter's sake. She holds onto a photo frame of her and Finn on their graduation and sits on her bed.
She closes her eyes as she places the photo frame close to her chest. "Welcome back, Rachel Barbara Berry. . home sweet home." She tells herself.
She wonders to herself how sweet will home be now that she's back with a secret she's been hiding all these years?
