Author's note: Hi, you guys! So, this is my first time writing (both fanfiction and in English – I'm Brazilian :x ) and I'm really excited! This came to me through songs and Grey's Anatomy. There's something about lots of drama and heartbreaking songs… So, if you like drama, I'd say you're in the right place. Hope you like it. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own glee, even though I worship Ryan, Brad and Ian for having the genius idea!
Winter - Dec, 2026
Finn opened the front door and found the house silent. He thought that was weird cause usually, around that time, Rachel was cooking dinner and singing along with her favorite tunes playing on Spotify while Anne was dancing and laughing around her. But not today. Instantly, he felt something was wrong.
"Rach?", he called her at the same time he closed the door. No answer. Placing his keys on its spot by the door and walking in the living room's direction, he called her again. "Babe?", still no answer. Okay, so now he was kinda freaking out a little bit. Why isn't she answering?
A wave of relief went through his body at the sight of Rachel, but quickly was replaced by worry the moment he saw the way she was tense. She was sitting on the couch with her eyes shut, one hand rubbing her forehead and the other hand slowly caressing her large baby bump. There was a mug with hot chocolate almost untouched on the coffee table waiting to be drank by its owner.
"Honey?", he sat by her, watching Rachel taking a deep breath and finally looking at him.
"Hi, sweetie.", she smiled weakly at Finn. He watched her closely with apprehensive eyes and twigged that she was shaking almost imperceptibly.
"Are you okay?", he said, his voice filled with worry and care. Finn took her hand into his and was surprised that her warm hands were actually cold as ice. "Rach, your hand is freezing! Are you cold?"
"I'm fine, Finn!", she answered, this time lightly chuckling at his reaction. She kissed him softly on the lips and readjusted herself into his arms as if saying everything was okay and she was just looking the comfort of his arms.
"Are you sure? You're shaking, Rach. And I can see you took just one sip of that now cold hot chocolate. Usually, you drink it when you wanna drink wine, but you can't cause you're pregnant", he pauses, "and you always drink wine to de-stress or something."
"I got a little nauseated cause it was too sweet and didn't want to finish it, that's all.", she said letting another sigh scape.
He knew that was not all, however he remembered that something was missing. "Hey, where's Annie?"
She shifted her position again, so she could look into his hazel eyes that somehow has the power to bring her the calm she needs when she doesn't have it in her body anymore.
"She's in her room, thinking about what she's done today.", she said simply standing herself up and heading to the kitchen. Finn followed Rachel observing her every move. She's so off and quiet. That rarely happens to Rachel Berry.
"What has she done?", he asks.
"Ugh, she has been a nightmare today, Finn! From the moment she woke up till the moment I sent her to her room."
"Oh, come on. It can't be that bad!"
"Oooooh, but it is! She screamed all morning! First cause she didn't want to get up, and then cause she didn't want cereal for breakfast, she wanted chocolate pancakes. So, she kept screaming cause she didn't want to dress to go to daycare, or go to daycare at all! She cried all the way there and all the way home, Finn. And, oh, the best part: she threw her shoes on me, Finn!", Rachel closes her eyes and breathes deeply calming herself down.
"Come here, baby.", Finn hugs her tight, drawing patterns with his fingers on her back. They stayed this way without saying a word till her body starts relaxing under his touch.
"There's more.", she groans in his arms. "Her teacher said she bit Emily today cause she wanted to play with the Barbie Emily was playing with and her friend did not want to share it."
"Well, Emily was mean not sharing the doll.", Finn laughs.
"Finn!", Rachel pulls out from his hug and playfully slaps him on his left arm, trying not to laugh while pretending she's mad at him. Not being able to hold it, they laugh of the thought of their cranky daughter. "I'm seriously, that girl…"
"Is just like her mom.", Finn states lovingly, stealing a kiss from Rachel, smirking when he sees the pout that has been formed in her lips. Not resisting, he kisses her again till they're both breathless.
"You know how to get away from things, hã!? Clever.", she plays with him.
"Well, what can I say! My wife is too easy to be distracted.", his grin is so wide she swears it's hurting him.
"You're so right!", she stands in her tiptoes and kisses him again, sweetly. He tries to deepen their kiss, but she pulls away from him smirking and walks towards the bathroom.
With a smile stuck in his face, Finn goes upstairs to check on Anne. Opening the door to her room he finds his three-year old laid on the floor, peacefully sleeping surrounded by her toys. He smiles at the scene. It's hard to believe that this little angel is the same one that threw her shoes at her mom and bit her friend earlier that day.
He walks to her and gently takes the hair off her face. "Annie?", he calls her name softly trying to wake her up. "Princess?". No answer. She might look like her mom in many ways, but when it comes to sleeping and eating his genes are no doubt dominant.
Finn picks Anne up, tucks her in bed and kisses her hairline. "Good night, princess. Daddy loves you.", he whispers to his baby girl. He can't understand how is she so grown up already. It feels like yesterday that Rachel gave him the news that changed his life for good. He realizes his face had started hurting from all the smiling. Finn doesn't know how was he so lucky to have Rachel, Anne and now the baby on the way. He didn't deserve it, he thought.
After taking a shower, Finn goes downstairs. He finds Rachel putting Drizzle's food on her bowl while the dog insisted on jumping on her.
"Drizzle, please, be quiet for a minute. I'm almost done and you're not helping!", he hears Rachel exasperated.
"Come here, Drizzle!", he calls the dog, so Rachel can finish what she's doing without distraction. "Good girl!", he greets Drizzle when she goes running to his arms with a shaking tail. "Do you want help, baby?", Finn asks Rachel.
"No, thanks, honey. I'm fine. Almost done…", she pauses for a few seconds. "Done!", she smiles brightly. "There you go, Drizzle.", she puts the bowl on the floor and Drizzle couldn't possibly be faster to reach her food and start eating it.
Finn walks towards Rachel and gives her a kiss in the cheek. "I love you!", he says out of nowhere. She looks widely at him, with big loving eyes as though she was caught by surprise by the man's declaration. After years hearing him saying those words, she still couldn't believe it were meant for her and that she had Finn all to herself. Slowly, a big grin emerged as she responded: "I love you too!". She stands herself on her tiptoes and kisses him slow and passionately. Now he was caught by surprise!
They don't know how long they stay lost in each other until the doorbell rings. "Hmmm…", Rachel starts not wanting to break their kiss but having to. "It... must be… the pizza.", she says between kisses. At the sound of the word pizza, Finn laughs, gives her one last and quick kiss and runs to answer the door cause they kept the delivery guy waiting longer than normal.
Back inside with the pizza, he places the pizza on the table and starts cutting it. He listens to some steps coming in his direction and feels two little arms wrapping around his waist and a hot cheek on his back. "How's her?", he asks knowing Rachel was checking on Anne.
"Sleeping like an angel.", she sighs happily, sitting in a chair while Finn pours them some orange juice. "So, how was your day at work?", Rachel looks at him with curiosity.
"It was okay. We were only called three times and just one of them was an actual fire. But it was funny seeing Puck trying to get back an old lady's kitty from a tree.", Finn laughs remembering the scene of Puck trying to deal with the little cat. "The cat actually scratched his face a little bit when he touched it. He now has two new tattoos on his right cheek."
Rachel laughs along with Finn, choking a little bit with the juice as she imagined the scene Finn witnessed earlier that day. "I'll make sure the next time I see him I mention it. His reaction is gonna be everything!", she says laughing a little more.
The conversation starts flowing as always throughout the meal. They talk about everything: the upcoming Christmas party at Kurt's, Anne's birthday party, the baby's nursery and the things they need to finish up before the baby comes, their parents, the new tv show they're watching together on Netflix, Rachel's students and the showcase she's organizing… They ended up losing track of time and only when Finn yawned they knew it was time for bed.
"Lemme just put these dishes in the sink and we're free to go to bed.", Rachel smirks at Finn that was rubbing his eyes to keep it open. Finn watches her getting up too fast and the second he sees the cups slipping Rachel's hands his extinct tells him something is super wrong. Without even thinking, he runs to her and holds her body tightly against his in the exact moment before she had fell.
"Rach, baby?", he calls her only to receive a gasp as an answer. She tightens her hold on his shirt and arms for a few seconds and slowly let it go. She then breathes trying to steady her gasps. Finn lightly squeezes her, so she can know he's still there. He guides her through the cups' broken fragments on the floor to the chair and sits her again. "Honey?", he calls her again in a whispering voice. She smiles at him to reassure him she's fine now and unhurriedly opens her eyes, taking some seconds to focus her sight again.
"I'm okay now, Finn. Thank you for catching me.", Rachel gives him a weak smile and squeezes his hand again.
"What was that, Rach?", he asks. The worry thick in his voice.
"I don't know.", she frowns. "I guess I got up too fast and suddenly I was dizzy, and my vision was blurry.", she pauses. "But I'm fine now.", she looked into his big worried eyes and added, "I promise!".
He was reluctant and filled with concern but let it go with the sight of Rachel's yawning. "Let's take you to bed. Come on!", he offers his hand.
"But Finn, it's a mess in here!", she looks to the mess she made on the floor. "I gotta clean this up before Anne wakes up in the middle of the night and gets hurt.", she jumps out of the chair, but before she's able to give one step, Finn takes her in his arms in bridal style and starts walking towards the stairs. "Finn, let me go!", she hits his chest, so he can understand the urgency in her voice.
"Na an!", Finn keeps walking. "We gotta get you and this beautiful baby to bed. Enjoy your trip!", he smirks widely at her while climbing the stairs.
"Finn!", she complains but doesn't move.
He puts Rachel in bed just like he did with Annie. "Finn, I gotta put my pajamas on. You can let go of me now!", she laughs at his overprotective behavior.
"I can handle that. Stay still.", he gives her a serious look, turns around and goes get her a pajama. In no time, he is back taking her clothes away and helping Rachel put her "jammies" as Anne would say. Before putting her shirt on, he lays a little bit to give the baby some attention. He places his hand on her bump and one second later feels a strong quick. "Hey, kid! Go easy on your mom!", he plays, and Rachel laughs at it.
"The baby has been kicking the whole day. He or she only gave me a break when you came home and heard your voice.", she smiles sweetly and rubs her belly as well.
"With this much strength, I'm guessing a boy.", Finn feels another kick under his hand. He just can't stop smiling. Neither can Rachel at the sight of her loving husband talking to their baby.
"I have a good feeling too!", she lets him know what she's thinking of. "Are you a boy, baby?", she laughs when the baby kicks one more time as if confirming their theories.
They keep in this bubble of happiness for a few more minutes. If they could freeze a moment this would probably be it. However, Finn has an early shift tomorrow. "Okay, now mommy and daddy are going to sleep. Good night, baby! Daddy loves you!", he repeats what he had said to Anne earlier and places a kiss on Rachel's belly.
He lends a hand to his wife while putting her shirt on and helps her finding the comfortable spot and position that her big baby bump won't bother her sleep.
"Good night, babe. I love you!", he kisses Rachel's forehead.
"Good night, honey. I love you too!", she says almost asleep with closed eyes. He caresses her hair till her breathing becomes slow and rhythmic. Finn watches her peaceful face and wonders what could possibly had made her that dizzy. He had never seen her like that. Maybe she was just tired, he tried to calm himself down. Carefully, he gets up from bed and heads downstairs to clean the mess in the kitchen. Not being able to stop thinking about it, he recalls all the conversation they had after he came home. She said herself that Anne was being a nightmare that day and the baby didn't give her a break, so she must have been exhausted, that's all.
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