This idea would not get out of my head. This will be kind of short, each chapter separated into each day of their 4 day vacation (Friday-Monday). It's kind of different from my usual writing I guess (which I am totally working on right now)...but just thought I'd give it a try! Let me know what you guys think. :)

Friday - Heading to the Lake House

"Guys! Come on. There's already an hour of traffic!" Finn yelled out as he stood in front of his SUV. He just finished loading up the suitcases and duffel bags and he was quite ready for the long weekend. Were they really just going for the weekend? His wife seemed to think they'd be gone for at least a week based on the amount she packed.

This was the trip he looked forward to every year. Sure, his family went on vacations every year - and it was usually up to the children where they went for that week. This led them of course to family vacations at Disney World, Disney Land (because according to his kids, these are two different places with different rides), Universal Studios and every other amusement park the U.S. had to offer. This trip was his. No amusement parks in sight. Just him, his best friends, a huge lake house and everything nature had to offer.

He's been doing these trips with his best friends ever since they graduated high school. It's been nearly 16 years and he's never missed a trip yet. It started as a way to stay in touch - since everyone went off to different colleges. They all came home for the summers during college, and even if they never really kept in touch as much as they said they would during the school year, when they got together for that weekend, it's like they never left to begin with.

After college, some of his friends moved to different cities, and some even different states. As the years went by, they all started getting married, and their wives started to join the trips. Then, babies started happening. Lots of babies. Finn and his wife, Rachel, had three kids of their own. Mason was their eldest at 13, Preston was 9, and then his youngest and only baby girl, Wren, was just 5.

Rachel's been around for every trip, too. They started off as high school sweethearts, but broke up once they went off to college. Puck, his best friend, convinced him at the time that they needed to experience college as single guys, and in such, Finn broke up with her right at the end of the summer before school started.

After the summer of Freshmen year, he saw her again for what would be the first time their group of friends booked the lake house for the long weekend. Seeing her again, he realized how much he hated the time they spent apart, even though he did break up with her. Finn spent that whole summer convincing Rachel to go out with him again. They rekindled their relationship, but Rachel has never quite let it go nor hidden her dislike for Puck.

Rachel ended up pregnant senior year with Mason, and while they struggled at the time trying to figure out the right thing to do, they realized there was no way they would be able to go through with an abortion. Finn proposed to her that summer at the same lake house, and the two were married in a small ceremony at the end of the summer. He never regretted a thing - and now, at 34, they've been happily married for 13 years, and together since they were just 16 years old (minus that one year of Finn being stupid, according to Rachel). He's spent more than half of his life with her, and she was everything to him.

He walked into the house, greeted by their little french bulldog, Bruno. "What's up buddy? Where is everyone huh?" Finn bent down, petting Bruno on the top of his head. His second oldest son, ran down the stairs and zoomed past Finn to the living room.

"Preston James! No running in the house!" Finn called out to him, shaking his head. At just 9 years old, Preston, had the most energy Finn ever saw in a kid. His eldest son, Mason, ran down the stairs, looking quite annoyed.

"Give me back my phone Preston!" Mason ran to the living room, trying to get to P.J., who was now maneuvering his way behind the couch.

Finn sighed, and figured it was in everyone's best interest that he mitigate this situation. He walked into the living room to the two boys. "What's going on here boys?"

"Mason has a girlfriend!" Preston teased.

"This dork over here took my phone! and she's not my girlfriend!" Mason's face was turning more red than he'd like.

"Pres, give your brother back his phone. Mason - don't let your mom hear you have a girlfriend. Trust me - you'll never hear the end of it. Are you guys packed?! We have to go! Where is your mom?" Finn said, looking at his watch.

"Upstairs!" Mason said as his father quickly headed upstairs. "You heard Dad, give me back my phone!"

"Hold on..." Preston began typing something furiously, pressing send, and then threw the phone over to Mason who luckily caught it. Preston laughed and ran off to his bedroom before Mason had a chance to read the message.

Mason looked at the phone, seeing his brother texted his crush, saying he liked to pick his own boogers.

"PRESTON! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Mason yelled out, immediately chasing after his brother. Mason was at the age where all he cared about was football and girls. Girls were a little newer for him - but ever since his voice changed and he sprouted nearly 4 inches in just a few months, he became less interested in his school work and hanging out with his family, and more interested in girls. Which is why he was totally upset that he was going away for the weekend. His football coach was having a barbecue on Saturday at his house, and the football team, plus the super hot cheerleaders would be there. Everyone except him! He begged his parents to let him stay home but they didn't even consider it as an option. His father just laughed in his face. Didn't they understand that she'd be there? The hottest girl in the school, Melanie, texted him asking if he'd be at the barbecue, and his dorky brother texted that he liked to pick his own boogers! How was he even going to show his face in school anymore? His brother was dead meat.

Finn walked upstairs, avoiding the commotion between his sons, and headed to his daughter's bedroom. Rachel was just finishing dressing up their 5 year old as Finn walked in.

"Daddy! I'm a ballerina!" Wren did a quick spin and ran over to her daddy, showing off her the tutu that Rachel dressed her in.

"Well aren't you just the prettiest little ballerina I've ever seen!" Finn smiled, his heart melting just a little at the sight of his little girl, scooping her up for a hug. Her dark brown hair was pulled into a bun, with the exception of the bangs on her forehead. She was a spitting image of his wife and had him wrapped around her little finger...just like his wife.

Wren giggled and wrapped her arms around her daddy's neck. "Do you think Uncle Puck will like my tutu?"

Rachel smiled, watching the interaction between father and daughter before she finished packing up some of Wren's things.

"You bet he will. He's going to be so excited to see you...are you ready to go baby girl?" Finn pressed a kiss to his daughter's forehead.

Wren nodded her head vigorously. "I have to show everyone my new ballerina moves daddy! I'm going to put on a show with mommy!"

"Well I for one, cannot wait for the show. Which I'm hoping we can see sometime this weekend...Rach, what do you think, are we gonna leave sometime today?" He said.

Rachel rolled her eyes at her husband's dramatics. She's clearly rubbed off on him. "Oh stop Finn, I'll be ready in 5 minutes. We're not that behind on time." She walked over to him, leaned up and kissed his cheek.

"I just don't want to get caught in traffic babe. We're losing valuable time." He pouted at her.

Rachel knew how much Finn looked forward to this trip, and it was quite cute the way he acted like a little child. If she only didn't already have 3 of them.

"5 minutes honey!" She walked out of Wren's room and headed into their master bedroom to get herself dressed for the car ride.

Finn sighed and looked at Wren. "We're never getting out of here."

Wren giggled. "You silly Daddy! We go now!"

Finn smiled at her. At least someone shared his excitement. He headed downstairs with Wren, but not without stopping Mason from trying to break down Preston's locked bedroom door. Mason huffed and puffed because his world was over, and stomped his way downstairs.

Preston opened the door when the coast was clear. "What'd you do, Preston?" Finn asked him, raising his eyebrow. Preston looked at him innocently. He too, resembled after Rachel. Brown hair, with Rachel's wide eyes, but Finn's amber eye color. He may look like Rachel, but he was mischievous just like Finn was at his age.

"Nothing Dad. You know Mason...just being dramatic." Preston responded. Finn suppressed an eye roll and a laugh.

"Preston, if I find out you did something to your brother that you weren't supposed to, you're in big trouble, you hear me?" Finn said.

Preston nodded his head quickly.

"You're in big trouble Preston!" Wren wagged her finger at her brother as he stuck his tongue out at her.

"Not yet he isn't. But I have a feeling that's going to change pretty soon...Preston go hurry up your mother and we'll meet you guys at the car." Finn said to his son, who obediently listened.

Finn headed outside and set Wren in her carseat, while Mason sat silently fuming in the car.

"What's up with you man?" Finn asked him. Mason was a spitting image of Finn, but with all of the dramatics of Rachel.

"I don't want to go on this stupid trip." Mason mumbled.

"Dude, don't you want to see Uncle Kurt and Uncle Blaine and your cousins?"

"We see them all the time Dad! Why can't you guys just go without me? What am I going to do with a bunch of babies?!" Mason whined.

"Bailey's also going to be there." Finn said, referring to Puck's daughter who was just a year younger than Mason. The other kids were more along the ages of Preston and Wren, but that didn't mean Mason couldn't also hang out with them.

Mason rolled his eyes. "She always wants to hang out with me. She's annoying dad."

"You hang out with me, Masey. We play dollies!" Wren said to him. Mason glanced at her, and couldn't help but give a small smile to her. The kid was cute.

"See? You'll hang out with your baby sister. Problem solved!" Finn said, and closed the door to the backseat. He jumped into the driver's seat and honked the horn once he got the car started.

"Rach!" he yelled out, the desperation in his voice evident. What the heck was this woman even doing?!

Rachel walked out of the house with Preston and Bruno. She buckled Preston in and put Bruno on his lap before getting into the front seat. She turned to her husband, ignoring the look of agitation on his face and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

"We're ready to go baby." she said to him, buckling herself in.

"Mama! I have to tinkle." Wren called from the backseat.

"Oh no! Don't tinkle on yourself! Remember, you're a big girl now, and big girls use the potty!" Rachel quickly unbuckled herself. She threw her husband an apologetic look and grabbed Wren from the backseat to head back into the house.

Finn groaned, resting his head on the steering wheel. They were never going to leave.

By the time they actually got on the road, Finn was smack dab in the middle of rush hour traffic. He tried to remain calm as his GPS added on an additional 30 minutes to the trip. It was already a 2 hour drive, but it was quickly becoming a 3.5 hour drive.

He glanced in his rear view mirror to see Mason with his headphones on, looking out the window. Preston was engaged in his video game, and his precious Wren was fast asleep. He appreciated the silence. The first hour of their ride was a little unbearable - Preston and Mason were going back and forth in arguments with each other - but it was mostly Preston mocking everything Mason said, which infuriated him. Rachel quickly ended their fight with a stern look to both of them. She was a tiny thing, but the boys knew not to mess with their mom. Luckily, Wren's car seat was in between the two boys, which helped prevent any further fighting.

Bruno was now placed in Rachel's lap, and she mindlessly ran her hand up and down his back affectionately.

Finn reached over and grabbed Rachel's free hand with his right hand, letting his left hand do the steering for him.

"Excited for the trip?" he asked her.

"Not as excited as you are." she laughed a little. "But yes, I'm excited to see our friends."

"Rach, you know I never get to see these guys. Well, except Kurt and Blaine but that's still a rarity. How often are we in our hometown anyway?" He asked her. The guys - Finn, Mike, Kurt, Blaine, Artie and Puck made sure they were were there every year. When the trip first started, there were a few more girls from their high school that came along. Throughout the years it died down, and it became a much smaller pact of the guys and their significant others.

Mike and Tina have been married for almost ten years, and have a seven year old son named Eddie. Kurt, Finn's younger brother, has been married to Blaine for nearly 5 years, and they have one kid through adoption - Anthony, who who was 8, and one baby through surrogacy. The baby, Janie, was just 9 months old and Rachel was so excited to see her again. They saw her once at the christening, but because Kurt and Blaine live in New York, it's been awhile since they last saw the couple. Artie was bringing along his new girlfriend, Kitty, that he couldn't stop raving about. Puck, was single but had an almost 13 year old daughter, Bailey, with his ex-wife Quinn. Rachel really liked Quinn and kept in touch with her throughout the years.

Puck and Quinn separated just under two years ago, but for the sake of Bailey, have been keeping a good relationship. Rachel couldn't stand Puck, but has been supportive through their break up for Quinn's sake. Quinn was coming along to the trip this year, after missing the last two years, and Rachel was excited to have her back. Her and Quinn were both pregnant at similar points in their life and she always felt like the two of them were able to relate each other very well.

'You know, Puck's bringing his new girlfriend along." Finn said, cutting Rachel out of her thoughts.

"You're joking?! Already?" Rachel gasped, looking at Finn.

"Nope...apparently it's serious, and he wants her to meet Bailey." he said, keeping his eyes on the road.

"But...but Quinn is coming, Finn! Does Puck know or even care? Does Quinn know? I have to tell her!" The questions kept coming, the shock evident in her face.

"See, I didn't want to tell you because I knew you'd freak out." He shook his head, squeezing her hand just a little tighter.

She pulled her hand away. "How long have you known and you didn't tell me?! I can't believe you didn't tell me!"

"Baby, you know that Bailey lives with Quinn and she's the one bringing Bailey to the lake house this weekend. If I told you, you would have told her, and then she would've changed her mind and Bailey wouldn't have been allowed to come on the trip, and Puck wouldn't have been able to see his daughter!" Finn reasoned.

Rachel rolled her eyes. "Noah can see his daughter whenever he wants. It's his fault if he hasn't taken advantage of that. But God Finn, he's just going to bring some new woman around? Parading her around in front of all of our friends and children?" The thought of Quinn seeing Puck with a new woman made Rachel's stomach sick. She knew Quinn still had feelings for her ex husband...technically still husband since they separated but never actually filed for divorce.

"I don't know Rach, but can you promise me you'll be nice to her? He said he loves her." Finn said, glancing at his wife.

Rachel scoffed at his response. "Oh please! What does he know about love? He cheated on Quinn more times than I can count. Let's not forget the fact he made you break up with me."

Finn sighed. He was just waiting for her to bring that up. It was always a losing fight with her when Puck was involved. "And yet here we are. Happily Married with 3 kids." He smirked at her, grabbing her hand again.

"He's lucky you came to your senses." Rachel said. Finn laughed.

"Can you just promise me you'll be civil? For me?" He lifted her hand to his mouth to press a quick kiss to it.

Rachel sighed. "Fine. I'll be civil." She shrugged. "I can't, however, be held responsible for what Quinn does."

Finn sure hoped Puck had a plan. He had a feeling this was not going to be the nice relaxing long weekend he was hoping for...