Hello, guys! Like promised, here is the sequel to An unexpected healing.

Hope you enjoy it! =)

xoxo

Rachel Berry walked nervously, from one side to the other, with the blessed piece of paper in her hand. Every few minutes, she would stop and read, once more, what was written on it, as if hoping that the words would change magically. But obviously, in every reading, it was still there: the proof of her irresponsibility and the consequences of having been so distracted for some time, so lost in her feelings and sadness.

It was around two months that she and Finn had resumed dating, after a fight because she had thought he had taken a medicine that he had not really taken. And now, ironically, they could be about to fight again, this time because she thought she had been medicated and had not.

During their time apart, she had forgotten to take her contraceptive for three days, because she could only think about him and nothing else. It had been an absolutely stupid attitude, and being pregnant was the obvious consequence, with a great tendency to be disastrous!

She was still a college student with a part-time job and no-good paycheck, and she and Finn not only were not married yet, as they lived together for not long enough, and had never really talked about having children. She knew he liked children and had a way with them, but maybe he still wanted to wait a few years before taking such a serious and definitive step of bringing people into the world, being responsible for them at least for the eighteen following years.

Finn would still take sometime to arrive home and she needed to do something to calm down, or she would have a heart attack at any moment, so she put the exam on the table and picked up her phone, thinking of calling one of her dads. She changed her mind very quickly, however, cause she was already tense enough without anyone judging her actions. It was best not to add more elements to this equation. Instead of their number, she sought in her contacts for her best friend, who used to be a good listener and had a very positive way of looking at any subject.

"Wow, girl! I was thinking about you." Sugar answered the call after only two rings.

"It's really impressive how you're always able to feel when something's wrong with me, Suggie. Not even my parents can do it like you do!"

"And what happened?" Her friend asked, worried, but calm.

"I'm not going to mince words with you, hon... I'm pregnant."

"Why, but how did this happen?" She questioned, surprised, but as serene as before, and Rachel was sure that she had contacted the right person. "Wait... let me rephrase. I know how these things happen, of course." She giggled. "But weren't you on the pill?"

"Yeah. I was."

"And..."

"I started to feel strange... to get sick with smells which I was used to... to cry for no reason... and my breasts are sensitive too. But, precisely because of the pill, I though it was just stress, fatigue... and not pregnancy."

"And?" Asked the other girl, for the first time with a change in her voice.

"And... I did not get my period this month, after the card of pills ended. Then... I realized a few other things ... and I remembered also that, last month, my period was super skimpy... and I started to truly worry. When I arrived at the hospital today, the first thing I did was a blood exam... and that's it. I was so nervous that Dr. Addison sent me home."

"I think I'll ask Artie to use condoms again. I thought the pills were safer than they are." Sugar commented absently. "Oh... sorry, Rach, how insensitive I am... talking about me! Do you want me to go to your house? I can arrive really quickly..."

"No, hon... you don't need to... seriously! I just needed to tell someone, but the truth is that, in an hour and a half or two, Finn will come and I better be alone. I must tell him as soon as possible."

"Of course, baby... I understand. But I'm here for you... you know, right?"

"I know." She said, sighing. "And Suggie?"

"Huh?"

"Pills are safe! Your friend here is... an absent minded." She lamented. "After I confirmed my pregnancy, I checked my credit card notes and realized that I bought the pill three days after the correct one... and it only happened because the previous card had ended three days later than it should." She snorted.

"Oooops!" Was the almost involuntary reaction of the girl, but she proved to be really all Rachel thought of her, adding: "I know you didn't want or expect it to happen, Rach... but the truth is everything will be ok! Nobody I know is more prepared to be a mother than you. I never met anyone so careful and skillful with babies as you... or anyone who likes so much to take care of people."

"Thank you very much... although you are suspicious." She smiled, finally.

"And no one has parents as understanding as yours... and only my boyfriend is more loving and passionate for me than Finn is for you. It can't go wrong!" She spoke with such conviction that almost convinced the future mom.

The two girls said their goodbyes and Rachel turned on the TV, trying to distract herself while waiting for Finn. However, the strategy failed, because one of the channels was showing a documentary about births that made the brunette feel a shiver of fear about her own time to give birth, another had a reality show in which a nanny tried to control kids really bad behaved, making Berry fear not knowing how to deal with the education of her child, and in a third one someone was cooking a dish with seafood whose appearance made her run to the restroom.

Upon returning to the livingroom, she thought about putting a song, but something inside her was already changing and she realized she would need to face everything. Nausea, changes in her body, childbirth, child crying, baby bottles and diapers would be part of her day to day soon and it was not an option.

She had no idea what reaction to expect from Finn, but even if he chose not to be by her side, even if he asked her to move out and decided to break up with her, she would be a mother. With or without the approval of her boyfriend, she would have a baby in about seven months, because abortion was not even an issue to be discussed.

Even though she was in panic and, at least for now, was not happy with the news she knew she must be celebrating (after all a child is always a blessing), she acknowledged that her destiny was set. She would have to deal with it, with or without the presence of Finn, and give all her love and the best life possible for the human being that began to develop within her. Even if she could not do that yet, she would learn to focus only on the good side of what had happened.

After all, as they say, what can not be cured must be endured. (And, with luck, endure would even prove to be the wrong verb).

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