Thank you for all the reviews, I'm very happy that you guys are glad I continued the series :)

Happy Reading Xx

3x02 - Glee and Moving In

Santana's Office – Stone, Blame and Peterson Law Firm – Monday Morning

Three days after finding Fiona on their doorstep Finn and Rachel were in Santana's office with Santana and one of the partners, Mr Peterson going over their case. Rachel had tried not to think about any of it over the weekend. She wanted to enjoy the rest of Rose's birthday and she didn't want for her children to see her acting any different, if Rachel was worried she didn't want Rose or Henry to notice. However, as she sat in Santana's office listening to the lawyers in the room explain the case, she felt the hold she had on Finn's hand get tighter and tighter.

"The fact that the judge granted yourself and Mr Hudson temporary custody is a good sign Mrs Hudson. It means that a judge doesn't want these children with Lydia and Jimmy even in the short term" Peterson explained as he sat behind Santana's desk. Santana stood next to him, nodding in agreement.

"So, what is our next move?" Finn asked, he put Rachel's hand in his lap and squeezed it.

"The injunction is in two weeks, so in the meantime. Miss Lopez will be building the defence. We will be collecting character references and anything we can find that shows you're the best people to be raising the children" Peterson answered, glancing over at Santana who smiled at the married couple.

"That won't be difficult" Santana reassured everyone. Santana already knew everything that would happen with Rachel and Finn's case but she wanted a partner to tell them everything so that they knew they were getting the best possible information.

"Is there anything that we can be doing?" Rachel wondered, as she rubbed her hand over her face. Rachel hadn't slept at all over the weekend and it was showing on her face.

"You both will probably called to the stand, so Santana will walk you through what to expect" Peterson answered, He nodded at Santana then stood up from her desk.

"You're in good hands Mr and Mrs Hudson" Peterson concluded, clapping his hands together "Your children aren't going anywhere"

XoXo

"I know lawyer speak when I hear it Santana I need you to give it to me straight, what are our chances" Rachel said once Peterson had left the room and it was just the friends alone. Rachel knew Peterson was telling them all the right things but Rachel also wanted to hear exactly what they would be up against as well.

"They are good Rachel I promise. A filing error doesn't suddenly mean that Lydia and Jimmy are better parents than you and Finn" Santana replied, kindly as she took a seat at her desk.

"But they are there birth parents" Rachel argued, Finn shook his head and wrapped his arm around Rachel.

"Birth parents who left them on the door step, then decided 85 days later that they changed their minds" Santana retorted. Rachel knew from a legal and moral stand point Finn and Rachel were in a better position than Lydia and Jimmy but Rachel was also a mother and she would never stop worrying about her children.

"Why do you think they changed their minds?" Finn wondered.

"We are looking into that, if we know what made them change their minds then we will know what to argue" Santana explained. She was very curious to find out why people who left their children the way Lydia and Jimmy did suddenly wanted them back and Santana's lawyer intuition was telling her something else was going on, but she didn't want to voice that to Finn or Rachel until she knew for sure.

"I feel so helpless right now" Rachel sighed, she put her head in her hands so Finn rubbed her back softly.

"Let me worry about this case, you two just continue being the best parents you can be to Rose and Henry" Santana praised.

"That we can do" Finn agreed, taking Rachel hand, and squeezing it "I have to get back to the School, are you guys meeting Quinn and Mercedes"

The two nodded, so the three of them stood up and walked out of the office and over to Ryder's who had been watching Rose and Henry while the adults had their meeting. They found Rose colouring at Ryder's desk while Ryder was on the floor playing with Henry.

"Come on Rosie" Rachel said. She collected up Rose's things as Finn picked up Henry, thanking Ryder for watching them. While Santana spoke to Ryder about what she needed doing while she was out, Finn put Henry into his pram while Rachel took Rose's hand.

"Bye Ryder" Rose waved at Santana's assistant, as the family and Santana started walking down the hallway.

"You okay Mommy" Rose asked her mother as they all walked into the lift, Rachel was trying her best to hide it but obviously, Rose could still see that something was going on with her parents.

Rachel nodded "Of course, Sweetie"

Quinn's Apartment – Upper East Side – Monday Morning

Puck walked out of Quinn's bedroom and into the living room where Quinn was feeding NJ. Puck had stayed over the night before and was rushing round collecting his things as he was already running late for work. Quinn lived on the other side of the city to Puck and in the complete opposition direction of the school. So, whenever Puck stayed over it always took him twice as long to get to work.

"Okay I better get going, it takes me twice as long to get to the school when I stay over" Puck said, leaning down to give Quinn a loving kiss.

"Sorry"

"Don't be, I love being here" Puck told her "Do you want me to drop NJ off at day care"

"No need I'm not going into the gallery, I'm gonna meet the girls later" Quinn answered. Quinn knew Rachel wasn't going to work after her meeting with Santana so she had booked the day off to spend time with Rachel and the kids and make sure she was okay.

"Finn and Rachel had that meeting with Santana today" Puck said as he packed up his gym bag, he was going to go boxing with Finn after work. He knew his friend would need to relieve his stress from the weekend and boxing always helped Finn do that.

"Yeah hopefully they will know more about what they are up against" Quinn replied, sadly.

"Any judge would be crazy to think that Rachel and Finn weren't the best choice to raise Rose and Henry" Puck affirmed, he zipped up his bag then walked back over to Quinn.

Quinn nodded "I agree"

"You know Quinn I've been thinking about our living situation" Puck said, suddenly shy as he took a seat next to Quinn on the sofa. Quinn stopped feeding NJ and turned to face Puck.

"What about it?" Quinn wondered.

"I know us being together is a new thing but we are already so committed to each other in other ways" Puck explained, glancing down at NJ "What's one more thing. I think we should live together"

"Live together!" Quinn exclaimed, shocked. She had not been expecting Puck to say that, they had only been together a few months and while Quinn knew she loved Puck, she didn't know if they were ready for the next step in their relationship.

"I know how much you love it here and you have more space than I do so I would be happy to live here and I promise to not complain about how long it takes me to get to work again" Puck added.

"Can I have time to think about this?" Quinn asked, softly.

"Of course, take all the time you need I have to leave anyway" Puck concluded. He got up from the sofa and grabbed his bags

"Bye" Puck added, when Quinn didn't say anything else. He leaned down and kissed NJ's head "Bye Buddy"

"Bye Daddy" NJ waved at his father as Quinn stayed frozen in shock.

The Diner – Park Avenue – Monday Morning

Two hours later, the girls and the children were all sat around a large table at the diner. They had all been there for twenty minutes but none of them had yet to start a conversation. Quinn, Santana, and Mercedes didn't know what to say. They wanted to be there for their friend but none of them could believe the situation Finn and Rachel were in after so long waiting for their children. While Rachel helped NJ and Rose colour in their activity books while feeding Henry, the others kept eyeing each other pressing them to start talking.

"Nobody talking, why?" Rose asked looking up at her mother, Rachel smiled back at her daughter and stroked her face softly.

"I have no idea sweetie" Rachel quipped, before giving Mercedes, Quinn, and Santana a look "Someone start talking"

"Noah asked me to move with him" Quinn injected, firmly. The others looked at Quinn in shock, surprised she hadn't mentioned it already.

"Really? What did you say?" Mercedes asked. After what had happened at Rose's birthday the girls had decided to put everything else behind them, it was no longer important with everything else going on and Mercedes had come back into the group like nothing had happened.

"I told him I had to think about it, there is a lot to consider" Quinn reasoned, looking away from the others prying eyes. She knew what they were going to say before they even did.

"Yeah before you do that you should, have known each other for at least a year, you should know you love each other, maybe even be committed in other ways" Santana replied, sarcastically while eying NJ "Oh wait"

"You're funny Santana" Quinn grumbled, rolling her eyes, even if a part of her knew Santana was right.

"She's also right" Rachel agreed, taking a sip of her coffee "What's holding you back?"

"We've only been together seven months" Quinn argued "And I'm worried about making such a big commitment when we don't know what could happen in a few months"

"Seems like Noah knows" Mercedes smirked, waving her fork playfully at Quinn.

"So why don't you" Rachel added.

"There is just a lot to think about, and it's not only Noah and I" Quinn replied, waving her hand at NJ, who was unware of the adults staring at him as he continued to colour with Rose.

"Don't use NJ as an excuse Quinn, if anyone wants this more than Noah does its NJ" Rachel argued, they had all noticed how much happier NJ was now that he spent more time with his parents together, and because Quinn and Puck were happier so was NJ.

"Okay finished Mommy!" Rose cheered, holding up her finished picture. It was a picture of Rachel, Finn, Rose, and Henry stood outside their house, it almost made Rachel tear up and if reaffirmed her belief about how much she had now and she wasn't going to give it up for anything.

"It's beautiful Sweetie" Rachel praised, as she wiped her eyes to stop any tears. Sensing Rachel needed a change of subject, Quinn looked over at Mercedes.

"What about you Mercedes, anything new with you… How's Matt?" Quinn asked, no longer wanting to talk about herself.

"Nothing new, nothing new at all" Mercedes rushed out, shaking her head.

"You can talk to us about Matt Mercedes, things will only get better if we are willing to talk about them" Quinn insisted. She didn't want Mercedes to become distant again because she thought she couldn't tell them about Matt without getting the third degree.

"I know, there is just nothing new to report" Mercedes shrugged, so the all went back to their meals.

Teacher's Lounge – Dalton Academy – Monday Morning

"Hey Man, I didn't think you were going to come in today" Puck said when he'd walked into the teacher's lounge and noticed Finn making himself a cup of coffee. With everything that had happened at the weekend Puck had assumed that he wouldn't see Finn at work because he would be too busy with the lawyers to care about school board meetings or paperwork.

"Rachel's spending the day with Quinn and the kids and I wanted to keep busy" Finn replied as he took a seat at one of the empty tables. Puck made himself a drink then joined Finn at the table.

"How was it at the lawyers?" Puck asked, before taking a drink.

"They said all the right things but they didn't really ease our minds. Truthfully, I don't think anything will" Finn answered, sadly. Finn felt better after his meeting with Peterson and Santana but until Finn knew for certain that Rose and Henry were staying with him and Rachel, he wouldn't be able to relax.

"Of course, it won't but we are all here for you to make it easier" Puck affirmed, leaning back in his chair.

"I know" Finn nodded, smirking at Puck "How did it go with Quinn"

Puck had told Finn about asking Quinn to move him with him, he'd hoped to get Finn's mind off what was happening while also getting some advice about how to ask her. Finn had also been able to calm Puck down when he freaked out a little that Quinn might say no.

"As I expected, she freaked out a little. I just need to give her the day to over-analyse everything, talk to her friends about it, then come to her own conclusion that it's exactly what she wants" Puck explained, happily.

"You seem pretty confident" Finn noted, Puck hadn't been that confident when he had told Finn about it.

"No woman can resist this, not even Quinn" Puck joked waving his hands at himself, with amused confidence.

"There he is, I was starting to wonder if the if the Puck I once knew was gone forever" Finn sighed, sarcastically. Everyone had noticed how much Puck had changed for Quinn but Finn had hoped not everything had changed with Puck.

Puck rolled his eyes "Only the bad parts of him"

Central Park Playground – Central Park – Wednesday Afternoon

After a some-what awkward lunch at the diner, Santana went back to work, Mercedes went to meet Matt's mother and Quinn and Rachel had taken the children to one of the playgrounds in Central Park. Rachel wanted to have a relaxing day with her children after the stressful meeting with Santana and the lawyers. While Rose helped NJ on the slide, Rachel and Quinn were sat on a nearby bench watching them, while Henry napped in his pram.

"So, do you really think that Mercedes is okay, I got the feeling that she was keeping something from us?" Quinn noted as she watched Rose catch NJ when he reached the bottom of the slide. She then took his hand and helped him climb up the stairs to go down again. While Quinn had a lot to think about with Puck and Mercedes, she still smiled widely at the scene before her.

"I think she's just being cautious when she knows we don't like Matt" Rachel reasoned, before taking a sip of her Starbucks latte, that they had gotten on the way to the park.

"Is this how it's going to be though, she just doesn't talk about the person she's sharing her life with just to avoid an argument" Quinn sighed, unhappily.

"You'll have to ask her that" Rachel concluded. Usually she would have more to say on the matter but Rachel had too much to think about to worry about Mercedes.

Quinn glanced over at Rachel "Rachel we can – "

"They will be time to talk about that later" Rachel waved off, before turning to Quinn "Let's talk about you and Noah, what's holding you back"

"I'm really not sure" Quinn admitted as she leaned back on the bench. Rachel checked on Rose and NJ then turned back to Quinn.

"I think you're holding off because you still see Noah as an unsafe choice but maybe it's time you see how much Noah has changed for you and NJ" Rachel argued. She knew that sometimes Quinn could be judgemental even without meaning to and a small part of Quinn would always see that a one night stand with Puck had ruined her chances of having the fairy tale romance she had always wanted.

"I know he has and I know it's still unfair of me to see him as the same person I had a one night stand with – "

"Then just stop seeing him that way and take a chance" Rachel burst out. She looked over at Rose and NJ as she heard then cheering at they went down the slide together. The noise woke Henry up so Rachel started rocking his pram.

"You know I've never been much of a risk taker" Quinn sighed.

"Good thing that Noah is no longer that big of a risk" Rachel quipped as she looked down to check Henry had gone back to sleep.

"Come on let's go play with these adorable children we have" Rachel said, she took Quinn' hand, pulled her off the bench and the pair walked over to the children playing.

Santana's Office – S, P+B Law Firm – Wednesday Evening

Brittany walked into Santana's office that afternoon to find Santana sat at her desk which was littered with different files. Santana didn't even look up from her files, she hadn't notice Brittany walk into her office until she was right in front of her.

"Hey, you ready to go?" Brittany asked. Santana briefly looked up at Brittany then went back to her work.

"Oh, Brittany sorry I was supposed to call you, I can't go for a drink. I need to stay and work on this" Santana explained, quickly.

Brittany rolled her eyes, annoyed "Santana it's already seven, you need a break – "

"I'm fine Brittany, I need to make sure I go through all of this. Rachel and Finn are depending on me" Santana argued, pointing firmly at all the papers on her desk.

"I'm sure they will understand that you need a break" Brittany reasoned. Santana had been working on the case all weekend and she had hoped arranging the dinner would give Santana the break she needed. Brittany knew the case was important but Santana had to look after herself as well.

"Brittany, I don't have time for this, I need to work on this. My best friends could lose their children and I need to make sure that doesn't happen"

"There's nothing I can say is there" Brittany sighed, watching Santana, who refused to look anywhere but at the work in front of her.

"No, there isn't I need to focus"

"Okay I'll call you later then" Brittany said but Santana was back on her work and wasn't paying attention.

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Wednesday Evening

"Hey Auntie Sans" Rose greeted, beaming at Santana as she opened the door. Santana had been in her office working when she had received a text from Rachel to get over to her house ASAP, assuming it was something about the case Santana had rushed right over.

"Hey Rosie, your mom lets you answer the door" Santana wondered as she walked inside the house, then closed the door behind her.

"She saw you in the window" Rose told her. Santana nodded then took Rose's hand and the two walked into the dining room where everyone else was waiting. Santana noticed Quinn, Puck and Brittany were there as well.

"Hey what's going on" Santana asked then noticed the smiling faces on Quinn and Puck "You're moving in together"

"That we are!" Puck beamed as he wrapped his arm around Quinn. NJ was in his other arm and he looked just has happy as his parents did.

"Where's Mercedes" Santana asked as Finn handed them all a drink. Santana had quickly noticed that the only person who wasn't there was Mercedes and she knew she would have gotten the same text as Santana did.

"She was having dinner with Matt's parents and couldn't leave" Rachel answered, Santana rolled her eyes then straightened up when she noticed Brittany walk over to her with an unamused look. Rachel rushed away, she'd noticed the look as well.

"I guess there are some things that will make you leave your office" Brittany snipped before turning to Finn who had called everyone's attention as he held up his glass.

"With everything going on we should celebrate when good things do happen" Finn smiled, warmly as he glanced down at his children before looking back at his friends "To Puck and Quinn"

"To Puck and Quinn" Everyone cheered together as Puck gave Quinn a tender kiss.

XoXo

While everyone had a drink in the garden with it being a nice evening Santana cornered Brittany into the kitchen to talk about her girlfriend's sullen mood. Santana knew that Brittany might be a little upset at her cancelling dinner but she had also hoped that Brittany would understand with everything that was going on with Rachel and Finn, Santana had to prioritise them over other things.

"Brittany please don't start okay, Rachel called me and told me to come over I assumed it was about the case" Santana explained.

"I'm sure that's all it is" Brittany said, although Santana could see she didn't mean it.

"Why do you always have to make things bigger than they are?" Santana said, annoyed. She ran her hands through her hair then took a drink of her beer.

"Why can never see my side of things, how your actions affect me" Brittany argued.

"Brittany Rachel and Finn may lose their children; do you understand? Rose and Henry might actually go back to those awful people who left them on a door step if I don't do everything I can to stop it. That's all I care about right now and I'm sorry but that's not going to change"

"Santana – "Brittany nodded behind her, Santana turned around to see Rose stood behind her, her lip quivering.

"Rosie – "

"Do my mommy and daddy not want me anymore?" Rose cried. It broke Santana's and Brittany's hearts. Santana rushed over to Rose and knelt down beside her, while Brittany snuck out to get Rachel.

"Oh sweetie of course they do, there is just a problem with the people who had you before but I promise I'm going to fix this. I promise I will do everything I can to make sure that you stay here with your mommy and daddy" Santana explained as best she could.

"I believe in you Auntie Sans" Rose enthused, she reached over and hugged Santana tightly. While Rose was only four years old, she'd said exactly what Santana needed to hear. Santana gave Rose a cookie then watched as the little girl ran back out into the garden while Rachel walked into the kitchen.

"Sorry Rachel she heard Brittany and me talking" Santana apologised, Rachel waved her had at Santana.

"It's okay Finn and I have to explain this to her eventually, especially if they have to be at court" Rachel admitted as she took a seat at the breakfast bar. Santana took a seat beside her.

"How you holding up?" Santana asked.

"Rose and Henry are my children, I love them with everything I have and I know they are not going anywhere" Rachel said, firmly smiling over at Santana "I have a pretty great lawyer"

XoXo

Two hours later, everyone else was gone and while Finn was getting Rose ready for bed Rachel was downstairs cleaning everything up.

"They all gone" Finn asked walking into their bedroom after successfully getting Rose into her pyjamas and in to bed.

"Yeah, now that Quinn and Noah are moving in together we can have some of these gatherings at their place" Rachel quipped as she but the last of the wine bottles in the fridge and closed the door. She walked up to Finn and wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his chest.

"You okay Rachel" Finn asked as he softly stroked her hair.

"I'm actually okay. Our children aren't going anywhere. I know usually I'm worrying and panicking about what could go wrong but not this time. We are going to fight and we are going to win" Rachel declared, decisively, she looked up at Finn who nodded his head in agreement then met her lips with his own in a sweet kiss.