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Chapter 2

Rachel wanted to scream at the person who made those uniforms or even her boss – for making her wear it.

Her bump was barely showing, but the top she had to wear was so tight that you could see the outline of her stomach. She didn't realize it was that visible until now. All she wanted to do was scream and cry at the same time.

"How far along are you?" She heard somebody ask, but wasn't sure who it was.

"Three months" Brittany was quick to answer; Rachel glared at the blonde woman wondering why she was still there.

"I – Can we go somewhere to talk?" Finn asked, since they were still standing in the middle of the women's store.

"I don't know Finn, I'm working," Rachel stated, trying to decline.

"You can go, Rachel. You only have twenty minutes until your lunch break; I don't mind I can totally cover for you." Brittany smiled as Rachel returned a tight one.

"Thanks." She said through gritted teeth. Rachel knew Brittany wanted to help, but she wasn't helping at all.

"Ok then, let me grab my purse," she said, walking to the back of the store. When she returned, she could see the other sales women eyeing her, as they whispered to each other probably talking about her. As she passed her blonde friend, she whispered "You owe me" and winked.

Rachel wanted to cry at that moment. That was so embarrassing.

The three of them walked outside to an empty bench, Rachel sat down with Finn sitting next to her, while Kurt stood in front of them. Even though Finn was still in shock, he realized that he hadn't introduced Rachel to his brother, so he took the opportunity to do so.

"Rachel, this is my brother Kurt. Kurt this is Rachel."

"It's nice to meet you Kurt," she smiled, which he replied by reaching his hand out to shake hers.

"So when did you find out?" Finn asked as he turned to face her.

"About a month ago… I tried to find a way to contact you, but I didn't know anything besides your name."

"Sorry for leaving without talking to you." Finn apologized sheepishly.

"I can't believe you did that!" Kurt said, slapping Finn on the arm.

"Ouch!" Finn groaned, rubbing his arm. "I had a meeting and I got called in early, so I had to leave quickly!" Finn said, trying to justify himself.

"What about a condom? Did you forget how to use one?" Kurt argued.

"We did! I-I don't know what happened," Finn retorted.

Seeing the two brothers argue made Rachel feel a little out of place, and in a way, she felt guilty for bringing trouble to Finn's life and consequently, his family's too.

"Look Finn, you don't need to be involved if you don't want to." Rachel said.

"What? Of course I do! Rachel, this baby is just as much as my responsibility as it is yours. I'm going to be there for both of you." He responded firmly.

"I don't want you to feel obligated."

"I want to. Really"

"Besides, his mom wouldn't let him abandon his child, my dad either." Kurt pointed out.

"Okay then," she nodded as she looked between the two guys "Listen, I really need to get going, it's my lunch time and I'm hungry." She stated, standing up from the bench.

"Wait! Can I go with you?" Finn stood up quickly, stopping her. "So we can talk some more?"

"Sure."

"I'll leave you two alone. I'm gonna go back to the store and pick the dress I liked and then I'm gonna head home. Call me when you tell the news to Carole." Kurt said with a little smirk and Finn only glared at his brother.

At the food area, Finn and Rachel sat opposite each other, after Rachel had ordered her food and set the tray on the table. She asked if he was going to eat anything but he said he was fine, she only shrugged off before started eating her food, she was hungry and she was eating for two after all.

"So you work at that store?" He asked lamely, trying to start a conversation as he watched her eat.

"Yes, I do. But it's something temporary." At least that was what she hoped, Rachel mused to herself.

"You don't like it there?" Finn speculated

"No, it's not that. It's just that I had other plans and once I found out I was pregnant I had to change some of them and delay others" Rachel explained

"I'm sorry for that. It's my fault." Finn apologized.

"There's no one to blame. It happened."

"Yeah but I helped it to happen."

"Let's not focus on that, okay? There are more important things to think about," she suggested. She had already spent many nights awake blaming herself for what happened and it sure didn't help her.

"You're right. I'm sorry," Finn nodded in agreement. "Have you told your parents yet?" he wondered; worrying about his mom's reaction, when he tells her that she's going to be a Grandma. He didn't even know how he was going to tell her; even though he knew he would have to tell her sooner or later, although he would have preferred the later, to be honest, but he knew he could not be picky at this point.

"Yes," she nodded as took another bite of food.

"How did they take it?"

"They took it well. I mean, they were not entirely pleased at first, but they have always supported me and when I told them that I was going to keep it, they were one hundred percent behind me." She smiled, at the thought of her dads and their love and support "I have two gay dads." She informed him.

"That's cool. My brother is too. Gay, I mean," He supplied.

"I figured." She smiled; "Do you have any other siblings?"

""No other siblings, just Kurt. He's my step-brother. My mom met Kurt's dad when we were in high school." He told her. "What about you? Do you have any siblings?"

"No, I'm an only child."

"Your fathers probably want to kill me for impregnate their only daughter." Finn winced at the thought.

She shook her head. "I told them that I didn't know where the baby's father was."

"Ugh – that only makes things worse," Finn groaned, dropping his head into his hands, which made Rachel chuckle.

Hearing her laugh, Finn looked up. "Sorry." She said, putting her hand over her mouth.

"It's fine. I guess it will be amusing to see your dads go after me" his comment made her laugh even harder; letting her head fall back. He thought she had a pretty laugh and she looked cute all red, he couldn't help but laugh as well.

After recomposing herself, Rachel stated "You know, my dads are very protective, but they're not that bad."

"I'm sure I am not their favorite guy."

"They don't know you."

"And the little they know doesn't favor me either," He supplied.

"Your family won't be happy to see me either."

"I don't even know how am I gonna tell it to my mom." Finn said, rubbing his neck. "Do you want to go with me?"

"What? Talk to your family? No way! Finn, you need to tell them by yourself. Believe me; it's best to be honest. I felt more relieved after I told my dads the news"

"I guess you're right."

They talked for a while longer, while she finished eating. She looked at her phone to check the time "I have to get back to work now."

He took her tray and threw it in the trash, before they walked silently back to the second floor. When they were near the store, Finn grabbed her hand, stopping them. "When does your shift end?"

"Five, why?"

"Can I come back to take you home?"

"Okay." She nodded.

"Good. I'll see you later." He smiled at her before walking away.

"Bye" she waved before entering the store.

Brittany walked in her direction as soon as she saw the petite brunette. "How did it go?"

"It went fine. We just talked." Rachel shrugged.

"The tall guy – he's the baby's father, isn't he?" Brittany asked.

"Yes." There was no reason to hide that.

"I so knew it." Brittany said. "See! I'm not as dumb as everybody thinks."

"He said he wants to be there." Rachel stated, looking pensive.

Rachel wasn't so sure if Finn really meant it, because guys usually just ran away, just like what happened to her neighbor, Cecilia. She was dating a guy for a few months, when she got pregnant, once she told him – he kicked her out of his place, leaving her with no money. Cecilia had to move in with her mother, who lived in the same building as Rachel. Sometimes when Rachel was free, she would babysit Cecilia's baby, but that was rare, because she was always busy.

Rachel realized now, that she had a glimpse on how it was going to be – to raise her baby. It was going to be hard for her once she had her baby, just like it was for Cecilia and her mom.

Rachel and Brittany's shift ended and both of them gathered their stuff before leaving work. Rachel was glad to change into her normal clothes, which was a blue dress and white flats. She was tired of wearing heels and that uncomfortable uniform.

"Hey Britt, do you want to catch the bus?" Rachel asked as they left the store. She walked distracted as she took her sweater out of her bag.

"Uh Rach, look who's waiting," Brittany said as she nodded her head to the left.

Rachel turned her head to see Finn sitting on a bench, looking at his watch as if he was waiting for someone. Rachel couldn't help but be surprised by the sight. She was not expecting him to actually keep his word.

When Finn saw Rachel was there, he quickly stood, giving her a lop-sided smile while dipping his hands into his pockets. He watched her as she talked with her blonde friend. He thought to himself, that she looked tinier than when he had met her at the party, probably because she was wearing heels that night, her hair longer now and her face had no make-up on. Aside looking tired, Finn thought she looked gorgeous.

"I'll see you tomorrow" Brittany said and winked at Rachel, before she started walking the opposite way.

Rachel approached him; he appeared much taller than she had remembered "I didn't think that you would actually come back" she admitted.

"Why not?" He frowned

"Most usually don't." She responded frankly

"I guess I'm not most of them." Finn said raising his brow, in a teasing manner.

"We'll see about that." She said half serious, half joking, which made him chuckle.

They made their way outside of the mall, Finn guiding her to his car that was parked there. He opened the door for her and she thanked him. When they both got inside he asked her address and she told him.

"How do you usually get to work?" he asked

"I take the bus."

"Isn't that uncomfortable especially to a pregnant woman?" Finn pondered. He then realized that he knew nothing about pregnancy and he would have a lot of things to search on the subject.

"It's not my first choice, but it's my only option. I could take a cab, but that would be too expensive daily." After four years of living in the city, Rachel was used to using the public transit and was able to move around the city without getting lost.

"I can pick you up at work and take you home." He offered.

"No, it's okay. I'm used to it." Rachel declined politely.

"Come on, I want to." He insisted.

"Okay then" she conceded, figuring that Finn was probably concerned for his child's safety.

It was weird though, Rachel had just met him properly a few hours ago and told him she was pregnant and then he was already offering a lot. She didn't mind, but she was curious as to how long it would last.

"I feel like it was meant to be for me to find out about the baby," Finn thought out loud.

"How come?" She asked, turning her attention to him.

"I mean, what are the chances of us meeting again, especially at the women's store – where you work, after months without seeing each other?"

"Pretty slim, I suppose" She responded.

"Something made me pull toward you and I automatically remembered you. Then when you walked out of the counter, my eyes went straight to your belly."

"Is it that obvious?" Rachel wondered as she placed a hand on her belly.

"No. I guess it was just your uniform" Finn shrugged, before continuing "and the color – Kurt always says that white makes everything look bigger. But when you walked out of the store – wearing that dress – I couldn't even tell that you're pregnant" Finn concluded with a small laugh. For a moment when he spotted her leaving the store he wondered if she had a twin that wasn't pregnant or something.

"I suppose you're right. Sometimes I feel like I'm too exposed wearing that top. My boss is way too cheap. I bet she'll want me to buy a new uniform when I get bigger" she grumped, crossing her arms in front of her chest.

"You know, there's something I've noticed," He trailed off, his gaze still on the road.

"What?"

"You didn't seem pleased to see me there," He spoke lowly. He stopped the car on a signal and looked straight at her. "Were you trying to hide from me?"

"Sort of" she admitted timidly, looking down at her hands on her lap. "It just felt awkward to see you again, under these circumstances. I just wasn't expecting it. Like you mentioned, we hadn't seen each other since that day and then all of a sudden you were there – at my work place with your brother and I just didn't know how to react. Besides, some of my co-workers don't really like me and they're going to gossip and exaggerate the story to my boss" sighing at the thought.

"I see. I'm sorry about that."

"It's okay. Like you said, I guess it was meant to be." They looked at each other, sharing a smile before he turned his head back to the traffic.

Fifteen minutes later, they arrived at where Rachel lived; she thanked him for the ride before leaving the car.

She saw Finn waited till she got inside the building then he left. Rachel walked into her small apartment, closing the door behind her and leaning against the door, taking a deep breath. She had a busy day full of surprises.

She dropped her bag on the couch and the keys on the table beside it, before heading to her bedroom. She grabbed her towel and pajamas before entering the bathroom to take a long shower. After that, she headed to the kitchen to prepare something to eat and when finished eating, she heard the phone rang. Rachel walked to the living room to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Hi sweetie. How are you?" A male voice spoke on the other side of the line.

"Hi daddy, I'm fine." She said in a mellow voice, happy to hear her daddy.

"And how's the baby?"

"The baby is good too." She smiled, placing a hand on her small bump.

"What about work?" He made another question; Rachel was used to his questionnaire every time he called her.

"It's tiring but I like it." Rachel affirmed, knowing her dads were still not keen with the idea of their daughter working there.

They weren't ashamed of her working in a mall, but they didn't think that she should waste her time working to pay her rent, when she could be going on auditions while they took care of her finances.

"Is it only good to pay the bills? You know we can send you money to cover the expenses" There it goes, Rachel thought to herself.

"No daddy, it's fine. Everything is good." Rachel assured him, hoping he'd drop the subject but he insisted.

"Are you sure. honey? You know you can't be by yourself, being pregnant and living alone there in a big city. You should come back home."

"Daddy, please… We've already discussed about that. I came here to follow my dreams and more importantly, to gain my independence." Rachel said once more, tired of repeating the same argument.

"You can be so stubborn." Hiram sighed.

"You know where I got it from." Rachel pointed out.

"Guilty."

Rachel chuckled softly at that. "Anyway, I just came across the baby's father today," she informed him..

"Oh really? How did that happen?" He asked, his tone was rather calm, Rachel noticed before replying.

"He came by the store with his brother and recognized me, he saw the bump."

"Oh my..." He exclaimed. "Did you guys talk?"

"Yes, he told me he wants to be there for the two of us."

"Really?" He asked suspiciously.

"Yeah."

"That's certainly new." Hiram commented. "Look sweetie, it doesn't matter how nice he seems to be. Please promise to be careful." he warned her with a concerning tone to his voice.

"I will, daddy."

"Things would've been so much better if you were here with us."

"Please, don't start it. I can take care of myself."

"Alright, but just remember that no matter what, your father and I will always be there for you. Don't ever be afraid to ask us for help."

"I won't daddy."

"Do you promise?"

"I promise."

"Okay, good."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome sweetheart." He heard her yawn and spoke again. "You're tired. Go to sleep."

"Okay. Night daddy. I love you and say I love you to papa too."

"I will. I love you too, honey."

"Goodbye."

After hanging up with her Dad, she laid down on the couch to take a nap. She was exhausted and felt like she could sleep for hours.

Later that evening as she headed to bed, Rachel observed the posters she had on the cream colored walls; they were all from her favorite Broadway musicals. Placing them on the walls when she first moved into her apartment – every night she would look at them and dream of starring in one of them one day.

Glancing to her left, she saw the stack of playbills that rested on her desk. They were from all of the plays that she had seen since she moved there for college.

Tears streamed down her face, as she remembered the many nights she stayed in her bedroom at her parents' house, singing in front of the mirror with her brush as the microphone, imagining herself on the stage singing to thousands of people.

It was so much easier back then, everything seemed possible and her goals were set at a very young age. She had accomplished most of them after she graduated from college, she was ready to take another step and reach for her biggest dream, however, something unexpected happened – she got pregnant and now she had to focus on it. Her dream of being on Broadway would have to take a backseat for now.

Rachel touched the posters before taking a few steps back and wrapped her arms around her body to hug herself. When she felt the back of her knees hit the bed, she slid down and sat on the floor crying.


Next chapter will be posted soon, meanwhile you can read the new chapter of my other Finchel fic called The Simple Things in Life.