Three days later, Finn was playing with his niece Poppy in the park. His step-brother Kurt had gone to spend a day with his husband Blaine and had left his daughter with Finn in hopes that nothing bad would happen to her. "Higher Uncle Finny! Higher!" Poppy squealed as he pushed her on the swing. He smiled, watching the 6 year old scream as she soared through the sky. He pushed her for a little while longer before grabbing her off and bringing her to the slide. "No! Put me down!" Poppy laughed as he plopped her on the top of the highest slide.
She slid down into his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you Uncle Finny!" She exclaimed. Finn smiled and hugged her back, waiting for the day when he would have a baby of his own. A little girl with Rachel's eyes and her bright smile and dark brown curls. He was brought out of his reverie by a voice. "Did anyone tell you that a boy with a baby is irresistible?" Finn turned quickly, almost dropping Poppy, to see Rachel standing behind him with her arms crossed over her stomach.
"Hey." He said softly, drinking her in. She was so, perfectly, amazingly beautiful. "That's all you have to say? I'm carrying your child and you say hey when you see me?" Rachel raised one eyebrow and then giggled as recognition hit Finn's face. "Carrying... my... child... No?" He looked straight into her eyes and put Poppy down. "No. Way." Rachel beamed back at him and grabbed his hand, placing it on her stomach. "Already? Oh my God!" He didn't hold back, he leaned down and kissed her.
"Finn." Rachel said pulling away. "A baby without the relationship." She whispered softly and took his hand. He pulled back quietly. "Of course. If that's what you still want." He then crouched down and kissed her flat abdomen. "Hey baby, this is your daddy here and I love you." A cough and shoe tap brought Finn back to reality. "Uncle Finn. Who is this woman and why are you kissing her and her stomach?" Poppy demanded pursing her lips and narrowing her eyes.
"Poppy. This is Rachel and she's- we're having a baby. You're gonna get a cousin." Finn smiled down at her. "You're having a child out of wedlock? Dad and Daddy are not gonna be happy about that." Rachel bent down to Poppy's level. "You have two daddies?" She asked cautiously. "Yes I do and do not criticize me or tell me it's wrong. Bring it up with them." Rachel laughed out loud. "I don't think it's wrong. I have two daddies too." Poppy looked suspicious. "You do?" "Yes. Their names are Hiram and Leroy. They brought me up to love Broadway."
Poppy's eyes went wide. "Mine love Broadway too! I was Elphaba for Halloween when I was three and last year I was Evita. This year I want to be Velma from Chicago." "If you go as Velma, can I go trick-or-treating with you as Roxie?" Rachel asked excitedly. Poppy scrunched up her nose. "No. You can be Velma, I can be Roxie. You can't do blond." She turned to Finn and poked his chest. "And you can be Billy Flynn Uncle Finny!" She concluded. Poppy hugged Rachel unexpectedly and then took off for the swings.
Finn helped Rachel up. "Are you sure I can't kiss you? Because I really want to." He half offered half asked permission. Rachel looked up at him, her chocolate brown eyes shining. "Maybe just this once." She teased before he once again closed the gap between them. This time, she tangled her hands in his hair and he placed his hands on her waist. It could have been hours or days, not that they wold have noticed, before they heard quiet sobbing. The pair broke apart looking down at Poppy who was mopping her eyes with a silk hanky. "It's so romantic!" She wailed, blowing her nose.
Finn and Rachel laughed again, each taking one of her hands. They smiled at each other and walked to Finn's apartment, a place they would all get used to very soon. For the next six hours, the trio sat in Finn's living room, eating ice-cream, watching old musicals and playing Chutes and Ladders. "Ladder!" Poppy shouted as she made her way to the finish. "I won again!" "For the fourth time in a row!" Finn smirked and leaned over to tickle her. "No... Uncle Finn... STOP!" She cried, flushing red and wriggling around. "Never you little monster!" He picked her up and threw her over his shoulder, running around the apartment.
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Rachel couldn't help but think how sweet it was that Finn was so good with Poppy. They really were adorable when he chased her around. "No! Rachel will save me!" Poppy yelled and jumped into her arms. "Shoo you scary monster!" Rachel giggled, waving her arms. Instead of stopping, Finn picked both of them up in his arms and ran around more. "I'm gonna be sick Finn! Put me down!" Rachel said covering her mouth with her hand. He placed her down softly and she made a beeline for the bathroom. Finn ran in after her and held up her hair. He was so sweet!
After a solid two minutes of hurling, she stood up, went to the sink and washed out her mouth. "You have no idea how annoying that is!" He rubbed her back. "I don't, but I'm to make things as easy as I can for you." He said softly. Rachel looked up into his face where a shy, concerned smile was present he was so handsome. "I'd kiss you if I didn't taste like throw-up." She muttered rolling her eyes at the situation. "If he loves you he won't care!" Poppy yelled from behind them.
Finn looked down at her. "Listen small-fry. I draw the line at throw-up. It doesn't mean I don't love her!" He picked her up and brought her back into the living room. Rachel stood frozen. Love? When did that become part of the become part of the equation? And, better yet, why did she like the way it sounded? "Finn!" She yelled running into the living room. "When can I move in?"
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Kurt and Blaine were shocked to say the least, when they saw Finn being domestic. Poppy was laying down under a Belle blanket, resting her head on his arm and he was rubbing another girl's feet. On closer inspection, the girl was beautiful and she looked totally into him. The closing of Singing in the Rain came on and the beautiful girl kissed Finn. Kurt coughed and tapped his foot in exactly the same way Poppy had done before. The girl stood up quickly and walked over to them. "Hello! You must be Poppy's fathers. I'm Rachel Berry and I just have to know which one of you loves Broadway so much! I was-"
"FANNY BRICE!" Kurt shouted excitedly. "OH MY GOD YOU PLAYED FANNY BRICE! ON BROADWAY!" He started hopping about. "FINN CHRISTOPHER HUDSON!" He marched over to his brother. "When did you start dating a star?" "Dating? We're not exactly dating. She's my surrogate." Kurt narrowed his eyes. "A surrogate? Finn I know things have been hard since Quinn, but do you really think you're fit for a baby?"
As the two talked it over, Rachel began to talk to Blaine. "Hi. I'm Rachel as you must now know. And you must be Blaine?" "Yeah. I am Blaine. Are you actually pregnant?" He asked curiously. "I am pregnant. Since yesterday morning. I'm planning on moving in with Finn until the baby is born. Then we will have joint custody and be able to live our lives the way we want." She explained, glad that Blaine wasn't angry. "You don't seem new to the surrogacey deal." Blaine looked curious again. "Well, I am the product of surrogacey. I have two gay dads, Leroy and Hiram." He smiled at her. "I don't think I could have liked you this much if you were homophobe." "That would be awkward." She agreed.
Poppy woke up soon after that and ran over to Rachel and Blaine. Rachel picked her up. "Why are Papa and Uncle Finny fighting?" She asked quietly. "Papa doesn't think Uncle Finny should have a baby." Poppy looked shocked and asked to be put down. She walked over to Kurt and tugged on the leg of his pants. "Papa! Uncle Finny and Rachel are going to be the best parents ever! Uncle Finny knew how high to push me on the swings and how to chase me around and Rachel knew how to play Chutes and Ladders and how much chocolate to put in my milk. Please let them have a baby!"
Kurt threw up his hands in defeat. "Fine! But you have to tell Mom and Dad!" He grabbed Poppy's hand and stormed out with Blaine. Rachel looked at him. "That went well didn't it?" She said softly. Finn chuckled. "As well as it could have gone. Thank God Poppy came in when she did. I think Kurt might have slapped me." He put an arm around Rachel's shoulders and held her close. His cell phone began to ring abruptly. "I hope I ruined a sweet moment." Kurt said on the other side. "I'm on board if I can go shopping with Rachel and have my CD signed." "Deal!" Rachel said over Finn's shoulder and snapped it shut. They smiled at each other."