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004: blue
She's never seen so much blue. She unwraps present after present, Carole dutifully taking pictures and Finn writing the items down so she doesn't forget to send out thank you notes, and she smiles as she takes out another blue onesie, this time one that reads 'I Love My Daddy.'
"Aww," she coos, displaying the onesie so everyone in the room can see. "Thanks so much, Mike and Tina, it's adorable."
Tina beams at her, gripping Mike's hand tightly. Rachel smiles over at Finn, and he winks. She sees him write down 'onesie – I Love Daddy, from Mike & Tee.' She bites her lip to keep from giggling.
She's glad they decided to do a couple's baby shower this time around. She had the original "just girls" (plus Kurt because he threw it after all) shower the first time around when she was pregnant with Ava, but the appeal of opening all the baby gifts with Finn this time around – especially since they were having a boy – was just too good to pass up, despite Kurt's protests.
"Okay, I think that's it!" Rachel says, clapping her hands together, surveying the pile of blue bags, paper, and boxes that surrounds her. "Everyone's welcome to hang around and eat the cake that Carole so lovingly made if you'd wish!"
There's a general murmur as their friends head in the direction of the kitchen, a few remaining in the living room, and Finn puts down his pencil and the pad of paper, smiling over at his wife knowingly.
"He kicking up a storm?" he asks, placing a hand on swollen belly.
She nods, wincing as he kicks once more, almost as if to prove her point.
"Go easy on Mommy, alright there, kiddo?" he says, his voice soft, talking to their growing boy in her stomach. She smiles, lips closed, patting his cheek affectionately.
"I think I'll be okay," she mutters, and he grabs her hand, pressing a kiss to each of her fingertips. "Is Ava still asleep?"
"I think so," he says. "She was still out when I checked on her fifteen minutes ago. She wore herself out earlier with all the excitement, I think."
Rachel just smiles a little wider. Ava's so excited about having a baby brother on the way; it's quite adorable. "Should we wake her up so she can have some cake?"
Finn tilts his head, and she can tell he's imagining how hyped up their two-year-old will be if they allow her to gorge herself on sugar. "How about we just save her piece," he says instead.
Rachel nods, giggling as she makes to stand up, one hand on her protruding stomach and one hand on the chair. Finn grips her waist, helping to keep her balanced, but she manages to stand up, swatting his hand away.
"I'm fine," she tells him.
He grins, rolling his eyes. "Just trying to look out for you and our little man," he says, following her as she waddles toward the kitchen.
She smiles a little wider, pushing open the kitchen door. Everything's decked out in blue: the tablecloth, the napkins, the plates, even the cake.
Tina pulls out a chair for her to sit in, and she gratefully accepts, thinking that soon, she'll be a mother of two, not just a mother of one. She runs a finger across the tablecloth.
Blue's never looked so good.
