Chapter 4: Breakdown
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, I am just borrowing my favorite couple because they so need to get back together.
Rachel took her time walking back towards her house. Her Dad's were definitely going to want the full story about how she and Noah happened and she had never been good at lying to them. Rachel wasn't sure what she was going to say.
Both her dad's were sitting on the couch when she opened the door. Her daddy spotted the seat between them and Rachel knew that things were about to get sticky. She settled herself gingerly between them in case she felt the need to bolt.
David and Alan exchanged somewhat alarmed glances with each other as Rachel settled into her seat. "So sweetie, when did you and Noah become an item?" Alan questioned her.
Rachel took a deep breath. "We actually dated briefly about three weeks ago, for about 3 days. Noah's mother wanted him to date a nice Jewish girl. As for me I…well I was using him to try and get over Finn." At this her fathers nodded, as she had told them about her crush on Finn and his situation with the pregnant Quinn. "I know that's not how you raised me, but I figured well it was Puck so somehow that didn't matter."
"While we were dating he took a slushie to the face and I helped him get cleaned up. He apologized to me for the time he had slushied me and I told him it was okay. Puck told me that no, it wasn't okay and no one should have to feel that humiliated. Then later he had to choose between football and glee club…at first he pretty much said he was going to choose football but when it came down to it he choose glee. That's when he really became Noah to me. I knew then, I couldn't keep using him because I had gotten to know him as a person. I broke up with him and told him it was because I liked Finn and I was sure he liked Quinn because he would stare at her frequently during glee practices."
Rachel settled more firmly into the couch and continued with her story, "We continued to be civil to each other and we hung out a bit more. About a week after we broke up, Finn asked for some more voice lessons. We worked that week every day after school and might have share a kiss or two and on Friday…well Finn pretty much asked if we might be something on the side at least until Quinn had given birth and given the baby up for adoption, then he would be able to break up with her. Stupid me I guess I was hoping he was going to say he was leaving her."
"I spent this past week doing a lot of thinking and realizing that I cared more about the idea of what Finn had represented at the beginning of our relationship rather than judging him by his actions. In fact during that week I compared the Finn I truly saw with Noah and found that Finn was lacking. I mean Noah's tormented me and hurt my pride but he has never lied to me. He has always been completely honest with me. Not only that, but I knew when he was apologizing to me that he was silently promising no more slushies, and so far he has kept his promise. I realized that maybe I had thrown away a good thing."
"Today I was hiding in the auditorium behind the piano, when Noah walked in followed closely by Quinn. They were having a pretty heated argument. When Quinn left well Noah looked so broken I wanted to help him so I just hugged him until he didn't need that comfort anymore and then we sort of talked about how maybe we both could give it another shot and this time for the right reasons," Rachel finished not quiet looking at either of her Dads.
Alan and David shared another glance before David put his arm around her and said, "You're not telling us everything now spill, young lady."
Rachel sighed, "Noah and Quinn were arguing about the fact that well the fact that Noah is the father of Quinn's baby. Not only that but when he found out she was pregnant, he offered to step up and take responsibility. Quinn threatened to basically accuse Noah of rape, she said " I have a few hysterical sob sessions about how you got me drunk and took advantage when I was too drunk to say no, and another sob session on how I was too scared to tell anyone and you're looking at criminal charges. Who do think is really going to believe you considering your reputation when compared to mine." Noah hasn't been able to tell anyone and now that I know the truth well I guess he was okay with us trying again because he wouldn't have to keep anything from me."
"It's horrible, "Rachel exclaimed as tears ran down her face, "She didn't have the nerve to tell Noah she was giving his daughter up for adoption. I think knowing what he has been going through the past few weeks, well it has only increased my feelings for him. I brought him over and was going to take him upstairs when he is the one who decided to wait."
"You were going to have SEX with him?" screeched Alan.
"I don't know what was going to happen, I only know that Noah just wanted me to hold him, and just be with each other. Daddy I just wanted, still want to help him. It's not fair, he just wants the chance to be good fathers...like you two," she sobbed. Neither father said anything while they held her. After Rachel had, had a good cry, David kissed her on the forehead and told her to go upstairs and have a soak.
Once Rachel was out of ear David and Alan began to discuss what Rachel had told them. Nearly an hour later they had come to the conclusion that they would help Rachel and Noah as best they could. Well it had taken David a good half hour to get through to Alan and get him to agree to help as best they could. If nothing else, should Noah decided to get custody of his daughter he would at least have free legal help, from Alan.
It was during their dinner, that David and Alan told Rachel they would support her and Noah and should Noah decide to try and get paternity that Alan would help him, pro bono. Rachel beamed as though she had just won an Oscar, "Oh Daddies thank you so much, I love you both so much, you two absolutely are the best dads ever."
That night Rachel requested to be tucked in by both her dads. She was more relieved than ever. Since finally learning the truth early this afternoon, Rachel not only found some peace of mind but hope that things would work out well between not only her and Noah, but that he might find some peace and hope that one day his daughter would be his. Rachel fell asleep to the wonderful feeling of being loved and treasured.
