A/N: Hey guys! I am really enjoying writing this. I hope you are enjoying reading it!
Chapter 4- Alone At Last
"Finn, I think this is going well." Rachel sat on the couch, the Funny Girl sound track playing faintly in the back round.
Finn finished up with the dishwasher and walked over to the living room. He leaned on the wall facing Rachel. "Are you sure she isn't too overwhelmed. I mean she was so confused when Puck was talking to her."
"Finny, everyone was confused when Puck was talking to her. Including Puck!" Rachel got up from her seat and walked over to her husband. She kissed him slowly on the lips and he kissed her back. Rachel wrapped her arms around his waist and Finn held her cheeks in his hands. They stayed there for as long as they could before separating for air. "She's fine, okay?"
Finn nodded. "Was it really a good idea to send her for a sleepover?" He sat down on a chair and sighed.
"Of course it was. Because now...we can do this." Rachel sat on his lap and kissed him passionately. Finn smiled through the kiss. He closed his eyes and enjoyed making out with his girl. His girl. He was so confused as to how he was able to marry her. Rachel was so perfect, even if she couldn't see it.
Rachel pulled away. She smiled at Finn and began to kiss his neck. Finn tried to speak, but Rachel had her ways that made him weak in the knees. Especially because she was wearing that red dress that he loved. Rachel put her hand behind his head and started to gently tug at his hair. Finn rubbed her upper thigh with one hand and put the other one on her back. She pulled away again. "I love you so much. You know that, right?" She pulled him close and hugged him tightly.
"Of course. I love you more than you will ever know." Finn wrapped his arms around her and then let go. He grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her back gently so he could see her face. "Baby? What's wrong?"
Rachel tried to look convincing. "Nothing. Everything is perfect as long as I've got you." She buried herself back into his chest to hide her tear-filled eyes.
"Baby, you don't have to hide it from me. You are the one who said that we are going to get through everything together."
Rachel looked at her man. "It's just that...I don't know what I would do with out you." Finn completely melted. He just had to kiss her. How could he not? He put as much love into that kiss as he could. Rachel blinked a couple of times. "What was that for?"
"For you to know that I will always be here. You never...ever...have to think like that. And it was for you to know, that I love you so much!"
Rachel stood up and put her forehead against his. "I love you to the moon and back." She hugged him again and did not let go.
"Babe. There's something else bugging you. What's going on?"
Rachel let go and moved back. "NOTHING!" She leaned on the wall where Finn previously stood. She folded her arms and pouted.
"Rach. Come on." Finn got up and walked over to her. Her grabbed her waist and gently pulled her close. "Tell me."
"Finn..." Rachel hesitated. She could tell Finn anything. But even though she had broken down in front of him for so many things, she had always been a strong mother. She never questioned her maternal instincts. But it was like they were gone.
"Come on, Rach. Baby, you can tell me anything." Finn pulled her in for a bear hug and kissed the of her head. He let her go and flashed her his famous Finn grin. And Rachel couldn't help herself. Her lips met his and Finn instantly knew what was wrong. Just like how she different ways of crying, the way she kissed depended on how she felt. She was resisting and not letting herself enjoy the kiss. She seemed nervous and hurt, like a part of her heart had been taken away. "Oh, that's what's wrong. Sweetheart, she loves you!"
"She doesn't even know who I am, Finn!"
"Rachel! If you couldn't remember me, wouldn't you still love me?"
"Well of course! Because it's not the memories that I need to love you! It's you! But Finn, it's different!"
"No it's not Rach! She loves you, you can tell!"
"No, Finn! She automatically fell in love with you. She grabbed your hand and wouldn't let go. She was playing with Matt and Tyler and Lucy. She talked to Quinn and Puck and Sam! But not me! She doesn't remember me! How can she love someone she doesn't even know?"
"Rachel. How could you ever think like that? Didn't you hear what they were all talking about? Lily was asking Lucy to tell her about you constantly! And she asked Matt about you, too! And she asked me for a video of you singing."
"Wait. What?"
"I gave her a flash drive that has all my favorite videos of you singing and told her she could watch on Puck's computer."
"She asked for that?"
"Yeah. Lucy told her about Funny Girl and about glee club and your voice. Lucy started talking about different musicals, which Lily seemed to take interest in. Lucy mentioned Wicked and said that you kill it on Defying Gravity and that Lily had to hear it."
"So she just wanted to hear me sing Defying Gravity?"
"No. Lily told me that certain things have been ringing bells. Wicked being one of them."
"Wait! She is starting to remember things?"
Finn shrugged. "More like recognize them."
Rachel nodded. "Finn! This is perfect! This means she may start to get her memory back!" Rachel practically jumped into his arms. Finn lifted her off the ground and spun her around.
"Oh, crap! What are we going to do about school?" Finn put his wife down. He can't believe he forgot about Lily's school. "She can't go back, can she?"
"No, I guess not. Well at least summer vacation starts in a month. We'll get her a tutor in the summer so she can catch up before 3rd grade starts. Okay?"
"Sounds good to me." Finn then had an idea. "Hey, want to go out to dinner tonight? I never got to give you your present from Chicago."
"Okay. Let me go get ready. I will only take 5 minutes." Finn knew his girl. He checked his watch. 5:30. He should make a reservation for 7, then. Rachel takes 30 minutes just to pick her outfit.
"So, Lily-Bug. What do you want to do tonight?" Puck looked at his goddaughter through the rear view mirror. She seemed so small because she wasn't being her hyper, energetic self. Well, then again, she wasn't herself. Not anymore. He couldn't blame her. How can you be yourself, when you don't know who you are?
"I don't know. I am really interested in the New Directions. Maybe you and Auntie Q could talk about it?"
"Sure thing, chicken wing." Lucy rolled her eyes at her dad's lame attempt at humor. "That sounds like fun. Lu-Lu and Ty love hearing about glee club."
Tyler looked up for his videogame. "I like the story about the cookie fight that you and mommy had!"
"Yeah that was funny, Daddy." Lucy agreed.
"Hey Lu! Can you call Mommy and tell her we are 5 minutes away?" Puck handed his daughter, who was happily riding shot-gun, his iPhone.
"Sure, Daddy!" Lucy quickly dialed the number. "Hi, mommy. Daddy wanted me to tell you that we are 5 minutes away. What? Okay, I'll ask him." Lucy blocked the receiver and turned to her dad. "Mommy wants to know if you actually meant 5 minutes, or was it the kind of 5 minutes where you take us to the arcade and our dinner gets cold."
"What! She said that? Tell her that that was a one time thing because Tyler was whining and she said dinner wouldn't be ready for half an hour."
Lucy told her mom what her dad said to. "She says that you better be home quick because she still has the picture. Whatever that means."
"Oh shoot! Um...tell her we might be 10 minutes late then. And that I love her very much." Puck then made a U-Turn heading for the nearest Value Mart.
Lucy repeated what her dad had told her, said her goodbyes, and hung up. "But Daddy, our house is only a minute away. And why are we going to the Value Mart?"
"Because, honey. When Mommy gets angry, Daddy buys her flowers."
"Why? That's so dumb."
"I wish I knew baby girl."
"How do I look?" Rachel came out of the bedroom wearing a navy blue dress with a yellow sash and a matching ribbon tied in her hair.
Finn got up from the couch and turned to see his wife. He had to keep his jaw from dropping. "Absolutely gorgeous. You are so beautiful." He walked over to Rachel and put his hands on her hips. He lifted her up and spun her around. She giggled and put her hands on his shoulders. Finn put her down and pulled her close. "Rachel Berry, I love you so much." His lips met hers and they kissed passionately.
Rachel pulled away. "And I love you, Babe. But my name is Rachel Hudson. Remember?"
"You look so beautiful, you remind me of that sixteen-year-old I fell in love with. Now come on. I have reservations at a special restaurant."
Rachel grabbed Finn's hand as they made their way out the door and into the elevator. "And where would that be Mr. Hudson?"
"You'll see, Mrs. Hudson." Finn put his arm around her and kissed her head.
"I had an idea for game so Lily could learn about the New Directions. I have pictures of every member. I will hold up a picture and you tell me about the person. Okay?" Quinn held a stack of pictures for Lily to see.
"Alright. I'll try." Lily shrugged. She was sitting on one of the bean bags, along with Tyler, Matt, and Lucy, while Quinn and Puck sat on the couch.
Quinn held up a picture of a girl with golden skin and dark hair. "That's Aunt Santana, our Auntie Snixx when she's angry. She's married to Aunt Dani, who I call Auntie Dee, and they have a 2-year-old baby named Felicity Maria Garcia-Lopez. Aunt Santana is a stay-at-home mom, but she works as a waitress at Breadstix. Auntie Dee is a famous singer."
"Good. Here's another one."
"Uncle Sammy. He used to married to Aunt Mercedes but they broke up because Aunt Mercedes fell in love with Uncle Shane and Uncle Sammy fell in love with Aunt Bee. Aunt Bee is pregnant, but she doesn't want to know what she's having. Uncle Sammy is a comedian, but he is also a car salesman. Aunt Bee is the coach of the Cheerios at McKinley."
"Awesome!"
"Uncle Noah...duh! He is married to you, Auntie Q. And he has three kids, Beth, Lucy, and Ty. He owns a successful bar called Snixx, after Aunt Santana, because she was the one who gave him the idea. And you are a real estate agent."
"Good. Now here's a toughie."
"Aunt Tina. She is married to Uncle Mike and they have a five-year-old son named Alex. Aunt Tina in co-director of the New Directions with Daddy. Uncle Mike owns Lima's most successful dance studio."
"Alright hot shot. How about this one?"
"Oh! Um...that's...Aunt Sugar. She's married to Uncle Artie, who owns a huge movie production company called Motta Productions that he named after Mr. Motta, who paid for it. Aunt Sugar doesn't work because she doesn't have to. They don't have any kids."
"Good job."
Puck got up and stretched his arms. "Alright, Munchkins! It's time to go to sleep!"
"Five more minutes!" The kids yelled in unison.
"I can't believe you brought me to Breadstix!" Rachel squealed in between bites of her breadstick.
"We got back together here. Got engaged here. You told you were pregnant here. Remember?" Finn grabbed her hand from the other end of the table.
"Of course. Where the hell is our waiter?"
Santana walked up to the table. "Hello, my name is Sa- OMG! Frankenteen, why didn't you tell me you guys were coming? I would've pulled some strings and gotten you in the V.I.P. area!" She pulled Finn into a hug.
"Nice to see you, too, Santana." Finn smiled and squeezed his best friend.
Santana looked over at Rachel. "And Miss Berry... How the heck are you?" She ran over and hugged her old roommate.
"I'm good San! How's Dani? And little Felicity?"
"Dani's doing good and Felicity's started talking a lot. I'm sorry we couldn't make it to your party! Felicity had a recital for her Ballerina Babies class. How's Lily?"
Rachel shrugged. "I don't know. She's handling everything well and she's absorbed a lot in such a short time."
Finn squeezed Rachel's hand. "She went with Matt to Puck's for a sleepover. Her and Lucy are really clicking."
"Well, they are besties, Finnocence! So what can I get you love birds? The usual?"
Rachel nodded. "That would be great, San!"
"Cool. And Finchel? Keep it PG. This is a family restaurant." Santana smiled and walked off.
Rachel laughed and turned to Finn. "You said you had a present for me?"
"Um...yeah. Well, a couple presents actually. First, I found these and I knew you had to have them." Finn pulled out a small, velvet box. He passed it to Rachel, who opened it and gasped.
"Finn, these look exactly like-"
"The earrings I got you for Christmas in senior year?" Rachel was speechless. She just nodded. "I knew you had been looking for them, so when I found them, I didn't even think twice."
Rachel laughed. "These earrings are perfect, Finn."
"So are you. And I also got you something else. I ran into somebody in Chicago and told them all about you. Here." Finn passed an envelope over.
Rachel looked confused. She began opening the envelope. "Finn, I don't really get wha- Oh My Streisand!"
Inside was a postcard of Chicago with a letter from the one and only: Barbra.
Dear Miss Rachel,
Thank you for all your support. Congratulations on your amazing Broadway career. I was fortunate enough to have caught your debut as Fanny. You are as talented and gorgeous as your lovely husband says.
Don't Stop Believing,
Barbra Streisand
"Finn! I can't believe you did this!" Rachel burst into to tears. Some people turned and had looks of worry, but Finn knew that those were happy tears. "She-she c-came to m-my deb-b-debut! I love you so much, Finn Hudson!"
"I love you too, Rach!"
A/N: So this was pretty much a fluff chapter. I love Finchel, so I hoped you like them in this chapter. Sneak peak into the next chapter: Lily comes home and someone has an emotional breakdown. And what horrible thing happens that rushes the Hudson's to the emergency room?
Please R&R. Tell me if you have ideas. I am thinking about having looks into some of the other glee clubbers lives. What do you think?
