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Finn walked into the waiting room when morning came. Everyone was waiting for him. Before they could ask questions he said, "Rachel is awake. She has a broken arm and a lot of bruising. She has some memory loss as well."
Claire jumped from Puck's arms and ran to Finn. He kissed her cheek. She said, "Daddy! I meessed you! Where mommy?"
"Claire bear, mommy got hurt. She hurt her head. She can't remember a lot."
"Mommy don't member me?"
"Mommy doesn't remember daddy much either. She can't wait to meet you all over again."
Quinn asked, "What does she remember, Finn?"
"That I left her in the Christmas tree lot. She doesn't remember that you are friends. She thinks it is 2010. I had to tell her about her dads again."
"Can we see her?"
"She wants to meet Claire first. Then the rest of you can come in to see her. I think it would be nice for the two of them to have some time."
Claire asked, "Go see mommy now?"
Finn smiled. "Of course, cupcake. Let's go see if mommy is awake."
Finn walked down the call with Claire.
He knocked on the door and said, "Rach, can we come in?"
Rachel replied, "Come in."
Finn walked in with Claire in his arms. She started squirming in Finn's arms exclaiming, "Momma!"
Finn said, "Careful, Claire bear. Mommy is sore."
Claire carefully climbed up on the bed next to Rachel and said, "Sorry momma. I don't wanna hurt you."
Rachel couldn't get over the little girl. She looked just like her and Finn. That was what she had wanted. She said, "Its okay. Come here, sweetheart."
Rachel held her tight. Claire told her, "I made you some ting. Aunt Quinnie helped me make it pretty."
Claire gave Rachel a get well card. It was messy, but it was perfect. Rachel smiled and said, "I love it. Thank you so much. It makes me feel better already."
Claire kissed Rachel's cheek. Claire asked Finn, "Come have cuddles, daddy?"
Finn started to say, "Daddy…"
Rachel was uncomfortable, but she had a child to worry about now. She said, "Finn, come sit with us."
Finn sat next to Claire. He kissed her head and asked, "Happy now, cupcake?"
Claire looked up and asked, "Do you not love mommy anymore?"
"Of course I love mommy."
Claire had tears in her little eyes. "Want you to love her. Mommy's hurt head stop you loving her?"
Rachel couldn't believe how smart their little girl was. She was three, but she knew so much. Her sentences were messy, but she was three. She told her, "Honey. This is going to be hard. Mommy can't remember a lot of things. We will be okay though."
"Momma, love me please."
Rachel held her close and said, "Mommy will always love you. You will have to show me all the things we used to do so that I can remember. I want to remember it all."
Finn told them, "There are people waiting to see mommy. I'm going to go get them."
Claire said, "Stay with mommy! Don't want momma to forget me!"
Rachel chuckled and said, "It doesn't work like that, Claire. If you want to go with daddy then you can go. You'll be coming right back."
"Can I stay?"
"Of course."
Finn said, "I'll be back with your visitors. Everyone can't wait to see that you are okay, Rach. You gave us all a scare."
"Thanks for caring, Finn. Go get them."
"Are you sure you can handle it Rach?"
"I'll be fine."
"Okay. I'll be back. Claire bear, be easy on mommy."
Claire smiled. "Yes, daddy. Love you."
"I love you too, princess. I'll be back soon." Finn kissed both of their heads. Then left to go find everyone.
Finn found everyone in the waiting room. Carole came over and asked, "How did that go?"
Finn told her, "They are mother and daughter. No matter what they will have a connection always. She loves her. I on the other hand is a different story. She is missing the biggest parts of our love story.
Quinn came over and said, "I brought a couple of photo albums for her just in case she wanted to look."
"That is a great idea, Q. Thank you."
"No problem. Anything to help my best friend. I want her back."
"Q, she doesn't remember. She has to get to know all of us all over again."
Puck walked over and said, "It's going to be okay. You and Rach are end game. Everyone knows that much. She will be back to normal soon. Nothing ever keeps her down."
"I just want you guys to be prepared. She doesn't remember being friends with you guys and I don't want it to upset you."
"Don't worry about us. Worry about your girls."
Finn was in tears at this point. "All she remember is hating me. She is my life. We have a daughter together. Last night right before that guy hit us she said she wanted to have another baby. That isn't going to happen now."
Carole hugged her son and said, "You can start over. Make her fall in love with you all over again."
"I just want my Rachel back."
Burt told him, "Son, she is still there. You just have to find her in there. Help her remember. Give her support and remind her why she fell in love with you to begin with."
"I need to get back in there to them. Claire is clingy now because of all of this. I don't want her to be upset and give Rachel a hard time.
Finn walked towards the room with everyone behind him.
They walked in the room. Rachel looked up and said, "Shh… She fell asleep."
Finn chuckled and told her, "Sorry. It is about her nap time. She loves to cuddle with mommy during nap time. I know this is new to you, but thank you for doing everything you have for Claire. I know it has to be hard to have everything thrown at you. She is a mommy's girl."
Rachel ran a hand through the little girl's hair. She softly told him, "She can't be penalized for this. This isn't her fault. She needs some stability in her life."
Quinn stepped up and said, "Hey Rach."
Rachel pulled Claire closer to her as if to protect her. She almost growled, "Quinn…"
Kurt stepped up and said, "Diva, she is your best friend."
Rachel got tears in her eyes. "I don't know that. She sabotaged Finn and I."
"That was a long time ago. You got over that. Rach, she has been there for all the big things. As well as Noah. They are the godparents of your daughter."
Carole stopped them and said, "Give her time to remember. It was a terrible accident. We are lucky to still have her. Don't cause her any more stress right now."
Rachel smiled up at Carole to silently thank her.
Finn asked, "Do you want me to take her? She can get kind of heavy."
Rachel replied, "No, it's all good. There is just something about having her in my arms that calms me."
Finn smiled. "You have said that since the day she was born. You are a natural. You always have been."
Puck said, "We brought you some photo albums to help you remember."
"Thank you, Noah. I want to remember. I can't handle not knowing my own life. Especially all the big things."
"Jewish princess, you will remember soon."
Rachel yawned.
Burt said, "Rachel, we are glad you are glad you are okay. We'll let you get some rest. It has been a long day for you."
Carole told Rachel and Finn, "If you need us, let us know. We can take Claire home with us."
Rachel said, "Please, not yet."
"Okay. Just let us know if you want us to come back and get her. I think we are going to go into the city for a little while."
Everyone gave Rachel and Finn a hug trying not to wake Claire. They were just happy to see that Rachel was alive after such a terrible accident.
Rachel was going through the photo albums Quinn left while Finn and Claire slept.
Claire woke up. Rachel said, "Shh… Daddy is asleep. Do you want to look at pictures with mommy?"
Claire smiled and said, "Yes, momma."
The two of them looked at the pictures from standing next to Quinn at her wedding to holding the beautiful baby she couldn't remember giving birth to. She didn't remember the biggest and best things in her life no matter how hard she tried or wanted to.
Rachel looked across the room to see the gentle giant that no doubt loved her. He had given her the beautiful, happy and healthy little girl in her arms. He had also been there for the longest day of her life. She couldn't remember their big moments, but something in the pit of her stomach told her that she really did love him, even if she couldn't remember.
