Rachel, Carole, Burt, and Kurt were all lounging in the living room laughing so hard they couldn't breathe. They were watching Finn as his face contorted into a disgusted expression as he realized his first official diaper was one filled with green, watery poop. Rachel was about to get up in order to help her newly obtained boyfriend, but he told her he wanted to try and do it himself. She held up her hands in surrender and sat down back in her seat on the couch. She also took out her phone in order to record what was about to be an interesting experience.
She kind of cringed when she saw how many diaper wipes Finn grabbed out of the pack, but she didn't say anything. She knew that it was important for him to learn how to change a diaper. She was actually quite surprised that he even wanted to experience this side of taking care of Adelaide, she wasn't mad at it, she was actually quite intrigued. Rachel silently watched as the teenage quarterback removed the dirty diaper from underneath her and finished wiping her butt clean.
"Uh, Houston we have a problem," she giggled as she realized that her daughter had peed all over her sleeper the split second Finn turned away to grab a clean diaper from out of the pink diaper bag. She watched as his eyes went wide when he realized that the little girl had not only soaked her sleeper but his mother's carpet.
"I only turned away for a second," he stated as he placed the clean diaper on one of his legs, "I think I may need a little help." Rachel walked over to Finn and her daughter and grabbed a clean outfit out of the diaper bag before kneeling beside the pair. She didn't simply take over, she just helped by giving Finn instructions and a little hands-on help when he asked for it. Once Finn finished Rachel grabbed a wet wash rag with soap on it and clean the wet spot on her carpet.
"Don't worry Finn, I wasn't too good at changing diapers either. I did my best, but it was mostly Kurt's mom who handled that part of being a parent," Burt stated as he tried to encourage his step-son. He wasn't lying though. He was terrible at diapers. The first time he was left alone with Kurt it was very much like the first time Joey and Jessie were left alone with Michele in Full House. It wasn't a pretty sight.
"That is harder then it looks," Finn stated as he sat down on the couch with the newly clean little girl in his arms. Rachel went to the laundry room to put the now dirty wash rag in a basket that contained other dirty items. Rachel walked back into the room to see that Finn was now giving her little girl one of her pre-prepared bottles. She took her seat next to Carole and sunk down into the couch. While she did love her three-month-old daughter her daughter was starting to become very vocal, and those vocals mainly took place at night.
"How are you guys feeling about sectionals tomorrow?" Carole asked. The teens had just gotten back to the house from their final Glee rehearsal before the big performance. They all kind of shrugged. None of them had any solo's so it didn't really cause any stressing. They were more in the background for the defining performance. Rachel learned that last year they won sectionals, but lost regionals, and if they don't place at both this year then Glee club was over.
"Not really," Rachel said to her daughter's babysitter.
"None of us have any significant part," Kurt stated. He had auditioned to do a solo for the performance, but ultimately it was given to his best friend Mercedes. He was happy for her, he was happy she was being recognized for her vocal abilities, but he wanted to be recognized too. Last year sectionals went to Sam, Quinn, and Santana. He auditioned then too and got turned down.
"Thank you for watching her tomorrow Carole, I asked my dads and they came up with some excuse not to. I wish they would just accept her," Rachel sighed. She was becoming tempted to bring it up to them. They wanted it to seem as if their granddaughter was their new daughter, via surrogate, but they neglected her so it was never going to work. She knew in a weird way they loved the little girl, but in another, they just found her as proof that their own daughter was less than perfect. They no longer saw Rachel as the talented ball of perfection they strived for her to be. They raised her to be a star, and right now they felt as she gave up that life for the simple life. They raised her to extraordinary, to fight the system, to fight like they had to, but she gave up her fight to fame on the big stage when she decided to keep her little girl.
"I know sweetie. I just want you to know I am happy to do it," she said, and she meant it. She thoroughly enjoyed having Adelaide around. She enjoyed the change having her around brought to her home. Her two sons were now hanging out, and enjoying it. Her biological son was turning into a young adult instead of a selfish teenage boy that only cared about his status at the school. Carole felt surprised at first when she felt the petite brunette's arms wrap around her, but she quickly returned the gesture. The teen mom had even managed to bring her two boys closer together. They are nothing alike, but thanks to Rachel they were starting to see that there was a friendship there that somehow worked.
"I appreciate you, Carole. You are amazing with Adelaide and I don't think I would have been able to do this without you," Rachel stated as she leaned over and gave the older woman a hug. At first, it surprised Carole, but then she hugged back. They stayed in the embrace for a few seconds before pulling away. Rachel didn't want it to end. She never had a mother, but she used to imagine that her warm hugs would feel just like that. She had always wondered about her mother. Who she was. What she looked like. How she decided to carry Rachel for her two gay dads. She wanted to know why she so freely gave her up.
"Rachel, are you okay?" Rachel nodded. She wasn't going to get emotional. She didn't want to sit here a cry in front of everyone about the mother who didn't want her. Thought she was curious she never tried to find her mother. She was always too scared that it would hurt her dads' feelings. Though the more they tried to push Adelaide away, the more she was tempted to try to find the woman who carried her for 9 months.
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee nor any of its Characters.
