9: figuring it all out (last chapter)
well, this is the end. sorry it took so long to do. it was ready to go long ago but i had been busy. and i was writing a PREQUEL to this. and a SEQUEL. yeah, i've been busy. so on with the finale! review to tell me what you think of this long awaited end!
Rachel POV
When Caroline is out the door I look at Finn. He is smiling so big right now and looks so happy.
"That went well." I tell him
"Well? That went fantastic. She called me dad Rachel!" he was absolutely beaming as he says this and I cant help but smile just as big, if not more.
"I know. That's great! But there is one thing we need to talk about, just between us."
"What is it Rachel?"
"What happens to us? Are we friends? Or are we the divorced couple and the other one is just… there?" I ask him
"Well, I don't know right now. But… I do know I haven't forgotten you. And I care about Caroline and you. And right now… I am just happy that you are allowing me back into your life again."
"You never left. I always thought about you. I had wanted to marry you and I had your child. You never left my heart Finn."
"So… then what are we?"
"I think… right now… we are friends that reconnected." I struggle to say. "I want to say lets try dating because personally I still have feelings for you. But… it's been fourteen years. I have changed. You have changed. We are not teenagers anymore and we can't pretend that we are. And if it doesn't work… we will break Caroline's heart in the process. I need to get to know you again."
"Fair enough. I get that. But… just like I said fourteen years ago we are end game." He tells me with a small smile.
"I'll hold you to that." I smile back and walk towards the door to see what kind of stuff my best friend is filling my dads house with.
I come back into the house with the last box in my arms and I place it on top of the another one and look towards my Uncle.
"What are you doing Kurt?" my mom comes over to ask him
"Well, I found all of these old tapes of old glee performances over at the archives building and I thought we could take a walk down memory lane. But… they're mixed in with other performances from before and after us. So its scavenger hunt time!" he explains
"They just let you take them?" I ask questionably "And… who are you?" I point to the guy beside Uncle Kurt.
"Caroline! Don't look at and question me like I'm Santana! I told them I was in some of the videos… and I offered to organize them for free." he smiles warily
"I'm Blaine an old friend of Kurt's." The guy introduces himself "And you are?"
"Blaine! It's nice to see you again! This is my daughter Caroline." my mom says before directing her attention to my Uncle.
"This will take hours to do Kurt!" my mom informs them.
"I figured we could get Quinn and Santana to help out. Maybe." He says
My mom and me looked at him.
"Why are high school glee performances in archives anyway?" my dad asks.
"Well some important people came out of McKinley Glee club Finn. Mind you by the time we were significant they tapes were tossed with other videos and no one bothered to search for them Finn." He then paused. "What are you doing here Finn?" he asked
"Kurt, me and Finn need to say something,…" my mom said
"NO WAY." Uncle Kurt said "NO FREAKING WAY" a smile creped onto his face. He starts pointing to the two of them and to me. "You two… her?" he asked
They both nodded. Blaine just looked confused.
"Of course! you two do something like that and create her!" he starts pointing more. "Rachel. You have to tell me all how that happened. Every little detail you remember." He says dead serious.
"Please remember there is a fourteen year old in the room." I mention before I look towards the boxes wondering where we should start.
"I really don't need my brother or my daughter hearing any of this," my dad says as he goes to stand by me.
My mom and Uncle move away and start talking leaving my dad and me in the dust. We continue to look at the boxes around us.
"Shall we start opening?" he suggests. I nod. These boxes will take hours. Blaine still looks at us confused so we had to explain some things…
We have opened every box. My mom and Uncle Kurt are still non-existent for some reason. Boxes of DVD's and really old VCR tapes surround my dad and me. We are sitting on the floor and trying to figure out what to do. My dad and me are using this time to get to know each other. Blaine had to leave a while ago to go save someone named Brittany from a trashcan.
"What years am I looking for again?" I ask him
"Um… 09 to 12 would be us." He conforms
"Thanks. So September 09 New Directions is what we are looking for?"
"Yeah, you got something?"
"Yes. It's titled Don't Stop Believing. This you?"
He looked at me. "Yeah. It is… Caroline can you go get Kurt and Rachel. They need to see this."
I nod and leave the room to go find them. I find them in my mom's room, on her bed talking away.
"Hey, dad found a DVD that he needs you guys to see."
They look at me funny but come and follow me. As we reach the bottom of the stairs I here a familiar tune. I know it because my mom sometimes hums the tune. My dad is looking at the TV grinning and so are the other two.
"Finn I can't believe guys found this!" my mom said.
"Caroline found it. I just put it in the player." He tells her
"What is it?" I ask
"This is the first performance me, your mom and Kurt ever preformed together in glee club." My dad says
"Wow, that's old. But fascinating!" I look at the screen. I see a younger version of the 3 adults in the room. And 3 others I don't recognize. "Who are the others?" I ask
"Well miss Berry, the one in the wheelchair is Artie, that is Tina and that is Mercedes." Uncle Kurt informs me. "The six original members of the club."
"What happened to them? After glee?" I ask
"Mercedes went to LA to sing and I believe got a recording contract after a few years and… the others… I am not sure." Uncle Kurt answered
My mom and dad were softly singing to each other and completely in there own world at the moment. Uncle Kurt and me watched them from afar.
"So I guess you really are my niece, Caroline." Uncle Kurt remarks
"I was always your niece. What are you talking about?"
"Finn or your dad is my step-brother. I always thought I was your Uncle because I am besties with your mom. But, it is also because of him." he directs to my dad.
I smile. Everything is going well right now. And we all couldn't be happier.
Time really has flown since spring break. It is already the week before the Memorial Day long weekend. I am so excited. Why? Because this weekend my mom and me are going to Chicago to visit my dad! I have no school this Friday too so I have a four-day weekend and my mom said we could go visit! My dad is so excited to see us again. We Skype each other almost every night now, so we have been talking and stuff. But this is the first time since spring break I will physically be seeing him.
Auntie Quinn and Auntie Santana know all this too now. Auntie Quinn was first shocked then very happy. Auntie Santana on the other hand… her face got all funny and she was having some problems processing the information. She is okay with it now. Mind you she now says because my mom is 'freakishly' short and my dad is 'freakishly' tall, I should be of normal height.
My mom is doing really well with all of this too. It was a bit awkward for her at first she told me but she is used to it now.
My dad has already figured some things out for when he moves to New York in the summer. Uncle Kurt is forcing him to move with him until he finds a place of his own. He already is looking for teaching jobs here and he told me he was offered a job not too long ago. I have put that blue notebook in the recycling bin. I no longer need it. A weight felt lifted off my shoulders when I did. The obsession is over. Now its time to live and move forward. And who knows? The future may have a new adventure lined up for me.
THE END!
HELLO! did you enjoy? i hope you did. i know its not the best ending but there is more where this came from. right after this i am posting the PREQUEL to this story. called: Unexpected Change in Plans. look for it! and i will post the sequel tomorrow! i hope you enjoyed Caroline's adventures as i did. and now Rachel's pregnancy with Caroline and also Caroline's summer after this story. reviews are loved!
