Author's Note- Sorry for the late update! I've been super busy this week! P.S Who's excited for Glee's return this Tuesday? I am!

Disclaimer- I don't own Glee, because if I did, it'd probably suck.

Chapter 10- Keep Holding On

"Hey, I gotta go 'Cedes, I have another call coming in." Rachel said and answered the other person calling.

"Hello?"

"R-Rachel, it's Kurt." He said sniffling.

"Kurt, what's wrong?"

'My dad, he…he's taking his last breathes." He was sobbing now.

'I'll be right over ok?"

"K" Kurt said and hung up.

Rachel felt like she was moving in slow motion as she grabbed her keys and purse, going to her car. She felt as though a huge boulder had been placed on her shoulders, and she could barely move.

She arrived to the hospital and texted Kurt she was there, he met her in the waiting room.

"Kurt!" she rushed over to him and enveloped him into a huge hug. She also saw Carole and Finn next to Kurt, Finn was comforting Carole.

"Family of Burt Hummel?"

Everyone looked up with hopeful eyes.

"Follow me, please." The nurse said, leading them to Burt's room.

"Dad," Kurt choked when he saw his father, pale as a ghost, lying down on the bed. He went to reach for his hand, but immediately whipped it away. His hand was cold as ice. Rachel put a comforting hand on Kurt's shoulder.

"Is he…dead?" Kurt asked looking up at the nurse.

The nurse bowed her head. "I'm not sure he has much longer, sir."

He nodded and sat down, waiting for the doctor to come in. All of a sudden Burt started taking heavy breathes just as the doctor walked into the room.

"He's breathing!" Kurt said happily. But then his chest stopped moving all together, and he was gone for good.

The doctor shook his head sadly and said some words about death.

"No," Kurt said "He can't be gone."

"I'm very sorry son, but he is." The doctor said. Quick as lightening, Kurt was out the door.

"Kurt, wait!" said Rachel, rushing after him. She caught up with him in the parking lot; he was sobbing heavily, his head in his hands.

"Do you know what this means? I'm an orphan now." He said in between sobs.

Rachel shook her head, fighting back tears of her own. "You still have Carole, and me, and Finn. You'll definitely not be an orphan."

"It's not the same! Both of my parents are dead, Rachel!" Kurt shouted, turning away from her.

"If there's anything I can do-"

"I just really want to be alone right now." Kurt said, getting into his car and slamming the door. Rachel nodded and slowly walked away. She needed to talk to Finn, no matter how much she was dreading it.

"Hello?"

"It's me, Quinn."

Finn rolled his eyes "What do want?"

"It's about you and me, our relationship." Quinn said softly.

"Oh, yeah, what about us? You made me look like a jerk in front of my girlfriend. Rachel still won't forgive me."

"You're the one who didn't pull away, so don't blame it all on me. Anyway, as you know, I'm leaving for California soon, and I was wondering if you'd like to go with me?"

"What?" Finn asked unbelievingly. What the heck was Quinn thinking?

Quinn smiled "I go to San Francisco State University, so you would always be close by, and maybe we could start where we left off?"

"Quinn, Rachel didn't want me to tell you this, but Rachel's pregnant, ok? I'm the father. I couldn't just leave her. Plus I'm still in love with, not you."

Quinn's jaw dropped. Man Hands was pregnant, with Finn's baby? She felt horrible. Why did she always have to destroy relationships? Couldn't she just be happy with one man?

"I'm sorry Finn, for everything. I've been horrible to you and I really hope you and Rachel get back together."

Finn was shocked to say the least. Was Quinn apologizing? "Um, thanks. Thanks a lot. I hope you have a good time in California."

"Thank you, bye."

Finn hung up the phone and sighed to himself. Maybe he could make amends with Rachel now, at least without Quinn being all over him.

Rachel paced back and forth in her room. She needed to call Finn, put their differences aside, and call him. But she couldn't! She was too scared. She looked at her phone and bit her lip. She had already dialed Finn's number; she just needed to press send.

"I can do it," she said to herself and pressed send. Rachel immediately frowned "Why'd you do that?" she asked herself. She sat on her bed, feeling like an idiot.

"Hello?" Finn's voice said, making Rachel's butterflies fly full force.

"It's Rachel," she said quietly, afraid her voice would give away her true feelings. It was known to do that.

Finn cleared his throat. "Hey Rachel, what's up?"

"It's about Burt."

"What about him?"

"I think that we should push our problems aside for now, and focus on helping Kurt and Carole. I know they've both been really down lately."

"What do you think we should do?" Finn had been trying to come up with ideas all day, but so far nothing had come up.

"I was thinking maybe we could plan Burt a funeral. It could be a remembrance of his life. I know how wonderful you and Kurt made Jean Sylvester's funeral look."

Finn smiled "Of course. I'd love to help you."

"Thanks. Maybe we could meet tomorrow to go over some things?"

"Yeah, sound good. See you later, Rach."

Rachel smiled at his nickname for her. "Bye," she hung up and laid her body down on her bed. She'd have to see Finn tomorrow.

"Ok, so tell me some of the things Burt used to like." Rachel asked, peeking at Finn from behind her notepad.

"Well, he loved cars and trucks. Also Melan Kamp was his favorite musicians."

Rachel nodded and scribbled some things down. "Anything else, like a favorite movie or something like that?"

Finn thought about it. Did Burt have a favorite movie? "I know that he and Kurt used to watch the Lion King a lot."

Rachel smiled. That was one of her and her dad's favorite movies, too. "Okay, I think I have enough for now. How about you make the invites while I plan the music?" she said.

Finn nodded and started writing down some family members. Suddenly he stopped and looked at Rachel.

"Hey Rach,"

Rachel's heart fluttered at the sound of his nickname for her. He always managed to give her butterflies. "Yes?"

"I think the funeral should be open to everyone, like Kurt and I did for Jean's. I think Burt would've liked it that way."

"Where will we have it?"

"What about Lima Church of God? Burt, my Mom and I used to go there sometimes. Kurt refused to go though, since he doesn't really believe in God."

Rachel smiled and patted Finn on the shoulder. She could've sworn she felt a spark. "Great idea, Finn," she wrote some more things down. "Can you look up the number? I'll make some of the decorations."

Finn nodded and they both got to work.

It was the day of the funeral and Rachel had found it very hard to get out of bed that morning. She knew that she and Finn had done an awesome job, but it was all so depressing. She felt like being happy again.

Rachel got out of bed and into the shower. Fifteen minutes later she got out, blow-dried her hair and picked out her outfit. She had decided on a black dress with a black cardigan. She put her hair in a ballerina bun and added some black flats. Brushing her bangs a bit, she decided she was ready.

She grabbed her keys, purse and iPhone. She kissed her daddies goodbye and left for the church.

When she arrived she smiled and looked around. She and Finn really had done a great job. They'd made the walls dark blue with stars, like the Lion King. Some of Burt's favorite possessions and various trucks and cars from his collection were placed on every window sill. There was a single red rose on his coffin. Melan Kamp songs played in the background. The carpet had been made green, like grass. Also some lion stuffed animals were on the stage.

Rachel found the Hudson-Hummel family and made her way over to them. She sat in between Finn and Kurt, Carole on the opposite side of Finn and Blaine opposite Kurt.

Carole looked at Rachel with tear stained eyes and managed a weak smile. "Thank you so much for doing this. Burt would've been proud."

"Thank you. It's the least I could do. I'm sure Finn feels the same way." Rachel said, smiling up at Finn. He nodded and also smiled at Rachel.

"It was all Rachel's idea. I just helped her with it." He said genuinely.

Rachel blushed and took Kurt's hand with hers "I'm so glad you came." she said softly.

Kurt rolled his eyes "Whatever,"

"I know this is hard on you, it is for everyone. But I want you to know that I'm always going to be here for you. You'll never be alone."

Kurt smiled slightly "Thank you," he said quietly. Rachel smiled and nodded.

"Everybody please take your seats." The priest said, getting up onto the stage.

"We are gathered here today in loving memory of Burt Hummel. We lost him to a heart attack, just last week. He was a strong, loving man. A friend, a husband and also a father to this here Kurt Hummel," he looked towards Kurt and smiled. "Would you like to say a few words?" the priest asked Kurt. He was hesitant at first, but then got up on the stage.

"Hi everyone." He said waving slightly at the crowd. "I…I don't really know what to say. I guess I could start by saying that I'm going to miss my father. He was always there for me when I felt alone. He accepted me when I felt tossed aside, or an outcast. He always looked after me. But most of all, he loved me so deep, a bond that could never be broken." Kurt had tears coming down his cheek now. "So, I'll have to live without him now, but I know that he'll always love me anyway. And I will have to cherish the time we had together. Thank you all for coming." Kurt got off the stage and grabbed a tissue. Blaine held his hand encouragingly.

"You did great." He whispered in Kurt's ear. Kurt smiled tearfully and nodded.

"Now, a video montage of some of Burt's favorite memories." The priest said and pressed play on the small television.

There was a video of Burt teaching Kurt how to ride his bike, when Burt first opened his tire shop, when he held a baby Kurt in his arms, meeting Carole and at both his weddings.

In the middle of the video, Finn took Rachel's hand and held it tight. Rachel, who had tears streaming down her face, accepted the gesture with a smile. Maybe things were looking up.

After the funeral, Finn met Rachel by her car. She was fixing her mascara, because she had been stupid enough to wear the kind that wasn't waterproof.

"Hey, Rach, I just wanted to say how awesome I think it is that you did this. My mom and Kurt are so glad you did."

Rachel smiled and nodded. "Burt's life was something to remember. And you did a great job with the decorations."

"So did you." Finn said. They were both staring into each other's eyes, their hearts beating like crazy. Rachel was well aware of how close she was to Finn. He leaned down and kissed her, and as much as she wanted to give in to all her hormones, and stay right here for as long as she could, she pulled away.

She shook her head multiple times and frowned "I can't do this with you, Finn. You cheated on me, and that meant something. I'm sorry." Rachel quickly got inside her car and drove away, leaving a surprised and guilty Finn. Nice going Bozo! He thought to himself, walking to his truck.

Author's Note 2- Something tells me you're going to like the next chapter :-)