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Onto the next stage in a ray of sunshine. This chapter concentrates on Will, Emma and Abigail's first holiday away as a family. Hope you enjoy it
A ray of sunshine
Chapter ten: First holiday away
"Rise and shine sleepyhead" Will whispered to his wife as she opened her eyes slowly. Today was the day she Will and Abigail would fly out to New York to spend some time with Finn, Rachel and Barbara Eliza. They wouldn't actually be spending time with Finn and Rachel but would be sharing their apartment
"Hey Will" Emma smiled sleepily before leaning over and giving her husband a kiss. "Is everything ready?" she looked around and saw that all the suitcases were packed. Will nodded sitting on the bed next to his wife
"Yeah I got up an hour later and packed everything up. Abigail is all set as well" Will grinned proudly just as Emma heard shouting from Abigail`s room.
"I better go and see Abigail" Emma sighed as she got out of bed and walked to her daughters room where she was sat up in bed and grinning at her mother and father
"Abi do you know what today is?" Emma glanced at her daughter who nodded
"Birthday" she grinned. Emma shook her head. Abigail pouted and shook her head not knowing then
"We are going in a big aeroplane you know what aunty Shannon showed you in your book to go and see Aunty Rachel and Uncle Finn. And me and daddy will be with you all the time. Isn't that exciting" Emma grinned at her daughter who nodded her red curls bouncing up and down
"Mama" Abigail grinned holding out her arms so that Emma could pick her daughter up. Emma looked behind and she couldn't see Will behind her
"Let's go and see what daddy is up to" Emma smiled as she picked Abigail up and carried her downstairs where she could see Will lugging two suitcases outside and a third smaller one waiting to be picked up. Emma smirked as she saw Will walking to the condo door
"Just got to put this suitcase outside when the cab driver comes and I'll be done" Will panted
"Can you take Abigail for me? I need to get dressed" Emma glanced at Will who nodded taking hold of his daughter and placing the third suitcase outside. Emma then slipped back inside and into the bedroom, getting dressed in a light yellow sundress so that the humidity on the aeroplane didn't affect her too much, Having Abigail had done her OCD wonders but she was still worried about aeroplanes and other methods of transport. Smiling Emma headed downstairs and grinned as she noticed Will bouncing Abigail on his knee and singing a song to her
"Abi I`m not going to be able to do this soon you're getting too big" he groaned as Emma laughed softly to herself. Will turned around and smiled at his wife
"Hey sweetie" he glanced at Emma as he softly kissed her. "All set" he looked at Emma who nodded
"We just gotta wait for the cab driver now" she replied as Will gripped her hand
"Now you know I`ll be with you every step of the way" he whispered to his wife who nodded
"I know" she whispered back as suddenly there was a honking sound
"That`s the taxi" Will replied as he handed Abigail back to Emma and went outside to give the suitcases to the cab driver. Emma took one last look around the condo to make everything was switched off and then shut the front door, locking it and then making her way along with Abigail to the taxi where she Will and Abigail would make their way to New York for their holidays
"Hey guys" Rachel grinned as she welcomed Will, Emma and Abigail out of the airport "How was the flight?" she glanced at Emma who was still looking tired
"Abigail slept the whole way through which was good" Emma replied. Abigail was actually still sleeping napping on her mother shoulder
"I know I only saw her at the birthday party but she has gotten so big!" Rachel exclaimed. Will pushing the trolley at the front gave a faint laugh
"Where is Finn?" Emma paused noticing Rachel`s husband wasn't with them
"Oh he`s at home looking after Barbara Eliza while I came to pick you two up" Rachel said airily. Rachel then held her hand out and a cab came up to her side at the sidewalk. Rachel then gave the driver her address and the Schuester family climbed into the cab along with Rachel. It didn't take the cab driver long to drive to Rachel`s street and when they arrived Rachel handed him a tip and then Will got their suitcases out
"Rachel your house!" Emma gasped as Abigail opened her eyes sleepily. Rachel grinned
"I got some extra dollars being the lead in a musical production so Finn thought we should put it towards what Carole gave us for our wedding for a new house" Rachel beamed
"Speaking of Finn shouldn't we go inside?" Will paused as Rachel nodded and opened the door to her house. They walked into the landing and Will placed the suitcases on the floor
"Finn?" Rachel called out and a few seconds passed before Finn poked his head out from the swimming pool.
"Sorry I was just napping. Will!" he exclaimed running to his former mentor and hugging him tightly "And Emma. Wow Abigail has gotten really big hasn't she" he grinned
"Finn where is Barbara Eliza?" Rachel glanced at Finn
"Oh she is in the nursery sleeping." Finn grinned as he chatted to Will about the new `New Directions` and his plans for while they were in New York.
"Abigail is just a little cranky right now. I'll just put her in her bed in our room" Emma explained to Rachel who nodded and told Emma where their bedroom was. Making her way through the big house Emma eventually found the room and opened the door slowly and walked to the smaller bed that was lying next to the double bed. Placing Abigail on the bed she pulled the duvet over her daughter as she made a small noise but she was still asleep
"You will wonder where you are when you wake up" she smiled softly then tiptoed out of the bedroom making her way downstairs back to Rachel, Finn and Will
"This week has been great" Will grinned as the pair ate dinner together in their last night in New York. The family had spent a lot of time together with Rachel acting as tour guide, although Will and Emma had managed to go off on their own while Finn or Rachel babysat Abigail, which is what they were doing tonight "And it's great to just spend time as a family" Will placed one hand on his wife`s hand as the waiter returned with the check. Will paid it and the couple got up and made their way out of the restaurant
"So where do you want to go now" Will paused glancing at his wife who placed one hand on his shoulder and paused to look at the stars in the glittery New York sky. She then took his hand and walked to a bench and sat down
"Do you ever regret about not coming to New York when the kids came here to their first Nationals? When you could be a part of Aprils play?" Emma glanced at Will who shook his head
"Sometimes I do think about it but then I wouldn't have you, I wouldn't have Abigail. I know Broadway is big and spectacular but you and Abi, like I said years ago, I have different dreams now and the dreams I had when I was a kid are different now" Will smiled contently at Emma as she sat with her head on his shoulder looking at the sky
"Rachel seems at home here" Emma sighed
"She is exactly what I would be if I had been on Broadway. But Finn calms her down" Will chuckled
"Let`s not waste time talking about them, I think we should concentrate on our own future when we return to Lima" Emma glanced at Will and with a huge grin knew what his wife was talking about. He leant in and gave his wife a long kiss, not caring about the other tourists. They had all summer to work on their next stage in his plan as Will placed one hand in his wife`s as they made their way back to the Hudson household.
And done. Sorry if it was a little rubbish in parts I wasn't feeling so well. Hopefully the next chapter, which will be Abigail taking her first steps, will be a lot better. Anyway please review.