Disclaimer: Yet again I don't own Glee or Definitely,Maybe. All rights go to RIB and Universal and yes, Charlie Hudson is still mine.
Chapter 10: Rejection
"When I am going to find out who my mom is Dad?" Charlie asks as we're eating dinner. "Very soon Charlie. In fact once I've told you about what happened with Santana your mom is the next part of the story". "Is it Rachel? Please tell me" Charlie begs. "Not yet Charlie. Really soon I promise. Now do you want to hear about what happened with Santana or not?" I ask her. "Do you even have to ask Dad?" Charlie says. I laugh and then say "I guess not" before continuing with my story.
I had been Santana's beard for about 2 years now. I had two choices: either propose or leave her. Being ever the optimist I had chosen the first option. Now it was just time to wait and see.
"Dad. Come on. In what world was proposing to a lesbian ever going to get you anywhere?" Charlie asks me. "Well I'd been Santana's beard for two years I guess I wanted the relationship to go somewhere even if that place meant it ended. It was a good step for me" I say. "How come?" Charlie asks. "Well I'll tell you" I say and begin to tell her the next part of my story.
I had invited Santana over for dinner- I had said just a friendly dinner so she wouldn't catch wind of what I was going to do. I heard the knock and wrung my hands together because I was so nervous. I opened the door to reveal Santana in her long red dress. "Hey beautiful" I say giving her a hug. "Hey Finnocence" she says smiling. I invite her in to reveal the candlelit dinner I've prepared. "Ok this looks like way more than a friendly dinner" Santana says stepping back. "Honestly. We're just good friends catching up. With wine" I say revealing Santana's favourite bottle of red wine from the fridge. I can see the suspicious look cross her face but she starts to relax once I pour the wine.
We chat all through dinner about our friends from Glee, surprisingly when Santana's not being snarky and sarcastic she's good fun to be around. Once we finish desert I delve into the pockets of my jacket. My fingers close around the small, black box. I get down on one knee and take Santana's hand. "Finn, what the hell are you doing?" Santana says a look of panic crosses her face. I don't particularly want to come out with a load of spiel about how I feel better when I'm around her, how much I love her etc so I simply flip the box open and say "Santana, will you marry me?". She looks completely shocked. I wait to see an excited look appear on her face but nothing. She simply reaches over and closes the box. "No" she says quite simply. "Why the hell not?" I ask getting angry that Santana doesn't want to move our relationship on. "I told you when you became my beard that, that was all you were and you shouldn't have feelings. I am a lesbian Finn. I told my parents last week. I guess I was hanging on to you because you felt safe and familiar but it's not fair to you or to me or to Brittany because she's who I'm really in love with. Now I have to go and tell her. Goodbye Finn" she says. She gives me a stiff awkward hug. She walks to the door and then runs out into the rain. I watch her leave and then sit on the front steps. I throw the ring into the gutter and simply let myself cry.
"Dad you should've known she was gonna break your heart" Charlie says. "I really should've. But Santana did me an amazing favour really. If Santana hadn't left me that night then the next part of the story would never have happened" I say. "So what happened next?" Charlie asks. "Well now is the moment you've been waiting for. That night was the night you were conceived. The night your mother appeared on my doorstep. Ready to find out who she is?" I ask. "I've been ready for 11 years Dad. I want to know right now" Charlie says. "Ok then. After Santana left, here's what happened…." I say.
I changed from sitting out in the freezing rain to lounging in my room with the tv blaring. It took me a few minutes to realize that someone had been banging on the door. I run downstairs and fling the door open to find Rachel, shivering with her hair plastered to her face. "What are you doing here?" I ask her. "I made a mistake Finn. I should never have left. Forgive me" she says. Almost as soon as she finishes the sentence I pull her into my arms and kiss her. "I missed you Finn" Rachel whispers in my ear. "Not as much as I missed you honey" I say and take her hand and proceed to lead her upstairs.
"So you had sex with her?" Charlie says, in her usual upfront way. "Yep but you're 11 I wasn't going to go into detail. And 9 months later you were born" I say. "That can't be the end of the story though" Charlie says. "Not even close hon. There's plenty that happened after that night. But we'll save that for tomorrow munchkin" I say. "You're sure you can't tell me a little bit now?" Charlie says using her pleading eyes. "No. It's time for bed Charlie and if you don't go then you'll never find out why your mom left you" I say. "Fine" Charlie says but she sighs. "Dad" she turns around and says "Now you have absolutely no excuse to not go find Rachel. She is my mom after all" Charlie says. "I know munchkin. I know" I say.
A/N: Charlie's mom may have been revealed but there are still at least a few more chapters left in this story, don't worry.
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