I'm so sorry for not updating in months! I've had some pretty bad writers block. I've been quite inspired ever since hearing the new Finchel spoilers!

So there's only one more chapter after this, not including the epilogue. I don't plan to write a sequel to this. I have another Finchel story idea that I've had planned for a really really long time.

I hope you all enjoy this second to last chapter! Reviews keep me writing so PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks!

I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT BRIELLE!

"Which dress?" Rachel asked, holding up two dresses towards Brielle.

Brielle continued to jump up and down on Rachel's bed, "That one!"

Rachel looked at the maroon colored dress her daughter chose, "Good choice."

Brielle started to get tired so she stopped jumping and sat down on the bed, "Are you and Daddy going out on a date?"

Rachel chuckled from the bathroom, "Not exactly sweetie, we're just having dinner and catching up."

"So it is a date!"

"No it isn't!" Rachel said loudly.

"Yes it is!" Brielle insisted.

Rachel came out of the bathroom with the dress on. "No it isn't," Rachel chuckled again.

"Alright, whatever you say," Brielle said with a smirk.

"Now come over here and help me get ready," said Rachel, taking a seat at her vanity. Brielle skipped over towards her, "You should use this lipstick!"

Brielle handed her a light shade of pink lipstick, "Yeah that's a pretty shade."

"Can I brush your hair Mommy?" Brielle asked.

"Sure you can," said Rachel, handing her the hair brush. Brielle started to run the brush through Rachel's long, wavy, brown hair. "Where are you going for dinner?" Brielle asked.

"Patsy's," Rachel said.

Brielle pouted, "That's my favorite Mom, can I please come too!"

Rachel noticed that Brielle was at that age when she didn't know if she should keep saying "Mommy" or being more grown up and calling Rachel "Mom" instead. "Nope not tonight baby, now hurry up because your daddy is going to be here soon."

Brielle finished brushing Rachel's hair and Rachel finished doing her make up. Brielle heard the sound of a car door shut, making her run towards the window. She looked out to see Finn, all dressed up in a black suit and tie. "Daddy's here!" Brielle exclaimed.

She ran out of Rachel's bedroom and down the stairs as fast as she could. Opening the door she ran into Finn's arms, "Daddy I missed you!"

Finn laughed and held her tight in his arms, "I just saw you the other day B."

"I know, but I still missed you."

"I missed you too," Finn smiled. As he set Brielle down, he looked up and saw Rachel coming down the stairs. "Hey," he said in a soft tone, not being able to stop looking at her.

"Hey," she said back with a smile.

Brielle looked at both of them, noticing how they couldn't stop looking at each other. "You guys better get going," said Hiram.

"Yeah, alright Brielle be good for your grandfathers," said Rachel.

"I will," said Brielle, giving her a hug goodbye. "Bye Mom, bye Daddy," Brielle added, giving Finn a hug goodbye.

Finn and Rachel soon left the house and made their way to the taxi. Finn opened the door for Rachel, "After you."

Rachel smiled, "No moves tonight Hudson."

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The divorced couple made their way into the Italian restaurant and were seated at a table. Their waitress came over to take their drink order and eventually their food order as well. When the waitress walked away, Finn and Rachel finally had some time to talk. "Brielle is convinced that we're on a date tonight," Rachel spoke up.

Finn chuckled, "And what did you say?"

"I said it wasn't of course."

Finn nodded, "So, what are we going to do?"

"Well, I was thinking that Brielle could come and see you during the holidays and spring break."

"I want to see her more than just on holidays Rach."

"Do you have any better ideas?"

Finn sighed, "No, not right now."

"We'll have to go back to your place for Brielle's things."

"Yeah, she'll want to say goodbye to Puck and Quinn too."

"They're together?" Rachel asked surprisingly.

He nodded as he started pulling out his phone, "Yeah, they just had a baby boy. Hunter Puckerman."

Rachel took his phone and looked at the picture. They looked so happy, Quinn, Puck, Sophie, and Hunter. "Oh and that's Sophie," Finn added.

"She looks just like both of them," said Rachel, handing back the phone to Finn.

"What's it like, being a famous actor in Hollywood?" she added.

"It has its ups and downs. I can't lie though, it's great."

Rachel smiled, "Good, I'm glad you're happy Finn."

"What about you, how did you manage everything with Brielle?"

"A lot of help, my dads' were there for me ever since I told them. I still attended NYADA even after Brielle was born and I graduated," said Rachel.

She took a deep breath and continued, "I always wanted to be on Broadway and you know that. But if I did, that would mean that I would be away from her and I couldn't do that. I promised that I would be there for her, always. So, I ended up teaching vocal classes and that was that."

"You know I would've helped," said Finn.

"Believe me Finn, I always wished you were there. Some days would be so hard and on those days you want your partner to help you."

Rachel chuckled, "She would always ask about you too. What you looked like, where you were, she even asked me if you loved her. And I told her that her daddy loved her more than anything in the world."

Finn looked at her, seeing the tears brimming the ends of her eyes. "I'm so sorry Finn. This is all my fault, if I just told you that I was pregnant."

"Rachel…"

"No, it is. You had the right to know, you're her father!"

"The past is in the past Rach, what matters is that I'm here now."

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Brielle sat on her bedroom floor, dressing Maria up in different outfits. "There! I knew it would look pretty on you!"

Looking at the time on her clock, she saw it was almost nine. That's when Rachel said they would be back. Even though Leroy and Hiram made sure she was in bed by eight, Brielle stayed up anyways.

She stood up from the floor and made her way over to the window. Unlocking it, she lifted it up and felt the summer breeze hit her face. Brielle looked down the sidewalk to see if her parents were coming any time soon. Sure enough she saw a tiny brunette and a tall man walking up to the house. A smile spread across her face seeing how they were both talking to each other and laughing.

"So do you want to come inside and say goodnight to Brielle?" Rachel asked, still laughing from an old memory from high school.

"Yeah of course."

Seeing that they were coming inside, Brielle quickly closed her window and dashed over to the other side of her room to turn off the light and slightly opened the door to let some light in. Brielle ran over to her bed and pretended to be asleep.

She waited in bed quietly; she heard them talking to her grandfathers downstairs before making their way to Brielle's room. Brielle heard her door open so she closed her eyes quickly and held Maria close to her chest.

Rachel and Finn slowly walked over to her. They watched Brielle for a moment before saying a word. "She's beautiful Rach."

She nodded in agreement before bending down to give Brielle a kiss goodnight. "Goodnight Brielle, I love you," she whispered.

Rachel then backed away and let Finn say goodnight. Finn got closer to Brielle and carefully ran his fingers through her soft brown hair. He kept on thinking how he could've never imagined loving someone so much. Finn pressed a kiss on her cheek, "I love you so much Brielle."

Rachel smiled, hearing what he said to Brielle. "Can I show you something?" Rachel asked quietly.

Finn looked over at Rachel, he gave Brielle one last look before following Rachel out of the bedroom. A small smile grew upon Brielle's face once they left.

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Finn sat on the couch, waiting for Rachel to get back. She told him she had to find something. "Hey," said Rachel, entering the living room. "It was hard to find these."

Finn looked at the medium sized cardboard box in her hands, "What is it?"

She walked over towards Finn and sat next to him, placing the box on the coffee table. "These are only some but they're pictures of Brielle. Various ones of her growing up," said Rachel. "I thought you would want to see them."

Finn smiled at her, "Yeah of course."

Rachel opened the box and grabbed a handful of pictures. She giggled at the first one she saw, "This was her first bath."

She handed the picture to Finn, "She was so tiny."

"Yeah she was, tiny but adorable," said Rachel. "Oh, here she is on her second birthday."

Finn laughed once he saw it. Brielle had cake all over her hands and face. "She had the time of her life eating that cake," Rachel added.

"This was her first ballet recital when she was four," said Rachel.

Finn took the picture from Rachel, she was in it too. Rachel was knelt down beside Brielle who held a small bouquet of roses in her hand. "She has your eyes," said Finn.

Rachel gave him a smile in return, "Well she has your nose. Thank god she has your nose."

Finn and Rachel both laughed that soon died down. Finn handed the pictures back to Rachel who placed them back in the box. "I was terrified when I heard that you were in a coma," Finn admitted. "I thought I was going to lose you."

"Well how could you have lost me? We're divorced, you had no idea how I was."

"I knew you were still out there though, and okay," said Finn. "I couldn't imagine knowing that you were gone forever."

Just then, as if a force was pulling him towards her, he kissed her on the lips. This didn't last long, Rachel pulled away quickly, "Finn we can't do this!"

"What?"

Rachel stood up from the couch, "I don't want to go through with this again. I think you should go now."

"What are you afraid of Rachel? That we'll fall in love again?" Finn shouted.

She shook her head and opened the front door, "You need to leave."

"Then what is it? Because I know for damn sure that I still love you," Finn said before he left. Rachel slammed the front door and locked it before she started to cry. She leaned her back against the door and slowly slid down to the floor. The brunette covered her face as she cried, upset for what she just did to her high school sweetheart.