A/n
I've taken down the last chapter I posted and replaced it with this one. It's not the end of the story! I re-read the chapter and I'm sorry I gave that to you guys. It's not the ending Will and Rachel deserve, it's not the ending YOU deserve. I'm rewriting it that chapter, and I now have a plot to continue this story. Thanks for reading my stories and I love that you all subscribe and review! Please re-read this I made some changes. :D
-Caroline.
"Lea be careful!" Rachel called, the toddler running full force across the yard, as fast as her chubby legs could take her.
Leroy Berry placed his hand on Rachel's shoulder. "Let her go. She's just like you were at that age, so active."
It had been almost two weeks since she had last saw Will. Leroy and Hiram had accepted her back with open arms, and little questions. Rachel was getting by, but Life just wasn't the same without Will. It was the little things that hurt the most. The bed always felt cold when he was not there, sharing the blanket keeping her warm. Lea would string along a sentence of words longer than she ever had, but when she smiled and turned around no one was around to share her excitement. What hurt the most was Lea. Some days she went about happy and smiling. Other nights she would cry for hours on end for Will, reaching out for him to hold her. Those were the hardest. Lea ran through the yard, the cool spring air blowing through her dark brunette curls. She was so small, so innocent, everything perfect in her eyes.
"I wish you didn't have to go so soon." Hiram said, snapping pictures of his granddaughter.
Rachel smiled. She bent down and kissed his balding head. "I love you daddy. I just need to get back. It's not going to get any easier."
Hiram hugged her tight. "I really wish you and Will would get back together."
Rachel frowned. "I've done all I can."
She turned to say something to Leroy but he was running toward Lea, who was lying motionless in the grass.
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Will hadn't really had any sleep; Rachel haunted every corner of his unconscious mind. As soon as he closed his eyes she was there. Her warm smile glowed in his memory, her face radiant as the sun's ray. He tossed and turned fighting off dreams of nimble fingertips running through his hair, soft kisses across his collar bone. He truly missed her. When he wasn't thinking of Rachel he was thinking of Lea. He missed her terribly too. Poor Lea, he hated to see her suffer like this. Her little stuffed bunny stared at him from his dresser. Oddly enough he had been in this position once before. Back when Rachel told him it wasn't his baby. A boiling anger burned deep inside of him, with the mere thought of Jesse. He had ruined everything in Will's life.
The phone rang snapping him out of his deep thoughts.
The caller i.d. read "000-0000." "That's strange" thought Will. "MA! Whose number shows up all zeros?"
"All zeros? I think that's the hospital?" she called from the kitchen.
He picked up the receiver. Rachel was on the other end, in complete hysterics. "Will, its Lea. There's been an accident."
"Is she ok? What happened? I'm on my way!" He exclaimed. He slammed the phone down. His legs instantly felt weak, he couldn't move. Everything was going by in slow motion.
His mother appeared, out of breath. "Wha. . .What's wrong?"
He grabbed his father's keys. "Lea had an accident. She's in the Emergency room." He fumbled with his tennis shoes before throwing them aside for a pair of his father's house shoes. He didn't bother with a coat; he just pushed open the door and ran to the car.
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He ran to Rachel, wrapping her in his arms. "Where is she? Is she ok?"
Tears ran down Rachel's face, her eyes red and swollen. "She . . . she fell. I was watching her; I turned away for just a minute and she fell. She hit her head on a log." She said loud sobs over taking her.
He smoothed back her hair, rubbing her back gently. "She's going to be ok, trust me."
Rachel drew in a sharp breath. "She was just so limp when he picked her up, like a little rag doll."
He squeezed her tighter; closer to him if that was possible. "It's going to be alright. She's here now; they're going to do their best."
She wrapped her arms around his waist and sobbed. Something about him just made her feel so safe, so secure. She was whole with him.
"Miss Berry?" The doctor said interrupting their reunion.
Will turned to face him. He offered him his hand, "hello, Will Schuester, Lea's father."
The doctor shook his hand. ". Lea's fine. She has a mild concussion, and she received some stitches. She's awake now, and asking for someone named 'Kurt'?"
Will turned to face Rachel, a smile across his face. "She finally said his name!"
The doctor ushered Will, Rachel, Leroy and Hiram to her room. She sat on the small bed, a bandage above her right eye. It hadn't been that long, but her forehead was already turning shades of violent blues and wicked blacks. "DADA!" she squealed.
Will scooped her up gently, kissing her cheek. "My Lea! Hi baby girl are you!"
She looked at Rachel, then at Will. "I miss you dada."
Will smiled, a single tear sliding down his cheek. "I missed you to baby."
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Will stayed until Lea was asleep. "I'm going to go now." He whispered softly to Rachel. He tried to mask it but the hurt ran deep in his eyes.
"oh." Said Rachel, partially stunned from his comment.
She placed her hand on his shoulder, sending chills down his back. "I'm sorry Will." He remained silent. "Will, please? This is crazy."
He looked at her, his expression mournful. "I'm trying to see you in there, but I just see those lies. From now on every time I would kiss you I would see you kissing him. How am I supposed to not go crazy?"
Rachel sighed, withdrawing her hand. "I can't make you stay but I wish you would."
Will turned away from her, and silently exited the room. He made it all the way to the elevator before the tears came.