Chapter 10 ;)
On Thanksgiving Day Rachel was very nervous. Today she'd meet Finn's parents Carole and Burt and his best friends Puck and Quinn for the first time and she didn't know how they'd react. They didn't know about her past and they didn't know that Amy existed. Finn had told them that he wanted to introduce his new girlfriend but they didn't know that the new girlfriend used to be a homeless wreck and had a child.
Amy was in the living room playing with the dolls Finn had bought her the other day and Rachel was in the kitchen preparing the turkey for dinner. Then she felt two strong arms wrapping around her waist from behind.
"Rachel, what's up?" Finn asked and kissed her neck.
"Nothing, why?" Rachel asked and turned around.
"Because you seem different. Your hands are shacking" he said and took both of her hands. Rachel took a deep breath.
"I am quite nervous" she admitted and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"Don't be. They will love you and Amy" he said and his brown eyes sparkled.
"I don't know" Rachel said doubtfully.
"Trust me" Finn said and kissed her slowly and deeply. Just as Rachel was about to wrap her arms around him, a little tug on her shirt caused her to let go of Finn's lips.
"Mommy, kisses are disgusting" Amy said and made a gag noise. Rachel and Finn laughed.
"When you're older, you'll change your mind" Rachel said and tickled her sides.
"Never" Amy said and crossed her arms. Finn picked her up and kissed her cheek.
"What do you want, princess?" Finn asked.
"I'm bored" Amy said and made a pout.
"How about we're going to play with your dolls and let mommy finish our turkey for dinner?" Finn said. Rachel giggled as Finn left the room with Amy in his arms.
The three of them sat on the sofa and waited for the bell to ring. Rachel smoothed out her dress several times and twisted her hands.
"Rachel, stop it. You're beautiful" Finn said and started to rub her back soothingly. Rachel leaned into his side and caressed his chest with one hand. Then the ball rang. Amy jumped up and wanted to open the door but Rachel held her back.
"Amy, stay here with me. Let Finn open the door" she said and pulled Amy into her lap.
"Don't be nervous" Finn whispered in her ear one last time and pecked her lips before he got up to answer the door. Rachel clinged to Amy and tried to breathe slowly but her heart just kept beating faster and faster. Then she heard voices down the hall, a male and a female voice. Both of them greeted Finn and the she female voice asked:
"So, Finn. Where's your girl?" she sounded curious but nice. And then Rachel heard steps and saw Finn followed by two other people entering the room. Finn went over to her, pulled her up from the couch and snaked one arm around her waist.
"Mom, Burt, this is Rachel and this" he took Amy's hand "is Amy" he introduced them. Rachel smiled at them and was so glad to see that both of them reciprocated her smile.
"Honey, my son couldn't stop talking about you whenever I called him. I'm Carole Hudson" the woman said and completely surprised Rachel by hugging her.
"And I'm Burt, Finn's stepfather" the man said. He didn't hug her but he also held out his hand and smiled kindly. Then Carole turned to face Amy.
"And who's this little sweetheart?" Carole asked and bent down to Amy's level.
"I'm Amy" Amy replied shyly.
"She's my daughter" Rachel said and to her surprise, neither Carole nor Burt looked angry. As if it was completely normal that the new girlfriend of their son already had a baby.
"I'm Carole" Carole introduced herself and took Amy's tiny hand. Burt did the same and Amy smiled brightly. Then Finn's phone rang. He went to answer it. All they could hear was some murmuring before he ended the call.
"Who was it?" Carole asked.
"It was Puck. Quinn's sick so they won't be able to come over today" he said and was instantly by Rachel's side again.
"Oh, poor Quinn" Carole said and then they went to the table to have dinner.
After dinner Rachel had disappeared in the kitchen and Amy had monopolized Burt to play dolls with her. But the older man didn't seem to care, in fact he seemed to enjoy it pretty much. So Finn and Carole were alone at the table.
"Son, I tell you one thing, you better keep that girl" Carole said and a proud smile appeared on Finn's face.
"She's pretty awesome, huh?" he said.
"Yes, she's. She's very kind, beautiful and also Amy is such a little sweetheart" Carole said.
"I know she is. Sometimes I forget that she isn't mine" Finn said and looked a little sad but Carole just kept smiling.
"That's a good thing. It means that you love this child just as if it was your own" she said.
"I know. I really do care that much about her and Rachel" Finn said and he blushed.
"My son, completely in love" Carole said and a single tear made her way down her cheek. Then Rachel returned from the kitchen and sat next to Finn.
"Everything ok?" Finn asked, took her hand and squeezed it.
"Yeah, everything's fine" Rachel replied.
"Look at Burt" Carole said and pointed over to where Burt and Amy were playing. Burt laid on the ground and Amy sat on his stomach, jumping up and down. Both of them were giggling madly.
"So, Rachel, tell me something about you. What do you like?" Carole asked and smiled at Rachel.
"Well, I love Broadway" Rachel replied and blushed.
"Broadway, really? Do you sing?" Carole asked.
"Yeah, sometimes…" Rachel replied.
"Oh honey, would you sing for us?" Carole asked.
"You don't have to" Finn said quickly. He didn't want to push Rachel into anything.
"Oh no, I'd love to. I promised it anyway and I think it's a good moment now" Rachel replied.
"Burt, Amy, come over here, Rachel's going to sing for us" Carole said.
"Yay, mommy sings awesome" Amy said and hugged her mother quickly before she climbed into Finn's lap. Burt sat down next to Carole and held her hand. Then Rachel got up, cleared her throat, chuckled at the kiss Amy blew her and then started singing:
I can't win, I can't reign
I will never win this game
Without you, without you
I am lost, I am vain,
I will never be the same
Without you, without you
I won't run, I won't fly
I will never make it b'y
Without you, without you
I can't rest, I can't fight
All I need is you and I,
Without you, without you
Oh, oh, oh!
You! You! You!
Without You! You! You!
Without you
Can't erase, so I'll take blame
But I can't accept that we're estranged
Without you, without you
I can't quit now, this can't be right
I can't take one more sleepless night
Without you, without you
I won't soar, I won't climb
If you're not here, I'm paralyzed
Without you, without you
I can't look, I'm so blind
Lost my heart, I lost my mind
Without you
Without you
Oh, oh, oh!
You! You! You!
Without You! You! You!
Without you
I am lost, I am vain,
I will never be the same
Without you, without you
Without you
During the entire song Rachel had locked her eyes with Finn's and if she wasn't mistaken, Finn's eyes were wet when she had finished the song. Both of them knew that Rachel had sung the song to Finn and only Finn. Carole and Burt clapped excitedly but Finn only had eyes for Rachel. He wasn't able to say anything so he just went over and kissed her fiercely, putting all his feelings into the kiss and ran his hands up and down her spine.
"Guys, there's a child in the room" Burt said, feeling a little embarrassed watching the intimate moment of the couple.
"Yeah, it's annoying, right? But they do that every day. Kisses are disgusting" Amy said. Rachel just snuggled into Finn's chest and smiled.
"Babe, you're amazing" Finn whispered into her ear and kissed her hair. Rachel giggled and right now she felt like the happiest person on earth.
Later that day Rachel and Finn went out for a walk. Burt, Carole and Amy had stayed at the apartment to prepare the desert and to give the couple some alone time, so Rachel and Finn held hands and walked through the city.
"Do you think Amy will be fine with your parents?" Rachel asked and sighed.
"I'm sure she will. They love her already. I have a feeling that they're going to spoil her rotten" Finn said and let go of Rachel's hand, only to snake an arm around her waist and to pull her closer. Rachel laughed. But suddenly Finn stopped and kissed her in the middle of the pavement. Rachel smiled into the kiss and locked her arms around his neck. But then they got interrupted by a very nasty voice.
"Oh, Rachel Berry and her protector. Without the little brat this time?" the familiar voice said and Rachel's blood froze in her veins. She hid behind Finn's trembling, tall frame.
"Back off, Brody" Finn said angrily. He was so ready to fight for Rachel and Amy.
"Please, Finn. I think a kind tone is appropriate, right?" Brody said and smiled nastily.
"Brody, I'm telling you this once. You stay away from Rachel and Amy. I will never leave them and when you ever lay one hand on them ever again I swear, I will kill you" Finn threatened. But Brody made a quick and unexpected movement and pulled Rachel away from Finn. And that was too much. Finn raised his fist and punched Brody's face. His nose started bleeding heavily but Brody didn't seem to notice it. He just jumped onto Finn and tried to hit him. Finn was able to avoid the punch but he stumbled a few steps backwards onto the busy street. Rachel felt like in a horror movie. Suddenly the seconds passed by in slow motion. She could see Brody's face turning into an evil grin and then she saw the car. She wanted to scream but it was too late. Finn was in the way of the car. Rachel's heart stood still, her muscles refused to work. The car struggled and then…She didn't see what happened in detail, she only saw lots and lots of blood and heard an anguish scream. Brody tapped her shoulders and that was what brought her out of her trance. She saw him walking away, she saw the car turned upside down, she heard many gasps and whispers, she heard sirens and she saw Finn, her Finn, laying on the street and rasping for air. She couldn't control the tears as she ran over to him.
"Finn, oh my God" Rachel repeated several times and took Finn's cold hand.
"Rachel…" he rasped.
"Please, Finn, please be ok. I need you and Amy needs you. You can't die, you just can't. I can't lose you" Rachel sobbed.
"Call an ambulance" he managed to gasp out before his eyes closed and his body went numb.
Cliffhanger :P So wait for the next chapter and see whether Finn's ok or not
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