"How long is mommy gone for again?" Audrey asked, holding Finn's hand as they walked through Central Park together. It had snowed the night before so Finn thought it would be good to walk in the new fallen snow.

"A few days, it won't be long," Finn assured her. Rachel was away for the week to promote her show in a few local cities so it was just Finn and Audrey for the time being.

"Daddy, does this mean we can eat anything we want now that mommy's gone?"

Finn chuckled, "Not exactly Audrey."

Audrey scrunched her nose and stomped her foot, "Darn!"

"Well when mommy gets back home we can go pick out our Christmas tree," Finn reminded the six year old.

"Oh yes! I love getting our Christmas tree!"

Finn laughed at how excited Audrey was. He scooped her up and placed her on his shoulders. It was a little harder because of their winter coats and other winter apparel they were both wearing. "Daddy, can we watch a Christmas movie when we get home?" Audrey asked.

"Yeah that sounds good to me; we should start heading home. It's getting too cold out here anyways," said Finn.

"And hot chocolate too?" Audrey asked.

"Of course! Does daddy ever say no to hot chocolate?"

Audrey giggled, "No he doesn't!"

Once they were back at the apartment, Finn took off his jacket along with his hat and gloves and did the same to Audrey. "Go put on a fresh pair of clothes and I'll start the hot chocolate okay?" Finn told Audrey.

Audrey gave him a thumbs up before running into her room, "You got it daddy!"

Finn smiled and shook his head as he made his way to the kitchen to make the hot chocolate. Just as he was about to start his phone went off, he picked it up and saw that it was Rachel.

"Hey Rach, how's everything?" Finn asked.

"It's great, I have a little break right now, and I wanted to ask how my two favorite people in the world are doing?"

"We'll we're great, I took Audrey to Central Park but we're home now and I was just about to make hot chocolate for us."

"Sounds like you two are having a good time," said Rachel.

"Is that mommy? I wanna talk to her, I wanna talk to her!" said Audrey, running into the kitchen.

"Audrey is going to have a panic attack if she doesn't talk to you," Finn joked.

Rachel giggled, "Well put her on!"

Finn handed his cell phone to Audrey who snatched it out of his hand, "Hi mommy! I miss you so much!"

"Hi baby, I hear you and daddy are having fun!"

"Yes we are! We're going to have hot chocolate and watch a Christmas movie too!" said Audrey, "But it's not the same without you here mommy."

"I know baby, but I'll be home soon and then we can drink hot chocolate and watch Christmas movies together all you want!"

"Then hurry mommy!"

Rachel laughed, "I will. Now give mommy a kiss."

Audrey pursed her lips and made a kiss noise to let Rachel know that she gave her a kiss from afar, "Did you get my kiss mommy?"

"I sure did. I have to get going Audrey but I love you so much."

"I love you too mommy," said Audrey, before handing the phone back to Finn.

"I can't wait till you're home too," said Finn.

"Well like I told Audrey, I'll hurry."

Finn chuckled, "Well go ahead I don't want to hold you up or anything. I love you babe."

"I love you too, bye babe," said Rachel hanging up. Finn put his phone back in his jean pocket and continued making the hot chocolate. When he finished he put a few marshmallows in his hot chocolate and in Audrey's as well.

"Did you pick out a movie?" Finn asked, entering the living room with the two glasses of hot chocolate in his hands.

"Yes I did! I picked Elf!"

"Great choice, and it's one of my favorites," said Finn. Audrey put the DVD into the DVD player, sat on the couch next to Finn, and snuggled close to him as the movie started.

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That night Finn had woken up to small cries entering his room. He turned over to see that it was Audrey clutching Drizzle close to her side, "What's the matter Audrey?"

"I don't feel good daddy, my throat is scratchy, and my ear hurts real bad."

Finn stood up from the bed, scooped Audrey up, and carried her to the bathroom. "Daddy, make the pain go away," said Audrey.

"I will, don't worry Audrey," said Finn a little unsure of himself. Sure, he took care of Audrey all the time but he didn't really know what to do when Audrey was sick, that was usually Rachel's job. Last time when Audrey had the Flu, Rachel knew exactly what to do. But he did remember a few things she did.

Finn entered the bathroom and placed Audrey on the bathroom counter. He opened the medicine cabinet and pulled out the Children's Tylenol for Audrey to take. He poured the right amount into the small, plastic measuring cup and gave it to Audrey. "We're going to have to go to the doctor tomorrow," said Finn.

Audrey sniffled and nodded. "Do you need to blow your nose?" Finn asked.

Audrey nodded again as Finn pulled out a tissue. He held it up to Audrey's nose and Audrey blew into it, "Oww, daddy my ear just popped! Now it hurts even more."

"I know Audrey it's going to hurt," said Finn, taking his thumb and wiping away her tears.

"Come on, let's go back to bed," said Finn, scooping her back up into his arms making his way towards his and Rachel's bedroom again. He gently placed Audrey onto the bed and he laid down on the bed as well. Audrey naturally got closer to him as he placed his arm around his little girl and they both quickly fell asleep.

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After taking Audrey to the doctor, Finn called Rachel to tell her what was going on. He himself started to feel weird as well, "Hey Rach."

"What's wrong Finn?"

"How do you know its bad news?"

"I can tell by the tone of your voice, now what's wrong?"

"Audrey's sick, I took her to the doctor today and she has strep throat and an ear infection."

"Finn I'm coming home," said Rachel.

"No Rachel don't come home, you're busy with the promoting and everything. Plus you're all the way in Boston."

"Don't tell me what to do Finn Hudson, I'm coming home okay! And you don't sound that well yourself."

"Yeah I might be getting sick too," said Finn.

"Alright, I'm going to pack my things and I'll be on the next flight out," Rachel stated.

"Okay if it's what you want to do."

"It is. I will be home soon. I love you."

"I love you too," said Finn, hanging up the phone.

"Audrey, mommy's coming home," said Finn, entering the living room where Audrey was resting on the couch. Audrey turned her head from the TV, "She is?"

"Yep she shouldn't be long," said Finn, adjusting the soft blanket that was covering Audrey's tiny body.

"Does this mean we can get our Christmas tree?" Audrey asked quietly since her voice wasn't that great from the strep throat.

"You're sick Audrey, we can't go out today," Finn chuckled as he placed a kiss on her forehead, "But when you're all better we'll go get it."

"Yeah and then we can put the lights on it and ornaments too!"

"Of course there has to be lights and ornaments, that's what makes the tree. But you love the pine smell like daddy right?"

Audrey nodded and slowly closed her eyes, "I can't wait daddy."

That afternoon, Rachel came home and found Finn and Audrey asleep on the couch with Audrey's feet in Finn's lap. She set her suitcases aside and removed her coat. She walked closer to them and went to Audrey first, "Audrey baby wake up, its mommy."

Audrey's eyes fluttered open, "Hi mommy."

"Oh baby your throat must hurt a lot," said Rachel, noticing how scratchy Audrey's voice was.

"Yeah it does, but it feels a little better. Daddy took good care of me."

Rachel smiled and looked over at Finn, "I'm sure he did."

Happy Mother's Day everyone! I'm sorry I don't update this story as much as I should but I'm going to try!

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter!

Next Chapter: Some Christmas fun with the Hudson's! Audrey finally gets her Christmas tree and some snow fun in Central Park is involved too!

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