Hey guys! I know this chapter ended up being different than I originally planned, but I ended up deciding it was too many plots for one chapter. I am happy with how this chapter turned out though. Hope you guys enjoy it and review if you want me to continue! I always love reading what everyone has to say!
Chapter 11: Babies and Preschool
"Wake up, Mommy! Wake up, Daddy!"
Rachel opened her eyes and saw that Finn was already awake. They looked and saw their daughter who'd just turned three jumping on the end of their bed.
"What is it, princess?" Finn asked, sitting up.
"Uncle Puck and Aunt Quinn are visiting today!" Allie said excitedly.
Rachel turned to Finn and smiled. Of course she remembered that Puck and Quinn were visiting. The New Yorkers had gone to New Haven last May for Quinn's graduation from Yale and gone a few times over the summer, but this would be the first visit to New York in a while. Puck was a bartender in Connecticut and was playing guitar in an up-and-coming band, and Quinn had begun as a real estate agent.
"I'm excited to see them," Finn said, picking up his daughter and giving her a kiss.
"Me too!" Allie said. "SO excited!"
Rachel took her daughter's hand and lead her into her room. "So, Allie, remember, we said you're starting preschool next week."
"Do I have to?" Allie asked.
Rachel sighed. She knew that Allie had probably forgotten she did fine when she visited back in the winter.
"Allie, you'll be fine," Rachel said.
"But I want to stay home with Mommy and Daddy!" Allie pouted.
"Daddy and I will be at school," Rachel said, helping her daughter get dressed.
"What about Uncle Kurt, Uncle Blaine, Aunt Brittany and Aunt Santana?" Allie asked.
"They'll be at school, too," Rachel said.
"Oh," Allie said.
Rachel did her best to distract her daughter. "But remember, you don't have to go today."
"Yay!" Allie said. Rachel smiled at her daughter's innocence, one of the good things about being young was that she could be distracted so easily. Finn and Rachel spent the day playing with their daughter before they left for the restaurant with Kurt, Blaine, Santana and Brittany to meet Puck and Quinn for dinner. When they arrived, Puck and Quinn had already gotten a table, and the New Yorkers sat down to join them.
"So, are you two excited for the wedding?" Puck asked Kurt and Blaine.
"We're so excited!" Kurt said.
"How do you think the wedding party will work?" Quinn asked.
"Well, we did some talking," Kurt said. "We're both having a best man and a maid of honor. Finn's my best man, of course, and Sam's Blaine's. Then I decided to use Rachel for my maid of honor, and Blaine's using Tina."
"Yeah, Jake said that you, Sam and Tina were close your senior year," Puck said.
"We're excited," Blaine said.
"Do you have a color in mind for the dresses?" Brittany asked.
"I was thinking green," Kurt said.
"Green would be nice," Rachel said. "I mean, I used blue and Quinn used purple, so we haven't had green yet."
The waiter came up to the table and asked them what they all wanted. Everyone placed their own dinner order, then Rachel said to add on a wine for each of them and milk for Allie.
"Actually, I think I'll just have a coke," Quinn said.
"You're not getting anything to drink, Quinn?" Rachel asked.
"I'll have a soft drink with Allie tonight," Quinn said, looking nervous.
"Should we just tell them?" Puck asked, looking excited.
"Tell us what?" Kurt asked.
"We've got a baby on the way!" Puck announced.
"Baby!?" Allie said. "Like me?"
"That's right, Allie!" Quinn said. "You'll be getting a little cousin!"
"YAY!" Allie said.
"Oh my God, that's so exciting!" Rachel said, jumping out of her seat to hug Puck and Quinn.
"And we don't have to worry about having to give up this one," Puck said.
"Guys, we're so, so happy for you!" Finn said.
"We wanted you guys to be the first to know," Quinn said. "Well, we did call our moms and our siblings to tell them."
"We've also got to tell Beth," Puck added.
Rachel was feeling so happy for her friends. The next generation really was getting started.
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"Allie, you need to get up," Finn said, standing in his daughter's room. It was a few days later - and today, Allie would be starting preschool.
"I don't want to go," Allie pouted.
Finn sighed and looked at Rachel. Clearly, Allie had forgotten that she'd had fun when she visited the preschool back in the winter. "But you had fun when you visited."
"I don't want to go!" Allie pouted.
"Allie, you have to," Rachel sighed.
"Like I said I don't want to!" Allie said.
"Allie, don't be nervous," Finn said. "You had fun when you visited."
"But that wasn't long," Allie said.
"We'll stay for a little," Rachel said.
"Okay," Allie sighed, getting up and putting on her clothes. The family quietly got on the bus and rode to the preschool. They checked in with the secretary, then went to Allie's classroom. Some kids had already arrived, and the teacher was standing at the door to greet the kids.
"Is it okay if we stay with her for a little bit?" Rachel asked the teacher. Finn noticed that Allie was clinging to Rachel's arm, and he hoped that the teacher would let her stay.
"Today we'd prefer if parents not stay," the teacher said.
"I DON'T WANT MY MOMMY AND DADDY TO LEAVE!" Allie shouted, hiding behind Rachel.
"Allie, they have to," the teacher said.
"No! You're mean!" Allie said, starting to cry.
Finn picked up his daughter. "Allie, Mommy and I do have to go to school."
"You'll be back soon, right?" Allie asked.
Rachel nodded. "We will."
"Okay," Allie said softly as Finn put her down. Finn and Rachel each gave Allie a kiss as they left for the college campuses.
"I hope she'll be okay," Rachel sighed, leaning her head on Finn's shoulder when they got on the bus.
Finn gave Rachel a kiss. "She will be."
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Once Finn and Rachel had left, Allie was feeling even more scared. She didn't want to be here and she didn't know why she had to be here. She didn't know anybody here and she was too shy to talk to anyone. The toys in this room looked okay, but she wanted to be at home playing with her toys.
When she saw no one was standing near the door, Allie quickly ran to the door and left the room. Maybe her parents were close enough that she could find them.
Allie walked down the hallway, not knowing that this was the preschool wing of the building and that the rest of the building was a kindergarten through fifth grade school. A group of much bigger kids walked down the hall, and Ally was more confused. Why were there so many big people? She hid behind the bench so the big people couldn't see her and then sat down on the bench. Maybe her parents would find her here.
A little bit of time passed, and Finn and Rachel did not come. Allie sat down on the bench and buried her face in her lap, starting to cry. Then she felt a tap on her shoulder. She looked up and saw an older girl.
"Are you in the preschool?" the older girl asked.
"Yeah," Allie said. "I'm Allie, I'm three."
"I'm Casey, I'm ten," the girl said. "Are you lost?"
"Well, I went looking for my mommy and daddy, but I can't find them," Allie said.
"Oh, I see," Casey said. "Where are your mommy and daddy?"
"They left," Allie said sadly.
Then, a grown up approached the two girls. "Are you Allie?" the woman asked.
"Yeah," Allie said.
"Allie, your teacher's really worried. She couldn't find you," the woman said.
"I was looking for my mommy and daddy," Allie said.
"Allie, when your mommy and daddy come to get you, they'll come to the room where they dropped you off," the woman said. "Don't you think so?"
"I guess," Allie said.
"So you should stay there," the woman said.
"Okay," Allie said quietly.
"Want me to walk you back, Allie?" Casey asked.
"Yes please," Allie said.
"Okay, thank you," the woman said to Casey. "I'll call your teacher, Allie, and tell her you're on your way back."
"So, are you scared because it's your first day?" Casey asked.
"Yeah," Allie said.
"I was scared on my first day too," Casey said.
"But you're big," Allie said.
"I was little like you when I started going to school here," Casey told Allie. The girls arrived at the preschool classroom, where Allie's teacher was waiting.
"Allie, you can't leave the room," the teacher said. "I was worried."
"I'm sorry," Allie said.
The teacher turned to Casey. "Thank you."
"No problem," Casey said.
Allie gave Casey a hug. "Sometime, you come play with me here?"
Casey smiled. "I'll talk to my teacher."
Allie went into the room and looked around. She picked up a book off the bookshelf and began flipping through it. Then a girl came over. "That's a good book."
Allie looked up. She thought she'd seen this girl before, but she couldn't remember where. "Yeah, it is."
"It has cool pictures," the girl said.
"It does!" Allie said. "I'm Allie."
"I'm Mia," the girl said. After Allie and Mia looked at the book together, they colored some pictures. Shortly after, Finn and Rachel arrived.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Allie exclaimed. She handed them each a picture she made. "Look, I drew you each a picture."
Rachel looked at the picture and smiled. "I like it. Thank you Allie."
Allie smiled. "I ended up okay."
"We heard," Finn said. "They called us. Allie, you can't leave the classroom."
"It's okay, I won't again," Allie said. "I got a friend!"
"Where is she?" Rachel asked.
Allie pointed. "There she is!"
Finn and Rachel looked. "I remember her!" Finn said. "We met her at the visit."
"Oh yeah!" Allie said.
Finn, Rachel and Allie walked over to Mia and her mom. "Hi, do you remember us from the day where we visited?" Rachel asked.
"Of course I do!" Mia's mom said. "I lost your number, but I would have called you this summer. I'm glad the girls are in the same class."
"So are we," Finn said.
"You'll play with me again tomorrow, right Allie?" Mia asked.
Allie giggled. "Duh!"
Chapter 11 preview: This one will have Rachel preparing for the audition. There will be more of some of the original Gleeks with Finchel and Allie too!