Hi, friends! :) I didn't get a lot of reviews from the last chapter, but that's okay, because I'm almost done with this story and I'm working on something new as we speak! Also, I apologize in advance for the cliffhanger that's about to happen.
"Excuse me, nurse!" Finn said, pushing Rachel into the emergency room.
"Can I help you sir?" the nurse behind the desk asked very calmly.
"My girlfriend is in labor!" he said, looking at her as if she were crazy.
How could they all be so CALM?
"Well, you will need to take a seat right over there and fill out some paperwork…" the nurse said nonchalantly, handing Finn a clipboard.
Rachel stood up, holding her stomach.
"Look here lady, I've been reading baby books for the past six months and I'm pretty damn sure that this baby isn't going to wait on any paperwork, so why don't you get off your lazy ass and actually admit me to a room?" she yelled, sitting back down and clutching her stomach as another contraction hit her.
Finn looked at Rachel with a stunned expression and the nurse was speechless as she came around the desk and led them off to the maternity ward.
"Breathe, Rachel," Finn said, looking down at his hand, which was turning purple.
"I AM BREATHING, FINN. I'M HAVING YOUR CHILD, SO SHUT UP!" she screamed as another contraction hit her.
Her doctor walked into the room.
"Rachel! You're two weeks early, but it seems your little girl isn't waiting… Let me check you out and see how much longer this is going to be," she smiled.
Finn wondered how all of these people could be so damn calm when he was a nervous wreck and he wasn't even the one having the baby.
"Wow, you're already nine centimeters dilated! It's a good thing you got here so quickly. I'm going to go get my nurses and then you'll be ready to push in a few minutes, okay?" she said, walking out of the room quickly.
"We're going to be parents, Finn," Rachel said, looking up at him.
He nodded, not sure how he felt at that second.
"It's so surreal, I can't believe we're going to be meeting her any second now…" Rachel trailed off, squeezing his hand.
Finn was ready for this, as ready as he would ever be, but within the next hour he was going to meet his daughter. And his daughter was going to have the same birthday as his mom. It was a sign.
"Rach," he said, turning towards her, "She's going to have my mom's birthday…"
Rachel smiled, but her smile faded into a grimace as another contraction shot through her body.
At about that time, the doctor walked back in.
She put on gloves and checked Rachel's cervix again.
"It's time," she nodded to her nurses, who were prepared with blankets and equipment for their baby.
"Alright, Rachel, on the count of three, I want you to push as hard as you can," she said.
Rachel squeezed his hand gently, but her grip tightened as she forced herself through the first push.
"Great job, baby," Finn said, kissing her hand.
Rachel tried to smile, but had to push again, this time squeezing Finn's hand even harder.
He looked down at his hand, hoping that the purple color wasn't permanent…
"I can see her head! Give me one more big push…"
Rachel put everything she had into the last push, and within seconds, Caroline was born, coming out screaming.
"She's got your lungs, Rachel!" Finn laughed.
Rachel smiled, watching as they took her over to a table. They called Finn over to cut her umbilical cord, and the look on his face was one that Rachel would never forget.
He looked over at her, she was tired and sweaty, but she was glowing. She had never looked more beautiful.
After wrapping Caroline in a pink blanket, the doctor placed her in Finn's arms. He looked at her adoringly, noticing that she looked exactly like Rachel.
He walked over and placed her in Rachel's anxious arms and sat down in the chair beside her bed.
"We did well, didn't we?" he asked, watching her with their baby girl.
"We made something perfect and beautiful in every way," Rachel smiled, not taking her eyes off of Caroline.
Finn watched his two girls with nothing but love, reaching his hand out to grab Rachel's and giving her a gentle squeeze.
There was nothing that could ruin this moment for any of them.
And In that moment, Finn, Rachel, and Caroline were a family. They all knew that this was only the start of their beautiful future.
Six Months Later
"Finn!" Rachel called down the stairs, holding Caroline's wiggly body in one arm and her phone in the other hand.
"Yes, Rach?" Finn called up the stairs back at her.
"Can you take Caroline for a few? I have to finish getting ready," she smiled, standing at the top of the stairs and looking down at him.
"Of course," he replied, taking their daughter.
Today was their first GLEE club reunion in over five years. They'd all reunited once a year after graduation, but Rachel hadn't been there. Neither had Finn, really. He had went and left, not wanting to see Quinn and hoping that Rachel would be there. Of course, she wasn't. She was off on Broadway doing what she had wanted.
So, Rachel had set out on a mission the past six months after Caroline was born to reunite everyone.
What she didn't know was that the whole GLEE club except her knew something that she didn't.
Finn had a ring in his pocket, and tonight was the night.
After being back with the love of his life for nearly two years, and beginning their lives with a beautiful daughter, tonight was the night that he was going to propose to her.
He knew Rachel was getting impatient, every time that he took her out for a fancy dinner, she almost expected it. But every night, it just passed by with no avail.
Finn wanted to surprise her, and she would never expect to be proposed to at a GLEE club reunion. He was going to serenade her and tell her just how much she meant to him, and he hoped she would say yes, though he had feeling there was no way she'd say no.
Caroline was now six months old, and a bouncy, vibrant baby. She was almost an exact replica of Rachel, but she had certain qualities that she shared with her father.
Every time Finn looked at her and saw the beautiful baby that he had made with Rachel, he felt his heart swell with love. Rachel was indeed the love of his life, but he would never be able to feel as much fatherly love towards any baby other than Caroline.
Finn looked down at his daughter, cooing at her, and looked back up at the top of the stairs as Rachel appeared again.
Rachel always looked beautiful, but tonight, Finn was speechless.
She was wearing a strapless red dress that fell just above her knees. It was form fitting at the top, but flowed out some at the bottom.
She had curled her hair and done her make up, looking absolutely stunning.
"You look… amazing," he stated.
She smiled, walking down the stairs and stopping a few steps up so she was at his height. She kissed him softly.
"Are you ready?" she asked.
"Yes, and so is Caroline," he said, looking at his daughter, who just happened to be grinning at him.
Rachel smiled and took Finn's hand as they walked out the door.
This was it.
A/N: Oh, yay. Another cliffhanger that's going to lead to a Finchel proposal. I'm bursting with excitement. Glee returns one week from tomorrow by the way, so get pumped. I'll try to get up the last chapter (yes, the next one is the last one!) soon. There will be that chapter and an epilogue. I sincerely thank every one of you that has ever reviewed, favorited, or added this story to your story alert. I'm also really flattered for the favorite authors and author alerts too. I promise there's a new story to come in the near future, I might even get the first chapter posted before I finish this one. But again, thank you all for sticking with me to the end, I really appreciate the support!
