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Chapter 10
Kurt rushed around the apartment, picking up various bit and pieces they would need for the day ahead.
"Rachel! Santana! Finn needs to have a shower before we leave so get out of the bathroom!" he screamed frantically through the door of the bathroom. Finn was sitting on the sofa, a towel draped over his shoulder. "I don't know how long they're going to be, I would get changed now if I were you." Kurt said hurriedly gathering everything they would need into the kitchen. Finn stood up pulling his t-shirt off. At that moment, Santana walked out of the bathroom and stood staring at Finn for a few moments before running into her room laughing. Finn got changed as quickly as he could, waiting for Rachel to come out of the bathroom. When she finally did, Kurt decided it was too late for Finn to have a shower and forced the three of them out of the door and down the corridor.
"Come on! Otherwise we'll be late!" Kurt urged them into a taxi, slamming the door behind him. The streets of New York were packed with cars and the traffic was moving the slowest Finn had ever seen it. Kurt huffed, pulling his stylish pocket watch out every few minutes and sighing as the minutes ticked by. When they eventually arrived at the hospital, they were three minutes early to the appointment.
"See, Kurt? There was no need to rush. We are early anyway," Rachel laughed at her friend.
"We are early because we rushed," Kurt muttered under his breath.
"This way," the nurse said, guiding all four of them down the hallways into a large room where Rachel was to be scanned. They all crowded around the machine.
"Hello again," Doctor Smith said as he walked into the room and sat down on the chair next to the screen. "Are we finding out the gender today?"
Rachel nodded. "Is it OK my friends are here? They really want know!"
Doctor Smith chuckled slightly.
"Of course. Let's get started then!" Doctor Smith moved the mechanism around on Rachel's stomach until he found what he was looking for. "Right, so here are your children."
He pointed at the screen causing them all to lean closer.
"And if I just move that there," Doctor Smith moved the mechanism slightly to the right. "This one is a boy."
Just out of Rachel's periphery, Finn did a little jump of excitement.
"And this one here," Doctor Smith moved the mechanism again. "Is a girl."
Rachel turned to Finn with tears in her eyes. Finn bent down to her and kissed her on the forehead.
"Our children," he whispered.
"Right, next up, we're taking a visit to the Empire State Building," Kurt announced, reading off of a schedule he had for the day. They took a taxi further up the road to the base of the large building.
"Now due to Rachel's current state, we will be taking the lift up to the top," said Kurt as they walked in through the doors and towards the lifts. Once at the top of the building, they practically ran to the window to look onto the street below. Rachel was engrossed by the sight of the buildings cars and people. Finn came up behind her and placed his hands on her, leaning his head on her shoulder.
"One day," he whispered. "Everyone down there will know your name."
Rachel turned around to face him. Their faces were inches away and Finn had to ignore the temptation to kiss her.
"You're going to be a star," Finn said, staring into her eyes and smiling. For a moment, Rachel thought he was going to kiss her, but he pulled back and walked over to another window. She let out a big sigh and turned back to watch the streets below.
Over at another window, Kurt felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He pulled it out and glanced at the caller ID and sighed.
"Hi," said Kurt.
"Hey," Blaine said. "I've missed you."
"Yeah," Kurt sighed, conflicting thoughts suddenly entering his head. "I've missed you too. But we're just friends." The phone line stayed silent for a moment as the two men thought of what to say next. Blaine couldn't stand it anymore.
"I'm sorry; I think I'll go now. I just wanted to hear your voice." He hung up too quickly for Kurt to respond.
"Next, we're going to see a real Broadway show," Kurt stated once they had regrouped.
"Yes! Which one did you organise?" Rachel asked excitedly.
"The Phantom of the Opera," Kurt replied.
"Well come on!" Rachel screamed, suddenly becoming enthusiastic about the day's events.
"THAT WAS AMAZING!" Rachel screamed once they had exited the theatre. Finn and Santana laughed at Rachel's excitement. "What's next?"
Kurt looked at his list. "Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. They have a restaurant part there, you know!"
They walked down the road towards Times Square. Finn felt Rachel link her arm with his and slightly hug his shoulder.
"I've had a really good day today," she said, smiling up at him.
"Me too," Finn agreed. He felt her shivering next to him and stopped to take his coat off, wrapping it around her shoulders.
"Thank you," she said. Their faces were so close now; as close as they were in the Empire State Building. They stared at each other's faces for a moment. Finn could feel himself leaning closer to her face. Rachel's eyes were still open when their lips touched, but they closed as soon as she realised what was going on. Further up the road, Santana and Kurt were smiling at each other with knowing looks.
"It was only a matter of time," Santana laughed.
