4x13 - Glee and The New Baby

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Saturday Morning

Three weeks after they brought Mason home from the hospital, Rachel and Finn were awoken by a loud cry throughout their house. Rachel and Finn slowly woke up, and Finn reached over to turn on the bedside light while Rachel turned down the baby monitor.

"Wow I am not used to that in our house" Rachel groaned as she rolled over onto her side so she was facing Finn.

"I'll go; he probably just needs a diaper change" Finn grumbled, throwing the duvet off himself. He walked into Mason's Nursery and picked up his crying son.

Ten minutes later, Finn had changed Mason, rocked him, and given him a bottle but Mason still wouldn't settle and Finn had no clue what to do next. Despite Mason being their third child, this was the first time Rachel and Finn had a new born baby in their house and it had been a learning curve for both of them.

"Everything okay" Rachel asked walking into the nursery to see Finn walking back and forth bouncing Mason in his arms.

"I've changed him, feed him, rocked him, nothing is working" Finn ranted, giving Rachel a helpless look.

"Here I'll take over" Rachel said. Rachel took Mason from Finn and continued the pacing while Finn threw himself into the rocking chair, closing his eyes.

"Shhh there, there Mason" Rachel soothed, stroking Mason's face while rocking him from side to side.

"We'll get the hang of it" Finn said, reassuringly as he rubbed his eyes to try and stay awake. Rachel turned to face him with a soft smile on her face.

"Are you trying to convince me or yourself" Rachel quipped as she sat on Finn's lap, leaning her head on Finn's shoulder. Mason had stopped crying but was still fussy in Rachel's arms.

"Both" Finn laughed, looking down at Mason "Maybe he's too warm"

Rachel checked Mason's forehead then undid some buttons on Mason's Babygro as Rose walked into the Nursery, her hair and pyjamas rumpled, clearly woken up by Mason's cries.

"Daddy why is Mason crying" Rose whispered as she walked over to her parents, looking at her brother concerned. Despite her initial reaction, Rose loved having a new baby brother and loved anytime she got to help her parents feed or change him.

"Come here sweetie, I'm sorry he woke you up he's just a little cranky" Finn said. He moved Rachel on his lap to make room for Rose. Rose climbed onto her father's lap and settled in his arms.

"Why?"

"I wish we knew" Finn sighed rubbing his eyes again, as he continued to rock the chair.

"And we've got another one" Rachel quipped as Henry walked into the Nursery. His hair stuck up all over the place and his pyjama top missing.

"The baby woke me up" Henry groaned, scowling at the baby. Unlike Rose, Henry had liked Mason at first until Mason started waking them all up in the middle of the night.

"Come here son" Finn said, waving Henry over. Henry climbed up his father's lap and settled himself on Rose's lap. Rachel started humming a lullaby while Finn rocked them in the chair and Rose stroked Mason's face and eventually Mason settled and finally went back to sleep.

"He finally stopped" Rose noted, looking down at her brothers closed eyes.

"I guess he needed us all in the room" Rachel reasoned.

"He wanted to wake us all" Finn mused, trying to stretch his legs out as they were now feeling heavy with four people on his lap.

"Come on guys back to bed" Rachel said, slowing getting off Finn's lap to put Mason back in his crib.

"With you" Rose smiled up at her mother with a bashful look. Rachel looked over at Finn, who just shrugged, he knew it would be the easiest way for him to get back to sleep.

"We can put him in the bassinet" Finn reasoned. Rachel nodded, so the family walked into the master bedroom. Rachel settled Mason in his bassinet while Finn helped Rose and Henry into their bed.

"Okay time to go back to sleep" Rachel said as she got into bed and threw the covers over the four of them. The had all settled into bed and were about to drift off again when Mason let out a loud cry.

"Daddy the baby is crying again" Henry groaned, shaking Finn awake, before pointing at Mason, just in case Finn didn't know where the noise was coming from.

The Diner – Park Avenue – Saturday Afternoon

The next day Rachel was at the Diner with her friends, trying her best not to fall asleep in her burger. Mason had kept the family up for most of the night and none of them had gotten any real sleep. Despite only being three weeks old, Mason had a big set of lungs and was very loud when he wanted to be.

"You look like you're ready to pass out" Santana mused looking over at Rachel, who had her head in her hands trying her best not to close her eyes.

"That's because I am, Mason kept us all up last night, I've had like two hours sleep" Rachel complained, rubbing her eyes. Rachel had been so tired that she hadn't bothered with any make up and had thrown on the first outfit she could find. She would have cancelled just so she could get an hour of sleep but Rachel was going stir crazy in the house and needed to get out.

"Is everything okay" Quinn asked, glancing at Rachel sympathetically. Quinn remembered the sleepless nights all too well.

"Yeah, I just have a son who apparently hates to sleep at night, he's fine during the day" Rachel sighed, leaning back in her chair, closing her eyes briefly before Mercedes nudged her.

"Where are the kids now" Mercedes asked.

"I told Finn if he didn't give me this hour I was going to divorce him so he took them to the park with Noah and NJ" Rachel replied, Santana smirked at Rachel as Rachel took a long drink of her coffee before picking up Santana's and drinking some of that as well.

"Are you sure you're okay to have NJ while we are at our therapy session" Quinn wondered. Rachel and Finn were watching NJ for the afternoon but Quinn didn't feel right about it when her friend already had so much to deal with.

"Of course, I'm hoping NJ will be a good enough distraction for Rose and Henry, with Mason acting up we haven't been giving them enough attention" Rachel replied, through a yawn.

"As long as you're sure" Quinn pressed, giving Rachel a look.

Rachel nodded "I am"

"How are the sessions going" Mercedes asked, carefully. Quinn and Puck started their therapy sessions three weeks ago but the others had been cautious to ask about them because they knew it was a private thing between the married couple.

"Good I think; we still have stuff to figure out. Noah needs to be able to rust that nothing like this will ever happen again I need to start appreciating him more than I did. I know that now" Quinn explained, firmly.

"You both already seem better" Santana noted. The group had had dinner at Rachel and Finn's a couple of times since Mason was born and even though they weren't fully back together yet, Puck and Quinn seemed to be getting on a lot better. Which also made getting together as a group a lot easier.

"Did she tell you that her therapist called our group co-dependant" Rachel stated, with a smirk.

"You don't need a therapist to tell us that" Santana quipped, before taking a bite of her burger.

"She made some good points about us all needing to find a balance between our friends and partners" Quinn acknowledged, straightening up to show the matter was serious.

"I didn't realise we were being analysed as well, should we also be paying for these sessions" Santana jested, Mercedes and Rachel both gave her a look that she knew meant 'don't start anything'.

"It's just things I need to consider that's all, I also need to stop comparing every relationship I see with my own" Quinn argued

"You mean Finn and Rachel's" Santana interjected, which earned her a kick under the table from Rachel, who was still listening despite her eyes being closed.

"What are you two doing with the rest of your day" Quinn asked, ignoring Santana's comment, even if she knew it was true.

"I think one of us should probably help Rachel with the kids" Santana reasoned, looking over at Rachel. Who was clearly now asleep with her head in her hands.

Mercedes held her hand up "Not it"

"Not it, damit" Santana exclaimed shaking her head, as she pointed at Quinn and Mercedes "Fine but you have to do it the next time one of them needs a babysitter"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Saturday Afternoon

After lunch had finished, Rachel went home, along with NJ, to see Finn trying to settle a cranky Henry while Rose and Henry also demanded his attention. Rachel had settled Rose, NJ, and Henry in the living room with some food and a movie, but she was having trouble settling Mason, while keeping him awake so he would sleep at night.

"Well at least them three are happy" Finn acknowledged walking into the kitchen "How's he doing?"

"He's really fussy, but I'm trying to keep him awake" Rachel said, as she dangled a toy in front of Mason while giving Finn a pleading look.

"We have to or he won't sleep tonight" Finn argued. He took a seat next to Rachel at the breakfast bar and laid his head on the counter.

Rachel nodded, while glaring at him "I know"

"Maybe we should make everything really loud" Finn reasoned, glancing over at the kids in the living room "Rose turn the telly up"

Rose turned the television up the loudest it would go, which resulted in Mason letting out a loud cry at the new noise. Rachel tried to sooth him while keeping him distracted by the toy.

"This is probably the worst idea you've had" Rachel snipped. Finn lifted his head up from the counter and give Rachel a hard look.

"Do you have any better ones" Finn argued.

"…No"

Finn put his head back on the counter and closed his eyes. Rachel lightly kicked Finn in the shin, Finn opened his eyes and gave her a questioning look.

"Kiss me" Rachel said. Finn sat up and leaned across to give Rachel a loving kiss, carefully not disturb Mason. Once he pulled away Finn sat up straight and smiled at Rachel.

"Why did I have to do that" Finn wondered.

"I'm sorry do you have a problem kissing your wife" Rachel quipped, smirking at Finn "We're both stressed but we can't lose it with each other"

"Agreed, kiss me" Finn smiled. Rachel leaned across this time and gave Finn a kiss but pulled away as Mason let out a loud cry.

"Mommy he's still crying" Rose groaned from the living room, as she tried to turn up the TV again.

Rachel let out a loud sigh "I know he is sweetie"

Therapists Office – Park Avenue – Saturday Afternoon

At the same time, Puck and Quinn were in their therapy session. They had been going three times a week for the last three weeks and that day was their last session. They both felt like therapy had helped them to get through their issues, and they both hoped they would be able to continue dealing with their issues on their own.

"Okay Quinn, Noah this is our last session. You have both made great process these last three weeks" Joanna explained as she put down her pad and pen and gave the couple an encouraging smile.

"That's great! what do we do now" Puck asked.

"Well what I suggest now is to take a week apart from each other. Have no form of contact and spend the week really thinking about whether you want to be together and if you truly believe you can move on from what happened then meet up at prearranged place and if you both show up then you'll have your answer about your marriage" Joanna explained. Puck and Quinn shared a shocked look before turning back to Joanna.

"A whole week of not talking, we have a child together" Quinn argued.

"From what you've told me about your friends I'm sure they will be happy to help you there. It's important to have no outside forces affecting your decision to be together, even your child, that's what leads to resentment" Joanna explained further, with a knowing smile. In just three weeks Joanna had quickly caught on to just how close their group was.

"I guess that makes sense" Quinn relented, glancing at Puck, who nodded in agreement.

"That's everything today, you can always arrange another session after you've made your decision that is up to you" Joanna concluded as she rose from her seat. Quinn and Puck followed suit and each shook her hand.

"Thank you for everything Dr Matthews" Quinn said.

"My pleasure" Joanna smiled at the pair as she opened the door for them. Puck and Quinn walked out of the office and waited until they were outside before stopping and turning to each other.

"I guess it makes sense, the week of space thing" Puck argued. He could understand the concept of it, they both needed time to think about what they wanted and if it was still each other. They had both decided to fight for their marriage but they had to know when to stop fighting if it wasn't working.

"I agree, I'm sure Finn and Rachel will help us with NJ" Quinn said, with a smile.

"So, starting now we don't speak for a week" Puck said, looking down at his watch for no other reason than for something to do.

"Where should we meet when this is done?" Quinn wondered.

"How about 169 Bar?" Puck suggested with a shy smile. Quinn beamed at him, 169 Bar was the bar where they had meet almost four years before. Quinn sometimes forgot how sentimental Puck could be.

"Sounds good" Quinn agreed.

"I guess I'll see you in a week" Puck said, cautiously, swinging his arms back and forth suddenly nervous.

Quinn nodded "Yeah, I'll call Finn if I need anything"

"Bye" Puck said, leaning forward to give Quinn a sweet kiss "I love you"

"I love you too"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Saturday Afternoon

After leaving the therapist's office, Quinn went straight over to Rachel's to pick up NJ but to also tell her friend about what had happened. Luckily Finn was out and all the children were settled so the women could sit down, with a cup of coffee so Quinn could talk to Rachel properly.

"So how do you feel about it all?" Rachel asked as she handed Quinn her drink before taking a seat next to Quinn on the sofa.

"I think it's a good idea. It will give us both time to really think about what we want" Quinn argued, earnestly. Rachel smiled at Quinn, she had noticed a difference in Quinn in the last few weeks and she was really glad that the therapy had at least got Quinn to open up more.

"I agree and Finn and I will help you any way we can" Rachel affirmed. Puck was still living with them so it wouldn't be too hard for Finn and Rachel to help move NJ between his two parents and Rachel was all for helping if it only had to last a week.

"Are you sure you're okay, you look exhausted" Quinn said, kindly, noting Rachel's tired eyes and the fact she was in her pyjamas at 4 in the afternoon. Quinn noticed that Mason was fast asleep in his bassinet next to Rachel.

"I am" Rachel agreed, with a tired smile as she held up her coffee mug "This is my fifth one today, I only let him sleep now because Rose threatened to put a pillow over him if he didn't shut up and I believed her"

"Where's Finn" Quinn wondered, finally realising that Finn was nowhere around.

"I had by hour earlier so he's having his now, I think we went to meet Noah for a drink" Rachel replied. Finn had received a text from Puck asking him to meet him for a drink at the same time that Rachel had gotten a call from Quinn to say she was dropping by. It didn't take either of them long to figure out what their friends wanted to talk about.

"Probably telling him the same thing I'm telling you" Quinn reasoned.

Rachel nodded, as Mason let out a cry "Probably"

McKinley Sports Bar and Grill – Park Avenue – Saturday Afternoon

Like Rachel had thought, Finn and Puck were in a bar, enjoying a beer while Puck explained to Finn the idea of a week apart from Quinn, while Puck had not spoken to Quinn for two weeks when everything had happened, it felt strange to do now that they were trying to get back on track.

"A week away from each other" Finn mused, laughing as he took a sip of his beer "Sounds like a good idea for most marriages"

"You know me though, I'm not one to talk about my feelings" Puck argued, with a frustrated sigh. Finn gave his friend a sideways glance.

"You won't be, don't talk to anyone. This has to be about you, you don't have to talk to Quinn or me you just have to be honest with yourself" Finn reasoned.

"I'm not sure I can even do that" Puck replied, his eyes were fixed on the TV in front of him but he was waiting for Finn to reply.

"Trust me you can, we both know you love Quinn. And this isn't even about the cheating anymore this is just about if you two want to stay married to each other, if you love each other enough to work through everything else" Finn explained, Puck nodded slowly "And that's all I'm going to say because you're supposed to be working this out for yourself"

"Noted" Puck mused, as he took a drink of his beer, glancing up at the TV to see the scores for the day "So what's it like having three kids at home"

"It's great… its great" Finn nodded his head "It's great"

"One more and I might believe you" Puck quipped, giving Finn a once over, noting the rumbled shirt he had on as well as the bags under his eyes. Puck had stayed at a hotel for the first two weeks of Mason's life so he wasn't underfoot while his friends got used to a new baby but Rachel and Finn had been happy to have him back by the third week so they had a extra person to help them.

"It's bloody exhausting" Finn sighed heavily, leaning down in his seat as he took another drink of his beer.

"But great" Puck added, with a knowing smile. He knew there was nothing Finn loved more than being a father, he was also one of the best Puck knew.

Finn nodded, earnestly "But great"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Saturday Evening

"Hey mom, dad wake up" Santana chuckled, shaking Finn and Rachel awake. Santana had let herself into the house to check on the Hudson's and she had found Rachel and Finn fast asleep on the sofa, Mason asleep in his bassinet while Rose and Henry watched TV. Santana had told Henry and Rose to play upstairs before she tried waking Rachel and Finn.

"What!" Rachel said, alarmed as she woke up suddenly "Santana what are you doing here"

"You were both asleep" Santana replied, Rachel looked around for her children "Don't worry they are all fine"

Rachel nodded, as she slowly sat up, shaking Finn awake as Santana walked over to Mason's bassinet.

"Why don't you both go up to bed for a bit, I can watch them while you get some sleep" Santana said, as she looked down at Mason who was sleeping peacefully. Rachel shook her head.

"You don't have to…"

"Rachel go to bed" Santana pressed, turning to her friend to give her a hard look. Finn stood up and took Rachel's hand to pull her up with him.

"Come on Rachel just an hour" Finn argued. Rachel nodded reluctantly then followed Finn out of the room and up the stairs.

"I'm sure this won't be that hard" Santana said, clapping her hands just as Mason started to cry from his bassinet.

XoXo

An hour later, Santana had managed to keep Mason asleep (Rachel had told her he needed to stay awake but Santana couldn't handle a cranky baby) while entertaining Henry and Rose in their playroom. She was helping herself to a drink when Rachel walked into the kitchen.

"Hey, feeling better" Santana asked as she jumped up to sit on the counter as Rachel took a seat at the breakfast bar. Rachel still had bags under her eyes but she looked a lot better than she had an hour before.

"I don't feel like I'm going to fall down at any minute so that's something" Rachel replied as she leaned back in her seat "Finn's still asleep"

"You okay Rachel" Santana asked, while Rachel looked more awake Santana could see there was clearly something on her mind.

"What if I can't do this, what if I can't raise three kids" Rachel sighed, sadly. Santana jumped off the counter and walked over to Rachel.

"That's the stupidest thing you've ever said, you were born to be a mother Rachel. You're meant to be their mother" Santana affirmed, squeezing Rachel's hand "Nobody can do this like you and Finn. You just have to find your rhythm that's all"

"I hope you're right" Rachel relented, with a sigh.

"I am, I know bad parents and trust me you're not one of them" Santana argued, giving Rachel a hard look to agree. Rachel nodded slowly.

"Thank you"

"Look they are settled right now, why don't you go have a shower, kiss your husband and I'll order some food" Santana suggested.

"You're an angel" Rachel beamed, jumping up to hug Santana.

"I know; now go before I change my mind" Santana replied waving Rachel out the door. Rachel quickly left the kitchen and practically ran upstairs.

XoXo

Two hours later, Rachel and Finn had both had a nap, had a shower, and changed into comfortable pyjamas. They spent some time together just the two of the cuddled in their room before deciding to go downstairs and check on their children.

They walked into the kitchen to find Rose and Henry sat at the breakfast bar while Santana dished them up some food, while Mason was laid out in his bassinet, not sleeping but thankfully not crying.

"Something smells good" Finn mused as he sat at the breakfast bar, next to Henry.

"Mac and cheese daddy" Rose beamed, through a mouth full of food.

"Guilty pleasure food" Santana said, as she passed him a plate. As well as Mac and Cheese, Santana had ordered Barbeque wings, mozzarella sticks and nachos, all the family's favourites.

"You two look better" Santana noted. Rachel and Finn were both freshly showered and in clean clothes, with smiles on their faces.

"We took a shower" Finn smirked at Santana. Rachel gave him a light slap on the chest as she took a plate from Santana.

"Urgh say no more" Santana groaned, holding up her hand to Finn "Let's eat"

The five of them enjoyed the guilty pleasure food while Mason slept. Rachel knew she should be worried that Mason wouldn't sleep later but she wanted to enjoy at least one quiet meal. Twenty minutes later they had eaten everything in sight, Mason had woken up but was thankfully not crying and Santana was getting ready to leave.

"I'm going to get going, maybe see my own wife today" Santana said as gathered up her things. Rachel passed Mason to Finn then followed her friend to the door way and gave her a tight hug.

"Thank you for today" Rachel said. Santana nodded at her with a smiled.

"Any time"

Once Santana had left, Rachel cleaned up while Finn helped the children finish their meals then they all moved into the living room.

"Who wants to watch a film" Finn asked.

"ME!" Rose cheered, throwing up her hands.

"I'll get the popcorn" Rachel said, walking back into the kitchen as Rose and Henry settled on the sofa.

Once Rachel had the popcorn and Finn had put the movie on, the family settled on the sofa, snuggling with each other.

"I think he likes the film daddy" Henry mused, looking down at her brother who had his eyes fixed on the TV, as he laid out on Finn's chest.

"I think he does" Finn agreed, wrapping his arm around Henry to pull him close. Henry settled in his father's arms, while Rose sat on her mother's lap.

"We can do this right" Rachel asked, looking over at Finn with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Finn nodded, firmly "I have no doubt"

ONE WEEK LATER

169 Bar – Central Park – Saturday Afternoon

A week later, everyone in including the children were sat at the table at the back of the small bar. They were all waiting for Quinn and Puck to arrive. While Quinn and Puck hadn't said anything to them about their decision they all knew that they would both show up and they all wanted to see the reunion.

"Are your sure we should be here" Brittany asked, worried as she bounced NJ on her knee. The children were all distracted by a Disney movie on Finn's iPad and luckily for all of them Mason was asleep in his pram.

"Of course, we should. We deserve this reunion just as much as they do. Do you know how many hours we've all put in listening to them talk about each other" Santana reasoned, as she ran her fingers through Rose's curly hair, from where she was sat on her lap.

"It's almost four and neither of them are here, are you sure this is the time they were meeting" Mercedes asked, looking down at her phone for the sixth time in five minutes.

"Yeah, I had Finn double check with Puck" Rachel replied, as she glanced over to check on Mason.

"You don't think there's a chance they might not show up" Sam wondered, everyone instantly turned to glare at him.

"We don't need that kind of negativity at this table Sam" Santana snipped, pointing her finger at another table "Go sit over there!"

Sam looked over at Mercedes, who shrugged in reply. Sam let out a sigh and went to sit next to table near the window.

"Where are they, I don't feel right about having the kids in the bar" Finn reasoned, glancing at Rachel.

"Why not, if they are gonna hang around with us, they'll have to get used to it" Santana quipped, Finn rolled his eyes not bothering with a reply.

"Hey guys, you might want to take a look at this" Sam called to them all as he looked out of the window. The others walked over to Sam, taking the children with them.

"Whoo hoo, I knew it! They couldn't even make it inside" Mercedes cheered as they all continued to watch Quinn and Puck making out in front of the bar.