A/N: I know I said the next chapter would be better, but it isn't. I'm sorry. I have let you down and for that I apologize. If you forgive me, I would like a review at the end of this chapter. Thanks! ;)

"You're what?" Mercedes asked indecorously as they stood in front of their bus in the McDonald's parking lot. Quinn put her hand on Mercedes's shoulder.

"Mercedes…. Don't. She doesn't need this. She has enough going on right now; she doesn't need you yelling at her." She said. Mercedes looked at Rachel.

"You could've told us! I mean, it isn't like we wouldn't support you! We will support you and Finn!" Mercedes stopped and her voice went back to its normal tone. "Finn is the father, right?"

"Yes, Mercedes. He is." She laughed dryly. Rachel wasn't crying, but everything inside of her was telling her she should be. "And I am sorry that I didn't tell you, but…"

"She really hasn't had a chance." Finn finished her sentence for her. "In the last week, she found out she was pregnant, reconnected with her mother on an actual emotional level, packed her things and left her father's house, and moved in with Shelby. She hasn't had it easy." Rachel nodded and stopped ignoring the urge to cry, she let her tears flow freely.

"I…. Rachel, I'm so sorry." Mercedes said and walked forward to Rachel. She wrapped her arms around her. "I had no idea. Just know that I'm here for you if you need me…. We all are." Mercedes released Rachel and Rachel saw the Glee club, including Mr. Schue and Mrs. Pillsbury (who was helping chaperone), nod their heads to confirm Mercedes's statement.

"I know you didn't know, Mercedes, and it's not your fault." Rachel said and smiled, wiping away her tears and leaning back into Finn's chest. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head, making everyone smile. "But, thank you. It means a lot to me, us…. that we know you're here." Finn nodded his agreement.

"You're our friend, Rachel. I sometimes seem like I hate you and I think you're kind of bitchy sometimes and overdramatic…." Mercedes and smiled. Quinn laughed flatly and patted Mercedes shoulder.

"Ummmm…. I think what Mercedes is trying to say is that you're our friend and we love you as our friend because as annoying as you are, we know you care…. And we care too. It's the least we can do to help you." Quinn said. Kurt nodded.

"Yea. Quinn's right. We're going to be supportive." He agreed. There was and chorus of "yea's" and "of course's" and Finn and Rachel smiled.

"Thanks, guys."

**GLEE**

A/N: I know that the judges were all guest stars on Glee. Sue me. I like the idea of it. :)

Finn and the Glee guys, minus Kurt, were standing backstage dressed in their Kiss costumes, makeup and all (they had decided that gutsy theatrical costumes may win the judges over). They listened to the announcer, Richard Matthews, announce the beginning of Regionals. He started explaining the course of the next two days to the audience.

"Hello, my name is Richard Matthews. Today, our first day of competition, will start with our "Ballad" category, in which all three of our competing show choirs will sing their chosen selection for the category. After the three performances for that category, we will go to our "Solo" category and then to our final category of the day, which will feature songs from musicals: theatre, films, or otherwise. In between each category, there will be a ten minute intermission for our choirs to change their outfits and get ready for their performance for the next category." Richard said loudly and slowly. He smiled charmingly and continued.

"We are about to begin, but I would first like to introduce our judges, whom are all celebrities of some sort." He said.

All the clubs backstage, including New Directions, went quiet. No one knew the judges yet, not even their coaches. They hadn't been allowed to know, that way no cheating could occur. New Directions members and Mr. Schue poked their heads around the curtain to get a view of the judges' faces.

"Mrs. Idina Menzel is a Tony Award winning Broadway actress best known for her role as Maureen in the musical, Rent, and her more recent role as Elphaba in Wicked. She is 30 years old, is married to actor Taye Diggs, and has one son, Walker Nathaniel Diggs." Richard said in an Oscar worthy announcer voice. Idina walked out accompanied by her husband, smiling at the crowd clapping for her, and Kurt and Rachel looked at each nervously.

"Hey, Rach….. She kinda looks like Shelby." Finn said into Rachel's ear. Rachel looked at him and punched his arm.

"Ow! What was that for?" He hissed quietly through his teeth.

"Finn! It does not matter who she looks like! Do you know who she is?" Rachel whispered.

"No…." Finn said. Rachel rolled her eyes.

"She and her costar are the singers that made Defying Gravity popular!Kurt and I have to sing that very songin front of her and live up to their performance!" Rachel said seriously. "Oh, and I'm going to be meeting one of my idols while I am 16 and pregnant, Finn. That does not give off a very good impression." Finn nodded.

He tuned out and barely caught the next judges' names; Kristin Chenoweth and Lea Michele. But he did hear Rachel and Kurt practically hyperventilating beside him as he, Puck, Artie, Matt, and Mike prepared the go on stage as the first to perform in the whole competition…. Pressure much?

"Rach… Kurt, what's up with you two?" He asked, grabbing his drum sticks.

"Finn…. Kristin Chenoweth made Defying Gravity famous along with Idina Menzel. They got the double threat. They have to impress both Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. They're kinda nervous." Mercedes answered him with a roll of her eyes.

"Okay, what's up with the other chick? Lea somethin'?" Finn asked. Rachel looked at him.

"Lea Michele….. My biggest idol…. Spring Awakening star…. Sang Mama Who Bore Me…." Rachel got out between short lived breaths. "I am really nervous." Finn chuckled.

"Rachel Berry doesn't get nervous and she has no reason to, either." Finn said and smiled at her. "You're going to do great and you're going to do Idina and Kristin proud. Got it?" Rachel smiled and nodded.

"Okay." She said but she still looked extremely nervous. He heard the announcer announce their time to come on stage.

"Our first group up for our ballad category is New Directions, specifically the boys of the group. They will be singing Shout It Out Loud by Kiss." Finn whispered in Shelby's ear as he walked onto the stage.

"Your daughter is hyperventilating because of the judges. You may want to stop her before she passes out." He said with a smile. Shelby laughed.

"I got it."

A/N: The outfits for Mercedes singing Beautiful, Rachel and Kurt singing Defying Gravity, and Finn and Rachel singing Smile are shown in a link on my profile page if you want to see them. I'm not going to describe them and I don't have to describe the ones for other numbers. If you've watched the show, you've seen them.