"Schuester. You have a visitor." The guard said unlocking the cell.
Will looked up from his book. "Me?"
The guard shook his head. "Yes, let's go."
Will creased the page of his book and exited the cell. Could it be his mother? She had only visited him once; it was hard for her to get out of the house without his father finding out.
The inmates whistled as he walked down the corridor. "Ooh Schuester gonna get to see his little girlfriend!" one called out.
"Isn't it past her bedtime?" another called, sending laughter echoing through the cells.
Will's heart fluttered, but only briefly. He tried not to get his hopes up that Rachel would visit him. It had been two months since he had been arrested and she hadn't came by once. All he had of her was a frame from her ultrasound film, tucked away in the back of his book. The mere mentions of her conjure up images, feelings that he had been resisting. He longed to see her, to make sure she was really ok like Quinn had said. It was the end of March and she was due in three weeks. His hands ached to touch her swollen belly, to feel their child moving beneath the taunt skin. He shook his head, clearing his mind. Thinking of her made him weak. He had to stay strong to make it through this. He sat down and did a double take.
"Finn?" Finn Hudson sat in the other side of the glass.
"I just need to know one thing." His face was emotionless. "Do you love her?"
Will cleared his throat. "With all my heart."
Finn dropped his head. "I was angry at first. You ruined my life."
Although his words stung, Will knew he deserved it. He had ruined so many lives, for his own satisfaction.
Finn continued."But, I know what an amazing person Rachel is; how you can just get drawn into her, she . . . she's like a giant black hole in a plaid skirt!"
Will nodded, knowing exactly what Finn was saying.
Finn smiled as he talked of Rachel. "She's beautiful and talented and deserves to be treated right. When you were arrested, she changed. You could tell how bad she was hurting. Her heart literally broke in front of all of us. I may not be the smartest but I can see how much she loves you." Finn looked up, eye to eye with Will. "I forgive you ."
Will smiled, a tear rolling down his face. "Thank you Finn."
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"Hey Berry! Go talk to . I need a 'C' to stay on the Cheerios!" Santana called, cackling loudly with a few other Cheerios. Rachel ducked into a classroom, bumping right into Finn.
"Rachel."
She shook her head. "I. . . I'm sorry."
As she turned to go back into the hall Finn placed his hand on her shoulder. "Wait. I want to talk to you. I went to see ."
Rachel's eyes widened.
"Rachel, He misses you. You need to see him."
Rachel furrowed her brows. "It's not that easy Finn."
Finn twirled her around to face him. "Do you think it's easy to face you? After you cheated on me? After you broke my heart? It's not. But Rachel, I love you. That's enough to help me get through. You love him, and that should be enough. He needs you Rachel. He's barely holding on. He needs you."
Rachel shrugged his hand off her shoulder. "I really should be going."
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"Hey I'll be back soon." Rachel said pulling her jacket around her large, swollen belly.
Quinn looked up from her book. "Where are you going?"
Rachel picked up her purse. "There's just something I need to do."
As Rachel shut the door Quinn smiled, she knew exactly where she was going.
Will lie on the bottom bunk of the bed, staring at the railing. His arraignment was in two days. He could only imagine what the media was saying about him; how everyone thought he was a monster. He knew he could never be with Rachel again. Obviously, with him gone she was trying to salvage the rest of her teenage life, trying to sew it together with bits of normalcy that did not include him. She was better off that way.
"Schuester. A visitor. Barely made it in too." The guard called.
Will looked at the clock. Visiting hours were over in a half hour. Could it be his mother again?
As he approached the glass, he saw Rachel, her tiny hand pressed against the glass. Tears welded up in his eyes. He sat down and pressed his hand against the glass his palm facing hers. They sat there a moment, silent, their eyes pouring out their soul.
"Hi." She murmured softly. Her voice filled his ears, the most beautiful melody that he had ever heard.
His smile spread from ear to ear. "Hi." The moment he smiled Rachel's heart thudded in her chest. She missed him so much. "I. . . I'm sorry I didn't come see you before."
"I didn't blame you. I've ruined so much."
"You haven't ruined anything."
Will sighed. "Did you really want to spend your senior year, pregnant by a grown man, who stole away your innocence?"
Rachel slammed her hands down on the table. "STOP THAT! You did nothing wrong. I am spending my senior year pregnant with a child that was created out of love. She is the best thing to ever happen to me. She would have never had happened without you."
Will smiled. "Look how much she's grown."
Lea tumbled inside Rachel, doing cartwheels. It was almost like she knew her daddy was here. "It's almost time for her to come out."
"I wish I could be there." Will said, lowering his hand away from the glass.
"You will."
Will sighed. "If only it were that easy."
Rachel leaned in, close to the glass. "We're going to make it through this. No matter what. I will wait for you, for the rest of eternity if I have to. I love you."
Will leaned in close, cursing the glass for separating their lips. "I love you too."
The guard tapped Rachel on the shoulder. "Maam, visiting hours are up."
Rachel nodded. "I'll see you Thursday. I love you."
"I love you too." Will whispered, touching the glass as she walked away.