I don't own Glee…

Chapter 21

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Adriana jumped when everyone yelled from inside the choir room. She was led in and sat in a chair by the piano. The club was all trying to get to her first to hug her. Coach Beiste was there also, who had been visiting her a lot at the hospital. They had become close. Adriana would talk about the incident that put her there and Coach Beiste would talk about how she was doing. Holly Holliday moved forward to introduce herself.

"Adriana Reed, I've heard so much about you. I'm Holly Holliday and I am helping out with Glee Club for a while." She hugged Adriana and stepped back to allow Mercedes through.

"Girl, it's about time you got home." She said as she hugged her tightly. "We've missed you, someone has to keep Puck in line. And you're the only one who can keep Kurt and Rachel busy when they go all Barbara on us." Adriana chuckled and looked over at Kurt. "Plus, it's past your birthday and we all have presents for you. Me first!" She said quickly. "Kurt and I made something for you." Kurt stepped forward with a large gift bag and handed it to Adriana, who opened it and smiled. She pulled out a bright and shiny outfit. "We told you we were designing a maternity line." Adriana chuckled and hugged Mercedes and Kurt.

"It's perfect."

"Wait, there's more." Kurt said as Mercedes handed her a smaller bag. Adriana pulled out an identical outfit in a smaller size. "So you said you were having a boy, so we made him a matching outfit." Adriana grinned and hugged them both again.

"Me next." Puck pushed his way to the front of the group and pulled something out of his pocket. "I know how you love the ocean, so I made this for you." He tied a hemp bracelet with sea shells woven into it around her wrist. She smiled widely before hugging him and kissing him on the cheek.

"It's beautiful Puck, thank you so much." He smiled smugly and wandered back over to his girlfriend, Rachel. She stepped up next and handed her a wrapped present. When she opened it she gasped slightly. There was a binder filled with all her favorite sheet music and the cover was a large picture of her mother on her first Broadway show. "Rachel," She ran her fingers over the cover with tears in her eyes. "This is so amazing. I didn't have any pictures of my mother." She admitted and wiped the tears away. "Thank you." She hugged Rachel tight and thanked her again before sitting back down.

"My turn." Artie said as he handed her an envelope. "I was having trouble picking a present for you, so I go you this. I know you like to read…" She opened the envelope and smiled.

"It's great Artie." She hugged him and placed the gift card to Barnes and Noble on the table with her other gifts. Tina stepped forward next and handed her a small gift bag. She opened the bag and smiled when she pulled out a necklace with a treble clef pendant with music note earrings. Burt Hummel handed her the her own keys.

"I fixed your car to make it safe for you and the baby." He chuckled. "I also got you a car seat for the baby when he is born and Kurt's old crib from the attic is all yours." He said happily.

"Thanks Burt." She had met Burt in the hospital when the shooting happened and got to like him as a father figure. He hugged her and smiled.

"No problem, kid." Ms. Pillsbury stepped forward and gave her a set of Tupperware, a baby proofing kit, and a new cookbook.

"Thank you Ms. Pillsbury." Mr. Schuester pulled out a wrapped present and handed it to her. She unwrapped a photo album and opened it. It had pictures of the Glee Club and her in it.

"The second half is empty so you can put more pictures in it." Adriana had tears in her eyes and looked up at him with a watery smile.

"Oh boy, here comes the waterworks." Puck joked and Adriana chuckled.

"Shut up, Puck." She said.

"Hormones." He stage whispered, which earned him a slap on the arm from Adriana. He laughed and let Holly Holliday move toward her. She handed her a wrapped present first. She opened it to reveal a camera.

"I figured it would be useful with the album." She smiled before handing her a smaller bag and leaned down to whisper. "Being pregnant is no excuse to not feel sexy." Adriana blushed slightly. "I'm sure Santana will enjoy this present even more than you do, but don't open it here." Adriana chuckled and placed the bag under her seat. Santana looked at her curiously.

"Later." Adriana said with a grin. Coach Beiste stepped forward next with a large painting. "Coach, it's beautiful." It was of the ocean and a beautiful sunset with all different colors. "You painted this for me?" The coach nodded with a smile. "Thank you." Quinn handed her a small box next that opened to reveal a golden dolphin necklace. Quinn hugged her and was jostled aside by Brittney.

"Is it my turn?" Brittney was excitedly bouncing and smiling. Adriana chuckled and nodded. Brittney held out a rubber ducky with a red bow on it. "First, this is for the baby."

"Thank you Brittney, everyone needs a rubber ducky." Adriana replied and Brittney seemed even more excited. She held out a small box that was wrapped nicely. "Mom helped me pick this out and she wrapped it." Brittney said as she shoved the box into Adriana's hands. She opened it and found a small jewelry box. When she opened the lid, soft music filled the room. Adriana recognized it immediately as "All I Ask of You," from The Phantom of the Opera.

"I love it Brittney." Santana moved to the front of the group and looked nervous. She handed a large envelope to Adriana and chewed on her lip as it was opened.

"Niagara Falls?" Adriana smiled up at her girlfriend who just nodded. "Are we going on vacation?"

"Something like that." Santana replied with a shaky voice. Adriana had never seen Santana nervous before. "You see… umm…" She trailed off and took a deep breath. "I have a question to ask you…"

"Adriana Reed?" Everyone turned to the doorway to see a man in a suit walking in. She nodded and he stepped in front of him.

"My name is Conner Emerson, I am a lawyer from New York." Adriana looked nervously up at the man. "I represent your family's estate. With the recent death of your father, you are the sole…"

"He's dead?" Adriana's eyes widened.

"I'm so sorry Ms. Reed. I was under the impression that you already knew. He was killed in prison. As I was saying, you are the sole benefactor of your family's entire estate. That includes the club your mother owned and performed in and the bar your father owned. It also includes the house in New York, the house here, and a sizeable fortune." Adriana was speechless. "I have been running your family's businesses and expenses for a long time, would you like me to continue to do so until a time when you find someone else?" Adriana just nodded blankly. "Thank you ma'am, I will enjoy working for you. Now, as for the houses…" He continued. "I hear you do not currently maintain residence at either, would you like to keep them or you could sell them."

"Sell them." Adriana finally spoke. "I can't go back to either of those places." The lawyer made a note on his clipboard.

"Very good, I already have buyers interested. And for the businesses?"

"Just do what you have been doing."

"Yes ma'am. Here is all the information on your accounts and everything you now own. These are your account numbers and these are your cards and pin numbers, which you can change whenever you feel the need to." Adriana's jaw dropped when she saw the papers she was handed. The man nodded and turned to leave. "Good day ma'am. I will keep in touch." He walked out and Adriana just stared after him. Santana nudged her gently and looked into shocked green eyes. She just handed the papers to Santana, who looked down at them and gasped.

"Well this way overtops what I was going to give you." She said quietly. Adriana tilted her head curiously.

"Nothing overtops you, mon ange." She kissed her lightly and pulled back. "What was your question?" Santana swallowed hard and looked back into her eyes.

"I… Will you marry me?" She rushed out and pulled a small box from her pocket. There was a small diamond ring in the box and Adriana immediately felt tears streaming down her face. "I just figured because we're both 18 now, and gay marriage is legal in New York State now…" Adriana nodded happily before she could find her voice.

"Santana, of course I will marry you." She surged forward and kissed her fiancé eagerly. "Nothing tops this present." She said before kissing her again. Everyone was smiling and clapping at the happy couple.

"Congratulations." Quinn said as she hugged her two best friends before Brittney rushed forward to hug them too. The party lasted about an hour before everyone left the now completely empty school.

"Happy Birthday Adriana." Brittney's mom said as they walked through the door. She hugged her and noticed the diamond ring on her finger. She raised an eyebrow at her and turned to Santana. "Engaged?" She asked and the girls nodded. "Well congratulations are in order. I say tomorrow we all go out and celebrate!" She said happily. "But for now, Adriana needs her rest. Are you a Cheerio now?" She looked at Adriana's uniform.

"She's the new assistant coach." Brittney said brightly. The girls headed for the stairs and into their separate rooms. Adriana pulled out the small bag from Holly Holliday and wandered into the adjoining bathroom. She pulled it out and chuckled slightly when she saw the outfit. Santana knocked on the door curiously.

"Just a minute." Adriana chuckled as she put the new outfit on and swung the door open quickly. Santana's jaw dropped when she saw what her fiancé was wearing. "Do you like my birthday present from Ms. Holliday? She said we both could enjoy it." Santana nodded and pulled Adriana toward her. She dragged her backwards towards the bed while kissing her and fell backwards when they hit the bed; pulling Adriana with her.