Hey everyone! Thanks as always for all the support, I really appreciate it. Just to warn you guys, this is a sad chapter. I do have another note at the bottom so I don't give things away with my first note. I hope you think I did a good job with this and review if you want me to continue!

Chapter 25: Blood

"What do you think of this dress?" Mercedes asked, holding up her wedding dress on skype to show to Rachel, Santana and Brittany.

"It's gorgeous!" Santana said. "I'm sorry I couldn't be out there as the maid of honor."

"It's fine, Betty was really helpful," Mercedes said.

"So you and Sam see her and Artie a lot?" Brittany asked.

"Yeah, all the time," Mercedes said. "I have a feeling she and Artie might be getting married soon."

"Really?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah," Mercedes said as Rachel heard the doorbell ring. She went to the door and saw Puck, Quinn and Daniel.

"Hey!" Rachel said. "I wasn't expecting you guys."

"We were just visiting Beth, so we decided to come visit," Puck said.

"Brittany and Santana are actually here now," Rachel said.

"Allie?" Daniel asked.

Rachel smiled, knowing that Daniel liked Allie. "She's at the grocery store with her daddy. She'll be back soon."

Santana came into the room. "Oh, Quinn, good thing you're here. Mercedes was just showing Rachel, Brittany and me her wedding dress!"

"I want to see!" Quinn said, running into the computer room.

"How's the baby doing?" Puck asked Rachel.

Rachel was again reminded that something felt a little off about this pregnancy. "I'm getting a checkup next week, so we'll find out then. I'll text Kurt and Blaine and tell them you guys are here."

"Okay," Puck said. Rachel got out her phone and sent a text. A few minutes later, the door unlocked, and Finn and Allie came in with Kurt and Blaine.

"Daniel!" Allie exclaimed when she saw her little cousin. She looked at Puck. "Can I play with him?"

"Of course you can," Puck said.

"So, Brittany and Santana are here?" Blaine asked.

"Yeah," Rachel said.

"You should get them," Kurt said. "We got a call with some big news."

"Okay," Rachel said, calling out to Brittany, Santana and Quinn.

"So, what is it, Kurt?" Santana asked.

"The four of us are getting a boy!" Blaine exclaimed.

"Wow!" Brittany said. "That's amazing."

"Our first son," Santana said.

"The birth mother called me today to tell me," Kurt said.

"We're so happy for you guys," Finn said. He turned to Allie. "Did you hear that? You'll have another boy cousin!"

"Yay!" Allie said, hugging Daniel with her good arm.

"I'm surprised she isn't disappointed it's not a girl," Quinn said.

"With so many of us, she'll get a girl at some point," Finn said.

"How's her arm doing?" Puck asked.

"She really misses being able to do much physical activity," Rachel said. "Her cast is coming off soon though, so she has that to look forward to."

"I have a feeling I know where she got those gold star stickers for her cast," Quinn told Rachel.

"Your feeling is correct," Rachel said, remembering when she covered her own cast with gold star stickers when she broke her ankle.

"Are you performing tonight, Rachel?" Brittany asked.

"I actually have tonight off," Rachel said.

"Then how about you two and Daniel just stay here for dinner?" Blaine asked. "We can order takeout."

"That sounds good," Puck said. The eight of them looked over at Allie playing with Daniel.

"She's really good with him," Quinn said to Rachel.

"Yeah, she'll make a great big sister when the baby's born," Kurt added.

"Thanks, guys," Rachel said, smiling up at Finn.

x

Rachel wasn't feeling well that evening after the Puckermans went back to Connecticut and the other two New York couples went back to their apartments. After she and Finn got Allie ready for bed, she just went to lie down herself. "Are you okay?" Finn asked as he came into the room.

"Yeah, I'm just really tired," Rachel said.

"Is our little one doing okay?" Finn asked nervously.

"I think he or she is already asleep," Rachel said.

Finn kissed Rachel on the cheek and then kissed her tiny baby bump. "I'll cuddle with you."

"Thanks, babe," Rachel whispered, holding her husband's hand. Everything had gone okay when she was pregnant with Allie. What was going wrong exactly here?

x

At about three in the morning, Rachel felt as if she'd wet her pants. Then she realized there was no way her water could have broken this early. She looked at Finn, who was sound asleep, and then turned on the bedside lamp. She stood up and looked at the spot on the bed. There was blood. She stood up and felt more coming out. Then, she burst into tears.

Finn opened his eyes. "Rach, what's wrong?"

Rachel just kept crying. Finn looked around the room and could tell something was wrong. Finally, he saw all the blood.

"Oh no!" Finn said, jumping out of the bed and giving Rachel a hug. He held her as they stood for a few seconds.

"We've got to get to the hospital," Rachel finally spoke. "Something could be wrong with the baby." Actually, she knew that something was most likely wrong with the baby. She just didn't know what.

Finn nodded and kissed the top of Rachel's head. He pulled on a sweatsuit and then went to Allie's room. "Allie, get up," Finn whispered.

"What's wrong, Daddy?" Allie asked.

"Your mommy and I need to go to the hospital," Rachel heard Finn say.

Rachel felt tears coming as she heard how worried Allie sounded. "The hospital?"

"Yeah," Finn said. "We'll stop down the hall at Uncle Kurt and Uncle Blaine's apartment, and you can just stay there. You should just go to sleep, you don't have to go to school today."

Allie came out of her room and looked at Rachel. "Mommy, don't be sick."

Rachel gave her daughter a kiss. "I just need to get to the hospital. I'll be back soon."

"Okay," Allie said, looking sad. The family walked down the hall to Kurt and Blaine's apartment, where Finn banged on the door. After a few minutes, Blaine came out.

"What is it?" Blaine asked, looking half asleep still. "Kurt thought someone was trying to break in."

"Blaine, something's wrong with Rachel," Finn said, sounding very worried. "I need to take her to the hospital. Can Allie stay here while we go."

"Of course she can," Blaine said. "Call us when you know what's wrong, okay?"

"Of course we will," Finn said. "Allie doesn't have to go to school today, so don't wake her up for it."

"She can just sleep in our guest room," Blaine said.

Finn and Rachel quickly hugged Allie. Finn then drove to the hospital as fast as he could. When they arrived, Rachel finally managed to say what she'd feared was likely. "Finn?"

"What is it, babe?" Finn asked.

"What if I'm losing the baby?" Rachel sobbed, feeling horrible that this was even a possibility.

Finn looked at Rachel. "I don't even know what we'll do."

"I already love the baby," Rachel said. "Allie already loves the baby."

Finn put his arm around Rachel as they walked into the hospital waiting room. Luckily, it was nearly empty, which was uncommon, especially in New York, but it was the middle of the night.

A few minutes after they arrived, a doctor came out and led them to the examination room. Rachel gave everything she had to tell the doctor about what had happened - how she hadn't been feeling well, how she woke up in the middle of the night and saw a lot of blood on her bed. That the baby had been small on the ultrasound, and how this pregnancy felt different than the one with Allie. The doctor did a few tests, and then left the room.

"I hate this," Finn said with tears rolling down his face.

"So do I," Rachel said, holding her husband's hand. They didn't say anything else until the doctor came back in.

"Mr. and Mrs. Hudson?" the doctor said softly, handing them a box of tissues. This wasn't good.

"What is it?" Rachel asked.

"I'm really sorry, but you lost the baby," the doctor said. "She's in perfect health, but the baby just wasn't developing properly."

Rachel burst into tears. "How is this possible? We already had one perfect baby, I thought we could make another."

"I'm sure you will make another perfect baby in the future," the doctor said. "It just didn't work now?"

Rachel just looked at Finn as she cried. Finn was also crying. "I'll give you two some time to yourselves," the doctor said before stepping out of the room.

"How could this happen?" Rachel sobbed.

"I don't know, babe," Finn said. "I don't know."

They'd never met this baby, but they already loved him or her so much. They'd begun looking at three-bedroom apartments so they'd have room for the baby. They'd told their family and friends. And then there was Allie. Poor Allie. How would she take this news?

"How should we tell Allie?" Rachel asked.

"Let's have Kurt and Blaine bring her down here so we can tell her," Finn said.

"Could you call them?" Rachel asked. She couldn't do it, she was too upset.

"Of course I can," Finn said. He got out his phone and dialed a number. "Kurt, it's Finn... No, we're not okay... Rachel lost the baby... Yeah, we're both really upset... When Allie wakes up, could you please bring her here? Rachel and I want to tell her in person."

Finn hung up the phone and turned to Rachel. "Kurt and Blaine are going to bring Allie over when she wakes up."

"Please try to sleep now," Rachel whispered to her husband.

"I will if you will," Finn said, lying on the bed next to Rachel and putting his arms around her.

"Deal," Rachel said, wiping her tears and taking Finn's hand.

x

A few hours later, Rachel felt someone nudge her shoulder. She opened her eyes and saw Kurt, Blaine and Allie standing by the side of her bed.

"Hi," Rachel said, trying to force a smile.

"What's wrong, Mommy?" Allie asked.

Rachel sighed. She remembered that Finn had told Kurt and Blaine that they should tell Allie. "Allie, I lost the baby," Rachel said.

"It's not there anymore?" Allie asked.

Rachel shook her head, her heart breaking. "It's not there."

Allie burst into tears and crawled on to Finn's lap. As Finn hugged Allie, Rachel rubbed Allie's back. Earlier, Rachel thought she couldn't feel any worse, but now, she did.

I'm really sorry if this upset any of you. I was planning to explore this storyline with Finchel at some point, and for those of you who read the Barely Breathing epilogue, you might have seen this coming because Finchel's second oldest kid was born when Allie was six, and at this point, she's four. Don't worry, I promise there will be more Finchel kids in this story.

Chapter 26 preview: Family members and friends help the Hudson family through this difficult time.