Chapter 29

Rachel sat at the vanity backstage staring at herself in the mirror. You can do this, they won't judge you. It will all be fine. You're going to get into that school and they're going to love you. Just as she was starting to believe herself, Finn walked in with Kurt, Tina, and Sam trailing behind him. "Hey Rach, are you okay?" Finn asked, frowning a little when he noticed Rachel's terrified expression.

"I'm fine," Rachel insisted, kissing his cheek lightly. "Thank you guys so much for coming; it means a lot," she smiled and hugged Sam and Tina.

"Rachel, are you sure you can do this? You look really nervous," Kurt sighed.

"I'll be fine. I just don't feel very good today," Rachel shrugged. "You're up first. Good luck, Kurt."

"Thanks, Rachel," Kurt smiled and gave her a small hug before running out onstage. Rachel, Finn, Sam, and Tina went into the audience and sat with Will, Emma, and Blaine to watch Kurt's performance.

"Hello, I am Kurt Hummel and I will be singing Not the Boy Next Door from The Boy from Oz," Kurt grinned as the music started and he began his audition. All through the performance Rachel began to feel sick and she felt like she had to puke. It wasn't until she got backstage before her audition that her world really fell apart.

"You were amazing, Kurt. There's no way they're going to reject you," Blaine smiled at Kurt.

"Thanks," Kurt grinned back. "You ready, Rachel?"

Rachel didn't reply, just stood there. "Rach, are you okay?" Finn asked.

All eyes were on Rachel as she shook her head and four words escaped her lips. "My water just broke."


Sam drove Finn and Rachel to the hospital as fast as he could. Finn was too freaked out to drive so he asked Sam to take them. Sam and Finn were both nervous wrecks and Rachel was freaking out in the backseat. "Hurry up, Sam!" She screamed. Sam had sent a text to all of Rachel's close friends including both Quinn and Santana even though Rachel wasn't in a good place with either of them. Quinn even drove separately to the hospital just to be there for Finn and Rachel after she had the baby. Finn called Rachel's dads who promised they would be there as soon as possible. Rachel's dads called Allie who was there right away. Rachel asked for only Finn and Allie in the delivery room and both agreed even though Allie was scared to death and shaking like crazy, even though she had her own baby.

It surprisingly didn't take very many pushes for the baby to come out but it was extremely painful for Rachel. She ended up bawling after the whole process was over and she saw the baby's beautiful face. As Finn, Rachel, and Allie waited for the nurses to finish cleaning her off, they talked in the hospital room. "Wow."

"Yeah, that was horrible, Rachel. That looked extremely painful," Finn chuckled as he held Rachel's hand.

"You're so lucky you had that thing out so early, I was pushing for at least an hour," Allie shrugged.

"You're kidding, right?" Rachel asked, wiping her tears away. They had become happy tears but she was already sweating like crazy, too. "That was awful; I never want to do that again. Don't you ever touch me again, Finn."

"Wait, seriously?" Finn frowned.

"Yes," Rachel nodded. "Oh my God," she mumbled as the nurse brought in the baby and gave her to Rachel.

"She's beautiful, Rachel," Allie smiled. "She looks just like you."

"Yeah she does," Finn nodded as he stared at the beautiful baby girl.

Rachel smiled even wider when the baby giggled. "She has your nose, Finn. And your mouth and my eyes."

"She's beautiful," Finn nodded, smiling. "She's perfect."


Rachel slept for a while before any of her friends came in to see the baby. Hiram, LeRoy, Burt, and Carole all came in to visit first and they all talked about how perfect the baby girl was and how much she looked like Finn and Rachel. Next were Kurt, Blaine, Artie, and Tina and after that it was Sam, Puck, Santana, and Quinn. "Rachel, she's amazing. She looks so much like you." Quinn smiled.

"Thank you," Rachel nodded slightly.

"She's doing that weird smile thing that Finn does," Puck joked, looking down at the baby in Rachel's arms. "It's actually cute when she does it."

"Adorable," Sam agreed. "We should take a picture."

Everyone nodded and sat with Rachel as the nurse took a picture of all six of them. "I know it's been a really dramatic year for the six of us but it's really worth it. She's so perfect, Rachel. You should be really proud to have such a beautiful daughter." Santana looked up at Rachel and smiled weakly. "I'm so sorry about how I've treated you this year."

"Yeah, me, too. You didn't deserve it and we're both very sorry," Quinn agreed and then sighed. "And I'm really sorry about everything with Finn. I know I've said some things to you, Finn, that were really unfair and I'm sorry. I'm really happy now with Puck and I hope it will stay that way for a while."

"Thanks, both of you. It really means a lot that you came today and that you apologized," Rachel grinned.

"Thanks, Quinn," Finn whispered to Quinn who was sitting next to him. "I love you, Rach." He looked at the little girl in Rachel's arms and just smiled. Seeing the way she looked in Rachel's arms was enough for him to tear up. He already loved that kid more than anything else in the world and it felt amazing to him knowing that he had one thing that would never leave him and would always be there for him. "And I love you, too, Sophia."

"What is her middle name going to be?" Quinn asked.

"Rachel," Finn replied. "Sophia Rachel Hudson-Berry."

"That's a beautiful name," Santana said. "I really like it. Who came up with Sophia?"

"Finn," Rachel said. "After my great-grandma died."

Santana nodded and looked closer at the baby. "She's amazing, really. Who knew hobbit and the Pillsbury dough turd could make such an adorable baby?"

"She really is amazing," Puck agreed and squeezed Quinn's hand. "Almost as amazing as Beth."

"Shut up," Quinn laughed, nudging him slightly. "This is about Finn and Rachel, not you and me." She smiled.

"I know," Puck said, pretending to be sad.

"So not to be a buzz kill or anything but what about NYADA, Rach? I mean you missed your audition," Sam pointed out.

"I know I did but I think maybe I'll just reapply next year and just take this year to enjoy New York City with my friends." Rachel shrugged, not sounding very upset about it. "I just don't want to spend any time away from my baby."

"We'll talk about when I'll see you and Sophia later," Finn kissed Rachel's cheek and took the baby from her. "Thank you guys all for coming."

"No problem, I'm glad we did," Quinn smiled and hugged Finn tightly before leaving the room. Sam hugged Rachel a little and Puck and Santana gave each of them a fist bump.

Once they all left, Rachel had started to doze off again but before she did, she wanted to talk to Finn. "I want you to go to prom," she mumbled.

"Rach, I don't have to go. I can just stay here with you. There's no point of going if you can't be there with me," he shrugged.

"I'll be out of the hospital in a couple days and I'd really like to go but I can't because I have to stay home for a few weeks. I don't want you to miss your senior prom because of me. It's not fair. You should go with Alison. Do you know how excited she would be if you asked her?" Rachel smiled.

Finn nodded, chuckling a little. "Yeah, I'll think about it."


Finn walked down the hall at school the next day, wondering what Rachel was doing. She was probably sleeping. Sophia was probably sleeping, too. He smiled when he saw Alison in the hall and walked over to her. "Hey, Ali."

"Hey, Finn," Ali blushed slightly when he said her name. "What's up?"

"Will you go to prom with me?" Finn asked.

She looked like the happiest person in the world. "What about Rachel?"

"Rachel can't go. She just had our baby yesterday so she can't leave her house," Finn explained. "Maybe we can just get cheap dinner before the dance with Quinn and Puck? I just thought I've never been to a dance with you and it might be kind of fun."

"I'd love to go with you," Ali smiled.

"But just as friends," Finn said. "I don't want you to get the wrong message."

"Of course, just friends."


Quinn sat on her bed in her room as she styled her hair for prom. She hated doing her hair. It was way too much work and Quinn's hair was impossible to style when she wanted it to look nice. She didn't even care so much about winning prom queen anymore. It was her senior prom and she wanted to have a good time with Puck dancing and singing and kissing to all of the music. She didn't know why she was so excited just to dance with him but it was the first time she was ever going to a dance with someone she really loved and she really wanted to have a good time. Just as she finished her hair and make-up she heard the doorbell ring. She stood up and ran downstairs, trying not to trip in her heels. "Hi," she smiled when she opened the door.

"Quinny, I could have gotten the door," Judy smiled and walked over to the door. Her smile fell when she saw Puck. "I thought you were going with Sam?"

Quinn shook her head and continued smiling at Puck. He just stared at her. "Quinn Fabray, you're the most beautiful person in the world. You look amazing."

She blushed and looked down, taking his hand. "I love you," she whispered in his ear when her mom took a picture of them. "Bye Mom."

They made it to Breadstix within a few minutes after a too short drive of Quinn kissing his neck and his face while he tried to drive. "Hey, we're here," Puck chuckled. "But I really don't want you to stop."

"Well we can make Finn and Ali wait a while for us," Quinn smirked and moved to his lips as he parked. "I mean it was his idea."

"I guess you're right," Puck nodded and kissed her back, unbuckling his seatbelt.

She smirked and unbuckled her own seatbelt, moving to his lap. "This is so uncomfortable."

"Yeah it is," he laughed a little and kissed her even more passionately. They stayed kissing like that for ten minutes before they agreed to go inside. "Before we go in, I have something for you."

"Oh really?" Quinn smiled as they both got out of the car. They looked at each other for a second before he reached into his pocket, pulling out a small box. "What is this? You didn't have to get me anything." She grinned, looking at the box in his hand.

"I know I didn't, but a few months ago Finn asked me to go ring shopping with him. He said he already went with you and he knew what he was going to get but he didn't have the money with him. So I went with him the second time to buy it and he said you kept looking at this band that you thought was so pretty. I saw it and I just had to get it for you," he smiled and opened the box.

"Puck, that ring was expensive without the stone. How did you afford it?" She beamed, staring at the ring.

"Pool cleaning money," he shrugged and put the ring on her finger. "It looks beautiful on you."

"It's perfect, thank you so much," she smiled and hugged him tightly. "I love you so, so much. I love you a lot, like way too much. I love you, I love you, I love you," she grinned and kissed him aggressively.

"Hey, calm down. I know you love me, you don't need to say it five times," he chuckled and kissed her back. "We need to go in now."

"Fine," Quinn said stubbornly, taking his hand as they walked inside.

Finn and Ali sat in a booth at Breadstix waiting for Puck and Quinn. It was awkward without them there so Finn just texted with Rachel the whole time. "Hey guys, sorry we're late. We got kind of distracted," Quinn smiled as she and Puck got into the booth with them. "So what are we eating?"

"I'm thinking we should get an appetizer and then just go to the dance since we're running late," Finn suggested.

"Yeah that sounds good," Quinn nodded, still looking at her ring.

"Is that the ring?" Finn whispered to Puck, smiling a little.

Puck nodded. "Yeah, I gave it to her finally. She loves it and apparently she really loves me," he chuckled and smiled at Quinn.

So that was a really long chapter, I've been planning this for a while. My plan all along was to have Rachel's water break at her audition even though that's really mean of me :P So now she has the baby and everyone seems to be happy but they still have graduation and nationals before the end! One more chapter and then the epilogue :) Also check out my Polyvore set for Quinn's prom outfit! The link is in my bio. Please review!