This starts the five part epilogue. I hope you have enjoyed the story. Thank you for sticking with it until the end those you that have. I appreciate the reviews and love. I would love to see 600 by the end, but I am just so thankful for all the ones that I can get. So here is the start of the end. Enjoy! :)

It had been four years. Darcy was five and getting ready to start Kindergarten. Rachel was a mess. Her little girl was getting so big. It was a big day in their house. Yes she had two children that were four and still at home, but that didn't make it any easier.

Darcy came bouncing out of her room and said, "Mommy, I'm ready."

Rachel laughed. There was no denying Darcy was her daughter. She looked just like her with Sam's mouth and eyes. She was dressed in a little t shirt, blue jean skirt and rainbow tights. If Kurt had seen her he would have thrown a fit. Rachel loved to let her choose her own clothing to let her know that she was her own independent person.

Rachel leaned down and kissed her. She said, "You look beautiful, sweetheart. Let's go get breakfast with daddy, Tinsley and Eli. Then we will all take you to school."

"All of you?"

"Yep. I think Sammy is even going to go." Rachel wanted so badly to tell Darcy who her true father was now that things with Sam were going well, but she was still too young to understand.

"Really?"

Rachel laughed. "Really! Why don't you and the littles go knock on his door to make sure that he is ready."

"Okay, mommy! I love you!"

Rachel smiled. "I love you, princess. Now go get Sammy and tell him mommy is making breakfast."


Darcy, Tinsley and Eli were banging on Sam's door. Luckily they were the only two apartments on the floor. No one ever complained about the ruckus they made. Darcy said, "Sammy! Sammy!"

Sam opened the door in his work clothes. He asked, "What do I owe to this visit from the tiny Hudsons?"

Darcy put her hands on her hips. A move she learned from her mother at a very young age that everyone thought was adorable. She said, "It's my first day of school. Mommy is making breakfast. She told me to come get you."

Tinsley said, "Yeah Sammy. Come eat pannycakes with us."

Sam couldn't deny any of the Hudson children anything. "Okay. Let's go see your mommy and daddy. We don't want Darcy to be late to her first day of school."


The four of them walked over to the Hudson's apartment. Sam carrying the two girls in his arms. He stepped in the door and said, "I think I found a few things that belong to you."

Finn and Rachel were sitting at the table drinking coffee laughing at that picture that played out in front of them. Finn said, "Okay. Come eat breakfast, your sister has to get to school."

Darcy looked up at Finn and asked, "Daddy, are they going to like me?"

Finn said, "Are you kidding? Everyone is going to love you! You are the best and everyone will see it."

Sam told her, "Your dad is right. Kindergarten is going to be a synch for you. You are going to make so many friends."

Darcy smiled. "Okay. I'm excited."

Rachel told her, "You are going to love it. You are going to do great."

The six of them ate breakfast together.


They were all standing outside the school with Darcy. She hugged Rachel and Finn. She told her brother and sister goodbye. Lastly, she went up to Sam. She looked up at him, "Sammy?"

Sam got on his knees and said, "Yeah Darce?"

"Thank you for coming to school with me."

He hugged the little girl and kissed her head. "No problem, princess. I'll always be there for you. You know that. I expect you to come see me as soon as I get home from work to tell me all about your day. I don't want to miss a thing. I want to hear all the dish."

Darcy giggled and gave Sam a big hug almost knocking him over. "I love you, Sammy."

Sam smiled. He loved to hear her say that she loved him. The little girl didn't know he was her dad, but there was no denying that the two of them had a connection. Anyone could see it. He told her, "I love you too, princess. You better get inside and learn stuff. Don't forget to come see me as soon as I'm home from work."

She smiled. "Kay." She waved and walked in with the aide that was outside showing the littlest ones where to go.

Rachel walked over and said, "I just can't believe that she is old enough to be in school. She is growing up too fast."

Sam laughed. "I know. It seems like it was just yesterday that she was walking around telling me that she went potty all by herself."

Rachel snorted. "Oh yeah. That couldn't have come fast enough. It was not an easy time for us."

"Rach, thank you."

"For what?"

"For everything. For letting me be part of her life even though I was the biggest jerk in the world. For treating me like part of your family. Just for everything. It means so much to me to know that someone believes I'm not a mess up. My own mom thinks I'm a screw up."

"Sam! That isn't true. You are not a screw up! You gave me one of the most precious gifts I have in my life. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have Darcy, Finn, Tinsley and Eli. It was meant to happen. It wasn't easy at the time, but true friends make it through anything. You are our family. The kids love you and know Darce will be ecstatic when she finds out you are her dad."

"Thanks, Rach. I'm not going anywhere."

"I'm glad to hear it. I don't want you to. I know the kids would be devastated. Finn wouldn't be happy about it either. Who would he have to go to complain about my crazy?"

Sam laughed. "Whatever."

Finn walked over with Tinsley on one hip and Eli on the other. He said, "We all need to be getting to work. Bye Tinsy. Bye E. Be good for mom. I don't want to hear anything bad about the two of you from her when I get home."

Sam said, "Bye guys. I'll see you later."

Finn and Sam left for the fire department together while Rachel headed to the park with the kids. All of them were not ready for the little girl to be in school so they all wanted to keep themselves busy until it was time to pick her up.


Just as Sam had asked her, Darcy was banging on his door after he had been home for five minutes. He said, "Hey short stuff! How was school?"

Darcy started bouncing up and down, something she had done whenever she was excited all the time. She said, "It was awesome! I made lots of friends. I like school. I can't wait to go back."

"That is great, Darce. I'm so glad you liked it. I never liked school."

"Why?"

"It was hard for me. I'm sure you are going to be smart like your mommy. You aren't going to have anything to worry about."

"Oh."

Sam ruffled her hair. "You are so smart."

Darcy smiled. "Sammy, why aren't you a daddy?"

Those six words broke Sam's heart. He didn't know what to say to that. He just told her, "I'm just not lucky enough to find a girl as awesome as your mommy. I can't be a daddy without a mommy."

"You need to find one. You would be an awesome daddy."

Sam smiled. "Thanks, princess. I'm sure your mommy wants you back home. I'm so glad you came to tell me about your day. I'm glad it was a good day and you made so many friends. I knew you would do great."

Darcy hugged Sam. "I love you, Sammy."

"I love you too, Darcy."

Sam watched Darcy walk next door. He closed his own door and sat down on the couch. He found the scrapbook that Rachel had given him of pictures of Darcy from the day she was born until recently. He added the one he had taken with her that morning before they left to take her to school. He found himself going through all the pictures and just thinking about the day that he would be able to tell her that he was a daddy. Not just any daddy, but her daddy.