Thank you for the support. I hope you enjoy this and enjoy the last chapters to come. Three more chapters to go. :( I have really enjoyed writing this story and I hope you will leave your thoughts and let me know what you think. I love to hear what you think. So here is the second part to the epilogue. :)
Darcy was 13 years old. She had been noticing that she didn't look anything like her dad. It bothered her. Her little brother was a carbon copy of her dad and her little sister looked just like her mom, but with her father's nose and eyes.
Darcy was looking in the mirror. It didn't bother her, but she wanted to know why she was the only one in her family with huge lips. Threw school she had heard all the names in the book. Of course there was guppy mouth and fish face. Those were just a couple. She just wanted to know why things were the way they were.
Rachel was in the kitchen when Darcy walked in and sat at the table. Darcy asked, "Mom, where did I get these awful lips from? No one else in the family has them. Why am I the only one?"
Rachel sat down across from her. She knew the day would come, but she didn't know how she would ever be ready for it. She asked, "Where is this coming from, sweetheart?"
"Kids at school have been making fun of them again. It just isn't fair. You, dad, Tinsley and Eli don't have them."
Rachel sighed. "Go sit down in the living room. I have to go talk to your dad and Sam for a minute, but I will be right there." Darcy did as she was told.
Rachel walked over to the apartment. Sam and Finn were watching a football game. She knocked on the door and opened it. She said, "Sorry to interrupt guys, but we have some business to take care of."
Finn asked, "What is the matter, babe? Are the kids okay?"
"Tinsley and Eli are in their rooms."
"What is the problem?"
Rachel said, "We have to tell Darcy now. She is asking questions again and I think it is time for her to know the truth."
Sam gulped and asked, "Are you sure? She is going to hate me."
"She is not going to hate you. She loves you and you know it. I don't think she will take it well, but she will come to terms with it."
"Lets get this over with. I just want to tell her and see what happens."
The three adults walked back over to the Hudson's apartment.
Darcy was sitting on the couch. She looked up and asked, "What is going on?"
Rachel sat next to her and said, "We have something to tell you."
Darcy had a bad feeling about what was going to be said. "Okay."
"Sweetheart, you were asking about your mouth and why you look different than the rest of us. I think it is time for you to hear something."
"What is it, mom?"
"Darcy, the reason why you look differently from your brother, sister and Finn is because Finn isn't your dad. Sam is your dad."
Darcy was in shock. "What?"
Sam asked, "Have you ever noticed how big my mouth is?"
Darcy got tears in her eyes. She exclaimed, "Why didn't you tell me? Why did I think he was my dad all along? No one really wanted me so that is how it went?"
Sam knelt in front of her and said, "That isn't true. I love you so much. That is why I live next door so I could still be part of your life. Your mom and I were best friends. We had you and you are the best thing to ever happen to me. I never found someone for me, but I always had you. I got to be there for all your big things even though things were rough. I had a really hard time when you were first born. I don't want to get into all of it now, but I did some really bad things. It wasn't safe for you. Finn adopted you and showed you so much love. You were so lucky to have him in your life. You may have my genes, but you have been meant to be a Hudson from the start. I love you. I want you to realize that. I have been so blessed to be your dad even though I haven't really been able to act on it."
Darcy had tears in her eyes. "My life is a lie."
Rachel told her, "No it isn't. You have so many people that love you. You have me, Finn, Sam, Tinsy and E. Then you have Kurt, Blaine, Puck, Quinn, Ryan, and Kelly. Then we couldn't forget Nana Carole and Pops."
Sam said, "My mom and dad love you, too. Stevie and Stacy have hated that they haven't been able to spoil you like the niece you really are. Princess, you have so many people that love and care about you."
Darcy looked at Finn who was sitting quietly during the interaction. She asked, "You don't have anything to say? You are probably happy to have it out in the open that you aren't my dad. I'm not that great. I would probably be happy to find out that I wasn't your kid if I was you."
Finn stood up and walked over to her. He told her, "That isn't true. I love you. I have always seen you as my daughter. I love you just as much as I love Tinsy and E. That is never going to change. You are special. Darce, I love you. Everything is going to be okay."
Darcy ran back to her room. She sat on her bed and started crying.
Darcy had been lying back on her bed for a half an hour when there was a knock on her door. She asked, "Who is it?"
Tinsley and Eli stuck their heads in. She told them, "Come in."
Darcy sat up on her bed to make room for her brother and sister. Tinsley sat next to her and asked, "What is the matter, sis? We heard you crying and wanted to come check on you."
Darcy said, "Dad isn't my dad. Sam is."
Eli looked up at her, "Really?"
She nodded her head.
Tinsley told her, "That is okay. You're still our sister. We love you, don't we, E?"
Eli said, "I'm not one of those girly guys, but of course I love you. It doesn't matter who your dad is. You are still our big sister and best friend."
Darcy smiled. "Thanks, guys. I love you, too. I just didn't ever think that dad wouldn't be my dad."
Tinsley said, "It's okay. Sam is awesome. We have spent as much time with Sam he is like a member of the family anyway. Now he really is."
"I guess you are right. I just feel like an outsider now. Like I don't belong here."
Eli asked, "You aren't going to leave, are you? Who will go to my football games and cheer the loudest for me?"
Darcy chuckled. "I'm not going to leave. I just have a new dad to get to know. I don't know how I feel about that."
"Now you know why you look the way you do."
The three of them laughed and hugged. Darcy felt so much better than she had.
Darcy walked into the living room to find Rachel, Finn and Sam sitting there in silence. She said, "I'm sorry for my outburst. It wasn't very polite and you taught me better than that."
Rachel told her, "You were upset. I understand that. I just want you to know that I love you so much. The two of us had the world against us for a while. It was just the two of us, but we made it. The two of us made it through everything the world had to throw at us."
Darcy smiled. "I love you mom. Thank you for keeping me."
"It was never an option not to keep you. You were and are my world. You and your brother and sister are my everything."
Darcy hugged Rachel.
Sam stood up and had tears in his eyes. He said, "I should get going. I'm so sorry, princess. I just want you to know that I love you so much. You are the reason I am who I am today. If it hadn't been for you and your cuteness I wouldn't be a good guy. I'm sure of it. I'm glad you know the truth. I'm going to leave you guys alone. I'm sorry." Sam started wiping his eyes as he walked to the door.
Darcy ran up and stopped him. "Dad, don't go."
Sam turned around and said, "That is the first time you have ever called me dad." He wrapped his arms around her and held her to his chest.
"I want to know more about you. So, I'm like mom. I have two dads."
Sam and Finn laughed. Finn walked over and said, "I guess you are. That is what makes you special. You are always going to have two dads."
Darcy hugged the two of them. Rachel said, "Why don't you spend the night with Sam tonight. The two of you can talk and you can find out whatever you want to know. It will give you a chance to bond and everything."
Sam smiled. "What do you think, princess?"
Darcy hugged him. "I would love that, dad."
Darcy spent the night with Sam that night. She found out all she wanted to know and more. He showed her the pictures from when she was younger. He told her about the people of their past that hadn't made it to their future. Darcy then realized that he really had loved her all along. He had not told her the whole truth to protect her.
