CHAPTER 137

9 Months Later

9 months later, Finn's life was unrecognisable from the life he used to live. First of all, he was already the biggest singer on the planet, releasing 3 singles from his upcoming debut album and all three of them hitting number 1 in the charts and staying there for at least a month each.

In his personal life, after his and Bella's amazing three week long retreat in Bora Bora, he had bought a house in the suburb of Queens - a twenty minute driving distance away from his recording studio in Manhattan - and Bella had moved in with him around three months into her pregnancy. They were basically a married couple already: they trusted each other 1000%; they had a joint bank account; and due to Bella's pregnancy, they spent most of their evenings on the couch. Bella was just about ready to pop. She was 1 week away from her due date and she wasn't really leaving the house very much.

Finn was spending most of his time with Bella but unfortunately, he had to leave her one night for his album release party. All of his hard work over the past 9 months had culminated in this moment. He had released three number 1 singles so far and was hoping for maybe a few more top ten singles and definitely a number 1 album. The whole world was waiting in excited anticipation for his album and his social media was blowing up with messages and tags from fans. Finn now had 30 million Instagram followers and 25 million twitter followers so he was one of the most influential music artists in the world, and a few companies took advantage of that by offering him sponsorships. Finn had signed huge endorsement deals with Skittles, Samsung and Off White, earning him almost 50% of his already massive income.

10 minutes before Nicole was meant to pick him up to take him to the album release party, Finn stepped out of his bedroom dressed in a formal suit. Finn and Nicole had kept up an extremely strong friendship after the X Factor. She wasn't only the first person that he played all of his new music to, but she was also the person he always turned to for advice. Her latest advice was about a small black box in Finn's breast pocket. Bella wolf whistled from her place on the sofa as Finn entered the living room. She stood up and pulled Finn into a kiss.

"Damn, babe! If I wasn't pregnant, I'd have you right here right now." She purred. Finn kissed her and helped her back onto the sofa.

"Well, you're nine months pregnant. Think about it. In a week, we're going to have a baby girl."

They had found out the sex of the baby around halfway through Bella's pregnancy and although Finn was overjoyed no matter gender the baby was, he was secretly hoping for a boy. It would be so much easier to connect with him and they would have way more common interests. However, that didn't change the fact that Finn was going to love his little girl with every fibre of his being, and he and Bella both agreed that for their next kid, they were hoping for a boy. That's right! They were already talking about that kind of stuff!

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Finn walked over to the door and opened it. It was Quinn. She gave him a hug and walked inside.

"Wow, Hudson. You don't look half bad! Who knew there was a side of you that doesn't wear track pants and tattered hoodies?"

Finn laughed.

"Great to see you too, Fabray." He replied.

"Are you excited for tonight?" She asked as they walked back into the living room where Bella was waiting. Finn shrugged.

"Kind of, I guess." Finn replied. Quinn raised an eyebrow.

"Seriously? You've been busting your ass off for the past 10 months. You should be over the moon!"

Finn smiled.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm so excited that my hard work has finally paid off, and I'm so glad that it perfectly lined up so that I'd have vacation time to help with the baby, I'm just worried that something's going to happen between now and when I get back and I'm not here for it."

"Finn, go!" Bella exclaimed. "You've taken such amazing care of me these past 8-9 months. You deserve a night off!"

"Yeah, and besides, Bella and I are going to have a fun time too, and I'll call you if anything happens." Quinn added. "Oh, by the way, there's a limo outside here for you."

Finn nodded and stood up. He kissed Bella and hugged Quinn before walking towards the door.

"Bye guys! Call me if anything happens!" Finn said.

"Bye! Love you! Good luck tonight!" Bella exclaimed as he walked out the door.

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When Finn stepped outside, he immediately spotted a black limo roll up in front of him. Finn stepped inside and he smiled widely when he saw who was in the limousine. Nicole - as expected - was there, but Ella and Rylan were both grinning at him! Since the X Factor, Ella had gotten her own record deal and was releasing her debut album in 2 months time. Rylan, on the other hand, had fulfilled his dream of becoming a television personality by becoming Caroline's new co host on the upcoming next season of the X Factor! Finn shuffled over to them and hugged them.

"You guys! What are you doing here?" He exclaimed.

"Don't you remember what we said on that roof 9 months ago? We're always going to spend the big moments together. I think this qualifies as a big moment." Ella said.

"Well, thank you so much for being here. It means so much to me!"

"Oh, a couple more people RSVP'd yes as well." Nicole said. "Unfortunately, Jade couldn't make it. She's still in L.A for her modelling gig. But Union J and One Direction are both coming tonight!"

Union J were the other main success story after the X Factor - other than Finn of course. They had built themselves up to rival One Direction as the top boy band of the generation. In fact, people were calling it the modern day Backstreet Boys vs NSync. Finn and Union J's follow up singles after the show spent two months tussling for top spot on the charts - one week, Finn would be first and Union J second; the next Union J first and Finn second. This lasted for 9 whole weeks before they finally dropped a bit further in the charts.

"That's awesome!" Finn exclaimed. He then pulled out his phone and checked it for messages from Bella. No new messages. Everyone groaned.

"Seriously? The guy who spent ten weeks during the X Factor demanding that we put down our phones spends five minutes with us and then checks his?"

Finn laughed.

"Sorry!" He exclaimed. "It's just… I'm scared Bella's going to go into labor and I'm going to miss a message."

They nodded, understanding.

"OK, fine. You're excused this time, Hudson!"

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"OK, you've really gotta put that down! People are thinking that you're awaiting a call about cancer or something." Nicole said, taking Finn's phone out of his hand despite his protests.

"Nicole, I've gotta…"

"Yes, I'm well aware that you've got a pregnant girlfriend. But you can't just stare at your phone all night. You're going to look back and regret it a couple of months from now. Trust me… your debut album party only comes once."

Finn sighed and powered off his phone.

"Fine." He muttered in reply.

"Ladies and Gentlemen…" Nicole announced, tinkling her glass of champagne to get everyone's attention. They were in the ballroom of the Ritz Carlton in downtown Manhattan and Finn spotted familiar faces everywhere. "If I could say a few words about the gentleman standing beside me. When I first met Finn Hudson on the X Factor a year ago, I immediately saw something special in him. He was not only one of the most talented artists of the generation, but he's by far the most hardworking one too. He's worked so hard, not only one the show, but during the 9 months after. He deserves every penny that he receives for his songs and it's an honor for me to be able to call this man my friend. I love you, Finn."

"Love you too, Nicole." Finn replied.

"Speech! Speech! Speech!" Everyone started chanting. Finn turned, blushing, to Nicole and she merely shrugged at him.

"Go on." She said.

"Um…" Finn stammered. "For those of you who don't know, I'm not too great with words. I know how to talk about exactly three things: sports, music and military so this should be an interesting speech. You know, Nicole talked about how I work hard, and that's great but she missed out a fair bit too. I shouldn't be the only one receiving praise and thanks. Every single person in this room has helped me build my career, whether it be during the X Factor or after. You can't win a football game with just the quarterback: you need everyone to slot into the roles perfectly. Just like you can't survive a military deployment without your whole platoon. You all played your parts in the creation of this album perfectly. All those it may be my face on the cover of the album, all of you should receive the credit you deserve. Thank you to all of you. I love you guys. Cheers!" He exclaimed.

"Cheers!" They all replied and took a sip from their champagne.

After another hour and a half of mingling with the guests and he had drunk 5 glasses of champagne, Nicole walked over to him.

"See, looking up from the screen wasn't so hard, was it? Now you can look at your phone!" She said. Finn nodded and took out his phone. Once he took it out, his eyes widened and he almost dropped it.

"What?" Nicole asked.

"Bella… she's in labor!"

A/N

What's up guys? First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for their support throughout this story. You guys are amazing. Please review with your feedback. I welcome criticism.

I'm thinking of starting a new story. This is the summary I'm thinking of:

"Finn's life is in pieces. His parents got divorced, he was forced to return to the U.S from his private school in Dubai, and worst of all, he obtained a career-ending knee injury that killed his chances of becoming a college or pro athlete, all before he even turned 15. He is forced to return to Lima to live with his mom and two younger sisters. He's gone off the rails. Is he too far gone or can a hidden talent help bring him back from the depths?"

Would you read this? If you have any better ideas, feel free to either review or P.M me with your reply.

I am going to write 1 more chapter which is a 9 months later chapter, then I think I'm going to end the story.