Chapter 62: A Whole Half a Decade

March – Age 21 – Last Semester

"My baby is five years old," Finn said proudly as they dropped Charlotte off at day care. All the workers clapped and cheered for the little girl as she came in. They were ready with her birthday crown.

"Happy Birthday Charlotte! You get to be our princess of the day," the first worker greeted. Charlotte was super excited. Finn was feeling super emotional about how old Charlotte was. He would be graduating with his bachelor's degree, getting marries, and having a second child. Life was really happening.

0o0o0o0o0

Charlotte got to pick where she wanted to have her special birthday dinner – and whether they dined at home or went out. Charlotte wanted her mami's tacos for dinner so it made for a perfect opportunity for the couple to tell her about the new baby. Santana had gone for her checkup and got a due date of August 13th. Everything checked out healthy so far.

Kurt and Dave were so much fun to tell. They had to wait until their bimonthly skype call to break the news. Kurt was speechless, for once. Dave was the first one to congratulate the couple. Kurt's first worry was the plans for the wedding. Now they just had to tell Char that she would be a big sister. They did this by buying her a present for her to open. She was pleasantly surprised by a t-shirt. 'Daddy, what do it says?"

"It says, best big sister"

"I going to be a sister?" she asked, confused.

"Mami has a baby in her belly," Finn explained.

"There is?" Charlotte was looking at Santana with scrutiny. Her belly was still pretty flat, so it didn't really look like she was pregnant.

"The baby is really tiny right now, but they are going to grow, and Mami's belly is going to grow. You're still going to be able to see the baby grow, and one day you can feel the baby move in Mami's belly."

"Can I play with them?"

"Of course you can," Finn said. "This baby is coming just before Daddy's birthday, and you will be right there with us. Are you happy?"

"I get a baby!" she yelled.

"I guess that's our answer," Santana chuckled, her hand absentmindedly rubbing her still flat belly.