A/N: Another hard on to write. I literally had to look up Ocho-Cinco on the internet, before deciding to go to something a little more emotionally charged. This is set in the second half of season 1…
Finn Hudson: My Father, who is in Heaven
Finn Hudson's life is messed up.
For one thing, his mother just started dating Burt Hummel. Its shocking for his mom to start dating… start to sell their furniture… propose that they move in with the Hummels. Finn isn't sure how he feels about the whole situation. On the one hand, he knows that she's had it hard. He was an accident, the result of over-eager Honeymoon sex on a pinball machine. The fact that it was her best friend's honeymoon did not help the situation. So, there was the shotgun wedding to his father, and his birth. His parents loved each other, he knew that much. His father was deployed just after his first birthday, and the news of his death came only a short time later. Burt Hummel is the first person since the cheating lawn-care guy who makes his mom happy. And, Finn can't imagine Burt cheating. On the other hand, Burt Hummel is not, and will never be Finn's father. Finn doesn't want his mother to forget his dad, because he certainly hasn't.
For another, there are Quinn and Puck. Ever since Finn found out, he's been angry. He's not sure if he's mad because Quinn cheated on him… or because she lied to him. Puck was supposed to be his best friend! He watches them together, and it makes him sick.
Then, there are Rachel and Jesse. Finn's stomach flip-flops when ever he thinks about the bossy brunette. And, he finds himself standing up a bit too much. He doesn't trust Jesse St James. He was the star of Vocal Adrenaline and spends too much time on vacation, or with his friends from Carmel High.
And, there are the rest of the things that he's always worried about. His body is still a mess. He gets shin splits all the time, and Finn is pretty sure if he keeps growing, he's not going to fit in his room, anymore. Maybe he'll end up like the blond girl in Alice in Wonderland, the one who grows inside the cottage until her arms and legs shoot out the windows and the door, and her head sprouts through the ceiling. The William McKinley High basketball team is only marginally better than Titan football, a fact that the puckheads haven't let him forget. Regionals are coming up, and if they don't place, Glee will end. And, Kurt Hummel is giving Finn the creeps…
Its too much for one guy to handle. Its dark out, and the alarm clock by his bed glows 2:52 am. Finn climbs out of bed, rather than tossing and turning. He hits his head on the low, sloping ceiling. "Jesus!" He hisses, expressing frustration rather than calling on God. He rubs his head, and walks down to the living room.
Finn sits in his dad's recliner, the one in the only picture of the two of them. He sniffs, hoping to catch a wiff of his dad, but the chair only smells like the rest of the house and leather. Finn curls up into the chair as well as a more than six foot tall guy can.
"Dad, I know you're in heaven," He whispers. "I could use a little help."