Author's note: Hello everyone, just wanted to thank you all for the wonderful reviews, they really make me happy.
Disclaimer: DON'T OWN GLEE!
Just wanted to give a special thanks to my beta, jupiter01. You're the best, I probably drove you insane with all the e-mails so thanks for sticking by me!
You can see all of the dresses that the girls wore in this chapter as well as the nursery for the triplets. The link is on my profile.
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Rachel P.O.V.
I squirmed around uncomfortably in my seat as Mr. Shue continued to talk about the graduation ceremony and which songs we should sing. I wasn't really listening; I was too focused on soothing my distressed babies who were kicking up a storm.
"You alright babe?" Noah whispered, adjusting his arm around my shoulders.
"I'm okay, just really uncomfortable" I said, leaning away from his warm body and into Santana's slightly cooler one.
At 24 weeks, I was experiencing all the joyful symptoms of pregnancy, times three. I was hot, hungry, and horny all the time and it was irritating. Everything I ate gave me heartburn and I had gas out of this world. I was not sleeping at night thanks to the constant movement of the babies and I was extremely irritable.
I sat in my chair and watched the glee club practice their song. I watched as they sang and danced all so happily, not worrying about anything else but having fun. I looked around at my friends and realized how much I would truly miss them when they were gone. I saw the biggest and brightest smile on Noah face, something that I have not seen since I told him I was pregnant, as he danced with Artie and Quinn's flirty smile as she sang to Finn made my heart swell. Kurt was spinning Mercedes around in circles and Mr. Shue was challenging Mike to a dance off. Hearing their voices blend so beautifully made the babies bounce around with excitement and I realized how much I would miss this.
I sang along as best I could, considering the fact that I had one child pressing against my rib cage and crushing my lungs, one sitting on my bladder, and one kicking me in the back. As glee continued to sing my thoughts took me back to yesterday at the doctor's office when we learned that both boys were positioned down low, as if I didn't know that already, I could feel them on my bladder, and that they could easily move about. We were told that they were fine and were even bigger than what average babies in multiple births so there wasn't much hope that I'd be able to carry them to full term. Of course Noah got all excited and claimed that his boys were badass and were gonna be big football stars, but was immediately shut up when the doctor explain the dangers that premature babies can face.
We then learned the baby C was wedged up in my rib cage because the boys were taking up too much space and because of the tear in the placenta, there wasn't much room to move around so the baby was reduced to kicking and pushing against my ribs. The doctor then began to press on my chest, to see if they were bruised and after one touch I felt like I was going to burst. They were extremely sore and it hurt to take deep breaths. He then continued to talk about the birthing plan, but I was in so much pain I wasn't paying any attention. The only good thing that came out of the appointment was finding out the sex of baby C and hearing the steady heartbeat of my babies.
I was pulled from my day dream when Mr. Shue started to talk about song selections for graduation. "So what does everyone think, should we sing this song?" he asked as everyone agreed, out of breath from their dancing.
I honestly didn't care what we sang, I wasn't graduating. I still had two more years in this hell hole and I wouldn't even have Noah and Santana to help me get through it. We were losing five members of our club, but it felt like everyone was leaving. Only Finn, Quinn, Santana, Brittany, and Noah were graduating, leaving Mercedes, Kurt, Mike, Sam, Tina, Artie, and myself, not even enough to go to the Invitationals next year. Without glee, I had nothing to look forward too. Sure I had made lots of friends when I got pregnant, but how long would that last? I had no real interest in academics, I just wanted to sing and perform. Glee was the best part of my day, even now when I'm fat and beyond exhausted I'm still having fun. Just being around these people made me happy and I didn't want that to end.
"Why are you crying baby?" Santana asked, running over to my side.
"It's over" I said quietly, noticing the entire glee club making their way over to me.
"What's over?" Brittany asked cluelessly.
"Glee club" I sniffled.
"What're you talking about babe?" Noah asked, rubbing my sore back.
"We don't have enough members for next year, Coach Sylvester will probably shut us down" Artie said sadly.
"This sucks" Tina groaned.
"Come on guys, have a little faith. Sue's lightened up a little bit, I don't think she'd go that far" Mr. Shue said, shaking his head.
"But what about the competitions, we won't be able to compete without 12 members" I said.
"Who says we have to compete to be a glee club?" Mr Shue asked. "You guys have come so far in the past two years. Sure the competitions are fun and it's exciting to see our hard work pay off, but wouldn't it be just as fun to sing just for yourself?" he asked.
"I'm not sure I'm following" Kurt said, sitting down next to me.
"Glee club isn't about proving who's better or who should win a trophy, it's about having fun and expressing yourself" Finn said, actually saying something remotely intelligent for once.
"He's right" Mercedes said. "We all have special talents and we don't need a judge or a big fat ribbon to tell us otherwise".
"I love you guys" I said. "I never realized how much of a family we are until now".
"Aw Diva, don't cry you'll ruin your make-up" Kurt said, fanning my face.
Last week Santana had asked Quinn to give me a make-over last week since I was feeling ugly. My stomach was huge, my hands and feet were swollen, my face was chubby, and the maternity clothes were barely fitting me. Noah and Santana had tried their best to convince me that I was still pretty and sexy, but I wasn't buying it. It wasn't until Quinn and I had a heart to heart about being pregnant teens that I started to feel a little better. Ever since Quinn had reunited with Beth, she's become a nicer person and one of my best friends. The baby book she made was beautiful and she helped me deal with the more embarrassing parts of pregnancy and trust me, there are a lot.
"Sorry" I sniffled. "I'm happy that we're all together, but I'm sad because I'm going to miss you guys so much".
"We're not going anywhere Rach, we're all going to Ohio State and Noah and Finn are going to the community college down the street" Quinn said. "We'll still see each other all the time, how else are we supposed to see our nephews?" she asked.
"And niece" Noah said smiling.
"Baby C is a girl?" Kurt asked in excitement.
"Yes, we found out yesterday" I said happily, thinking of my little girl.
"See we're still gonna be together Rachie, we're a family and families stick together" Brittany said happily.
We shared a group hug, choose our songs, and decided to call it a day. Graduation was in two weeks which meant that finals were coming up. Noah's grades had drastically improved and he was extremely nervous about the exams. He spent every evening studying for the tests, leaving me and Santana to do whatever we wanted and all I wanted lately was to sleep, eat, have sex, sleep, and then eat again, all in that order.
Santana was in the kitchen making my favorite tacos and I was lying uncomfortably on the couch trying to get the baby to move down a little and release the pressure on my ribs.
"Come on Lea, give mommy a break please" I begged, pressing on a hard spot, hoping it was her butt instead of her head.
"Hey baby" Santana said, plopping down next to me.
"Hi" I grumbled, massaging my belly.
"What's wrong?" she frowned, turning the fan on for me.
"I can't breathe and my back is killing me" I groaned.
"Aw, the kids giving you trouble again?" she giggled, placing her head on my massive belly.
"Not the boys, they're just rolling around and aggravating me. It's Lea that's causing the pain" I said, running my hands through her soft black hair.
"Mm. I'm sure she doesn't mean to, she's just a little cramped that's all" she said, dipping her fingers below my elastic waistband.
"Yea, well if she's cramped how does she think I'm feeling?" I asked as she slowly pulled my pants down my legs. "I feel like I have a 30 pound watermelon strapped to my stomach".
"How about I take your mind off that for a minute?" she asked coyly, reaching for my panties.
"Not now San, I'm hungry and it's way too hot in here" I mumbled.
"Just relax baby, the food is cooking and the air conditioning is turned all the way up. Come on" she said, kissing up my neck, sending electric shocks up my spine. "Let's fool around a little, it'll help pass the time ".
"Fine" I said, connecting our lips in a scorching kiss that had me weak in the knees.
I ran my hands over her body and lifted up her shirt, sucking greedily on every bit tanned skin that was exposed to me. After her shirt and bra were removed, I licked her bottom lip asking permission to enter her mouth before shoving my tongue between her teeth and tangling it with hers, tasting her delicious grape lip gloss that always made me dizzy.
"Shit Rach" she moaned, throwing her head back.
"I know I haven't been much fun lately, being pregnant and all kinda limits our positions so let me make it up to you" I said, lifting up her Cheerios skirt and removing her soaking wet spankies.
"No baby, you don't have to" she gasped, as I swiped my index finger up her slit.
"Mm but I want to" I giggled, pushing her back on the couch.
There weren't very many positions that were comfortable for me, so I decided to kneel in front of her while she was sitting on the edge of the couch. I reached up and squeezed her breasts, pulling a dusky nipple into my mouth and smirked as she groaned and threaded her fingers through my hair, pulling it gently as I felt the pool of wetness in between my legs. I pressed my finger between her full lips, and groaned when she sucked it into her mouth.
As I finally pulled away I started kissing her down the valley of her breasts making sure to pay special attention to each one. After I felt that each breast was fully taken care of I continued on my journey down to her center.
"Rach please" she begged, pushing my finger down against her core.
"No, no, no" I teased. "I've been waiting a long time for this, so I'm going to take my time" I said, pulling my hand away.
"Come on baby, I really need you" she moaned.
"Patience is a virtue Santana" I giggled, teasing her damp curls.
"F-fine" she shuddered.
"Good girl" I said, pecking her lips one last time before going back to her glistening sex.
I pinched her clit gently between two fingers, coaxing it out of its hood.
"Shit" she hissed and bucked her hips when I pressed my thumb against her opening.
"You're just as bad as Noah with the swearing" I said, rolling my eyes.
"I can't help it baby, I...uh...you make me feel so...oh god...good" she shivered as I slid one, then two fingers inside her and stroked her special spot.
I continued firmly stroking her g-spot, feeling it swell with every touch. I looked up at her and marveled at her beauty. She had her head thrown back, her dark hair spilling over the couch. Her lip was being crushed between her teeth and her face was turning bright red. Her nipples were hard and pointed and she was pulling at them roughly with one hand while the other was digging into my scalp.
"Come for me San, you're so beautiful when you come" I said, leaning down to suck on her hardened nub.
"Holy shit...so good Rach….I'm so close…..I'm….so….close" she yelled as her orgasm took over her entire body.
I felt the beginning of her orgasm roll through her body as her pussy clamped down on my fingers. I angled my fingers upward and pressed hard on her g-spot while sucking her clit into my mouth, smirking when she shuddered and screamed her orgasm.
"FFFFFFFuckkkkkkkkk…...Rachhhhhhh" she yelled, causing Puck to pound on the wall, telling us to be quiet because he was studying.
I sat back and watched as her body contorted in pleasure. I replaced my mouth with my fingers and rubbed slow circles to help her ride out her orgasm. I watched as she shuddered one last time before, collapsing back into the couch and breathing heavily.
"Was it good?" I asked, noticing the big lazy smile across her face.
"Eh, it could've been better" she shrugged.
"What?" I asked in shock.
"I need to touch you Rach, it would've been so much better if I was able feel you too" she said, reaching for me.
"No San, I'm really not in the mood" I said, swatting her hands away. That was a lie, truthfully I'm horny as hell but I'm also extremely uncomfortable too and my ribs hurt so badly that I really just wanted to take an ice cold bath and go to sleep.
"Really, you could've fooled me" she said, cupping me through my panties. "You're soaked Rach, let me take care of you".
"San please, not now" I begged, but it came out more of a strangled moan when her finger slipped in between my folds.
"You are ridiculously wet baby, what kind of girlfriend would I be if I let you walk around all hot and bothered?" she asked, pushing me onto my side and laying on top of me.
"N-not a very g-good one I guess" I moaned as she sucked and nipped at my neck.
I closed my eyes and focused on her ministrations, she pulled my shirt over my head being extra careful of my breasts. After my shirt was off she ran her hands down the sides of my breasts and I was thankful she didn't touch them, they were so swollen and heavy that they hurt like hell and I only wore a bra in public to try and ease some of the tenderness. She kissed her way down my stomach, pausing to place a kiss on my distended bellybutton as she giggled lightly. I really hated that she found it so amusing, it stuck out and you could see it through all my clothes and she was constantly flicking it.
"Santana please, I don't want to be teased" I grumbled.
"Okay, okay" she laughed, dragging her thumbs down to my panties, pulling them off.
"I love you" I whispered as she hooked my leg over her shoulder.
"I love you too baby" she smiled before licking a long swipe up my slit. "Fuck baby, you must be like super horny your clit is huge" she said before flicking it roughly with her tongue.
"Urgh….more San please" I grunted and rocked my hips against her mouth.
"Now who's impatient?" she smirked, sucking hard causing me to see stars.
I could feel my stomach coiling in response to her actions and before I knew it, I was convulsing and bursting with pleasure.
"Yes, yes, yessss" I screamed as I climaxed.
After I had ridden the waves of pleasure we laid on the couch together with Santana rubbing my belly softly as the babies started moving again. It seemed like the only time they stopped moving was when I was having sex, it was weird and kinda creeped me out, but I was happy to get a moment of relief.
"Are you two done now?" Noah asked, peeking his head into the room.
"Not unless you wanna join us" Santana smirked.
"Some of us have more important things to do" he snapped. "Keep it down, I can't concentrate when you're screaming" he said, slamming the door.
I bit my lip to hold in my laughter, I never thought I'd live to see the day when Noah Puckerman turned down sex. I closed my eyes and tried to get a few minutes of sleep before they started bouncing around, but a loud noise erupted from my abdomen reminding me how hungry I was.
"I should go check on the food huh?" Santana said, laughing as it continued to rumble.
"Please, I'm starving" I pouted.
"Kay, just relax I'll bring dinner in here and we can watch a movie" she said, giving me one last kiss before walking into the kitchen.
Quinn P.O.V.
Today was graduation day, one of the most important days of my life. I was extremely nervous and I felt like throwing up, but knowing that I made it through was enough to get me out of bed. I jumped in the shower and thought back to what I'd been through these past four years. Freshman year, was the newly invented Quinn. No longer was I dubbed 'Lucy Caboosey', I was now on top, the youngest HBIC, and had upperclassmen ogling me. I had a boyfriend who I loved and friends who supported me. Unfortunately, that changed sophomore year when I joined the glee club, got pregnant, lost my boyfriend, lost my popularity, and was kicked out of my house. The only good thing that came from this was finding out who my true friends were.
There was really only one person who supported me, even when I treated her terribly and that was Rachel. Rachel was there when I had nowhere (else) to go and no idea what to do. She was there with the glee club to help me along. She only sang one simple song, but it made all the difference.
Junior year passed by in a blur and I gained my popularity back. I needed a distraction to get my mind off of Beth and my mom and teasing Rachel did that. It's not that I wanted to hurt her, she was just an easy target, she always had been. I never did thank her for her support; she probably didn't even know how much she meant to me. Senior year didn't become any better up until recently when I was finally able to realize that my friends meant more to me than being prom queen and popular. Of course this happened after I got jealous and attacked Rachel out of spite. This time I actually meant to hurt her unlike before. She had everything I wanted, she had a loving boyfriend and girlfriend, she had loving parents from her partners, she had a loving mother, and she had a permanent roof over her head. She got to keep her baby and I was forced to give mine up, there was no way I'd be able to keep Beth and actually be a good mother.
I feel terrible about hitting her and even worse that Rachel forgave me so easily, it just shows how good of a person she really is. The better part of senior year happened two months ago when Rachel and I became best friends. I don't know how it happened or why, but I'm so thankful that it did. I know how it feels to be ostracized for being different and I can relate to how Rachel is feeling when I teased her.
We now have an entire summer to spend together with her children and Beth. I know I'll never be Beth's mom because that's Shelby's job, but that doesn't mean I can't be her mother. I don't regret giving her up although if I did it again, I'd definitely keep her. I owe so much to Beth and Rachel because they helped me realize who I really was.
I grabbed my purple dress, black shoes, party clothes, and made my way to Santana's apartment. I was meeting Shelby there and helping Rachel with her make-up and she was doing my hair. I kissed my mom goodbye and reminded her that the ceremony started at 12:00 so she wouldn't be late.
When I pulled up to the apartment, the first thing I noticed was Noah sitting outside with Beth while she tugged on his tie.
"Hey Bethie" I said, kissing her little nose. "Hey Puck".
"Sup Q? You planning on getting dressed anytime soon, we only have like an hour" he said.
"Unlike most girls I don't take that long to get ready, my make-up is already done I just need Rachel to do my hair" I said, carrying my clothes up the stairs.
"You look fine Rachel, stop fidgeting" I heard Santana groan through the door.
"Everything okay in here?" I asked, pushing open the door.
"No, I'm fat" Rachel pouted. "I bought this dress two weeks ago and in fit, now I can't even zip it all the way" she said, turning so I could see the half open zipper.
"No one will notice Rach, you look beautiful baby" Santana said, kissing Rachel on the head.
"No I don't, I look like a whale" she cried. "I'm sorry, I'm ruining your big day San. You should just go without me" she said, wiping at her tears.
"Like hell" she said, zipping up her pink dress. "You are going to be there for me and Puck just like me and Puck are always going to be there for you, I want my kids to see their momma walk across that stage. I don't care if you go naked, but you're going" she said, spinning Rachel around and yanking at the zipper while Rachel cried.
"Okay stop" I said loudly, as Rachel sniffled. "Everyone take a deep breath" I said, breathing deeply, waiting until they both inhaled. "Good Santana can you go to the kitchen and get Rachel something to eat, I can hear her stomach growling from all the way over here. Rachel, you stop crying or I'll purposely make you look like a clown. You're going to the ceremony and you're going to cheer us on, you're going to be happy herself down.
"Now take off that monstrosity and put this on" I said handing her one of my white maternity dresses with blue jewelry to match.
"Where did you get this?" she sniffled.
"I needed a dress to wear to my cousin's communion and I was nine months pregnant, but at least it'll fit" I said, watching as she slipped it over her head.
"It's beautiful, thank you Quinn" she said, wrapping her arms around me, smashing her belly into my side.
"Don't mention it, now sit down so I can do your make-up" I said, pushing her down.
45 minutes later, we were all dressed and Rachel was putting the finishing touches on my hair. She was amazing with a curling iron and I now had a nice curly up-do pinned on top of my head.
"Look on the bright side, if Broadway fails you can always be a hair dresser" I joked, noticing Santana's glare.
"I don't think so, beauty school seems boring and you have to stand up all say" she said, lowering herself into a chair.
"Are you guys ready yet?" Shelby asked, pushing the door open and revealing her gray and black ensemble.
"Yup" Santana said handing Rachel a bacon sandwich.
"Come on tubbers, you can eat it on the way" I laughing, grabbing her hands and lifting her up.
"S'not funny" she said with her mouth full.
Noah P.O.V.
My heart was pounding in my chest as I prepared to walk across the stage. No one ever thought I'd make it this far and proving them all wrong felt so good. I felt like a total stud strutting over to Principal Figgins as I accepted the diploma that I worked so hard for. I stopped and smirked at all the teachers who thought I was a nobody a 'Lima loser'. I winked at all the girls who thought they had a chance with me and smiled at the pregnant girl in tears. She was holding Beth on her lap with one hand and the other was placed on her belly. A huge smile was spread across her face and I felt myself laugh at how happy she looked. Shelby was sitting next to her on one side and other the other was Ma and Sarah, followed by Santana's parents and her brother.
I shook Mr. Shue's hand and made my way back to my seat trying to hide my tears, crying is not badass. I've never been happier than I was now, everything felt right. I loved Rachel, Beth, Santana, and the babies with all my heart and now I could officially provide for them. I could be the man my father never was. I didn't tell anyone, but I got a job for this summer, a real one not pool cleaning. I was going to Community College so I would have more time to spend with my family, but I joined a program that offered me a part-time job in construction and the pay was too good to pass up. I knew I wouldn't be around as much, but at least we be financially stable and we wouldn't need Shelby or my Ma's help as much if I took the job.
I stood up and whistled as Santana's name was called. I watched as she smiled brightly and shook everyone's hands, she'd never looked more beautiful than in this moment. I looked over at Rachel who was clapping loudly and crying again for the millionth time and mouthed the words 'I love you'. I smiled as she blew me a kiss and grabbed Beth's arm, making her wave to me.
After the last person was called, I made my way over to Rachel and helped her up onto the stage. We all looked around at each other with another fresh wave of tears before giving out final performance. We got into position and all the graduates began to sing.
Finn
How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad.
Puck
I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
Brittany
I don't know where this road
Is going to lead.
All I know is where we've been
And what we've been through.
Santana
If we get to see tomorrow
I hope it's worth all the wait
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
Quinn
And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
All
And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.
Once the song finished and everyone was in tears, I picked up my guitar, handed Artie his bass, and waited until Finn started beating on the drums to start our next song.
Yahoo! This is your celebration
Yahoo! This is your celebration
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
There's a party goin' on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
Come on now
Celebration
Let's all celebrate and have a good time
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time
It's time to come together
It's up to you, what's your pleasure
Everyone around the world
Come on!
Yahoo! It's a celebration
Yahoo!
Celebrate good times, come on!
It's a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on!
Let's celebrate
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight (Ce-le-bra-tion)
Let's celebrate, it's all right
We're gonna have a good time tonight (Ce-le-bra-tion)
Let's celebrate, it's all right
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on!
It's a celebration!
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Come on and celebrate, good times, tonight (Celebrate good times, come on!)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's celebrate (Celebrate good times, come on)
(Let's celebrate)...
I laughed as everyone danced and jumped around while Rachel rocked back and forth happily. I went over to her and scooped her up in my arms and promised myself I'd never let go.
Author's note: The first song is 'How do we say goodbye to yesterday' by Boyz II Men and the second is 'Celebrate' by Kool and the Gang. I don't own either!