Thanks for everyone bearing with me through this. There is only one more chapter after this and then the epilogue.
Thanks to tiltingaxis for being my beta for this!
The two couples stared at each other for what felt like a lifetime until Leroy Berry spoke up.
"Finn, can I see you in the guest room please?" Leroy asked the young man firmly.
Finn's eyes went wide and he swallowed hard. "Ye-yes sir." Rachel grabbed his arm before he walked away, halting him.
"Now daddy, do not blame this on Finn. It takes two people to make this happen, so it's not entirely all his fault." she rubbed her belly lightly with her free hand.
"Rachel. Can I just speak with him please?" He asked her.
She nodded her head and slowly let go of Finn's arm.
Finn followed behind Leroy and entered the guest room.
"Close the door." The older man ordered.
Shit he's going to kill me. Shit. SHIT. SHIT.
"Let me ask you one question son." Leroy stood directly in front of Finn and stared straight into his eyes.
Finn could feel the sweat beginning to form on his forehead.
"Okay." He squeaked. Leroy Berry was a very intimidating man, and Finn wasn't going to lie to himself. He was scared shitless.
"Do you intend to marry my daughter?" He asked, his brow furrowing, his face stern.
"Yes sir. I've always intended to marry your daughter. I was actually going to propose Sunday night, as sort of a surprise. While everyone she knew and loved were in town."
"Why did you decide for this to happen just when her career was taking off?" He said, a bit of anger tinting his voice.
"Sir, we never wanted this to happen. Well, not yet anyway. It just, did. Also, Rachel discussed everything with her director, and its fine."
"What are you going to do about it?"
"I-I'm not sure I follow you..."
"Adoption?"
Finn's eyes went wide. He shook his head back and forth with vigor. "No sir. We fully intend on keeping the babies. It would kill the both of us if we did something like that."
"And you love my daughter?"
Finn's expression changed to relief. "With all my heart and soul."
Leroy leaned in closer to Finn and he shut his eyes tight. He was expecting a punch in the face or for Leroy to wrap his hand around his neck and squeeze tight. What he wasn't expecting was for Leroy to envelope him in a giant bear hug. Finn let out a breath and returned Leroy's hug, patting him on the back in the process.
Leroy released his hold on Finn and backed away, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I was just testing you son. I've never told you as much, but I've always liked you." Finn smiled.
"I mean, what kind of father would I be if I didn't protect my little girl?" Leroy smiled a little.
"I understand." Finn nodded his head. Leroy removed his hand from Finn's shoulder and stepped back a little.
"It's just going to be hard to let her go." Finn could see Leroy holding his composure. Rachel got her kick ass acting skills from her daddy, he was sure. Because he was a damn good actor.
"I'll take good care of her sir." Finn said, reassuring him.
"Oh I know you will." Leroy reached for the door.
"I'm a pretty good shot, just so you're aware." he opened the door, winked at Finn and made his way to the living room.
Finn stood there, shocked, until Rachel came into the room to knock him out of his haze.
"Finn? Baby? What did daddy say? Are you alright?" She furrowed her brow and intertwined her fingers with his, giving his hand a light squeeze.
"Huh?" he shook his head. "Oh. Yeah, yeah I'm fine." he smiled lovingly at her. She gave him a soft smile in return.
"What did your dad say?"
She blew her bangs out of her face. "Well, I'm not going to say he was thrilled with the idea, but he's not going to disown me."
"Well that's good."
"What did daddy say to you?" She asked him with worry.
Finn always told Rachel everything, but he thought he'd keep the exchange between her and her daddy a secret, so, he just told her something to ease her worries.
"He couldn't be happier." He smiled again and she beamed at him, throwing her arms around him in excitement.
"It's going to be okay then." she sighed happily.
He squeezed her tight and breathed her in.
"Everything is going to be perfect."
As Rachel sang the last line of My Man, the theater roared with applause and cheers from the audience, along with a few whistles.
She beamed at the audience and took a bow with the ensemble, followed by her single bow, complete with a standing ovation. She looked down at the front row, and there stood Finn, clapping wildly and beaming at her. She saw him mouth "I love you" and she mouthed the same words back.
Flowers were thrown on stage in her honor and she had to hold back the happy tears that threatened to fall from her eyes. She would wait to cry when she got back to her dressing room.
She scurried off the stage to her dressing room and shut the door behind her. The tears came easy now and she couldn't stop smiling.
The knock on the door behind her removed her from her haze and she turned around and opened it.
"Baby girl you were simply delightful!" Hiram told his daughter, tears streaming down his face as he wrapped his arms around his daughter in a tight embrace.
"I agree honey. You were superb." said a proud Leroy, next in line for a hug from his daughter.
She wiped at her eyes as Kurt threw himself around her.
"You were fantastic! Although some of your scenes lacked Barbra's emotion and you were a little pitchy at times, you held your own." He teased.
Rachel made a face at him and huffed. "Although my performance will never be up to Barbra's outstanding portrayal of Fanny Bryce, I think I held my own exceptionally well."
"I thought it was better." She heard the familiar voice say from behind Leroy.
Finn stepped around his soon to be father in-law (Rachel didn't know that yet of course) and handed her a bouquet of Purple Lotus', her favorite.
She beamed at him as she took the flowers from his hand.
"Thank you Finn."
"I'm so proud of you Rachel. I knew you could do it." He tucked a strand behind her ear, smiling down at her.
She blushed a little and lifted herself up onto her tiptoes.
"I couldn't have done it without my biggest fan cheering me on in the front row." She whispered against his lips and they both smiled before their lips met in a sweet and sensual kiss.
"Ahem." Kurt mock cleared his throat.
They broke away from each other, both of their faces slightly flushed and smiles on their lips.
"Now then, seeing as how I didn't get a chance to enjoy a nice dinner with everyone last night, let's get some chow!" Kurt declared.
"Sorry darling, I got caught up in the mess of people." Tyler told Kurt, making his way towards the group. He looked at Rachel.
"Amazing performance Rachel. You made Barbra proud." Tyler commended her.
"That's very sweet of you Tyler. Thank you." She nodded at him and smiled.
"Now then, let's get something to eat! I'm famished! It's on Tyler!" Tyler rolled his eyes playfully and smiled.
"You're lucky I love you, otherwise I'd think I was just your sugar daddy."
The group erupted into laughter and walked toward the stage door.
"You guys go ahead; I'll meet up with you there. I need to remove my make up and get changed." Rachel told them.
"Okay honey. Just text us when you're finished." Her dad called out as they began to walk out.
"I'll stay here with Rach guys. You go ahead." He squeezed her hand as Hiram nodded, walking outside with their entourage.
Rachel tugged on his hand leading him into her dressing room.
She shut the door behind her as Finn sat down on the little recliner she had in her dressing room.
"I'll just be a few minutes Finn. You didn't have to say. I know how cranky you get when you're hungry." He chuckled at her statement.
"Of course I wanted to stay with you babe. My stomach can wait. Take as long as you need."
It only took about 30 minutes for Rachel to get freshened up and remove her makeup.
Finn had fallen sleep on the recliner while she was getting ready. She smiled lovingly at him.
She walked over and shook him gently.
"Finn? Finn honey wake up. I'm ready to go."
He stirred a little and opened his eyes slowly.
"Oh man! I'm sorry I fell asleep Rach!"
He wiped his eyes and stood up and stretched, his shirt riding up a little to expose some of his torso. Rachel licked her lips as he made his way toward the door.
She rushed towards the door and shut it while he opened it. He turned around and furrowed his brow down at her. Her eyes were glazed over and full of lust.
She reached behind him and locked the door and grasped the collar of his shirt, pulling him down to her level.
"I'm sure they won't mind if were a little late." She said, her voice thick with lust.
He growled as he grabbed her ass and pulled her flush against him.
"I thought you said no sex this weekend?" He whispered.
"No sex at home. My dressing room is totally fair game." She said through hooded eyes.
He moaned and captured his lips with hers, parting her lips with his tongue.
She gripped his shirt tighter, massaging her tongue with his.
He caught her by surprise and switched their positions, pressing her against the door. She gasped at his motion and sunk back into the door while his hand made its way under her shirt.
"Should we call them?" He asked her, kissing his way down her neck.
"I think they'll be fine without us for a while."