Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the reviews for the last chapter, I really appreciate it. I've got to admit, I feel like Rachel and Finn feel in this chapter, part of me still thinks of these kids as little kids! I really enjoyed writing this chapter and hope you enjoy it. Please review if you want me to continue :)

Chapter 7: On The Move

Rachel looked at the photo on her dresser of herself and Finn at Nationals with their kids taken shortly after Zoe was born. She couldn't believe that in a few weeks Ryan was getting married, and that Emma was about to be moving to DC with her boyfriend. In the fall, Sarah would also be in New York. They'd be down to two kids. This hadn't been the case since before Sarah was born. She didn't want to think about how hard it would be for her when Grant and Zoe left.

Zoe came in. "Mom, aren't you forgetting? You have to take me to gymnastics."

Rachel smiled to herself. "I'm sorry, honey. I almost forgot. I'm just nervous about Emma moving to DC today."

"It's fine," Zoe said. "We'd better get going to practice."

"Okay," Rachel said. She looked outside, where Finn was helping Grant with kicking the football.

"I'm going to be the quarterback, just like you were," Rachel heard Grant say to Finn. Since Grant was starting middle school in the fall, he could play sports for Roxbury. Grant had been watching football with Finn since he was little and was so excited to get to play for a school team.

"We're going to the gym," Rachel called to Finn and Grant.

"Okay, we'll see you later," Finn called back. Rachel got in the car and looked at Zoe in the back seat. Sarah had been as big a fan of Broadway as Rachel from the beginning, and Emma had been in the Gold Stars, but Zoe hadn't shown an interest in singing, acting or dancing. Instead, she was a gymnast. Four years ago, the family had been watching the Olympics and Zoe had said, "I want to do that!" when she saw gymnastics. Rachel had signed her up for classes and she was immediately into it.

Rachel and Zoe arrived at the gym. As Zoe went to join her friends, Rachel felt her phone vibrate and saw that it was a text from Emma. "Our plane landed in DC. We'll be getting the apartment set up. I'll talk to you later today."

Rachel smiled and replied to the text. "I'm taking Zoe to gymnastics now. I'll talk to you later. I love you." She took a seat on the bleachers with some other moms.

"Are you getting excited for Ryan's wedding?" Zoe's friend Lily's mom asked Rachel.

"We are," Rachel said. "I can't believe it's so soon."

"Zoe's so excited," Lily's mom said. "She was telling Lily about the pretty dress she gets to wear."

"We're all excited," Rachel said. "I always knew Ryan was going to marry this girl. They've been in love since middle school. She's really sweet, I can't wait for her to be my daughter-in-law."

"You said Emma's moving to DC soon, right?" Lily's mom asked.

"Yeah, she's actually arriving there today," Rachel said. "I'm so proud of her for getting a job at the Washington Post." She sat back and watched Zoe on the uneven parallel bars. She felt bad for her daughter when she saw Zoe's feet hit the bar.

"Hey Mom." Rachel turned and saw Sarah coming in with Adam.

"Hey guys," Rachel said. "I wasn't expecting you two."

"We thought we'd come visit with you guys," Adam said. Sarah had spent last night in Lima to hang out with Adam and pick out some things for the apartment.

"Besides, we're more likely to find things for our apartment here in Cleveland than in Lima," Sarah said.

"I guess I'll take her word for it," Adam said.

"She's right," Rachel told her daughter's boyfriend. "Cleveland's probably your best bet for finding things for your apartment. There's more things than in Lima, but it's less expensive than New York."

"Zoe's pretty good," Sarah said. Rachel looked on at Zoe, who was now on the vault.

"She told me that vault's her favorite event," Rachel said.

"What are the events?" Adam asked.

"Vault, bars, beam and floor," Sarah said.

Rachel sat with Sarah and Adam during the rest of the practice. At the end of practice, Zoe came over and embraced Sarah.

"I wish you weren't leaving," Zoe said to Sarah.

"I'll still visit," Sarah said.

"Yeah, but I like having a sister at home," Zoe said.

"You'll still have Grant," Adam reminded Zoe.

"Grant's a boy," Zoe said.

Rachel laughed. "Zoe, I'm guessing you want to go home in Sarah's car?"

"Yes please," Zoe said.

"Okay, I'll see you at home," Rachel said. She picked up the car keys and drove home. When she got home, Finn and Grant were getting the grill set up. "What are you two doing?" Rachel asked.

"It's nice out, so we thought we'd make lunch on the grill," Finn said.

"That sounds nice," Rachel said.

"Wait, where's Zoe?" Finn asked.

Before Rachel had a chance to answer, Sarah's car pulled up and Zoe, Sarah and Adam got out. "Adam!" Grant said.

"Hey, Grant," Adam said.

"Adam, do you think we could play football later?" Grant asked. Adam had been quarterback for the McKinley football team.

"Sure," Adam said.

"After we get some stuff for our apartment," Sarah said.

"Any word from Emma?" Rachel asked Finn.

"She texted me when the plane landed," Finn said. "I'm sure they're getting the apartment ready. She'll call us later."

"What about the bride and groom?" Rachel asked.

"Haven't heard from them yet today either," Finn said.

"Well, Ava's wedding dress is probably safe here," Sarah said. Ava had asked the Hudsons if she could keep her wedding dress at their house to avoid the risk of Ryan peeking at it before the wedding.

"You two are looking at stuff for your apartment today?" Finn asked Sarah and Adam.

"Yeah," Sarah said. "I'm excited that it's so close to Ryan and Ava's apartment and Ally and Jeff's."

"When's Ally going to have a baby?" Zoe asked.

"Zoe!" Rachel said.

"I'm not sure if I'm ready for my little sister to have a baby," Finn said.

"She's been married for three years, you'd think she'd have one by now," Grant said. Then Rachel looked at Finn. Maybe with Ryan and Ava getting married, a baby was in their near future.

x

Emma stood on the balcony of the DC apartment. She and Nick had spent the day moving in the furniture, and now they figured it was set up enough for now. She could see the Washington Monument and the Capitol in the distance.

Nick came on to the balcony. "So, happy with our selection?"

"So far," Emma said. She was even happier to finally be living with her boyfriend.

"What is it?" Nick asked.

"I'm just so glad we're living together now," Emma said.

"Me too," Nick said. "It's been so long since we lived in the same city, other than the summer, and now we're living in the same apartment."

"So, are you excited to start at the Secretary of State's office tomorrow?" Emma asked.

"I am," Nick said. "It's just hard to believe I'll be working in the White House."

"You have been to the White House before," Emma reminded her boyfriend.

"Yeah, but just for an interview for the scholarship and for the tour," Nick said. "I'll actually be working there. What about you? Have you thought about your topic for your first column?"

"I have," Emma said. "I was thinking I'd write about how it is possible to reunite with the love of your life, even if it looks like you can't."

"I like that idea," Nick said.

Emma felt her phone vibrate. She looked at it. "It's Ava." She opened her phone to see a text from her best friend. "Here's some napkins I'm considering for my wedding reception. Which ones do you like?"

"What did Ava say?" Nick asked.

Emma began looking through the photos. "She wants my input on napkins for the wedding reception." After looking through the photos, she texted Ava to tell her which ones she liked best.

"Napkins?" Nick asked.

"The maid of honor's job is to make sure everything goes perfectly for the bride," Emma said.

"Well, I just got a text from Ryan," Nick said. "He said Ava's being a bridezilla."

"Your wedding is the most important day of your life," Emma said. "I'm making sure everything's perfect."

"One reason I am glad that we ended up with jobs in DC is that it's pretty close to New York," Nick said. "We can go there for the weekend anytime."

"I have a feeling Ava's going to want me a lot during the next few weeks," Emma said. She was hoping Nick would say something about a future wedding for them, but before he had a chance to say anything, she felt her phone vibrate again. This time, it was a text from Sarah. "Our parents want to skype. Is that okay?"

Emma looked up at Nick. "My parents want to skype. Is that okay?"

"Yeah, it's fine," Nick said. Even though it had been a few years, she knew Nick wished his parents could share this with him.

"You know they love you like a son," Emma said. "I'm sure they'd love to talk to you, too."

"Yeah, I'd like that," Nick said.

They went into their bedroom and Emma turned on the computer. When she logged on to Skype, she saw that this was a three-way call with her parents and with Ryan. She opened the call and smiled when she saw the two windows, one with her parents, Sarah, Grant and Zoe, and one with Ryan and Ava.

"How's DC?" Ryan asked.

"It's fine," Nick said. "How's New York?"

"It's New York, what do you think?" Ryan said.

"I can't wait to join you guys in the fall," Sarah said.

"We don't want her to leave, too!" Rachel said. "It's bad enough that Ryan and Emma are gone."

"Is your apartment set up okay?" Finn asked.

"I think so," Emma said. "You guys should come visit for a weekend."

"You know DC is special to us, because that's where we won Nationals with New Directions," Finn said.

"We did know that," Emma said.

"Have you guys seen the president yet?" Zoe asked.

"We just got here today, Zoe," Nick said.

"So, your apartment's okay?" Rachel asked.

"Mom, don't worry," Emma said. "Everything's fine."

They talked for a while more before Rachel said it was time to put Zoe to bed, and that Grant should start getting ready for bed too. When they finished talking to Emma's family, Nick wanted to skype his siblings, so they skyped with them as well. After skyping with Nick's family, they decided to go for a walk in DC together. She was so happy to be starting their lives living together.

Chapter 8 preview: Nick and Emma have a conflict with living together. Ryan and Ava begin putting the finishing touches on planning their wedding. Finn and Rachel get news about their extended family.