Hey everyone! I was disappointed that the last chapter didn't get very many reviews, but it wasn't one of my best. This one, however, was one of my favorites! I always love writing the Finchel family and bringing back the Gleeks! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter and review if you want me to continue!

Chapter 9: Home Again

"Mommy! Daddy! Wake up!"

Finn and Rachel opened their eyes to see Zoe standing at the end of their bed.

"Hey Zoe, what's up?" Finn asked.

"Ryan and Emma are getting home today!" Zoe said.

"I know they are," Rachel said. "Are you excited to see them?" She was definitely excited to see them. It was sad to think that in a few weeks, Sarah would be in a different city as well.

"Are Sarah and Grant up yet?" Finn asked Zoe.

"Sarah's on the phone, probably with Adam," Zoe said. "And Grant's still asleep."

"You'd better get Grant up then," Finn said.

When Zoe left the room, Finn turned to Rachel. "I can't wait to see Ryan and Emma today."

"Neither can I," Rachel said. "I can't believe Ryan's getting married."

"You'd better believe it," Finn said. "Only a few weeks left."

"Remember our wedding?" Rachel asked.

"Of course I do," Finn said. "You were the most beautiful bride ever."

"I'm sure Ryan's going to argue with that in a few weeks," Rachel pointed out.

"True," Rachel said. "So, any idea what the boys are doing for the bachelor party?"

Finn shook his head. "No idea. I think we can trust Nick to be responsible with the planning."

"I just hope they don't get too wild," Rachel said.

"Rach, we do have to remember they are all over 21," Finn said.

"I know, but I don't want them getting in trouble," Rachel said. "Emma told me she doesn't expect things to get to crazy at the bachelorette party, but there will be alcohol..."

"I do wonder what types of drunks our kids are," Finn said.

Rachel's mind shot back to the party at her house their junior year of high school. "Yeah, I was the needy drunk."

Finn laughed. "Rach, I'm sorry for calling you that."

Finn and Rachel heard a knock on their door. They went to the door and saw Grant standing there.

"Hey," Finn said. "Are you excited to see your brother and sister?"

"Yeah," Grant said. "Dad, I'm just wondering, before they get here, could you help me with weightlifting?"

"Of course," Finn said.

"Grant, your brother and sister are coming today..." Rachel began.

"Mom, I need to get in as good shape as I can if I want to be the first sixth grade quarterback in Roxbury Middle School's history," Grant said.

"Well, your dad was one of the youngest quarterbacks for our high school," Rachel said proudly. "I remember when he used to point to me in the stands at football games."

"That's cute," Sarah called from her room.

"Sarah, when's Adam getting in?" Grant called. "I want to play football with him."

"He should be getting in later today," Sarah called back.

x

A few hours later, Finn, Rachel, Sarah, Grant and Zoe were in the living room when they heard the doorbell ring. Since the wedding shower was this afternoon and the bachelor and bachelorette parties were tomorrow, many of their friends from Glee who lived close enough were coming in to town. The New Directions alumni were still like a family, and Finn and Rachel's kids saw their parents' Glee friends as aunts and uncles.

Sarah ran to the door to get it, and it turned out to be the Puckerman family. Sarah quickly grabbed Adam's hand and ran up to her room with him, while Puck, Quinn and Maddie came into the living room to join Finn, Rachel, Grant and Zoe.

"She couldn't wait to spend time with him," Maddie said. "I wish I had a boyfriend."

"Honey, you're only a senior in high school," Quinn said.

"They've been together since she was a freshman," Maddie pointed out.

"I had a feeling there'd be at least one couple composed of one kid from one Glee family and one from another," Puck said.

"So did I," Finn said.

"When do you think the bride and groom will get in?" Quinn asked.

The door rang again, and Rachel went to answer it. This time, it was Kurt and Blaine with Michael and Brendan.

"Hey guys," Rachel said, hugging Kurt and Blaine.

"The bride and groom still aren't here?" Kurt asked.

"They should be getting in soon," Rachel said.

"What about Nick and Emma?" Blaine asked.

"Same with them," Rachel said as she led Kurt and Blaine in.

"Are you excited to see our sister?" Kurt asked Finn.

"Yeah," Finn said. "I just hope Jeff's taking care of her."

"He is, Finn," Kurt said. "I think they're really excited to have a kid."

"Do you know the gender yet?" Quinn asked.

"She's not far along enough to know," Blaine said. "Kurt's waiting to know so he can buy things for the baby."

"I hope it's a boy, because she's going to name him after Jack if it's a boy," Finn said. Rachel looked at Finn, wishing Jack was here for Ryan's wedding. But then her thoughts were interupted when the doorbell rang again. She went to the door and saw Nick and Emma. "Mom!" Emma exclaimed.

"Emma!" Rachel said.

"I missed you so much," Emma said, hugging her mom.

"It's so nice to see you," Rachel said. "Hey Nick."

"Hey Rachel," Nick said.

Finn came to the door and Emma ran up to hug Finn. "Dad, I missed you!"

"I missed you too," Finn said, hugging Emma. He looked up at Nick. "How do you like living with her?"

"I love it," Nick said. "Though she is a bit of a cleaniac."

"Gets it from her mother," Finn said.

"FINN!" Rachel exclaimed.

Nick took Emma's hand and led her into the living room. "How's DC?" Brendan asked them.

"It's DC, what do you think?" Nick said.

"We need to come visit you guys soon," Blaine said.

"We'd like that," Emma said, sitting on the couch with Nick and leaning against him.

Nick gave Emma kiss. "Our plane was delayed though. It was supposed to leave really early, so we're a little tired."

"SOMEONE gets really cranky in the morning," Emma giggled, tilting her head toward Nick.

"Hey!" Nick said. Finn and Rachel smiled at each other, seeing how comfortable Nick and Emma were. They knew that being apart for college had been hard for them, and living together had been an adjustment at first.

"I just got a text from Ryan," Nick said. "They should be here soon."

"Great!" Rachel said.

Sarah and Adam came downstairs hand in hand. Emma got up to hug her sister. "I missed you!"

"I missed you too," Sarah said. "Are you and Nick sure you don't want to come to New York? If you did, all three of us would live in the same city, and you two could go on triple dates with me and Adam and Ryan and Ava."

"Babe, they both have jobs in DC," Adam said.

"I know, but it would be nice to have them in New York," Sarah said.

"DC's close enough to New York that we can visit on weekends," Emma said.

"Now we just need Ryan to get home," Zoe said as Emma and Sarah came back into the living room. Then, they heard the doorbell ring, and Emma went to get it. She came back with Jeff and Ally. "Alright, how's the baby?" Finn asked his sister.

"He or she is sleeping now," Ally said.

"Don't worry, she's in good care," Jeff said.

"We know what name you want if it's a boy, but what if it's a girl?" Sarah asked.

"Well, Jeff's really sure it's a boy," Ally said. "But if it is a girl, we were thinking Aubrey."

"But it's a boy, so we don't need a girl's name picked out," Jeff said. "I'm sure."

The doorbell rang again, and Grant went to get it. He came back with Ryan and Ava.

"Finally!" Emma said, getting up to hug her boyfriend and best friend.

"Thanks for letting us have the wedding shower here," Ava said to Rachel.

"Sweetie, it's no problem," Rachel said.

"My parents should be here soon," Ava said.

"So, do you have a photo of the dress?" Quinn asked Ava.

"I can't show you guys with him here," Ava said.

"Ava, can't I at least see the dress?" Ryan asked. "I still wouldn't see you in it."

"No, Ryan," Ava said. "You'll see it at the wedding, just like everyone else."

"Emma's seen it!" Ryan protested.

"That's because she's the Maid of Honor," Ava said.

"Have the other bridesmaids seen it?" Nick asked, clearly trying to provide backup to his best friend.

"They're allowed to see it, too," Ava said.

"Come on, Ava, let my son have the opportunity I didn't have," Finn said.

"Don't, Ava," Rachel said.

"Ryan, I told you, you'll have to wait," Ava said.

Rachel saw Emma smiling at her, and she smiled back. It was so nice for her to be with all the most important people in her life.

x

The next evening, the girls were at Ava's bachelorette party at a local hotel. Emma, Ava, Lizzie, Lexie, Laura, Izzy and Meg were sitting on the couches in the party room together while some of the other girls were doing karaoke.

"It's just so nice to all be together again," Lizzie said. "It's been too long."

"I know, right?" Emma said.

"You know, if you two moved back here, this would happen more," Lexie said.

"I love living in New York," Ava said. "But I admit, it's nice to be back."

"Are you nervous for your wedding?" Laura asked.

"I am," Ava said. "But guys, this is only the first of the weddings. I have a feeling all of you and your boyfriends will be getting married soon. Come on, we've all been with them since high school."

"Nick and Emma are probably next," Izzy said.

"We were the only ones out of us who didn't go to college together," Emma said, secretly hoping her friend was right.

"Yeah, but you two got together first," Meg pointed out.

"I hope you guys are right," Emma said. The girls giggled and clinked their champaigne glasses together.

x

In another part of town, the boys were at a bachelor party for Ryan. As Ryan and Nick watched some of the other boys play ping pong, Nick turned to Ryan. "So, wonder what the girls are up to?"

"Probably something girly," Ryan said.

"Yeah, probably," Nick said. "Hey Ryan?"

"Yeah?"

"Where did you get Ava's ring?"

Ryan had a feeling he knew where this was going. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah," Nick said. "I've been in love with Emma since middle school. Isn't it about time we get married? Now that we live together, we may as well be married."

"Emma helped me pick out Ava's ring, so your sister would probably be your best bet," Ryan said. "But you really want to marry her?"

"Yeah, I do," Nick said. "I'm thinking about asking your parents before we go back to DC."

"That's awesome!" Ryan said. Even though guys didn't typically think about that type of thing, he always knew Nick and Emma were meant to be, like he and Ava were.