May 13th, 2015

Rachel ran into the emergency room. She hadn't given the woman enough time to explain what was going on. She went up to the desk and said, "Excuse me. I'm looking for daughter and fathers. They were in an accident I am assuming."

The woman said, "Yes. Your daughter is with a nurse. She broke her arm, but that was the only injury she experienced. Your fathers on the other hand were not as lucky. Your daughter asked that we call her, but your fathers have on file that if anything were to happen to them we are supposed to call Officer Hudson. He is on his way."

Rachel gasped and said, "Thank you. Could you please lead me to my daughter?"

"Of course. She should almost be finished."

Rachel followed the woman to her daughter. Rachel said, "Arie Bellie!"

Arabella smiled and exclaimed, "Mommy! Look, it pink!"

Rachel chuckled at her excitement of the new cast she would have for the next couple of weeks. Rachel hugged and asked, "Does it hurt?"

"Little. I okay momma. Where pop pop and papa?"

Rachel pulled her onto her lap and said, "I don't know, princess. I haven't seen them yet. I'll go see them in a minute. We have to make sure that you are okay."

The nurse said, "We are all done here. Miss. Berry, your fathers are in a worse condition. Your daughter is very lucky that she wasn't harmed worse. Leroy has a broken arm, broken nose and a lot of bruising. Hiram also has a broken leg and arm. He is currently unconscious."

Rachel asked, "Is there anyone that can stay with my daughter so that I can check on their condition before taking her into see them. I don't want to upset her further."

"Of course. I can stay with her. I can take you to see them."

"Thank you so much. It is hard being a single mother sometimes such as these."

"I have been in your shoes. I was a single mother as well. I would be happy to help."

The three of them walked down the hall to a room where both of Rachel's fathers were roomed. Rachel walked in.

Finn ran into the hospital. On the phone he had been told what room the men were in. All he could think of was the little girl that was with them earlier. He hoped that she was safely with her parents and not part of the accident. He had heard of many accidents like the one they had had and it would be a hard road to recovery in the future for the two sitting in the front seat.

Finn ran straight to the room and he felt like he ran into a brick wall when he looked up to see Rachel standing at Leroy's bed. She was holding his hand and talking to her. From what he could tell he was upset about something. He had been in a bad accident and that would upset anyone. Then Finn heard, "I'm so sorry. We didn't see it coming. We are just glad that she is okay."

Finn spoke up. He didn't want to stand there unnoticed and hear what he wasn't supposed to hear. He said, "Umm…. Hi."

Rachel said, "I have to go."

Leroy told her, "Baby, it's time. This is the perfect opportunity."

"Daddy, I can't do it."

"You are going to have to do it some day. Baby, I think today is that day. It is all going to be okay. He loves you. He always has. Go check on Arie. She has to be scared."

Rachel sighed. She stood up and kissed her father's head before going over to her other father to kiss his head as well. Rachel walked past Finn without a word.

Finn walked over to Leroy and asked, "When did she get back? Why is she back now? What is she hiding? Why did she leave?"

Leroy told him, "Son, she got here yesterday. I don't know the whole story. She is really reserved. I know part of it and that is it."

"She hasn't changed. She is so beautiful."

"Give her a chance. Let her explain things to you before you say anything."

"It's that bad, huh?"

"That is up for your own interpretation."

"Then it must be really bad if you are going to tell me that." The two men talked for a little while.

Rachel found Arabella and the nurse. Rachel picked her up and said, "Hey princess. Are you ready to go see your grandpas. Pop pop is awake and wants to see you. Papa is still sleeping and won't be awake for a while."

Arabella said, "I want to see pop pop."

"Okay. Sweetheart, mommy needs you to be an extra good girl. There is someone else here to see your grandpas. Okay? You have to be on your very best behavior. We want him to see that you are such a good girl."

"I a good girl."

Rachel smiled. "Yes you are. I love you so much, baby girl." Rachel kissed her head and carried her to the room.

Rachel sighed. She never thought that this would be how Finn would find out about his daughter. She was scared of his reaction, but her number one priority was the care that Arabella got in the end. She wasn't going to let anyone hurt her little angel in any way.

Rachel knocked on the door and said, "Umm… someone wanted to see her pop pop."

Arabella jumped out of Rachel's arms and ran over to the bed. She tried to climb up to Leroy and cried when she couldn't get to him. Finn subconsciously picked her up to place her on the bed. She kissed Leroy and said, "Be better, pop pop."

Leroy chuckled and said, "I'll be okay, princess. Having you and your mommy here is making me feel better already. You make me feel better with your kisses. Can I have a couple more?"

Arabella giggled and kissed Leroy multiple more times.

Rachel noticed that Finn was sitting silently taking it all in.

Rachel said, "Hey Arie. Why don't you sing the happy song for pop pop. I bet that would make him feel better."

Arabella said, "Help?"

Rachel laughed. "Of course." Rachel started to sing if you're happy and you know it with a little help from Arabella. It was something Rachel had always loved.

Finn was sitting there and looked at Rachel. She didn't know what to say. Arabella changed that for her and said, "Mommy, your voice pretty."

Rachel chuckled. "Thanks, baby."

Arabella looked up at Finn and asked, "Hey mister! Who you?"

Rachel exclaimed, "Arabella! That is no way to talk to someone whom you just met."

Arabella lowered her head and said, "Sorry." Then she went on to say, "Hi mister. I'm Arabella. Who you?"

Finn couldn't believe what was in front of him. This little girl was the perfect piece of Rachel Berry. She was exactly what he had hoped their little girl would turn out to be. She even had her name. Finn brought himself back to reality and said, "Hi Arabella. I'm Finn. I'm a friend of your grandpas. I used to know your mommy."

Arabella looked like she was thinking for a while. Then she said, "I have your picture."

Finn at her funny. She was searching through the pockets of her little shorts and came up empty handed. He didn't understand what was going on. Arabella broke into tears and looked at Rachel. She said, "I sorry mommy. I lost your special picture."

Rachel took her in her arms and said, "Shh… It's okay baby. I have more than that one. We may even find it. Maybe you dropped it in the car. Mommy will find if she can, but if she can't we'll get you a new picture."

Finn was completely lost by this point. Finn asked, "What is going on?"

Arabella said, "Mommy has a special picture of her and my daddy. I got it. I lost it. Me and mommy say night night to daddy every night."

"Oh."

"He looks just like you!"

Things were finally starting to get what was going on. He said, "Rachel, I think we need to talk."

Rachel sat Arabella on Leroy's bed. Rachel told her, "Be good for pop pop. I'm going to go talk to Finn. Make sure you stay quiet because papa is still sleeping."

Arabella held up her tiny index finger to her lips and said, "Shh…"

Rachel chuckled and said, "Good girl."

Rachel and Finn walked out of the room into the hall way.

Finn stopped right outside the room and said, "What was that? You are telling that little girl that I am her father. That is low. She has to think I am a deadbeat that didn't want her. How can I be her father anyway when you have been gone for three years?"

Rachel said, "Finn, I don't think this is the time to talk about this."

"You don't? I think you are wrong there. You are allowing a beautiful little girl to think that I am her father when I don't know a thing about her. I will not have someone thinking that I am a deadbeat even if she is two."

Rachel sniffled and said, "But she is yours."

"What?!"

"I don't know how you don't see it. I see it every day and have had to live with it."

"You left knowing you were pregnant! How could you do this to me? I thought you loved me! Don't you think I would have wanted to be part of my daughter's life? Now she doesn't even know who I am. She thinks I don't want her." Finn broke down into a sob and fell to the floor.

Rachel was in tears as she crouched next to him. She said, "She knows you love her and she loves you, too. I have told her all about you. I'm so sorry that I left, but I had to. I didn't have a choice."

"Of course you had a choice! We would have been married by now and we would be the family that Arabella deserves."

"I left because it was best for her."

"How could it have been best for her?"

"I didn't want her to get hurt."

"I wouldn't have hurt her!"

"It wasn't you I was worried about."

"Your dads? They would have been there. They were lost just as much as I was without you."

"It wasn't them either."

"Then who?"

"That isn't important."

"Of course it is important. Whoever it was took my whole world away from me. I missed out on so much because of whoever it was."

"It's in the past. Arie and I are going back to New York in a week and then you won't have to worry about us anymore. You can get back to your wedding plans with Quinn." Rachel wanted to puke after speaking the last sentence that came out of her mouth.

"Quinn isn't a factor anymore. The wedding is off. I shouldn't have been with her anyway. You are not going to take my daughter away from me again. I want to be involved in her life. I would have been from the start if you would have let me. You didn't even give me a chance. I didn't get to hold her when she was born. I didn't get to sing her back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night. I didn't get to see her first steps, hear her first word, see her first smile or any of that stuff. That isn't stuff you can get back. I have missed out on so much of her life and she is only two."

Rachel sobbed. "I'm sorry. Okay? I'm so sorry. I didn't think about what leaving would do to you, but I had to protect Arabella."

"From what?!"

"Quinn."

"What?"

Before anything else could be said they heard a beeping coming from inside the room and nurses come running exclaiming, "Code blue!"

Rachel ran back in the room. She found Leroy holding Arabella to his chest and holding her ears so she wouldn't hear all the commotion. Finn ran past Rachel and took Arabella out of Leroy's arms and left the room. Rachel stayed with her father and held him as he cried as they pulled a cover over his husband's head and called his time of death.