I cna't believe it took me this long to finally get to write. Things are super hectic right now in college world and I don't know when I'll get to write again. It may be a while yet again. Thank you sticking with me and this story. It means so much to me. I hope you will leave me a review and let me know what you think. I am starting to lose ideas for this story and I could use some inspiration. Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoy it!

May 23rd, 2012

Finn woke up the next morning and was happy. He felt his life was beginning to fall into place, but he really didn't want to talk to Rachel about her mom. He knew that it wouldn't go well and the last thing he wanted was to upset one of the people that meant the most to her.

Finn was getting ready to go to Rachel's apartment to pick up Arabella for another day when his phone rang. Finn answered, "Hello?"

Rachel said, "Hello, Finn. I am not going to be going into work."

"What is going on?"

"Arabella has a stomach bug. I'm going to stay with her. She gets pretty clingy when she is sick and I know I won't be able to concentrate at work knowing that she is sick."

"Rach, I can take care of her."

"Finn, I appreciate that, but she gets very clingy and world's biggest mommy's girl ever."

"I'm still coming over. You can't stop me."

"Whoa. Finn, I wasn't going to stop you. I just wanted to inform you of the situation. I still wanted you to come over and Arie has been asking for you. Finn, if this is going to work you are going to have to give me time to explain and not constantly think that I am out to keep you from Arabella. I'm sorry for the past, but that doesn't mean that is how the future will be."

"I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry. I'm just cranky. Arabella was up sick most of last night and neither of us got much sleep."

"Okay. I'll be over in two minutes. I want you to go back to bed when I get there and get some rest. I'll look after the munchkin for a while."

"You don't have to do that."

"I want to. I want to get the full experience of being a father. That means the good, the bad and the ugly."

"Thank you, Finn."

"I told you I would be here for everything and I am going to keep that promise. I will be there in a minute."

Finn hung up and went racing over to Rachel's apartment. He wanted to make his baby girl feel better and he was determined to do it.

Finn walked in the apartment and heard Rachel talking to Arabella. He walked closer to Arabella's room and heard the little girl say, "Don't feel no good, momma."

Rachel replied, "I know, baby. I'm sorry. Momma is going to stay home with you all day and make you feel better."

"Watch movies?"

"We can do that."

"Color?"

"If you feel up to it we can."

"Cuddles?"
"Oh. We can definitely do that. You know that momma loves to cuddle with her little love bug."

"Daddy come over?"

"He is on his way over right now."

Finn took that as his cue. He said, "Hey princess."

Arabella looked up at him and said, "I no feel good, daddy."

Finn walked over and kissed her forehead. "I heard. Momma and I are going to be here all day to make you feel better. We can cuddle on the couch and watch all of your favorite movies. It is going to be a day decided by you so you feel better."

Arabella managed a small smile for him.

Rachel told them, "Let's go to the living room and get this day started."

Arabella asked, "Daddy carry me?"

Finn chuckled and said, "I think I can manage to give the princess a lift to the couch."

Finn lifted the little girl up in his arms to have her snuggle into his neck. He planted another kiss on her head. He may not have known her for long, but he hated to see her like this. The little girl looked pale and miserable.

Finn was sitting on the couch with Arabella asleep with her head in his lap. Rachel had her head rested on his shoulder with Arabella's feet in her lap. Finn leaned down and kissed her. He said softly, "I know this isn't the ideal day, but I have loved getting to spend the day with you and Arabella. It has just been nice to be able to be lazy together."

"It has been lovely to spend the day with the two of you. Her color is starting to come back and she hasn't gotten six in a couple of hours. I think things are on the mend. I just hate to see my little girl sick."

"That is what makes you such a wonderful mother. You put her ahead of yourself all of the time. That is the true sign of a fantastic mother."

"Speaking of mothers, what did mine have to say yesterday when you saw her?"

"She wants to see you."

"What?"

"She asked if Arie was yours and said that she regretted everything from the past. She wants to see you and talk to you. I thought she would try to get me to talk you into it and I told her it was all up to you. You could make that decision. I wouldn't give her your number and if you wanted to talk to her, you could get her number from Puck."

"Thank you. I don't know if I want to go through all of that again. She broke my heart. I know for a fact I will not let Arabella meet her. She could get close to her and then she will leave again. I know from experience. The second time she came back to Lima I saw her once before she left. ONCE! That was only because I happened to see her at the store running errands for my fathers."

Finn kissed her head. "You don't have to see her if you don't want to. No one is going to make you see her, Rach."

"I really want to give her a piece of my mind. Now that I know what it is like to be a mother I want to let her know what she missed out on. And I guess thank her, too."

"Why would you want to thank her?"

"If she hadn't left I wouldn't be the mother that I am. Because she left me made me want to be the best mother possible to Arabella."

"That has nothing to do with Shelby. Baby, you would have been an amazing mother no matter what."

"I can't believe that."

"It doesn't matter if you believe it or not. It is true. Honey, you are the perfect mother."

"Thank you."

"No problem."

"I'm going to call her."

"Really?"

"I think so."

"Whatever you want to do. I can watch Arabella or I can be there with you if you want me there."

"I want you to be there with me. I don't think I can do it alone."

"Then I'll be right there." Rachel leaned her head up and kissed Finn full on the lips.

Arabella started to squirm in their laps. Rachel put her hand on her head and asked, "Are you feeling any better, baby?"

Arabella nodded head.

Finn said, "Good. I'm going to make you some toast and get you some Sprite just in case. That is what my mommy used to do for me."

Arabella moved to Rachel's lap and cuddled to Rachel as much as she possibly could. Finn kissed both of their heads as he went to get something for Arabella to eat and hopefully keep down. The last thing he wanted was to see her sick again.

Finn and Rachel had finally gotten Arabella to bed at ten. Finn kissed Rachel's head and said, "Thank you for telling me stick around today."

"I was glad you were here. You make me feel like a princess. No one is ever this lucky and this has to be a fairy tale. You love me, you love Arabella and you want to be with us. All three of those things can't be true."

"But they are. There is no one I would rather be with than you. You and Arabella are my every thing. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I don't care that we have been back together for a week. I have known that I love you since the moment I first laid eyes on you. You were walking the halls of McKinley. Our eyes met and it was like magic. I knew that someday I wanted to be able to tell the whole world that you were my wife and I still hope and pray for that every day. I'm nothing special, but I just hope that I would be lucky enough to have you want to be my wife. I want to have more beautiful and perfect children with you someday. There is no one that can even come close to what you mean to me. Rachel Barbra Berry, will you be my wife?"

Rachel was in shock when Finn hit the floor of her apartment on one knee with the ring that was all too familiar. She gasped and lost all words.