*Sorry for the delay, but my computer crashed. I want to say thank you for your support of this story and putting up with a two week delay. Enjoy*

Carole

They were having a BBQ/baby shower for Finn and Rachel at their home today. The entire backyard was decorated in blue and brown stars since that was the theme Finn and Rachel had picked out for the baby. There were two tables set up, one for presents, and one for food. She had spent the last four hours decorating and cooking with the help of Rachel's father, Hiram, and Kurt. Burt was at the airport picking up Mercedes and Puck, who were flying in from Los Angeles.

The doorbell sounded, alerting them to the guests who were beginning to arrive. Carole opened the door to reveal Quinn, holding a large diaper cake that was decorated with little blue and brown stars. "Oh Quinn, it's beautiful! Where did you get this?"

Quinn set the diaper cake down on the coffee table, "I made it actually, with help from my roommate. It wasn't that hard. She told me about the one she made for her cousin's baby shower and offered to help me with it."

"Rachel is going to love it!"

"Just make sure that Finn doesn't try to eat it first," Quinn said, earning a laugh from the older woman.

For the next thirty minutes guests continued to trickle in. Everyone from the glee club showed up, both old and new. There was some awkwardness between Puck and his brother Jake, but it was resolved fairly quickly with them both choosing to ignore the other's presence.

Carole became anxious when Finn and Rachel still hadn't shown up. They were nearly thirty minutes late when they finally arrived. Carole lept up from her seat on the front porch steps and ran toward the car. After embracing them she led them through the house and out into the backyard where everyone was waiting. They made the rounds, saying hi to all of their friends and family that were gathered, before the women headed into the house for their baby shower.

"I can't believe you guys did all of this! It looks amazing!" Rachel exclaimed.

Carole gave her a soft hug, "It was our pleasure. I can tell you right now though, this child will be very spoiled!"

"So Rachel, have you guys picked out a name yet?" Tina asked.

Rachel sighed, "Not yet. We've been so buys getting our place set up that we haven't really thought about it much. Any suggestions?"

"What about Tobias?" Brittany asked.

"There is no way in hell you are naming my nephew Tobias!" Kurt shreaked.

"How about Matthew? That's a normal name," Emma offered.

"That's so plain! What about Ashton? Like, Ashton Kutcher!" Sugar suggested.

Rachel laughed, "I'm not naming my son after Ashton Kutcher."

"I agree with Rachel. We're not naming our son Ashton," everyone turned to see Finn coming through the sliding glass door, "Puck had a suggestion though..."

Rachel cut him off, "I am not naming our son after Noah!" Everyone broke out in laughter.

Finn chuckled and sat next to Rachel on the couch, "No, his suggestion was Ethan."

All of the ladies contemplated the name for a minute. "I kinda like it. Ethan Hudson. I still want to find a few more options, but that is one to consider."

Finn kissed Rachel on the top of the head before getting back up, "Well, I'll see if any of the other guys have any suggestions."

They watched him go before returning to their conversation. Mercedes suggested Logan, Tina offered Sean, Marley said Ryder, and all of Santana's suggestions were inappropriate. Carole noticed Rachel kept shifting and putting her hand to her stomach, "Are you alright honey?"

Rachel gave a stiff smile and nodded, "The baby is just kicking a lot right now. It's a little uncomfortable."

Carole moved closer to her, "You're getting really close. Just a couple more weeks and he'll be here."

Rachel gave her a genuine smile, but it only lasted a moment. All of a sudden she doubled over and winced in pain, getting the attention of everyone else who had been too enthralled in trying to find a baby name. "Rach, you okay?" Kurt asked.

"Rachel, what exactly are you feeling right now?" Carole asked.

She sat up slowly and answered, "It kinda felt like a cramp, but there was also this shooting pain in my side."

Carole got up immediately, "Kurt, go get your brother. Rachel, I want you to stand up for a minute."

Rachel did as she was told and a gasp from Tina drew their attention, "I think her water broke."

Carole watched as Rachel began to panic, "I can't be having the baby now! It's too soon! I'm supposed to be in New York! My doctor is in New York! I can't do this!"

Carole forced Rachel to look at her, "Rachel, calm down. We're going to get you to the hospital okay? Everything will be okay."

Finn rushed into the house, "What's wrong? Rachel?"

"I think we're having a baby," Carole answered.

"Oh...OH! Okay! I've got the bag in the car. Do you need me to carry you?" He turned to his mother, "Should I carry her?"

She laughed, "No, just help her to the car."

Finn put his hand under her left arm while his mother held onto her right. The rest of the men were filing into the house just as the front door was closing. Puck looked around at all of the shocked face, "Did we miss something?"

Quinn

It wasn't her first time in the hospital for the delivery of a baby, except this time she was in the waiting room and not the delivery room. She now knew how everyone else felt when she went into labor with Beth. She looked up to see Puck seated across from her. He was looking back at her and they shared a smile. She had a feeling that his thoughts were pretty similar to hers at that moment.

They were there for nearly six hours before Finn emerged from the delivery room. He had a big, goofy grin on his face and she lept up at the same time as everyone else, eager for news on Rachel and the baby. "Well?" she asked rather impatiently.

"I have a little boy. He's 6 1/2 pounds, 21 inches long, and perfectly healthy. Rachel is fine, they're stitching her up right now." He looked back the way he came, "I've gotta get back in there, but I'll come and get you when you can see her."

Quinn couldn't help but smile. She knew what Rachel had gone through and was glad that her friend was okay. She felt an arm around her shoulder and turned to see Puck at her side. She didn't need to say anything at that moment. She simply lay her head on his shoulder and embraced him back.

*Okay, so I want opinions/suggestions on baby names. I had a really good name picked out, but I forgot to write it down and now I can't think of it to save my life, so any help would be appreciated.*