Hey everyone! Thanks again for all of your wonderful support. I apologize for the excessive amount of Teacher! Finn in recent chapters. I just love it and I think it is one of the cutest things ever. Also Liam will be reaching more major milestones throughout the rest of this story. Okay, that is it for my rambling! Enjoy!
Finn sits at his desk one Monday morning in mid-September, he stares at the latest picture of Liam. The little guy has gotten so big. Finn can hardly believe how fast he is growing up. Rachel knows how much Finn misses Liam while he's at work, that's why she put together a bunch of picture frames for him to sit on his desk. He stares at them for a minute until all of his students start to file into his classroom. A the students are chattering away before the bell rings, finn cannot stop thinking about Liam no matter hard he tries too.
Meanwhile, when Rachel gets Liam up he's crying his head off and sounds as if he's hurting.
"Liam my sweet boy, what's the matter? Why are you crying baby? What is hurting you Sweetie?" She says picking him up, she checks his skin, nothing, checks his diaper and it's clean, finally Liam opens his mouth and Rachel can tell his little gums are swollen. She suspects he's teething.
"Well Pumpkin, I think your little teeth are coming in. let me get something cold to numb your little mouth, okay Sweetie?" Rachel says and she kisses Liam's cheek.
Rachel tries everything, teething rings, teething toys, a cold spoon, literally everything she can think of and nothing works, Liam is still feeling miserable.
"Liam Honey, please stop crying. You're worrying Mommy, and I'm getting a little scared, you are gonna feel better soon, okay?" Rachel says, stressed as she feels tears welling up in her eyes. Panicked she calls Finn. He gets the call in the middle of a run through of a ballad his Women's Chorus class is singing.
"Sorry guys, I have to take this, it's my wife and she only calls me during class when there is an emergency with our son."
Finn steps into his office after answering the phone, the first thing he notices is that Rachel is crying.
"Rachel what's wrong?" He asks.
"Liam's teething and I've tried everything I could think of and he won't stop crying! I'm such a horrible mother!" Rachel says, sobbing at this point.
"Hey, hey, no, no you are not. He's just fussy and uncomfortable that's all, you aren't doing a single thing wrong. You can call the doctor, she's super good, she'll come up with something. It will all be okay. Just take a deep breath okay, and if you need me to come home I'll leave during my prep to come home, okay?"
"Okay, I think I'll be just fine, sorry to bother you during class. Thank you for helping me. I love you."
"Hey, it was no problem at all, I love you too. Give Liam a kiss for me, okay?"
Finn comes pack into the classroom, almost forgetting to slip his phone back into his pocket.
"Is everything alright with your son?" One of his students asks.
"Yeah, he's fine. He's just not feeling the best cause he just started teething." Finn replies.
"Oh there you go Sweetheart, that must feel much better. I'm glad you've finally stopped crying." Rachel says watching Liam suck on his teething ring teddy bear.
"Oh and before I forget, this is from Daddy." Rachel says kissing Liam's cheek.
"He loves you so much sweetie. You know that right?"
Liam looks up at her with bright knowing eyes.
"I thought you did."
Finn is ridiculously worried about Liam, so he decides to stop by the house for his lunch break.
"Knock, knock." He says opening the door to the house.
"Finn, what are you doing home?" Rachel asks even though she is very happy to see him.
"I came home to check on Liam, I've been so worried about him. How is he feeling?"
"His gums are still really swollen so he's been crying but I'm able to get him to calm down much easier now."
"That's good, where is he?"
"In his room. I think he's up though, he's been napping for a while now."
"I'm going to go check on him."
"Okay, I'm sure he will be very happy to see you."
Liam's up when Finn goes into his room, but seconds later he starts crying?"
"Hey Buddy, what's the matter? Are your gums bothering again? Come on let's go see Momma and get you something to numb your gums." He says picking Liam up.
"Where are his teething rings, I think he needs one." Finn tells Rachel.
"There in the back of the freezer Honey, thank you so much for taking care of him." Rachel replies.
"You are very welcome, I still have like ten minutes before I have to leave to get back to work. So I'll watch him for a while, you take a break for a minute okay?"
"Finn, you don't have to do that."
"Yes, I do, you've have been so stressed, relax I can handle it."
"Well, if you insist."
"I insist Rach."
"That can't feel good Buddy, I'm so sorry, I wish I could stay home and make you feel better but, I need to get back to work in just a minute. We'll play together all day this afternoon if you are feeling any better. I promise, alright Buddy?" He says kissing Liam's tiny cheek.
Finn comes back into his classroom just as the kids in his madrigals class start to file in.
"Sorry guys, my son's teething so I stopped by at lunch to check up on him." Finn says very apologetically.
"It's okay Mr. Hudson, we totally get it, your kid is very important to you and we need to respect that." One of the students says.
"You guys are the best."
"We try."
During the show choir class Fin's students are all asking about Liam. They probably heard all about it from the madrigals class.
"Thank you guys for being so concerned but Liam's fine, he's just teething." He tells them.
"Already, gosh he sure has gotten big since the last time you brought him into a practice." Alexandria says, she's very fond of Liam.
"I should bring him in soon, shouldn't I?"
"Yes!" Practically all of the girls say in practical unison.
"Alrighty then, I'll have to think of a good day to bring him into a practice." Finn says smiling.
He starts teaching the tenors and baritones their parts for "Under the Sea." It sounds pretty good and all the boys have worked really hard on it today so, naturally Finn is quite pleased."
"You guys, that was really good, you sound like you've had ages to practice that piece."
"We really like that song so it's been really easy for us to learn.
"Well, whatever you guys are doing, keep it up and we'll be ready or choreography in no time!"
The boys groan. "I know you guys, I always hated dancing too."
Before Finn gets home that evening he stops to pick up Chinese for dinner, he figures Rachel's too exhausted from taking care of a very, very cranky Liam to cook and Finn burns anything cooked from a stove, plus he can't remember the last time they sat down and ate dinner on the couch to eat dinner, they need the relaxation.
"Hey Baby, I'm home and I brought Chinese takeout." Finn says.
"Aww, this was such a good idea." Rachel says, a bright smile on her face.
"Yeah, I figured you wouldn't have the energy after taking care of our teething son all day long. You must be exhausted."
"I am, I'm so tired. He's sleeping right now thank goodness, I've never been so grateful for him sleeping."
"Aww, you poor hard-working mommy you. I'm sorry I could stay home to help."
"Oh no, it's totally fine babe."
"My students were worried about him."
"Aww, that's so sweet. You have great students."
"I know, they are all such incredible kids. I love them."
"I'm so glad you love your job."
"Hey, my students want me to bring Liam in soon, do you care if I bring him in like tomorrow or something?"
"No, no, of course not Finn, how about I drop him off to you before I leave for my rehearsal tomorrow?"
"Sounds good, it's going to be really nice."
Seconds later they hear the sound of Liam's high pitch cries.
"Oh, he's up." Rachel says getting up, but Finn stops her
"Rachel, it's totally okay, you can sit down and relax. I'll go get Liam, you've been taking care of him all day. It's my turn." Finn says.
When Finn picks Liam up, the poor boy is still crying at the top of his lungs.
"Hey Buddy, what's the matter? Are your gums hurting again? I'm sorry. It's okay we'll get you something." Finn says rubbing Liam's head.
"He needs to eat his dinner but I bottle feed him when he's sick. Would you like to feed him?" Rachel asks.
"I would love to." Finn replies.
Finn watches as Liam sucks eagerly on his bottle. At least he is still feeling well enough to eat.
"You're hungry today. But you always are, so I'm not too surprised." Finn says.
"Liam looks quite uncomfortable after he finishes his bottle. His gums are really red. Finn sticks the teething teddy bear in Liam's mouth and he immediately stops his crying. "
"There you go, Little Man. That feels much better doesn't it."
"I'm pretty sure that teething teddy bear has been Liam's favorite today. I'm glad I remembered it." Rachel says.
"I know, look how much happier he looks when he has it with him." Finn replies.
"I can't believe Liam is already teething. Things are going by way too fast for me to handle."
"I can't wait to take him to work with me tomorrow. I love taking him to work with me, I think he likes it a lot."
"I bet Liam's really excited about getting to come."
"Is Mommy right Buddy? Are you excited to come to work with me tomorrow?" Finn says playfully.
Liam giggles and smiles widely at Finn.
"I'll take that a yes then, Buddy."
"Look Finn! Liam's first tooth has come completely in!" Rachel exclaims proudly.
"It has! Come on Liam smile for me again. Your Mommy and I want to see your cute little tooth." Finn says grinning.
"Look at his adorable smile, it's all lop-sided and cute just like his Daddy's." Rachel teases.
"Yeah, he's got the world's best smile! Now what do you say we let him play while we eat our much needed Chinese take-out dinner?"
Rachel smiles at Finn. "I would love that."
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