Chapter 3
May 19, 2013
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, nor do I own Fools Rush In. This is just for fun.
"Look who finally decided to show up for work!" Sam said bluntly when Finn arrived at the job site a few days later.
"Sorry, Sam, but it could not be helped"
"Oh, no, Hudson, you're getting off that easy. Come on, who is she? I open the door and the next thing I know you're off on a date with Patti Lupone."
"Her name is Rachel and it wasn't exactly a date"
"That's informative."
"Sam, let me ask you a question, what the hell is dating except a process of eliminations in which you decide that half the people you date aren't even that good enough for you. I mean dating is….what's the word I'm looking for? Stupid. You and Ashley dated for six years before you got married, am I right?"
"Oh my goodness, Finn, are you using the "M" word?"
Mara poked her head of the trailer to inform Finn that he had a phone call.
"Finn, there's a woman on the phone for you. She says she's your wife"
"Ask if I can call her back and get her phone number!" Finn told Mara excitedly.
"Ok" Mara replied surprisingly.
"You married her, Finn? The petite girl who showed up at your house the other night?"
Finn lifts his hand up to show Sam that he did, in fact, marry Rachel that night.
"You're married? Finn, does my life mean nothing to you."
"Sam, relax, it'll be okay"
"No, Finn, it's not going to be okay. Why would you do something so stupid unless you knocked her up?"
Finn glared at Sam through his sunglasses to acknowledge that he impregnated Rachel.
"You knocked her up?"
"Yes, but that had nothing to do with it"
"Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but do you even know if this baby is yours? Have you asked for DNA testing?"
"I can't do that, she's my wife! And it's not like that, you don't know her!"
"Neither do you, Finn!"
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Suddenly, a big truck began racing through Finn's jobsite. An angry man gets out of the truck. It's Rachel's father, Hiram
"Finn, this is how you repay me? Stealing my Rachel? Marrying her at that joke of a temple? Without her family? Without my consent?" Hiram began yelling at Finn while holding a baseball bat indicating that he wanted to beat the shit out of Finn.
"You're not a man! A thief is what you are!"
"Goodness, in laws" Sam said to himself.
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"Mom, he disowns me. Fine, we disown him, me and the baby." Rachel told her mom over the phone. She then hung up and walked over to the table where Kurt was sitting. She sat down a salad when Finn came in.
"Hello, my beautiful wife" he said.
"Hello, my husband" she replied.
"Why does your house look so….dull?" Kurt asked.
"I just haven't had the time to decorate it, that's all, but it's only going to be like this for a few months."
"Then what? You turn back into a frog?" Rachel asked.
"Then we move back to Chicago" Finn told her.
"We what?" Rachel asked.
"We move back….to Chicago"
"You mean, you don't live here?" Rachel was a bit sad in her tone.
"No, I live in Chicago"
"Well, Finn, I live here and I like it. My friends are here and my job is here. You can't raise a baby in that city!"
"Rach, you're overacting, you can so raise a baby in that city. People do it all the time. Have you ever been there?"
"No" Rachel said coldly.
"Well, there you go." Finn suggested.
"And Finn, you've never even been off the strip. There's a lot more to Nevada than Vegas."
"Like hookers?" Finn asked sarcastically.
"You are such a guy"
"Finn, if it's any consolation, I hated Vegas when I first got here, but it'll grow on you"
"Let me explain something to you. Vegas is a hot desert for grown-ups who have no money. Chicago is Chicago. You've got the best pizza, museum and the Cubs!"
"Finn, I've been trying to get on this show for six years now. My life is in Las Vegas."
"And my work is in Chicago"
"See, this is what happens on the second date" Kurt said before taking a bite of bread.
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May 26, 2013
Finn arrived home early from work one morning when he was greeted by a small dog. The dog began to bite Finn's leg, startling Finn.
"Rach, can you explain to me why there is a small, ugly dog biting me?"
Rachel walked into the living room where Finn was and picked up the dog from Finn's leg.
"This is Elphaba, my dog, I mean our dog. Welcome home" she said as she leaned into kiss him.
Finn looked around to notice that their house had been decorated.
"I can't believe that this is the same house" Finn told his wife.
"I know. Isn't it beautiful? This was a present from Kurt and my father. See, he doesn't hate you. You hate it, don't you, Finn?"
"No, it's just that I've never been in a house without so many bright colors and what the hell is that?" Finn asked pointing to the Star of David on the wall.
"Isn't it beautiful? It has been in my family for years and it will protect us."
"Can we just trade in your annoying little dog for a German shepherd?" Finn wondered.
"That isn't funny, Finn. You're hurting her feelings? Hey, what did your parents say when you told them?"
"Oh, actually, I forgot they went to Mexico for the fall."
"It's May" Rachel reminded him.
"Well, they like to get there early."
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"So, this is what you do for a living?" Rachel asked as Finn opened the door of his newest creation-Middle Club.
"Yeah, it opened last night, but we've had a lot of complaints though. Something about there not being any walls kind of scares people."
"It's going to turn out great, I can tell" Rachel reassured him.
And with that, he took his wife's hand and escorted her to the nearest table.
"I wanted you to be the first guest at our best table." He told her as he pulled out the chair for her.
"I am very honored, Finn. This is so romantic, the candles, and the champagne, I mean the milk, mm and pizza. It's perfect."
"Actually, I am going to stop you right there. Perfect would be Gold Coast hotdogs."
"What's Gold Coast hotdog?" Rachel asked her husband.
"What's a Gold Coast hotdog? Five blocks from my apartment. The best hotdog in the world, I swear by it"
"And if we were in Israel, we'd be having Sabih"
"Sabih?" Finn had no idea what in the world his wife was talking about.
"Sabih is this sort of sandwich of fried eggplant, hardboiled egg and tahini wrapped in pita bread."
"Sounds delicious"
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"Ma, the whole night he kept changing the subject to how wonderful Chicago is."
"What do you expect, Rachel? His life is not yours."
"I thought you were on my side?" Rachel asked her mother.
"I am, but sweetheart, but you have to learn that marriage is about love and finding closure. You have to pick your battles."
"I sure did one this morning"
"Rachel, what did you do?"
"I had Kurt and Blaine (AU: Blaine and Kurt are not gay in this, they're just really close friends) take him parasailing."
"Finn is alone with Kurt and Blaine?"
"And Noah" Rachel replied before walking off.
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Later that day, Rachel was enjoying her lunch with Tina who was discussing Rachel's new life with Finn.
"What will you be? Rachel Berry? Rachel Hudson? Or hyphenate and be Rachel Berry-Hudson"
"That's Mrs. Finn Hudson to you" Rachel corrected her.
"Pardon me"
Just then, Quinn turned around after hearing Rachel's conversation with Tina.
"Excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt, but did you say Finn Hudson? From Lima, Ohio?"
"I believe that's where he's from"
"Early thirties, six feet tall, uses his phone for everything?" Quinn asked.
"That'd be him" Rachel replied smiling.
"I'm sorry, I'm Quinn Fabray. Our families are very close friends."
"You're kidding, that's fantastic! I don't know any of his friends, so I am glad that I got to meet you"
"I'm Rachel and this is Tina."
"He's always so busy, isn't he? How do you know him?" Quinn wondered.
"I'm his wife" Rachel replied.
"Excuse me?" Quinn asked shocked.
"Finn and I, we're married" Rachel told Quinn, who appeared to still be in shock.
"And they're going to have a baby!" Tina added.
"A baby? Well, congratulations" Quinn told her and turned back around to her table.
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"Lucy, you've got some 'splaining to do" a drunk Finn said as he was carried in by Kurt, Blaine and Noah.
"Oh my goodness! What did you do to him?" Rachel asked, starting to punch Noah.
"Well, he kind of misunderstood the concept of parasailing and he ran into another parasailer. He was in so much pain from it that we gave him some alcohol to ease the pain."
"I told you to make it special, not to kill him!" Rachel yelled before throwing the boys out of the house.
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"Rach, I'm confused. If babies can only see black and white, then how come Big Bird is yellow?" Finn asked his wife while he read a baby book, still in a lot of pain.
"Colors come later" Rachel reminded him. "Wait, don't sit there" she told him and Finn began to sit down in a chair near the kitchen.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm doing the floors next"
"Again?" Finn asked curiously. "I've read about this. This is the nesting period, isn't it?"
"It must be because I can't seem to get this place clean enough."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you that I ran into an old friend of yours today, Quinn something"
"Quinn Fabray?" Finn asked.
"Yes, that was it. I think she's jealous" and she continued cleaning the kitchen.
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Moments later, Finn's parents, Burt and Carole arrived at the door. Finn quickly noticed that he had his wedding ring on and hid his hand in his pocket.
"I've got it, Rach"
"Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?" Finn asked when he opened the door.
"Quinn insisted that we come visit and see what you were up to." Burt leaned in and noticed Rachel dressed in her raggedy clothes.
"That's what I call a housekeeper" Burt advised. Carole just nudged him.
"Did we come at a bad time?" Carole asked.
"No, not at all"
Just then, Rachel opened the door to see Finn's parents standing there.
"Well, son, are you going to introduce us?"
"Yes, Mom, Dad, this is Rachel"
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Finn's mother, Mrs. Hudson and this is Mr. Hudson"
"Oh my goodness, you're his parents? Look at me, I'm a mess. Come in."
Burt and Carole follow Rachel and Finn into the house and make themselves at home in the living room.
"You must be exhausted? Can I get you something to drink?" Rachel asked.
"I'd love one"
"I love you" Finn whispered while Rachel went to get the drinks.
Rachel came back from getting the drinks and began to converse with her new in-laws.
"So, how was Mexico?"
"Excuse me?" Carole asked.
"Finn told me that you went to Mexico."
"We hate Mexico"
Rachel turned at Finn and began yelling.
"You lied to me! All this time" she began yelling in Hebrew and walked up the stairs to their bedroom and slammed the door.
Well, there's that chapter. I am so sorry that these chapters are extremely long, but I get caught up in the moment. Anyway, enjoy! Reviews are much appreciated. Much love, Stephanie