Authors note - OK, I'm sorry this took so long long to upload but i was very busy with my exams and stuff like that so I'm back now and ready to start updating regularly... As always, please review, i love hearing what you think of the chapters and if you have any ideas for story lines or new characters or just about anything let me know...
Anyway here's the update - hope you enjoy :) xxx
Chapter 4 - The Facts.
What happened? Well, that was the question... As Mercedes lay in Rachel's arms she had only one question; What the hell happened to her brother? During their coffee meeting Mercedes had received a frantic phone call from her fiancé telling her to get to the hospital because Eric had been in a terrible car accident, receiving terrible head injures...
"Are you sure that's the only reason Rachel... I mean, it's Finchel... Finn would do ANYTHING for you... If you didn't want the baby, he would of understood... I'm sorry. I just don't believe that Daisy was the reason you split..." Mercedes confessed.
"Errr... Well... You know..."
"Rachel. I can't help you unless you tell me everything."
"Finn... He well, he thought that-"
Mercedes ring-tone interrupted her confession.
"Hello?"
"Mercedes, is that you? Hun, you need to come to the hospital. NOW."
"What? Sam? What's wrong?"
"It's Eric, you need to come to the hospital now."
Silence.
Mercedes couldn't hold back the tears as the doctor in front of her tried to explain that her brother was dying.
"The collision caused Mr Jones to throw his head against the steering wheel, the air bags failed to inflate and it has caused severe damage to his brain."
She had later learnt that her sister in law had past away, being thrown from the car and landing on the window screen glass caused major tears within and outside her body and she was just not strong enough... Eric was though. She could just feel it. The doctors had told her to expect the worst but she wouldn't ! Eric was her brother and she would NEVER give up on him.
So she lay with her head on Rachel's shoulder in silence as tears feel gently down her face... Her niece no longer had a mother... Yes Eric would pull through, of course, no doubt in mind but what if he wasn't able to take care of Daisy... What is she had to care for him? She would no longer have a Father... She glanced at Rachel, oh how much she looked like Daisy, and a single thought shot through he mind like a bolt of lightening! Finn and Rachel. Why had she not thought of this until now? She jumped up from her seat startling Rachel and Sam and ran as fast as her legs would carry her to the main office... She didn't know whether they could help her, but she had to try...
"Excuse me, I was errr wondering if you could help me with something..." She stuttered to the petite ginger haired woman sitting at the front desk filling in patient information forms...
"Of course Miss..."
"Do you have any insight into the will of Eric Jones? Or something like that... I'm not really sure where you'd put it..."
"Put what Miss?"
"Errr... Who would take care of your child if you erm you know..." She replied shyly
"Miss Jones, as you know, Daisy is adopted and Mr and Mrs Jones have previously stated that that Daisy would go to her biological parents as they are close friends..."
"Yeah, OK, I understand... But she's seven... wouldn't it be a bit distressing for her to live with them 'cause she doesn't really know who they are... She'd love them once she got to know them but she's never met them before..."
"I'm sorry Miss Jones, but I don't have the information to help you... Hang on, let me make a few phone calls and I'll come and have a chat with you..."
"OK, but her biological mother's here you know... See the woman, with brown hair? That's her... So don't bother ringing her 'cause ya know... She's here and this is the father's number... If you don't believe me you can check your records.." she mumbled, handing the receptionist a piece of paper
"I believe you Miss Jones, but please do try to relax, everything will be fine, I assure you..."
"Thanks." She whispered as she wondered back to the waiting area.
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"YOU GAVE MY BABY TO ERIC AND DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU RACHEL? AND WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?" A masculine voice screeched, grabbing Mercedes' and Rachel's attention almost instantly...
The girls ignored his question, resting their heads of each other once again while Sam lead Finn out of the room to describe the earlier events...
The two boys returned an hour later with steaming coffee an doughnuts in hands, interrupting the familiar looking doctor...
"Guys, take a seat... Anyway, it doesn't look good but the coma state he's currently in should keep him steady enough for his body to heal..."
"But Mike, what if he never wakes up...?"
"Mercedes, I've known your brother for years, he's strong enough to come through this and you know it..." Mike reasoned
"yeah, I guess, thanks Mike, I'll never forget this..."
"It's K..." He grinned, hugging her and striding out before turning back and adding
"By the way, Quinn's in-charge of Daisy's case, good luck" and he continued to stride away leaving Finn fearing Daisy's future...
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"Rach, can I talk to you please?" Finn questioned calmly..
She nodded as he lead her out of the quite room and down the hall to an empty canteen...
"Rach, you know I lo-" He cleared his throat as he tried not to admit his true feelings...
"Rachel... you know we can't be together, but I need to do this, WE need to do this, for Daisy... She's our baby Rach and we need to help her... I'll do whatever it takes but I need to know you'll be there with me..."
"Of course I will" she answered sincerely, "I may not have been ready then but right now I don't care... She's our daughter and we need to make sure she's safe and happy..."
He kissed her. Unaware of his actions, but it lingered and he savoured every moment as his love for her was poured into the space of 30 seconds.. He wished it would last forever... He pulled away, nodding his head and turning back towards the little white waiting room, ignoring the tears that began to fill her eyes...
Rachel returned to the waiting area with her head down, ashamed she'd left her feelings towards Finn go unknown... She loved him, more than ever right now, he'd grown to become an extremely handsome, mature man and she was proud of what he had achieved, even if she had to break his heart for him to get to where he was now...
"You feeling better now babe?" Rachel questioned Mercedes as she lay in the arms of her fiancé Sam...
"A little, I guess what mike said kinda lifted my spirits a little..."
"That's good then..." She nodded, avoiding eye contact with Finn as she sat herself in the corner of the room, her thoughts lingering on one specific subject...