No, your eyes do not deceive you. It is me, here, posting. I know, I know...shocking, right? I just couldn't resist because this chapter literally sucked the life out of me. This chapter was basically the reason I almost threw in the towel with this story and replanned it. But alas, here we are! New chapter! I have to thank Sara a ton for this because she basically saved this chapter many times from being sent to the recycle bin. Also thanks to Mel and Allie for their constant enthusiasm!
As always, I own the plot any OC's and Camden, not Finn, Rachel or anyone from glee. Unfortunately they belong to RIB. Any and all medical mistakes are mine and mine alone.
Enjoy!
Chapter 6
October & November 2027
The moment they pulled into Carole and Burt's driveway, Rachel felt all of her confidence start to fade. They were meeting both sets of their parents for lunch, since Rachel was feeling more like herself and the morning sickness had retreated to being almost a thing of the past. Once they had told Camden, Finn had been insistent on finally letting their parents and family in on their little secret. She placed her hand on her slight bump as she looked down, trying to calm her racing thoughts.
Finn's voice broke her from her thoughts. "It's going to be fine. They're going to be thrilled, once they get it that is," he smiled as he took her hand in his. Rachel squeezed his hand gently.
She took a deep breath. "I know, it's fine. I know." She turned around in her seat and looked back at Camden who was happily flipping through the pages of one of his favorite books. "Ready to go see Nana and Papa Cam?"
"Nana and Papa?" his eyes widened as he looked up from his book, a smile almost immediately lit up his face.
"Yeah! Nana and Papa!" Finn grinned. "And Grandpa and Granddad should be here soon too! We're all going to have lunch!"
"Grandpa and Granddad?" He questioned before grinning. "Lunch?"
Finn chuckled as he undid his seat belt before turning around to back at Camden. "Of course, Nana's making lunch for us right now! Let's go see what she made!"
Rachel gnawed at her lip for a moment as Finn got out of the car and helped a giggling Camden out.
"Come Mama!" he exclaimed as he charged for the stairs that led up to the front door, Finn following closely behind him. Rachel took a deep breath before getting out of the car herself and following them into the house.
Carole wrapped her in a hug the moment she walked into the house. Her heart thumped in her chest as she did so, a smile gracing her face. Rachel couldn't help but smile as well.
"I'm so glad you guys made it," Carole smiled as she released her from her arms. "We've missed you guys!"
"We've missed you too," Rachel smiled.
"Are you feeling better?" Carole eyed her suspiciously for a moment as she shrugged off her coat. Rachel turned around from hanging it on the coat hook and smiled at her mother -in-law gently.
"I am, finally. That flu was brutal," she commented, her eyes falling to the floor as she clasped her hands in front of her tightly.
They retreated into the living room where Finn and Camden had escaped the moment their coats were off. Rachel chuckled when she found Camden perched on the couch beside Burt, the hat Burt must have been wearing now sitting on his head instead.
"Mommy! Papa hat," he grinned, bringing his hand up to touch the brim of the hat.
"Are you wearing Papa's hat?" Rachel smiled as she walked over to the loveseat and sat down beside Finn. He immediately moved his arm around her, coming to rest on her hip as she curled into him. Camden nodded enthusiastically as the doorbell rang again and he scooted off the couch immediately.
"I get!" he called as he followed Carole to the door. Rachel relaxed into Finn's side for a moment, just before Camden came back with Hiram and Leroy in tow.
"Grandpa and Granddad here!" he giggled as he clambered onto the loveseat to sit on Finn's lap. Finn groaned when Camden plopped down in his lap a little too hard.
Hiram and Leroy came into the living room behind him, greeting everyone with hugs.
"You're looking well princess," Hiram commented as he released Rachel from the hug. She gave him a smile and small shrug.
"Thank you. It feels good to get back to somewhat normal," she smiled. Hiram nodded before heading to sit down on the couch across the way to sit beside Burt. Once everyone was settled, Camden and Finn set themselves up on the floor with a puzzle that Rachel had brought in her bag. She always brought a few toys with them when they came down to Lima to visit, even though Carole and Burt had a bunch of toys for him to play with it never failed that Camden would get bored with what was there.
"So what is Camden going to be for Halloween?" Hiram asked as he sipped the coffee Carole had given him.
"I be Buzz Grandpa," he grinned as he looked up from the puzzle he was doing with Finn.
"You're going to be Buzz?" Hiram asked. "That sounds exciting,"
"Daddy helpeded me," he grinned. After a few minutes, he stood up from where he was on the floor. "Mommy, take off?" He pulled at the bottom of the hoodie he was wearing. "Help me?"
"Of course, come here..." she smiled as she gestured for him to come closer. Her heart thundered as she tugged at the bottom of the hoodie and pulled it over his head. He giggled when she pulled the blue hoodie over his head.
"Thanks Mommy," he grinned before walking closer to where his grandparents were sitting on the couch and easy chair. "See my shirt? Daddy boughted it," he laughed. "It has guitar..."
Finn had moved off the floor and sat beside Rachel as they waited for what else the shirt said to sink in for their parents. It had been Finn's idea to buy the shirt announcing her pregnancy. They had been out shopping for Camden's Halloween costume when they'd come across the shirt at Target. When they decided on telling the parents during this trip, Finn had suggested slipping the new shirt on under Camden's sweater. Rachel knew he was eager to spill the news, so she had quickly agreed. Camden had been excited to wear his new guitar shirt, and they both knew it would only be a matter of time for him to show it off. They had decided to just go with the flow, letting Camden take the initiative to share the news. This way, it gave him a sense of involvement as well. Even if he couldn't see beyond the fact that there was a guitar on his new shirt.
His mother was the first one to look at them, tears forming in her eyes as her jaw dropped.
"Rachel? Finn?" she asked as she stood up. "What's going on?"
"It wasn't the flu," Rachel said quietly, folding her hands in her lap. "I'm...we're pregnant," a small smile crept over her features as she made eye contact with Finn.
The squeals that ensued from Carole, Hiram and Leroy's mouths were almost too much. They both stood up from the couch to accept the hugs and congratulations from all of their parents. Rachel smiled through it all, allowing each family member to embrace her in turn. The excited chatter of their entire family continued to swell as questions flowed from everyone's mouths. It was hard to hear let alone answer. Rachel took her seat on the couch again as it continued. She just smiled as she watched everyone embrace Finn, her father's shaking his hand firmly with grins to match.
"So when are you due? This is so exciting!" was Carole's first question once everything settled down. Rachel curled into Finn's side as Camden went back to playing with his puzzle on the floor.
"April 18th," she answered before looking up at Finn. "Right after Finn's birthday,"
"So that makes you about..."
"15 weeks yesterday," she smiled.
"And everything is good? Everything is okay?" Leroy asked as he took a sip of his coffee. "When we talked to you earlier in the week you sounded so run down sweetheart."
Rachel shrugged, turning to look at Finn. "It's been pretty brutal. The morning sickness has kind of become all day sickness. I have good days and bad, but now the good days are starting to outweigh the bad. I'm just hopeful that it stays this way. Dr. Bartholomew says everything checks out fine and our baby is growing perfectly..."
"Mommy has baby," Camden commented from the floor. "I Mommy's baby too."
All of the grandparents looked down at Camden with smiles on their faces.
"Camden is still trying to wrap his head around it," she chuckled quietly.
"He will in time," Carole smiled. "Oh this is so exciting! A new grandbaby!"
Rachel smiled as she looked at Finn, his eyes meeting hers. "Yeah, it is really exciting." Finn leaned over and pressed a kiss to her lips quickly as their family looked on amidst their excited chatter. If only she could quell the fears that were constantly invading her thoughts. Maybe then she could finally relax and be as excited about this new baby as she wanted to be.
November 2027
"So I'm going to go put dinner in the oven, do you think you can get Camden going before the Murray's get here?" Rachel called into the living room as she walked into the kitchen. She heard Finn click off the tv that had been blaring a few minutes ago. "He needs to put on what's on his bed Finn!" she called as she watched him walk towards the stairs.
"I got it, I got it," he called back. Rachel chuckled at the way he responded. Helping Camden get dressed was a feat in itself. While he could do it himself, he still often got tripped up with buttons when there were more than two or three and sometimes had a hard time with putting things on right side out and forwards.
She slid the vegetable lasagna into the pre-warmed oven and stood up once it was set. Everything but the lasagna was finished, now she just had to wait for their friends to arrive and Finn to get Camden ready. She smiled as she heard giggling coming from upstairs, followed by a thump that told her Camden had just jumped off his bed, his newest trick.
"Be careful!" she called up the stairs as she walked back into the living room to sit herself on the couch.
She was finally feeling slightly better. And she used the word better loosely. While the vomiting had finally seemed to fade into the past, her energy level hadn't quite returned. She didn't remember being this exhausted with Camden and she wasn't even that far along. She had returned to work barely, lessening her workload by almost half just because she felt like she couldn't bear it. She was constantly in bed before Finn, and on rare occasions before Camden. Everything exhausted her, and she had no idea how she was going to get through the next almost five months.
The doorbell ringing brought her out of her thoughts, just as the thunderous stomp of Camden's feet came overhead. She cringed as she heard him stomp about, just as she was getting to the door. She heard Finn chuckling as he chased Camden around, shaking her head as she reached the front entry way. She just reached the door when Camden came flying down the stairs, all but colliding with the back of her legs.
"Whoa buddy," she smiled as she reached for the handle. She smiled when she spotted the friends they were expecting on the other side of the door.
They had invited their good friends Deanna and James Murray over for dinner. They had met the older couple at a support group for parents of children with down syndrome. They had joined the group not long after Rachel and Camden had made the move to Cincinnati. They had a daughter, Molly, who was a year older than Camden. Both kids got along well, and a new friendship had formed between the parents as well. Rachel enjoyed having friends that understood what it was like to raise a child with down syndrome, it made it easier to have someone who really understood to talk to when things were rough. And with Camden things were rough quite often.
"Hi there," she smiled as she opened the door wider to reveal their friends. She felt Camden's hands clutch her pants as they stepped into the house. She reached back to rest her hand on Camden's head just as Finn came down the stairs. "Come on in!"
Both Deanna and James smiled at the couple, Molly clinging to Deanna's leg much like Camden was holding on to hers.
She ushered them inside as Camden gripped the back of her pants. Rachel turned to Finn and gave him a pleading look for help.
She took their coats and hung them up while Finn managed to get Camden untangled from Rachel's leg and headed into the living room. Rachel followed and took a seat beside Finn on the couch, with Camden immediately moved to sit on her lap as he continued to stare at Deanna and James with apprehension.
"Did you say hi to Molly, Cam?" Rachel asked quietly as she pressed a kiss into his hair. He looked up at her and knotted his eyebrows at her before turning back to Molly and her parents. Molly returned his stare.
"They'll warm up soon," Deanna smiled as she tickled Molly's side before turning back to Finn and Rachel.
"I'm sure they will," Rachel agreed as she ran her fingers through Camden's hair.
"So you must be excited about the thanksgiving holiday coming up soon," Deanna smiled after a comfortable silence had invaded the room.
"You could say that," Finn smiled. "I'm ready for a break. This school year has already been so hectic and I could really use the time to get ahead on some of my own school work."
Both James and Deanna nodded. "How is that going, anyway?"
Finn smiled. "It's going alright. Getting challenging to find time to do things, especially with Rachel being really sick the last few weeks and all."
She sighed out loud, just as both Deanna and James' attention turned to her exclusively.
"Are you alright?" was Deanna's first question.
Rachel flicked her hand, giving them a small smile. "I'm alright, now. Just pregnant."
It took a second for what she said to sink in with Deanna and James, but when it did Deanna gasped. "Oh that is so exciting!" She exclaimed, clapping her hands happily. "Do you know what you're having yet?"
"We'll find out at our next appointment. I'm just about 17 weeks..."
"Oh that is terrific," Deanna sighed, dreamily as she looked at James. He raised his eyebrows at her as Finn chuckled.
"Mommy, baby," Camden whispered as he stared at both James and Deanna.
"Yes, Mommy is having a baby," Finn chuckled. "He's still getting used to the idea. We're not quite at the acceptance stage just yet."
"It's a big change." Both Finn and Rachel nodded. "But you're feeling better?"
"Starting to. The first several weeks were beyond tough. I thought my pregnancy with him was rough but this one is a whole other story," she sighed, looking at Finn. "But it gets better each day so hopefully I can gain some control back," she bit her lip as she gave their friends a tight smile. "Enough about us though. What about you guys? James, how is the new job going?" she asked quietly. When he gave her a long answer she relaxed against the arm Finn had wrapped around her shoulders. She had successfully deflected the conversation away from herself. She didn't have to pretend to be happier than she felt, at least for a few minutes.
They talked for a few more minutes, just before the timer on the oven went off. Rachel excused herself from the room to take dinner out of the oven just as Molly and Camden began to warm up to each other. They had found some of the small toys that were kept in the living room and had started playing happily.
As she stepped out of the kitchen to announce that dinner was ready, Rachel stopped to watch Molly and Camden playing. They had pulled out a small car mat and some of his small dinky cars to play with. While Finn, James and Deanna chatted she watched as Camden tenderly passed Molly the green dinky car she had just asked for. The green car was his favourite, and the fact that he had handed it over to Molly without much fuss warmed her heart. The two didn't say much to each other, instead choosing to play quietly side by side on the mat, only saying anything to the other when they needed something. She continued to watch them play, chuckling to herself when Camden chuckled as Molly crashed into his car.
"Molly crash," he laughed as he turned to Finn and the Murphy's first. "Molly maked car crash. It funny," he giggled once more. He caught sight of Rachel at the doorway and grinned at her.
"It was funny?"
He nodded as he turned to Molly with a big smile. "I like Molly,"
"Camden funny too," Molly squeaked as she turned to face Rachel too.
Rachel smiled as she watched them play together for a few more minutes. As she watched them, playing side by side and trading cars she couldn't help but let her mind wander. Her hand drifted to the small swell of her stomach as she watched them happily playing together. As she stood there, she had a sudden flash of her life in the future. She could suddenly see it all so clearly, Camden playing or reading on the floor calmly and quietly, while the baby played beside him in his bouncy seat. When she blinked, the vision changed ever so slightly, this time instead - the baby, this time a girl, changed to look just as Camden did when he was an infant except with Finn's amber colored eyes. It was almost as if a sudden peace descended on her as she ran her hand over the swell once more. Everything was going to be okay.
"Babe, is dinner ready?" Finn's voice broke her from her thoughts in an instant and she shook her head of her thoughts. She turned to look at Finn and the Murphy's and smiled gently.
"Yeah. It's ready," she smiled as she walked over to where Camden and Molly were playing.
They made their way over, and once everyone was settled at the table and the kids had dug in, the conversation veered back towards Finn and Rachel.
"So do you have a preference, boy or girl?" Deanna asked as she helped Molly use her fork correctly.
"We're happy with whichever," Finn smiled as he looked over at Rachel. She nodded in agreement. "As long as the baby is happy and healthy we can't ask for anything more,"
"The standard answer, good man," James laughed. "I said I wanted a boy once and I never heard the end of it. I still never hear the end of it." Deanna smacked his arm. "Owe! But I wouldn't change Molly for anything...right princess?"
"Right," she grinned as she took a bite of the lasagna.
"Are you guys going to have more kids?" Rachel asked as she took a sip of her water.
"I think that ship has sailed for us. We were lucky enough to get Molly," Deanna said wistfully. "What about you guys? After this one is done baking, I mean..."
Rachel chuckled at the way she framed the question. "I'm not sure. I think I'm done after this one. I know it's early, but I haven't really been enjoying this whole pregnancy experience," Finn's head shot up from where he sat at the head of the table, his eyes questioning. "With all of the sickness and stuff. But who knows, maybe we'll be blessed one more time..."
Deanna and James looked between the couple before continuing to eat their dinner.
The discussion died, but soon turned to how the kids were doing in school.
"Camden's classroom got a new aide at the beginning of October," Rachel commented. "She's fantastic. A lot more hands on, which is great. Her and Camden have formed a great relationship. She doesn't hover as much as the former one."
"Sometimes that makes all the difference," Deanna agreed. "We had so many problems with Molly last year at school because the aide refused to listen to anything we had to say. It made Molly and us so agitated." Both Rachel and Finn agreed. "But it seems to have gotten better this year. But we've also moved schools, so that might be it as well."
Finn chuckled. Molly had moved to his school at the beginning of the year. "I've been telling you, you just needed to come over to our school," he laughed again. Everyone at the table laughed.
When Camden finished what was on his plate, Rachel let him leave the table with Molly following close behind him.
"See, told you they would warm up to each other," Deanna winked.
"They always do," Rachel smiled warmly before taking a sip of her water. She caught Finn's eye from across the table and gave him a soft smile.
The Murphy's stayed through dessert, leaving once both Camden and Molly started to get cranky as the night wore on. Rachel stood on the small porch with a sweater wrapped around her middle as she waved them off. Once they had driven to the corner and turned onto the main street, she walked back into the house and towards the kitchen. Without thinking, she walked over to where Finn was standing loading the dishwasher. She wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, pressing a kiss to his back as her arms tightened around him.
He turned around after placing the dish he was holding on the counter. She leaned into his chest, resting her head above his heart as she clutched him to her.
"They get off okay?" She nodded against him as she just took in his smell. "You okay, babe?"
She looked up at him as he stared down at her. Her eyes searched his as they held each other's gaze. She offered him a small smile to ease his thoughts. "I think I'm going to go take a warm bath, join me when you're finished?"
He nodded as he moved his hand to push her hair from her face. "That sounds great," he smiled gently. "I sent Camden upstairs to get ready for bed, can you tuck him in?"
She nodded, leaning up on her tiptoes to place a kiss on his cheek. She felt Finn's eyes on her as she walked out of the kitchen and towards the stairs.
When she reached his bedroom, she listened at the door for a moment. When she didn't hear a sound, she opened the door slowly only to find Camden sprawled out on the carpet beside his bed, still in his clothes from dinner. She smiled when she saw him laying there, taking in the peacefulness of the scene for a moment before going over and lifting him up gently. He sighed in his sleep when she laid him on his bed. She worked quickly to change him out of his clothes and getting him into pajamas while he slept. When he was dressed and tucked in she kissed his head before heading to her own bedroom to get her bath ready.
She lit some candles around the bathroom while the tub filled, before stripping off her restrictive dress pants and blouse and sinking into the warm water. She closed her eyes as she let the warm water wrap around her. She'd forgotten to turn on the small radio, but the silence that blanketed the small bathroom was welcome. She was just really beginning to relax when the door creaked open and Finn poked his head in.
"Room for one more?" he questioned as he walked into the room more.
She opened her eyes and looked over at him, a soft smile on her features."Always,"
He returned her smile as he walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. She bit her lip as she watched him strip out of his clothes, sitting up slightly when he stepped into the bathtub behind her. She sighed out loud when she allowed herself to relax against him, his arms immediately lacing around her.
He nuzzled his face into the crook of her neck as they both sat there quietly, enjoying the calming atmosphere. Her eyes fell closed as his fingertips gently grazed the skin of her belly.
They didn't say anything for awhile. Rachel relished in the feeling of just spending some uninterrupted quiet time with her husband. Things had been so crazy lately, with the business of day to day life and all of the upheaval her all-day sickness had caused, they didn't have much time to just be.
She turned her head slightly to look up at him, and smiled when she noticed that his eyes were closed much like hers had been a few moments before. He swallowed hard, and Rachel took a moment to marvel how his Adam's apple bobbed when he did. She gingerly reached up to touch his chin. He moved his head at her touch, smiling softly down at her.
"I could feel you staring at me," his tired smile reached the corner of his eyes as he looked down at her. He brought his hand up to touch her lip gently. "What's on your mind sweetheart?" He bent his head and placed a soft kiss on the top of her head as he moved his hands back to her belly.
"I was just thinking..." she whispered as she took his hand in hers. "...did you see Camden and Molly playing tonight before dinner?"
"I did. He actually willingly gave up his green car, I thought that was pretty amazing," he commented. "But they usually get along pretty well but I still thought it was pretty great."
She nodded as she played with his fingers. "It just got me thinking, that maybe everything is going to be okay." Finn shifted her in his arms so he could look directly at her.
"Of course everything is going to be okay," he reached up to push her hair away from her face. "You know how I know that?"
She chewed her lip as she looked at him.
"Because it's our baby. And he or she is going to be just as perfect as our first," he smiled.
She smiled hesitantly for a moment. "You're not scared?"
"Scared?" He questioned as his thumb ran over her cheek before moving down her jaw and neck. "What's there to be scared of?"
"Everything," she tapered off quietly.
She heard him sigh."If by everything you mean the possibility of our baby having down syndrome, than no I'm not scared," he paused. He always seemed to just know what she was thinking. It was one of the reasons she loved him so much. It shouldn't come as a surprise.
"But..."
"There are no buts, Rachel," he moved his hand back up to her chin, taking hold of it so she would look at him. "I am so excited about this. I am so excited to be having a baby with you. I can't wait to see what the future brings for us, especially now that you're finally starting to feel better. It's going to be more than great, it's going to be perfect. And you know why I know that?"
"Why?" She asked with shaky breath.
"Because I get to do it with you. And there is nothing better than that. And an extra chromosome is not going to change how I feel about this baby, about you or the situation. I think we've done a good job so far with Camden, don't you?"
She could only nod her response, her throat was thick with emotion as she listened to him.
"I love him with my whole heart Rachel. Just as much as I love this one. So what makes you think that if this baby has down syndrome as well, that it's going to change anything for me?"
She shrugged, sitting up a little as she ran her fingers through her own hair. "It's not going to," she said quietly.
"Pardon, babe? Can you say that again?" he nudged her gently.
"I said it's not going to," she smiled softly. "I just...Finn, I get scared easily."
"I know you do," he whispered as his fingers danced down her arm. "It's one of the things that I love about you," he murmured.
She smiled a little. "I realized tonight though, that there really isn't anything to be afraid of," she took a deep breath before continuing. "When Dr. Bartholomew told me I was pregnant, I was more shocked than scared. I hadn't been expecting to leave her office with that diagnosis. And then when I became so violently sick, I immediately made that connection with my pregnancy with Camden. But this one Finn, I've never been sicker in my entire life. And my brain goes right to, there must be something wrong. And that scared me. It still scares me, to be honest. But even her telling that everything was fine, you telling me it would be fine did nothing. If anything, it led me to thinking that maybe...maybe this is what would make you run. You didn't ask for this Finn, this instant family that you got when you married me but you did it. And you do it so well," she paused as she chewed her lip. She looked down at her hands before continuing. "I don't want to do this myself Finn, I need you. Camden needs you. This baby is going to need you," she whimpered.
"Rachel, you've got me. You've got me forever. All of you have me forever," he whispered. "You know, we can find out if..."
She shook her head. "I don't want to know. I spent my entire pregnancy with Camden arming myself with resources and information that I didn't get to enjoy it," she sighed. "And now that I'm feeling better I want to enjoy it."
Finn moved his hands to gently run and down her arms.
"I love you, Rachel," he murmured as he pressed kisses on her neck. His hands moved to entangle with hers. "We're having a baby! A little you and me mixed together. He or she is going to be perfect, no matter how many chromosomes he or she has. Everything is going to be fine, and you know why I know that?"
She squeezed his hands with hers, waiting for his answer. "Because I'm going to be right here beside you, making sure it's all okay."
She sighed, a gentle smile crossing her features. "I know in my heart, that it's going to be okay. Our baby, will be okay. And okay, to me, means him or her having down syndrome as well. Because we've already got one, what's one more?"
The smile that spread across Finn's face made her heart skip a beat. He pulled her closer to him, even though they were already sitting as close to each other as possible. He nuzzled his face into her neck once more, placing butterfly kisses on her skin. She brought her hand up to clutch his head, closing her eyes for a moment before speaking. "I love you Finn. And I cannot wait to meet our perfect little baby."
"You have no idea how good it feels to hear those words leave your lips babe," he mumbled. "I love you so much."
"I know it may not have seemed like it these past few weeks, but this is what I want. I've let my fears and doubts get in the way of truly feeling excited about this. But tonight I realized that there really is not any reason to not be excited. We're having a baby, Finn! This is...this is the best thing that could ever happen to us. Our family is finally going to be complete," she paused. "And I cannot be more excited to see what the future has in store for us and our beautiful children."
"It's going to be great," he whispered into her neck. "I..."
The gasp that came from her lips cut off his sentence, her hands let go of his and flew to her stomach.
"What? What is it?" The worry furrowed his brow as his hands reached around to cover hers. She moved her hands around the lower half of her belly. He watched as a few emotions passed across her face. Tears came to her eyes as she laced her fingers with Finn's after another moment. "Babe?"
"I..." she stumbled over her words. "I felt a flutter," she whimpered. "The baby moved Finn! I felt it move..." He cupped her belly in his hands as she let out a watery chuckle. Rachel closed her eyes as she pressed her hands to her belly where she had felt it.
"See?" he whispered into her neck.
"It's going to be just fine. The baby is just fine," she sighed happily as she leaned into Finn and finally, fully relaxed.
Thoughts? Hallelujah Rachel is finally on the same page!
