Well! What do we have here! Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I don't have a lot to say, but just know that this story seems to be pouring out of me faster these days. Seems like a lot of my hangups are over, and we're speeding towards the inevitable end. I hope you all enjoy this! I do have to apologize though, this one is just not as long as the others. :(

As always, thanks to the twitter gang for everything. And unfortunately, I don't own Finn or Rachel or anyone from glee,they belong to RIB. Just Camden, the plot and well the new baby too! Enjoy!

Chapter 8

December 2027

"When my turn Mommy?" Camden trained his blue eyes up on Rachel as he clutched her hand in his. They were standing in a long line waiting to see Santa. It was three days before Christmas, and the longer they stood in line the more Rachel regretted waiting so long to take him to see the big guy in red. She smiled down at him while using her free hand to press into the small of her back.

"It'll be your turn soon Cam," she smiled through her backache as Finn ruffled his hair.

"What are you going to ask Santa for, Pal?" he smiled, crouching down to his level.

Camden gave a long look of contemplation, tapping a finger on his chin before looking down at Finn. "Legos," he said after a long beat. "Blue and green legos!" He tugged on Rachel's hand in excitement.

"Legos," Rachel repeated as she looked at Finn. They had gone shopping one evening after work while Camden had an afterschool play date with Molly and Rachel had agonized over whether Camden would play with them. Typically he was more into puzzles, books and things with wheels so they hadn't gotten him a whole lot of Lego over the years. But now it was clear he wanted them.

Finn grinned as he stood to full height, ruffling Camden's hair once more as they stepped closer to Santa. He giggled in excitement as he jumped on his toes, tugging on Rachel's arm again.

"You okay babe?"

She pressed her hand again to the small of her back.

"Yeah. Back just hurts," she mumbled. Finn stepped around Camden and wrapped one of his arms around her waist, meeting hers on the sore spot on her back.

"I'm sorry Rach," he whispered as he kissed her cheek. "Do you want to go sit on the bench?"

She shook her head no as they stepped closer once more.

As they got closer, Camden's reactions became more timid. Rachel gently ran her fingers through his hair as Finn kept his large hand on the small of her back. Once they got to the front, it took a little coaxing for Camden to go up to Santa.

Over the years, they had started celebrating Christmas more prominently especially after they had gotten married. She knew how much the holiday meant to Finn, and once Camden had gotten the hang of it he had come to love it as much as Finn did. They still celebrated Hanukkah as well, but had come to integrate the two holidays together. Camden was just happy with the plethora of gifts he usually got.

They both stood off to the side as they watched Camden sit with the man in red, becoming more comfortable as the camera clicked. Rachel smiled as she watched him chat animatedly with Santa before hopping off of his lap and heading to where her and Finn were waiting at the exit. After Finn paid for the pictures Camden had taken, the three of them set off to finish some of their last minute Christmas shopping.

By the time they reached the house, Rachel was exhausted. Her back was killing her, and her head had started to pound just as they were pulling into the garage. She rubbed her temples just as she felt Finn's hand land on her thigh.

"How does pizza sound for dinner?" he asked, smiling gently at her. She saw his forehead was creased in what she could assume was worry as he looked at her. He could always read her like a book.

"That sounds amazing. With extra cheese?" Her stomach grumbled at the thought of a nice slice of greasy pizza just as the baby gave her a nudge. "Your little girl would really like extra cheese," she smiled tiredly.

"Than it shall be done," he patted her thigh before looking back at Camden who was impatiently waiting for them to open the car door so he could climb out. "How does pizza sound for dinner, Pal?"

"Pizza!" he cheered as he clapped.

"Guess that settles it then," he laughed.

She followed the two of them into the house after Finn promised to get their bags later. Camden immediately ran off to play in the basement with some toys while Finn got Perry out of his crate and ordered the pizza. Rachel settled on the couch, leaning back against the couch cushion as she closed her eyes.

"Pizza is all ordered," Finn smiled as he walked into the room. "Babe, you okay?'

She nodded slowly as her hands ran over her small bump. She felt the couch sink beside her as Finn sat beside her.

"Just tired," she mumbled without opening her eyes. "Too much standing I think."

"Why didn't you say anything Rach...we could've..."

"We had to get the shopping done Finn," she sighed. "I'll be alright. I'm used to this pain, though it started later when I was pregnant with Camden."

Finn's heart softened as he looked at her.

He leaned over and pressed his lips to her belly between where her hands rested. "You go easy on your Mommy in there, little girl," he smiled against her shirt. He placed his hand where his lips were resting, content to just hold it there to offer some comfort. What he didn't expect was to feel a little nudge against his hand.

Rachel's eyes flew open as a gasp left Finn's mouth. "I..." his voice shuddered as he moved his thumb across the spot he had felt the movement. He looked up at her, with tears glistening in his eyes. "I felt her move, Rach..."

She opened her eyes to look down at him, bringing her hand to touch his cheek.

"Finn," she smiled as she ran her thumb along her cheek.

He chuckled as he leaned up to press a kiss to her lips as her smile widened against his. His lips went back down to her belly, raining kisses all over by focusing on where the baby had kicked. "Hi baby, Daddy loves you so much," he chuckled. "I can't wait until you kick.." he grinned as he felt the slight nudge once more.

Rachel laughed tiredly and ran her fingers through his hair as he kissed her belly one more time.

He had been waiting so long to feel the baby kick. Ever since Rachel had told him she was pregnant, Finn had dreamed of the day he'd be able to press his hand to her belly and feel for himself that their baby was growing. When the movement stopped, he sat back up and took Rachel's chin in his hand, bringing her face closer to his to place a kiss on her lips, pouring everything he felt for her into the kiss.
"I love you," he smiled when he pulled away once more.

She just grinned as she patted his cheek. "I love you too."

Rachel groaned when she felt Finn's hand pull her body into his and his lips leave a gentle kiss on her cheek.

"Wake up sleepyhead," he whispered against the skin of her neck.

"Finn," she whined as she curled into herself as much as her bump would allow. She could feel Finn smiling against her neck.

"It's either me waking you up like this, or Camden jumping on the bed any minute. I thought..."

She rolled over abruptly in his arms, her eyes blinking rapidly to adjust to the slight light coming from Finn's bedside lamp.

"I'm up..." she groaned. "I'm up." She pulled out of his arms for a moment, adjusting her body so she was sitting up in bed more. She pushed her hair back from her face as Finn grinned at her, his hand finding her belly almost hesitantly. "Give her a few minutes," she whispered just as they heard the telltale sounds of Camden jumping out of his bed and running towards their bedroom.

He gave her a soft smile.

Since feeling the baby move a few days ago, Finn's hands had been on Rachel's belly any time he could. At first it was endearing, watching his face light up the few times the baby had actually moved aggressively enough for him to feel. But she'd be lying if she said it wasn't annoying. She almost wished the first movements had happened while he was still working so she wouldn't feel so bombarded but no such luck. Her body seemed to be in transition once again, and everything ached and hurt. Baby Girl Hudson wasn't making life any easier.

"Merry Christmas," he smiled just as their bedroom door burst open and Camden came flying in. Finn caught him quickly in his arms, helping him up onto the bed for a morning snuggle.

"Merry Christmas Camden," Rachel smiled as he got comfortable between both of them.

"Merry Christmas Mommy!" He giggled before grinning up at Finn and saying the same.

"Merry Christmas Pal."

Rachel's hands gripped her stomach when she felt the tell tale movements inside her belly. Camden looked up at her, giving her a quizzical look.

"Your sister is waking up too," she smiled softly.

"I feel it?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Sure," Rachel smiled. "I'm not sure if you'll be able to feel but here," she gently took his hand pressed it tightly to where she had been feeling the movements seconds before. She smiled when she saw Camden's brow furrow. The baby wasn't moving, but she didn't want to take his hand away just yet. Both her and Finn chuckled when a gasp escaped Camden's lips.

"I feel it!' he exclaimed. "Sister kick!"

"Something like that," Rachel laughed. "I think it's more just a movement but it might be a foot or something." She smiled widely, looking over Camden's head to look at Finn. He smiled back.

"I love my sister," he grinned proudly before leaning over and pressing a kiss to her belly. Tears immediately rose in her eyes as Finn leaned over and pressed a kiss to her lips.

They went downstairs and both Rachel and Finn laughed when Camden gasped at the sight of the gifts under the tree.

"Santa camed!" he squealed as he ran towards the tree. "For me?"

Both Finn and Rachel laughed once more, just as Finn tapped her hip before approaching Camden. He ruffled his hair as he knelt beside him.

"I bet a bunch of these are for you, but I think some might be for Mommy."

"And sister?" He asked before sticking his fingers in his mouth.

Finn looked back at Rachel as she came to sit on the couch, clutching her belly in her hands.

"Yeah, maybe there are some gifts for your sister," he smiled. "Now let's find one with your name on it!" Camden cheered at the suggestion as he settled on the floor by Rachel's feet and waited for Finn to pass him a gift to unwrap.

Rachel could admit that she went overboard this Christmas. When she looked at the pile after she wrapped it, the number of gifts Camden had was astounding. She tried to balance what was from Santa and what was from them. But there was still a lot, compared to previous years. She blamed it on her hormones, her need to compensate for the fact that they were changing his world and the overall need to remind him he was loved. She knew it wasn't right, but she had just felt compelled to fill every item on his wish list, only giving up a few things for their family and Nathan to pick up.

"Here you go Cam, this one is from Mommy and Daddy," Finn smiled as he passed a box on the smaller side to Cam.

They both watched as he tore through the wrapping paper, finding the game of Frustration under the paper. He giggled excitedly at the box just as Rachel ruffled his hair.

After he unwrapped many of his gifts with the same gusto, finding a few leveled reading books and a Lego set among other things, Finn interrupted the flow by passing a gift to Rachel.
"What's this?" She smiled as she took the gift from his hands, it was pretty heavy.

"Is for you Mommy," Camden smiled as he flipped through the book he had picked out of the box that featured Batman.

"I see," she smiled as she tore at the paper. Inside she found two of her favourite candles nestled amongst the tissue paper. She lifted one to her nose, taking in the scent and smiled at the soft lavender scent. The other one was vanilla; he had gotten her favorites. "Thank you baby," she sighed as she put them back in the box before turning to the tree.

"Now how about Daddy takes a turn?" she smiled. "That big red box is yours."

Finn raised an eyebrow at her. "Don't look at me like that, just open it."

"Yeah Daddy," Camden giggled.

"Want to help me Pal?"

Camden nodded and scrambled to his feet to make it over to Finn.

Together, they tore off the red paper to find a gorgeous fake leather jacket she knew he had had his eye on for awhile. In some of her solo travels she had noticed it had gone on sale, and although the price was still high it was more reasonable. She knew it was something Finn would never buy for himself; especially with the baby due in a few months.

"Babe," he sighed as he eyed her.

She simply smiled as her thumb rubbed along her belly before stating, "you deserve it."

Rachel wasn't sure what had possessed her to offer her house up for Christmas dinner, let alone Christmas dinner with their entire family. She sighed as she closed the oven door just in time for Camden and Perry to come whizzing through the kitchen, the dog chasing the little boy exuberantly. Rachel rubbed her forehead as she moved away from the oven to make sure everything was set on the table.
She counted the table settings over, ticking off on her hands that she had covered everyone. It was going to be a tight fit, and she realized now why they had been the ones to travel to either his parents or hers the years before.

"Relax." She felt Finn come up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. His chin rested on her shoulder as his thumb rubbed her stomach gently.

"Finn I..."

The doorbell ringing interrupted whatever thought was on the tip of her tongue.

"I get it!" Camden called as he ran through the living room towards the front door with Perry on his heels. Rachel furrowed her brow just as Finn sighed.

"Camden, don't get the dog all wound up," he called as he quickly walked towards the front of the house.

"I need a nap," she mumbled before turning to go back into the kitchen.

Her house exploded from there. Her father's arrived first, arms laden with gifts that were meant for both Hanukkah and Christmas. They both smiled when they saw her, wrapping her in big hugs each before moving to take up residence on the couch. Carole and Burt were next and Carole immediately began to fawn over how much her belly had grown in a month while Burt helped Finn get Perry under control and into the basement so he wasn't underfoot. Camden pouted about the loss of his playmate but it quickly disappeared when Hiram asked him to show them what Santa had brought him. Rachel grinned as she watched him proudly show off the three Lego sets that had arrived courtesy of Santa along with the books and other things that Rachel and Finn had gotten him. She went to get everyone something to drink when Finn grabbed her hand and led her over to his recliner.

"I got it babe," he murmured. Her eyes softened as he pressed a kiss to her cheek before turning to grab the glasses of water and wine everyone had requested. She felt herself relax as she sunk into the comfortableness of the old chair, her hands resting on her belly. Camden dropped the book he had been looking at with Hiram and walked over to her with a smile on his face.

"Baby kick?" he asked inquisitively as he held out his hand.

"A little bit," she smiled, taking his hand and pressing where the baby was kicking pretty fiercely. He giggle when he felt it against his palm, smiling up at her.

"Whoa," he gasped, laughing. He turned to look at all of his grandparents. "Baby kickin'!"

Everyone laughed.

Finn came back with the drinks and distributed them before sitting himself in front of the tree. Camden dropped his hand from her belly before finding himself a spot beside Finn. He looked up at him and flopped his arms down before asking, "Presents?"

He looked from Finn to Rachel, before eyeing each of his grandparents.

"The boy wants to open presents," Burt smiled jovially. "I say let's open presents! It's going to take us all afternoon to get through that heap anyway."

The entire family laughed as Finn began to dig through the pile of presents, though most of them were for Camden.

Now she remembered why they had decided to have it here this year. Their parents had spoiled him rotten with toys, clothes and more toys. There were a few gifts for Finn and Rachel each, and even a few small gender neutral things for the baby. She smiled as she held the soft white blanket Carole had given them, rubbing the soft material between her fingers.

"Thank you," she whispered as she passed it to Finn to feel.

"Every baby needs a favourite blanket," Carole winked. "Finn dragged his around until he went to school full time. I couldn't even tell you what colour it was supposed to be it was so dirty and stained by the end..."

"Blue. Mcgeegee was blue, Mom." He shook his head as he looked at Rachel.

"Well sorry!" Carole laughed before turning back to face Rachel.

"Should we give them their gifts now babe?" Finn asked from across the room when the conversation about his childhood blanket had died down.

"Sounds like a good idea," she nodded as Finn went to grab the two gifts they had purchased specifically for their parents.

"You guys didn't have to get us anything," Hiram argued.

"Hush Papa," she grinned as Finn passed them their box. "We'd like it if you guys would open them together. We got you both something similar so..."

Carole and Leroy looked at each other before they both tore off the paper. Finn got up from where he was on the floor to go and kneel beside Rachel's chair and took her hand in his. In each of the boxes that Rachel had wrapped carefully were silver picture frames with family pictures they had taken soon after they had learned the baby was a girl. Both sets of their parents had been on them at different times for new family pictures, so they had both agreed this would be the perfect gift. Except the picture wasn't your traditional family photo. The photographer had taken a beautiful shot of just their feet in one picture, with a pair of white shoes with a floral print and a big pink flower at the buckle between Finn and Camden's sneaker clad feet. The photo was precious and Rachel knew instantly when she saw it in the preview that this is what she was going to use it for. She even got the photographer to send her an early digital copy since the rest of the prints wouldn't be ready until after the holidays.

It was Hiram and Leroy who had taken notice first.

"Rachel?" they both gasped as they looked from her and Finn to Carole and Burt. "Is it..."

Carole and Burt turned to them for confirmation as Carole brought her hand to her mouth.

Rachel nodded as she squeezed his hand. "It's a girl!"

Their living room became a flurry of activity as the family instantly began to excitedly chatter about the baby girl. Rachel smiled as she watched everything happen around her. Her dads were talking with Carole about how much fun it was going to be to have a girl to spoil, about the frilly dresses they were going to buy her and how they should coordinate going shopping. Finn leaned up and kissed her cheek, his hand coming to rest on her bump while she grinned into his kiss. She placed her hand on top of his as they pulled away from each other, rubbing her thumb along his knuckle before he pressed a kiss to her cheek.

"Rachel..." Hiram called. She snapped out of her gaze and turned to look at him.

"What's that?" She asked. She missed whatever he had said first.

"Dad just asked if you and Finn have thought about names yet..."

"I think we should name her Finn," Rachel called as she placed the baby name book down beside her on the bed. She stretched her arms over her head as a yawn escaped her lips. The parents had left late, leaving behind a wired Camden. He'd eventually fallen to sleep once Finn had coaxed him to change into his pajamas and relax on the couch to watch The Polar Express. He had been out within the first half an hour of the movie.

Finn popped his head out of the bathroom, his toothbrush hanging out of the side of his mouth.

He pulled it out and gave her a tired smile. "Okay, we can name her." He turned back to head into the bathroom to spit out his toothpaste.

"Or maybe it's too early," she sighed as she ran her hands over her belly. The baby nudged her hand gently while Rachel smiled.

Finn walked into the bedroom, his Christmas pajama pants hanging off his hips as he walked towards the bed.

He leaned over and pressed a kiss to her cheek before turning her face and pressing a soft kiss to her lips.

"So let's not name her yet then." When Rachel huffed, Finn knew that was the wrong answer. He tried to divert her attention. "How did you come up with Camden's name?"

She smiled as she ran her fingers over the spine of the book.

She balanced the thick book on her belly as she felt the baby wiggle inside her. She smiled as she used her free hand to gently rub the side of her stomach.
"What should your name be, huh?" she whispered quietly as she turned her attention back to the book. "Should you be a Nicholas?" she sighed as she rubbed her stomach. "Nudge when you like one baby, let me know I'm doing something right..." She flipped a few pages that she had tagged with a sticker. "How about Cameron? Do you like that baby?" she sighed. "Andrew? Daniel? Come on baby, I need you to tell me what I'm doing here...What about Camden?"
And that's when she felt it. A hearty nudge right into her ribs on the right side. "Camden. Camden Nicholas." Another resounding kick just as a smile graced her features. Her son had a name. At least something was going right at the moment.

"He named himself," she whispered. "I was 8 months pregnant and I broke down one night, fed up with waiting to see if Nathan would come crawling back and I named him. I listed off names I had highlighted and the one he kicked to was the name I picked. Camden was the winner," she sighed as she rubbed her belly just as the baby nudged against her hand gently.

Finn crawled onto the bed and rested on his side beside her, his hand coming to rest on her belly between hers. He smiled when he felt the baby move. He noticed the baby name book abandoned beside her and reached over to pick it up, taking notice of the telltale flags she had obviously taken from his school stuff. His wife was nothing less than predictable.

"I'd like it if we came up with a name for her," he whispered as he moved his thumb against her shirt. "It'd be nice to call her something other than baby girl."

"Which we've only been doing for a month," she chuckled. She took one of her hands off her belly and reached over to run her fingers through his hair.

"It could help Camden too, you know," he whispered. "Help with his attachment to the baby." She smiled when he mentioned Camden. She couldn't wait to see him with the baby. She couldn't wait to meet their baby.

"I want to name her," she whispered as she stared at him.

He nodded gently as he leaned over and pressed a kiss to the side of her head. "Let's see what you've picked..." he smiled as he sat up a little and opened the book.

She bit her lip as she kept her hand on her belly as she looked at him. She was nervous they wouldn't agree. She wasn't used to doing this with someone else; her heart raced at the thought of doing this with him, naming their child. It was something she had always pictured them doing.

"Grier," he read off softly, reaching over and placing his free hand back on her belly.

"I don't know how I feel about that one anymore," she screwed up her nose as she looked at Finn. "It doesn't roll like I thought it would..."

"Alright," he smiled. He flipped the pages before landing on another one."Ayla."

They didn't even have to say anything, the look on both of their faces screamed that it wasn't right.

When they had exhausted most of Rachel's list, they both sat there with a dumbfounded look.

"This is harder than I thought," Finn sighed as he flipped through the pages. "Kennedy. That sounds weird with Hudson. Sounds like an airport," he chuckled.

"Maybe it's too early still," she shifted on the bed, trying to get comfortable again. Her hips stiffened a little as she sat there. Finn put the book down and yawned as he looked over at her.

"We'll find the right name for her," he smiled gently. "We still have time."

"I know. Just when our parents asked..." She bit her lip gently, looking down at her hands.

"You know they're just excited," Finn grinned. He leaned over and kissed her head. "We'll find the perfect name for our perfect baby girl."

She smiled once again before adjusting herself once more, moving to lay down on her side.

They kissed before Finn reached over and turned out the lamp on his side of the bed.

In the darkness, Rachel lay awake. She rolled onto her back, blinking up at the ceiling in the darkness. Her hands clasped her belly as she sighed tiredly. She just wanted to sleep, but everything ached and her mind raced. She ran her hands over her belly as she tried to will sleep to come to her. And then one final name idea came to her.

"Finn," she whispered into the dark room. When he didn't respond, she sighed, immediately realizing he had probably fallen asleep already.

"Yeah?" She heard faintly, his voice muffled by the pillow he had buried his face in.

"What about Alice?" she whispered into the dark room. She had passed the name in the book several times and it had never felt right. Until now. The baby instantly nudged against her hand. She chuckled softly. Just like her brother.

"Alice?"He shuffled and sat up, leaning over to turn the light on once more. He turned to look at her, reaching over to place his hand on her belly. He grinned when he felt the baby nudge his hand. "Alice."

Rachel moved her hand on top of his as he leaned over to kiss her softly. "She feels like an Alice." She grinned as the baby kicked against their joined hands before leaning into him. "Alice Hudson." She heard him whisper as he untangled their hands and moved his over her belly in soothing circles. "Perfect," he added after a moment. "Just like her."

So she has a name! Finally!