I had so much fun writing this chapter, I hope you like it :3 The song I used is Contagious by Avril Lavigne. Enjoy!
Rachel expected Finn to have some kind of reaction. But he just sat there, silent, with a neutral expression. Not a single word came out from his mouth, not a single muscle of his face moved. Adam and Rachel exchanged a confused look.
"Finn, did you heard what I just said?" Rachel said.
Suddenly, Finn stood up. He left the room, and went upstairs. Rachel followed him, until they got to their bedroom. Much to Rachel's surprise, Finn took a suitcase from the closet and started to fill it with clothes.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Rachel asked, more confused than ever.
Finn closed the suitcase and looked at her.
"We're going to Ohio" he said.
"What?" Rachel asked, but she got no answer.
Finn carried the suitcase downstairs, and Rachel followed him. Finn saw Adam standing in the living room.
"Adam, pack your things" Finn said to his nephew "You're coming with us"
"Where?" the boy asked confused.
"Finn" Rachel said "Why do you want to go to Ohio?"
"I'm going to bring my baby girl back before Jesse Junior makes an omelet on her head!" Finn said.
Rachel sighed, and Adam raised his eyebrows.
"An omelet on her head?" he asked.
"Oh, it's a funny story" Rachel said, as Finn went upstairs again "When Finn and I were in high school, I dated a boy named Jesse St. James, who was a member of Vocal Adrenaline, our arch rivals. When we started dating, he transfered to McKinley"
Adam nodded.
"Well, after a lot of… events" Rachel continued "Jesse broke up with me and returned to Vocal Adrenaline"
"And what does that has to do with Barbra and the omelet?" Adam asked, as Finn returned, carrying another suitcase.
"Well, our dear Jesse smashed an egg on Rachel's head" Finn explained.
Adam looked at Rachel, and she sighed and nodded.
"But he apologized to me later!" she said.
"It doesn't matter" Finn said "He's a jerk, and I won't let my daughter date his son!"
"Uncle Finn is right" Adam said "What if this guy hurts Barbra?"
"Look, I understand that you care about Barbra, but you're overreacting!" Rachel said.
"And why did Kurt call you then?" Finn said "I'm sure he would agree with me."
"Finn…" Rachel started, but he interrupted her.
"Rachel, I'm going to Ohio, with or without you"
"Me too" Adam said "I miss my family, anyway"
Rachel looked at Finn and Adam. After a few seconds of silence, she sighed.
"Fine" she said "I'm coming with you"
Adam and Finn smiled and high-fived.
"But" Rachel said "I won't interfere in my daughter's relationship. She must learn that feelings, even when they are the most wonderful thing, can also hurt and leave you…"
"Are you done?" Finn asked "Because I think you need to pack"
Rachel glared at him and stormed out, offended.
"I'm going to pack too" Adam said, and he went upstairs.
"According to my uncle, your dad and my mom were boyfriend and girlfriend in high school"
Jonathan looked at Barbra, surprised.
"Really?" he said "My dad never told me!"
"My mom never told me either" Barbra said "And, apparently, your dad broke my mom's heart. And he also broke an egg in her head."
"What?"
Barbra told Jonathan the story Kurt had told her the day before. When she finished, Jonathan couldn't believe it.
"My dad did that?" he said "That's so cruel!"
"My uncle told my that he apologized later" Barbra said "But I can't believe it. Why didn't she tell me that? She always tells me stories about her life. Like that time when she met her biological mother, or when she kissed my uncle Blaine."
"She kissed your uncle Blaine?" Jonathan asked "Wasn't he gay?"
"Um… long story" Barbra said.
"Hey, Barbra" Elizabeth approached them, running down the hallway, followed by Sam "Dad sent me a text message. He said that we should hurry up and get home. And he also said that Jonathan should come with us"
"Why?" Barbra asked, and Elizabeth shrugged. Barbra looked at Jonathan.
"I'll go" he said.
"Great. Let's go then" Barbra said.
"Bye, Sam" Elizabeth said.
"Bye, Lizzie"
The girls kissed. Barbra, Jonathan and Elizabeth left the school. The girls got into Elizabeth's car, and Jonathan got inside his own car.
"I wonder why Jonathan has to come with us" Barbra said, and Elizabeth started the car.
Elizabeth opened the door and entered her house, followed by Barbra and Jonathan.
"Okay, we're here" Elizabeth said "What happened?"
Kurt and Blaine, who were waiting for them to arrive, smiled at them.
"They're here!" Kurt yelled.
Before the girls and Jonathan could say anything, a familiar face emerged from the kitchen. Elizabeth smiled brightly.
"Adam!"
"Lizzie!"
The boy extended his arms. Elizabeth ran towards him and jumped into her brother's arms. They hugged tightly.
"Oh, Adam, I missed you so much!" Elizabeth said.
"Did you miss us too?" a familiar voice said near her.
Elizabeth looked up. Rachel and Finn were standing in front of her, smiling.
"Aunt Rachel, Uncle Finn!"
The girl hugged them both, laughing. Barbra smiled, surprised.
"Mom, dad!" she exclaimed, running towards them.
"Barbra!" Finn exclaimed. He hugged her daughter and lifted her off the floor "I missed you so much!"
"Oh, my little girl!" Once Finn let go of Barbra, Rachel hugged her, and covered her face with kisses.
"What are you doing here?" Elizabeth asked.
"We received a phone call from your dad," Rachel said, looking at Kurt.
Barbra hugged Adam, smiling.
"Adam!" she said.
"How are you?" Adam asked to her, once they parted.
"Great" Barbra smiled.
The girl looked at Jonathan, who was standing next to Blaine, with his hands inside his pockets. Barbra walked towards him and took his hand.
"Mom, dad, this is Jonathan" she said.
Rachel smiled at him and shook his hand.
"Hi, my name is Rachel. I'm Barbra's mother"
"I know!" Jonathan said "Miss Berry, I'm a huge fan of you!"
"Call me Rachel" she said. She already liked the boy, and Barbra smiled.
"I'm Adam, Barbra's cousin" Adam said, shaking Jonathan's hand "Nice to meet you"
"Nice to meet you too" Jonathan said.
Elizabeth and Barbra smiled. Rachel looked at Finn, who was the only one who hadn't introduced himself yet. He walked towards Jonathan.
"I'm Finn" he said coldly "I'm Barbra's father"
"Nice to meet you, sir" Jonathan said, extending his hand.
Finn looked at him for a moment, and shook the boy's hand. Barbra could see Jonathan wince, and she imagined how hard her dad was squeezing the poor boy's hand. Finally, Finn let go of him and sat in a nearby couch.
"So, Jonathan" Rachel said as she sat next to Finn "We've heard that you're Jesse's son"
"Yeah" Jonathan sat down too, as well as Barbra and Elizabeth.
"Your father and I worked together a couple times. He's really talented and professional."
"Yeah, he's awesome" Finn said, with a smile that didn't reach his eyes "Especially when it's time to break some eggs, right Rachel?"
Rachel and Barbra glared at him. Blaine and Adam tried not to laugh, and Kurt and Finn shared a high five under the coffee table.
"Don't pay attention to him, Jonathan" Rachel said.
"Hey, dad" Barbra said "I've heard that you also liked to break things when you were in high school. Like mom's heart, for example"
This time, almost everyone tried not to laugh. Finn looked at his daughter, and you could almost read the words "You betrayed me" in his eyes.
"Anyway" Rachel said, breaking the silence "How is Jesse? Is he working on something?"
"He's coaching Vocal Adrenaline" Jonathan said, smiling.
Finn, Kurt, Blaine and Rachel looked at the boy, their eyes wide.
"Great!" Finn said "Now I hate him even more!"
"Finn!" Rachel said.
"If you want to talk with my dad" Jonathan said "There's a parents meeting tomorrow at school. My dad is attending, so…"
"Great! We'll go then!" Rachel said, and Finn huffed "Finn, we can talk to Mr. Schue!"
"Cool! I'll go, then" Finn said, grinning.
"Blaine and I will go too" Kurt said.
"I can't wait until tomorrow!" Rachel said, excited.
"Thank you for driving us!" Anna said, opening the door of James' car.
"No problem" James said, and he kissed Anna before she exited the car.
"See you tomorrow" Steven said to Hannah. They were in the back seat of the car.
"Bye" she said.
Hannah kissed Steven on the cheek, and climbed out, her cheeks slightly blushed. The twins entered their house. Hannah threw her bag aside and jumped on top of the couch, smiling. Anna sat next to her.
"Why are you so happy?" she asked.
"I think I really like him" Hannah said, playing with the remote.
"I know" Anna said, laughing "About time you admitted it!"
Hannah giggled and stood up. She turned the stereo on, and put a CD in it. Hannah turned to look at Anna, smiling, and the music started. Anna smiled too, and Hannah started to sing.
When you're around I don't know what to do
I do not think that I can wait
To go over and to talk to you
I do not know what I should say
She sat next to Anna, and kept singing.
And I walk out in silence
That's when I start to realize
What you bring to my life
Damn this guy can make me cry
Both girls sang the chorus, jumping around the living room.
It's so contagious
I cannot get it out of my mind
It's so outrageous
You make me feel so high
They sat next to each other again, singing.
All the time
This time, Anna sang by herself, while Hannah jumped around her, throwing the cushions into the air.
They all say that you're no good for me
But I'm too close to turn around
I'll show them they don't know anything
I think I've got you figured out
Anna threw a cushion to Hannah, and it hit her in the face.
So I walk out in silence
That's when I start to realize
What you bring to my life
Damn this guy can make me smile
The twins sang the chorus again, throwing cushions at each other.
It's so contagious
I cannot get it out of my mind
It's so outrageous
You make me feel so high
They stopped fighting, and they sat in the couch, still singing.
I'll give you everything
I'll treat you right
If you just give me a chance
I can prove I'm right
They stood up, and left the living room to go into the kitchen, singing.
It's so contagious
I cannot get it out of my mind
It's so outrageous
You make me feel so high
The twins didn't stop singing, jumping and smiling.
It's so contagious
I cannot get it out of my mind
It's so outrageous
You make me feel so high
They sang the last line, sitting on the counter.
All the time
They burst out laughing, and they didn't notice the tall blonde woman that stepped into the kitchen, scowling.
"Girls!"
They looked at her, grinning.
"Hi, mom" they said in unison.
"I know that being in love is wonderful" their mom said "But that's no excuse to destroy the living room!"
"Sorry, mom" the twins said, trying not to laugh.
"Go and clean it up, would you?"
The twins jumped from the counter and walked towards the living room, laughing. Their mom rolled her eyes, and smiled sideways.
Kurt and Blaine stepped inside the classroom, followed by Rachel and Finn. The room was full of parents who were talking cheerfully.
"This brings back so many memories…" Rachel said.
"Finchel and Klaine are here!" a familiar voice said near them.
"Mercedes!" Rachel exclaimed, hugging her friend.
"Sam!"
"Finn!"
Both men hugged each other. Then, Mercedes hugged Finn, and Sam hugged Rachel, all of them laughing. Rachel was even crying a little.
"There's no love for Klaine?" Blaine asked.
Mercedes laughed and hugged Kurt and Blaine, and so did Sam.
"The difference is that we saw each other last week" Mercedes said "We haven't seen these two in ages!" she said, pointing at Rachel and Finn.
The six of them kept talking. Just when Rachel was telling them about her new Broadway show, another familiar voice greeted them.
"Rachel, Finn!"
Tina ran towards them and hugged them tightly. Mike hugged them after her.
"I didn't know you were here!" Tina said.
"We came by surprise" Finn said, grinning.
"I can't believe we're all together" Mike said, and everyone smiled nostalgically.
"Me neither"
William smiled at them, and all his former students hugged him at the same time, attracting glances from the rest of the parents.
"Oh, guys, I missed you so much!" William said.
As they talked, Alma stepped shyly into the classroom. She walked towards her father and touched his shoulder to get his attention.
"Dad" she said "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Of course" William said. He put an arm around his daughter's shoulders "Everybody, this is my daughter Alma. Alma, these are my students Mercedes, Sam, Rachel and Finn. You know Kurt and Blaine already"
"Nice to meet you" Alma said.
Everyone nodded politely and greeted her. As Alma and William talked quietly a few steps away from them, Rachel looked around.
"What's wrong, Rachel?" Kurt asked.
"I don't see Jesse" she said "Jonathan said he would be here…"
"I still don't understand why you want to see him" Kurt said.
"Well, now that our children are dating, I thought it would be a nice opportunity to…"
"Remember the good times when you were together?" Kurt said, raising an eyebrow.
"You don't understand!" Rachel said "That incident is in the past. He apologized to me and I forgave him. And we worked together, and he is one of the most talented and professional persons I've ever had the pleasure to…"
"He's here" Kurt said.
Jesse stepped through the doorway, looking around. He saw Rachel, and smiled, surprised. He started to walk towards her.
"Jesse St. Sucks is coming" Kurt said.
Mercedes sat down to avoid having to greet him. Sam, Tina and Mike did the same.
"Rachel!" Jesse said "It's been a long time!"
"I know!" she said "How are you?"
"Fine, what about you?"
"I'm fine"
Finn, Kurt and Blaine just stood there as they talk. Finn was giving Jesse such an intense glare, that it looked like he wanted to bore a hole in his skull.
"Hello, Finn" Jesse said, extending his hand towards him. Finn didn't shake it, he kept glaring at him. Jesse retrieved his hand "I see your manners have not changed at all."
"Finn, don't be rude!" Rachel whispered to her husband, but he ignored her.
"Kurt, Blaine" Jesse said "It's a pleasure to see you again"
Both men smiled awkwardly.
"I wish I could say the same…" Kurt whispered, and Blaine laughed quietly.
"Everybody" William said, and everyone looked at him "We're going to begin, please take a seat."
Kurt sat next to Mercedes, and Blaine sat next to him. Finn sat next to Mike, and Rachel found a seat next to him. Much to Finn's disgust, Jesse sat next to Rachel.
"Finn doesn't seem very happy" Mercedes said to Kurt.
"I think that if he frowns a little more, his eyebrows are going to become a single line" Sam said.
Finn, in effect, was frowning intensely, as Jesse and Rachel talked. He had his arms crossed firmly on top of his chest, and his lips pursed.
"It's kinda… cute" Kurt said "I mean, he looks like a little kid"
"I heard you" Finn said, in a grumpy voice, and everyone did his best to content their laugher.
When Kurt, Blaine and Finn arrived home, Elizabeth and Barbra had returned from school already. They were watching a movie with Adam.
"How was the meeting?" Elizabeth asked.
"It was nice." Blaine said.
"Where's mom?" Barbra asked.
"She's having coffee with your boyfriend's father" Finn said, frowning.
"I see" Barbra said. The bell rang, and she stood up, smiling.
"Speaking of boyfriend…" Kurt whispered to Blaine.
"Hi, Jonathan!"
Both Finn and Adam frowned, as the boy stepped inside, smiling. Barbra kissed him.
"Hey!" Finn exclaimed.
"What?" Barbra asked, annoyed.
"No kissing in front of me!" Finn exclaimed.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hudson" Jonathan said.
Finn looked at him, frowning, and Jonathan swallowed loudly. Barbra rolled her eyes and took him upstairs, glaring at her father the whole time.
"Come on, papa bear" Kurt said, making Finn sit down "She's a big girl, she can take care of herself"
"Yeah, and Jonathan is a good kid" Blaine said, sitting next to him.
While Kurt, Blaine and Finn talked, Elizabeth looked at her brother, whose eyes were fixed on the TV. Adam was still frowning, and he was grabbing the remote tightly.
"Adam, are you okay?" Elizabeth asked, placing a hand on is arm.
"Yes, I'm fine" Adam relaxed his muscles and smiled at her. Elizabeth bit her lip, knowing that he wasn't fine.
"He hates me!"
Jonathan flopped on Barbra's bed, and she sat next to him.
"No, he doesn't hate you" she said, playing with his hair "My dad is… overprotective, that's all."
"Of course he hates me! Did you saw how he looked at me?" Jonathan looked like he was about to cry. "And your cousin hates me too…"
"Adam? Of course not!"
"Yes! I'm sure he and your dad are plotting to kill me…"
"Don't be ridiculous!" Barbra said "My dad is really overprotective with both me and my mom. And now that I have a boyfriend, I guess it's really hard for him to accept that I'm not a little girl anymore"
"And what about Adam? Why does he hate me?"
"Well, ever since we were kids, Adam has always taken care of me and Lizzie. He cares about us more than anything." Barbra smiled "He and my dad only want me to be happy, and they don't want me to get hurt."
Barbra looked at Jonathan in the eyes, while she kept playing with his hair.
"They just have to realize that you make me happy" she said "And that you're not going to hurt me"
Jonathan smiled at her. He sat straight and kissed her.
"You're awesome, did you know that?" he said.
"Yeah, I know"
They laughed and kissed again.
Rachel and Jesse were laughing, sitting in a small table in the corner of the coffee shop. Rachel took a sip of her coffee, and Jesse kept talking.
"I never thought that coaching a show choir would be so much fun"
"I can't believe that you're coaching Vocal Adrenaline" Rachel said.
"I didn't want to do it at first. But I decided to give it a try."
They went silent for a while, sipping their coffee and looking out of the window. Finally, Rachel spoke.
"Your son is a great kid"
"Jonathan? Yeah, he's awesome. Barbra is wonderful too." Jesse smiled "She reminds of you"
"Well, she's not as dramatic and me, and a little less… self-centered" Rachel laughed "But yeah, she's a lot like me."
"Um, excuse me?"
They heard a voice next to them. A girl was standing there, smiling shyly.
"I just wanted to say that I'm a huge fan of both of you" the girl said, smiling "I love Spring Awakening, I think you were wonderful in it."
"Thank you" Rachel said, smiling.
"I was wondering… could you give me an autograph?" the girl took out a notepad and a pen from her purse.
"Of course" Jesse said, taking the notepad and the pen "What's your name?"
"Lucy" the girl said, smiling broadly "Lucy Hernandez"
Jesse wrote in the notepad and gave it to Rachel. She put her name in it and she took something from her purse. Jesse smiled when he saw it was a sheet full of golden stars stickers. She pasted one in the paper and gave it back to the girl, smiling.
"Oh, my God, thank you so much!" she said.
"You're welcome" Jesse said, and he winked at her.
The girl looked like she was about to faint. She said goodbye to them and ran back to her table, where her friends were waiting for her. Jesse and Rachel smiled.
"I'm glad that Jonathan found someone like Barbra" Jesse said after a little while "He's not good with the ladies, because he's very shy. But when he's with Barbra, he seems more confident."
"Well, I'm very happy that my daughter is with him" Rachel said "He's wonderful, and they seem so happy together"
They kept talking for a while. Rachel looked at her watch.
"I should get going" she said "I'm sure Finn's waiting for me"
"Okay" Jesse said, and they both stood up.
"It was nice talking with you" Rachel said.
Jesse smiled and hugged her. They said goodbye and left the coffee shop.
"Why do you have to leave so soon?" Elizabeth said, as they walked around the airport.
"Oh, come on Lizzie, don't be sad" Finn said, ruffling her hair.
"Yes, we'll be back in a couple weeks for Christmas, remember?" Rachel said.
That seemed to light up Elizabeth's mood, and she smiled.
"Okay" she said.
Finn, Rachel, Adam, Kurt, Blaine, Elizabeth, Barbra and Jonathan were all there. Finn, Rachel and Adam were going to return to New York.
"Oh, it was so good to see you!" Kurt said, hugging Rachel.
Blaine and Elizabeth hugged her too, while Barbra hugged her father. Kurt hugged Adam tightly.
"My baby boy" he said "I wish we could see you more often…"
"Me too, papa" he said. Kurt let go of him, and Blaine hugged him this time.
"Take care, son" he said. "I love you"
"Me too, dad"
As soon as Blaine let go of Adam, Elizabeth jumped into his arms.
"Don't go!" she said.
"I have too" he said, caressing her hair "But I'll be back soon, I promise"
Elizabeth stepped back, smiling. While Kurt and Blaine said goodbye to Finn, Barbra walked towards Adam and hugged him.
"I'll miss you" she said.
"Me too" Adam said. When they parted, he looked at Jonathan, who was being hugged and kissed by Rachel "He's a good guy" Adam said, and smiled at Barbra.
"I know" she said.
"Come here, I want to talk with you" Finn said, putting his arm around Jonathan's shoulders and taking him apart.
"O-okay" the boys said nervously.
Finn stood in front of Jonathan, and looked at him in the eyes.
"You are a good kid" he said "I can see that you love my daughter, and as hard as it is for me to accept it, she loves you too." Finn sighed and kept talking "Take care of her"
"I will, Mr. Hudson" Jonathan said, smiling.
"Good" Finn's expression turned serious "Because if you don't, I'll kill you. And Adam will help me. He may seem scrawny, but he's very strong."
Jonathan swallowed loudly and nodded. Finn patted his shoulder (with a little more strength than it was necessary) and smiled at the boy.
"I kinda like you, Jonathan"
The boy broke into a huge grin. Finn patted his shoulder again and walked towards his family. Jonathan followed him, still smiling like a little kid. Everybody said their last goodbyes, and finally, Finn, Rachel and Adam left.
"You see? I told you he doesn't hate you!" Barbra said.
Jonathan smiled at Barbra. He looked at the math teacher, and he made sure he wasn't watching before he spoke again.
"I can't believe your father told me that he likes me"
Barbra smiled sweetly at him and took his hand. Jonathan's smile grew even bigger.
"You see? I told you he's a good boy!" Rachel said.
Finn and Adam nodded. They were sitting next to her in the plane. Adam looked out of the window and smiled. Barbra seemed happy with Jonathan, and somehow, that made him happy. Even if he wasn't the one that made her smile.
Once again, I want to thank you for your reviews, alerts and favorites. It makes me so happy that you like my story! I hope you liked this chapter, I'll update as soon as I can :-)