A/N: I'm so sorry everyone. I know I said I would update more but I then got sick and had bad writers block. I had a completely different idea for this chapter but changed it. I hope you all like the new chapter though.
I would also just like to thank everyone who is still reading and reviewing/subscribing. Your reviews mean a lot to me. Anyways, happy reading!
As Will drove home he had mixed emotions. On one hand he was grateful that Leroy had understood his feelings for Rachel. It made most of the situation they were in a lot easier to deal with. On the other hand, he was anxious for he didn't know what Hiram Berry's next step was. Hiram was clearly not on their side and Will didn't know if he would ever be.
Will finally arrived home and pulled into his apartment building. He made is usual way up the stairs and to his door. He opened the door and headed straight to the fridge to pull out a beer. He popped the top off taking a long drink as he sat on the couch reaching for the remote. As he finally settled on a station, he felt his phone vibrate.
"Did you get home okay?" Rachel texted. Will sighed as he forgot to text her when he had arrived home.
"Yes, sorry I forgot to text you. Listen Rach, your dad will come around. Call me if you want to talk but if not I'll call you tomorrow, goodnight, love you, Will," Will sent back.
"Thank you Will. Love you too," Rachel smiled as she sent the text. She loved how Will was always so caring towards her. It was one of the many things that she loved about him. Will smiled at the text and set his phone back in his pocket.
Since school was no longer in session for the summer, Will had no worry of going to bed or grading papers. It was just after midnight when he felt himself drifting off to sleep. As he got up to turn the television off, he heard a loud crash coming from his hallway. He nervously went to the door and carefully listened to anything outside.
Will had no worry though as whoever made the crash outside was looking for him. His doorbell rang and he cautiously opened it.
"Well if it isn't Mr. Schuester! The man who married my daughter!"
To say Will was shocked was an understatement. Why was Hiram Berry at his front door in the middle of the night?
"Mr. Berry? What are you doing here?" Will asked confused as ever.
"Why am I here?" Hiram said out loud pondering his own question. Will looked at him curiously and studied his movements. He was slightly slurring, his pupils were dilated and he was leaning on the frame of the door for support. Will came to the conclusion that Hiram Berry was drunk.
"Mr. Berry, are you drunk?" Will asked calmly.
"Possibly, after I left you three, I must have went to the bar and had a couple of drinks!" Hiram said now pushing his way past Will and into his apartment.
"I'm not happy with you Will," Hiram slurred.
"I know sir, I'm sorry for what I did but I love your daughter," Will said shutting the door and turning around to face him.
"No you don't, you can't love my Rachel. She is just a child," Hiram said.
"Look, I don't really want to argue with you sir. You know how I feel about Rachel and there isn't anything you can say to change that. Why don't I call Leroy and Rachel and they can come pick you up?" Will suggested.
"How dare you talk to me like that!" Hiram shouted as Will went to go and grab his cell phone out of his pocket.
"You are not calling them! I don't want to see them!" Hiram yelled stepping closer while trying to grab the phone out his hand.
"Hiram stop! You are drunk and you need to go home. Leroy and Rachel miss you. They are upset that you left can't you see that?" Will said trying not to get even angrier with the man.
"No, they don't miss me. How could Rachel miss me when I basically ripped her heart out and how can Leroy still love me when I walked out on him?" Hiram said while starting to sob.
"If you go home right now, they will forgive you, but you have to let me call them alright?" Will asked brining his cell phone up to his face. He quickly dialed Rachel and heard the line ringing.
"No, I'm not ready. You are not calling them!" Hiram yelled again as he tried to grab the phone again. Will moved out of the way which sent Hiram stumbling to the ground and knocking his head on the kitchen barstool.
Hiram got up and turned around angrier than before. All the tears he had just a couple of minutes ago were gone. He shrugged his shoulders and made another move towards Will. Will once again stepped to his left and Hiram crashed into the couch. Just as he was getting up, Rachel answered.
"Rachel! Listen your dad showed up at my apartment and he is drunk. You and Leroy need to come straight away because he is a little angry," Will said quickly as Hiram was getting ready to go after him again.
"Wait, what?" Rachel asked still half asleep.
"Please Rachel, you need to hurry over because I don't know how much longer I can last before your dad actually tackles me," Will said panicked.
"I'll be there as fast as I can," Rachel said in a hurry.
"Thank you, please hurry!" Will shouted as he hung up. Just as he hung up, Hiram came from behind him, grabbing his shoulders and tackling him to the ground.
"Hiram, stop! If you hurt me anymore than what you have already done, Rachel will never forgive you," Will said protecting his face for when Hiram would attack.
When a punch never came, Will took his hands away and noticed that Hiram was sitting on the floor by the couch. Will got up and cautiously walked over and bent in front of him.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," Hiram sobbed into his palms. "I never meant to hurt you, Will, it's just that I can't stand the thought of Rachel being with you," Hiram sobbed.
"The only way I would be happy was to see you in pain because my own family put me in so much pain," he said. Will stood there unable to say anything. He just let the man in front of him cry his pain out and let him say what he needed to say.
"Rachel is just a girl, just only eighteen and you are what? Thirty two?" Hiram said. "That is too much of an age difference."
After about ten more minutes of Hiram crying to himself, the door rang and Will quickly got up to go get it. Rachel and Leroy rushed in and spotted Hiram on the floor.
"Daddy," Rachel said while holding back the tears as she gently put a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm so sorry for everything Will and I have done. I didn't mean to put you in so much pain," Rachel said now breaking down. Hiram looked in her eyes and pulled her into a hug, letting her know that he was sorry as well.
Leroy looked down at the two and decided that he needed to make things right so he leant down and joined them.
"I'm sorry, Leroy, I didn't mean to walk out," Hiram said.
"I know, I know," Leroy said. Rachel got up and left her parents to continue their apologies as she went over to Will.
"Are you alright?" Rachel asked.
"I am now," Will said bringing her into a hug of his own. She rested her head on his chest while he rested his head on the top of hers.
Once everyone had calmed down, Hiram walked over to Will.
"Mr. Schuester, I hope that you can accept my apology but I understand if you cannot," Hiram said. Will thought for a moment and then reached out his hand.
"What's done is done. I'm just glad that we are all on the same page," Will said as he shook his hand.
"Right, well not exactly," Hiram said as Rachel and Leroy looked at him curiously.
"After I went to the bar, I made a call," Hiram said nervously.
"What do you mean a call?" Will said trying to remain calm.
"Well I was so angry and not thinking straight that I may have called the high school," Hiram said.
"What? Why would you do that?" Will yelled no longer able to control his anger.
"Daddy?" Rachel looked at him confused.
"Like I said before, I was in pain and the only way I could feel better was to see Will in pain as well. I was drunk and not thinking," Hiram tried to explain.
"Well what happened?" Will asked.
"The principal picked up seeing as this was only the first afternoon off of school and I made an accusation against you about Rachel," Hiram said ashamed.
Rachel gasped and so did Leroy. Will just stood there with a blank expression on his face unable to say anything.
"I didn't tell him about you getting married though. I figured if I made a few accusations against you then you would be gone out of Rachel's life and I wouldn't have to worry anymore," Hiram explained.
Will sunk into the nearest chair thinking of how his whole world was about to change. He could go to jail, loose his teaching license and most importantly loose Rachel.
"What did principal Figgins say?" Will finally asked.
"He said that he would call you tomorrow and make sure you come in an answer some questions," Hiram said. "Nothing is set in stone though Will, he just wants to talk to you."
"I can't believe you would do this," Rachel said stepping closer to Will and putting a hand on his shoulder. "Will could go to jail if Figgins were to find out."
"I know and I feel awful. I would never have gone that far if I wasn't drunk," Hiram said.
"Do you have any marriage papers?" Leroy asked out of nowhere. Everyone turned and looked at him confused as they were not sure where he was going with this.
"I don't think so. I couldn't find any in my suitcase," Will said.
"Well there you go. He won't be able to have any proof about your marriage. There is no evidence actually towards you since this only happened over the weekend in New York," Leroy said.
"That is true," Hiram added.
"Wait if you don't have any papers, how do you know if you are actually married or not then?" Hiram asked with hopefulness in his voice. If Rachel wasn't married to Will he would be the happiest man alive.
Will and Rachel both looked at each other. The thought had never crossed their mind on the possibility of not being married. It just seemed obvious that they were when they woke up that morning.
"Well I did wake up with a ring on my finger," Rachel said with Will nodding next to her.
"Where is the ring then?" Leroy asked.
"We took it back. I needed my money back," Will said.
"So you have no ring and no marriage papers. That is good for Figgins not being able to have any evidence but bad for you two," Leroy said.
"Bad for us?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, you could possibly not be married."
Rachel looked over to Will, worry etched into her face. She had just adjusted to the idea of being married to Will, how could she go back to how things were? It would be easier to be out in public with each other but she didn't care about what people would think of them. She wanted Will and now he could possibly not be hers. If worst came to worst though, her and Will could always get married again but that would all depend on Hiram's blessing.
"How do you find something like that out?" Rachel asked.
"Do you know where you got married?" Leroy asked.
"No," Will said slightly embarrassed.
"Well I would find out because that is how you will know," Leroy said.
After a couple of minutes of silence, Hiram suggested that it was time to go.
"I'm truly sorry Will," Hiram said before he walked out of the apartment. "Just remain calm when you talk to Figgins and he shouldn't suspect a thing," he added.
"Goodnight Will. Thank you for calling," Leroy said shaking his hand.
"No problem," Will said giving him half a smile.
Rachel was the last to walk out.
"Please call me after you talk to Figgins?" Rachel asked.
"Of course," Will said as he lent down and gave her a gentle kiss.
"Everything will be fine," she said as she pulled away.
"Thank you. Good night. I love you," Will said as she walked away.
"Love you too," Rachel said back.
Will closed the door once they were out of seeing distance. He walked to his room and sunk on his bed. He couldn't believe what Hiram had done. He had to face Principal Figgins tomorrow and he was worried that he would crack. As he laid there though, the thought of possibly not being married to Rachel at all crossed his mind and in that moment that was all that he cared about as he drifted off to sleep.