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5x02 – Glee and The Visit

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Friday Morning

"Rachel, you ready I have everyone packed in the car and Santana and Brittany just got here"

Finn walked into their bedroom to see Rachel sitting on the bed staring into space. Finn sat down on the bed next to her.

"What's wrong Rachel?" Finn asked.

"I've been thinking, maybe we shouldn't go. Rose still isn't sleeping in her own bed and a new environment might not be a good idea right now" Rachel explained as she ran her hands together nervously.

Rachel, Finn and their children along with Santana, Brittany, Mercedes and Sam we're going to Rochester to visit Quinn and Puck. It had been three weeks since the kidnapping and Finn had decided it would do the group some good to get away for the weekend and finally see the town that their friends now lived in. Rachel however hadn't liked the idea at all. Rose was still having nightmares and Henry hadn't slept for more than a few hours at a time ever since it had happened and Rachel was more concerned with her children than visiting her friend.

"Rachel I thought we agreed that we needed this, maybe a change of scenery will be good for them, and you too" Finn reasoned. "It will be good to see Puck and Quinn as well, I know you're dying to see this house, with the white picket fence and manicured lawn"

Rachel laughed gently at Finn's attempt to lighten the mood. Truthfully she did want to see her friends but around every corner she saw a new threat to her children. Jimmy was behind bars but Rachel was still afraid every day that something else could happen.

"I promise that if something doesn't feel right we can come back early but I do think this will help" Finn encouraged. He rose from the bed and gently pulled Rachel up with him. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her softly on the lips.

"Okay we'll go. But only because I think Santana would kill us if we made her go to the suburbs without us" Rachel laughed. Finn nodded in agreement then the pair walked down stairs to see Santana in the living room watching telly with Rose and Henry with Mason on her lap.

"Is everything okay? Because Brittany is putting our bags in the car and I refuse to go without you" Santana said giving Rachel a pointed look. Rachel rolled her eyes as she picked up Mason.

"We're going, I just needed a minute freak out but I'm fine now" Rachel answered. She bounced Mason on her hip as she looked over at Rose and Henry. They both seemed very content as they watched cartoons but the real problems started when they went to bed.

"Mercedes and Sam just pulled up, you guys ready" Brittany called as she walked back into the house. Finn looked over at Rachel, who nodded.

"Yeah we're ready" Finn called back "Rose, Henry come on we're leaving"

Finn turned off the TV as Rose and Henry jumped off the sofa and made their way out side with everyone else. Mercedes and Sam we're waiting for them all by the car. Rachel helped Rose, Henry and Mason into the car while the others put their bags in the boot. They had rented an eight-seater car so that they could drive to Rochester together.

"So how long does it take to drive to Rochester" Mercedes asked as they all got into the car. Finn got into the driver's seat with Sam in the passenger's seat. Rachel wanted to sit near the children in case the needed her.

"About five hours" Finn answered as he wrote the address that Puck had text him into the GPS.

"It's a good thing I brought these" Santana cheered as she held up three bags of cookies. She handed them to Rose and Henry but Rachel stopped her before she could hand one to Mason.

"He doesn't have any teeth" Rachel quipped as she opened the bag and started eating the cookies herself.

Five hours later the group had arrived in Rochester and were looking around the streets signs for the right one. The children were all asleep as the adults looked at all the suburban streets, some in amazed amusement and some with disgust.

"What is this place" Santana grumbled as she looked at another house with a perfect lawn and picket fence "It is far too bright and cheerful; how do Puck and Quinn stand it"

"I think it's nice" Rachel mused "I bet their children don't get kidnap in the night" Rachel added sadly. She looked over her sleeping children as Finn looked at her concerned, Rachel gave him a gentle smile when she saw him staring at her though the rear view mirror.

"There is it, up on the left" Sam pointed out. Finn turned on to the street and Santana let out a huge groan.

"Are we driving on to a cul-de-sac. Do Quinn and Puck live on a cul-de-sac!" Santana gasped over dramatically. Santana looked around as people were setting up tables and chairs around the lawn in the middle of the square.

"Looks like they are having a block party" Brittany noticed as Finn pulled up outside what the GPS told them was Quinn and Pucks house.

Santana turned to her wife "What the hell is a block party"

Nobody answered, instead they got out of the car and grabbed their bags. Rachel put Henry and Mason in their double pram and took Rose's hand.

"You guys are here!" Quinn exclaimed as she ran towards her friends with Puck trailing behind. Quinn hugged each other them then pulled Rachel, Mercedes and Santana into a group hug. "Oh I've missed you guys"

"We've missed you too" Rachel returned once they had pulled away.

"Well come on" Quinn said. They rest of them followed her inside the house. They all dropped their bags in the living room then went out into the back garden. Quinn already had drinks and snacks set up on the table in the patio. NJ was playing with his action figures on the grass, he immediately dropped them when he saw Rose.

"ROSE" NJ shouted. He ran over to her and hugged her tightly. "Want to come and play with my Captain America action figure. You too Henry"

Rose looked up at her parents "Just stay close" Rachel answered.

Henry and Rose followed Henry over to his toys while the adults all took a seat at the table. Rachel took the seat at the end so she could see the children playing better.

"So did you guys find it okay?" Quinn asked as she passed them all a drink.

"Yeah it wasn't so –"

Santana held up her hand "Enough about that, what is going on out there" Santana waved her hand towards the front of the house where people were still setting up around the square.

"Oh it's the block party. We have them every four months, so you're lucky it falls on the same weekend you are here" Quinn explained.

"Lucky" Santana dismissed shaking her head.

"Yeah it's starts in about two hours. My mom gets really into them" Puck added although not with the same enthusiasm as Quinn did.

"Where is your mom? I thought she was eager to meet us" Finn asked. As soon as the words left his mouth, an older woman walked in through the patio doors with a giant plate of Rice Krispy Treats in her hands.

"I made snacks so let's meet these wonderful friends of yours" The woman greeted as she put the plate down on the table then looked pointedly at Puck.

Puck stood up and pointed to Mercedes and Sam first "Mom this is Mercedes and Sam"

"You two married?" Pucks mother asked pointing her finger at the pair.

"Uh … No" Mercedes answered nervously under the Jewish woman's glare.

"Shame"

Puck rolled his eyes but continued "And this is Brittany and Santana"

"You two married" Pucks mother asked again.

"We are" Santana answered sending a smirk to Mercedes who stuck out her tongue in reply.

"Better"

"And this is Finn and Rachel. That's their son Mason and over there is their daughter Rose and their son Henry" Puck concluded. He fell back onto his chair and finished off his beer.

"You two married?" Mrs Puckerman asked. Finn nodded his head in reply as Rachel's held up her wedding ring.

"Married before you had children!" Mrs Puckerman added. Rachel and Finn nodded again, Mr Puckerman looked over at her son.

"See Noah it can be done" Mrs Puckerman turned back to Finn and Rachel who were trying their best not to laugh at Puck getting scolded by his mother "I was so sorry to hear about what happened with your children. It must have been –"

"That's okay mom" Puck jumped up. He put his arm around her to silence her as everyone else looked at Finn and Rachel, who were trying their best to not look as downcast as they felt whenever the kidnapping was brought up.

"We have to get ready for the block party so we will see you there later mom" Puck rushed out, as he lightly pushed his mother back through the patio doors. He closed the door behind her then looked back at Rachel and Finn.

"I'm really sorry about her guys, she never knows when to keep her mouth shut" Puck apologised. Finn nodded at Puck in understanding then looked at Rachel who was watching her children play with NJ with a far-away expression.

Sensing the change in Rachel's mood everyone decided to unpack their things and get ready for the block party. Rachel and Finn with their children were in the spare room. Santana and Brittany were in NJs room and Mercedes and Sam were staying on the couch in the living room.

Rachel was putting Mason down in the travel cot they had brought with them when Finn walked into the room with a Rice Krispy Treat in his hand. He held it out for Rachel as she took a seat on the bed.

"Here I thought it might make you feel better"

"I'm fine Finn" Rachel replied but took the snack anywhere. She took a bite then looked over at Rose and Henry who were laid out of the double bed, watching a Peppa Pig episode on Finn's iPad. Rachel had a constant worried expression on her face and Finn wasn't sure how to help. He had thought getting away from New York would be good for Rachel but really it had just made her more stressed, as she was in an unfamiliar environment.

"We can leave if you want, I don't want you to be any more stressed than you already are" Finn reasoned. He put his arm around Rachel and pulled her close.

"And miss this amazing block party. Never!" Rachel lightly joked "Finn I'm stressed everywhere and I want to spend time with Quinn and Noah. You were right to bring us here. We all need it"

"As long as you are okay, that's my only concern"

"I know and I love you for it" Rachel smiled up at her husband then kissed him softly. She pulled away but kept close to him.

"I love you too"

An hour later the group were stood by the fence of Noah and Quinn's house looking over the block party. There was 7 tables full of food that each house on the block had brought as well as a make shift dance floor next to the CD player and speaker. They were games scattered around like giant Jenga, connect four and twister as well as a ring toss with actual prizes. Children were running about everywhere their laughs filling the noise along with the music and the adults were all chatting happily as they ate. The 6 adults were looking around at everything with shock, confusion and in Santana's case disgust.

"We have clearly gone back in time. This is like a commercial for Budweiser in the 50's" Santana stated as she watched a man dip in his head in a bucket of cold water then quickly come back up with an apple in his mouth.

"Puck is barbecuing. I didn't even know Puck knew how to do that" Finn laughed. Puck was grilling some burgers with another man at a large barbecue, they both had aprons on that read 'Kiss the Cook'.

"It's like we stepped into the Stepford Wives" Brittany mused

"I think it's nice" Sam said. He watched as they children were happily bouncing on the bouncing castle.

"Well Sam you're just wrong" Santana exclaimed.

"Mommy can I play on the bouncy castle" Rose asked looking up at her mom. Henry and Rose were both stood close to their parents and Mason was in his pram close to them. Rachel looked out at all the unfamiliar adults and children walking about. Rachel shook her head at her daughter.

"No sweetie stay here"

"But mommy NJ is playing on it and I'm –"

"Rose I said no!" Rachel scolded. Tears came to Rose's eyes instantly as she had never been yelled at by her mother before, Rose looked down at the ground and Rachel looked away guiltily. Rachel hadn't meant to yell at Rose but even though Rachel knew they were a lot safer in Rochester than they had been in New York she just couldn't relax where her children were concerned.

"Why don't I take her; I'll watch her the whole time" Finn whispered to Rachel. Rachel nodded her head as she looked at Rose who was looking anywhere but at her mother.

"Come on Rosie" Rose took her father's hand and walked over to the Bouncy Castle. Santana wrapped her arm around Rachel when she noticed Rachel wiping stray tears away as she watched her daughter.

XoXo

"Here's a hotdog sweetie and you didn't even have to kiss the chef" Finn joked as he put a plate in front of his daughter, who was sat at the table next to where Puck was still barbequing for everyone.

"Very funny, the neighbours gave it to me after I helped with the barbeque the first time" Puck said rolling his eyes.

"You've really settled in here" Finn commented.

"It's different to what I'm used to but Quinn's really happy here and so is NJ and truthfully so am I" Puck admitted. Moving back to Rochester had been an adjustment for Puck as he was used to the big city but once he saw how happy Quinn and NJ were, he quickly realised it was the best place for his family.

"I'm happy for you Puck, I was worried you would hate it here and it would cause problems with you and Quinn but I can see the opposite has happened" Finn admitted. Puck nodded his head in agreement as he continued to grill some burgers. He finished them off then handed one to Finn.

"How are you guys?" Puck asked nodding his head over at Rachel who still stood by Quinn and Puck's house with Mason in her arms and Henry stood next to her. She looked to be the only person not to be having a good time.

"Not good, I don't think Rachel has slept since it happened and Rose hasn't gone back to school yet because Rachel wants her close by" Finn answered.

"I can't even imagine how she must be feeling, or you for that matter" Puck said. He and Quinn hated that they couldn't be in New York to help their friends which is why they had suggested the trip because they hoped being in a peaceful town like Rochester would relax Rachel.

"I'm just worried about Rachel. She knows that Jimmy is locked away and can't hurt them anymore but now she constantly worrying about every other danger that's out there. She even asked Tina to get background checks on our neighbours, neighbours who we have known for years and are in their seventies. Luckily Tina talked her out of it" Finn explained.

"She just needs time Finn, she'll see eventually that you guys are safe" Puck argued as he handed a napkin to Rose as she had tomato sauce down her face.

"Yeah, I hope so" Finn replied, although even he knew he didn't really believe it.

Quinn and Puck's House – Rochester – Saturday Morning

The next day everyone was gathered again in Puck and Quinn's garden having breakfast on the patio before they spent the day exploring Rochester. Finn walked into patio with Rose and Henry balanced on his hips. He sat them down at the table and made them up a plate of food. Santana walked over to the pair and smirked when she noticed Rose's outfit.

"You can always tell which one of you dresses Rosie" Santana joked. Rose and Henry were both wearing black joggers and jumpers with Batman on the front, along with black converse. Santana knew only Finn would dress Rose and Henry so casual.

"BATMAN!" NJ shouted when he noticed Henry's and Rose's jumper. He joined them at the table and immediately grabbed one of the muffins from the plate in front of them.

"Who made all this?" Finn asked. The table was filled with all kinds of breakfast food and he had to wonder who had made it all when it was only 9 am.

"Quinn did, this morning; she was up at 5 gardening then she did all this" Santana replied giving Finn a look. Finn shared a laugh with her then sat at the table and made a plate for himself.

"I can't wait for you guys to see Rochester, there is this cute handmade soap store you're going to love" Quinn beamed. She stopped NJ from taking another muffin before putting a bowl of fruit in front of him.

"Handmade soaps do you know me at all" Santana said, shaking her head. She reluctantly took a seat at the table and started buttering some toast. Brittany took a seat next to her, she nicked the toast from her wife and took a bite. Santana smirked at her lovingly then started buttering another slice.

"Where's Rachel?" Brittany asked through a mouth full of toast.

"She's coming down; she's just getting Mason ready" Finn replied.

"Is she okay?"

"I'm not sure" Finn admitted. Rachel had been tense all throughout the block party and once it was finally over, she kept her children close to her all night before going to bed early.

"We'll make sure you guys have such a good day" Quinn beamed before waving her hands at all the food on the table "Now eat up!"

"You heard the woman" Puck grinned. He took a seat at the head of the table, Mercedes and Sam joined them at the table and they all started eating the massive breakfast Quinn had prepared. Five minutes later Rachel walked into the garden with Mason on her hip.

"Rachel! Have some breakfast then we will get going" Quinn grinned. Rachel gave Quinn a strange look as she handed Mason to Brittany who was reaching her arms out for him, he too was dressed in black joggers and a Batman jumper.

"Quinn you're going to have to take it down a notch" Rachel quipped. Quinn stuck her tongue out at Rachel as she took a next to Finn at the table. The group had breakfast for twenty minutes then climbed into the rental minivan and drove to Rochester's town center, which only took ten minutes. Once they parked up everyone looked around the town square where all the shops were located trying to decide what to do first.

"How about we spilt up, then we can meet at Tony Bar and Grill for lunch" Puck suggested when they couldn't decide what to do.

"That's a good idea" Quinn smiled, she waved her hands in front of her "Girls this way"

"Rosie, do you want to come with me" Rachel asked. Henry had followed NJ, both wanting to go to the park, but Rachel hoped to spend time with her daughter after snapping at her the day before.

"I'll go with Daddy" Rose said, shyly. She looked at her father hoping she wouldn't get in trouble again and it broke Rachel's heart a little.

"She probably just wants to be with NJ" Finn reasoned, he stroked Rachel's arm gently "She'll never leave my side I promise"

"Try to have some fun" Finn pressed. Rachel nodded her head, Quinn wrapped her arms through Rachel's and gave Finn a look that he knew meant she would make sure Rachel had some fun. Finn gave Rachel another kiss before taking Rose's hand and following the guys to the park.

"Brittany, you not coming with us" Santana asked when she noticed Brittany following the guys.

"Go be with your friends; I know that's what you want" Brittany smirked knowingly at her wife.

"I love you" Santana said, happily. She pressed her lips to Brittany's in a sweet kiss. When the girls called for her she pulled away.

Brittany winked at her "You better"

XoXo

"This store is adorable, the owner just told me about all the homemade candle she makes" Rachel grinned as she showed them to Quinn "I bought six"

The girls had spent an hour at the apothecary store that Quinn had told them about. While Santana had played with Mason, Rachel had finally relaxed and was enjoying the store as much as Quinn did. She had spent twenty minutes talking to the owner about everything she stocked in her shop.

"I told you, the stores around here are all small business, they have heart" Quinn gushed, she bought another three candles to go with the six she already had at her home.

"Let's go to that beauty shop, I want some homemade hand cream" Rachel said, she glanced over at Santana, to make sure she was following them, with Mason in her arms then followed Quinn out of the store and into the next one.

"Now there is two of them" Santana said, shaking her head. She followed them while bouncing Mason on her hip. He laughed while trying to reach for Santana's earing while Mercedes gave her a firm look.

"Maybe but this is the most relaxed Rachel has been in three weeks, so don't ruin it" Mercedes said, pointing her finger in a warning at Santana. They had arrived at the next store and Quinn and Rachel immediately started browsing while Mercedes and Santana stayed by the door.

"I won't, I promise" Santana laughed. She tickled Mason's stomach and his laugh filled the small store. Santana managed to keep herself entertained with Mason for an hour while Rachel and Quinn shopped before she realised they had to meet the others.

"Time to meet the others" Santana told Mercedes, she glanced over at Quinn and Rachel who were paying for their homemade beauty items.

"Let's go before they buy anymore soap" Mercedes mused. They both got up from the window ledge where they had been waiting for Quinn and Rachel to finish and walked over to their friends. They had to drag them out of the store when Rachel said she wanted to look at the organic hand creams again.

"Just over here" Quinn said directing over to where the guys and Brittany were waiting for them outside the restaurant. Even though it had only been two hours since they had had breakfast they had already worked up an appetite shopping and playing in the park.

Rachel was listening to Henry and Rose tell her how great the park was when her phone started to ring.

"Urgh its Tina, I had better take this" Rachel said recognizing Tina's special ringtone, she took her phone out of her handbag "Hey Tina what's up?"

Rachel walked a few yards away from the group to take her call.

"So how was shopping in Rochester" Sam asked. The guys and Brittany had spent two hours enjoying the park with the children, not at all bothered that they missed out on seeing the shops Rochester had to offer.

"Rachel and Quinn enjoyed it" Mercedes quipped, glancing down at the five bags in Quinn's hand.

"Just what our house needs, more candles" Puck joked rolling his eyes, Quinn stuck her tongue out at him playfully.

"Everything okay?" Finn asked, when Rachel walked back over to them.

"There's a problem with the cover photo, I need my laptop. You guys stay here and enjoy your lunch. I'm gonna head back" Rachel explained with a sigh. Rachel had been slacking at work since the kidnapping so she felt guilty something had gone wrong and she knew she had to be the one to fix it.

"Are you sure?" Finn asked.

"Yeah Mason's ready for a nap. I'll take him and just meet you guys back there" Rachel said, glancing at Mason who struggling to keep his eyes open as his head rolled onto Santana's shoulder.

"I'll bring you something back" Finn said, he gave Rachel a sweet kiss "Don't work too hard"

"Love you" Rachel said. She took Mason from Santana and settled him on her hip, he quickly settled into her arms and closed his eyes.

"Ditto" Finn replied, before following the other into the restaurant.

Quinn and Puck's House – Rochester – Saturday Afternoon

An hour later Rachel was still working on her laptop in Quinn and Puck's dining room when Puck's mother walked into the house. She quickly noticed Rachel was the only one there and joined her in the dining room.

"Hello there Rachel" Mrs. Puckerman said. She started straightening up the papers next to Rachel and Rachel didn't have the heart to tell her that they were already in the order she needed them.

"Hi Mrs. Puckerman"

"Where is everyone else?"

"They are still in town, I had to come back to do some work for my latest issue" Rachel replied, she didn't look up away from her laptop as she typed up an email to Tina.

"Let me get you a drink" Mrs. Puckerman said. She put the papers back then got up from the table.

"No, you don't have to do that" Rachel replied, she didn't feel right have Puck's mother do something for her.

"Nonsense, you're working hard. I'll make you a nice cup of tea" Mrs. Puckerman waved off before going to the kitchen. Rachel realised she was going to get a cup of tea if she liked it or not. She was alone for just a few minutes when Puck's mother came back into the Dining room with a tray with a tea pot, two cups, a saucer of milk and a plate of biscuits.

"I'm sorry if I upset you yesterday. My son keeps telling to think before I speak, I never do" Mrs. Puckerman apologized as she poured Rachel a cup of tea. She added a biscuit to the saucer then handed it to Rachel.

"Its fine really" Rachel waved off. She took the cup and saucer and took a sip of tea. She didn't want to tell Mrs. Puckerman that she was more of a coffee drinker. For some reason, Mrs. Puckerman had a face Rachel didn't want to disappoint.

"You are still very worried for your children" Mrs. Puckerman noted. She took a seat next to Rachel as she drank her own tea. Rachel slowly nodded her head as she felt the tears in her eyes. It happened any time she thought about the kidnapping.

"All the time"

"Children are going to get hurt dear Rachel, as much as we tried to protect them sometimes bad things are going to happen" Mrs. Puckerman said, kindly. She put down her cup and gently stroked Rachel's hand.

"I just feel like I've failed" Rachel admitted. She wasn't sure why it was so easy for her to admit that to her friend's mother, but it was, and Rachel was felt better once she got it off her chest.

"Failed! That's ridiculous dear"

"I should never have written back to Jimmy, I shouldn't have done what I did; I should have realised what he was doing. I should have done something" Rachel argued. Mrs. Puckerman took a tissue from her pocket and gently dabbed Rachel's eyes.

"Rachel what you are feeling is called being a parent. We always want to protect our children and it kills us when we think we failed. We can't protect them from everything we just have to be there for them as best that we can"

"How do I get past my own fears. I snapped at my own daughter yesterday because I'm so afraid something will happen to them" Rachel said. Mrs. Puckerman wrapped her arms around Rachel and pulled her close.

"I don't know the answer to that Dear. One day it will just start to get easier"

"I really hope so" Rachel cried, she felt herself let out everything she had been bottling up since the kidnapping. Mrs. Puckerman stroked Rachel's hair as Rachel continued to cry on her shoulder.

"Oh, dear you just let it out"

Rachel was so distracted by her own cries that she didn't hear the others come back, or Sam and Brittany taking the children outside so they wouldn't see their mother cry and didn't notice Finn until he sat down in Mrs. Puckerman's chair and wrapped her in a comforting embrace.

"I'm here Rach" Finn said, softly as he gently rocked her "I'm always going to be here"

XoXo

A few hours later the group had once again settled at the table in the garden to have to something to eat and drink. They had wanted to stay in the garden so that Rachel and Finn could have some privacy to finally talk, so Quinn had set up a paddling pool in the garden and after playing with the kids for a few hours, Quinn had made them all some tacos, quesadillas, and enchiladas to enjoy with the early evening sun.

"Well Quinn Rochester has at least made you a better cook" Santana joked as she put another enchilada in her mouth.

"Thank you, I think" Quinn replied.

"Well that's all of them settled in the family room, watching a movie" Puck said as he walked into the garden "Which means it's time to start drinking" Puck added holding up the beers in his hand. Puck put the beers down and took some more tacos. He kissed Quinn on the cheek then sat down at the table.

"Thank god you guys haven't changed that much" Santana said, happily as she immediately starting passing out the beers. She passed them to Mercedes and Sam then handed one to Quinn.

"None for me thanks" Quinn said sharing a secret smile with Puck "And we haven't changed that much"

"You are gardening and Puck is barbequing" Santana argued, Mercedes nodded her head in agreement so Quinn stuck her tongue out at the pair.

"Shut up, and let's start drinking" Brittany told her wife, she glanced at Puck "Finn and Rachel coming down"

"Finn said they will be down in a minute" Puck answered as he unscrewed the caps on the beers "Once they've finished talking"

XoXo

"How you feeling?" Finn asked, he had walked into the spare room just as Rachel was coming out of the en-suite. They both sat on bed and Finn pulled Rachel into his arms.

"I'm okay. Puck's mom was right I needed to let it out and now that I have, we can move forward from it" Rachel replied. After she had her breakdown in the dining room, Rachel had gone upstairs so none of the children would see her upset and her and Finn had a long talk about how they both felt.

"How do we do that?" Finn asked. He wanted nothing more than to move past what had happened, he wanted to be able to sleep at night and know that his children were safe, he had hidden it better than Rachel but he was hurting just as much and felt like he'd let his family down.

"I'm not sure. That man has made me afraid, I'm scared of our house, of that area, of even being in New York" Rachel admitted

"We will figure it out, I promise Rachel. You and our children will never be afraid again" Finn promised, always that optimist of the married pair.

"I know" Rachel nodded "Let's go downstairs, I heard Noah finally got the beers out"

Rachel and Finn left the spare room and walked through the family room when they saw all the children sat together on the sofa watching a movie, even Mason who was propped up with pillows while holding onto Rose's arm.

"I'm happy you both here, I miss you" NJ said, not realising Finn and Rachel were stood at the door watching them.

"We miss you too NJ" Rose beamed, Henry nodded firmly in agreement.

"You guys okay?" Rachel asked as she walked further in the room. She kneeled down to secure Mason better next to Rose.

"Fine Mommy!" Henry smiled at his parents.

"We'll be out there if you need us okay" Rachel said before her and Finn left the room and went outside. It was the first-time Rachel hadn't had her children by her side since the kidnapping and even though they were only in the other room she felt like it was a step in the right direction.

"You okay?" Mercedes asked Rachel when she noticed the couple.

"I'm fine" Rachel nodded, her and Finn took the last two seats at the table, Finn immediately started eating the Mexican food. Rachel just leaned back in her seat, it was the most relaxed she'd been in weeks.

"Good then let's start drinking" Santana grinned as she handed Rachel and Finn a beer.

XoXo

After a night spent drinking and chatting amongst friends, the next day the group were ready to get back to New York. They had enjoyed the weekend visiting Quinn, Puck, and NJ more than they thought they would in such a small town and they knew it was mostly because of how much the missed their friends.

"I hope this trip wasn't too stressful" Quinn said, sympathetically. While she could see, Rachel was a lot more relaxed than she had been when she'd arrived, but the weekend had also had some dark moments for Rachel as well.

"It was exactly what I needed trust me, it was good to get away" Rachel replied, with a kind smile. She pulled Quinn close and wrapped her arm across Quinn's shoulder.

"Come back any time you want" Quinn pressed, giving Rachel a look that she meant it.

"Don't be cornering her to the dark side" Santana injected, sending Quinn a look. Quinn and Rachel both rolled their eyes at her.

"Oh, be quiet you had fun as well" Mercedes waved off as she walked over to the group.

"I really do miss you guys, I love it here but I do you miss you all so much" Quinn affirmed, she wiped away a few stray tears. Rachel and Santana shared a look at Quinn's crying, their friend had been a full of emotions all weekend.

"We miss you too, come visit soon" Rachel said before pulling them all into a group hug. Puck eventually pulled her away from her friends and lightly dragged her away from the car, half expecting her to get in it with them.

"Ready to go" Sam asked as he shut the boot of the car. Everyone nodded and they called out a last good bye to Puck and Quinn before they started getting into the minivan, the kids already secure in their car seats.

"You okay?" Finn asked when he noticed the thoughtful look on Rachel's face as she looked around the quiet street.

"I think I know how I can feel safe again" Rachel answered, she smiled as the idea formed in her mind.

"How?"

Rachel looked up at Finn, seriously "I think we should leave New York"