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Episode 6 - Glee and The Happiest Place On Earth?
Outside Finn and Rachel's House – West Village – Early Friday Morning
"I think that's everything"
Finn shut the boot of the rental van then walked over to where Rachel was securing Mason into his car seat. Henry and Rose were already in there's seats in the middle row of the minivan.
The Hudson family along with the Puckerman family were driving to Florida, to spend a few days at Disney World, Rachel had thought it was a good idea to get out of town for the weekend after the events of the last few months with the kidnapping, Shelby's death then the events at Christmas.
"Are you sure we have enough" Rachel wondered. She handed a squeaky toy to Mason to play with then checked over at Rose and Henry who were both watching cartoons on the portable television attached to the seat in front of them. It was an 10 hour drive to Florida and Rachel wanted the children as entertained as possible throughout the journey. They were going to fly at first but because of the short notice of their trip it was impossible for them to find a flight that could either seat all of them or get them there at the same time, they decided driving was easier.
"Rachel, we are going for 3 days not 3 months" Finn mused. He leant down to kiss her pouting lips then moved to the driver's seat so he could set up the GPS. Puck and Finn were going to spilt the driving between them both.
"I still think this Van is too big for the 8 of us. This thing seat 12 people plus luggage" Finn noticed. He had programmed the GPS then looked back at the vast space still available.
Finn noticed the guilty look pass Rachel's face as she put her handbag in the seat behind Finn's.
"What have you done?" Finn asked. Rachel looked up at him and smiled widely at him but Finn just crossed his arms waiting for an answer.
"I may have invited Mercedes, Sam and Santana" Rachel said quickly but Finn heard her clearly enough. Finn looked back at Rachel with a shocked look.
Finn hadn't even seen Santana since Christmas when the woman had basically blamed Finn for Brittany leaving her. While Finn thought it was obvious that Santana was still angry with him Rachel had refused to see it and it was causing tension between the married couple.
"Please tell me you are kidding!"
"Sam found out where we were going and he's never been so Mercedes asked if they could tag along and I couldn't exactly leave Santana out" Rachel explained nervously as she looked for something in her bag instead look at her husband's angry expression.
"You could have said no to all three of them" Finn argued with a huff "Who is paying for their rooms then"
Rachel leaned down further into her bag guiltily so Finn knew the answer. "So where paying for your friend to go to Disneyland when only two weeks ago she slapped me in front of our children"
"She was angry Finn she didn't mean it" Rachel argued helplessly.
"I'm getting really tired of you saying that when we both know it isn't true" Finn whispered so the children couldn't hear them arguing but Rachel could still hear the anger in his voice.
"DISNEYLAND"
Rachel and Finn looked up to see NJ running towards them with his Mickey Mouse ears clutched in his hand. Quinn and Puck were behind, Puck was carrying their bags and after saying hello to them all Finn helped him put them in the back, Quinn helped NJ into his car seat and secured the ears on top of NJ's head.
"Mommy I want some" Henry gaped at the ears then looked back at Rachel with pure wonder.
"Of course sweetie we will get you some when we get there" Rachel promised. She helped Quinn with the seat while Puck and Finn got into the front seats.
"Are we ready to go?" Puck asked when she saw all the children in their car seats either watching the small telly or in Mason case fast asleep clutching his toy.
"We have to wait for a few people" Finn said with disdain. He didn't even look at Rachel as he messed around with the engine. Quinn and Puck shared a confused look before Quinn turned to Rachel for an answer.
"I invited Mercedes, Sam and Santana" Rachel answered.
"Oh... Okay" Quinn replied unable to hide her surprise. Everyone waited for a few minutes in almost uncomfortable silence as they looked out for the others. Eventually a taxi cab pulled up next to the Mini Van.
"What up party people" Santana exclaimed as she got out of the back of the cab.
Finn and Puck didn't acknowledge the others as the three of them but their bags in the back then got into the minivan with the others. Once everyone was inside Santana pulled out a bottle of Jacks Daniels from her bag.
"Anyone want a drink?" Santana asked as she took a big drink of the bottle before offering it to the others.
"Santana do you really think you should be drinking that" Rachel asked cautiously. She could already tell it's wasn't her friends first drink of the day and it was only 09 30.
"Rachel my wife left me and yesterday I got handed divorced papers so yes I think it's exactly what I should be drinking" Santana sneered. Mercedes who was sat next to her just shrugged, she had clearly already had the same argument with Santana on the way to the house.
Rachel turned back to the front of the Van. She knew there would be no reasoning with Santana when she was still so hurt. Luckily she wasn't sat next to any of the children to dampen their happy moods.
Three hours later the group were driving through Delaware. Rose, NJ and Henry were all still watching the cartoons on the TV in the front row. Rachel and Quinn were both asleep leaning against Mason's car seat in the middle row and Sam was listening to music with Mercedes while Santana was passed out next to them after she had finished off the last of the Jack Daniels. Puck turned around to make sure none of them were paying attention then turned back to Finn.
"So what's up with you? Not okay with the three stranglers" Puck asked with a knowing smirk. Finn had been in a mood since they had set off, he was hardly talking to anyone unless they spoke to him first and was just plain ignoring Rachel.
"Not really. Rachel didn't even tell me they were coming until a few minutes before they arrived" Finn sighed, frustrated as he gripped the steering wheel "Rachel is still refusing to acknowledge what Santana said at Christmas and it's starting to piss me off"
"Probably not the best time to go to Disneyland"
"I would be fine if they weren't here. I love Mercedes and Sam but this trip should be about the kids not the latest drama" Finn lectured "I know Santana is hurt but she isn't going to get anywhere blaming me"
"Think Brittany will actually go through with the divorce" Puck wondered. They could all understand why Brittany was angry with Santana but none of them really believed she would end her marriage over it, even if she had filled divorce papers none of them could believe Brittany would give up so easily.
"Who even knows with those two, I'm done caring" Finn replied, the anger clear in his voice. Puck could see that after 15 years of putting up with Santana's, Quinn's, and Mercedes' issues, Finn had finally reached the line.
"Well this trip is going to be fun!"
Gas Station – Baltimore – Friday Morning
Two hours later the group had just reached Baltimore and now Puck was driving, and everyone was awake. After talking to Puck, Finn had calmed down a little but it was still clear he wasn't speaking to Rachel. The married couple hadn't said one word to each other in the whole six hours they had been driving and everyone, even a drunk Santana, had noticed.
"Okay one more time" Sam laughed then leant down and blew a raspberry on Mason's stomach. He had swapped places with Quinn so he could amuse the youngest kid and she could give Henry, Rose and NJ something to eat.
Mason let out a huge laugh of delight at the noise and vibration. Sam straightened back up and started tickling Mason so that he could keep laughing.
"Kids are so great. We should have one Mercedes" Sam said offhandedly. He didn't notice the alarmed look on Mercedes face or all the other adults share a look, wondering if Sam had realised what he had said. As he continued to play with Mason, they didn't think he had done.
"Oh look a gas station. I need some... Uh beef jerky yeah some beef jerky" Mercedes rambled as she pointed to the gas station ahead.
"I think I have some -"
"PUCK PULL OVER THE CAR" Mercedes shouted. Everyone jumped in surprise and Puck pulled into the Gas Station. Before the Van had even fully stopped Mercedes yanked open the door and jumped out.
"Back in a minute" She called not bothering to look back as she went inside the shop. Santana let out a slight sigh as herself, Rachel and Quinn got out of the Van as well.
Quinn looked over at Puck "We won't be long"
The girls quickly followed Mercedes into the petrol station toilets and Sam looked around the Van confused.
"What just happened?" Sam asked. Puck turned to Finn to answer but Finn shook his head.
"Oh didn't you hear I quit. I'm not getting involved anymore" Finn said. Puck let at a frustrated sigh before turning back to Sam.
"You just told your girlfriend in a car full of people that you think you should have a baby. Something that given her reaction you haven't talked about before and have no idea if it is something that she even wants" Puck explained with not as much care or patience that Finn normally would.
"Oh god!" Sam groaned slapping his hand as on his head once he realised his mistake. Finn and Puck both shook their head at the younger man's stupidity.
"Daddy when are we leaving, we have to get there soon" Rose complained as she tried to wiggle out of her car seat.
"I think they are going to be in there for a while" Finn answered. Rose let out a frustrated moan which woke her brother who was sleeping in the car seat next to her. Finn got out of the Van and helped Roses out of her car seat.
"Come on sweetie let's get some treats" Finn said to Rose, they began to walk to the gas station store while the others got comfortable in the Van.
Petrol Station Bathroom – Baltimore – Friday Morning
"I mean who just springs that on a person, in front of all their friends" Mercedes ranted as she paced the dirty petrol station bathroom. Santana was slumped down next to the sink finishing off her Jack's Daniels bottle while Rachel and Quinn looked around uneasy trying not to step on all the rubbish that littered the floor.
"He probably didn't mean it; he was just caught up in how cute my son is" Rachel reasoned. She wanted Mercedes melt down to be over quickly so they could get back on the road. They were still 5 hours away from Disneyland.
"Rachel's right. I mean have you ever talked about it?" Quinn wondered, distracted as she jumped a little when she thought she saw a spider.
"Not once"
"Then maybe you should talk to him" Quinn added.
"Always the best option, wouldn't want to end up like me" Santana argued while waving her empty bottle around "I need to replace this, are we done here"
"Really Santana another one" Quinn questioned with a disapproving look.
"Just because you're preggers and can't have fun anymore doesn't mean the rest of us can't" Santana argued.
"Santana!" Rachel warned her friends. Santana waved her off as she picked herself up off the floor, she staggered a bit but none of them made a moved to help her. Before any of them could say anything else the door was swung open by an angry child.
"Mommy, we have to go now! 2 minutes or we go without you. I want to see princess" Rose argued, in the only way a four-year-old could. She had her arms crossed and was looking up at her mother with a pout.
"Sorry sweetie, we will be quick" Rachel apologised.
"Oh, Rosie you make me laugh, shame your father is such a moron" Santana laughed, although no one joined in and Rose just looked around at the adults confused.
"Santana that's enough!" Rachel snapped before turning to her daughter with a smile "Come on sweetie"
Rachel took her daughter's hand and led them out of the bathroom and back over to the car.
"I'm going to get another drink" Santana said walking straight to the shop before any of them could argue against her drinking.
"I'm going to get some chocolate" Mercedes added following Santana into the shop.
"Still think it was a good idea to invite them" Quinn asked Rachel, with a smirk. Rachel just rolled her eyes as she continued walking back to the car.
Disney World – Florida – Friday Afternoon
Four hours the group had arrived at Disney World, dropped their stuff off at their hotel and finally arrived at the park. The children pulled the adults through the front entrance with Santana trailing behind them all. They all looked around at the rides, amusements and all their favourite Disney characters roaming around waving at everyone, they were all wondering what to do first.
"OH, MY GOD! DADDY LOOK, LOOK AT THE … AND THE …. DADDY!" Rose shouted, excitedly as she jumped up and down while pulling on her father's hand.
"I see it all sweetie, what do you want to do first" Finn asked looking down at his two excited children, Mason was still asleep in his pram, not at all bothered that he was in the happiest place on earth.
"I want some ears" Henry answered, Rose nodded her in agreement. Finn also noticed Sam was doing the same thing.
"Gift shop is just over by the Toy Story Land" Rachel said as she looked down at the large map, they had bought when they had arrived.
"Let do THIS!" Puck cheered for the benefit of the children as they all walked to the gift shop with Henry, Rose and NJ skipping ahead in front. Once they got to the shop they all spilt up while Henry and Rose wanted some Micky Mouse Ears, NJ and Sam both wanted t-shirts with something Marvel on them.
"Look they even make them for babies" Rachel gushed as she showed Finn baby sized Mickey mouse ears. Finn looked up with a fleeting look before going back to watching over Rose and Henry.
"Cute"
"Are you going to be mad at me for this whole trip" Rachel asked. Finn had only spoken to her in front of the children since they had arrived at Disneyland and to Rachel he seemed angrier than he was before.
"When you were changing Mason, earlier Rose asked me what a moron was and when I asked why she said that Santana called me one" Finn argued, Rachel looked away from him, ashamed "Now she's saying it in front of our daughter and you still don't say anything"
"She was drunk..."
"That makes it worse Rachel not better" Finn cut in, getting angrier "You know I'm starting to think that the reason that you haven't said anything to Santana is because a part of you agrees with her. You think it is my fault that Brittany left her"
"Finn that's just not true" Rachel argued, she glanced quickly around the shop to make sure Rose and Henry were still busy looking over the different hats and ears.
"Then prove it" Finn said. Rachel and Finn were staring at each other when Mercedes marched over to them, she quickly noticed the tension between them.
"Hey sorry guys but have either of you seen Santana, she's still drunk so I don't think she should be working around on her own" Mercedes argued. Rachel glanced up at Finn, she could still see that he was angry with her.
"Go look for her, we can't have her getting arrested in Disneyland" Finn replied, although he still sounded angry.
"Mommy what about this one" Rose asked, happily, holding up a pair of Minnie Mouse Ears with a red and white ribbon around them.
"Show your daddy sweetie I just have to find Auntie Sans" Rachel rushed out before following Mercedes out of store.
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Twenty minutes later the girls found Santana trying to buy alcohol from someone who was dressed as Daffy Duck. They dragged her back to the Disney Store to find the children had all bought their hats and t-shirts and were ready to do something else.
"Now that the kids have gotten their hats what do you want to see first" Quinn asked, Rachel and she were once again looking over the large map.
"Princess!" Rose proclaimed jumping up and down. Rachel smiled down at her daughter, realising that they wouldn't be going on any rides or attractions until her daughter was dressed as a Disney Princess.
"I'll take Rose to the princess station" Rachel said, looking at Finn for a reaction "Maybe we should all spilt up and meet back at 12"
"Sounds good" Finn answered lamely, everyone could see the tension between the married couple. So, they all said quick goodbyes and while the girls took Rose to the Princess Station, the guys took Henry, Mason, and NJ to the spinning tea cups ride.
"What's going on with you and Finn?" Quinn asked once the guys were out of ear shot and they'd found the way to the Princess Station.
"He's mad at me for inviting them and he heard about what Santana said at the gas station" Rachel answered before shrugging slightly "I don't want to talk about it"
"Mommy who should I be?" Rose asked once they reached the line for the princess station. One of the workers handed them each of leaflet of each of the princess's they could dress up as, including adult's versions.
"She's the one we should be worried about" Rachel said nodding her head over at Santana who was laying down on the bench next to the Princess Making Station.
"She needs to snap out of it" Quinn argued. She hadn't forgiven Santana as easily as Rachel had for Christmas and while she knew her friend was hurting, Quinn figured there was better ways for her to handle it.
"She just needs our support right now" Rachel argued.
"What bout Belle or Jasmine" Rose asked pulling on Rachel's arm.
"When do you think, I should talk to Sam or do you think I should ignore it" Mercedes asked running her hands nervously through her hair.
"I think that" Rachel nodded her head over to Santana, who looked to be trying to fall asleep on the bench "Proves communication is always best"
"Mommy will you pick one of these for me" Rose asked waving the leaflet up at her mother.
"How much of that is she going to drink" Quinn wondered, she watched as Santana pulled another bottle from her bag and take a big drink. The girls were all watching Santana that they didn't notice Rose throw the leaflet on the floor and run away from them until she was a few yards away from them.
"ROSE" Rachel called as she ran after her daughter. She quickly caught up to her and lifted her up before she could run away again.
"Rose what were you thinking running off like that" Rachel argued. Quinn and Mercedes had caught up to them but kept a distance just in case Rose tried to run off again.
"You're not listening to me; you keep ignoring me. I want to dress like a princess and all you care about is Auntie Sans" Rose argued, she pushed out of her mother's hands but didn't run away again.
"I'm sorry sweetie lets go back and mommy promises she will help you be the best princess" Rachel replied, guilty. She realised she had been ignoring her children all day because she was so worried about Santana, who she was starting to realise probably shouldn't be on the trip with them.
"I don't want to" Rose said, she crossed her arms and looked away from her mother.
"Come on Rosie"
"I don't want to! I want Daddy" Rose shouted. Rachel tried to not look too upset as she nodded at her daughter, she tried to take Rose's hand but Rose pulled away and walked over to Quinn. Quinn shared a guilty look with Rachel then took Rose's hand while Mercedes pulled Santana off the bench.
The girls found the guy ten minutes later just coming off the tea cups. NJ and Henry looked like they had the best time of their lives while Puck, Finn and Sam looked nauseous. As soon as Rose saw her father she let go of Quinn's hand and ran over to him.
"Hey sweetie, why aren't you a princess" Finn asked as he picked up his daughter, noticing she was upset. Instead of answering Rose wrapped her arms around him and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"What's up?" Finn asked looking over at Rachel as she took Mason from Sam as he was reaching his arms out for her.
"She's mad at me" Rachel replied, Finn gave her a questioning look. "I've been distracted" Rachel added. Finn nodded, he walked over to a nearby bench and took a seat putting Rose on his lap. The others moved away busying NJ and Henry with questions of what ride to go on next. Rachel handed Mason to Quinn then walked over to Finn and Rose.
"Hey Rosie you know that mommy didn't mean it okay" Finn said, encouragingly "Mommy is just worried about her friend but you know how much she loves you and that she would do anything for you"
Rose looked at her mother and father and then nodded her head slowly, although she still looked upset.
"How about after some lunch me, you, mommy, Henry and Mason will all go back to the princess section and you can try on every dress they have. Okay?" Finn added, with a large smile.
"Okay" Rose agreed. Her anger forgotten as she thought about all the dresses and shoes she could try on.
"Okay good now go hug your mommy" Finn said. Rose jumped off her father's lap and wrapped her arms around her mother's neck, Rachel quickly responded and held on just as tight.
"I'm sorry sweetie" Rachel apologised. She kept Rose in her arms as they got up off the bench and walked back over to their friends. Before they reached then Rachel put her hand on Finn's arm to stop him.
"Thank you" Rachel said smiling sincerely at him.
"We're a team" Finn shrugged with a little smile. "It's your turn on the teacups now"
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall – Disney World – Friday Afternoon
Fifteen minutes later the group found a restaurant that could fit all eleven of them. They were at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall which was a buffet style restaurant designed like the ball room in Beauty and The Beast, which was perfect for the children as the waiters were dressed like characters from the movie. They were all settled in, all too hungry to pay attention to the tension between them all the adults.
"This is the best burger I've ever had, and it was served to me by a giant teapot. This place is ridiculous" Puck laughed, shaking his head.
"In the best way, possible" Quinn argued, she handed Puck a napkin so he could wipe the sauce on the corner of his mouth instead he gave Quinn a kiss so he got some on her instead. Quinn smiled at him before wiping both of their mouths.
"Well get used to it, we have four days left yet" Rachel added before taking a bite of her own burger then helping Henry with his chicken nuggets.
"Yeah, we're in the happiest place on earth and I'm miserable, how ironic" Santana grumbled into her empty glass. The children gave Santana a strange look as they weren't sure how their auntie could be so miserable in the best place on earth.
"Santana not now!" Quinn cut in, giving Santana a frim look which the other women just ignored as she turned to Finn.
"You've ruined everything, you've ruined everything" Santana sneered, sending Finn her deadliest look, Finn immediately looked away. In all their years of friendship, Santana had never looked at Finn that way and he couldn't take it.
"Santana this hardly the place, you should stop talking now" Mercedes warned her. Santana's loud voice had attracted the attention of the tables next to them and Mason had starting crying in his high chair.
"Why should I, this is all his fault" Santana argued pointing accusingly at Finn. Finn ignored her as he tried to settle Mason down, who had grown upset by the loud voices.
"No, it's not. This is …" Puck trailed off when Rachel put her hand on his arm to stop him from continuing, it was her to turn to talk to Santana.
"Santana, stop talking - that is enough!" Rachel demanded looking straight at Santana, ignoring the waitress who had come over to their table to see what the noise was.
"Oh, I don't think it is!" Santana grunted rolling her eyes at Rachel.
"You clearly don't care about my husband's feelings or my own for that matter but I should hope that even in your pathetic drunken state you still care about your niece and nephews" Rachel argued, she got up from her chair and starting get Mason out of his high chair. She couldn't look at Santana but hoped she had gotten through to her.
"I think we should go back to the room for a bit" Rachel said looking over at Finn.
Finn nodded "Let's go"
Hotel Room – Disney World– Friday Afternoon
"Drink this" Mercedes said handing Santana a cup of coffee. Along with Quinn, they were in their hotel room. After the disastrous lunch, Puck and Sam had taken NJ to the pool at their hotel and Quinn and Mercedes had taken Santana back to her hotel room to sober her up.
"I'm fine" Santana waved off as she sat on the edge of her bed leaning on her hands.
"Trust me you're not so drink up!" Mercedes pressed, she pushed the coffee into Santana's hand who took the coffee just as Rachel stormed into the hotel room slamming open the door with force the girls didn't know she had.
"Wow who knew you were so strong" Mercedes quipped before moving away from Santana when she saw Rachel march over to her. She took a seat next to Quinn at the vanity ready to watch the showdown between their friends.
"I'm going to make this quick because I want to go back upstairs. I have to console my children who I have just spent the last 20 minutes trying to explain to why their beloved Auntie Sans was yelling at their daddy" Rachel argued looking straight at Santana, who was doing her best not to look at Rachel "I've been letting you get away with the drinking and the behaviour to Finn because I couldn't even begin to imagine what you were going through but that stops now. This is not Finn's fault its yours and that's what you can't handle. This is your fault and I won't have you blaming my husband anymore"
"He shouldn't have said anything" Santana argued lamely, they could see the fight was leaving her.
"Shut up!" Rachel snapped "Finn has been in your life for 20 years and it's disgusting that you think that this is okay. I want you to leave and until you have made this right with Finn you and I have no more to say"
Rachel stormed back out of the room before Santana could say anything in return. The girls remained silent for a few moments while Santana drank her coffee.
"You had to know that was coming, there was only so long she was going to let you talk to Finn that way when deep down you know this wasn't his fault" Quinn said
"I'm going to take a shower" Santana said. She walked into the bathroom and slammed the door behind her. A few seconds later the girls heard the water running and they knew Santana wouldn't be coming out of the bathroom for a while.
"You go be with your family Quinn, I'll make sure she's okay" Mercedes said, Quinn nodded sadly before leaving the hotel room.
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After leaving the girls room, Rachel walked back into their suite and found the suite silent and Finn sat on the sofa playing with his phone. Rachel took her shoes off, threw them by the door then joined Finn on the sofa.
"Where are the kids?" Rachel asked. When she left the room to go yell at Santana, Finn had put one of the many Disney films they had available, on the large TV set for them. Rose and Henry were both upset and confused by their favourite auntie yelling at their father but once the opening credits of Toy Story came on, they seemed to cheer up.
"Puck took them to the pool for a bit, I said we would meet them there once you came back" Finn explained as he shoved his phone back into his jean's pocket.
"Let's go then" Rachel replied slapping him lightly on the knee before getting up of the sofa. Rachel was packing a towel into her tote bag when Finn came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Rachel I know that was hard for you and I'm sorry you're in this position" Finn said. Rachel stopped messing with her bag and turned so she was facing Finn, while still wrapped in his arms.
"I'm not in any position Finn. And I should be the one apologising to you. I should never have let Santana take it this far, it's not your fault at all and I'm sorry if I made you think that's what I believed" Rachel replied, she leaned her head onto Finn's chest and breathed in his scent "I just can't imagine how I would feel if you ever left me and I just thought that…"
"Hey it's okay, let's just forget all of this and enjoy the rest of our trip, we've done nothing but worry and argue since we got here, time for some fun" Finn declared. He pressed his lips to Rachel's and she immediately responded greedily, as she hadn't kissed her husband all day.
"You're right" Rachel smiled once she pulled away. Rachel picked up her tote bag and threw it over her shoulder. "Let's go make our daughter a princess"
Near Magic Kingdom – Disney World – Friday Night
Five hours later the group had managed a good day at Disney, they had been on all the rides the children were tall enough at least twice, eaten their weights in junk food and Rose had finally been made up like a Disney Princess. They then decided to watch the fireworks by the Magic Kingdom to top of their perfect day.
Rachel was taking Mason out of his pram when she saw Sam and Mercedes walking over to them. After their third time on the tea cups, Sam and Mercedes decided to split up from the others to go on the adult rides before they went back to their hotel to check on Santana, who after her shower had passed out on her bed for a while before finding a way to get back to New York.
"Hey, is she – "Rachel trailed off when she glanced over at Finn who was trying to lift both Rose and Henry so they could see the fireworks better.
"She managed to find a flight out, she's gone" Mercedes replied. Quinn handed her a cup of hot chocolate and a warm donut, Quinn had walked past one of the food carts and had a pregnancy craving, she had then bought enough to last them the rest of the night.
"Hey Auntie Cedes look at me I'm Belle" Rose cheered throwing her arms up so the Mercedes could see her dress. Rose was wearing a yellow dress just like Belle's from Beauty and the Beast along with yellow slippers and a plastic necklace, her hair had been put in a fancy up-do and she's been given a toy Beast doll a lot like the many she already had at home.
"Wow you look great sweetie" Mercedes beamed, Rose smiled back at the compliment before leaning her head onto her father's shoulder, the children were tired from the day but they were determined to stay awake for the fireworks.
"Yeah and we went on tea cups and the flying saucer then we went on the water slide. It's the best day ever!" Rose added, she yawned at the end which made Henry and Mason do the same.
"I'm glad you had fun sweetie" Finn laughed as he watched all his children. Rachel took out her phone and took her hundredth picture of the day.
"Come here munchkin, fireworks are about to start" Puck said before swooping NJ into his arm and wrapping his other around Quinn.
"Rachel I know that Santana's sorry for what she said" Mercedes whispered to Rachel, she was stood next to her hoping Finn wouldn't hear that someone was still defending Santana.
"I really don't want to talk about this right now" Rachel replied firmly, she looked up at the sky instead of at Mercedes "My place is by Finn's side. I understand that Santana's hurt but that's no excuse. Not anymore"
"Let's just enjoy the fireworks" Rachel said before going to stand next to Finn.
"You had a good day you two"
"THE BEST" Henry and Rose cheered simultaneously. Rachel smiled at her children, then heard her phone start to ring. She took it out of her bag and saw that Santana was calling her. She quickly pressed ignore and put it back in her bag.
"Who was that?" Finn asked just as the fireworks started. They coloured the night sky and everyone immediately looked up, amazed.
"No one important" Rachel replied, she leaned in closer to Finn and watched the fireworks with her family.
Santana's Apartment – Manhattan – Friday Night
Santana threw her phone across the room when her call was disconnected. She should have expected that Rachel wouldn't take her call but it still hurt her to see it on her phone. She picked herself off the sofa and went to the kitchen to grab another beer. As she opened the bottle she saw the divorce papers on the kitchen counter, she hadn't moved them in three days. She took a swig of her papers then threw the papers across the counter until they landed on the floor. She walked back into her living room and fell back on to the sofa. In three weeks Santana, had lost her wife and then her friends. She had never felt more alone.
Base Line Tap House - Disney World – Friday Night
"Those were so fun!" NJ yawned as he snuggled down further into his mother's arms.
After watching the fireworks, the group found a bar still open, so they decided to enjoy one last drink together before they went back to their rooms. Mason was fast asleep in his pram, but NJ, Henry and Rose were still fighting sleep as they sat on their parent's laps, enjoying their milkshakes.
"They were but now it's time for bed" Quinn smiled down at her son as she softly played with his hair. She hoped he would fall sleep soon so that they could get him into bed without a lot of fuss.
"But I'm not sleepy" NJ argued, although he yawned again. Rachel and Quinn shared an amused look, while Rose and NJ were trying their best not to look tired Henry had failed completely by falling asleep against Finn's chest.
"I have an idea" Mercedes proclaimed happily "Why don't Sam and I put the kids to bed so that you guys can have a drink, it's still early"
"You're going to put four children under the age of 6 to bed, by yourselves" Rachel asked, a little confused. She knew Sam and Mercedes loved the children but all four of them together was a lot to handle especially when trying to get them to do something, like going to sleep, that they didn't want to do.
"Yeah course, we've looked after them before. We'd love to wouldn't we Sam" Mercedes smiled at Sam, who nodded his head at the four parents who all still looked a little unsure.
"Course we would, go enjoy your night"
"Okay then" Puck eventually answered. They all finished off their drinks and while Sam and Mercedes took all the children back to the hotel room the other four went in search of another bar still open.
"I can't remember the last time we had a free night" Finn laughed as he wrapped his arm around Rachel and pulled her close. Rachel smiled in agreement.
"And who thought it would happen in Disneyland"
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"Do you think they are okay; Mercedes has never looked after them all together before" Finn wondered as the waiter put down their drinks along with their bill. The four of them were sat outside on the patio at Back Stretch Pool Bar enjoying the surprisingly warm evening.
"I'm sure they are fine; we both know why Mercedes offered" Rachel answered as she shared a knowing look with Quinn. On the way to the bar, the two of them had figured out why their friend was so eager to put four children to bed instead of enjoying the rest of her night.
"Because she's a good friend" Puck quipped before taking a drink of his beer.
"Because she wants to show her boyfriend what its really like to have children" Rachel answered. Rachel figured Mercedes wanted to show Sam that looking after children wasn't just the fun and games of taking them to Disneyland.
"Should we be okay that she uses are children like this" Finn wondered shaking his head slightly. He never understood why Sam and Mercedes couldn't be one of those couples that just had a normal conversation with each other.
"We've got the night off, just enjoy it" Puck quipped. The other three nodded their heads in agreement then the four of them clicked their glasses together, in a toast.
The Hudson and Puckerman Suite – Disney World – Friday Night
"Everything seems quiet enough" Finn noted as they walked into the hotel suite an hour later. After finishing their second drinks the four of them agreed that they should go back to the Hotel to make sure the kids hadn't caused Mercedes and Sam too much trouble.
"Maybe because the kids have killed them" Puck joked as they walked through the hall way and into the living room. The Puckerman's and Hudson's were sharing a suite in the Hotel so that NJ could share a room with Henry and Rose and be able to spend as much time to together as they could because they didn't see as much of each other ever since Quinn and Puck had moved to Rochester.
"That's not funny" Quinn snipped, she was tired and pregnant, and she hoped she wouldn't have to deal with a still awake four year old because Sam and Mercedes hadn't been able to get them to go to bed.
The walked into the living area to see their friends laid out on the sofa both looking bewildered and tired.
"Hey guys how did it go?" Rachel asked. Sam shot up from his seat and pointed a accused finger at the four of them.
"Never again. Your children are the devils did you know that" Sam snapped, waving his arms around.
"We've had our fears" Rachel quipped, while the others laughed. It seemed Mercedes and Sam hadn't had as a relaxing night as the other four had.
"I'm getting a drink" Sam groaned. He slumped himself off the sofa and walked over to the bar. Rachel sent a look to Finn, which he knew meant 'leave us alone for a minute'
"We'll help" Finn said, he pushed Puck over to the bar while Rachel and Quinn took a seat next to Mercedes on the sofa.
"Looks like your plan worked" Quinn said, glancing over at the guys to make sure they couldn't hear them.
"Once we finally got them to sleep Sam and I talked and realised that we much preferred babysitting than having children of our own" Mercedes explained. Sam had agreed with Mercedes that they enjoyed their life just the two of them and getting to play with their nieces and nephews was an added bonus, especially when they could give them back to their parents when they played up.
"Here Mercedes you deserve a drink for actually getting them all to sleep" Puck said as he handed Mercedes a glass of wine, Finn handed Quinn a orange juice and Rachel a glass of wine before they all took a seat on the sofas.
Sam made himself comfortable on the sofa and held up his bottle "Here's to the rest of the trip being a little less stressful"
They all nodded in agreement "Here, Here"