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-Emma :)

Telling the parents.

God, how they dreaded it.

It SOUNDED scary.

But, thanks in whole to Rachel's constant persisting, they kind of had to tell them.

They went out for lunch. Everyone was there; Kurt, Blaine, Finn, Rachel, Hiram and Leroy Berry, and Carole and Burt Hummel were all in attendance.

"So, I take it you guys are all enjoying New York?" Hiram asked.

"Absolutely!" Kurt and Rachel answered simultaneously.

Everyone laughed.

"You'd think they were twins." Burt grinned.

Blaine, Kurt, Finn, and Rachel all shot nervous glances at each other… prompting the parents to do the same.

"Is there something going on?" Carole asked nervously.

"Well, uh, speaking of Kurt and I being related… well, we weren't sure how to say this, but I guess I have to come right out and say it…" Rachel rambled.

Finn laughed lightly. "Rachel, honey, you're rambling. Do you want to tell them or should I?"

Rachel sighed. "You tell them."

"Guys, we're getting married!"

The four of them smiled.

But there was silence.

…

Their faces were all frozen in shock.

"W-when did this happen?" Leroy inquired, breaking the silence.

"About two days ago, back in New York…" Rachel's voiced trailed off.

Were they mad?

Were they going to be disowned?

What was going on?

"Don't you two think you're a little young?" Carole asked, looking down at her lap.

"Mom, you were younger than we are when you married Dad!"

…

"He makes an excellent point." Carole muttered.

"I'm sorry we seemed so upset, you two…" Hiram said. "It was just very shocking. We didn't see it coming."

"Well, I can definitely say that I didn't either!" Rachel laughed, glad that THAT was over.

Everyone laughed along with her.

"So…" Carole said. "Let me see the ring!"

Rachel pulled her left hand, which she had been hiding from view, out from under the table and Carole admired her ring.

"Have you picked a date?" Leroy asked.

"Well," Rachel shared a glance with Finn.

He mouthed two words.

August

Twenty-third.

Rachel grinned. August 23rd was the day that Finn and Rachel had moved to New York.

"I think we've decided on August 23rd!" Rachel smiled.

"Well, that part's out of the way!" Kurt said, clapping his hands. "Now, Rach, we're going to have to tackle everything else pretty soon. Now, for the dress…"

Rachel felt Finn's arm around her shoulders.

There was something else she had to face.

Her mother.

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Rachel sat cuddled on the couch of her childhood home with Finn as she dialed the number and put it on speakerphone as it rang.

"Hello?" Rachel heard the voice of her mother, Shelby Corcoran.

"Hey, Mom!"

"Hi, Rachel! How's New York?"

"Well, Mom, that's actually why I called…" Her voice trailed off.

"Oh no…" Shelby sounded concerned. "Is something wrong? Are you and Finn fighting?"

"Nononono! Just the opposite! We're doing great! He's actually here with me right now. I called because we're visiting."

"You're in town?" Shelby's voice lit up, and you could practically hear her smiling. "That's awesome!"

"Yeah, do you want to go get some coffee or something?"

"How about tomorrow morning?"

"Sounds awesome! I actually have something to tell you."

"I look forward to it!"

"Hi, Ms. C!" Finn said, grinning. "Tell Beth I said hello!"

"I will! Finn, would you actually like to watch her while Rachel and I are out tomorrow?"

"Of course! That sounds awesome!"

"Great! I'll see you guys tomorrow!"

"Bye, Mom."

And Rachel hung up.

She smiled weakly at Finn. She was excited to see her mother, but she was incredibly nervous about telling her about the engagement…

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Rachel walked down the stairs, greeted her fathers and Finn and sat down, stressed.

How was she going to break the news to Shelby? It was about 8:30.

Shelby was going to arrive in about 5 minutes.

Finn sat down next to her on the couch.

"Nervous?" he asked.

Rachel gave him a look.

"Because my face didn't say enough."

"You sure you don't want me to come? There's that saying… there's strongness in more people…?"

Rachel laughed. "There's strength in numbers. I'm fine! And I know how excited you are to see Beth."

"I am… I love that kid. She's so cool!"

Rachel laughed. Beth adored Finn as well… they had hit it off so well. And, Rachel's little adoptive sister was such a smart, beautiful, great kid.

"She is…"

Then, the doorbell rang.

"OOO! IT'S BETH!" Finn had a spaz attack and ran to the door… that had Rachel cracking up, practically rolling on the floor laughing.

Finn opened the door and Beth jumped into his arms.

"Hi, Finny!" Beth said, grinning.

"Hey, kiddo!"

Shelby stepped in behind Beth, laughing. When she spotted her daughter, Rachel jumped up and ran over to hug her mother, whom she hadn't seen in quite some time.

"Hi, Mom." Rachel whispered.

"Hi, baby… I missed you." Her mother said, stroking her hair.

"Okay. I guess we better get going!"

"Finn, you'll be okay with her, right?" Shelby asked waving at Hiram and Leroy.

"Of course!"

Beth still hadn't let go of Finn.

"Hi, Rachy!" the little girl said, grinning at her big sister.

"Hey there, princess!" Rachel kissed the top of the girl's head. "Bye, you guys! Have fun!"

With that, they walked out the door.

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The Lima Bean was pretty busy for a Thursday morning… at 9 AM.

Rachel and her mother sat down with their soy lattes.

"So, how have you been?" Shelby asked her daughter.

"Great! But, you know, with college having just ended… there's not a lot to do! I have a lot more free time now!" Rachel laughed.

"Well, that kind of happens!" Shelby said. "So, you and Finn are doing well, too?"

"Yes, it's really been great! I love living with him, especially since it's made us grow a lot closer." Rachel kept her left hand hidden under the table.

"That's wonderful." Shelby smiled. "So, do you think that your, um, relationship is going anywhere…?"

"That's, um, actually what I wanted to talk to you about… Mom, Finn… and I… well… we're… um… getting married." Rachel muttered.

"Did you just say…?" Shelby's eyes were wide and her mouth hung slightly open.

"I said we're getting married." Rachel said, taking her hand out from under the table and showing it to her mother.

Shelby was shocked.

She gawked at her daughter's hand and then at her daughter's face. Rachel was wearing an encouraging smile, as if to say, "It's okay, Mom… it really is."

"Rachel, are you sure about this? You're so young!"

"That doesn't matter!"

"…Do you love him?" Shelby whispered.

"Absolutely positively without a doubt in my mind, yes." Rachel smiled at her mother.

"Well, I guess I can't really do anything about it then, now, can I?" Shelby said.

"You definitely couldn't change my mind if you tried."

"Well," Shelby looked up at her daughter and smiled. "It's settled then… I guess my little girl's getting married!"

Rachel laughed giddily and smiled. She ran around to the other side if the table and threw her arms around her mother's neck, whose eyes were shining because they were filled with tears.

Someone else was on their team… thank GOD.

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Beth and Finn were running around in Rachel's fathers' front yard, playing tag.

And though he'd never admit it, that kid gave Finn a run for his money.

"Beth, honey…" Finn said, sitting down, as he was out of breath. "Can we take a break? I have something I wanna tell you."

"Okay!" The now six-year-oldgirl cried as she ran over and sat down on Finn's knee.

"So, I have something to tell you."

Beth crossed her arms. "You already said that. What do you have to tell me, Finny?"

"Well, you know I love your sister Rachel very much…"

"And she loves you a lot too!" Beth said proudly.

Finn laughed at the child's admiration for her big sister. "And, sweetie, do you know what happens when two people love each other a very much?"

"I think so…"

"You think so?"

"Yeah, I saw it in my favorite movie! Cinderella! They get married and live happily ever after!" Beth was proud of her own knowledge.

Finn laughed again. "That's right, honey!"

Beth smiled… and then she gasped.

"Are you and Rachy getting married?" Beth cried.

Finn picked Beth up and kissed her forehead.

"Yes, sweetie, we are."

Beth grinned again. "Really? That's awesome!"

Finn spun her around. "Yes, it is."

"I love you, Finny. And Rachy too!"

"And we love you too." Finn kissed his soon-to-be sister-in-law… which he found incredibly weird to call a six-year-old.

Then, Shelby and Rachel pulled up in Shelby's black Hyundai Elantra. They got out grinning at Finn and Beth.

"He's so good with her, Rach. You should be proud. He'll be a wonderful father."

"I think so, too." Rachel looked on in admiration at her future husband.

If anything had been perfect during their summer in Lima, it had been that m0ment.

Well, there you have it! Sorry I'm posting this today and not yesterday… I had REALLY bad writer's block AND I had volunteer work to do. Well, I hope to get four up today. I hope you enjoyed. Please review and read on!

-Emma :)

~Peace~Love~RainbowGummyBears~

^^^^^^hehehe that was cute. XD