Disclaimer: I don't own Glee. Sure wish I did ;) To the person who always takes the time to read these chapters before I post? Thank you a million times over-I appreciate it more than words can say.
Riley woke quickly, anxious to find her Mommy and Daddy. She had missed them tucking her in last night but at least she had gotten to tell Grandma some of the story. Pulling back the covers, she sat up and jumped from the bed, ready to march across the hall and see if Mommy and Daddy were still in bed. As she pulled the door open the rest of the way she didn't see Mommy or Daddy but she did see Uncle Kurt.
"Good morning Riley!"Kurt said to her as he ran a hand over her tangled hair. "You ready to go see if Grandma has breakfast ready?"
"I want Mommy and Daddy Uncle Kurt," she replied as she rubbed her eyes and looked at the closed door across the hall.
Kurt smiled at her ready to let her go wake them when he had an idea. "Hey Riley?"
"Yes Uncle Kurt?" she responded automatically still eyeing the closed door across the hall.
"Why don't we let Mommy and Daddy sleep in? When was the last time you had breakfast with Uncle Kurt?"
Riley grinned at the memory, "At Disneyland when we had breakfast with all the princesses!"
"Well we aren't close to Disneyland, but how about we gave breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa then I'll take you to the park."
Hands on her hips, head slightly tilted she said, "Will there be swings there?"
He couldn't stop smiling-she looked so much like Rachel right then. "Yes, Riley there will be swings."
She nodded her head and turned on her heel all thoughts of waking her parents gone. "Well come on Uncle Kurt! I want to go play!"
The pair walked down the stairs to find Carole at the stove. "Good morning guys!" She exclaimed brightly, flipping another pancake. "Have a seat; there are already some pancakes on the table."
As she scrambled into her seat next to Burt she told them, "Uncle Kurt's taking me to the park! He said after breakfast we could go!"
Burt smiled at her, enjoying her excitement. He placed a Mickey Mouse shaped pancake on her plate, glancing at Kurt and saying, "The park huh? You know there's dirt there right?"
Kurt shuddered at the thought but a deal was a deal. "Riley and I won't get dirty, we'll just swing right Riley?"
"And slide Uncle Kurt! I won't get dirty if you catch me. Can I gave syrup please?" She batted her eyes at Burt.
"Sure Princess! You can have whatever you want." Grabbing the syrup bottle, he dumped a generous portion over her Mickey pancake.
Mumbling under his breath Kurt said, "Great get her all hopped on sugar for me."
"Got a problem with how I handle my Princess Kurt?" Burt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, Dad. I doubt she'll be worse than she was at Disney." He shook his head as he remembered the day. It had started at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique where she had been transformed into a mini Princess Belle. They then had breakfast with the princesses where her excitement grew. She had run around the park after that like a madwoman, leaving Finn, Rachel and Kurt to follow her. It was a fun and crazy day but he was sure today wouldn't be that bad.
Oblivious to the adults, Riley focused on drenching her pancake in the syrup before lifting a piece to her mouth, smearing syrup on her chin. She made quick work of her pancake and stated at Kurt with an expectant smile. "I'm ready Uncle Kurt!"
He took in her appearance with an eye roll. "Well we need to clean you up and get you dressed first. Come on, let's go wash your face."
Pushing back from the table, she took off at a dead run, running straight into Finn and Rachel who had just come down to find her.
"Hi Mommy! Hi Daddy!" She lifted her arms, ready for them to lift her up.
"Morning baby." Finn replied as he picked her up and gave her a kiss on her puckered lips. "Syrup huh?" he whispered.
"Grandpa gave it to me! Uncle Kurt is taking me to the park!"
Rachel gave a sigh as she ran her hand through Riley's hair. "Well come on then baby. Mommy will help you get ready." She took Riley from Finn nuzzling her nose into Riley's cheek.
With a frown Riley exclaimed, "I can do it myself."
Finn shook his head as he walked off to breakfast, listening to Rachel tell their baby that she'd be at the park faster if Rachel helped. "Hey everyone," he said as he took the seat Riley had vacated.
"Morning Finn," Kurt said. "I hope you don't mind me taking her. We'll be back in like an hour."
"Course not dude. She'll have a blast." he shoveled pancakes in.
"Well, I want to have a little chat about this bedtime story. But anyway, how was your night?" Finn's smile said it all and before he could reply, Kurt said "Never mind! I don't need details."
"Wasn't going to give any, but thanks for your help man."
"Glad I could do it. Just like I'm glad I can take her right now. I really do want to tell a bit of the story."
"That's fine, just remember it's Flynn and Raquel. She doesn't know it's me and Rach." Finn grabbed another pancake as he spoke, making quick work of it before he heard the pounding of footsteps on the stairs.
Riley flew down the stairs to run back in the kitchen. Her hair was pulled into pigtails and she had a green t-shirt that said superstar in glitter on with jeans and her twinkle toe tennis shoes. "I'm ready Uncle Kurt! Mommy said I can go now!"
"Ok, let's get your butt in the car." He swung her up and carried her around the room. "Give everyone a kiss. We'll be back in a bit."
Lips pursed, Riley kissed everyone as Kurt carried her from the room and into the car. She bounced in his arms, clearly excited to go to the park.
"You're gonna push me high on the swings right Uncle Kurt? I wanna touch the clouds!"
He buckled her in and pulled a pigtail. "Sure thing Riley. First thing ok?"
"Yay!" She clapped her little hands together. "Hey Uncle Kurt?" She questioned as he backed out of the driveway.
"Yes Riley?" Kurt turned the car towards the road that would take them to the elementary school playground.
"You said you knew some story! Would you tell me since Mommy and Daddy didn't yesterday?"
"I'd love to Riley," Kurt spoke with a smile. He couldn't wait until they got to the park. "Well, Raquel and her best friend Kyle decided they wanted to go to New York together. They were going to sing songs together and be on Broadway someday." Kurt chuckled thinking of their younger dreams.
"I live in New York! Were they good singers Uncle Kurt? Good like Mommy and Daddy?" She tried to catch his eye in the mirror as she spoke, but he was too concentrated on the road.
"Well baby, I think so. Their voices really went well together and they tried very hard to get into school together."
"I thought they went to school together Uncle Kurt?" Riley's forehead crinkled as she cocked her head to the side as she processed this new information.
"They did, but like I said they wanted to be in New York together. Anyway, they tried out for the school play one year. Raquel got the lead, but Kyle didn't." They arrived at the school and Kurt parked the car near the rear of the building so they wouldn't have as far to walk. Unbuckling her, he continued, "That made Kyle very sad but he was happy for Raquel. He thought for sure he wouldn't get into the school in New York with her now."
They held hands as they crossed to the swings. Riley immediately hopped on the swing and began pumping her legs. Kurt smiled at her, since she was hardly moving even though she was pumping with all her might. Stepping behind her, he gave her a gentle push. "Flynn was really happy that Raquel had gotten the lead in the play. He was so proud of her he even brought her flowers for her first show."
Riley was enjoying the feel of the wind on her face as Uncle Kurt pushed her higher and higher. "Sometimes Daddy brings home flowers for Mommy and me. I like getting flowers."
"Who doesn't? I like getting flowers too baby. But anyway, after the play was over there were still other obstacles for Flynn and Raquel to handle." He continued pushing her, laughing at how she leaned back after he pushed her forward.
"What's an ob-obstacle?" She fumbled over the pronunciation, causing Kurt to laugh harder as he considered his choice of words.
"It's a problem baby. They still had problems. For example, the choir they were in split up. People were mad that Raquel kept getting all the solos. She was the best singer they had, but other people wanted to shine too." He pulled on the swing, slowing her down.
"But did they get back together Uncle Kurt?" Riley asked as she dragged her tennis shoes in the dirt to help slow herself down.
"They did Riley-but not right away. It was Lucy that got them all to come back together, she told them it would be more fun to be together." He again grabbed her hand as they walked towards the slide area.
"Lucy? But Uncle Kurt-Lucy was mean to Raquel. Are you SURE?" She looked at him skeptically as they walked.
He gave her a smile, "Of course I'm sure Riley. It's almost like I was there." He walked her to the slide and stood behind her as she climbed up the steps. When she reached the top, he ran to the front, ready to catch her when she slid down.
"Ready Uncle Kurt?" The wind was blowing through her pigtails and giving her rosy cheeks as they played.
"I'm ready Riley."
"Ok. One, two, three!" She squealed as she slid down. "Again Uncle Kurt!"
They repeated the process a few more times, until Kurt missed Riley on her exit from the slide causing her to kick up dirt on his pants. "Ok, we're done here baby," he told her. "I'll tell you more as we drive back to Grandma's ok?"
She pouted up at him, "One more time Uncle Kurt? You're already dirty."
Rolling his eyes he said, "One more time."
After one more time as agreed, Riley held his hand as they walked back to the car. "So what happened next Uncle Kurt?"
"Well Riley, the group got back together after their next competition but Raquel couldn't compete because she had gotten in trouble helping a friend."
"She got in trouble? But she was helping!" Riley exclaimed as Kurt buckled her in.
"Well, the school didn't think so. Raquel sat out but the group won anyway. After that Lucy talked with the other girls who had left and everyone came back together. There was another problem for the group though at Christmas."
"Who has problem at Christmas Uncle Kurt? It's happy times!" Riley shook her head as he began to drive back home.
"Well, Raquel had gotten bitten by the gimmie monster and told Flynn to buy her lots of presents. Also, instead of helping out others, the group decided it was more important to be on TV." Kurt said, thinking back on how misguided they had been.
"The gimmie monster? Mommy always tells me not to let the gimmie monster take over at Christmas." Her brow furrowed as she processed this.
"Well, they eventually came to their senses when a good friend told them what Christmas was all about. Raquel told Flynn she was sorry for being so greedy. He had another present for her though." Kurt finished as he pulled back into the driveway.
"What did he give her Uncle Kurt?"
They walked back up to the door as he continued. "He bought her a star so that no matter where they were he would always be watching over her."
Walking into the house, Riley made her way over to her parents.
"Mommy, did you know Flynn bought Raquel a star?" Riley demanded, hands on her hips.
"Why yes I did know that baby." She said with a smile.
Finn interjected, "Mommy and Daddy even know where the star is."
Riley's head swiveled around as she faced her Daddy. "Will you show me?"
"Tonight, we'll show you tonight." Rachel said, giving her a kiss. "Right before bedtime ok?"
"Ok, Mommy. Can I get more story too?"
Finn and Rachel shared a smile. "Absolutely baby girl. There's still more to learn about Flynn and Raquel."
"Cool! I'm going to go tell Grandma." With that, she raced off to tell Carole about her day. She was already wishing it was bedtime.
A/N: Just a few more of little Miss Riley to go! If you can't tell, I'm a fan of fluff. Hope this satisfied the request for a Disneyland portion; oddly enough I'm currently planning a Disney trip...but we're going to Florida, not California. Thanks for the read please feel free to review :)