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Chapter 8: Acceptance

Her big brown eyes stared at him for a long ten minutes. She was confused. For her young life she never really questioned about her father until today that is. She always felt left out from her friends that most of them had a mom and a dad. They've always asked her about her dad but she never answered. She never bought this situation up to her mom because she didn't want to upset her.

"I'm thirsty." Ashley announces quietly.

Rachel slowly calmed down. She didn't want to leave her daughter nor she didn't want to leave her alone with Finn. "Finn? Could you get a glass of water?" Finn just nods and leaves without saying a word.

It was Ashley's turn to speak. "You said he was your best friend. You said it's always been me and you and it will always be!" Ashley cried.

Finn quickly came back into the room with the glass of water. He figured he has interrupted something. He handed the water to Ashley and she drank. "I know I told you that." Rachel began smoothly.

"You're my daddy?" Ashley asked. "Then how come you and mommy aren't together? Mommies and daddies are supposed to be in love."

Man, was this girl smart. "Baby? It's complicated to explain." Rachel didn't want to have to tell her daughter that she hid her from her father.

"Am I going to have a daddy forever now?" Ashley asked.

Finn could hear Rachel's small cries after their daughter asked her question. "Are you going to be happy now, mommy?"

Rachel nods and hugs her daughter. "I love you mommy..."

"I love you, baby." Rachel says during their hug and gives her a kiss. Ashley walks over to Finn. She looks up and down from head to toe. "No wonder why I'm tall."

Her parents laugh and she also gives Finn a hug. She sure wasn't that shy little girl anymore.

That night Rachel didn't want Finn to leave her. Her father's didn't mind since she's practically an adult. Surprisingly Ashley has accepted Finn. She told him what her favorite subject was in school, told hm her favorite hobby and activities she likes to do, she told him she also likes musicals and has dreams to be on Broadway one day. She also says it might be too hard knowing she has a shy personality. She wasn't like Rachel at all who could talk for hours and use extremely big words that Finn couldn't understand.

They lay on bed together with Finn's arms wrapped around Rachel. "I love you."

"I love you too." Finn says kissing Rachel. "I wasn't expecting Ashley to be this opened up to you. It's great to see her out of her shell."

"I'm just doing my job. You know, being a father." Finn smiles. Rachel rests her head on Finn's cest. She smoothes Finn's arms as well. "Thank you. Thank you for doing what I couldn't do."

"It's not a problem. I never met my dad. I didn't want that for Ashley."

"And I'm sorry I made it that way." Rachel frowns.

"Hey, hey, hey..." Finn shook his head. "Stop it. Everything's fine now. We're going to be a happy family."

"Just kiss me." Rachel demands. Finn stares at her. "What?"

"Just kiss me! No one is around." Rachel demanded again.

Finn did just that. Rachel kissed him back and they share passionate kisses. Rachel found herself on top of him. "Rach? There's no protection..." He stopped her.

"We're adults now." Rachel says. "Just keep kissing me."

Finn wasn't sure who this Rachel was but he likes this Rachel a lot better. They made out on bed but it wasn't Rachel's bed or his's bed.

Then Rachel stopped there passionate moment together and sat up. She holds her knees up with her arms up against her chest. "Rach?"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry. You must think I'm sort of a slut...we didn't use protection."

"You're not a slut. It's fine." Finn says. Rachel nods and kisses him once more. Even more passionate this time.

And the rest of the night was beautiful.

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