July 31st, 2021
"We are not naming our daughter after a prostitute, Finn!" Rachel said as she waddled out of the grocery store, Finn behind her carrying their bags.
"For the last time Rach, she wouldn't be named after the damn prostitute. That song is just the first place I had heard the name Roxanne and I've always like that name. It's feminine yet badass," Finn explained…again.
"Badass, badass, badass! What is it with you and Puck and needing your children to be badass? Why can't we give her a classic name…like Fanny?"
Finn snorted. "Really Rach? You want to name our daughter after a vagina? Because according to Anjali that's what fanny means in Great Britain."
Rachel looked at him angrily. "We aren't in Great Britain now are we?"
"It still means butt in America! I'm not naming our kid after a vagina/butt!" Finn roared earning a few glances from others on the sidewalk.
"Fanny Brice is one of the greatest actresses to ever grace the stage and screen Finn," Rachel stated firmly. "Our daughter would be lucky to be named after such a treasure. Not to mention my idol has portrayed her both on stage and screen as well."
"Rach, not to be insensitive or whatever but I don't care. In the time we live in now naming our child Fanny will get her teased and bullied so bad she won't be able to show her face at school. You remember high school right? Do you want our kid going through all the same shit we did?"
Finn and Rachel had been arguing over what to name their baby ever since learning the sex only a week prior. She had been a stubborn little thing and refused to turn around every time Rachel went in for an ultrasound so when she finally showed herself it was a big deal. After not knowing for most of Rachel's pregnancy they had accepted that they wouldn't find out whether they were having a boy or a girl until after he or she was born but then at Rachel's last ultrasound she practically put on a show for them.
Finn had been so overwhelmed with emotion he had started crying. Rachel thought he was upset that it wasn't a boy because he had really wanted one but it turned out that wasn't the case at all. He had been in that situation before, learning he was having a little girl, but it had been pulled out from underneath him cruelly. This time there was no rug to stand on. That baby was his and no one could take that away from him. He was going to be the father of a little girl and this time it was with the woman he loved more than anything. This time it was for real.
Before they knew the sex, Rachel and Finn had come to the agreement that if it were a boy Finn could name him and if it were a girl Rachel could name her. Only neither of them liked the names they had picked out. Rachel wanted to name her Fanny if she were a girl and Finn wanted to name him Link. At first Rachel thought he had taken the name from Hairspray but then she discovered it was actually from The Legend of Zelda. There was no way she was naming her child after a videogame character. The whole plan changed once they found out they were having a girl though. Now they both had ideas of what to name her.
Rachel immediately shot down Drizzle, not just because it was stupid, but it was also the name he had come up with for Beth. Rachel did not want to give her daughter a name Finn had originally come up with for another baby. She wanted to give their child her own name.
Rachel stopped in front of the entrance to their apartment building and faced Finn in the middle of the sidewalk in a huff. "Fine, Fanny is out. How about Barbra? That's a classic name that doesn't mean butt or vagina."
"Don't you want our daughter to have her own name? If we name her Barbra I'll always think of Barbra Streisand. No offense to her or anything but I don't want to look at our kid and always think of someone else."
Rachel rubbed her protruding belly. "That's ridiculous Finn. She'll be her own person even if we name her after Barbra Streisand. My dads got my name from Friends. Do you always think of Jennifer Aniston when you see me?"
"Okay fine, make me say it; I don't care for the name Barbra." Finn crossed his arms over his chest unapologetically. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Well how abo-ow," Rachel said clutching her lower abdomen. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, Finn." She looked at Finn, her face contorted in pain. He grabbed Rachel's free hand and placed his other hand on her lower back before moving her to sit down on the stoop.
"Rach, are you okay? Is she kicking or something?" Finn hovered over her placing his hands on either side of her stomach.
Rachel looked into his face, the pain gone, and smiled. "Finn, I think I'm starting contractions. I think I'm going into labor."
"Are you sure? Last time we got over to the hospital and it turned out to be nothing," Finn said remembering getting all excited and ready to be a dad then finding out Rachel was just going through false labor. She'd gone through false labor twice already.
Now Rachel was unsure. "Well, maybe it's false labor again but I'm at thirty nine weeks. What if it's real labor?"
Finn looked unsure. He didn't want to jump the gun again. "Let's just go upstairs and wait for a little while. If the pain gets worse and closer together then we'll go to the hospital." Rachel nodded at him then he helped her stand up. She was surprised at his calm and collected manner. The two other times he was moving so fast to get to the hospital he practically left Rachel behind.
They made it up to their apartment and Finn started putting the groceries away while Rachel sat down on the couch. She hadn't had any more pain since that initial contraction. Maybe it was just another Braxton Hicks contraction.
"Finn, I'm hungry. Can you make me some lunch please?" Rachel asked sweetly from the couch. Finn poked his head into the living room.
"What do you want?" Finn had been making every meal for both of them for the last month. The baby was so big and Rachel was so little that it became very hard for her to stand for any length of time without her back aching. She always joked that they could tell the kid was Finn's because it had big everything. Rachel felt like she was carrying two watermelons around for the last two months.
"Can I get a chicken sandwich with fries and a pickle?" Though she had tried to remain on her completely vegan diet throughout her pregnancy she had been unsuccessful. The cravings for meat became so strong that one night around week twelve Finn woke up around two am to find Rachel in the fridge eating turkey, salami and roast beef straight out of the deli bag. He had bought a fresh pound of each just that morning and when he found Rachel with it the bags were nearly empty.
"Sure." Before Finn went to make her some food, he walked over to her. He knelt down in front of her and placed his head on her stomach. Rachel played with his hair. Finn had been doing that ever since Rachel told him she was pregnant, just taking random moments to touch her or kiss her or sing to her belly, even before she had started showing at all. "I really think Roxanne would be a good name."
Rachel sighed in annoyance. "Finn, before we get into this argument again could you please just make me some food. I'm hungry," she whined.
"Well just think about it. We could call her Roxy for short. I like the sound of Roxanne Hudson." He kissed Rachel's belly then spoke to it. "Do you like Roxanne?" Just then Finn got a little foot to his face. He reeled back surprised at being kicked. Rachel just laughed at him.
"I don't think she likes the name," she said simply.
"Or maybe she does and that's why she kicked, to show her daddy that she likes the name too." Finn smiled at his wife. "I'll go make your food now." He kissed her stomach one more time and just as he stood up to leave, Rachel let out another 'ow'.
She gripped Finn's hand hard. This contraction hurt a lot more than the first one. It was painful but short lived. She released Finn's hand then fell back on the couch again.
"Are you okay?" Finn asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Now go make me a sammich!" Rachel commanded with a giggle. That was one thing she really liked about being pregnant, she could get Finn to do basically anything she wanted without complaint. Finn walked out of the living room and Rachel continued sitting on the couch. She flicked on the television and channel surfed for a while until she came across a Baby Story marathon on TLC.
The woman in the program was at the point of pushing and she looked so tired. The head was apparently crowning which meant she only had a few more pushes to go but she was crying that she couldn't do it. Her husband pushed her through it though and finally the head was out. The baby came out easily after that. It had been a tiny baby, only about five pounds yet the woman still had been in so much pain and agony birthing it. Rachel was not looking forward to pushing Finn's kid out of her. She wasn't even born yet and already was bigger than most newborns.
She sat there watching the program and cringing at all the grossness when the baby started kicking wildly. "Hey, calm down in there. Those are my organs you're using as a punching bag," she said to her belly. There was one last major kick to her bladder and Rachel felt a gush of wetness. "Great," she grumbled. It wasn't the first time the baby kicked her and made her pee against her will but that didn't mean it wasn't annoying. Rachel stood up and the gushing continued. That was when she realized something was off. She didn't feel like she was peeing at all yet the gushing continued making a mess of her outfit, couch and floor. That's when it hit her. "Finn!" she cried out in a panic.
Hearing the distress in his wife's voice Finn ran into the living room. "Oh my God Rachel!" he said as he took in the messy couch and floor. "Your water broke!"
"Thank you Finn, I had no idea!" Rachel screeched back at him. "Now we need to go to the hospital."
Finn went into overdrive; he grabbed a towel for Rachel to clean herself up a little then grabbed her bag that had been packed for weeks. He quickly turned off the stove but just left everything else out; he would have time to clean it later and then rushed out the door and down the stairs. It wasn't until he got outside and started walking down the street that he realized he was missing something.
Rachel stood there arms crossed and lips pursed as Finn walked back into their apartment breathless. "You forgot something," was all she said to him as he took her hand and pulled her out the door.
The closest hospital was only a ten minute walk from their apartment but as Rachel was now officially in labor and hadn't bothered to change her clothes since there was no point, she really didn't want to walk there. Finn looked around for a cab but of course, the moment they needed one there were none to be found. They started walking in the direction of the hospital so they at least weren't wasting time when Finn spotted a free one parked up across the street a little ways around the corner. He and Rachel made to cross the street but she stopped when she saw a car coming. In his rush however Finn wasn't paying attention and stepped out into the street just as it was coming by.
Rachel screamed as the car hit Finn and he flew up onto the hood and windshield before rolling back down and off the car. As quickly as a woman in labor could move she waddled over to Finn to see if he was still alive. She couldn't even bend over to check him as he lie on the ground face down in front of the vehicle. The freaked out driver got out of the car and ran over to the man she had just hit and what she assumed was his screeching pregnant wife.
"I'm so sorry, he just walked right out in front of my car!" the woman cried as she knelt down to check Finn's pulse. All Rachel could do was cry. "He's alive though, don't worry. He'll be fine." As the woman said this Finn groaned and rolled over. His face and arms were scraped up from landing on the asphalt but otherwise he seemed okay externally.
"Rachel," he moaned out. He tried pushing himself up using his arm but a sharp pain spread throughout it. "Fuck!" he yelled out falling back against the ground. Finn laid there for a moment assessing what hurt and what didn't. The pain in his arm was overtaking the pain everywhere else in his body. He had a feeling it was broken. Using his other arm he pushed himself off the ground into a sitting position. His head spun a little but he took some deep breaths and it slowly stopped. Rachel let out a cry of pain as a contraction overtook her body. Adrenaline kicked in then as Finn realized he had to take care of Rachel and the baby first. He jumped to his feet and moved over to Rachel whose hands were clenched on the hood of the car.
"Sir, are you alright?" the woman asked Finn before noticing Rachel's pain. "Oh my gosh, is she in labor? Get in my car I'll take you both to the hospital." Without hesitation, Finn put Rachel in the backseat of the woman's car and moved in next to her. Two minutes later they were at the emergency room entrance.
The woman was insistent on seeing both Finn and Rachel inside to make sure they were okay. When a worker at the hospital told her she needed to move her car or they'd tow it she said 'let them' and continued ushering the couple inside. She was riddled with guilt even if the guy had been the one not paying attention and walked in front of her car.
"Hey, hey!" Finn called to the closest nurse he could find. "My wife's in labor. You need to find her a room right now." The nurse took in both of their appearances. Rachel's face was contorted in pain as she was having another contraction and she looked a mess from sweating and her water breaking all over. Finn was all bloody and sweaty and his coloring was sickly as shock was beginning to settle in. His left arm also seemed to be dangling uselessly at his side. The nurse found a wheelchair for Rachel and asked another nurse to wheel her off in the direction of the maternity ward. The first nurse looked back at Finn who had started following Rachel but had to stop as his head was spinning.
"Sir, the other woman you came in with said she hit you with her car. We're getting a wheelchair for you now. I believe you're going into shock right now and…" Anything else the woman said Finn didn't hear as he passed out against the wall.
Rachel had miraculously ended up with a single room which she was screaming her lungs out in currently. She was hot and in pain and alone and had no idea where Finn was and she couldn't even call Anjali or anyone to help her as her phone was in the bag that Finn had been carrying. Upon arriving the doctor came in all chipper and happy and examined Rachel to determine where she was at in her labor. He told her she was only about two centimeters dilated so they had quite a while before she would be ready to go. The doctor asked if she'd want an epidural when the time came but she said no. Rachel was determined to see this delivery through without pain meds. She wanted her baby to be alert and awake when she came out and Rachel had learned through her research that epidurals could cause babies to come out groggy and less responsive.
Before the doctor and nurse left she asked the whereabouts of Finn. She thought he had been right behind her but when she was wheeled into the room the only other person with her was the nurse. Neither had any idea where he was but the nurse told her she'd find out.
Rachel's contraction ended and she collapsed back on the bed. In researching the birthing process Rachel had read that she should try getting in naps between contractions as she could have a long day ahead of her. While in theory it was a good idea, in practice Rachel couldn't get anywhere near comfortable enough to fall asleep. The nurse had told her she could get up and walk around if she felt like it but currently all she wanted to do was know where her injured husband was and get this kid out of her.
In the emergency room Finn was coming to on a cot. He looked around him but just saw curtains. His arm was in a cast and he was wrapped in a blanket. He felt better than he had before but then he remembered why he was in the hospital. Finn shot out of bed and pulled the curtain back. He walked over to the nurses' station and asked where Rachel was. The nurse he spoke to said he needed to be checked for any signs of further trauma before she could let him leave the area but Finn protested, he had to find his wife.
The nurse had some serious sass though and refused to give him any information concerning Rachel until he got checked out again. Defeated Finn traipsed back to his cot and waited for a nurse. After about ten minutes the sassy nurse came over and checked his blood pressure and his arm and asked him questions regarding how he felt. She determined that he was fine, the only lasting problems the broken arm and scrapes to his face, and told him where he could find Rachel.
As Finn rushed to the maternity ward, the woman who had hit him with her car appeared. "Oh thank God you're alive!" she yelled in celebration. No one had given her any information on how the man she hit was doing. "I've been here for hours wondering if you were okay."
"Hours! I've been out for hours!" Finn bellowed. "Rachel's gotta be freaking out."
"Sir, I think we should exchange information or something so I can pay for your hospital bill…" the woman said breathily as she jogged after Finn. He stopped momentarily.
"Don't even worry about it. It was my fault, I wasn't paying attention. You should go on home. You shouldn't waste any more of your Saturday on me. If you'll excuse me," Finn said as politely as he could. He left the woman standing in the hallway flabbergasted but she did as he said.
Finn could hear Rachel before he saw her. "…and find my husband!" she screeched at the male nurse who ran out of the room frightened. Finn walked in and found Rachel pacing the floor. "Finn!" she yelled when she turned around. She rushed over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I was so worried about you! No one would tell me anything about where you were and I didn't have my phone and I can't remember anyone's numbers to call them. I've been in here alone for hours." She started crying. "It hurts so much Finn."
Finn hugged Rachel and ran his hands down her back and around onto her stomach. "It's okay Rach, I'm here now." Then Rachel noticed his arm.
"Finn, are you okay?" she asked lifting his arm. She kissed his scraped up knuckles.
"Yeah, just a broken arm and some scrapes. I got lucky." Finn leaned down to peck her on the lips. "How are you? Did the doctor say how much longer it could take?"
"I'm about four centimeters now. The doctor said things should start picking up soon. My nurse also said I really didn't have to come in until my contractions were about five minutes apart. We could have stayed home and took our time to get here and then you never would have gotten hit by a car." Tears started falling freely. "This is all my fault."
Finn stared at her like she was crazy. "Rachel, this is not your fault. I should have been paying more attention when I crossed the street and you're a first time mother in labor. I feel better knowing you were being taken care of here instead of sitting at home."
Just then a very strong contraction hit Rachel and she nearly collapsed from the pain. Finn held her up and moved her to the bed. She clenched his hand tightly and cried out in pain. "It hurts so much Finn!"
"Just hold on babe, it'll be over soon." Rachel was really hurting his hand but he wasn't complaining. She was going through much worse pain at the moment and it was only going to intensify. Finn couldn't imagine how Rachel was going to do this without an epidural. Finally she relaxed.
The next few hours continued the same. Rachel walked around a little between contractions and while she had them she did her breathing exercises she had practiced. Finn tried talking her through them but most of the time she just screamed at him to shut up. Him saying encouraging things wasn't really helping.
While they waited Finn made a bunch of phone calls to let everyone know Rachel was in labor and Kurt, his parents and Rachel's parents said they'd all be on the next flight to New York. Anjali and Puck rushed right over to see her. They brought Jasmine and Isaac with them and Jasmine was so excited. She had been waiting for Aunt Rachel to give birth ever since she learned she was going to have a baby.
"I can't believe you don't want an epidural. Are you a masochist?" Anjali said to Rachel right after another contraction.
"It's a personal choice. I just don't want her to come out all drugged up," Rachel replied tiredly.
They all looked surprised. "Her?" Puck asked. "You're having a girl?" Rachel had forgotten they were going to keep the sex a secret to everyone else. "That's awesome. What name did you pick out?"
"We haven't picked one yet," Rachel said at the same time Finn replied with Roxanne. "We are not naming her Roxanne, Finn!"
"Why not? That's a nice name," Anjali said looking at Finn. "Why doesn't she like Roxanne?"
Finn pointed at Rachel. "She doesn't like it because she thinks I want to name her after The Police song. That's just the first place I heard the name, I don't actually want to name her after the prostitute in it."
The nurse came in then. "Whoa, okay, all of you can't be in here. I'm going to have to ask anyone who is not the father to leave."
"You can kick him and my kids out but you're not kicking me out," Anjali said referring to Puck and her children. "If Rachel wants me to stay, I'm staying." She looked at Rachel for confirmation. She nodded. "I'm staying."
"Okay, fine, but you need to leave," the nurse said again to Puck. Anjali gave Puck a kiss and promised Jasmine who didn't want to leave that she could see the baby as soon as she was born. As Isaac was only a year old, he didn't have any idea what was going on anyway.
The nurse checked to see where Rachel was and she was about eight centimeters dilated. She was now in transition. Rachel thought that meant it would be any minute now but the nurse told her she could still have a while yet. As it was her first birth chances were that it would be the latter. Rachel groaned in aggravation and when Finn tried to rest a comforting hand on her stomach she smacked it away. "Don't touch me," she snarled out through gritted teeth. Rachel could feel the pressure building in her lower body. The baby was moving into the birthing position and Rachel hoped this meant she was ready to come out soon.
"How long have you been in labor?" Anjali asked as she sat in a chair on Rachel's right side.
"Since about noon maybe. What time is it now?" Rachel asked realizing she hadn't looked a clock in while.
"It's about eight." Rachel groaned. She'd been at this for eight hours and had nothing to show for it except for a worsening mood and a sweat covered body. Why couldn't she just come out already?
"Your labor with Isaac didn't take this long. This isn't fair," Rachel whined throwing her head into her pillow.
"Do you remember Jasmine? Yeah, she took nineteen hours. You were only there for the last four because you had to work. So suck. It. Up. Woman. Eight hours is nothing. Seriously though, if you don't want to name her Roxanne what name do you want?"
Rachel never got to answer though as a huge contraction rolled through her body. She let out a very loud scream and writhed around on the bed. Finn hated seeing Rachel in so much pain but there was nothing he could do. She was refusing to take any pain killers and she whacked him every time he tried to touch her which was conflicting with her earlier behavior. Before it was like she needed him as her rock but now it was like she was mad at him for her pain. This continued for about two hours until the doctor came in to check on her.
"Well, looks like you're fully dilated now. Ready to start pushing?" Rachel couldn't believe how chipper the guy was but she was definitely ready to start pushing. Ten hours of labor was more than enough for her. The nurses helped get Rachel into a comfortable position then the hard work really began. "Okay Rachel we'll start out slow. When I get to three start pushing."
He got to three and Rachel pushed hard. She was pushing so hard she was forgetting to breathe and everyone was reminding her that she need to. Finn tried touching her again but she swatted at him. Rachel relaxed for moment then another contraction occurred. The doctor told her to work with it and the pushing became a touch easier but was the most painful thing she had ever experienced.
Finn finally was able to grab Rachel's hand without her swatting him away and Anjali gripped her other hand. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!" she screamed at Finn. She released his hand and gripped his hair at the back of his head painfully pulling it down so she could scream directly into his ear. "This is entirely your fault! You did this to me!" Rachel let go of him and fell back against the bed crying. "It hur-hur-hurts!" she whined.
"You're the one who didn't want the epidural!" Finn replied.
Rachel cried out in pain. "Well you're the one who always wants to fuck me! You were the one who got me pregnant!"
Finn was somewhat peeved now. "It takes two to make a baby Rach! And I know damn well you enjoyed yourself just as much as I did making her!"
"Are you really trying to argue with a woman giving birth right now Finn?" Anjali asked looking at him, not believing what she was witnessing. "Are you trying to get yourself smacked in the head?" The doctor and nurse just chuckled at the whole situation.
"She started it!" Finn said like a whiny child. Rachel threw the closest moveable object she could grab, which happened to be a cup of ice chips, at Finn's head.
Anjali could not believe what Finn just said. "Just stop talking Finn! Anything you say is going to piss Rachel off further and that's the last thing she needs right now!" Finn shut up and sulked silently as he watched Rachel push. Deep down he knew Rachel only said those things because of the pain but it still hurt.
For the next hour Rachel pushed and pushed and rivaled a sailor with the profanities spewing out of her mouth. She glared at Finn and punched him in the jaw when he tried holding her hand again. He got the hint not to touch her but still stayed by her side until the doctor said the baby's head was crowning. Finn was giddy. He was about to see his baby with his own eyes for the first time and he couldn't wait. He moved down from Rachel's head since she apparently didn't really want him there anyway and watched as his bloody, screaming bundle of joy popped out of Rachel. It was absolutely disgusting but also oddly beautiful.
After cleaning her off a little, the doctor laid her on Rachel's body so she could get her first look at her and touch her. Rachel felt awe and euphoria and excitement and pride, disbelief and an intense feeling of relief wash over her all at once. That had by far been the most difficult thing she had ever done in her life.
While Rachel and Finn watched the nurse wrap her up so she would stay warm, the doctor asked if Finn wanted to cut the cord to which he shook his head quickly. He stared down at his baby girl and thought that she was without question the most beautiful little thing he'd ever seen. He cut the cord then they pulled her away from Rachel so they could take care of the last remaining part: the afterbirth. Finn moved back up to Rachel's head where she was exhaustedly but happily crying.
"She's perfect," was all he said as he kissed Rachel's forehead. She finally let him touch her. Rachel pulled his head down to kiss him on the lips.
"I did it Finn. I did it," Rachel mumbled tiredly against his lips.
"You did and I'm so proud of you. You're amazing." He kissed her again.
Once Rachel was cleaned up the nurse told Rachel she could breastfeed if she planned on doing so. She placed their baby in her arms and Rachel couldn't believe how amazing it felt to finally see what all her time and hard work had accomplished. Finn sat on the bed next to her, his arm wrapped around her shoulder while Anjali went to go tell Puck that Rachel had given birth. "She looks just like you," Rachel said looking up at Finn, a huge smile on her face. Their little girl, who still didn't have a name, found Rachel's nipple and she latched on like a leech.
"She really is mine isn't she?" Finn said watching her. Rachel looked up at him questioningly. "She likes your boobs as much as I do." She rolled her eyes and backhanded his chest playfully.
"She still needs a name," Rachel said softly staring at her. "I can't believe we haven't settled on one yet."
"We'll figure it out." Finn kissed Rachel's temple and they both fell silent as they watched their newborn suckle on Rachel's breast then just stare up at her like she was trying to figure out who she was. Rachel could not believe how much she looked like Finn. It was uncanny. She asked Finn if he wanted to hold her and he really did but he was nervous that he was going to drop her.
"Think of her like a football," Rachel compared trying to console him.
"I fumbled a lot," he replied. She huffed.
"Finn, I know you won't drop her. Now hold your daughter!" Finn put his arms out and let Rachel place her in them. He held her little head in the palm of his hand and wrapped his casted arm underneath her little body. After all the waiting he was finally holding her and seeing her face up close.
After about an hour the nurse needed to take her away to do all the necessary tests and procedures that needed to be done. Rachel insisted that Finn go with and watch to make sure they didn't accidently switch her with anyone else's baby and on the way to the nursery, the nurse noticed that she didn't have a first name yet.
He knew Rachel would probably be a bit steamed at him for a while for what he was about to do but he figured she'd come around eventually. "Her name's Roxanne," Finn told the nurse. Roxanne was the best name either of them had come up with so far. While the neonatal nurse took care of Roxanne, Finn handled all the necessary information they'd need for her birth certificate. She was officially named Roxanne Carole Hudson.
Finn wanted to go back to Rachel but he wanted to stay with Roxanne too. She was so little, well compared to Finn as she was actually 10 lbs 8 oz and looked massive next to the babies on either side of her. He honestly couldn't believe Rachel had pushed her out of her. Child birth truly was amazing.
As he stared through the window of the nursery, Anjali, Puck carrying Isaac, and Jasmine walked up to him. Puck clapped him on the back and pulled him in for a bro hug and Anjali joined in. Jasmine even wrapped her arms around Finn's legs. Isaac was asleep on Puck's shoulder.
"Congratulations man. Which one is she?" Puck asked looking through the window. Finn pointed her out. "Aw man, she looks just like you. Just what we need, a Frankenteenette running around." Finn looked at him severely. "I'm only kidding. She's beautiful. You and Rachel made a pretty cute kid."
"I wanna see her!" Jasmine cried out from down below. Finn picked her up and showed her his own little girl. "What's her name?"
Finn looked at Anjali. "Her name is Roxanne, Roxy for short," he said looking back at Jasmine.
"You went against Rachel's wishes and named her Roxanne anyway?" Anjali raised her eyebrow at him, jutting out her hip and crossing her arms over her chest in what they referred to as her 'I'm-judging-you-because-you're-stupid' stance.
"It beats Fanny!" Finn said brusquely.
Jasmine giggled. "Fanny."
"See? That's exactly why I didn't want to name her that." Finn put Jasmine down and ruffled her hair. "Have you been to see Rachel yet?"
"Yeah, she's snoring happily," Anjali replied. "If you wanna go check on her we'll make sure the nurses don't try giving Roxanne to the wrong parents." They all laughed at Rachel's paranoia.
Finn walked back to Rachel's room and found her just like Anjali said, passed out cold, mouth open, snores leaving her lips and slight drool running onto her pillow. She looked completely beat. He kissed her forehead lightly and brushed his hand over her hair. He'd said it before and he'd say it again, Rachel Hudson was the most awesome woman in the world.
Finn sat in the chair next to her bed and watched her sleep. His body ached and he needed a shower and a change of clothes but he wasn't leaving the hospital for anything. After a few minutes Anjali knocked on the door. "Hey Finn, Puck and I were going to head out but we wanted to bring you something first." She stepped out of the way of the door and a nurse wheeled a bassinet with a sleeping Roxanne in it into the room. The nurse left Roxanne there and told Finn to press the button next to Rachel's bed if he needed assistance with anything then left the room. Anjali and Puck said goodbye then left the new little family to themselves.
Finn stood up and looked into the bassinet at his baby and smiled a big toothy grin at her. He had made her, well technically. He had the fun part and Rachel did all the work but she was still his. It was something Finn still did not fully comprehend yet. Finn Hudson was a father of a baby that was without a doubt his.
Very carefully, Finn picked Roxanne up and held her to him and as he did so she opened her eyes, his eyes, and stared at him. She didn't make a sound, didn't cry, didn't fuss; just stared. Finn sat back down with her and they continued to just stare at one another. "Hi baby, I'm Finn, I mean, I'm your dad. I'm your daddy and you can call me that, when you start to talk I mean. I know you have no idea what I'm saying right now but I'm gonna say it anyway. You make me so happy, you and your mom, and I want you to know that I'm always going to be there for you. I don't care who you are, who you grow up to be, as long as you're happy that's all that matters. You're my baby and I love you." Finn kissed her forehead protectively then heard sniffling coming from his right. He looked over and found Rachel staring at him tears streaming down her face. Concerned, Finn stood up, Roxy still in hand, and moved over to sit down with Rachel. "Hey, why are you crying?"
"Don't worry, they're happy tears. You're going to be a great dad Finn and I know how much you love her already." Rachel looked up from Roxy to Finn. "We can name her Roxanne if you want."
Finn wasn't sure if he should just go along with Rachel or tell her that he already did. "That's great Rach! I'll take care of making sure they know." He went with the former. She was going to be named Roxanne either way so it didn't matter and Rachel would only get mad if she knew.
"Roxanne Carole Hudson," Rachel said simply. "I like it." Finn blew out a sigh of relief. Now Rachel wouldn't kill him.
When Finn and Rachel walked into the hospital they were a couple, a bruised and battered couple, but only a couple. All they had was the other but now, tomorrow when they'd leave, they would be leaving a family – mom, dad and baby. Their period of fun and freedom as newlyweds was over but now they got the new adventure of bringing home baby and neither one of them could wait.
Aw, da wittle beyby! I've had babies on the brain for some reason lately. So anyway, I'm contemplating writing some dirtytalk!Finchel but I'm not sure if I should. Feel free to send me a yea or nay or any other opinions you have. :)