Some belated Mother's Day fluff. I do apologize for the delay in updates. Between work, family commitments, and being sick the past few days, writing took a backseat, but now here is a new chapter for you. :)
May 9th, 2038
"Good morning, Hot Mama," Finn's voice mumbled low into Rachel's ear as he settled closer behind her and slithered his arm around her middle to hold her. She smiled as he placed a kiss under ear before opening her eyes and turning to face her husband. "Happy Mother's Day, Rachel."
"Thank you. Though I wouldn't be a mother without your help, sir." She pressed her lips to Finn's cheek and didn't miss when his hand started climbing her torso.
"Well, that's why they have Father's Day next month. But today is all about you." He kissed Rachel again as she turned her body to press her chest to his. His lips moved over her cheek and down her throat. "Let me take care of you." His hands roved over Rachel's stomach to her back as his mouth made it to her shoulder.
"You know, I would, but the kids are going to bring me breakfast soon."
"What makes you think they're bringing you breakfast?" His mouth continued to suck on her skin as he rolled them over and came to rest on top of her.
Rachel giggled at his eagerness. "Maybe the fact that they have ever since Roxanne was old enough to pour cereal and milk all by herself. It's a Mother's Day tradition."
"Well, so is me trying to get in your pants first thing in the morning since you're such a MILF. Can't blame a man for trying…" Finn rolled over and as he settled back onto his side of the bed, there was a knock on the door. "Hmm, good call."
"That's why I'm the mom," Rachel said with an air of superiority before giving Finn a smooch. "Come in."
The door opened a crack. "Are all body parts covered?" Roxy called through the crack making Finn and Rachel roll their eyes.
"Roxanne, do you really think we'd allow you to come in if they weren't?"
She pushed the door open more and peeked through her fingers. "It's happened," she stated tersely. Roxy had learned to knock on all doors after walking in on her parents all those years ago. "Anyway, happy Mother's Day, Mom. We made you breakfast." Roxy opened the door wider to allow her brothers carrying the tray of food and pitcher of orange juice inside the bedroom and Ian brought up the rear carrying the bouquet of flowers he had picked for their mother.
Rachel sat up with a brilliant smile on her face and clapped her hands giddily as Liam placed the tray over her outstretched legs. It seemed they had made vegan stuffed French toast. "Wow, this is pretty fancy for you four," Rachel commented as she cut through the bread and into the strawberry infused vegan cream cheese.
"Uncle Kurt gave me some cooking lessons last week," Roxy explained.
"So that's where you were… I thought you might have been taking trips to Queens." Rachel eyed Roxy critically. While Finn still wasn't aware of the leap Roxy and Isaac had made in their relationship, Rachel was.
"What for? Isaac always comes here since the food's better and his sisters and mother aren't here." Finn stole a piece of cantaloupe from the fresh fruit and popped it in his mouth before earning a smack from Roxy.
"Daddy, that's not for you. Your breakfast is downstairs."
"I have to go all the way downstairs for my breakfast? Why don't I get breakfast in bed? I'm your dad."
"But it is Mother's Day. When it is Father's Day, then you can get breakfast in bed." Roxy crossed her arms over her chest and grinned like a wise ass.
Finn narrowed his eyes at his daughter. "You better watch yourself, Rox. It may not be Father's Day but I'm still the dad."
"Can we just give Mom our presents now?" Ian interjected.
"Yes! Presents!" Rachel cried. She shook in excitement as Ian handed her daisies over. "Thank you, baby. Did you pick these out yourself?"
"Yeah, and the card." Ian smiled at her as she leaned toward him to give him a hug and kiss. When they broke apart, Zach shoved Ian out of the way earning a complaint and a stern glare from Rachel.
"I made you this." Zach handed her a little box with a bow on it. "We made jewelry in art class."
Rachel opened the box and found a turquoise and purple glass bead bracelet with letters spelling out 'Mom' with a heart at the end. Rachel choked up and pulled Zach to her. "Thank you so much, baby. I love it." She kissed his forehead then Liam handed her an envelope. Rachel ripped it open and inside was a lovely handmade card and two tickets to the latest revival of Hairspray. "Oh, Liam! Thank you!"
"They're for this afternoon."
"I see that. Why only two tickets though?"
Finn answered. "Liam just wanted a day out with Mom. It's been a while since you two have seen a show together. That's your thing."
"Well, I guess I'll have to hurry up and get ready since you let me sleep in for once." Rachel chuckled.
"And don't worry, Mom, I did get you something, it just won't be ready until later," Roxy added when she had come up empty handed. "So, if you'll excuse me, Isaac is coming over as a Mother's Day present."
"What?" Rachel and Finn asked together, their eyebrows popping up in unison. Rachel continued, "How is that a Mother's Day present? Unless he's here to restock my refrigerator he always depletes."
"Aunt Anjali said all she wanted for Mother's Day was for everyone to leave her alone in the house for once so Uncle Puck is working, Scarlett is staying with a friend for the day, and Isaac is coming here to help me."
"Help you with what?" Finn looked skeptical.
"With my present for Mom. It will take some time."
Finn and Rachel shared a glance before Finn climbed out of bed. "Fine. But just keep in mind I'm not going anywhere today."
"I know." She turned around and walked out of the bedroom.
"It isn't much of a Mother's Day present having to deal with Isaac all day." Finn snorted and walked into the bathroom as Rachel flicked on the TV. "Would you three like to join me?" she asked the boys, only of which Ian crawled onto the bed.
"I gotta get ready for the show."
"I'm gonna play Xbox."
Zach and Liam left Rachel and Ian alone in the bedroom eating French toast and watching Bravo.
An hour later, Rachel descended the stairs ready to go the show to find Isaac alone and stuffing his face with cereal on the couch. "Hello Isaac. I see you've wasted no time in making yourself at home."
"'ey Aun' Ra'hel," he greeted through a mouthful of Trix before swallowing. "Sorry for intruding on your Mother's Day. My mom just wanted everyone out of the house and Roxy said she needed help with her gift for you."
Rachel tilted her head in intrigue. "What exactly is her gift for me?"
"I know what you're doing, Aunt Rachel. I'm not telling you. It's a surprise." He shoved more cereal into his mouth to keep from saying anything further while Rachel pouted.
"Mom, just get your capelet and Liam and enjoy your show. You'll get my present later and I know you will love it because it's something you've wanted for a really long time," Roxy announced as she entered the living room and sat down next to Isaac, taking his hand in hers.
"Can I get a hint?"
Roxy glared at her. "No."
"Mom, should I wear a bowtie?" Liam called from his bedroom, distracting Rachel and turning her attention away from her daughter.
Rachel's eyes widened comically as she saw what her son was wearing. "Liam, it's a matinee, you don't need to wear a tuxedo."
After fighting over what to wear for a good fifteen minutes, Liam was finally ready in a nice pair of khakis and a navy blue button down that made him look even whiter than usual but really brought out his eyes while Rachel looked stunning in a yellow floral print sundress. Though they went quite frequently to shows and so many people didn't treat Broadway as the big spectacle it used to be, Rachel always insisted they dress up a little more than just jeans and t-shirts.
"Okay, we're leaving now. We should be home around five-ish," Rachel announced from the doorway where she waited with Liam for someone to acknowledge her. Finn walked over and pulled her into a hug, planting a light kiss on her lips. "Please try not to kill Isaac. I don't want to have to explain to Anjali and Puck how their only son is dead."
"I'll behave if he does." He smiled and kissed her again. "Have fun at your show. We'll see you later." Finn ruffled Liam's hair, and his feathers, in goodbye and watched them both walk to the elevator.
As soon as Rachel was out the door, Roxy hopped off the couch. "Dad, why don't you go relax? I need the downstairs vacant of all parents."
"Why?"
"Can you just go upstairs please?"
Finn eyed Isaac who was suddenly very interested in the floor. "I'm leaving the door open."
Roxy sighed and rolled her eyes. "Fine. Just please go upstairs…please." She pushed her father in the direction of the stairs and waited until he was in his room to turn to Isaac. "We have work to do."
A half an hour later, Rachel and Liam were sitting in the theatre waiting for Hairspray to start. "Do you know what your sister's gift for me is?" Rachel asked her son who was busy chomping on Sour Patch Kids.
Liam shook his head yes. "But I'm not telling you. It's really good. But not better than mine." Rachel smiled before leaning over to kiss Liam's cheek. "Mom!" he whined, wiping her lip gloss off his cheek in upset. "You're so embarrassing." He popped more Kids in his mouth and sank lower in his chair wearing a scowl. He was 13 and it was not cool to let your mom kiss your cheek in public.
Rachel chuckled and settled back into her own seat. "Are you sure you can't give me a hint?"
Liam sighed exasperatedly. Rachel had been pestering him for information nearly since they had left the house, but luckily he was saved when the house lights began to dim.
Two and a half hours later, when the show was over, Rachel was more than eager to return home for her Mother's Day surprise gift. The only problem was, Liam had received a text from Roxy stating she'd need just a little more time to prepare.
"Okay, time to go home. I wonder what it could be… She only got me a necklace last year."
"Mom, can we stop at the store? I need some peanut butter for my lunch tomorrow."
Rachel's smile fell. "Can't you just have tuna for lunch? I'm going to go grocery shopping tomorrow. I'll get some then."
Liam started to fuss then, knowing it would draw time out. "But Mom…I really wanted peanut butter and fluff for lunch. It's my favorite."
"Just have tuna and you can have peanut butter and fluff on Tuesday."
"I don't like tuna!"
Rachel crossed her arms over her chest in disbelief. "You love tuna. I'm surprised you haven't turned into a tuna with how much of it you eat."
"Well, I'm sick of it," he mumbled even though that wasn't the case at all. He did love his tuna.
"Fine, we can stop." Rachel led them out of the theatre behind a group of Midwestern tourists wearing ratty shorts and I Love NY t-shirts. She scoffed at their appearance; wishing people would treat Broadway with a little more respect than that.
On the cab ride home, Liam chatted Rachel's ear off about Holes and the major differences between the book and movie that he was going to be discussing in his paper on it for English. Though Rachel loved talking to her children and hearing about their day, Liam tended to speak so fast his words seemed to blend together and became difficult to understand. Liam was the reason she understood why Finn would develop that blank stare with his eyes glazed over when she came at him talking a mile a minute. Liam sometimes was like Rachel on speed.
When they arrived at the grocery store, Liam bolted for the peanut butter.
How much time you need? I can't stall her much longer he texted Roxy before Rachel could catch up to him.
His phone buzzed two seconds later. False alarm. You can bring her home now.
Liam grunted and turned around forgetting about the peanut butter. "Where are you going? You didn't even get peanut butter!" Rachel commented as she walked up to him.
"I decided I'll just have tuna tomorrow." He shrugged and brushed past his mother who was staring at him like he were bipolar. She followed behind him and they walked in silence back to their building a few blocks away.
The moment they walked into their apartment all of their senses were assaulted. The entire place smelled delectable and was so strong Rachel could almost taste the food, it all was bathed in a soft pink glow from the low setting of the lamps and candles lit on the table, soft music played in the background, and all of it combined made her skin tingle. She wasn't quite expecting this for her present. She pulled her capelet off and hung it on the hook as she glanced in awe around the place.
"Happy Mother's Day, Mom," Roxy greeted as she stepped out of the kitchen with Isaac on her heels to greet her mother.
"Thank you. It kind of looks more like Valentine's Day in here though."
"Well, that's part of the present. My gift to you is a nice romantic night in, alone, with Dad. I know you haven't had one in a while so I bribed Uncle Kurt into letting us spend the night at his place. If Dad asks where all his plaid shirts went, I have no idea," Roxy said innocently. "So, to kick your evening off, I have prepared you and Dad a delicious vegan dinner of mushroom fondue, stuffed red peppers with risotto, and strawberry sorbet for dessert. I will get the boys and we will be out of your hair in two minutes."
Rachel beamed over the work Roxy had put into the dinner. It looked and smelled delicious, plus add the fact she and Finn would be kid free for an entire night? It really was a great Mother's Day present. "Where is your father?"
Roxy turned around as she backed down the hall. "He's changing into the suit I'm forcing him to wear tonight." She stepped into her room before stepping back out with a backpack and a pillow. "Stooges, let's go!"
Liam, Zach and Ian walked out of their rooms on cue with their own overnight bags and traipsed down the hallway behind their sister. They all gave Rachel a goodbye hug and kiss before being unceremoniously shoved through the door. "Please text me when you get to Kurt's. I want to be sure you're still alive."
"Yes, Mother." Roxy hugged her.
"Thank you for my present. I really appreciate it." Rachel chuckled and kissed her daughter on the cheek. "I love you and I will see you all tomorrow after school. Tell everyone I say hello."
Roxy saluted her, "Will do. See you tomorrow."
And with that Rachel closed and locked the door behind them all, ready to enjoy her responsibility free night with her man. Almost as if by magic, Finn appeared as she turned to walk back to the dining room.
"Can I take this tie off now?" Finn grumbled, pulling at the black and gold star emblazoned tie Roxy had talked him into.
"But gold stars are my thing," Rachel replied with a smirk on her face as she stepped closer and wrapped her arms around Finn's waist. She leaned up and placed a soft kiss on his lips, grinning into it as Finn's hands at her waist began to drift lower to cup her behind. "I really like the tie. You should keep it on."
"If you insist," he muttered against her lips before pecking her again. "Let's eat. I've smelled this food for like the past hour now and I'm starving." Finn took his wife's hand and led her to the ornately decorated table.
As Rachel sat in the chair Finn pulled out for her, Rachel commented on the navy blue and gold laden plates. "She even broke out the fine china. I hope part of the present is hand washing it tomorrow when she gets home from school. Does she realize it isn't dishwasher safe?"
Finn sat adjacent to her and pulled the lid off the fondue pot. "I hope fondue is as good with fake cheese." He picked at a mushroom with his fondue fork and dipped it into the hot gooey vegan cheese. "Wanna try it first? I don't know if I trust the vegan stuff."
"You're such a baby." Rachel giggled and opened her mouth expectantly as Finn placed the mushroom on her tongue. She tugged it off the fork and chewed daintily as her eyes widened considerably. "It's delicious. You'll like it, Finn, I promise."
Finn didn't look convinced but speared another mushroom and dunked it in the cheese before shoving it in his mouth. He was pleasantly surprised by how realistic the cheese tasted. "Damn, we should let Roxy cook all our meals. This is really good."
"Obviously she inherited her culinary prowess from me. Still confused as to how she can neither sing nor dance with us as parents but…"
"Let's hope the rest of it tastes good." They quickly finished up the mushrooms, either popping them in each other's mouths or in Rachel's case, teasingly tonguing them off the fork to get her husband's pulse racing. Mushrooms and vegan cheese weren't exactly sexy, but Finn really didn't mind if Rachel's tongue was involved.
When they moved on to the main course, Finn practically inhaled his plate out of hunger and impatience. He had ideas for after dinner and was eager to get to that part. It was going to be fun for both of them.
"Do you even taste your food?" Rachel asked seriously as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Yeah. I was just hungry and Roxy wouldn't let me in the kitchen all afternoon. And it was really good. Seriously, we should let her cook more often. She made this vegan cra–I mean cuisine," he corrected when Rachel leveled him with a glance, "tolerable."
"I thought you like my cooking."
"I do…the vegan stuff is just…not my thing. You know that." He smiled widely, taking her hand and rubbing the back of it with his thumb softly, trying to refrain from getting on her bad side. His after dinner plans wouldn't work if she was mad at him.
Rachel just picked up a forkful of pepper and placed it in her mouth, choosing to ignore her husband's blatant disgust of her preferred food. She was used to it by now and wasn't going to dwell on it further. They had the place to themselves for once and she wasn't going to waste it being disappointed in the fact that after nearly 30 years together Finn still was an avid meat aficionado.
She plopped her fork on her plate and wiped her mouth before kicking her heels off and running her bare foot up the leg of Finn's slacks suggestively. "I'm full. Now what do you say we really take advantage of this Mother's Day present-" The sentence was replaced by a squeal of shock and then giggles of appreciation as Finn was already three steps ahead of her, lifting her out of her seat and over his shoulder to carry her upstairs. He didn't stop until he deposited her on her feet in their bathroom.
Candles were lit, creating a very calm and relaxing ambiance. "Phase two of the night: a relaxing bubble bath for the hardest working mom in the world. Roxanne picked out those pink fizzy balls you throw in the tub because I didn't know which ones you liked." He turned on the faucet and got it to the perfect temperature before standing up and raising his brows in realization. "I'll be right back. I forgot something."
Rachel grinned as Finn exited in a rush before turning to look back at the bathtub. She walked over to the radio and put on her 'Tub Mix' that hadn't been used in months. It had been so long since Rachel had been able to take a leisurely dip in the tub that she couldn't even remember the last time, never mind being able to bring Finn in with her. Between work, raising four kids, her charity commitments, the PTA, being a high profile member of New York society, and all her other obligations, life had not left much time for just Rachel. She absolutely loved the life she was living and couldn't ask for anything better but sometimes it was nice just to take a night to pamper oneself…and jump one's husband's bones in the bathtub.
Quickly, she discarded her clothing and climbed into the tub, immediately relaxing as the warm liquid covered her skin and soothed her body and soul. The bubbles from the bath bomb tickled her skin and slowly the water turned a purplish color. And because no bath was complete without bubbles, Rachel added some bubble bath to the running water and allowed them to build until she was nearly hidden within them.
Finn returned about a minute later, slightly red in the face and carrying two champagne flutes and a bottle of Rachel's favorite pink champagne. "You know me so well," she crooned as she sat up and took one of the flutes from him. He filled their glasses then placed the bottle on the floor next to the tub. Then Finn turned off the water when the tub was full, sat on the edge, and downed his own glass before producing two wrapped boxes. "And what are those?"
"These are my gifts for the sexiest mom I know." He smiled cheesily and unwrapped the first one for her. "I got you some chocolate covered cherries from that candy store you love near your theatre." He plucked one from the box and placed it lightly on her tongue, moaning a little when she wrapped her lips around his finger. When he got it back, Finn rushed to the next gift. "And this one…well, I thought it would go nicely with the vacation to Disney World I planned for the family," he confessed as he opened a Swarovski Crystal box with a simple yet beautiful silver and crystal winged Tinker Bell necklace.
Rachel gasped both at the necklace and vacation. Unsure what to comment on first, all Rachel could do was squeal excitedly, splashing water everywhere as she sat up and hugged Finn, kissing his face repeatedly. Seconds later, Finn had been pulled, fully clothed, into the tub by his tie and he came to rest on top of Rachel as they kissed fervidly. Rachel pulled on Finn's wet clothes until they were lying in a heap near the door.
"Kurt…is…gonna kill…you," Finn said between kisses as he and Rachel attempted to maneuver in the tub. It was larger than average as it had been custom installed just for the reason of accommodating Finn and Rachel, but it still wasn't the optimal locale for hot sex.
"Why?" Rachel whined when Finn's fingers found the right spot between her thighs.
Finn removed his lips from Rachel's throat. "That suit is dry clean only."
"Consider it payback for throwing out all your plaid-d-d-doh Finnnnn…" Rachel's eyes rolled into the back of her head as Finn slipped inside her deeply.
"Yeah." He began thrusting but paused when her words made sense. "Wait, what?"
"Nothing. Not important." Rachel pulled his head back down to hers and kissed away his furrowed brow until both of them were exploding before nearly collapsing inward with the pleasure found only in each other. For once Rachel could be as loud as she wanted and not have to worry about anyone being scarred by it and the thought of being caught was gone.
All too soon, Finn was rolling off Rachel and shifting their bodies so she was rested between his thighs, her back on his chest. The water had turned them both pruny and the bubbles and heat were long gone, but neither was ready to leave yet. Her fingers danced over his thigh as she turned her body slightly to place her ear over his rapidly beating heart.
Rachel sighed in contentment as Finn rubbed circles over her back and kissed the top of her head. "This has been the perfect Mother's Day…granted I didn't actually get to spend that much of it with all the kids but their presents were all great. I'll thank them all again tomorrow."
"Mmhmm. I enjoyed their presents too." Finn snorted and Rachel lifted her head to look into his face.
"Did you really plan a vacation for the family?"
Finn nodded. "Yep. Just you, me, and the kids. I think a trip to Disney World is well overdue since none of us have ever been there. I don't know how we made it over forty years without ever even going to Florida." His eyebrow popped up as did the corner of his mouth as he contemplated this tragedy. "Anyway, I'm fixing that now. We're going in next month right after school lets out for the kids and I made sure you would be off and not have any obligations of any sort. All we have to worry about is bringing enough sunscreen for mine and Liam's fair Irish skin. And we can't tell the kids yet. I was going to surprise them at the end of the year."
Rachel hugged him tighter and kissed his chest as he brushed his fingers through her wet hair. "I love you. You're the best. Have I ever told you that?"
"I know, but I could get used to hearing it more often." She swatted his chest playfully and he took her hand in his to kiss the back of it, grinning like a fool.
"Thank you." Finn gave her that half grin that always made her weak in the knees. "And I don't mean just for the trip and that beautiful Tinker Bell necklace and the candy…I mean for everything. For the past thirty years, for being the best husband and being the best father and making the best kids with me. They wouldn't be half as awesome without you."
"Yeah, we made some pretty sweet kids. And you're so welcome, babe. I'm the one who should be thanking you. You're amazing. I still don't know how you do everything you do and make it look easy but I love you so much for it all. I love you, Rachel. Happy Mother's Day." Their lips met again in a soft, lingering kiss before Rachel drew away and stood up, making Finn drool a little at the glorious naked sight.
She put her hands out to help him to his feet as well. "It's not even eight-thirty yet. We still have so much alone time I don't even know what to do with it."
Finn's eyes grew dark with lust as a cheeky smirk stretched across his face. "I do." He lifted a giddy Rachel bridal style and exited the tub leaving a trail of water behind them on their way to the bed.
I actually have the Tinker Bell necklace Finn gives Rachel. It's very pretty.