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Finn had received the front row tickets and sent the others to Blaine because he knew he would be less likely to get a call from him complaining about where the tickets were. Finn just couldn't forgive Kurt. He was his brother. They were family. They were supposed to show love to all parts of their family no matter what. The fact that he cared more about meeting a celebrity over caring about his nephew sat with him wrong.
Finn's phone rang. He thought it might be Rachel so he picked up without looking at the caller ID. Finn said, "Hey!"
He was surprised to hear the voice of his mother say, "Finn Hudson! Why are you and Kurt fighting? You are brothers."
That sat with him wrong. "Tell him that! He is more worried about meeting my girlfriend than his nephew that has been in his life for five years. Mom, Dayton is my life. I just don't see how anyone couldn't love him. He is perfect."
"This isn't really about Kurt is it? It is about Macie."
"Don't bring her into it! It is all Kurt! He showed up at my house uninvited to try to hitch a ride with me to pick up Dayton just to meet Rachel. I will not be having him use my son to get gain. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but he is your grandson. I would think you wouldn't want him to get hurt."
"Of course I don't want him hurt! Finn, I'm sure Kurt didn't mean it that way."
"I don't care. That is how it came off. Dayton is my number one priority. For once I am thinking about my feelings. He has never liked Dayton. I put it to the side for as long as I can, but I can't anymore. Dayton looks up to him. I will not have Kurt pretending that he likes my son to get to my girlfriend. That is not going to happen."
"Finn, you are a wonderful father. I am proud of you. Finn, I'm sorry. So, you have a girlfriend?"
"Yes mom. Her name is Rachel. She is wonderful. She has a daughter. She is the same age as Dayton. The two of them go to school together. I met her last week when we were picking up the kids. She is on Broadway."
"Your girlfriend is Rachel Berry?"
Finn chuckled. "Yes mom. Don't you dare try to pull a Kurt here. I'll get you some tickets if you want them. I have to go. I'm sorry if Kurt called to complain about me, but I am not backing down from where I stand. If he hurts Dayton I will hurt him. That is all there is to it."
"That is actually what I want to hear. I love to know that you would do anything for your son. That is what makes you a wonderful father. I'm going to call Kurt and have a talk with him. Dayton is family and he needs to be supportive. It has been five years since he entered the family and he isn't going to be out of it any time soon. I love him too much."
"He loves you too, mom."
"Okay. I love you, Finny."
"I love you mom. I really do need to go. Can I just tell you something? I think you will laugh."
"Do tell."
"I bought tickets to Rachel's show tonight and they were in a terrible part of the theater. Rachel wouldn't have it so she sent tickets for the front row for us. I may or may not have sent the bad tickets to Kurt just to make him angry. Only I sent them through Blaine because I know he wouldn't fight me on them."
Carole let out a little chuckle. "Finn, that is terrible, but brilliant. I would love to see his face when he realizes that they are awful seats. You will have to let me know how that goes."
"Rachel is ready to give him a piece of her mind because of everything. Rach is already protective of Day."
"It sounds like she is a winner, Finny. I hope to meet her some time."
"I hope you can meet her, too. I'm supposed to go pick up the kids. Then we are going to go out for dinner before the play. I'll talk to you soon."
"I love you."
"I love you too." The two of them said goodbye and Finn was out the door to pick up Dayton and Briella from school. He was really looking forward to seeing his girl do her thing where she loved it most. He saw many more nights like the one he was about to have in his future.
Finn walked onto the playground and the kids came running. Briella said, "Mommy told me you were picking me up today. She sent a note to Miss. Tiffany."
Finn smiled and said, "Yep. The three of us are going to go to dinner and then we are going to go see your mom's show."
Dayton spoke up, "Like a family?"
"I guess so, bud. We have an odd little family here, but a guess it is a family nonetheless. Let's go get some food. I'm hungry. I bet the two of you are too with all the learning that I am sure you did today."
Dayton and Briella each took one of Finn's hands and they walked off the playground. Finn felt something he hadn't felt in quite some time: contentment.
Finn was sitting with the kids at the pizza parlor. They were all eating when Briella asked, "Do you love my mommy? Are you going to be my new daddy?"
Finn swallowed his food and said, "We just started dating, Brie. It takes a while for people to fall in love and decide to get married."
"But mommy said she fell in love me the first time she saw me."
Finn smiled. "Yes. That is true. I like your mom a whole lot. I can't say we are going to get married because I don't know that yet. Maybe someday we will, but I can't tell you that we will for sure."
"I want a daddy like you."
Finn smiled. "If I had a daughter then I would want her to be just like you."
Dayton said, "Dad, you need to marry Miss. Rachel. She is good for you."
Finn laughed. "Thanks son. I'll keep that in mind."
The three of them finished eating, but Finn couldn't get their innocent words out of his mind. He couldn't think of someone better to be with than Rachel. She was sweet, nice and loved his kid. She was the kind of woman he had been looking for, for years and she had just come into his life by chance.
Finn was standing outside the dressing room with the kids waiting for Rachel to open the door. She opened the door and the kids jumped in her arms. She said, "What did you think guys?"
Briella told her, "Awesome like always, mommy."
Dayton told her, "You were great, Miss. Rachel."
Rachel said, "Call me Rachel." Dayton just smiled and hugged her tighter.
Finn leaned over and kissed her. The kids giggled at the action. Finn said, "You were awesome, babe. I'm so proud of you. I want to see it again. You were so into it and everything."
Rachel giggled. "Thanks, Finn. Did your brother come?"
"Yeah. He kept texting me until it started complaining about the seats. I'm guessing that he is making Blaine wait outside until you come out."
"Are you ready for the world to know that you are mine? I want you and Dayton to walk out with Brie and I. They are going to be taking pictures like crazy. I don't want that to push you away."
Finn said, "We are used to pictures, aren't we, bud?"
Dayton said, "Yeah. The paparazzi guys follow daddy around a lot too. It's no big deal."
Rachel laughed. "Okay then. Let's give them something to talk about." Finn took Rachel's hand. Dayton took Rachel's other hand while Briella took Finn's.
The four walked outside to be swarmed by questions, asks for autographs, and flashes from cameras. Rachel had a beaming smile on her face and said, "You got it first. Rachel Berry is off the market and couldn't be happier." The flashes happened even more.
That's when Finn saw Kurt and Blaine. Kurt had his mouth hanging open. Finn kissed Rachel's cheek. They walked over in front of Kurt. Rachel saw the way Finn was staring him down. Rachel leaned over and said, "Kurt?"
Finn just nodded. Rachel walked up to Kurt. She said, "You must be Kurt. Let me just tell you that you are missing out on knowing your amazing nephew. You will regret that someday. Finn and Dayton are amazing people and they don't deserve what you have done. I appreciate your support, but I am having a hard time looking at you. I really like your brother. I plan to be around for a while, but I'm afraid that you will find something to hold against me and my daughter."
Finn couldn't help but be proud of his girl. He pulled her away before she made a huge scene. He knew he would get a call about that from Kurt soon, but he couldn't get himself to care. Rachel just leaned over and kissed his cheek. The two of them walked to the car with the kids.
Rachel and Finn spent the remainder of the night at Rachel's apartment with the kids. Finn left with Dayton at eleven with a big smile on this face. He knew he was a truly lucky man to have her in his life. He couldn't wait to see what life had in store for them. All he knew was he saw her as part of his life for quite some time.