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Dayton and Briella had started feeling better. They were going back to school after a couple of days off with Finn to rest. Now Finn and Rachel were taking the day to go to the doctor to check on the progress of baby Hudson. Both of them were having a hard time keeping the secret from everyone, especially the kids.
Rachel asked, "Are you ready to find out if we are having a baby Hudson or not?"
Finn kissed her head, "I have a feeling that we are and it is going to be a girl. It's just a feeling I have."
"You have to tell me the names that were in your dream now that we are pregnant."
Finn smiled. "Drew for a girl and Brighton for a boy."
Rachel slowly started to smile. "Perfect! Drew McKinley or Brighton Liam."
"Where did that come from?"
"I know how much Lima means to you and it is going to mean something to me. McKinley for the school that you went to and Liam is Lima jumbled up."
Finn pulled Rachel into his chest and said, "Oh baby. You don't have to do that."
"I know, but I want to. I like it. Drew or Brighton. I really like it. They are different like the other two names."
"I thought so. Lets get you to the doctor momma. We can find out for sure if we are going to need those names since you got them out of me."
Rachel smiled. "I couldn't wait any longer. I'm glad you told me because I love them and they will be perfect for our little one whenever we have them."
"I have a good feeling about this. Let's go."
Finn and Rachel went to get in their car.
Finn and Rachel were walking out of the doctor's office holding hands. Finn smiled and told her, "I told you that we would have a Honeymoon baby. I was right."
"I just don't understand why I didn't start getting symptoms until now. The last time I got symptoms sooner than this."
"Maybe the baby had different plans. They are going to be here in five months."
"I am four months pregnant Finn! I should have known by now! I should have been going to the doctor and taking better care of myself."
"Rachel, stop it. You didn't know. The doctor said that things looked fine and the baby was doing great. Don't worry about it. We have five months to get ready for the little munchkin. I think I like it this way because it won't be so long of a wait."
Rachel chuckled. "You are such a sap. So, how are we going to tell the kids that they are going to have a little brother or sister?"
"I don't know. This is something big. I want to make a big deal out of it. I know they are going to be excited, but I want it to be something they will remember."
"I know what you mean. It would be easier to tell them if we knew the gender already. There are so many cute ways to tell genders. I can't think anything other than the traditional shirt thing."
"That is still cute. Let's do that. I know they will wear them proudly. We can involve them in telling the family. I hate that mom and Burt aren't here. I don't want to tell them over the phone."
"Oh Finn! We could take a picture of the kids in their shirts and have some kind of saying with it for them."
"That would be perfect, Rach."
"Great. Let's go pick out some cute shirts for the big kids."
"Okay. Finn, I love you."
"I love you, too." The two of them held hands as they went to their car to head to the store. They wanted to find the perfect shirts for Briella and Dayton.
Rachel and Finn were happy with the shirts they got for the kids. The shirt they got Briella said, "I'm going to be the most awesome big sister." Dayton's shirt said, "I'm going to be a rockin' big brother." They fit the personality of the big siblings to a tee. They couldn't wait to give them to them. Then they were going to take a picture of the kids and send it in an email to Carole and Burt. They were excited to let them ones that meant the most to them that there was going to be another Hudson joining them soon.
Rachel and Finn had a bag for each of the kids. They were going to make this as special as they could. The four of them walked in the house. Rachel said, "Guys, we have something for the two of you. It is very special. We hope you like it."
Each of them got a bag. They tore into it and just looked at them. They had been learning to read so it was going to be even more special. Briella looked at hers and said, "I'm going to be the most awesome big sister."
Dayton then read his, "I'm going to be a rockin' big brother."
Finn asked, "So, what does that mean?"
Dayton and Briella just looked at each other and shrugged. Rachel said, "I'm having a baby. The two of you are going to have a little brother or sister soon. What do you think? Are you excited? Santa was late giving you your Christmas present, but it will be early for this Christmas. The baby will be here in November."
Briella looked up and said, "Really?"
Finn smiled and told them, "Yep. The baby will be here soon."
Dayton asked, "Is it a brother or sister?"
Rachel said, "We don't know yet, but you will be the first to know when we find out. We get to find out next month. Would you like to see a picture?"
Dayton and Briella both nodded. Finn sat them each on his lap and showed them the sonogram picture.
Dayton asked, "That thing is a baby?"
Finn and Rachel laughed. Finn told him, "Sure is little man. That is your little brother or sister."
Briella and Dayton didn't seem as happy as Finn and Rachel had thought they would be. Rachel asked, "Are you okay? Aren't you excited that you are going to have a little brother or sister?"
The two kids just looked at each other. Then Briella said, "Jeremy in our class has a little brother. He said that he stinks all the time and his mom and dad forgot him at school once because they were so worried about the baby. We don't want one anymore. We like just the two of us and the two of you." Dayton nodded in agreement.
Finn said, "Hey. The two of you wanted a little brother or sister so bad. You are getting one." Finn didn't realize that he had been so harsh. The two kids burst into tears and ran back to Dayton's room together and slammed the door.
Rachel sighed and said, "Finn. Honey, I love you, but come on. They are five. They are worried that they won't get the attention they need or want. They have already been through a big change this year and now they are going to be going through another change. I should have known they wouldn't be that excited when we first told them. We have to help them through this. I'm going to go talk to them."
"Rach…"
"No, it's fine. I'll see if I can help."
Rachel gave him a kiss on the cheek and went back to check on the kids.
Rachel knocked on the door. She peeped her head in the room and saw the two kids sitting on the bed hugging each other. She put her hand on her chest and said, "Oh honeys."
The two kids looked up at her. Briella said, "We are sorry mommy. We didn't mean to make Finn mad. We are still going to love the baby, but it is scary. We don't want you to not love us or forget about us." It broke her heart to hear Briella call Finn by his name rather than daddy. She hadn't done that since before they were married.
Rachel pulled both of them to her. She said, "That isn't going to happen. You know that your dad and I love the two of you so much. That isn't' going to change just because a baby comes into our lives. We want the two of you to help us. We have names, but we are going to need help decorating the nursery. I think it would be special if the two of you helped pick out the theme for your little brother or sister. If you want to put on your new shirts you can help us tell nana and pops that there is going to be another Hudson in the family."
Dayton and Briella just looked at each other and nodded in agreement. They put on their shirts. Rachel got out her camera and took a picture the two of them with a big smile on their faces. She was happy to see that they were doing better. She couldn't wait for the baby to move and to find out the gender so that she could share that with them. She wanted to do anything she could to make them more comfortable and excited about the addition to the family.
Rachel walked out to the living room. She found Finn sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. She walked over and dropped down next to him. She rubbed circles on his back and asked, "What is the matter, baby?"
He sighed. "I really messed up. I didn't realize the way I talked to them. They have to hate me. I should have known that they would need to get used to the idea. They are just little kids. They need to warm up to big things like this. We just keep throwing curve balls at them."
"Hey. They are okay. I talked to them. They put their shirts on for me and I took a picture to send to the grandparents. Are we going to send it to San, Noah, Quinn, Kurt and Blaine too?"
"I think that would be lovely. Our phone will be ringing off the hook tonight. I just can't believe the way I talked to them. They are just so smart sometimes I forget that they are just in Kindergarten. I'm definitely not the best dad out there."
"Don't say that. You are a wonderful father. They are young, but they will realize that you didn't mean to speak to them in such a harsh tone. I think you need to go hug them and then things should be okay."
"You are right. You are one heck of a woman, Rachel Hudson. I'm so happy that you are the mother of my children."
"We will see how that goes when I get farther into this pregnancy. I don't think you will feel the same way."
"I will always feel this way about you. That is never going to change."
Rachel smiled. "Thank you, baby. Now go see your kids. Then we have a picture to send to everyone." Finn kissed her and walked back the hallway to Dayton's room.
Finn opened the door. He said, "Hey guys."
Both of the kids just looked up at him. He went on to say, "I wanted to come and tell you how sorry I am. I didn't mean to speak to the two of you like that. I just really hoped you would be happy about the baby. It made me sad to think that you weren't happy. I didn't want that to happen."
Dayton said, "Sorry daddy. I just don't want you to forget me or not love me anymore. I just want you to love me forever."
"Oh buddy. I will always love you. That isn't going to change no matter how many babies we have. You have nothing to worry about."
Briella guiltily told Finn, "I'm sorry, Finn. I don't want you to be mad at me."
He pulled her on his lap too. "Oh Brie. I could never be mad at you. I want you to know that I love you, too. That isn't going to change."
"But the new baby has you and mommy. I just have mommy."
"You have me, too. You will always have me. I can promise you that. As far as I see it you are my daughter."
"Thanks daddy." Finn smiled hearing her call him daddy again. It was one of his favorite things. He said, "Let's go in the living room. We'll have a family night." He picked both of them up and carried them to the living room.
The evening was spent the two kids and the two adults. They took the phone calls they got about the new baby, but didn't dwell on it. They were more worried about letting the older siblings know that they were loved more than anything. So that was what they spent the evening doing.