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Rachel was sitting with Quinn. The guys were taking care of the kids. Quinn asked Rachel, "How are you feeling, Rach? You look great."
Rachel rubbed her stomach and said, "Are you kidding me? I just popped out all of a sudden."
"Oh honey. You look adorable. You are five months pregnant. You are supposed to be getting bigger. Are the kids handling it better?"
"Surprisingly, Dayton is taking it a lot better than Brie is. I thought it would be the other way around. I think it has something to do with the fact that she is afraid that Finn isn't going to love her."
"Aww… The poor thing."
"I just hope once the baby starts moving more and we know the gender we can involve the two of them more and help them get more comfortable with the coming baby."
"I'm sure it is going to work out. You and Finn are wonderful parents. I'm sure Day and Brie will be wonderful big siblings and love the baby."
"I really hope so. I just don't know what to do for my little girl. She thinks she is losing me."
"She could never lose you."
"I know that, but she is five. She doesn't understand that."
"I'm sure you will come up with something."
"I can't believe that Elle is a year old. Where has the time gone?"
"You are telling me. It was just like yesterday that I was complaining about being so pregnant and here she is a year old already."
Before Rachel could reply Briella came running over and she was in tears. Rachel asked, "What is the matter sweetheart?"
She sniffled and said, "I don't want a baby. Send them back! It is ruining everything!" She took off running in the house.
Finn came running over. Rachel asked, "What was that all about?"
He hung his head and said, "The kids were playing. Finn came over and we were talking about the baby. He asked me what I hoped you had. I didn't think before I said that I hoped it was a little girl because I always wanted a daughter that looked just like me. I didn't realize that Briella was standing there."
Rachel was livid. She never thought this would be how this turned out. She stood up and went to go in the house. Finn told her, "I am so sorry."
Rachel just said, "I don't want to talk to you right now. I have to go check on my brokenhearted little girl. Finn, she is five. Five! She just wants you to like her. She would do anything to get you to like her. She just wants a daddy and everyone else around her has one. I hope you realize what you did. I can't look at you right now. I have to go check on my daughter and make sure that she is okay. Had I known that all of this was going to happen I wouldn't have had any more kids. If the two kids we already have were going to be this upset all the time it wouldn't have been something I wanted." Rachel now had tears in her eyes.
Finn looked up. "You don't mean that."
Rachel just nodded. "I do. I love this baby so much, but I can't stand to see Brie like this. My happy and carefree little girl isn't herself anymore. She is spending all of her time worrying that the only father she has ever known won't love her when the new baby gets here. You are the biological father of the other two kids involved she knows you have to love them. She is just my daughter. You don't have to love her. You just have to deal with her."
Finn started sniffling. "I do love her. I have always loved her from the moment I met her. That isn't going to change."
"She is a little girl, Finn! She can't see that. She feels like she has something she has to prove. No child should ever have to feel that way."
Finn was in tears now. "Rach…"
"Excuse me. I'm going to go find my daughter and let her know that she is loved." Rachel walked away as fast as her body would let her. She had every intention in the world to find her daughter and remind her that she is loved.
Finn sat down with Quinn and burst into tears. He said, "I'm the stupidest person in the world."
Quinn shook her head. "I'm not going to argue with you there. That was stupid. That little girl thinks the world of you. You are her hero. She has told me this on multiple occasions. She thinks you hung the moon. You are so busy with this new baby that she feels threatened. I mean she is picturing something like Cinderella in her little head where she becomes the ugly stepchild. That isn't okay. Rachel has a right to be upset with you this time, buddy. Especially when she is pregnant and it involves her child. She treats Dayton like she gave birth to him."
"I know. It is just so hard not to be excited about the baby. I'm having a baby with Rachel, the one true love of my life."
"I know that, but you have two kids you have to remember. I know it can't be easy, but you have to figure out a way to make it work. You are going to have a difficult child on your hands otherwise. She is going to start rebelling against you because she thinks you will never love her anyway."
"I have to do something. I just don't know what to do."
"You need to stop fussing over the baby so much. The baby isn't even here yet. I mean it is pretty sickening anyway. You are all over Rachel all the time. Your hands don't leave her stomach for more than two minutes. Then talking to her stomach. If the kids aren't talking to it, then wait until the two of you are in private. Day and Brie need to know that you are still aware that they exist."
Finn just nodded as he took it all in. He hadn't realized he was doing any of those things. He just knew he had some changes to make and some little ones to remind that he loved.
Rachel had been walking around the house looking for Briella. Then she heard quiet sniffles. She looked over and found her sitting in the corner with her knees pulled up to her chest. Rachel walked over and sat down on the floor. She knew it wasn't going to be easy to get up, but her little girl needed her.
Rachel said, "Hey sweetheart."
Briella started sobbing as soon as she saw Rachel. She threw her arms around her and said, "Please still love me. Finn wants the baby more than me. Please don't forget about me, mommy. I'm sorry if I have been a bad girl. That is why I sat in the corner. I figured you would tell me to since I said mean things about the baby."
Rachel held her in her arms and started rocking her. She kissed her head and said, "Baby, its okay. I love you and I am always going to love you. You are my big girl. I love you so much."
"Finn doesn't love me. He loves the baby. He wants it to be a girl. He won't want me."
"That isn't true. You know that Finn loves you. He is just excited about the baby like we thought you would be. I'm sorry, honey. I know it is hard, but the baby is going to be here pretty soon. That doesn't mean I will love you less. You are going to be an amazing big sister. I want you to know that."
Briella just held onto Rachel as she rocked her as they sat on the floor. Rachel was trying to shush her and make her feel better the best she could. It broke her heart to see her little girl so devastated.
Dayton came in and said, "Brie, don't cry. I love you. You are my sister."
He came over and hugged the little girl. Rachel loved the relationship the two of them had. She knew they would always be there for each other. In the close to a year that they had known each other they had only had two main fights and they were over within ten minutes. They were going to be friends and family for a lifetime.
Briella just held onto Dayton like he was going to disappear. He was one person that she felt would love her forever even if a baby did come along.
Finn walked over and asked, "Brie, can I talk to you?"
Rachel went to get up to give them some time. Finn helped her to her feet and did his best to avoid contact with her stomach at this point. Even he knew that that would only make the situation worse than it already was.
Briella looked up at Rachel and said, "Please don't leave mommy."
That was it. Rachel could really tell that she was upset and worried. She never had a problem with Finn. The little thought he hung the moon and all the stars.
Finn asked Dayton, "Can you go play with Uncle Puck for a bit please?"
Dayton gave Briella one last hug and went outside.
Rachel looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Finn, please don't be mad at me for saying mean things about the baby. I sat in the corner. I'll sit here forever. Just please don't hate me. Please love me. I just want a daddy."
Finn and Rachel both got tears in their eyes with those little words. The little girl was terrified that she was going to lose all the love she had. Finn got on his knees in front of her and said, "Oh Brie. I love you so much. You are the sweetest little girl in the world and I'm lucky to have you and your mommy in my life."
"But you want another baby girl."
"True, but that is just because I think you and Dayton would love having a little sister. The two of you would be wonderful with the baby. I know you would help take care of her. The two of you could play dress up and have all kinds of fun."
"Oh. I just want you to be my daddy. You are Dayton and the baby's daddy. I don't have one. When the baby comes you will love them more because they are yours."
"I feel like I am your daddy. I'm sorry if I make you feel like I'm not. I love being your and Dayton's daddy. I'm going to love being this baby's daddy, too. We are going to be a great big awesome family."
"The baby is mean."
Rachel asked, "Why do you say that, honey?"
"They are taking everyone away. Finn is going to love it more. You are going to be more busy. Day Day is going to want to be friends with it more than me. Uncle Kurt will buy it clothes. Nana and Pops won't want me to be their little girl anymore. Uncle Noah will have a new munchkin. Aunt Q will want to go shopping with you and the baby instead. I won't have nobody."
"Oh sweetheart. I am going to be busier, but that doesn't mean that I won't have time for you. You are a special little girl. You are different and that is what makes who you are. I wouldn't change you for anything. We are going to love the baby, but we are going to love you and Dayton, too. You are still going to be taken care of and loved. I can promise you that. I won't let you be forgotten. Remember it has always been the two of us against the world. That isn't going to change."
The two of them sat there holding onto each other. Finn felt like a monster. To see the innocent little girl so upset and hurt broke his heart. He would have beaten anyone that hurt her. To know that he was the one that hurt her this time didn't feel good.
Finn had tears falling down his cheek. He took Briella's hand and said, "I'm so sorry, honey. I didn't mean to hurt you. I always said I would protect you from being hurt, but now I am the one that is hurting you. I don't want that to happen. I'm still working on this being a dad to more than one person and apparently I'm not doing a very good job. I just hope you still love me because I love you so much."
Briella looked up to see Finn crying. She jumped off Rachel's lap and into his. She said, "Don't cry, Finny. I really am a bad girl if I make you cry."
"No, honey. I'm just sad that I hurt you. I don't want to hurt you or Dayton ever. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings earlier. I want the two of us to be okay. You are a special little girl and I want you to love me and want me to be your daddy."
Briella gave him a hug. Rachel just watched. The problem wasn't solved, but they were in a better place than they once were. They were making headway even if it was just a little. They were going to keep working on this until and after the baby entered the world. There was no way any of their children were going to feel less loved than any other. They were a family unit. That was the way they were going to stay until the end.