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Drew had kept Finn and Rachel up all night. They were thankful that they had already called for a family lazy day.
They had just gotten to sleep. They were so tired and were thankful for any sleep they could get. They were awoken by two little bodies jumping on their bed.
Finn grunted and buried his head in his pillow. Rachel sighed and said, "Hey guys."
Briella asked, "Why aren't you up?"
Rachel told her, "Your little sister thought it would be funny to keep daddy and me up all night long. We didn't get much sleep today."
Dayton said, "Good thing we are having a lazy day, huh?"
Finn chuckled, "You have that right, little man."
"Everybody is coming over. Are they going to be in their pajamas, too?"
"I hope so. The five of us will be even if they aren't. We are going to have a good day."
Finn and Rachel got up and started getting things ready for their guests. They were just happy to have a day off with the ones they cared about.
Puck and Quinn showed up. Much like Quinn promised she got Puck to wear his SpongeBob pajama pants. Everyone had a good laugh about it before they started the movie. It was going to be a nice relaxing day.
Santana had come and took over baby duty since it had been a while since she had last seen Drew. It gave Finn and Rachel some time to snuggle with Dayton and Briella. They loved having such caring friends.
Finn went to get up to get the popcorn and had a hard time. Rachel asked, "Are you okay, baby?"
Finn told her, "I'm just a little sore from yesterday."
Puck snorted, "Getting old, man?"
"Shut it, Puckerman. Wait until your day comes and I'll be right there to laugh at your pain."
"You know I'm just kidding. I don't think I could handle half of the things that you do."
Briella looked at them and said, "Shh… This is my favorite part!"
All the adults laughed and quickly quieted themselves to make the Briella and Dayton happy. Elle was sitting between the two older kids on the floor snuggled closely to Dayton much like she did most of the time the families spent together.
Finn kissed Rachel quickly and was off to the kitchen to get some snacks for everyone. It was turning out to be the kind of day that all of them needed.
The phone rang while Finn was in the kitchen. He answered, "Hudson residence."
He heard, "Hey Finn."
It was Finn's manager, Trevor, on the other end. Finn said, "Hey Trev. What is going on?"
"I have some news."
"That is going on."
"The Giants have traded you."
"They've what?"
"You have been traded. You are going to Los Angeles."
"They can't do that! I have a family to think about. I have to be stable for them. I thought things were going well. I don't get it. I have been the one to get their wins for them in the last five wins anyway."
"I don't know what to tell you, Finn. You have to go where you are sent unless you quit all together, but I don't think that is in your best interest right now."
"Of course I can't quit all together, but I have a one month old and two six year olds that have a life here. Not to mention my wife is on Broadway. Broadway isn't in LA."
"That is true."
"When do I have to be there?"
"They are giving you until March to make the move and get things settled. Go talk to Rachel and see what she has to say."
"I guess so. I have a feeling this isn't going to turn out well."
"Good luck, buddy. I'm sure things will work out. I'm sorry that I had to be the one to give you the news."
"It's all good man. It's your job. Now I have to go break it to Rach." The two of them hung up. Finn wasn't looking forward to this conversation at all. He knew it wasn't going to be easy.
Finn walked in and said, "Umm… Rach, can I talk to you for a minute?"
Rachel could tell something was bothering him. She got up off the couch and met him in the kitchen. She asked, "What's the matter, Finny?"
"I don't know how to tell you this or what we are going to do. This is huge and it is something the two of us have to figure out together."
"You can tell me anything, baby. We are in this together. We can handle anything and everything. I love you so much no matter what."
"That was my agent. Rach, I got traded to Los Angeles. I have to be there by March."
Rachel just gave him a blank stare. Then she said, "They can't do that! Our life is here! Our family is here. All those people in there are who the two of us and our children need in their lives!"
Finn took her in his arms as she started sobbing. He told her, "I know, baby. I don't want to leave either."
"I'm supposed to go back to Broadway. I'm supposed to get back to the stage. It was our plan."
"I'm so sorry. I don't want to go. I'll quit if you want. You can stay on Broadway. I'll take care of the kids. I'll be a stay at home dad. I'll do anything to make you happy. I just don't want you to leave me. I don't think I would live through the heartbreak. I love you too much."
Rachel sniffled and said, "You would give up football for me?"
"For you, Dayton, Briella and Drew I would. The four of you are my world. I don't want to do anything to lose any of you. I couldn't handle it."
"I can't let you do that. It looks like we are going to Los Angeles."
"I really am sorry, Rach. I hate that I'm tearing you away from your city."
"That isn't what is important any longer."
"Finn, they are going to be heartbroken. Not just Dayton and Briella, but the others, too. Drew is too tiny to know what is going on."
"Puck is going to bust a gasket."
"We have to tell them now. We have that interview tomorrow and I'm sure they are going to ask about it."
"You are right. We can't tell the kids yet. We'll tell Puck, Quinn and Santana first. Then we'll tell the Day and Brie."
"That sounds good. Let's go do it before we lose our confidence."
Finn and Rachel walked into the living room holding hands. They were going to need support to get through this.
Finn asked Dayton and Briella to go back to their room for a little bit so he and Rachel could talk to Quinn, Puck and Santana. They went without a question and took Elle with them.
Puck asked, "What's with the long face, man?"
Finn took a deep breath and said, "I got traded to LA. We have to be there by March. I'm no longer a member of the New York Giants' baseball team."
Quinn looked up and had tears in her eyes. She said, "You can't leave us. Elle needs her Uncle Finn and Aunt Rach. I need my best friends. We came out here together to do all of this. Now you are leaving."
Finn exclaimed, "I don't want to leave! I really don't. I don't have a choice. I have a family I need to provide for. That is my number one priority. I don't want to leave my best friends and the ones that have helped me through some of my hardest years, but I have to."
Rachel just stood there as tears fell from her own eyes.
Santana came over with Drew. She handed her to Rachel and said, "I knew it was a bad idea for you to get involved with him. Now you are leaving me for good. Have a good life." She grabbed her things and left.
Rachel started sobbing over her baby as she held her. Her best friend had just walked out on her when she really needed her. She didn't want to go through life without Santana.
Finn took Drew and said, "It's going to be okay, Rach."
"No it isn't! I don't have any friends in LA! I'm going to be back to being a loner like I was before. I'll be stuck in the house taking care of the kids all the time with no one else. But I guess that is what my job was meant to be! You can tell Day and Brie you are uprooting them. I'm going to bed." Rachel went back to their bedroom.
Finn lost it at this point. Puck was still silent. He didn't know what to say to his best friend at this point, but he wasn't about to let him go out there alone. They had always been together. He was going to find a way to LA himself, even if it meant cleaning pools like he had originally planned for his life years in the past.
Puck and Quinn had left to Finn a chance to talk to the kids. Finn sat down on the bed with Drew in his arms. He said, "Okay. I need to have a chat with all three of my kids. Do you think we can do that?"
Briella looked up at him and asked, "Did we do something wrong? I'm sorry if we did. I don't want you to be mad at me again."
Finn kissed her head and said, "You didn't do anything. My agent called tonight. I don't play for the Giants anymore."
Dayton asked, "Why not?"
"They traded me to another team. I'm going to start playing with them next season."
"Where?"
"That is the thing. We are going to have to move. The team I'm going to be playing for is in Los Angeles."
Briella looked up and said, "I don't want to move. I don't know anyone in Los Angeles."
"I know, honey. I don't want to move either, but I have to go where they tell me to."
"That's mean!"
"We are going to get through this. I promise. The five of us will be together."
"Where is my mommy? I want my mommy."
"Your mommy isn't very happy with me right now. She is in our bedroom. I'm so sorry, guys. We have that interview tomorrow and I wanted to make sure you knew before anyone asked questions. We don't keep anything from each other remember?"
Dayton and Briella nodded. He kissed each of their heads. He walked across the hall to the nursery. He put Drew in her crib and said, "Okay, munchkin. It's time to go to sleep. One of us will be in here if you need us. I love you. Mommy loves you, too. I'm so sorry about everything even though you don't know what is going on. We are going to be okay. I really hope we are going to be okay." He kissed her head and went to his room.
Finn walked in his room to find Rachel in the fetal position crying on their bed. He came in and laid down next to her. He told her, "I'm sorry baby. I am so, so sorry."
"It's nothing you can help. I just hate that Santana left like that. I thought I would have her for everything in life. I guess I was wrong. Let's get some sleep. We have that early morning interview."
"I'm so glad we are having a family interview. It will be great having you and the kids with me."
"The world is going to get to meet Drew for the very first time. Dayton and Brie are going to be on TV for the first time. This is special. Now come here husband. I want to be wrapped up in your arms."
Finn smiled. "I think I can handle that." Then the two of them were out for the night until they were needed by the tiniest Hudson.