Chapter 8: Truth Be Told
Emily cried the whole time on Kurt's lap. Kurt did everything. He sang all the songs from Funny Girl and all the songs from Wicked. Nothing could get this little girl to stop crying. She's so much like her thought.
Rachel knocks on the door with Finn by her side. She walks over to Kurt and Emily. "Thank you, Kurt. I got it from here." Rachel says. Kurt slowly gets Emily off his lap. Kurt nods and leaves the two.
"Baby? Everything's okay." Rachel says. She sits down and allows Emily to cry on her lap. "I need to tell you something that might make you happy." Rachel said as she strokes her daughter's hair with her fingers. Emily looks at her mother. "You know Beth's daddy?"
Emily nods. "Well he's also your real daddy." Rachel tries her best to explain everything to her little girl.
"Me and Beth are sisters?" Emily asked. She loves Beth. Beth has become her new best friend.
Rachel nods. "In a way.."
"But how come I never knew Beth's daddy or my daddy?" Emily asked. She has stopped crying.
Rachel took a deep breath. "Because I never really loved your daddy. I loved Finn."
"Will you love my daddy, mommy?" Emily asked.
"I can't promise you that." Rachel responds.
"What's going to happen to my other daddy? The one who makes you cry." Emily asked. It killed Finn to listen to the conversation.
That's when he decides to walk in. "I will still be here. Princess? I love you. It's okay if you stop calling me daddy. Your real daddy is awesome. He will love to get to know you." Finn says.
"I won't stop calling you daddy. You are my daddy. I like that idea of having two daddies. I'm just like mommy. Daddy? I'm sorry for being angry with you." Emily apologizes. She hugs Finn.
"It's okay." Finn says. "Your daddy already knows that you are his little girl."
"But he didn't say anything last night. I met him already, silly." Emily laughs which made the two adults laugh.
What's next for me and Finn? Is there even an us? Rachel asked. Her mind was full of confusion.
That afternoon Rachel called Puck and explained everything that's happened. He asked if it was alright for Finn to come so they could make arrangements. Emily couldn't stop squealing over the fact that she was going to see Beth. She squealed even louder as they reached to Puck's house and she got to ring the doorbell.
Puck opens up the door for the Hudson family. Puck gives Finn a hug, same goes for Rachel, and Emily. "Where's Beth?" Emily asked.
"In the kitchen reading." Puck responds. "You know what? Why don't you tell her it's okay to stop reading so that you and her can spend the afternoon together?" Puck asked.
"Yeah! Okay! Sounds fantastic!" Emily says. She skips her way to the kitchen. Finn and Rachel laugh. Puck tells them to take a seat. "She knows that you're her real father." Finn began the conversation. "She wasn't upset because your Beth's daddy. That makes them sisters in a way. Oh and she also thinks she has two daddies like Rachel does." Finn explains.
"How do you feel about that ,Berry?" Puck asked.
Rachel crosses her arms together. "If that's the way she wants it then fine. She'll have two daddies but at least she knows the truth."
"She still has a place in her heart for me." Finn says.
Puck smiles. "So we can share the little energetic monster?" He asked laughing.
Rachel's jaw drop. "She is not a monster! Puckerman!" She yelled freaking out.
Finn and Puck laugh at Rachel. "She gets all the energy from you and all the temper tantrums from me, actually she gets everything from mostly you" Puck laughs.
"Emily is a precious sweetheart. Don't call her names." Rachel pleads.
"I wasn't calling her names, Berry! Geez, calm down." Puck and Finn continue to laugh. Rachel rolls her eyes. "This isn't funny." She glares.
The three adults share laughter. This was a start of a new beginning.
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The rest of the afternoon turned out wonderful. Puck slowly got to know his second daughter. Finn was happy for him.
That night Finn and Rachel slept together in their bed. "Beth is nothing like Quinn." Finn couldn't help but laugh.
"Quinn doesn't want anything to do with Beth's life. I feel horrible." Rachel sighs.
"Quinn did have some issues." Finn says. Suddenly there were awkward silence. "So what happens next?" Finn asked.
"I want to get to know Emily's father. I still love you Finn." Rachel says. Was she second guessing herself? What was that duet she shared with Noah then last night?
"But I'm not the one you should be with. You should be with Puck. Do you see how happy Emily is when she's around Beth? Do you see Puck's face light up when he sees Emily? You need to make up your decision. There will always be a place in my heart for you. Always. But I know you and Puck will happen. Emily doesn't deserve to be confused."
Does he want to fall out of love with me? We're married. Gosh, why is love so hard?