Chapter 12: Divorce

A week has passed and Finn signed the divorce papers. Rachel slowly signed the divorce papers as well. They were left alone as Rachel took off her wedding ring. "You were right. Thank you for making me realize of how much of an idiot I've been."

"You're not an idiot. You just get what you want. I couldn't let you continue with all this." Finn says.

"We can still be friends. Like the song you sang to me." Rachel smiles sweetly.

"Of course. I'll always be there when you need me. I can cancel your flight ticket." Rachel nods. "I can get your money back."

Rachel nods. She gives Finn one last hug. "This whole week the girls have been getting closer. I hope it will happen with Puck and I."

"It will." Finn smiles. "I never thought you'd want to move back to Lima."

Rachel laughs. "We all wanted to get out of Lima." She says. "But I have to respect Puck's living situation. He wants to be here because he's closer to Beth. Shelby is allowing him to be part of her life."

"Have you seen your mom?" Finn asked.

"Not yet. I'm not sure how I'll explain Emily to her. I'm sure she'll be proud of me that I didn't give her up."

Finn nods. "I guess we better go." He says. They both stood up. "Don't do anything stupid with Puckerman." Finn jokes.

"Shut it, Hudson." Rachel laughs.

They walk out of the room and thought about what their life would become.

Puck had two extras room. Rachel didn't feel comfortable sleeping in the same room and bed as Puck since they just started a relationship. Rachel put in the movie Funny girl and Puck couldn't help but laugh as he could tell that Beth was bored through it all.

"Don't rain on my parade..." Emily sang as she watches Funny Girl. Puck laughs. She sounds just like her mother did on their first year of Sectoinals.

Puck walks over to the girls. "Popcorn my ladies?" He asked.

"Ooh popcorn!" Emily squeels.

"Thank you, daddy." Beth smiles.

"Thank you, da-Noah." Emily says. She wasn't sure what to call Puck. He hasn't been there all her life for her to call him daddy.

"Your welcome, girls." Puck says. "Can daddy dearest join you?"

Emily nods. "But the movie is almost finishing. You missed all of it. It's great. Mommy could sing just like Barbara Streisand."

"Really? I never knew that." Puck continues to laugh as he looks at Rachel who was doing the dishes. "What do you say, Beth? Do you liking this musical?"

Beth shook her head. "Can we watch Finding Nemo?" She asked.

"After this. It's almost done." Emily says.

"Emily, sweetheart? You've seen this movie over a thousand times." Rachel says.

"So? I bet you did too!" Emily shot back. Puck moved back at the little girl. "Ooh, this girl is tough."

"Be quiet! Stop talking to me. I want to finish it in a silent room." Emily orders.

"Em..." Rachel warns her daughter for the tone of voice she used..

"Sorry." Emily apologizes.

Puck leaves the girls along. He laughs as Beth sighs. The girls do get along but they have different interests.

"She is something." Puck says. He finally now gets to kiss Rachel knowing she's divorce.

"Dad and Daddy say she gets it from me." Rachel laughs. "She'll want to watch Wicked after this."

"But Beth wants to watch Finding Nemo."

"She'll have to compromise then." Rachel said shrugging her shoulders.

Puck wanted to ask Rachel how he felt about the divorce. He decides not to push her. She's all his now.

That night Puck and Rachel sang the girls to sleep. Puck went to sleep in his bed and Rachel slept in the guest room. She's been thinking how the girls have bought them closer.

She hasn't thought about Finn. Maybe we are meant for each other. Rachel thought as she closed her eyes.

Everyone was then fast asleep. Emily had screamed and woken up from a horrible nightmare. "Daddy! Daddy!" She screamed as she twists and turned on the bed. "Mommy! Daddy!"

She yelled. Puck immediately gets up after hearing Emily's voice. He ran to the girls room and opens the light. "Daddy!Daddy!" She screams for Daddy.

Where was Rachel? Wouldn't she be hearing Emily scream? She must be a deep sleeper. Puck worried that he wouldn't know how to comfort his soon to be step-daughter.

"Emily, everything's okay. Everything's okay." He says. He tries to hug her as she's already in tears. Emily moves back.

"No! You're not my daddy! I want my daddy! Please give me my daddy." Emily cries. Beth has woken up from the chaos that occured. "What's going on? Daddy? Is she okay?" Beth asked.

"She will be, Beth. Go back to sleep." Puck says. As he looks up he finally saw Rachel. Rachel ran towards her daughter and hugs her. "Baby! What's wrong?"

"The monsters were taking my daddy away from me. They said I would never see him again!" Emily cried on Rachel's shoulders.

"Emily, no. That's not true. You will see your daddy and monsters are not real." Rachel says kissing her daughter.

"I was worried they took you too because you didn't come. Da-Noah did instead." Emily cries.

"Baby? Would you to sleep with me? I could sing you a song."

"I'd like that, mommy." Emily says. Rachel carries Emily and Emily buries her face on Rachel's shoulders. "I got it from here. Thanks, Noah."

Puck nods. He lets a big sigh. Emily is slowly accepting the fact that Puck is her father and he'll be around more.

The mother and daughter lies on bed together. Rachel sings Emily one of her favorite songs before she falls asleep.

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy

When skies are gray

You'll never know dear

How much I love you

So please don't take my sunshine away.

She kisses Emily good night. "I love you, Emily. Your daddy loves you too and he'll always be there. There's nothing to worry about." She said.

Hopefully this only happens once. Rachel thought.

She closes her light and falls back to sleep.