Hey guys! I hope you've been enjoying this story. All the reviews so far have meant so much to me! And the scene at the end of the last episode - it's got me thinking, is Rachel pregnant? I'm not sure if she is, but if she is, I think I made it pretty clear in "Barely Breathing" how I'd want things to go! Guess we'll have to wait until next Thursday to find out, but I want to know now.
Another thing. Tomorrow is my two-year anniversary on fanfic. Thanks to all of you for two amazing years. I didn't expect to have as many readers as I have now when I first started. You guys are all amazing.
Last but not least, this chapter is dedicated to my RP friend Nicole, whose birthday was yesterday. Hope you had a great birthday! And I hope all you guys enjoy this chapter and review if you want me to continue. Sorry for talking so much.
Chapter 6: Back To School
Rachel heard noise on the baby monitor and went next door to her daughter's bedroom. She smiled when she saw that Allie was up, but she was also feeling a little sad. Today she and Finn were going back to school, and they both had class from 9:15 to 10:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. They'd tried to schedule their classes at times that didn't overlap, but this time, they couldn't do it any other way. Kurt, Blaine, Santana and Brittany didn't have classes during that time period, so someone would always be at the apartment, but Rachel still felt bad about leaving her daughter without her or Finn.
"Mommy," Allie said.
Rachel smiled to herself. "Yes, Mama's here."
"Daddy?" Allie asked.
"He's still sleeping," Rachel said. She gave her daughter a hug. "Today your daddy and I go back to school."
Allie gave Rachel a confused look. "Don't worry, we'll be back soon."
Finn came into the bedroom to give Rachel and Allie each a kiss. "Hey, girls."
"Hi, Finn," Rachel said.
"Are you nervous?" Finn asked.
Rachel giggled. "A little."
"We can trust our roommates," Finn said.
"I know we can, I'll just miss her," Rachel said.
"You know, she's two," Finn said. "In a year, she'll be starting preschool."
"Wow," Rachel said. She hadn't realized that herself, but Finn was right. "Next year, we can plan our classes so we're in class while she goes to preschool."
"I know," Finn said.
They got Allie into her clothes and then went to have blueberry pancakes for breakfast. When it was time to leave for school, Allie seemed to sense that her parents were leaving, and she began crying.
"What's wrong Allie?" Rachel asked.
"No go!" Allie said.
Rachel sighed. She didn't think Allie would remember this was coming. "We have to, Allie."
Allie hugged Rachel tightly. Rachel leaned down and gave her daughter a kiss. "Just be good for your aunts and uncles, and mommy and daddy will be home before you know it."
Allie saw Finn and reached out for him, and the family had a group hug. Neither Finn nor Rachel wanted to leave, they'd enjoyed spending all day every day with Allie all summer. But they had to.
"We love you," Finn said. "We'll see you later today." Hand in hand, the married couple left the apartment.
x
When Finn and Rachel had left the apartment, Allie began crawling toward the door. Since this was the first time Finn and Rachel would both be in class and Allie would be in the apartment, all four of their roommates decided to stay home with Allie today.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Allie said.
Kurt, Blaine, Brittany and Santana exchanged glances. They knew how attached Allie was to Finn and Rachel, but they couldn't call them.
Blaine went over and picked up Allie. "Come on, Allie. Let's play a game."
Allie looked up at Blaine. "What?"
Again, the group looked at each other. "How about hide and seek?" Brittany suggested. "That's fun."
"How you play?" Allie asked.
"How it's going to work is we'll hide and you'll find us," Kurt said. "Does that sound fun?"
"I'll help you find them," Blaine said. "We'll cover our eyes and count to twenty, and then we'll go look for them. Does that sound fun?"
"Yeah!" Allie said.
Blaine and Allie counted to twenty, and when they looked up, Kurt, Brittany and Santana were nowhere in sight. "Where they go?" Allie asked.
"We'll have to find them!" Blaine said. He took Allie's hand as they walked around the apartment, calling out Kurt, Brittany and Santana's names. They looked behind all the couches in the living room and under the table in the kitchen, but didn't find anyone. Then, Blaine felt a tug on his pants.
"Do you think you see someone?" Blaine asked.
Allie pointed at the window. Blaine saw a pair of feet behind the curtains. "You found someone, Allie! Let's go see who it is."
They walked over to the curtains and Allie lifted them to see Brittany. "You found me!" Brittany said.
"Yeah!" Allie said.
"Now we need to find Santana and Kurt," Blaine said. The three of them looked around the apartment some more, and eventually found Santana hiding under the covers in her and Brittany's bed. Now only Kurt was left, and Allie told them she wanted to find him with no help.
They went into Kurt and Blaine's room and Allie looked under the bed. "No Kurty." She looked under the desk. "No Kurty." Then she opened the closet door and saw Kurt. "Found you!"
"I won," Kurt said.
"Yes you did, babe," Blaine said.
"Play again?" Allie asked.
The group played another round of hide and seek, and at the end of that round, Allie was standing in front of Finn and Rachel's room. "Are you okay, Allie?" Kurt asked.
"I miss my mommy and daddy," Allie said.
"So do we," Santana said. "But they'll be home soon."
"Want to watch TV?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah!" Allie said.
"What do you want to ask?" Blaine asked.
"Barney Dinosaur," Allie said.
"We can watch that," Brittany said. "I like the green dinosaur. Do you like her, Allie?"
"She my favorite!" Allie said.
Santana found the DVD and put it in the DVD player. Allie, Kurt, Blaine, Brittany and Santana were watching the movie until they heard the door open. They turned around to see Finn and Rachel come in hand in hand.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Allie shouted, running up to hug her parents.
"Hey, baby girl!" Rachel said. "We missed you!"
"Missed you," Allie said.
"Were you good for Uncle Kurt, Uncle Blaine, Aunt Brittany and Aunt Santana?" Finn asked.
"Yes!" Allie said.
Finn looked up at their friends. "Thanks so much for doing this."
"We love our niece," Kurt said.
"Guess what?" Rachel said.
"You're having another baby?" Brittany asked.
Rachel and Finn both laughed. "I think we're good for now. After we graduate, that'll happen."
"Rachel's trying out for a Broadway show!" Finn announced.
"Seriously?" Kurt asked.
"You two should try out, too, I'm sure they'll tell you," Rachel said. "The Broadway revival of Funny Girl is looking at NYADA for people to join the cast."
"Rachel needs to try out," Finn said.
"I will," Rachel said.
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Later that day, Rachel and Finn had both gone back to campus for other classes, but the whole group was back at the apartment to get ready for bed. Once Allie was in bed, Rachel went into the living room, where Finn was doing homework. "So, I've been looking around for a song to sing for my audition. Here's a song I have in mind. Would you listen to it?"
"Of course I will," Finn said.
Rachel began singing for her husband.
Oh my man, I love him so
He'll never know
All my life is just despair
But I don't care
When he takes me in his arms
The world is bright all right
What's the difference if I say
I'll go away
When I know I'll come back on my knees someday
For whatever my man is
I am his
forever more
Oh my man I love him so
He'll never know
All my life is just despair
But I don't care
When he takes me in his arms
The world is bright all right
What's the difference if I say
I'll go away
When I know I'll come back on my knees someday
For whatever my man is
I am his forever more.
"You know, when we had Nationals tryouts our junior year, I sang that song," Rachel said. "Jesse asked me if I was singing to anyone in particular, and I said no, but I was thinking of you."
"Really?" Finn asked.
"Yes really!" Rachel said.
"Rach, that was amazing," Finn said. "I'm sure you'll get a part."
"I'm not expecting to get a lead this early, but I hope I at least get a place in the chorus."
"You'll get a part," Finn said. "And Allie and I will be in the front row on opening night."
SONG: My Man from Funny Girl (performed by Rachel Hudson)
Chapter 7 preview: Rachel has the Funny Girl audition - how will it go? Some familiar faces also come to New York to see Finchel, Klaine, Brittana and Allie.