Hey guys! Wasn't Glee INCREDIBLE last night? It was an intense episode, but so well done. I was terrified for them! Some of their best work so far.

So, again, I decided to change the plans slightly for this chapter. I thought the college graduations deserved their own chapter, so those will be in Chapter 18. I hope you guys like this chapter though, and review if you want me to continue!

Chapter 17: The Best Mommy and Daddy Ever

"This is my mommy and daddy," Allie said. "They are the best mommy and daddy ever."

Finn turned and smiled at Rachel. Today was parents' day at Allie's preschool, where the kids' parents came to school and to do activities with the kids.

"No, my mommy and daddy are," said one of the boys. Everyone laughed.

"Can you tell us more about your mommy and daddy, Allie?" asked the teacher.

"They're really good singers," Allie said. "My mommy's going to be in a big show this summer."

Finn knew that Allie was talking about Rachel's upcoming Broadway debut. He was just as excited as Allie was, maybe even more so. He smiled at Rachel, who smiled nervously back.

"My daddy's also good at drums," Allie said.

"So you come from a musical family," said the teacher.

"Yeah!" Allie said.

"Very impressive," the teacher said. "Now, Aiden, can you introduce your parents to us?"

Allie pouted. "I wanted to talk more."

Finn realized that Allie was really like her mom, not wanting to give up the spotlight. The other kids talked about their parents, and then it was time for the kids to show the parents around the classroom. Allie first led her parents to the stuffed animals. "These are my favorites."

"Mine too!" said Mia.

"I hope the girls can be in the same class again next year," Mia's dad said to Finn and Rachel.

"Oh, so do I!" Finn said.

"This one's my favorite," Allie said, holding up a stuffed bunny. She then held up a stuffed lamb. "And this is Mia's favorite."

"Yeah!" Mia said.

"Mia's so jealous Allie got a real bunny," said Mia's mom.

Rachel laughed. "Mia can come over and see Nibbles anytime."

"Let's show them the books, Allie!" said Mia.

"Yeah!" Allie agreed. Finn, Rachel and Mia's parents followed the two girls to the bookshelf, where there were a lot of picture books.

"Wow, that's a lot of books," Finn said.

Allie held up a copy of "The Three Little Pigs." "This one's my favorite."

"That's a good book!" Rachel said.

"Yeah," Allie said.

"I liked that one when I was little, too," Finn said.

The teacher came around the room and handed Finn and Rachel a book. "Here's some memories from throughout the year."

"Thank you," Finn said. He watched as Rachel opened the book, which had some of Allie's drawings from preschool and some photos of class parties from throughout the year. Then he noticed a list of quotes from Allie. He looked over Rachel's shoulder as they read them.

"Our sunflower feels like an acorn."

"Our pumpkin feels bumpy."

"We read Brown Bear, Brown Bear, and the bear saw a red bird."

"My mommy and daddy are special because they love me."

"When I am at school, my mommy and daddy go to big school."

"If I had wings, I would fly to the toy store."

"When I grow up, I want to be a mommy."

"This year in school, I learned how to clean up."

"My favorite thing about preschool was playing with the toys."

"Can I see that?" Finn looked down and saw Allie. "Of course!"

They looked on as Allie flipped through the book. At the end were some stick figures. It looked like the teacher had labeled them: "Allie," "Mommy," "Daddy," "Aunt Brittany," "Aunt Santana," "Uncle Blaine" and "Uncle Kurt."

"That's our family," Allie said. "But can I have a brother or sister?"

"A brother or sister?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah," Allie said. "Mia has a big brother."

"We'll think about that," Finn said. He and Rachel had wanted to wait until after they were done with college to have more kids, but they were both graduating soon. Then again, Rachel would be starting on Broadway this summer, and Finn would hopefully be working in the fall too.

"I want a sister," Allie said.

"Like Daddy said, we'll think about that," Rachel said, winking at Finn.

"Okay," Allie said. "Can I show you the snack table?"

"Of course," Finn said as they followed Allie to the snack table.

"What's your favorite snack, Allie?" Rachel asked when they got there.

"I like cupcakes," Allie said.

"Cupcakes are good," Finn said. Then, he felt his phone vibrating. "Allie, I need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back, okay?"

Allie pointed. "The bathroom's over there."

"I know, but that's the bathroom for little people," Finn said. "I want to use the bathroom for big people."

"Okay, Daddy," Allie said as Finn left the room.

Finn looked at his phone when he was out of the room. It was the number he had a feeling it was - the job he'd applied for that he really wanted. He took a deep breath and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Finn Hudson?" the voice on the other end said.

"Yes," Finn said.

"This is the principal from Pinewood Elementary," the voice on the other end said as Finn's heart began beating a million miles a minute.

"Yes," Finn said. "I applied for a job there."

"Well, we're happy to offer a job teaching kindergarten there in the fall," the principal said.

Finn couldn't believe it. "Really?"

"Yes, congratulations," the principal said. "We were really impressed with your application and your interview and we think the kids would be lucky to have you."

"Oh my gosh," Finn said. They really wanted him? "Thank you!"

"Thank you," the principal said. "We'll be sending you some more information, but I wanted to let you know we're really excited for you to join our team in the fall."

"Thank you so much," Finn said. He went back to join Rachel and Allie, where Rachel was reading a book to Allie.

"Anything else you want to show us?" Finn asked Allie. He'd tell Rachel about the job offer later, for now, he wanted to focus on Allie.

"Yeah!" Allie said.

x

"I had a great time at your preschool today," Finn said to Allie as they were leaving.

"So did I," Rachel said.

"Yay!" Allie said. "Preschool's fun, is big school fun?"

"It is," Rachel said. "Most of the time anyway."

"We are almost done with big school," Finn said. "Then we'll have to go to work."

"Like Mommy on Broadway?" Allie asked.

"That's right," Finn told his daughter.

"Daddy, where will you work?" Allie asked.

Maybe now would be a good time to tell Rachel and Allie. "I'm going to be teaching kindergarten at the school you'll go to for big school."

"Oh my God!" Rachel shouted. "You got the job!"

"I did," Finn said.

"Yay Daddy!" Allie said.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Rachel asked, looking so proud of her husband.

"I wanted to wait for the right time to surprise you," Finn told his wife.

"I'm so excited!" Rachel said. "You'll be amazing."

"You think so?" Finn asked.
Rachel gave Finn a big hug. "I know so! We need to call your parents and tell them, and tell Kurt and Blaine and Brittany and Santana when we get home."

It made Finn happy to see Rachel so excited.

"So will you be my teacher when I go to big school?" Allie asked.

This possibility had always been in the back of Finn's mind. "I hope so."

x

"So you got the job?" Blaine asked Finn. The group was having dinner that night, and Finn had just told Kurt, Blaine, Brittany and Santana the news.

Finn nodded. "I got it."

"It's hard to believe we'll all be in the work world in a few weeks," Santana said. "I'm just glad Kurt got me a job as a model at Vogue."

"When they hired me to join their online team, I knew I'd want to get you a job there," Kurt said.

"Yeah, and I'll be teaching at that dance studio," Brittany said.

"I'm excited to be in the off-Broadway show," Blaine said.

"I can't believe we're all getting real jobs," Rachel said. Finn could see Rachel looking a little sad and he knew why. After college graduation, they'd all be moving out of this apartment and into three smaller ones: one for Finn, Rachel and Allie, one for Kurt and Blaine, and one for Brittany and Santana. All of them living together had been an amazing experience, but now that they'd all be making their own money, they didn't need to share an apartment.

Kurt seemed to know what Rachel was thinking. "Yeah, I'm really going to miss all living together."

Allie looked upset. "What?"

Rachel sighed and looked at Allie. "Allie, after we finish college, Kurt and Blaine are going to get their own apartment, and so are Brittany and Santana. You, me and Daddy are also going to move into a smaller apartment."

Allie now looked even more upset. "Why?"

Rachel looked around the table. "Well, once they start having kids, the apartment would get pretty crowded."

"Then get a bigger one!" Allie said.

It made Finn sad to see his daughter so upset. He knew how much Allie loved Kurt, Blaine, Brittany and Santana. "They'll be in the same hall as us, so we'll still see them all the time."

"But I like living with them!" Allie protested.

This was the only living situation Allie had ever known. Kurt and Blaine were like extra dads to her, and Santana and Brittany were like extra moms. It was hard to explain to a three year old that everyone was preparing to start their own families.

"We'll still see you every day, Allie," Santana said. The three apartments they'd chosen were still in this building and on the same floor, so they could see each other whenever they wanted.

"Promise?" Allie asked.

"Promise," Santana said.