Hey! Did you guys enjoy the Glee season finale? It felt weird not having Finchel there, but Rachel's solo was great, and there were some nice Klaine and Brittana moments. I loved Klaine's new friends, and I might have to bring them in at some point! I felt really bad for Ryder though - I hope he ends up coming back, Ryley needs to happen! Anyway, hope you guys enjoy this chapter. Thanks for all the support and please review if you want me to keep going!
Chapter 24: Broken Arm
Rachel looked at her calendar and smiled to herself when she saw that this was the day she'd been excited for. Today, she and Finn would be going to the doctor's to have the first scan to see how their second baby was doing. The first scan was always an exciting one. This was the first time they'd get to see their baby.
Rachel looked at Finn who was sleeping in the bed. "Finn?"
Finn opened his eyes. "Hey, Rach."
"Are you excited for today?" Rachel asked.
Finn looked confused. "What's today?"
Rachel slapped her husband playfully. "I can't believe you forgot!"
"Of course I remember!" Finn said, tickling Rachel. "I couldn't forget!"
"I can't believe in about seven months, we'll have two kids!" Rachel said.
"I can't wait," Finn said, kissing his wife.
They went to the kitchen to make some breakfast for Allie before their daughter came in.
"Hi Mommy! Hi Daddy!" Allie said happily.
Rachel smiled at her four-year-old. "Hey sweetheart!"
"You're still going to see the baby today?" Allie asked.
"Yes we are," Finn said.
"Why can't I come?" Allie asked.
"It's just for grown-ups," Rachel told her daughter. "I just want you to be good for Uncle Ryder and Aunt Marley."
"I'm always good," Allie said. "Can I feed Nibbles?"
"Of course you can!" Finn said, handing Allie a carrot.
Allie brought the carrot to her rabbit's cage. Rachel watched her daughter feed her rabbit and pet it, and then thought about what a great big sister Allie would be.
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"Rachel Hudson?"
A few hours later, Finn and Rachel were at the doctor's office, waiting for their appointment to begin. They'd dropped Allie off at Ryder and Marley's apartment earlier and were just waiting to go in. Now that they'd heard their names, they knew it was time.
They followed the doctor into the office as Rachel took her seat on the examination table and Finn sat next to her.
The doctor came in. "Hi, Rachel. Hi, Finn."
"Hi," Rachel said.
"How's she been doing?" the doctor asked Finn.
"The morning sickness doesn't seem to be as severe this time," Finn said. "Though a few days ago I woke up and found her making herself a pizza in the middle of the night."
Rachel gave her husband a look.
"So, how's Allie?" the doctor asked.
"She's great," Rachel said. "In the fall she'll be in kindergarten. She's so excited to have a little brother or sister."
"That's great," the doctor said. "Let's take a look at your baby now, Rachel."
Rachel rolled up her stomach as the doctor rubbed gel on it, then scanned it. She finally pointed at the screen. "There's your baby."
Rachel looked at the screen. The baby was there, but it was definitely smaller than Allie was at this point in the pregnancy. "The baby's pretty small, is that okay?" she asked nervously.
"Well, this is definitely smaller than normal," the doctor said. "But you're definitely smaller than average, Rachel."
"I'm not," Finn blurted out. Rachel could tell that he was concerned, too.
"Would you like me to check the heartbeat?" the doctor asked.
Finn and Rachel nodded as the doctor checked the heartbeat. "Well?" Finn asked.
"Your baby's heart is beating," the doctor said.
Finn and Rachel both sighed with relief. "So, I'll see you in a few weeks?" the doctor asked.
"Yeah, you will," Rachel said. She wiped the gel off her stomach, trying to convince herself the baby was okay. The doctor left to print the photos for Finn and Rachel, leaving the couple alone in the room.
"The doctor didn't say something was wrong," Finn said, trying to sound like he was trying to assure both Rachel and himself.
"Yeah, but it's so early," Rachel sighed.
Finn gave Rachel a hug and a kiss. The doctor came back and gave them the photos as Finn and Rachel started to leave. As they left, Finn's cell phone began ringing.
"Hello?" Finn said. Rachel could hear the other end of the phone.
"Finn, it's Ryder." Rachel could tell that Ryder sounded upset.
"Hey Ryder, what's up?"
"Finn, after your appointment you and Rachel need to get to the emergency room of the hospital."
Rachel's heart skipped a beat. She grabbed Finn's hand. "What happened?"
"Marley and I were taking Allie out to lunch and she slipped on the ice," Ryder said on the phone.
"We'll be right there," Finn said nervously. "Thanks, Ryder." He turned to Rachel. "You heard everything?"
Rachel nodded. "I hope she's okay."
"Let's go to the emergency room," Finn said. "It's only a few doors down." In almost complete silence, they went to the emergency room, where Ryder was standing in the waiting room.
"Where is she?" Finn asked nervously.
"She's in the examination room with Marley," Ryder said. "We told them that Marley was Rachel's sister so we could sign the examination consent form, but she doesn't want them to x-ray until you guys get here."
"What happened?" Rachel asked.
"We think she broke her arm," Ryder said. "She fell really hard on it, and it's black and blue... she also has it bent in a weird way."
"Let's go," Finn said. They couldn't see their daughter fast enough.
Ryder led Finn and Rachel into the examination room, where Allie was sitting on the table with Marley at her side and two doctors nearby.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Allie exclaimed.
Rachel wanted to hug her daughter, but she knew that probably wasn't a good idea since her arm was probably broken. Instead, she gave Allie a kiss. "Oh, baby, what happened?"
"I fell, Mommy," Allie said.
"I'm so sorry, sweetheart," Rachel said, holding her daughter's other hand.
"I'm sorry, Rachel," Marley said. "We probably shouldn't have taken her out. The roads have been pretty icy lately."
"It's not your fault," Rachel said, hugging her friend. Finn took Allie's hand as the doctor took the x-ray. It made Rachel sad to see her daughter whimpering in pain. The doctor left to have the x-ray looked at, leaving Allie with Finn, Rachel, Ryder and Marley.
"I like having two arms," Allie said.
"You'll still have two arms," Finn explained. "They'll just need to put something on this arm called a cast to help it get better."
"Will it hurt?" Allie asked. "Like it hurt when I fell?"
"Not at all!" Finn said. "You know, I broke my wrist when I was fourteen."
"How?" Allie asked.
"I fell down when I was playing basketball," Finn said.
"You did?" Allie asked.
"Yeah," Finn said. "It hurt."
"Yeah, and I broke my arm when I was nine," Ryder added. "So I know it hurts when that happens."
"Did you fall like I did?" Allie asked.
"Well, I fell down the stairs," Ryder said. "And when Marley and I were in our last year of high school - "
"Ryder, don't!" Marley said.
"Oh, I will," Ryder said. "We were in Glee club and one of the boys dropped his guitar on Marley's foot and she broke her foot."
"At least you didn't fall!" Allie said to Marley.
"It still hurt!" Marley said.
Allie turned to Rachel. "What about you, Mommy?"
"Yeah, I broke my ankle when I was six," Rachel said.
"How?" Allie asked.
"I crashed into the wall at dance class," Rachel said.
"So you can see Allie, nearly everyone breaks a bone at one point or another," Finn said.
The doctor came in. "Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, your daughter's arm is broken."
Allie looked upset. "She'll need a cast for about three weeks," the doctor continued. "Allie, what color would you like?"
"My favorite is purple," Allie said.
"We can do that," the doctor said.
"And you can get all your friends to sign it at preschool," Marley said.
"That's cool," Allie said.
The doctor put the cast on Allie's arm, gave Finn and Rachel some painkillers and information about how to take care of her, and told them that they could go.
"Only three weeks," Rachel told Allie as they were leaving.
"Okay, Mommy," Allie said.
"You will have to be pretty careful until you get it off," Finn added.
"Can I still play?" Allie asked.
"Of course you can," Rachel told her daughter.
"And like we told you, we've all broken things, and we're fine now," Ryder said.
"On the way home, how about we get a treat?" Rachel asked her daughter.
"Oh, yes please!" Allie said.
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Finn heard the doorbell ring and went to the door to see Kurt and Blaine. "Hey!" he said, letting his brothers-in-law in.
"How's the invalid?" Blaine asked.
Finn smiled. "She's watching TV with Rachel."
"Well, we have some stuff for her," Blaine said.
"I bet she'd like that," Finn said. "Come on in." He led Kurt and Blaine to the living room, where Allie and Rachel were watching cartoons.
"Uncle Kurt! Uncle Blaine!" Allie exclaimed.
"Hey, Allie!" Kurt said. He handed Allie a bag. "We brought something for you."
Allie opened the bag and saw some stuffed animals. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome," Blaine said. "How are you feeling?"
"Better," Allie said.
"That's good," Kurt said.
"I need this for three weeks," Allie said, pointing to her cast.
"That isn't as long as I needed mine when I broke my finger," Blaine said.
"Oh, Mommy, Daddy, did you see the baby?" Allie asked.
Finn had almost forgotten with everything that was going on today. Of course, now wouldn't probably be a good time to say that he and Rachel were concerned. "We did."
"And do you have pictures?" Kurt asked.
"The baby is pretty small," Finn said, trying to hide that he was worried. He went to the bedroom and got the photos, showing them to Kurt, Blaine and Allie.
"That's my little brother or sister!" Allie said.
Chapter 25 preview: Klaine and Brittana find out the gender of their baby, and Quick come to visit with Daniel. Finchel also get some bad news.