Hey everyone! First, let me apologize for the last chapter. I know it wasn't the best. I know it was a tough issue and I could have done it better. Seriously, I really appreciate that all of you are reading my Finchel fics. There are so many amazing Finchel fics out there, and I'm so honored that you guys like mine. I love writing about Finchel, and I hope you like reading what I write. Unfortunately the weather was bad today and interfered with my vacation, so I could write another chapter! Hope you guys enjoy it and review if you want me to continue.
Chapter 35: Will You Still Love Me?
"So, you and Finn decided on Caylie Michele Hudson?" Brittany asked Rachel.
"Yeah, we thought that had a nice sound to it," Rachel said, smiling and rubbing her baby bump. She was about six months pregnant now, and she, Brittany, Santana and Quinn were hanging out at her apartment. Finn and Allie were at the park, and Kurt, Blaine and Bryan were in LA visiting Cooper.
"What did you and Puck decide on, Quinn?" Santana asked.
"It took a while to finally pick a name," Quinn said. "Puck wanted Jackie Danielle, but I vetoed that. He wanted to name Beth Jack Daniels, but then he changed it to Jackie Daniels. At least it's two girls names now, but too similar."
Rachel laughed. "So, what did you finally agree on?"
"Bailey Desiree Puckerman," Quinn said.
"Awww, that's so pretty!" Brittany said.
"What about you two?" Rachel asked Santana and Brittany.
"Well, it was four of us arguing!" Santana said. "But we came up with Julia Maria Hummel-Anderson Lopez-Pierce and Emily Clare Hummel-Anderson Lopez-Pierce."
"Those are really nice names too," Rachel said. "Out of the three of us who are pregnant, who do you guys think is going to have the baby first?"
"I hope it's me," Brittany said. "Carrying two of them around can be pretty hard."
"Well, you are the only one of us who hasn't done it before," Rachel said.
"And I'm really dreading carrying our next one," Santana said.
"It'll be worth it in the end, trust me," Rachel said.
"Are Beth and Daniel excited?" Brittany asked Quinn.
"Beth's really excited," Quinn said. "She's always calling for updates. Daniel doesn't really understand, but I think he knows something's going to happen."
"Yeah, Bryan's too young to understand, too," Santana said.
"What about Allie?" Quinn asked Rachel.
"Oh, she's excited," Rachel said. "I'm not sure who's the most excited - me, Finn or Allie."
"At least you don't have to worry about buying girl baby stuff," Quinn said. "Since the three of us had boys before, we have to go buy a bunch of new clothes."
"You could still use the boys' cribs and high chairs," Rachel said. "Well, Quinn could. Bryan still needs his."
"Thanks for giving us another thing to do, Rachel," Santana joked.
Rachel was about to say something when she felt another kick. "Guys, she just kicked me!"
"I want to feel my goddaughter!" Santana said, putting her hand on Rachel's baby bump.
"You're going to be a great godmother, I can already tell," Rachel said.
"You already are one!" Santana said.
Rachel smiled. "Hear that, Quinn?"
"Then I guess Puck and I made the right choice by choosing you two to be Bailey's godparents," Quinn said.
"And they'll be great godparents to one of your girls, too," Rachel said to Santana and Brittany.
The door opened and Finn and Allie came in. Rachel smiled at her husband and daughter. "Hey!"
"Are you ladies having fun?" Finn asked as he kissed Rachel's head.
"Yeah, just talking about our babies," Quinn said.
"Puck and Daniel should have come with you today," Finn told Quinn.
"Yeah, I would have brought them, but they went to their father-son playgroup today," Quinn said.
"Are you excited to get a baby sister, Allie?" Santana asked.
"Yeah," Allie said, but Rachel noticed her daughter was looking a little uneasy. This was a surprise to her, Allie had seemed excited about Rachel having a baby before. "Mommy and Daddy talk about it a lot."
"What do they say?" Brittany asked.
"They talk about where to put stuff for her, and what they need, and who they want to meet her, and stuff like that," Allie said.
"They talked like that a lot right before you were born, too!" Santana said.
"Really?" Allie asked.
"Yes, really!" Santana said.
"I'm going to my room for a little," Allie said. "Bye Mommy, bye Daddy, bye Aunt Quinn, bye Aunt Santana, bye Aunt Brittany."
"Bye sweetheart," Rachel said, feeling a little worried about her daughter.
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Quinn, Santana and Brittany stayed for dinner, then Quinn went back to Connecticut and Santana and Brittany went back to their apartment. As Finn and Rachel washed the dishes, Rachel turned to Finn. "Finn, do you think Allie's okay?"
"I was going to talk to you about that," Finn said. "She was being quieter than usual when we went out today."
"Did she say anything, like if anything happened lately to upset her?" Rachel asked.
Finn shook his head.
Rachel sighed. "I hope she's okay. I feel like we haven't been paying enough attention to her lately, with preparing to have a new baby and all that."
"Yeah, I know," Finn said. "When you were pregnant with her, we could put all our energy into getting ready for her to be born because it was just the two of us. Now we have to divide our attention."
"I feel like a horrible mother," Rachel sighed.
"You're the best mommy!" Rachel and Finn turned and saw Allie. Allie then pointed to Finn. "And you're the best daddy."
"Are you nervous at all about being a big sister, Allie?" Rachel asked.
"Do you think that?" Allie asked.
"We were just making sure," Finn said.
"I'm fine," Allie said.
"You know to tell us if anything ever upsets you," Rachel reminded her daughter.
"Of course!" Allie said.
x
The next day, Allie's friend Gracie called to see if Allie wanted to come over. Allie hadn't seen Gracie in a few weeks, so of course she wanted to go. When Gracie's mom arrived to pick up Allie, Gracie turned to Allie. "Is your mom having a baby?"
Allie smiled. "Yeah."
"My mom had a baby when I was four," Gracie said. "My baby brother Brad."
"Was it fun?" Allie asked.
"Well... babies smell," Gracie said.
"They do?" Allie asked. She wasn't sure if she wanted a smelly baby in the house.
"They cry a lot too," Gracie added. Allie hadn't noticed that Bryan and Daniel smelled or cried a lot, but they would only be at her house for a short time, or she'd only be at their house for a short time. She didn't know what happened when they were at their apartments and she was at theirs.
"Are you girls ready to go?" Gracie's mom asked.
"Yeah," Allie said.
"Have fun with Gracie," Rachel said.
"We thought you could use a break," Gracie's mom said as she led the girls out. "I got tired a lot when I was pregnant, too."
Allie was worried her parents wanted a break, but she gave them hugs. "Bye, Mommy. Bye, Daddy."
x
After Allie left with Gracie and her mom, Finn turned to Rachel. "Do you think she'll tell Gracie if she's mad at us?"
"I don't know," Rachel said. "I'm worried that comment that Gracie's mom made will upset Allie."
"She said last night that we're the best mommy and daddy ever, but I'm still worried about her," Finn sighed. "She has been quiet lately."
"Maybe it was what happened the night before Ryder and Marley's wedding," Rachel suggested.
Finn shivered at that thought. "That still scares me, but she hasn't even mentioned it. You said she talked about it when that happened."
Rachel put her hand on her bump. "We were both only children growing up, but I'm confident that we'll do a great job with more than one."
"Everyone says we're great parents," Finn smirked.
Rachel gave Finn a hug. "You are an amazing dad."
"And you're an amazing mom," Rachel said.
x
After a few hours, Allie got back from Gracie's house. Finn and Rachel were sitting in the living room, waiting to talk to their daughter. They each gave her a big hug when she came in. "Did you have fun with Gracie?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah!" Allie said with a big smile.
Finn smiled. "Good, what did you two do?"
"We played with her dolls!" Allie said.
"That sounds fun!" Rachel said. "We actually wanted to talk to you."
"Am I in trouble?" Allie asked, looking nervous.
Finn put his arm around Allie. "Of course not. There's just been a lot going on lately, and we wanted to make sure you're okay."
"What do you mean?" Allie asked.
"Well, you and I had a scary experience right before Uncle Ryder and Aunt Marley's wedding," Rachel said.
"I'm okay, Mommy," Allie said. "It's like you said, he's gone and you won't let anyone hurt me."
Rachel smiled at Finn. They'd do everything in their power to not let anyone hurt Allie. "What about the fact that we're having another baby?" Finn asked. "Are you okay with that?"
"Well..." Allie began. "I want a sister, but I like being with my mommy and daddy. I like playing with you guys."
"We'll still play with you after Caylie's born," Finn said.
"Promise?" Allie asked. "You'll still love me?"
"Of course we will!" Rachel said. "You're our first child. You'll always be special to us for that reason, and we'll always love you. And we'll love Caylie, too."
"And we know Caylie will love you," Finn said.
"So we'll still have fun!" Allie said. "I wanted to make sure."
"Of course we will!" Finn said.
"Plus you won't have to worry about her going home," Rachel said. "You're always disappointed when Daniel and Bryan go home."
Allie smiled wide. "Yeah! She'll be here all the time."
"That's right," Finn said.
"I love you," Allie said to her parents.
Chapter 36 preview: While in another city with the other Gleeks for Artie and Betty's wedding, one of the three girls has her baby. Who will it be?