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Chapter 42: Chicago
"I love that jelly bean!" Allie said. Finn, Rachel, Allie and Caylie had arrived in Chicago yesterday for Mike and Tina's wedding. Chicago would always be a special city for Finn and Rachel because that's where they'd won Nationals with New Directions. This was their first time taking Allie and Caylie to Chicago, so they arrived a few days before the wedding to do some sightseeing. Right now, they were at Millenium Park to see the cloud.
"It's a cloud Allie, not a jellybean!" Finn said.
"Finn, please," Rachel laughed. Then, Caylie giggled and pointed at the cloud.
"Caylie likes it, too!" Allie said.
"Yes she does!" Finn said as he kissed his younger daughter.
"Mommy, can you take a photo of me by the jellybean?" Allie asked. "I can show it to Mia back home."
"Of course we can," Rachel said. She put Caylie's stroller near the cloud. "Let's get Caylie in it, too."
Allie smiled as she got down on Caylie's level as Rachel took the photo.
"I can't wait for everyone to meet Caylie," Finn said as they walked down the streets of Chicago.
"Me either," Rachel said. "Well, she obviously sees Kurt, Blaine, Santana, Brittany, Bryan, Julia and Emily all the time, and with Ryder, Marley, Jake and Harmony in New York, we see them from time to time too, and we see Puck, Quinn, Daniel and Bailey when they come to New York, but she hasn't gotten to meet anyone else yet."
"Julia and Emily still need to meet everyone else, too," Finn added.
"Chicago's kind of like New York!" Allie called.
"They do say that everything good about Chicago, there's a lot more of in New York, and everything bad about Chicago, there's a lot more of in New York," Finn said.
"What do you mean? There's nothing bad in New York!" Allie said.
Finn and Rachel smiled at their daughter's innocence when they heard a voice. "Finn! Rachel!"
The family turned to see Sam and Mercedes walking down the street hand in hand. "Uncle Sam! Aunt Mercedes!" Allie said excitedly, running to hug them.
"Hey Allie!" Mercedes said, hugging Allie.
"Where's your baby sister?" Sam asked.
"She's with my mommy and daddy," Allie said as she took Sam and Mercedes' hands and led them to where Finn and Rachel were with Caylie. "Finn! Rachel! She is so precious!" Mercedes exclaimed.
"Don't we get a hello?" Finn asked.
"Of course you do," Sam said as he and Mercedes gave Finn and Rachel hugs.
"Doesn't she look like Allie did when she was a baby?" Mercedes asked her husband.
"That's what everyone says!" Allie said.
"Take that as a compliment, Allie," Sam said.
"You guys should have a baby!" Allie said.
"Allie!" Rachel said. She thought Sam and Mercedes would be great parents, but this wasn't really any of their business.
"Actually," Sam said, smiling at Mercedes.
"You're having a baby?!" Allie shouted.
"Yes we are!" Mercedes said. "In about seven months, we'll have a baby."
"That is so exciting!" Rachel said.
"We can't wait," Sam said proudly.
"It's going to be the best thing that's ever happened to you," Finn said, thinking about how amazing Allie and Caylie were.
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A few days later, the Hudson family was on their way to the rehearsal dinner. Other than when they saw Sam and Mercedes, they hadn't seen anyone else yet. Mike and Tina had been too busy with last minute plans for their wedding, and Artie and Betty, Rory and Sugar and Joe and Kitty hadn't arrived from their respective cities yet. Finn had gone to a Blackhawks game with Blaine, Puck, Mike and Sam though, and Rachel, Kurt, Quinn, Santana, Brittany and Mercedes had done some shopping.
"Finally, all my bridesmaids are here!" Tina said as she ran up to Finn and Rachel. "And so are my last two flower girls."
"Are you excited to get married?" Rachel asked Tina.
"I'm so excited," Tina said. "Though I am nervous I won't be as good as Mike during our first dance."
"You'll be amazing," Rachel said.
"Caylie is so cute," Mike said.
"I get to pull the wagon with the other flower girls, right Uncle Mike?" Allie asked.
"Of course you do!" Mike said. "We'd put the boys in there too, but I don't think we can fit six kids in one wagon."
"All these babies are just so exciting," Rachel said.
"Oh, they are," Tina agreed. "Let's go join the rest of the wedding party."
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The next day, the bridesmaids and Kurt were in the bridal suite. Allie was with them too, in her red flower girl dress to match the bridesmaids' dresses. Currently, Rachel, Quinn, Santana and Brittany were in a private room, feeding Caylie, Bailey, Julia and Emily, but Tina, Mercedes, Betty, Kitty, Marley and Harmony were in the suite with Allie.
"I need my maid of honor," Tina said.
"She'll be here soon," Marley said.
"I need to go for a minute," Tina said as she ran into the bathroom.
"Are you okay?" Kitty called as they heard coughing. Then, Rachel, Quinn, Santana and Brittany came back.
"Tina's in the bathroom again," Betty said.
"She's probably nervous," Marley said. "I was nervous the day I got married."
Rachel, Quinn and Brittany exchanged looks. "What are you thinking, Mommy?" Allie asked, knowing her mom was thinking something.
Tina came back. "Sorry, girls, let's get ready for the wedding."
"Tina, are you pregnant?" Quinn asked. Mercedes had told the girls about her pregnancy last night.
"I was going to announce it at the reception to tell Mike, but I am," Tina said.
"That's so exciting!" Mercedes said. "How far along are you?"
"About three months," Tina said.
"Our babies will be about the same age!" Mercedes said.
"I know, that's great," Tina said.
"Just like our four girls," Rachel said.
"And our boys are kind of close in age, too," Quinn said.
"Poor Allie," Marley laughed.
"Hey, I like being the oldest!" Allie said.
"And you are a great big sister and big cousin," Rachel said told her daughter.
"Marley, Betty, have you talked to your husbands about having kids?" Kurt asked.
"Artie and I definitely want to," Betty said.
"Yeah, so do Ryder and I," Marley added.
"Well, having kids is the best," Rachel said as she hugged Allie and Caylie.
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"Do you think Bryan and Daniel will do fine with the rings?" Mike asked Puck and Blaine. In the room down the hall, the groom, groomsmen and ring bearers were getting ready for the wedding.
"We practiced, right Daniel?" Puck asked.
"Yeah Daddy," Daniel said.
"I might have to carry Bryan, he's still learning to walk," Blaine said.
Kurt came into the room. "Are you boys almost ready?"
"How's Tina?" Mike asked.
"She's great," Kurt said. Finn could tell by the look on his brother's face that Kurt wasn't telling them something.
"How are my girls?" Finn asked.
"Allie's her usual self," Kurt said. "She told me she hopes she catches the bouquet."
"Well, if she does, the next wedding won't be for a while," Finn laughed.
"It was so nice to finally get to meet all four of the baby girls last night," Rory said.
"They are pretty awesome, aren't they?" Puck asked.
"They are," Mike said. "Hopefully Tina and I will have one in a few years."
Finn noticed Kurt smirking as Sam said, "I'm so excited for Mercedes and me to have ours."
"The wait's going to be worth it," Blaine said.
"We should probably go meet the girls now," Artie said as the boys began to leave the room. Finn saw Rachel with Allie and Caylie and smiled at how pretty Rachel looked.
"Hi Daddy!" Allie said.
"Hi Allie," Finn said. "Are you excited to pull the wagon?"
"So excited!" Allie said.
Finn looked at the four little girls in the wagon, wearing red to match Allie and the bridesmaids. "They're so cute!"
"I know, aren't they?" Rachel said. Finn linked his arm in Rachel's as they lined up in the procession line, behind Puck and Quinn and in front of Sam and Mercedes. Allie was at the very front of the line with the wagon. The wedding march began, and the wedding party processed down the aisle. As always, Finn and Rachel were reminded of their own wedding day.
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After the wedding, Mike and Tina had their first dance as husband and wife. They danced to the first song they ever danced to together, "Dream A Little Dream," and Artie sang it for them again. After that dance, it was time for Finn and Rachel to sing their duet. This had been a song they'd always wanted to sing, and it felt good to finally get to sing it.
Finn: We'll do it all
Everything
On our own
Rachel: We don't need
Anything
Or anyone
Both: If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Finn: I don't quite know
How to say
How I feel
Rachel: Those three words
Are said too much
They're not enough
Both: If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Finn: Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Rachel: Let's waste time
Chasing cars
Around our heads
Both: I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
Finn If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Rachel: Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
Show me a garden that's bursting into life
Both: All that I am
All that I ever was
Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see
I don't know where
Confused about how as well
Just know that these things will never change for us at all
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
The crowd applauded for Finn and Rachel as they joined the rest of the wedding guests dancing on the floor. Allie pulled on Finn's leg as they came on. "That was the best!"
"I like to think so," Rachel said.
"It was!" Allie giggled.
"Yes it was!" another voice said. Finn and Rachel turned to see Mr. and Mrs. Schuester.
"Hey!" Finn said as he and Rachel hugged their former glee director and counselor.
"How are the New Directions?" Rachel asked.
"They're good," Will said. "We're getting ready for Regionals."
"That's so exciting!" Finn said. "Are your leads as amazing at duets as Rachel and me?"
"Well, that's a tall order," Will said. "You two really were the best things to ever happen to the New Directions."
Finn and Rachel smiled with pride. "Thanks so much."
"Is Allie a singer, too?" Emma asked.
"She's actually an instrumental musician," Rachel said.
"Oh, that's really cool," Will said. "Maybe she gets it from Finn on the drums."
"That's what I think," Rachel said. "How are your boys?"
"Oh, they're great," Emma said. "They're over there, actually. You two should really visit McKinley on your next trip to Lima. I'm sure they'd like to see you."
"The New Directions would probably like to meet you too," Will added.
"We'll definitely do that," Finn said.
"Allie, how do you like being a big sister?" Emma asked.
"I love it!" Allie said as she picked up Caylie. "Isn't she cute?"
"She's so cute," Emma said.
"My mom and dad sometimes let me give her bottles!" Allie said.
"I bet you like that," Will said.
"I do!" Allie said.
As Finn and Rachel headed back to their seats, they listened to Artie and Brittany give their Best Man and Maid of Honor speeches. At the end of the speeches, Tina took the microphone. "I know it's not customary for the bride to give a speech at her own wedding, but I have something I'd like to tell Mike. In about six months, we are not only going to be a married couple, but we're going to be parents as well!"
"You're pregnant?!" Mike asked his wife.
"Yes, I'm pregnant!" Tina said.
"Wow!" Mike said as he hugged his wife. "I love you, Tina Chang!"
"I love you too, Mike Chang!" Tina said.
"Wow!" Finn said as he looked at Rachel. "All six of the original Glee girls are going to have kids in about six months!"
"I know," Rachel said.
"I did a good job at keeping it a secret, didn't I?" Allie asked.
"Yes you did!" Finn said.
Chapter 43 preview: Allie tries out early for her school's orchestra. Will it go well or be a disappointment? Rachel also receives another offer from Broadway, but she feels conflicted.
SONG: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol (performed by Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry)