Sorry for another long wait :( Work has been really busy, and I have a wedding to go to this weekend. Anyway, this chapter was a lot of fun to write. I hope you guys enjoy it and review if you want me to continue. I also hope that you guys will vote for me in the Glee fanfic awards!

In addition, I hope everyone's doing as well as they can at a time like this. I can't believe we've been without Cory for a month :( I still can't stop thinking about him, and I miss him so much. Lea's speech about him was so incredible. I'm so proud of her, and I hope she's holding up. Cory should still be here.

Chapter 48: Look How Cute She Is

Finn sat in his seat at the theatre, waiting for the show to begin. It was Rachel's first night in Les Mis, and just about everyone they were close to was going to be there tonight. Finn looked at the program and read Rachel's biography to Allie and Caylie. "Rachel is thrilled to be playing Eponine on Broadway! She has appeared in Annie and Phantom of the Opera on Broadway as well. While in high school, Rachel was the lead of her school's glee club, which won the National championship her senior year. She sends her love to her amazing, loving, handsome and talented husband Finn, her beautiful and sweet daughters Allie and Caylie, her supportive parents, her incredible sister and brothers-in-law, and her wonderful Glee family, who she couldn't have made it to this moment without."

"She mentioned me!" Allie giggled.

"Of course she did!" Finn told his daughter.

"I hope she mentioned us!" a voice said. Finn turned and saw Kurt, Blaine, Santana and Brittany, with Bryan in Blaine's arms and Julia and Emily in the double stroller, coming to join them.

"Well, she couldn't list all your names," Finn said. "It would take up too much space."

"Hi Caylie!" Kurt said.

Finn looked at Caylie. Now that she was one, he and Rachel were hoping she would talk soon, but there had been no such luck yet. "Say hi to Uncle Kurt."

Caylie just looked at Kurt and smiled. Finn and Kurt exchanged looks. "Close enough," Kurt said.

"Hey everyone!" The group turned and saw Puck and Quinn coming with Daniel and Bailey.

"Uncle Puck! Aunt Quinn!" Allie exclaimed as she went to hug them. She hadn't seen them in months.

"Hey Allie!" Puck said.

"Allie!" Daniel said.

"Ready to see my mommy on stage?" Allie asked.

"Yeah!" Daniel said.

Allie smiled. "Good!"

"Thanks for coming in," Finn said as the Puckermans took their seats.

"It's an excuse to see you," Puck said.

"It's not a long drive," Quinn added. "When are Shelby and Beth getting here?"

"It shouldn't be long," Finn said.

"I'm wondering when the Changs and the Evanses will get here!" Kurt said. "We have to meet those little guys."

"We do," Finn added. Mike and Tina's son, Evan, had been born in mid-September, and Sam and Mercedes's son, James, was born in late October.

"The Abramses are coming with them, right?" Quinn asked.

"Yeah, that's what Mercedes said, they're all meeting at the airport and coming here," Santana said.

Finn turned and saw Ryder, Marley, Jake and Harmony coming into the seats. "Uncle Ryder! Aunt Marley! Uncle Jake! Aunt Harmony!" Allie exclaimed.

"Hi Allie," Jake said. "We're all excited to see your mom perform."

"Well, we heard you have a gig coming up, too," Brittany said to Harmony.

"Yeah, I'll be starting in Chicago this spring!" Harmony announced.

"That's amazing!" Kurt said. "I'm surprised you're not in Evita - I remember how you freaked out Rachel and me when you sang that song from Evita at Sectionals."

"She'll do better in Chicago!" Jake said proudly.

"So I guess we can't expect a wedding quite yet," Brittany sighed.

"Yeah, but after the show, hopefully it'll be soon," Harmony said.

"Speaking of steps as couples," Ryder said, smiling at Marley.

"I thought you said that we'd wait to tell them!" Marley said.

"Tell us what?" Allie asked, smiling at Finn. Finn had an idea he knew what was coming.

"Marley's pregnant!" Ryder announced.

As everyone was congratuating Ryder and Marley, Sam, Mercedes, James, Mike, Tina, Evan, Artie and Betty came into the stands. "See the Chicago and LA people met up," Finn said. "Thanks so much for coming to New York."

"We couldn't miss Rachel's first show in Les Mis," Sam said.

"Oh, the babies!" Quinn said as she looked at Evan and James.

"They're so cute!" Allie said, giggling.

"How's it feel to be the oldest out of all these?" Artie asked.

"Well, there's a lot more now," Allie giggled.

"She is really the second oldest, after Beth," Quinn pointed out.

"Wonder if your baby will be a boy or a girl, Marley?" Santana said. "So far we have six girls and four boys, so a boy would probably be good."

"Well, Marley isn't the only one with a baby on the way!" Betty said.

"Are you saying?" Puck asked.

"Yup!" Artie said. "We have one coming, too!"

"This is so exciting!" Allie said.

Finally, Rory, Sugar, Joe and Kitty came into the stands. Finn felt happy, knowing the whole Glee family was together now. "Everyone's here!" Allie said.

"Yes," Rory said. "Since there hasn't been a wedding in a while, it's been a while."

"It means so much to Rachel that all of you came," Finn said.

"Finn, you know no one would miss this," Kurt said as Burt, Carole, Hiram, LeRoy, Shelby and Beth came to join them.

"Hi Daniel, hi Bailey," Beth said, tickling her little brother and sister.

"Hi Beth," Daniel said.

"He can talk!" Beth exclaimed.

"Yes he can," Puck said proudly.

The New Directions alumni talked for a little more before the overture music began. Allie kept nudging Finn to ask where Rachel was, but she wouldn't be coming out for a while. Finn could tell Allie was getting impatient. Finally, the second act began, and it was time for Rachel's big solo. Allie almost seemed to know that it was time, as she fell completely silent when the music began. Finn sat back with pride and listened to his wife sing.

Rachel: On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him 'til morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain
The pavement shines like silver
All the lights
Are misty in the river
In the darkness
The trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever
And forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself
And not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
And I love him
But only on my own

"She was amazing!" Kurt whispered to Finn at the end of the song.

Finn nodded as he clapped for his wife. He was so proud of her. Allie jumped out of her seat and started cheering. Even Caylie was trying to clap.

At the end of the show, the whole group went backstage to congratulate Rachel. Rachel didn't know that Finn had recruited everyone to come to New York to see her perform, and he'd sworn Allie to secrecy, so he had a feeling his wife was in for a big surprise. He'd handed the flowers he got Rachel to Caylie, and Allie was holding flowers as well.

Finn knocked on the door. "Come in!" Rachel called.

Finn opened the door and Rachel came. "Finn!" she exclaimed.

"I'm so proud of you!" Finn said as he gave his wife a hug and a kiss.

"Thanks," Rachel said as Caylie handed her the flowers. "Thank you Caylie!"

Caylie smiled and wrapped her arms around Rachel as Allie gave Rachel a hug. "You were great, Mommy!"

"Thank you Allie!" Rachel said.

"Look who else is here," Finn said.

Rachel looked behind Finn. "OH MY GOD!"

"Finn reserved several entire rows of seats just so we could all come see you perform!" Quinn said.

"I can't believe you're all here!" Rachel shouted as she made her way through the Glee alumni, hugging them.

"I wanted you to share this special night with all your most special people," Finn said.

"You are the best husband ever!" Rachel said as she hugged him.

x

A few days later, Les Mis was taking a week break, so Finn, Rachel, Allie and Caylie decided to go to Whistler, Canada for some snowboarding for the weekend. Finn had gone snowboarding with some of his friends from NYU before, so he thought it would be fun to take Rachel and Allie. Caylie was too young to snowboard, but either Finn or Rachel was always available to hold her.

The day after they arrived in Whistler, Finn spent most of the day on the slopes with Allie. Rachel was afraid that she'd get hurt if she gave it a try, so she sat by the sides with Caylie to watch.

"Look at your daddy," Rachel said to Caylie as they watched Finn do some snowboarding tricks. "He's pretty good, isn't he?"

Caylie giggled.

"I hope your sister doesn't get hurt," Rachel sighed as she watched Allie move down the hill on her board. She had to smile at seeing Allie in the snowboarding outfit Finn had gotten her.

Caylie giggled and pointed to Allie. "Yeah, there's Allie!" Rachel said as she smiled at her younger daughter. "Hopefully Daddy and Allie will finish up soon because I'd like to go back to the resort and get some cocoa."

Caylie pointed at Rachel, then the slope. "You want me to go out there?" Rachel asked her daughter. "Well, Caylie, I'm not sure if that's such a good idea. I'm afraid I might fall down."

Caylie snuggled into Rachel, and Rachel held her daughter close, shivering in the cold February air. Finally, Finn and Allie came up to them. "Snowboarding is so much fun!" Allie said.

"Yeah, snowboarding is fun," Finn said. "You should come give it a try, Rach."

"But who would watch Caylie?" Rachel asked.

"We can take her to the childcare room for a little," Finn said. He gave Rachel pleading eyes and his famous half smile. "Please Rach, I'd really like you to give it a try."

"Yeah Mommy, give it a try!" Allie said.

Rachel smiled at her husband and daughter. "Okay."

Finn, Rachel and Allie took Caylie to the childcare room, then Finn and Allie helped Rachel into her snowboard. "It's not that hard once you get the hang of it," Allie said.

Rachel shook a little on her board. "You'll be fine," Finn said.

"Just give it a go," the instructor said.

Rachel pushed off a little, and she had to admit, she liked the feeling. "Wow!" she said to herself.

"Look how cute she is!" Finn said to Allie and the instructor.

After some more snowboarding, Finn, Rachel and Allie went to pick up Caylie at the childcare room, then went back to their hotel room.

"You were actually pretty good, Mommy," Allie said. "Even though you were nervous."

"You both were, for first timers," Finn said. "My first time I went snowboarding, I fell down a lot. My friends kept laughing at me."

"Well, Mommy said you don't have much rhythm," Allie said.

Rachel laughed at Allie's choice of words. "Well, I was the worst dancer in the glee club in high school," Finn said.

"Well, we've been out of high school for almost ten years now!" Rachel retorted. She couldn't believe it had been that long. It was 2021. Next year would be their ten year reunion.

"Wow," Finn said. "Before we know it, Allie will be starting high school."

"I'm only in second grade!" Allie laughed.

"That's true," Rachel said. She didn't like the idea of her little girl growing up too much too fast.

"Wait until Caylie's in high school though!" Allie said.

"Then we'll really be in shock!" Finn said. But for now, they were happy with their two beautiful little girls.

Chapter 49 preview: Allie has her first concert with the school orchestra, and she struggles with stage fright. Caylie starts talking.