Hi everyone! Hope you are having a nice weekend. I really enjoyed writing this chapter, I just love writing Finchel family! It makes me so sad that there won't be a Finchel family :( I've been avoiding spoilers, because I honestly don't want to know what happens with this episode. I'm just sad they're having that episode and I want Cory back. I just wish they'd give us one small piece of comfort by giving Finchel an off-screen happy ending. I miss Cory. I wish things would be better...
Anyway, sorry for the depressing note. Hope you guys like this chapter and review if you want me to continue.
Chapter 50: Birthday Girls
At times, Finn and Rachel couldn't believe how fast time was going by. Allie was in third grade now and learning multiplication and cursive. She was reading on her own and loved being in the school orchestra.
Caylie had just turned two. Bailey had already turned two, and Julia and Emily's second birthday was around the corner. To celebrate, the Hudsons, Puckermans, Hummel-Andersons and Lopez-Pierces had decided to have a combined birthday party for all four girls at the Hudsons' apartment. Right now, Rachel and Allie were at the cake shop, shopping for an ice cream cake.
"We should get one with one layer of chocolate fudge brownie, one layer of cookie dough and one layer of mint chocolate chip," Allie declared.
Rachel smiled, remembering that cake from Allie's birthday party over the summer. While Allie had enjoyed that cake, there had been a little too much sugar. The girls got very hyper, and two girls' moms had complained that their daughters had stomach aches the next day. "Allie, I'm not sure if that's such a good idea," Rachel said.
"Why? It was so good at my birthday!" Allie said.
"I know it was," Rachel said. "But these girls are younger than you are."
Allie sighed. "Maybe that is too much sugar."
"Yeah, I think it is," Rachel agreed.
The associate came up to Allie and Rachel. "Can I help you two?"
"Yeah, we'd like to get an ice cream cake for a birthday party for four two-year-old girls," Rachel said.
"Any flavors the guests of honor like?"
"I like just about anything with chocolate!" Allie giggled.
Rachel looked at Allie. The truth was, the birthday girls were probably too young to decide what they wanted, so Allie's opinion was as good as any. "We'll take one layer of chocolate and one layer of vanilla," Rachel said.
"Okay!" the associate said. He turned to Allie. "Are you the big sister?"
"Yeah!" Allie said. "I'm eight."
"Eight, that's a pretty fun age," the cake maker said. "Anything you want the cake to say?"
"Happy Birthday Bailey, Caylie, Julia and Emily," Rachel said as she wrote it down on the order form.
"Okay, the cake should be ready by noon tomorrow," the cake maker said as Rachel paid the deposit and the mother and daughter left the store.
Since Caylie's birthday was in late October, lots of places around New York were decorated for Halloween. Allie had always loved Halloween, and the Hudsons' apartment was pretty well decorated. "Mommy, you should get candy corn for party favors," Allie said as they walked home.
"You love candy corn, don't you?" Rachel asked.
"Oh, yes!" Allie said. "You know, after the party tomorrow, I'm going to a haunted house with Mia, Gracie and Abby."
"You are?" Rachel asked. She didn't remember anyone mentioning that to her.
"Yeah, you were at a show when Mia's mom called to see if I wanted to go," Allie explained. "So I asked Daddy, and he said it was fine."
It was little things like this that made Rachel feel bad about not being around the kids more. "Oh, well I bet you girls will have fun."
"Yeah, me too!" Allie said.
"Rachel! Allie!" Rachel and Allie turned to see Rachel's friend Katie from NYADA walking toward them.
"Hey!" Rachel said, giving her friend a hug.
"Hey!" Katie said. "Wow, Allie's getting so big."
"She is!" Rachel said. "I'm going to have to take her to see you in the Nutcracker at Christmas this year."
"I'd love that," Katie said. "This year I'll be the Sugarplum Fairy."
"Katie, that's amazing!" Rachel said.
"Thanks," Katie said. "Rachel, guess what else?"
"What?" Rachel asked.
Katie held out her hand, revealing an engagement ring. "No way!" Rachel said as she gave her friend another hug.
"I'm so excited!" Katie said. "We're thinking sometime in the spring. I already have Anna committed as the maid of honor, and I've been meaning to call and ask you, would you like to be a bridesmaid?"
"What do you think, of course I do!" Rachel said. "You were one of mine, after all!"
"I love weddings, Aunt Katie," Allie said.
"Good," Katie said. "Because I'm hoping you and your dad and Caylie will come."
"Of course they will," Rachel said. "Speaking of them, we've got to get home to them."
"Okay, see you soon!" Katie said as she walked off.
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"Five times six..." Allie said as she looked at her flashcard. It was the day of the party, but she did have a multipication quiz tomorrow, so she wanted to get some studying in before everyone got there. One of the big differences between third grade and second grade was the introduction of letter grades, and the first report card would be coming home at the beginning of November.
Allie heard a knock at her door. "Come in!"
Finn came into the room. "How's the studying for your quiz going?"
"It's okay," Allie said. "We're getting quizzed on the three, four and five times tables."
"Want me to help you?" Finn asked.
"Yeah, that would be great," Allie said.
"Allie, I'm not sure if your teacher told you this, but let me tell you a little trick with the five times table," Finn said. "The answers always end in five and zero. If you're multiplying five by an odd number, it ends in five, and if you're multiplyng it by an even number, it ends in zero."
"My teacher didn't tell me that, thanks Daddy!" Allie said. She was a little confused.
"It's no problem!" Finn said. "You know, when I was younger, I did have trouble in school."
"You did?" Allie asked. Her dad's honors diplomas from high school and NYU were on display in the living room.
"Yeah," Finn said.
"What made you change?" Allie asked.
"Your mommy and the glee club," Finn said proudly. "She helped me a lot, and so did the other people in Glee. My low grades from my first year of high school were cancelled out by my great grades from the other three years."
"Wow!" Allie said.
"Yeah," Finn said. "So, how about we get back to reviewing your times tables?"
"Okay," Allie said.
x
"You're two years old!" Rachel said to Caylie as they waited for the other guests to arrive at the party.
Caylie giggled and held up two fingers. "That's right, two!" Rachel said.
"Two!" Caylie said.
"Finn, she said two!" Rachel called out to her husband.
Finn came into the living room. "That's great!"
"Two!" Caylie said again.
"That's right, Caylie, you're two," Rachel said.
The doorbell rang, and Finn went to the door to see his parents, carrying lots of presents. "Thanks for coming to New York," he told them.
"Oh, we had to celebrate our granddaughters' birthdays," Burt said. "We brought presents for Bailey, too, so she isn't left out."
"I'm sure Puck and Quinn will appreciate that," Finn said.
"So, are any of the other grandparents coming?" Carole asked.
"Unfortunately all the other out of towners couldn't get to town this weekend," Finn said. "Shelby and Beth are coming though, and Ryder and Marley are coming with their daughter."
"Oh, when did Marley have her baby?" Carole asked.
"About a month ago," Finn said. "Her name is Olivia."
"That's such a pretty name," Carole said.
"What about Artie and Betty? Was their baby born yet?" Burt asked.
"Not yet," Finn said. "I don't think it should be long, though."
Caylie came up to Burt and Carole. "Hey birthday girl!" Carole said, picking up Caylie.
"Thanks so much for coming to New York," Rachel said.
"It's not too far a drive from our house in DC," Burt said. "Where's Allie?"
"She should be here soon," Finn said. "She's taking care of some things in her room right now."
The doorbell rang again, and Finn went to answer it. This time it was Shelby and Beth. "Thanks for coming!" Finn said.
"You know I love seeing my granddaughters," Shelby said.
"And I love seeing my other mom and dad, and my little brother and sister!" Beth giggled.
"Uh?" Rachel asked from the couch.
"And you guys, of course!" Beth said.
Allie came out of her bedroom. "There you are!" Burt said.
Allie smiled. "Hi Grandma. Hi Grandpa."
"How's third grade?" Beth asked Allie.
"Was multipication hard for you, too?" Allie asked.
"At first it was," Beth said. "Wait till you have to do fractions in fifth grade."
"Beth, don't get her nervous," Shelby said as the doorbell rang. Now, it was Puck, Quinn, Daniel and Bailey. Allie's face perked up when she saw them.
"I wish I could get presents today," Daniel said to Allie.
"It's okay, you'll get presents on your real birthday," Allie said.
"Yeah, we talked about that before we left, man," Puck said to his son.
"How's the other birthday girl?" Rachel asked Puck and Quinn.
Quinn looked at Bailey. "Can you say hi to Aunt Rachel?"
"Hi!" Bailey said.
"I bet she'll like what we got her!" Rachel said.
"What was it?" Daniel asked Allie.
"Don't tell him yet!" Finn said to his daughter. Finally, the doorbell rang again, and this time it was Kurt, Blaine, Brittany and Santana with their kids.
"Finally, all four birthday girls are here!" Kurt said as they came in.
"It's so nice to finally be with all our grandchildren," Burt said.
When Ryder, Marley and Olivia arrived, the celebration began. The four birthday girls loved the presents they got and spent a lot of time playing with them. Beth, Allie, Daniel and Bryan tried to help their little sisters with opening their presents and teaching them how they worked. While the kids were playing, the adults sat back talking.
"Are you two enjoying being parents?" Santana asked Ryder and Marley.
"Yeah, we love it," Ryder said.
"We told you that you would!" Rachel said.
"Yes you did," Marley said. "I can't believe how big your guys' kids are getting."
"That'll be Olivia before you know it," Blaine said.
"Speaking of kids, the four of us have some news," Brittany said.
"Britt, we were going to wait to tell them!" Kurt said.
"Tell us what?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah, we want to know," Burt said.
"Well, we haven't even told Bryan, Emily and Julia yet, but I'm pregnant!" Santana said. "We thought a fourth kid might be a good idea."
"That's amazing!" Rachel said. "Four kids!"
"Yeah, we're excited," Kurt said.
"Wow, we'll be up to six grandchildren," Carole said.
Allie came up to the adults. "Can we have the ice cream cake?"
Rachel laughed. "I knew you'd be excited for that. Yes, we can." She went to get the cake, Allie following her in.
"Can I help?" Allie asked.
"Of course you can," Rachel said, thankful to have a daughter who loved her sister so much.
Chapter 51 preview: The Hudsons go to Florida for Rory and Sugar's wedding. What will happen when Allie goes too far out into the water at the beach? The due date for the newest Klaine-Brittana baby is approaching, and we'll meet Artie and Betty's baby as well.