Hi everyone! As always, thanks so much for all your support of this fanfic and my other one :) It means so much to me. It isn't always easy, but I know I want to keep Finchel going. I didn't feature much of the wedding because there've been so many, but there was a little bit of it. Thanks for all the support and review if you want me to continue!
Chapter 57: Back to School
"Look what came in the mail!" Rachel said as she handed Allie an envelope.
Allie looked at the envelope. "Is this this year's list of school supplies?"
"I bet," Rachel said. "School is starting in a week."
"Last year of elementary school!" Allie declared as she opened the envelope.
"It really is the last year of elementary school," Rachel said to her daughter.
"I'm excited," Allie said. "I'll be the ruler of the school!"
"Yes you will," Rachel said. "I'll take you shopping for your supplies tomorrow." Then she coughed. "Allie, I actually need to go to the bathroom."
"You were just there, Mom," Allie said. She watched as her mom ran to the bathroom, and then she heard coughing. "Mom, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Rachel gagged.
Allie began to get worried. "Should I call Dad?"
"He needs to set up his classroom," Rachel gagged again.
Caylie came over. "Allie, Mommy okay?"
Allie put her arm around her little sister. "Yes, Mommy's okay."
Rachel came out of the bathroom. Surprisingly, she didn't look upset. "Allie, want to go school supply shopping?"
"But you're sick, Mommy!" Caylie said.
"I agree with Caylie," Allie said. "I don't think we should go out."
"Girls, I'm fine, don't worry," Rachel said.
Allie was worried. Rachel had kept going to the bathroom this morning.
"What about my stuff for school?" Caylie asked.
"You don't really need much for preschool!" Allie said to her little sister.
Caylie pouted.
"Although we should go shopping soon," Rachel said. "My last show's in three weeks, so you guys can get nice dresses."
Allie was shocked. "Mom, your last show?" Now she was really worried something was up.
"Yes, dear, my last show," Rachel said. "I can't keep doing this show forever, and besides, I want to spend some time with you guys."
"But we'll be at school during the day!" Allie was really tempted to call Finn now. What if Rachel was really sick?
"Can't I just wear the dress we got for Uncle Joe and Aunt Kitty's wedding?" Caylie asked. "It's so pretty!" Joe and Kitty's wedding would be this weekend, and all the Glee couples' daughters would be flower girls. The dress for this wedding for the bridesmaids and flower girls was dark blue.
"I guess you can," Rachel said.
"Mom, are you sure you're okay?" Allie asked. Right now she really wished she had a cell phone so she could call her dad and make sure her mom was okay. If she tried to use the house phone, her mom would catch her.
"Allie, I'm fine, don't worry," Rachel said. "Let's go buy your school supplies."
Before Allie had a chance to say anything, the doorbell rang. She went to answer it and saw Santana standing there with Emily and Julia. "These two were wondering if Caylie would like to play," Santana said.
"I bet she would," Allie said. She leaned over to Santana. "I think my mom's sick."
"I'll step in," Santana said. She came in with Julia and Emily. When Emily saw Caylie, she smiled at her. "Want to play, Caylie?"
"Yeah!" Caylie said.
"We'll go back to our apartment to play soon," Santana said before she looked at Rachel. "Rachel, are you okay?"
Rachel gave her friend a look. "I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?"
Santana looked at Allie. "Your daughter thinks you're sick."
"Allie, you didn't have to tell your aunt," Rachel sighed.
"I'm worried!" Allie said.
"Honey, there's nothing to worry about," Rachel said.
"Are you sure?" Santana asked.
"Yes," Rachel said. She looked at Caylie. "Want to play with your cousins?"
"Yes!" Caylie said.
"Okay, have fun," Rachel said as Caylie left with Santana, Julia and Emily. When they were gone, Rachel turned to Allie. "I'll tell you because I know you won't repeat it, but I haven't told your dad yet, and I had a feeling if Caylie knew, she'd tell him before I did."
Allie gulped. "What's wrong?"
"I think I'm going to have another baby," Rachel said.
"Another baby?" Allie asked.
"Yeah," Rachel said. "I'm going to pick up a test, but please don't tell your dad. I want to tell him."
"That's so exciting!" Allie said. "I'd love to have another little brother or sister. I hope this one's a boy, though."
"Yeah, me too," Rachel said. "It is nice having two girls, but a boy would be nice too."
x
The next morning, Rachel got up extra early to take the pregnancy test she'd bought the previous day so she could tell Finn before she left for work. She knew she was pregnant. She was feeling the same way physically she'd felt right before she found out for sure with Allie and Caylie. When she was in the bathroom taking the test and looking at it, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned and saw Finn.
"Finn?"
"Rach?" Finn asked, looking at the pregnancy test in Rachel's hand.
"Well..." Rachel began.
Finn looked at the stick. "You're pregnant?"
Rachel nodded. "I'm pregnant!"
"Finally!" Finn said as he threw his arm around his wife. "We're going to have three kids!"
"We are!" Rachel said as she embraced her husband.
"You're having a baby?" a voice said. Rachel looked over and saw Caylie.
"Yes, Caylie, I'm having a baby!" Rachel said.
Caylie smiled and gave her mom a hug. "Yay!"
"You'll be a big sister!" Finn said.
"Just like Allie!" Caylie said.
"Speaking of Allie, you should wake her up and tell her," Rachel said.
"Yeah!" Caylie said. She ran to her sister's room as Finn and Rachel continued talking. Then Allie arrived.
"So, you're having a baby?" Allie asked Rachel.
"Yes I am!" Rachel said.
"You were right!" Allie said.
"She knew?" Finn asked.
"Well, she was worried I was sick, so I told her that's what I thought," Rachel admitted.
"This is so cool!" Allie said.
x
Joe and Kitty's wedding was in Lima, so when the Hudsons went to Lima for the wedding, they decided they'd tell their family members and friends about Rachel being pregnant. Their first night in Lima, they would be having dinner at Burt and Carole's house, and Hiram and LeRoy would be coming, too. They'd decided that they'd tell Shelby and Beth when they got back from Lima, and they had made plans to have dinner with them the night after they got back to New York. When they arrived at Burt and Carole's, Hiram and LeRoy were already there. As soon as they got in the house, Caylie shouted, "Guess what?"
"What?" Hiram asked.
"Mommy's having a baby!" Caylie said.
All four grandparents ran up to Finn and Rachel to hug and congratulate them. "How far along are you?" Carole asked.
"Only a few weeks, I'd say," Rachel said.
"I'll be four years older than the baby," Caylie told her grandparents.
"Yes you will!" Burt said. He turned to Allie. "Are you excited?"
"Of course!" Allie said.
"Are you guys going to tell your friends this weekend?" Hiram asked.
"I'm not sure," Finn said. "This weekend is about Joe and Kitty."
"We're hoping this one's a boy," Rachel said.
"We do love our five granddaughters, but another grandson would be nice too," Burt said.
"Are you excited for your last year of elementary school, Allie?" Carole asked.
Allie smiled wide. "Yes!"
"She's so excited to be the oldest in the school," Finn said. "I hope she gets to help out in my class, since the fifth graders help out in the kindergarten classes."
"And I can run for student council president!" Allie said.
"Hopefully you'll have better luck than Kurt and your mom did," Finn teased.
x
The weekend in Lima had been very nice. Caylie did a great job as a flower girl in the wedding, as did Julia, Emily and Bailey. Olivia was still learning to walk, so she rode in the wagon with Alyssa, with Allie pulling it. Jake and Harmony had announced that they were engaged at the reception, and once Joe and Kitty left for their honeymoon, Caylie blurted out something to the other bridesmaids. "My mom's having another baby!"
Mercedes turned to Rachel. "You are?"
"Yes I am," Rachel said.
"You're having big steps for all your kids," Tina told Rachel. "Allie's last year of elementary school, Caylie starting preschool and now a third kid."
"I hope all three of our girls can be in the same preschool class," Brittany said.
"Yeah, me too," Rachel agreed.
A little bit further away, the Glee guys overheard Rachel and Allie's conversation with the girls. "Finn, Rachel's having another baby?" Sam asked.
"Yeah," Finn said.
"That's so awesome!" Artie said. "You guys will almost be caught up with Kurt, Blaine, Brittany and Santana!"
"Yeah, I know, right?" Finn said.
"Sounds like the girls are excited," Ryder said.
"They're so excited," Finn said. And he and Rachel were, too.
x
"It's my first day of preschool!" Caylie said as she bounced on the end of Finn and Rachel's bed.
"You're up early today!" Finn said as he sat up, remembering how nervous Allie was on her first day. This was definitely different.
"I want to go to preschool!" Caylie said.
"You can't quite yet," Rachel said. "The school isn't open yet."
Caylie pouted.
"Want to go wake up Allie though?" Finn asked, smirking at his daughter.
"Yeah!" Caylie said. She ran down the hall and soon came back with Allie. "She woke me up!" Allie said.
"It's a big difference from your first day of preschool," Rachel teased.
"Mom, please!" Allie said.
"I will miss having you at my school next year, Allie," Finn told his daughter.
"I'll miss you, too!" Allie said.
"Our kids are growing up too quickly," Rachel said softly. Finn looked at his wife, letting her know he agreed. They couldn't believe Caylie was starting preschool and Allie was in her last year of elementary school.
"Don't worry, I'll always be your baby girl!" Allie said.
Chapter 58 preview: Rachel and Finn deal with the various things that pregnancy brings. Allie also experiences something for the first time that happens to growing girls.