More Than Words Chapter 6: Open Adoption and A Possible Scholarship, a glee fanfic

"Are you nervous?" Rachel asked Finn, preparing Cory some lunch.

"No, not really," he replied while grabbing a bottle of water out of the fridge. "I've played in a football game before."

"I just hope they realize that you were the only one last year to actually score a touchdown," a recruiter for Ohio State University was coming to McKinley to see the football game coming up on Wednesday. He had a scholarship worth four years there, and it would be such a relief for the small family. They needed every little bit of money they could get to help get them through college. That is if they get accepted to college. "Maybe I'll hear from Ohio State sometime soon, too."

Rachel decided to apply for a few other colleges besides NYADA, despite her dreams to go to New York. She wanted to remain close to her parents though, just like Finn wanted to do the same.

"It's not just about a touchdown, though. It's also not just about statistics, agility, and speed. They're going to look at my academics too," he mentioned.

"True," she agreed. The brunette really didn't think about it that much. She wasn't one to really pay attention to football; all of her focus was on Finn. She gave Cory his lunch, and got an idea. "Do you wanna sing for Cory?"

"Sure, what song are you thinking of?" she whispered something in his ear. "Great choice."

(Finn)

I really hate to let this moment go
Touching your skin, and your hair falling slow
When a goodbye kiss, feels like this

(Finn and Rachel)
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay?

(Rachel)
Let's take it slow, I don't wanna move too fast
I don't wanna just make love, I wanna make love last
When you're on this high, it's a sad goodbye

(Rachel)
Oh yeeah

(Finn)
Oh, you feel so perfect, baby

(Rachel)
That it feels so perfect, baby

(Finn and Rachel)
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay?

(Rachel)
Don't you wanna stay

(Finn and Rachel)
Yeah!

Cory clapped his hands together as a response, which made his parents beam. They knew he loved their duets, and so did they.

-more-than-words-

"Ms. Fabray, you know you two don't have to make a decision tonight, or even tomorrow. You can as long as you need to," Quinn and Puck were talking to a social worker at the hospital, and quite frankly the blonde really didn't want to hear her crap now. She wanted to alone with Puck and she wanted to make a choice tonight.

"Have you ever put your child up for adoption? I highly doubt it. So please let me and my boyfriend decide which set of parents are getting our child, and leave us alone."

"Quinn-"

"No, just shut up Puck. Just shut up," she snapped at him while looking at another couple in the folder they had been given.

"Very well," the social worker responded ever so pleasantly. She closed the door behind her, and now the room was filled with silence.

"Look at this couple, they're so happy. Their pearly white smiles and their bright eyes. They know that one day they're going to get the baby they've always dreamed of. Meanwhile, you've got a teenage couple that's losing a child. Our faces aren't that happy, are they?" Quinn asked, looking at her boyfriend. He shook his head, looking at the floor. "I thought so."

"Are you sure you want to give her up for adoption?" Puck asked.

"Yes. It my sound like I don't want to, but it's for the best," she said. It was killing her inside that she had to give up her daughter, but she knew that ten years from now her life would be better than if they kept her. "Alright, here's a couple. We'll each look at one, then we'll switch, and we'll rate them."

She had him one application before she grabbed one for herself. She finished reading before Puck did, then switched. He was the first one to speak up. "I don't like this one. I don't like the first one I read either."

"Now you're acting like me. This one seems nice, they have a Golden Retriever. Those dogs are so nice and loveable. They live in Columbus; she's a teacher and he's a real-estate agent. They also have a two year old daughter. They seem like a good family."

"Fine, let's pick them then. If you say they look like a good family, then let's do it."

"Puck, please don't act that way," Quinn sighed.

"I'm being serious. If they seem like a good couple, then let's pick them."

"Alright, we'll tell the social worker in the morning."

"Good luck out there tonight," Rachel said, giving Finn a kiss before he walked into the locker room at school. Tonight was the night that would decide Finn's future, and she hoped that he was lucky tonight. She had to perform for the school's musical tonight, so she couldn't be there to support him. All throughout her performance though, he was on her mind. And Cory of course, since he was in the audience as usual watching his mom perform some of her favorite songs.

Once it was over, her and Carole went straight home. They wanted to surprise Finn when he got back, since Burt was at the football game watching him.

"So, how do you think it's going at the game?" Rachel asked, shutting the door to Cory's nursery behind her. It was past his bedtime, so she had to put him in bed straight away.

"It's probably going really well. I don't' want to jinx anything," Carole answered with a smile. "Now, can I ask you a question?"

"Of course! What is it?"

"How are you?" her voice was serious now. That was the first time in a really long time that someone asked her that question.

"How am I? To be honest, not so good," the brunette answered, sitting at the dining room table. The older woman sat next to her and patted her hand gently. "My grades aren't the good at the moment. I'm getting a C in French 4. A C! I never gotten a C in that class before. Ever since Cory's turned one, he's been waking up a lot in the night. It keeps Finn and I up, which causes us to be tired and we can't focus."

"Raising a child at seventeen isn't easy. And to think, you still have to deal with college. Cory will be in school when your almost done with college, so it'll get better eventually," she explained, which made Rachel feel a bit better.

"We're here!" Burt shouted from the kitchen, which lead to both women shooting up from their seats, waiting to see Finn. He stepped in behind Burt with a frown on his face.

"Oh no..." the younger girl whispered, walking over to her boyfriend quickly to give him a hug. "What happened?"

"Well, the recruiter talked to all of us privately after the game. Out of three guys that applied for the scholarship, I was the second one to go. He talked to me for about a minute or so," he stopped talking, but he didn't sound finished. "And...Guess who's going to Ohio State!"

"Yay!" everyone exclaimed with joy, giving him a huge hug. She couldn't have been happier for her fiancee.

-more-than-words-

"Quinn and Puck, this is John Tisher, Cassidy Tisher, and their two year old daughter Elise," the social worker introduced them to the family that was adopting Beth today. Their little girl was going to live with someone else.

"Hello, nice to meet you," the couple said in illusion with their parents, who were with them. Puck didn't want his mother to be there because she might feel hurt, but she wanted to see her grandchild.

"Before we go through the paper work, we wanted to ask you a question," John asked, sitting next to his wife, looking at the two teenagers.

"What is it?"

"We wanted to know what kind of adoption you wanted to choose. Open or closed? We're fine with whichever one you want," Cassidy answered.

"Um, we really didn't talk about it..." Quinn whispered, looking at her boyfriend. "What are you willing to negotiate for an open adoption?"

"Probably on weekend a month, we'll bring her to see you for a weekend or you can come see her, depending on what your schedules are."

"That sounds good, I guess," Puck answered, each of them nodding.

"Alright, here's the paperwork," the social worker handed them the forms first to sign, then the married couple. "Alright, all we need now is the baby. Would you two like to say goodbye to her?"

"No..." Quinn said with a sniffle. Even though it was an open adoption, she was still upset. A nurse went to go get Beth, and brought her back into the small conference room quickly. The blonde watched as her daughter was being handed into someone else's arms. "Did you have a name picked out for her?"

"We had a few names in mind, why?" John asked.

"Can you call her Beth please? That's what we've been calling her over these past few weeks."

"Beth..." Cassidy whispered. "I like it."

"We'll take good care of her, we promise. We won't let anything happen to your little girl."

Are you happy Finn got the scholarship? I think it's nice that he did.

Coming up in chapter 7: Fast forwarding to January 2012. Rachel finds out some news in regards to her applications and something causes Quinn to get her memory back.