Hi everyone! Thank you for all the reviews, favs, and alerts for this fanfic! I'd also like to thank a Guest for making the 100th review for the fanfic. As most of you know, tomorrow is Christmas and I probably won't update this tomorrow even though I have a lot of muse. So just in case I don't, this is your Christmas present from me. And I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays!
I don't own Glee. I only own the character Cory Hudson and Cassidy Tishler.
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"I can't believe we're alumni now!" Mike said as the group took a seat at one of the large tables Breadstixs. All of The New Directions was heading to dinner, including those who didn't graduate. This was the last time they were going to be together before they went their separate ways and started their new lives. It was Mercedes' idea to do so. They even invited Mr. Schuester to join them, but he politely declined because he wanted everyone to be together without him.
"I know, it's hard to believe," Quinn commented, looking at her phone anxiously. Noah was looking at his too the same way she was.
"What's going on with you two?" Mercedes asked with concern.
"We're supposed to get a call from Beth's adoptive parents, they want us to go down to Columbus and visit her," Noah explained as he got comfortable next to the blonde. Rachel knew that the two were no longer dating because they would be going to separate states. They remained friends though for the sake of their daughter.
"Quinn, aren't you leaving in July for Yale though?" Finn questioned.
"Yeah, we're probably going to go on Monday though. I want to get the hell out of here and head to LA," Noah explained, still looking at his phone. Everyone ordered their drinks and two appetizers, ready to devote their time to one another before they'd either be staying or leaving.
"Santana, which one sugar and which one is the salt again?" Brittany questioned, holding a packet of sugar and a salt shaker.
"Which one do you think has the sugar in it, Brit?" her girlfriend asked. The blonde started shaking the salt shaker into her iced tea, and everyone silently started shaking their heads. When she said it didn't taste that bad, everyone started laughing.
"I'm going to miss moments like this. We're all going to miss you guys," Tina said wholeheartedly.
"Remember what I told you Tina," Rachel said with a smile. She had told the junior that she was going to be "the new Rachel" when her senior year started.
"So once again, what's everyone's plans now?" Sam asked while taking as sip of his coke.
"I'm going to Yale to studying acting," Quinn said with a grin.
"I'm going to NYADA to be on Broadway, and don't worry Rachel, I'll be waiting for you," she suddenly felt somber when her best guy friend said that. Mike was going to Chicago, Mercedes and Puck were going to LA, Santana was going to Kentucky on a cheerleading scholarship, and Finn was going to Ohio State. Rachel was still going to Ohio State though, but it didn't feel right at the same time. She was going to be at home raising a two-and-a-half year old and a newborn come January. Everyone else had big plans while she was going to be stuck at home for countless hours; day and night. A part of her still wished she could have gone to New York and go to NYADA with Kurt. Plans change though, and she had to accept that.
Yet, for Rachel, excepting change was hard to do.
"So, Rachel, when's your next doctor's appointment?" Santana questioned.
"Beginning of August. That's when we're going to find out the sex if we want to," Finn informed them.
"When's the stork dropping the baby off?" Brittany asked innocently.
"The doctor estimated sometime in early or mid December. If I were to have the baby at exactly forty weeks then it'd be born on the 20th, but the doctor said that was doubtful," she explained in detail.
"I say we place bets on what baby number 2's gonna be," Noah suggested with a devilish grin.
"Oh dear god no," his best friend groaned. "Mercedes told me what Santana almost did to you when you guys weren't in our room."
"Usted no debe meterse con la tía Snixx," she mumbled in Spanish. Who knows what she said, but it certainly involved her alto ego Auntie Snixx.
"Still, it was fun last time. Who votes that it's going to be another boy?" almost all of the guys raised their hand including Santana, except for Kurt. "You're voting for a boy Santana?"
"I have a feeling about this one, plus I'm not taking any chances," everyone else voted for a girl, except for Rachel and Finn.
"Why aren't you two voting?" Artie asked.
"We just hope, whatever it is, it's happy and healthy," after about five minutes of silence from everyone eating the appetizers, the alumni started talking about what they hoped to do in college. Rachel sat in silence before freezing her thoughts and asking Finn to let her get up from the large booth. When he asked why she just said she needed some fresh air.
"I'll be fine outside by myself, I promise."
-more-than-words-
She had been sitting on one of the seats outside the restaurant for about ten minutes, lost in her own little world. This almost paralleled during her sophomore year when it was revealed that Finn was the father of her baby and not Noah. She was alone, once again stroking her belly gently. The bump this time around was a little bit bigger than when she was pregnant with Cory.
"I know it's silent right now, baby, but Mommy just needed some alone time," the brunette whispered loud enough for only her ears to hear. She was the only one outside until she saw the door open quickly. It was Quinn.
"Hello? Hello Mrs. Tishler. Are you sure? Ok. Well, Cassidy, is Monday good? It is? Thank you so much. Bye-bye," the taller blonde was always quick with conversation. "Oh, hey Rachel."
"Hey," she said quietly.
"That was Cassidy Tishler, Beth's adoptive mother. Me and Puck are going to go see her Monday," Quinn explained in a dreamy tone. She sounded like a fifth grader that had a hard crush on someone. "I'm so excited...I finally get to see my little girl."
"Congratulations," Rachel smiled.
"What's wrong?" her friend asked as she sat down beside her.
"I'm sorry if I get a little emotional or come off rude when I say this, but I'm jealous..." she admitted.
"Well that isn't a shocker," she laughed.
"No...you know what I mean, Quinn. Everyone is heading to different states or schools, while I'm going to be stuck taking online courses and tending to two children for my freshman year of college. I barely even graduated for high school because I focused so much of my attention to Cory over the past year. My dream of being on Broadway...I've worked so hard for it, and now I have to put it on hold."
"So what if you're stuck in Ohio? You're Rachel Barbra Berry, you are meant to be a star. I'm going to try to become an actress with the help of Yale, but I know I'll be nothing compared to you, ok? Besides, you're probably going through a lot emotionally right now too because of hormonres and stuff." she nodded and they gave each other a long hug. "Would you, Finn and Cory like to come down to Columbus to visit Beth with Puck and I?"
"Really? But-"
"No buts, you two are going to come visit. Plus, Finn can tour the campus for OSU while we're down there. We're probably going to stay there for a couple days," Quinn explained.
"Thank you for the invitation Quinn," Rachel said with glee.
"You're welcome. What are friends for?"
So, it's just 50% hormones and 50% true feelings. At least she's feeling better now that Quinn invited her down to Columbus.
Coming up in Chapter 14: Finn, Puck, Rachel, Quinn and Cory head down to Columbus to see Beth.