Don't Miss Your Life
"Don't let such precious moments pass. We all know time goes way too fast. Hold on tight 'cause it don't happen twice
Don't miss your life." Finn Hudson has a successful life as as business man to his father's company a somewhat exhausting demanding job which requires him to be away a lot. One day he gets the chance to realize his job isn't as important as missing on his own life.
I adore the song by Phill Vassar and I thought I'd write a small fic I don't know if I will expand it. I do hope you enjoy!
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Chapter 3
His head was spinning. A million thoughts going trough his mind. He didn't want to be that kind of absent father. Chris had tried his best to be there for him since childhood but it wasn't until his teen years that Finn really felt it wasn't just him and Carole. Sure, he'd be given expensive gifs, it was good money. But at what cost? Precious time with his children? With his wife? He was young, yes and he'd been forced to grow up pretty fast, but if his meeting with Richard had taught him anything it was that, no matter how much money he made, his kids wouldn't remember the fancy vacations or the awesome toys, they would remember him cheering them on or be there to pick them up when they fell. Holding them as they cried, And Rachel. God, he hated not being able to hold her close at night. To feel the warmth of her body against his in the early morning or the way she smiled when he kissed her good morning.
"Give me a call if you are ever in New York again." Finn had told Richard. "I'll make sure to invite you over for dinner."
"What are you going to do now kid?" Richard asked honestly over the phone.
"I don't know." Finn admitted. "Is it wrong I don't want this life anymore? That I just want to be home right now?"
"There's nothing wrong with you following your heart Finn, money, jobs, they come and go. The kids, they just tend to go." Finn sensed the sadness in the man's voice. "It was a pleasure to meet you Finn."
"You have no idea man." Finn said honestly. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it kid. Just go ahead and make the most of it, for both of us?" Finn chuckled.
"Are you ready Matt?" Rachel held on to the baby in her arms as she helped Matt into his uniform. The little boy gave her a weak smile.
"Did daddy call?"
Rachel bit her lip. "Not yet baby, I'm sure it won't me long now though..."
"Okay" Matty sighed. He never did call.
While in the sidelines, Rachel was joined by her other children and closest friends, Matt already joined his teammates for the game and Finn still had not called, his Phone going straight to voice mail.
"I'm sure he'll call eventually." Kurt said reassuringly.
"He never not calls Kurt." Rachel said worriedly. Cory sat next to his mom shooting her a sympathetic look.
Finn moved amongst the crowd, trying to get lost. He spotted the small group of children as they were about to go into the rink. His child, ruffled hair and all, had a sad but determined look.
The game went as best as it could go. There was something quite charming about watching children play. Finn couldn't help but to glance over at where Rachel and the others were, making sure he was concealed from their eyes.
Matt was at the far end of the bench when the game ended and Rachel had not yet made an appearance, so Finn moved quickly trough the mass crowd.
"Mind if I sit here?" He said quietly standing behind Rachel.
"What..." She spun around being met by her husband's chest.
"Hey babe..."
"But I thought..." Rachel's arms reached for his neck puling him close as their lips met "What are you doing here! I thought you were staying until Monday!"
"It's a very long story.." Finn admitted courtly.
"Dad!" The rest of the party became aware of his presence. "Why are you here?"
"I'm glad to see you too Cory." Finn mused throwing an arm around the boy.
"What does daddy dear think about you ditching his precious new players?" Santana smirked hugging him as well.
"Up! Daddy,up!" A small body clanged into Finn's leg. He rescued the little boy up from the people going down to meet up with the kids. Finn swiftly held baby Hannah and Jack in his arms as Rachel, Kurt and Blaine followed suit.
"Surprised?" Finn whispered to Rachel.
"Yes, baby I am so happy that you are here but, where's this coming from? Did something happen?" Ah Rachel, always worrying.
"Lets just say dad wont be too happy about me resigning.. Do you think I could get my old job back?"
"Finn, you're seriously scaring me."
"Did someone slip something into your morning juice Frankenteen?"
"You could sue for that you know?" Kurt added in.
"Would you all be quiet about it already? I will explain everything later, I just needed to be here for Matt and that's what I did, can we not act like it's such a bad thing me being here?"
Matt sat there on the bench swinging his legs as he let out a deep breath. He wondered if his dad would call him when they went out for pizza later tonight.
He looked around, not really focusing on the people, then a pair of amber eyes caught his attention, attached to them were a pair of half moon glasses he had remembered to have attempted breaking more than once.
He broke into a run, his small legs pulling him down because of the heavy gear he was wearing. Finn smiled widely as he handed the baby to Rachel and placed Jack on the ground, he crouched down, ready to welcome Matt into his arms. "Daddy!"
"Hey buddy." Finn said into the boy's messy hair. "You were awesome today."
"You saw it all?" Matt said curiously. Finn nodded.
"Mamma, was I really awesome?" Rachel's smile widened.
"You were baby."
Matt smiled and buried his face in the crook of Finn's neck.
"I love you daddy."
"So are you going to tell me what this is all about?" Rachel asked as they got ready for bed that night.
"What do you mean?" He asked. Rachel frowned.
"Did you have a fight with your dad?"
"I did not, I just... Life's too short, you know? I thought, why not make the most of it while the kids are still young enough to actually like me." Rachel nodded but she was insecure about his words. "I'm not dying Rachel." He said after a short pause.
"I know that! Don't even joke about that! I'm not old enough to be a widow!" She threw herself against him making him fall on the bed. "Or a single mother!"
"Rach, relax... Everything is fine!" He crooked a smile. Rachel's chin rested on his chest. He caressed her cheek with his thumb. "I've missed you." He kissed her softly.
"You have no idea Hudson.."
"I might have..." He said playfully. "A hint of just how much.."
"Right, you think you can fix everything with sex . You're not getting off that easy Finn." She climbed off him and he groaned. He pulled himself up to a siting position, Rachel facing him. Finn smiled. He was tired but clearly knew she wouldn't give up until he gave her something. "Before I tell you anything, I have something to ask you." Rachel arched her eyebrow. "Are you happy?"
"Finn... Really... I am just about to lose my cool here!"
"Just answer the question Rachel." The tone in his voice gave no room for discussions. "Are you happy here? At home with the kids? Just being a mom?"
"Finn, you know I do, I love out children more than anything. That's not even up for debate."
"But you feel like something is missing right? Like you have this... Void somewhere inside?" Rachel bit her lip.
"Sometimes I miss how my life used to be.." Rachel admitted painfully. "Mostly I just miss working, doing something, anything related to theater." Finn reached for her hand.
"See? This isn't enough, not for the great star that is Rachel Berry."
"Hudson." She corrected. "And it's more than enough, it's just a feeling of longing Finn.."
"I want you to go back to work." He said bluntly. "Find a play, and make it amazing like only you know how... I want you to be thinker-bell Rachel, I want you to shine.."
So what did you guys think? There's isn't much left, now! Will Rachel go back to work? And what about Finn going back to teaching and telling his dad about it?
Ps: Finn works singing on players for several NFL teams.
Thank you for reading and please review if you can :)