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Episode 5

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Thursday Morning

Rachel was brushing her teeth in the bathroom when he eyes fell to her stomach, Rachel was in her underwear getting ready for work so her bare stomach was on display. She turned to the side and examined her stomach closer. Rachel had been staring at her stomach every day since she found out she was pregnant and nothing had changed but finally she couldn't deny the slight swell to her stomach, it wasn't water retention or too much food the night before, it was definitely a baby bump.

Rachel rushed into her's and Finn's bedroom and jumped on to their bed and began to shake Finn awake, to share with him what she had noticed in the bathroom mirror.

"Finn wake up, wake up!" Rachel proclaimed. She sat up when she noticed Finn was waking up.

"What is it?" Finn groaned, he threw the covers off himself and sat up in the bed as Rachel jumped up to stand in front of him.

"Look at this" Rachel beamed as she pointed down to her stomach "Do you see that it's a baby bump, I'm getting fat"

"You look as skinner as ever to me" Finn smiled, while he could see the swell of Rachel's stomach Finn didn't want to mention it. Rachel's mood swings had been all over the place and Finn didn't want to start the morning off badly by calling his wife fat.

"You really don't see it" Rachel sighed as she looked down at her stomach, sticking out her stomach to make it more prominent.

"Maybe but I learnt a long time ago to never comment on a woman's body" Finn smirked as he jumped out of bed "I'm going to have a shower"

"Finn get back here and tell me I look fat" Rachel called to his retreating body. Finn stopped in his tracks and turned back to face his pouting wife.

"Fine, yeah I guess I can see a little bump" Finn relented with a small smile, his eyes travelling down to Rachel's stomach as she stood there tapping her foot, still in just her underwear.

"I can't believe that are you calling me fat" Rachel joked, playfully scowling at him as she crossed her arms across her chest.

"Very funny" Finn glared playfully at her before marching over to her and lifted her into his arms and giving her a searing kiss.

The Diner – Park Avenue – Thursday Afternoon

A few hours later Rachel was at the Diner with her friends for their weekly lunch date. Rachel was only half listening to her friends as she picked at her salad. For the last hour, Rachel, hadn't felt great, she felt hot and sweaty and had been throwing up most of the day and couldn't keep anything down despite her morning sickness being over a few weeks before.

"So, you, Joe, Puck and Kitty are all going to the park together" Santana asked drawing Rachel back to the conversation. It had been a few weeks since Quinn's first date with Joe and thing had slowly become more serious so Quinn thought it was time that she introduced him to Puck and Kitty.

"Well, NJ will be there as well. It's time that they meet and are comfortable together" Quinn acknowledged. She knew NJ's childhood was unique so she wanted to be make sure the things she could control were as perfect as they could be.

"Why do you like to put yourself in these situations" Santana said, rolling her eyes.

"It's important we all get along NJ's birthday is coming up and I want everyone to be able to be there" Quinn argued. Rachel leaned her head on her hand as she half-heartedly listened to her friend's conversation, she was starting to get a headache and couldn't concentrate on what her friends were saying.

"Good I can't believe it almost already been a year since you pushed this little guy out" Mercedes said as she playfully bounced NJ on her lap. She gently moved his hand away when he tried to pull on her necklace.

"I know and it's important that he can see his parents getting along even with other people in their lives" Quinn stated. Mercedes nodded her head in agreement.

"He's barely one Quinn, I doubt he will notice" Santana replied. Mercedes gave her pointed look to not start an argument when they could both see it was important to Quinn.

"Even so I want to do this right"

"I think it's a good idea, you and Puck are being very mature about this whole thing" Mercedes reasoned. Quinn smiled in thanks then turned to Rachel, when she noticed her friend was unusually quiet.

"Rachel are you okay?" Quinn asked. Rachel lifted her head up and smiled reassuringly at her friends.

"Just not feeling too great today, I think I'm getting a cold" Rachel answered. Quinn put her palm against Rachel's forehead.

"You are a little warm" Quinn worried. She pushed a glass of water over to Rachel, who picked it up and took a small sip.

"Maybe you should go home and rest" Mercedes said.

"I can't, I have to go into the office for a little bit" Rachel replied. The other girls shared a worried look, they all knew how Rachel could be when she was sick, she never took the time to get better and would carry on regardless and they didn't want her to push herself especially now that she was pregnant.

"Rachel, you need to take it easy, you're pregnant" Quinn scolded.

"Trust me my sore breasts remind me of that every day, I promise once I'm done at work I'll rest" Rachel moaned lightly as she laid her head on the table. Santana stroked her head softly.

"You better or I'll be telling your husband on you" Quinn quipped, pointed an accused finger at Rachel.

Playground - Central Park – Thursday Afternoon

An hour later, after convincing Rachel to take it easy, Quinn was at the playground in Central Park with Joe, Puck and Kitty trying to hide how nervous she really felt. She needed the first meeting to go well, she needed everyone to get along especially when it came time for Joe to meet her friends.

"Joe, this is Kitty and this is NJ's father Noah" Quinn introduced. Joe smiled at Kitty as he held out his hand for Puck to shake.

"Call me Puck, only Quinn and Rachel call me Noah and it's only because I can't make them stop" Puck explained as he shook Joe's hand. Kitty leaned down to NJ in his pram and gave him a loud kiss on the cheek.

"Nice to meet you both" Joe said with a smile. The foursome all looked at each other wondering what they should do next and wondering if the others felt as awkward as they did.

"So why don't you take NJ on the swings" Puck suggested after a few more moment of awkward silence. They others nodded so Puck took NJ out of his pram and carried him over to the swings with Joe following behind, Quinn and Kitty hung back with all the bags and pram.

"He's cute Quinn, and a lawyer – nice work" Kitty quipped nudging Quinn with her hip. Kitty had become more jokey with Quinn the more they saw of each other and Quinn was slowly getting used to this side of Kitty's personality.

"Thanks Kitty"

"Puck told me about Finn and Rachel the other day, so great after all they have been though" Kitty said. Quinn nodded in agreement as she watched Puck help NJ down the slide, she loved how good of a father he was, he was so sweet and patient with NJ, she realised after a handful of seconds that she need to answer Kitty.

"Yeah it really is wonderful, they deserve it"

XoXo

"So, you're a criminal lawyer that could be a dangerous job" Puck asked as he pushed NJ gently on the swings. He looked up at Joe, waiting for his answer. Puck had heard a few things about Joe from Finn and Rachel and while they seemed to like him from what they heard, Puck wanted to form his own opinion.

"Not as dangerous as people think, most cases I've dealt at the firm have been slam dunk convictions. They knew they were guilty pretty easy for the states attorney" Joe explained, cautiously. He knew how important it was for the father of Quinn's child to like him.

"So pretty cushy job you've got then" Puck added with a smirk, hoping Joe picked up on his quip. He knew Joe had a difficult job and Puck didn't want to discredit that even if he was trying to keep Joe on his toes.

"I'm not really sure which answer would be better for you" Joe laughed, shaking his head nervously. Joe had heard about the close relationships Quinn had with her friends and he knew that included Puck and he wanted to make a good impression.

"Why do you care what I think" Puck shrugged as he continued to push NJ on the swings, who was squealing with delight.

"You're NJ's father and you should like and trust the people around your son" Joe answered determinedly.

Puck nodded "That's the better answer"

Rachel's Office – Broadway Star Offices – Thursday Afternoon

"So, it seems like it went okay" Rachel said through the phone and she rubbed her forehead. She put her phone between her shoulder and ear as she took out some aspirin to take for her headache. She took a seat at her desk and closed her eyes, hoping her headache would pass soon as she had a lot more work to get through.

She half-heartedly listened to Quinn tell her all about her double date at the park with NJ, Rachel was glad it had gone well but all she could think about was curling up in her bed and going to sleep.

"Yeah it was a little awkward at first but now that it's happened NJ's birthday can be just about him" Quinn explained.

"That's good"

"Are you okay Rachel you still don't sound so great" Quinn said, worried. Rachel nodded before she realised Quinn couldn't see her.

"Yeah I told you I think I'm just getting a cold" Rachel answered half-heartedly. Truthfully Rachel was getting a little worried so she decided to pack up her things and go home for the day. She was walking around her desk packing everything away as Quinn continued to worry.

"Maybe you should go home and rest, you don't want to be over doing it in your condition"

"Yeah maybe Ahhhhh!" Rachel screamed out, when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She dropped the phone in her hand as she held her stomach in pain.

"Rachel what is it!" Tina exclaimed running into Rachel's office.

"Tina!"

"Rachel what's wrong" Tina asked again, trying to remain calm. She held on to Rachel, holding her up as Rachel crouched in pain.

"Something doesn't feel right Tina; I think it's the baby" Rachel cried.

"Okay it's going to be fine, we'll go straight to the hospital" Tina tried to sooth Rachel as she sat Rachel down then grabbed the phone Rachel had dropped on the floor.

"Quinn it's Tina, I'm going to take her to MedRite" Tina explained before putting the phone down. She picked up Rachel's bag and then helped Rachel off the seat as Rachel was crouching in pain. Tina tired her best to remain calm as she walked Rachel to the door.

"Tina somethings wrong" Rachel sobbed, shaking her head as she thought the worse.

"It's going to be okay Rachel just try to stay calm" Tina soothed as she led Rachel out of her office.

MedRite Urgent Care – Time Square – Thursday Afternoon

An hour later Quinn and Tina were sat outside Rachel's hospital room, waiting for Finn to arrive. Quinn had arrived at the hospital at the same time as Tina and Rachel and had been at Rachel's side as the doctors checked her over, but once the doctor had left Rachel asked to be alone. So, Quinn and Tina had decided to wait outside Rachel's room in case she needed anything.

"Hello my wife was brought in, Rachel Hudson" Finn rushed out as he stopped in front of the nurse's station. Tina and Quinn shared a look then both stood up and walked over to him.

"Finn"

"Quinn, Tina what's going on" Finn asked. He walked over to the pair but the nurse stayed close by in case they needed something. Finn felt his heart drop when he noticed that Quinn and Tina both looked like they had been crying.

"She's just in there Finn" Quinn replied pointing to the door to their left. Finn didn't say anything as he walked into Rachel's room and closed the door behind him. Rachel was laid on the hospital bed crouched in a ball facing away from Finn, the room was dark with only a light glow from the window.

"Rachel"

Rachel didn't say anything but Finn could hear her soft cries, so he walked to the side of the bed and knelt down in front of Rachel he wiped away the tears that were falling on her face.

"Baby what happened" Finn asked, even though in his heart Finn already knew the answer.

"I lost the baby Finn" Rachel sobbed. Finn was instantly on his feet, he wrapped Rachel in his arms and sat down on the bed next to her. Finn didn't say anything, he didn't know what to say as she held his sobbing wife. Finn could feel his heart breaking and nothing either of them said was going to make that better. Neither of them spoke for a few minutes, the silence was stifling but neither of them knew what to say, the only sound that could be heard was Rachel's cries.

Eventually Rachel's tears stopped and she slowly looked to face Finn "I'm so sorry Finn"

"Shush baby this isn't your fault; we'll get through this" Finn soothed as he continued to hold Rachel, while softly stroking her hair.

"I love you"

XoXo

Quinn leaned her head back on the wall behind her and closed her eyes as she heard Rachel's cries through the door. Quinn couldn't believe that it was same morning she had been worrying about Joe and Puck and now she was listening to her friend's heart breaking. Quinn opened her eyes just as she saw Mercedes, Santana and Puck marching over to them. She got up from her seat and met them in the middle.

"Quinn what's going on, how's Rachel" Mercedes asked, as soon as Quinn had arrived at the hospital she had rung Mercedes, Santana, and Puck to let them know Rachel had been taken to hospital but she couldn't bring herself to say over the phone what had happened.

"She lost the baby" Quinn whispered. Mercedes gasped as Santana covered her face with her hands.

"Oh god"

"How has this happened" Puck wondered. He took a step forward and wrapped his arm around Quinn when he noticed the tears in her eyes.

"The doctor isn't sure they are doing some tests right now. She has to stay in overnight to have the embryo removed in the morning" Quinn explained, once she had straightened herself up and wiped away her tears, Puck took a step back from her before things became awkward between them. Before any of them said anything, Tina walked over to them, she had been in the corner making the phone calls to Rachel and Finn's families.

"I'm going to go to Rachel and Finns and pick them up some things then go to the office to make sure everything is okay over there" Tina stated as she threw her phones in her bag. The others could see Tina was just as upset as they were but was burying it in her work so that she could help Rachel.

"Thank you, Tina" Quinn smiled. Tina nodded at them all before walking away. The others all looked to one another wondering what to do.

"Have you spoken to her" Santana asked Quinn.

"We thought we'd give her and Finn some time" Quinn replied, although Quinn was also nervous to see her friend as well. Rachel retreated when she was hurt and Quinn knew Rachel was going to do the same again and Quinn hated the thought of not speaking to her again because Rachel found it hard to be around her.

"What should we do?" Mercedes asked, she wrapped her arms around herself as she stared at the door to Rachel's room, it seemed none of them had the nerve to enter the room yet.

"I don't think there is anything we can do" Puck admitted just as Finn walked out of Rachel's room and softly closed the door.

"Hey guys"

"How is she Finn" Quinn asked once Finn and Puck had pulled away after a quick hug. Puck stayed close to Finn and slapped his back affectionately.

"She finally went to sleep, the doctor said to just let her rest" Finn answered, distracted.

"Tina went to get you both some things from your house" Santana told him.

"She's always knows that woman" Finn said, managing a small smile. The others all looked at each other, in all their years of friendship they had never felt tension like it.

"Can we see her Finn" Quinn pleaded.

"She doesn't want to see anyone right now, maybe tomorrow once I've got her home" Finn reasoned.

"Of course, Finn, just call us if you need anything" Santana asserted. The others nodded in agreement, even though they knew Finn and Rachel weren't the kind of person to ask for help, even when they really needed it. They had to do it for themselves.

"I will do" Finn said, before nodding his way back to the door "I'm gonna go back in there"

Finn walked back into the room and closed the door behind him. The others looked at the closed door, all thinking the same thing. They wanted to help their friends but none of them knew how to do it.

"Come on guys, there isn't anything we can do for them right now" Puck said, sadly as he led the girls away.

Quinn's Apartment – Upper East Side – Thursday Evening

An hour later Quinn and Puck walked into Quinn' apartment with Puck holding a sleeping NJ as well as all of Quinn's bag. He dropped the bags on her small table then turned to Quinn who was looking around her apartment, looking lost.

"Thank you for helping me bring up everything" Quinn said eventually once she realised Puck was staring at her.

"Of course, looks like he's knocked out" Puck noted "I'll go put him down"

Puck walked in to NJ's nursery and settled his son in his crib, careful not to wake him. Once satisfied NJ was okay Puck walked back into the kitchen to see Quinn leaning her hands against the dining room chair, openly crying.

"Quinn?"

"It's just not fair, how is any of this fair for them" Quinn cried looking up at Puck with tears streaming down her face. Quinn's heart was breaking for her two best friends.

Puck rushed over to her and wrapped her tightly in his arms "It's not fair, it's not fair at all"

Rachel's Room – MedRite Urgent Care – Thursday Evening

Finn walked into Rachel's hospital room to see her in the same position she'd been in for the last two hours. The doctors and nurses had all been to check on her, Tina had come back with some clothes and Finn had spoken to all their family to let them know how she was and Rachel had stayed curled up on the hospital bed not looking at anyone.

"Hey baby, how you feeling? Are you in any pain?" Finn asked, cautiously as he walked over to the side of her bed and knelt down next to her. He moved some hair form her face but Rachel continued to stare off into the distance.

"No pain, I don't feel anything" Rachel answered, in a hollow tone.

"Tina brought you some pyjamas to change into so you don't have to wear that gown anymore" Finn explained.

"Come on I'll help you" Finn added. Finn helped Rachel's up then slowly took off her hospital gown and threw it to one side before helping Rachel into some clean pyjamas. He brushed out her hair out of her face and pinned it up in a ponytail. He wiped away the smudged make up off her face then helped her sit back down on the bed before packing everything away. He took a seat next to Rachel on the bed.

"Do you want to try and sleep for a bit, they said they don't have to do the procedure until tomorrow"

"Will you hold me" Rachel asked, sadly. Finn felt his heart break further at the painful tone in Rachel's voice, Finn would do anything not to hear that from Rachel ever again.

"Of course, Rachel" Finn said before he sat down on the bed next to Rachel. He laid down then wrapped his arm around Rachel and pulled her close.

The Diner – Park Avenue – Friday Morning

The next day Quinn, Mercedes and Santana were sat at their usual table at the diner, they had their food in front of them but none of them felt like eating. They weren't sure why they had even gone to the diner but it gave them some comfort to be in a familiar place.

"Doesn't seem right being here without Rachel" Quinn acknowledged, pushing her plate aside, she knew she couldn't eat any more of it.

"Have you talked to her this morning" Mercedes asked.

"I spoke to Finn" Quinn replied. She had hoped to speak to Rachel but Finn said she wasn't up to talking to anyone yet. "She's had the procedure and should be home by this afternoon"

"Do you think she'll be up for seeing us" Santana wondered. Quinn shrugged not sure how to answer the question, she really didn't know if Rachel would want to see them, and she could tell from their faces that Santana and Mercedes didn't know either.

"We should go by anyway just in case there is anything they need" Mercedes acknowledged, sadly. They others nodded in agreement. They were silent for a few minutes, they didn't know what else to say about Rachel but they didn't want to talk about anything else.

"I don't even know what to say to her, how much heartbreak can one couple go through" Santana sighed, sadly.

"Sometimes you don't have to say anything, sometimes being there is enough" Mercedes reasoned. Quinn nodded then looked over at NJ who was sleeping soundly in his pram.

"I think I'll drop NJ off at Noah's first" Quinn stated sadly, but they all knew it was the right thing to do. Rachel wouldn't want to be around any children while she was grieving.

"Just think yesterday I was worrying about Noah and Joe meeting and now it…" Quinn trailed off.

Santana nodded "It all seems so pointless now"

Finn and Rachel's House – West Village – Friday Afternoon

"She's resting now but I'll tell her you called Marley and I'll see if she's up for calling you back but …"

"Don't worry about that Finn, just keep me posted about how she is and I'll keep my parents at bay. The last thing Rachel needs is a surprise visit from them" Marley replied. Finn was walking around the kitchen as he listened to Marley. He didn't want to disturb Rachel who had been asleep in the living room for the last two hours. They had come home from the hospital and without saying anything Rachel had dumped her bags in the reception area and had gone straight to the living room to sleep without saying anything to Finn.

"Thanks Marley, I'll talk to you soon" Finn said, before disconnecting the call. He put his phone back in his pocket just as he heard someone knock at the front door. He opened the door to Santana, Mercedes, and Quinn they each had a bag of food and a bunch of flowers.

"Hey guys come in" Finn said, he opened the door further then lead them into the kitchen. They dumped their bags on the kitchen counter then each gave Finn a hug.

"Hey Finn, how you doing?" Quinn asked once she'd pulled away from Finn. She looked through the kitchen cupboards to find a vase for the flowers while Santana and Mercedes took a seat at the breakfast bar.

Finn nodded slowly "I'm okay"

"She's just in the living room, she's asleep though" Finn added when noticed Santana looking around the room.

"That's okay we'll just sit with her if that's okay" Mercedes asked, carefully.

"Yeah course, go in I'll get you guys a drink I was going to make Rachel something to eat" Finn replied. While Santana and Mercedes went into the living room, Quinn sorted out the flowers and Finn made a quick sandwich for Rachel. They both stopped when they heard someone knocking on the front door.

"You got the drinks I'll get the door" Quinn said before walking over to the front door. She opened the door and wasn't surprised to find Puck, she knew it was only a matter of time before he came to check on their friends as well.

"Hey Noah"

"Hey, I left NJ with Kitty, it'll just be for an hour I hope that's okay" Puck said, carefully as he walked into the house.

"Yeah of course, you should be here too" Quinn acknowledged. They two walked into the kitchen to see Finn finishing off the drinks for them all. He turned to face the two and greeted Puck with a hug.

"Hey man"

"You wanna go for a walk mate" Puck asked, shyly. Puck knew Quinn, Santana and Mercedes would be there for Rachel but Puck wanted to make sure someone was also there for Finn.

"You should go Finn; we can watch her until you get back" Quinn pressed. Finn looked uneasy at the pair, they could tell he wasn't keen to leave Rachel so soon after leaving the hospital.

"You sure?"

"Yeah course, you need some time as well Finn" Quinn added. Finn nodded then pushed the sandwich towards Quinn before grabbing his jacket.

"See if you can get her to eat this" Finn said. Quinn watched Finn and Puck leave then picked up the sandwich and walked into the living room.

"Finn has gone for a walk with Noah" Quinn said as she sat down next to Santana at the end of the sofa "Is she asleep?"

"It's seems that way although she just might not want to talk. Can't say I blame her" Santana sighed, she leaned back on the sofa and continued to watch Rachel.

Quinn leaned over and moved some of Rachel's hair out of her face "We're here when your ready Rachel"

Crunch Gym – West village – Friday Afternoon

"I don't really feel like talking right now" Finn told Puck as they walked down the street. They had been walking for fifteen minutes in silence, Puck had been waiting for Finn to say something first. Puck wasn't used to having to be the one who knew what to say, that was Finn.

"That's okay, we're here anyway" Puck replied, he waved his hand towards the gym the men frequented regularly. Finn had been so lost in his own thoughts he hadn't even realised that's where they were heading.

"What this?" Finn asked, confused.

"Just trust me" Puck replied, firmly. The two walked into the gym and Finn noticed that besides the receptionist and a few gym workers there was no one else around, which was unusual for a Friday afternoon.

"Why is no one else here" Finn wondered.

"I rented it out for the hour" Puck answered, although it didn't help Finn's confusion. Finn followed Puck into another room that was used for the classes, Finn saw there was a punching bag in the middle of the room but nothing else.

"Here" Puck handed Finn a boxing glove "I'm not you Finn, I don't know what to say in these kinds of situations but I do know what helps me" Puck waved his hand to the punching bag "Just punch it"

Finn looked at Puck confused then decided to give it a chance, so he put on the gloves and started punching. He felt stupid at first but the more he punched the more he felt it helping, he was could feel all the anger and aggressive he had leaving his body with every punch he made. Finn had been bottling it up for a long time, not just about the miscarriage but the adoption as well and he was finally letting all the angry out but as he grew tired, the anger was leaving him but all that was left was the sadness. After a finally weak punch Finn ripped off the gloves and threw them across the room before collapsing on the floor in tears.

Puck leaned down next to Finn and wrapped his arms around his friend "I got you mate"

Finn and Rachel's House – West Village – Friday Afternoon

"Hey, is everything okay" Santana asked when she saw Finn walking into the kitchen an hour later. The others could see Finn had been crying but he also looked like a weight had been lifted from him as well. Wherever Puck had taken him had clearly helped, unlike them who hadn't been able to speak to Rachel because she hadn't woken up since they had arrived.

Finn nodded as he took a seat at the breakfast bar "I'm okay"

"She hasn't woken up" Mercedes interjected, glancing back to the living room "She doesn't want to speak to us"

"I'll let her know you stopped by" Finn said, looking over at Rachel through the archway "I just don't think she's ready yet"

"We are here for both of you when you need" Santana stated, firmly. They others started collecting their things when they realised Finn wanted to be left alone. They each gave him a tight hug then Finn walked them to the door.

"Bye guys" Finn said, before closing the door behind them. He walked into the living room to see Rachel was now awake sat up on the sofa.

"Have they gone" Rachel asked softly.

"Yeah, do you want a drink or anything" Finn asked as he lifted Rachel's legs up from the sofa and took a seat before putting them in his lap.

"No, I'm fine" Rachel answered, distractedly "Will you lay with me"

"Did you not want to speak to them" Finn wondered as he moved next to Rachel so they were laying across the sofa together.

"I just couldn't handle the looks on their faces" Rachel admitted with a sad sigh. Finn wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close "I'm so tired Finn"

"Just sleep baby" Finn soothed as he stroked Rachel's hair while she curled into him "I'll be here when you wake up"

Please don't hate me! I know you all want Rachel and Finn to have their child and I promise you, its going to happen and I know you all want Puck and Quinn as well and I promise you that is going to happen as well, you just need to be patient. Trust I know thats the worst thing to say to a FanFic Reader. Please let me know what you think.

New update on Monday!