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Episode 14

The Diner – Park Avenue – Wednesday Afternoon

"Here you go ladies, enjoy" The waitress said as she finished putting the food in front of the women. They were at their usual table in the diner.

"Thank you" Quinn smiled at the waitress as the other tucked into their lunch. Once the waitress had moved away from their table Mercedes turned to Quinn with a wide smile.

"So, Quinn how's it going with Puck" Mercedes asked. It had been a few weeks since Quinn had gotten together with Puck, but so far, the girls hadn't heard much about the new relationship which was surprising to them because usually Quinn loved to talk if she had a knew man in her life.

"It's great, really great. It feels like we've been together all this time. You know if you ignore the fact that we were dating other people for the last six months" Quinn explained with a large faraway smile.

"Which we will do" Rachel quipped. She smiled at her blonde friend, Rachel loved how happy her friend was and was very happy that Quinn and Puck had finally come to their senses about their feelings for one another.

"Noah's actually taking me a way this weekend. To this cabin in Connecticut it's supposed to be really romantic" Quinn gushed happily. Santana made a gagging noise so Mercedes nipped her arm in response.

"Sounds very nice, are you taking NJ with you" Rachel asked. Quinn looked thoughtfully at Rachel and playfully batted her eye lashes at her.

"Actually, I was wondering if you and Finn could have him. I know it's a lot to ask and I know – "

"Of course, we will Quinn" Rachel cut in with a smile.

"Are you sure?" Quinn pressed. She was always cautious to ask Rachel to look after NJ, not because she thought her friend would do a bad job because she knew how painful it was for Rachel to sometimes be around NJ or any babies.

"Of course, we love having the little guy with us. Go enjoy your weekend. Have lots of sex while I watch your child" Rachel joked. Quinn leaned over and wrapped Rachel in a tight hug.

"Thank you"

"So how is it going with Matt Mercedes" Quinn asked, as she went back to eating her lunch. Quinn was the only who would ask Mercedes about Matt, while they hadn't said it aloud to Mercedes, Rachel and Santana had both decided they didn't like him and didn't want to ask about him.

"It's going really well. He's a great guy. Look at what he bought me" Mercedes beamed as she picked up her bag from the fall to show it to the other women.

"Is that a Prada bag" Santana demanded, she snatched the bag from Mercedes to get a closer look, she couldn't believe she hadn't noticed it when they first arrived at the Diner.

"How does a sound guy afford a bag like this" Rachel wondered, curiously. While they didn't know a lot about Matt, they didn't think his job paid enough for him to be able to afford to gift a Prada bag. They all turned to Mercedes, who suddenly became nervous and couldn't meet her friends' eyes.

"Well… he's family… they actually own the studio… and a few other businesses… and some hotels" Mercedes muttered. The others girl shared an alarmed look before turning back to Mercedes who was burrowing her face in her drink.

"So, what you're saying is, he's family is rich" Santana stated, flatly.

"Just how rich are we talking?" Rachel asked, amused. Mercedes rolled her eyes but refused to answer.

"Let's find out" Santana said, she took out her phone and did a quick Google search of Matt "Wow!"

"Wow, well done Mercedes" Rachel joked, once she had taken Santana's phone from her and had a read of the webpage on Matt's family. Matt's family owed a lot of business's in New York and LA and his parents owed a home in the same Hampton's area as Quinn's and Finn's parents.

"Guys it's not like that. I like him for who he is" Mercedes argued as she tried to wrestle the phone out of Quinn's hand when Rachel had passed it to her.

"I'm sure you do" Santana quipped, Rachel and Quinn tried to suppress their grins when they saw that Mercedes wasn't finding it as amusing as they did.

Mercedes shook her head "Let's change the subject please"

Fedora Restaurant – West Village – Wednesday Evening

After a long day at work Rachel was sat across from Finn at his favourite restaurant, Rachel wasn't as keen on the restaurant as Finn but she had hoped so score some points before she told him about them babysitting NJ for the weekend.

"So why are we eating at a restaurant I know you don't like" Finn asked, confused.

"Well you like it, and I thought I should be flexible" Rachel reasoned with a shrug. Rachel looked away from Finn when he gave her a look that she knew said 'I know you're lying'.

"Or because you want me to be in a good mood when you tell me you promised Quinn we'd watch NJ for the weekend" Finn stated. Rachel looked at him confused. "Puck told me"

"Puck! You guys spend too much time together" Rachel said with a shake of her head, Finn looked at her in disbelief.

"Ha, you wanna pull on that thread"

"No. So are you mad, I know we said we'd go to the game this weekend" Rachel said as they both looked over their menus. Finn shook his head and took his wife's hand.

"Its fine, I love having NJ around and I'm sure we can survive the weekend"

Rachel nodded firmly "Exactly"

"It will be good practice for when…" Finn trailed off when he realised he couldn't finish his sentence. He shook his head slightly "Never mind"

It became awkward between the married couple as they both thought about what Finn was going to say. It had been five months since Rachel's miscarriage and her deciding she didn't want children and the topic had not been brought up since, even if it was all that had been on Finn's mind. He knew it still wasn't the right time to bring it up with Rachel yet.

"You wanna split a banoffee pie, I know it's your favourite" Rachel asked, shyly. They both knew she was trying to ease the tension between them so Finn decided to just go along with it.

Finn smirked at her "We're babysitting all weekend I want my own pie"

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

A few days later, Finn and Rachel were stood into the reception area of their house with Quinn and Noah. They had arrived twenty minutes before to drop NJ off and they still hadn't left yet because Quinn was nervous to leave NJ for the first time, overnight.

"So, are you sure that this is okay?" Quinn asked, worried. Rachel, Finn, and Puck all rolled their eyes as Quinn had asked the same question ten times in the last five minutes.

"Quinn for the hundredth time, yes. Everything is going to be fine" Rachel sighed as she bounced NJ in her arms while Finn stood next to her making silly faces at him.

"I know it will, I just don't want it to be too much for you that's all" Quinn reasoned.

"Quinn, get out of here and enjoy your weekend" Rachel replied, firmly.

"Right. So, you have all the important numbers. Call us if you need anything. Day of night, we'll answer" Quinn ranted as Puck tried to pull her towards the door. He opened the front door then grabbed Quinn's hand.

"Puck get her out of here" Rachel cheered sarcastically. Quinn pulled away from Puck and started kissing all over NJ's face.

"Bye Baby" Quinn gushed at NJ before glancing back at Rachel "I mean it call us"

"Bye Guys" Finn said, waving them both of them door. Puck wrapped his arm around Quinn and dragged her out of the house, Finn quickly closed the door behind them.

"I don't know what she was so worried about" Rachel quipped. Finn nodded in agreement but then both slowly glanced down at NJ when they heard him start to cry and whimper. He started to wriggle out of Rachel's arms and reach his arms out to the door.

"Momma"

XoXo

An hour later Rachel and Finn weren't any closer to calming NJ down. He was still crying and they were pacing the living room each taking it in turn to hold NJ and try to get him to stop crying.

"He won't eat, he doesn't have a dirty nappy, he threw away his toys. What does he want?" Rachel ranted, shrilly. She passed NJ to Finn then ran her hand through her hair, frustrated.

"Maybe we should ring Quinn" Finn reasoned, nervously.

"We are not ringing Quinn, it's only been an hour and half!" Rachel snapped pointing a finger at Finn, Finn rolled his eyes at her then continued to rock NJ in his arms.

"Okay but what are we supposed to do" Finn argued. He let NJ down on the floor hoping he would find a toy he wanted from the large pile scattered around the floor.

"Pray?"

XoXo

Another hour later NJ had finally calmed down and Rachel and Finn had finally found a game that NJ loved. Finn and Rachel were both sat on the sofa with their eyes closed, counting aloud.

"8…9…10… Okay I'm going gonna find you NJ" Rachel called as she jumped off the sofa and started looking under the coffee table even though they both knew NJ was behind the curtain because his tiny feet were poking out of the bottom.

"Is he under here" Finn mused as he looked behind the sofa. The two of them shared an amused look when they heard NJ try to stifle his giggling from behind the curtain.

"Is he behind here… Finn I can't find NJ" Rachel said, pretending to be worried. They both inched closer to the curtain ready to 'find' NJ.

"Oh, no we might have to tell Quinn that we lost her son" Finn gasped dramatically.

"I'm here!" NJ beamed as he jumped out from behind the curtain, Finn picked him up and playfully threw him in the air, something NJ loved.

"Oh, thank god NJ, there you are" Rachel sighed happily. The all looked up for a moment when they heard the front door open and close, a few seconds later Santana walked into the living room.

"Hey guys" Santana greeted. Finn and Rachel shared a look, neither of them were expecting Santana to drop by on a Saturday afternoon.

"Santana what are you doing here?" Rachel asked as Santana threw her coat and bag on to the chair. NJ pulled on Finn's leg asking him to throw him in the air again while Rachel watched her friend.

"I wanted to see how you were doing with NJ" Santana replied, nonchalant.

Finn eyed her suspiciously "Really?"

"And maybe bitch about Matt again" Santana added. Finn rolled his eyes as he lifted NJ into his arms to get him a snack from the kitchen.

"You have thirty seconds we have a baby to look after" Finn instructed pointing his finger at Santana before walking into the kitchen with NJ.

Santana threw herself down on the sofa "Well let's start with that Dior bag I mean…"

Finn lost what Santana was saying once he got to the kitchen, he sat NJ on the kitchen counter then quickly chopped him up and banana and put it on one of NJ's plates that Quinn had packed. NJ ate the whole thing as well as a drink and when they walked back into the living room Santana was still complaining to Rachel about Matt. She stopped when NJ ran to her and jumped on her lap.

"That was way more than thirty seconds" Finn mused, Rachel rolled her eyes then the two of them started chasing NJ around the living room again.

XoXo

After listening to Santana complain for another twenty minutes Finn and Rachel gave NJ something to eat then watched a film before giving him a bath. NJ was sat in the middle of their bathtub surrounded by bubbles and all his favourite toys. Rachel and Finn were kneeled at either side of the bathtub trying their best to wash NJ's hair without getting soaked through themselves.

"Oh, look how cute you look NJ… Do you like the bubbles?" Rachel beamed as she gently wiped NJ's face with a flannel while he decorated Finn's face with bubbles.

"BUBBLES" NJ shouted with joy, playfully splashing Finn with water.

"I think they look good on Uncle Finn" Rachel smirked at her husband, who responded by picking up some of the bubbles and blowing them in Rachel's face.

"I think Auntie Rachel would like some as well" Finn mused, Rachel wiped her face with a towel then pulled out her phone from her back pocket when she heard it ring.

"It's Quinn" Rachel said before she answered her phone "Hey Quinn… NJ he's fine just playing on the street with some teenagers…. Quinn I'm kidding"

"NJ say hello to Mommy" Rachel added then put her phone on speaker so NJ could hear Quinn, who was saying 'hello' down the phone numerous times. NJ looked around the room unsure where his mother's voice was coming from.

"MOMMY?" NJ shouted, confused because he could hear his mother's voice but not see her. Finn and Rachel shared an amused look.

"Hiya NJ, are you behaving for Auntie Rachel and Uncle Finn" Quinn asked, cheerfully. NJ looked around the room again then gave Rachel an adorable confused look.

"Quinn the kid is getting confused because he can't see you" Rachel said.

"Okay, bye NJ Mommy loves you" Quinn replied.

"I'm hanging up now" Rachel mused before disconnecting the call, she shoved her phone back in her pocket then turned back to NJ and Finn.

"That woman does not know how to relax!" Finn said as gathered some bubbles together for NJ to splash in. Rachel nodded in agreement.

"Okay NJ I think it's time for more bubbles"

XoXo

Finn and Rachel both let out loud groans when they heard NJ's cries throughout their house. Finn rolled over and turned on the bedside light then looked over at Rachel. While Quinn had told them that NJ was sleeping through the night they knew he would be fussy for them because he was in an unfamiliar room. It was only 11:30 and NJ had already woken up four times.

"It's your turn" Finn grumbled, Rachel shook her head and tried to gently push Finn out of their bed.

"I'm pretty sure it's your turn"

"Is not" Finn pressed as he tried to wrap the bed covers tighter around himself.

"Yes, it is" Rachel replied.

"Fine" Finn groaned before getting out of bed to check on NJ.

Twenty minutes later Finn had only just gotten back to sleep when NJ started crying again. Finn turned to Rachel and knew she was only pretending to be asleep so he shook her lightly then turned on the bedside light again.

"It your turn" Rachel argued desperately as she snuggled into her pillow.

"I won't fall for that again… go now" Finn demanded, he gave Rachel a pointed look then threw the covers off her.

Rachel sighed heavily "Fine"

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

The next morning Rachel and Finn were sat at the breakfast bar watching as NJ ran around their kitchen, then the living room then back to the kitchen, it was exhausting for them just watching him and making sure he didn't hurt himself.

"How is this child so awake when he had just four hours of sleep last night" Rachel groaned. After the fifth-time NJ woke up Rachel brought him into their room to sleep with them but NJ continued to be fussy all night which resulted in none of them getting much sleep.

"He's energised through torturing us" Finn acknowledged as he munched on a piece of toast.

"I knew we shouldn't have let him have some chocolate this morning" Rachel mumbled but Finn heard her. He glanced over at her with a pointed look.

"Are you blaming me?"

"Well I didn't give him the chocolate" Rachel mumbled, with a shrug. Finn shook his head and took another bite of his toast.

"It was the only thing that would calm him down" Finn argued through a mouth full of toast, Rachel gave him a look of disgust before waving her hand towards NJ who was now jumping on their sofa.

"And now look what's happened!" Rachel snipped.

"Let's not snap at each other – that's exactly what he wants" Finn mused. Rachel nodded in agreement as she stole some of Finn's toast and took a large bite.

"He's evil"

XoXo

"Hey guys"

Finn and Rachel felt themselves shook awake, they opened their eyes to see Mercedes standing over them. Finn and Rachel had been watching a film while NJ took a nap in his foldout crib next to them and they had obviously fallen asleep after getting very little sleep the night before.

"Mercedes, what time is it?" Rachel grumbled as she sat up from leaning on Finn's chest and rubbing her eyes.

"Its 3'o clock, I came to see how things were going before I met up with Matt" Mercedes replied as she took a seat on the lounge chair next to the sofa.

Finn sat up and looked across Rachel to check on NJ "Is he…"

"Don't worry he's still asleep" Mercedes cut in, she looked over at NJ who was still sleepy soundly, his mouth hanging over in such an adorable way that Mercedes quickly got out her phone to take a quick picture.

"You guys okay?" Mercedes wondered once she had put her phone back in her bag then looked over at her clearly tired friends, who had both already laid back down on the sofa and Rachel eyes were already closed.

"Is this a life or death visit, is something wrong" Finn asked.

"No everything's fine" Mercedes shrugged, with an amused smile.

"Okay good then get out we need to sleep" Finn said, tiredly as he waved his hand towards the door.

"Sleep tight guys" Mercedes laughed, she checked on NJ again then left the house as quickly as she had come. Finn and Rachel both settled back into the sofa and Finn wrapped his arm around Rachel and she laid on his chest.

"We really need to start locking our door" Finn mused.

Rachel put her hand over Finn's mouth "Shush, I'm sleeping"

XoXo

Two hours later Rachel was packing up all of NJ's things while Finn amused him downstairs. While it had been stressful weekend and all Rachel wanted to do was crawl into bed, it had also been one of the best weekends she'd had in a while. Rachel forgot the joy that children could bring to your life and having bath time with NJ and Finn had been just as fun as drinks with girls, which is what she usually did on a Saturday night. She could see now exactly what she was missing out on when she decided she didn't want children.

"Hey Rachel, you got everything, Puck and Quinn will be here soon" Finn called from downstairs, pulling Rachel from her thoughts. Rachel took one last look around the room before closing NJ's bag.

"Be right down"

XoXo

"So how was everything, I hope NJ wasn't too much trouble" Quinn said as she took NJ from Rachel while Finn handed Puck all the bags.

"He's was a perfect angle" Rachel replied, with a smile.

"Really because you guys look really tired and Finn has a bruise on his face" Puck laughed. Finn had gotten the bruise when he'd tried helping NJ eat his breakfast, NJ didn't want to eat it and had hit Finn in the face trying to get the food away from him, Finn didn't think NJ had hit him that hard but it was obviously hard enough to leave a mark.

"Just be happy we're giving him back to you in one piece" Finn quipped. Puck laughed in response but Quinn looked worried.

"That bad" Quinn mused.

"It was fine Quinn, we were happy to watch him and we're glad you guys had a good weekend" Rachel explained. While NJ had had a few bad moments Finn and Rachel had still had enjoyed having NJ for the weekend and they were both happy they could help their friends.

"Just do not ask us again, for a long time… a really long time" Finn added. They all shared a laugh then Puck clapped Finn on the back.

"Drinks are on us next week" Puck stated.

"Yes, they bloody are" Finn cheered, he opened the door to let Quinn and Puck out and they took the hint that the Hudson's were ready for them to leave so they could sleep.

"Bye guys" Finn added. He closed the door behind them then wrapped Rachel up in a hug.

XoXo

After having a relaxing bath together then getting into comfortable clothes, Finn and Rachel decided to relax in front of the TV, they wanted a relaxing evening with movies and food after a busy two days with NJ. Rachel was trying to concentrate on the movie but her thoughts kept drifting to what she had thought about earlier when she was packing up NJ's things. She couldn't stop thinking about it so she decided to talk to Finn about it.

"So, that wasn't so bad was it" Rachel stated, she knew Finn would know she meant the weekend with NJ.

"No, if you forget all the crying, the snapping at each other and no sleep" Finn joked as he took a sip of his beer.

"I still think it was one of the best weekends we've had in a while" Rachel injected. Finn hadn't been expecting her to say that so he moved slightly so he was facing her.

"You do?" Finn asked, confused.

"I do"

"Rachel, what are you saying?" Finn pressed. He paused the movie and put down his beer so he could give Rachel his full attention. He could tell from her expression that it was no longer a causal conversation.

"I'm saying that I want a baby Finn. I want us to be a family like Quinn and Noah. I want that for us" Rachel declared, happily. As soon as words formed, she knew how true they were. Rachel wanted what Puck and Quinn had. She wanted to snuggle on the sofa and watch children's cartoons, she wanted to get zero sleep because her son or daughter was crying, she wanted a family. She always had.

"What made you change your mind" Finn asked, cautiously. Rachel could tell her was reluctant to be excited about something Rachel had been so adamant against for the last five months.

"I don't think I ever did, not really, we deserve this Finn… unless, I mean have you changed your mind. Do you not want this anymore?" Rachel asked, nervously.

"No of course I do, I always did" Finn affirmed. Rachel pressed her lips to Finn's in a searing kiss, Finn wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.

"So, what should we do, should I ring Fiona?" Rachel pondered once she had pulled away from Finn.

"I'll do it, why don't you order us some food and I'll see if she's still at her office" Finn suggested, he was a little nervous but it went unnoticed by Rachel, who was too busy thinking about what they would have to do now that they were going to adopt again.

"Okay" Rachel said, she leaned closer to Finn and gently stroked his cheek "Thank you for understanding Finn. I know you didn't agree with the break but I needed it and now we can start a fresh. Have a new beginning"

Finn pulled Rachel into a tight embrace "I'd do anything for you Rachel"

XoXo

"I know we've passed on a few interviews but I hope we are still being considered. We just wanted it to feel right with the person after what happened last time" Finn explained to Fiona. He'd luckily caught her still in her office on a Sunday evening and was having the conversation with her in his and Rachel's office while she was downstairs ordering them some food.

"I completely understand Finn, we always want to make sure babies go to the right families" Fiona acknowledged, kindly "But I do hope the next time we speak I have good news for you"

"I do as well Fiona" Finn agreed. He disconnected the call then went back downstairs. He walked into the living room and sat back next to Rachel on the sofa.

"Hey, foods ordered, everything okay?" Rachel asked as she cuddled into Finn's side.

"It was yeah, Fiona was great about it and said she would help us get back on the list" Finn replied. He felt guilty for lying to Rachel and he knew he would have to tell her the truth soon but he wanted one more peaceful night with his wife before he did.

"That's great" Rachel beamed, she passed Finn a new bottle of beer "I mean we're probably going to have a long wait again but it will be worth it"

Finn nodded firmly "Yeah it will be"