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longhornhudson · 5 years ago

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And Baby Makes Four || HudroseBerry

Who: Marley, Finn, and Rachel @longhornmarley @longhornrachel

Where: Marley and Rachel’s room

When: April 21st, 2020

Notes: The expecting parents decide to tell their best friend and girlfriend that they’re pregnant. It goes about like you would expect...

Marley

Marley went over everything like she was hosting a party or something. Comfort foods from all over the place were present and appearing on the table in the common area her and Rachel shared. Chinese, pizza, mac and cheese, and all sorts of desserts were there and she checked over and over to see if there was anything else anyone could possibly want between the three, or maybe four, of them. As she was craving them, Marley kept going after the curly fries she got from Arby's. She had to get extra just in case someone else wanted some, but her own stash was almost gone. Maybe it was more a stress eating thing then pregnancy cravings, but she couldn't tell the difference anymore. She just knew she was hungry and wanted this right now. She was ready for this. Not in the slightest. However, she knew it had to be done. Rachel needed to know about the baby and she was really glad Finn was coming over to help tell her. After all, it was going to be part of all their lives; at least if Rachel was okay with it. She didn't want to think about the possibility of not only a relationship but a friendship ending tonight. That couldn't be the case. It had to go good, right? Babies were a good thing, after all. Or were supposed to be. She finally decided everything was good. They had enough. They probably had enough to feed the entire dorm, actually. So she sat down and waited for anyone to show up first. She was kind of hoping for Finn to arrive before Rachel so she wouldn't have to come up with a distraction on her own until he did show up. But she would if she had to. It wouldn't be for too long, she hoped, and then this would be out to the only person left she needed to be in the know.

Finn

There was nothing that Finn could do to prepare himself for tonight. If it had been up to him, he would have stayed hidden under blankets and avoided everyone and everything for the foreseeable future. He hadn't gone to classes in two days and he honestly didn't care. He wouldn't have been able to concentrate anyway. All he would have been able to think about was Marley and their baby. It still sounded weird to say and he wasn't sure he would ever get used to it. Still, the concept of being a father didn't scare him, it was a goal he had always wanted. What scared him is knowing he wouldn't be a good one. At least not at this age. He shook his head, shoving his hands in the pocket of his hoodie as he made his way to Marley and Rachel's room. He had no idea what to expect from his girlfriend. They hadn't even been dating that long and get Finn feared the worst. Most women didn't want to date someone with a child already so her finding out he had one on the way might be too much for her. Even though they hadn't done anything wrong, they were still of course carrying guilt that would never go away. He was so scared of not being enough for her.. he was scared of not being good enough for Marley, but mostly he was scared that one day he'd wake up and change his mind. He rubbed his temples, the sun's rays hitting him right at eye level as he walked towards the now familiar dorm. He hoped Rachel wasn't there already... it was already going to be awkward but walking in to a dinner where he wasn't invited would have been even worse. Finally after what felt like a lifetime, he arrived and after being let in, he hurriedly made his way up, the smell of food filling his nostrils immediately. "Dang Marley, did you buy the whole menu?" He teased, trying to lighten the mood while they waited for Rachel.

Rachel

Rachel Berry had never been what anyone would call lucky in love. When she was younger she had been overbearing and intense and it had pushed the boys who had known her growing up away. She had only ever kissed one boy, who turned out to be a spy for a rival show choir who used it as a way to try to crush her. And the girls in school never let her live it down, even voting her most likely to die alone in the yearbook. Rachel was used to being alone. But then she had come to UT and had finally found her footing. She had made friends, was the unofficial head of the glee club and was finally finding herself as a woman. She had been so lucky to find Marley through a mutual friend and the Glee club and she and the brunette had become best friends, Rachel considering the girl as if she was her sister. And now, she had found Finn. Of course they had known each other for a while but he had always been in some weird will they or won’t they kind of relationship with Quinn (another friend) and even though she thought he was exactly everything she could ever want, she wasn’t that kind of girl. No one picked her over the Quinn’s and Marley’s of the world. But then Finn had. He had kissed her on the playground, he had asked her to the faire, he had asked her to be his girlfriend. Somehow, she had gone from the girl with nothing but her voice to keep her company to the girl with such a wonderful group of people surrounding her. She was incredibly happy. Happier then she knew was possible. But things hadn’t been the same since the weekend. Marley hadn’t been home, even though she had said she wanted to talk. Finn had cancelled his own date on her and Mercedes was posting about being his Queen and the insecure little girl who had watched as all the other girls got to play dress up and go to dances with the boys was back and Rachel was scared. What if she was someone who wasn’t meant to be happy? What if her voice (which was leaving too) was all she was allowed to have?(edited)

Rachel sighed and got out of her car, having just been in the campus gym, running the track and singing her parts for competition. She needed to win. She needed to be the best. At something. Anything. She let herself into her dorm room. “Can I grab a shower before we...” she gasped softly as she saw the spread, but also Marley and Finn. “Finn...” her hand flew up to her hair nervously. “Hi...” she murmured, leaning up to press a quick kiss to his cheek (that’s what girlfriends did right?). “I wasn’t expecting you...But I’m so happy to see you! To see both of you!” She said smiling over at Marley. “My absolute two favorite people in the world here...”she looked between them. “Hi...I’m gonna shut up now...”

Marley

Marley nearly jumped to the ceiling when she heard the ring for someone to come up. She knew it had to be Finn since Rachel obviously would just come on up. She let him in and unlocked her door before going back to her place on the couch with her fries. The glorious fries that now needed some ranch. She grabbed some from the table and started dipping them as Finn walked in and commented on all the food. "Too much? I wanted to cover the bases and then I kinda started getting cravings..." She bit her lip. "Come join me so I don't feel weird. Please." She begged just as the door opened again and Rachel came in. Marley stood up for some reason and put her food down while she watched Rachel kiss Finn's cheek. "Hey, Rach." Marley said with a forced smile and looked over at Finn. "I invited him. I hope it's okay." She bit her lip. "And I got food. We can get more if you want something else. On me. Whatever you want. Maybe more curly fries?" She said rather quickly before covering her mouth. "I guess I should, um, shut up too, right?" She looked at the ground before she sat back on the couch. How did they do this? Do they jump right in? Should she start or Finn? They really didn't discuss this part. She just picked back up her fries and took a bite of one to keep her mouth shut. She just wanted this to be over with. Her eyes met Finn's and then she looked at Rachel. Her friend. Her sister. This was definitely a mess.

Finn

"Not at all. I think food is a perfect buffer for explaining to your best friend and my girlfriend that her two favorite people are having a baby together." He said, walking over to the food and grabbing a few things. He still hadn't quite come to terms with it, and with Regionals coming up, breaking this news to Rachel didn't seem ideal but he agreed that she needed to be told by the two people it involved rather than hearing it from a rumor. It wasn't the end of the world, a baby was a blessing, but not when you were dating someone and not financially able. But like he promised Marley, he was going to be there and support his child anyway he could. He was about to say something else to her when the door opened again and Rachel walked in. Seeing her face full of happiness and a bounce in her step gutted him because it wasn't going to be there by the time this day was over. He leaned in to her quick kiss and smiled, looking over at Marley before focusing back on his girlfriend. Her rambling was cute and it made Finn forget for a moment why they were there. But soon enough, the room was quiet and he knew that it was up to him to break the ice. But what was he going to do? What could he say? 'Funny story Rachel. Marley and I are going to be parents. Yay!' He knew just blurting it out wasn't the best so he just sat down next to Rachel and grabbed her hand. "Marley and I.. we have something we need to tell you."

Rachel

Rachel looked at Finn and then over at Marley before back at Finn again. Hadn’t this been her fear before he had even asked her out? What boy would ever pick her over Marley? God she wouldn’t even pick her over Marley. She bit her lip and stepped away from them, grabbing a hair tie off her wrist she pulled her hair up into a messy bun, trying to do her best not to look at them, if she did she just might cry. “Oh...I totally understand...I mean you guys are great and you’ll be so great together...I mean you’re like picture perfect...” she rambled wishing her mouth would catch up with her brain and shut up.

Marley

At least that could be the reason for all the food. A good buffer. She just kept bringing fries to her mouth like they were her life support. Part of her wondered if she was going to have cravings like this all pregnancy. That thought was gone with the new one of telling her best friend the news. Marley's eyes went to Finn as he started talking and then to Rachel when she started rambling again. Her heart was breaking and she shook her head wildly. "Rach, no. That's not it. I could never do that to you. Besides, he's my friend." She assured her, but didn't reach out like she wanted to. She just wanted to say it. Should she be the one to say it? Just come out with it already? It was going to be out there anyways at any moment so why not? "Please just, don't be upset, okay?" She asked and her eyes moved to the floor. "I... I'm pregnant."

Finn

Hearing Rachel assume that he and Marley were going to be together, it would have made him laugh if the situation hadn't been so serious. He bit the inside of his lip, preparing to speak up when Marley started speaking herself. He listened, ready to jump in if she needed him too, a look of sadness on her face. He felt awful for the whole thing, not sure if the trio would ever truly get back to where they were before all this and it sucked. He liked Marley, he liked Rachel, and yet he couldn't stop feeling disgusted that this whole conversation had to happen. When Marley finished speaking, he cleared his throat, ready to expand things further. "It was during Spring Break. I had made plans to go to the beach with Quinn but she canceled on me and I was upset so I went to a party but I didn't want to be there so I left and met Marley, who was also having a bad day so I invited her back to my place to have a pity party. I didn't plan to sleep with her but we got drunk and..." He trailed off, averting his eyes to Marley and then to the floor. "I'm so sorry, Rachel."

Rachel

In a weird way, she was relieved that it was a baby. Until she realized what a baby meant. There went her and Finn having any kind of future. Why would he want to be with her when he could be with Marley and his child? Their child. Oh god, they were going to be a family. A mom, a Dad and a kid and she would be in the interloper she had always been. Tears burned her eyes and she blinked, a few spilling over her lash line. “No need to explain...you...you don’t owe me...I have to go...I forgot my gym bag and I need something out of it...Congratulations. Your kid is going to be...wow...so beautiful and talented and I um...ye...yea...”she said grabbing the door handle and turning it. She turned over her shoulder to look at the two. “Congratulations...seriously...” she muttered through a small sob before leaving.

Marley

Marley felt sick to her stomach now. The whole thing was making her nerves jump and she put the fries down. No amount of food would help this right now. She listened to Finn as he started to explained and met his eyes. This was all so much to handle for all of them. "I didn't know I was... That's why I was upset Friday and..." She stopped as Rachel started talking. She saw the tears and her own built up and she stood to try to stop her. "Rachel, please. Stay." She begged before the girl walked out the door and she stood there in shock. She had no idea what to do. This wasn't how she wanted it to go. Or even though it would be how it would go.

Finn

"But we do. Its not just our lives that are going to change, Rach. I mean, yours is too. Not directly but..." He trailed off when she started backing towards the door, not listening to his words. He stood up, ready to stop her from leaving... but he didn't. Before he had time to think she was gone and Finn stood there dumbfounded as he tried to think of what to do. If he chased after her, it could lead to people finding out before they were ready but if didn't chase after her, it might lead to his relationship ending... He ran a hand through his hair before kicking the stool next to him. "Shit!" He yelled, shaking his head. "I knew she wouldn't take it well but I... she hates us." He said, looking back at Marley.

Marley

She wasn't sure what to do. She felt completely horrible. She stared at Finn and sat down before just looking at the floor. "I'm sorry, Finn. I.. I didn't think..." She really didn't know what to say, but she wanted to cry. She felt like that's all she had been doing lately. She closed her eyes tight and tried to keep herself together.

Finn

"Hey no this isn't your fault okay? We knew that this could have gone badly and the way I see it, nobody got slapped. She didn't say she hated us so maybe that's a good thing? She just needs time to process this. Her sister and boyfriend are having a baby together. That's not easy to deal with. Let's just give her space." He said, his eyes looking towards the door. As much as he knew he should chase after her, Marley needed him more.

Marley

Marley nodded and she looked up at him. She really hated that any of this was happening. She wished there was someway she could've protected everyone here. "Right. Space." She sighed and wiped her cheeks as small tears ran down them. There was so much she wanted to say, tell him to go after her or that she was still sorry for all this, but she just stayed quiet while she sat there on the couch.

#para: abmf

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