DISCLAIMER: I neither own Glee nor the characters. They are the property of Ryan Murphy and FOX. This is purely for fun. Enjoy! :)

A/N: Welcome to the FINAL chapter of my story. I cannot begin to tell you how happy writing this story made me, and reading all your lovely feedback made me positively gleeful (no pun intended). If you liked it enough I wouldn't be against writing a sequel. . .let me know.

Enjoy the finale of The Blizzard of 2010.

The Blizzard of 2010

Chapter Seven: Back to Reality

"BOYFRIEND?!?!" Finn Hudson was standing in his kitchen, staring in disbelief at his eight year old daughter. He shot a panicked look to his wife and Harmony took her sister by the hands. She twirled them around in a circle, singing "Melody has a boyfriend!" over and over while Melody laughed and blushed. Finn threw his hands in the air. This was nothing to be singing about, his girls were only eight!

"Boyfriend? Rachel, A Boyfriend?" He turned around and walked into their bedroom. Rachel smiled at her daughters and followed her husband into their room. She shut the door behind her. Harmony stopped twirling Melody around and laughed, "I think you broke Daddy!" Melody shot a worried look at her parent's door.

Rachel had to count to ten before she allowed herself to breathe, she wanted to laugh so badly. Her husband's reaction to the news was hysterically funny, and she knew this day would eventually come. He was literally pacing back and forth across their room, mumbling the words "Melody? Boyfriend?" over and over, and he was red in the face. She went into their bathroom and got ready for her show while he continued his meltdown.

Finn was in shock. Pure, unadulterated shock. He thought he was having an existential crisis, that's how much the news of a boyfriend affected him. His little girls were only eight years old, he didn't think he would have to worry about boys until the girls reached middle school. And then he would whip out his set of Golf Clubs and beat every Yuppie/Hipster boy who dared call on his daughters. . . Wait. . . Call on his daughters? Had he become his GRANDFATHER? He sat himself on his bed and fell onto the covers, wondering how time went by so fast.

Rachel finished getting ready and went to the living room to kiss her daughters goodnight. There would be no story-time that night because the girls had school the next morning. She left the girls in the living room to watch some TV. Finn hadn't come out of his room yet.

After her mother left, she went to her parent's room and knocked on the door. "Daddy, it's Melody can I talk to you?" She heard him say, "Yeah Honey, come in" and she opened the door. Her Dad sat up on his bed and she sat on the side. She didn't really know what to say, but he broke the silence first.

"So, this is the same boy you played video games with at the party?" She nodded her head, "Yeah, he goes to my school."

"Does he pick on you?" She shook her head no. She had a feeling he had a lot of questions. "Daddy, you know I'm only eight years old, right? I'm not asking to run away. He invited me to a party with his parents so he wouldn't be bored." He sighed and ran his hands through his hair.

"I know baby, sometimes I forget that you're not going to be my little girl forever, you know?" He took her in his arms and she turned to give him a hug.

"Well Teddy wants me to sign up for softball at the Sports Center he goes to downtown. Want to take me there tomorrow and sign me up? We can check it out together. A Daddy-Daughter Day." He smiled. When did his kids start making him feel better? It was supposed to be the other way around.

"Deal!" They shook on it and he brought her into the living room for a peaceful evening of TV and family.

The next day Melody came home from school with the address to Teddy's Sports Center. They called up the program, and Melody and Finn were going to check out the facilities the next day. Finn gathered his family around for the conclusion of his story. The girls sat at his feet and Rachel sat next to him, listening intently for the end . . .

Rachel felt extremely clumsy as she tried to walk up the small platform that served as a stage for the Local News broadcast. She hadn't gotten used to her crutches yet, and her foot was throbbing with pain. She didn't want to take one of her painkillers and risk being loopy on camera, so she suffered in silence and tried to put on a calm facade. Finn was trying to help her as much as he could; he was sitting next to her and fumbled with the small microphone they attached to the lapel of his jacket. He was nervous, he had never been interviewed before.

He took Rachel's hand in his and gave her an encouraging smile, "You nervous?" She shrugged, "A little bit." He nodded, "Me too," and a production assistant came up to them and asked them to try not to fidget or make any noises until their interview started, once the cameras started rolling. They heard someone from behind the cameras yell, "Places in 5!" and a bunch of people made last-second trips across the stage. The lights dimmed, then became extremely bright, and the anchorman, Rod Remington came and sat down across from them. He smiled at them and turned to the camera.

"Good Morning Western Ohio, WOHN News Special Report on the Blizzard of 2010. Today we have with us the two students that found themselves trapped within McKinely High School during this fierce blizzard. Students Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry spent a whole 24 hours in an empty school with no food, no heat, and barely any shelter from the elements. Kids how did that make you feel?" He turned to them and Rachel looked at Finn, "Well at first we were very scared and we didn't know what to do, but we took the time to think rationally and come up with ideas that helped ensure a chance for survival." Finn smiled. Rachel was always so poised and in control of herself. The anchorman smiled and turned to Finn, "And you Finn? How did you feel about the situation?" He took a deep breath and answered truthfully, "Well at first I freaked out, I kind of blamed Rachel for it. But throughout the night I realized if it wasn't for Rachel, I would have never made it on my own. She came up with all the brilliant plans, not me." Rachel beamed at him and he smiled at her in return.

"That's not exactly true, though. You helped a lot Finn. He was a valiant and chivalrous gentleman when I fell and hurt my ankle, so I owe him a lot." Rod was loving the chemistry these two had on camera. It was going to boost ratings for sure! He asked them more questions about what they ate and how Rachel hurt herself.

"Allow me to ask a more candid question," Both Rachel and Finn shared a look. Here it comes. . .

"When we saw you two yesterday, it seemed as if there was a possibility that you two found romance during your traumatic experience trapped away in the blizzard. Is that true?" Rachel didn't know what to say. Should she tell the truth like Finn said they would do? She opened her mouth to answer but Finn responded to his question first.

"Yes, we were friends before and we discovered that we really had deep feelings for each other. We're dating now." Rachel had to control her facial features, she was sure she looked ridiculously shocked. Rod smiled brightly and egged him on, "Well Congratulations! It's astounding that you were able to take away something beautiful from that terrible experience! Do you two have any plans for the future?" Rachel blanched. The future? She didn't even know what she was going to eat for dinner that day! Finn continued to ramble on.

"Well, in case you didn't know, we're also the Captains of the Glee Club, so we've been working hard to make it to Regionals, State and Nationals." Rod beamed at them, "That's right, I remember you both!" He turned to the camera, "In case my viewers hadn't known, I personally judged the Sectionals competition that they recently won. These kids can sing!"

"Well that's what I was getting at, you see Rachel here has dreams of being a star on Broadway, and Glee has helped us to open ourselves up to new things," Finn let go of Rachel's hand and placed the arm around her shoulder instead, pulling her body as close to him as he could, "and if we're still together when we graduate, I'm gonna follow her to New York and do whatever I can to help her become a star! And then we're gonna come back to Lima when you've all named the Auditorium after us!" Finn and Rod shared another laugh and Rachel was frozen in place. He was seriously pouring his heart out during this interview; he was even saying things that they hadn't the opportunity to discuss themselves!

After that question Rod wrapped up the rest of the interview. Rod shook their hands and Finn walked Rachel out to his Mom's car. They both still had to go to school and Finn's Mom was giving them a ride. Finn was worried. Rachel had barely said a word to him after their interview was over. Was she mad at what he had said? Before he helped her into the car she looked at him and asked him if what he said was true. "Would you really follow me to New York?" Finn kissed her on her forehead and opened the door for her, "I'll follow you anywhere Rachel. Just say the word. Even if I have to pedal Rickshaws around the city to make money, I'll do it. You're going to be a star, and I'm going to be there with you all the way." She smiled and he kissed her again softly before they made their way to school.

When Finn's Mom dropped them off, Finn walked her to the Office so she could get an elevator key. They could feel people staring at them and heard their whispers. Finn just looked straight ahead. He walked her to her locker, and as they turned the corner he saw Azemio and Karofsky blocking their path with some other guys from the team. He could tell something bad was about to happen.

They were assaulted with snowballs from all sides, smacking them in the face, the arms, the back and the chest. When it was over, Rachel turned to Finn and he was wiping the snow off his face while the other guys laughed. He was still for a moment, then turned to look down at Rachel. He just smiled and picked some of the snow out of her hair. He completely ignored the other boys as he wiped some more snow off of her sweater, and he leaned down and kissed her softly. The group of boys all just stared at them, and after Finn broke the kiss apart, he looked at them defiantly and led Rachel around them to her locker. He held her books for her, and draped her backpack over his shoulder. He walked her to her class and stopped when they were outside the classroom.

"I'll be right here waiting for you after class to walk you to Math." She shook her head. "You don't have to. . . " He interrupted her with a kiss and she couldn't help notice that many people were still staring at them. "Yes, I do. Because that's what boyfriends do. See you later." She smiled at his retreating back and went into class, happy, confident and crazy in love.

"And then you guys lived happily ever after?" asked Harmony. Melody almost had tears in her eyes.

"Yep. Glee club went all the way and your Mother got a scholarship to the NYU Tisch School of Drama. Very Prestigious. I lived in her dorm room for the first two semesters, her roommates hated me. I actually did drive rickshaws around the city until I could afford a closet of an apartment in Alphabet City. Your Mom worked her butt off as a waitress by day in the Village, and an actor by night. I worked until I could afford Community College, then everything changed when Rachel got her first real part. We were married a few years later. Then we had you girls. And our lives were complete."

He looked at his girls and beamed at them while they clapped for the ending of the story. He took his wife by the hand and kissed her deeply. They shared a smile and Finn stood there, so grateful for the family he had and the fateful Blizzard that had started it all.

The End

Salut mes amis. C'est le fin!

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