Rachel stood in front of her mirror looking over her face. The years have been very kind to Rachel but have slowly started to take its toll. Rachel leaned closer to the mirror running her finger over the crow's feet that have developed at the side of her eyes. Rachel couldn't help it she started to sing to herself.
"All of these lines across my face tells you the story of who I am. So many stories." Rachel stopped when she heard Noah laughing behind her. Rachel looked up so she could see him in the mirror. "How long have you been there?"
"Long enough to see my beautiful wife bent over a sink." Noah walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around Rachel's still tiny waist. Rachel just shook her head and started putting on her make up. "Come on babe you don't need that stuff you are beautiful." Rachel just looked up and him and smiled. She couldn't believe that 15 years later and she was still as in love with him as she was when they got married. Noah backed up a little so he could continue to watch what she was doing. Rachel looked up again to see Noah with a goofy smile on his face.
"What now Noah?" She turned so she was facing him hands on her hips. Times when Rachel would stand like that or give him the look she was giving him at that moment reminded him so much of the girl he fell in love with back in high school.
"I just can't believe that our daughter is 15 today." Rachel's smile soon matched his own.
"I know its crazy right?" Adi was their one and only child but not for a lack of trying. Rachel had been pregnant 3 other time and each time it ending in miscarriage and heart break. After the third one the two were close to falling apart so they decided that enough was enough. Rachel could still remember the day she lost the last baby.
Rachel had just walked through the front door of her house when she got a shooting pain through her stomach and back. Rachel grabbed the wall with one hand and her stomach with the other.
``Noah." Rachel yelled out into their house. Noah came out of his office in a rush.
"Babe what's wrong?" Noah wrapped his arms around her to support her.
"It hurts so much." Rachel just gritted her teeth not really answering his question.
"What hurts Rachel?" Noah cupped her face making her look him in the eyes.
"The baby hurts Noah something is wrong." Noah just scooped Rachel in his arms and carried her to the car. Rachel started sobbing in the passenger seat clutching tightly to her stomach. "Noah we can't lose him." Noah grabbed Rachel's hand kissing her knuckles before backing out of their drive way. Noah got to the hospital in record time lifting Rachel out of the car again. Noah bypassed the emergency room and brought Rachel right to labour and delivery. He had done this so many times it was like second nature to him. The nurse right away brought them into an empty room and right away the room was filled with people. When one of the doctors moved from the foot of the bed all he could see was Rachel's blood coating the sheets. He knew at that moment that his son was gone. Noah looked up and made eye contact with Rachel. Rachel was staring at him begging him with her eyes to give her some good news. Noah slowly shook his head back and forth tears running down his face. Rachel's resolve broke and sobs quickly over took her tiny body. Noah was at her side within seconds wrapping his arms around her. 3 hours later Noah and Rachel were alone in the hospital room just holding hands in silence.
"Noah I can't do this again." Noah just looked at her confused. "I can't keep getting pregnant and losing our babies. This is the third time we have lost a child and I just can't." Rachel was started having a hard time breathing. "Noah this is driving us apart. I can feel and I can't lose you."
"You'll never lose me babe. I'm yours forever." Noah pulled Rachel into his arms and kissed her forehead.
Rachel finished getting ready while Noah just stood there and watched.
"Why are you putting on makeup and 3 o'clock in the afternoon?" Rachel just flipped her hair over her shoulder and smiled.
"Is it a crime to want to look nice for my husband?" Noah just grinned as he pulled her in for a kiss.
"You always look nice." Noah whispered against her lips. Rachel smiled up and him and then pulled herself out of his arms.
"Come on Noah, Adi is going to be home soon and then everyone will be here for dinner." Rachel left the bathroom and went to start their daughter's birthday dinner. Every year they had a family dinner with the grandparents and all of Adi's aunts and uncles. Rachel and Noah had stayed close with their friend all of them playing a huge role in their child's life. Rachel could still remember the day when Adi was 7 and came home from spending the night with Santana and Brittney.
Rachel had just put the last plate on the table when the front door opened and her daughters laughter filled the house. Rachel smiled as she went to meet her daughter in the hall way. The smile quickly fell from her lips when she saw her daughter.
"Look mommy auntie San gave me a makeover." Rachel could not believe what she was seeing. Her sweet little girl had make-up all over her face, and new haircut and a pair of Santana's ear rings hanging off her tiny ears.
"I see she did." Rachel tried her face to keep her voice even. "Now why don't you go wash your face before your father sees you." Adi just smiled at her mom and ran up the stairs. Once she was up the stairs Rachel turned and glared at Santana.
"Oh calm down B it's just a little make up, it washes off." Santana told her nonchalantly as she walked past to the table.
"You're lucky it was me and not Noah because you know he would have lost it." Rachel huffed as she and Brittney followed Santana into the dining room.
"I would have told him to shut his mouth." Santana poured herself some wine and sat down. "Come on you have to admit she looked cute." Rachel just smiled and rolled her eyes.
Rachel had just put the last plate down when her daughter came bursting through the room.
"Mom!" Adi yelled as you dropped her bag in the hall way. Rachel just shook her head as she went to meet her daughter.
"What have I told you about yelling in the house?" Adi just rolled her eyes the same way her mother always does.
"Sorry mom I'm just excited." Adi was practically bouncing up and down. "I have a boyfriend." Adi's face was glowing. Rachel grabbed her daughters hand and pulled her upstairs.
"Don't let your father hear that." Rachel sat down on Adi's bed and smiled. "So tell me about him." Adi sat down in front of her mom and started gushing.
"His name is Mark Hudson." Rachel's face lost its color.
"Hudson?" Rachel's stomach was doing back flips.
"Yeah so what?" Adi asked confused.
"Nothing sweetie keep going." Rachel gave her head a shake and smiled at her beaming daughter. Like any parents Rachel and Noah kept what had happened from their daughter. Any time she would ask how they fell in love they would just say high school. After Adi was done telling Rachel about the boy Rachel left her alone to get ready for her dinner. Rachel took a deep breath and went into her room where Noah was still getting ready.
"Our daughter has a boyfriend." Rachel shut their door and leaned against it.
"Our daughter has a what?" Noah asked his face turning red.
"His name is Mark Hudson." The red soon disappeared from his face returning to normal. "I guess like mother like daughter right?" Noah started laughing when Rachel threw a shoe at his head.
The house was soon filled with everyone they loved most in the world. Everyone was sitting around the table talking when Noah stood up.
"I just want to say thank you to everyone for coming tonight and happy birthday to my beautiful baby girl." Noah moved from his seat at the table to give his daughter a kiss on the cheek. After the food was done everyone moved to the living room so Adi could open her gifts. Rachel was standing in the doorway just taking in the scene before her. Her daughter was sitting beside her husband smiling as she opened each gift. The feeling that filled her brought tears to her eyes. Rachel still couldn't believe the life she had and how she had gotten here. Wiping her eyes quickly she squeezed through the group of people to sit on Noah's lap. His hand started to run down her lower back and pulled her closer to his body. After everyone left, the house was cleaned and Adi off to bed, Rachel and Noah were lying in their bed talking.
"Do you ever regret it?" Rachel asked playing with a loose thread on their comforter.
"Not for a minute. Do you?" Noah sat up so he could look Rachel in the eye. Rachel gently cupped his cheek in her hand.
"Never have, never will."
A/N: I cannot even tell you guys how sorry I am it took for this update. I have had it started since god knows when and just haven't been able to write anything. I have had a horrible case of writers block and this chapter did turn out the way I wanted but what can you do. I just want to thank everyone who reviewed and put the story on alert. Also thank you to my wonderful beta you are the best. Until next time xoxo