Here it is, the epilogue! The Finchel wedding we never got :( In fact, I'll adopt this as my headcanon because I can ;) Thank you all for all your support on this story. I definitely want to write another story, like I said, I'm leaning toward a series of little oneshots of Finchel with their kids, because I've come to love Clayton and Cody too much to say goodbye to them! (And you'll see more of a new little character you'll meet in the epilogue in this potential new story, too!) Thanks again for all the support and let me know if you want me to keep writing!

This was a day Rachel had spent over twenty years waiting for. From the time she and Finn first started to really get to know each other, she knew he was the one for her. Some people thought it was just because she was developing feelings for someone for the first time, but the more she got to know Finn, the more sure she was that he was the one. Before she met Finn, she only pictured Broadway related milestones when she thought about her future. But once he came into the picture, she couldn't picture anything in her future without him. When he'd proposed to her when they were seniors in high school, she was a bit unsure if they should get engaged so young, but at the same time, she knew that Finn was the only man she wanted to marry.

Of course, everything seemed to fall apart after high school. He'd put her on that train without either of them knowing she was pregnant. Everyone told them that their life plans were too different. It had been so hard for Rachel to pull herself together and raise Clayton, never knowing Cody and constantly missing Finn. She eventually had the life she dreamed she'd have before she met Finn, but it didn't feel complete. Now, her life was finally going to be complete. She was finally marrying the man she loved and they were living in New York with their kids.

Rachel heard a knock on the door. "Come in!"

The door opened and all three of her children walked in. For years, she'd thought there was no way she and Clayton would reunite with Finn and Cody, let alone that they'd all be together and add a third child to the family. They'd decided to wait until Callie was old enough to be part of the wedding before they got married. So they set it for when she was a year and a half old, so she could walk down the aisle as the flower girl. She was quite the walker already and was running around their apartment constantly. She had also started talking.

"Mom, you look beautiful," Cody said, giving his mother a hug.

Rachel wrapped her arms around her son. "Thank you. I'm glad you guys came to see me. As the best men, your job is to keep your dad calm."

"Of course we came," Clayton said.

Rachel picked up Callie and smiled at her daughter. "Are you excited for Mommy and Daddy to get married?"

Callie giggled.

"I think she is!" Clayton told his mom, tickling his sister and Cody began doing the same.

Rachel smiled watching her sons interacting with their sister. Callie had brought so much joy into all their lives over the past year and a half. At first, Rachel was a bit concerned about the big age difference, but that was nothing to be worried about. Her boys loved their little sister and were always playing with her. And it was clear Callie worshipped the ground her older brothers walked on. She always got excited when they got home from school and loved sitting on their laps.

"Maybe we should get to Dad," Cody told Rachel. "We just wanted to see you."

It was hard to believe Clayton and Cody would be starting their senior year of high school in a few short weeks. To no one's surprise, Cody had already applied to NYADA and also to Juilliard, Tisch and Columbia. NYADA was his first choice though and he'd already been vetted by them. Clayton had been looked at by MLB scouts, but he wanted to go to college before playing baseball professionally. He'd also been approached by Columbia to play on their baseball team as well.

The door opened and Rachel's dads came in. "This is the second time we've seen you in a wedding dress," LeRoy said. "The first time, you weren't much older than these two are now."

Rachel giggled. "I was just thinking about that. I remember all the ways you tried to help us figure out that it wasn't the right time."

"Well, it's definitely the right time now, isn't it?" Hiram asked.

"Definitely," Rachel said. She gave her sons a hug before they left to go join their dad. "I was worried this day would never come," Rachel admitted to her dads.

"We always liked Finn," Hiram told Rachel. "He's given us three amazing grandchildren and he's always made you so happy."

Callie pulled on Rachel's dress. Rachel smiled down at her daughter, picking her up. "You like Mommy's dress?"

"She looks just like you did when you were a toddler," LeRoy commented.

"You and Rachel are finally getting married," Carole told Finn.

Finn gulped. "Yeah, it's finally happening, after 20 years of waiting."

"You almost did it once before," Burt pointed out.

"Yeah, we did," Finn said. He remembered how beautiful Rachel looked in her wedding dress that day. God, he wished he could see her in her wedding dress now, since it was really happening this time. "Thanks for being supportive this time," he teased his parents.

"The circumstances are different this time," Burt pointed out. "You and Rachel are both in good places in your life rather than being young people unsure of what's coming next. What if Clayton or Cody proposed to someone?"

"I know," Finn said. It was crazy to think his sons were about to be seniors in high school. "I'm just so glad we're finally getting married, that we're finally all going to have the same last name and legally be a family."

"I always knew it would all work out eventually," Carole told Finn.

Finn looked at his mom. "Really?"

"Yeah," Carole said.

Finn wished that they'd gotten married and started their lives together sooner, but the past few years had been as close to perfect as it could get. Finn loved New York. He loved all the fun things there were to do in New York. He loved going to Cody's choir competitions, Clayton's games and the combined band/choir competitions they were both part of. He loved watching the boys interact with their little sister. He loved living in the same city as his brother, niece and nephew. And above all, he loved getting to be with Rachel and their kids. Even on nights the boys had activities, the family had dinner together every night, and as promised, they were at every single one of the boys' competitions. They'd traveled to LA the boys' sophomore year for Nationals and to Chicago last year. Those two trips had been New Directions' first Nationals losses since Finn and Rachel's junior year, but they weren't fully sad, because Cody had led Bancroft's glee club to victory and won MVP both years. And this year, since the music director at Bancroft had retired, Finn would be taking over, and he hoped he could lead Cody to a fourth National title and MVP award.

The boys came into the room. "How's your mom?" Finn asked.

"She's excited to marry you," Cody said.

Finn smiled at his sons. "If it wasn't for you two, today might not be happening." He didn't want to think about what his life would be like if the boys hadn't met up. Without Rachel and Clayton, he and Cody were barely just existing, and he also didn't want to think about what their lives would be like if Callie had never been born. He tried to lighten things up. "So, did you finish your best men speeches?"

"Don't worry, we won't embarrass you," Clayton said.

"Remember your best man speech at our wedding?" Carole asked Finn. "And then you sang that song to me, Rachel and Kurt?"

"Of course I do!" Finn said. That was one of his favorite memories. He and Rachel had invited their glee friends to the wedding and they were both so excited to see everyone. They'd also asked their friends to perform at the reception. Mercedes was even going to debut a song from her upcoming album.

"Are you ready for this?" Clayton asked Finn.

"I've been ready," Finn said. He had been ready. He wished it had happened sooner, but what mattered was that it was happening. He smiled at his sons, thinking about how proud he was of both of them and the men they'd become.

Finn stood at the front of the reception hall as the music began. This was it. He and Rachel were finally getting married. What if she changed her mind? What if she decided this wasn't a good idea after all? The past few years had been wonderful, but they'd had some rockiness in their past and broken up a few times. He turned and saw his sons standing closest to him with the other groomsmen lined up as well.

"This is it," Clayton told Finn, smiling at his father and then at his brother. His whole life, he'd wanted his parents to get back together, but he never imagined things would be as wonderful as they were. His dad had exceeded all his expectations and was the man he hoped he could be when he grew up. He hoped one day, he could be as supportive a father as Finn was to him. And of course, there was his brother as well. He knew one day in the future, he'd be standing in Finn's place for his own wedding with Cody standing next to him as his best man. Some of his friends complained about their siblings, but he loved having a brother to have all those late night chats with and to cheer him on at games. And of course, he couldn't wait for Cody's Broadway debut.

"Yeah, this is it," Cody said, smiling at Finn and Clayton. His parents were finally getting married. He'd spent years thinking the best thing about Rachel Berry was her talent, but he'd been wrong. She was such a great mom to Cody, Clayton and Callie, always supporting and encouraging them. And not only had his mom come back into his life, he'd gained a brother to talk with about the things he couldn't talk about with anyone else.

Finn's heart warmed at his sons' enthusiasm. The doors opened and Callie came down the aisle first, throwing flower petals around. When she saw her father and brothers at the front of the hall, she ran down the aisle at full speed and jumped into Finn's arms. Finn laughed at his daughter, picking her up and giving her a big hug and kiss. Callie then reached for Cody and Clayton so she could give them each a hug as well. Finn then passed Callie on to Carole so his parents could mind her during the ceremony.

After the bridesmaids made their way down the aisle, it was time for Rachel to go down the aisle. She took a deep breath as the doors opened and she saw everyone standing up and looking at her. People from all phases of her life were here - her friends from glee, friends from NYADA and her various shows, some of Finn's friends from college and from working at McKinley, some of the boys' friends and of course the extended family. And at the front of the hall, Rachel saw Finn. Already, his eyes were on her, and he was looking at her as if she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. Cody and Clayton were standing next to him, both with huge smiles on their faces.

When Rachel and her dads reached the front of the hall, Rachel saw Burt and Carole sitting in the front row, Callie sitting on Carole's lap. Callie smiled and waved when she saw her mom and began squirming in Carole's arms. Rachel then looked over at Finn. "I think she should be up here with us when we say our vows, don't you?"

Finn broke himself out of the trance of how beautiful Rachel looked. "Yeah, she should." He picked up Callie before he shook hands with Rachel's dads and then took Rachel's hand.

As the officiant made the opening remarks, Finn and Rachel could barely focus. All they could focus on was each other and the fact that they were finally getting married. Before either of them knew it, it was time for Finn to read his vows. He'd written them so many times, had Kurt and the boys look over them and tell him that they thought they were good, but still, he wanted them to be perfect. "Rachel, when we were seniors in high school, I asked you to marry me for the first time," Finn began. "Even though the timing wasn't right and we were too young, I knew that as long as we had each other, everything was going to be okay. It's been a long and tough journey to get here, but we're finally here and we're finally getting married. I remember when I broke up with you after we graduated, I told you that the universe would do its thing and if we were meant to be together, we'd be together. And I think I always knew deep down that we would find our way back to each other. I spent fifteen years missing you and Clayton, hoping one day Cody and I could reunite with you, and now look at us. We're stronger than we've ever been, we're living our best lives with our three incredible children, we're happier than we've ever been. The past three years have been full of the best memories I've ever had. From the time I first met you, you saw me in a light no one else did. You saw me as being special. You gave me courage. It was when you told me I was special that I started to believe I was special and I always feel so happy and loved when I'm with you. I know things aren't going to be perfect once we're married, but nothing's perfect, and we're going to make it as close to perfect as we can. I'm so excited for all those nights of just doing nothing together, for all the family holidays and trips, for enjoying the kids' milestones together, and just finally beginning the married life we've waited so long to begin. I love you, Rachel. I love you so much and I can't wait to begin our lives as a married couple." He bit his lip as he finished his vows, trying to stop himself from crying.

Rachel felt tears coming to her eyes as Finn finished his vows and she prepared to give hers. "Finn, when I met you more than 20 years ago, I was an annoying, loud girl who clung to her talent because that was all I had. I was lonely. Then I met you. You were the first person to see me as more than the annoying, egotistic girl. As I got to know you, I became a better person. And the closer we got and the longer we were together in high school, the more sure I was that you were the only person I wanted to be with. No one made me feel the way you do. No one made me as happy as you do and no one gave me the memories you do. Eventually, I did have the life I thought I wanted before I met you, but it wasn't the life I wanted because you and Cody weren't there. And Clayton, I want to apologize to you, because for the first fifteen years of your life, we weren't really living. We weren't a full family. I tried, but I hated how incomplete your life was. But you and your brother found each other, brought our family back together, and now we have the life that actually IS the life I always wanted. In fact, I think this is the life we ALL always wanted. I love our lives now. Our family is so close and I love that about us. Finn, you're such an incredible father to our children. I can't wait for you to lead Cody to another national title. You answer all my questions about what's going on at Clayton's games and you two practice until you're both exhausted. And not many dads would be willing to dress up and wear tiaras and have tea parties like you do with Callie. Our kids are so lucky to have you and so am I. I love curling up in bed late at night just talking, or even doing simple housework together. This is the life I really always wanted and I can't wait to finally call you my husband." She leaned in and kissed Finn, not caring that they weren't pronounced husband and wife yet.

The ceremony was over and Finn and Rachel were finally pronounced husband and wife. The Hudsons stood at the front of the hall so the guests could line up to congratulate the bride and groom. "You two finally got married," Santana said as she and Brittany came up to Finn and Rachel with their kids. "Thanks for not making me wear pink this time."

"I like pink, Mama!" a now eight-year-old Mia Lopez-Pierce said.

"I like your dress better this time," Brittany told Rachel.

"Oh, I remember that trip well," Rachel laughed.

"And for the record, I was being snarky when I said you and Finn would be unhappy," Santana told Finn and Rachel. "I can tell you two are going to be happy."

"Maybe Callie will look just like you when she's bigger, since the boys look just like Finn did in high school," Brittany commented.

"Oh, I'm sure she will, she already looks just like Rachel's toddler photos," Finn said, looking over at his daughter in Clayton's arms.

"You already have two mini Finns, you needed a mini Rachel," Kitty said as she and Artie came over. She was carrying their daughter, Miranda, who was born a few months before Callie was.

"Thanks for coming in from LA," Finn told Kitty and Artie.

"Of course!" Artie said. "I knew you two were going to be together from the first time I saw you singing together in glee club."

"So did I," Mercedes said as she and Sam came over with Jessica and their nine-month-old daughter, Brooke. "And once again, Rachel, you look like a bride on top of a wedding cake."

Rachel giggled as she remembered Mercedes saying that at the dress shop all those years ago.

"Nah, she's prettier than the bride on top of a wedding cake," Finn said, putting his arm around his wife (his wife!).

"Excited to hear her new song?" Sam asked.

"Of course!" Rachel said.

"She gave me a preview, you'll love it," Tina said as she and Mike joined the group with Evan and their younger son, Caleb, who was two. "You two finally got married!"

"Yeah, we're finally married," Finn said. He looked over at Mike. "Thanks for the dance tips."

"No problem," Mike said. "Don't step on Rachel's toes during your first dance."

"Like how Blaine stepped on mine?" Kurt asked.

"I'm sorry!" Blaine teased his husband.

Finn and Rachel laughed at that. "Seriously guys, we're so glad you're all here," Rachel said. Since she had missed all their weddings, she worried that they wouldn't come.

Once the receiving line had made their way through, Finn and Rachel shared their first dance as husband and wife. Cody performed "Faithfully" with the female lead singer of his glee club, because there was no other choice for the first dance. This was still Finn and Rachel's song after all these years. They'd sung it together when Finn told Rachel he loved her for the first time. "You know, I thought of you every time I heard this song over the years," Finn told Rachel.

"I did too," Rachel said. "We should've won Regionals that year."

"We won ultimately," Finn told his wife, leaning in to kiss her.

Rachel looked up at Finn. "Yeah, we did. It's finally happening. It's real. We're married."

Finn leaned in to kiss his wife as the song ended.

"You did really well with the dancing," Rachel told Finn.

Finn took Rachel's hand as they headed back to their seats. Callie jumped on Rachel's lap as Cody and Clayton took the microphones to give their toasts.

"Hi everyone," Clayton began. He'd written so many versions of his best man speech, had Cody and Amanda and his friends read over it, but he still wasn't sure if it was quite right. "Thanks so much for being here today for the joining together of our family. So, when I was thinking of ideas for my toast, my uncle showed me the video of my grandparents' wedding, and I remember what my dad said right away in his toast was that his mom was so awesome and that even without one in the house, she taught him how to be a man. So I guess I'd like to take a page of his book and say that my mom is so awesome and that even without one in the house, you taught me how to be a man. Seriously, Mom, you're amazing. For the first fifteen years of my life, it was just us, and you did everything you could to give me everything I needed and make sure I was happy. I could talk to you about anything and you were always so supportive of me in everything I did. You helped me with my homework and took me to my activities. You took care of me when I got sick and you were there for me when I felt bad about not being good enough.

"And Dad, even though we've just been in each other's lives for two years, it feels like it's been forever. No one would be able to tell you haven't been in my life. You know me so well and you're always there for me. You've been to every single one of my games since you came back, you've helped me with my college applications and with studying for the SAT and ACT, you've talked to me about the struggles of teenagerhood and we've just had so much fun together. You're the man I hope to grow up to be.

"The way you guys love each other and the way you love me and Cody and Callie is just so amazing. I wasn't sure if love existed until I saw you two together. You two are a team and we've made so many great family memories over the past two years. I know there are going to be so many more memories and that whatever the future brings, it's going to be great because Finn, Rachel, Cody, Clayton, and Callie Hudson will be experiencing it together. I'm so happy that Cody snuck into the theatre that day, because I don't want to think about what my life would be like if he hadn't. I wouldn't have a brother as my best friend, a sister to make me laugh and smile all the time, or two parents to help me through the craziness of growing up. I love my family so much and I'm so happy to be sharing this day with my parents and my siblings and with all of you." He looked over at his parents, both of whom were tearing up. He was sure he was tearing up as well as he handed the microphone to Cody.

How was Cody supposed to follow that? "I told Clayton he could speak first, but now I'm like, how am I supposed to follow that?" Cody began. "Even before I knew Rachel Berry was my mom, I looked up to her and felt a deep connection with all her shows and her roles and her songs. I thought one day, I'd want to be on Broadway with a co-star as talented as her. Little did I know, that's not the best thing about her. She's the best mother that I could have asked for. She loves me and Clayton and Callie so much and she always listens to us if we need to talk and she cheers us on and she's made me a better performer.

"And of course, there's also my dad. For the first fifteen years of my life, before Clayton and I met each other that fateful day, it was just us, and he did so much for me. He listened to my problems, he drove me to practices and competitions, and he listened to me practice when I'm sure he rather wouldn't have.

"Over two years ago, when my dad and I were still living in Ohio, I was excited for my first trip to New York, but I didn't know just how amazing that trip would be. That trip changed all our lives for a better. I snuck into the theatre, met Clayton and we discovered that we were twins, so we decided to switch places to bring our parents back together. They were always in love and now they're more in love than they've ever been. Seriously, I hope one day I find someone who loves me as much as my parents love each other. The past two years have been the best two years of my life and I'm sure things will just keep getting better. It's hard to put into words how much my parents and my brother and sister mean to me and how happy I am that we're finally officially a family, though we didn't need a wedding to do that. So, let's raise our glasses to Finchel."

Rachel couldn't hold in her tears anymore. She ran up to hug her boys. She was so proud of the men they'd become. Finn also had trouble controlling his emotions, so he went up with Callie to make it a family group hug.

"All right, before we eat, the bride and groom have requested mother/son and father/daughter dances with their children right before the traditional mother/son and father/daughter dance," the MC announced.

"What?" Clayton asked.

"Yeah, surprise!" Rachel said. "We wanted dances with you guys." She took her sons' hands as they danced together as well as three people did, looking over at Finn and Callie basically running around in circles together.

At the end of the song, Finn picked up Callie and came over to Rachel and the boys. "We have the best kids, don't we?"

Rachel took Finn's hand. "We really do." She looked at the boys. "Before we know it, we'll be at your weddings."

"We'll always be your babies," Cody told his parents.

"Yeah," Clayton added.

"We love you guys," Finn said.

"We love you, too," Cody said as the family shared another group hug. It had been a long, tough journey to get here, but Finchel were finally married and living their best life with their children.