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"Mommy? Will you tell me a bedtime story?"

Rachel paused in the middle of braiding her daughter's wavy hair which was still slightly damp from the little girl's bath. Smiling, she glanced at the little girl in the mirror taking in her adorable appearance. Dressed in pajamas with dancing bears in tutus and gold stars scattered across them the four year old just looked too cute. She smelled of lotion and baby powder, a combination Rachel only associated with her baby girl. "A story Riley? Not a song?"

The four year old looked up in the mirror at her mother with eyes that were identical to Rachel's, as she contemplated her reply. Her little nose, thankfully inherited from her father, scrunched as she tilted her head to the side. Bouncing on her stool, her eyes brightened as she replied, "A story then a song?"

"Let's see what Daddy has to say ok baby?" Quickly Rachel's hands secured the ponytail holder around the end of the braid. "Why don't you go tell him it's bedtime while I turn down your covers?" Her smile grew as she watched Riley jump down from her stool and scamper down the hall to the living room. Picking up the clothes Riley had discarded from the day Rachel placed them in the wicker hamper and crossed to the bed. As she folded back the pink bedspread which had the faces of the Disney princesses on it, she could hear Riley faintly telling Finn that it was bedtime. She sat on the edge of the bed, chuckling as she heard Riley pleading with Finn as they got closer to the bedroom.

"Please Daddy? A story and a song just this once?" Her little hands were on his cheeks, forcing him to look at her eyes as he carried her to her room.

He had no defense against those eyes and it killed him that both Rachel and Riley knew it. "Absolutely baby girl but just this once. You have school tomorrow and I'd hate to see the tickle monster wake you up if you were too sleepy." Finn smiled as he felt Riley burrow her little face into his neck.

"No! Not the tickle monster Daddy! I'll be good and get up. I promise." Riley spoke quickly and earnestly into Finn's neck."I'll go to sleep right after the song."

"Ok then munchkin, let's get you in bed." Finn dropped her on the bed laughing with her as she bounced.

"Under the covers little girl." Tucking the blankets tightly around her Rachel began the nightly ritual saying, "Snug as a bug in a rug."

Riley snuggled deeper into her pillow as she requested, "Mommy can I have my story now?"

"Of course baby. Which do you want, Belle or Cinderella? "She stood as she crossed to the bookshelf. "Or..."

"Will you tell me a new story Mommy? I know those already." Riley yawned as she spoke, letting Rachel and Finn know just how sleepy she was.

"Sure baby." Rachel sat back on the bed reaching across Riley to hold Finn's hand as she thought of a story to tell. A slow smile spread as she began, "Once upon a time there was a young girl named Raquel. She wasn't a very popular girl, but she had a beautiful voice. Every day she sang in her room hoping one day someone would hear her and fall madly in love with her." Rachel smiled as she felt Finn squeeze her hand. Riley's eyes were still open so Rachel continued. "Of course, there was a boy Raquel secretly adored. He was what she imagined Prince Charming would be: tall and handsome. His name was Flynn and Raquel thought it was a sign when she heard him sing; his voice was almost as nice as hers! The only problem was Flynn had an evil girlfriend named Lucy who was always mean to Raquel." Rachel took a deep breath before continuing. "So Raquel and Flynn could only talk in secret which was hard because Raquel just wanted to spend time with Flynn. One day, she invited Flynn to meet her after school to practice his singing. She thought they could maybe even have a little picnic so she prepared snacks and drinks, treating it like a real date."

"Did they fall in love on the picnic and live happily ever after?" Riley questioned, her voice becoming thick with sleep.

"Well on the picnic, Flynn told Raquel he loved when she sang and Raquel said he could kiss her. She closed her eyes as they kissed she saw stars. Flynn however was so scared of how he was feeling that he ran away while Raquel cried. It had been her first kiss and she loved Flynn so much." Rachel stroked her hand over Riley's cheek, noticing the little girl's breathing begin to even out. "But we'll finish another day. Nodding at Finn, the pair began to softly sing You Are My Sunshine, each pressing a kiss to the little girl's forehead before leaving the room.

"So Raquel had her first kiss in the auditorium?" Finn asked as he wrapped his arms around his petite wife.

"Mhmm, and she cried after because she thought she was so bad at it." Rachel smiled at the memory, tilting her face closer to Finn's for a kiss. "Want to see if she's improved since then?" She asked in a teasing tone, jumping in his embrace knowing he'd catch her.

Finn certainly wasn't going to complain as he grabbed his wife's ass as he carried her to their bedroom kissing along the way. He loved the feeling of her mouth on his; he always had. Even still, he couldn't stop his mind from going back to their first kiss. "Why didn't you ever tell me that was your first kiss?" He asked as he pulled his mouth away for a moment.

Rolling her eyes, she asked, "Do you really wanna talk about this right now?" Sliding down his body she stood and slowly ran her hands under his sweater. 'Or do you," He stopped her question with another searing kiss. They could talk about it another time.

The next morning, the Hudson's sat together at the kitchen table enjoying some blueberry pancakes. Finn smiled at the delicate way Riley ate hers, she was such a mini Rachel. She was even dressed like Rachel today in her little black leggings and purple dress with a poodle on it. Little sparkly gold ballet flats adorned her feet which she was swinging under the table.

"Daddy is it time yet? I'm ready to go to school now. " Even her voice was like Rachel's, sweet but firm.

"Almost baby girl. Daddy just needs to get his jacket so we can go." Rising he crossed to set his plate in the sink, kissing Rachel absently on the head.

"Ok big girl. Mommy has to go, you have fun at school today ok?" Lifting Riley up for a hug she placed a smacking kiss on her cheek. Setting her back down, Rachel quickly smoothed down the front if her red polka dot dress. She knew it might make her look younger than the high schooler students she taught, but she loved her printed dresses. Grabbing her keys from the bowl on the counter she gave Finn a kiss saying, "Have a good day, I love you."

"Right back at you baby. " He said as he wet down a cloth and set about cleaning Riley's sticky fingers while watching Rachel walk out the door. Grabbing his blazer he tossed it on as he grabbed his messenger bag and Riley's princess backpack. He scooped Riley up swinging her around once before giving her the backpack to hold.

Riley chattered endlessly as they made their way to the car. Finn listened attentively, answering her questions the best he could. As he buckled her into her booster seat she asked, "Daddy?"

"Yes princess?" he asked as he climbed into the front seat.

"Do you 'member Mommy's story? I fell asleep before she could finish. " He glanced in the rearview mirror to see her little lips pressed into a pout with her arms folded across her chest.

"I do know it princess, and daddy knows a little more if you want to hear it? Or, we can listen to the CD Mommy made you." It was times like this that Finn loved his job as an elementary school teacher. He got the bonus of having Riley's preschool in the same facility so he could take her in every day which gave them some quality daddy-daughter time. This domesticated life that he and Rachel had was so different from the one they originally dreamed of, but neither of them would change it for the world.

"The story please Daddy!"

"Well since you asked so nicely." Finn cleared his throat and began, "You see, Flynn didn't mean to run away from Raquel that day in the auditorium. He was really just confused; he was supposed to be in love with Lucy but he found he couldn't stop thinking about Raquel. He found himself looking forward to the times he got to spend with Raquel, even lying to his friends so he could spend time with her. She was so pretty and always so nice to him. Of course, Lucy didn't like this new Flynn who wasn't worried about being popular and instead was more concerned with singing. So Lucy decided to join the choir group to spy on Flynn." Pausing for a breath, Finn couldn't believe he hadn't seen through Quinn at the time. "Raquel was so upset about Lucy joining that she quit the club and joined a musical at school instead."

"I don't like Lucy Daddy. She sounds mean." Riley said from the backseat, nodding her head for emphasis.

Finn smiled at her feelings towards Lucy, who in fact was her beloved Aunt Quinn. "Well, Flynn took Raquel bowling and she agreed to join the club again." He chuckled at his daughter's soft 'yes' from the backseat. "Raquel tried to get over Flynn by dating one of his friends, Nick. Flynn was jealous when she dated Nick but couldn't understand why. Raquel and Nick didn't date long; she realized they were both in love with other people. Eventually, Flynn broke up with Lucy after he found out a secret she'd been keeping. Raquel was there to help him, but he was so confused that he pushed her away into the arms of a boy named Justin."

"But didn't Raquel and Flynn love each other? Why couldn't they be together?" Riley was beginning to get frustrated with the story and it showed in her voice.

"Well the story isn't over yet baby girl, but we'll have to finish later because we're here. You ready for school?" he pulled into his parking space at school as he asked.

"Yes Daddy. Can I unbuckle?" She was squirming in her seat as she asked, ready to get on with her day.

Chuckling he replied, "Yes," as he unbuckled himself and reached for his bag. He stepped from the car and turned to help Riley out of the backseat. He took her hand as they walked into the building. Leading her down the hallway towards his classroom he couldn't help but smile as he listened to her chatter on about the story.

"Daddy?" She asked, pulling on his sleeve.

Setting out crayons and paper for her to color with until she had to line up he looked at her and said, "Yes baby girl?"

Attacking the paper with a blue crayon, her tongue poking out the side of her mouth, Riley asked what she considered the most important question. "Do Raquel and Flynn live happily ever after?"

"Wait and see baby girl, wait and see. Maybe if you're a super good girl today Mommy will tell you more tonight."

Horrified, her head snapped up as she asked, "Aren't I always a good girl? I try my best. " Her bottom lip began to quiver.

Finn mentally cursed his choice of words. Riley definitely had inherited her mother's sensitivity as well. "Of course you're a good girl. I'm sure mommy will tell you more of the story tonight." he glanced at the clock noting it was time for her to line up. "C'mon Riley. Time to line up."

Riley put away her crayons and handed Finn the paper she had been coloring. "Let's go daddy." She said as she jumped up from the desk, her previous sadness at the thought of not being good gone. She skipped down the hall excited to get in line with her friends. Spotting her "cousin" Emma, her Aunt Quinn and Uncle Noah's daughter, she ran over to stand next to her. She puckered her lips for her daddy's kiss and told him to have a good day.

As he walked away he chuckled to himself as he heard her ask, "Emma? You wanna hear a story?"

A/N: So this idea just popped into my head and wouldn't go away. This is dedicated to the poor soul who has had to read constant drafts of this. There is more Riley to come so stay tuned! Thanks for the read and please feel free to review :)