Chapter 75

"Mom!!! Mommy!!!"

I open my eyes slowly and turn my face at my watch. It's already 8.30am. The kids cant stop shouting at us from downstairs.

"What happened?" Finn woke up.

"I dont know." I stand up from my bed and take my robe.

Finn stand up from the bed and take his robe. The kids are still shouting from downstairs. "Dad! Daddy!!"

"Coming!" Finn shouts back and take my hand and walk lead me.

We then went out from our room but there are fog around and it comes from downstairs. I open the kids's room but it's empty.

"Joey? Chandler? Ross? Guys? Where are you?" I shout.

I cant stop coughing because fogging everywhere. Finn put his hand around my shoulder and make me lean my head on his chest as I cover my mouth with my hand.

"Guys! Where are you?" Finn shouts.

We are still look around until we both walk to the stairs but suddenly that fog gone and.... "surprise!"

I shake my head and gasped. I see all our  friends are here. The kids hold a birthday cake and walk closer to Finn and I. I dont even remember that today is my birthday.

"Nice try." I giggle.

"Happy birthday mom and dad." Ross smiles at me.

"Thank you, sweetheart." I smile at them.

"Blow up the candle." Chandler smiles at us.

Finn and I nodded and turn our face to the cake and blow up the candles. Finn and I look at each other and smiling at each other until we both share a hug and hugging each other. This is so different because I can celebrate my birthday with my husband.

"Thank you, guys this is really sweet." I smile at them.

"My idea. Kids called me and confused with surprised for you until I came out with the this idea so thank me later." Kurt grins at Finn and I.

"Thanks, little bro." Finn says to Kurt.

"Dont thank him." I shake my head and take the birthday cake from kids's hand. "And you guys want to come to New York for this?" I chuckle at the others.

"You have a cool house. Literally." Mercedes says as she looks around.

"Comfort one. I guess." Quinn says and look around.

"Thank you. I re-decorate this house." I smile at them and take snacks from the cupboard and place it on the table.

"Dad, can we play in the backyard?" Ross asks Finn.

"Yes, sure." Finn nodded.

We went back home from Manchester one week ago. It's my birthday today and summer is going to end and the kids will be back to school in two weeks so we decided to go home before the school begin.

I really dont remember that today is my birthday. All I remember is only about my children and my husband. That's it. Yeah being a wife and a mom does change you a bit.

"Where you were in summer?" Artie asks Finn and I.

"We went to England. We stayed in my dad's house in Manchester and went to London." I said to them.

"Yeah that was first time I went to Europe." Finn chuckles.

"I cant take off my eyes from Finn's robe. It's strangely turn me on right now." Santana simply said.

"Oh dont." Finn shakes his head.

"What kind of parents who wake up at 8.30am?" Quinn rolls her eyes.

"Summer and Sunday. No works. No school." Finn says to them.

"Well, you guys are hungry right? I will call pizza okay." I said to them and take the phone from tv cabinet.

I take the phone from tv cabinet and called pizza for them. This is just really amazing and I cant stop being happy because of this. Simple but cute. Seriously.

After that I hung up the phone and place my phone house on the tv cabinet. And standing next to Finn near the sofa in living room as the others are sitting down there. Finn just put his hand around my waist and smiles at me.

"Thank you guys for coming to this town and celebrate this." I said to them.

"We just think that we wanna do a little homecoming. That's it." Tina smiles at Finn and I.

"Yeah but once again thank you so much." I nodded.

"Oh can I use the bathroom?" Quinn asks me and hold her belly.

"Over there." I said to her and point to the bathroom.

"Come on, slowly and careful." Puck hold Quinn's shoulder and bring him to the bathroom.

"Artie, do you wanna get married?" Tina asks Artie.

The others laugh out loud. Yeah Tina, Mercedes, Artie, and Mike arent married yet and they are still enjoying their life living as single and went for carreer.

The pizza and softdrinks is coming. I walk to the office room and take some cash from my drawer then walk back to the door and take the pizza and pay for that then place the pizza on the table also that soda.

"So what are you plan for the next?" Mike asks us.

"I dont know. We got a mansion in Manchester actually but we havent decided yet. I mean, we dont need to pay the rent but for living cost? I still need to get a job. I'm looking for a job there then we can decided." Finn answer.

"Oh come on, Mr. Producer just recruit another singer." Santana rolls her eyes.

"Not that easy." Finn chuckles.

"Quinn and Puck took ten minutes in that bathroom." Brittany frowns.

"They might have quickie there." Sam simply said while eating the pizza.

"You want to join?" Santana raises her eyebrows at Sam.

"Of course not. I dont wanna die." Sam shakes his head.

"Die because Rachel probably will kill you afterwards?" Mercedes chuckles.

"Madison killed me every morning with shouted at me about wardrobe, toothbrush, or toothpaste." Finn simply said.

"I felt that, dude." Blaine nodded as agree.

"Me too." Sam sighs.

"I didnt." Mike says proudly.

Puck and Quinn finally went out from the bathroom and walk to us and join us. "This place is really cool, dude. You really can afford to buy a house here." Puck says to Finn.

"It took five years, man." Finn says to him.

Suddenly the phone house is ringing. Finn leaves my waist and walk to the tve cabinet and pick up the phone. Who else call us in Sunday morning if its not her secretary or my clients.

"Actually I'm curious with living in Atlanta." I said to them.

"Move there then." Quinn says to me.

"I cant. We have our works here." I shake my head.

"Babe, you got phone call." Finn give the phone to me.

I take the phone from his hand and walk to the corner. It must be from my client. "Hallo?"

"Is this Mrs. Madison Hudson?" A woman asks.

"Yes. Can I help you?"

"This is from Francis Cake Shop." That woman says.

"Yes, what's going on? Oh my grandfather must be want to send a cake to me for my birthday today right?" I giggle.

"Mr. Francis just passed away. He got a heart attack."

"What?!" I yelled. "No you must be kidding me. This is a lie. This is a joke." I'm crying.

"I'm so sorry for your lost."

I didnt say anything but hung up the phone. Tears still fall down to my face. I just cant believe it that this is really happening. I just met him one week ago.

"Babe, what's going on?" Finn holds my sleeves.

"I have to go to Manchester right now." I'm crying.

"What happened? We just went back there one week ago." Finn says to me.

"My grandfather passed away. That was a call from the shop." I'm crying out loud.

Finn pulls my body and hugs me. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry." Finn rubs my back and hugs me.

"I have to go to Manchester right now." I said to him and run upstairs.

I run to my room and change my clothes while I'm still crying. "I'll go there with you okay." Finn says to me.

"No, I can go there alone." I shake my head and take my mini suitcase from my wardrobe and place it on my bed.

"Baby, calm down!" Finn holds my sleeves.

"How the hell I can calm down? I just met him about one week ago and he was fine but now he is gone and today is my birthday, Finn." I'm crying out loud.

"I know. I know that. Just calm down." Finn hugs me really tights.

I'm still crying and I have no idea what I have to do but I guess I should go to Manchester right now. I want to see my grandpa for the last time. He was the one who made me feel like I'm having two dads.

I push Finn's body away slowly. I put my clothes inside my suitcase then lock my suitcase. I take my phone from my side table and put it into my sling bag and then take my passport and my wallet from my drawer and put it inside my bag.

"I will drive you to the airport okay." Finn says to me.

"I can take a cab." I shake my head and hold my suitcase.

"Babe, I will drive you to the airport. Stay a minute. I'm gonna change." Finn says to me and take his clothes.

I didnt say anything but hold my suitcase and bring my suitcase out from my room make a little run downstairs.

"Mommy..." Joey called me.

"You guys stay with dad for a while okay. I have to go. And you, guys. Thank you so much for the surprises." I said to them and walk out from my house. "Taxi!" I shout as a taxi passed my house.

That taxi stops and I get into that taxi as the driver put my suitcase to the car bagge and start driving away. "JFK Airport or Newark Liberty Airport, ma'am?"

"JFK Airport." I'm sobbing.

I turn my face to the street. This is really sad. I cant help it. Pépé means something to me. He is such a great grandfather for me and I'm not ready to let him go.

Finn's POV

"Babe! Maddy! I'll drive you to the airport. Wait a minute." I shout and walk downstairs in hurry but Madison already got into the cab and that cab drive away.

I let out a sigh take my phone from the side table and text Madison's father about what just happened. I dont know what to do.

"What's going on?" Kurt asks me.

"Her grandfather died. We just met him one week ago when we went to Manchester." I let out a sigh.

"Oh.. it must be really hard for her today." Quinn half-smiled at me.

"We're so sorry for your lost." Mercedes half-smiled at me.

"Dad..." Joey hugs me.

"It's okay, guys. It's okay." I half-smiled to my children and rub their heads.

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I'm sitting down on the sofa in living room. It's already 7pm and I cant stop thinking about Madison. The others went to Rachel's and Sam's house except for Kurt and Blaine who stay here with me and my sons.

"You can go there if you want, Finn." Kurt says to me.

"But the kids?" I turn my face at him.

"Blaine and I stayed here. I will call mom and dad and they will come here. You told them about this right? Just go." Kurt says to me.

"You both sure, dude?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Yes, mom and dad can take Lima Express tomorrow morning." Kurt nodded.

"Dont worry about your children. We are their uncles, man." Blaine says to me.

"Yeah." Kurt nodded and half-smiled at me.

"I just worried about Madison. She is my wife. That's all." I said to them.

"Then just go. You can take tonight plane and you can arrived there tomorrow morning." Kurt says to me.

I just being quiet and turn my face to my children. "Dont worry about them. We're here." Blaine says to me.

"Guys, do you mind if you stay here with uncle Kurt and Blaine because I will go to Manchester to your mom?" I ask my children.

"No. It's okay, dad." Chandler smiles at me.

"Yeah, mom is alone there." Joey nodded as agree.

"We arent baby anymore." Ross says to me.

"See? They arent baby. They can take a bath with themselves." Kurt says to me.

"Alright. I'm going." I stand up from my seat and walk upstairs.

I walk upstairs to my room and take my suitcase from the wardrobe and place it on the sofa in front of my bed. I can do this. I can pack my stuff. I can do that. I know I am.

I take my clothes from my wardrobe and put it into my suitcase. I take my sling bag and put my phone also my passport inside of it. I did this because Madison. She must be really need me. And I have to go there.

I take my coat and wear that then lock my suitcase. I hold my suitcase and walk downstairs bring my suitcase my bag. I dont care if I have to get midnight plane. As long as I can go there and comfort Madison there.

"Does anyone of you can drive me to the airport?" I ask Kurt and Blaine.

"I can do that." Blaine nodded.

"Here." I throw him my car key. "Guys, I'm going. You stay here with uncle Kurt. Tomorrow morning, grandma and grandpa will come. So dont worry about that okay." I said to my children.

"Yes, dad. Take care." Ross nodded at me.

"Thanks, little bro." I said to Kurt.

"Dont mention it." Kurt half-smiled at me.

I walk out from my house bring my suitcase and place my suitcase inside my car baggage after that I walk to the front passenger seat and Blaine start drive away.

One Hour Later

I'm standing on the line to buy flight tickets. I can believe that it's late evening but there are many people who want to buy flight ticket. I just hope that I will get a flight ticket to Manchester or London tonight.

"Good evening, sir. Can I help you?" A woman smiles at me.

"I need a flight ticket to Manchester tonight." I said to her.

"Let me see." She mumbled and turn her face to the computer. "Oh there is one more left in the mightnight, take off at 11:55pm. Business class. Is that okay?"

"Yeah. I'll take it. Business class or economy or even if I have to sit down in that toilet, I will do that." I said to her and take my credit card from my wallet.

"Seems like really urgent, sir." She chuckles.

"I have to get my wife. That's it." I let out a sigh.

"May I see your passport?" She asked me. I take my passport from my bag and give it to her. She just checking out my passport and process the payment. I really hope that I can get that ticket. "This is your passport, your ticket, and your boarding pass. Also your credit card. Thanks for flying with us." She smiles at me.

I just smile back at her and put all those things inside my bag. I hold my suitcase and walk to the waiting room. It's almost 9pm and I have to wait about three hours until I get my plane. But that's alright, as long as Madison wont be alone there.

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Madison's POV

I'm standing in front of my grandpa's wardrobe and looking for the best suit for him for the burial. Mémé cant stop crying and I know it must be hurt her to lose someone that she loves the most.

Even though I'm still sad. I know I'm sad but I dont wanna cry anymore. We all sad but for how long? We have to move on and be strong for my grandma. That's it.

"I called the caterer and they can do that for the funeral." Mom walks in.

"You know that your pépé never want to wear a suit except for really formal things." Mémé wipe her tears away as she is sit down on the edge of her bed.

"Mom, you dont have to do this now if you dont want to. We can wait." Mom says to mémé.

"No. We have to do that now or it will drives me crazier." Mémé shakes her head.

"Mémé, mom is right. We can take it slow if you're not ready." I said to her.

"No. I dont want to postponed it anymore. We have to do this right now." Mémé wipe her tears away.

"Madison, Finn is here." Kenisha walks in.

"Alone or with the kids?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Alone." Kenisha answer.

"Alright, please tell him that I'm gonna meet him after this." I said to Kenisha. She nodded at me and walk away.

"Maddy, take a black tuxedo and black shoes." Mémé says to me.

"Alright." I nodded and take the things that mémé says to me and place it on the bed next to her.

"This is George's favorite tuxedo. I dont know it's still fit on him or not." Mémé let out a sigh.

"Mom, stop it. We can postpone it." Mom says to mémé.

"Your father doesnt late lateness, Flo. We did this now just like what he want." Mémé says to mom.

"Mom, I'll be back. I have to see Finn." I said to mom and walk out from my grandma's room.

I walk out from grandma's room and walk to the living room. I see Finn is talking with Kenisha and her husband until he turn his face at me and stand up from his seat and hug me.

"You feeling okay?" Finn asks me.

"A bit better actually. You left the kids?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"Kurt and Blaine are there and then mom came this morning to New York. I worried about you okay." Finn says to me.

"Come on, bring your suitcase to my room." I said to Finn walk lead him while holding his hand.

Finn takes his suitcase and walk follows me. We both walk to my bedroom. I sit down on the edge of my bed and Finn close the door. I let out a sigh and hold my hand.

"You sure you really okay?" Finn asks me.

"Nobody's fine when someone she loved left her." I simply said.

"Hey baby, I'm here. I dont wanna leave you alone so I came here." Finn sit down next to me and put his hand around my shoulder.

I lean my head on his shoulder as Finn comfort me. "I learn something from here. People come and go and nothing can stop when they will come and go. My mom left me but you came into my life and now she is back but grandpa left me. And we can change our destiny in life but desnity changed us."

"Well, you're not alone. You have me. You have your parents, and you have your sons who loves you for the way you are. No matter what. Nothing's change, baby. Nothing." Finn kisses my head.

"Yeah but life need to move on." I half-smiled at him.

"Listen, I went here for you. I dont wanna make you feel sad and alone. I'm your husband and you shouldnt left me that morning like that." Finn holds my sleeves.

"I'm really sorry, Finn. Really dont know my life would be without you." I smile at him.

"I love you and I wont let you be alone." Finn cups my cheek and kisses my forehead.

"You took midnight flight?" I ask him.

"Yes. Your dad also got midnight flight but he has to transit in London first." Finn says to me.

"You can take a rest if you want." I rub his back. "You must be tired took 8 hours flight." I said to Finn.

"No, I slept in the plane. I got business class and it was one left." Finn grins at me.

"Maddy, we will do burial right now." Mom knocks my room door.

"Coming." I shout back. "Change your clothes. You wont come to the cemetery with that tshirt right." I said to Finn.

"I'm gonna wash my face first." Finn says to me and walk to the bathroom.

I take his suitcase and open his suitcase. I shake my head when I see how messed up his suitcase is. Finn cant pack his stuff by himself. I know that it will never change.

I take his black suit and his trousers also his tie and place it on the bed then lock his suitcase again. Finn walk out from the bathroom and change his clothes with the suit that I already choose.

"If you leave me like that. I would crying out loud. Like 'only Madison who knows all my stuff and she gone and I will naked'." Finn chuckles.

"Stupid." I chuckle.

"Got a smile from you." Finn smiles at me.

"Stop it. Come on." I said to him and give him his coat.

I take my coat and wear my coat. I already wear a mini black dress, black stockings, and black heels since this morning and mom told me that grandma want to do the funeral today. So...

"Your dad must be in the plane to here." Finn says to me as we walk out from my room.

"Yeah maybe." I nodded and hold his elbow as we walk together.

"I'm here. Just like what you said people come and go." Finn says to me.

"Yeah. Thanks that you're here." I smile at him.

We then walk out from grandma's house. I close the door and keep holding Finn's elbow as we are still walking. The cemetery not really far away from grandma's house so we can take a walk to get there.

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Now we are having the funeral. I just hold a glass of wine and sit down on the sofa next to Finn as Finn put his hand around my shoulder and sometimes I lean my head on his chest.

"Time flies so fast even though I smell his parfume." I sigh and place my wine glass on a table in front of me.

"And what's matter?" Dad asks me.

"It connected. Ah you wouldnt understand what I'm talking about, dad." I shake my head. "It's just I remember all the things that pépé ever did to me. Like-like when I suddenly made the cake butter fell down from its table and he didnt mad at me but he mad to all his staff because they were careless but the fact it was my fault. I was wrong to played in the kitchen in the store." I let out a sigh.

"Your grandpa didnt mad at you because he knows how much he loves you. And you were toddler." Mémé says to me and give a paper to mom. "That's George's testament letter read it, Flo." Mémé says to mom and sit down next to me.

"Mom, we dont have to do this if you dont want to." Mom says to mémé.

"No, I'm afraid that I wont never do this again if I postpone it. Just read that." Mémé says to mom.

Mom open that letter and read that. I just raise my eyebrows at mom until she turn her face at us. "This is about his properties. He want to share his properties to his granddaughters. Madison got cake shop and Kenisha got this house." Mom says to us.

"That isnt fair. Why I got the biggest part?" I frown at them.

"That's what he wanted. George always want you to continue that store. You were his remedy when your mom left us. He made you as his tester, if you like the cookies he made, which means that he would sell it. Just take it, sweetheart." Mémé says to me.

"After I stole all the cookies he made from that store? I even never pay for that. Even at this age when I want to buy cake from the store he always told me 'I'm your grandfather, dont do that'." I'm crying and lean my head on Finn's chest.

"Ssshh. It's enough." Finn rubs my back and my hair.

"Madison can take that but she needs time. She and Finn still have work in New York." Dad says to mémé.

"I know that, Mike." Mémé nodded. "I just want let them know what George wanted. That's it."

"Dont worry, until Madison can move here. I'll live here and handle that store." Mom says to us.

I'm just nodded and wipe my tears away. Finn kisses my head and comfort me. Yeah we need to decided first either we will move here or not.

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I'm sitting down on my bed with my back against the wall and my legs under the blanket. Finn went out from the bathroom then sit down next to me.

"Tell me what you've been thinking." Finn raises his eyebrows at me.

"Moving out." I turn my face at him.

"I want to move here but I have to make sure first that I get a job here. I mean, I know we dont have to buy a house because we already got one but we need to live. We need living costs and as your husband I have to work." Finn says to me.

"Just do whatever you want to do. I will follow you." I smile at him and lean my head on his shoulder.

"To have a family we have to decided everything. We have to make our choice together." Finn says to me.

"And you're my husband and I will follow what you wanna do except have another wife." I giggle.

"I got my perfect one here. I dont need another one." Finn kisses my head.

"Yeah the perfect one who knew all your clothes." I chuckle.

"Not only my clothes but everything." Finn smiles at me. "Alright, let's sleep. We will move here after I get slot job here okay."

"Thank you, Finn. You're the best. I'm glad that you're here and I love you very much." I smile at Finn.

"I love you more." Finn give me a quick kiss on my lips then lay his body next to me.

He make aslant backing me and close his eyes. I'm just looking at him. Really dont know what would happen if he didnt come here to calm me down and comfort me. He is the best one. The best husband for me and the right one. No one else.

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