No Strings

chapter 26

"Hey mom, dad." Finn said as he hugged them both when he went to pick them up from the airport.

"Hey Finny. Where is that girlfriend of yours?"

"She's still at home sleeping. I didn't want to wake her yet. You guys hungry? I ordered food for everybody from ihop."

"Perfect, I've been craving ihop for weeks. Your mom isn't letting me eat any."

"Because ihop isn't apart of your diet, but i'll let you have some today."

Finn laughed, "She still not letting you eat anything except rabbit food?" Finn asked as him and Burt put the bags in his car.

"Nope." Burt laughed.

"She's just worried about your health that's all."

"I know, and I love her for it, but sometimes. I feel like I'm going to die from not eating it." Burt laughed and shook his head.

"Don't say that in front of mom, you know how she is when you say things like that."

"Oh trust me, I've learned my lesson." Burt said as he closed the trunk and got in the car.

"Your phone was ringing Finny."

"Oh, it was probably Rachel."

"No, it was just Kurt so I answered it, he was just calling to see if you picked us up already and they are going to be at your apartment at around twelve."

Finn nodded, "They are only invited if they bring Michele."

Carole laughed, "Don't do that to your brother Finn."

Finn chuckled, "What? Michele is the only thing that keeps me sane when Kurt is over. He is always nagging me about how my apartment needs new furnishing and about the way I eat. I, personally, think that as long as Rachel thinks I look good I don't need to change the way I eat, and I workout basically everyday at practice, so it's all good."

Carole laughed, "He's just looking out for you baby."

"He has an annoying way of doing it." Finn rolled his eyes playfully, "But anyways, how are you guys? Everything is all good back at home? Anything exciting happened?"

"Nope, still the same old boring Lima, Ohio."

"I could get you guys a condo in the Hamptons if you guys would like. You would be closer to Kurt and I, you wouldn't have to worry about bills or anything, you'd be close to the beach, there's lots of stuff to do…"

"Finn, you know we can't, Burt has his tire shop and I have work."

"Retire! It is time for you to guys to stop working, Burt could get somebody else to take over."

"Finn, I can't ask you to-"

"I'm offering, you're not asking, what do you think Burt?"

"I think it's a good idea, actually, I've been looking to give the shop away, it is about time for us to retire, and Finn does have enough money for us and to take care of himself. Plus, it would be great to be closer to our kids and Michele, than having to buy plane tickets almost every weekend."

"See, what do you say mom?"

"I'll think about it Finn."

"As long as you'll think about it." Finn said as they pulled up to his apartment building. They grabbed all the bags out of the car before going up to his apartment, "The apartment may be a little messy because we are in the process of moving into a penthouse." Finn said as he unlocked the door.