Quinn's POV:
Finn: Are you sure you're going to be ok?
Rachel: I told you Finn, I'm going to be fine, Quinn? Are you ready?
We clamber out the car and make our way up the flag stone path to the front door. Last year I did something I wasn't proud of, I had a boyfriend, and I cheated on him, with Puck… and I got pregnant, and this time last year I had a baby, she was a beautiful little girl, and I named her Beth, now I'm sure you're all aware that Rachel was adopted and now has two gay dads, but see, I gave my baby away, Beth went to Rachel's mom, her birth mom. So now that it's Beth's first birthday, Shelby (Rachel's mom) invited me and Rachel round to her house, so I can see my daughter and Rachel and her mom can catch up and so we can all spend some quality time together, Finn and Artie wanted to some along but we told them no, it's girl time! I guess it means me and Rachel are sort of related, what do you call your daughter who you put up for adoptions adopted moms daughter that she gave up for adoption?
Finn: I'll pick you up at six yeah girls?
Rachel: That'll be fine Finn, I'll see ya!
He drives away around the corner and Shelby opens the door, she smiles and invites us inside, we sit on the baby rug, I look at little Beth, she's grown up so much since I last saw her, she smiles a very cute little baby smile, her big brown eyes glittering
Quinn: How's she doing?
Shelby: Oh she's growing up beautifully! She crawling now, you can't get her to sit still, and she's growing her first teeth! Look at her little Pearlies! She's eating some normal food now, you know, baby biscuits, yoghurt, bananas, she's growing up really well, and how's my little girl, well, and she's not so little any more…
She smiles at Rachel, Rachel smiles back, and I can already see a mother daughter connection between the two of them. Beth crawls over to me and plonks herself on my lap, where she sits chewing a baby building block
Rachel: I'm fine, I'm dating Finn, my grades are good, it's just…
Shelby: Come on honey, nothing you say is going to shock me, don't worry
Rachel: I…
Quinn: Just tell her…
I put my arm comfortingly around Rachel's shoulders
Rachel: I'm pregnant…
Shelby: Oh darling, come here
She pulls Rachel into a warm hug, and Beth stops chewing and watches them for a moment, confused…
Shelby: That's nothing to be ashamed of, Finn's a great guy!
Rachel: Finn's not the father…
Shelby: Does he know?
Rachel: Yes, he's knows, and he's fine with it…
Shelby: So who is the dad?
Rachel: It's Jesse…
Shelby: Jesse saint James?
Rachel: Yes…
Shelby: Well at least the baby will be an awesome winger, with you and Jesse, there's no way it won't be able to sing
She laughs weakly, and Rachel smiles, Baby Beth seems fascinated by the tears that slide down Rachel's face she scrabbles off my lap and crawls over to her and reaches up to Rachel's face, Rachel smiles as the little baby touches her hand to the tears on her cheek, she sees the wet on her hand and licks her fingers, she then sits herself down on Rachel's lap
Quinn: Little Beth sure does like sitting on peoples laps
Shelby: Yeah she does like her cuddles, she can't fall asleep at night unless I rock her to sleep in the rocking chair and then lay her in the crib, do you want to see the nursery?
Rachel: Yes please!
Quinn: That would be so cool!
Shelby: Come on then
We all get to our feet and Rachel hands the baby to me and Beth snuggles into my shoulder, Shelby shows us through a little door with a little collection of stars on the door and into a nursery. The walls are painted a pale lilac colour and the floor is laminate honey wood planks, the crib is a beautiful wooden crib painted a Smokey white, little purple curtains ruffle around the window and there's toys scattered around the room.
Shelby: Sorry I didn't have time to tidy up, just step over the mess
I look at the little baby in my arms, her head is rested on my shoulder, her little cheek is squashed up and she smiles to herself, her little eyes are fluttering so I guess she's dreaming, she looks so sweet.
Rachel: This is such a beautiful nursery
Shelby: Have you decorated your nursery yet?
Rachel: Yeah! Everyone in the glee club helped, it's a little ocean painted all over the walls and we got a special crib and stuff
Shelby: Wow!
Quinn: The baby looks so sweet
Shelby: Why thank-you, it's because you were so safe when you were pregnant with her
Quinn: It's not just that, you are a really good mother to her, I mean look at all this, you love her to pieces
Shelby: You have no idea how much that means to me…