A/N: underlined words are Rachel's thoughts.

Rachel Berry stood outside the apartment building still debating whether or not she should really be here. Shelby had practically told her that she didn't want to be a part of her life. But Rachel had lied, and her dads brought her up with the concept that you never lie to adults much less your parents, so she summoned up all the courage she had in her petite body and walked into the building.

Getting into the elevator, Rachel decided that the universe had a cruel sense of humor, due to that fact that "I Dreamed a Dream" was playing over the intercom. Thankfully she got to her destined floor before the tears broke loose from her eyes.

401…402…403 this is it. She thought. Raising her fist, she hesitantly knocked. No sign of movement from the other side of the door. One more knock. Then she heard it. Footsteps coming ever closer to the door then the unlocking of the door. When Shelby opened the door it was obvious that she had been asleep. Well this is great.

"Rachel?"

"Hi mo- I mean Shelby. I'm sorry I didn't mean to wake you." Rachel glanced down at her feet, ashamed for not taking the time into account.

"That's ok. Did you need something?" it was obvious that she was still out of it.

"I lied."

"What?"

"I lied."

"About what?" Shelby then remembered that they were standing in the hallway. "Do you want to come in? I need to make some coffee if were going to be up talking though." Both women laughed, Rachel a bit more hesitantly. Shelby walked into her kitchen and began making said coffee before sitting down at the bar which Rachel had already occupied. "Now what did you lie about?"

"You, us. I want you to be my mom. I need you to be my mom. I lied when I said that I didn't want to fall into you're arms and let you hold me. I do every day. Even more since I met you. And there are all these things that I need you to tell me. Stuff that only a mom can tell her daughter. Do you know how frightened I was when I started my period without you there to tell me what it was? I mean sure I had my dads but I'm pretty sure that's the weirdest conversation we've ever had and I had to learn about sex from them. But its weird you know? They don't know what its like to do it. And I needed you every day since I started high school because you know what? Every single day I get slushied. And I ask myself why? You know? And then with boys, oh I need you with boys. I mean dad and daddy are willing to talk about it because they realize I have no other choice but its awkward because I feel like if I tell them they will take a gun to his head. And when Jesse…. Oh nevermind I shouldn't be here anyways I'm sorry for waking you," Rachel stood but before she could take two steps away from the stool Shelby had grabbed a hold of her wrist.

"Why did you lie?"

"Because I thought that's what you wanted," Rachel hung her head, "I thought that you wanted to get away from me and I wanted to make it easier for you. Because I thought it would make you happy. And I want you to be happy because…. I love you." The last part she mumbled not sure if Shelby wanted to hear it. Before she knew it though, she was wrapped in Shelby's arms.

"Oh baby I love you too," she whispered as she kissed her head. Rachel just crumpled in her mother's arms and wrapped her own around her. This action sent both of them into tears. "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry baby," Shelby whispered over and over again kissing her in between.

"Mom, is it ok if I call you mom now?"

"Yes of course!" she whispered tightening her hold on her daughter never wanting to let her go.

"Mom, can I stay her with you tonight? My dads are out of town and I just really don't want to go home after all of this." Both chucked.

"Yeah its fine with me but I only have one bed, so let me go get some blankets and you can have my bed," with one last kiss to her daughter's forehead she began to move away.

"Actually mom, you can sleep with me, if you want, I wouldn't mind," she smiled and both women went into the room. Shelby gave Rachel some pajamas to wear, though they were a little big on her.

"Goodnight mom," Rachel whispered as she laced their fingers before falling asleep.

"Goodnight, baby," Shelby kissed her daughters forehead and fell asleep to dreams of what could blossom in this new found relationship.

A/N: ok so I know this is probably really bad but it was stuck in my head and it had to come out though I couldn't get it the way that I wanted it. Please review but no flares please because this is my first non-romantic story and so I'm a little out of my league. But I am open to criticism :)

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