Motherhood 1
Alright guys, this is the new sequel to my story "In Her Footsteps." You don't need to read "In Her Footsteps" to understand this story, but it'd help. Enjoy, and review please!
Beth looked up as her mother walked into her hospital room. But she wasn't alone. Auntie Rachel, Uncle Finn, Santana, Brittany, and Kurt were with her.
"Hey, Bethie," Quinn said softly, giving Beth a kiss on the forehead. "Hi."
Beth had Abagail and Melanie in her arms. Abagail was staring up at her mom, cooing happily, but Melanie was looking everywhere other then her mother, and she wasn't making any noise.
Brittany saw them, and then made a beeline for Beth.
"Aw, their so cute," she said. "And they're our granddaughters. Kurt, these girls are our granddaughters!"
"Brittany, I think that I already knew that," he said, rolling his eyes.
Santana perched herself on the edge of Beth's bed. "How are you feeling, Beth?" she asked.
"Tired," Beth replied, rolling her eyes.
"I can sympathize. I remember how tired I was when I had Charlotte, but to have not one kids at a time, but two, is unnatural."
"Where is Charlotte?"
"She had Cheerio practice, she's coming to see you later."
Beth smiled, glad that her best friend was coming to see her. But when she thought of Erik, the jerk that left her and then tried to force her into an abortion, almost succeeding, Beth shivered. Luckily, he was locked behind bars for his crime against her. Brittany and Kurt seemed mad at their son for what he tried to do to Beth, especially since Quinn and Puck were old friends from high school.
In fact, everyone that had come to visit Beth were old friends of Quinn and Puck.
Beth looked down at her two little girls. Abagail was "normal," but Melanie had Down Syndrome. Beth had always loved special ed kids, but she didn't know how she felt about being the mother of one. Even though her parents, Brittany and Kurt, and her parents' friends would help to support her, she couldn't even take care of herself on her one, let alone twins, one who had Down Syndrome. Beth tried to shake these thoughts from her head. She was going to love both her daughters equally. She wouldn't be one of those moms that gave special attention to their neurotypical children, and then shunned their special ed kid. But then again, Beth had to make sure she didn't give too much attention to Melanie and not enough to Abagail, either.
Just then, everyone dumped cards and presents at the foot of Beth's bed.
"What is all this?" Beth asked.
"Just a few presents for you and your girls."
"A few?" Beth asked, a teasing smile on her face.
She opened them, allowing time for everyone to "oooh" and "aaah" over all the presents. When she was finished, the adults went back to talking, and a nurse whisked her twins away to feed them.
When Charlotte got to Beth's hospital room, Beth's mom and friends were long gone.
"Hey," Charlotte said, smiling at Beth. Once again, the twins were snoozing in Beth's arms. "I picked you a little something up on the way here."
Beth picked up the first package, which said "Melanie." Beth ripped it open. Inside was a handball and a note scribbled on a post it.
Beth took it, and opened it up to read it. It said:
Beth,
I did a little reading online and found out that ninety five percent of people with Down Syndrome have sensory integration, and trouble with fine and gross motor skills, so I got this ball so it can help Melanie with her sensory intergration when she's older.
Love,
Charlotte
"Thanks!" Beth said, trying to fight tears away. But it was hard.
Beth leaned over and grabbed the package which said "Abby." Beth ripped it open, and found a rattle for Abby to play with.
"Thanks!" Then Beth ripped open the package that said "both girls." It was lumpy, and Beth wondered what it could be.
It was a one piece pajama. Well, their was two of them. One was pink, and had the name "Abby" sewed in the upper righthand corner. The second was blue, and had "Melanie" sewed in the same corner.
"Oh my gosh, thank you so much!" Beth said, having to fight tears again. Charlotte was such a good friend.
She reached for the last thing, which was in a velvet jewelry box. Beth opened it. Inside was a dark blue diamond friendship necklace.
"I have the other one," Charlotte said, reaching under her Cheerios uniform and bringing out a matching locket.
Charlotte said, "Reach into the pocket in the box.
She reached in, and brought out five one hundred dollar bills.
"Ehmagosh!" Beth gasped. "Does your mom know you gave me all this money?"
"Yup." Charlotte winked at Beth. "She just doesn't know how much I gave you."
"Wow." Beth undid the clasp on the locket, and then put it on her neck. "Thank you so much!"
But then Beth's face dropped. "I'm kind of scared, though."
"Why?" Charlotte asked.
"Well, I'm a mother now, Charlotte. And besides, if my parents can't afford daycare so I can continue going to school, I'm screwed. I'll have to go to some stupid school for teen moms, and I'll never see you again, and…"
"Beth, relax," Charlotte said, putting a hand on Beth's shoulder. "There's something you don't know about."
"What?"
"Well, when everyone first found out you were pregnant, us Glee Club members had a secret meeting without you, and decided we didn't want you to have to leave because their was no childcare at Mckinley, so we had a bake sale and a garage sale, and we made enough money to build a nursery so you don't have to leave. Taxes that go to the school will pay for a caretaker."
"But will I have to pay the nursery?"
"Not directly. Taxes will pay for that."
Beth nodded, excited that she wouldn't have to go to a different school.
The next day, Puck came to pick her up. He, Quinn, and Beth had installed double car seats in their cars for Abagail and Melanie.
When Puck got there, a nurse pushed Beth out in a wheelchair, her little girls in her arms. She said goodbye to her childhood, which was in the hospital, and welcomed motherhood.
