AN: I decided to do a little Rachel/Shelby fluff since they were sort of yelling at each other in NY, NY. This one's also set between BTFY and NY, NY.


Shelby finished making the bed with the new pink sheets and comforter she bought the day before. "Perfect"

She straightened the lamp on the bedside table and rearranged the magazines she had laid out on the desk. It was Rachel's first weekend with her and she wanted everything to be just right. She even cancelled her Vocal Adrenaline rehearsal for that day so that she had time to get everything ready before Rachel arrived. She went to the store to buy Rachel's favorite ice cream, to the video store to rent a few non musical films in case Rachel wanted to watch something different and made the bed in her previously unused guest bedroom.

She had bought the pink sheets and the comforter the day before when she was looking for some towels for the guest bathroom. She thought Rachel might like them.

She was checking the bathroom had everything Rachel might need for the hundredth time when she heard the doorbell. She opened the door to Rachel holding a large duffel bag. Shelby smiled widely at her and raised an eyebrow. "Are you planning on staying for a week, because I think your dads might not like that?" Shelby waved at Mark sitting on his SUV looking at them. He waved back and drove off.

Rachel smiled back. "No, I just thought that, since I'm going to be staying here, I might leave some of my things, you know toilet stuff and that, so I don't have to carry them around." She shrugged and got in.

Shelby stayed holding the door. She knew it was stupid to feel happy about Rachel leaving a bottle of shampoo at her house but she did. She loved that Rachel was sure she was coming back. It was not that Shelby didn't want her to come back, but they had never spent so much time together.

"Are you waiting for someone else, mom?"

Shelby turned and found Rachel standing at the foot of her stairs giving her a strange look. Shelby smiled at her. "No" Shelby closed the door. "Come on, I'll show you your room."

Shelby opened the door to the guest room and Rachel dropped her bag next to the bed and sat on it. She smiled and looked at Shelby who was leaning on the doorframe. "You didn't have to buy new sheets for me."

Shelby shrugged and sat next to Rachel. "I know, I just thought you might like them since they're pink and you like pink."

Rachel smiled. "I love pink. Thanks, mom. So what are we doing?"

"I thought we could order dinner and maybe watch a movie?"

"Sounds great"

They went down and Rachel sat on Shelby's couch. "I rented some movies or you can choose one I of the ones I have, but I think we have watched all of them." Shelby went into the kitchen to get the takeout menus. "What are you in the mood for?"

"I don't know; whatever you want is fine."

Shelby browsed through her takeout menu drawer until she found one for a Chinese restaurant she liked and Rachel seemed to enjoy it last time they ordered from there. Walking out of the kitchen, she saw Rachel sitting on the couch hugging a movie to her chest with a big smile on her face. Shelby raised an eyebrow, amused by her. She couldn't see what movie she was holding.

Rachel waited until Shelby sat down next to her to show her the movie. It was RENT. She had found it behind a pile of Barbara Streisand movies and immediately picked it. She'd watched it a thousand times but she'd never watched it with Shelby. "Can we watch this one, please?"

The way Rachel elongated the 'please', made Shelby's heart jump. She couldn't believe she had waited sixteen years to hear that. She smiled and nodded.

If Rachel would have looked at her in that moment she would have seen the look of complete adoration on Shelby's eyes, but she had jumped to the DVD player to pop in the movie. Shelby watched her with an amused smile. Returning to the couch, Rachel grabbed the menu Shelby had on her lap. "Chinese sounds great. I loved the spring rolls from this place."

After ordering their food, Shelby returned to the couch. Her favorite part was about to come on, Maureen's protest and "La Vie Boheme".

As soon as Maureen entered in her motorcycle Shelby turned to Rachel. "I love this part, it's my favorite."

Rachel smiled and turned to her for a second before redirecting her attention to the movie. "Mine too, she's amazing."

When "La Vie Boheme" started, Rachel started singing and dancing. She got on the couch and recited the whole thing jumping up and down. Shelby laughed so hard, tears started falling from her eyes.

The doorbell rang right after "La Vie Boheme". She took out the cartons and arranged them on the coffee table in front of them. Rachel grabbed the one with the spring rolls and started eating.

Shelby handed her a napkin and saw she had already gobbled down three spring rolls. "Hey, would you mind leaving one for me?"

Rachel turned with her mouth full and a guilty look. She chewed slowly and swallowed. "I would but, do you want one?"

Shelby laughed and grabbed another carton. "You can have them. Just make sure you eat something else too."

Rachel smiled widely. "Yes, mom" She bit on the spring roll she was holding and turned back to the movie.

It was still early when the movie ended. Shelby threw out all the empty cartons and put the other ones inside her fridge. Rachel was sitting in one of the benches in the kitchen, texting someone on her cell.

"Do you want some coffee?"

Rachel looked up from her phone for a millisecond. "My dads don't let me drink coffee after 8. They say I get louder and hyper. I haven't noticed it but they have hinted I get annoying and I usually don't annoy them like I do other people." After striking a few more keys she put her phone down.

"How are things between you and Finn?"

"Great, I really believe he wants to make it work this time."

"I'm glad." She kissed her hair when she passed by her on her way to the sink to wash the few dishes they used.

She finished cleaning up and opened the freezer. "I bought some of that ice cream you like. Want some?" She took it out and gave it a little shake. Rachel smiled and nodded earnestly.

Shelby served two cups of ice cream and they went up to Shelby's room. Rachel lay on her stomach flipping through a magazine and Shelby leaned her back to the headrest going over the songs she was doing with Vocal Adrenaline.

Rachel started getting sleepy so she closed the magazine and rested her head on Shelby's lap. Shelby looked down at her and started stroking her hair softly.

"Today was great." She stifled a yawn but Shelby noticed it.

"You should go to your bed, Rach. You're going to fall asleep here."

"Can I just stay here for a little while longer?" She hugged Shelby's legs. "I just don't want today to end and wake up tomorrow knowing I have to leave."

Shelby swallowed the lump in her throat and put her papers down. "You can stay, but just for a little while."

Rachel smiled. "Great"


AN: I was rereading this when I finished and I realized that nothing really happens. So I just wanted to know if you liked this or if I should stick to writing stuff with an actual storyline.