Like I Always Wanted

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I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine.

Chapter 2

They sat together in the cafeteria at an empty table just talking and observing the other around them. Rachel looked around them taking it all in. "It looks like they have a lot more kids then last year."

Brittany looked up from her plate. "Yea I think Coach Jan said they had 50 more kids this year and that's not counting our group. She, Sophia and Marsha are really excited. It's the largest group they've had in years."

Rachel nodded. "It's great, I'm glad they're getting more kids. I know they were pretty worried the last few years and talked about closing down if it didn't improve."

They talked a bit more and finished their dinner. Once they finished Rachel showed Brittany to her car and drove it over to park behind their cabin. After she put the top up she locked up and they headed inside. They went to the bedroom and collapsed on their beds.

Brittany groaned in appreciation. "Oh these beds are so much better than the ones in the bunk houses."

Rachel sighed. "Yes they are." She sat up and pulled her bag on the bed. "I'm going to shower then get my things unpacked."

"I'll unpack while you're in the shower and take mine when you get out."

Rachel nodded grabbing her toiletry bag and headed to the bathroom. Once they both showered and unpacked they collapsed on Brittany's bed looking out the window at the stars.

Brittany nudged her shoulder. "Do you think we can really do this? Train a team that big just you and me? We've always had help before."

Rachel rested her head on her shoulder. "We still have help if we need it with Ashley. I think we will be just fine. Like I said, you've been doing it for years on Cheerios. You've always helped Sue with her routines and trained the others."

Leaning her head on Rachel's she sighed. "Yea, I guess. We'll give it our best shot that's all we can do right?"

"Right, and if Marsha, Sophia and Jan think we can do it and have faith in us we should have faith in ourselves."

Yawning loudly she turned slightly into Rachel. "Your right, I just worry."

Rachel pulled Brittany's hand over and rested it on her own stomach rubbing lightly on her forearm. "Don't worry Britt, I got your back."

Brittany hummed and was asleep shortly after, Rachel following quickly behind her. They woke to their alarms the next morning crawling out of bed and getting ready for their day. Once they made it to the Cafeteria they got their trays and sat at the same table as the day before.

They smiled as Ashley put her tray down and sat with them. "Good morning girls, how are you this morning?"

Brittany swallows first, "We're good, ready to get to work. We have tons of ideas."

Rachel nods and Ashley just smiles, "You two always have tons of ideas. You're going to make my job easy. How about after breakfast we head to either your cabin or mine and get some things down on paper?"

Both girls' smile brightly nodding and Rachel sits forward. "Excellent, we can go to ours. I brought my laptop and portable printer so we could put it down."

Ashely chuckles shaking her head in amusement. "Of course you did. Ok, I have a few things to do before I meet back with you so I'll meet you at the cabin in an hour."

Both girls nod and continue their breakfast. An hour later finds them at the little desk in there cabin already working on the workout schedule for their group. Ashely knocks and enters when they call for her to enter.

"Hey, how's it going?"

Brittany looks up with a smile. "We've got a workout schedule started but we will adjust it when we see the skill level of the group."

Rachel nods, "I also want to run an assessment on each kid like you did for our group last year. It may take two days as big as the group is but if we get our helpers it shouldn't be a problem to evaluate everyone as quickly as possible. A lot of our routine will have to wait until we know their skill level."

Britt leaned her hip on the desk. "We figured the first week will be conditioning and evaluation then the rest of the time will be training. We can work on a routine to best suit the group during that first week."

Ashley smiled, "I'm impressed. I didn't have to recommend any of those things to you. You both really pay attention during your own training don't you?" They both nodded happily and she continued. "Ok let's see your break down for evaluations and training for the first week."

They spent the rest of the day working it all out. Ashley didn't have to suggest much and was very impressed with their plan of attack. By mid-afternoon they had a solid schedule that was still flexible if needed. Ashley left and told them they needed to report to Marsha for their camp counselor shirts and shorts.

When they entered the office they found not only Marsha but Sophia and Jan as well. Marsha motioned them in. "Oh, girls come on in please." She handed them each a duffle bag and a jacket. "He is all your gear. You have 7 sets of shorts and shirts and your jacket for the cool nights along with some other odds and ends. If you hadn't noticed yet you do have a washer and dryer in your cabin so you don't have to fight the other kids on wash day."

Jan sat back in her seat. "Are you settling in well girls?"

Rachel beamed. "Oh yes, we're all unpacked and settled in. We also worked with Ashley today and we are all planned out for next week." She and Brittany gave a brief outline of their plans and the ladies just smiled.

Sophia chuckled at their enthusiasm. "Well it sounds like you have a solid plan to work with. Don't be afraid to ask for help if need be. Also the other two girls you talked to Marsha about will be here. I'm not sure what day yet but it will be no later than Friday but possibly sooner."

Brittany shrugged. "Either way is fine. We're all set with planning for now and will spend the rest of the week making sure we are stocked up on equipment and stuff needed for the group."

Marsha handed them a set of keys. "These are for the storage closet and training gear room. Take whatever you need just write it down on the log next to the door. Other than that you girls are set. Like we said, don't be afraid to ask for help and don't run yourself ragged this week either. Get set but enjoy the time before the group gets here. Their couch is a handful."

They talked for a few minutes more before the girls headed to their bunk. They decided after making a list of things they needed from the supply room to just chill the rest of the day. After dinner and showers they settled on Brittany's bed again star gazing.

Rachel sighed in contentment. "I love it out here. It's so peaceful and quiet. You can see so many stars out here."

Britt shrugged. "Yea it's nice but I get to see the brightest star all the time." She nudged Rachel as she said this.

Rachel just blushed prettily. "Oh you, but seriously, you can't see this many stars in Lima."

"There's too many street lights and stuff in Lima. It makes it hard to see the stars."

Rachel rolled her head to look at her. "Are you still planning on going to that dance school in Chicago?"

"I'm not sure. I think I'm going to apply there still as a backup plan but I really want to go to Julliard or Tish. How about you?"

Rachel just smiled looking back out to the stars. "I actually got early acceptance to Julliard. My mom called me a couple weeks ago and told me she sent in a bunch of my performances and my resume of dance, gymnastics, glee and Community Theater to one of her friends that works there looked it over. They gave me an audition that I went to the day after school let out and I got the letter in the mail the day before we came here. I have a full ride scholarship."

Brittany sat up and just stared at her. "You're joking right?"

"Nope. Mom really came through for me."

They looked at each other for a moment then both squealed in excitement hugging each other tightly. "I can't believe it Rach this is so exciting."

Once she was released Rachel lay back again. "Mom called to apologize and tell me she was wrong the way she dealt with things before and she regrets letting me go. She wants to get together some time later in the summer really talk and get to know each other. I actually got to see her and Beth while I was in New York. When I went for my audition I stayed with them. Beth is so cute she looks just like Quinn with Noah's eyes. I have pictures for Quinn and Noah that I took. Mom says she wants to talk to both of them when she comes to see me so they can see her if they want."

Brittany lay back beside her with their heads together. "I hope she doesn't hurt you again. I'm glad you got your audition and got in though."

Rachel shrugged. "Honestly I'm not getting my hopes up too much. I mean I appreciate her getting me the audition and all but I'm not going to get too attached to fast like last time. We'll see how things go."

"That's probably smart Rach. I would love to see you closer to your mom the way you want but not if she's going to end up hurting you. Give her a chance but guard yourself until you know she's sticking around. Slow and steady wins the race, Right?"

Rachel chuckles. "Story of my life." On a yawn she rolls on her side snuggling up to Brittany. "I think this is looking to being an awesome summer Britt."

"I think you're right." She pulls Rachel closer and they both fall asleep wrapped up together.

The next few days go by quickly with planning and preparations for the new group's arrival. They have gone over all their plans for the first week of training. The bunk house has been fully stocked and readied for the kids. They have fully prepared in every way they can think of so that the start of the week runs smoothly.

It's Thursday late afternoon and the last thing they want to get done today is placing and filling all the tiki torches. Brittany had run off to get a few new bottles as Rachel was using the last of the bottle she had found with the torches. They had already set them all and were now finishing up the filling.

Rachel opened the torch closest to her and proceeded to fill it only to jerk and spill fluid all over when a voice came up behind her. "Oh my god RuPaul, what the hell are you doing here?"

She spun around and saw the last two people she thought she'd see this summer. "Santana, Quinn…"

They just stood there smirking.

A/N: Dun Dun Duh. Lol! Ok, who saw that coming? Up next, everyone's reactions to seeing each other. Let me know what you think.