"Lunch time! Make sure your hands are clean before you come in!" Shelby called out from the kitchen and the kids went into frenzy. 'Get out of the way, I want to eat first!' and 'Don't push me' echoed into the kitchen and Shelby sighed. "Carefully! There is enough food for everyone." She called out again, setting the plates onto the counter. Each child has a designated plate and cup, and they would serve themselves lunch..with help and supervision of course. Shelby had made hamburgers for lunch and the excitement in regards to them was heard as they all came barrelling into the kitchen, pushing and shoving to get to the food first. "Wait, Puck. We need to make sure everybody is here before I let you start eating. Otherwise you'll gobble it all up!" Shelby laughed, watching his scowl.
Shelby gazed around the kitchen, mentally counting. Puck with his grumpy expression and dirty cargo pants. Rachel with her starry dress and her frown, clearly unimpressed with her brother's actions. Santana was still clutching a Barbie and looking sad at the fact that Brittany was talking to Tina, instead of her. Tina was talking to Brittany animatedly while Mike was trying to get into the conversation that Kurt and Finn were having about a television show. Mercedes was trying to organise drinks while Artie was putting napkins on the table, and the other adults would probably come to get food once the mad rush had occurred. Shelby frowned and recounted the number of children before sighing. "Does anyone know where Sam and Quinn are?" She asked softly. "Vistin' Robin. Can we eat now, I'm starving." Santana groaned, glaring annoyedly. "Listen to Mercedes and ask her for help if you need it, okay? I'll go check on them. And no whining!" Shelby called out as she left the room, climbing the stairs to Sue's office.
Quinn was sitting on Sue's lap, the older lady helping her hold Robin properly. Quinn was in awe of the infant, letting it grab at her hand and kick her with waving fee. Sam was sat at Sue's feet, playing with a train but warily watching his sister "It looks like you've got a friend, Miss Quinn." Shelby smiled from the doorway. "But it's lunch time now, so why don't you and Sam come downstairs and have something to eat?" Shelby asked gently. "Okay!" Sam scrambled up before hesitating as he saw his sister not moving. "Quinn, it's lunch time.." Sam whined out a little, trying to get her attention. The small blonde just shook her head, clearly focused on the infant. "Quinn, Robin will be here later. But we've got to get some food into you." Shelby sighed as Sue lifted Robin off from Quinn and helped Quinn to stand. Quinn looked absolutely heartbroken as Robin was taken away from her, reaching out for her again. "Sweetheart, it's lunch time." Shelby reminded her softly and reached for her hand, leading Quinn down the stairs slowly while Sam bounded down excitedly.
Shelby helped Quinn put food onto her plate. "Would you like some cheese on your burger today?" Shelby asked softly. There was no response from the blonde girl, her eyes focused on the half empty plate. "Quinn, I asked you a question." Shelby sighed. "Alright then, no cheese." Shelby gave up asking about every single kind of food and Quinn soon ended up on Artie's lap, the older male making sure she ate at least some part of her hamburger combination , while trying to get a few words out of her.
Shelby had barely settled down to eat when she heard a plate clatter onto the floor. She looked up and sighed, gritting her teeth. "Santana, what have I said about throwing plates?" She asked firmly, eyeing the young girl. "But I didn't do it!" Santana whined, jutting her bottom lip out. "But it's a purple plate and you are the only one who uses purple plates apart from me. And I certainly didn't throw my plate." Shelby sighed. "Seven minutes in the corner, then you can come back and try and be polite at the table." Shelby moved over to her, grabbing her by the hand and setting her down into the corner, setting the egg timer. "If anyone else decides to copy Santana, I can always find a new corner." Shelby warned before settling down to attempt to eat her burger again. A shriek interrupted her and she sighed. Before she could investigate, Rachel was storming over to her.
"Noah stole my carrots!" She huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. "Puck, you have your own carrots. Must you be annoying to your sister?' Shelby asked, glancing over at Noah. Her face softened when she realised what he had actually done. "You said carrots right? Well I found some for you.." Noah was talking to Quinn, shyly giving the girl his carrots. "C-Carotts." Quinn's shaky voice whispered out and Puck grinned, watching the girl reach for where they were placed on her plate. "Puck, as much as I appreciate you giving into Quinn's wants, there are plenty of carrot sticks up here and you didn't have to steal them from your sister." Shelby called out quietly. "Come get some more for Rachel." She directed and Puck slunk up to her, looking annoyed. "Did she actually say carrots the first time?" Shelby asked him quietly and Puck shrugged. "Not really. It sounded like cat but Artie and I managed to figure it out." He reached for the carrots for his sister. "Well maybe we need to pair you and Artie up more often." Shelby mused, watching him go back to the table and hand them over to his sister, before settling down beside Quinn again, giving her a cheeky grin.