A/N-Thank you guys so much for the reviews, favorites, and alerts. They mean the world to me. Here is the second chapter!

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Ring, Ring, Ring

Shelby awoke to the sound of her alarm clock going off. It was 6:00 and this is was one of the oh-so-amazing perks that she signed up for. After a quick shower and changing into her work clothes, she headed downstairs to fix up some breakfast, though she is not much of a cook due to late VA practices. Finding some suitable cereal and milk, she sat down and thought about how the day would unfold. To be honest, she was scared as hell. She didn't know what to say to Rachel when she saw her, after all Shelby did leave her-twice.

Finishing up, she noticed that it was 7:30 and that it was time to face the inevitable. Even though she worked at Carmel, she lived in the McKinely district so the drive was easy and fast. It was only 7:45 by the time she arrived and school started at 8:45, so she went to set up her new classroom and having already gone over the lesson plan for the day last night, she found herself bored with nothing to do.

Shelby decided to go meet Will and let them know of the changes that were about to shake the glee club to it's core. After studying McKinely's map the nigh before, Shelby felt like she knew the high school by heart; it had already grown on her. So she easily began her way to the choir room, catching a few stares as she walked past a few teachers and students as well. As she pulled up to the choir door, she saw Will hunched over some new sheet music. He looked so cute, innocent like when she first met him. Unable to wait any longer, she went in.

"Will?" Shelby asked a little hesitantly.

Will turned at the sound of his name. He saw a woman he hadn't thought he would see again. She truly was beautiful, naturally so. "Shelby Corcoran. To what do I owe this pleasure," he said with a smile on his face.

Shelby smiled in return and walked closer to him. "I work here now. I'm the new AP English teacher for the juniors."

"Oh really? What about Vocal Adrenaline?" Will asked sounding really surprised. She had left the most renowned glee club in the nation?

"I realized that I needed to relax a bit and take a little break from the stress that comes with VA. However, I do need to talk to you about glee club." Shelby stated gaining confidence with each word.

"Really? What is it?" Will said, sounding unsure.

"I spoke to Figgens yesterday. We are now co-directors over New Directions. I know this is sudden but I believe we can work great together and maybe, we can take these kids to Nationals." Shelby stated matter of factly.

"Oh. Great yeah this will be great," Will said, unsure of how to react due to his authority over glee being split in two. I mean look at what happened with Sue. Though Will couldn't help but think that Shelby wasn't Sue. No, Shelby was beautiful inside and out even though most people don't see that side of her.

"Great!" Shelby was surprised at his reaction. After all if someone tried to take half of VA from her, she would all but tear them to shreds.

"Listen, I was about to head to the teacher's lounge to get some coffee. Do you want to come with me?"

"Yeah let's go. I need my coffee." She smiled.

As they walked down the now crowded hall ways, they talked about their summers and what they did. They talked about Will's divorce and Shelby's decision to leave VA and Carmel. Will was updating Shelby on Rachel and on what to expect from glee club when they finally arrived at the teacher's lounge. They each got a cup, filled it and added their own condiments to it. When they were both finished and satisfied with their coffee, they turned and looked for a place to sit. The only table open for both of them, was one occupied by a certain red-headed counselor. Emma looked up in time to see Will and a certain brunette making their way towards the table. Whoever this woman was, she was certainly beautiful and Will seemed to like her. This was unsettling for Emma because even though she was with Carl, she loved Will.

As Will and the brunette took a seat, Will looked at her sending shivers down her spine and said, "Hey Emma. This is Shelby Corcoran. She teaches here now as an English teacher and she is going to co-direct New Directions."

While Will and Shelby smiled at eachother, Emma's heart sank. So this woman is the one he cheated on her with?

"Nice to meet you, Emma." Shelby said, smiling.

Emma put on a fake smile and said, "You too. I've heard great things about you. So how long have you known Will?" Emma was going to take things easy for awhile and hide her misery.

Will's face fell. He knew that when Emma met Shelby, there was going to be tension. Poor Shelby doesn't understand. I'm going to need to explain this to her later, Will thought.

Shelby answered a little confused, "Um. I think a few months give or take."

Will smiled reassuringly to Shelby and regretfully to Emma. Not long after, Emma excused herself to her office. As soon as she arrived, she broke down into tears. This Shelby woman could just take the man of her dreams. You're with Carl. You're with Carl, Emma repeated to herself over and over again.

Soon after Emma left, Will and Shelby got up from their tables and rinsed their cups. As they came to the entrance, Will wished Shelby a great first day and told her that he couldn't wait to see her in glee. Shelby smiled and they went separate ways.

Shelby, now, could barely walk down the halls for they were flooded with students. Arriving at her door, she heard a meek little voice say, "Shelby?"

Shelby didn't need to turn around to know who had called her. It was the girl that she gave up 16 years ago. The girl that shared half of her gene pool and that resembled her so much, whether it be physically or emotionally. The girl that she walked away from, again, after a brief reunion and a shared song.

"Hello Rachel."