Chapter 4
Shelby's POV
I woke up the next morning and went to wake Rachel for school. Riley was staying home until her ribs got better. Rachel ate breakfast then quickly got dressed. She grabbed her bag and her car keys and left. Riley was still asleep so I went to check on Beth. The little girl was laying in her crib cooing quietly. "Hey Beth are you ready to get up?"I asked as I picked her up out of her crib. I took her downstairs and placed her in her high chair. I poured some cheerios on the tray for her and made myself a bowl of cereal. We both finished eating and I took Beth into the living room to play with her. I was reading her a book when Riley walked into the living room. "Morning. How are you feeling?"I asked as I stood up with Beth in my arms. "I feel a little better but I'm still sore."Riley said as she followed me into the kitchen. I nodded and said "Ok well just take it easy and relax today."She nodded and sat down to a bowl of cereal. She ate quickly and after washing her bowl went upstairs to get a shower and get dressed.
Riley's POV
I finished my shower then decided to work on some of my homework. I didn't really have anything else to do and I knew that Rachel would be bringing me home today's home work. I worked on my homework for a while but then decided to take a break. Shelby was in the living room playing with Beth. I came in and sat down next to them on the floor. As soon as I sat down Beth crawled over to me and handed me her stuffed giraffe. I smiled and took the toy and made it dance for her which made her giggle. I noticed that Shelby was watching me. I looked up at her and asked "Why did her parents put her up for adoption?"She was silent for a few minutes then said "Her parents put her up for adoption because they are both still in high school. They felt that they couldn't take care of her."I nodded then asked "Wait do her parents go to school with me?I was home schooled for a little while and when I came back I didn't know of anyone having a baby."I said as I looked down at Beth. She looked down at Beth then back at me and said "She is Quinn and Puck's daughter."I just nodded but didn't say anything. I played with Beth for a little while more then went to eat lunch. I quickly ate lunch then helped Shelby put Beth down for a nap. Once she was asleep I went into my room to continue my homework. I must have fallen asleep while I was working because I woke up with my head on my math book. I heard Shelby and Rachel talking so I went downstairs.
Rachel's POV
I was in the kitchen talking to Shelby when Riley walked in. I smiled at her and said "I brought you your homework."She nodded and thanked me then sat down at the kitchen table. She looked exhausted. I sat down next to her as she began to look through her homework. She sighed and placed the stack of papers on the table in front of her. "Riley are you ok?"Shelby asked as she also sat down at the table. "Yeah I'm fine. I'm just tired because I didn't sleep last night."Riley said as she stood up to go back to her room to do some more homework. She didn't get very far because Shelby stopped her. "Riley its the weekend. Take a break from your homework for the night. You can work on it tomorrow."Shelby said as she pulled both of us into the living room. We sat down on the couch and Shelby told us to pick a movie. We agreed on phantom of the opera and I put it in the dvd player. Riley fell asleep half way through the movie. When the movie ended it was only 5:00. Shelby woke Riley and we decided to order a pizza. The pizza came and we all sat down to eat. While we were eating Shelby looked at us and said "Girls I was offered a teaching job at your school. I will be teaching English."Both of us just nodded and continued to eat our pizza. We finished eating and went back into the living room to watch another movie. We stayed up until 10 and then all of us went to bed. Shelby said goodnight to us and we both fell asleep quickly.
Riley's POV
By Monday morning I was feeling a little better so I decided to go back to school. Shelby was starting her teaching job today. She was pretty excited that she was going to be teaching at our school. I thought it was pretty cool also. I don't think that Rachel is too happy about it since she always avoided talking about it when Shelby or I brought it up. I woke up this morning and headed downstairs. Shelby was making bacon and pancakes. I had a little bit of both before heading upstairs to shower and get dressed. I finished getting dressed then came back downstairs. Shelby was telling Beth's babysitter where her stuff was and what number to reach her at if she needed her. I kissed Beth goodbye and followed Shelby to her car. Rachel had already left to go get Finn. She wouldn't let me ride with her that morning. The ride to school only took a few minutes. Shelby pulled into a parking space and we both got out. We walked into the school and I said goodbye to her and headed to my locker. I put my books that I didn't need in my locker and headed to my history class. I sat down in my usual seat and waited for the teacher to come in. I got a few welcome backs from some of the people in the room. A few minutes later the teacher came in and began the days lesson. Before we left he assigned us some homework out of the book. I had finished all of my homework that Rachel had brought home for me. I turned it in and went to my next class.
Shelby's POV
I was about to teach my third English class of the day. I looked at my class list to see that I would have Riley this period. I placed the list on my desk and looked up as she walked in and sat down. "Hey how is your first day back?"I asked as she began to pull out her books and some pens. "Its ok I guess. I tried to sit with Rachel at lunch today but she wouldn't let me. We always sit together."Riley said then shrugged her shoulders. I walked over to where she was sitting and said "Your welcome to eat with me if you want."Riley looked up at me and smiled then said "Thanks maybe Ill come eat with you tomorrow."I smiled back at her then said "So I was talking with Mr. Schuester today and he offered to let me coach the glee club with him. I said yes to him."Riley gave me a huge smile and also gave me a hug. It was nice to see her smile and be happy for once. I could tell she was feeling better and it made me feel good. We pulled apart and she sat back down. I walked back up to the front of the classroom as the other kids started to take their seats. Once all the kids had sat down in their seats I began teaching the lesson. Riley seemed like she was really into the class. I noticed that she was listening to every word I was saying while taking notes in her notebook. Before the class ended I assigned the kids their homework and let them talk for the last five minutes. All of the kids got up to talk to their friends. Riley just stayed in her seat and pulled out a book to read. I noticed she kind of looked upset but I was unsure. When the bell finally rang she packed up her books and went to leave. All the other kids had left so I said "Ill see you in glee later have a good rest of the day."She just nodded and walked out of the room. I made it through the rest of the day and it was time for glee club. I packed up my stuff and locked the door to my room. I walked down to the auditorium to find a few of the kids already there.
Rachel's POV
I was sitting next to Finn in the auditorium when Shelby walked in. I looked over at her then turned back to Finn. Riley came in a few minutes later and sat down a few rows back from me. The rest of the glee club finally got there and I watched as Mr. Schuester walked up to the front of the room. Shelby was standing next to him. "Ok guys today I'd like to introduce our co-director of the glee club Ms. Corcoran."Mr. Schuester said as he saw Rachel looking over at Shelby. The kids remained silent so Mr. Schuester got us started on our routine for sectionals. Shelby was watching all of us and trying to help the best she could.
Riley's POV
I was trying my best to work on the routine. Being the newest member of new directions I had the least practice out of everyone. I was trying to do one of the dance moves when I accidentally bumped into Rachel. She glared at me and shoved me to the ground. "Watch where your going!"She shouted at me as she gave me another glare. When she had pushed me I had fallen on my side where I had been kicked. I tried my best not to let the tears fall that had formed in my eyes when I felt the pain from my side. Finn got down next to me and gently helped me up. "Thanks Finn."I said as I held my side in pain. Rachel glared at me again and Mr. Schuester and Shelby came up onto the stage. "Riley are you alright?"They both asked as they saw me holding my side. I shook my head no as Shelby came over to me. Why don't you go take a break?"Mr. Schuester said as he walked over to where Rachel was standing. I walked off the stage with Shelby as I heard Mr. Schuester start to say something to her for pushing me. I watched as they continued working on the routine. The glee club meeting was finally over and the kids began packing up their stuff. Rachel grabbed her stuff and walked out with Finn. Shelby had been planning to stop her but Rachel had snuck out before she could. I waited for Shelby as her and Mr. Schuester talked for a bit. They both came over to me and Mr. Schuester said "Riley if Rachel gives you anymore trouble during school or glee club just come to one of us."I nodded and he continued "Also congratulations we have chosen you to sing the solo at sectionals."I smile at him and said "Thanks but what about Rachel?She is going to flip."He nodded and said "Don't worry about Rachel. We will deal with her. We are going to tell everyone tomorrow."I nodded and gave him another smile. Shelby told him she would talk to Rachel tonight about how she had pushed me today during rehearsal. They finished talking and Shelby said goodbye. I followed her out to her car and got in. I had to have a little help since I was kind of sore now. We pulled into the drive way at our house a few minutes later. Rachel's car was in the drive way already. Both of us got out and went inside.
Shelby's POV
I walked into the house with Riley right behind me. I could hear Rachel upstairs in her room. Beth's babysitter was in the living room playing with Beth. "Jennifer you can go. Thanks so much for watching Beth for me."I said as I paid her and scooped Beth up to give the little girl a kiss. Jennifer left and I handed Beth to Riley. "Can you keep an eye on her for a few minutes?I need to have a little talk with Rachel."I said as Riley took Beth and set her on the floor. "Sure I can watch her."Riley said as she sat down next to Beth and began to read a book to her. I smiled at them as I watched them together. Riley had taken a liking to Beth and played with and helped me with her when she was able to. I watched as Beth crawled into Riley's lap then I went upstairs to Rachel's room. I walked up to the half closed door and pushed it open. I stepped inside and Rachel turned towards me. "You cant just walk in here!"She shouted as she saw me standing in the doorway. Finn was sitting next to her with his Spanish book open on his lap. "Finn its nice to see you but you need to go home. Rachel and I need to have a little talk."I said as I ignored Rachel's protests. Finn stood up and said "Sure Ms. Corcoran. Can I wait downstairs until my mom can come pick me up?"I nodded and said "Sure you can wait here until your mom comes."He gave me a smile and thanked me. He packed up his books and left the room. Once he had left the room I came over to Rachel. I looked her in the eyes and said "First of all this is my house and I will just walk in her if I choose to. Second can you tell me what you were thinking when you pushed Riley down today?You know that she is still in a little bit of pain and you probably just made it worse for her."Rachel looked away and just shrugged then said "She got in my way and she was doing the routine wrong. If one of us isn't doing it right then it throws off the rest of us. We need to be good if we want to win sectionals. I got her to look at me again and said "That is no reason to push Riley or anyone for that matter. Got it?"She nodded and said "Yes ma'am."Good now go downstairs and apologize to your sister."I said as I stood up to follow her.
Riley's POV
I was sitting in the living room playing with Beth and her blocks when Rachel and Shelby came down. Rachel stood in front of me and said "Riley I'm sorry I pushed you today."I just nodded and continued to play with Beth. Rachel looked over at Shelby who just nodded. She got down on the floor with Beth and I and asked "What would you guys like for dinner?"I just shrugged and Rachel suggested having spaghetti. Shelby nodded and asked "Riley is spaghetti ok with you?"Yeah its fine."I said as I moved on to the couch. "Ok then spaghetti it is."Shelby said as she went into the kitchen to start cooking it. She finished cooking the dinner a half hour later and we all sat down to eat. We mostly just talked about school and glee club. When dinner was over I rinsed off my plate and placed it in the dishwasher. I helped Shelby clean up a bit then went upstairs to work on my homework. I finally finished at about 8:00. I went downstairs and sat with Rachel and Shelby until 9:00. I got tired at 9 so I told them I was going to bed. Not long after I heard Rachel come in to the room. Shelby came in with her and said good night to us. We both said good night to her then she left the room.
Shelby's POV
After I got the girls to bed I went and layed down in my own bed. I kept thinking about tomorrow and how Rachel would react when she found out that Riley got the solo for sectionals. I pushed the thought away then went to check on Beth one more time. She was sound asleep in her crib so I headed back to my room. I layed down and quickly fell asleep. I was so glad to be coaching glee club. I was really looking forward to hearing Rachel and Riley sing.
