I'm sorry, if people aren't keen on my story. I really don't mind constructive criticism but I am not changing my whole story.
I apologise if you think that Rachel is being clingy or acting younger than she is but I want to convey that Rachel has never really grown up. She is still acting like she did at 7 when she had a "normal" life. Shelby just wants to baby her little girl.
We will see in the future that Rachel does start to grow up especially as Rachel starts to realise that Shelby isn't going leave her.
It was the next morning and Rachel woke up first. She cringed when she realised that her hand was on her mom's breast. She moved it slightly onto the bed. She hoped that her mom hadn't noticed. Rachel turned around and Shelby started to wake up feeling the girl beneath her moving.
"Oh baby" Shelby said cuddling up with Rachel.
"Is it time to get up?" Rachel said and Shelby sighed before reaching over to check her phone.
"It's 7:30 so I suppose we better start getting up now" Shelby said and Rachel nodded. They climbed out of the bed. Shelby grabbed her hoodie before standing up.
"Let's go and get breakfast" Shelby said leaving her room. Rachel nodded before following her mom.
The duo walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen of chaos.
"What's going on in here?" Shelby asked.
"Emily needs to get to school" Sarah said and Shelby nodded. She had completely forgotten about school. She took a mental note to phone Rachel's school.
"What time does Emily's school start?" Shelby asked.
"9:10" Sarah said and Shelby nodded.
"Can someone drive me to school, I am going to be late" Ellie shouted.
"I'll take you" Shelby said.
"You are in your pyjamas" Ellie complained.
"You can't tell" Shelby said as she scrapped her hair back. "It's like I have to get out the car or anything"
"Rach, do you want to sit in the back?" Shelby asked and Rachel nodded.
"We'll be back" Shelby said as she went to grab their shoes. They were quickly ready to go.
"Thank you Shell" Ellie said climbing into the front with her sister.
They drove to the school almost in silence. Rachel was just looking out the window. She liked it here.
"What time does your school start Rach?" Shelby asked as Ellie climbed out the car.
"8:30" Rachel said and Shelby nodded.
"We will have to leave at 7 o'clock for us to get you there on time" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.
"When we get home, I'll call your school so I can explain things to them" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.
"Don't tell them anything" Rachel said.
"Huh, what do you mean sweetie?" Shelby asked.
"Don't tell them please, about the men and the woman, about Dad" Rachel said and Shelby nodded.
"I won't but I will need to tell them some things" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.
They enjoyed the drive back to the house. Only they arrived, they acted like they had started the morning again.
They walked into the kitchen and this time it was a lot calmer.
"Would you like waffles, Rachel?" Elizabeth asked and Rachel nodded.
"I'd like that, Nana" Rachel said and both Elizabeth and Shelby smiled. Rachel was slowly starting to fit in with the family.
"Right, I'm away to phone your school so just stay with Nana" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.
Shelby walked out the room and headed to the office. She just needed some privacy.
Shelby managed to get the name of Rachel's middle school and called the head teacher.
"Hello, my name is Shelby Corcoran and I am calling about my daughter Rachel Berry?" Shelby said and the head teacher nodded.
"Okay, well I am slightly confused due to Rachel only having her father" The Head teacher, Mr Cruise said.
"She did but well I have been reconnected to her. She is now in my custody and I am her legal guardian" Shelby explained and Mr Cruise nodded.
"Do you mind me asking what happened?" Mr Cruise asked "I guess that the CPS were involved so I could be needed the assessment results they concluded.
Shelby nodded.
"Well, it has become clear that Rachel was abused by her father. As far as I am aware they are still looking for Leroy but I am here in Dublin just now because Rachel wants to return to school" Shelby explained "I shall get the CPS officer to get in touch with you"
Mr Cruise nodded.
"Thank you Miss Corcoran. When is Rachel going to be back with us?" Mr Cruise asked.
"I'll bring her tomorrow morning. Though, I would like you to be aware that Leroy Berry is not to be anywhere near my daughter" Shelby said and Mr Cruise nodded.
"Of course, I will ensure that all staff are aware" Mr Cruise explained and Shelby nodded.
"Okay thank you very much, we'll be there about 8:15" Shelby said and Mr Cruise nodded.
"I look forward to seeing you" He said before they hung up.
Shelby then called Lisa, the CPS worker.
"Hi Lisa, I know that we were supposed to have a meeting tomorrow but I had to get out of the city at short notice" Shelby explained and Lisa nodded.
"That's fine, where are you now?" Lisa asked. She knew that the announcement of Rachel being Shelby's daughter was cause a reaction.
"I'm in Dublin, Ohio with my parents" Shelby said and Lisa nodded.
"Okay, I know of a couple of CPS officers in that area so I will email them explaining what is going on and then we can deal with it from there" Lisa said and Shelby nodded.
"Of course, I'm not planning on staying here forever but just until the start of next year" Shelby explained and Lisa nodded.
"I understand" Lisa said. They spoke to each other for a bit longer before hanging up.
Shelby walked back into the kitchen.
"Right, you are going to school tomorrow" Shelby said "And I want you dressed please"
Shelby stood behind the girl playing with her hair.
"I don't want you to leave me tomorrow" Rachel said.
"Oh sweetie, it won't be for long and I promise that I will be back" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.
"Okay" Rachel said.
"Now let's go get changed" Shelby said and Rachel nodded. They disappeared up the stairs and started to get ready. They both had showers and then walked back down the stairs.
"Do you want to go to the grocery store with me?" Thomas asked Rachel. Rachel looked at her mom before nodding.
"Come on then, Rach" Thomas said and Rachel nodded getting up and followed Thomas to the car. She enjoyed doing the shopping with her Papa. She liked him, at first she had been a little scared of him because she didn't really like men but he was different.
"Shall we go out for lunch?" Thomas asked and Rachel nodded.
"We can get a burger" Thomas said and Rachel nodded.
"There is this amazing diner" Thomas said and they parked outside.
"Come on then" Thomas said. They jumped out the car and went to the diner. They got themselves a burger and fries each. Rachel just had the children's portion but it was massive. They were sat eating when Thomas's phone rang.
"It's your mother, you can answer" Thomas said handing Rachel the phone.
"Hey mom" Rachel said answering the phone.
"Where are you honey?" Shelby asked over the phone.
"We are at a diner, the food is amazing. I haven't had a burger like this before" Rachel said and Shelby groaned.
"Do you know how unhealthy that is, it's pull of fat and grease" Shelby said and Rachel laughed.
"But mom it's amazing" Rachel said. They talked for a bit longer before hanging up.
"Mom isn't happy with you" Rachel said. "You're in trouble Papa"
"This was meant to be our secret" Thomas said.
"I don't lie to my mama ever" Rachel said and Thomas nodded.
"That's a good thing to do" Thomas said.
"Let's head home now" Thomas said and Rachel nodded. They got into the car and drop back home.
Once they arrived home, they walked into the kitchen and Shelby was sat eating a salad for her lunch.
"See I'm eating something that isn't 1000 calories" Shelby said looking at Thomas.
"How lovely was lunch though, Rach" Thomas said and Rachel nodded. She looked between her mom and papa. She didn't want to upset anyone.
"Don't worry about it, as long as it's just a treat" Shelby said putting her arm around Rachel.
After lunch, Shelby and Rachel went for a walk. Shelby was showing the girl places that matter to her when she was growing up. They walked passed parks and Shelby's old school. Rachel just enjoyed being out and about. She listened to everything that her mom said.
They ended up walking for about 2 hours and then headed back home. When they arrived home, Emily was home. Harrison had been there all day as Sarah and her husband Tony were both working.
"How was school Em?" Shelby asked.
"It was good" Emily said.
"Rachel, can we play?" Emily asked and Rachel nodded. The kids disappeared and Shelby smiled. She waited until Rachel was gone then turned to her mom.
"Mom, the new CPS officer is coming around next week and she wants me to speak to Rachel about what happened with her dads" Shelby explained and Elizabeth nodded.
"What are you going to do?" Elizabeth asked and Shelby shrugged.
"I think I might wait until tomorrow won the way home from school" Shelby said and Elizabeth nodded.
"That might work, just be gentle with her" Elizabeth said and Shelby nodded.
"I'm scared about what she is going to tell me" Shelby said. "I don't know if I can handle it"
"Oh sweetie" Elizabeth said as she walked over to Shelby and engulfed her in a hug.
They stayed like that for a while.
"Where is Ellie?" Shelby asked.
"Oh she has maths club after school" Elizabeth explained and Shelby nodded.
"Did you speak last night?" Elizabeth asked and Shelby nodded.
"She was just a bit upset that she didn't know about Rachel. I explained some things to her and she seems fine now" Shelby explained and Elizabeth nodded.
They spoke for a bit longer before Shelby and Elizabeth started making tea. They were half way through tea when Sarah walked in.
"Hey, how was today?" Sarah asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"It was good, we are just about to dish up" Shelby said and Elizabeth nodded. They spoke and finished dishing up. They called everyone through.
Everyone sat down and happily act their food.
"Is Ellie not back?" Sarah asked and Elizabeth shook her head.
"She is usually back by now" Elizabeth said.
"That girl, she just does her own think" Thomas said shaking his head.
They continued eating with a flowing conversation going between them.
"Mom, can me and Emily go and play again?" Rachel asked and Shelby nodded.
"Okay, but just for an hour or so" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.
The children ran off and the adults walked into the living room.
"Can someone give Ellie a text?" Elizabeth asked and Shelby nodded grabbing her phone. She sent a quick text to her sister but it wasn't needed as Ellie stormed in the door and ran up to her room.
"Nice of you to say hello Ellie" Thomas shouted as the girl ran up the stairs. Shelby looked at her dad.
"I'm a way to go and check on her" Shelby said as she got up. Shelby walked up the stairs to Ellie's room. She knocked on the door.
"Go away" Ellie shouted. Shelby ignored her and opened the door. She was slightly surprised to see her sister sitting in a green and black cheerleading outfit with tears streaming down her face.
"Hey, what's up?" Shelby asked sitting next to Ellie.
"I didn't know you were a cheerleader?" Shelby said and Ellie gasped.
"Don't tell Mom or Dad will you" Ellie said.
"What they don't know?" Shelby asked and Ellie shook her head.
"I didn't know how they would react. You know what they are like, they just want me to be involved in something academic and I don't like that. I know that they didn't support you as they could have with your music and I didn't want the same thing to happen to me" Ellie said and Shelby nodded.
"I understand, but things have changed since then. I'm sure they wouldn't mind" Shelby explained and Ellie sighed.
"It's easy to just keep it hidden" Ellie explained.
"I think you should speak to mom and dad about this" Shelby said and Ellie shrugged.
"I'll do it later" Ellie said.
"Okay, now why the tears?" Shelby asked as she sat back on the bed with Ellie.
"It doesn't matter" Ellie said brushing the tears away.
"Oh, if it's enough to make you cry it does matter" Shelby explained. Having her sister there just made Ellie burst. She started crying and then she couldn't stop.
"Oh sweetie" Shelby said pulling her sister into her arms. She had done this a lot. She loved the girl a lot and Ellie could always talk to Shelby about anything and she did.
"Calm down baby" Shelby said and Ellie held onto her sister.
"Please, Ellie you are starting to scare me now" Shelby said as she tried to move her sister's brown hair from her face.
"I was stupid, Shell" Ellie said crying even more.
"What happened?" Shelby asked. "El, please"
"I had sex with Jackson" Ellie cried and Shelby sighed.
"Oh baby" Shelby said as she moved down to be more comfortable. She just held the girl until she had calmed down and they could speak.
"Now, are you ready to speak?" Shelby asked and Ellie shrugged.
"Els, it's up to you. You can either be grown up about this and speak to me or you will have to speak to Mom" Shelby explained and Ellie sighed before sitting up slightly.
"Good girl, so have you just come back from his?" Shelby asked and Ellie nodded.
"What made you do it?" Shelby asked.
"For different reasons" Ellie said and Shelby just looked at her hinting for more.
"I, just well I wanted to prove to you that I wasn't a baby. Everyone treats me like a baby. It's like they expect me to play with Emily, I am 16 years old now. I just feel so left out, I thought that if I did this then it might I could be involved in more conversations that you and Sarah have" Ellie explained.
"I'm so sorry, you felt that way" Shelby said and Ellie wiped her off.
"Then at school, they made me Co-caption for Sophomores and they were putting pressure on me. They just assumed I wasn't a virgin. I wanted to do it, prove to them" Ellie said.
"Oh you silly girl" Shelby said pulling the girl into her arms.
"Els, I know that sex is made out to be nothing in high school but it is something. It's so important, I understand now that you are upset and I hope that you consider who you are feeling just now in the future" Shelby explained and Ellie nodded.
"I'm never having sex again, it hurt so much" Ellie said cringing. Shelby too felt slightly uncomfortable but didn't say anything at least Ellie felt she could speak to her.
"Oh baby you will, once you find someone you really love and want to spend the rest of your life with you will have sex again. And it will feel completely different and be amazing" Shelby said and Ellie nodded.
"It might hurt a bit but you will be overcome with love that you won't notice" Shelby said and Ellie nodded.
"Is it normal, you know to bleed?" Ellie asked nervously and Shelby nodded.
"It can be, I would suggest you wear a pad though instead of a tampon because you will be feeling quite sensitive down there" Shelby said and Ellie nodded.
"I am" Ellie said and Shelby nodded before holding the girl for a bit longer.
"I love you baby and thank you for talking to me. I promise it is better having this conversation with me than mom" Shelby explained and Ellie nodded.
"Right, come to my living room and we can have a girly night" Shelby said and Ellie nodded. They walked out the room and Shelby disappeared to get a drink and sweets while Ellie went to Shelby's room.
"Is Ellie okay?" Elizabeth asked and Shelby nodded.
"She is going to be fine" Shelby said. "Sarah, do you want to come up to my room to watch a film? I think we need a little sister night"
Sarah nodded confused at first but went to help her sister.
"What's going on with Els?" Sarah asked.
"Come with me" Shelby said and Sarah nodded. They got drinks and sweets before heading up to the room. They went into the room and Ellie had the duvet ready for them.
"Someone care to explain to me what is going on?" Sarah asked sitting down next to Ellie. Shelby got in the duvet at the other side.
"Someone has been feeling a little left out and I was thinking that we should show her that we understand she isn't a baby" Shelby said. "We don't want you getting upset again and making a silly mistake do we?"
Ellie shook her head.
"What did you do?" Sarah asked. Ellie looked at Shelby.
"You can tell her if you want" Shelby said and Ellie looked down.
"Els" Sarah said.
"I had sex with Jackson" Ellie said.
"What, Ellie? I thought that was just some silly little fling" Sarah said.
"I'm sorry okay" Ellie said.
"It's okay, we spoke about it now I think we should forget about it" Shelby said and both girls nodded.
They watched a film before realising the time.
"God, I better get Rachel ready for bed." Shelby said.
"I better head home" Sarah said. They all disappeared to their different destinations.
"Come on, Rach bed time" Shelby said and Rachel nodded. Rachel was tired now, she got into Shelby's room and quickly changed before jumping into bed.
"I'm away to go and see Nana and Papa for a bit before going to bed" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded.
Shelby went down the stairs and sat with her parents for a while. Her parents asked about Ellie but Shelby just explained that everything was sorted now. She was not going to tell her parents what had happened she knew that Ellie would be mortified.
"Right I'm going to bed" Shelby said an hour later. She went up the stairs and as expected Rachel was sleeping. Shelby snuggled up with her daughter and drifted into a calm sleep.
Hope this is okay :) thank you for the reviews and follows.
Next chapter will be Rachel speaking about what happened with her dad and the couple. What do you think should happen?
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