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Three. She had taken three pregnancy tests, how she managed enough pee to take them was beyond her. Setting the timer on her phone to 3 minutes, she patiently waited. Taking deep breaths every ten seconds so she wouldn't lose her mind. How was this happening? She was on birth control...she took the little white pill everyday on the dot. Of course she knew that birth control wasn't 100% effective, but still.

*BING BING*

Whipping her sweaty palms on her pants she picked up the sticks and looked at the results. Gasping she dropped the tests.

Rachel Berry was indeed pregnant.

... ... ...

Rachel stayed home again, she didn't know what to do. Should she tell Noah? No, no way. He made his choice. And sadly it wasn't her. Pacing back and forth in her room, she made a decision... She was going to leave McKinley, leave Lima Ohio. There was no way she could face going to school everyday as she got bigger.

Abortion wasn't even an option for her, the thought of killing something that was part her made her sick to her stomach. But she was thinking about adoption, there was so much that she wanted to accomplish in life and she didn't know if she could with a baby.

Looking at her phone she picked it up and dialed the number. It rang twice before someone answered.

"Mom...I need to talk to you"

After talking with her birth mother for over an hour, she told her to come over for dinner so she could tell her fathers. She had to make the decision now or she would pull back and stay.

It was 8:20 when her dads came home, and it was close to 9 when her mother arrived. She had them sitting in the living room, standing in front of her fathers seeing how worried they were made her stomach uneasy.

"Pumpkin what's going on? Why is your mother here?"

"Honey, it would be best to let it all out."

Taking a much needed breath she tightly closed her eyes. "I'm pregnant.." To say the look on her fathers faces were soft. "We know baby..." Opening her eyes she stared at them.

"You knew?"

Nodding their heads, she couldn't believe they knew. Why did they not say anything? "We knew it wasn't no stomach bug baby, the only time you have ever been sick was when you were 10 months old."

"What we want to know is why your mother is here?"

Looking at Shelby, her mother nodded her head for her to tell them. "Mom has been offered a job in California...and I would like to go with her." It hurt her because she felt like she was abandoning them. And she wasn't.

"You and Daddy work so hard and sometimes you have to travel for long periods of time. And I can't go to school everyday while I get bigger and bigger, they will DESTROY me... And I can't face Noah through this. I just can't..."

Her fathers looked at each other, both holding each others hands. "I hear you star...We are going to miss you every day." Feeling tears spring into her eyes she dashed forward and wrapped her arms around them. "Thank you both so much, I love you"

Shelby smiled at her daughter, when she turned to her she smiled and gave her a hug. Placing a kiss on her forehead she said. "Start packing baby girl..we leave tomorrow"

... ... ...

Rachel didn't tell anyone that she was leaving today, she figured that telling people they would eventually ask why. And she could not lie to them anymore. During her free period she took everything out of her locker and put it in her car. Next she had to talk to the principle about transferring everything to her new school she would be attending in the fall.

As the day passed by it was time for Glee, the night before she picked out a song that captured all of her emotions. And she just hoped everyone would like it.

Stepping into the room, everyone's attention was on her. Fixing her posture she simply walked to the seat next to Finn. Not once did she look towards Noah, and she felt proud of it. Glancing to her side she saw Finn smiling at her, which she gladly returned.

In walked her teacher, since nationals were a couple months away they were just singing whatever they wanted so they wouldn't lose their focus.

"Anybody got a song they would like to sing today?"

Rachel raised her hand "I have something " Smiling he was glad to have Rachel singing again, he knows how hard everything was or has been for her.

"The floor is yours"

Walking to the front of the room she looked at everyone except Noah & Quinn and gave them a friendly smile.

"I know I've have had a rough couple weeks but I want to thank you guys for everything... You guys are truly amazing and I love you for it"

Receiving a couple smiles and Noah looking down in regret and an eye roll from Quinn she started to sing her song.

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was in the dark
I was falling hard
With an open heart
I'm wide awake
How did I read the stars so wrong?
I'm wide awake
And now it's clear to me
That everything you see
Ain't always what it seems
I'm wide awake
Yeah, I was dreaming for so long

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud nine
Crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight
Yeah, I'm falling from cloud nine

I'm wide awake
Not losing any sleep
I picked up every piece
And landed on my feet
I'm wide awake
Need nothing to complete myself, no

I'm wide awake
Yeah, I am born again
Out of the lion's den
I don't have to pretend
And it's too late
The story's over now, the end

[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew then
What I know now
Wouldn't dive in
Wouldn't bow down
Gravity hurts
You made it so sweet
'Til I woke up on
On the concrete

[Chorus]
Falling from cloud nine (it was out of the blue)
I'm crashing from the high
I'm letting go tonight (yeah, I'm letting you go)
I'm falling from cloud nine

I'm wide awake
Thunder rumbling
Castles crumbling
I'm wide awake
I am trying to hold on
I'm wide awake
God knows that I tried
Seeing the bright side
I'm wide awake
I'm not blind anymore...

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake

[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm falling from cloud nine (it was out of the blue)
I'm crashing from the high
You know I'm letting go tonight (yeah, I'm letting you go)
I'm falling from cloud nine

I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake
I'm wide awake...

Once she finished everyone got up from their seats and clapped their hands for her. Nodding her head to her teacher he smiled and did the same letting her leave early. A moment of weakness she looked towards Noah for the last time and could feel hot tears form in her eyes.

Walking out of the choir room she made her way down the hallway and took it all in, she then felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around she saw Santana, "I know your leaving..."

Giving her classmate a sad smile she said "Yea I am, I can't stay here anymore" For once in her life she thought of how much she was going to miss Santana and her attitude.

"But why? Because of Puckerman? I will protect you...I promise" How she wished that her and Santana could try to be actual friends, but one girl couldn't face the whole student body.

"Santana...You can't. Its so much more then just Noah"

The look of confusion on her friends face made her smile. "Then what is it? Why can't you stay here and be with us..." Looking down her tears started falling down her face, locking eyes with her she gave a light shrug.

"I'm pregnant.."

Santana's mouth went in a shape of an 'O' and she wrapped her arms around the girl she had teased for so long now regretting it all. It was now her turn to cry for Rachel, no wonder she couldn't stay. And stupid Puckerman left her out in the dry.

Pulling away she grabbed Rachel's cellphone and put in her number. "I want you to keep me updated on everything...school, sonograms, first kick, the gender...and what he or she looks like okay? I want to be your friend Rachel even if that means you being thousands of miles away"

Smiling she gave her friend one last hug and left McKinley high for who knows how long..

... ... ...

And that's how it all happened. Making a grab for her suit case she looked back at her room once more and headed out to start her new life, with her little peanut. Touching her stomach she smiled, maybe she could be a mother and a Broadway star too.

She made her choice...she was going to keep this baby.


I wanted Shelby to be in Rachel's life because I don't like the role they had her in on the show, Let me know what you think. Loving all of the reviews !