Forced To Marry But Not To Love
Ch 11: Big News Part 2
Previously: "Mom"?
A/N: The dates on some of my chapters are wrong- all the December dates should be December 2011 not 2012 but from there the dates are fine. I know I said Prom would be in this chapter but I've changed the order of the chapters round a little because I thought it was more important to find out why Shelby was back in Lima. Beth is 2 at this point. Oh and also sorry for the lack of update last night I didn't have access to a computer as I was staying in my school's boarding house- to make up for this tonight's update will be a double! Oh quick bit of series change- Shelby never came back at the beginning of Senior Year so Rachel hasn't seen her since sophomore year. On with the story!
Rachel's POV
I stand in the doorway, shell shocked for a moment. My mom, the woman who gave birth to me standing on my doorstep after I hadn't seen her for two years with Quinn and Puck's daughter- I would never call her my sister because she's not really. "Oh I'm sorry, I'm so rude. Come in mom, is it ok if I call you mom?". "Rach honey I am your mom you can call me that if it's comfortable for you" she says as she walks through the door. "Ok then mom, to what do I owe the pleasure of your company after two years of nada, not a thing and then you show up on my doorstep, unannounced! And for the record no one but my close friends call me Rach". "Ok I supposed I asked for that but really honey after the way I left you 2 years ago I didn't know if you wanted to see me". "Of course I would, you're my mom". "Well are we just gonna talk in the hall or….." "No we can go through to the living room". I walk with my mom through to the living room and as we walk in everyone's mouths drops as they see me with Shelby. "Mommy Quinn" Beth yells and jumps onto Quinn's lap. It's so nice to see her look so happy and relaxed with Beth- you can tell she loves being "Mommy Quinn". "Hey munchkin" Puck leans over and ruffles Beth's hair. "Daddy" Beth says and Puck lifts her onto his lap and he, Quinn and Beth cuddle up together- they make such a cute family. "So Mom, these are the Hummels- Burt, Carole and Kurt and of course Finn- he's my husband now". "Nice to meet you all but Rachel I really need to talk to you alone". "Ok mom" I say and we walked into the kitchen. "Your husband's a cutie but that's not why I'm here". "Why would it be, you didn't know, so why are you here?" I asked her looking curious for the first time. "I have terminal leukaemia and I don't have that long left, I would've called but that's not really the sort of thing you want to tell your daughter over the phone. I really want to say that I knew my daughter Rachel and that's why I'm here. I wanted to get to know you before it's too late". "HOW DARE YOU, HOW DARE YOU COME BACK INTO MY LIFE, DROP A BOMB ON ME AND EXPECT ME TO BE OK. I WANTED TO KNOW YOU TWO YEARS AGO AND YOU CUT ME OFF." "Ok I guess I deserved that as well" my mom said. "But I don't want to say that I didn't know my mom either so we can work something out. One more thing, what's going to happen to Beth?". "I think she deserves to go to her real parents after I die so Quinn and Puck will get her". "I'm so sorry mom, I do love you, you know", "I love you too Rachel" my mom says and we hug and go back to the living room.
Finn's POV
Rach and her mom sure were taking a while. I hope Rach's mom hadn't come back simply to break her heart again. She was so broken for a while after her mom left the first time. But when they come back in Rach looks as if she's been crying but also she looks somewhat happy. "Oh wait mom, I meant to tell you earlier- you're going to be a grandmother". "That's wonderful Rachel, I'm so happy for you and Finn". They hug and Rach comes to sit back down beside me. "Quinn, Puck can I talk to you also, don't worry about Beth she'll amuse herself for a bit- can you guys watch her though?" Shelby asks me and Rach. "Of course we will Shelby" I say. Shelby smiles at us gratefully and leaves to talk to Quinn and Puck. "Do you wanna talk about it?" I ask Rach, "cause you know it's ok if you don't". "No it's fine, my mom came back cause she has terminal leukaemia and she wants to get to know me before it's too late and to be honest I want to get to know her too". "Well that's good for you guys- man that's rough that it has to be like this though". "Yeah it is" she starts crying and leans into my chest. I rock her telling her that everything's going to be ok and she leans over pounces on me and kisses me. "Ask your mom to watch Beth, I think I'm due some sympathy sex". "Oh yeah" I say kissing her back and calling "Mom can you watch Beth for a bit". I barely wait for the "sure honey" before dragging Rach upstairs.
Rachel's POV
I can't believe my mom has cancer. It's the sort of thing you see in movies not in your own life. It was later on after me and Finn had finished our sympathy sex that I really allowed myself to think about it. Quinn and Puck had been ecstatic that Beth would be coming to live with them but obviously not about the circumstances by which it was happening. Finn's arm was draped across my belly as if trying to protect our child from what was happening to my mother- most likely by the time she died my kid wouldn't have known her which makes me sad. Still it's hard not to concentrate on the good things when you have so many. Finn, the baby and the rest of our lives- we had so much to look forward to in the future that it didn't do for me to dwell on the fact that I really would never know my mom. I had Finn and our baby and that's all that matters. It's going to be even more real when we find out if this baby is a he or a she. Wow the last couple of days have been crazy with all the big news. And with that thought in mind, I lay my head on Finn's comfy chest and fell asleep.
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Next Time: We find out the gender of Finchel's baby and Shelby and Rachel start getting to know each other.