Here's Chapter 11 :) Hope you guys like it. This was my favourite chapter to write :) Enjoy! :)

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Rachel smiled and leaned against the piano as she watched Mercedes sing the last part of 'Tonight.' The two of them were in the choir room practicing. Since Sectionals was over, all focus was on West Side Story. After a long talk about it, they finally agreed that Mercedes would do two matinee's and one night show. Rachel would do the rest. The musical wasn't for another long time. Rachel wanted to help Mercedes catch up with rehearsals. Rachel was nervous about the show coming. She would nearly be halfway through her pregnancy when the show starts. She knew by then everyone would know about her pregnancy.

"How was that?" Mercedes asked after she finished the song.

"Amazing." Rachel said with a smile. "You won't have any problems catching up with rehearsals."

"Thanks Rachel." Mercedes said as she got a bottle of water out of her bag. "There's something I want to ask you."

"What is it?" Rachel asked as she sat down on one of the chairs.

Mercedes walked over and sat down next to Rachel. "Why did you quit?"

Rachel sighed. "Personal reasons, Mercedes."

"Was it because of me or anyone else from Glee?" Mercedes asked.

Rachel shook her head. "No. I promise it's nothing to do with you. You will find out what it is soon. I'm not ready to tell anyone now."

"Is it serious?" Mercedes asked, starting to get worried.

"No, it's not serious." Rachel said. She started thinking maybe telling Mercedes now wouldn't be a bad idea.

"You trust me, right?" Mercedes said. "You can tell me if you want."

Rachel was about to tell Mercedes. As she opened her mouth her nerves got the better of her. "I trust you, Mercedes. Thank you. I'm not ready to tell you now but I will when I'm ready. Okay?"

Mercedes smiled and nodded. "Okay. I'm here if you need anything."

"Thank you." Rachel looked up at the clock and realized she would be late for meeting up with Finn. "I'm sorry, Mercedes. I have to go. We'll rehearse again tomorrow?"

"Sure. Thank you so much for helping." Mercedes said before she pulled Rachel into a hug.

Mercedes let Rachel go. Rachel smiled as she got her bag and left.

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Rachel sighed as she leaned back against the bed. She looked at Finn who was tightly holding her hand. Rachel still sometimes found it hard to believe she was pregnant. Even Finn found it hard to believe. For both of them it felt strange knowing that in nine months they would have a son or daughter. Now it felt even more real. The were at their first doctors appointment. The baby was due to arrive on the 2nd of July.

"Can I ask you something?" Rachel asked as she looked at Finn.

"Off course. You know you can ask me anything." Finn said.

"Does this feel like a repeat of what happened with Quinn?" Rachel asked nervously.

Finn shook his head. "Not really. I really thought I was going to be a dad when Quinn was pregnant, until I found out it was Puck's baby. This time I know that this is real. I know you would never do that to me."

"I love you." Rachel said before she leaned in and kissed him.

"Okay Rachel, could you please pull up your shirt. Then we can get started." The young female nurse asked as she walked into the room. Rachel guessed the young nurse was in her late 20's. She had long dark hair that was tied back.

Rachel lifted her shirt over her stomach. The nurse started putting gel onto Rachel's stomach.

"So your eight weeks pregnant?" The nurse asked as she looked at Rachel's chart. Rachel nodded.

The nurse moved the wand around Rachel's stomach and looked at the screen. "You guys are really young. Do you know what we're going to do when the baby arrives?"

Finn looked at Rachel before answering. "We're going to keep it."

"Okay, you see that little thing there?" The nurse asked with a smile as she pointed to a very tiny figure on the screen. "That's your baby."

Rachel blinked back tears as she looked at the screen. "It's so tiny."

Finn looked at the screen in amazement. "Wow."

"Everything seems to be going okay." The nurse said. "Would you like me to print a picture for you?"

Rachel nodded and wiped away a tear that fell from her eye. "Yes please."

The nurse typed in a few things on the machine. She then got a paper towel and gave it to Rachel to wipe the gel off her stomach.

"I'm gonna go and get the picture for you. I'll be back in a minute." The nurse said before leaving.

Rachel cleaned the gel off her stomach and got off the bed. She looked at Finn with a teary smile. "That's our baby."

Finn felt tears fall from his own eyes as he pulled Rachel into a tight hug.

"I'm keeping it, Finn." Rachel said as she wiped her tears.

Finn nodded. "I promise I'm going to help."

The nurse came back and smiled at the couple. "Here's the pictures."

"Thank you." Rachel said with a smile.

Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel and looked at the picture of their baby.

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Rachel spent her evening sitting on the couch, staring at the picture. She imagined what it would be like when she held the baby in her arms for the first time. She looked at the picture and wondered if the baby was a boy or a girl.

"You've been staring at the picture for over an hour now." Shelby said with a laugh. She sat down next to Rachel on the couch. "How are you feeling about all this?"

"Nervous. Excited." Rachel said. "I wonder if I'm going to have a daughter or a son."

Shelby smiled. "We'll find out in a few months."

"I'm defiantly keeping it." Rachel said. "I don't want to give it up for adoption."

Shelby nodded. "I knew you wouldn't want to give it up for adoption."

"My whole life I would dream of having a relationship with my mom. I don't want my baby to go through the same thing as me." Rachel said as she looked down.

"Everytime I saw a girl with brown hair and brown eyes I always thought about you and what you were doing. I always wondered what it would be like if I didn't give you up for adoption. I really don't want you to go through that." Shelby took Rachel's hand and held it. "I'm going to help you with this. Okay?"

"Thank you Shelby." Rachel said as she blinked back tears. "Seriously, I don't know where I would be if I didn't have you to help me."

"You don't have to thank me, honey." Shelby said as she put her arm around Rachel. "I want to help you through this."

"I'm sorry about what I said that day in the choir room. About you ruining our chance of going to Nationals." Rachel said as she put her head on Shelby's shoulder.

Shelby rubbed circles onto Rachel's back. "Sweetie, you don't have to apologize. I understand."

"Can we please try and have a relationship?" Rachel asked. "I really need my mom."

"Sweetie, off course." Shelby said as she gently stroked Rachel's hair. "I'm sorry about what happened between us before. We're going to start over now, Okay?"

"Thank you." Rachel lifted her head off Shelby's shoulder and looked at her. "Can I ask you something?"

Shelby nodded. "Off course."

"Can I start calling you 'mom?'" Rachel asked nervously.

Shelby smiled. "Off course you can."

"Thank you." Rachel said before she hugged Shelby again.

They sat their for a while. Shelby held Rachel.

"Okay sweetie. It's late and you've had a long day. You should get some sleep." Shelby said before kissing Rachel's forehead.

Rachel yawned as she sat up. "Yeah, I think that's a good idea."

"I'll see you tomorrow." Shelby said as she watched Rachel walk to her room.

"Mom." Rachel said from the bedroom door. "Love you."

"Love you too, sweetheart." Shelby said with a smile.

Rachel smiled as she walked into her bedroom. She sat down on her bed and looked at the picture of her baby. She felt so happy right now.