A/N: Thanks for all of you who reviewed! Now that the babies are here, we'll have some different things going on. Prepare for the intro to one of Rachel's half-sisters. :) As always, I don't own glee, just this crazy plot and the OC's. Rated M for language and the mention of pedophilia later in the chapter. BOS= Book of Shadows (just in case you forgot).
Chapter Eleven
General POV
A few weeks later, Rachel woke up at the sound of her daughters' crying. Rosemary always started first and then Sage would join her so she wouldn't feel left out. Rosemary was always the louder of the two. Rachel came into the nursery and looked down into the crib, smiling.
"It's okay, babies," Rachel said softly, stroking their tummies. "Mommy's here." She picked up Rosemary and smiled. "Someone needs a changing."
Rosemary stopped crying as soon as Rachel picked her up and then so did Sage. Sage fell back to sleep almost immediately. This was the normal routine. Very rarely would Sage speak up for herself unless it was absolutely necessary.
Rachel smiled at Rosemary, laying her down on the table and changing her diaper. She cleaned up the mess and fixed Rosemary's onesie before laying Rosemary next to Sage again. She watched as the two babies snuggled together in the crib and felt two hands snake around her middle and a pair of lips press against her neck. Rachel reached back and stroked the back of Quinn's neck softly.
"I came to see if you needed help," Quinn whispered in her ear.
"Rosie just wanted to be changed," Rachel whispered back.
Quinn rested her chin on Rachel's shoulder and smiled down at their two perfect babies. "Sage didn't need anything?"
"She went right back to sleep as soon as Rosie quieted," Rachel said.
"Come back to bed?" Quinn asked, kissing behind her ear. "I'm lonely without you."
Rachel smirked and turned her head. "You really think that works on me?" she said.
Quinn pouted. "Please, baby?" she said.
"Quinnie..." Rachel warned. "Stop that. You know I can't resist the pouty face."
Quinn pulled Rachel away from the crib and back into their room. They were both tired despite the fact that Shelby and Judy were helping out with the babies as much as they could. Quinn just wanted some time by herself with her girlfriend to just enjoy being a couple and being teenagers. Sure, it was mainly Quinn's fault that they were in this situation in the first place. Quinn should have been responsible and used protection. She knew that now. It was just that her desire for Rachel overrode her rationality about being a teen parent.
Quinn laid Rachel down on the bed and climbed in beside her, holding her girlfriend close. "Go back to sleep, Rach," she said, kissing her softly.
Rachel nodded, kissing her back. "You'll get the next one?" she mumbled.
"I will, promise," Quinn said, kissing her cheek and yawning.
The next day at school, Quinn and Rachel walked down the hallway hand in hand, both kind of leaning on each other. Santana, Brittany, Tina, and Mercedes noticed that their friends were kind of like zombies and the four of them were genuinely concerned. The group followed Quinn and Rachel, making sure that the pair of them didn't fall or anything else. It was like a slightly larger version of the coven from The Craft, the way that the girls always seemed to be together. Two younger girls–one blonde Cheerio, and one brunette– followed the older girls as well, but they had different reasons to do so.
The brunette looked over at Rachel and instantly felt a strange connection to her. She didn't know why, but she was compelled to follow Rachel. Her blonde companion was practically attached at the hip to her, so they came together. It was sort of like a junior version of Brittany and Santana, but in reverse. The blonde was more of the one calling the shots and the brunette was the sweet one. So really, it was more like Rachel and Quinn.
Rachel and Quinn stopped in front of Quinn's math class where Mercedes, Santana and Brittany guided Quinn inside. Tina took Rachel by the arm and led her off to their home ec class, followed by the brunette and the mini-Quinn.
Tina turned around and smiled tensely at the two new girls. "Can I help you ladies?" she asked.
The brunette smiled at Tina and then addressed Rachel. "Rachel Corcoran?" she asked.
"Yes...?" Rachel said sleepily, leaning a bit on Tina.
"I'm Marley Rose," the brunette said. "Your mother is Shelby, right?"
"Yes, why?" Rachel asked, not sure she'd like the answer. Then again, Marley could be from their old coven or something...though Rachel didn't recognize the last name.
"Umm..." Marley said, starting to lose her nerves.
"What my girlfriend is trying to say is that she's your half-sister," the blonde said, giving the two older girls a look that dared them to do anything.
Rachel and Tina blinked. Rachel was definitely awake now.
"Half-sister? But I thought your dad was dead?" Tina said to Rachel.
"That's the impression I'd gotten too," Rachel said, looking at the girl. The only similarities they had were the color of their hair and their height. Marley had beautiful blue eyes and a normal-sized nose, whereas Rachel had brown eyes and her nose was quite prominent.
Marley sort of shrank back next to the blonde girl. "This was a mistake, Kitty," she said into the other girl's ear. "I should have just left her alone."
"No," Kitty said firmly, thrusting Marley in front of her. "She's your sister. And the only family you have left."
Rachel tried not to stare at the two younger girls. "What do you mean I'm the only family she has left?" she asked.
"My mom...she died this past summer," Marley said quietly, wringing her hands. "I've been staying with Kitty's family ever since."
"I'm so sorry," Rachel said, wanting to hug the girl, but feeling weird about it.
Kitty took Marley by the shoulders and held her close.
"So how do you know you're Rachel's half-sister if both your parents are dead?" Tina asked, wanting to protect Rachel.
"I found my mom's old BOS," Marley said. "And in it, the list of others..."
"Others?" Rachel asked.
"I don't want to talk about it in the hall," Marley said, flushing in embarrassment.
"We need to get to class anyway," Tina said, seeing their teacher glaring at them in the classroom.
Rachel nodded as the four of them went inside the Home Ec room.
After school, Marley and Kitty caught up with Rachel and Quinn. Rachel had filled in her girlfriend at lunch and Quinn was intrigued to meet the one claiming to be Rachel's half-sister. When she saw the two of them, she smirked. She knew Kitty from the Cheerios and had seen Marley watching in the stands before. It was strange that they'd picked this week to approach Quinn and Rachel instead of the beginning of the year. She saw herself in Kitty (barely) and saw Rachel in Marley a little bit more than that.
Quinn was suspicious of Kitty and her motives. The girl reminded Quinn of herself a bit too much for her liking. There could only be one HBIC at McKinley. Kitty could have the crown once she graduated, but no sooner. Quinn was in charge and the other girl would have to suck it up and deal. And if she couldn't, there was always the door.
Rachel smiled at Marley. She liked the girl well enough after having just met her today. She wanted the younger girl to see Rosemary and Sage, but only after she got a better explanation of what was in Mrs. Rose's BOS. Rachel had called Shelby (who was working at home half the week and Judy the other half so that the girls could go to school) and let her know that she and Quinn were bringing some new friends over. Shelby had agreed to it because she wanted the girls to socialize more away from the babies on occasion.
Rachel had offered a ride home to Kitty and Marley, much to Quinn's chagrin. She didn't feel like playing hostess to the little blonde bitch and her too-sunny friend. She'd much rather have spent the afternoon with Shelby, Rachel, and the babies. But she also wanted Rachel to get to know her family every chance her girlfriend got. She actually felt bad for Marley. They'd both lost a mother, after all, and Marley's parents were both dead.
On the drive home, the girls bonded over music and some other things. Marley and Rachel both expressed the desire to go to New York and be on Broadway. Quinn and Kitty both expressed the desire to escape the Cheerios alive someday. Quinn had the sense that Kitty was more like her in other ways too, just by how possessive Kitty was over Marley. She didn't care to become that close to the other couple, however. That would ruin things with her and Rachel and they were finally calming down.
Quinn pulled up to the house and stopped the car. She got out and nodded to the two girls in the back as Rachel got out too.
Marley looked up at their house and gasped. "It's like your house, Kitty," she said, hanging on the blonde's arm.
Kitty nodded. "There are tons like mine," she said, casually.
"It's not like yours inside, I'll wager," Quinn said, feeling extra-competitive.
Rachel squeezed Quinn's arm. "Quinn..." she said. "Let's just go inside."
Quinn sighed and led them up the walk to the front door.
Rachel smiled at Kitty and Marley over her shoulder as Quinn opened the door.
"Hello girls," Shelby said from the kitchen where she was feeding Rosemary and Sage in their bouncy seats.
"Hi Mom," Rachel said, grinning as she rushed over to the bouncy seats. "How are our girls?" she asked, playing with the twins' feet.
Sage and Rosemary giggled as Shelby let Rachel hold the bottle for Sage. The two babies were waving their feet happily.
"You have babies?" Marley asked, grinning.
Quinn and Rachel nodded.
"What are their names?" Marley asked, going to Rachel's side.
"The one Mom is feeding is Rosemary, but we call her Rosie," Rachel said. "And this is Sage."
"They're adorable," Marley gushed.
Kitty smirked at Quinn. "I thought so," she said.
"You thought what?" Quinn challenged.
"Never mind," Kitty said.
"Mama, this is Marley and her girlfriend Kitty," Rachel said.
Shelby smiled. "Nice to meet you," she said. "I'm Rachel's mother, Shelby."
"Nice to meet you too," Marley said. She was a little intimidated by Shelby and wondered if she'd be welcomed in the house when Shelby found out who she was.
"She's also my step-mother," Quinn said.
"Kinky," Kitty said, smirking.
Shelby shook her head and laughed as Rosemary finished her bottle. She picked up her granddaughter and smiled, laying a cloth over her shoulder and burping the baby gently.
"Can we take the twins for a walk?" Rachel asked.
"Sure," Shelby said. "It'll give me a chance to start on dinner. Are Kitty and Marley staying?"
"We'd love to–" Kitty said.
"We couldn't–"Marley said at the same time.
"I insist," Shelby said. "And Judy would too."
"Judy?" Kitty asked. "You're that Fabray?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Quinn asked, glaring at the girl.
"Nothing...I just...never mind," Kitty said.
Marley exchanged a glance with her girlfriend. "Tell her," she said.
"Not now," Kitty said.
Rachel picked up Sage and burped her as well, smiling at her daughter. "We should change the twins before we go out," she said to Quinn.
Quinn nodded, taking Rosemary from Shelby. "We'll see you later, Mama," she said, leading the other girls upstairs to the nursery.
Shelby nodded, cleaning up the kitchen and starting on dinner.
Rachel settled Sage down on the changing table and cleaned up her daughter, also putting her in a jacket and some socks. She switched places with Quinn who did the same for Rosemary.
Marley took out the Book of Shadows and opened it to the list that her mother had started. "My mom had found some of our sisters and one brother, but you were the hardest to find," she said, showing Rachel the list as Rachel strapped Sage into the stroller.
"How many of us are there?" Rachel asked, moving out of Quinn's way.
"At least a half-dozen or more," Marley said.
"Wow, your dad got around," Quinn said, having already strapped Rosemary in and she started pushing the stroller down towards the back staircase. She and Rachel would carry the stroller down the stairs together.
"You mean you don't know?" Kitty asked, smirking.
"Know what?" Rachel said.
"We don't have a dad," Marley said. "It was a woman...with a...you know."
"Penis isn't a swear word, Mar," Kitty said.
Quinn laughed, exchanging a glance with Rachel. That was certainly familiar.
"Does she have a name?" Rachel asked.
"Neferet," Marley and Kitty said together.
Quinn's eyes grew wide. "No freaking way!" she said.
"Who is Neferet?" Rachel asked.
"Only the most notorious pedophile in your old coven," Quinn said.
"Pedophile?" Rachel asked, blinking. No wonder her mother never told her the truth.
"She liked the underaged girls in your old coven," Quinn said. "And made it a practice of deflowering as many as she could."
"That's...I have no words," Rachel said, looking to their babies and cringing. They came out the back door and went out the back gate for a walk around the neighborhood.
Marley frowned. "I'm sorry, Rachel," she said.
"You don't need to be sorry," Rachel said. "You're innocent in all this and so was your mother...and so is mine." She put her arm around Marley and squeezed her shoulder.
Marley squeezed her side. "The others are really nice," she said. "We've sort of started a club."
"Really?" Rachel asked.
Marley nodded. "We should go to the next meet up together," she said.
Rachel nodded. "We could," she said.
"So what's your secret, then?" Quinn asked Kitty.
Kitty smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know?" she said.
"Yeah, actually, I would," Quinn said.
"People in hell want ice water," Kitty said.
Marley and Rachel laughed.
A/N: So what did you think, lovelies? Leave a little love in the box below.
