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I don't know anything about the American education system other than my extensive research has taught me.
English still isn't my native language but it's getting better and better mostly thanx to my reading, writing but also to my previous and current beta's.
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"Mom, dads can I talk to you?" Rachel asks after dinner.
"Sure honey. Let me put Beth in bed first. I'll be right back." Shelby says on her way to the stairs.
When Shelby comes downstairs the kitchen is already cleaned up.
"Where were you all day? Everybody was looking for you. Are you alright?" Leroy asks when they all sit down at the kitchen table. Rachel nods in response.
"More than alright," she smiles. "I was at Noah's."
"Ah, according to the smile on your face you told him huh?" Hiram chuckles, "Are you together now? Does Deborah know, what did she say?"
Rachel's eyes widen at his knowledge. "How did you-"
"Oh come on," her father interrupts her. "You two have been best friends your whole life's. Where ever you went, Puck wasn't far behind and otherwise with trouble right with you. I've seen how you'd steal glances at each other in temple for years. We know about your little hook-ups since the beginning of high school."
At the shocked look on her face he shrugs. "What? You thought we didn't notice? You really believed we soundproofed your room because of your extensive singing and a threatening lawsuit? Uh huh, we could have forced you to practice in the already soundproofed basement. You my dear are loud with everything. We might have been very open and straight forward when it comes to love and sex towards you but we definitely weren't ready to hear a boy making our baby girl scream like that." By now Rachel is blushing fiercely.
"We've seen this coming for years. It's about time you told each other how you felt." Hiram tells her.
"Well, Deborah knows we're finally together, but not that she's going to be a grandmother again. Since you obviously already know we had sex and have known for years I can speak freely," she glares at her fathers.
"Things got a little… heated after admitting we love each other and we kind of left a trail of clothes from the living room up to his bedroom. "Rachel blushes again.
"When Deb came home she was mad, thinking the clothes were from another of his random hookups. You should have seen her face when I came downstairs in only my panties and Noah's football jersey. Priceless, I swear. She was too shocked to say anything."
Leroy laughs, "I bet she's over her initial shock by now and is sending out wedding invitations as we speak. It surprises me she hasn't called yet."
"She's probably busy scheduling time to go dress shopping." Rachel jokes. "She hasn't called because I kind of asked her to keep it to herself for a while and I ask you to do the same."
"Wait, Puck is the father? I thought-" Shelby is too stunned to finish her thoughts.
Rachel pets her mother's arm. "Relax mom, you're not the only one who thought Finn was the father. Of everybody who knows about me being pregnant, only Quinn doesn't know the truth yet."
"Unbelievable, the fertility of that man," Shelby mutters. "Is he coming to New York with us?".
The smaller brunette shakes head. "Not that he doesn't want to, but no. That's what I wanted to talk to you about. I already told you I wanted to include him in our plans and now you know why. I told him everything. Despite my objections I have a feeling you're planning a tour for us very soon anyway. Uncle Steve has his family in Columbus and I don't want him away from them too much when we go on tour. Plus if we go on tour we need someone in charge of the label who knows what he's doing. So I want Noah to eventually take over Uncle Steve's activities as our main sound engineer with Sam as his assistant."
She looks to Hiram and Leroy, "The reason I wanted to talk to you is that if Uncle Steve advises Noah to go to college I want to use the college fund you saved up for me to help Noah with tuition since I have a full scholarship at NYU. Seeing that he owns an old beat up truck I also would like to buy him a new car. I don't want him stranded somewhere because that piece of junk he calls a truck died."
"That's very admirable of you little star," Hiram comments. "Are you absolutely sure?"
Rachel nods. "Yes daddy. We've been so blind all these years, making irreversible mistakes. Not that Beth or these two," pointing at her stomach, "are a mistake. But the way Beth was conceived is. These two are pure bad luck, but I have no doubt Noah will be an excellent father to these two, just like he would have been to Beth if he would have been able to keep her."
"Okay, talk to Steve about this. If he thinks it's better for Noah to go to college we'll pay his tuitions. And we'll look for a new car for him. Any preferences?" Hiram wants to know.
"Yes, a Jeep like mine, preferably black." Thinking for a second she shakes her head. "No. if Steve is going to teach him everything he knows Noah's going to need something that can carry materials. Make that a Ram Van with such a hardtop closeable lid I believe it's called. I also want to talk about Sam. He has dyslexia so he has trouble studying and might not graduate. Noah is calling coach Beiste tomorrow to see what Sam has to do to graduate. We're going to help him do that since the teachers don't give a damn. Last year we helped Noah graduate, this year we are going to help Sam. I'd like to suggest that Sam and Noah move into the house in Columbus if it goes through. In our search for a contractor to build the extra houses we could make it a requirement that Sam is hired. He needs a job."
"You already have enough on your plate, sweetie. With the pregnancy, school, making a set list for the band, rehearsals and performances. I'll help Sam." Shelby suggests. "Why don't you invite him over dinner for tomorrow so we can see what help he needs?"
"Well," Rachel bites her lip. "I already kind of invited the whole New York group with their parents' tomorrow night to tell them about the plans."
"It's okay sweetie," her mother assures her. "We understand you don't want to explain everything multiple times. Why don't you invite Sam over for dinner and the rest after? Oh, and when you talk to Puck, tell him Steve's going to be here at eleven tomorrow morning."
"I'll call them from upstairs while I get ready for bed." She kisses her parents and leaves the room.
Before she gets the chance to call Sam, Puck calls her.
"Hey handsome," she answers the call.
"Hey gorgeous, how was your evening?" He wants to know.
"I told my parents we're together. Actually my dad asked me if I finally told you." She smiles, "They're expecting the wedding invitation by the end of the week. How was yours?"
"Ha, funny you ask. What do you think after you walked practically naked through my house like you owned it while ma was home? You're going dress shopping tomorrow with ma and the girls."
"That sounds like Deborah. Well, tell her I'm very sorry but I already know exactly what kind of dress I want and it isn't for sale anywhere so I'm asking Kurt to design it. Besides, I have a date with two very handsome men tomorrow." She changes into shorts and a t-shirt and slips under the covers.
"Interesting, does your boyfriend know you're having a threesome tomorrow?" He chuckles.
"He's one of the men I'm having the date with," she lets out a naughty laugh. "Besides, I think he'd prefer a threesome with a woman."
"HELL YEAH!" He screams. "Would ya? Please. Please?"
"Hmm, maybe" She teases knowing this drives him crazy. "Back to that date that's more a meeting than a date. My uncle will be here at eleven tomorrow morning. Do you think you can be on time or do I have to call you?"
"You're evil. You can call me anytime babe. I'll be on time." He promises.
"Good. I have to go, I have to call Sammy. I explained the whole thing to my parents and my mother has taken it upon her to help because and I quote 'I have enough on my plate'."
"And she's right," he agrees. "You have two little munchkins growing inside of you. You should take it easy. Could you tell Sammy I talked to coach Bieste and that he can pick up a list with what he has to do during the day. Or maybe you or your mother can pick it up, you know so you can talk to her about the tutoring thing."
"Noah, I'm pregnant not a cripple or dying." She huffs. "I'll tell him he only has to show up for dinner.
As lovely as it is talking to you, I really have to hang up now before it gets too late to call Sam. I'll see you tomorrow at eleven. I love you. Goodnight."
"Love you too babe. Goodnight."
She makes a quick call to Sam telling him that she or her mother will pick up the list of work that he needs to do and that her parents are expecting him for dinner. Before going to sleep she send a mass text to 'Little Lima' as she liked to call it with her mother's address and the time they are expected and one to Quinn and Santana asking if they would come a little early so they could talk about what and how to tell.
The next day Shelby and Rachel go to McKinley first to talk to coach Beiste to hear what needs to be done to help Sam graduate. Biggest problem was the lack of turned in homework which made Shelby decide to invite Sam's parents over for dinner as well. Unfortunately they live in Tennessee therefor they're not in the possibility to make it. She agrees to call them tomorrow to update them. All the teachers agreed that if he handed in his homework for the last two weeks along with all the new work they would use those grades for graduation. Shelby would help Sam and give him pointers how to work around his dyslexia.
After the meeting with coach Beiste they went home to talk with Steve and Puck. As Rachel expected Steve advised Puck to go to college if he wanted to become the main sound engineer of the band. Like Shelby at NYU, Steve is a respected alumni and contributor at Ohio State University with excellent contacts so he would be able to squeeze Puck in for a late admission. Steve advises him to double major in Electrical and Computer Engineering, which wouldn't be a problem since, despite common believe, Puck was an excellent student an a math genius and minor in Music.
Since Puck wants to be with Rachel during the pregnancy and the birth of the twins Steve would try to let him start in the fall on the same conditions as Rachel has with NYU. If that wouldn't be possible they would look for other arrangements.
Steve also advised Puck to get his truck driver's license as soon as possible. Puck contacted Apollo Career Center to apply and was accepted immediately and could start the next month.
During dinner it comes out that although the Hummel's provided Sam with housing, that was all they had done so far. Because of Burt's job as congressman they were more in Washington than they were in Lima so Sam was practically living on his own which lead to playing video games instead of doing homework and study. Together with his parents it is decided that Sam would move in with the BerCorans the next day so Shelby could keep an eye on him and his schoolwork.
Steve agrees to take Puck and Sam under his wing the same way Shelby is with Santana and Tina. Puck would go to college, if he was accepted, and gain experience with Steve while Sam learned everything from Steve. To save them time and gas, Puck and Sam would move into the house in Columbus. The separate garage would be converted into a workshop where the boys could learn how to fabricate all what was needed, from flight cases to special effects equipment and everything in between.
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Up next: Little Lima meeting and a slip of the tongue or two.