"What is she doing here?" Rachel asked frantically, looking at her mother.
Shelby took her hand, squeezing it reassuringly," She just wants to talk, sweetie. I won't let her hurt you anymore," she promised.
Rachel looked at Quinn, a hint of anger behind the sadness in her eyes," Well, what do you want?" she asked.
"I just, I wanted to say that i'm sorry. You didn't deserve this to happen to your dads and you definitely didn't deserve me rubbing it in your face," Quinn said, shaking her head.
Rachel nodded," You're damn right I didn't," she said. Shelby squeezed her hand gently, attempting to calm her down. "Why did you do it?" Rachel asked, calming down slightly.
"I don't know, Rachel. I really don't know. I was just confused and, I just, I don't know. I thought it would make me feel better if I made you feel worse, but I was wrong. It just made everyone hate me," she said, shaking her head.
"So that's why you came to apoligize? Because everyone hates you and you don't like it? So you just figured you come in here and apoligize and I would forgive you and everything would be fine between us?" Rachel asked angrily.
"No, no. That's not why I came!" Quinn tried to reason, but Rachel was already walking out of the room, towards Shelby's bedroom and slamming the door behind her. Shelby turned to look at Quinn, who had a mix of hurt and shock written on her face.
"You should go," Shelby said quietly, walking to the door and opening it.
Quinn nodded," Can you just tell her i'm really sorry?" she asked, stopping in front of her.
Shelby nodded," Sure," she said, closing the door behind her as she walked out. Shelby turned, heading for her bedroom. She knocked on the door lightly," Sweetie, Quinn is gone," she said. In seconds she heard Rachel scramble to the door and unlock it, immediately wrapping her arms around her mother when the door was open. Shelby wrapped her arms around her, kissing the top of her head," It's ok, baby," she cooed softly.
Rachel sniffed," I can't believe she came here," she said.
"Sweetie, I really think she might be sorry," Shelby admitted.
Rachel pulled away and looked at her, disbelief in her eyes," You believe her?" she asked.
"Sweetie, don't be upset. I don't know Quinn well. You're probably right, she probably just didn't want people to hate her. That's besides the point, though. Rach,sweetie, it doesn't matter what I think. If you don't think she's sincere or you aren't ready to forgive her yet, I will stand behind you one hundred percent," Shelby said, wrapping her arms around her again.
Rachel relaxed into her mother's embrace," Thanks momma," she said.
Shelby kissed the top of her head again," No problem, sweetie. I love you," she said.
"I love you too," Rachel returned.
"You hungry, sweetie?" she asked.
Rachel nodded," Yeah," she answered simply.
"What would you like for dinner?" Shelby asked, pulling back to look at her.
"I want some carrots. Do you have any?" Rachel asked.
Shelby chuckled," Well, that's an odd request, but yes I do. Is that all you want?" she asked.
Rachel nodded and smiled at her," Yes, please," she answered.
"Ok, you go sit on the couch and i'll bring you some carrots," she said, turning to walk into the kitchen. She found a can of carrots and cooked them in the microwave. She added a little sugar for tast and put it in a bowl, grabbing a fork as she walked out of the kitchen and into the living room. She handed her the bowl and sat down next to her.
"Aren't you going to eat anything?" Rachel asked, taking a bite.
"Nah, sweetie. I'm not really hungry," she answered. Rachel looked skeptical, but nodded, turning her attention back to the T.V and finishing her carrots. She put her bowl on the coffee table, laying her head on Shelby's shoulder and snuggling closer to her. Shelby wrapped her arm around her.
By the end of that show Rachel was dozing off. Shelby chuckled, watching her attempt to keep her eyes open," Why don't we go to bed?" she asked.
Rachel nodded and yawned," Sounds good to me," she said getting up and following Shelby into her room. They both changed quickly and Rachel crawled into bed.
"How about tomorrow, we go and get you a nice dress for the funeral?" Shelby suggested cautiously, as she tucked Rachel in, kissing her head softly before heading to the other side of the bed and slipping in.
Rachel curled up close to her," Ok, momma," she said, sounding exhausted.
Shelby kissed the top of her head again before settling into bed next to her. She waited until she heard Rachel's breathing even out the way it did when she was sleeping, to go to sleep herself.