-Chapter 34- A Fapezberry Christmas-
-Shelby pov-
"WAKE UP!" I groan at the sound of yelling and then more when I feel weight on my stomach "WAKE UP! WAKE UP!"
"I'm up" I open my eyes to see Rachel with Beth on me "Hey baby girls"
"It's my first family Christmas!" Rachel's smile looks like it could split her face "Come on! Everyone is waiting for you!"
I chuckle and sit up "Get off of me and I could get up" Rachel is quickly off with a giggling Beth "Let's go"
I get up out of the bed and follow the duo out of the room. I am greeted by a cup of coffee and a kiss from Maribel. I smile as we speak walk to the living room. Everyone is in their own separate little groups.
"Morning sleeping beauty" I glare who Judy who just shrugs "Act like you had a late night"
"I'm gonna shoot you" Judy rolls her eyes "Your gift best be phenomenal"
"It will" Judy looks at Santana for help "Right?"
"Yeeeaaah" Santana looks at Rachel "We ready?"
Gift giving goes by quickly and soon we are waiting by the back door. Judy has a big smile on her face and I am getting impatient. All the other gifts were so easy to give! Well minus the crib that we got...it's still just sitting by the closet.
"Alright!" Judy claps and smiles "Let's check out what took us so long to build!"
"You mean what you two snuck out to do?" Santana looks away and Judy pouts "Let's go"
Judy opens the door and leads to the porch. Fran and Emma are obviously surprised since they didn't know what happened. We walk out to see two huge tarps. I look at Judy confused.
"Oh yeah!" Judy pulls out a remote and the tarps slowly retract to show a pool and a hot tube "Tada!"
I watch Judy walk to the hot tub and turn it on. Slowly the bubbles start going and steam starts to come out some. I smile and start walking over to it just to be stopped.
"What are you doing?" I look at Judy confused again "Clothes genius"
"Oh yeah" I step back and give an embarrassed wave to the family as they laugh "I know"
Everyone heads back inside and grabs a towel then changes into swimwear. I head back downstairs and see Rachel pouting. I'm confused and then it clicks why she's upset. I go to comfort her but I get stopped by Emma.
"Can I?" I look at her confused and she nods at Rachel "I'm a councilor and while that doesn't beat mom...I think I could help"
"Thatd be great Emma" She smiles and walks over to Rachel "Please help my baby girl"
-Emma pov-
I slowly sit next to Rachel to read the situation. She's eerily quiet compared to how she normally is. I scoot closer and she finally looks at me. I can see she's very visibly upset right now.
"Hey" She nods and looks away "You ok?"
She lets out a sarcastic chuckle "Do I look ok" She shakes her Head and sighs "I can't even go enjoy time with my girlfriends cause I'm pregnant"
"You secret regret it don't you" Rachel looks at me shocked but I go on "You secretly regret that your pregnant don't you? I won't say anything you don't want me to"
"I want the baby to be born around love" Rachel starts breaking down and I pull her close to me "Am I a bad mother for feeling like this?"
"No" I ran a hand through her hair for comfort "You are a teen with big dreams! This baby wasn't in them but now it is right?"
"Yeah" She sniffles and looks up at me with a smile "Santana got her those real cute dog boots and Lucy got matching shirts!"
There it is "Your afraid they'll want to leave aren't you?" She nods and looks down at her hands "You know you can talk to them right?"
"I'm afraid of breaking what we've started" she sighs again "I don't wanna be weak"
"You're not weak" I put a hand under her chin and make her look at me "You're the strongest girl I know right now"
"You mean that?" I nod and Rachel smiles "Thanks...Aunty Em?"
"I like that" She gives me a hug and I hug her back "Is that the part where you drag me into a song?"
"You know me so well!" We both chukle and she walks to the piano "Ready?"
I take a deep breath and nod. This is for Rachel.
-Rachel-Emma-Both-
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song
While we stroll along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
Will pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man
But you can do the job
When you're in town
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
Will pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you ready?
We'll say: No man
But you can do the job
When you're in town
Later on, we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
The plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland
"That was amazing!" Rachel gets you and pulls me into a hug "Thank you"
"No problem" Theres a knock at the door and I let her go "I'll be back"
I walk to the door and slowly open it "Hello!" I'm confused when I face a more adult looking Shelby "I'm Shelby's mom Jane!"
"Uh I'm a friend" I motion her in "I'll go tell Shelby"
-Shelby pov-
I'm enjoying the hot tub when I hear the door open. I turn and see a nervous looking Emma. I look through the window and see Rachel looking fine...Oh god shes here! I jump out of tub and run into the house. When I do I see Rachel and my mom in a stare off.
"Mom!" My mom turns to me with a raised eyebrow "What?"
"Your daughter is pregnant?" She shakes her head disappointedly "I thought I raised you better!"
"You raised me to be afraid of me" She goes to argue but I speak "I brought you here to get to know my family! If you can't do that...Then just go"
I hear my mom scoff "I knew you'd never grow up" My mom grabs her purse strap "You will never know the disappointment inside of me"
"Shes a great mom" We both turn toward Rachel "I got pregnant cause I was forced to drink and then put into a room with a drunk boy...I regret that night and the baby but I will love it and I will raise it"
"We'll be right there with her" Santana and Lucy walk over then put Rachel behind them "If you got anything rude to say you got through our fist first"
"Ah there's the lovely Jane" Judy and Maribel stand on each side of me "How you been?"
Mom shakes her head "You really did it huh?" She looks at me with a smirk "You think they'll stay?"
"I know they will" I grab both of their hands "I love them and they love me"
"LOVE MEANS NOTHING!" My mom frowns and looks at the ground "Love is nothing but a façade people wear to get what they want before leaving you for another"
"Dad left didn't he?" Its a question she only answers with a nod "Do you wanna meet your adopted granddaughter?"
Mom looks at me confused and I let go of their hands. I walk to Fran and grab Beth before turning. I see my moms face slowly lose all of the previous emotions and a tear fall. I haven't seen her let a tear fall in years.
"T-thats my grandbaby?" She takes a hesitant step forward before stopping "C-can I?"
I nod and she walks toward us slowly. When she reaches us she puts a hand on Beth's cheek. Beth giggles before babbling. Mom laughs and more tears fall down her face.
"Are you ok?" She shakes her head no and moves her hand away "Mom?"
"I blamed you" I look at her confused and a little hurt "When you described how you loved girls it reminded me of how I once felt...So I cheated on your dad...He found out and left and I blamed you"
"Mo~"
"It's not ok!" Mom looks me in the eyes "A mom is not supposed to do that to her child! They are supposed to love them through everything and support them"
"She left me" We both look at Rachel again "When we first met she left me cause I was 'Too old' and she got Beth...Shes worked on my forgiveness"
"You can work on yours" My mom looks back at me with hope in her eyes "You willing to try?"
"I want my baby back" Judy takes Beth and I pull my mom into a hug before she starts sobbing "I want my baby back!"
"I'm here mommy" I rub a circle on her back and let my tears go "I'm here"
-Santana-Younger girls-Older girls-all-
Come they told me
Pa rum pum pum pum
A new born king to see
Pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring
Pa rum pum pum pum
We all slowly come together as Judy walks to the fireplace.
To lay before the king
Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum
So to honor him
Pa rum pum pum pum
When we come
Pum pum pum pum
Pa rum pum pum
Pum pum pum pum
Pa rum pum pum
Pum pum pum pum
Pa rum pum pum
Pum pum pum pum pa rum
(Judy finally gets the fire going and we lean close to our partners. Mom grabs Beth and holds her smiling)
Little baby
Pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too
Pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring
Pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give our king
Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum
Shall I play for you
Pa rum pum pum pum
Pa rum pum pum
Pum pum pum pum
Mary nodded
Pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time
Pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for him
Pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for him
Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum
Then he smiled at me
Pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum
Come they told me
Pa rum pum pum pum
A new born king to see
Pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum
Me and my drum
Me and my drum
Me and my drum
Rum pum pum pum
"You've got a good family here Shelby" I look at my mom and smile "I'm proud of you"
"You don't know how long I've wanted to hear that" I wipe a tear and wrap her into another hug "Thank you"
It wasn't the dream Christmas maybe, but it was our Christmas. We've had some ups and downs to this point and we'll have more in the future I'm sure. But I know we can pull through it. We are a family and as a family we will pull through.
We will fight and we will yell. We may get angry or upset but so what? In the end, We love each other! Love can be strong if you let it. We sure as hell let it. That's why we will persevere.
I can't wait to see what our future brings. Cause I know we will make it through it all. Nothing stands a chance against us.
Nothing.
