"Rachel? Are you okay?" the girl hadn't said anything since they had finished their conversation earlier that morning.

"Yeah," she replied, she really didn't know how she felt: she was hurt that her fathers had just dropped her off somewhere, she was ecstatic that she had her mother now, but she was also a little hurt that her mother seemed to be living a fine life with out her; she didn't expect her to be shut up in her house crying about the baby she had given up twelve years ago, but she al least thought that she would be a little more upset than she seemed to be, "I'm just trying to understand everything."

"I completely understand. Why don't we take your bags up to your room and unpack. What do you say?"

"I have a room?" Rachel asked surprised.

"Yes you do, I decorated it myself when we moved in. I do hope you like it, none of the kids are aloud in there, they think it's my office, I spend a lot of time in there thinking about you, especially around your birthdays and major holidays." Rachel beamed, her mother did think about her and miss her. She grabbed a bag and followed her mother up the stairs to a door and Shelby pulled a key from above the door and unlocked it. Rachel gasped when she walked into the room. The room was painted a light yellow color, the bed was a white canopy bed with light pink sheets and a white with light pink designs comforter. The rest of the furniture in the room (a dresser, two side tables, and a desk) matched the bed.

"What do you think?" Shelby asked.

"It's perfect," Rachel beamed at her, she loved it even more knowing that her mother had decorated it for her. Shelby smiled and dropped the bag and went to get another, and Rachel did the same. Once all of the bags were upstairs they started to open them and put everything where they needed to be. In one of the bags Rachel found four large photo albums that made her squeal with delight.

"What do have there Rach?"

"My photo albums," Rachel said opening one of them up, "Last summer our neighbor, Mrs. Slater helped me put all of the pictures that my dads had of me into photo albums in chronological order. It took forever. I can't believe they packed these!"

"Let's finish up putting your clothes away and then you and I can sit down and look through those together." And that is exactly what they did. Rachel practically sat on her mother's lap as they sat on the couch and the girl explained what was going on in each of the pictures.

"And this was this taken after I accidentally ate a cookie that had peanuts in it," Rachel said and it made Shelby stop and think, "Daddy bought me the largest stuffed giraffe he could find."

"Rachel, is there anything you're allergic to?" Rachel looked at Shelby oddly, she was in the middle of telling a story; where did that come from?

"Yeah… I'm really allergic to peanuts, I can't even touch them. And milk, but that one just makes my stomach hurt. I'm also allergic to any soap that has coconut scent in it, that gives me hives and makes me all itchy."

"Do you need an Epipen?" Shelby asked, Ryder was also allergic to milk but he would have an anaphylactic reaction and he needed an Epipen, Cassie and herself carried in in their purses and the school nurse along with his teacher had one for him. Shelby hadn't seen an Epipen in any of Rachel's bags.

"Yep. Wait! They didn't pack one of my Epipens, how are we going to get me a new one? Shelby I really need that!" Rachel was starting to freak out.

"Rachel, honey, calm down. We will figure it out okay? Until we get one we will be extra careful that you don't go anywhere near any peanuts. Why don't you watch some tv while I call some people," Shelby stood and handed her daughter the tv remote.

"Who're you going to call?" Rachel asked.

"Ghostbusters."

"What?"

"Never mind," she kissed her head, "I'll be back." With that she walked into the kitchen and looked through all of the paperwork that the Berry men had left for her. She found all of the paperwork that she and Cassie had to sign, that reminded her to call their lawyer, she then found Rachel's school records, she had no idea how the men had gotten this, Rachel's birth certificate and social security card, and all of her medical records. How had they been this prepared but forgotten to leave at least one Epipen? She called her lawyer first, and set up an appointment for the next day; Rachel, Cassie, and herself were to be at the man's office at nine o'clock the next morning. That would give them just enough time to get to his office after dropping Quinn off at the high school. She called Rachel's school and explained to them the situation. She then called Rachel's doctor and did the same thing. The woman refused to give any information about Rachel and told her she needed proof that she had custody of the girl before she could do anything for the mother. When she got off the phone she realized it was going on one o'clock and she was hungry.

"Rachel?" Are you hungry?"

"Yeah huh!" Shelby entered the living room.

"Let's go get dressed and we can go grab some lunch." They went to a restaurant that made everything from scratch so everything was made to order; it was a place the family often went for Ryder's sake. Shelby ordered her favorite, chicken cacciatore, while Rachel had a very safe spaghetti and meatballs with no cheese.

"Mama!" Ryder yelled as he ran into the house, he ran past Rachel and went looking for his mother; he found her upstairs in Quinn's room putting her clothes away, "Hi Mama!"

"Hey Baby Boy," Shelby kissed his head, "Where are your sisters?"

"They're coming."

"How about we go down stairs so I can talk to aunt Holly and you can start on your homework."

"Do I have to?" the seven year old whined as they started to go down the stairs.

"Yes you do Ryder, go join your sisters," Shelby said when she saw her daughters already in the kitchen sitting at the table, her best friend was with them reading over what Marley had to do, "Hey Holl."

"Did you know that there is a girl in your living room?" the blonde woman asked her childhood friend.

"Yes I do; that is Rachel, my daughter," she whispered as so the little kids wouldn't hear.

"No way!" Holly said rather loudly, Shelby shushed her.

"Come on, I'll introduce you. Hey Rach?" Rachel turned around and looked at her mother, "This is my friend Holly. She works at the elementary school, she'll be picking you up after school and taking you, Kitty, and the twins to the high school."

"Hola Rachel, you can call me Aunt Holly, all of the other kids do."

"It's nice to meet you Aunt Holly," Rachel said as she extended her arm to shake the blonde's hand. Holly pulled her into a hug.

"We're family now Chicka, family hugs."

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"Alright, I do believe it is time to get ready for bed," Cassie said when the tv show they had been watching ended, "Who's night is it?"

"The twins," Quinn, Kitty, and Shelby said at the same time.

"Marley you use mine and Mama's bathroom. Rach, you will use Quinnie's bathroom, i guess it's your bathroom too now."

"Wait what?" Quinn said, "I have to share my bathroom?"

"Yes, you do. Your bathroom is closer to her room."

"The guest room is right next to their bathroom!" Quinn yelled, pointed to the little kids.

"She's not staying in the guest room," Shelby said trying her best to stay calm with the teenager, "She is going to be in the room next to yours. And watch your attitude Lucy."

"This isn't fair! Why should I have to share my bathroom with your long lost daughter that was just dropped off on our doorstep, I didn't ask for her!"

"That's it. Lucy Quinn Corcoran-July, go to your room right now, I will be up there in a little while. I suggest you use that time to calm down and think about what it is you just said," the teen started to protest, "Go!" Quinn got up and stomped up the stairs and slammed her door.

"Marley, Ryder, shower time. Let's go. Kit-kat, why don't you go get your pjs on and find where we left off in our book." the blonde lead the three children up the stairs.

"So Rachel is our sister?" one of them asked as they went up the stairs. "When did Mama have her?" another asked. "Where has she been this whole time?" Shelby noticed that Rachel was crying, she went over to her and picked the extremely light girl up and sat down her her on her lap.

"Hey, Quinn is upset. Nothing she said was true, we are all so happy that you are here."

"No she's right. I just showed up out of no where, you didn't ask for me to be here. I can use the other bathroom so Quinn can have it," Rachel said, wiping her tears away with her sleeve.

"it doesn't matter if she did ask you to come here," Shelby said rocking the girl, "She should no better, life isn't always fair she will not always get what she wants," Kitty came barreling down the stairs in a pair of green stripped pajamas, "Do you remember where we left off in our book?"

"Yep."

"Why don't you tell Rachel about what we're reading and what has happened so far," Shelby kissed Rachel's head before she moved her off her lap and stood, "I have to go talk to your sister."

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"They argued all the way back to the common, but Harry was not listening to them. He had on eye on the Marauder's Map, bet he was also thinking of how Cho has said she made her nervous…" Cassie said as she shut the book, making sure to save their page.'

"One more Mommy?" Marley asked from Shelby's lap, half asleep.

"I don't think you'll make it through another chapter Baby Girl. Besides, I have already read one chapter too many tonight it is time for all of us to get to, come on, everybody to their rooms." Rachel followed Quinn up the stairs and started to go into her room, but Quinn grabbed her arm.

"Hey, I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I do think it's great that you're here."

"I forgive you," with that the two girls went into their rooms. Not long after Cassie and Shelby entered Rachel's room. They tucked her into the bed and both kissed her forehead.

"Alright Girlie, it is time or bed," Shelby said.

"Now if you need anything our room is at the the other end of the hall and our door is always open," Cassie said.

"Okay. Thank you, so much."

"You're welcome Sweet pea," Shelby said when they got to the door.

"No really. Thank you so much. For everything," Several hours later, the master bedroom opened and Rachel walked into the room and Crawled into the bed between the two women.

"I'm so happy that I'm here. But I'm scarred that you'll give me up too. Please Mama, Mommy. Please don't leave me I have no where else to go." Shelby's heart broke as she listened to her daughter say her biggest fear. She had woken up when the girl had climbed into the bed and was going to see what was wrong when she started to talk. She was so happy to hear her daughter call her Mama though; she figured Rachel wasn't ready to call Cassie and herself Mommy and Mama to their faces but if she was comfortable enough to call the that when they weren't around, then she was happy. They were getting closer to their family finally being whole.