Okay so here's chapter 9 :)

Also I just wanna say I was going through my notes for this story. I said in Chapter 1 that West Side Story would be happening later in this fic. Well it won't be happening for a long while. I have something planned for the West Side Story Chapter and I think you might like it. ;) Just so you know West Side Story won't happen for a time in this fic. :)

Also I wanna give a huge shout-out to my Twitter friend, Sabby_22, who helped me with a few things happening later in the fic. Thank you honey!

Hope you enjoy this chapter :)

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Finn checked his watch as he walked to Shelby's apartment. It was nearly midday on Sunday. He planned on spending the day with Rachel. Even though Rachel had told him she was fine, Finn was still worried about her. When he wasn't with her, he was thinking about her. He remembered how upset Quinn was when her parents kicked her out. Rachel didn't handle it like Quinn did. Rachel was a lot worse. Everytime someone mentioned her dads, Rachel would try her best to fight back tears. Finn hated seeing her like that.

Finn knocked on Shelby's door and waited. Rachel knew he was coming over. The door opened and Finn saw Shelby standing there with Beth in her arms.

"Hey Finn." Shelby said with a smile. Beth gave Finn a look. If she could talk, she would probably ask who Finn was.

"Hi Ms Corcoran." Finn said.

Shelby rolled her eyes and laughed. "Finn, we're not in school. You can call me Shelby. Okay?"

Finn nodded and smiled. He walked in and Shelby closed the door. He looked around and wondered where Rachel was. He then saw her lying on the couch, asleep. Finn went over and sat down on the couch next to her. He started to feel a bit worried, Rachel never slept during the day.

"Is she okay?" Finn asked as she gently took Rachel's hand. "She doesn't normally sleep during the day."

Shelby nodded. She put Beth down on the floor so she could play with her toys. Shelby walked over and sat down on the arm of the couch. "She's fine. She fell asleep an hour ago while watching the TV. She didn't sleep well this week and she has been working so hard with the musical and Sectionals. So I thought it was a good idea to let her get some sleep."

"How is she doing?" Finn asked quietly, not wanting to wake Rachel up. "She keeps saying she's fine but I'm still worried about her. I can't stop worrying when I'm not with her."

Shelby smiled and started gently stroking Rachel hair. "She's okay. She still has her emotional moments when she thinks about what happened with her dads. She's doing better then before."

Finn sighed as he rubbed Rachel's hand with his thumb. Shelby looked at him and smiled. "Did Rachel tell you that she's learning how to play the piano at the moment?"

Finn shook his head. "No, she didn't tell me."

"I started teaching her about two days ago. I thought maybe she could practice to try to keep her mind off all the stress." Shelby said. Finn smiled and looked at his girlfriend.

"Thank you, Finn." Shelby said with a smile.

"Thank you for what?" Finn asked.

"I worked in Carmel High with Vocal Adrenaline for nearly five years. I have seen girls who got pregnant at Rachel's age. With loads of them their boyfriends never stayed and the girls were left alone." Shelby said with a sigh. "Thank you for being there for her and helping her through this. She's so lucky to have a caring boyfriend like you."

Finn smiled as he looked at Rachel. "I love her."

Shelby gently shook Rachel's shoulder. "Rachel. Wake up, sweetie."

Rachel slowly opened her eyes and smiled when she saw Finn.

"Hey." She said as she sat up. "How long have you been here?"

"For a few minutes." Finn said as he watched Rachel yawn and rub her eyes. "Do you still want to go out today?"

Rachel nodded. "Yeah, I want to go out. Just give me a minute to get ready."

Finn watched as Rachel got up and went into bedroom. Shelby looked as him and smiled.

"She was really excited about going out with you today." Shelby whispered to him before she turned her attention to Beth.

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"I just have to get a few things upstairs." Finn shouted as he ran up the stairs towards his bedroom. "I'll be back in a minute."

"Okay." Rachel shouted back.

She was standing in the middle of Finn's hallway. She looked into the living room and saw Kurt sitting on the couch, watching TV. She slowly walked in and sat down on the chair.

"Hi Kurt."

It hurt her a bit when Kurt ignored her. She missed him. She missed talking with him about their plans of going to New York. She missed practicing songs with him. She just wanted him to talk to her.

"Do you have your letters of recommendation ready for your NYADA Application?" Rachel asked, only to be ignored by Kurt again. "I miss you, Kurt. I miss having you as my friend."

"Why did you do it?" Kurt asked. "Why did you pull out of the race?"

"Pretty much the same reason why I quit Glee Club." Rachel said with a sigh. "I'm sorry, Kurt."

"Why did you quit Glee anyway?" Kurt asked.

"Very personal reasons." Rachel said. "I'm working on getting everything sorted at the moment."

Kurt stayed silent. Rachel knew he was back to ignoring her.

"You need the election to help get you into NYADA. I came back to the musical and Glee Club. I had a chance to go back to the election and I said no. I want to be your friend again. I want to go to New York with you."

"Really?" Kurt said as he finally looked at Rachel.

"Yeah." Rachel looked down. She didn't know if she could go to New York now. "I'm sorry, Kurt."

Kurt looked at Rachel and he knew that she really was sorry.

"I forgive you." He said.

Rachel got up and sat next to him on the couch. "If you let me, I can help you with your campaign. Anything you need just tell me and I'll do it. I promise."

Kurt smiled at Rachel. "That would be great. Thank you."

"Can I hug you now?" Rachel asked as she held out her arms.

Kurt laughed and rolled his eyes. "Come here."

He pulled Rachel into a tight hug. Finn looked in from the hallway and smiled.

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Rachel pulled her coat closer to keep herself warm. She was sitting on a blanket in the park with Finn. They were sitting by the lake. It was a cold autumn day. Not many people were actually in the park. Rachel had no idea they were going there until they arrived.

"Finn, why did you take me here?" Rachel asked.

"Well, you said you like to come here when you have things on your mind. I thought maybe we could be alone here." Finn said.

"Well, I like coming here during the summer. It was a lovely thought. Thank you." Rachel kissed Finn then she lay down on the blanket. "It's actually very relaxing here."

Finn lay down on the blanket next to Rachel and wrapped his arms around her. He put his hands over her stomach. "So are we keeping it?"

"I don't want to give it up for adoption." Rachel said as she looked at Finn.

"I guess that's because of you and your mom?" Finn asked.

"That's part of the reason." Rachel said. "I can't give this baby up for adoption and then go to New York. I can't. I spent years wondering what my mom was like. I don't want to put this baby through the same thing."

Finn nodded. "I understand."

"I'm just worried about money." Rachel said with a sigh.

"Well, I started working extra hours. So any money I get is going towards the baby." Finn said as he took Rachel's hand.

Rachel looked into Finn's eyes. "I could take some money from my college savings."

"No." Finn said as he let go Rachel and sat up. "No way."

"Why?" Rachel asked as she also sat up.

"Because that money is for you going to New York. It's not only for college, it's also going towards getting an apartment there." Finn said. "I know we have to work things out with the baby but I want you to have that money to get to New York."

"Thank you." Rachel said with a teary smile as before she kissed Finn. "We're using some of my college money if we have too. Okay?"

Finn nodded. "Okay."

Rachel kissed Finn again. "Your amazing."

Finn smiled as he wrapped his arms around the small girl. "I love you."