Okay, here's Chapter 22 :) Hope you enjoy (:
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Quinn was pacing up and down the waiting room for the past half hour. She was worried sick about Rachel. She couldn't stand the thought of anything happening to Rachel or the baby. She just wanted her friend to be okay.
"I just called Finn and told him we were here." Shelby said as she put her phone in her pocket. "Quinn, would you please sit down."
"I can't. I need to know Rachel and the baby are okay." Quinn said. Wishing the doctors would hurry up with the tests on Rachel.
"The doctor said it could take a while." Shelby said calmly. "Quinn, don't get yourself worked up."
"I don't know how your so calm." Quinn said with a sigh as she finally sat down.
They waited for another 15 minutes. A doctor finally walked over to them. The doctor had black hair and wore glasses. He looked like he was in his mid 30's.
"Hi. Your both here for Rachel Berry?" He said with a smile. "I'm Dr Davis."
"Yes. I'm her mom." Shelby said as herself and Quinn stood up. "Is she okay?"
"Everything is fine." He said. "Both Rachel and the baby are fine. We gave her something to help her headache. We want to keep Rachel overnight to keep an eye on her."
"Can I please see her?" Quinn asked.
Dr Davis smiled at Quinn. "Sure. Go down that hallway. Turn right and take the 2nd left, she's in room 320."
"Thank you." Quinn said before going to see Rachel.
"So if everything is fine, why did Rachel faint?" Shelby said as she crossed her arms.
"Well there's nothing actually wrong with Rachel that caused this. I had a little chat with her. She said she has been under a lot a stress and these past few nights she hasn't been sleeping well. The headache she had could be caused by stress and not sleeping." He said. "We also think Rachel may have been a bit dehydrated. That's what caused the dizziness and fainting."
"She never told me that she was stressed." Shelby said as she looked down.
"Maybe you could go and talk to her." Dr Davis said. "I've already told her that she will be staying overnight. There's nothing to worry about. We're just going to keep an eye on her progress. She can leave tomorrow evening if everything is okay."
Shelby nodded and smiled. "Thank you, doctor."
"No problem. You can go to see her now." He said before walking away.
Shelby took a deep breath before walking to Rachel's room.
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"Hey." Quinn said as she walked into Rachel's room and sat down on the bed.
Rachel was sitting up against the pillows. Instead of saying hi back, she looked up at Quinn with tear filled eyes. "Quinn, did I do something to hurt the baby?"
Quinn shook her head and gave her a confused look. "What are you talking about?"
"I have a feeling their not telling me something." Rachel said as a tear fell.
"Rachel, everything is fine. The baby is fine." Quinn said with a smile.
"If everything is fine how come they won't let me go home?" Rachel yelled as she started to break down.
"Shh. C'mere." Quinn said as she wrapped her arms around Rachel and hugged her tightly. "Listen to me, their just keeping you here to keep an eye on you. Everything is okay."
"It hasn't kicked all day." Rachel sobbed. "What if there's something wrong and their hiding it from me?"
"Rachel, calm down." Quinn said as she rubbed her back. "It might kick later. The doctor wouldn't lie to you. You believe me, right?"
Rachel nodded. "I believe you. I'm just worried about my baby."
"I know." Quinn said as she continued rubbing circles on Rachel's back. "Your going to be such an amazing mom. I hope you know that."
Rachel smiled and looked towards the door to see her mom standing there.
"Quinn, could you go and wait for Finn." Shelby asked as she walked in.
Quinn nodded and let go of Rachel. "Sure."
After Quinn left, Shelby walked over to Rachel and sat down on her bed. "So, I've been talking to your doctor."
"Is my baby okay?" Rachel asked, starting to get worried again.
"The baby is fine." Shelby said. "Your doctor told me all of this could be stress related. Is there something you want to talk to me about?"
Rachel looked down as tears rolled down her cheeks. "I'm so sorry, mom."
"Rachel, what's going on?" Shelby said as she took Rachel's hand.
Rachel wiped away some of her tears and took deep breath before she spoke. "I've just been stressed about money, things for the baby and the birth."
"Sweetheart, how come you didn't talk to me about it?" Shelby said as she wiped one of Rachel's tears with her thumb.
"I don't know. I guess I thought I could handle it. I didn't want to annoy you."
"You could never annoy me, Rachel." Shelby said with a small smile.
"I just feel like I'm always bringing up what happened with my dads." Rachel said.
"Rachel, I'm glad when you talk about it. Cause I know your getting it off your chest." Shelby said as she held Rachel's hands. "I don't help you because of what happened with your dads. I do it because I love you. I don't want you to be afraid of annoying me. We're going to handle everything for the baby one step at a time."
"I love you mom." Rachel said before Shelby pulled her in for a tight hug.
Shelby smiled and kissed the top of Rachel's head. "Okay sweetie, I have to go home and get Beth. I promise I'll be here tomorrow."
"Okay mom." Rachel said with a smile.
Shelby kissed Rachel's forehead and lay her back against the pillows. "Finn is on his way over. I'm going to call you tonight. I love you, baby."
"I love you too." Rachel said as she watched her mom leave.
Rachel looked down at her stomach and gently rubbed circles on it. Even though she was told her baby was okay, Rachel couldn't stop worrying. She loved this baby so much. Her thoughts were interrupted when Finn ran in and pulled her into his arms.
"Oh god. Rachel, don't scare me like that!" He said as he kissed her several times.
"I'm sorry. I really didn't want to scare you." Rachel said as she rested her head on Finn's chest.
Finn looked down at the small girl. She looked a lot better. She wasn't as pale anymore. She still looked tired. "I was so worried about you. How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay. The doctor said the headache I had was stress related." Rachel said.
"Why didn't you talk to me about being stressed?" Finn said.
Rachel sighed. "I don't know. I guess I didn't want to annoy you."
"Rachel, you know I would never get annoyed with you." Finn said as he gently stroked Rachel's hair. "Starting from now you won't keep anything from me, promise you'll talk to me?"
Rachel nodded. "I promise."
"Good." Finn said as he wrapped his arms around Rachel and lay down on the bed with her. He held her close and was thankful Rachel and the baby were okay. Right now all he wanted to do was hold Rachel in his arms and never let her go.