Chapter 11
Rachel was in her room finishing packing up some of her most prized possessions for the trip over to Shelby's house. Her excitement had been uncontainable since she found out that she could live with Shelby. She managed to keep her excitement contained when she was around her dads, but once she was alone, she imagined all sorts of things she and Shelby could do now that Rachel was spending a majority of her time with Shelby. A car pulled in the driveway and Rachel rushed downstairs. Shelby was waiting in the car.
"Bye, dads!" Rachel called as she rushed out the door.
"Bye, Rachel!" came the response as the door closed.
Rachel rushed out to Shelby's car, dropped her things into the trunk, hopped into the passenger seat and buckled her seatbelt. Elizabeth cooed from the backseat.
"I thought you couldn't have any more kids, mom." Rachel said.
"I can't. I adopted Quinn's daughter. Ready to go, sweetheart?" Shelby asked.
"Yeah, mom. I'm ready." Rachel replied, smiling at Shelby.
Fifteen minutes later, Rachel and Shelby pulled into the driveway of Shelby's house.
"You want the grand tour?" Shelby asked, taking Rachel's hand and holding Elizabeth in the other.
"Sure." Rachel replied.
Shelby guided her through the living room to the kitchen. From there they went to the dining room and then to Elizabeth's room. The room next to Elizabeth's was empty except for a bed, a desk, a window and a CD player. Above the bed was the signature gold star.
"This is your room, Rachel. I hope you like it." Shelby said.
"I love it, mom! Thank you!" Rachel said, walking in. "The gold star is an excellent touch!"
The two shared a laugh over that before Shelby left to go start dinner. Rachel played a little bit with Elizabeth before putting her things away.
You know? She thought. I can get used to this. Thank you, God for this opportunity.