A/N-Sorry for the long wait I've been thinking of ideas for this story for a while, I hope you like this chapter :) Thanks Nx
Rachel moved in with Shelby that same day, things were still a little awkward but they weren't as bad she thought they would be. Shelby was completely different in a relaxed environment and not trying to be Coach Corcoran, if Rachel was honest she would even say Shelby was pretty cool.
It had been 3 days since Rachel moved in and she was pretty settled in her new home, Shelby had set her up in the bedroom next to hers and had explained that the room across from Rachels could be a nursery, Rachel appreciated everything Shelby was doing for her but still felt she needed to give her money for living there.
Rachel was on her way to English when she heard her phone vibrate with a message, she pulled her phone out her pocket and looked down to see it was Shelby.
"Doctors appointment at 4, you'll need to miss Glee, i'll pick you up if you want?"
Rachel thought about it and decided that Finn should probably be there too.
"Okay, let me talk to Finn, if he wants to come he'll give me a lift"
Rachel put her phone back in her pocket and walked in to her English lesson.
After her English class she caught up with Finn outside his Maths class, he was talking to a group of jocks so she waited by a locker close by until he noticed her and said goodbye to his friends and walked over to her.
"Hey Rach" he said kissing her on the lips lightly and wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"Hey, So I have to miss Glee today, Shelby text me before class and told me she made a Doctors appointment for 4 today, I was just wondering if you wanted to come" Rachel whispered, she didn't want anyone knowing about the baby yet.
"Of course i'll be there Rach" he smiled down at his girlfriend and played with the ends of her hair, it was clear that he loved her and didn't want her to go through this alone.
"Okay, i'll meet you in the parking lot after school" Rachel stood on her tip toes and kissed him gently before walking away.
Rachel and Finn met Shelby outside of the doctors at 3:45, Shelby was insistent that she be at the appointment. It wasn't that she didn't trust Rachel or Finn but they were young and if something was wrong they may not entirely understand, plus she wanted to see her grandchild.
"So are you ready for this?" Shelby asked Rachel as she walked towards her.
"As ready as a pregnant 16 year old can be suppose" the singer said with humour in her voice.
Shelby smiled at her and placed a calming hand on her arm before turning to Finn and giving him a tight smile.
She liked Finn but she did not like the fact that he had taken her daughters virginity and gotten her pregnant at such a young age. Finn would happily admit that he was slightly scared of Shelby and found her very intimidating, she was a more intense version of Rachel.
They signed in with the receptionist and sat in the waiting area and waited to be called.
"So Rach, how was school?" the older brunette asked her daughter.
"Fine I guess, I wasn't slushied today so thats an improvement" Rachel said.
"And Finn hows school for you?" she asked because she wanted Rachel to feel like she was trying to bond with him.
"its cool" the shy boy answered and refused to look the woman in the eye.
"Glad to hear it" Shelby knew that Finn was intimidated by her and that pleased her a lot more than it probably should but she didn't care, this boy has violated my daughter she thought to herself.
"Rachel Berry" the receptionist called and all 3 of them stood up and made their way to the room they were shown to.
Shelby knocked on the door and entered, she smiled at the doctor and introduced everyone like it was some kind of meeting.
"Hello, i'm Shelby Corcoran, this is my daughter Rachel and her boyfriend Finn"
Rachel rolled her eyes and looked at Shelby like she was insane before shaking the doctors hand and Finn did the same, without the rolling of the eyes and glare at Shelby.
"Nice to meet you all" the doctor smiled.
"Now Rachel I understand that you want a pregnancy confirming and a first scan?" he smiled at the singer and put some latex gloves on.
"Yes please" Rachel replied, slightly embarrassed by this whole situation, she never thought she would be one of those girls that got pregnant at 16.
"Go ahead and lie down on the bed and pull your shirt up over your stomach"
Rachel walked over to the bed and did as the doctor asked, Shelby stood to the side of Rachel and held on to her hand and Finn stood next to her head and ran a hand through her hair. Rachel glanced at Finn and gave him a scared smile.
The doctor wheeled over to her on a chair and set up his equipment.
"Now Rachel this is going to be cold" he said as he squeezed some gel on her stomach and Rachel jumped a little bit. He grabbed the scanner and started rubbing it across her stomach whilst looking at the monitor.
"Well… I can confirm that you are 13 weeks pregnant" he turned the monitor towards Rachel, Finn and Shelby and all 3 stared at it in awe. There on the screen as clear as day was Rachel and Finns baby. Rachel squeezed Shelbys hand and smiled up at Finn with tears in her eyes.
Shelby also had tears in her eyes as she stared at her granbaby, she leaned down and placed a kiss to Rachels cheek.
The doctor removed the scanner from Rachels stomach and handed her some wipes to get rid of the gel. "Do you want pictures?" he asked as he placed the scanner back in its place.
Rachel smiled a watery smile and nodded, still looking at the image on the monitor that the doctor had left up.
"Okay, so Rachel because you're only 16 I have to ask do you plan on keeping the baby or are you planning an abortion or adoption maybe?" he looked at the love in his patients eyes and knew instantly that she wasn't going to be getting an abortion.
"Abortion isn't an option for me, I've not really considered adoption to be honest" Rachel replied in a scared tone.
"Thats okay, i'll give you a prescription for Folic Acid and all the leaflets you'll need on pregnancy, adoption, teenage parenting"
"Thank you"
"You can pick up your pictures at the reception desk" the doctor said as he handed her the prescription and leaflets. All 3 of them walked out of the office and Shelby went to collect the pictures from the receptionist.
"How are you feeling Rach?" Finn asked his girlfriend when they were alone.
"I don't know, confused I guess, I mean I'm happy but I'm also pissed off"
Finn nodded, he could understand why Rachel would be pissed off, he wasn't exactly thrilled about being a teenage parent either.
"How are you feeling?" the singer asked.
"The same I think, happy but also scared"
Shelby walked out at that moment and handed 3 pictures to Rachel, the small brunette smiled at them and placed them gently in her pocket, making sure there was no danger of them creasing or anything.
"I'll cut one off at home and give it you at school tomorrow" the singer told her boyfriend.
"Thanks" he smiled and leaned down to kiss her.
Shelby made her way towards her car and Rachel kissed Finn back before following her and heading home.
Rachel went straight to her room when she got home, she pulled out the pictures of the scan from her bag and sat on her bed. She stared at the pictures and let a tear roll down her face, the singer didn't notice when Shelby walked in to the room to ask what she wanted for dinner and continued to cry as she stared at the pictures of the baby that was currently growing inside of her.
"Honey, whats the matter?" The older brunette asked as she sat down next to her weeping daughter. She wiped away the tears with her thumb and pulled her in to a side hug.
"I'm scared" Rachel began to cry harder in to her moms shoulder as she spoke.
"I know sweetheart, trust me when I got pregnant with you I was terrified and you was planned and I was 21, I can only imagine that it is 10x worse for you right now but honey you are not alone in this, you have me and Finn but you also have Santana and Mari, we're all here to support you baby…Do you know what you want to do?" Shelby asked in a gentle tone, she didn't want to pressure Rachel to make a decision but she wanted to know if she'd thought about it at all.
"I think so but what if Finn doesn't want the same thing?" the singer had calmed herself down a little and pulled away from her mom to look her in the eye.
"Rachel, that boy loves you even I can see that, I think he'll be there for you no matter what you decide but you do need to have a discussion with him soon about this. What do you want to do?" Shelby braced herself for the answer.
"I I want to keep it" Rachel looked her mom in the eye as she spoke and saw the relief that Shelby felt.
"Honestly Rach, I know its your decision and i'll support you no matter what but that is the best thing I've heard all year" the older brunette looked at her daughter and gave her a watery smile.
"Really?"
"Yes baby, the hardest thing I ever had to do was give you away, it almost broke me and I don't want you to go through what I went through. After you speak to Finn about wanting to keep it we should have Carole and Burt round for a chat"
"Okay, i'll talk to him tomorrow" Rachel whispered as she leaned back in to her mom and felt Shelby kiss the top of her head.
"So, are you hungry? I was gonna make dinner"
"Yeah a little"
"So lets go downstairs and see what we can make shall we" Shelby stood up and pulled her daughter with her, Rachel placed the pictures on her bed before following Shelby down in to the kitchen.
The next day Rachel was looking for Finn at school when she spotted Santana at her locker and made her way towards her best friend.
"Hey San" the short brunette said as she approached the Latina.
"Sup Berry, where were you during Glee yesterday? I was gonna come to Shelbys but mom said I should give you some space" the cheerleader rolled her eyes as she spoke.
"I went for my scan yesterday" Rachel whispered in the girls ear.
"No way, how'd it go? and why didn't you tell me I would have come"
"It was fine, I'm 13 weeks and the foetus is growing nicely and I didn't tell you because it was last minute and it would have been suspicious if me, you and Finn were missing yesterday at Glee"
"True that, so you got a picture?" the hispanic smiled at her friend.
Rachel looked around and decided there were too many people in the hall and grabbed Santanas hand and pulled her towards the choir room. Once they entered the room Rachel rummaged through her bag for the image and pulled it out showing her best friend.
"Oh my god Rachel, its so cute" Santana looked at her friend and noticed that she looked a little scared and pulled her in for a hug.
"Do you know what your doing about it?" Santana knew the singer well and knew that abortion wasn't an option but whether she was keeping the baby was still up for debate as far she was aware.
"I'm keeping it San" Rachel said with tears in her eyes.
Santana held her tighter and and whispered in her ear "You're going to be a great mom Berry and I'm right here for you"
Rachel pulled away from the cheerleader and wiped her eyes "Thank you San, now I gotta go find Finn" she said as she took the picture back and placed it back in her bag and walked out the room leaving a slightly worried Santana behind.
Walking down the hall again Rachel found Finn heading towards the Gym with Puck and shouted his name until he turned around, Finn told Puck he'd see him at practice and walked towards his girlfriend.
"Hey Babe" Finn said kissing Rachel on the lips gently.
"Heres your picture" The singer said as she pulled the picture back out her bag and placed it in Finns hand so no-one could see what it was.
"Thanks Rach" the quarterback placed the picture in his back pocket discreetly.
Rachel grabbed Finns hand and pulled him in to the closest empty classroom and closed the door.
"Whats up Rach?" the tall boy asked with confusion written all over his face.
"Finn, I know what I want, but what do you want? do you want to keep the baby or give it up for adoption?" Rachel was determined to get his honest opinion and didn't want to give away what she wanted right there because she knew he'd just agree with her and she couldn't have that.
"Honestly, I don't think that after seeing the baby in black and white yesterday I could give it up, what do you want?" Finn panicked slightly hoping that Rachel didn't want to give the baby away because he really didn't think he'd be able to live with himself.
"I'm keeping it Finn"
Finn didn't think he could be any happier, he pulled Rachel towards him and crashed their lips together hard in a passionate kiss.
"Thank you" the boy said in-between kisses, Rachel giggled at her boyfriends response and fell in love with him a little bit more.
"You know this isn't going to be easy though right Finn" the singer said after Finn let her go.
"I know Rach but we'll have each other and i'll be there I promise, for the birth, night feedings, diaper changes, whenever you need me I will be there" Finn said as he held the love of his life face in his hands and looked directly in to her eyes.
Rachel let a stray tear escape and Finn wiped it away with his thumb and kissed her cheek.
"I love you, Finn"
"I love you too, Rach"