A/N- I hope you all like this chapter, I had surgery a week a go which is why I've been able to update much soon than normal but if theres any issues with it you can blame it on the pain meds, just let me know what they are and i'll try and fix them asap.
Also if any of you have any suggestions on what to call Rachel and Finns baby please let me know, I have a couple of ideas but I could use some input, Thanks Nx
It had been several weeks since the incident at school, Rachel hadn't noticed anything unusual with the baby and was starting to get a bigger bump that was becoming increasingly harder to cover, not that she needed to anymore seeing as everyone knew.
It was a Friday and Rachel was waiting for Shelby to come pick her up from school and take her baby shopping, Finn was meant to come but Burt needed him at the tire shop and they needed all the money they could get right now.
Rachel was listening to her iPod as she sat on the steps of the school, she looked up and noticed her moms black Range Rover coming through the gates, she placed her iPod in her bag and stood up and made her way towards her mom, suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her stomach and placed a hand on her bump.
The pain passed quickly so she got in her moms car and acted like nothing happened, Shelby was busy looking for her sunglasses so she didn't notice the panic in her daughters eyes or the way she was holding her bump.
"Hey Rach, did you see where I put my sunglasses yesterday?" Shelby asked her daughter as she continued to look around her car.
"No, maybe they're at home" the singer replied.
"I definitely had them in here yesterday" the older brunette said more to herself than Rachel.
Eventually Shelby gave up and sighed before driving out of the school and making her way to the baby store.
"So how was school today?" the Glee coach asked.
"Fine, same as always I guess" Rachel answered still thinking about the pain she just felt and wondering if it was something serious, she wanted to tell Shelby but she didn't want to worry her mom for no reason.
"Well thats descriptive" Shelby joked.
Rachel just smiled at her mom and then continued to look out the window. Shelby looked at her daughter and could tell something was wrong but she didn't want to force her in to telling her what was worrying her so she left her alone, she figured she'd tell her eventually.
20 minutes later they arrived at the store and Rachel perked up a little bit at the thought of shopping for her unborn baby. She couldn't get clothes or anything yet because she hadn't found out the sex yet but she could get the crib, toys and hopefully she'll find a pram she likes.
As they walked around the store Shelby picked up random toys and nursery furnishings and asked Rachel if she liked them before placing them in the trolley. Eventually they got to the Cribs and Rachel looked around at the different styles not really knowing which one she preferred.
"Which one do you like Rach?" the older brunette asked.
"I don't know, what do you think?" the singer asked still looking at the various choices in front of her.
"Well…I like this one" Shelby said pointing towards a white Dolce Notte crib that was a little antique looking with carved flowers over various parts of the frame.
"Yeah thats nice, I like the flowers, but would you put a boy in that?" Rachel asked a little skeptical about buying a crib with flowers all over it incase she was having a boy.
"I would but if you want we can come back and get a crib after you know what you're having" Shelby suggested.
"I think I need to know what I'm having in order to buy the crib, moses basket and possibly the pram" the singer said as she looked around the store and noticed how all the big items were either too feminine, masculine or just plain.
"I tell you what then, we'll buy the items we have and come back when we know the sex, do you wanna get an idea of what you want though?"
"Yeah we can browse and see if I like anything for a boy and a girl so then all I have to do is pick when I know what I'm having" Rachel said smiling at her mom.
As they wondered around the store Rachel started to feel a bit dizzy and suddenly got another pain in her stomach, Shelby was straight by her baby's side when she noticed her clutching her bump in pain.
"Rachel, are you okay? whats wrong?" Shelby panicked but tried to remain calm for her daughters sake.
"I think its the baby, I keep getting a sharp pain in my stomach" Rachel spoke breathlessly as she continued to hold on to her belly and looked her mom in the eye with fear and panic in her eyes.
"And you're just telling me this now? Come on i'll help you to the car and we'll go to the hospital and get it checked out" the Glee coach said as she helped her daughter towards her car and helped her in putting her seatbelt on before going round the other side.
"We need to ring Finn" Rachel said with tears in her eyes. Shelby nodded and took the phone her daughter was offering her and rang Finn telling him to meet them at the hospital.
Rachel and Shelby had arrived at the hospital in 20 minutes, they were taken in to a private room and told to wait for a doctor to come do an ultrasound so they could check on the baby.
As they were waiting for the ultrasound to be done they heard Finn in the waiting room and Shelby walked out the room to call him over.
"What happened? Is everything okay? How's the baby?" Finn was firing off questions and Shelby stopped him from walking in to Rachel.
"Rachel felt a sharp pain in her stomach so we came to get it checked out, we don't know if everything is okay and we don't know how the baby is, now I suggest you calm yourself down before you go in that room to my daughter, she's already stressed out by this and I don't need you adding to that, are we clear?" Shelby said with a stern voice and a raised eyebrow, she knew she intimidated Finn so she may as well use it to her advantage when needed.
"Yes Miss C" Finn mumbled.
Shelby nodded her head and opened the door to Rachel's room, her baby was sat in the same position she left her in on the bed and had a few more tear tracks on her face.
"Hey Rach, I found someone" the older brunette said with a slight smile to her daughter.
"Finn, i'm so sorry, I don't know what I did, everything's going to be okay though right?" Rachel panicked thinking that everything was her fault and she caused this somehow.
"Hey, listen to me Rachel, you didn't do anything so don't even think about blaming yourself, and our baby is gonna be fine, you know how I know that?" Rachel shook her head at her boyfriends question and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Because they're a part of you and you are the strongest person I have ever met" Finn said as he looked his girlfriend in the eye and bent down to kiss her lips briefly. Shelby smiled at their interaction and ran a hand through her girls soft brown hair.
5 minutes later there was as knock on the door and in walked a doctor with an ultrasound machine.
"Good afternoon Miss Berry, I am Dr Weaver and i'll be doing your ultrasound today"
Rachel, Shelby and Finn just smiled at the cheerful doctor and all 3 were hoping she'd hurry up and get on with it so they could know if the baby was okay.
"Now Rachel can you lift your top up for me" the Dr asked as she got out the gel from the cupboard and made her way over to the scared teenage girl.
"Thank you, now this is gonna be a little cold" She said as she placed the gel on Rachel's bump.
"So Rachel, what seems to be the issue? it says in your notes that you're 19 weeks pregnant and you had a sharp pain, is that correct?" the Dr asked.
"Yeah, it felt like cramp at first but after a while the pain got stronger"
"Okay, well lets take a look and see what we can find" the Dr placed the ultrasound scanner on Rachel's bump and began moving it around. The Dr made sure not to face the screen towards the family just incase something was wrong.
Rachel grabbed a hold of her mothers hand and looked at Finn for comfort. Shelby kissed her daughters forehead and squeezed her hand. Finn smiled at his girlfriend and tried to show her that he was confident everything would be okay when inside he was actually screaming.
"So… what can you see?" Shelby finally asked the Dr, she couldn't take the silence or the suspense anymore.
"Well, everything looks fine to me.." the Dr said as she turned the screen towards the young girl and her family.
"..Baby seems to be growing well, there doesn't seem to be any cause for concern at this stage"
"So what were the pains that I had"
"In my experience I'd say they were cramps that turned in to abdominal pains which is normal in pregnancy and nothing to worry about"
Shelby placed a hand over her heart and let out a sigh of relief as she kissed her daughter on the cheek, Finn finally let out the breath he wasn't even aware he was holding and Rachel's tears turned in to happy tears, she was so relieved that her baby was okay.
"Quick question though Rachel…Did you want to know the sex?" Dr Weaver asked with a smile towards the teenage girl.
Rachel looked at Finn who nodded and looked like he was about to cry and then she looked at Shelby who was crying, which was weird because she very rarely saw Shelby cry and she nodded towards the Dr.
"Well Miss Berry, I'm pleased to inform you that you are in fact having a healthy baby…..Girl" Dr Weaver smiled at the pure joy the was plastered on her patients face as well her patients mother and boyfriend.
"Finn…We're having a baby girl" Rachel said through her sobs and wiped away the tears running down her face.
Finn leaned over and kissed Rachel on the lips several times before whispering in her ear "I love you Rach".
Shelby just stood there looking at the picture of her granddaughter on the screen and smiled to herself, she wiped away the stray tears she stupidly let fall and turned towards her daughter who was smiling at her.
"Congratulations Rach, I hope she's as dramatic as you are" Shelby joked and leaned down to hug her baby girl.
"Thanks mom, I love you" Rachel whispered in her mothers ear.
"I love you too baby" Shelby whispered back with tears in her eyes.
Shelby and Rachel made it home at 8pm from the hospital, Rachel was full of energy after finding out that her baby was okay and a girl. She sat on the sofa and looked for a movie to watch with her mom.
"Rach, do you wanna order something to eat? its a little late to be cooking and to be honest I really cant be bothered" Shelby asked her daughter from the kitchen.
"Sure thats fine" the singer replied in cheerful voice.
Shelby walked in to the living room and saw her daughter laying on the sofa and looking through her movie options on the tv and smiled to herself, she was so glad that her baby felt comfortable in her house, she never thought this would ever happen.
"So what do you want Rachel? Pizza? Chinese? Indian?" Shelby set the menus on the coffee table and looked at the teenager with a smile.
"Pizza sounds good" Rachel smiled at her mom and went back to looking for a movie.
"Okay, I'll go and order this and then we'll watch whatever movie you pick" the older brunette said as she stood up and went to order their dinner.
Shelby ordered dinner then join her daughter on the sofa, Rachel had decided to watch Meet The Fockers, simply because Barbra Streisand was in it. Shelby enjoyed this film though so she was pleased with the choice. Mother and daughter sat wrapped up in each other watching the movie before the Pizza turned up, Shelby played with Rachel's brown hair and smiled down at her when she laughed at various parts of the movie.
"Mom, Can you help me pick a name for her?" Rachel asked out of the blue.
"Of course I can Rachel, do you have any ideas?" the Glee coach asked continuing to play with Rachel's hair.
Rachel paused the movie and sat up so she could look her mother in the eye whilst they talked.
"I've been thinking and I kinda wanna name her after someone I love like Barbra Streisand or Patti LuPone" Shelby looked at her teenager and had to stop herself from laughing, she would do anything in her power to make Rachel happy but letting her name her granddaughter Barbra was not going to happen.
"I like the idea of you naming her after someone you love baby but I don't think Barbra or Patti are the right names for this little girl" Shelby said as she placed a hand on her daughters bump.
"I don't think Finn would agree with it either" Rachel sighed.
"I tell you what, why don't we write down the names we like on a piece of paper and then compare them?" Shelby suggested.
Rachel nodded her head and went to get a piece of paper a pen for herself and her mom. As Rachel was getting paper and a pen the doorbell rang and Shelby went to collect their dinner.
Shelby got plates and something to drink for her and Rachel out the kitchen and took them to the living room and set up the coffee table ready for their meal.
"Here's your paper and pen" Rachel said barrelling back in to the living room and helping herself to the pizza on the table.
Shelby took the offered items and began writing down the names she liked and Rachel did the same. After about 10 minutes Shelby finished her list and placed the piece of paper face down on the table as she waited for Rachel to finish and continued to eat her pizza. 5 minutes later Rachel was finished.
"You ready to compare?" Shelby asked as she picked up the paper and pen ready to cross off all rejected names.
"Yes, my first one is Velma" Rachel spoke with a twinkle in her eye.
Shelby shook her head, she had a feeling all the names on Rachel's list were either famous actresses or her favourite movie characters.
"I'm gonna say no simply because I know you've only picked it because you like the musical Chicago and I don't really want my granddaughter named after someone that killed their husband and sister" Shelby smirked and raised an eyebrow.
"Fair enough, what's yours?" Rachel asked.
"Okay, well I've always liked the name Bonnie" the tall brunette said with a smile on her face and looked in her daughters brown eyes.
"I like that, Bonnie Berry-Hudson, sounds cute" Rachel replied with a smile on her face.
"So you aren't just going to have the baby's last name as Hudson then?" Shelby asked curiously.
"Well me and Finn aren't married and I don't plan on marrying him anytime soon so I just figured that I'd have both of our names in there so it's kinda fair you know" the singer reasoned.
"I understand what you mean Rach and I think it's a good idea, how come you aren't discussing baby names with Finn though?" the older brunette asked with a hint of worry in her voice.
"Well he gave me the suggestion of Drizzle the other day so I decided to discuss it with someone more mature and then make a short list to discuss with him later on" Shelby burst out laughing when she heard what her daughters boyfriend wanted to name their baby.
"Drizzle? was he serious?" Shelby asked through her laughter.
"Oh he was very serious" Rachel said with a roll of her eyes.
Shelby chuckled at her daughters dramatics and they continued swapping name ideas, Rachel got another piece of paper and wrote down all the names she liked so she could show Finn and they could pick a name together, she felt a little guilty narrowing down their baby's name choices without her father present but she knew that he was just going to give her more choices like Drizzle and she didn't want to keep telling him no.
Eventually Shelby and Rachel narrowed it down to 5 names, Bonnie being one of them.
"I'm gonna head off to bed Rach" Shelby said as she placed a kiss to her daughters forehead and ruffled her hair.
"Okay night mom" Rachel said accepting her moms kiss and smiling at her as she made her way towards the stairs.
Rachel placed a hand on her bump and smiled down at it "Listen to me baby girl, I will make sure you have a good strong name, I wont let daddy name you something ridiculous don't worry. You are far too precious for a name like Drizzle" Rachel giggled to herself before continuing to talk to her belly, "I may only be 16 and daddy may only be 17 but we'll love you no matter what and you'll have Grandma Carole and Grandpa Burt to show the ropes if mummy and daddy don't know what they're doing but most importantly little girl, you'll have Nana Shelby, she's the strongest, wisest and most beautiful person I know, one day I'll tell you about how we finally met"
Rachel placed both hands on her bump in a protective manor and began to sing in a hushed voice to her baby girl, what she didn't notice was that Shelby never made it up the stairs and heard everything Rachel had said, she wiped the tears from her eyes and walked up the stairs and in to her bedroom. As she got changed for bed she began to think about what Rachel had said and decided she liked the name Nana Shelby, it sounded much younger than Grandma or Granny anyway.