Chapter 8
A/N- I hope you enjoy this chapter, I wanted to update as soon as possible and please review and let me know what you think. Thanks Nx
It had been 2 weeks since Shelby's date with Cassie, they had been texting everyday since and were talking on the phone regularly. Due to Rachel being so close to giving birth Shelby didn't want to leave her on her own just in case she went in to labour so they hadn't been on another date yet. Cassie had said she would come see her at home but Shelby had said that it was a little too early for her to meet Rachel and she wanted to ask her if it was okay first, but because Rachel was so agitated and uncomfortable she didn't want to add to her stress levels and figured it would be best if they waited until Rachel had given birth.
Shelby had been telling Rachel all week that she needed to stop going to school and Glee practice because of how tired and uncomfortable she was, but Rachel being Rachel she said she didn't want to miss Glee and she had perfect attendance and she wasn't willing to stop going school until it was absolutely necessary.
Rachel was currently in Glee rehearsal, Mr Schue had told her that she wasn't going to be participating in the dance routine today because he could see how tired she was, he had also had a rather threatening phone call from Shelby to tell him he needed to be authoritative with Rachel and tell her she needed to slow down. So Rachel was currently sulking in the auditorium watching the Glee kids rehearse.
She had been having sharp pains since around lunch time and as she sat in the auditorium they were becoming increasingly worse, she didn't want to say anything because she didn't want to disturb practice.
"Right, Rachel, come up here and you can start preparing you duet with Finn" Mr Schue called out from the stage.
Rachel stood up and made her way to the rest of the group, the pain in her back and side had subsided a little.
The brunette stood up on the stage and was preparing to start her song when she felt something running down her leg, she looked down and saw a puddle on the floor, seconds after she got a very intense pain shoot though her body, she looked at Mr Schue and Finn with complete panic in her eyes.
"Errm…Finn…I think my water just broke" Rachel said with a terrified look on her face and panic in her voice. Finn ran over to her, as did Mr Schue and the rest of the Glee club and Rachel began to breathe heavily when another sharp pain ripped through her.
"Okay, Rachel I'm gonna take you to the hospital now" Mr Schue said and escorted Rachel out of the auditorium and towards his car. When they reached his car Finn and Puck helped her in to the passenger seat and Mr Schue climbed in to the drivers side.
"Finn, ring my mom" Rachel said through another painful contraction whilst handing him her phone.
"SANTANA!" Rachel shouted towards the group of Glee kids currently watching the whole thing play out, Santana quickly ran towards her best friend, she had just come back from grabbing all of Rachel's bags and school stuff out the girls locker.
"I'm coming, I'm coming" Santana shouted as she ran towards her friend and then climbed in the back seat with Rachel's stuff.
Shelby was teaching her Vocal Adrenalin kids how to give a proper show smile, she was not happy with their efforts today at all and was getting very annoyed with their lack of enthusiasm. As Shelby was demonstrating her own show smile she heard her phone ringing from her bag, she quickly ran to answer it and left Jesse to continue showing them how it was done.
"Hello" Shelby answered her phone.
"Shelby, it's Finn" Shelby could tell that he was panicking and that panicked her as well.
"Whats wrong Finn?" She asked with fear in her voice.
"Can you meet us at the hospital? Rachel's water just broke and she's in pain" Finn was clearly concerned about the amount of pain that Rach was in.
"I'll be 15 minutes" the coach said and hung up the phone.
"Glee is over, go home, we'll pick this up another time" Shelby shouted towards the stage at her Glee kids and then picked up her stuff and ran towards her car, all she could think was that she needed to get to her baby as fast as possible.
Shelby drove as fast as she could and got to the hospital in record time, she ran through the building and saw Will standing in the hallway.
"Where is she?" Shelby asked, clearly out of breath from all the running.
"They took her to maternity, I was waiting for you, come on I'll show where she is" Will said walking in front of Shelby to take her to her daughter.
Will showed Shelby the room Rachel was in with Finn and Santana and the woman thanked him and burst in to the room.
"Oh my god Rach, how are you?" the older brunette asked as she walked over to her daughter and kissed her on her sweaty forehead.
"It hurts mama" Rachel cried and grabbed Shelby's hand to squeeze during another contraction.
"I know baby, trust me I know, but it'll be worth it in a few hours I promise" Shelby was trying to comfort her but she didn't think it would be much help.
Finn and Santana didn't really know what to do and just stood there staring at Rachel. Finn was clearly very concerned about his girlfriend, his face was pale and the look in his eyes was full of fear. Santana on the other hand just looked scared, she had never witnessed this before and she didn't like seeing her best friend in so much pain.
Just then a midwife came in the room to check Rachel out and see how dilated she was.
"Hello Rachel, I'm Sarah, I'm gonna take a look and see how close you are to having the baby, Okay?" the midwife said and Rachel just nodded her head, she was already wishing this would just end.
"So, you're already 7cm dilated, so you're very lucky because I think this is gonna be a quick birth, I'll come back in a few minutes and see if you're dilated anymore" Sarah smiled at her patient in sympathy and then walked out the room.
"Mama, can you do this for me please, I've already had enough and I don't think I can carry on" Rachel pleaded with Shelby.
"Oh Baby, I really wish I could, I would do anything to take your pain away right now" Shelby said as she stroked her hair.
"Finn, will you get me a drink please?" Rachel asked her boyfriend who was still looking rather pale and he practically ran out the room to get Rachel what she needed.
"Are you okay San?" Shelby asked the teenage girl who had been standing in the same spot since she arrived.
"Yeah, Miss C I'm just not sure what I can contribute to this whole thing" Santana spoke with a tremble in her voice and looked down at the floor.
"Just come over here and comfort her, there's not really anything else you can do right now" Shelby looked at the Latina and gave her a sympathetic smile. Santana made her way towards Rachel's bed and gave the girl her hand, just as she did that Rachel got another strong contraction and squeezed Santana's hand with strength she didn't even know she had.
"Thank you for being here Santana" Rachel spoke with exhaustion in her voice and tired eyes.
"Anything for you Midge, you know that" Santana smiled down at her friend and made a mental note to never have kids the natural way.
Finn came running back in the room with a glass of water for Rachel and handed it over. The singer drank it in one gulp and then began to moan in pain again.
"How are you feeling Rach?" Finn asked not knowing what else to say at this time.
"It's like being licked my kittens Finn, how to you think I'm fucking feeling?" Rachel spat at him with a glare on her face.
"And we are never having sex again, thats a fact" The short brunette said with a look on her face that told Finn she was being serious.
Finn looked at Shelby and didn't know what to say, Shelby gave Finn a small smile and mouthed for him to just ignore her and Finn just nodded his head.
An hour later the midwife came back to assess Rachel again "Hello again, lets see if you're ready to push this baby out" Sarah said with too much enthusiasm for Rachel.
"Well, it looks like you're 10cm dilated so we're going to take you delivery and you'll be meeting your little girl very soon" Sarah smiled at her patient and her family.
Rachel glanced at Shelby with a terrified look on her face and Shelby bent down to whisper in her ear "You're going to be fine, you're going to be the best mom that little girl can ask her and I'm going to be here the whole time to help you through it and so is Finn and Santana, don't worry baby, and just think you're about to meet your daughter" Rachel smiled up at her moms word and nodded her head.
They took Rachel up to delivery 5 minutes later and she was prepped for the birth. Shelby was standing by her head whispering encouraging words in her ears and stroking her hair, Santana stood behind her left shoulder holding her hand and Finn stood behind her right shoulder holding her other hand.
"I hate you so much right now" Rachel screamed as she began to push.
"Thats fine, I hate me too right now as well" Finn replied to the girl currently in agony.
"GOOD!" the short brunette shouted as her pain intensified.
"Okay, Rachel, I need you to push for me" the midwife instructed the singer.
Rachel grabbed a tighter hold on her friends hand and squeezed to the point where Santana thought her hand was breaking.
"Come on Rach, you can do it" Santana encouraged as Rachel continued to push as hard as she could.
"Give me one more really big push Rachel" the midwife continued to instruct.
"Come on baby, push a little harder this time okay" Shelby said as Rachel got back in to position to push.
"AAGGHHH" Rachel screamed as she pushed and everyone around her was trying to encourage her to do it a little bit harder, she pushed as hard as she could and 1 minute later she heard a high pitched cry.
Shelby wiped away the tears that were currently falling down her face, as did Santana and Finn. The midwife cleaned the baby off a bit and then walked over to Rachel.
"Here she is look, healthy and beautiful" the woman said as she placed the baby in her mothers arms. Rachel looked down at the little girl completely in awe of the fact that she was hers and she had just given birth to something so beautiful and small.
"Hello, baby… I'm your mommy" Rachel whispered as she spoke to her daughter, she had streams of tears coming down her face and she didn't think she had ever been this happy before.
Finn stood next to Rachel and stared at his baby girl, he was in total shock that he was now a dad to someone who was so precious and tiny and just completely perfect.
"Rachel, she's beautiful, she looks just like you" Shelby said with tears still running down her face and love in her eyes.
"I'm so proud of you Rachel" Finn weeped as he kissed his girlfriend and baby on their heads.
"She's amazing Rach, what's her name?" Santana asked, she hadn't even heard Rachel or Finn mention a name yet.
"We have some ideas but we need to have another conversation and finalise something that we both really like" Rachel said looking up at her friend with a grin on her face.
"Do you want to hold her Finn?" Rachel asked the boy that currently stroking the baby's head, Finn nodded and Rachel placed her gently in his arms being extra carful with her head.
Shelby then started to play with the baby's small brown tuft of hair and kissed her on the head before placing a kiss on Rachel's.
"I am so proud of you" she said through her tears and smiled a water smile at the younger brunette.
Finn was staring down at the bundle in his arms and just couldn't believe how in love he was right now, this little girl was now his whole life and he couldn't be happier.
After a short while Rachel fell asleep and Shelby was sat in the room with her granddaughter in her arms, Santana had been sent home and she said she would be back tomorrow and Finn had gone to tell his mom the news and get something to eat for himself and Shelby.
"Listen to me little one, you see that short brown haired diva in that bed she's your mom, she is going to do everything she can for you and more, you will be so loved and cared for, nothing bad will ever happen to you because you have your mom and your dad and they both love you very much, as does Nanny Shelby, you are going to be spoilt rotten but that doesn't mean you can be a brat or naughty when you don't get your own way. I love you baby girl, always remember that" Shelby spoke with a serious voice and couldn't help the tears that had again started to fall down her face, she just loved this baby so much she couldn't control her emotions around her.
Rachel and Finn were sat in the hospital room, their baby girl was in her crib at the side of Rachel's bed fast asleep, a nurse would be taking her to the nursery soon so Rachel could get some sleep. The couple was trying to decide on a name, they were still having trouble finding the perfect one. Rachel had confirmed the baby's middle name with Finn but finding a first name was proving impossible for the pair.
"So you liked the name Bella, what about that?" Finn suggested, getting a little annoyed with all the name rejections he was getting.
"I like Bella but it doesn't go well with her middle name" Rachel sighed and leaned back on the bed.
"what other names were on the list?" The tall boy asked his girlfriend.
"Gabriella, Jolie, Kendall, Bonnie, Avery and Skye" Rachel read from the list in her hand.
"I don't think she looks like a Skye or an Avery" Finn commented as he looked at his baby girl asleep in her crib.
"What about Aria? I don't think she looks like any of those names but I was watching TV the other day and there was someone on the show called Aria, I think it's a beautiful name" Rachel said whilst looking up at her boyfriend, Finn smiled down at the short brunette and then looked at his daughter.
"It's perfect" Finn smiled and then kiss Rachel on the lips, seconds later Shelby walked through the door carrying coffee for herself and Finn and a sandwich for Rachel as well as extra clothes for both Rachel and the baby.
Shelby cleared her throat to gain the attention of the teenagers currently on the verge of making out in front of her.
"Hey mom" Rachel said once she'd pulled away from Finn.
"Hello honey, how are you and baby?" Shelby asked whilst she played with the babies hair as she slept.
"We're okay, just tired" Rachel looked up at Finn and silently asked if they could tell Shelby the babies name and Finn nodded slowly whilst smiling at the singer.
"So mom, we have some news" Rachel said with excitement in her voice.
"Oh god, you're not pregnant again are you" Shelby laughed to herself and watched Rachel roll her eyes.
"No mother, we named her" Rachel announced to the Glee coach.
"So, what is it?" Shelby asked impatiently when there was just silence after Rachel spoke.
"Do you want just her first name or her full name?" Rachel asked smirking because she knew her mom was getting annoyed.
"Well, I'd like to my Grandbaby's full name please" Shelby said with a roll of her eyes, her daughter was far too dramatic for her liking.
"Okay…. so her name is…Aria Shelby Hudson" Rachel exclaimed and watched her mothers face turn from annoyance to shock to pure happiness.
"Really? you named her after me?" Shelby mumbled with tears falling from her eyes and running down her face.
"Yep, you have been my absolute rock throughout all of this, last year I thought I'd never see you again and that broke my heart but when I really needed you and needed somewhere to live you stepped up and gave me a home. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done over these last 9 months and I love you so much mama" Rachel began to cry as she spoke and saw her mom wipe away the tears that had escaped.
"You never need to thank me baby, I was happy to do it and I wouldn't change any moment I got to spend with you over these last few months, I love you too Rach" Shelby walked over to Rachel and pulled her in for a tight hug and kissed her forehead.
Finn watched on as the two brunettes clung to each other as if their lives depended on it.
Later on that day Rachel was told she could take her baby girl home, Shelby brought the car seat and helped her daughter place the baby in it carefully. Rachel placed a blanket over her sleeping baby and kissed her on the head.
"Lets go home to nanny's house Aria" Rachel said with a huge smile on her face and a quick glance at her mom. Shelby's heart fluttered at the new name she was given and kissed her Grandbaby on the head before picking up the car seat and helping Rachel out of the hospital with her beautiful new baby girl.