Thanks for all of the positive responses that you have all given me it is much appreciated. This is the chapter that will have Rachel fostered by the Puckerman's- enjoy!
Rachel POV
I wake up with a pounding head ache, maybe one day I'll learn that getting drunk and high always leave me with consequences.
I walk down stairs and grab two aspirin out of the cupboard and get a glass of water and take them. I put the remaining water down the sink and close my eyes.
"Hey," Sophia says and I turn around to face her.
"Hey," I reply.
"So rough night last night huh?" she says with as small smile on her face.
"Wait you're not going to flip out or ground me or do fuck all?" I ask confused, I know my mom never punished me but Sophia punishes the kids around here just for bickering if they do her head in.
"No, you got kicked out of your placement; I think that's punishment enough. Anyway there's a new family coming here today with great potential and has seen all of our candidates and wants to meet you," she says to me.
"Oh yeah, and then I'll go and fuck it up again. What makes you think that she will be able to handle me, Jackie could even handle me for a night let alone the rest of my childhood and yet someone else wants to meet me," I say confused as to why this person would even be interested.
"Trust me she's different than most," Sophia tells me.
"Oh yeah? How?" I question her.
"The fact that she has a teenage son, who fathered a child, then gave that child up for adoption and then went off the rails and got sent to Juvie, and now she has got him back on the right road shows that she is a perfectly capable miracle worker who could do wonders for you," she explains and makes me have a new found respect for this new candidate already.
"Ok, I'll meet her," I agree and go upstairs to get ready.
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"Rachel, the Puckerman's are here," Sophia shouts up the stairs.
"Coming!" I shout as I make my way out of my bedroom, I am wearing a pair of high wasted shorts and a black and white polka dot strapless top with a big black bow on the front from Gilly Hicks, with natural make up, loose curls and black converses.
I get to the office and see three people I don't recognise sitting down, there is a seat next to Sophia for me, this already looks better than when I met Jackie.
"Hey I'm Rachel," I greet them and Sophia looks as though she is about to have a heart attack because I was polite.
"Hello Rachel, my name is Maria Puckerman and these are my children Noah and Rebecca," she introduces herself and her family.
"Yeah, my given name is Noah but you can call me Puck," Puck tells me.
"Ok, Puck sounds like a badass name, I like you three already," I say to them.
"I'm glad you do Rachel," Maria says to me and I smile.
"So, Maria why don't you explain a bit about yourself," Sophia says to her.
"Ok, so I work as a nurse at the local hospital, I am a single mother, I like music and shopping and I am Jewish," she says keeping it short and simple.
"Hmm, well I am Jewish, I like music and shopping, I like to party, I have already been kicked out of one foster family for drinking and getting high and I am hoping that one day I will do something with my crappy life and prove everyone that ever doubted me wrong," I say to her, wondering if the drink and drugs bit will put her off, this is the test, I have laid all of my likes on the table and now I need to see if she'll back off.
"Ok, we'll have to work on the drink and the drugs, but I am not going to back off because of it, I have put up with Noah's antics and got him back on track and I am prepared to do it with you," Maria says to me.
"Really? No one usually gives a shit, I like you even more now," I say to her with a smile on my face.
"Great, Rachel how would you feel about going with Maria today to try things out?" Sophia asks me.
"Yes, I really do want to go with the Puckerman's not because I want to get out of this dumping ground but because I actually like them," I say.
"Ok, we'll sort out the forms and Noah will you be so kind as to help Rachel with her luggage," Sophia asks.
"Sure," he replies.
"I'll show you my room," I say and I get up and he follows me.
"So, I don't mean to be rude but how come you ended up in this place," Puck asks me.
"That's something I'm not ready to talk about yet Puck, give me time I haven't even admitted it to myself yet," I say to him.
"That's cool, so you like music?" he asks me.
"Yeah, love it in fact," I admit.
"Sing something then?" he asks me.
"Ok, I haven't sung in front of an audience since my dad died," I say, that's all he was getting out of me about my past.
We could just go home right now
Or maybe we could stick around
For just one more drink, oh yeah
Get another bottle out
Lets shoot the breeze
Sit back down
For just one more drink, oh yeah
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Cause the last few days
Have gone too fast
So let give em hell
Wish everybody well
Here's to us
Here's to us
Stuck it out this far together
Put our dreams through the shredder
Let's toast cause things got better
And everything could change like that
And all these years go by so fast
But nothing lasts forever
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Cause the last few nights
Have gone to fast
If they give you hell
Tell em to forget themselves
Here's to us
Here's to us
Here's to all that we kissed
And to all that we missed
To the biggest mistakes
That we just wouldn't trade
To us breaking up
Without us breaking down
To whatever's come our way
Here's to us
Here's to us!
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Cause the last few days
Have gone too fast
So let's give em hell
Wish everybody well
Well!
Here's to us
Here's to love
All the times
That we messed up
Here's to you
Fill the glass
Cause the last few nights
Have gone too fast
If they give you hell
Tell em forget themselves
Here's to us
Here's to us
Oh here's to us
Here's to us
Here's to us
Here's to love
Here's to us
Wish everybody well
Here's to us
Here's to love
Here's to us
Here's to us
When I have finished Puck is staring at me with his mouth hung open.
"That was the best thing I have ever heard," he praises me.
"Thanks," I reply with a smile on my face and then we head downstairs.
"Are you ready to go?" Maria asks me.
"Yup," I reply popping the 'p'.
"See you soon Rach, and don't drive Maria mad," Sophia practically begs me.
"I won't, like I said I like her I'm not that bad if I like people," I say with a smirk on my face.
"So you don't like me then do you?" she asks me looking hurt.
"Yeah, I like you; you're just too easy to wind up. I'll see you soon for a visit ok Soph?" I say to her and then get into Maria's car.
I hope you all liked this, let me know what you think.