Hey, guys. Demigirl606 here with a new chapter of Give It A Chance. I'm really sorry I haven't updated in a year and a half. I started high school last year and then my grandma was having medical problems and my technology has been all out of wack. I promise that there will be no more super long waits between chapters. Thank you all for sticking with this story. I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.
When Rachel woke up the next morning she woke up feeling happy for the first time in a few months. She had her friends back and they were going to help her and her daddy. She looked around the room and saw that the rest of her friends were still asleep. She slowly got up, but Mike's arm was holding her down. She must have fallen asleep on him sometime last night.
She tried to untangle herself from Mike, but he just tightened his grip. "Mikey, let go," She whispered.
Mike groaned. "Rach, it's like, 8 am, go back to sleep."
She rolled her eyes. "I'm gonna make pancakes and cinnamon rolls," She coaxed, knowing that her friends loved her breakfast making skills.
"Uhh, finee," He complained as he let go of Rachel and went back to sleep.
She smiled at his sleeping form before making her way into the kitchen. She was halfway done with making the cinnamon rolls when Brittany and Santana stumbled into the kitchen.
"Morning, Rachy!" Brittany said with a lot of energy for the early time on a weekend.
"Good morning! How did you guys sleep?" Rachel asked.
"Pretty good, Berry," Santana said. "What are you making?"
"Pancakes and cinnamon rolls, but you can help yourself to anything in the fridge or cupboards if you want anything else."
"Nah, I'm good," Santana said. "So, we need to talk."
Rachel gave her a look. "About what?"
"Well, it has come to my attention that you have a crush on Mr. Hot and Asian, in the next room," Santana said. "What are your thoughts on my conclusion?"
"Shhhh," Rachel said. "He's in the next room!"
"Chill out. The guys are fast asleep," Santana said.
"Fine, yes, I like him. Are you happy now?" Rachel said, turning back to the cinnamon rolls.
"No. I want details," Santana demanded.
"Let's see. I started liking him sophomore year, after he joined glee and after I had gotten over Sam. We weren't really talking anymore, and that's my fault, but I didn't know what to say to him. I was scared that he was going to get mad at me or turn me down. That's why I had that thing with Finn. I was trying to get over him, but it didn't work."
"Well, then we should get you two together," Santana said.
"Yeah," Brittany agreed. "You deserve to be happy, Rach."
"As much as I appreciate that thought, I'm not sure Mike likes me that way," Rachel said while putting the cinnamon rolls into the oven.
"He totally does," Puck said as he walked into the kitchen.
"See?" Santana said. "You're completely clueless if you can't tell that Chang has the hots for you!"
"I'm still not sure," Rachel said.
"What are you not sure about?" Puck asked.
"Everything. I mean, everything that's been restarting since yesterday, it's just happening so fast. Yesterday we weren't talking and now we're best friends again. It's awesome, but... Maybe we just need more of our friendship back before we even thing about dating."
"Look, Rach, we get it, but keeping yourself from being happy and with someone who actually cares about you, isn't much help either," Puck said.
"Who knows? Maybe Mike and I will end up getting together sooner rather than later? I'm not saying that I don't want it to be like that, but with the current situation that's what it's most likely going to be."
There was about five seconds of silence before Matt and Sam walked in with tired eyes and messed up hair. As Rachel turned to them and started hurrying around the kitchen to get the food make, she didn't see Mike walk in with sad eyes as he looked at her. Only Puck and Santana saw that. Puck and Santana looked at each other and nodded. They knew that Operation Cherry had to be started quickly.
Later that day Rachel decided to go to the hospital to see her dad. Of course, her friends wouldn't let her go alone. Not only were they there for support, but they hadn't seen her dad in years and would really like to see him.
Rachel knocked lightly on the door of her dad's room. "Daddy? I've got some people here who would like to see you."
"Well, bring them in!" Jim said. "I need some more company around this place!"
Jim Berry, although dying of cancer, still had the gleam in his eye that made it look as though he still had bundles of energy. He was always making the nurses and doctors laugh, no matter how bad he felt, and through this, was making his illness slightly more bearable.
"JIM!" Mike, Matt, Sam and Brittany exclaimed as they ran through the door. They reached his bedside and took turns giving him a hug.
"Hey, you guys, it's been a while," Jim said. "Glad to see you're still the hyper kids you were a couple years ago."
"Hey, Jim," Puck said smoothly as he walked up to Mr. Berry. "How ya doing?"
"Well, I've been better, Noah, how have you been doing? How's your mom and sister?"
"We're all doing pretty good," Puck said. "Ma is still a nurse at the nursing home and Hannah is in fourth grade this year."
"I'm glad to hear it," Jim said. Then he looked over and saw Santana. "Well who is this young lady?"
Rachel nudged Santana as she hesitated. "I'm Santana Lopez, I'm in glee with Rachel."
"It's mighty nice to meet you, Santana," Jim said. "Why don't you come and sit down. There are plently of chairs to go around."
So Santana sat down. Rachel joined the group by her father after closing the door behind them. They all talked about everything and anything. Rachel's dad was enjoying the company that was his daughter's best friends, and Rachel was enjoying having her friends back. For once, everything was good.
So, I know this chapter was a little short, and I'm sorry. I will try to get longer chapters up in the future, but I have two other stories to write on fanfiction, and another on fictionpress. Please leave a review on what you thought of this chapter. All criticism is welcome. I hope you enjoyed another chapter of Give It a Chance. ~ Demigirl606