Thankyou again for the lovely feeback :) Some of you have observed I have used names such as 'Haley Cropper' from a British Soap, Coronation Street. I'm not from Britain, I'm American but I'm in Europe and I've been watching alot of soaps, I wasn't sure weather I should name them after glee characters but I didn't. I hope you understand the meanings behind the names, Enjoy and review - purifiedgleek

Hayley was in the middle of checking a box of stock before it was put out ready to be dispatched and taken to the buyer when a panicked squeak came from the office. She frowned and put down the pen and clipboard that she had been using before dashing through to find out what was going on. As she entered the office she found Rachel sitting at the desk, her hair pushed back with one hand wearing a worried expression. "Rachel what's wrong?"

"It's gone . . ."

"What has?"

"The spreadsheet, it's just gone"

Hayley frowned and moved around the desk to find that the computer was restarting "I think it must be doing some updates" she sighed "did you save it?"

Rachel shook her head "it took me all morning to do that"

"Don't worry, jut try and get it finished before you leave tonight. Remember to press control and S regularly so that if this happens again, you shouldn't lose too much of your work."

Rachel nodded and gave a small smile "thanks Hayley"

"Do you want to come with us for your dinner?"

Rachel shook her head "I think I'd better stay here and get this finished, thank you for the offer though . . ."

"Would you like me to bring you over something to eat?"

"No thanks"

"You can't not eat Rachel, how about I get my Roy to make you up a nice sandwich hey?"

Rachel laughed quietly and nodded "thank you"

Hayley smiled before leaving the office and then the factory, following the others out for dinner. Rachel couldn't help but think about how friendly she was, she made up for all of the others being pretty hostile towards her, although she wasn't quite sure why. Rachel hadn't been in the office on her own long when the door opened and at first she thought it might have been Hayley again but was met with someone she didn't recognize. In the doorway of the office stood a slim woman who had brown hair that was softly curled and highlighted with blonde. She was quite pretty, Rachel thought and when she stood up from her chair it became apparent that she was a little taller than the female opposite her. Rachel offered a small smile and stepped out from behind her desk as she spoke. "Hi can I help you?" she silently tried to remember the diary for that morning, although she was fairly sure they weren't expecting any visitors.

"Yeah, yeah I think you can" she stepped into the office a little further and closed the door behind her.

Rachel frowned in confusion "do I know you?"

She shook her head "no you don't, but I know you"

Rachel swallowed hard "how?" she asked, her voice sounding much steadier than she felt inside.

"Care to tell me how you got this job?"

Rachel raised her eyebrow a little "I don't know why that has anything to do with you."

"I'm Maria Connor, Finn's wife."

She is his wife Rachel thought. Crap. "If you want Finn he's in a meeting . . ."

"Oh I know, I've come to speak to you."

Rachel raised her eyebrow a little "urr why?"

"Well I don't know if you're aware of this or not but you have taken a job that was for someone else . . ." Maria started "and there has been a mix up so I'm giving you the opportunity to walk out now."

"If I don't?"

"You'll wish you had . . ."

"Listen love, Finn employed me and if something has happened which means he wants someone else in this job then I think I'll wait and let him tell me."

"don't take me on Rachel and don't think that you're anything special to Finn either, I know what you are . . ."

Rachel raised her eyebrow a little and Maria continued.

"A little slapper from the wrong side of the tracks who's flirted a way into a job she hasn't got the first idea how to do."

Rachel scoffed, shaking her head a little "and do you want to know what you are?" Where are those staplers that fire them out, she thought, one could come in pretty useful right now.

"Enlighten me . . ."

"Someone who thinks that having a bit of money makes them above everyone, someone who has never had to do a day's work in their life and thinks that by telling someone what you want will get you it. Now I'm not to blame for this misunderstanding so if you have anything else to say on the matter then take it up with Finn. Now if you don't mind, I have work to be getting on with," she snapped.

"You'll regret this Rachel"

Rachel stood her ground and just raised her eyebrow as Maria turned and left the factory, after she had gone she shook her head a little and silently wondered whether Finn had known that she was going to pay her a visit or not. If she had to guess she would have said that he didn't know, but she was furious and he was the only person that she could think of to take it out on. When the main door slammed closed Rachel walked around to sit down at her desk and started her e-mail programme up before typing a message out to Finn, hitting the keys a little harder than was necessary as she did.

"Thanks for letting me know that your wife was going to come around today and kick off. I suggest you get her back on her lead; I came here to work, not to take abuse from anyone who wants to come in and give it to me. You're you of order and so is she, keep your domestics to yourself and if you want me to carry on working here you better get this little mess cleaned up.

Oh, and I'm knocking off early."

After typing the e-mail she hit send and closed down the computer before picking up her bag and her jacket. After she had shrugged it on she left the factory and headed to the nursery to pick Abigial up a little earlier than she usually would have. She was still furious after what had happened with Maria but as there was little she could do about it she decided to spend the rest of the afternoon and the night with her daughter. On getting out of the factory Rachel walked to the bus stop and sighed quietly when she reached into her purse to get the fare out for the bus, only to find that she had 40p and a couple of coppers. Until she was paid, given that she still had a job, that was all she had to live on, Rachel swallowed back her emotions and turned on her heel to walk to the nursery, even though it would add an extra 20 minutes to her journey.

When Rachel finally arrived at the nursery she entered the building and after telling the person that was in charge Abigial needed to be out early for an appointment they went to get her. She smiled when her daughter ran up the corridor to her holding her arms out, "mama"

"Hey baby" Rachel picked her up and spun her around, which issued a fit of giggles from the toddler.

"Miss you mama"

Rachel smiled, all of the worries of the day forgotten as she had Abigial back in her arms. "I missed you too," she settled her on her hip and said a polite bye to the woman who worked there that she'd spoken to before leaving the nursery and walking in the direction of her house.

"Made you dis" Abigial waved a piece of paper at Rachel as she spoke using one hand while wrapping the other around her neck.

"Oh really? What's this?" Rachel smiled, taking the paper from her to find a painting with two people on which she guessed were the two of them. "Oh clever girl, I think we're going to have to stick this up when we get in. What do you think?"

Abigial nodded "I choose?"

Rachel smiled and nodded "of course you can darlin'"

Once they got back to the house, Rachel put Abigial down and her bag for nursery to one side. "Let's get you something to eat yeah?"

Abigial nodded before racing off into the house and Rachel wandered thorough into the kitchen. On opening the cupboards she sighed, there was two slices of bread and one egg in and she had no money to buy anything else. Rachel ran her tongue over her teeth, swallowing hard before she turned around and began making the egg for Abigial so that she could have it with soldiers. Her stomach rumbled and she knew having nothing for her dinner wouldn't have helped the situation but she knew there was no contest in feeding herself or her daughter. Rachel put the water into a pan to boil and she frowned at the quiet of the house. "Abigial?" she called and on getting no answer she stepped out of the kitchen and frowned when she found her kneeling on the pink mats in the living room. "What are you doing?"

"Drawing . . ."

"Give me that"

"My pen"

"It's not you're pen it's my lip liner"

"Lips"

Rachel nodded and held her hand out, Abigial hesitated for a moment before giving the liner to Rachel.

"Thank you" she picked Abigial back up and walked through into the kitchen "come on let's get you something to eat."

Ten minutes later and Rachel was sitting at the table in the kitchen with Abigial who was tucking into her tea, Rachel had her arms wrapped gently around her waist as she waited for her to finish. "Are we going to get you in the bath after you've had this?"

Abigial nodded and offered Rachel a piece of toast though she shook her head "no thank you baby, you eat it"

"Mama no hungry?"

Rachel smiled and shook her head "I've had my tea"

"When?"

"Earlier . . ."

Abigial nodded and it was only a couple of moments later when she spoke again "finished" she stated and Rachel smiled before nodding and proceeding to take Abigial upstairs. "Bath now yeah"

Abigial nodded "where my toys?"

"In my bedroom on the bed, are you going to go and get them?"

Abigial nodded and raced off into the bedroom Rachel used while she leaned over to turn the taps on so the water began to slowly fill the bath. When Abigial re-entered the bathroom and fell into Rachel's lap she laughed. "Whoa speedy, what's the hurry?"

"I get in?"

Rachel smiled and after undressing her she turned tap off and checked the water wasn't to hot before lifting Abigial to put her into the bath. As soon as she was in the water and Rachel had passed her the yellow rubber duck and the pale pink octopus she played with she began splashing water all over while she played.

Rachel talked to her while she was in the bath, getting soaked in the process. Once she'd washed her hair and lifted her out, Rachel dried her and changed her into a clean set of pajamas before telling her a story once she was in bed. After waiting until she was settled Rachel got a bath herself and on getting out she changed and dried her hair before sitting on the side of the bed. She sighed quietly and ran her hand over Abigial's hair gently. She found herself wondering what Finn had thought when he'd gotten her e-mail earlier that day though shook the thoughts away as soon as she could. She couldn't go there, there were so many other things she needed to worry about.

Rachel curled up in bed and wrapped her arms around her daughter to hold her close as she breathed in her scent and tried to settle herself. She jumped when the message tone from her phone sounded through the room and she sat up, leaning over to pick it up although when she did and she opened the text she wished she never had.

"It's only a matter of time before I find you Rachel and when I do I will make sure you wish you had never stepped foot out of the house."

Rachel took the sim card out of the phone with shaking hands and managed to snap it, dropping the phone onto the floor while desperately hoping she would never be found. Her hold on Abigial got a little tighter as a stray tear dripped down her cheek.