Bitter Sweet Loving

Aunt Jill

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*flashback to seventeen years ago

"Aunt Jill, when is mommy coming,I want her to see me! I'm playing the princess" the little brunette girl asked twirls around in her costume

"Um, baby, your mommy can't make it, but I promise you I'll show her the video" the disappointed women told her five year old niece

"Oh ok, I understand" the little girl said sadly
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Two years later

"Look my tooth fell out! Where's mommy I want to tell her the tooth fairy is going to pay me a visit, so she better catch it on camera!" The little seven year old showed the new nanny and her aunt

"Um, sweetie your mom just left to India, but I'll make sure to tell her tonight" the tired aunt told her jittery niece

"Oh, ok" the little girl said walking off to her bedroom
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Two years later

"Your mom says happy birthday from New Zealand, and she'll be sure to get you that bike as soon as she comes home" the aunt reassured the patient little nine year old

The nine year old had grown sad learning her mother was missing yet another birthday

"Ok" she said below a whisper

"Cheer up sprout, come here blow out the candles with me" the determined aunt said grabbing the little girl and putting cake on her nose causing her to laugh
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One year later

"Aunt Jill! Where's mom she said she'd be here for career day!?!!" The ten year old cried

"I'm sorry sweetie she can't come, but I'll be happy to fill in for her" the women told her despaired niece

"Ok" the disappointed girl said
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Eight years later

"I'm sure she'll be here soon," the growing weary aunt told Rachel while fixing her cap

"I'm sure she won't" Rachel told her aunt, knowing her mother all to well, and facing her, Rachel looked at her aunt holding the camera

"Smile! It's your graduation day, say star!!" Aunt Jill said taking a photo of a smiling Rachel, who couldn't help but grin at her only real family
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Now here they are four years later. Haven't spoken to each other since Rachel got into NYU. Rachel's mother cut off all connections as soon as Rachel was old enough to become a star on her own, with a little push from mother. Rachel sat patiently in her room, waiting for her aunt to arrive here in New York.

Knock knock

Rachel gets up excited and opens the door hoping to see her aunt already

"Oh, Damian, I can't really talk right now,I'm expecting someone important" Rachel said quickly so she can speak to her aunt alone in peace. She even made Santana leave

"Who's that important person?" Damian asked annoyed

"No one you know" Rachel said running out of patience

"Is it Finn?" He asked getting mad

"I told you, were just friends, and no, it's not Finn, even he understood to not talk to me today" I said angry that he doesn't trust me

"Fine, the who is it" he asked determined to find out

"It's my aunt, now can you please go, I'd like to discuss family business with her" I told him as calmly as I could

"Fine, but I'm spending all day with you" Damian said kissing my cheek and heading out, then I see her
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"Aunt Jill?" I ask as the lady runs toward me
"Rachel? Is that you, my not so little squirt?" Aunt Jill asks while hugging me
"Yea it's me" I say hugging back and closing my eyes missing the comfort of her love and warmth
"Please come in" I say opening the door for her to come in
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She walks in and looks around at the few photo frames I have.

"Wow, look at this place, check you out rachie" aunt Jill laughed

"Yeah I know, it's pretty cozy" I replied

She grabbed a photo of me and her on my ninth birthday then one of the many I had of me and Santana

"Oh who's this girl?" She asked lifting it up

"That's my best friend and roommate Santana" I reply laughing at the picture, we were jumping around, it was the first time we went out together in New York

"Your mom," aunt Jill says a little upset looking at the two photos I had of her here

"She glued them to the desk, so I'd be forced to look at her everyday" I replied, because I tried taking them off as soon as she left

"Of course Shelby did" aunt Jill replied
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Aunt Jill sat down on my bed

"So why'd you call me hear again?" Aunt Jill asked smiling

"I want to invite you to my swan lake performance, I playing odette," I say looking at her
"I always knew you'd play the lead role, who's the male lead, is it that cute boy I saw you kissing" she said
"but I also wanted to tell you something else that I need help with" I interrupted her
"What is it, your not pregnant are you?" Aunt Jill asked scared
"No! I want to get a teaching degree" I yell
"Rachel that great!" Aunt Jill says hugging me
"But you know how my mother is" I tell her
"Leave it to me squirt" aunt Jill smiled
"Thanks aunt Jill" I smiled back
"Anything for my little squirt" aunt Jill said hugging me again
"Now, tell me about that boy I saw earlier" aunt Jill said squealing
"It's complicated" I say