They don't remember how the conversation about their dads started; maybe it's because of the documentary they're watching about a father who seek for his children's forgiveness.
[I left my children 8 years ago, it was my mistake. There's no single day I don't think about it-]
"Do you know one of our common things- besides being very, very attractive- are our daddy issues?"
Quinn chuckled and lightly smacks his arm.
"Seriously."
"I'm very much aware of that."
Puck looks at her and studies her for a minute as if he wants to say something. Quinn quickly notices this.
"What?"
"You and your dad- I think you and your dad .. It's still fixable." Said Puck seriously.
"Damn, these documentaries are making you soft-"said Quinn but when she caught the look he gave her, she quickly closes her mouth and smiled sadly at herself.
"You think?"
"Yes." Puck nodded, "I mean- yes, your dad is one of the biggest prick I've ever met. He kicked you out when you were pregnant-"
"-at 16", Quinn interjected,
"-And left your mom and all that-"
"-for a tattoo freak girl"
"But," Puck cut her off, "I think one of us needs to get over his or her daddy issues. And I think it needs to be you."
Quinn stares at him.
[I'm always going to be their father. Nothing will change that. I wish they feel the same way too.]
"Why me?"
"Why not?"
She rolls her eyes and he laughs.
"Don't we always say that we are not the same people that we are 5 years ago? Maybe him too."
"I can't just walk up to him and tell him, 'Dad, you're the biggest douche bag I know, but hey, I forgive you!'"
Puck actually laughed at this, "Not now. I just want you to be open to the idea of forgiving your dad."
"And you're not open to the idea of forgiving your dad, I guess?"
"I am actually."
["I hated my dad for a while now. I see other kids growing up with their dads, it made me bitter. Why would he leave us? He clearly doesn't love us." – one of the children is being interviewed now.]
She eyed him for a minute; she took the seriousness in his face as a sign that he's not just saying that.
"Not now- I mean, not soon. But yeah. Someday."
"Who are you and what did you do to Noah Puckerman?"
He smiles sadly to her, "I've been angry my whole life, where did it get me?"
Quinn, of all people, knows what he means and what if felt like.
"Yeah. I'll forgive my dad someday but ONLY-"she emphasizes that word, "If you do the same with your dad. No time table. Just be open to the idea like what you said."
["But looking at it right now, I guess who am I not to forgive him? He'll always be my father. I'll always love him. To the people who watch this documentary, especially to the kids who hated their father for a while, remember: you'll not be where you are today without them. Cherish them, love them. Trust me, being angry does nothing. I hope you learn that." – the screen went black signaling the end of the documentary]
"Someday."
"You promise?" She held her pinky finger in the air.
He intertwines their pinky fingers, "I promise."
I just want to share that I lost my dad two years ago. And I miss him terribly. x
