Chapter 1
PUCK

After I helped Mr. Schue with his "Somewhere over the Rainbow" presentation that afternoon, I rushed to the parking lot, grabbed my car keys and started the engine. I didn't even say a word to Quinn after glee. I directly drove to the hospital.

Once I made it to the hospital, I parked my car and ran inside. I walked to the kid's department and looked at the nursery. Beth's missing, as I suspected. Quinn signed that damn paper! I said to myself. I hit the wall of the nursery and knocked my head against it. It hurts really, but I didn't care, my mind led me to something else; Quinn, why are you doing this? I know you love her and I know it's hard for you to give her up. We can raise her together, be a family!

That day, I spent my time looking for Beth. Though it sounded silly and stupid, I feel the urge to look for her. Quinn texted, my mom called, Santana was sexting but I just didn't feel like answering them. So that's exactly what I did. I ignored their texts and calls and continued looking for Beth.

I stopped at 7-eleven bought Nutella and coffee then stayed for a while. I jotted down every single place where Beth could probably be right now. But I don't even know their addresses. They must be someone who adopted Beth earlier this morning, and then I realized I didn't even know who adopted her.

That's what I missed! I need to know who adopted her! The hospital should have some papers, documents or something. It didn't take a long time driving from that 7-eleven to the hospital. I pushed everyone that was on my way, it was not on purpose, really.

"Dude, uhh I mean... You, nurse, you have my kid's adoption papers?" I didn't know what to say and I said everything that was on my mind. The nurse looked confused,

"I'm sorry sir, what's your child's name?" When the nurse asked, it was the moment I realized Beth's birth certificate wasn't complete. We have not written her name yet.

"Uhh... Her name's Beth, but it's not written on her birth certificate. We haven't had the time to... It was like..." – I stopped and felt so screwed. Then I continued – "just look for my name... Noah Puckerman. Uhhh... Or... Look for Quinn's document! Quinn Fabray!"

"Ok, just wait" I can tell the nurse was more than confused, but she tried to help. While she was searching, my phone vibrated. As I guessed, it was Quinn. Quinn knew something was going on.

"Oh, Quinn. I'm sorry" I murmured to myself and deleted the text she sent. I didn't realize the nurse was calling me until she shouted "Mr. Puckerman"

"Yes? You find anything?" I looked at the computer from the side and she pointed at a name: Shelby Corcoran. This name sounded familiar to my ears. I said thank you to the nurse and left.

"Puck!" I heard someone calling my name, and I recognize this voice. I turned my back and saw Quinn.

"Uhh, h-hey Quinn. What are you doing here?" Quinn walked to me and looked into my eyes. I knew Quinn knew something was going on.

"You didn't reply my texts, you rejected my phone calls, you didn't talk to me after school, I drove to your house and you're not there. Then I knew you're going here... What do you think you're doing?" I'm in trouble and I knew it for sure. Quinn talked way too fast, she was either angry or disappointed or sad or things like that. So I looked down and avoided eye contact with her.

"I'm just visiting my... My sister! She's sick. Umm, terrible cough." I lied and I think she knew I was lying.

"Look Puck. I know why you're here. You're looking for... Beth" she stopped for a second and looked at me with tear-filled eyes then continued, "I have to do that. I love Beth as much as you do, probably even more... But, she deserves better parents. Someone better than us, Puck." Her tears ran down her cheeks.

"Why? Why do you have to do this? We can keep her. Like I said, I'll get a job, we'll have a small house together, and we'll raise her together." I wiped her tears and smiled. I knew this is hard for her. It wasn't a decision where you won't regret once in a while. I knew she'll always think about Beth and she'll miss her a lot.

"I-I..." She didn't finish her sentence and the tears kept running down her face. It hurts to see Quinn like this. I pulled her close to me and hugged her,

"Everything's going to be ok Quinn. But even your mom offered you to keep her. Your mom wanted to help us, she'll help us raise Beth. We're gonna be a perfect family, Quinn" I looked down at Quinn who was still crying. I stroked her hair and gently turned her face to face me. She forced a smile and even though I knew she forced it, I was happy to see her smiling again.

"I-I'm sorry Puck. I should've not give Beth up. You're going to be a good dad. Probably the best dad a girl could ever have." She smiled a little lighter now.

"Well that was a compliment" I joked and Quinn laughed. That was a relief I thought. I took Quinn's hand and dragged her to the coffee shop in the hospital. The chat went for a while and I realized it was almost 11. I offered Quinn to drive her home, so I drove her home.

"Thank you Puck." She said, and then she kissed my cheek. I said goodnight and waved goodbye. That night was probably the worst night in my life. I couldn't sleep and Beth was in my mind. I went to the kitchen and took myself a glass of water. But it's just not working, I couldn't calm myself down. So I turned the TV on and looked for something to watch. But not long after that, I heard my phone ringing. It was Quinn so I picked up the phone.

"Hello?" I said. I can tell that Quinn couldn't sleep too.

"Did I wake you up Puck?" She sighed and I could hear her heavy breaths. Of course she didn't and I knew she knew I was still awake.

"No, I can't sleep Quinn" I could hear she was starting to sob, but the sound of her sobbing was distinct, she pulled the phone away from her. Then I continued talking, "Quinn? Are you ok?" But she didn't answer. I guess she didn't hear me calling her cause the phone was too far from her. "QUINN. I'm gonna be down at your place in 10 minutes k?" I ended the call and looked for my car keys.

I forgot where I put my keys. I looked for it everywhere... Underneath my bed, inside my bag, in my bathroom. I even checked my sister's room to make sure she didn't take it. I sneaked into my mom's room but I didn't find it. So I went to living room and sat on the sofa. Where could it be? I thought. When I saw my hands, I realized I was holding the key. I felt so stupid, but that was not the right time to think about how stupid I was.

"FINALLY! FOUND IT!" I shouted then I drove to Quinn's. I rang the bell on Quinn's door and Quinn opened the door. She was still wearing her white and blue dress from this morning.

"P-Puck?" She was crying again. As soon as I pull myself to her, she pulled herself closer and hugged me tight. "Why didn't you tell me you're coming?" She said as she hugged me.

"Well, I did. When I heard you cry, but I assumed that you pulled the phone away from you and you couldn't hear me talk." I rubbed her back. "It's ok Quinn. We'll find Beth, we'll take her back. I'm sure." She looked at me and started talking.

"I-I... Puck, I regret giving Beth up. Every single day, I ran to women with their children and I can't help it. I kept thinking of Beth. I want her back, I love her so much, I miss her so much. I just want her to be with us now. I..." I put my finger against Quinn's lips and she stopped talking.

"I know. I know. I want her to be with us right now too." I put my hands on Quinn's shoulder and walked to her room with her. Quinn sat on her bed and patted the space beside her, so I sat there. I put my arm around her waist and talked to her.

"I want her back Puck." She laid her head on my chest and took my other hand. She started playing with my fingers. I looked at her and let out a silent laugh. She looked up to me while she was still playing with my fingers. "No Puck, I'm serious, I want her back."

"I wasn't laughing at that. I was laughing at you playing with my fingers, it's cute." I knew she wasn't in the mood for jokes and laughters. So I stopped laughing and hold her close. "I want her here right now as much as you Quinn, I really do." I looked at her and smiled. She wiped her tears and said looked at me with a forced smile. "Now, you need to sleep. I'll just go home. We have school tomorrow, glee club, assignments, tomorrow's gonna be a long day." Quinn puts her arm around me and hold me tight.

"Will you stay here with me?" She said and then she looked at me. I brushed her cheek and stayed there. She hold me tighter, "Will you?" she asked again. I smiled.

"Yes Quinn, I'm staying. But you have to sleep. You need some rest." I slipped my fingers through her hair. But I know Quinn cares more about Beth than herself, and she won't just sleep without any promises. And I couldn't be more precise.

"Only if you promise we'll look for Beth tomorrow." She took my hand again and slipped her fingers through mine. I answered her,

"Don't worry about that Quinn. I'll look for her tomorrow. I'll search for her everywhere I can. You have no idea how much I miss her." Quinn looked so serious and then I realized she looked serious because I said "I" not "we". "I just don't want you to get tired. I want you to just wait and I'll bring her home." She looked angry and then she sat straight.

"Puck, she's my kid. I want to look for her too! How can I be sure that you look for her instead of going to your Super Mario video game club or whatsoever! How can I be sure you're looking for her when you spend your Friday nights at 7-eleven and have that fight club stuffs! I want to go with you Puck! I NEED TO GO WITH YOU!" I knew Quinn didn't mean to. I knew she was just upset and she wanted to go look for Beth too so bad.

"Ok. We'll look for her together. We'll search for her everywhere. Everywhere we can go. I promise. Now sleep? It's late Quinn." I could tell that she had been thinking of Beth the whole day.

Quinn stood up and walked to her closet. She took her pajamas and went to the bathroom. I waited on her bed and the flashback came. The worst flashback, but probably it was also the best. The night I gave Quinn the wine cooler. I looked around and saw nothing changed since that day. Except for Beth's picture next to Quinn's bed which wasn't there before.

"I'm gonna find you. I'll look for you until I find you, I promise." I stared at Beth's picture. She looks exactly like Quinn, and no mohawk –though i think it'll be really cool if Beth has a mohawk– I heard the doorknob clicked and I put Beth's picture back.

Quinn was wearing her pink pajamas. She smelled like strawberries, it must've been her soap. She tucked herself in her bed and looked at me. I smiled and kissed her forehead. I turned off the light and she smiled.

"Goodnight Quinn" I whispered in her ears and she fell asleep a couple of minutes later, but I didn't. I was wide awake. I watched her sleep and everytime I looked at her face, Beth's face appeared in my mind. I rested my head against the wall and tried to sleep, but I just can't. I walked back and forth in her room, but still, there was no sign of me getting sleepy.

Suddenly, something popped up on my mind. SHELBY CORCORAN. If I can dig more informations about her, where she lives, I'll find out where Beth is. I'll get Beth back. But why did her name sound familiar? It's like we've met somewhere or is she a superstar? Cool! Then Beth's adopted by a superstar. Concentrate Puck, concentrate I told myself.

I opened Quinn's laptop and guessed her password. I tried my name but it didn't work. Finn, but it still didn't work. Her sister's name, her mom's name, her dad's name but none of them worked. Until I realized the most important person to her... Of course that person is Beth. So I tried typing Beth, and it worked. I opened google and searched for Shelby Corcoran.

As I searched, a name appeared on the screen: Jesse St. James. I stopped scrolling the page and paid attention to his name.

"WHAT THE HELL? JESSE ST. JAMES?"