Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.

I started writing this a few weeks ago and with my past of starting a story, posting and then loosing inspiration and being unable to finish I have already finished this and it's all typed up and ready to post. This story and title was inspired by the film Chocolat but bears limited resemblance. In this story Puck is not Beth's father as it fitted the plot of the slightly plotless story better.

"Mommy?" Quinn looked up to see her seven year old daughter standing in the doorway to the kitchen thumb in mouth with one sock pulled up to her knees and the other rolled down near her ankles.

"Yes Beth." She smiled stopping stirring the pan of chocolate in front of her and turning so that her hip was leaning against the kitchen counter and she was fully facing her daughter. "Everything alright?"

The little girl nodded wandering further into the kitchen and scrambling onto one of chairs so that she could sit on the one bit of counter which was empty. "Aunty Rachel's here." She announced proudly kicking her feet against the cupboard below as her mother wondered how her heels didn't end up bruised.

Rachel was Quinn's best friend from high school and also Beth's godmother but she lived in New York, as a star on Broadway, and so the two Fabray's in Lima rarely saw her. "And she's brought friends with her." Beth finished.

Quinn smoothed the curls of her daughter's forehead and laughed as Beth ducked away squealing. She had raised Beth alone after having her first and only one night stand and she hadn't seen the father since. "Where is Aunty Rachel then?"

"Behind you." Quinn spun round as the sound of her best friend's famous voice reached her ears.

"Rachel." She squealed throwing her arms around her tightly. "What are you doing here?"

"Sorry is it a bad time?" She asked worriedly stepping back and glancing round the kitchen which was covered in trays full of chocolates ready to be sold in the shop attached to the kitchen which Quinn owned.

"No not at all." Quinn reassured her stepping back as she remembered that she was halfway through tempering chocolate. "It's great to see you."

"Well I've got two weeks before I'm starting my next show and I thought I'd come and spend it with my favourite goddaughter." She picked up Beth and swung her round as the girl laughed and squealed happily.

"I'm your only goddaughter." Beth pouted up at her as she was set back down on the floor.

"And so you're my favourite." Rachel winked at her peering at the tray of truffles in front of her. "And I was having withdrawal symptoms from your mom's chocolates."

"They are pretty good." Quinn nodded grinning. "Beth said you brought friends."

"Yeah is it alright if they stay here? There are four of them. You can say no because I know I haven't asked or warned you but…"

"Rach." Quinn held up her hand to stop the rant that was starting. "They can stay that's fine if two of them don't mind the couches in the living room; you've got the spare room and the other two can have the other one."

Rachel bit her lip. "Well actually Finn would be with me seeing as we are dating."

"You're dating someone." Quinn squealed dropping her spoon into the melted chocolate as Beth laughed and climbed up onto the surface to fish it out. "When did that happen? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Talking about me are we?" A voice from the doorway made all three females turn to see a tall giant of a man standing there a dopey grin on his face.

"Finn." Rachel grinned winding her arms around his waist. "This is my best friend Quinn and her daughter Beth. This is Finn my boyfriend." She made the introductions as Quinn and Finn shook hands and Beth stuck her tongue out at him.

"So you're the woman who makes the chocolate." Yet another voice sounded behind Finn and a smaller man with a mohawk appeared with another two men who were holding hands.

Quinn glanced at Rachel hoping for an explanation to why she had brought so many guys with her. "This is Puck." She gestured to the one who had spoken. "And Kurt who is Finn's stepbrother and his boyfriend Blaine."

"Nice to meet you." Quinn smiled while Beth smiled and glanced at her mother decided that she wasn't looking and dipped her finger into the chocolate. "Beth." She said warningly while Beth pouted.

"I need to finish these." She gestured at the tray of truffle centres ready to be coated. "But Beth can take you upstairs to your rooms and I'll join you in a minute. Beth." She turned to her daughter who had hopped off the counter and taken Rachel's hand. "Aunty Rachel gets the room next to yours with Finn, Blaine and Kurt get the one next to mine and Puck gets the couch- sorry." She added to him.

"No worries." He waved it aside as they others made to return back into the closed shop where they had dumped their bags. "Thanks for having us to stay."

Quinn glanced up at him and smiled before he followed Kurt out.

"Seriously Kurt how many suitcases did you need." Finn groaned as he heaved his one, one of Rachel's two and one of Kurt's three up the stairs to the flat. Rachel was managing her other one, while Beth had been trusted to Rachel's handbag and the others were lugging up their own although Puck also had one of Kurt's.

"It never hurts to be too prepared for fashion emergencies." Kurt rolled his eyes and then glared at Puck whose suitcase had banged into his legs and he was sure that he had done it on purpose. "Which Rachel has every day." He muttered under his breath as Puck and Blaine sniggered.

"I heard that." Rachel called back as Beth pushed the door to the open to reveal a large open plan living and kitchen area.

"Meant you too." Kurt grinned at her and then turned to Beth who had collapsed on one of the couches. "Which one is mine and Blaine's?"

Beth pointed at the door to their right. "That one, the one next to it is Mommy's and the one opposite hers is mine and you're next to me." She grinned at Rachel and Finn pleased by this.

The four disappeared into their rooms while Puck sat down next to Beth. "So is your Mommy seeing anyone at the moment?"

Beth looked at him as though he was crazy. "No; she's in the kitchen by herself."

Puck bit back a laugh remembering that she was only seven. "Is she dating anyone at the moment?"

Beth was old enough to know what he was talking about and shook her head. "No; can you read me a story?"

"Sure what do you want me to read?" He looked slightly surprised but hid it as Beth plonked the first Harry Potter book in his lap. "We're on chapter five." She informed him snuggling into his side. Again he was slightly surprised but smiled at her and wrapped his arm around her as she leant her head against his side.

And that was how Kurt and Blaine found them ten minutes later. Kurt put his finger to his lips to warn Blaine to be quiet and not disturb them and then silently awwed at the two. Blaine grinned and sat down on the opposite couch tugging Kurt down onto his lap and sharing a smile with Kurt as the two engrossed in Harry Potter didn't register their presence.

"He'd make a great father one day." Blaine's breath was hot against Kurt's ear. "If he ever finds a girl to settle down with."

Kurt twisted slightly so he could look into his boyfriend's eyes. "You'll make a great dad one day too."

"So will you." Blaine nodded as Kurt settled back against his chest. The two looked up as the door opened and Quinn appeared her yellow vest top slightly stained in chocolate. This time Beth and Puck had heard the sound too and looked up, slightly surprised to see Kurt and Blaine there too.

"Mommy, Puck's reading Harry Potter to me." Beth gabbled excitedly as Puck grinned sheepishly at Kurt who looked ready to make fun of him.

"That's great honey." She dropped a kiss on her daughters head. "Thanks Puck." She added. "Where are Finn and Rachel?"

Puck smirked and opened his mouth to say something but then closed it as he remembered the seven year old curled up into him. Blaine pointed at the closed bedroom door and Quinn banged on it. "Keep it clean in there guys." She smirked at Kurt and Blaine and disappeared into her room emerging seconds later in a clean top.

"Well keep reading." Beth nudged Puck while Blaine and Kurt hid their grins as Puck obliging kept reading; they had never seen him so under a girl's control, seven or twenty seven.

Several hours later Puck had finished Harry Potter while Quinn and Rachel had caught each other up on the gossip between their joint friends and Kurt and Finn argued good naturedly before Kurt and Blaine cooked dinner as Finn tried to be helpful before Kurt chucked him out and he joined Quinn and Rachel.

"Bathtime Beth." Quinn glanced at the clock and sighed as it read half eight. "It's way past your bedtime."

"But…?"

"No buts." Quinn gave a sharp look. "Come on; they're still be here in the morning and for a whole two weeks." Beth opened her mouth to argue again and then yawned and took her mother's offered hand.

"Goodnight." She kissed them all on the cheek hugging her godmother tightly as well. "See you in the morning." She was led off by her mother to her chorus of goodnights.

"Will you sing to me Mommy?" She asked half an hour later when she was curled up in bed hugging her stuffed elephant that Rachel had given her when she was born. Quinn nodded slipping an arm around her shoulders and softly started to sing to her.

Beth's eyes fluttered close and Quinn finished the song before kissing her on the cheek. "Goodnight; I love you."

"I love you too." Beth muttered sleepily.

Quinn returned to her living room to find an argument breaking out. Finn was pouring wine while Rachel, Kurt and Puck were crouched on the floor by Quinn's stack of DVDs arguing over what to watch; Blaine was watching with an amused look on his face.

"Are they always like this?" Quinn sunk onto the sofa next to Blaine accepting the wine Finn offered to her; pleased that they were all making themselves so at home.

"Normally worse." Blaine admitted. "But you haven't got many musicals so Rachel and Kurt aren't fighting each other and Puck but he's desperate not to watch a chick flick."

"Don't you ever get a choice?"

"On rare occasions." Blaine rolled his eyes as a decision was made and Kurt curled into Blaine's side while Puck slid Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince into the DVD player something that they were all pleased about.

Rachel and Finn claimed the other couch and Puck glanced around debating where to sit. Finn and Rachel were all sprawled out and he didn't fancy the floor. Quinn made the decision for him and patted the spot next to her which Puck gratefully squeezed into.

Quinn was now sat between Blaine and Puck while Kurt was sat on Blaine's lap again to make room for them all his feet lying over Quinn and Puck's lap. Quinn grinned pleased that she had fit into the group so well and they were all comfortable around her.

As a single parent she didn't have the close knit friendship group and all of her closest friends were split up around the country. Brittany and Santana lived in LA and Mercedes in New York near Rachel. Tina, her partner in the shop and friend from college, was great but she had a fiancé and Quinn often felt like a third wheel apart from their attempts not to make her feel that way.

Puck's knee knocked against hers and they both froze, carefully keeping their eyes on the screen. It was the tensest viewing of Harry Potter Quinn had ever sat through as she tried to keep from touching Puck and therefore pressing against Blaine a lot more, he sent her several amused and knowing looks.

"Well we're off to bed." Finn muttered standing up and stretching as the credits rolled.

"Us too." Kurt slipped off Blaine's lap and pulled him up. "Goodnight."

The two couples disappeared leaving Quinn and Puck alone sitting on the couch. There was a tense silence between Quinn broke it. "I'll go and get you some bedding." She muttered leaping to her feet and knocking on Kurt and Blaine's door to where the bedding was kept.

"Sorry guys." Quinn apologised. "I need to get Puck some bedding." Kurt was in the bathroom attached to the room and Blaine was sitting on the edge of the bed checking his phone.

"Don't worry." He waved it off. "Thanks for having us to stay and invading your place."

"No problem." She smiled as she tugged on the duvet on the top shelf and it fell on her head. "Don't laugh." She muttered as Blaine choked back his laughter.

"Sorry." He apologised. "Can I do anything to help?"

"No I've got it thanks." She paused at the doorway and then stopped. "Actually it would be great if you all could help me out tomorrow; I'm on my own in the shop all two weeks as Tina, my partner, is on holiday."

"Sure what will we need to do?"

"Serve in the shop and I trust you, Kurt and Rach enough to help me in kitchen. And then someone will need to pick Beth up from school and help her with homework and do dinner and things."

"I think we can cope with that." Blaine nodded.

"Thank you." Quinn grinned thankfully at him. "It's hard without Tina; managing the shop and Beth."

"You've done great; Beth's lovely."

"Thanks; goodnight."

"Goodnight." Blaine echoed as she shut the door behind her and then squealed.

"What?" Puck turned round sharply shirtless and only in a pair of boxers. Quinn blushed and practically threw the bedding at him.

"Sleep well, goodnight." She darted into her room and slammed the door shut behind her before collapsing on her bed and groaning. She had acted like a teenager again in the presence of the guy she liked- the humiliation welled up and she shook it aside vowing to be more collected tomorrow.

Thanks for reading- hope you enjoyed and there weren't too many mistakes (I can't proof-read well sorry). The next chapter should be up soon- but reviews would be amazing and make my day as I struggle through AS level exams (only 3 more!).

Tacxxx