Mercedes told the Glee kids what happened, the next week. They all watch Puck take care of Beth, in school. He is now in a bubble, only because of Beth being so young, and so fragile. Beth cooes and gurgles with happiness in Glee, everyone notices. It's like she is singing along. Rachel thinks she's going to be a star. Puck rolls his eyes, before giving Rachel a wicked grin.
"She already is a star, isn't that right Beth?"
All the girls awe at the love in his eyes for her. She smiled- her first smile- and Puck smiles back at her. Quinn notices it's her smile, and walks out of the room, her Cheerios skirt swishing around. Only Mercedes notices the confident swagger is gone from that walk.
She turns her attention back to Beth, who cannot stop smiling.
Puck rashberries her belly, and she is smiling such a sweet smile, on such a sweet face. Schue smiles at the daughter and father, before getting everyone's attention. They all turn back to the song they were working on. Everyone, but Puck. Puck is still staring at the baby girl who he is still holding in his strong arms.
Glee ends, and Puck sets Beth down. Quinn is still in the room, as Beth begins to cry. Puck drops his backpack, his book, and Beth's baby bag. He kneels on the ground, where she is kept in the baby seat. He rocks the seat, gently, singing 'Beth'. Beth keeps on wailing, and Quinn's maternal insticts kick in. Before she can act upon them though, her heart breaks at the sight of the two, and she leaves, hastily. Beth's cries still echo in her mind.
Puck takes Beth out of the seat, and her cries stop. He laughs, before talking to her.
"Bethie, you have to stay in your seat. Daddy cannot drive with you in his arms. When we get home, I promise to hold you and play with you. Okay?"
Beth gurgles, happy with this compromise, it seems. Puck laughs, once more, before setting her in the seat. She falls asleep, with a smile on her face. Puck gets out his camera to take a picture, before sending it to Facebook, like any normal teenager would.
But Puck is a little less normal than any teenager.
And it's because he has the most beautiful thing in the world.
Noah Puckerman Beth is smiling as she sleeps. I've been blessed with an angel.
Beth's first steps occured when she was only ten months old. They were shaky, and resulted with a tumble, but Puck's heart soared through the roof.
Beth was walking towards him instead of crawling. She was alsways a fighter, and got back up. He stood where he was, alone in the Glee room, practicing a song, when she wanted him, and no one else. She fell, and got up, and fell, and got up several times. He stood, watching her, the look on her face humerous. It was a mix of determination and pleasure. Once she reached him, she plopped to the ground, doing a little happy dance, bouncing up and down with jubilation.
Puck kneels, before sitting down. He begins to have a long talk with Beth, like he normally does. Beth is always there to listen. She stares at him with those hazel eyes with green flecks in them, like she understands everything. Puck loves her too much.
"Bethie, you just walked! And you are so happy about it. Daddy is proud of you. So proud. Tomorrow, I'm sure you'll be walking around the school. Oh, Auntie Mercedes and Uncle Kurt and Finn and Matt will be so excited! I better keep you away from Uncle Kurt though; He'll want to put you in a frilly dress, which Uncle Kurt insists is how you dress a beautiful baby girl like yourself. But, Daddy can't afford all that, and he's sorry you have to wear Auntie Hannah's old baby clothes. You know what, Bethie? Daddy is going to let Uncle Kurt dress you up tommorrow, because you walked all by yourself.
"Does that make you smile Bethie? Because you are smiling a mile a minute right now.
"Oh crap. I have a girlie girl on my hands."
Puck sighs, before hugging his Beth, his little daughter. His mind goes back to the hopsital, and he is so glad he fought for her.
Because she's worth fighting for.
Puck has to leave the room. He can't stand the tears that are falling from his face. He is so fucking mad at her! So mad that she dares to ask for custody of Beth.
It gets worse; Almost everyone sticks up for her. It doesn't matter if she carried Beth for nine months: He took her in for life. He wants her.
Quinn Fabray finally wants her.
Eleven months to late.
Puck smashes his hand against a locker, feeling a word that doesn't describe what he's feeling. He curses at the injury, before someone unexpected comes out to comfort him.
Artie.
"You okay Puck?" Artie asks, looking at Puck's injured hand. Puck snaps at Artie, "I'm fine."
"Tell that to your hand."
"Go away."
"No."
"Bitch."
Artie laughs, not offened in anyway shape or form. What most people don't know about Artie is that he is a carefree person, who just has a lot of shit going on. Puck stops, and finally breaks down ito tears.
"I..love..Beth and she has no right to take her from me. She has done nothing in the last few years to take care of her."
Artie listens, before calming Puck down and taking him back to the Glee room. Everyone sees Puck's red eyes, from crying, and they see how Beth squirms out of Mercedes arms to run to her dad.
She mutters a singular word.
"Dada."
Second chapter of Beth's first moments. I know it's very sweet, but we haven't seen the last of Quinn wanting Beth! Dun dun duuuun...
Also, Mercedes will play a vital role in this story, as well as Artie. Kurt and Rachel will be featured heavily as well. Ooh and Finn. (though, Rachel isn't mentioned in this chapter. Nor is Finn. Much.).
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-Madi
