After meeting Puck's gorgeous baby girl, Rachel insisted that she go with him to get Beth's room ready. They stopped by Puck's house so he could take some things out of the truck, and so that Rachel could see the room. It was a 3 bedroom house, so Beth would be staying Puck's room. Rachel helped him move some furniture to the garage to make more room. After seeing how much space she had to work with, she told Puck that they needed to go to Target.

At Target, Puck let Rachel take charge. They grabbed some price guns to register for baby gifts for the shower, and a buggy for things that he would need right away. He followed her to the baby section, pushing the buggy. He was glad that Rachel was here because while he wanted to raise his daughter more than anything, he had no idea what kind of diapers to get or what type of formula he needed. Watching Rachel stare at all the choices made him think that she didn't really know either. Then, Rachel picked up a box of newborn diapers that were on sale, some wipes, and led him over to the formula. She pulled out her cell phone, and Puck listened as she had a quick conversation with someone. After thanking them and hanging up, she went and picked up a container of formula and put it in the buggy.

"This is the formula Beth is being given at the hospital. I read somewhere that it is not good to change a baby's formula suddenly, so I called Quinn to make sure that we bought the right one."

"Ok." Puck looked at her in awe. He was impressed that she would think about that kind of thing. He followed her over to the next aisle, and watched her pick out bottles. She got a pack of 5 large ones, and 3 small ones. She also grabbed a package of pacifiers. "I noticed that she had one at the hospital. Did you want her to have one at home?"

Puck nodded as he remembered the stories his mother would tell about how his sister had used a pacifier, and his mom claimed it was a life saver.

"Noah, let's pick out some clothes, ok." She went over to the clearance rack, and grabbed some outfits. She put them in the buggy, and walked over to the onesies. She picked up several 5 packs, and picked out socks and mittens. Puck remembered the nurse telling them about how Beth had to keep socks, mittens, hats, and needed to wrapped in a blanket so she stayed warm for the first few weeks. He picked up some blankets, and called Rachel over to look at bedding.

"How do you feel about pink, Noah?" At the grimace on his face, no doubt caused by the thought of something pink in his room, she laughed. "Relax. I was only kidding. What about lime green and brown?"

"Yeah, that's cool." Puck saw the set she was talking about, and put it in the buggy. She then walked over and picked up a small mattress for the crib.

"Noah, I think we have what you need to start. A lot of the other stuff can wait. You can use regular towels until after the baby shower, and washcloths are only a dollar for 4, so we can grab those if you want. Let's get some baby shampoo/soap and lotion, and maybe some diaper rash cream just in case, and we can just register for everything else."

He and Rachel spent the next 45 minutes scanning diapers, formula, towels, bibs, and everything else Rachel said he would need for the baby shower registry. Then she led him over to the carseat section. Rachel pulled out her cell phone again and looked up different reviews to find the best brand, and they finally settled on one. He looked at the three different carseat/stroller systems they had by that brand, and picked one out. They headed to the register and Puck handed over his check card without even blinking. It was all starting to sink in that he would really get to keep his daughter. He was nervous and excited.

They left Target and went back to his house. They unloaded the truck, putting all the stuff in the living room. Puck went to work assembling the crib and stroller. Rachel picked up the instructions.

"I kinda need those, Berry."

"I can read, Noah. I'll tell you what to do, like a supervisor. Ok, put those two pieces together and then use a screw to…no, not those two, those two…no, you have to screw it there. Oh, not there, right here…oh, wait, you have to put it on the lowest setting before you screw it in...Hey! Give me those back! I was helping, Noah."

"Berry, I don't know what that was, but I am positive that it was not helping." Puck looked at the directions. He finished the crib within 10 minutes, and looked at Rachel with his smirk which she pretended not to notice. He put the straps in the car seat, learned how to install the car seat with the base, and learned how to operate the stroller. Rachel helped him carry the crib to his room, and they put it in the corner to the left of his bed. Rachel put the sheets on the mattress, and Puck put the mattress down in the crib. Rachel draped the matching blanket over the crib rail.

"Noah, where do you want to put Beth's clothes?"

"Well, I thought I would clear out some of my dresser drawers, you know, until I can get a dresser for her." Puck went to the dresser, and in a few minutes he had two drawers cleaned out. "Is two enough?"

"For now." Rachel put the onesies and other outfits in one drawer, and the washcloths, blankets, hats, socks, and mittens in the other. "Alright Noah, I think we are done here. Is there anything else you need?"

"Yeah. Have dinner with me. I mean, not as a date. As a thank you. And as my last night of going out for a while. Please?" Puck looked up at her and caught her eye. "Your pick."

Rachel smiled. "Breadstix it is. Let's go."

After dinner, Puck drove Rachel home. He pulled up to the curb and put the truck in park. Rachel started digging in her purse for her keys.

"Listen Rachel, I really appreciate you helping me today. I don't know how to repay you for talking to Quinn and everything."

"Noah, I wanted too. And I think you are going to be an amazing dad to that beautiful little girl. I want to go with you. To pick her up, I mean. We could take me car. What are you going to do about the truck anyway? You can't put a car seat in a truck?"

"Yeah, I know. Mom and I are gonna switch cars until I can trade my truck in for something else. Are you sure you want to go with me tomorrow?"

"Of course. I'll pick you up tomorrow around lunchtime, ok?"

"Alright. Night Berry." He watched her get out and walk to her door, driving away only after she got inside.

The next afternoon, Puck was watching tv with his sister, Adrienne, while he waited for Rachel. He looked out the front window when he heard a car pull up. He got up to let Rachel in.

"Hey Berry. You ready to go?"

"Yeah. I just came early so that you can put the carseat in my car. Hi." Rachel greeted his sister.

"Berry, this is Adrienne, my sister. However, she only answers to Adri as she is a pain in the ass." He laughed as his sister punched him in the arm. "Adri, this is Rachel Berry."

"Noah, you should be nicer to your sister. I would love to have brothers or sisters, but am cursed to be an only child."

Adri's eyes got huge. "Wow, you called him Noah. He doesn't like when people call him Noah. He only lets me and mom do it."

"Well, Noah is his name. And I refuse to address him by any other name but what your mother gave him. So, he can either like it or not. I don't care."

"Cool." Adri smiled. She immediately liked Rachel Berry. She stood up to Noah, and she knew that Rachel had been the one to help him talk to Quinn because she had heard Noah telling their mom about it last night when he got home.

Rachel gave Puck the keys to her car, and he went out to install the car seat. In a few minutes, he came back in for the girls. "It's in. Ready?"

"Sure. Let's go." She turned to look at Adri. "You coming?"

"Can I Noah?" Adri held her breath. She wanted to go so bad. She and her mom had not seen Beth because they thought she would be given up for adoption, but now she was kind of excited to see her niece.

"Yeah, you can come." Noah laughed as his sister dashed upstairs after saying she would just be a minute. She came running back down with their mother's camera in her hand. "I want to get some pictures. So we can remember the day Beth came home."

They all went out and got in the car, Puck getting in the back seat and letting Adri ride in the passenger seat. Rachel pulled away, and the whole 15 minute ride to the hospital she watched Puck in the rearview mirror. He kept looking at the car seat with a slight smile, and Rachel realized that she liked seeing Puck happy. That it mattered to her if he was happy.

After getting to the hospital, they went up to Quinn's room first. They were surprised to see the baby there. Adri went over to meet her niece, who was being held by Quinn.

"Hey Puck. Rachel. I had her brought in earlier so I could see her before you took her home. She has mostly been asleep." Quinn held out the baby to Adri. "You must be Puck's sister. It is nice to meet you. I'm Quinn, and this is Elizabeth Grace Puckerman. Your niece. You can hold her if you want to."

"If you sit down on the couch or something. Don't drop her, squirt. I mean it." Puck told his sister.

"Oh, Noah, shut up. She will be fine. Just make sure to support her head Adri. That's it." Rachel turned from Adri to look at Quinn. "how are you feeling this morning Quinn?"

"I'm fine. I signed the papers that your dad brought by yesterday. He was really nice, and went over everything with me before I signed, and then he took the signed copies back to his office to file them. Please thank him for me Rachel."

"I will."

"My mom went home. She didn't want to be here when you took her, but she wanted me to tell you that she would like to bring over the things she bought for Beth. And she wanted me to make sure that she could still see her."

"Quinn, I told you that you can be a part of her life, and I meant it. That goes for your mom too. You are still her mother, and I know that you don't want to be a mother right now, but you can still see her. She will just live with me, and be taken care of by me."

Quinn eyes filled with tears. She nodded. Adri brought the baby back to her, and Quinn took her daughter. "Ok, Betheigh. You are gonna go home with your daddy now. I may not always have been the nicest to him, and he may have made some stupid decisions, but he is a pretty great guy. And he loves you more than anything. And I love you too. You are the most beautiful little girl. You are probably the best thing that I have ever done in my life. Be a sweet little girl, and I promise that I will see you soon."

She kissed the baby on her forehead, and handed her to Puck. She wiped the tears from her eyes. "I didn't think this would be so hard, because I know this is the best thing for her. I am a mess. I can't be a mother, not yet. Take really good care of her Puck."

"I will. Quinn…thank you for her. Call me whenever you want. Whenever you're ready." As Quinn nodded, Puck looked at Adri and Rachel. "Let's go guys." Puck put Beth in her car seat, and walked out of the room, Adri right behind him. Rachel hung back and looked at Quinn.

"I am sorry that you are hurting Quinn. Call me if you need anything. Please."

"Thanks Rachel. Take this bag to Puck. It is some stuff the hospital gives the baby. Bye."

Rachel nodded, grabbed the bag, and walked out of the room. She caught up with Puck and Adri at the elevator. They headed out of the hospital and walked to her car. Again, Adri rode shotgun while Puck carefully put the carseat carrying his daughter in the car, and got in beside her. And again, the whole way home, Rachel watched Puck in the rearview mirror as he smiled and laughed at his baby girl.

After getting the baby inside, Puck took a sleeping Beth to her crib. He put her down and walked back to the living room. Rachel gave him the bag from the hospital. He went through it and pulled out Beth's birth certificate, copies of the forms for her social security card, the blanket she first used after birth, some sample cans of the formula she used, some hand sanitizer, wipes, and a card with her picture, weight, length, and hand and feet prints.

Rachel then handed him a medium sized gift bag. "It's from me. I went back to Target after you took me home to pick up a gift for you. And Beth. For coming home."

Puck pulled out a pink stuffed rabbit, and a pink outfit that said "I love my Daddy". He also pulled out a parenting book. He looked up at Rachel. "Come on Noah. She's a girl. There has to be a little pink allowed."

"Thanks Rach. You didn't have to get this…"

"Look Puckerman, I wanted to get her something, and I thought you would probably benefit a lot from having this book. It is pretty detailed and it has a whole section about what is normal and when you should call the doctor, that kind of thing. It will probably come in handy to calm you nerves when you have a question. I read the forums on a parenting website, and everyone recommended this book for first time parents, so I hopped in the car and went to buy it for you. Then, I saw this cute little outfit, and the bunny, and I…."

Rachel broke off at the look on Puck's face. She watched as he walked over to her, and then she was in his arms, receiving a huge hug. Puck pulled back so that his mouth was right near her ear.

"You are the best Rach. Thank you for everything." Then, he kissed her forehead before he released her. She stood there, staring at him, eyes unblinking for what seemed like hours. In reality, it was only seconds, cause Beth started crying and Puck went to go get her. Rachel grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and left a note on the counter for Puck.

'Noah,

I have to go home. Besides, you probably want to spend some time alone with Beth. Kurt and Mercedes are having the shower at Kurt's house on Friday at 6. Don't forget, ok?

See you soon,

Rachel

P.S. – Call me if you need me.

P.P.S. – You're welcome.

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