AN: Sorry for the prolonged update. I had a severe case of writer's block. Will try to do better. Enjoy!
Chapter 3: Life Is Full of Surprises
Life as Mercedes knew it was now over… now that she was pregnant.
'Oh my god, I'm pregnant!' She thought as a wave of nausea hit her. Pushing herself from Puck's embrace she barely, just barely missed the toilet by an inch. As she threw up, Puck quickly pulled her ponytail back and gently rubbed Mercy's back in small circles. "Are you okay baby?"
Mercedes shook her head as she hunched over the toilet. "Noah, I'm pregnant. Of course I'm not okay?" She whispered as felt new tears form in the back of her eyes.
Puck sighed and put a hand up to his face guiltily. It was his fault more than it was hers. He was the experienced one in the relationship and after the whole thing with Quinn; he would have thought he learned his lesson. He watched as Mercy flushed the toilet and grab her rinse cup from the medicine mirror. Pouring herself a capful of Listerine, she gagged at the combined flavor of her vomit and mint when it hit her tongue. Spitting it out, she rinsed her mouth with water.
Peering at the tests which still lie on the counter (and still read positive), she looked up at Puck through the mirror. "What are we going to do?"
But before Puck was able to answer, they heard her mother coming in the door. "Mercedes are you home?" Mercedes swore under breath as she hurried to get rid of the tests. Throwing them in the boxes she motioned for Puck to go in her room through the double door. "Act natural… turn on the TV or something!
He didn't have to be told twice as he ran to her room. When they told Mrs. Jones that they were dating again she accepted it. But she had rules and one of those was that she and Puck were to have no sexual contact inside her house except for kissing. And doors were to always stay open.
Making sure the bathroom was void of evidence, Mercy left the bathroom taking a seat on the floor as she and Puck forced laughter as they "watched" a rerun of Rob and Big. Mrs. Jones peered her head inside the door and stood in shock when she saw Puck.
"Noah, this is a surprise?" She remarked glancing at her daughter for an explanation.
Puck smiled at her as Mercedes stood up to explain his presence. Pulling her mom into the hallway, she explained that Puck kissing Rachel was a big misunderstanding and that they were back together. All the while, Mrs. Jones couldn't help but wonder why her daughter was nervously glancing at the bathroom door as she talked.
"Are you okay Mercedes?" Her mother asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah mom. Why?" Mercedes asked.
"No reason. I'm glad that you and Noah overcame your differences. I kind of missed him being around." Mrs. Jones admitted.
Mercedes nodded her head in agreement. "Well yeah I missed him too. But he's back now."
Her mother patted her shoulder before heading downstairs. "I'm making baked salmon and lemon pepper rice. Ask Noah does he want to stay for dinner."
Sighing in relief, Mercedes ran into the bathroom where she stashed the tests in a drawer. Going back into her room, she hid the box under her bed. Looking at Puck, she sighed in relief. "That was a close one."
Puck let out a whistle. "You ain't lying mama."
Just then Mercedes phone started playing '4 Minutes' letting her know that it was Kurt. She rolled her eyes as she read his text:
Um hello Mercedes, you were supposed to text or call me and Blaine. Unless your fingers are broken…
Mercedes smiled to herself as she texted back:
Boy you need stop. I'm fine me and Puck are back together!
She didn't have to wait long for a reply:
No comment...
Mercedes sighed heavily causing Puck to look up from the TV. "What's the matter? Cedes?" He asked. She shook her head as she typed Kurt another message, but before she could send it Kurt sent another one:
So what's the verdict? Esta embarazada?
Mercedes quickly texted back:
Come over tonight at my place. Mom is making your favorite. Baked salmon and lemon pepper rice. I'll tell you then.
Kurt sent back:
Let's make it a sleepover! Be there in ten!
With that Mercedes sat her phone on her desk and crawled up beside Puck, who distinctively put his arm around her. "What's up?"
Mercedes raised her hand to run her fingers through his hair. "Promise me that you won't get mad."
"I promise."
"Kurt's coming over to eat dinner with us and spend the night."
"That sounds like fun."
"Wow you sound really enthused Noah"
"Well Kurt and I aren't exactly all that tight, mama." Puck scoffed.
"Well I will need my boyfriend and my best friend to get right with it if we want our baby to be raised in a stable environment." Mercy retorted.
Puck face softened at her words. "You want to keep our baby?"
Mercedes sat up surprised at his change of tone. "Yes. What? You don't-?"
"No… I want to keep our baby, it's just I didn't think you would want to." Puck said.
"I mean I still need to get use to the fact. And I know it'll be hard. But I wouldn't do anything crazy like abort." Mercedes replied not looking at him at the last word.
"Mercedes Jones!" They both turned to see Kurt standing there eyes wide and mouth open. Puck fought to the urge to say he resembled a fish. Carefully closing the door behind him, he glared at Puck.
"What is this talk about abortion?" He asked.
Mercedes put a finger to her lips as she grabbed Kurt's arm. "Kurt! Are you trying to unleash the Dragon on us?" She whispered
Kurt shrugged. "Mama Jones can't hear us. She's so into that movie she's watching on Lifetime. She barely even noticed my presence." He sounded a little hurt.
Sitting his bags in Mercedes closet he sat in her desk chair. He crossed his eyes at Puck before dryly acknowledging his presence. "Puckerman."
Puck nodded his head. "Hummel."
Mercedes sighed as she turned off the TV. She had to get things right between her two favorite boys and right now. "Okay, this bad blood between you two has got to stop." She demanded nicely.
Kurt opened his mouth to protest but Mercedes held up her hand. "No, this needs to be addressed babes. You guys are the two important males in my life since Eric walked out. You both have been there to love and listen to me. And now I would like it if you two will at least be civil to one another."
Puck bit his lip in thought. Kurt did have Mercedes back when he and Cedes fell out. He knew Kurt loved her and would support her now. Being the bigger man he held his hand out for Kurt to shake.
Kurt was taken back but shook his hand anyway. Mercedes smiled and pulled them into a big hug. "Aw see that wasn't that bad, was it." She asked them, giving them both kisses on the cheek.
Instead of answering Kurt changed the subject."So are you pregnant, Cedes."
Mercedes nodded her head and Kurt gave an unreadable face. It was a cross between disappointment and a smile. "Um depending on how you took the news. I'm happy for you." His tone was unsure but he wrapped Mercedes in a hug all the while staring at Puck with his not-again- looks.
A second later they heard Mrs. Jones calling them to eat. As they sat down at the table, Mrs. Jones noticed Mercedes change in appetite. Mercedes helped herself to two pieces of salmon and a heaping spoon of rice. Kurt cleared his throat as Mercedes took a heaping bite of rice, and shoot her a disapproving glare. She was a diva not a wild animal; she was not eating very lady like.
Mercedes stopped chewing to see Puck, Kurt, and her mother staring dead at her. Smiling she swallowed and wiped her mouth on her napkin. "Sorry. It's just I've been on a steady diet of crackers and water for so long."
"If I didn't know any better Cedes, I'd say you were pregnant." Mrs. Jones joked, sipping her glass of red wine.
No one at the table said anything as Mrs. Jones took in their stunned faces. Kurt forked the salmon while twirling a strand of his hair around his finger. Puck, face in shock looking dead at Mercedes. Mercedes looked as if someone shook the wind out of her as she gazed up at her mother.
Mrs. Jones swallowed hard as realization set in; her daughter was pregnant. Mercedes stood up from the table. "Please mama, I'm sorry."
Her mother shook her laughed and laughed sarcastically. "No you can't be pregnant because you and Noah just got back together today. Right?" She asked looking at Puck.
Puck cleared his throat before replying, "We had sex the first month after we started dating Mama Jones."
Mrs. Jones shook her head in disbelief. "No, no, no NO!" She screamed slamming her fist on the table scaring Kurt. "I asked you and Mercedes both were you having sex. And you both blantly sat there and told me a damn bold face lie! You said no."
Tears started running down Mercedes face as the guilt started to flood her emotions. She never lied or disrespected her mom in her seventeen years of living. She felt Kurt's soft hand touch her shoulder as he gave her a comforting look. She gave a smile back to her best friend before staring into her mother's eyes, which looked ready to kill.
"Mom, I know it was wrong to lie to you, but-"
"You think Mercedes?" Her mother interrupted.
"It was just that I loved him so much and… Mama please don't hate me." Mercedes begged as she pulled Mrs. Jones into a hug.
Kurt wiped a tear from his face as he saw the thing go down. It was so sad and if it had been a movie, the Diva now mommy to be deserved an Oscar for best heart break scene. As he watched Mrs. Jones pull Mercedes off of her and shake her head in disgust his heart broke even more.
"I don't get it. I try to be a good mom after your daddy leaves us. I work extra hours to make sure you have food and clothes. All I ask is that you go to school and help around the house. And sleeping around is how I'm repaid?" Mama Jones spat.
Puck couldn't take anymore of seeing his girl cry. Stepping in front of Mercedes, he looked Mrs. Jones in the eye. "She wasn't sleeping around. It was one time and I made the stupid mistake of not using protection. So if you want to blame someone blame me Mrs. Jones. I have experience and I should've been the smart one." He grabbed Mercedes hand squeezing it tight letting her know he was there. She squeezed it back.
Mrs. Jones took the last sip of the wine before suddenly throwing the glass at the wall, making the teenagers cringe. "Why the hell are you so stupid Noah? You already knocked up that innocent girl…Quinn. By the way does she know you're screwing her ex, Mercedes? And the adoptive mother doesn't think you have the balls to be a dad. Mercedes was fresh and naïve, so you took a chance at her."
Puck clenched his jaw as he balled his other fist up tight. He did not like hearing Beth or Quinn in the context she was implying. He knew Mama Jones was drunk, but it didn't stop the venom in her words. "Okay, okay I'm a screw-up Mrs. Jones. I tend to do things without thinking first. But I've changed… I'm trying. And Beth, you don't know the whole with story with Shelby okay? Quinn and I are done; we've been done for some time. I'm with Mercedes and I only love Mercedes. And I will be a man and help raise this baby."
Mrs. Jones clapped her hands giving Puck a mock round of applause. "Oh. Noah that was beautiful. You had me going for a minute." She then turned to her daughter who was now in Kurt's arms crying while he soothing rubbing her back in small circles. "I'm very, very disappointed in you. I'm barely making it raising one child and raising another is just something I don't want to do Mercedes. So I'm going to give you a choice." She paused a moment, making sure all eyes and ears where on her.
"I will give you until noon tomorrow to make a decision; if you decide that you want to keep this baby you have to find somewhere else to live. But if you decide to terminate or put it up for adoption, you may stay." Mrs. Jones said crossing her arms.
Kurt's mouth dropped open and he let out a strangled gasp. Did Mama Jones just seriously threaten to kick Mercy out? And did she just actually suggest an abortion? He glanced down at Mercedes whose face was as blank as paper. But Puck was red with anger. He had a temper and it wasn't long before he erupted.
"The day Hell freezes over is the day Mercedes will abort or give away my child!" Puck yelled, throwing all his respectful mannerisms for adults out of the window that he had.
"If she wants a place to live she'll consider it. You're kids there will be other chances to reproduce."
"Fine. Then she can stay with me. My mom won't mind Mercedes. She loves her."
"Or she could stay with me. We're packed but my dad and Carole love Mercedes and they've always liked kids." Kurt added. There was no way Mercedes and his little goddaughter or godson to be would be out on the Ohio streets.
Mrs. Jones scoffed and shook her head. "You have until noon tommorow." With that she grabbed her keys and walked out the door slamming it shut. Mercedes collapsed in Kurt's arms and they slid to the floor. Puck wrapped his arms around her too, and she turned into his arms. "It's okay, Mama. Let it out." He consoled as he threaded a hand through her hair.
Kurt sighed as he watched Mercedes breakdown in Puck's arms. Pulling out his cell phone he dialed home. "Hey Carole. Yeah the sleepover at Mercedes has been canceled. Instead she and Puck are sleeping over. Is that okay? Great, we'll be there in a little bit."
Puck gave a Kurt a smile. "I don't know Hummel, is your boyfriend is gonna like you hooking up with me and hot mama behind his back." He remarked trying to lighten the mood.
Kurt gave off a sly smile. "What Blaine doesn't know, won't hurt him." Turning to Mercedes he gave her a hug. "I'm gonna pack your bag for a few nights and then we'll go, okay? He whispered. Mercedes silently nodded her head as Kurt went off to get his things and pack a few of hers.
After awhile she pulled away from Puck. "I thought I'd never see the day my mom would kick me out." She hiccupped.
With his thumb Puck wiped a stray tear away from her cheeks. "I don't care about her kicking you out… I mean I care, but we can handle that. She's got something coming if she thinks we're getting rid of our baby."
Mercedes pressed her lips to his and he happily obliged. They were so into it that they hadn't noticed Kurt come back. He cleared his throat as he stood before them with their overnight bags. "That's how you guys got into this situation." He sung while tossing Puck, Mercy's bag.
Puck gave a knowing smirk and rose to his feet to take her bag to his truck. Kurt helped Mercedes to her feet. She grabbed a pen and wrote her mother a note on a notepad. Mercedes still wanted to let her mom know what that she would be at the Hummel's until she got situated. Mercedes set the alarm system and she and Kurt walked out into the chilly Lima night.
At the Hummel's Kurt, Mercy, and Puck where all in his bed watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta marathon and eating popcorn. Puck didn't understand how Mercedes and Kurt liked it. Every time he had a question, they would shh him. Instead of complaining, he gently massaged Mercedes temples as she sighed contently with her head in his lap. When it finally went off, Kurt turned off the TV.
"I don't get it. One minute they're the best of friends. Then the next show they're pulling out weave." Puck said, looking at Kurt.
Kurt shrugged as he put the bowl of popcorn on his nightstand. "That's reality television, Noah."
Yawning, Mercedes got under the covers and Kurt and Puck followed, getting on either side of her. Kurt turned off the lamp and they all lay in the dark, in the awkward but comfortable silence. Mercedes was the first to break it. "I'm scared."
Puck and Kurt both snapped their necks to look at her. "Of what?" They asked in unison.
"I don't know, just so much has happened today. I find out I'm pregnant; my mom kicks me out the house. By the way, I owe Burt and Carole for letting me stay here."
Kurt waved his hand. "You're family. You saw how pissed my dad was when we told him that your mother kicked you out."
"Yeah, and my bed fits two people." Puck suggested.
Mercedes smiled. With Puck and Kurt in her life she could get through this. Then she thought back to the Glee club. What will they think of her? "Hey guys, can we keep this between just us… oh and Blaine."
Kurt and Puck glanced at each other. "Okay, we won't." Puck nodded his head in agreement. He knew drama could start in Glee and he didn't want to bust any heads.
"Good night. Love you guys." Mercedes said giving them each good night kisses. They both said back to her. Soon after Mercedes was soundly asleep snuggled in Puck's arms, while holding Kurt hand.
AN: So I finally updated! I'm iffy about this chapter, but let me know what you think. In the next chapter members of the Glee Club find out, but not by Puck, Mercy, Kurt or Blaine. And Sam Evans might make a cameo.
