He knew Quinn was upset about being kissed when she had a boyfriend.
"Puck, what are you doing?" she had exclaimed, before running off to her home.
He couldn't help it. He loved her, and he loved their beautiful Beth.
I never even got to hold her... he often thought. I never even got to hold her!
He remembered that day. New Directions had just performed when Judy Fabray showed up, and shocked Quinn so much her water broke. She was rushed to the hospital with nearly the entire Glee club following. Berry stayed behind to watch that Jesse kid. Finn was freaking out more than any of the other kids behind as Puck had ran, wheeling Quinn to the emergency room. She'd asked that Mercedes chick to join in watching the birth. That seemed kind of intrusive, but oh well. He did get to see his daughter born, just as he had asked. Quinn had kept her promise.
Seeing Quinn in so much pain shocked Puck. He hadn't thought of such a consquence all those months ago. It hurt him. He never meant to hurt her. Never.
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, he remembers thinking, for putting you through this pain.
But he is not sorry for the beautiful baby girl that arrives several minutes later.
The nurse takes little Beth away for a few minutes to ensure her health, and Puck waits in anticipation. When she is brought back, the nurse gives Beth to Quinn, who happily loves her daughter, while sweet Beth goggles at her mother for the first time. Puck is so very glad he is here seeing his daughter's first few moments of life.
He feels like he owes Rachel for spilling the secret he did not tell. If she hadn't it may have been Finn standing here in his place.
Mercedes had left, and yells from the lobby that the group is going back to see if they've won. Puck gazes at his daughter and his beautiful girlfriend. She smiles at him as she touches her baby's tummy.
"Go. Tell me if we won." Quinn says.
So Puck leaves with the rest, but he wants to stay with his daughter. He is standing among New Directions as Sue Sylvester announces the winners, which he is not part of. He's not very sad about it. Who cares.
So he rushes back to the hospital while his friends stay in sadness.
When he gets there, he finds Quinn in the room with all the babies. She's looking at Beth.
"Do you wanna keep her?"
"No. Do you?"
Yes. "No."
"Did you love me?"
I always loved you. "Yes. Especially now."
Quinn leaves before he does. She goes to sleep in a hospital bed. Puck stares at his daughter for most of the night, until a nurse carts him off, telling him he needs to rest.
He finds Quinn's room, and sleeps in the chair next to Judy Fabray, who has not left her daughter's side.
When Quinn wakes up, she goes to see Beth one more time. Puck goes with her.
They leave that morning, and do not realise until much later that Shelby Cocoran has adopted their daughter a few days afterward.
"Yo, Puck?"
Puck had fallen asleep, dreaming of that night again, when someone calls out his name.
"Dude, why are you sleeping under a tree?"
It was Finn. Puck grinned. "Just relaxing, is all. Hey uh... have you seen Fabray?"
"Quinn? No, actually. She wasn't at practice, like you."
This startles Puck, but he figures he knows why...He pulls out his phone, and praying that she did not block his number, texts.
Plz tlk 2 me. want 2 hlp u
Nearly unreadable, but he can't use too much. She'll know what it means.
Surprisingly, he recieves an answer in a few minutes, as he is walking to his car.
Meet me tomorrow on the field.