Title: Returning Home, Part 4/?
Disclaimer: I am just borrowing them for the fun of writing, BUT I do own the plot, ideas and original characters.
A/N: I edited this, so all mistakes are mine.
A/N2: Feedback keeps me writing, so please comment or review. :D
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A/N3: AU after 1x13 ~ Sectionals.
A/N4: Puck and Rachel were Juniors in high school when Quinn was pregnant.
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Once the small group was seated at lunch and had ordered their drinks and meals, Santana's order being the largest, they settled into talking and catching up. Rachel told Finn and Santana what brought her back to Lima and she asked them about the baby plans, including a shower, and Santana admitted that no one had offered yet, so Rachel said she'd throw the shower.
"What's a baby shower?" Beth asked, sitting between Puck and Rachel. "Does the baby come out of Aunt Santana and get a bath?"
The table laughed lightly at the mind of a seven year old and Rachel shook her head, "no, Beth, a baby shower is like a party for the baby, before they get here. The baby's parents' friends come over and bring gifts for the baby and for the parents to use with the baby, like clothes and toys."
Beth contemplated what Rachel said, "so it's like a birthday party before the baby?"
"Exactly," Rachel smiled, glancing towards Puck who was smiling at them.
"Cool! Can I get something for the baby?" Beth asked, turning to her dad.
"Of course you can. We're all gonna get something for the baby," he replied, hugging her lightly and pressing a kiss to her forehead.
"Ugh! Dad! I'm eating," she groaned, wiping her hand over where he kissed her and went back to eating.
Puck blushed a little as the rest of the table laughed and soon they were back to eating and chatting like they had been and as lunch came to a close and their meals were paid for, they headed out to their cars and Santana and Rachel exchanged numbers, promising to be in touch, so Rachel could start plans for the baby shower.
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Returning to the Puckerman's, Rachel, Puck and Deborah sat down in the living room while Arin helped Beth change out of her uniform and clean up from her game.
"I'm so thankful for mom and Arin," Puck commented, looking at his mom across the room.
Deborah smiled, "we're happy to help out."
"Not that don't agree, but why do you say that?" Rachel asked, slightly confused.
"Beth has reached the age where it's the most appropriate to have dad help her bathe or change clothes," he explained, "so Arin and mom help out."
"Oh! Right! I didn't think of that," Rachel admitted with a nod.
"If I had to, I would, but Beth understands it all," Puck replied, thankful that his daughter was quite mature for her age.
It didn't take long for Beth to change into her regular clothes and as Arin and Beth joined the others, Beth turned the Disney Channel on to watch TV.
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As the afternoon turned into evening and Deborah began to make dinner, Rachel and Puck went up to his room. He sat on his bed, watching her pack her dirty clothes from the past few days into her bags, "um, did we do something to upset you?" Puck asked.
"No, why would you think that?" Rachel asked, pausing in her packing.
"Because you're packing, so I'm assuming you're leaving," he commented.
"Oh, no! Nothing like that," Rachel moved around the bed to sit down facing him. "I've been here for a few days and have hardly gone home. There are lots of things I've been putting off, you know, house chores, and I figured I'd go home tonight so tomorrow I can focus on my house for a day and either come back tomorrow night or Monday night," she explained, "you guys didn't do anything wrong, but I don't live here; I have my own place I can't leave for days on end," she replied softly.
"Yeah, I get that," he nodded, having not thought of that right away, "the whole being an adult thing," he laughed lightly.
She nodded and took his hand, "yeah that," she slid closer to him and then crawled onto his lap, "you know, just because I'm going back tonight, doesn't mean you can't come with me," she whispered, "it's a weekend and I'm sure your mom and Arin wouldn't mind taking care of Beth for the night and maybe they could come over tomorrow and we could watch my performance from the 'Wizard of Oz'," she murmured, kissing his lips. "You guys have been doing so much for me, I'd love to return the favor."
"Oh yeah?" He grinned, wrapping his arms around her, "and just what would we do between tonight and tomorrow?" He asked curiously, but his body was already reacting to her being that close.
She shifted against him, "I could show you, but we might get interrupted," she whispered in his ear. "Tonight, I promise, if you come with me."
"I'm there," he assured her, groaning as he tried to relax.
"Sorry," she murmured, hating to leave him like that.
He shook his head, "it's okay. I'll be fine," he replied, kissing her, "I'll pack some clothes up, too."
Rachel shifted off of him and went back to packing her things, while he found a duffel bag and stuffed a few nights worth of clothes into it. When his mom called them for dinner, they headed downstairs and took their seats at the table. Over dinner, Rachel told them she was going home that night, but invited them all over the next day and Beth was excited to see Rachel's performance. When Puck said he was also going for the night, though Beth said she'd miss him, she was okay, since she knew where he was going and he promised not to leave until she went to bed. Deborah and Arin were alright with watching Beth, knowing the couple deserved some space, so they could get to know each other on an adult level, and they also agreed to come over the next day with Beth.
After dinner was over and dishes were put away, they sat down to watch a movie until it was time for Beth to get ready for bed, just before eight and when Beth came downstairs in her pajamas and said 'goodnight' to Deborah, Arin and Rachel, she whispered in Rachel's ear, "take care of daddy for me, please."
Rachel smiled, "I will," she replied, "goodnight, Beth."
"Night!" She waved at Rachel.
Puck and Beth moved upstairs and after just a few minutes Puck was calling Rachel upstairs, "hey Rach, could you come up here?"
"Sure," Rachel moved upstairs, "what's up?" She asked, meeting him in the hallway.
"Someone has a request," he said with a smile, motioning into the open door.
Rachel stepped into the room and quickly saw the toys and kid stuff around and realized she hadn't been in Beth's room, yet, only walked past it in the last few days. "A request?" She looked at Noah and then to Beth, who was tucked into her blankets and holding a stuffed teddy bear.
Puck sat on the edge of the bed and patted the bed next to him, "I usually sing something to Beth, and she realized something tonight, so she has a request, but I'm making her ask," he commented.
"Would you sing me 'Over The Rainbow'? You must know it if you played Dorothy," she asked, "please, Rachel."
Rachel smiled and sat down on the bed, "I do know it and I'd love to sing it to you. What does your dad usually sing?"
"His and Mr. Schuester's version," Beth replied, "it's faster than the real one."
"Really?" Rachel turned to Puck, curious about what she was talking about.
"I'll tell you about it later," Puck replied.
"Okay," she nodded, "I'll sing the original," she told her.
"Okay," Beth grinned, "thank you!"
"You're welcome," Rachel smiled, taking a deep breath and clearing her throat before she let the familiar words flow out of her mouth. "Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high, there's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true. Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, a way above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me. Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why, then, oh, why can't I?"
As she finished singing, Beth and Puck clapped for her, "that was awesome, Rachel!" Beth sat up and threw her arms around her.
"Thank you," Rachel blushed as she hugged Beth and helped her get back under her blankets when they pulled away, "I hope you sleep well," she told her.
"I will," Beth smiled, "I can't wait to watch your performance," she added.
"I'll find it and have it ready when you come over," Rachel promised.
"Okay! Night!" Beth said again and sunk down into her pillows, holding her stuffed bear.
Rachel stood up and leaned over her, pressing a kiss to her forehead, "night, Beth," she responded softly, then watched Puck do the same thing, telling his daughter he loved her and she returned the sentiment before the two moved out of her room and he turned her light out and closed the door.
"Thanks," Puck smiled, wrapping his arms around her in a hug as he guided her towards his room.
"You're welcome," she murmured, "I'm honored she asked me."
Stepping inside, he kissed her, "she asked me if it'd be okay; she didn't want me upset for asking you, but she realized you knew the song and couldn't wait until tomorrow to hear you sing it," he explained.
"It didn't upset you, did it?" Rachel asked softly.
"No, of course not," he told her, "why would it?"
"Well, it's a bonding thing between you two," Rachel noted.
"Yeah, it is, but so is a ton of other things we do. I love Beth and she loves me. I know that," he told her, "sure, I love singing to her, but if she'd rather have someone else sometimes, I'm cool with it," he assured her, grabbing their bags.
"Okay, good," Rachel smiled, "because if she wants, I'd be willing to sing to her again," she said.
Puck smiled, "I think she'd love that," he let her step out of his room first and they quietly went downstairs, "and I'd love to hear you sing again, too."
She blushed, "really?"
"Yeah, really," he smiled at her, setting their bags by the door, "you've got an amazing voice," he told her truthfully.
"Thank you, Noah," she said wrapping her arms around him in a hug.
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Saying 'goodnight' and 'thank you' to his mom and sister, Puck in his SUV and Rachel in her car, drove back to her place and as soon as they were in the house and their bags were in her room, she started cleaning out her fridge, throwing away leftovers and some bad vegetables, knowing she'd need to go grocery shopping soon.
"You can do that tomorrow, you know," Puck commented from his seat at the kitchen table.
"Not really," she told him, pouring out some sour milk, "your mom, sister and Beth are coming over at noon, and I don't have a lot of food here. I think we should go to the grocery store and get food," she said.
"Now? It's almost nine at night," Puck replied with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, and Safeway is open twenty-four hours," she reminded him.
"Oh yeah," he nodded, "well, let's go now before it gets any later, because I've got plans tonight," he said, standing up.
"Plans? Just what kind of plans do you have?" She asked, walking towards him.
He slipped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him, "they involve you, me, a mattress, some sheets, a few pillows and some adult entertainment," he murmured, kissing her lips.
Rachel giggled and slipped her arms around him as they kissed, "maybe we could get some chocolate sauce," she suggested as she pulled away and moved to get her jacket.
"Now you're talking! Store... Here we come!" Puck grinned, following her and grabbing his jacket on the way.
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After over an hour of walking up and down the aisles, Rachel racked up a large bill buying things Puck assured her Beth and his family would eat, because she wanted to make lunch and dinner for them, since they'd been so accommodating to her over the past few days that she'd been staying their house.
Getting home, they started putting away her purchases, but it turned into Rachel putting them away and Puck handing them to her, since he had no clue where she kept anything and once she was content that the kitchen was semi-stocked, she turned around and grinned, "so, about those plans you had for us," she commented.
Puck took her hand and led her towards her room and showed her just what he had planned for them that night and hours later, relaxed and content from his 'plans', they lay snuggled together, "I don't wanna go to sleep," Rachel murmured.
"Neither do I," he replied softly, settling into the pillows a little more and as he relaxed, he glanced at her, he bit his lip, "I gotta ask you something, and I don't want you to get mad at me for it," he told her softly.
Rachel looked at him confused, "okay, what is it?" She asked, sitting up a little to focus on him.
"Beth has become... Well, she really likes you and I really like you, but have you told your dads about us?" He asked nervously.
"No," she shook her head, biting her lip. "we've only been together since Tuesday night, and dad, daddy and I all work during the week so we usually only talk on the weekends," she explained.
"Oh, alright," he nodded, "you are going to tell them, right?"
"Of course, but I admit I wasn't going to say who you were specifically, for a while. I'm mad at them for what they did," she told him.
"Mad at them for making you move away?" He asked, "Rachel, you can't hold that over them. It was years ago."
She sat up and crossed her arms over her chest, the sheet falling off her as she stared at him, "we've missed seven years together!"
"But we can make up for lost time, Rach, we're together now," he said, sitting up to face her, "baby, I'm worried about their reaction to this," he admitted, "I'm not just a single guy anymore... I'm a single dad. I'm sure they'd be cool if you were dating me, but I have a daughter now. It's different."
"I know you do and she's amazing. My dad's will be fine with this," she motioned between them.
Puck took a deep breath, "are you sure? Because Beth has become attached to you and I don't want her to get hurt because your dads don't agree with this and I'm not saying we would, but..."
Rachel wrapped her arms around him and kissed him passionately, "my dads can't tell me who I can or can not date. Beth is amazing and I'd never hurt her. If things didn't work out between us, I'd do my best to explain things to her, but I don't want us to break up," she told him, "and I won't let my dads change my mind, either. If they don't like it, it's their problem."
He relaxed, holding her close to him, "that's good to know. I'm sorry I brought it up, but I wanted to know."
"It's okay," Rachel brushed a hand against his cheek, "you're concerned about your daughter and I get that. I'll tell my dads soon," she promised him.
"Thanks, besides," he laid back with her in his arms, so she was against his chest, "I'd at least like to get permission to date their daughter," he grinned.
"I never took you for being so old fashioned," she replied, kissing him gently, "but it's awfully romantic," she added, nipping at his lower lip.
He tugged the blankets back up over them and kissed her gently, "I can do romance, and there's nothing wrong with asking permission to date you; I'd like to be on their good side," he replied.
She giggled lightly, "you will be," she assured him.
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Getting a good nights sleep, Rachel and Puck were awake early and while he made them breakfast, she was already getting to work on cleaning up the house, doing laundry and digging through some of her boxes that she hadn't unpacked yet, looking for her video.
After a few hours of organizing things, and having breakfast, she managed to find the DVD and also discovered a box that had her costume in it; she didn't realize she had it, "Noah! Look what I found!" Rachel grinned, running out of the extra bedroom and found him sitting on the couch watching TV.
Puck turned a little and looked at the costume bag, "it's a black bag. Wow!" He smirked.
"Noah! It's what's inside," she replied, unzipping it a little and pulling out part of the blue and white checked jumper, "I have my costume!" She also pulled out one of the two red slippers, "I'm so putting this on before they get here," she grinned.
"Well, if my kid hasn't gotten completely attached to you, yet, she will be once she sees you dressed up in that; not that I'm complaining" he smirked, "would it be wrong to ask Dorothy out?" He asked curiously.
"I don't know," Rachel laid the costume bag over the back of the couch and moved around it to sit down next to him, "are you asking because I'd be dressed as Dorothy, or would it be because you have a thing for girls with red sequined shoes?" She asked crawling on top of his lap.
"I have a thing for you, period," he murmured, pulling her against him and kissing her.
"Good answer," she replied grinning and jumped when the doorbell went off, "they're here! Answer the door, I'll be out in a few minutes," she said grabbing the costume bag and dashing off to her room before he could respond.
Puck got up and pulled the door open when he reached it, immediately greeted by his daughter who wrapped her arms around his waist, "hey baby girl," he smiled, leaning over to kiss her.
"Hi daddy!" She threw her arms around his neck and he picked her up, "did you have fun last night?" She asked.
He smirked, but nodded, "yes, I did," he moved aside and let his mom and sister in. "Rachel has something special to show you, too," he added.
"She does?" Beth asked.
When everyone was inside, he closed the door, "yep, she does. She'll be out in a few minutes. She's changing."
"Hey Noah?" Arin looked at her brother.
"Yeah?" Puck set Beth down on the floor and kissed her forehead before helping her take her jacket off and hang it up on the coat rack by the door, "what's up?"
"I know we're here to see Rachel's performance and I do want to see it, but sometime today, I need help with my Spanish homework," she said, "can you please help?"
"Of course," he nodded.
"Thanks," Arin replied.
The four Puckermans moved into the living room and founds seats, waiting for Rachel to come out and when she called him, Puck followed her voice and found her in her room, completely dressed in the costume, "wow," he murmured, looking her up and down, "you look perfect," he smiled.
Rachel blushed, "you think so?"
"I wish I would have been able to see you perform live; I'd have given you a standing ovation," he said wrapping his arms around her body and kissing her on the lips.
"Thank you," she returned his hug and glanced once more in the mirror, "okay, I'm ready. I hope she likes this."
"She'll love it," he assured her, kissing her forehead and slipping his arms around her shoulders as he guided her from her room, grabbing the video on their way out.
Moving towards the living room, they paused for a moment and then both stepped into the living room and cleared her throat, "Beth," she said, catching her attention.
Beth turned to look at them and her eyes widened when she saw Rachel. Jumping up she ran to her, "Rachel!" She gasped, throwing her arms around her waist, "you're beautiful!"
"Thank you," Rachel smiled, hugging her and as they pulled away, she knelt down on the floor so she was at Beth's level, "I found my costume when I was digging through my boxes looking for the video and thought you'd like to see me dressed up as Dorothy in person," she explained with a grin.
Beth nodded, looking her costume over, "I did! You make the best Dorothy, ever!" She threw her arms around Rachel's neck and hugged her again, "will you wear the costume while we watch the video?" She asked.
"If you want me to," Rachel replied, returning her hug.
"Yeah! This is so cool!" Beth admitted, taking Rachel's hand and guiding her towards the couch.
Deborah and Arin both greeted Rachel and admitted they were surprised she had her costume, but agreed with Beth when she had said that Rachel was beautiful. Deborah got her camera out and after they posed for a few pictures, they settled into watch the show, while Rachel set up the DVD player. Once Rachel was done, she took a seat on the couch next to her boyfriend and Beth sat down next to her, excited to watch it.
Familiar enough with the movie, they all were able to follow along with what was happening and during the show's intermission, they paused it to get a light lunch and then finished watching the show.
About ten minutes from the end, the doorbell rang and unconsciously, Rachel got up and went to answer it, unsure who would be there at that time of day, knowing she wasn't expecting anyone. Pulling it open, she focused on two men standing on her porch and her eyes widened in shock, "dad, daddy! What are you two doing here?" She gasping, seeing her dads standing outside.
"Well, we got talking yesterday and realized that we haven't seen your place since we helped you move in and you haven't been back home for about a month, so we thought we'd come up and surprise you, and it looks like we did," Alan commented, motioning to her costume.
She nodded, "um, yes, you did," she replied, blushing as she stepped aside, "come in," she moved aside. "I guess this is as good of a time to tell them as any," she thought, closing the door once they were inside.
"We noticed a few cars outside that don't belong to you. Are we interrupting something?" David asked.
"Yes, but not in a bad way, it's just a surprise that you're here right now. I've been... Well, some things happened this week and I've been meaning to call you to tell you," she admitted.
"Is everything alright, sweetheart?" Alan asked.
"Oh, yes, everything is great," Rachel smiled, hugging Alan and then David, "nothing's wrong. Come in and I'll introduce you," she said.
The two men exchanged confused glances, but followed her into the living room and noticed the two women, a guy and a little girl sitting next to him.
"Dad, daddy, I'd like you to meet my boyfriend, Noah Puckerman, his mom Deborah, his sister Arin and this cutie," Rachel moved over and sat down next to Beth, "is his daughter Beth," she said. "Everyone, these guys are my dads, David and Alan Berry," she said, motioning to them.
David ran his hand through his hair and grinned, "no mohawk anymore?" He asked, looking at Puck.
Puck stood up, "you remembered me?"
"Of course. I remember the boys my daughter dated in high school," he nodded, moving over to shake his hand, "it's good to see you again, Noah," David said.
"You, too, sir," he replied, shaking his hand.
Alan had never met Deborah and Arin before, but had briefly met Puck, just like David, so as Alan moved to greet Puck, David, Arin and Deborah shared brief hugs in greeting, since they knew each other from temple.
"You have a beautiful daughter, Noah," David said with a smile, moving over towards Rachel and Beth still sitting on the couch, "hello, Beth. I'm David. I'm Rachel's daddy."
Beth glanced at Puck and when he nodded in assurance, she stood up and shook his hand, "it's nice to meet you, sir."
"And polite," Alan smiled, "and I'm Rachel's dad, Alan," he said, shaking her hand.
After shaking Alan's hand, Beth sat down next to Puck on the couch and with a little shuffling, David and Alan found seats in the living room, and a moment of awkward silence fell over the room.
"I think I can guess, but sweetheart, why are you dressed in your costume?" David asked Rachel curiously.
"Oh!" Rachel blushed, "Beth likes the Wizard of Oz and we're watching my performance and I happened to find my costume when I was looking for the video, so I put it on to surprise her," she explained.
"Very nice. It all makes sense now," Alan nodded, glancing at Beth.
"Beth, how old are you?" David asked her.
"I'm seven and a half," she replied.
"Seven and a half?" Alan's mouth fell open in shock.
"Remember when I was going to McKinley and there was a girl in the Glee Club, Quinn, who got pregnant?" Rachel asked softly.
"Yes, we do," David nodded, and as his mind registered the date, his eyes widened, "is she that baby?"
"She is," Rachel nodded, "I don't know if I ever told you, but it turned out that Noah was the father and after we moved, instead of putting up the baby for adoption like they had thought they would, Noah and Quinn decided to keep her because they loved her and couldn't part with her," Rachel explained.
"Oh, that's quite understandable," David nodded.
"Noah, Rachel introduced you as her boyfriend, so I'm assuming that you and Quinn are no longer together?" Alan asked.
"Um," Puck sat up a little bit on the couch and cleared his throat, "Quinn passed away during childbirth," he explained softly.
David and Alan's faces fell in shock, both gasping, "my word!" David exclaimed. "How did... And... How did you two...?" Both fathers were so shocked they couldn't complete a full sentence or question, so Rachel went on to explain how she first encountered Beth and Puck, what he'd told her about what happened with Quinn and her parents and then what had been going on the past few days and why she hadn't called them just yet. "I'm sorry I haven't called you guys, but I've been spending time with Arin, Deborah, Beth and Noah, so I've been occupied," she explained.
"Oh, no, sweetheart, it's alright," David said, "we understand that; this is all such a shock."
Rachel nodded, "I am quite familiar at the shock," she admitted, "and Noah got the best part of it all," she said, hugging Beth and kissing her forehead.
"Yes, I did," Puck agreed with a smile.
David and Alan exchanged smiles and were curious what was going on between their daughter and Puck, but wanted to wait until later to ask them.
"Do you mind if we finish watching the rest of my performance?" Rachel asked.
"No, of course not. We enjoy watching it," Alan said, motioning to the TV.
Rachel hit play and though everyone knew how it ended, they still watched the final minutes and gave Rachel a standing ovation as she bowed on stage and also in the living room. "Thank you, and now I'm going to go change before I spill something on this," she said motioning to her costume.
With a light laugh from everyone, Rachel dashed into her room to change while Puck took the video out of the DVD player and set it on the TV stand so she could find it later.
"Arin, you've grown up to be such a beautiful young woman!" David commented, "how old are you now?"
"Thanks. I'm eighteen," she replied, blushing.
"Wow. Where has the time gone. I remember when you were ten," David admitted.
"Tell me about it. Soon she's gonna be graduating and getting married and having kids," Deborah sniffled, pretending to cry.
"Mom," Arin groaned, "I'm not gonna get married or have kids anytime soon," she promised, "but I can't control the whole graduation thing, well, I could if I wanted to flunk one of my classes, but I'd rather not do that," she added.
"I certainly hope not," Rachel commented, coming into the living room at the end of the conversation.
Arin laughed, "I'm not planning on it."
"Good," Rachel replied, sitting down near her boyfriend, "dad, daddy, are you two staying for dinner?"
David and Alan agreed to stay and though their visit was a surprise, they seemed to get along well with Puck, Deborah, Arin and Beth, so Rachel was happy to know that they were open to her knowing the Puckermans, but she wasn't quite sure what they felt about her and Puck were dating, but she also didn't want to talk to them about that topic with her boyfriend around, especially because she didn't want Beth to hear them talking about that.
Beth helped Rachel make dinner while Deborah, Alan and David stayed in the living room and Puck sat down with Arin at the kitchen table to help her on the homework she'd asked about earlier and things continued to go well.
When everyone sat down to dinner, light conversations continued and no one seemed to be uncomfortable and Deborah even extended a Thanksgiving dinner invitation to Rachel and her dads and they accepted, happy to spend the holiday together.
After dinner, once dishes were washed and put away, Deborah suggested she take Arin and Beth home so they could start getting ready for school the next day, but it was Deborah's way of getting Beth out of the house, so Rachel and Puck had an opportunity to talk to her dads without young ears around, since this all came as a shock to the two men and she expected there would be questions the guys were holding back from asking with Beth nearby.
"I'll be home in a few hours," Puck promised, picking up Beth and kissing her on the cheek.
"In time to tuck me in?" She asked, wrapping her short arms around his neck.
"In time to tuck you in," he promised.
"Awesome! See you soon, daddy!" She hugged him once more before he set her down and then went to say 'bye' to Rachel and her dads before Beth followed Arin and Deborah out of the house.
Once they were on their way home, Puck closed the door and joined Rachel and her dads in the living room, unsure just where to start the conversation he wanted to have with her dads.
"You have a wonderful little girl there, Noah," Alan said honestly.
"Thank you. I've tried my best and I owe a lot to my mom and sister for sticking by and helping me," Puck replied, "but Beth is worth it."
David smiled, "our children are worth everything we have," he agreed, "but that also doesn't mean you shouldn't be happy yourself," he added.
"I am happy," Puck agreed, taking Rachel's hand in his, "happier in the last few days than I have been in a long time."
Rachel smiled and squeezed his hand, "I have to say I'm very happy with what has happened in the past few days, too," she leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Puck's lips and then turned to her dads, "last night, Noah and I were talking, and though I'm pretty sure I know your answer, it'd still be nice to know, by asking."
"You want to know if we're alright with you dating, given that Noah has a child?" Alan asked them.
Puck nodded, "um, yeah, how did you guys..."
David laughed lightly, "Noah, you've been a little hesitant around us, and it's a valid concern to have," he replied, "and no, we don't have a problem with you two dating," he added and Alan nodded in agreement.
Rachel grinned, "see, I told you," she told Puck.
Puck blushed, "yeah, you did, but I just wanted to be sure," he admitted, "Beth really likes you and I don't want to see her get hurt," he replied honestly, "and it's nice to know you guys are okay with us dating, because I really like your daughter, and I want to see where our relationship goes," he added, smiling at Rachel.
It was Rachel's turn to blush, "I'd like the same thing," she admitted.
"Noah, you just have to promise us one thing," Alan said.
"Anything," Puck said, looking at them.
"Promise us that you'll treat our daughter how you expect a boy to treat yours someday," Alan requested.
Puck squeezed Rachel's hand and nodded, "I can promise you, I will treat Rachel with the utmost respect," he said honestly, looking at them, "I care about her too much to hurt her."
David and Alan smiled, "then, as we told you, you have our blessing," Alan said.
"Thank you," Puck smiled, relieved to know her dads were okay with their relationship.
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Lyrics: 'Over The Rainbow' as sung by Judy Garland in the original 'Wizard Of Oz'.
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A/N5: Hope you all enjoyed! Please review and let me know!
A/N6: For those of you who have not read 'Out of the Blue', 'Starlight' or 'Leave Out All The Rest'... Back in August my mom was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Since then she had gone through weeks of chemo, external and internal radiation and initially they thought she'd need a hysterectomy, but just before Christmas we found out that she is cancer free and doesn't need a hysterectomy like they first thought, so things are going great! January is cervical cancer awareness month (the cervical cancer color is teal & white) and it's feels great to say she's cervical cancer free now! I wanted to share that good news with you all!
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