A/N - And here's chapter 4. Thank you for the lovely reviews and for the alerts ect...! I'm really glad you like the story. I hope you enjoy this chapter and please, please review! And, if anyone is interested in joining a Glee R/P, message me for info! - Sash
Puck was playing Super Mario Brothers, much to Quinn's disdain, as she proofread her essay for English class. She had been living at the Puckerman's for two weeks now and had settled in for the most part. When she was done, she stood up and shut her laptop.
"Time to go," Quinn stood in front of Puck impatiently.
He didn't take his eyes off the screen, "Where?"
"I have a doctor's appointment at 2,"
"Oh, I knew that, but why are we leaving now?"
"You idiot, its 1:15, and we have to be there ahead of time,"
"Okay, okay." He got up and turned off the game. "I could have sworn it was like, 11,"
Quinn gritted her teeth, "You've been playing since 11. I got all my homework done in that time,"
They drove to the doctor's office in silence. Before they got out, Puck turned to Quinn, "Have I done something wrong?"
"No, its fine," she said flatly.
"I know that tone, and I know you fairly well. I've done something that's bothering you,"
"Bingo, Sherlock!" she muttered sarcastically. "I'm so tired of you playing that stupid game all the time. Like all your extra time is spent on it. I don't want to be in a relationship like that, and I need you to take responsibility because I'm having your baby. It's times like this that reinforce why adoption is best. But come on, we'd better go in," Quinn went in ahead of him, signed in and sat down in a huff. She pulled a book from her purse and ignoring him, began reading.
"You're right, and I'm sorry." he breathed in her ear.
She turned to him, "For what?"
"For not paying attention to you, and you're right, I need to grow up and quit wasting my time on games,"
"Apology accepted," she responded curtly. Just then her name was called and she went towards the exam room. Puck remained in his chair and she turned back, "Aren't you coming?"
"I thought you were mad at me, so I figured you wanted to space. Plus, I've never been to one of these; I don't know how they work,"
"You egghead, come on,"
Cautiously he followed Quinn into the room and sat on a chair in the corner as a nurse took some measurements and drew some blood.
Then they were left alone to wait for the doctor.
"I guess Finn came with you to your other appointments?"
"Just one. But it felt wrong, so I went to the last one alone. I haven't had an ultrasound since the 12 week one."
"Thank god for Finn's ignorance," Puck smirked, referring to the fact that Finn had thought she had been 10 weeks pregnant at the time, and Finn was oblivious to the fact that gender couldn't be determined that early.
In walked Dr. Chin who smiled at the pair. "Looking forward to seeing your baby girl?"
Quinn nodded while Puck offered a happy "Yes,"
Dr. Chin turned to Puck, "I'll have to ask you to leave for this first part, but as soon as I'm done, I'll bring you back in for the sonogram,"
Puck stood, gave Quinn a kiss on the cheek before leaving and standing just outside the door. He looked at the walls of the hallway, with its corkboards filled with photos of parents with their babies. Puck never thought he'd be at an ob-gyn's office, let alone for his own baby, and at 16; yet he wanted what he saw in those photos. He wanted a photo like that, nay, many photos like that; he and Quinn, and their baby girl.
"All done, come on in," Dr. Chin let Puck in. "Ready for the fun part kids?"
Puck took the chair beside Quinn and took her hand. "You okay," he whispered.
"Fine, just a little anxious I guess." she shrugged.
The doctor applied gel to Quinn's abdomen and began moving the transducer around. A flickering black and white image appeared on the screen and soon an outline of a baby could be made out. The teenage couple held their breath as the doctor slowly looked at the image, checking every detail and then took some measurements. The remaining tension between Quinn and Puck melted away as they stared at the image of their daughter on the screen.
"Well, everything looks good," Dr. Chin murmured. "Let's just listen to the heartbeat and we should be done," Soon the sound of the baby's steady heartbeat filled the room. "Sounds good. I'll get you two some pictures and a dvd," She handed Quinn a towel to wipe off the gel and left them alone.
Puck turned to Quinn and gave her deep kiss on the lips. "Thank you,"
"What for?"
"Everything. Quinn Fabray, you've made me a better person,"
"Egghead," she smiled. "So the doctor told me I was underweight," she laughed ruefully. "Who have thought?"
"Well then, I think a stop at Dairy Queen is called for," he winked
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"Hi kids, how did the doctor's appointment go?" Susan was in the living room reading when they entered. Sarah was there, eyes fixed to a movie.
"Everything's good," Quinn responded as she joined Susan on the couch.
Puck took the DVD from his jacket and exchanged it for Sarah's movie in the DVD player.
"Hey! I was watching that, dummy!" she shrieked.
"Just chill out, you can finish watching it later. Just check this out," He pressed play and a recording of the sonogram filled the screen.
Susan gasped. "Oh my, is that my granddaughter?"
"That's her," Puck said proudly.
"It looks like an alien," Sarah said dismissively as she switched the DVDs back. Puck flicked her in the ear. "Screw off Noah!"
As her eyes filled with tears, Susan tried to wipe them away unnoticed, but Quinn saw and put a reassuring hand on her arm. "Did you get pictures too?"
Quinn rifled through her purse and handed her a set. "Here, this is yours. And P...Noah, will make you a copy of the DVD if you'd like,"
Susan composed herself before accepting them. "That would be nice. My Noah is better at the technology than I am." She then turned and hugged Quinn. "She's going to be beautiful, just like her parents," She cleared her throat, and regained her composure, "So, we should discuss what we'll be doing for your winter break,"
Quinn had forgotten that Christmas was coming up. The Puckermans, obviously, didn't celebrate Christmas and with her mind occupied by other things, she didn't even realize it was that time of year.
"Hanukkah starts on the night of the 11th this year," Susan added. "And the last day of school before the break is the 18th, so I was thinking that on the 20th, Sarah and I would go to my parents' in Cleveland for a week or so, and you two are welcome to join us or stay here,"
Puck and Quinn looked at each other, and she shrugged at him. "I'm fine with whatever Puck wants to do," she said.
"Well, it'd be nice to just relax over the break and I think it would be easier if we just stay here," Puck told his mother.
"That's fine. And if you change your mind between now and then, just tell me and I'll let your grandparents know. There's plenty of space for all of us," Susan smiled and returned to her book.
With that, Quinn and Puck went to their room.
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"Thanks for getting us out of that, it would be kinda awkward going to your grandparents."
"They really aren't like that, but I thought it'd be better for you to have some time to relax. The books say you need plenty of rest and should avoid stress,"
Quinn raised her eyebrow. "Books?"
"Are you deaf? Yes, books. Anyway I figured we could chill out here. Maybe we can do something for Christmas. I have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Year's Eve and Day off work,"
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Quinn scrolled though the music on her iTunes. She still didn't have a song for glee club on Tuesday. She wanted a song to express how she felt to Puck; how grateful she was to him for what he had done for her over the past few months. However, it was Sunday and she hadn't started.
"Who would have thought this was so hard," she muttered under her breath. Her Macbook was on her knees, which were drawn as close as her belly would allow. "Aha," she said after another five minutes, "Found one,"
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It was time yet again for another Glee club meeting. This time, Rachel was the first one to spring up as everyone expected, she dedicated a Broadway song most of them had never heard of to Finn. Kurt and Mercedes sang a rousing rendition of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends," Then it was Quinn's turn. Standing in front of everyone, she suddenly felt self-conscious. Her baby bump attracted stares wherever she went, but that didn't bother her anymore. But actually showing her emotions publicly; that was terrifying.
"This is She and Him's Got Me" Quinn took a deep breath and began to sing.
Saw your face
My hand you took
Just like
In a story book
And you got me
Yeah, you've got me
I can't even argue
Couldn't cause it's true
Now, you've got me
Yeah, you've got me
Got me tucked up
In your pocket
Don't know how
You won my heart
'Cause I locked it
Yeah, I locked it
I can feel your heartbeat
Where I lay my head
'Cause you've got me
Yeah you've got me
I can feel your heartbeat
Where I lay my head
'Cause you've got me
Yeah, you've got me
Got me tucked up
In your pocket
Don't know how
You won my heart
'Cause I locked it
Yeah, I locked it
The rest of the Glee members burst into applause and cheers. As Quinn returned to her seat, she was stopped and given words of encouragement by various people. When she sat down, she looked coyly at Puck. "What did you think?"
"You've got me"