Disclaimer: Though I wish at 11:11 every day, I still don't own glee =(

Chapter Seven

If anyone had told her a year ago that she would be sitting in her kitchen with Noah Puckerman and her fathers making plans for the weekend she would have slushied them and walked away laughing hysterically. Life was funny that way, because here she was doing that exact thing. Noah had showed up at eight o'clock but made sure she knew they wouldn't be leaving for a while, he just wanted to have breakfast with her. By eight-thirty she thinks her dads are more in love with him than she is, which is why he's being included on the Berry Sunday Sundae tradition. Since she was a little girl her dads would take her to a little ice cream parlour outside of town Sunday evenings after dinner. No one else had ever been invited (granted she didn't really have friends before) so this is a big deal, especially since the invitation had been extended not only to Noah but to his mother and little sister as well. Watching her boyfriend (?) and her dad's bond over waffles may just be the cutest thing she's ever seen… next to baby pandas.

How Noah had convinced her to leave at eight-forty was a mystery to her parents. Rachel had always insisted on being at school at least a half-hour early but it was a nice change to see her so relaxed. Michal had always known that his daughter had a hard time in school and sometimes he worried that she would leave high school with no good memories but he wasn't worried anymore. Noah was good for his daughter and though he knew much about their past he didn't hold anything against the young man, especially since he hadn't seen his daughter smile so brightly since the first time they took her to a see a Broadway musical.

It was his husband's idea to invite Noah and his family to Sunday Sundaes and though he personally thought it was too soon, it would give them a chance to really get to know the young man that was in love with his baby girl. "They're such a lovely couple", he said to his husband as they watched their daughter drive off. Daniel continued to daydream while he replied, "yes, and he's Jewish. I always thought the park was beautiful in the summer time". And it was, thought Michal but agreeing would only fuel his husband's premature wedding plans. "The house is empty," he says instead, "and we don't have work for hours". Daniel had time to plan the wedding later, right now he felt like reminding his husband why they had gotten married all those years ago.

Noah and Rachel hadn't thought it would be such a big deal to walk into school together but they were wrong. It took about two minutes in front of her lockers before the girls (yes, Kurt too) dragged her away giggling and asking for detail because she was late (on time) so something must of happened. The guys were less dramatic, there were fist pumps and a couple pats on the back plus some threats (all sincere) and that was it. Everyone was happy for them and they were okay, the Finn incident completely forgotten, well until Noah actually saw him.

He hadn't gone looking for Finn per say, more like he just happened to be in the mood for a jog around the same time Hudson usually liked to workout. And contrary to what Rachel was currently screaming at him, he hadn't gone there to kick his ass. He really just wanted to tell the guy to mind his own business and that if he ever so much as looked at Rachel the wrong way then Puck would not be responsible for the damage his fist made. Rachel thinks he's laying but Finn had been his best friend since grade three gym class. He knows that he deserves the way Finn feels about him, but that was between him and Finn, the guy didn't need to be running his mouth to his girlfriend. Puck didn't hit him until he decided to run his mouth some more about how Rachel was only with him because Finn didn't want her.

Even then, he hadn't meant to break his nose, or spilt his lip or dislocate his shoulder. It really wasn't his fault that Finn and little to no defensive skills. Plus he wasn't dead, so really it could have been worse. Rachel didn't seem to see it that way though and spent the day lecturing him on ways to control his impulses and Saturday nights would be spent watching Disney classics until she was sure he'd learned his lesson. He complained a lot but really it was worth it, and a few well placed kisses would get him off the hook by next week.

He isn't surprised when Rachel laid into him about the state of Finn's face. He was surprised when Quinn doesn't even so much as roll her eyes at his antics. No bitching, no silent treatment, nothing, it was like she didn't give a shit what he did to her boyfriend. And while old Puck would have shrugged it off, new puck knew that this could only mean that something's wrong in paradise. Now he just has to figure out what, because as long as Quinn is the mother of his child her happiness is his business… well that and he wouldn't mind another reason to kick Finn's ass.

Rachel had let him know that she would be at the mall with Kurt and the girls so she would come by later on so he didn't need to wait for her. He discretely asked Quinn to come over after school to discuss potential parents, and though he felt bad for lying to her, he was more concerned about making sure Hudson was still making her happy than being honest. He wasted no time, and started talking the minute she buckled her seat belt.

She hadn't meant to cry, really it's was these fucking hormones and as much as Sophia was her life she could really do without this side of pregnancy. It wasn't that Puck had upset her by the things he was saying because he was being really sweet and caring about her well being. It was just Puck wasn't her boyfriend, and they had only been really been friends (real friends) for a few months and still he could pick up on the changes in her relationship more than her actually boyfriend. When Rachel had told her that puck had beat up Finn her first thought was that he had probably deserved it, which made her feel horrible. She loved Finn, really truly she did but she was so sick of his fickle behaviour. Sometimes it's like he doesn't even know who Rachel is and then a minute later he's obsessed with her and trying to make sure Puck was miserable.

She's really sick of not being enough to keep his attention. So when she heard that Puck had done what he had, she only hoped he had thrown a few of those punches for her. Yeah it makes her a terrible girlfriend but really that ship had sailed.

Puck hadn't meant to make her cry, really he just wanted to make sure she was okay. Obviously she wasn't but even with his guy brain he could tell that she wasn't ready to talk about it. So he helped her out of the car and pulled her into his arms, "I'm here Quinn Elizabeth Fabray, whenever you need me okay. Whenever you want me around I'll be there". He made sure to emphasize the 'you' part, to make sure she knew that baby or no baby he cared. That he was there for her as much as he was there for Sophia. "I know, and when I'm ready, you'll be one of the first people I talk to," she wipes her tears and smiles feeling better than she had all day, "now let's find baby Sophie some awesome parents".

Quinn had known Puck for most of her life, but it felt good to finally meet Noah. Rachel was a lucky girl.

Next: It should be weird to see his mom, his baby mama and his girlfriend sitting around his kitchen table, but it's not. It makes him smile, and a little sad to think that baby Sophia may never know how much these women love her.