A few hours later Rachel was sat at the counter eating a cookie when Jake and Marley reappeared holding hands.
"I take it the two of you worked things out."
"We're getting married." Jake announced.
"Hey Noah, you owe me ten bucks." Rachel called into the kitchen.
"You couldn't have waited a week?" Puck came out to join them.
"You knew?" Marley asked.
"I know Jake." Rachel shrugged. "And ten years gives me a pretty good insight into how their minds work. So when is the wedding?"
"How longs the wait in New York for city hall?" Jake asked.
"We can do a little better than that." Rachel stated. "I have two weeks before I have to go back to work, give me that time and I can give you a perfect wedding."
"You don't have to do that. Simple is all we can afford." Marley stated.
"I don't know if you know but I'm in a movie."
"I know I've seen it, you're really good."
"In addition to a rather large salary, I also got a producer credit and a percentage of profits. It only cost $20 million to make and it took a $100 million domestically in opening weekend, it's been number one in most of the world for the last 5 weeks. All the money I make from it after taxes goes into a Puckerman family fund, it will pay for Lucy and any other kids to go to college, along with Mason and Hannah. It will pay for Sarah to spend the year she wants to in Paris. It can pay for your wedding too."
Marley glanced at Jake who nodded knowing his sister-in-law wouldn't give up until they agreed.
"Ok, but a small wedding." Marley conceded.
"We can do small."
"She just wants to plan a wedding." Puck remarked.
"Well I didn't get to plan mine did I? I got a ball of ribbon with a ring in it thrown at me and I got married bare foot on a beach in a dress I didn't get to pick."
"I love you too." Puck winked at her.
"Kurt Hummel babysitter extraordinaire is here." Kurt declared as he walked in flamboyantly.
"Thanks for coming." Rachel handed Lucy over to him. "The first thing you need is a dress Marley so we are going shopping."
"What if we hadn't gotten engaged?" Jake asked.
"Then I would have used the time to slap your head together." Rachel turned back to Kurt. "Take her back upstairs, she had a bottle about twenty minutes ago. If she won't settle sing to her, she likes the Wicked soundtrack; I tend to pick Not That Girl because it's quieter."
"Wicked soundtrack?"
"It's all I've been singing for the past few months. Be good for Uncle Kurt." She kissed the top of Lucy's head.
"If you're not back by five, Blaine will come and take over since I have to go to work."
"Jake, while we're gone call your Mom and Marley's mom and ask her permission." Rachel suggested.
"Ask her permission?" Jake repeated.
"It's a mom thing; she'll love you for it." Rachel grabbed her purse which she had taken out the baby bag. "If you boys need anything else try the safe."
"Are you sure?" Puck asked her. Rachel nodded. "Have fun." He kissed her goodbye.
"I guess I'm going to buy a dress." Marley said. "I'll see you later." She gave Jake a quick kiss.
"So what was that about the safe?" Kurt asked when they were gone.
"Hey Troy are you ok for ten minutes if I take a break?" Puck called into the kitchen.
"Yeah." Came the response.
"Take a seat I'll be right back."
"By the way congratulations." Kurt said to Jake as they sat down. "It's about time."
"She was married to someone else." Jake pointed out.
"Only because she was heartbroken. Just don't do it again."
"Here." Puck placed a ring box on the table in front of Jake when he returned.
"Thanks?" Jake was confused.
"It was our grandmother's. It got left to me since I was the oldest to be given to my wife on my wedding day. It's not really Rachel's style; it's more Marley's so Rachel wanted to give it to you when you were going to propose. Then you screwed things up and she wanted to keep it for when you figured things out, Marley got married and she knew you would figure it out eventually so she kept it for you."
"What if we hadn't?"
"We would have given it to Beth on 18th birthday." Puck admitted.
Jake opened the box to look at the ring.
"Wow." Kurt commented. "That is definitely Marley."
"It's from the thirties; it's worth about fifty grand when we got it appraised." Puck explained. "It is literally the family jewels."
"Are you sure you want me to have it? That's a lot of money."
"Legally it became Rachel's property when we got married. She wants you to have it, the only deal is you can't sell it, it has to stay in the family."
"Thanks." Jake closed the ring box.
"One other thing, other than your mother Rachel is the one person who has always believed in you unconditionally. Don't screw that up." Puck got up. "I have to get back to work, you have some phone calls to make and Kurt you should probably take Lucy upstairs because she is getting that look that means she'll start screaming to have her diaper changed."
TBC