Hey guys! Once again, thanks for the reviews, and for all of you thinking that this 'Ben' guy is going to be a 'Dean'-type character, I never thought of him that way, but I think he will be. I'm still however, not 100% sure who Quinn's going to end up with, because I'm personally more of a Puckelberry shipper than Quick, but we'll see….Anyways, I hope everyone enjoys this chapter!

And as you all know by now, I do not own Gilmore Girls or Glee, or anything that Lorelai references!

Chapter 7

"Well, that was definitely an interesting start to the day", Luke said, while still staring at the diner door where Puck had exited from just moments earlier.

"Ya that's one way to put it", Lorelai said simply, also staring outside, watching Puck's truck take off towards the inn.

"So do you think he'll actually go through with it? I mean I know he sounds dedicated to this, but I still don't trust him", Luke said while walking over to Lorelai and handing her another cup off coffee, then taking a seat across from her.

"Luke, I know he's made mistakes in the past, but he actually sounds like he finally wants to take responsibility for them, so I think we should at least give him a chance. Besides, why are you getting so upset about this anyways? I never thought you were very close to Quinn…." She said, trailing off and knowing exactly what Luke would say to this, because she knew why he was worried about her.

"I don't know Lorelai, I think it's because Quinn just reminds me so much of Rory sometimes. I mean she's so smart, like smarter than she should be for her age, and Puck just seems to much like—well, Jess". As Luke finished his short speech, he looked up at Lorelai, who Looked at him with worried eyes, only because she knew what Rory was like when she met Jess—all hormones, which meant she was too wrapped up in his "bad-boy-yet-secretly-sweet-and-sensitive-good-boy-at-heart" image, to really know if she could trust him or not. However, a few years later, Jess had surprised them all by writing a book, and then two other books which reached the top of the charts a few years after that. He had also surprised Rory, once the Obama campaign reached New York City, by asking her out once they ran into each other in a book shop, (of all places), and they worked everything out that happened in the past. Even more surprising, about a year after that, Jess asked her to move in with him and she happily agreed. (This is why it was so hard for her to run into Logan in Hartford, but that's another story).

So after much thinking, Lorelai finally came to the conclusion that maybe Luke was right—maybe Puck never would change, but why should they just assume that? Besides, after all this baby drama has gone down, he was already showing Quinn signs that he actually wanted to change for the sake of his daughter, he was just having trouble doing it. Therefore, Lorelai decided it would be wise to give him a chance, and that's pretty much why she went in on his "top secret" plan.

"I know, he reminds me of him too, but I think it would be wise to give him another chance, because Rory did the same with Jess, remember?" At this, Luke just looked down at the table while collecting his thoughts and nodded, while Lorelai continued. "And I think that if Quinn is anything like either me or Rory, she'll give him another chance—I mean we're the perfect example of second chances as well, Luke", Lorelai said while she smiled and grabbed her husband's hand, while pulling it closer to her. Luke just smiled at this, but frowned slightly because this caused him to remember the terrible and agonizing past the two shared. Suddenly, looking back up to Luke, Lorelai abruptly changed the subject.

"Ooooh speaking of baby drama….." Lorelai said, trailing off mid-sentence while she ran to the bathroom, with her purse in her hand. At this, Luke just gave her a questioning look like she was crazy, (which she is of course), but just shrugged it off and went back behind the counter to continue cleaning up.

In the bathroom, Lorelai slumped against a wall, collapsing heavily on the floor while she stared at the small plastic stick in her hand. She didn't understand it all, just two days ago, the test said that she was pregnant, but hesitated to tell Luke just in case the news had changed, (she only did one test after all). However, by doing this test now, she realized she had been smart in her choice to not tell him, because it seemed she was wrong, which made her stare at the test even more intently, almost willing it to change to positive. After a while though, she gave up and threw the test angrily into the garbage can, while she stared up at the ceiling while tears were threatening to pour down her cheeks. She kept thinking to herself, why did this have to happen to them? They've wanted another kid, basically ever since they got back together over three years ago, or maybe even before that, so it should have happened for them right? Why did she always have to have the worst luck out of everyone in this damn town! But, after what felt like hours, Lorelai reluctantly pulled herself up from the bathroom floor, and slowly trudged back out to the diner, where she was faced with a much happier Quinn.

"Lorelai, you were in there for a while, is everything alright?" Luke asked, clearly worried about her.

"It's fine Luke, just fine", she said while looking down at the floor, then looking back up at him and giving him a 'we'll talk about this later' look, which Luke just accepted, because he knew Lorelai well enough to know not to press her when she was this upset. Quinn, however, gave Lorelai a questioning look and Lorelai just gave her the same look her gave Luke.

"Enough about my problems children, what's wrong Quinn?" She asked her, seeming to forget what just happened minutes earlier.

"Puck just left. Why?" She asked, frowning, and looking at the two of them with pleading eyes. At this though, Lorelai just smiled, while taking a few steps closer to Quinn and putting a hand on her shoulder, while leading her out the door. "Don't ask questions hon, just smile, nod, and follow me", she said with a confident smile on her face, while leading the teen out the door.

Once the two women arrived at the Dragonfly, Quinn gave Lorelai a questioning look, as to why the hell they were back here, but Lorelai just shrugged and told the teen to trust her and follow her to the dining room, which she did. Once Quinn was there however, her eyes widened at the sight before her: there was Puck, sitting in a chair, microphone in hand, and violinists and other people sitting around him, looking like they were ready to break into song at any minute. At this point however, Quinn couldn't speak, so Lorelai just pulled a chair out for her and she took it, being afraid that she'd faint if she didn't.

"W-what's this?" Was all she could say, and she even had trouble saying that, since it came out in almost a whisper. At this, Puck let out a small laugh and took a deep breath before speaking.

"It's just something I thought of when Mr. Schue gave us Lady Gaga as our assignment for the week, but of course none of the guys wanted to do that, so we did Kiss instead. We did our performance, and we were good, but there was no emotion in it other than happiness because we got to live out our dreams of being rock stars for the day. The whole time we were doing our number though, all I could think about was my dad and how most of the time I'd never see him because he'd be out all night playing some gig at some bar and getting piss drunk. But I didn't care too much about him playing with his band late into the night, I just really wanted him to be there for me and my sister, and he never was. So through that whole week, all I could think about is how with everyday, was becoming more like my father, which is something I vowed never to become. I wasn't there for you or my daughter, and I felt like a total douche, so I knew I had to do something, and I thought back to our Kiss assignment, which is how I came up with this". As he finished his speech, Puck sat back down on his stool and cued the violinists that were behind him, as well as the pianist, (who for some reason, looked almost exactly like Brad, the glee club's pianist, which was extremely weird).

After Puck's little speech, Quinn really wanted to say something, but for the life of her, she just couldn't find the words, seeing as her brain stopped functioning, ever since she saw Puck sitting there with more emotion in his eyes than she's ever seen in him—ever. So, as the music started playing, Puck took another deep breath and started singing, while his eyes locked with Quinn's.

"Beth I hear you calling, but I can't come home right now,

'cause me and the boys are playin', and we just can't find a sound.

Just a few more hours, and I'll be right home to you,

I think I hear them callin'

Oh Beth what can I do?

Oh Beth what can I do?"

"You say you feel so empty, that our house just ain't a home.

Well I'm always somewhere else, while you're always there alone.

Just a few more hours, and I'll be right home to you.

I think I hear them callin'

Oh Beth what can I do?

Oh Beth what can I do?

As the song reached it's instrumental break, Quinn was no longer locking eyes with Puck, but only because she couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and was afraid that if she looked at him again with his intense stare that seemed to go right through to her soul, she might just start balling her eyes out in front of everyone, and she wouldn't let that happen. She was amazed though, because she's never seen this side of him before—he seemed to always hide his true emotions with anger, so it was really was amazing that he was letting this many people see this side of him, since he constantly plays up the 'tough-guy' image. She really liked this side of him though, and she really hoped that he wouldn't let her down again, so she dared herself to look into his eyes again and she could see that he was on the verge of tears as well, while he smiled at her and she smiled back. She then looked over at Lorelai who seemed to have a similar expression on her face as Quinn's, but to Quinn, there seemed to be more to Lorelai's look than meets the eye, so she made a mental note to ask her about that later. As the long instrumental interlude came to a close though, she could see Puck taking a deep breath, attempting to suck the tears that were threatening to fall back in, and continued singing.

"Beth I know you're lonely, and I hope you'll be alright,

'cause me and the boys'll be playin' all night.

All night.

As the song drew to a close, Puck took a few moments to collect himself before he spoke again, because he was so close to tears, and he needed to do this as calmly as possible, so he stood up and slowly walked over to where Quinn was sitting.

"I don't know if you want to keep the baby or not, but if it's okay, I-I'd like to name her Beth", he said through watery eyes, while Quinn just nodded and sobbed quite loudly. "And I'd also really like to meet her—if you'll let me". As he finished, he sucked in another breath, because although he let himself show all these emotions to her and a bunch of complete strangers, he was not about to start sobbing like a baby in front of all of them. At this point, Quinn was just nodding her head and sobbing loudly, while Puck just gave her the biggest smile he's given anyone. He then looked up at Lorelai, who was sobbing just as much and just as loudly as Quinn was, while smiling at the young boy as well. "Thank you", he mouthed to her, and she just nodded and smiled back at him, while she rushed towards her office so she could get away from this reminder of what her and Luke may never have.

And it wasn't until much later that night, once Puck was completely done apologizing to Quinn for everything, (because being Quinn and all, she made him apologize for every little thing, including the endless conversations about the world of Mario), that Quinn actually had a chance to talk to Lorelai about what was going on with her, and to thank her for her part in Puck's plan as well. So, just before bed, (Lorelai was still at the inn because she had lots of paperwork to do), Quinn lightly knocked on Lorelai's office door, and it was answered by an exhausted-looking woman.

"Oh my god Lorelai, are you okay?" Was all Quinn asked once the older woman led the younger one into her office and she sat down.

"I'll be fine hon, don't worry about me", was all Lorelai had the energy to say, but Quinn knew she wasn't fine.

"Lorelai, tell me what's wrong, because we all know I've bored you with my problems enough, so now it's time for me to listen to you!" Quinn said with a slight smile, while taking Lorelai's hand in hers. And with a deep breath, Lorelai just decided to come out with it already—and besides, her and the teen had become basically inseperable over the last little while, and she knew she could trust her with anything, so with that on her mind, she began to speak.

"I took a pregnancy test today, because me and Luke have been trying to have another kid recently. We really want this, and we've been trying for what seems like forever—" Lorelai cut her speech off suddenly and looked down at the ground, trying desperately to hide her tears. "And?" Is all the teen said to her, watching her with curious eyes.

"A-and it was negative, yet again, for like the hundredth time". When Lorelai said this, she was now breaking down into tears and loud sobs could be heard throughout the office, and probably through some or most of the inn, but Lorelai didn't care, she needed this, she's been holding it in for way too long. Seeing this, Quinn embraced her older friend, and started rubbing soothing circles on her back, muttering things like, "It'll all be okay", and "It'll happen for you, don't worry, you'll find a way". Finally, after what seemed like forever, Lorelai started to calm down and sat back up, hastily wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Do you really think it'll happen for us?" She asked Quinn, who she looked at with hopeful eyes. And right at that moment, is when Quinn realized what had to be done, because Lorelai meant far too much to her to see her so heartbroken and depressed. The Lorelai she knew was always so happy, outgoing and witty, and this just wasn't her, and she couldn't bare to see the woman who she looked to as basically her second mother, this upset, (it kind of made her upset actually). So, with that thought on her mind, and with only a few words, she assured Lorelai that she was going to get her family.

"No Lorelai, I don't know that it's going to happen for you, I'm sure of it", was all she said while smiling at her and holding her hand.

TBC

Bah I suck at updating quickly! Which brings me to more bad news: in a week, I will be going to London and Paris for two weeks, so there will be no updates from July 7 to the 20th, which means that I will try my hardest to get another update in before I leave next Wednesday, so wish me luck!

And as always, review!

P.S: Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadian readers!