Whoa, I didn't realise how long this chapter was until it entered the document manager! Kinda hoping the 'quality not quantity' rule doesn't apply here ;)

First of all, a huge shout out to every single person that has reviewed the past 9 chapters! Thank you for making my day, guys :)

So, quite a bit happens in this chapter; there is a very big surprise for Quinn, Puck speaks up- twice, there is a worry lifted off the couples shoulder, but first things first- this is an all Quinn/Puck chapter. With appearences from Shelby and our Favourite Finn. So, anyone that loves Quick Romance as much as i do, hopefully you'll really enjoy this one!

I can now confirm that there will be 21 chapters in this story- i know, i know, that's quite a lot, but some of them will be quite short. Plus i really enjoy writing this, so :)

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'I can't believe it.' Quinn smiled as she looked through the blinds that separated her and Puck from a peaceful sleeping Beth. The three of them hadn't talked much, with Beth still absorbing the information and the parents not wanting to confuse or pressure her. They promised they'd tell Beth everything she wanted to know when she was ready.

'I know.' Puck took her hand and squeezed it, grinning at her.

'I mean, even though Shelby's still her mom and she might choose to stay with her, she knows now- that's something right? We'll be part of her life now, whatever happens.'

'I know.' Puck chuckled and looked at her, taking both her hands so that they were facing each other and swinging them slightly. It was amazing to think that the whole experience made them even stronger then they had been before. Just like the pregnancy and birth of Beth. Their little girl was practically magic to them. And all those years without her they were strong too, so as Puck put it, they were 'awesome together', with or without their baby.

'But you know what we have to do now?'

Puck kinked his eyebrow, and she continued. 'We have to talk to Shelby.' She furrowed her brow slightly and Puck sighed. 'Yep. I don't really see why- well, I do, but I'm not really sure what to ask her. I'll let you do the talking.' He winked at her and she grimaced, trying to work out what she would say. Somehow Listen I know you're her adoptive mom and all, but...I want my baby back didn't seem too sensible. After all, Quinn could sympathize with her.

'And you know what we're gonna do after that?'

It was Quinn's turn to look confused, and he stepped closer and smiled, her returning it.

'We're gonna go home and celebrate the anniversary that we missed yesterday.'

Quinn froze, looking at Puck, who had a small amused smile on his face, in disbelief. Had she actually forgotten the 10 year anniversary between her and her boyfriend? How dumb was she?

'Puck, I'm so-'

'It's okay, I only remembered in the morning. We had a lot on our minds, with Beth and all.' Puck was being way too forgiving for her liking, and she shook her head.

'No, it's not okay. I shouldn't forget things like that, Puck, I should remember- after all I am the woman, it's basically in my genes to remember clearly and get annoyed at you because you forgot- plus it's our 10 year one, not just a couple of mon-'

Puck stopped her by leaning in for a kiss, capturing her babbling lips with his warm ones. She immediately melted, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Suddenly a door opened, followed by a 'Crap, sorry, I forgot people tend to make out outside the kid's rooms.'

They jumped apart to reveal Finn with fiddling with the straw on his milkshake, with a half smirk, half grimace on his face.

'Sorry about that.' Puck laughed and winked again at Quinn. She bit her lip- she couldn't wait for tonight.

Quinn saw Shelby sitting at a lone table in the coffee shop by the hospital, and she tugged on Pucks sleeve as they made their way over to her. Shelby looked up and smiled bravely at them as they approached.

The three sat there for a minute, shuffling their feet and glancing at one another.

'I'm sorry Miss Corcoran.' Puck spoke up sincerely, and Quinn looked at him, surprised. She'd expected the conversation to be primarily her and Shelby, knowing Puck was usually uncomfortable with this sort of thing. It showed in his face, but he continued.

'I know this isn't what you wanted- then again, I guess I don't really know how you're feeling but...I just want you to know, we love Beth. She means the world to us both and if you're worrying about us leaving or hurting her- cos, you know, i would be if i was in your shoes- you don't have to.'

There was pause as Puck looked down slightly, and Shelby stared at him, as if seeing if she could trust him.

'Umm, I just wanted to make that clear.' He finished awkwardly, and looked at Quinn to silently plead she'd say something.

'Exactly. And I'm not sure what Beth wants, or whether we should all talk about it together, but- again, we're so sorry for how it all worked out, and we don't wanna get in the way.' She winced slightly; it wasn't the right words, but she didn't know how else to say it.

'But we also don't wanna be out of the way.' Puck added defiantly.

Shelby smiled slightly, then leant back in her chair, staying silent for a few seconds as the couple waited patiently. Finally she spoke, calm as ever. 'Thank you you two. I know you won't do anything to hurt her, it's just- after all of this, she's still frail, and I don't wanna confuse her. Like I said before. And...I think that's a good idea. Talking about it together.' She nodded to herself, smiling at them both.

Quinn felt as if another one of her worries had vanished- Shelby obviously didn't hate them, which was great. Puck sighed in relief and leant back in his chair, as if to show his job was done.

'I hear from Finn you two have a bit of a celebration tonight, so I'll talk to Beth this evening, calm her down a bit.'

'You were talking to Finn?' She asked, puzzled and slightly wary. That boy needed a rein.

Shelby laughed. 'Yes, he was in the canteen queue behind me earlier this morning- he was asking if I had an opinion on the Banana milkshake. Of course I've met him a couple of times from Rachel, but I'm not entirely sure he remembered me.' She laughed again, and Puck put his hand over his eyes, smiling and looking embarrassed.

Trust Finn to light up any situation with a query on a processed beverage.

Quinn got out of her car, feeling a strong sense of déjà vu from the night she'd told Puck about Beth- she was extremely nervous, for one thing, except this time it was good nerves. Also she was kinda exhausted- Andy had insisted she'd come over for a pre-anniversary celebration (Or as he called it, celebration of lurrrrve followed by a night of x rated fun) make-over, so she had exfoliated, buffed and moisturised all over, followed by Andy giving her a floaty baby blue slip dress as an anniversary present, and curling her blonde hair so it tumbled over her shoulders. Including the sexy lingerie she'd picked out earlier, she was pretty excited for tonight with Puck. Nothing like a little pampering to make an insecure woman feel pretty damn good about herself.

Beth rushed to her mind a couple of times, but she pushed it to the side, knowing that there would be plenty of time to talk and be at her bedside over the next few days. The thought made her smile as she opened the front door and went into the living room.

She gasped slightly when she noticed how...beautiful the room looked. There were candles everywhere and the dining table had been pushed aside and replaced with a picnic blanket, bottle of champagne and Puck, who was dressed in a light blue shirt (strangely the same colour as her dress) and black trousers, grinning up at her from his spot.

He got up and stopped abruptly, his eyes widening. 'Whoa.' He gaped, looking her up and down. She took that as a good sign as she went over to him and kissed him deeply, coming up for air when she realised they should really talk and eat dinner before doing...other things.

'You look gorgeous as always.'

'You too, handsome.'

'Seriously?'

'Yeah, they were at it like animals, in the school!'

'God, as sickening as that is, I would've never guessed Ms Sylvester and that Bryan Ryan guy.' Quinn shook her head, wiping tears of laughter away from her eyes, holding her aching stomach. They had finished their food and were now lounging on the couch, sharing random stories that made them laugh till they cried. So far they'd shared Finn's unfortunate first experience getting high, Santana and Brittany being caught together; this had led on to Sylvester and Ryan's story.

Puck smiled at her shyly for a bit, before fumbling in the drawers by the couch for something.

'I have something for you. Well, three things actually.' He smirked cheekily at her and pulled out some daffodils and a sparkling necklace.

Quinn stared at them, dumbfounded. She didn't know what to say. Sure, Puck was always unusually romantic around her, but this...wow. It just made her realise how much he'd changed.

'I did some research.' He looked down briefly, embarrassed. 'traditionally, tin and coal are given on the 10th anniversary, but i kinda figured you'd want the "US modern version", diamond jewellery. And Daffodils are the traditional flower version.'

She gazed in awe at him. 'Noah Puckerman...10 years ago, who would've known you'd turn out to be a true romantic?'

He hesitated, before whispering. 'Well, now you do, and that's all that matters. You changed me.' He kissed her briefly before turning to retrieve something from the draw again. She heard a slight thud and a 'damnit' as whatever it was dropped onto the laminated wood, and he bent down to pick it up. Quinn turned around slightly to adjust the cushions where she was sitting, and turned back, expecting to see Puck next to her on the couch. He was, but he was holding something.

Quinn's heart stopped, as she stared at the small blue velvet box in Puck's hand. She'd been in enough jewellers and seen enough romances to realise what was in the box.

She tried to speak and looked up at Puck, who was smirking back at her. She felt tears well up in her eyes as she looked at the box again, smiling like a maniac.

'Open it then.' He murmured, watching her carefully.

Hands shaking, she placed her hands on the soft lid and pulled upwards gently, revealing a simple yet stunning Platinum ring.

Puck smiled as Quinn gasped, and lifted her legs off of his lap, getting down onto the floor. 'Wait, I'll do it properly. I'm only ever going to do this once, after all.'

He bent down on one knee by Quinn's legs, and she giggled, the tears beginning to overflow. She felt as if she was in one of her favourite movies, near the ending where the leading, handsome man proposes to the slightly troubled, leading woman.

Except her and Puck's life wasn't perfect like the movies always seemed to be. They had issues- Quinn was over emotional, and Puck could be slightly immature at times, and sometimes they would have massive arguments that could end in tears.

But they loved each other. It was simple as that.

She was shaken from her epiphany when Puck took a deep breath, looking adorably nervous on his spot on the floor.

'Quinn. I love you.' He shook his head, laughing slightly at his plain sentence, his eyes beginning to tear up as well. 'I don't wanna sound cheesy, but...you are my life now. I mean, for 10 years, probably longer, I've looked into my future- you know i have ambition- and you're always in it. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I love you.' He repeated, and Quinn started to sob quietly, her teary gaze looking between the ring and Puck. 'And there's no other way to say it. Except...I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Because...I'll love you forever Quinn Fabray. Nothing will ever change that. So I guess there's nothing else to say, but...Will you marry me, Quinn?'

Quinn never believed it when people said their hearts were 'about to explode with happiness' until now. Beth finding out they were her parents had come extremely close, but this was just the icing on the seemingly perfect cake.

'Of course.' She hiccupped and giggled again, as he laughed and eagerly slipped the ring onto her finger. It fit perfectly, and before she admired it, she slid off the couch into Puck's waiting arms and squeezed him tight, so she was sitting on his lap while they both cried and laughed at the same time.

Quinn felt like the luckiest woman alive- of course, she was far from it, but when you have two perfect moments in only a couple of days...it makes you feel that way.

Puck pulled away from her and pressed his lips to hers, so that their tears on their cheeks mixed together, and he laid her gently on the sofa, still kissing her passionately.

And they picked up where they left off all those years ago when their whole relationship and Beth began.

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