In Her Footsteps 11
Quinn and Puck waited nervously in the waiting room of the hospital. They had waited two hours for Beth to come home for dinner, but she never did, and then they had received a call from the hospital telling them Beth, Charlotte, and Santana had been in a car accident and should come to the hospital right away.
They not only feared for the life of their daughter, but also for the life of their grandaughter. Quinn was still getting accustomed to the fact that she was a grandmother, after the initail shock of finding out her daughter was pregnant wore off. And they also feared for Santana and Charlotte.
They were waiting for the doctor to come out and tell them some news. Apparently, Charlotte and Santana weren't affected that bad, but Beth, who had been sitting in the backseat, was hit harder by the impact of the crash then the other two. Apparently, the people in the other car had been killed. There had been a couple, a young five year old girl, and a three month old son.
Quinn felt tears well up in her eyes as the doctor came out. Please let everything be alright!
The doctor sat down, taking Quinn one of Quinn's soft, feminine hands in his own rough, masculine hands. Puck glared at the doctor, and he quickly dropped her hand.
"Well, we have just discovered that your little girl is pregnant, Mr. and Mrs. Puckerman."
Quinn gasped.
"I completely forgot to tell you guys!" she said.
"Well, we haven't determined a condition on Beth except that she's not dead. First, though, we have to perform an ultrasound and a few other tests to see about the baby's condition. However, we need you to sign these forms first giving permission." He reached inside a tan folder and brought out a form. Quinn and Puck both signed them, and then the doctor said, "You two can also visit your daughter at this time."
They got up and headed into the room that Beth was in. She had cuts on her face, arms, and legs that had been washed but were still oozing blood. She was in a hospital gown, and her blond hair was splayed out over the pillow. She looked peaceful.
Quinn burst into tears, and then fell against Puck. Puck didn't really know how to deal with an almost dead daughter and a crying wife, so he just stroked her hair and whispered, "Everything's alright. If it's God's will, Beth will die and go to Heaven, but if it isn't God's will, she'll survive."
Quinn sobbed harder at that.
"But why? Why would God make Beth like this? Why would he ever even consider letting her die so young?" And then her face lit up with understanding. "He did it because I got pregnant at sixteen, right? He's punishing me for that by letting my only daughter, who I love so much, die!"
"No," Puck said. "Beth was God's will, too. That's why we decided to keep the baby. Because it was His will for us to have Beth, and we would've just broken his will by giving her up."
Just then, a doctor came in with a machine that was loaded for everything needed for an ultrasound.
"Can we visit Santana and Charlotte too?" Quinn asked a nurse. The nurse nodded, not even bothering to look up at her.
"I'll wait her," Puck said.
Quinn ran over to the double room that Santana and Charlotte were in.
Seeing her, Santana smiled weakly.
"Hi." The two of them were in gowns too, but there hair was neat and up in buns.
"Hi."
"Quinn, I am so sorry."
"Why?" Quinn asked.
"It's my fault that we're here. If I would have driven better…"
"Don't worry, Santana. The police have determined that it was the other driver's fault, not yours."
The three sat in silence, so it was a shock to them when two doctors, a nurse, and Puck entered the room. None of them had a drop of happiness or anything showing on their faces.
"Mrs. Puckerman…"
Quinn turned to face the speaking doctor.
"We did tons of tests on Beth and her unborn child…"
"Yes?"
"Beth is fine. A little traumatized, but that's normal. But we have determined that she is pregnant with twins."
Quinn's mouth dropped open.
"Yes, and one of the twins is a neurotypical as far as our tests can predict, but we have found out that the other twin is mentally retarded and has severe Down Syndrome."