Sorry it has been such a long, long time since my last update. This chapter has been half finished for a long time and I just haven't got round to it until now. Hopefully, though, the updates are going to come quicker now all my exams are out of the way but we'll see.

I realise that all the adoption stuff is very far from what actually happens but I have no idea about that sort of thing so everything I've written about adoption is just a stab in the dark.

It was eight in the morning and Quinn and Puck had gone into a café to grab some breakfast before their appointment at nine when they would finally get to see their daughter and take her home. They had both awoken from the sound of the rain pounding on the windows of the hotel and an hour on it was still pouring. Quinn hated rain but as she sat and moved her food around her plate, it wasn't the disappointing weather causing her to become very quiet but the nervousness that had made its home in her stomach the moment she woke up. Of course she was excited but that didn't mean she wasn't scared to death. What if Beth doesn't like me when we meet? And that was only short term.

Puck knew she was feeling nervous and, truthfully, he was too. He knew that when they got there she would be fine though so he was letting her be for the moment. But he wasn't letting her untouched food be. "Are you gonna eat that or..?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

Quinn laughed and pushed her plate towards him. "Be my guest." Puck devoured the food and as Quinn watched she knew that Beth was a lucky girl because she was going to have a father as amazing and caring as him.

"What are you looking at?" he asked, his mouth still full of food.

"Nothing, nothing," she replied whilst waving her hand and smiling at him, "just eat your food."

For a while they just sat while Puck ate and then they talked about nothing much until it was time to go. Puck paid and they made their way out into the rain.

Quinn opened the car door and immediately slammed it shut again. "I can't do this" she mumbled as she stared at the adoption centre across the parking lot where they were now parked.

"Yes you can, Quinn. We're here together; I'm with you every step of the way. And even if I wasn't here you would still be fine because Beth is going to love you" he paused and smiled at her, "now come on." He opened his door and ran around the back of the car to open Quinn's. He opened her door and took her hand as she stepped out into the rain. Together they ran to the building with Quinn wearing Puck's jacket on her head to stop her hair getting wet. By the time they made it to the building they were soaked through and laughing with each other.

Quinn took the jacket off her head and smoothed her hair as they walked through the automatic doors which yawned open as they approached. They were greeted with instant warmth in the reception area; a stark contrast to the wet and cold outside. Quinn shrugged off her coat and placed it over her arm as they walked up to the reception desk.

"Quinn Fabray," she informed the woman, "and Noah Puckerman." They were told to take a seat of which they had many a choice. The waiting room was completely empty. Quinn sunk into one of the seats and Puck did the same. While they waited to be called, Quinn text Rachel telling her that is was nearly time. As soon as she sent the message she received one. Surely Rachel couldn't have text back that soon, Quinn thought but she soon discovered it was her mother.

"Um, Puck?" Quinn asked the boy next to her who was playing some army game on his phone. "My mom wants to know if you want to stay for dinner."

"Yeah, sure" he replied, still engrossed in his game. Just as Quinn was about to text Judy back, they both looked up at the sound of their names being called. This is it. Quinn thought. This is what I've been preparing for all this time. From now on, I'm not a kid, I'm a mom.

Grabbing Puck's hand, she arose from her seat and followed the man who had called their names down a corridor. While they walked Puck leant his head down and whispered in her ear. "Ready?" She bit her lip, nodded her head and squeezed his hand tighter. She could feel her anxiousness and excitement building up inside her; she didn't think she had ever felt this nervous about anything before. Not even giving birth. All they could hear as they walked down that corridor – a corridor which seemed to go on for eternity – was the squeak of Quinn and Puck's shoes on the lino because of the wet from the rain and the click of the man's shoes.

Finally they made it to the room. The man opened the door for them and allowed them to enter. And there she was; Beth. Quinn stared at this beautiful, glowing, little girl before her and felt a hole within her become filled. She felt every ounce of her love go out to this child before her and she realised what she had been missing for the last fourteen months; the mistake she had made when she gave Beth up.

Suddenly, a different woman's voice brought her back to reality. Quinn hadn't even noticed the woman who had Beth sat on her lap, all she had seen was the little girl. Her little girl.

"Go ahead, hold her" the woman said, standing up and walking towards Quinn. Quinn looked at Puck and he smiled at her then let her hand go. Quinn outstretched her arms and took Beth from the woman and settled her on her hip. "Hello Beth," she said, stroking her blonde, tiny curls, "Mommy's here now. And this is your Daddy" she said whilst turning to Puck. Puck grinned proudly and touched Beth's hair then kissed her forehead.

As Quinn watched Puck make his first contact with his child, she knew she had made the right decision in getting Beth back. Everything in the world felt right now; she felt complete.

The next hour or so was spent finalising the adoption and whilst that was happening Beth was passed between the new parents and the floor where she played with toys that had been set out for her. For the whole time they were in there, Quinn couldn't keep the smile that had appeared off her face. She was happier than she could ever remember and she was relieved because Beth hadn't cried when Quinn first held her. She felt as though that had made a good start.

"Just one more signature, Miss Fabray and one for you, Mr Puckerman and then we are done here" the man who had initially called them in handed Quinn the pen and pointed to the correct point at which to sign. "All you need to do is sign here and this beautiful little girl is yours."

Without any hesitation, Quinn bent over and signed on the line before handing the pen to Puck and watching him do the same. That was it. Beth was now theirs and they could now take her home and raise her as their own. Quinn couldn't stop the ecstatic grin that grew on her face as the reality dawned on her.

Once Puck had handed the pen back to the man he put his arm around Quinn and pulled her in to his chest. "We did it, Q. She's all ours." She smiled, unable and not wanting to contain her happiness, whilst she savoured the feeling of being in his embrace. She felt safe there, and wanted, and loved. It was one of the few places she felt she truly belonged.

After a few moments they broke away from each other and Quinn bent down to wear their daughter was playing on the floor. "It's time to go home, honey" she said, smiling. Beth returned her smile and held up a toy car for Quinn to see. The blonde laughed and played with the car with Beth for a few moments whilst making vroom noises. This amused Beth greatly and she outstretched her tiny arms to her new mom; a woman she was already growing to love. She was lifted into those loving arms and the family walked out the room together, smiles on each of their faces.

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