Okay so I planned for this to be the last chapter, but I didn't want to make it too long, so I promise that the next chapter will be the last one! I hope everyone is ready for pure epicness/fluffiness! As usual enjoy and review, and I don't own anything!

CHAPTER 14

The second Puck ran through the door was when he heard it and immediately his heart stopped, while the world also stopped. Although he wanted to move, he found that his feet seemed to be firmly planted on the ground and he couldn't even hear Quinn or Lorelai talking to him, but then she—Beth—cried, and he smiled wider than he ever had, (he would also deny later that no, there were no tears in his eyes, he just had something in his eye).

"You're here!" Quinn said, her smile rivalling Puck's even though she was exhausted and could barely keep her arms up. Puck tried to respond to her, but he found that words were not coming out, so he just walked over to her and hugged her gently, while the nurse handed Quinn Beth.

"Isn't she beautiful?" She said, but all Puck could do was stare into those oh-so-blue eyes that reminded him exactly of Quinn's and smile even wider. Being curious, Beth reached her tiny hand out and grasped the closest thing to it, which just happened to be Puck's little finger and held on tight. He swore there wasn't a more perfect moment than this one right here, even when Luke and Lorelai joined them and Beth was handed over to Lorelai.

"She's gorgeous", she said softly, a tear gently dropping onto Beth's face, which the older woman quickly rubbed off her.

"You did a good job kids, thank you, so much", she said, handing Beth back over to the nurse who had to take her to get checked up in the ICU.

"No, thank you. That night, Lorelai didn't have to take me in, and Luke didn't have to give up his old apartment to a kid he just met, but you did, and I don't think I could ever thank you guys enough", Quinn finished with a watery smile, and soon both adults were wrapping her and Puck in a big group hug.

"Kid, you're too nice to us! What are we going to do once you leave?" Lorelai joked, pulling away from the hug slowly.

"Actually, I was wondering if I could stay for the summer. Puck and I have talked about it, and we'd really love to, as long as that's okay with you guys". Quinn finished held her breath while she waited for an answer from the two adults. She was hoping they would be okay with this, since her and Puck really wanted to spend some time with Beth, and since Luke and Lorelai have already expressed that they wanted the two teens in their daughter's life, they were hoping this proposal would be alright.

"Of course it is, we would love to have you!" The two teens quickly let out a sigh of relief. "There is of course a lot we should discuss since Quinn definitely can't stay in the room she's in right now at the inn, but I do have a private room away from the inn that would be perfect, it's hardly used", Lorelai went on explaining things and the two teens just smiled-it was already like they were part of the family.

"That sounds great, Lorelai", was all Quinn could really say. Of course, as things usually go in the world of the Gilmores and Fabrays, their precious moment was soon interrupted—by none other than Ben.

"Uh hey", Quinn said, looking around the room awkwardly, and discreetly gestured for the other three to leave the room.

"Right, well we'll just go see Beth, we'll be back sweetie!" Lorelai said, Luke following her, but she did have to come back to pull a very reluctant Puck out of the room after her, who left with a disapproving grunt.

"Hey", Ben said while awkwardly shuffling more into the room.

"Hey", Quinn said back and noticed that the boy was still standing awkwardly to the side, with his hands in his pockets and staring intently at the ground. "You can sit you know", and Ben reluctantly took the offered seat.

"So uh, how are you doing? How's she doing?" He asked, beginning to get a bit more comfortable.

"She's great, and I'm as great as I can be after 6 hours of feeling like my insides are exploding", she explained, letting out a nervous laugh.

"Ya, you must be pretty tired, I should let you sleep then?" It was no mystery that Ben wanted to get out of there fast before Quinn brought up the topic of earlier that day, so noticing this, she quickly spoke up before he had the chance to escape.

"I'll sleep later, but right now I think we need to talk". By now, she was glaring bullets at the slightly younger teen who returned his gaze to the ground, secretly wishing he could just sink right into it, so he could avoid the wrath of Quinn Fabray.

"First of all, I want to thank you for helping me today and finding Lorelai for me, you really are a good friend you know?" She said smiling, her features now softened a considerable amount. Once she mentioned the word 'friend' however, Ben scoffed and smiled sadly.

"It's okay Quinn, I know what's coming, you're gonna say there's no way we can ever be more than that because you're in love with him. I've seen it in almost every romantic comedy, so I know how this goes, just spare my feelings okay?" He explained exasperated and now standing up, frantically pacing the room.

"Hey, hey come here", she said softly, and her surprisingly soft voice calmed him enough to take his seat again, however his eyes were still trained on the ground. "Ben, my eyes are up here", she said more harshly and he slowly lifted his head to meet her eyes. "You're right". As soon as she said this, Ben huffed and let out a sad sound, but before he could interject, Quinn held up a hand and continued. "What I mean is, you're right that I want to be with Puck right now, I am in love with him, and we've been through so much together, I think we need each other right now. What I'm not sure about is if we're meant to be, but all I know is that right now I'm happy with him, and whatever happens in the future, happens, I mean I'm not so naïve that I think I'll end up with someone I met in high school. The thing is, I don't want to lose you Ben, you're a really great friend, and who knows, maybe one day we'll happen, I mean I'll be coming to Star's Hollow whenever I get the chance, so who knows right?" As Quinn finished her little speech, she gave Ben's hand a reassuring squeeze, (when did they start holding hands?) and smiled tentatively at him, which Ben couldn't help but return.

As much as he hated to admit it, she was right; her and Puck have been through a lot together recently, and they did need each other, so maybe he could deal with them being together, as long as it made Quinn happy. Besides, him and Quinn didn't really know each other well, so if they were friends, he'd get to know her better, and even though he knew there was a slim chance of them being together in the future, he couldn't help the small glimmer of hope that formed after Quinn said those words. He then looked back into Quinn's eyes, and once he saw the worried look there, he realized he hasn't spoken for at least a few minutes, so with a deep breath and a tentative smile, he spoke.

"As corny and cliché as this sounds, as long as he makes you happy, I'll be happy", he smiled brightly at her and Quinn returned the smile, letting out a deep sigh of relief, and pulling the other teen into a friendly hug.

"One thing though, if we're going to continue being friends, you should tell Puck, 'cause he kind of scares me", he said with a scared look in his eyes, like Puck could jump out at anytime and tackle him to the ground.

"I'll do that, although I would be nervous at first, but I'll tell him to at least avoid your face in fights", she joked and soon the two teens were laughing hysterically and joking with each other, as if no big declarations were made that day.

Soon, Ben left saying that he needed to get to work, and on his way out, he attempted to make peace with Puck.

"She's really awesome you know? I mean, I know I don't know her as well as you do, but she deserves this—deserves a family, so good luck to both of you" Ben reached out a hand to the confused teen, who reluctantly shook it after a few seconds, and watched as Ben walked off. Puck continued to stand there for a few more seconds, still confused as to what just happened, but he finally walked back into the room and gave Quinn a warm smile when he saw her.

"hey you, how's she doing?" Quinn asked, shooting Puck a tired smile.

"She's great, they're just doing some tests right now, but the nurses say they can bring her in soon to see you. How are you doing?"

"I'm very tired, but happy", was her simple answer, and the look on Puck's face when she said this was something she couldn't quite place.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"I ran into Ben on the way in, and he didn't act like a total douche for once, what did you two talk about?" He asked Quinn, trying to mask his anger as well as he could. Quinn on the other hand, was trying desperately to not smile, because this was Puck's unique way of saying he approves of someone, just with more 'eloquent' language, if you will.

"Oh really, what did he say?"

"Well, he said that you're totally awesome, which you are, and that you deserve a family". The way Puck said the word 'family', was the same way that Mr. Schue described New Directions, which was also the same way that Puck described his sister and his mom. Quinn smiled suddenly, and Puck returned the smile, even though it was tentative. Quinn noticed this though, so she asked her next question hesitantly.

"And you didn't hit him for 'getting into our business'?" She said using air quotes, and secretly scared of the answer. Puck seemed to take a long time to answer the question, but finally did.

"No, I totally agree with him, but that doesn't mean I have to like him. I mean, if you still want to talk to him that's fine". He quirked a small smile at Quinn, and the tired teen responded with a wide smile, knowing that this was the most approval she'd ever get from Noah, and she was fine with that.

"Thank you. And I do still want to talk to him, for your information". And with that, the air was finally clear and Quinn felt like a giant weight was lifted off her chest.

The next few hours passed fairly quickly, since they were filled with Luke, Lorelai and Rory, (who showed up later, apologizing for the traffic coming from NYC), taking many pictures of all of them in various combinations, one of which included Beth with a faux-hawk, (much to Quinn and Lorelai's displeasure), and there was of course one that was taken by a nurse of the six of them; one big, happy family, as messed up as they were.

Okay so that was complete fluff, but don't worry the next chapter will definitely be the last one and then there will be an epilogue, and they will be more meaty!

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