Hey so remember me? Probably not because it's been so long since i updated. I want to apalogize for taking so long but my life has been crazy hectic and i can barely find time to breath let along write. But alas i found the time and here we are. Im not really sure about how i feel about this chapter. Its not my best writing and i know but im going to Chicago this weekend for cross country and if i didnt post it today youd have to wait until sunday night and i thought that would be cruel considering how long youve already wasted.

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Theatricality

Part 4

The next day the girls, and Kurt, used their time during class to rehearse and also ended up rehearsing during lunch, with much insistence from Rachel. Quinn was still so excited about actually participating in glee again that she didn't even say anything rude to Rachel when the brunette only gave her five minutes to eat her lunch.

Everyone continued to wear their costumes to school and of course everyone, including Quinn, got laughed at for doing so. The sad fact was Quinn was used to people laughing at her by now, something that rarely ever happened to her until this year. It took a long time for her to get used to, since it was so new to her, but now it would be weird to walk down the hallway without someone looking at her with a funny glance.

When they performed after school even Quinn was surprised to see how good they were. Everyone's singing and dancing was up to par and Quinn felt as if it would be a good act for Regionals. Judging by the looks on the boy's faces it was a lot better than they were expecting. The girl's just gave them smug looks before walking off the stage.

Once Quinn had changed back into her regular clothes (sitting in a car with her Lady Gaga dress was rather uncomfortable) she made her way out to the parking lot. She was glad she had driven herself to school again that day because when she arrived at her car she noticed Puck's was already gone. She just sighed before opening the driver's door and climbing in. Puck, Mike, and Matt had started their own band the week before and Puck was home even less than usual. Quinn would be lying if she said it didn't hurt her a bit that Puck seemed as if he'd rather be anywhere but at the house with her. When she first started staying there he would do stuff like staying in with her on the weekends or taking her out to dinner, but none of that had happened in a long time she couldn't help but miss it.

Quinn's little sliver of hope that Puck would be home when she arrived soon vanished when she pulled into the driveway and noticed his truck was not there. It took all her willpower not to slam her bedroom door (it wasn't her house after all) but when she plopped herself onto her bed she starting crying. The tears were steady and she didn't know she had been holding so much in.

She felt as if she had no one. Her parents had kicked her out of their house and life the first chance they got and the father of her baby barely even acknowledged her existence. She hadn't talked to any of her old cheerio friends since she got pregnant and it was obvious they didn't want to talk to her anyway. Sure she had recently become friends with Mercedes and it was going great, but they were still not near the point of feeling totally comfortable around one another. Quinn looked down at her protruding stomach and smiled. At least she knew the baby would always be there for her and want to be around her. Her smile quickly left when she realized that it didn't matter because she wasn't keeping the baby. Before she knew it she was crying even harder at the fact that in five short weeks she would be giving the human who had been living inside her away, possibly never to see again.

Quinn cried for what seemed like hours more and by the time she finally stopped she was too exhausted from glee and crying to do any homework so instead she decided go to bed.

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Once again the girls underestimated the power of the boys. Their secret performance ended up being "Shout It Out Loud" by Kiss and if that wasn't good enough the boys actually dressed up as the band, make-up and all. This definitely helped make Quinn's crappy day better, but it didn't take long for it to go down the tubes once again when Puck informed her they were having emergency band practice after school and it would take all night. Quinn just sighed and said she would get a ride home with Mercedes.

That night went a lot like the night before and Quinn became worried she would never get any homework done, something she wasn't used to. She told herself she could do it over the weekend since she most likely wouldn't have plans anyway.

The next day everyone was sitting in the choir room chatting away when Mr. Schuster walked in. "Alright lets get things started!" he said as he eagerly clapped his hands together.

Puck walked in behind him, late as usual. "Mr. Schue, there's something I want to say to Quinn."

She didn't quite no why but Quinn looked around to see who he was talking to, like there was another Quinn in the room.

"And I want everybody to hear it," he continued.

"Alright," Mr. Schuster said as he took a seat.

Puck sighed before continuing. "At first I didn't really get the point of this theatrical assignment; being larger than life and putting it all out there because I'm kind of like that all the time. That's how my dad was too. He was too busy being all crazy and rock 'n' roll to be there for his kid and you know what I didn't care that my dad was a badass, I just wanted him to be there and he never was." Quinn new Puck's father was a sore subject for him and that he was extremely stubborn so she knew this speech was hard for him to do. "Then I learned all this Kiss stuff and while Jackie Daniels is a great name for like a power boat or something its not right for a baby girl. So if my Kiss-mates will help me out, I've got a better idea."

Quinn watched intently as Puck and the other guys grabbed a stool and sat right in front of her. The music started to play and she watched as Puck serenaded her.

Beth I hear you calling, but I can't come home right now. Me and the boys are playing 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 calling. Oh, Beth, what can I do?

Quinn felt tears welling up in her eyes and she tried to hold them back but she was just a big sack of hormones and it wasn't even worth trying. She noticed this song fit their situation perfectly and she could picture Puck sitting at the computer for hours trying to find the right one.

It was during this song that Quinn couldn't deny it anymore; she had feelings for Puck whether she liked it or not and the song was only making her fall harder.

Quinn didn't want the song to end…ever, but unfortunately it did. Puck stood up from his stool and walked over so he was standing right in front of her. "I know you're giving her up, but before you do I think you should name her Beth. And if you'll let me, I'd really like to be there when she's born. I'd really like to meet her."

Quinn's mind was moving a mile a minute and all she could do was nod when in reality all she wanted to do was connect his soft lips with hers and never let go.

The bell rang and everyone began to file out but Quinn noticed Puck was hanging behind and she figured it was to talk to her so she lingered as well.

"Hey," Puck said as he nervously walked over to where she was sitting, hands in his pockets.

"Hi," she said as she gave him a soft smile. "That song was nice."

She almost chuckled to herself when she saw a slight blush form in his cheeks. "I meant everything I said."

"I know you did."

"So will you forgive?" he asked.

"For what?"

"For how I've been treating you these past couple of weeks," he answered as his eyes darted to the ground in embarrassment. Quinn couldn't believe he actually noticed he had been treating her like crap. Maybe he was a bit more perceptive than she gave him credit for.

He sighed before continuing. "Yesterday when I got home from band practice I saw you were already asleep and Sarah told me you had been crying all night and I asked her why. She told me it probably was due to the fact I had been treating you like crap lately and then I really took some time to think about it and I realized she was right."

Quinn couldn't believe she was hearing this come out of Puck's mouth. It was so sweet and genuine and so not Puck at all that Quinn had to pinch herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming.

"I'll forgive you," Quinn nodded as a stray tear made it's way down her cheek. Puck reached over and wiped it away with his hand and Quinn almost melted at his touch, "If you promise never to treat me like that again."

Puck nodded. "I promise. And if I end up treating you like that again I give you permission to dump my sorry ass forever."

Quinn chucked a bit and nodded. "Agreed." Just then the warning bell rang and the two exchanged warm smiles before departing to their respective classes.

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After Glee that afternoon Quinn went to hang out at Mercedes' house for awhile. She was helping Mercedes get ready for a party she would not be attending. She didn't need to be around drunk and high teens while she was pregnant. But all this probably meant Puck was going even though she wished more than anything he would stay home with her. She decided this would be a test for him. She wasn't going to ask him to stay with her but if he did it willingly he would pass and she would give him another chance but if he went and stayed out all night and got drunk his ass would be dumped, as he put it.

"Thanks for helping me get ready, hot mama," Mercedes said as she pulled the blonde into a hug. "Are you sure you don't wanna go?"

"I'm sure," Quinn said as she rubbed her belly showing Mercedes it wasn't a good idea. Mercedes just smiled at her and watched from the door and Quinn walked out of the house and to her car.

When she got home she was pleasantly surprised to see that Puck's truck was in the driveway. She figured either he was passing the test and staying with her tonight or he was just there to get ready for the party.

Quinn literally had to do a double take when she walked into the house. Puck was sitting on the couch, a bouquet of pink lilies in his hand. When he saw her walk through the door he jumped up and walked over to where she was standing before handing her the beautiful lilies, which happened to be her favorite flower.

"How did you know?" Quinn asked, open mouthed and stunned.

Puck shrugged. "You told me a couple months ago they were your favorite." When tears began to well up in her eyes she could see panic cross his face. "Did I get it wrong?"

Quinn just chuckled as she shook her head. "No, these are perfect." Panic quickly changed to a smile.

"Are you hungry?" he asked.

"Always," Quinn laughed. He joined in too and led her to the kitchen. Quinn was so stunned again by what she saw she almost dropped the flowers in her hand. The table was set for two and there were glowing candles between the two plated. The lights were dimmed and there was spaghetti and breadsticks on the table.

"I had my mom cook because I didn't want to end up giving you food poisoning or something and hurt the baby." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Do you like it."

For the millionth time that day tears welled up in her hazel eyes and all she could do was nod. He pulled out her chair from under the table. "My lady," he said gesturing for her to sit in the chair. Quinn giggled and took her seat. He joined her across the table and they began to eat.

"Where's your mom and Sarah?" Quinn asked when she noticed the other two members of the family were nowhere to bee seen.

"They went to visit my uncle in Cincinnati again this weekend," he explained.

"Oh. So you didn't want to go to the party tonight?" Quinn wondered.

"There will be other parties," he shrugged. "Besides I miss spending time with my baby mama." He gave her his world class smile and she felt her cheeks go flushed as she smiled back.

Dinner that night was easy and romantic and everything Quinn could have ever imagined. She never in a million years would have thought Puck could pull anything like this off.

Quinn was even more surprised when he never tried to kiss or pressure her the whole night. He seemed to finally realize she wasn't ready for them to be anything like that and even though Quinn really did want to kiss him she knew it would be better if she waited until she knew she could trust him again.

So instead they ended up watching some movies. They lied on the couch together, barely any space was left between their bodies but Quinn didn't mind. She loved the feeling of his tan skin against her pale skin. It was the best feeling in the world besides feeling her baby kick, which happened a lot that night. Beth definitely knew who her dad was because whenever he was around she kicked like mad.

When the final movie was over and Quinn was so tired she thought she might pass out the two made their way back to the bedroom.

"Good night," Quinn said when they were both in bed. She leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek and it took all her power to connect their lips together right then and there. He returned the kiss with a smile before kissing her stomach good-night. He had definitely passed the test, with flying colors no less. Quinn just hoped that he could keep it up.