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Journey

Part 2

The next day at Glee rehearsal everyone was just as gloomy as the day before when they walked into the room. After the bell rang Mr. Schuster stood in front of the class and told them it didn't matter how much time they had together, they had to make the most of what they had. Everyone agreed and he told them he had picked what they were going to do for Regionals; they were going to do a whole medley of Journey songs.

Although Quinn thought it was a good idea, she was a little skeptical because they only had ten days to learn three new numbers.

"Mr. Schuster," Rachel said, obviously thinking the same thing, "I am very pleased with this idea of a Journey medley you have come up with; my only concern, however, is that we will not have enough time to perfect these routines."

"What does it matter we're not going to win anyway," Santana snarled.

"Don't talk like that, Santana", Mr. Schue reprimanded. "And Rachel, we may just have to add a few rehearsals in here and there. Basketball and Cheerios just ended, which means everyone has more time to spend here. Are you willing?"

Everyone nodded without hesitance. Quinn didn't quite no how much practicing she could be doing with her due date four weeks away, but she knew she had to practice as much as she could because no matter what she had to perform. She was the twelfth member and without her they weren't allowed to perform at all. She had let so many people down this past year, she wasn't going to add her team to the list.

Quinn was quite happy when she made it through almost every rehearsal that week without having to sit out. Although Puck or Mr. Schuster would ask her to every once in a while she would just shake her head and say she was fine, which she was.

She got used to living at Mercedes' house and realized she liked it just as much as Puck's. It was nice to talk about boys and clothes all the time rather than Super Mario Brother's or football. Quinn would be lying if she said she didn't miss living there, though, which is why she kept her promise to go to their family dinner that week.

Puck and she were doing the dishes, as usual, after dinner was over. "I have good news," Puck smiled.

"What is it?" Quinn asked, curiously.

"Kurt told his dad about our situation and how much we hate having to depend on my mom for money all the time and today when he picked Kurt up from rehearsal he offered me a job at the auto shop!" Puck answered. Quinn couldn't help smile at how proud he looked.

"Now I don't have to work at that stupid chick shop and I'll make enough money to pay my mom back and take you out more often. I'll also save some of it so when we have more kids one day, like a long time from now, we'll be ready for them."

Quinn's hormones had been really crazy lately, with her due date getting nearer and she couldn't help but tear up seeing the initiative Puck was taking. "I'm so proud of you," she cried as she leaned in to kiss him. He leaned in as well and connected their lips together. Puck grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in as close as she could get with her gravid stomach. They kissed until Quinn thought she might pass out from lack of air, and she had to regretfully pull back.

"You know, I think this baby was a secretly some sort of symbol from God that we both needed to get our acts together," Quinn said. "I mean think about the people we were before this happened and think of who we are now. It's like we're not even the same people."

Puck nodded in agreement. "I mean you haven't said one mean word to Rachel in weeks and I haven't thrown a kid in the dumpster in twenty-three days, but who's counting?"

Quinn giggled into his chest. "Thank you, Beth," she said while rubbing her stomach.

"Hey! You called her Beth!" Puck smiled.

Quinn quickly noticed her mistake. Although she couldn't help but start referring to their daughter as Beth inside her head, she was usually very careful not to say it out loud. Damn these hormones, she thought. They do crazy stuff to my head.

Quinn sighed. "Yea, I guess I did."

"I knew you liked it," he said. He bent down so his head was at her belly. "You hear that Beth! Your mommy really does love your name!"

"I never said I didn't like it," Quinn said defensively. "I just said I didn't want to call her that because it would make it even harder to give her up."

"But we don't have to give her up…" he mumbled knowing Quinn hated when he brought up the subject of keeping Beth.

Quinn shook her head. "No, Puck! I thought we were done with this. This is the last time I'm saying this so listen good. We. Are. Not. Keeping. Her."

Puck shrugged. "Well, it was worth a try."

Quinn rested her head against his chest. "I know this is hard for you," she whispered. "But I promise one day when she's older we're going to see her all grown up and happy and we're going to know we made the right decision."

He nodded. "You've always been smarter and more mature than me, and that's why I trust you're making the right decision."

"Give yourself more credit," Quinn urged. "You've grown and matured more over these past couple of months than I even thought possible." He smiled and she leaned in to kiss him again.

Quinn knew giving up the baby would be hard, but if this new mature Puck would stick around after it happened she knew the two of them would be able to make it through the heartache.

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Puck started his new job at the auto shop that week and between that, school, and Glee the two barely had time to see each other besides rehearsals where they were constantly moving.

He had to work Friday night so Quinn spent it having a Teen Mom marathon with Mercedes and Kurt. Mercedes warned her it wouldn't be a good idea to watch it because it would just get Quinn and her baby hormones all worked up. Well, Mercedes was right and after they finished the last episode Quinn was a mess.

"You know, the only stable relationship on that show is Catelynn and Tyler and they're the ones who gave their baby up for adoption," Mercedes reassured Quinn.

Quinn nodded. "I know, it's just so sad how their lives have turned out. I mean Amber has no help from her parents or family. How sad!"

"Have you been paying attention to your life these past few months?" Kurt mumbled, but Quinn heard him anyway.

Once again Quinn wasn't quite sure why but she burst out laughing. "Oh my God, you're right! My life is exactly like Teen Mom!" Quinn started laughing so hard it hurt to breath. Kurt and Mercedes didn't quite know what to do about her craziness so they sat back and watched with bewildered faces until Quinn calmed down enough to catch her breath.

"I think it's time for bed," Kurt suggested. "You're getting delusional."

"You're right," Quinn stood up. "These long rehearsals are wearing Beth and I out."

She said good-night to her friends before going to bed, even though it was only ten o'clock.

The next day Puck took the morning shift so he could go to Glee in the afternoon and hang out with Quinn at night. Both of them were really too tired to do anything after rehearsal, so they lied on Puck's bed together and talked, like did when she lived there.

Puck said it was her turn to open up about her parents and Quinn did, with reluctance. She told him all about growing up in a house where you couldn't be yourself, but the person your parents wanted you to be. She told him that her parents kicking her out hurt her more than she let on, and that even though she changed, she still wished she could be someone they approved of.

As Quinn told him all of this he listened intently to what she was saying and even nodded and answered at the right moments. She was surprised he could be such a good listener because he was usually so into himself. This was just another one of the many good qualities he had acquired over the past few months and it was another reason Quinn couldn't help but fall for him.

Quinn had loved Finn, but that love was so much different. To Quinn it seemed it happened at least ten years ago when she was more naiive, even though it was just months ago. The love she had for Puck was more mature and genuine, and she knew, drunk or not, she would never consider cheating on him like she had Finn. She only hoped he felt the same way about her.

The rest of the week went by the same as before. Quinn went to school, then rehearsal. After she got home she did her homework before watching TV and talking with Mercedes. Then she would get ready for bed and talk to Puck on the phone until she was so tired she could pass out. The routine made the days go by fast and before Quinn knew it it was Saturday and time for Regionals.

Rachel had all the girls over to her house to get ready because she wanted everyone to look uniform. All the girls had matching gold, metallic-looking dresses, which helped hide Quinn's baby bump considerably. Quinn wasn't surprised when the brunette made them practice their vocals while they were getting their hair done.

Once all the girls had their matching hair and dresses done they loaded into Mercedes and Rachel's cars and headed to McKinley to meet the boys. When everyone was at school they got onto the school bus and headed to Regionals.

The bus ride was kind of quiet, everyone going over the routines and their solos one last time in their head. Quinn usually wasn't one to get nervous, but she couldn't help but feel a few butterflies fluttering around in her stomach.

When they got there they learned they were to go second, but they weren't allowed to watch Oral Intensity, their other competition, perform so they had to sit in their dressing room and listen through a loud-speaker. Everyone began to freak out when they heard the other team doing a mash-up of Olivia Newton-John and Josh Groban, two of the judges. Rachel and Finn tried to keep everyone's spirits up, but it seemed everyone was more sure than ever they had no chance of winning.

Mr. Schuster walked into the room and shut off the intercom. "If this is only about winning for you guys, then I owe you an apology because I failed you. We should all just go home because it means we've already lost." Everyone, including Quinn, looked down in shame. She would be lying if she said she didn't have doubts about them winning, but Mr. Schuster was right; it wasn't about winning. "Besides, we have got something the other team's don't."

"What?" Artie asked.

"Finn's dancing!" Mr. Schuster answered and everyone started to laugh because they knew Finn was probably the worst dancer on Earth.

"Now, lets get out there, we have two minutes; Oral Intensity's almost finished. Bring it in!" he put his hand in the middle of the group and everyone did the same. They did a cheer before leaving the room and the doubt behind them. No matter what happened they would always be the people Quinn was most thankful for because they had saved her when she was at her lowest point. And even though winning wasn't everything, Quinn really wanted to win because she didn't know what she would do if she couldn't see these people everyday.