Quinn's POV

So Joe agreed to meet Beth. I was excited because this is a big thing. I had explained it all to Shelby and she agreed to let me and Joe come over and babysit. I think Shelby was just glad to have a night out.

So Joe and I drove over to Shelby's apartment at eight thirty. Joe drove and I had to direct him. If Joe was nervous, he didn't seem it. He calmly drove and entertained conversation.

We arrived at Shelby's.

"How old is she? Two?" Joe asked as we walked up the stairs to her floor.

"Almost. She will be in two months" I said. "She's so cute."

"Cuter than Macy?" Joe smiled.

"Oooh, that's a hard one. Macy is pretty adorable" I grinned.

I walked to Shelby's door and knocked.

Shelby opened the door, wearing a gorgeous blue dress. She smiled at me. "Quinn! Hello!"

"Hey! I love your dress" I smiled politely at her.

"Thanks. It's from that little shop by the bank" Shelby said. Her eyes moved towards Joe. "And you must be Joseph."

"Joe" he said with a smile. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice hair" Shelby gave a crooked smile.

Joe grinned. "It's kinda my thing."

Shelby nodded then looked back at me. "Okay well Beth is in her playpen, her food is in the fridge, you have my number. I'll be home around midnight. And there's some leftover pizza in the fridge you guys can have. I always have extra of that stuff as I can never eat a full box myself."

"Thanks" I said. "Have fun!"

Shelby smiled and hurried out the door, locking it behind her.

"Are you ready to meet my daughter?" I asked Joe.

He nodded. "Yup."

"Thanks for doing this" I said.

He put his arm around me. "I'm glad to be a part of this. She's obviously special to you."

I felt myself blush. Joe always knew the sweetest things to say. We walked over to the playpen. Beth was in there, playing with a little ball with beads inside. I picked her up and she smiled at me.

"Hey Beth" I cooed at her. She reached up and touched my face. "Do you remember me? Can you say 'Quinn'?"

Beth made a 'gaaah' sound.

"No, say 'Quinn'. Come on, 'Quinn'."

"Kin" Beth babbled. "Kin."

"Good job!" I smiled, bouncing her in my arms a bit.

"She is so precious" Joe said. His eyes were wide.

"Yeah" I nodded. "Beth, this is Joe. Can you say 'Joe'?

"Doe" Beth said and giggled. "Doe Kin."

"Aw, she said 'Joe Quinn'" I said. I looked at Joe. "Do you want to hold her?"

"I've never held a baby before" Joe said. "Well, my cousin is five and I've thrown him in a pool once..."

"Here, it's fine" I laughed, and carefully passed Beth to him. Beth's eyes it up when she got a good view of Joe.

"It's the dreads. They're a child's favourite" Joe smiled. "Hi Beth. How are you? Aren't you a cutie-pie?"

Joe was so good with her. She really liked him and it was so cute to see the two of them. Joe is also really good at crossing his eyes, an act that kept Beth amused for an hour.

Watching him and Beth made me wonder a lot of things. About the future. How serious are Joe and I? Serious enough to be married one day? What will our careers be? Can we support a family? Do we want a family? How many kids? A pet maybe? My thoughts got so crazy, it actually scared me a bit.

"Quinn? Quinn? QUINN?" Joe was staring at me, looking concerned.

"Wha-? Sorry" I blushed. "I zoned out."

"Penny for your thoughts?" Joe asked, letting Beth play with his hand.

I blushed even more. "I was just thinking about how great you are with her."

"She's so cute. Or, as I've heard Mercedes say, 'adorbs'" Joe laughed.

"You'd be a great dad" I blurted without thinking. Darn, why did I say that? Why isn't my filter working? Quick, say something! "Sorry" I said quietly.

Joe stared at me for a moment as if he was at a loss for words. "You're a great mom, Quinn" he said even quieter.

"No, I'm not" I said. "I gave my baby up and she'll only ever think of me as a babysitter."

"Quinn" Joe said, moving himself and Beth closer to me. He handed Beth to me, who was babbling quietly. "When you picked her up, I could see the love in your eyes. You love her and that's what makes you a great mom."

I'm not going to lie, I was moved to tears.

"Thank you" I said in a whisper.

"Kin!" Beth said, looking at me. "Kin!"

"Yes, darling. I'm Quinn" I picked her up and kissed her cheek. "You're so smart."

Joe and I played with Beth for another hour, and she enjoyed the attention. I put her to bed after that. Then we microwaved the pizza and watched TV. The evening was quite perfect, if I do say so myself. I think Joe and I really bonded and I'm glad he had the chance to meet Beth. It'd be a lot worse if I put it off for a few years and Beth was older.

Shelby got back just before midnight. When we left, it was dark out and the streets were quiet.

"Thanks for coming and meeting Beth" I said as Joe started the car.

"No problem. It was fun" Joe glanced at me.

"It was" I agreed.

"She really looks like you" Joe added.

"So I've heard" I smiled. "Puck claims she looks like him."

"No. Just no" Joe laughed.

"Hear, hear" I giggled. "Hey, where are you going? You have to turn left."

"No, we're taking a detour" Joe smiled mysteriously.

"Where to?" I asked as he pulled into an ice cream shop. Suddenly, it dawned on me. "Ice cream!"

"We have a fund, I do believe" Joe grinned.

"Yes!" I cheered and highfived him.

A/N

I'm sorry this is late. I've been lazy. And I'm sorry that this chapter is short. I've had some writers block and just wanted to get this up.

I'm glad Joe met Beth though. That's important :)

I hope to get new chapters up in two weeks so keep an eye out! byeee!