A Child's Faith

Chapter 3: Sleeping Prince

When Quinn was six months pregnant, she had to be put on bed rest and asked if she could room with Noah. Norah even put a cot in the room for Tracie, who still didn't want to go home. Around one a.m., one night, Quinn was woken up by the door to their room opening, but didn't see anyone, and whispered, "Tracie?" Then Tracie says, "Grandpa Burt brought me here and is talking to Nono's mom. We both couldn't sleep, and Dada said it was okay. I brought my Sleeping Beauty book and an old Hulk comic book Grandpa Burt had. Grandpa Burt had a nightmare about Nana Beth, and I had one about the burnt man that wore a glove with knives."

Burt walks into the room and says, "Don't worry Quinn, she saw a picture Puck posted of his old bedroom on Facebook and the movie poster was in the background. Kurt said it was the boogie man, and she figured it out from there. Trust me, she has never seen the movie." Then he looks at Noah as he says, "I was dreaming I was in a coma and Elizabeth was raising Kurt alone. I hope Puck wakes up, Quinn."

Quinn looks at her stomach as she says, "Me too, and it is a boy. My parents wanted me to abort it and divorce Puck, Mr. H. Did your parents tell you to pull the plug on Elizabeth and move on? My parents want nothing to do with me and are acting just like they did when I had Beth. That's one reason I'm here, and not with Santana or Rachel. Well, that and the fact that they still don't believe Puck will wake up. Plus, with Rachel being out of the country filming a movie, and with you working in Washington. I mean, I'm sure Mrs. H would love to take care of me, but to be honest, I don't want to leave Puck anymore than Tracie does."

Soon, Santana walks in and says, "I couldn't sleep and got kicked out of the cemetery for yelling at somebody." Burt chuckles and says, "I know, I got a call about that, Santana, after having a nightmare that I was Puck." Then Santana says, "I helped Puck and Finn bully Kurt after his mom died. God, Mr. H, I know it was rough for Mrs. H to raise Finn alone, but we sure weren't doing you any favors by bullying Kurt. God, Mr. Schue did us all a favor by getting us all to join the glee club."

Santana then looks at Tracie and says to Burt, "I went to see Beth a couple of days after Rachel yelled at her. Shelby knew about the abortions and was not happy with Beth. Sarah went with me and yelled at Beth for Tracie and Puck. I would have yelled at her, but with her looking so much like Sarah and Quinn, I couldn't. I bet it was hard to yell at Kurt when he started reminding you of Elizabeth." Burt looks at Tracie as she sleeps, then says, "There were days I couldn't look at Kurt, and if he did anything that reminded me of Elizabeth, I'd break down."

Soon, Quinn cries as she says, "How am I going to do this? I should have just..." Then Santana slaps Quinn before Burt says, "You can do this, Quinn! You are a strong woman! We'll all help you, okay? Don't lose hope, Quinn. I'm sure if Tracie was awake, she would tell you that you are Black Widow! Now, come on, don't give up on Puck, okay?" Quinn looks at Noah as she sings her version of, "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith.

(Quinn)

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,

Watch you smile while you are sleeping,

While you're far away and dreaming,

I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,

I could stay lost in this moment forever

When every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

I don't wanna close my eyes,

I don't wanna fall asleep,

'Cause I'd miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing,

'Cause even when I dream of you,

The sweetest dream would never do,

I'd still miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing.

Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating,

And I'm wondering what you're dreaming,

Wondering if it's me you're seeing,

And then I kiss your eyes,

And thank God we're together,

I just wanna stay with you in this moment forever.

Forever and ever.

I don't wanna close my eyes,

I don't wanna fall asleep,

'Cause I'd miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing,

'Cause even when I dream of you,

The sweetest dream would never do,

I'd still miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing.

And I don't wanna miss one smile,

I don't wanna miss one kiss,

I just wanna be with you,

Right here with you, just like this,

Well, I just wanna hold you close,

And feel your heart so close to mine,

And just stay here in this moment,

For all the rest of time

Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah

I don't wanna close my eyes,

I don't wanna fall asleep,

'Cause I'd miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing,

'Cause even when I dream of you,

The sweetest dream would never do,

I'd still miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing.

I don't wanna close my eyes,

I don't wanna fall asleep,

'Cause I'd miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing,

'Cause even when I dream of you,

The sweetest dream would never do,

I'd still miss you, babe,

And I don't wanna miss a thing.

Don't wanna close my eyes,

Don't wanna fall asleep, yeah,

I don't wanna miss a thing.

Then Quinn breaks down, as Santana lies next to her, and tries to get her to go back to sleep. While Burt sat in the chair between Noah's and Quinn's hospital beds. Then, before Santana drifts off to sleep, she says, "God, Mr. H, if Puck doesn't wake up before this baby is born. I might get kicked out of here for yelling at Puck myself. Look at what all this is doing to Quinn. She is a total mess." Burt chuckles and whispers, "Been there, done that." Then goes to lie down with Tracie.

Chapter 4 should be up soon. Jessica Sanchez, who was a guest star on Glee, sang that song on American Idol when Steven Tyler was a judge, and I thought it was perfect for this story.