Feel Better

Disclaimer: I never owned Glee

Chapter 1: No One Else

Noah Puckerman was sitting in a rocking chair watching two-year-old Tracy Anderson sleeping in his arms as he hid from his friends after his daughter, Beth Corcoran's funeral. Soon he lays her down in her bed and lays down beside her before falling asleep as Tracy snuggles into him.

Tracy's parents, Kurt and Blaine didn't realize Noah was still there until Kurt's father, Burt Hummel, noticed Noah's truck was still parked in front of the house. Then Kurt remembered Noah volunteered to put Tracy to bed and finds Noah in Tracy's bed asleep with Tracy on his chest in his arms.

When Noah woke up in the middle of the night needing to go to the bathroom Tracy took him to her private bathroom. After Noah helped Tracy go to the bathroom, he gets back in bed with her and Tracy whispers, "Feel better, Nono?"

Noah holds Tracy in his arms as he whispers, "No, but I'm getting there, Little Princess." before he cried himself to sleep as Tracy hugged him.

The next day, Noah had to return to Washington, where he had been stationed since Tracy was born. Noah only let Tracy know he was leaving and started calling Blaine or Kurt once a week to talk to Tracy. Which didn't bother them, until Tracy starts calling Noah, Daddy Nono.

One day, Noah saw that Burt posted a video of Tracy called, Little She-Hulk on Facebook. As he plays the video Tracy yells, "Nono misses Beth, Dada! I know he's not my daddy, but Nono is Beth's daddy and he never got to hear her say, Dada or daddy! Nono tells me all his secrets, Dada! Nono wanted to be a good daddy like Grandpa Burt was before he met Nana Carole!" The stream soon ends before Tracy was finished ranting as Noah chuckles.

Noah then sent Burt a picture of his gun closet and the message, "I hope Quinn wasn't watching that and I asked Quinn if we could try dating again after the funeral. She said no, but I could tell she was lying. By the way, I have Elizabeth's diary. It was in that box of Finn's stuff Mrs. H gave me. Um, a picture of you was being used as a bookmark. Or at least I hope that was you, Burtzilla. The ink on the back was faded, but Burtzilla was still clear. I hope Finn never saw that picture, but we both know if Kurt ever saw it. You would never hear the end of it. Kurt never liked me and if he knew you were even more like me back in the day. He would not be happy about it. Do you think I would have been a good dad if I kept Beth? Never-mind, don't answer that."

Burt replied, "Yeah, that was me, Puck. Now burn that picture and as for you being a good dad. Son, trust me when I say, you are nothing like your dad, and I have seen you around Tracy a few times. Puck, you better be thankful I didn't title that video Little She-Puck. By the way, that's what Beth called her around Kurt when she was alive. Kurt told Beth the truth about you and Quinn last year and up till then Beth thought Finn was her dad."

A week later, Noah takes out a picture he had of Beth and Tracy. As he put it in his locker on the base, he told the guys that Tracy was his little buddy. That night he took Tracy's Hulk doll out of his locker and held it in his arms as he whispers, "I miss you, Beth." before crying himself to sleep.

Sometime later, he went to see Quinn and was surprised to see Tracy was staying with her. As Quinn puts Tracy down for a nap, she says, "I miss Beth, too, okay? By the way, Tracy begged Kurt to let her stay here. Plus, she begged me to take you back. She knows you have her Hulk doll and said I reminded her of Black Widow." Noah chuckles as he put Elizabeth's diary in Tracy suitcase but says nothing.

He had also put a note to Kurt and left Burt's picture in the diary. As he watches Tracy sleep, he says, "Quinn, I know you still love me. I'm sorry, I ran out on you. I never meant to hurt you, Quinn, and I hope you can forgive me someday."

Quinn whispers, "Geez, Rachel and Kurt tried to take Finn from me back in high school. Now their daughter is trying to help you get us back together. Why would she want to do that?" After he had read Elizabeth's diary, Noah knew of some reasons why Tracy was helping him, but he said nothing.

Quinn then throws a vase at Noah's head and yells, "Bullshit, Puck! You're not sorry at all! You were the one that begged me to go out with you and couldn't make it five years with me! Now you con Tracy into getting me into going out with you!"

Then Tracy gets up and goes to stomp on Quinn's foot before yelling, "Queenie, stop! You're a big meanie! Nono didn't con me into doing anything! You saw the look on his face when he saw me here! He didn't know I would be here anymore than you knew he was coming to see you! Now, tell Nono you love him! Or I'll tell him why I'm really here! Queenie, you are not the only one hurting here! Nana Shelby can't stand to see me because I remind her of Aunt Beth too! You and Nono have no clue how many times I heard about Uncle Finn from the others! Uncle Jesse and Mama Rachel have been fighting about him since Aunt Beth died! My parents fight about Uncle Finn too!"

Then she looks at Noah and yells, "You two are the only ones that want to see me! Dada dumped me here because Queenie wanted to see me! You two are also the only ones that act like I'm not Beth! I got a spanking for asking about Uncle Finn and Aunt Beth the day I was dumped here, Nono! What did you do that was so bad that I get a spanking just for asking if you were Uncle Finn's best friend and Aunt Beth's daddy?"

Noah didn't answer her and Quinn got out her phone before calling Kurt. Then she yells, "Kurt it's been twelve years since I cheated on Finn! By the way, I got Puck drunk, and I had sex with him! I'm surprised Mercedes never told you that the day Puck told her that he was Beth's dad! Puck had nothing to do with the rift between them! It was all my fault, Kurt! It was my fault I got pregnant, it was my fault that Puck never got to be a dad, and it was my fault that I gave her up!" Then Quinn breaks down as she ends the call.

Then Tracy hugs Quinn as Noah packs up Tracy's clothes and puts her suitcase in his truck. He kisses Quinn goodbye then says, "None of this is your fault, Quinn. Don't blame yourself for all this."

As Noah leaves with Tracy, Quinn says, "I love you, Puck."

An hour later, Quinn watches a video Noah posted on Facebook of him talking to Katherine Elizabeth Hummel's grave saying, "Hey, Elizabeth, my name is Puck. I'm the Neanderthal that reminded Kurt of Burt. I never told Quinn or Kurt this, but I named my daughter after you, not a KISS song. Anyway, I was wondering if you could do me a favor, and tell Beth I never stopped thinking about her. By the way, I have your diary, I guess Finn found it in Kurt's room thinking it was Kurt's journal. Ha, I also have a picture of Burt he wants me to burn. God, I'm so glad my mom is not with Burt right now. One more thing, I'm the boy Kurt met in the park when he first knew he was different. My Nana Connie would call me Bubala as a kid."

Quinn chuckles as Kurt leaves a comment saying, "God, no! You can't be the boy I met when I was seven! No, no, no! Please, no!"

Soon Blaine calls Quinn and she hears Kurt yell, "God, dad really? What else don't I know about you!"

Then Burt says, "Puck's dad, Nick, and I were friends in high school. Plus, Norah was my girlfriend before I met your mom. Norah was pregnant by Nick but lost the baby. Norah needed a paternity test on Puck because she slept with me once."

Soon Kurt yells, "What are you doing here, Puck?"

Then Noah yells, "I'm here for your daughter, Kurt! Tracy is not Beth and spanking her because Beth's death brought up old wounds about me stabbing Finn in the back is shitty! Yeah, Quinn got me drunk, yeah, she cheated on Finn! But I wanted to be with her, and I think you are jealous that Tracy loves me and Quinn more! Beth is gone, Kurt! I will never get to watch her find love, get married, or give me grandchildren! I wanted to talk to your mom because I thought she knew how I felt, Kurt! I can't give Quinn anymore kids, Kurt!"

Quinn soon heard Kurt scream as she heard glass break, before Noah continues yelling, "Kurt, I might have been raped by more guys than you or Blaine know, but I still want to be with Quinn! I left Quinn because I couldn't face the fact that I was raped, Kurt! I haven't had sex since Tracy was born, Kurt! Two years, Kurt! I almost quit the Air Force because I would have panic attacks just going to the shower, Kurt!"

Then Burt yells, "Call 911! Come on, Puck, breathe!" before the call drops.

As Quinn sat beside Noah's hospital bed, Burt Hummel walks in ahead of the others holding Tracy. Quinn didn't even look up as she whispers, "I love you, big guy. Come on, wake up, Puck." as she held his hand.

Quinn kept her eyes on Noah as she says, "Mr. H, and Tracy can stay. The rest of you had better apologize to Tracy before you leave. I know Finn's death broke us all, but even Tracy sees that Beth's death ripped us apart. I still love Puck and I know you are all here to save face. Mr. H lost friends over Kurt's mom ending up in the hospital, then he lost friends over Kurt being gay. Now, I'm losing friends because of Beth and Puck. A two-year-old Mini Rachel is the only friend I have now."

Then Tracy got up on the tray table and said, "This is for Nono." as she flips the others off with both hands. Which made Quinn and Burt chuckle as the others left.

As Burt looks at Noah, he asks, "Feel better?"

Quinn looks at Tracy in Burt's arms as she chuckles, saying, "No, but I'm getting there."

Then she looks at Noah and says, "He told me about his high blood pressure a year after we started dating, Mr. H. I didn't know about the other stuff until today. By the way, Blaine was on the phone with me when Puck yelled at Kurt."

Burt lays Tracy, who had just gone to sleep, on Noah's chest as he says, "He told me about that before he ran out on you. Quinn, I'm sorry about all this." Quinn says nothing, then throws things around the room before falling to her knees as she breaks down crying.

That night, Burt took Tracy home and returned with his picture in his back pocket. As Burt entered the room, he saw Quinn was watching The Notebook on TV. When it got to the second fight scene, Quinn says, "My parents never liked Puck and set me up with Biff. They thought I was too young to know what love was. I know about Puck having Elizabeth's diary. I didn't read it, but Puck quoted from it a lot after Finn's death. The day we broke up, I had just watched this movie, and I called him Biff without realizing it. God, I know Biff wasn't much better than Puck when I started dating him, but the Air Force changed Puck so much."

Quinn looks at Burt as she asks, "Have you seen Sleepless in Seattle since Elizabeth's death?"

Burt rolls his eyes and says, "Yes, Quinn, Kurt would start asking questions about Elizabeth every time it was on and I didn't get to watch it all the way through until after I met Carole. I think that movie was half the reason Kurt got me together with Carole. Ha, we both know the other reason. God, I'm glad Kurt didn't have a crush on Puck."

Quinn elbows Burt and says, "I'm glad Tracy is Blaine's daughter. By the way, the doctor came in while you were gone. He said Puck had a stroke and that there is a 50/50 chance he could have some paralysis. Kurt was told the same thing about you when you were in a coma after your stroke. I'm just glad you're okay and here to help me through this."

Burt hides his picture in his empty coffee cup and throws it away. Then says, "Puck had me listed as a next of kin and the doctor called me after I dropped Tracy off at Kurt's. Carole is staying with Norah for a while, Tracy's orders."

Quinn had to chuckle at this and says, "I know she is Blaine's daughter, but with Rachel being her mother this doesn't surprise me at all. I'll bet you anything if Puck could get me pregnant with a son. Tracy would be like Rachel was about Finn. "Then she got up to go to the bathroom and saw Burt's picture in the trash. She waited until he was in the bathroom to get the picture and had to stifle a giggle as she read Burtzilla on the back. She put the picture in her purse and started flipping through the channels on TV as Burt sat down next to Noah's hospital bed.

Noah woke up a week later with half his face and body paralyzed and moved in with Quinn after being honorably discharged. He would only let Tina and Artie see him for months. Then Tracy came by with Blaine and stormed into the bedroom yelling, "Nono, stop shutting everybody out and stop feeling sorry for yourself! Queenie needs you, dummy!"

Then Noah yells, "Sound stupid, Tree see! Look at me! Giant baby, Tree see! I'm not the Hulk! I'm a fucking loser!"

Tracy wheels Noah's wheelchair into the living room and points to a gun rack on the wall as she yells, "Those guns on that wall tell me differently, Nono! Don't give up on life just because you are in that chair, Nono! Look at what Uncle Artie has done with his life!"

Noah tries to speak when Tracy yells, "Look at Stephen Hawking then! I am almost three and you are my best friend! You don't call me bad names or think I'm weird because I'm smarter than other kids! If you had me as a daughter, I bet you would use one of those guns on my bullies!"

Noah shows Tracy he can only move one arm, then cries as he says, "Beff!" repeatedly as Tracy hugs him.

Tracy then puts her forehead against Noah's as she says, "My first memory of Nono was on my first birthday, when he came dressed as the Hulk. He was the only one dressed up and Queenie was mad at him the whole day. She kept saying no and walking away mad. I didn't know Aunt Sarah called him that until Beth's funeral. My parents never talked about him around me and I only heard Auntie Tana say Puck. I knew Aunt Beth was his daughter after seeing a picture Auntie Tana had of her with him and Uncle Finn as kids at her house. He didn't want to leave after her funeral, and I gave him my Hulk doll." Soon Tracy breaks down and Noah wheels them back to the bedroom.

When Tracy woke up, Quinn was changing Noah's diaper as she said, "Papa Blaine went back to your house and will be back in the morning. I still have a package of your Pull-ups and Puck made me buy a sleeping beauty nightgown for you."

Then she hands Tracy a bag as she whispers, "I'm sleeping in the guest room next to this one and I hid a baby monitor in this room. We both know your singing helps him calm down, he says you know his favorite song. Nono says it's a song your Dada Kurt can't stand. What song would that be?"

Tracy smirks and whispers, "Baby Shark do do do do! That's my nickname by the way." Quinn rolls her eyes and sighs, knowing Brittany gave her that nickname when she was a baby.

As she heads to the guest room, she whispers, "Kurt you're not the only one that hates that song. This is going to be a long night. God, Puck, please stay calm tonight!"

Tracy giggles as Noah whispers, "Little stinker, our secret. Queenie hates that song. Your singing calms me. Pick any other song," Tracy then kisses Noah's cheek, but says nothing as she nuzzles into him before falling asleep.

Chapter 2 will be up soon.