Loved all the reviews, thank you all so much! I wanted to say really quick that I had a request for pictures. I do in fact have pictures of Balen and Beth, and their posted on my Tumblr. The link is on my profile, so you can by all means go there and scroll through the posts to find them! If you have any problems let me know, but I hope you enjoy them as well as this new chapter! Thanks again, love you all!
"I can't believe it!"
"Did you see those little feet? And those hands?"
"Hands? I still can't believe you're having a-"
"I know! Shopping is gonna be so much fun!"
"Just think about that closet full of-"
"And all the toys you can get! From-"
"I know! I'm so excited!"
Beth, Quinn, Balen, Jacob and Kurt all bombarded into the Puckerman house loudly as they continued to squeal and coo, the clan having just arrived home from Beth's ultrasound. They had finally been able to discover the sex of the baby after six long months of waiting for their child to turn over, the five of them having shrieked and applauded when the screen lit up.
"It's so nice to finally know!" Kurt giggled happily as he clapped his hands, "Shopping is gonna be so much easier now! Stock up on little onesies in-"
"And we can finally start on the nursery," Quinn breathed easy as she ran a hand through Beth's hair, "Go and pick out different types of colors, get some-"
"Well first we have to choose a theme," Jacob added as he began thinking of a few, "Something really fitting like-"
"I'm home, I'm home!" Puck's voice announced from the hall as he ran into the kitchen, heaving deeply to catch his breath as he placed a hand on his chest, "I'm sorry-work-I…"
"You missed the appointment dad!" Beth whined as she placed her hands on her hips, "I thought you said you'd be there!"
"Baby I know, but work was crazy," Puck said defensively as he caught his breath, "A few of the guys didn't show, and I couldn't leave Burt alone!" Beth continued to pout as she turned away from her dad, Puck looking to Quinn pleadingly for help as she shrugged.
"Beth I'm sorry, you know I would've been there if I could," he explained as he wrapped an arm around her, "I haven't missed one yet!"
"Till now!" Beth shot back as she frowned, "And it was the most important one too."
"You finally found out the sex didn't you?" he perked up as he looked around the room, everyone nodding in unison as Puck shouted, "And?"
"And, it's a…" Beth trailed off as she began to think, crossing her arms and smirking as she shook her head, "Never mind, I'm not telling." Quinn snorted, Balen coughed and Kurt gasped a little as they all watched Puck's face drop, Beth's teasing grin making him anxious as he stared in confusion.
"You what?"
"You heard me, I'm not telling," Beth snapped again happily as she began walking away, "Not until I feel like it." Puck watched her wobble away in bewilderment before turning back to the rest of them, pointing a finger at Quinn accusingly as he walked towards her.
"Out with it, now." Quinn could barely hold herself together as she bit back a grin, shaking her head lightly while shrugging him off.
"I'm not about to get between you two," she informed her husband as she put her hands up, "The last thing I need is Beth mad at me too."
"But-I-"
"Puck you know she's just toying with you," Quinn reassured him as she patted his shoulders, "So play her little game and give her what she wants, soon enough she'll get bored and tell you." She pecked his cheek as she left the kitchen, Puck grumbling to himself as he turned towards his next victim.
"Kurt, hey buddy, hey friend," he said sweetly as he walked over to the other couple, snuggling in between Kurt and Jacob as he threw his arm around the smaller man, "How ya doing big guy? That's a fabulous shirt, is it new?"
"Oh Puck, as many times as I fantasized about this torrid affair happening," Kurt began as he ducked from underneath Puck's weight, "I can't lower my standards to being used for your cat and mouse. I'm sorry, maybe in high school."
"But, we're friends," Puck informed him as he pleaded, "Ya know. The ice cream, the Titanic, the Nicholas Sparks bashing?"
"All good times that I'll carry," Kurt said dramatically as he placed his hand over his chest, "I'll never let go Puck, I'll never let go." Puck growled and flicked Kurt off as he looked between Balen and Jacob, thinking which man would be easier and grinning as he bucked at Balen.
"Sup punk," he said calmly as he shrugged, "So what it is? Boy or girl?"
"I can't tell you," Balen scoffed as he tried to walk past Puck, "Beth will kill me if I do."
"And I'll kill you if you don't." Puck ignored the frown Jacob and Kurt flashed him as he tried to intimidate Balen into talking, the younger boy trying to weave his way out of the kitchen but being met with Puck's chest.
"Come on Balen, please," Puck tried again after he realized fear alone wouldn't work, "I won't tell her you told me, I swear. And I'll give you a raise at work!"
"Seriously?"
"Well…ok no, but I can put in a good word with Burt." Balen thought it over as he contemplated his options, still shaking his head and sighing as he pushed past Puck.
"Sorry Mr. Puckerman, you're not the one I'm dating." He and his parents laughed as they all left the kitchen, Puck left alone as he fumed.
"Well fuck!"
"…it was just so sad to pack it all away, our entire life just resting in boxes."
Quinn almost cried into her coffee as she listened to Tina explain the past weekend, her and Artie having spent hours packing away their home. They would be moving that Sunday to their new place in Columbus, Tina starting her new teaching job at the beginning of the spring semester.
"I can imagine, I want to cry just looking at it," Quinn said softly as she stared around the kitchen, brown boxes and stuffed bags lining the counter tops as the family prepared to move.
"It's just not gonna be the same without you guys here," Mercedes added as she shook her head, "I mean you guys are family, what are we gonna do without you?"
"We'll come back to visit, make a trip down once a month," Tina said optimistically as she tried to find a silver lining.
"And maybe we can all come up there or something, for a long weekend maybe," Rachel put in as she tapped her nails against the warm mug.
"I'm really gonna miss you all though," Tina said quietly as she avoided their eyes, the four of them all holding back tears as they touched her hand.
"We're not gonna do this, we're not gonna get emotional," Quinn dismissed as she ran her finger along her eye, "We're not sending you guys away like this, we're gonna be happy and celebrate."
"That sounds like a great idea," Rachel agreed as she smacked the table, "We'll have a going away party!"
"Ugh, you people and your get together's," Mercedes joked as she rolled her eyes, "Always gotta plan something or be up to something."
"It keeps life interesting," Rachel swatted as she shooed her friend, the four of them laughing as they agreed on dinner.
"Well I was actually gonna ask if you all wouldn't mind helping us load up," Tina said timidly as she shrugged, "I mean it's just a lot of stuff, and between me and Artie-"
"We'll help, not a problem," Rachel agreed quickly.
"Yeah love, we got your back," Mercedes chimed in, the three of them now turning towards Quinn as they waited for her response.
"Oh yeah, I'd love to," she said nervously, "But I need to run it past Puck first and then I'll get back to you for sure."
"Aw, look at her, being all considerate and shit," Mercedes cooed as she scrunched her nose, Quinn squinting in anger as she kicked her beneath the table.
"No I completely understand, it's sweet," Tina smiled, "Just let me know."
"One request though," Rachel piped up suddenly as she raised her hand, "Can we not have it at Quinn's house? No offense but the last time we had dinner there…well-"
"Agreed!" The other two chimed in, Quinn shooting them all glares as they clinked their mugs against hers.
"Blue?"
"Puck-"
"Pink?"
"Puck-"
"Purple?"
"Puck!"
Quinn sat on their bed as she flipped through the channels, Puck resting beside her as he shouted out various colors. He was still in the process of guessing the sex of his grandchild, Beth yet to break on her stance and causing her father to go insane.
"Quinn it's killing me!" He whined pathetically as he slumped down, "I feel like some loser on the playground who no one will share their ball with."
"Aw baby, is that why you are the way you are?" Quinn asked sadly as she mocked his moans, "No one would share their balls with you?"
"Ha ha ha, gay puns," Puck groaned as he nudged her, Quinn laughing to herself as she turned back to the TV, "All I'm saying is that it's not fair! I wanna know too!"
"And you will, relax," Quinn comforted as she rubbed his arms, "Beth will get bored soon enough. You just have to act like you don't care and then it won't be fun anymore."
"Hm, maybe," Puck mumbled as he looked down at his arm and arched a brow, Quinn's hand still rubbing him tenderly as she watched the screen.
"I totally don't want to have sex with you," he said flatly as he maintained a serious face, the abrupt announcement catching Quinn off guard as she faced him.
"What?"
"I totally and completely do not want to have the sex with you," he repeated as he waited for a response, Quinn staring in bewilderment as she scrunched her face.
"Ok…"
"So?" he asked enthusiastically.
"So?" she shot back.
"So, do you wanna have sex now?" Quinn completely turned her body now to face him as she threw her hands up, her husbands logic lost on her as he waited for an answer.
"Puck, the hell?"
"Well, you said when people stop wanting something they get it," he explained as Quinn rolled her eyes, "So, if I say I don't want sex-"
"Puck it doesn't work that way, it isn't magic."
"Oh but baby I can show you magic," Puck grinned devilishly as he began crawling towards her, Quinn turning away and groaning as he began mounting her.
"Puck this is so barbaric."
"I thought you liked that?"
"Yeah, when I'm in the mood."
"Well let's get you in the mood then!" He began rubbing his hands up and down her legs and arms gently, his lips attaching to her collarbone as he kissed and sucked on the skin.
"Puck, this is really-er-nice and all-"
"Fuck I've missed you-"
"But I can't yet."
Without hesitating Puck retreated, his head hanging low as he stopped his hands on her hips.
"Ok," he mumbled softly as he began to roll over, Quinn stopping him mid turn as she tugged on his arms.
"Puck you know I want to-"
"I know babe, I know. It's ok, it'll happen," he bit out optimistically as he pecked her cheek, actively making himself ignore the sweet scent of her raspberry shampoo as he forced himself to pull back.
"I am really sorry Puck, I am," Quinn tried to explain as she sat up, "I just-I-I don't know yet, it doesn't feel right."
"It's fine Quinn, honest," Puck comforted her as best as he could, "Take your time, I love you, not your body…your perfect, smooth and toned body…" His eyes wandered down from her lips to her chest before finally resting on her thighs, his mind wandering restlessly as he debated what color panties she had on.
"I'm working on it, I swear," Quinn promised as Puck averted his eyes to the ceiling, moving his lower half away from hers as he coughed.
"Yeah babe, I know. It's really ok, swear." He got up quickly and began heading for the bathroom, wondering if Quinn would notice he was heading for a second shower.
"Hey Puck," she called after as she slid her legs off the bed, her husband groaning tensely as he fluffed out his boxers.
"Hm?"
"Thanks for being so understanding," she said sweetly as she made her way towards him, Puck turning his frame away from hers as she wrapped her arms around his neck, "I couldn't ask for a better husband."
"Mmhm, that's me," he smiled tightly through a clenched jaw, the warmth of her skin on his driving him crazy as she pulled him closer.
"And I swear to you, the minute I finally get through whatever this is," she said lowly as her eyes darkened and her tone changed, "I'm gonna do things to you that you've never dreamed of." Puck was positive he was about to suffer from a stroke or some sort of aneurism as he tried to steady the flow of his blood pressure, his heart and member throbbing painfully as she kissed his lips gently.
"I just-I need to-damn it," he grumbled quickly as he ran his words together, pulling apart from Quinn hastily and hiding inside the bathroom. She laughed in confusion as she wondered what his problem was, peeling off her shorts and tank top before climbing into bed.
"I still remember when you guys moved in, how you asked Puck and Finn to help fix the wiring."
"Hey we knew what we were doing!"
"Is that why all the switches in the bedroom don't turn the lights off?"
"Artie likes it with the lights on, I had his back."
Tina blushed and hid behind her hands as Puck raised his fist Artie's way, the small group laughing as they sat on the kitchen floor. The table and chairs, along with the rest of the furniture, had already been packed, the clan settling in on random pillows and blankets as they devoured pizza.
"My favorite though, hands down, is when Beth threw up in your bed," Quinn laughed as Artie moaned in disgust and Beth winced, "And we hadn't had time to clean it up."
"Mom!"
"So Artie comes in and he just so happens to want this certain blanket off our bed-"
"And needless to say, the bed wasn't the only thing covered in cereal when Artie was done." Groans and boos filled the air as they all winced in disgust, the topic being forced to change quickly as they all shuffled around.
"So are you guys excited?" Rachel asked as she leaned back against a cabinet, "About starting over new?"
"Yeah, I mean it'll be nice to meet new people and see another place besides Lima," Tina began slowly.
"But it just kind of sucks to have to rebuild relationships you know? Make new friends, neighbors, finding a new babysitter and everything."
"You guys will manage though, you always do," Quinn smiled hopefully as she laid herself down on the kitchen floor, her head resting in Puck's lap carelessly as he tried not to notice how close her lips were to his groin.
"Yeah I know, the only part I've really hated is the packing," Artie said as he shook his head, "Never knew how much crap we had until now."
"And we still have some in the baby's nursery," Tina groaned as she looked over at Finn, Puck, Balen, and Jacob, "And I was wondering if-"
"Yeah, yeah, we'll get them," Jacob pretended to sigh, patting Tina's head as he stood while Puck, Finn, and Balen followed.
"Thank you guys, you're the best." The three of them disappeared as the rest began cleaning their mess, everything going well until a loud clang echoed from down the hall. Shouting and grunting followed quickly as Quinn recognized Puck's voice, turning to Beth and rolling her eyes before they all headed down the hall.
"Puck, what'd you-"
"And you're about to have a baby? Seriously dude, you're gonna drop that kid."
"You're the one that threw the freakin' box at me!"
"I thought you were on the football team, shouldn't you be good at catching?"
"Yeah, catching balls!"
"Do that often?"
Quinn and Beth quickly entered first to find the two men surrounded by clutter, the box they were speaking of having busted on the floor around them. Toys, bibs and small onesies covered the carpet as the two continued to bicker in the middle, Quinn and Beth beginning to pick up random items as they shushed them.
"Oh would you two just stop and help," Quinn ordered as she grabbed a handful of baby rings, Puck looking down and pouting while joining her.
"He started it!" Balen shot back as Beth smacked him with a stuffed rabbit, Puck snorting in laughter before standing.
"Hey Tina, what are these for?" Puck asked curiously as he held up a pair of blue booties, staring at the odd item as Tina smiled.
"My dad really wanted a boy and was convinced I was having one, so he went ahead and bought those. But alas, I didn't need them. I really should donate those to Goodwill or something, they've never been used."
"Or you could give them to Beth," Finn said absentmindedly as he played with a singing book, the room falling silent as Puck made the connection.
"Wait…" he spun around quickly as he turned to face Beth and Quinn, his eyes darting between her belly and the blue booties.
"Beth, are you-are you having a boy?" Beth sighed in defeat before smiling as she walked over to her father, taking his free hand and placing it on the very top of her stomach.
"Congrats dad, you have a grandson." Puck was speechless for the next few minutes as he processed her words, the overflow of information almost too much to handle. His mind flashed to a little boy grinning widely as he ran around the backyard, stomping in mud puddles or driving around in one of those huge Tonka Jeeps. Maybe he'd get Balen's snarky wit or maybe he'd have Beth's calm demeanor, the images and possibilities swirling around as he finally looked up.
"I have a grandson," he said slowly, "I'm gonna have a boy now." Beth nodded as Puck pulled her in and squeezed her tightly, knowing he was acting like a full blown pussy and not even about to care.
"Hey Beth, I think Finn's right," Tina spoke up as the two broke apart, "I think you should keep those." Puck placed the small booties in her hand as Beth turned them over in her fingers, thanking Tina silently as they all waited for what to do next.
"Well I'm gonna go," Puck said quickly as he rubbed his eye, "Fuckin' dust or a rat, something's in my eye, hurts like hell." He quickly shuffled out of the room as the rest cleaned up the mess, Balen walking towards Beth as he picked up the shoes.
"These are kinda cute," he smiled as he tapped them together, "Can you imagine what they'll look like on him?"
"Can you imagine what he'll look like?" Beth asked back as she daydreamed, "He'll have beautiful blonde locks-"
"Dark curls that ruffle-"
"And his eyes will be the same shade as mine-"
"His baby blues are gonna be lady killers-"
"And he'll totally get my dad's lips from me-"
"I wonder if the genes to my johnson get passed down…that's in DNA too, right?" Beth paused as she stared through her boyfriend, taking the pair of shoes and smacking him in the head.
"No matter what he looks like though we'll love him regardless right?"
"'Course babe, that's my little man you're talking about," he smiled proudly as puffed out his chest.
"It's kind of crazy right? I mean, we have a son Balen," Beth repeated as she rubbed her stomach, "A little boy. Our lives are gonna be all about Power Rangers and bb guns, teaching him to fish or how to ride a bike."
"I can't wait to teach him about women, pass on my tricks and trades," Balen beamed cockily as Beth arched her brow, his face quickly changing as he played it off, "I mean, you know…"
"Let's just focus on getting him into the world first, then we can tackle the lady issues," Beth nodded as she patted his shoulders, Balen agreeing quickly as he leaned down.
"We're all very excited about you champ," he cooed as he placed the blue booties on her stomach, making them dance around lightly as she laughed, "We love you so much little man, can't wait to meet you."
The rain poured down hard as the door to the van latched shut, Quinn and Beth hold up under an umbrella as Puck and Finn made sure it was sealed. It was the morning of Artie and Tina's move and the group couldn't have been sadder, the weather mirroring their emotions as they all said their good byes.
"We'll miss you so much," Quinn whimpered as she hugged Tina tightly with her one free arm, "Please call so we know you got there safe."
"We will, we'll miss you guys too," she managed to get out through a stream of tears, Beth now taking her turn as she embraced with the older woman.
"Take care of that baby," Puck bellowed as he slammed Artie a high five, looking through the window of Tina's car to see their little girl sleeping in her seat.
"Same to you," Artie nodded back as he pulled Puck down for a hug, "Congrats bro, that's awesome." The rest of them continued passing out hugs and kisses as everyone finally said their farewells, the group of friends and family all clambering under umbrellas as they watched their friends pull away.
"We love you," Tina shouted as she quickly rolled down her window, blowing everyone a kiss before shifting into drive, "We miss you already." None of them left until the taillights of the car had faded into blurs, each of them holding the other as they all said goodbye.
"That's part of growing up, right?" Beth asked lowly as she turned to her mom, "People move on and away?"
"Yep baby doll," Quinn answered as she slid her hand down on her daughters belly, "This is all part of growing up."
