A/N: OH MY LORD. THE FINALE IS TONIGHT! Who else is going INSANE? The previews have me on the edge of my seat and I could not be more excited! As a celebration, here is chapter nine! I really hope you like it. Happy GLEE day!

-GLEE-

The following day was Monday, bringing another day of school for most of New Directions. It was during Finn's second period free hour when he was sitting out on the football field bleachers that he felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket, signaling he had a text message.

TO: FINN, MATT, MIKE, SANTANA, BRITTANY

FROM: PUCK

MESSAGE: Q gets out of hospital l8r. thot u'd wanna know.

Finn sighed, struggling within himself to decide if he should call Puck. Part of him was still pissed about being lied to, and part of him was unsure if he was ready to move past the awkward stage they were in. They weren't exactly cold to each other, but they certainly weren't as close as they used to be. Cordial was probably the best way to explain it. That was one of the many words he had picked up while dating Rachel.Over time he had started to carry the pocket dictionary she got him and he found himself looking up more and more words so he could keep up with her. Plus, it was kind of cool when he surprised her by using a new word, the look of shock on her face never failed to amuse him.

Shaking his head once, Finn gave himself no more time to think and selected Puck's name from his contact list.

"Finn?" Puck picked up on the second ring. "I thought you guys were at school."

"Yeah, I'm in free period." He explained awkwardly. "Uh, listen, do you have a second?"

"Yeah, I'm just driving over to the house to make sure everything's ready for when Q comes home later while she sleeps." Puck answered. "What's up?"

"I was just, kinda… wondering how you told Quinn you loved her." Finn said quickly.

The new father shrugged. "Well the baby thing made it a lot easier…" he said slowly. "Dude, what the hell is going on?"

"I'm in love with Rachel." He blurted. "And it just hit me last night and I know I said it to Quinn before but it's just… it's just different with Rachel, okay? Because my mom explained it to me last night and now I get the difference between loving someone and being in love and I loved Quinn, but I'm in love with Rachel and-"

"Woah, woah, dude, calm down." Puck turned into the driveway at the last second and slammed on the brakes. "Slow down and breath or something." He heard Finn exhale loudly on the other end of the line and went on. "So you love Berry-"

"I'm in love with her." Finn interrupted. "There's a difference."

Puck rolled his eyes. "Okay, you're in love with Berry. Where's the problem?"

"How the hell am I supposed to tell her?" he exclaimed. "I don't know anything about this stuff!"

"And I do? When the hell did I become Doctor Love?"

"I don't know." Finn sighed and glanced around the football field. "I guess since you have a kid…"

"What? That I'd know more about this?" Puck shook his head, despite the fact that no one could see him. "Dude, I'm just as out of it as you are. Except now I have a kid to worry about too. But I still have no idea what the hell I'm doing. Just…I don't know, think of something that you know she'll love. Berry is crazy about you, she'll be happy with whatever."

Finn nodded. "Alright. Thanks, I guess."

"Yeah, um, no problem man. I guess I'll see you whenever." Puck said slowly.

"Yeah, sure. Rachel and I will stop by to see the baby soon. And, y'know, you and Quinn too."

"Okay, well I'll uh, I'll see you then."

"Yeah, later."

"Peace." Puck closed his cell phone and shook his head.

That wasn't weird at all.

-GLEE-

Around four o'clock that afternoon Quinn Fabray was ecstatic. She was no longer in a puke green gown with no material to cover the back and, for the first time in what felt like a million years, she wasn't surrounded by hospital walls or medical equipment. Instead, she was sitting in the comfortable interior of Puck's truck with the newest member of her family safely secured in the backseat. Finally, she was free and she could start living the new part of her life as a mother.

"Hey," She was snapped out of her daze when Puck's hand reached over from the driver's seat to grasp her own. "Where's your head at?"

Quinn sighed peacefully. "Just thinking about the future."

He nodded. "You too, huh?"

"Yeah." She smiled softly and glanced at him. "I know it won't be easy, but I really think we can do it."

"I know so." He pulled into the driveway of his house and hopped out of the truck, making his way around to help Quinn out and then grab the car seat from the back. "Go ahead, it's unlocked."

Glancing over her shoulder at him, she nodded once and slowly began her journey up the set of stairs on the side of the garage. She was still healing from the stitches and pain from having the baby, so Quinn's movements were still sluggish, but the doctor had said that it was to be expected. After a few weeks, the pain would be gone completely and until then she had been given some medication to ease the pain.

Finally reaching the top of the stairs, Quinn twisted the knob on the door and pushed it open, looking around the small apartment in awe.

It was perfect.

Nothing extravagant by any means, beige carpet on the floors and pale yellow walls with basic appliances sitting around the living room in various places. Off to the left was a small kitchen with a stove, dishwasher, fridge, and a table set for four. Behind the kitchen was the bedroom, then bathroom, and then another tiny room that had been painted pink and filled to the brim with Maddi's stuff. It was extremely small, somewhat cheap-looking, and had everything she could have ever asked for. And because she knew it was all theirs, the biggest mansion in Lima couldn't have held a candle to it.

"You like it?" Puck stepped into the apartment a few minutes later and sat the car seat holding a sleeping Madeline on the floor, watching her look around their new living quarters with apprehension.

Quinn turned to look at him, her face still unreadable. Slowly striding cross the room to his arms she tucked her small frame against him and touched her lips to his.

"I love you." She said quietly, but keeping a certain firmness in her tone. "And I can't wait to start this part of our lives together."

"I know it's not, uh, exaggerated or anything," he mumbled somewhat nervously.

"I think you mean extravagant." Quinn corrected him with a smile.

"Yeah, that." Puck nodded. "But I swear once we can save up enough-"

"It's perfect." She cut him off. "Thank you."

Puck glanced down at the floor embarrassedly. "It's nothing." He mumbled.

Quinn smiled and moved to grab her bag by the door when she felt his grip around her waist tighten.

And then, just barely, she heard him whisper,

"Love you too."

Maybe this wouldn't be so hard after all.

-GLEE-

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