Chapter 3: Quinn and Puck (Who Wants To Live Forever)
Quinn sat alone in the choir room, looking down at her empty hands, thinking of what could have been. Over the last year of her own life, she lost her social status and her place on the Cheerios when she got pregnant, but learned to embrace glee club because they gave her a chance to shine – they were her family now. So when Mr. Schue had given the group an assignment based on the theme of belonging, that message spoke loud and clear to her. In the Cheerios, that was simply a place where she appeared to belong. But now as part of New Directions, she was in a place where she rightfully belonged, where she felt accepted by others.
Giving the baby up was the hardest thing she ever had to do, she felt she wasn't ready to become a mother. Would her little Beth be in good hands with Shelby Corcoran, the now ex-director of Vocal Adrenaline? A tear began to fall from her eye at the very thought of the tough decision she had to make.
"Hey Quinn, are you okay?" asked a voice nearby. She turned her head and saw Puck leaning against the door frame. "I know it probably still hurts a bit for you, giving up our little Beth." Ever since the day she had given birth, Puck had been there for her when she needed him. Sure, he still had his bad-boy reputation to maintain, but he truly cared for Quinn. He belonged with her, just as much as she did with him.
"Do you think she'll be fine with Shelby?" she asked. Though she probably knew the answer, she wanted to hear what he had to say.
"I think she will," Puck replied softly. "Maybe we can put something together for her to give to Shelby, something that will remind her of us. It would be the very least we could do as her parents." The next thing he heard was her singing quietly.
(Quinn)
There's no time for us
There's no place for us
What is this thing that builds our dreams
Yet slips away from us?
Who wants to live forever?
He sat down in a chair beside her and joined in, matching the pain he felt for giving up his daughter.
(Both)
Who wants to live forever?
Who?
(Puck)
There's no chance for us
It's all decided for us
This world has only one sweet moment set aside for us
Who wants to live forever?
(Both)
Who wants to live forever?
Who?
They looked at each other, her eyes meeting his.
(Both)
Who dares to love forever?
(Puck)
Oh, when love must die!
This was not a dream state for either of them, this was very real. They were two lost souls that had really connected through all of the highs and lows of the baby situation, and they now shared a common ground – as if each of them had gotten the message of the glee club assignment.
(Quinn)
But touch my tears with your lips
(Puck)
Touch my world with your fingertips
They now stood up from their chairs, Quinn facing Puck, her hands grasping his. They sang together with all the emotion they could find
(Both)
And we can have forever
And we can love forever
(Puck)
Forever is ours today
(Both)
Who wants to live forever?
Who wants to live forever?
(Quinn)
Forever is ours…
Puck pulled Quinn closer to him, wrapped in an embrace. His hand stroked the back of her hair, her head tilted close to his heart as he sang the last line of their duet.
Who waits forever, anyway?
They had found the assignment's true message of belonging. They had found each other.
Author's Note: Quinn and Puck's song is "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Queen, using the arrangement from the musical "We Will Rock You"