LOVE WILL FIND A WAY…
Ok, here is part 2 of my lovely Valentine's Day chapter. That being said I'm still torn on weather I want to end this here and then continue with an epilogue or if I want to do one or two more chapters of substance….still don't own glee or gh though I'm really loving the nods to history on the GH cannon as of late.
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A light rain was beginning to fall in Lima but Molly didn't care as she ran the three blocks to where George lived.
Breathless, Molly climbed up the steps leading up to his front porch and rang his bell hoping and praying that he was there and that he didn't decide to sweep some other girl up for a Valentine surprise.
Taking a few deep breaths she was about to give up hope thinking that life really wasn't like books and movies and love didn't really conquer all however it was that moment that the door chose to open up and a sweet masculine voice spoke up.
"M-molly," it said.
A smile crossed Molly's lips as she looked up into George's eyes.
"Hi," she said casually waving her hand.
"What are you doing here?" he asked adding before she gave him an answer, "You're all wet."
It was true, Molly had let the rainy weather get the best of her and standing there on George's steps she pictured herself looking the part of a wet dog causing her cheeks to blush with embarrassment.
Stepping out onto the porch George wrapped his arm around Molly and ushered her into his living room motioning for her to sit down on his couch before stepping out into the hall.
Seconds later George reentered the scene with a towel in his hand and presented it to Molly who smiled and threw him a 'thanks'.
"So, like I asked before what are you doing here?"
"It's Valentine's Day."
"I know that, which is why I asked you why you were here, I mean obviously you have a boyfriend which is why you didn't accept our friends offer to make their date a double."
"I don't….have a boyfriend I mean…."
Molly paused and let out a sigh wondering just why this was so hard to do.
"I mean I did like a guy…well I thought I liked a guy when deep down inside I knew there wasn't a chance that he'd like me the same way."
"Let me guess, it was an older guy wasn't it?"
Molly nodded.
"Let me guess, its Dave right?"
Molly let out a small laugh thinking of Dave Karofsky the school bully who'd thrown a slushie or two or three at her step brother back in the day that had since reformed and was working as a coaching intern for the football team.
She had to admit…there were days she would linger a bit longer in front of the weight room to look at him through the glass window but muscle bound jocks were definitely not her type.
"It's not Dave… anyway I'm not going to tell you who he is as he made me realize that it's a lost cause to be pining for him, especially when there may be someone my own age right under my nose who I kind of like more then said older guy."
"And who would this guy be."
"You silly."
"Me silly who….oh."
"Oh?...god I'm an idiot, you probably have a girlfriend sitting at the Lima Bean waiting for you to meet her and…."
George leant over and picked that moment to place a kiss on Molly's lips.
"I've been kind of waiting to make my move."
"Y-you have."
"I know I said I could only be friends with you but that's because I was waiting to see if I could picture something serious happening between us, something real and not a High School fling."
"And…"
"And I look at you and I realize that we could have the kind of love that your sister has…or rather the kind of love I assume your sister has."
"What sister?"
"Kristina," George said, "I mean I've seen pictures and videos of her and Artie from when they were in glee club and I see the way they interact now and it's something…"
"Magical," molly asked.
"Exactly," George replied, "anyway you mentioned the Lima Bean earlier and well coffee sounds like a great idea however let me make you something here…. I mean I know cream and sugar isn't as glamorous as one of your fancy drinks but I thought you can wait out the storm here with a coffee…maybe go with the weather theme and see Singing in the Rain?"
"Perfect," Molly thought with a smile following George with her eyes thinking that Sam would be happy for this advancement in her life.
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Sam was happy at the moment even though at this moment she'd yet to know about Molly. Watching as her husband re-entered the house after dropping their daughter off at his mother's place a smile crept on her face.
"Hey you," she said with a smile.
"Hey yourself," Puck said letting his eyes explore the way Sam was standing in the kitchen.
She wasn't dressed up fancy or anything like that, no she was dressed in a simple pair of jeans and a black t-shirt and yet she was looking hot none the less.
"So, Dani is at grandmas."
"For the night," Puck spoke with his devil may care drawl as he raised an eyebrow and lent over to kiss his bride.
A smile crossed Sam's lips as she ran her hand through his Mohawk loving the fact that after all these years he'd still not grown it out.
"So," he spoke once they pulled back from their extended make out session, "what do you have planned for tonight?"
"Well, since I can't cook to save my life I've planned ahead and ordered in Chinese Takeout and picked up your favorite dessert from the small bakery downtown."
Puck grinned wide as he watched his wife pull out familiar looking white containers from a brown paper bag.
"So, do you think we need plates or do you just want to eat with chopsticks out of the carton?"
Puck thought for a moment. Normally they ate on plates but then again normally they had Chinese take out with Dani around and that was the normal thing to do. However the thought of sitting on the floor, candle light flickering, and eating Chinese food out of a carton with chopsticks seemed all kinds of romantic at the moment.
"Chopsticks," Puck said and soon the couple was finding themselves on the floor eating their foods on the occasion feeding each other from their cartons, stealing kisses and making idle conversation about anything and nothing.
"So," Sam said, "I can't believe Dani is already going to be going into Kindergarten in the fall."
Puck just nodded thinking that it seemed like just yesterday he found out that his best friend's girl was with his child after a drunken one night stand.
"Time sure does fly," he said with a smile.
"Do you ever want to have another kid?"
"You know I do, and I know you've been seeing specialists and skyping with Dr. Lee back in Port Charles and…."
"I'm pregnant."
The two words that came out of Sam's mouth took him off guard and caused him to drop his chopsticks on the dining room table. He had to be hearing things.
"Excuse me."
"I'm pregnant Noah…we're going to be having a baby….Dani is going to have a little brother or sister…well technically a half-brother but who cares about logistics and…."
Puck lent in and kissed Sam.
"We're having a baby!" Puck said, "I'm going to be a daddy again!"
"So you're happy."
"Hell yea, and I know this sounds kind of out of left field but I hope we have a girl."
"Seriously Puckerman."
"Seriously, I mean I love spoiling you and Dani and another little princess to spoil would be amazing… plus if we had a son I'd be afraid he'd turn into a screw up like me."
"You are an amazing father, husband, mechanic, and PI you Noah Puckerman are not a screw up."
"Says a person who never met me before I was a sophomore in High School…..I was a bad bad boy back then."
Sam let out a little laugh knowing that this was a form of fun with them.
"How bad," she said running her fingers across his back.
"Extremely," Puck said leaning down and planting a deep lingering kiss upon her lips as he pushed her back onto the couch wondering if it was humanly possible to create a 'twin' at this phase in Sam's pregnancy.
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Another couple which was about to have their lives change in a whole new way had been spending the evening at a bar at Foxwoods clinking glasses together.
"So," Michael said, "I know this isn't anything special or anything."
"I beg to differ," Quinn said, "a place is as special as you make it and I think we can make this bar feel all kinds of special."
Michael smiled.
"Well I'm glad you feel that way," Michael said because I've got a present for you."
"You shouldn't have."
"Well, it's something I can't take back so….."
Pausing, Michael pulled out his wallet and flashed an identification card to the blonde sitting by his side.
"Michael Morgan Quartermaine," she read, "its official."
Michael nodded.
"It's official, anyways want to head into the Casino, I mean I can't rig the machines so that you can win or anything."
"Which is fine, knowing you're a winner all the time isn't fun at all."
Michael smiled in agreement and stood up for a moment walking toward the casino however soon he abruptly paused.
"What's the matter," Quinn spoke with a smile, "do you need to use the restroom because I can wait for you on a bench?"
Michael stood silently, shaking his head before he began to lower himself to the ground.
"Lucy," Michael said with a smile speaking his girlfriend's original first name in a whispered tone, "Quinn Fabray, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I would be the happiest man on earth if you'd marry me."
Quinn looked on stunned.
Was he doing what she thought he was doing? Was he proposing in the middle of a casino on Valentine's Day of all nights?
She shifted the look of stun into that of a smile as Michael softly spoke….
"Well?"
"Yes," Quinn said, "a thousand times yes…though I may have to change my name back to Lucy because I don't know if I 'feel' Quinn Quartermaine."
Michael just let out a laugh before slipping the ring onto Quinn's finger amongst a round of cheers and standing up to give her a long lingering kiss.
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Not to be outdone, Artie and Kristina were also at a Casio celebrating Valentine's Day, Sonny's Casino to be exact.
Leaning against the Roulette table dressed in a new suit, a quizzical look on his face was Artie who had won for the tenth time in a row.
"The probability that I'd win once let alone ten times in a row is just…"
Leaning over, Kristina gave Artie a kiss as while she loved to hear him talk about nerdy things like odds and provability now wasn't the time.
Pulling back Artie let a smile cross his lips.
"I see what you're doing here Kristina Davis."
"And what am I doing Auther Abrams?"
Artie flashed a smile at Kristina and gently brushed his fingers against the bare skin of her back.
"Well, first you whisk me away out of snowy New England to this sunny isle, and then you have this nice suit waiting for me while you put on that stunning little number."
Making a small twirl in the slinky red dress she was wearing Kristina nodded for Artie to continue.
"And now I seem to not be able to loose….your pulling a Sonny aren't you."
"So what if I am following my dad's MO its working isn't it…. I mean your falling completely and totally in love with me isn't you."
"No."
Blinking, Kristina rolled her eyes thinking that she had suffered and epic failure however Artie took her hand and lead her toward a small table by the bar where there was a neatly wrapped present.
"What do you mean no?"
Picking up the package and placing it into Kristina's arms Artie smiled.
"I've fallen completely and totally in love with you the first time Kurt introduced you to Tina, Mercedes, and me in the McKinley High cafeteria to be honest."
As he said this Kristina unwrapped the gift that sat in her hands.
"I know this isn't much, in fact I only just bought it at the gift shop here however you kind of whisked me away before I could give you your real present and well the traditional item for a fifth anniversary is wood and so…."
Looking at the wooden box covered with seashells Kristina just smiled.
"I love it." Kristina said however her face said otherwise.
"No you don't…you think it's a tacky tourist piece admit it."
"No, I really do love it just…"
"What."
"How do you figure it's our fifth anniversary when we've only been back together for about eight months?"
"I was counting from our first official date back in High School, before…."
Kristina just nodded.
"You broke up with me."
Nodding, Artie let his hands reach out to Kristina's shoulders, gradually sliding them down toward her hips as he spoke.
"If you love someone set them free and if they are truly your soul mate then love will find a way to bring them back to you and they'll be yours forever."
After he said this he pulled Kristina in for a long… lingering kiss that after a good two or three minutes the two love birds had to pull back for air.
"Is this your way of proposing to me Artie."
"Why? Would you say yes if it was?"
"Only if you accept my want for long engagement as I don't plan to get married until I graduate Law School."
Artie paused for a moment before bending down and picking up a flower and ripping its stem.
"What are you doing?" Kristina asked as Artie reached over and tucked the flower in her hair before twisting the excess stem into a ring, a smile crossing his lips.
"This isn't a formal engagement," Artie said, "but…."
Kristina simply nodded accepting Artie's makeshift promise ring with a smile crossing her lips thinking back to Artie's words. Love for them did find a way and their hearts and the hearts of those around them in turn were definitely stronger for it.
TBC
I was going to end this chapter with THE END and then go into my epilogue(s) however I don't know if I want/need to do any more housekeeping to tie up loose ends together first.