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A/N Thanks so much for the story alerts, favourites and reviews guys! I was really surprised by the response my story got! It made me happy all day yesterday :)

Chapter 2: The Influence of a Finger Squeezing Monkey

"We've got a problem of gargantuan proportions."

Puck sighed loudly. This was not the first time that Rachel Berry had phoned him. Since Quinn had moved in with her Puck had requested that Berry keep him up to date with what was happening baby-wise. It wasn't like he cared that much. Really. Ok, so maybe his heart would beat twice as fast whenever he saw her name on the caller ID. Wait, that sounded so wrong. It definitely wasn't because Rachel Berry was phoning (because dude, seriously) but his nerves would kinda jump at the thought that something might be wrong with his little girl.

Berry never really had anything particularly interesting to say but the way she told her 'news', you'd think that the latest scan of the kid showed it had wings (which would've been totally awesome, by the way).

"What is it now, Berry?" He doubted there was anything seriously wrong. Firstly, he didn't know what that 'gargan' word meant so it could mean there was a small problem. Plus, what most people considered a tiny problem, Rachel Berry thought was a full blown catastrophe. That girl was such a fucking drama-diva.

"Quinn's gone." If he hadn't been so shocked at what she'd said he would've been impressed at her new found ability to get straight to the point without using a hundred unnecessary words beforehand.

"What are you talking about?" His tone was gruff but he didn't care.

"I phoned Quinn's parents to tell them that the baby had been born and I suggested that they come and visit them both and so they showed up. They declined to see the baby so I left them to talk to Quinn and I was only gone a few minutes after a refreshing walk around the block but when I came back Quinn said that she's leaving the state! She doesn't want to stay in Lima anymore because it'll just remind her of the baby. It all happened so quickly and now she's gone and everything's all messed up and I don't know what to do!"

He reached for his jacket and checked that his keys were in the pocket. "Don't get your panties in a twist, Berry. I'm on my way."

He just managed to hear her say, "Ugh, you're so crude," before he snapped his phone shut and hurried to his truck. His little girl needed him.

Berry was pacing nervously in Quinn's old room when he arrived. When she saw him her eyes went wide and he got kinda freaked out. She looked crazy. Her hair was all over the place and the expression on her face made him want to stab a wooden stake into her chest before she bit him or something.

"Finally! Why have you taken so long? I've been freaking out here. A doctor or nurse is gonna turn up any minute and ask where Quinn is. They'll probably think I've murdered her or something!"

"For God's sake, Berry, just shut up." He said. "I'm sure it's not a big deal."

"But Quinn needs to be here to make sure the adoption goes ahead. The adoption worker needs her signature before she can take the baby to the new parents!"

Puck rolled his eyes. "Berry, seriously, take a chill pill. While you're trying to get your head screwed back on properly," (if it ever was in the first place) he added in silently, "I'm going to go check on my daughter."

He walked to the nurses' station and asked that his daughter be brought to Quinn's room. The kindly old nurse said that she'd get on it right away and he cautiously made his way back. Berry was sat on the edge of the bed, deep in thought. He was relieved to see that she didn't look quite so crazy anymore.

Her head snapped up at him when he opened the door.

"I've just realised." She said, making him raise an eyebrow.

"Realised what?" he asked, bewildered.

"You can sign the baby over. You're her father and it only needs one parent to sign the documents. I can't believe that I didn't think of that earlier, I mean, I know I'm pretty sleep deprived at the moment but that should not excuse my glaring error of not recognising your significance in the matter."

He said nothing as the nurse entered the room with the pink bundle that was his daughter encased safely in her arms. "There you go sweetheart, let me know when you want her to go back."

Puck muttered a thanks as he carefully settled his daughter into his arms. The little girl opened her eyes blearily at him and he lost himself in her greeny-brown eyes. Yeah, sure, it sounded like girly-shit but this was his fucking daughter! This was what life was about.

He placed his finger next to one of her hands and she reached out and grabbed it. Hard. She'd done the exact same thing when he'd held her the first time when she'd only been a few minutes old. And he knew that babies couldn't really think all that much when they were so puny and her having weird psychic powers was unlikely but it was like she knew who he was and she was telling him to stay, like she didn't want him to let her go. He hadn't wanted to let go but it was what Quinn wanted and he knew there wasn't really a lot he could do to fight her.

But Quinn wasn't here anymore. She'd wimped out.

His girl tugged at his finger and he was reminded on an episode of Friends his sister had forced him to endure. It'd had some shit about a monkey and a scrabble tile and this dude had totally freaked out when the monkey had squeezed his finger and made him realise he was going to be a father. Yeah that's right, a monkey. Puck had thought that whole thing was utter bull crap, until this moment.

Because Puck was a father. And he was not going to wimp out of his responsibility to his daughter like Quinn had. Or how his own father had done to himself and his sister.

Berry had come to stand next him and was gazing at the baby too. "She's beautiful," she whispered in a quieter voice than he would've thought possible of her.

"Thanks." He adjusted his arms slightly into a more comfortable position. It was very quiet in the room and he realised he was probably about to ruin that. "Berry?"

"Yes, Noah?"

"That signing of documents and shit? I'm not doing that."

A/N Thanks for all your baby name suggestions, I have looked through them all and still haven't made up my mind yet so if you have any more then feel free to drop me a line.

I just have a quick question; does anyone actually know when Quinn's baby is due? I could've sworn that in the show at some point it says about Spring Break but the dates don't quite add up if that's the case.

Looking forward to hearing what you think!

Lots of love,

Lil Drop of Magic