Deleted Scene 2 Beth's First Haircut (S2 between Original Song and Born This Way)
Noelle walked into the Hudson-Hummel house to hear a screaming baby and she groaned as Puck came into the foyer with a horror of look on his face.
"What's wrong with Beth?" asked Noelle.
"Quinn's trying to give Beth her first haircut and Beth is throwing a tantrum," said Puck. "God, the terrible twos are kicking in and she only just turned one!"
"I'll give her a hand," said Noelle. "Where is she?"
"Kitchen," said Puck. Noelle nodded and entered the kitchen.
"Hey you two, what's all this commotion?" asked Noelle. "Beth, are you giving Mommy and Daddy a hard time?"
"She won't let me cut her hair," said Quinn, sitting at the kitchen island in frustration. Noelle smiled.
"Well, maybe if we show Beth it doesn't hurt, maybe she'll calm down," said Noelle.
"How do you suggest we do that?" asked Quinn.
"You cut my hair, and I cut yours?" suggested Noelle with a smile.
"Okay, I do need a trim," murmured Quinn.
"I'll go get my shampoo and conditioner and then you can wash my hair in the sink too," said Noelle.
"Okay," said Quinn.
A few minutes later, Noelle was sitting in a chair by the sink as Quinn washed her hair for her. Quinn ruffled the towel over Noelle's head for a few minutes and then Noelle sat back down in the chair as Quinn began to comb out Noelle's long hair.
"How much do you want me to take off?" asked Quinn. Noelle grinned and picked up her phone.
"I thought you'd never ask," said Noelle, holding up a picture to Quinn. "Think you can manage that?"
"Yeah, I can do that," said Quinn. "Ready?"
"Yup, chop it off, but put my hair in a ponytail first and then cut it cause I'm going to donate my hair to Locks of Love," said Noelle. Quinn nodded started getting to work as Beth watched from her high chair with interest.
"See Bethie? It doesn't hurt!" said Noelle. "Aunty Noelle is going to look pretty!"
"Gone?" Beth asked.
"Yup, Mommy is cutting my hair off and making it disappear! See!" Noelle held up the ponytail that now sat in her lap as Quinn evened out her hair. Ten minutes later, Quinn set the scissors down on the counter and gelled Noelle's hair into a fauxhawk. Gone were the long locks of hair and now Noelle was sporting a super short girl's crewcut style with the fauxhawk. Noelle smiled at herself in the mirror.
"Oh I love this, thanks Quinn!" said Noelle, hugging her.
"You're welcome!" said Quinn. She turned to Beth.
"Okay Monkey Face, do you want to let Mommy cut your hair now that you saw Aunt Noelle get hers done?"
"Otay," said Beth.
"It won't hurt, Bethie," said Noelle. "You can close your eyes you know."
"I can?" asked Beth.
"Sure," said Noelle. "I remember my first haircut kind of. I was really scared just like you were, but Nana Carole told me I could close my eyes and she held my hand the whole time the hairdresser cut it for me. You wanna hold my hand while Mommy cuts your hair?"
"Otay," said Beth. Noelle smiled and took Beth's hand in hers as Quinn stood behind Beth with the scissors and a spray bottle filled with water. Quinn sprayed the top of Beth's hair and combed her blonde locks out, trimming all of the ends. Beth was covering her eyes with her free hand as Quinn trimmed the curls of blonde hair and they fell to the floor.
"All done!" said Quinn.
"Done?" Beth asked, opening her eyes.
"Done!" said Noelle. "See Bethie, that wasn't so bad! Look how pretty you look!" She held the mirror up to Beth and Beth giggled and clapped her hands at the sight of her hair as Carole walked into the kitchen, groceries in hand.
"What's going on in, oh my goodness, Noelle! What did you do to your hair?!" cried Carole.
"We gave Beth her first haircut and I had Quinn chop all my hair off to show Beth it didn't hurt," said Noelle. "Beth was screaming bloody murder when I walked in. It's okay though cause I'm donating my hair to Locks of Love."
"Well, I can't say that I'm pleased you cut your hair off," started Carole as Noelle grabbed a box from the closet and placed her ponytail in it, "but I know this will help a child in need."
"Yeah," said Noelle as Quinn swept the rest of the hair up into a pile and then into a dustpan before throwing it in the trash.
"Beth, you look so pretty," said Carole, pinching her cheeks before placing a kiss on Beth's cheek.
"What's for dinner?" asked Noelle, helping Carole put the canned goods in the pantry.
"I was thinking we could have Taco Night," said Carole.
"Oh yummy!" said Noelle. "Here Mom, you've had a long day. Quinn and I will make the stuff for tacos, why don't you go sit in the living room and play with Beth?"
"Okay, I won't argue with that," said Carole, picking Beth up from her high chair. "Come on sweetie, come snuggle with Nana Carole."
As the two left the kitchen, Noelle turned to Quinn.
"Hey can I tell you something?" Noelle asked.
"Sure," said Quinn.
"Um, so yesterday Josh and I had sex for the first time since I regained use of my legs," said Noelle.
"Oh my god, how was it?" asked Quinn.
"Amazing," said Noelle. "I had my first orgasm. It was something I'd never experienced before."
"Wow, that had to be something," said Quinn.
"I wasn't able to feel anything when we had our first time," said Noelle. "But this time, this time was fucking amazing."
"You guys are perfect for each other," said Quinn as Noelle browned the ground chuck in a pan and Quinn chopped the lettuce and tomatoes.
"So are you and Puck," smiled Noelle. "Think he'll ask you to marry him?"
"I hope so," murmured Quinn. "I can't imagine my life without him."
"Same for me with Josh," smiled Noelle as Finn and Rachel walked into the room.
"Hey guys," said Finn. "Oh my god, Noelle! What did you do to your hair?"
"I had Quinn chop it off," said Noelle. "I'm donating it to Locks of Love."
"Cool," said Finn. His eyes trailed to the food on the counter. "Awesome! Tacos!"
"I love your haircut, Noe," said Rachel. "I don't think I would ever go that short though."
"Yeah, you would probably only go as short as Barbra did for Funny Girl, right?" asked Noelle.
"Probably," said Rachel. "Where's Carole?"
"In the living room with Beth," said Quinn. "She's had a long day and we told her we would cook. Beth's why Noelle cut her hair. We gave Beth her first haircut and Noelle had me cut her hair so we could show Beth it was okay."
"Aww, poor Beth," said Rachel. "I bet she was scared."
"She was screaming bloody murder," grinned Noelle. "She's fine now."
"We'll set the table," said Finn, grabbing plates from the cupboard.
"Okay," said Noelle as she drained the meat and returned it to the pan, adding the taco seasoning in. As it cooked, she called Josh to see if he wanted to come over for dinner. There was more than enough food.
"Hey babe," said Noelle as Josh picked up after the second ring.
"Hey, what are you doing?" asked Josh.
"Cooking dinner, do you want to come over? We're having tacos," replied Noelle. "Oh and I have a surprise for you."
"Okay, sure, Mom and Dad both have to work late tonight, and I was going to order a pizza but this is better," replied Josh. "I'll be over in ten minutes."
"Okay, drive safely," said Noelle. "Love you."
"Love you more," teased Josh.
"Mhmm, sure," replied Noelle. She hung up and looked at Finn.
"Add one more place setting, Josh is coming over for dinner," said Noelle.
"Aye aye!' saluted Finn as Carole came back into the kitchen.
"I put Beth down for her nap," said Carole. "Smells good in here."
"Thanks Carole, I bet she was tired," said Quinn.
"She was, she fell asleep on me in the living room," said Carole.
"Josh is coming over for dinner," said Noelle. "His parents have to work late so they had left him money for pizza but he wants tacos instead."
"That's fine," said Carole with a smile. Ten minutes later, Josh pulled into the Hudson-Hummel's driveway just as Burt was getting out of his truck.
"Hi Mr. Hummel," said Josh.
"Hi Josh, coming over for dinner again?' asked Burt. "And I told you, you can call me Burt."
"Yes sir, if you don't mind, and okay," said Josh.
"You're family, you know that," said Burt, putting a hand on his shoulder. "You're always welcome to join us."
"Burt, can I ask you something?" Josh asked.
"Sure, what is it?" asked Burt.
"I, um, I'm not planning to do this probably for another year or so, but I wanted to ask you permission to marry Noelle," Josh replied.
"That's a big step," said Burt.
"I know, but I can't imagine my life without her, and I know she can't imagine hers without mine," replied Josh.
"And I'm giving you my permission to marry her," replied Burt.
"Really?" asked Josh excitedly.
"Really," replied Burt. Josh grinned and Burt pulled Josh into a hug.
"Welcome to the family, Son," replied Burt.
As the two walked into the house, they saw Finn, Rachel, Carole, Quinn, Puck, and Noelle at the dining room table. The two immediately noticed Noelle's new haircut.
"Noe, what the heck did you do to your hair?" asked Josh.
"Had Quinn cut it so we could show Beth that haircuts aren't scary," smiled Noelle. "And I'm donating my hair to Locks of Love."
"That's my girl, always selfless," smiled Burt as he ran his hand over her head and kissed the top of her head. "I like it. Ugh, you gelled it." Noelle laughed.
"Have to keep the fauxhawk in place somehow," replied Noelle. "And thanks Dad."
"No problem," smiled Burt.
"So what do you think, Josh?" asked Noelle.
"I love it," smiled Josh, kissing her. Noelle giggled as a cry came from the baby monitor.
"Sounds like someone is up from her nap," said Quinn. "I'll get her."
"Okay," said Puck. As Quinn headed upstairs, the others sat down and waited for them to return. When Quinn came back with Beth, Quinn placed her in her high chair.
"Hi Monkey Face, have a good nap?" asked Puck, kissing her cheek.
"Dada silly," replied Beth. Everyone laughed.
"Okay, let's say a prayer and eat, I'm famished," said Rachel. Everyone bowed their heads.
"Heavenly father, thank you for this meal in which we are about to receive," said Burt. "We ask you to continue to heal others in the world. We thank you for family time. We also thank you for Puck, Quinn, Beth, Josh and Rachel coming into our lives and being amazing friends to Finn, Noelle and Kurt, who's away at school. In your name we pray, amen."
"Amen," murmured the group.