"Hey girl where have you been all weekend? You didn't reply to my texts and how come you didn't come to Glee practice last week?"
"Hi Mercedes. I'm sorry I was busy getting all my stuff from Finn's, and I kinda couldn't face going to Glee." Quinn replies getting books out of her locker.
"Yeah I heard he kicked you out. Are you okay?"
"Hardly surprising considering I slept with his best friend and lied to him about being a father. But, I'm fine thank you and thanks for all your support it means a lot."
"I'm always here if you need to talk. Where are you living now?"
"Thanks. Um, I, I moved into a motel for a few nights."
"Quinn, how can you afford that? You can't stay there forever."
"It's fine honestly. I still have enough money in my account from my allowance to last a while."
"I don't mean to put you down but you do realise that money won't last much longer right?" Mercedes says in a sympathetic voice.
"I know." Quinn begins to well up. "I just don't know what to do." Mercedes hugs Quinn "Puck has said I can live with him but I'm really not sure about that. He's a great guy and he's trying so hard with all of this, but I don't want him or anyone else to think I'm using him just because I've been caught out by all my stupid lies."
Mercedes pulls away from the hug and looks at Quinn "He's your baby daddy, no one will think your using him and if they do screw them! Your Quinn Fabray right? Since when do you care what people think of you! And you know Puck really has changed since you got pregnant, everyone can tell he really cares about you."
Quinn smiles at Mercedes while wiping away her tears. "Thanks Mercedes, I think I might just know what to do now."
"No problem. See you later in Glee yeah?"
"Yeah." The two share a smile and Mercedes walks off into a class room as Quinn closes her locker and walks towards Pucks.
"Puck, can we talk?" Quinn says touching his arm to get his attention.
"Sure. Hey, did you not get my texts this weekend?"
"Yeah I got them. Sorry I was busy and just needed time to myself."
"I understand. So what did you wanna talk about?"
"Um, I've been thinking about what you said, and if the offer is still up for me to come live with you for a bit then I'd really appreciate that."
"Of course you can still live with me!" Puck says smiling.
"Thank you."
"So could meet in the parking lot after school and I can follow you to go collect your stuff and you can move in tonight."
"Yeah sounds good to me." Quinn looks at Puck and the two end up looking into each others eyes for a while before Quinn looks away first "I should get going to class... And you probably should too."
"Ok I'll see you later." The two start to walk off in opposite directions slowly.
"Puck..." Puck turns to face her "Thank you" she whispers. The two smile at each other and Quinn turns away first continuing to walk to class.
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A red truck pulls up outside a small but beautiful looking house with lots of flowers in the front yard. Puck gets out of the truck and walks over to beetle that has just come to a stand still. Quinn gets out looking scared and nervous, she places her hand over her growing stomach and looks up at Puck.
"Are you okay? Is the baby okay?" He says with worry.
"She's fine."
"But your not? I can tell when something's bothering you Quinn."
"I'm just... I'm just a bit nervous that's all."
"Don't be. Everything will be okay trust me... Your worried about my Mom aren't you?"
"Yeah kinda."
"She'll be fine, and if she annoys you tell me and I'll tell her to back off, but she's not here tonight so you don't have to worry. She's working and Olivia is at a sleep over so it's just us... Soo, shall we get your stuff in?"
Quinn nods and grabs her bag, she goes to pick up a hodell before Puck yells "Woah what are you doing?"
"Just getting my things" she replies a bit confused.
"Hell no, let me get that."
"I think I can manage a bag Puck, it's not even that heavy."
"I read somewhere that pregnant chicks shouldn't lift things so gimmie that and go inside and chill. I got this."
Puck takes the hodell from Quinn and she walks up the path towards the house. Puck follows her and unlocks the door. Quinn steps in the door and looks around.
"This is the kitchen/ diner, over there is the family room and up the stairs is the bathroom." Puck says pointing out the different areas.
Quinn still looking around thinks how much smaller it is compared to her home, yet it feels much more homely and she can tell there is love in this house which she hasn't felt about a house before.
Puck goes to walk up the stairs and he nods his head to signal for Quinn to follow, she walks behind him and can't help but check him out as he walks up the stairs.
"So this is my room." Puck says as he opens the door. The pair walk in and Quinn looks around and smiles.
"Nice star wars sheets."
"You tell anyone about that and I'll deny it." They both laugh and Puck faces Quinn moving her hair away from her face, he bends his head down slowly and moves towards her she slowly moves in towards his face when suddenly her cell phone beeps into life.
They both move apart looking annoyed at the interruption. Quinn pulls her cell and looks at the caller ID.
"It's Mercedes I should probably get this."
"Sure, you can go downstairs if you want some privacy and I'll just empty a few draws for you and make some space in the closet."
"Thanks." She replies as she walks out of the room.
Puck falls onto his bed and listens as Quinn answers her cell. After a minute he gets back up and starts to clear out some of his stuff to make room for all the girly things that are about to take over his man space.
"Hey" Quinn whispers as she pushes the door around to see Puck led on his bed half asleep. She looks at the clock on the unit "Oh wow sorry I guess I got carried away talking with Mercedes I didn't even notice the time." She had been on the phone about an hour and Puck had managed to clear quite a bit out and even change the sheets on his bed. "You changed the sheets? You didn't have to I wouldn't have told anyone you know." She says in a teasing voice.
"Ha, I thought you might like clean sheets to sleep in, and I've cleared those 2 big draws over there and your free to use pretty much all of the closet now, it didn't really have that much in anyway."
Quinn looks a bit shocked as she looks over the bed and sees a camp bed folded up against the wall.
"Oh, I don't want to impose you can keep your bed I'm fine sleeping on a camp bed."
"Not a chance babe the bed is yours. Plus I'm pretty sure you wouldn't wanna sleep in the family room when the wind blows the tree in the back yard makes creepy shadows I wouldn't want you to be scared."
"Your not sleeping in here?"
"No I figured you'd want some privacy, but I mean if you want me to stay in here with you." He says in a flirtatious tone "then I will."
Quinn laughs and throws a pillow at him. "I should unpack."
"Yeah... I'll go fix us a drink what do you want? I think there's orange juice, coke, hot chocolate, water?"
"Orange juice would be great thank you." Puck grabs the pillow and runs out the door throwing it back at Quinn. She screams as it hits her on the head and then laughs.
Fifteen minutes later Puck walks back into the room holding two glasses of orange juice.
"Thanks" Quinn says as she holds out a hand to retrieve the glass.
"Anytime." Puck takes a seat next to Quinn on his bed and looks around "You've finished unpacking already?"
"Yeah. There really wasn't much to unpack, most of my stuff is still at my parents I just haven't had the guts to go back and get any of it."
"You still have a key right?"
"Yeah."
"And your parents go to church meetings on a friday still?"
"Yeah... How did you know that?"
"You told me the night I knocked you up."
"Right."
"So friday night we go and get your stuff."
"I dunno, what if they come back early and they catch us there?"
"They won't. But if they do I'll protect you from them."
"Thank you Puck!"
He puts his arm round her and pulls her close to his side "Shall we go out and grab some food?"
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They get back quite late and Quinn is clearly tired she walks towards the stairs "I'm really tired I'm just gonna go to bed if that's ok?"
"Of course. I'll see you in the morning, shout if you need anything."
"Thanks Puck. Goodnight."
"Night."
Quinn walks into her new room and turns the lamp by the bed on. She pulls out her pyjama top and shorts and walks into the bathroom to put them on. A few minutes later she exits the bathroom and goes back into her room climbing into bed. She tries for several minutes to get comfy but fails, she lays on her back and lets out a sigh she knows she can't sleep because she's not comfy but because she really wants Puck with her. She hasn't told anyone this but he really does make her feel safe and she has never felt this way about someone not even Finn.
She continues to fidget about when she looks at the clock and see's it saying 12.02. Quinn picks up her cell phone and begins to write a text. "Hey. Sorry if I've woken you, but I can't sleep x"
Within the minute her door creaks open and she sees Puck's figure walk in, she turns the lamp on and her mouth falls open as he stands there in his boxers looking at her.
"You want some company?"
"Uhh yeah." She says moving her eyes from his abs to his face. He notices her looking and smiles smugly. "Sorry if I woke you I couldn't sleep."
"I wasn't asleep either." He says laying on the bed next to her getting under the covers. The two of them gossip about school and the upcoming sectionals competition when Puck feels something heavy on his shoulder, he looks down to see Quinn has fallen asleep on him, he gently kisses the top of her head and closes his eyes.
"Oh my god what is that noise." Quinn says with a groggy voice as she looks up at the clock next to her.
"The alarm, hit the top and it'll stop.
Quinn gives the alarm a bit of a thump harder than she thought to turn it off and drops her head back onto the pillow facing Puck.
"Woahh someones not a morning person." He says moving Quinn's hair away from her face.
"You have a lot to learn about me." She laughs before getting out of bed.
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