Beginning Our Life

Last Time: Puck took Sarah out on a date in the middle of the night. The two had fun and ended up staying out for too long. Burt and Carole weren't exactly happy to see them when they returned. And that's what you missed on Beginning Our Life.

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here.

Recipe for Disaster

Puck's Point of View

Sarah and I stood at the front door as we watched Ms. Carole, Burt, Finn, Kurt, Blaine, and Sam drive away to the amusement park. The reason the two of us weren't going was because we were grounded for sneaking out in the middle of the night. The reason Grace wasn't going was because she didn't like roller coasters and was probably too short to go on them anyways, at least that's what I told her.

"I don't know if I'm mad or relieved," Sarah said.

I nodded, "At least this was our only punishment."

"I don't think it's fair that Blaine and Sam get to go though," Sarah muttered while walking back to the living room, "It's like they're replacing us."

I shrugged while plopping down on the couch, "Kurt wants to spend as much time as possible with Blaine before New York while Finn just wants someone to help him forget Rachel."

Sarah leaned into me, "What are we going to do today?"

I was about to answer when there was a loud scream from the bathroom. Sarah and I shot up from the couch to run down the hall.

I started pounding on the door, "Grace! Is that you?"

"You idiot, of course that's her," Sarah scolded before turning back to the door, "Gracie, what's wrong? Do you need me in there?"

The door opened and Grace ran at me crying, "Noah! It hurts!"

"What hurts?" I asked and bent down so we were eye level.

In response, Grace opened her mouth and I winced; all her teeth were covered in blood.

"What happened?" I asked softly while holding her chin to get a better look.

"Oh my God," Sarah whispered while sliding down the wall. I glanced at her and saw her pale face and wide eyes. I forgot, she can't do blood.

"Sars, how about you go get Grace a wash cloth and a popsicle," I told her slowly, assuming I knew what happened.

Sarah nodded and carefully stood to run in the kitchen and do as I said.

I turned back to Grace and led her in the bathroom, "What happened?" I repeated.

"My-my-my tooth came out," Grace whimpered.

I lifted her up onto the counter, "Which one?"

Grace slowly opened her mouth and pointed with her tongue, "This one."

I put a hand on Grace's head, "Calm down, Sarah will be back in a second with the wash cloth and popsicle."

"Will they be red so I can't see the blood?" Grace wiped her eyes.

I was going to say yes when I realized Sarah might not have dealt with lost teeth before, so instead I said, "Want me to make sure?"

Grace quickly shook her head and grabbed my hand, "Don't leave."

I hid a smile and squeezed her fingers, "Don't worry. Now, where's the tooth?"

Grace pointed over to the sink where there was a small puddle of blood surrounding one of the biggest teeth she's ever spit out.

"You must have lost a molar," I stated.

Grace's eyes widened, "What?"

I chuckled, "It's alright, nothing bad's gonna happen."

Sarah slowly walked in, "Is everything ok?"

We nodded and I took the stuff from Sarah, smiling when I saw she got a cherry popsicle and red wash cloth. I unwrapped the popsicle and wet the wash cloth.

"Open," I instructed Grace.

She opened her mouth and reached for the popsicle. I chuckled and shoved the wash cloth in her mouth before passing over the frozen ice.

Grace nodded a thanks and continued sucking on the wash cloth. I gently lifted her down and watched as she walked off to the living room.

"How'd you do that?" Sarah asked.

I turned to her and raised my eyebrows, "Do what?"

"That," Sarah pointed behind her, "Take care of Grace."

"Oh," I shrugged, "She's always been losing teeth, that might actually be her last one. Anyways, she's pretty easy to calm down and stuff."

Sarah watched me as if she was thinking about something. Finally, she said, "You're unpredictable."

I laughed and grabbed her hand, "Come on, let's go make sure she's ok."

We were halfway to the couch when my phone rang Beth. I smiled while fishing it out of my pocket, "Hello," I greeted.

"Hi Noah, would you like to spend time with Beth today?" Shelby asked.

"Of course, I could even pick her up," I told her while sitting between Sarah and Grace.

"That'd be great. Is there anything I should pack for her?" I could hear Beth babbling in the background as her mom talked on the phone.

"Um," I glanced down at Sarah and Grace, "Maybe her bathing suit so she could run around in the sprinkler with Grace and some outside clothes."

"How about her pajamas?" Shelby slowly asked.

My mind went blank, "Sorry?"

"I was thinking and maybe I could use a night out with my sister and friends while you could use a night with Beth," Shelby said.

I smiled, "That should be fine."

"Did you ask Carole?" Shelby warned.

I groaned, "No."

"Noah, I can't give Beth to you when you don't have permission," Shelby sighed.

"Please, can't you just give her to me and then I'll ask permission later?" I pleaded, now both Sarah and Grace were staring up at me.

"Alright, I'll see you in a little bit," Shelby gave in and my smile widened.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

I helped Grace down from my truck while Sarah grabbed Beth. We were at the park, trying to do something outside before the impending storm hit. I had called Ms. Carole and told her what we were doing. When she said Beth could stay the night, I had let out a small 'Yes,' which only increased when she told me they were planning on staying the night in a nearby hotel and won't be home until dinner time.

Grace automatically ran off to the swings and I followed Sarah and Beth to the slide.

"Ready for the slide, Bethie?" Sarah asked.

Beth smiled and clapped her hands.

I chuckled while wrapping an arm around Sarah's waist, "Ready for a night with Daddy, Sarah, and Aunt Grace?"

Beth screamed and jumped from Sarah's arms to my own.

I placed a kiss on her head before setting her on top of the slide, "Alright, monkey face, here we go."

Beth went up and down the slide for a good fifteen minutes, making Sarah and I laugh constantly. I turned to see Grace swinging in content by herself.

Grace caught my eye and waved, "Noah! Look how high I am!"

I nodded, "Cool, but be careful!"

"Watch!" Grace smiled before jumping off at the top.

"No Grace!" I yelled as she flew through the air.

Sarah looked up from where she was catching Beth at the bottom of the slide, "What'd she-" the words stopped on her lips when Grace crashed to the ground with a scream.

I ran to my sister with Sarah on my heels, Beth in her arms. I fell to the ground next to Grace and carefully adjusted her so she was in my lap.

"Hey, hey, look at me, Gracie, look here," I prodded gently.

Grace's cries continued, but she looked up, "I'm s-sorry Noah."

I ignored her plea and ran a finger under her eye to wipe away the tears, "What hurts?"

"Just my knees and hands," Grace cried.

"I'll go see if Shelby packed any band-aids in Beth's diaper bag," Sarah whispered to me.

"I have a first-aid kit under the passenger seat," I muttered back.

Sarah nodded and walked away with a silent, scared Beth.

I turned back to Grace, "Can I look?"

Grace nodded and turned her face into my chest, her sobs racking through her as her tears soaked my shirt.

I carefully unfolded her knees and inspected the damage. There were just small cuts with tiny drips of blood coming from them along with a few bits of gravel in them. I gently grabbed her hands and sighed in relief when she didn't scream, they weren't broken. However, the skin was slightly hanging off with a little blood.

"I don't think you broke anything," I whispered.

Grace looked up at me, "Is that good?"

I chuckled, "Yeah, that's good monster."

"I'm really, really sorry Noah," Grace whimpered.

I sighed, "It's alright, just don't do it again."

Grace quickly nodded, "I would never do that again, my hands and knees sting too bad to do that again."

I smiled and wiped away a stray piece of hair stuck to her forehead, "Sarah and Beth will be back soon."

As if on cue, Sarah came running up with Beth in one arm and the first-aid kit, a water bottle, and cloth in the other.

"Here you go," Sarah breathed while sitting down next to me.

I opened the first-aid kit, "Alright, Gracie, this might sting," I pulled out a bottle of antiseptic.

Grace winced at the first spray and grabbed Sarah's hand, careful not to hurt her own.

After cleaning up Grace's first knee, I placed a big band-aid over it, "One down, one to go."

Beth crawled forward and kissed Grace's covered knee, "It kay, Daddy fix."

Sarah and I smiled while Grace laughed, "Thanks Bethie. You're right, your dad'll fix me right up."

"I'm not your dad though," I poked Grace's stomach with a chuckle.

Grace smiled and shied away, "Are you almost done?"

I nodded, "I just have to fix up your other knee then we can go home."

Grace leaned back against Sarah and stared up at the sky, "Is it going to rain?"

Sarah looked up as well, "Looks like it," she brushed Grace's hair back, "It'll be ok though."

"Ouch," Grace screeched and kicked her leg into my stomach when I sprayed more antiseptic on her cut.

I groaned and dropped the bottle and band-aid, "Grace Marie Puckerman, what was that for?"

"I'm sorry," Grace muttered, "I didn't mean to. It's your fault though."

"What?" I breathed while looking up.

"You sprayed stinging stuff on me," Grace glared.

"Because you jumped off the swings," I shot back.

"Alright! Stop!" Sarah put a hand up, "Both of you! Puck, can you please fix Grace up so we can go home?"

"Sure," I cleaned Grace up in silence, ignoring her occasional moans and groans.

I finally sat back on my heels, "There you go, good as new."

"Thank you," Grace said quietly.

"No problem," I sighed and pulled Beth over, "What do you want to do now monkey face?"

"Swim, Daddy!" Beth smiled.

Sarah laughed softly while standing, "Should we go home and set up the pool then?"

I stood with Beth, "Come on Grace."

Grace tried standing and whimpered when she rocked forward onto her knees.

I sighed and passed Beth over to Sarah before bending down to wrap an arm around Grace's waist, "Up kiddo."

Grace's hands wound themselves around my neck as I helped her stand.

"What do you say?" I asked once she was on her feet.

Grace smirked, "Thank you, Noah."

"And?" I prompted with a similar smirk.

Grace rolled her eyes, "You're the best."

"Yeah I am," I laughed and tickled her.

"Me! Tickle me, Daddy!" Beth bounced in Sarah's arms.

"You wanna get get tickled?" I asked Beth and grabbed her, "We'll have to see about that!" I tickled her stomach and Beth screeched in response.

After a mini tickle fight, Sarah announced that we should get going before the storm hit if we want to go swimming. Once in the truck, I sighed and rested my head on the back of the car seat before starting it. Please, please, please make this the only bad thing that happens today.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

I watched the water from the hose fill up the blow up pool Ms. Carole bought a few weeks ago. I could hear Grace and Beth running around behind me, laughing and talking, or babbling on Beth's part.

"Hey," I looked up at Sarah's soft voice.

"Hey," I smiled and took in her towel thrown across her shoulders, "You going swimming too? There's like a foot of water."

Sarah shrugged and knelt down next to me, "I thought this might be one of the last times I'll be able to swim without fear of getting made fun of."

"What are you talking about?" I asked softly.

Sarah slowly removed the towel to reveal her navy, two piece bathing suit, "Look at this," her hand ghosted over the baby bump.

"You're not fat," I assured her.

Sarah groaned and tears formed in her eyes, "I know, I'm pregnant, but still..."

"You know what?" I asked and Sarah shook her head, "You go swimming today, but I'll still take you swimming the rest of the summer as well, whenever you want."

Sarah quickly shook her head, "No! I can't let people see me like this!"

"And they won't," I grabbed her hand and squeezed softly, "We'll go to the river bank all the other times, no one will see us there."

"Ok," Sarah whispered, "Thanks."

"Yup," I smiled and turned back to the pool, "You sure you want to go in this? It's like 60 degrees."

Sarah laughed, "Yeah, it'll be fun. Besides, it's gonna rain any second now, not like we'll be in there for a while."

I looked up at the sky and nodded, the clouds were getting darker and there wasn't a hint of blue sky in sight, "We'll have to make sure to get them out if we see lightning."

Sarah chuckled, "If Grace doesn't run screaming."

I laughed and looked back at her, "You're right, we'll have to grab Beth out to follow Grace inside."

Sarah smiled and glanced down at the pool, "I think it's ready."

I nodded and turned to Grace and Beth, "You two ready to go swimming?"

"Yes!" Grace came running over with her towel flying behind her.

Beth looked confused at first before catching on and running over as well. Suddenly, she stopped and screamed.

Grace stopped and turned around. I groaned and pushed up off the ground before making my way over to her. What else could go wrong today?

"What's wrong, Beth?" I picked her up and looked around, maybe she stepped on a rock or something.

"Puck," I looked up at Sarah's pale face, "I think she stepped on a bee."

"What? There aren't any bees here," I scoffed.

"No, look," Sarah came over and gently held Beth's leg as the two year old cried. She looked at the bottom of Beth's foot, "See, it's all swollen and it looks like there's a stinger in there."

"Noah, there's a bees' nest on the ground over here," Grace spoke up from where she was walking around near where her and Beth were playing.

I glanced behind me and saw that Grace was right, there was a big brown ball a little ways away from her with bees covering it, "Grace, walk away from that and watch where you step."

"Puck, is she allergic to bees?" Sarah asked softly.

I blinked and looked down at my squirming, screaming, crying daughter, "I don't know...I don't know...oh my God...what if something bad happens?" I felt my heart start to beat faster and I was struggling to breathe.

"Nothing bad'll happen," Sarah whispered so only I could hear, "Pass her here then go get a drink of water to clear your head."

I carefully handed her Beth, "How do we get the stinger out?"

Sarah bit her lip, "I think we have two options," she took a deep breath and tried to calm Beth, "One, we look up how to do it on the computer. Two," she locked eyes with me, "We take her to the doctors."

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

I took a deep breath and filled out the form on the clip board on my lap.

Name: Beth Joyce Pucker

I stopped and groaned, I'd need a new form to fill out now.

Sarah looked up from the still crying Beth in her arms, both her's and Grace's attempt to calm her having gone to waste, "What's wrong?"

"I started writing Puckerman instead of Corcoran," I muttered.

"It's ok," Sarah put a soft hand on my arm, "Just put a line through it and continue writing."

"It'll look weird though," I fought.

"You're her father, it's not weird," Sarah turned back to Beth, "You're helping Shelby raise her. Just write down your name."

I nodded and looked back at the paper, continuing to write down Beth's information.

Father:

I took a breath before writing down the truth. Heck, if I didn't, they might not be able to treat her or whatever without calling Shelby and I couldn't let that happen.

Father: Noah David Puckerman

Sarah glanced down and smiled, "There you go."

I smiled back at her then down at Beth, "Don't worry, I'm gonna get you medicine."

After finishing the forms, I brought them up to the nurse at the front desk, "Here you go. Will she be helped soon? I don't know if she's allergic to bees, so I want to get her treated right away."

The nurse smiled and nodded, "You'll just have to wait a few more minutes. Dr. Benson's room is almost ready."

I glanced back at my girls and sighed, "Is the doctor a girl? Because I know my sister and girlfriend prefer girl doctors. I don't know about Beth, but...I don't know...just to be safe."

"Yes," the nurse nodded, "She's the only one here today."

"Alright, great," I walked back to Sarah, Beth, and Grace, "She should be ready in a few minutes."

Sarah, Grace, and I continued trying to calm down Beth as she kicked her feet and screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Beth Corcoran?" the nurse announced.

I quickly stood and grabbed Beth from Sarah's arms, "Here, we're here."

Sarah stood as well, "Want me to come with you?"

I shook my head and lowered my voice, "I'll be fine. I have a feeling the storm's gonna pick up soon anyways, Grace will need someone else with her."

Sarah nodded and placed a kiss on my lips, "Alright, I'll be here if you need anything," she put a kiss on Beth's screaming head, "Good luck, Bethie."

I was walking through the doors after the nurse when the first crash of thunder sounded. I glanced behind my shoulder to see Grace yell softly and jump. I groaned as the door swung shut behind me, could today go any worse?

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

"Like I said, Beth doesn't appear to be having an allergic reaction, but if she starts to get one of the symptoms on this list, call me," Dr. Benson told me while pointing at the pamphlet in my hands.

I nodded, "Thanks again. I don't think I would have been able to pull out the stinger myself even with Sarah's help."

"It's no problem," Dr. Benson smiled, "I get a lot of these types of injuries with first time parents."

I adjusted the now drowsy Beth against my shoulder before signing one last paper, "I'll make sure to call in the morning to tell you the medicine effects."

"Call in two days as well, I want to make sure she's ok," Dr. Benson nodded while holding open the door, "I'll see you later."

"Yeah, goodbye," I smiled and walked through. I was making my way over to Sarah and Grace when I heard one of them cry. It took me two seconds to realize it was Grace.

The storm hadn't let up one bit in the half hour since it started, actually it got worse; the lightning and thunder increasing in brightness and sound. Grace must have had a panic attack or something.

"Are you two ready to go?" I asked.

Grace jumped on me, "Make it stop Noah."

Sarah gave me a tired look while taking Beth from my arms, "So what's the diagnosis?"

I looked over Grace's head, "Dr. Benson got the stinger out, got the swelling down, and gave me some medicine for Beth to take."

Sarah nodded as she ran a finger down Beth's cheek, "She seems tired."

"Yeah, Dr. Benson already gave her some medicine for the pain," I squirmed under Grace's pressure, "Please, monster, get off."

Grace sobbed in my shirt, "It's too loud and scary."

"We should get going," I suggested.

"We need to get going," Sarah muttered under her breath.

I gave her a look as I gave up on trying to drag Grace and just brought her in my arms. I wonder what happened while I was in there.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

I rocked Beth back and forth in my arms as she finally drifted off to sleep. I sat on the couch next to Sarah, "Alright, spill, what happened while I was with Beth in the doctor's office?"

Sarah sighed and put her head on my shoulder, glancing around to make sure Grace wasn't in ear shot, "She panicked, like full out panicked. One of the nurses actually offered to get Dr. Benson to see if she could get some medicine for her."

I groaned, "Did she start hyperventilating?"

Sarah nodded, "And sweating and whining for her big brother."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do," I ran a hand over my face, "I knew she was going to need me, but the thought of Beth having an allergic reaction scared the crap out of me."

"It's not your fault," Sarah whispered and stroked my cheek, "You know, you're a great dad and brother."

I smirked and turned to her, "Really?"

"Yeah," Sarah smiled while folding her legs underneath her and staring at me, "You knew how to handle Grace losing her tooth and when she jumped off the swings and Beth getting the bee sting-"

"I did not know what to do with Beth," I interrupted, "I took her to the freakin doctors' because I was scared."

"For the right reasons," Sarah poked my shoulder, "Noah, you're an amazing dad, why don't you see that?"

I glanced down at Beth and shrugged, "Because it's just natural, I guess."

Sarah hugged me, "And that's why I love you."

I smirked, "Thanks."

A particularly loud blast of thunder sounded and a scream came from down the hall. Sure enough, Grace came running in and jumped on the couch, promptly shoving her head underneath the blanket.

I sighed, "Grace, come out from there."

"No," Grace sobbed.

Sarah put a hand on her back, "Gracie, wanna go get some dinner? I think we have some mac and cheese in the cupboards that I could cook up."

Grace poked her head out, "Could I have chips too?"

I laughed, "Only if you get out from underneath that blanket and set the table."

Grace nodded and ran from the room.

Before Sarah could stand, I nudged her, "Look, you got her to calm down."

Sarah smirked, "For five seconds. The storm's supposed to last all day because of the temperature and-"

I caught her off in a kiss, "Shut up because I'm done with school and don't care how a storm is made."

I could feel Sarah's face blush, but she smiled, "I have to get dinner ready."

"Alright, Momma," I teased.

Sarah spun around and started walking backwards, "Whatever, Poppa, just get in the kitchen in ten after you're done caring for the baby."

I chuckled and leaned my head back against the couch, watching Sarah walk away. I ran a finger down Beth's arm and smiled when her hand wrapped around it. She was mine and I wanted her so badly that I think I might take Grace's suggestion and ask Shelby for custody.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

Sarah's mouth was warm against my own as we made out in our bed. We had put Beth in Grace's room for the night, hoping that would help Grace since the storm was still going strong.

However, we were wrong when the door flew open and Grace came running in, Beth dangling from her arms.

Sarah quickly pushed me off and dove under our covers, she wasn't exactly fully clothed. I could feel her struggle to get her pajama shirt back on.

I pulled the sheets up over myself as I sat up, "Grace! What are you doing?"

"I can't do it, Noah," she cried, "I can't be strong for Beth. It's too scary."

I reached forward and took a whimpering Beth from her arms, "Get up here."

Sarah's head popped out, "What?" she hissed.

I shrugged and adjusted ourselves so Grace could squeeze between us.

"Gracie," Sarah started softly once Grace was comfortable against my arm, "Tonight, could you be careful not to kick my stomach?"

Grace turned and wiped her eyes, "Sure, I don't want to hurt the baby."

Sarah smiled, "Thanks."

Grace nodded and closed her eyes before moving as close to me as she possibly could. I rubbed Beth's back and closed my own eyes.

"Noah," Grace whispered.

"Yeah?" I whispered back.

"Thanks for being the best big brother in the entire universe," Grace sighed before drifting off to sleep.

I cracked an eye open to see Sarah smiling softly, "Told you so," she breathed.

I smiled back and reached a hand over to rub her stomach, "Yeah, I guess you were right."

"Shh," Beth mumbled.

I couldn't help but laugh and neither could Sarah.

Beth just brought her hand up then down on my chest, "Daddy."

"I'm sorry," I said quietly.

The thunder rolled softly outside as both Beth and Grace fell to sleep. I knew Sarah was awake by the way her fingers kept combing themselves through Grace's hair.

"Sars," I whispered.

Sarah's movements stilled, "Mhmm?"

"Thanks for letting them sleep in here," I turned my head to look her in the eyes.

Sarah smiled and slowly pushed herself up so she could place a soft kiss on my lips, "I wouldn't imagine turning them away."

"Good, cause they're my family and," I drifted off as Sarah kissed me again.

"I understand," Sarah pulled back and laid down against her pillow, "Don't worry, I plan on being part of that family too someday."

My eyes widened and I looked at her again, only to see her own eyes were closed and she was breathing softly. I bit my lip to stop from saying something and maybe waking her up, though I doubt she fell asleep in less than ten seconds. I glanced down at Beth one last time before drifting off to sleep to the sound of the girls breaths and the hard rain outside.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

A/N: Alright, so pretty long and, I have to admit, quite dramatic; but what'd you think? I'm sorry this took a while. I got caught up in some stuff, so had a hard time writing. I'll warn you now too, that I'm going away next week and will be unable to update. Don't worry, that's my last trip so I'll be able to update more. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm neglecting this story, I'm not and really want to tell everyone the ideas I have in my head. Unfortunately, I'm running low on ideas and could really, really use some. Please, I would really appreciate it. PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I love each and every one!

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Ace5492 - Thanks!

raem9898 - Did you like the date? Yeah, you did remember correctly, but right now, that's what Sarah thinks. Sorry if that's a little vague and if this sounds stupid, but if someone is reading this for the first time, I don't want to spoil anything. This wasn't exactly like last time, but it was sort of testing Puck and Sarah's limits as parents again, at least, that's what I was going for.

Tyra - Thank you so much!

TheAwkwardTurtle13 - Sorry about Liz. I needed an idea. Glad you liked the chapter though!

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Sneak Peak: I paused halfway through flipping a pancake, "I'm sorry, what?" "I wanna get custody of Beth."

Puck brings up his idea to Sarah, who gives him her honest opinion. What'll it be? Any ideas?