Beginning Our Life
Last Time: Puck asked Shelby for custody of Beth, but was denied. Sarah went into shock after watching a woman go into labor. And that's what you missed on Beginning Our Life.
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I'm Having A...
Puck's Point of View
Sarah had a vice grip on my hand as we waited for the nurse to call her name and bring us back to the doctor.
I ran a thumb over her knuckles, "Hey, it'll be ok."
"I'm not nervous," Sarah whispered.
"Then what's wrong?" I asked.
"There's a baby in me that we're really going to see today. What if they're missing an arm or a toe or a lung?" Sarah rattled off.
"Stop," I moved to kneel in front of her and look her in the eyes, "The baby's going to be fine."
"How do you know?" Sarah pleaded.
"Sars, I know because you're fine; so logically if you're fine, then the baby's fine," I added a smile for good measure.
Sarah rolled her eyes, "That's not how it works, Puck."
I shrugged, "I think so."
A smile cracked across Sarah's face and she let out a small giggle, "Whatever."
I sat back in my chair, "Alright, so are we finding out the sex today?"
Sarah shrugged, "I've been thinking about it and I'm not sure."
My eyes widened, "What?"
Before she could answer, the side door opened, "Sarah Hudson?" a nurse announced.
Sarah gave me a small smile, signaling we weren't done talking, and tugged me up to follow her to the room. I sat in the corner as Sarah went through the usual questions and procedure, occasionally blushing and avoiding my eye contact. Finally, the time came to actually see the baby.
I stood up and moved next to Sarah as Dr. Ashton left the room, "Ok, so back to what we were saying earlier, are we finding out the baby's gender?"
Sarah laid back and looked up at me, "I told you, I don't know. I think it would be fun if we got surprised."
"Why? If my baby's a boy, I want to know so I don't buy girl clothes for him," I fought.
"Don't worry, if we don't find out today, we can find out next month," Sarah smiled.
"Sarah," I groaned, "We both know that won't happen. If we don't find out now, we're not finding out until the baby comes."
Sarah pursed her lips, "You don't know that."
I raised my eyebrows, "Really?"
Sarah just rolled her eyes and grabbed my hand, "Let me think about it."
I took a seat so we were eye level, "Just...please Sarah...in the end it's up to you, but know that I really want to know."
Sarah nodded before turning her head to stare up at the ceiling in silence.
The door opened again and Dr. Ashton walked in, "Ok, let's see that baby."
Sarah squeezed my hand and moved her shirt up. I bit my lip when I saw the baby bump sticking out. Dr. Ashton started putting gel or something on Sarah before moving a thing across her.
"Did you two want to know the sex?" Dr. Ashton asked as she reached to turn on the monitor.
I stayed quiet and watched Sarah's face.
Slowly, Sarah shook her head, "Not now."
I tried not to show my disappointment as I looked down at our joined hands, "But we'll probably find out later," I muttered.
"That's fine," Dr. Ashton said, "After today, you can find out at any time even without having to get a sonogram."
My head shot up, "What?"
Dr. Ashton looked away from the monitor, "You could just call and find out if you're having a boy or girl because I'll know and can tell you."
I smiled and straightened up, "Ok, then let's get this started."
Dr. Ashton laughed and pushed a button on the screen, "Alright."
"Will they be on there?" Sarah asked.
Dr. Ashton nodded, "Right...about...now."
The screen came to life in black and white. My grip on Sarah's hand loosened when I recognized a baby. There was a head and arms and legs each with fingers and toes.
"Wow," Sarah whispered.
"Yeah," I breathed and tore my eyes from the screen to look at her. Her big blue eyes were wide with tears floating in them.
Sarah blinked and smiled up at me, "That's our baby."
I nodded and choked out a laugh, "That's our baby," I repeated.
"Thank you," Sarah said softly before turning back to the screen, "I can't believe it."
"Can you hear the heartbeat?" Dr. Ashton asked.
We nodded.
"Does that mean they're healthy?" I asked.
Dr. Ashton smiled, "Yes, your baby is perfectly healthy."
Sarah let out a small sob, "That's great."
I smiled down at her and wiped her tears away with my finger, "It is."
"I'm going to go print the pictures and make the DVD so you can show your families. You can clean yourself with the cloth and I'll be right back," Dr. Ashton gave us one last smile before she left the room.
I passed Sarah the towel so she could wipe her stomach off, "Amazing, isn't it?"
Sarah nodded and sat up to gently wipe her stomach, "It seemed unreal."
"Yeah," I whispered.
"You seemed pretty excited to find out that you can just call and find out if you're having a son or daughter," Sarah looked up and smiled.
I chuckled, "Well, I can try and hold off on that phone call, but I really do want to know."
Sarah kissed me softly, "Thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?" I asked.
Sarah shrugged and swung around so her feet were resting on my legs, "Because you gave me a miracle and are waiting to find out with me."
Dr. Ashton came back in and passed me a small packet, "Here's the DVD and pictures. Don't worry, I made sure not to print ones that showed whether or not you're having a boy or girl. Do you have any questions?"
"Yeah, can you tell us what we're having?" Sarah asked.
My heart dropped and a smile formed on my face, "Really?"
Sarah nodded, "I decided I do want to know."
Dr. Ashton smiled, "Are you sure?"
Sarah squeezed my hand, "We're ready."
Dr. Ashton nodded and glanced down at the paper in her hands, "Alright, so are you ready to have a boy?"
My breath stopped in my throat, "Really?"
Dr. Ashton laughed, "Yes, look I printed off the picture just in case you wanted to know."
I reached shaking hands out to grab the small picture where, as clear as day, was my son. I looked away from the picture to see Sarah silently crying, "What's wrong?"
"I'm having a little boy. A bouncing, baby boy," Sarah let out a soft laugh, "Oh my gosh."
"Do you want to see?" I held up the picture.
Sarah ripped it from my hands, "There he is! Oh my gosh."
I laughed, "I think he looks like me."
Sarah laughed and threw her arms around my neck, "He's so handsome."
"I'll meet you at the front desk to set up the next appointment," Dr. Ashton told me quietly.
I nodded and patted Sarah's back while watching Dr. Ashton leave. "Sars," I finally said, "I think that's our cue to leave."
Sarah laughed again and placed a kiss on my lips one last time before putting her forehead against mine, "We're going to be parents."
I nodded, "To a little boy."
"To a wonderful little boy," Sarah corrected.
I laughed and kissed her again, "Yes."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I held open the front door for Sarah to walk through in front of me.
"Mom! Burt! Finny! Kurt! Gracie! Get in here!" Sarah yelled.
"Finny?" I laughed.
Sarah hit my arm, "Shut up, I got excited."
I smirked, "Whatever."
Ms. Carole and Burt came running into the room, "Is something wrong?" Ms. Carole asked.
"No, completely the opposite," Sarah smiled and led them to the couch.
I sat next to her and waited for the rest of our family to come in.
"Alright, what's the news?" Kurt asked.
"You tell them," Sarah whispered.
"Ok," I nodded and turned to everyone else, "Well, today we found out whether we're having a boy or a girl."
"Girl!" Grace shouted.
"Wrong, it's probably a boy," Kurt rolled his eyes.
"Oh, what if it's one of each?" Finn asked.
"Are you having twins?" Ms. Carole added in.
"I hope not," Burt muttered.
"Wait! Let us tell you!" Sarah yelled over the talking.
Everyone quieted down and I took a breath, "So we're having a boy."
The silence was almost deafening until Kurt ran over and hugged Sarah, "Oh my gosh! You're having a boy!"
Finn came and patted me on the back, "Congrats, man."
Grace jumped on my lap, "So now I get a niece and a nephew!"
I smiled and hugged her against me, "Yeah, you do."
"I'm proud of you, honey," Ms. Carole hugged Sarah.
Burt tapped my shoulder, "Congratulations."
"Do you guys want to see him?" Sarah asked.
"I have the pictures and DVDs," I added in.
"Of course!" Kurt exclaimed, "Let me see my nephew."
I passed over the envelope and sat back as they all crowded around the papers. Sarah gave me a small smile and reached over Grace to grab my hand. I squeezed back and smiled myself. Everything finally seemed to be falling into place.
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Sarah sat on top of my stomach and ran her hands over my chest, "I love you."
I chuckled, "Love you too."
"You know, everything's perfect now," Sarah said softly.
"Really?" I asked while tugging her down so she was flat against me.
Sarah turned on her side, "Really. We're having a boy and my family doesn't hate me. I'd sat that adds up to perfect."
"You're not disappointed that you're not having that girl you dreamed about?" I asked while running my fingers down her hair.
Sarah shrugged, "I can just dress up my little sister. Now I can watch my boy play football with his dad."
I smiled at the thought, "You're right."
"Always am," Sarah whispered.
"You tired?" I glanced down at her to see her blue eyes closed.
"Mhmm," Sarah breathed, "What time is it?"
I looked at the clock, "9:15."
"I'm so weird," Sarah muttered.
I laughed, "What are you talking about?"
"Because I'm 16 and about to go to sleep before 11. What teenager does that?" Sarah rolled off me and laid against her pillows.
I brushed her hair from her eyes, "Go to sleep," I encouraged, "You deserve it."
Sarah nodded, "Goodnight."
I held back a chuckle while kissing her forehead, "Goodnight."
After waiting to hear Sarah's soft breaths, I stood and left the room. I was just going to go watch tv when I heard a quiet sobbing come from Grace's room.
I gently pushed open the door, "Grace? You ok?"
Grace didn't answer and continued to cry underneath her pillows.
I sat on her bed next to her shaking body and carefully put a hand on her back, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Grace shot back, though it was muffled under the pillows which took away some of the sting.
"Ok," I sat back against the headboard.
"Go away, Noah, I don't want to talk to you...I don't want to talk to anyone," Grace continued.
"Fine," I pulled my phone out of my pocket and started playing a game.
"Noah! Go away!" Grace sat up and started hitting me.
As I dodged her hands, I couldn't help but notice her dark red eyes and splotchy face, meaning she must have been crying for a while.
"Grace! Calm down!" I grabbed her hands.
"No!" Grace struggled to pull away, "I hate you!"
I dropped her hands and stared at her, "You what?"
"You ruined my life!" Grace screamed and jumped over me.
"How did I ruin your life?" I asked quietly, confused on what was happening.
Grace spun around and glared at me, "Nobody likes me because of you!"
"What? That's not true, you have tons of friends. What about that Allie girl?" I said while moving to the edge of the mattress.
"She doesn't count," Grace mumbled and fell to the ground.
I slowly made my way next to her, "Then who doesn't like you?"
"Mason," Grace muttered and played with her carpet.
I raised my eyebrows, "Who's that?"
"He was in my class and I saw him at the park today when Finn took me while you were gone," Grace rolled forward and grabbed her Barbies which she started dressing in new clothes.
"So he doesn't like you because of me?" I asked.
"Yes," Grace glared at me.
"What did I do?" I moved down to lay next to her.
Grace sighed, "Because of you're 'job' Noah."
"Cleaning pools?" I grabbed one of Grace's Barbies and looked at it's naked body, weird.
"Noah, we both know you never actually cleaned pools," Grace grabbed the doll from my hand.
I blushed, "You're not supposed to know about that."
"Mason said you came to his house and played with his mom, but then his dad came home and saw you two so they got a divorce," Grace whispered, "So now Mason doesn't want to like me."
I stared down at the carpet, I remembered that. I just didn't know that her son was home, otherwise I probably would have said no.
"I don't understand why Mason being your friend is so important," I finally said.
"I don't want him to be my friend, I want him to be my boyfriend. Like you and Sarah or Blaine and Kurt, but not Finn and Rachel," Grace sat up and moved in front of me, "And you ruined that, Noah."
I sighed and sat up as well, "You're ten, you don't need a boyfriend, Grace."
"Whatever, you ruined my life Noah," Grace stood and walked to her dresser.
"Grace, stop saying that," I muttered.
Grace pulled her pajamas out, "I could have had a boyfriend and you ruined that."
I rolled my eyes and stood, "I told you, you don't need a boyfriend. You're going into fifth grade, not high school."
"I would be the coolest girl though," Grace fought.
"You already are," I told her.
Grace rolled her eyes, "You have to say that because you're my brother."
"But it's true, I wouldn't lie, kid," I stepped forward.
Grace backed up, "Can you leave so I can get dressed now?"
I sighed, "Yeah, sure, and then I'll come tuck you in."
Grace nodded and pushed me outside her door. I stepped back as the door was slammed in my face.
"What's her problem?" Finn asked on his way up to his room.
I rolled my eyes, "She thinks I ruined her life because the kid she likes doesn't want to like her back since I sort of broke up his parents."
Finn nodded, "You were caught sleeping with his mom?"
"Yeah," I muttered.
"That would make me not want to like your sister if that was me," Finn said.
I punched his chest, "Shut up. She doesn't need a boyfriend anyways, she's only ten."
Finn rubbed the spot I hit, "Um...ow!"
"Suck it up," I walked past him.
"Hey, wait," Finn grabbed my arm, "Sorry."
"Whatever," I tugged my arm away.
"No, really, that must suck. Want me to talk to the punk and convince him to like Grace back? I could tell him you're really not a bad person," Finn suggested.
I laughed and turned around, "Nah, it's fine. Like I said, she's only ten."
"Yeah," Finn nodded, "You know, I sort of am happy for you and Sarah. Your kid, um son, is going to be awesome," he gave a small smile.
I smiled back, "Thanks, he is gonna be great," I started walking back to Grace's room.
"Can I teach him how to play the drums?" Finn called after me.
I turned and smiled again, "Yeah, sure."
Finn nodded, "I've always wanted a little brother."
"He's not going to be your brother though, he'll be your nephew," I told him.
Finn shuttered, "Don't remind me."
"Right, sorry," I muttered, remembering that he still hates what I did to Sarah.
"Good luck with Grace," Finn finally said.
"Thanks," I nodded and pushed open the door, "Alright, time for bed."
Grace sat up and smiled, "Sing me a song?"
I sighed and sat next to her, "Fine. What song?"
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
A/N: It's a boy! What'd you think? That whole thing with Grace at the end, want me to continue it? It was sort of just something for me to continue writing when I ran out of ideas. Next chapter will be when they come up with names for the baby, so any suggestions? I have two that I want to be mentioned, but want some more. I could also use some more chapter ideas, so PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I'm open to them all and love each of them!
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Ace5492 - Thank you!
raem9898 - Haha, yeah, I guess last chapter had some funny parts. I'm kind of excited to start writing them getting baby stuff. I don't know why, but I just find all the different baby supplies really cute.
Tyra - Thanks! Did you read the last one?
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Sneak Peak: I stared at Puck in amusement, "You cannot be serious." Puck shrugged, "I don't see a problem with naming my son after me."
Sarah and Puck butt heads over what they want to name their boy! I'll take suggestions for names!
