Beginning Our Life
Last Time: Puck and Sarah had dreams about their future. And that's what you missed on Beginning Our Life.
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Giving Out Advice
Sarah's Point of View
I walked into math to, surprisingly, see Jake already sitting down at our desk. He waved me down as if I was going to sit anywhere else.
I laughed while sitting down, "Hey. You're here early."
Jake nodded, "Yeah, I needed to talk to you."
"Ok," I smiled, "What's up?"
He pulled out his phone and scrolled down the contacts, "You're positive this is my brother's number?"
I took the phone and glanced at the screen, "Yeah," I nodded, "That's his number. Why? Did it not work?"
"Yeah," Jake muttered, "I called him and he didn't even answer."
"When'd you call?" I asked.
"During lunch," he told me, "Who doesn't answer during lunch?"
I smirked and held back a laugh, "You can't just call him at anytime. He does go to college, despite what he says. He has guitar classes on Tuesdays from 11-1 then an hour long lesson after that; same with Thursdays, except he doesn't have lessons then."
"Oh," Jake glanced at the clock, "So he's in class right now?"
"Mhmm," I nodded, "Besides, I don't think he has your number, which could be another reason he didn't answer."
"Well, make sure he gets it and calls me back," Jake whispered since Mr. Werbian started talking.
"Of course," I whispered back.
"Jake. Sarah. Is there something you two need to share with the class?" Mr. Werbian asked.
I slightly shrunk back in my seat as everyone turned around to stare at us. Despite being in this class for over a month, I never talked to anyone besides Jake and never answered any questions in fear of getting them wrong, so no one really knew who I was; that was obvious by the way everyone was whispering to their neighbor asking who we were.
"Just that we're really excited to start learning about..." Jake trailed off and glanced at me, "What are we learning?" he whispered.
I shrugged, not being able to remember.
Mr. Werbian sighed, "See me after class, both of you."
I groaned and looked at Jake, "This is your fault," I whispered.
"My fault?" Jake asked, "This is your fault, you didn't know what we're learning."
I rolled my eyes, "Well, you're the idiot who-"
"Sarah Hudson and Jake Puckerman."
We froze and looked up at Mr. Werbian.
"Last warning," he said.
"I bet they're in love," some girl to our left whispered.
"So he's the father to her baby?" her table partner asked.
"No," the boy in front of them turned around, "She got knocked up by that kid's brother."
My face glowed an even brighter red than earlier.
"Oh, that guy who just barely passed high school," that first girl nodded, "What a moron."
The three of them laughed.
"You know, two years ago, he slept with the lady next door to us like four times that summer," the second girl stage whispered, "Right after Quinn Fabray dumped him because of their baby."
"Whore," the boy nodded.
"Shut up!" Jake slammed back his chair, "You don't know anything about him, so stop talking crap."
"Jake," Mr. Werbian glared, "Sit. Down."
"No, they're making garbage up about Sarah and my brother, and it's...stupid and screwed up," Jake defended.
The boy laughed quietly, "Anger management problems and dumb...just like his brother. Probably how the spawn's gonna turn out."
Jake launched across our table and grabbed the kid, "I told you to stop talking," he punched him across the face.
Another guy ripped Jake off and threw him against the wall, giving him a black eye in the process.
"Principal's office," Mr. Werbian stated, "Now Puckerman."
Jake angrily grabbed his backpack and left the room.
Mr. Werbian pointed at me, "I still need to talk to you after class."
I slowly nodded and looked down at my desk. I didn't know whether to be embarrassed at getting yelled at in front of everyone or happy that Jake stood up for not only me, but Puck as well.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I stared down at everyone as they entered the choir room for glee. I still felt a little out of sorts from math earlier, but I was able to hold it together. I didn't see Jake the rest of the day, either, though and that kind of worried me. I really hope he didn't get suspended because he really was standing up for me and Puck.
Marley walked in and came back to me, "Is anyone sitting here?" she pointed at the seat next to me.
"Nope," I shook my head while lifting my bag from it, "Go ahead."
"Thanks," Marley sat down.
I glanced at her, "You alright?"
She nodded and smiled, "I just sat down."
I smiled back, "I know, but you just look a little upset."
"Me?" she asked with wide eyes, "Sarah, I heard about what Jake did in your guys' math class. Are you ok?"
I put my head in my hands, "Great, everyone probably knows."
"Sarah," Sam called as he walked in the room with Artie, "Who's the guy that fought Jake over you and Puck in math? I'm gonna kick his ass."
"I'm going to help," Artie nodded.
Blaine turned around in his chair, "What happened?"
I waved my hand, "I'll tell you later."
Mr. Schue walked in, "Alright, so we're down Jake today because of his actions, but I'm not mad because he was standing up for our own."
I groaned. This was just great.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I stared up at my ceiling in boredom. Finn was off who knows where and Puck took Grace out to the park. Plus, I really wasn't in the mood to hang out with Mom and Sammie.
My phone rang and I picked it up to see Marley's face staring up at me. She must have put her number in it when she took it from me earlier at practice.
"Hello," I greeted.
"Sarah, are you busy?" Marley asked.
"No," I sighed, "What's up?"
"Can I come over?" she replied softly.
I sat up, "Are you ok?"
"What's your address?" Marley questioned.
I bit my lip and gave it to her. Before I hung up, I said, "Everything's gonna be ok."
Marley laughed softly, "I know, I just need some advice."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I led Marley to my room, "So what's up?"
She gently sat at my desk chair, "You're friends with Jake, right?"
I nodded and sat back against my pillows, "Yeah, and now I kinda have to be."
"You mean after what he did today for you?" she asked.
I smirked, "Yes, but no. I meant since my boyfriend's his brother."
"Right," Marley nodded, "How did that happen? His brother and you?"
I smiled, "He was my best friend growing up, we pretty much did everything together, with Finn, my brother, of course. Anyways, my dad died and I was so depressed, I left to live with my grandma for a while. So, time moved on, I thought we lost all connection, and when I moved back, everything was sort of the same, except, he was older and hotter and somehow more amazing than before. We went out and really hit it off in a whole new way."
She nodded again, "So I'm guessing you know him pretty well then?"
"Yeah," I answered with a smile, "And he knows everything about me, but why are you asking me this?"
"I was just wondering if Jake was anything like him," Marley breathed.
I scooted to the edge of the bed, "What do you mean?"
She sighed, "Jake's great, I don't know if you know or not, but I kinda like him."
I smirked.
"Am I that obvious?" she asked.
I laughed, "Yes."
Marley rolled her eyes, "Anyways, so Jake's with Kitty...and I just hate her so much. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm way better than her."
I nodded with a smile, "I know."
"I know that Jake likes me, maybe not in the same way he likes Kitty, but he does like me," Marley took a deep breath, "Do you think he would leave Kitty for me? Kitty might be the right choice for his popularity and whatever, but I think I would be better for Jake."
"I agree with you," I said softly, "You would be the better choice, but whether Jake would do that, I don't know."
"What would his brother do?" she asked.
I sighed, "If he's anything like his brother, he'll think he wants to do the logical thing, but will end up doing what's right."
Marley bit back a smile, "So I still have a chance?"
I laughed, "You always have a chance. You're pretty, nice, and an amazing singer, guys are always going to want you."
"Wrong," Marley groaned, "No guy is falling head over heels for me."
"That's wrong," I pointed my finger at her, "Jake's falling head over heels for you and I'm sure there's some other guys out there too that want to get in your pants."
She laughed, "Wow, thanks."
I smirked, "No problem."
"So, wanna go out to get some ice cream or something?" Marley asked.
I smiled, "That sounds fantastic."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
Puck's Point of View
I sat on the bench to watch Grace swing in content by herself after chasing her around the park for a good half hour. I was exhausted, but Grace was happy for once and I wasn't going to take her home yet.
I felt more than saw someone sit next to me. I glanced up to see Jake staring out at Grace.
"You never called me back," Jake muttered.
I raised my eyebrows, "Sorry?"
He sighed and looked at me, "I called you earlier today and you didn't answer me. Sarah said she'd make sure you called me back, but you never did."
"Oh, she never said anything about it," I told him, "Then again, I saw her for maybe ten minutes."
Jake stiffly nodded, "That's fine."
"What'd you need?" I watched as he stuffed his hands in his leather jacket away from the cold.
"Don't know, a brother, I guess," he mumbled.
"Hit me," I nodded.
Jake choked out a laugh before quieting down, "What do you know about girls?"
I laughed, "Honestly, not a lot. I've gotten two girls pregnant and dated hundreds, they aren't my best subject, not that I have a best subject."
Jake smirked, "I have to agree with you there, they're not my best subject either; which is why I'm asking you for help."
I watched Grace wander over to some of her friends before turning back to him, "What do you need?"
He sighed, "I have a girlfriend, Kitty-"
I couldn't help but snort, "Kitty?"
Jake just waved his hand, "Anyways, she's kind of..."
"A bitch?" I guessed.
He smirked, "Yeah, she can be nice, but most of the time...no. There's this other girl, Marley...has Sarah told you about her?"
"Killer voice, kinda looks like Rachel Berry? Yeah, I've heard of her," I nodded.
Jake looked slightly confused at the mention of Rachel, but shook it off, "Sure. So, she's," he sighed, "I don't know, she's pretty great, I probably like her, but who knows. I think she likes me, but once again, I'm not the best with girls, so I have no idea if she does or not. What happens if I do end up liking her, but I'm stuck with Kitty?"
I laughed, "There's your clue, moron, you're saying you're stuck with her."
Jake groaned, "You know, people actually talk to me and stuff when I'm with her."
I smirked, "I know, but you don't like her. I think there's some older brother code where I'm obligated to tell you that popularity isn't worth it, but I know that you don't want to hear it."
He chuckled, "You're right, I don't want to hear it."
"So then listen to this," I waited until he looked up from the ground, "Trust me, don't screw this up. If you want the girl and she wants you, go for it, no matter if she's popular or not. Do you think Sarah's at the top of the list? Maybe for ten seconds when we won Nationals, but that's it. I went after Quinn and got her pregnant, do you think I'm proud of that? Yeah, I love Beth and Quinn means a lot to me now, but it still wasn't my best moment."
Jake was silent before he slowly nodded, "Got it."
"Good," I hit his shoulder.
Grace ran over and jumped on my lap, "Hey Jake."
He smiled, "Hey Grace."
"Are you part of our family now?" she asked.
Jake froze and glanced at me, "I don't know."
I nodded, "Yeah, he's with us."
Grace launched forward and wrapped her arms around Jake, "You're going to be a great brother."
Jake stared at me before slowly hugging Grace back, "Thanks, kid."
Grace pulled back with a laugh and jumped to the ground, "That's what Finn calls me, but that's ok."
I slipped off my jacket and threw it at her, "It's the middle of October and you don't have anything on."
Grace rolled her eyes while wrapping the jacket around herself, "You should have reminded me."
I stopped her from putting her arm in the hole, "What do you say?"
She sighed, "Thank you."
I nodded and let go, "That's right," I glanced at Jake, "You need a ride home?"
Jake just about shook his head before nodding, "Yeah."
I nodded my head towards the parking lot, "Come on."
Grace ran off ahead of us while we slowly braved the wind.
"Thanks," Jake said quietly, "Means a lot."
"No problem," I clicked open the car, "Hop in."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I came home to see Sarah wrapped in one of my sweatshirts, sitting on the couch, and watching tv while feeding Sammie.
Grace slipped under my arm and ran forward, "Sarah, guess who we saw at the park."
Sarah looked up, "Who?"
"Jake," Grace bounced on the couch.
"That's ni-oh," Sarah glanced at me, "Oh, I completely forgot, you were supposed to-"
"Call him back, I know," I told her and sat down, "I ended up just talking to him."
She nodded, "Sorry."
"Nah, it's fine," I shook my head, "What have you been doing?"
"Marley came over for a little bit then we went out for ice cream and now I'm giving Sammie her dinner," she smiled down at her sister.
Grace sat up on her knees to better look at Sammie, "I guess she's not that bad."
I chuckled, "Yeah."
"Isn't she cute?" Sarah asked.
Grace bit her lip and slowly nodded, "Sure."
Sarah and I laughed, "What do you mean sure?" I asked.
Grace shrugged, "I'm cuter."
We laughed again.
"Is someone jealous?" Sarah teased.
Grace's face turned a bright red, "Stop."
"Hey," I reached an arm around Sarah and gently hit Grace's arm, "Be nice. I thought we talked about this, everyone loves you just the same."
She nodded, "Sorry."
"Don't apologize to me, apologize to Sammie," I told her.
Grace sighed and scooted closer to Sarah, "I'm sorry, Sammie, you're really pretty."
Sammie stared up at her and made a tiny gurgle.
Grace laughed quietly and softly smoothed down Sammie's curls, "What'd you say? Did you say that you love me? I love you too."
Sammie opened her mouth and she almost looked like she smiled.
Grace gasped and looked up at us, "She smiled at me!"
Sarah laughed, "Yeah! Look at that!"
"Noah! Did you see?" Grace smiled at me.
I nodded with a chuckle, "Yeah, I saw."
"Can I hold her?" Grace asked Sarah.
Sarah nodded and carefully placed Sammie in Grace's arms, "Make sure you hold her head."
Grace nodded, "I know."
She started softly whispering to Sammie so quietly, Sarah and I couldn't hear her.
I stood from the couch and was a little surprised when Sarah came after me.
She grabbed my hand, "Hey."
I smiled, "Yeah?"
Sarah shrugged, "I don't know."
I chuckled, "So you hung out with Marley today, what was that like?"
"She wanted to talk about Jake, so that was kinda fun," she led the way to our room.
"Oh," I said surprised while sitting on the bed, "About what?"
"Secret," Sarah smiled, "What'd you talk to Jake about?"
"Marley," I told her.
She laughed, "How...coincidental."
I chuckled, "Yeah."
"I wouldn't mind being related to her one day," Sarah sat on my knee.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
She shrugged with a smile, "You know, we're going to get married and then if Jake and Marley get married, the two of us will be half sister in laws."
I laughed and gently pushed her back on the bed, "You're so weird."
"Yeah, but you love it," Sarah smirked.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
A/N: Did you like it? This chapter will be dedicated to dance-sing-live because they gave me the idea for it, so thank you! I hope I did your idea justice! PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I'd love to hear them and make your suggestions into chapters!
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dance-sing-live - Lol, I'm glad you liked it! And it wasn't a Harry Potter reference at the time, but looking back at it, it sure looks like one.
smilin steph - Haha, thanks for reviewing!
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Sneak Peak: I groaned while pouring out all the soup. This was just wonderful, how did I get stuck being the only healthy one in this entire house?
Someone get's their hands full and a look at a being a parent. Any idea who?
