Beginning Our Life

Last Time: Puck was helping New Directions with Sectionals and noticed Marley not eating and overworking. Sam gave him a note from Sarah saying she wanted to talk to Puck again. Sarah went into labor and was rushed to the hospital for safety. She was just about to tell Puck they should get back together when the doctor interrupted them. And that's what you missed on Beginning Our Life.

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Finally

Jake's Point of View

I unzipped my jacket as I walked down the hospital hallway. I swear this place was a million degrees. I had just dropped Marley off at her house before coming back here to check in on Noah and Sarah.

I softly pushed open the door and sighed at the sight in front of me. Noah was holding one of Sarah's hands in both of his with his head leaning against them. The two of them were asleep and snoring lightly. Not that I blame them, they were put through so much the past couple hours. The contractions were just fake. The doctors had gotten them under control and Noah said they could go home in a couple hours.

I walked over and gently shook Noah's shoulder, "Hey," I whispered.

He jolted up and blinked quickly, "What? What's wrong?"

I chuckled while sitting down in the free chair next to him, "Nothing, moron, just coming to check on you."

Noah punched my arm, "I hate you."

I laughed again, "Sure you do. So what's up?"

He sighed and put a hand out to rub circles on Sarah's still perfectly round stomach, "They said I could let her sleep it off before bringing her home. We called Ms. Carole who said she wants us all home and healthy soon."

"That's good," I nodded.

He nodded as well, "Yeah."

"Are you two back together?" I asked.

Noah just about shook his head before shrugging, "I'm not sure. We were this close then that stupid doctor had to come in and ruin everything."

"So you're saying you wish the doctor never came?" I raised my eyebrows.

He glared at me, "I'm this close to punching you again."

I smirked, "Alright, alright. Do you really think anything changed Sarah's mind in the past couple hours?"

"No," Noah said while staring back down at Sarah, "I just hope we can get back to how we were."

I patted his arm, "Everything'll turn out alright in the end. Look at me and Marley."

"Dude, your girlfriend's anorexic," Noah quickly spun in the chair so we were face to face.

"Wh-what?" I stuttered, "You're joking. That's really cruel."

"I am dead serious," Noah lowered his voice, "I swear on my mom's menorah that Marley is starving herself."

I shook my head and looked away, "You're wrong."

Noah roughly grabbed my jaw and turned me. He let go of my face with a soft sigh, "Jake, I've never lied to you, have I?"

I nodded, "You told me you lived in LA and made me look like an idiot in front of Sarah."

Noah rolled his eyes, "Whatever, like that matters. Besides that, have I ever lied to you?"

"No," I muttered, unable to break his stare.

"Exactly," he hissed, "Now listen and listen well, Marley doesn't eat. When she slept over the house that weekend, she ate a spoonful of your ice cream and half a pancake then ran to the bathroom to take a shower, but the water ran for five minutes before she got in; she was probably throwing up. What about our double date and the two bites of pizza she had? She refused that granola bar earlier. When was the last time you had lunch with her and she ate? She spends more time in the bathroom upchucking than-"

"Stop!" I put my hands up, "I get it, ok," I pushed back out of the chair and started pacing the room, "You've been thinking about this for a while, haven't you?"

Noah slowly nodded, "Yeah and it finally clicked today when she was having a harder time than you during rehearsal."

I groaned and kicked the wall, "I'm an idiot. How did I not notice?"

"Hey, quiet," Noah quickly glanced at Sarah before standing and coming to me, "You're not an idiot, I promise. I'm an idiot for almost getting held back last year, for keeping my sister in a house with a crazy woman for months until my girlfriend forced me out of there, for skipping a doctor appointment with that same girlfriend, for a million other things. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe this is all just a misunderstanding, but the signs aren't good."

I stared down at the ground, "What am I supposed to do then?"

"I don't know," Noah went back to Sarah and sat next to her, "Ask Marley about it?"

"That'll be great," I said sarcastically while rolling my eyes and sitting next to him, "'Hey Marley, my brother thinks your new favorite hobby is vomiting and starving yourself. Is it true?'"

Noah glared at me, "There are nicer ways to say it," he brushed Sarah's hair back from her face, "Ask Sars when she wakes up."

I nodded, "I hope you're wrong."

"So do I, but it's better to be safe than sorry, right?" Noah asked.

"Yeah," I muttered as I stared at the sleeping Sarah.

We were quiet for a minute before Noah said, "The doctor told me she's on bed rest."

I looked up, "Why would a doctor tell you she's on bed rest?"

He shook his head with a smirk, "Sarah's on bed rest."

"What?" I asked, "Sectionals is next week! How are we going to win if Sarah can't participate?"

"Don't worry, I already asked. Dr. Ashton said as long as Sarah's done after Sectionals, she can dance," Noah told me.

"Does Sarah know?" I glanced back at her.

Noah shook his head, "She won't be happy either, which is why you have to be here when I tell her. I'm going to soften the blow with the fact that after Sectionals, Regionals isn't until a while after Nate's born, so it doesn't matter if she can't dance."

"At least she can sing," I muttered.

Noah nodded.

We continued watching Sarah until she let out a deep sigh and blinked open her eyes, "Noah?" she whispered.

"Hey, baby, I'm right here," he scooted forward and grabbed her hand again, "You alright?"

"Yeah," Sarah sighed, "Puck, I was so scared."

"I know, so was I," Noah whispered and kissed her hand, "But you guys are ok now."

Sarah looked up at me, "Hi Jake."

"Hey," I smiled while patting her leg, "How are you?"

"I'm good and you?" she replied.

I glanced at Noah who gave a slight shake of his head. I guess the Marley thing was out of the question for now. I turned back to her, "I'm great."

Sarah laughed, "Fantastic," she rubbed one of Noah's hands, "When can we go?"

"When the doctor clears you," he pushed back another stray piece of hair from her face, "There's something I have to tell you though."

I noticed Sarah's jaw go slack and she quickly wrapped her arms around her stomach, "I thought Nathan was safe. Dr. Ashton promised he was ok. Noah why would-"

Noah threw a hand across her mouth, "I need you to stop talking for a second. Nothing's wrong with Nate, he's fine. It's you."

"Me?" Sarah squeaked under his hand.

"Sars, you're on bed rest until Nathan's born," Noah said quietly.

Sarah's eyes widened and quickly darted from me to Noah then back again probably a million times. I could see her mouth gaping under Noah's palm, but no sound came out.

"You can still perform for Sectionals," Noah told her, "But after that, you're done. No more dancing or running around."

"That's good," I offered, "You can still sing. Maybe after Sectionals we can get Finn to do a just singing competition where you have to stay completely still."

Sarah fell back against the pillows, away from Noah's gag on her, "This sucks! How am I going to keep up with you guys? You're all going to be dancing until Regionals when I won't be dancing for another two months."

"Hey, you're good enough where it won't matter if you're off your feet for a while," I said, "Don't get yourself down."

She smiled, "Thanks Jake."

"No problem," I smiled back.

The door opened and a lady walked in, "Are you ready to leave, Sarah?"

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Sarah's Point of View

I rocked back and forth in the rocking chair in the nursery while looking around at everything. I can't believe we might have had to put it into use months early.

The doors slid open and Jake walked through, "Sars, can I ask you something?"

I nodded and sat up, swinging my feet off the ottoman, "I thought you left?"

He shook his head and leaned back against the wall, "I wanted to talk to you first."

"Shoot," I smiled.

Jake rubbed the back of his neck, "How should I ask Marley if she's anorexic?"

My mouth went dry. I knew this would come up sooner or later. It was only a matter of time before someone noticed her downward spiral.

"Jake, you have to be careful," I started softly, "It's not something people like talking about."

"So it's true?" he asked, coming to sit on the ottoman in front of me.

I bit my lip, not really knowing what to say. If I said no, I'd be lying, but if I said yes, I'd sound like a terrible friend for letting her do it.

"I get it," Jake said, "You don't have to say it."

I let out a sigh, "Maybe just say you'll help in anyway you can."

He nodded and stood, "Thanks, Sars."

I smiled, "Of course."

Jake gave me one last smirk before leaving.

I leaned back in the chair and rubbed circles on my stomach where Nathan was kicking softly, "Uncle Jake's a good person, he can fix Marley. Right Nathan?"

There was a knock on the door and Puck walked in, "Are you two having a party without me?"

I laughed, "Come in."

He chuckled and sat in the spot Jake just left, "So are we a family?"

I smiled and nodded, "Yeah, we are."

Puck launched forward and pressed his lips against mine. I let out an embarrassing squeal as he quickly started unzipping my dress and moved his lips down to my throat.

I forced my hands between us and pushed against his chest, "Stop," I choked out, "Not now."

He gave me the puppy dog face and slowed down his attempts, "Just a little."

"No!" I laughed, "Tonight, I promise."

"Yes," Puck hissed and quickly kissed me again while zipping me back up, "But after this, I have a feeling you're going to want to jump right into bed with me."

"Really?" I sat back and crossed my arms, "Go on."

He pushed the ottoman away and knelt down in front of me, "I love you so much; it literally hurt to be away from you, so I decided to make sure we never break up again."

I gave him a small smile, "It hurt me too which is why-"

"Hold on," Puck put his hand on my knee, "I have a speech planned."

I pretended to lock my lips and toss away the key.

Puck chuckled, "Alright, where was I? Right, so we can never break up again; even if it is just for a few days. This is me saying that I never want to be without you, I want you to be mine and only mine," he reached into his pocket and my heart stopped as he looked up, "Sarah Rose Hudson, will you marry me?"

Puck held up a small, diamond ring. There were even more tiny diamonds surrounding the circle in the center of the silver band. It honestly was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

Puck stared at me as my mouth grew dry and my hands became sweaty. This was everything I've ever wanted for the past year, to be married to Puck and raise a family with him, but there was something holding me back in my seat from his expectant arms. I couldn't bring myself to say yes.

"Noah," I said softly and fell to my knees in front of him. I gently pushed his raised hand down to his lap, "You know I love you. Gosh, I love you so much I can't help but imagine growing old with you and spending time with our family that's just going to get bigger beyond Nathan, but I can't marry you now. I'm a junior in high school. Do you know how crazy that sounds? I'm already pregnant. We're practically bonded for life and I don't plan on breaking that bond anytime soon, but I still can't marry you."

His face fell and he stared down at his hands, "You don't want to marry me."

"No!" I tilted his face up to look him in the eyes, "I do want to marry you! I would love to marry you, but-"

"No buts, Sarah," Puck interrupted, "You either want to marry me or you don't. You're being extremely confusing. That might not mean much coming from me, but still. So tell me, is it a yes or no?"

I grabbed his hand with the ring in it and gently tugged it away, "It's a promise to say yes in the future. We can't get married now because we don't have enough money or any of the other stuff we need, but we will in the future."

Puck smiled, "Really?"

I nodded and slipped on the ring, "Really."

Puck looked down at my hand, "It fits perfectly."

I smiled, "Yeah," I pulled it off and stared at all the little details on it, "Where'd you get this? It's amazing."

"You remember where I got the locket?" he asked.

I nodded, "It was your grandma's."

Puck poked my nose, "Exactly."

I stared down at the ring again, "Wow, it's old."

Puck chuckled, "Yeah."

"I don't think I'm going to wear it on my finger, though," I said softly.

"What does that mean?" Puck asked.

I shrugged while taking off the locket and unclipping so I could slide the ring on next to it, "Mom and Burt will be suspicious if it's on my finger with the one you bought me for my birthday."

Puck nodded and grabbed the chain which he clipped closed and put over my head, "I understand. It looks great this way anyways."

I lifted off the golden chain and gently set it on the floor. I grabbed Puck's shirt and tugged him forward, "Come here."

He chuckled and roughly kissed my lips, "I knew you'd want to go to bed right after that."

I laughed, "You're so smart."

Puck lifted me up and quickly ran to our bed, "I've missed this."

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

Finn's Point of View

I just about passed Sarah and Puck's room on the way upstairs before hearing a loud laugh and a yelled, "Noah!"

I hurriedly ran back to the door and leaned against it.

"Have I ever told you that you were the hottest girl I've ever met?"

"Have I ever told you that you were the strongest man I've ever seen?"

"No, but I'd love to hear you say it."

"Oh, I will."

I rolled my eyes, they were disgusting. But wait, if they were making out...or worse...they were probably back together.

I knocked on the door, "Hey, excuse me."

There was a loud thump before Puck stuck his head out the door, "What the hell do you need?"

I smirked, "You two back together?"

"Yes!" Sarah yelled.

Instinctively, I tried looking around the door before quickly stopping myself, "That's all I need."

Puck nodded, "Cool, see you tomorrow," he slammed the door in my face.

I glanced at my watch to see it was only six. Rolling my eyes again I pulled my phone out of my pocket and found Jake's number.

"What's up?" he greeted.

"You owe me 20 bucks," I stated.

"Are you kidding me? They're seriously back together already?" Jake groaned.

I chuckled, "Come on, you could not have actually thought they could go a month without each other."

"One could hope," Jake muttered.

I laughed harder, "Alright, see you later and don't forget the money."

"Shut up," Jake said before ending the call.

I smirked while putting my phone back and going upstairs. Sure I thought it was gross Puck and my sister were going at it right now while everyone's home, but a part of me was kinda happy they were back together like they should be. Plus, I made 20 dollars.

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A/N: Sorry for the wait! I hope you liked it though! I can't wait for the holidays! PLEASE REVIEW with questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I love hearing from you all!

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Dance-sing-live - Someone noticed! Sorry again for the late update.

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Sneak Peak: "And what am I supposed to do, Puck? Join the Cheerios? The volleyball team? No because what club is going to want a pregnant girl?" "Why does it matter when you're going to be a mom?" I spoke up.

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