Beginning Our Life

Last Time: Sarah didn't want to go back to school because of her new body, but Puck helped her realize she looked great. She was still unsure and didn't invite Puck to the Sadie Hawkins dance. Puck found out from Kitty who asked him instead. Sarah got past her fear and asked Puck before getting in a fight with Kitty. Blaine stopped it and convinced Sarah the dance would be fun. 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.

Starlight

Sarah's Point of View

Marley and I tossed away our smoothie cups before walking into the dress store at the mall.

"What color were you thinking?" Marley asked.

I shrugged while walking towards the sale section, "Maybe purple. I know it's a winter dance so the dress should be blue or something wintery, but every formal dress I've worn has been blue and I should break the trend."

Marley smiled and nodded, "I get ya. I was thinking green for me."

"Definitely," I pulled off a silky, dark pink dress. It was really pretty, but when I looked at size, I knew it wouldn't fit me and put it back with a frown.

Marley sighed and came over to me, "Sarah, I know this is hard, I'm thinking the same thing about myself, but we can do this. We can find dresses that'll make us look amazing, no matter what size they are."

I grinned, "Thanks."

"No problem," she smiled back, "Now come on, usually they have the best dresses back on the spare rack near the changing rooms."

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"Pass the lipgloss," Marley said.

I nodded and tossed it across the room to her before going back to putting a small braid in my hair. Tonight was the night I was still nervous for, the dance. My dress was just above knee length and dark purple with sleeves that covered my shoulders. It had a diamond studded, lace belt around the middle. I curled my hair and pinned back two braids on the side. I thought I looked pretty good considering Kurt wasn't hear to help me.

My necklace caught my attention and before I registered anything, I was slipping the ring off the chain and on my finger. I held out my hand to look at it and smiled. Puck would be surprised. I took off the old one on my other hand to try and avoid Mom noticing anything.

"Alright, done," Marley stepped back from the mirror and smiled at me, "Thoughts?"

"Perfect," I stated with confidence, "Me?"

"Gorgeous," Marley laughed.

I laughed as well, "Then I guess it's time to find our dates."

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

Puck's Point of View

I stared at the pile of ties on Finn's bed, "None of these are going to work. Sarah said purple."

Finn shrugged, "Sorry. What if you don't even wear one?"

"I guess," I slipped on my jacket, "Why are you going?"

Finn rolled his eyes, "Since I work there, I have to attend as a volunteer."

"But you're already a volunteer as the glee coach," I said.

"Yeah, Sue doesn't care," Finn muttered while struggling with his tie.

There was a knock on the wall making us turn to see Jake standing at the top of the stairs, "Are you guys ready?"

I nodded, "Yup," I grabbed Sarah's corsage off Finn's dresser and followed Jake down the stairs. We all sat in the living room to wait for Sarah and Marley.

Ms. Carole walked in with Sammie in her arms, "You all look so handsome."

"I agree," Sarah and Marley said at the same time as the came in. They laughed at each other before turning to us.

I bounded over to Sarah, "You look amazing."

She smiled softly, "Thanks."

"Wait!" Grace ran in with Nathan, "Nate wants to say goodbye to you!"

"Grace!" Sarah screamed while grabbing the crying Nate.

"What?" Grace asked with wide eyes.

I fought back my small amount of anger and squatted down in front of her, "Wasn't Nate sleeping?" Grace nodded and I bit my lip before asking slowly, "Then why would you wake him?"

"So he could say goodbye to his mom and dad and so you guys could tell him goodnight," Grace whimpered.

I groaned and ran a hand over my face, "Grace, not only was that mean of you, you could have hurt Nathan. Do you realize that's wrong?"

"Stop treating me like a child!" Grace pushed me backwards and ran away.

I sighed and pushed myself up. I wrapped an arm around Sarah and Nathan, "You ok buddy?"

"Maybe we should just stay," Sarah whispered.

I opened my mouth, but nothing came out. I had no idea what to say as my son screamed at the top of his lungs and my sister sat in her room probably crying her eyes out.

"No, you two are going," Jake stated, "I know that all this is going on right now, but you need a night out."

Marley nodded, "Puck, I'm not so sure about you, but Sarah, you've been exhausted these past few days, you need a break."

Ms. Carole set Sammie on her blanket before coming over and gently prying Nate from Sarah's arms, "They're right, you two are getting out of this house and going to the dance."

I sighed while nodding, "Sars, your mom's right, we should go."

"I don't know," she muttered while staring at Nate.

She reached her hands out to our son, but I grabbed them and slipped the corsage on, "There. Now you have to go."

Sarah smiled and gave me a hug, "Thanks."

I felt something cold against my neck and, as she pulled back, glanced at her hand with wide eyes. My grandma's wedding ring shined against Sarah's small finger.

Sarah winked when she caught me staring and picked up her own clear box with a small white flower inside. She quickly pinned it on my jacket with a smile.

I turned to see that Jake and Marley have already exchanged flowers, "You guys ready? I'll drive."

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Sarah gripped my hand tightly as we walked in the dance, "Calm down," I whispered, "You look great."

"Are you sure?" she whispered back, "Because people are staring."

"Alright, stop," I pulled her off to the side, "You seriously need to get a grip on yourself. I know you're stressed because you just had a baby and now all the sudden we're forcing you to go public with your new body. I'm sorry, I really am, that I got you pregnant. We both know that Nate's perfect, but if I would have known-actually, I did know the consequences and I'm sorry. Please, I'm begging you to realize just how beautiful you are; not just for me and everyone else, but for you because I'm scared you're going to screw yourself up."

Sarah took a deep breath before going on her tip toes and kissing me. She pressed herself against me and didn't let up for a good minute. Finally, she jumped back panting, "Let's dance."

I laughed, "Finally!"

Finn grabbed my shoulder as we passed him and he nodded, 'Thanks,' he mouthed. I smirked and followed Sarah over to Brittany and Sam.

"Let's have a dance off!" Brittany said loudly while grabbing mine and Sam's arms.

"I'm not that good at dancing," I stated with a glance at Sarah.

My girlfriend smirked, "But I am."

I saw the confidence and happiness in her eyes and reluctantly nodded, "Fine, but don't blame me if I drop you."

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Sarah's head rested softly against my chest, "I love you," she whispered.

I tightened my hold around her and kissed the top of her head, "Love you too."

"I'm not just saying it either," she looked up at me, "Earlier when you were knocking the sense into me and when you completely embarrassed yourself with Brittany and Sam," she laughed softly, "Thanks, it means a lot to me."

I chuckled, "Well, I'm glad you enjoy me making a fool out of myself."

"It's cute," she hugged me, "Are you happy?"

"Yeah," I smiled, "I really am. You?"

Sarah bit her lip, "One sec, I'll show you." She squeezed me one last time before running off.

The boy onstage-Ryder, I think, if I remembered correctly-finished his song and slowly walked off the stage. Jake and Marley danced over to me happily.

"Where's Sarah?" Jake asked.

I shrugged, "Not sure."

Marley pointed up to the stage, "There she is."

I watched with wide eyes as Sarah nervously smiled out at everyone until she landed on me. Her teeth seemed to show more and her eyes brightened under the lights, "Hi everyone," she said into the microphone, "I know we just had a slow song, so I'll speed it up a little bit. This is for my amazing boyfriend for reminding me that I'm perfect just the way I am."

As the music started, Jake punched my shoulder, "Nice."

I smirked and shrugged, "I try."

I said, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune"

It was the best night, never would forget how we moved.

The whole place was dressed to the nines,

And we were dancing, dancing

Like we're made of starlight

Like we're made of starlight

I looked up to see Sarah swaying softly to the music with her eyes locked on me through the crowd. I winked at her and noticed her blush slightly.

I met Bobby on the boardwalk, summer of '45

Picked me up late one night at the window,

We were 17 and crazy, running wild, wild

Can't remember what song he was playing when we walked in

The night we snuck into a yacht club party

Pretending to be a duchess and a prince

And I said, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune"

It was the best night, never would forget how we moved.

The whole place was dressed to the nines,

And we were dancing, dancing

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Sarah started walking off the stage with a determined look. The crowd began parting as she sang into the microphone.

He said, "Look at you, worrying so much about things you can't change

You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way"

He was trying to skip rocks on the ocean, saying to me,

"Don't you see the starlight, starlight?

Don't you dream impossible things?"

She stopped in front of me and smiled before continuing.

Like "Oh my, what a marvelous tune"

It was the best night, never would forget how we moved

The whole place was dressed to the nines,

And we were dancing, dancing

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Ooh ooh he's talking crazy

Ooh ooh dancing with me

Ooh ooh we could get married

Have ten kids and teach them how to dream

I ignored everyone and kissed her hard in front of everyone, hoping the next part wasn't going to be so soon. Luckily for me, she didn't pull back for a bit and when she did, she sang just as strong as before. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her as she danced back to the stage.

Oh my, what a marvelous tune

It was the best night, never would forget how we moved

The whole place was dressed to the nines,

And we were dancing, dancing

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Like we're made of starlight, starlight

Like we dream impossible dreams

Like starlight, starlight

Like we dream impossible dreams

Don't you see the starlight, starlight?

Don't you dream impossible things?

Everyone, myself included, clapped for her. Sarah smiled one last time before setting the microphone back and running down the steps. The music quickly started up again just as Sarah jumped in my arms.

"That was amazing!" I swung her around, "I can't believe you did that!"

She shrugged, "I figured you'd appreciate it."

"And I did," I kissed her once again, "Thanks."

Jake nodded, "I'm impressed."

"Was it as good as my song?" Marley asked with a small smile.

Jake's eyes widened and he seemed to think something over before smiling back, "Let's dance," he grabbed Marley's hand and ran away.

Sarah laughed and started dancing around me, "Come on, it's just you and me now, things are gonna get crazy."

"Really?" I laughed, "Did you pick up some spiked punch on the way back here or something?"

"Nope," Sarah grinned, "Just me."

I caught her around the waist and pulled her against me, "You're really great, you know that?"

She went on her tip toes and whispered in my ear, "Yes."

I laughed and spun her around, "Come on, let's see how crazy you really are."

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

I dropped Jake and Marley off at their houses before starting the drive home. Finn was going home with Sam; something about glee club, not that I really cared.

Sarah's hand suddenly shot out and set on top of mine on the steering wheel, "Can we take a detour?"

I raised my eyebrows, "Don't you want to go home to Nate?"

She nodded and leaned over, "But I want you."

"Sarah," I sighed, "We can't, you know that."

"Noah," she whispered, "It doesn't have to go that far. I just want to have a little private fun."

I bit my lip and groaned while switching lanes and heading to the park, "You're really doing this to me right now?"

Sarah kissed my cheek, "Thank you."

She was so silent the rest of the drive with her head facing out her window, I had to keep checking on her at every chance I got to make sure she wasn't sleeping. Once I'd parked the car in a sort of hidden area, Sarah faced me with tear filled eyes, "I changed my mind, can we go home?"

"Um, yeah, of course," I reversed the car and headed back out to the road.

"I'm sorry," Sarah whispered.

I shook my head, "No problem."

"I know I got you excited," she continued, "But I realized how wrong this was and we should be there when Nate wakes up soon for a bottle."

I glanced at the clock to see it was 11:30, only half an hour until Nate's normal feeding time, "There's really no problem, Sars, I completely understand."

"I feel terrible though," Sarah cried. She angrily wiped her eyes, "God, my son is at home without us for the first time ever and all I want to do is my boyfriend in the back seat of my brother's car!"

"It's ok," I said softly, "You're not terrible. I know that and Nate knows that. If you want, I can go back over there, we can have a little fun, and I'll just explain to Nathan why we're late when we get home."

Sarah laughed through her tears, "You realize that would scar Nathan for life, right?"

I chuckled, "I'll just be giving him the talk a little early, no big deal."

She laughed again and faced me, "I'm sorry, I'm an emotional wreck."

I shrugged, "No problem, you just had a baby, it's aloud. Now, if you decide to continue being an emotional wreck, then we'll have a problem."

Sarah smiled and reached over to kiss my shoulder, "You're the best."

I stopped at the light and faced her, "I know," I whispered.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

As soon as I parked the car in the driveway, Sarah ran out the door and up to the house. She hurriedly ran inside, not that I can make fun because I was just a couple seconds behind.

We ran into Ms. Carole in the hallway, "How was the dance?" she asked.

"Great," Sarah said with a smile in my direction, "How was Nate?"

"Once I'd gotten him to calm down," Ms. Carole sighed, "Great."

Sarah's smile widened and she took off to our room. I was just about to follow when Ms. Carole set a hand on my arm.

"You should go check on Grace," she whispered, "She's locked herself in her room every since Burt pried her out of there for dinner. She pretended to be sleeping about an hour ago, but I can hear her crying."

I nodded, "Yeah, of course." I headed down the hall towards Grace's door and slowly pushed it open, "Monster, you awake?"

"No," she sobbed.

I held back a chuckle and sat on her bed, "What's wrong?" I pulled back the covers to try and find her.

Grace hid her face in her pillow, "I'm trying to sleep."

"No, come on, tell me," I said softly, "Is this about earlier?"

"Maybe," she sniffled.

I pushed farther back on her bed so she was under my arm and I was leaning against the headboard, "I'm sorry I treated you like a child earlier, but what you did wasn't right."

Grace shot up and glared at me, "There you go again treating me like I'm five years old!"

"Do you want me to yell at you?" I asked.

Grace's eyes scrunched together in thought before she slowly shook her head.

"Then what do you want?" I was having a hard time holding back my frustration.

"Do you hate me?" Grace asked quietly.

"No, no, no," I shook my head, "Why would you say that?"

"Because I hurt your baby!" Grace collapsed against my chest in a fit of tears.

I held her against me and kissed her forehead. I've dealt with one too many crying girls tonight. Maybe the funny thing will help with Grace like Sarah.

"I'm so sorry, Noah, I'm so, so sorry," Grace hiccuped.

"He's alright," I whispered, "Everything's ok now. I was mostly surprised you were able to reach into Nate's crib, I mean, Sarah can barely do that."

Grace giggled and hugged me tightly.

I smiled, yes!

"Did you really stay in here the whole night?" I asked.

"Yeah," Grace muttered.

"Well, I'm sorry, but you have to go to sleep for now though," I gently pushed her off, "Night."

"I'm sorry," Grace whispered as I stood up.

"Don't worry about it," I smiled and leaned down to kiss the top of her head, "Goodnight, little monster."

"Night Noah," Grace smiled back.

I gave her a small wave and turned off the lights while closing the door. I went over to my room and paused in the doorway with a smile. Sarah was cooing softly to Nathan in her arms while walking around the room. She hadn't changed yet, but the strange contrast of formal teenager and mom made her even more attractive.

She looked up and grinned, "Hi Daddy."

I smirked and crossed the room, "Hi Mommy," I moved back the blanket covering Nate's face, "Hi buddy, how are you?" He squeaked softly and I chuckled, "Hungry? I can get you a bottle."

"No, here," Sarah passed me our tiny baby, "I'll go get it. You two catch up."

I watched her leave before going into the nursery and sitting in the rocking chair, "Sorry we left you, I hope you didn't mind; when you're older, you'll understand," I tightened my grip around him, "Even though I was with your mom, I missed you. You guys look a little alike, when she smiles, I see you."

Nathan suddenly started crying and I was a little happy when I realized that it didn't scare me as much anymore as in the beginning.

I brought him over to the changing table and started unbuttoning his pajamas, "Did you have an accident? That's ok, you're in a diaper, plus, boys have accidents a lot when they're younger, I know," I slipped it off and grabbed another, "I'm always lucky that Mom gets the dirty ones, right?"

"Or you two made a secret deal."

I laughed and turned around to Sarah, "Jealous?"

"Very," she laughed back and came to hug my side.

I finished cleaning Nathan up and lifted him into my arms.

Sarah passed me the bottle and followed me to the chair, "Are you sure you want to feed him?"

I nodded, "I don't mind, he's pretty easy."

She sat on the ottoman, "Yeah, but..."

"You wanna do it?" I smirked.

Sarah shrugged, "Well..."

I stood, "Come on, switch."

She dove forward to the seat and put her arms out, "Hand him over."

I laughed and did as she said, "Someone's a little eager."

"Stop," she muttered, "I love him."

I knelt down next to them, "I know. I love him too."

"I'm sorry we left you," Sarah whispered, "We really do love you."

I poked his nose, "And next time we go somewhere, maybe we can take you."

"Really?" Sarah looked up, "Do you think he's ready?"

I shrugged, "Why not? He's strong."

"Just like his dad," Sarah smiled.

I leaned over and kissed her.

"Wow," Sarah eventually breathed once we pulled back, "We've been doing that a lot today."

I chuckled, "Is there a problem?"

"No," she reached a hand out to bring my neck closer, "Not at all."

Just as we were about to kiss again, Nate burped and I could see he spit up a little out of the corner of my eye. I set my forehead against Sarah's before reaching down and wiping Nate's mouth, "Thanks kiddo, it's not like we were in the middle of anything."

"Stop," Sarah laughed softly and lifted Nate against her shoulder so she could pat his back, "You alright?"

I sat back and watched them with a smile. Nate threw up a little on the burp cloth on Sarah's shoulder, but she didn't seem to care as she rubbed his back and whispered in his ear. She was perfect.

~~~~~GLEE~~~~~

A/N: What'd you think? It was a little allover the place, but I hope you enjoyed! The song Sarah sang was Starlight by Taylor Swift, hence the title. Not a lot of Nathan, but he'll be a central part of next chapter, same with Grace. I've been planning it for a while and hope you all like it. PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! They make me so happy!

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Dance-sing-live - I'm glad you want more Blaine because he's in the next chapter! I can't wait for that episode either, it was so good and made me excited!

Tyra - Lol, thanks!

smilin steph - I'm glad you're back and hope you've liked these past few chapters!

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Sneak Peak: "Who's that?" I asked with a glance to the man staring at us across the lobby. "My dad."

Any guesses?