Beginning Our Life
Last Time: Finn discovered that Puck dropped out of college two months ago and fought with him. Sarah found out and the fact destroyed her. Jake and Sam brought her home to forgive Puck. Puck wanted Sarah to be mad at him, not herself. 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.
Time Flies
Sarah's Point of View
I woke to a small pressure on my chest and a whispered, "Tell Mommy 'Happy birthday' Nate."
I smiled and opened my eyes to see Puck standing over me and Nate curled on top of me, "Good morning."
"Happy birthday," Puck kissed me softly.
"Thanks," I breathed.
"Nate has a present for you," Puck picked up a vase filled with flowers that had a card sticking out of it.
I sat up and kissed the top of Nate's head, "Thank you, baby. That was very nice of you."
Puck set the flowers on the side table and passed me the envelope. I tore it open to see a white piece of construction paper with two blue hands on the front. When I flipped it over, it said:
Happy birthday, Mommy! Love, Nate
I smiled and looked down at Nate, "Did you make this?"
He gurgled and lifted his hand up to play with my hair.
"I helped," Puck smiled.
"Would you like a reward or something?" I teased.
"I don't know, maybe," Puck smirked.
"Come here," I reached out and pulled him closer to kiss him. "Thanks," I whispered against his lips.
"You are very welcome," Puck breathed back.
There was a knock on the door before Mom and Grace walked in.
"Hey," Mom smiled and came to give me a tight hug. She set a hand on Nate's head, "Hi, buddy. It's your mom's birthday. Isn't it?"
Grace set a small box on my knee, "I picked it out myself."
"Thank you," I smiled. I passed Nate to Puck before grabbing the present and tearing it open. Inside was a small picture frame with a picture of Nate, Puck, Grace, Finn, and I that was taken last week. "It's perfect, thank you," I squeezed her softly.
"Here's the one from Burt and I," Mom kissed the top of my head, "I love you."
I took the tissue paper from the bag to find a white ring box. My eyes widened and I slowly clicked it open. Inside was a gold ring with a silver heart wrapped around it.
"Do you like it?" Mom asked, "Are you going to put it on?"
I hid my left hand under the covers and nodded, "Of course I like it, it's beautiful."
"Put it on," Grace begged.
Puck watched intently as I struggled to pull the ring out with one hand.
"Honey, you have two hands, use them," Mom stated.
I jerked my hand against the blankets in a final, desperate attempt to pull the ring from my finger. When nothing happened, I quickly shot my hand out and grabbed the ring to slip it on my other hand.
"Alright, what's going on?" Mom asked, "You know that rings don't go on that finger, don't you?"
"Mhmm," I innocently glanced between them all.
Mom looked at Puck who suddenly seemed very interested in the top couple buttons of Nate's pajamas. She sighed, "You know what? It's none of my business, if that's how you want to wear it, fine."
I gave her a hug, "Thank you, Mom. I love it."
She smiled, "You're welcome."
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I towel dried my hair while walking into the bedroom where Puck was playing with Nate on the bed, "Can I see my phone?"
"Sure, it's been going off nonstop, Ms. Popular," Puck teased with a smile while passing it to me.
I scrolled through the texts; smiling at Kurt's and laughing at Jake's, but it was Rachel's that stopped me in my tracks. It said:
Happy birthday girl! :) Love you! PS I'm not pregnant. Have fun today!
"Puck," I breathed and held out my phone, "Look at this."
He took the phone and whispered the words. A huge grin broke out across his face, "That's great. I knew Finn couldn't get a girl pregnant."
I laughed and softly pushed him, "That's not nice."
"I'm not nice," Puck shrugged.
I laughed harder and picked up Nate, "Daddy's nice, don't you think? He's just joking."
"We should get going, actually," Puck said, "I have a surprise for you."
"Yeah, and what is it?" I asked.
"A surprise," Puck teased.
"Hmm," I passed Nate back and stood to finish doing my hair, "Well, then we'll have to go see what it is."
Puck smiled, "It's pretty awesome."
"I bet," I watched him and Nate through the mirror.
He walked past me into Nate's room where he started dressing Nate in one of the outfits Quinn bought for him, "Do you promise to be good for Uncle Finn? I hope you are because Mom and I would want him to watch you again."
I stuck my head in the nursery, "Nate's not coming?"
Puck smiled down at Nate, "Nope, he understands that today is Mommy's special day and she needs to see her present alone."
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I gripped Puck's hand tightly, "I don't like being blindfolded."
"I don't care," he chuckled while helping down from the truck.
"Where are we?" I asked, feeling the cement under my feet as we ran to avoid getting too wet from the rain, knowing we weren't at the riverbank.
"This is all part of the surprise," Puck stated. There was a soft click and a small jingle of a bell. I heard him press a button before pulling me into a warm room.
I sighed and leaned against his side, "This better be good."
"Oh, it is," Puck said. There was a ring that reminded me of an elevator and Puck tugged me from the stuffy air. We were walking along carpet now before suddenly stopping. There was a click of a lock and a door swung open. Puck held my waist while leading me inside. "Ready?" he asked while untying the scarf from around my eyes.
"Yup," I smiled. As Puck lifted the blindfold, light burst in my eyes and I struggled to blink fast enough to avoid pain. Finally, the room focussed and my mouth slacked. We were standing in the doorway of a small apartment. There was a small kitchen to our right with a large living room containing a fireplace in front. A hallway was behind the kitchen that led to a couple more rooms. The picture window was getting hit with a steady rain, but I could still make out the pond in the middle of the apartment complex.
I silently moved forward to look at it more closely. What exactly I was searching for, I wasn't sure. It was all so perfect. My fingers traced the molding as I walked along the walls, "This is beautiful, but why are we here?"
"Because it's ours."
I spun around in shock, "What are you saying? Did you buy this apartment?"
Puck shrugged and put his hands in his jean pockets, "Sort of. I put a bid on it and got permission to take you here today to see if we wanted it for real."
I found myself running until I was wrapped in his arms, "Thank you," I whispered.
Puck squeezed me back, "You're welcome."
I pulled back, "But we can't."
"What are you talking about?" Puck asked slowly.
I looked around the room, "We can't buy this. We'll never make the payments. We'll be back in my mom's house in no time. What are we going to do with Nate when I go to school and you go to work? It might not always be easy to drop him off and go. Noah, this is honestly the best gift I've ever gotten, but I can't accept it."
Puck stared at me dumbfounded until he nodded and ran his hands over his face, "I had a gut feeling you'd say that, but I still had to try. God, I'm such a moron. I knew you'd be better off with some earrings and a night out."
"No," I shook my head, "No, you are not a moron. I love this a lot more than some earrings and a night out. Just because I can't accept it doesn't mean I don't appreciate it."
"So we can't buy this now, but can we buy it later?" Puck said hopefully, "Like when you graduate? We can take Beth and Nate and leave your mom's?"
I smiled, "I'd like that."
Puck came and hugged me tightly, "I love you."
"Love you too," I muttered into his shoulder.
"Hey, this can't all go to waste," Puck pulled back and led me to the middle of the room. He left me for a second only to return with the same basket he used on our first date. "I had Finn put this here this morning in hopes we'd be celebrating, but we can celebrate our future too, I guess."
"And my birthday," I pointed out with a smirk.
"And your birthday," Puck chuckled while nodding. He grabbed a blanket from the basket and laid it out, "Come on, sit."
I laughed and did as he said, "What are we having?"
"Your favorite food," Puck sat next to me. He started bringing food from the basket, "Chocolate covered strawberries, duh, turkey and cheese sandwiches, gummy worms, popcorn, peanut butter and apples, and to top it all off, lemonade."
I laughed while taking it all in, "Thank you. I never really noticed how diverse my favorite foods were."
We began eating quietly, both of us continuously looking around the apartment. I was imagining our life here. We'd probably leave after a year or two. Maybe because of another baby or maybe because of a job change or maybe we were just sick of the place.
"The ring," Puck suddenly stated. He caught my eye, "Do you think your mom saw the ring?"
"I don't know," I shrugged, "If she did, I hope she didn't assume we were engaged."
Puck smirked, "We should give your mom more credit, we both know she totally saw it."
I laughed, "Yeah." I quieted down, "Which also means she knows."
"What's there to know?" Puck whispered while leaning closer to me, "We love each other, that's obvious, might as well make it official."
"She doesn't know that we're going to wait, though," I said, "She's probably running through a whole bunch of scenarios in her head. I bet she thinks we're halfway to Vegas right now."
Puck laughed, "Sars, we've been gone about half an hour, I doubt she assumes we're in Vegas right now. Do you know what they say about assuming?"
I shook my head and smiled, "No."
"That it makes an ass out of you and me," Puck smiled, "So let's not assume anything."
I laughed and kissed him, "You're pretty perfect."
"Pretty perfect?" Puck teasingly asked, "You're pretty and perfect, I'm just perfect."
I blushed and glanced down.
Puck pushed my chin up with his finger, "After a year and a half, I still make you blush."
"Do you realize that one year and three days ago, we made Nate?" I said, "Technically, our son is already a year old and we missed it."
"Do you realize we've been living together for about thirteen months?" Puck pointed out.
I smiled, "It's been a crazy thirteen months."
There was a crack of lightening and I couldn't help but jump.
Puck laughed and pulled me closer, "Is someone a little scared of the rain?"
I looked up and glared at him, "It was just a surprise."
Another flash lit up the room and was followed by a loud rumble. I laughed when I felt Puck jerk slightly.
"I'm not scared," he muttered.
"I bet," I kissed his jaw.
The next strike and the lights went out. The window created a small pool of light in front of it, but it was pretty dull and we weren't anywhere near it, so we were immersed in blackness.
"Now I'm scared," I whispered.
"Ok, one sec," Puck moved around until he finally stayed still. There was a small click and a burst of flames lit up his face.
I watched him carefully set the lighter on the ground, "So...you just carry that around?"
"Yeah," Puck shrugged.
I laughed and hugged him tightly. We sat and watched the storm outside, both of us trying to hide when we'd jump from the lightening.
I felt a tug on the hem of my shirt and glanced down to see Puck's fingers wrapped around the edge of it. I smirked and looked up, "Yes?"
He grinned, "You wanna?"
I laughed, but muffled it against his mouth, "I was afraid you'd never ask."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I blew out my candles with a smile across my face. The storm hadn't let up, but that didn't stop my family from throwing a birthday party. Mom had made dozens of different sandwiches, her original plan on making steak disappearing with the power. At least she'd made my cake earlier this morning. Blaine, Marley, Jake, Ryder, Brittany, and Sam all came over to celebrate with us.
Grace jumped up and down, "What'd you wish for?"
I smirked, "It's a secret."
She crossed her arms, "Was it about Noah?"
I laughed while Puck looked at Grace, "You want cake or should I lock you in the closet where there's no light and the storm sounds even louder in there?"
Grace's eyes widened and she ran over to Jake who wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "You scared of storms?"
"Yes," she answered softly.
He held her tighter, "Me too."
Burt slid the cake closer to him and started cutting it, "Who wants a piece?"
"I do," Brittany smiled. She looked around, "Maybe some of Sarah's wish fell on it so I can eat it and meet this Noah person."
"Britt, that's me," Puck said slowly.
"Don't lie, Puck," Brittany shook her head, "You're holding a baby."
He glanced at me with a smirk, "Whatever you say, Brittany."
Burt handed out the cake to everyone before sneaking some to Sammie behind Mom's back.
I bit into it and smiled at everyone around me. These were my friends and family and they meant the world to me.
Puck wandered over and kissed the side of my head, "Happy birthday."
Nate squeaked and wiggled around in Puck's arms.
"Thanks," I hugged Puck tightly and placed a small kiss on Nate's head, "You too, baby boy."
"Was this a good birthday?" Marley asked me.
I smiled with a glance towards Puck, "Definitely."
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A/N: What'd you think? I hope you liked it as much as I did. PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I love hearing from you all!
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dance-sing-live - Don't feel bad about reviewing late, it was fine. And Sarah was drunk because Puck did the unthinkable, so she did the unthinkable. Oh, and thank you for your review on Expansion Pack, I'm really glad you liked it! I hope you like the next one too.
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Sneak Peak: "I refuse," I shook my head. "For once, I agree with Preggo," Kitty stated.
Any idea why these two are agreeing? Or even who the other is?
