Never Forgotten Past
Last Time: The Puckerman kids were left to fend for themselves for the week. Sarah and Puck decided to take the next step after homecoming. The two each told Quinn, who now knows the most secrets in McKinley. And that's what you missed on Never Forgotten Past.
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She's Amazing
Puck's Point of View
I waved after Shelby then closed the door as I walked back into her house. Sarah and Beth were playing with some of her dolls on the ground.
"Ok, monkey face," I said as I sat on the ground and pulled Beth onto my lap, "What are we gonna do today?"
She giggled and clapped her hands. Sarah smiled then tickled Beth's stomach making the little girl laugh even more. Soon, Sarah and I joined in and none of us could stop laughing.
Sarah wiped her eyes but the smile remained on her face, "How about we give Bethie some dinner?"
Beth clapped her hands again. I carefully stood up and followed Sarah to where Beth's highchair was sitting next to the kitchen table.
"There we go," I muttered as I put Beth safely in her chair.
"Can you help me?"
I turned around to see Sarah standing on her toes and jumping, trying to reach the top shelf where the desirable baby food was waiting.
I laughed and walked over to her. I picked her up and she grabbed the baby food she wanted.
"Thanks," Sarah whispered when I put her back on the ground.
"No problem," I replied as I leaned in for a kiss.
Sarah pulled away after a second and pushed past me, "We need to feed Beth so no making out."
"I don't know if I like that rule," I said as I came up behind her.
Sarah just rolled her eyes and began feeding Beth the jar of ham, "Maybe you could grab her some of that real food Shelby mentioned and something to drink."
"Ok," I muttered as I went back to the cupboards and pulled out a box of Cheerios and a sippy cup that I filled with water.
"Here you go," I passed the stuff to Sarah and sat on a nearby chair.
Sarah smiled and talked quietly to a giggly Beth as she fed my little girl. I couldn't help but smile as well at the scene in front of me.
Sarah looked up at me and her smile grew bigger, "Like what you see?"
I laughed and nodded, "Of course. You're amazing with her. I can't wait till we have one of our own."
Both of us paused, I can't believe I had just said that out loud. Sarah's smile faltered a little before nodding and turning back to Beth. She then went back to feeding her, only this time in silence.
I silently kicked myself, I'm so stupid. Why would I say that? I'm dumber than Finn sometimes.
"Ok, how about you play with Daddy while I clean this up?" Sarah patted Beth's head then stood up and walked towards the sink.
I grabbed Beth and wiped her chin with her bib as I walked over to the couch. Beth noticed her lamb stuffed animal on the ground and started to whine. I sighed but kept walking, I'll get it in a second. Beth whined some more then hit my arm.
"Daddy!"
I stopped walking and looked at my daughter. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sarah look up from the sink.
"Did she just say..." Sarah drifted off.
I nodded slowly, "Beth, did you just say your first word?"
Beth wasn't paying attention though and hit me again, "Daddy!" she once again pointed towards her lamb.
I walked over to it and bent down slowly to pick it up, "This is what you want?" I handed the small, white animal to her.
Beth's face lit up with a huge smile, "Daddy!"
I sat down on the couch and kept replaying the moment in my head. The small voice was repeating the same word over and over and each time it made me prouder and prouder to have heard the original.
I smiled and looked up at Sarah who had followed us into the living room.
"Wow," she whispered as she sat down next to me.
"I know," I whispered back.
Beth just looked at the two of us and smiled, "Daddy!"
I laughed and started tickling my little girl, "That's right monkey face, I'm your daddy!"
Beth screamed with laughter and rolled around on my lap. She reached towards Sarah and waved her hands.
"I'll save you Beth!" Sarah went to grab Beth but I pulled her back.
"Not on my watch! No one can save you now!" I stood up and held Beth like a football under my arm and started running around the room.
Beth screeched again and Sarah stood up to chase us. We ran around for a few minutes before collapsing on the couch.
Sarah smiled at me and grabbed my hand, "You're amazing, you know that?"
"Yeah, I do," I smiled back. I leaned in to kiss her and was glad when she met me halfway.
Suddenly I felt a little hand touching my cheek, "Daddy?"
Sarah and I laughed lightly and I looked down, "Yes Beth?"
She pointed towards her disregarded lamb and jumped softly on my lap, "Daddy!"
Sarah stood up and walked over to the stuffed animal, "Here you go Bethie."
Beth smiled and started petting her lamb as if it was real, making Sarah and I laugh again.
"I think it might be time for a bath. What do you say Beth?" I said as I stood from the couch and started walking towards the bathroom.
"Daddy," Beth mumbled as she turned in towards my chest.
"How about I give you a bath again Beth? Would you like that?" Sarah asked as she patted Beth's back gently.
Beth stayed quiet but reached her hands to Sarah and curled in her arms.
Sarah smiled at me over Beth's head and sat gingerly on the ground near the sink as I turned the bath water on. After a minute the bathtub was filled with water at the perfect temperature and the bath seat was securely in the center.
Sarah carried a now undressed Beth to the tub and gently put her in the seat. I leaned against the wall and watched as Sarah started washing Beth's hair.
Beth squirmed and started to whine with tears slowly coming down her face. I sighed and looked away, I hated seeing Beth upset no matter what the reason.
I heard Sarah groan and looked up at the two, "She won't stop."
"Daddy," Beth whined softly and raised her hands towards me.
I hesitated before crawling towards Sarah and Beth, "Do you really think she'll let me this time?"
Sarah smiled reassuringly, "She seems to want you, so I think so."
I picked up a washcloth and squirted some soap on it before softly rubbing it on Beth's back. She stopped moving around and leaned against my hand.
I smiled, "Do you like that?"
Sarah laughed, "I think she does, look how happy she is."
Sure enough, Beth was splashing the water and playing with one of the rubber ducks Sarah had placed in there with her.
"Daddy!"
I looked down at Beth, "Yes?"
She splashed the water at me and I couldn't help but gasp a little, "You little monster!"
Sarah laughed and joined in with the splashing.
"Hey now! Stop!" I yelled as I tried to cover my face to avoid getting water on it.
Sarah and Beth laughed even more and continued to splash me.
"That's it!" I stood and grabbed the shower head and moved my hand so it was positioned over the water pressure knobs.
"No! Come on Puck, please," Sarah begged, but she still had a small smile on her face.
I just laughed at her, "That's a terrible acting job Hudson and for that you are going to get sprayed!"
Sarah screamed as the water hit her, "That's too cold Puckerman!"
I laughed harder and tried to control the water as to not get the whole bathroom wet.
"Daddy!" I looked down at Beth and smiled.
"You want some too Bethie?" I moved the shower hose over Beth and let the water fall on her.
Beth screamed and waved her hands around, "Daddy!"
I laughed and bent down to warm the water a little, accidentally spraying Sarah.
"Hey!" Sarah hit my arm with a giggle. She wiped her face then pulled her wet curls up in a sloppy pony-tail.
I chuckled, "Sorry, I just didn't want to freeze my girl."
We both looked down at Beth and smiled. She was now waving her hands in the air and screaming as the warm water hit her skin. Beth started jumping a little and slipped, slowly falling down towards the water. I disregarded the shower head and knelt down next to Sarah. She was holding a scared Beth in her arms with a shocked expression on her face.
I put my arms out and lifted Beth from the tub. Sarah grabbed a towel and wrapped it around Beth's shoulders gently. Beth cowered into my chest and I tightened my arms around her. I leaned against the wall and closed my eyes as I tried to focus on the toddler in my arms that was now safe and sound.
Sarah moved against me and leaned her head against my shoulder. I felt her tears drip on my shoulder so I unhinged one of my arms from Beth and slung it around Sarah.
"It's ok," I murmured, but in truth, I wanted to cry too. My daughter had almost drowned in the bathtub, but here she was safe and that's what I had to focus on, not the fact that she could have gotten hurt.
We sat on the ground for another five minutes, listening to the water drain from the tub. Sarah moved and wiped her eyes from any stray tears.
"Come on, we should get her dressed," Sarah said as she stood.
I nodded and stood up next to her. We walked towards Beth room across the hall. I walked over to where her dresser was and grabbed out one of her pajama sets.
Sarah grabbed Beth from me and took her to the changing table where she started drying her off. I passed her the purple nightgown and watched as she carefully dressed Beth.
Sarah looked up at me, "Here you go," she gave me Beth and I smiled.
"Goodnight Beth," I whispered as I placed her in the white crib.
Sarah slid underneath my arm and bent in towards Beth, "Goodnight sweetie."
I led Sarah out of the room and towards the couch.
"Well, that was eventful," Sarah said softly as she sank into the pillows.
"Yeah," I muttered back.
We sat in silence for a minute before a small noise came from the nearby baby monitor, "Daddy."
I smiled, I don't think I could ever get used to that sound, "I'll be right back."
Sarah nodded and smiled as well.
When I walked in Beth's room, she was standing in the crib, gripping the sides as she waited for me.
I chuckled and reached my arms out to grab her, "Hey there, you're supposed to be sleeping."
"Daddy," Beth said as she held onto my neck.
"How about I sing you a song, then you go to bed?" I asked as I headed towards the rocking chair in the corner.
I sat down and started humming the Kiss song I sang to Quinn two years ago.
Beth settled down on my chest and by the last lyric she was asleep. I smiled and carefully lifted her and put her in the crib.
I quietly closed the door behind me and went back into the living room.
Sarah was curled up against the cushions and was holding the baby monitor. She smiled up at me and sat up when I walked in.
"You were right," she whispered.
I tried to think of the last thing I had said to Sarah that could make me right at something but couldn't come up with anything.
"I have no idea what you're talking about," I said.
"When we have kids some day, it's going to be amazing," Sarah smiled.
"Yeah," I smiled back.
"I actually have to ask you something about that," Sarah said quietly as she glanced away.
"What's that?"
"The other day after homecoming, you know."
Yeah, I knew exactly what she was talking about, I grinned at her and nodded to encourage her to continue.
"Well," Sarah seemed nervous, "Did you um, use anything to prevent anything?"
Her voice was quiet. I knew she was probably blushing even though she wasn't facing me.
I thought back to that afternoon and what I had done when Sarah took the step forward. I had never paused for a second to do the stuff she's talking about, but when I have I? I've never done any of that protection stuff. It only backfired once, but I was ok with that, Beth was perfect.
I shook my head then remembered Sarah wasn't looking at me so I said, "No."
Sarah turned and looked at me, "Neither did I," there were tears that had started coming down her face now.
I just stared at her, "It's ok, nothing will happen," I said slowly.
"Really?" Sarah looked back at me with disbelief, "Because look around, we're in your child's house."
I shrugged again, "We'll be fine," I grabbed her shoulders and gave her a small hug then kissed her forehead.
"And what if we aren't?"
I looked at her and smiled, "I can promise you that whatever happens, I will standby you."
Sarah just stared at me then collapsed into my chest. She started shaking, "What if I'm pregnant?"
"I told you, we'll be fine," I lifted her up so her blue eyes were even with mine, "Now, what got this in your head? Are you pregnant or are you just scared?"
"I told Quinn what we did so she said she hopes I'm not pregnant," Sarah said softly.
A wave of anger washed over me towards Quinn. Why would she say that to Sarah? Did she want this to be any harder than it already was?
"Don't listen to her, ok?" I asked.
Sarah nodded. Then grabbed the camera to her left, "I hope she likes the pictures we took."
"I think she'll like any pictures of Beth that we give her," I said.
I looked over Sarah's arm at the small screen of the camera. There were pictures of Sarah feeding Beth, ones of Beth and her lamb, then a few of her sleeping.
I smiled at each one, my little girl really was perfect.
There was a knock on the door then Shelby entered.
"Hey you two. How was she?" she asked as she took her coat off.
"Good," I answered, "She said her first word today."
Shelby's smile fell, "Oh really?"
"Yeah, it was 'daddy,'" Sarah spoke up from my side.
"She said 'daddy?'" Shelby said quietly.
I nodded, "It was amazing. She definitely has Quinn and I in her, she was saying it to try and get me to give her her lamb."
Shelby chuckled, "She does love her lamb."
"We'll see you later then," I said as I put my arm around Sarah.
We walked towards the door.
"Bye Shelby," Sarah said as she closed the door.
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A/N: Ok, this was fun to write. I hope you enjoyed it. I was kinda a little unsure of how that last part between Puck and Sarah (the pregnant conversation) should play out. What else should I add in future chapters that plays off of it? I'm still debating whether or not Sarah will be pregnant. If she does, the baby would be born sometime in July since homecoming was late October. Just a time update, this story is somewhere in beginning November now, so a few chapters till sectionals. I'm a little worried that I'm running out of chapter ideas so I would really, really appreciate some if you were willing to give me them. Thanks so much. Once again, I'm welcome to any questions, comments, or concerns so PLEASE REVIEW!
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Shout-Outs: TheAwkwardTurtle13 - Thanks for the review!
REDROBINS007 - I missed getting reviews from you, so thanks for coming back! I am sorta leaning towards her getting pregnant, but we'll see. :)
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Sneak Peak: I pulled the covers over my head and sighed. I needed sleep right now after tonight and I welcomed it with open arms.
Next chapter will be different in the fact that a lot of it will be inside different people's head since it'll be their dreams about everything that's happening.
