Never Forgotten Past
Last Time: Sarah comforted her soon to be sister in-law after Rachel choked on her audition. Puck failed his geography exam, having Sarah be at his side as well. And that's what you missed on Never Forgotten Past.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here.
Sneak Peak
Puck's Point of View
I lightly played on my guitar as I waited for glee to start. Prom was next week and as much as I didn't want to go, Sarah did so I had to make some effort with the thing.
I had asked Kurt what to do and he said to just sing her a song and he'll do the rest. I guess I trusted him, I mean this was sort of on his shoulders right now.
There was a tap on my shoulder and I turned to see Kurt standing there, "Hey," I whispered and took a step closer, "Everything ready?"
Kurt nodded, "Just sing the song. Did you pick one out?"
"Yeah, I heard it on her iPod the other day and it seemed like a good prom song," I told him.
"Oh God, it's a country song?" Kurt asked with a roll of his eyes.
"Hey, Sarah likes it, so I'm gonna sing it and knock it out of the park," I defended my song choice.
"Fine, put you should know, I'm picking the song next year," Kurt walked away.
I stared after him, 'Next year?' I thought, 'What?'
Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped tightly around my waist and a face dug into my back, "Hey, baby."
I smirked and turned around to see Sarah, "Hey," I placed a kiss on her lips, "What's up?"
"What's up? You weren't at your locker," Sarah pouted, "I was scared."
I chuckled, "I'm sorry, I had to get something ready."
Sarah noticed the guitar around my neck and how the band was getting ready to play, "Are you singing?"
I nodded and pinched her side, "Yes, I am."
Sarah giggled as she tried to dodge my hand, "What are you singing?"
I leaned forward, "Not saying," I whispered.
Sarah rolled her eyes and pushed past me, "Fine, I'll just wait and see," she sat in the front seat with her legs crossed.
I smirked at her. Sarah smiled back and winked at me. I chuckled and turned around to wait for Mr. Schue.
The choir teacher walked into the room, "Alright, Puck's got something planned for us, so take the floor," he gestured towards me and I stepped towards the middle of the room.
I nodded at Mr. Schue, "Ok, so I guess I'll start. This song's for Sarah, my girlfriend and the best part of my day," I smiled at the blush that had formed on Sarah's face, "Here we go."
I looked towards the band and raised an eyebrow to signal the start. I took a breath before beginning.
I know I'm still young But, I know how I feel I might not have too much experience But, I know when love is real.
I started walking towards Sarah and smiled when I saw her eyes widen at me.
By the way my heart starts pounding When I look into your eyes I might look a little silly Standing with my arms stretched open wide.
I love you this big Eyes have never seen... this big No-one's ever dreamed... this big And I'll spend the rest of my life Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll try I love you this big
I noticed tears well up in Sarah's bright blue eyes as she watched me sing to her. Even some of the other girls, like Quinn and Rachel, had a few tears in their eyes; I must be good.
I'll love you to the moon and back I'll love you all the time Deeper than the ocean And higher than the pines.
Cause girl, you do something to me Deep down in my heart I know I look a little crazy Standing with my arms stretched all apart.
I took a seat next to Sarah and stared at her, she seemed like she couldn't breath.
I love you this big Eyes have never seen... this big No-one's ever dreamed... this big And I'll spend the rest of my life Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll try I love you this big
So much bigger than I ever dreamed my heart ever would I love you this big And I'd write your name in stars across the sky If I could, I would
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Kurt, Blaine, Sam, Rory, and Artie move to the middle of the room. Each of them now had a thing of white daisies, Sarah's favorite flower, in their hands.
I love you this big Oh, eyes have never seen... this big No-one's ever dreamed... this big And I'll spend the rest of my life Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll try I love you this big
I walked to stand in the middle of the other guys, keeping eye contact with Sarah the whole time.
I love you this big Oh, eyes have never seen... this big No-one's ever dreamed... this big And I'll spend the rest of my life Explaining what words cannot describe but, I'll try I love you this big
As I hit the last note, each of the guys threw some sort of glitter crap in the air, 'Seriously Kurt?', and a banner fell down that i guessed said something about prom, but I barely noticed. I took off my guitar and set it gently on the ground.
"Sarah," I started while walking towards her, "I love you, like seriously love you more than I ever have. I know that you probably know that I really don't like prom, but I'm willing to give it one last shot if you're willing to come with me. So Sarah Rose Hudson, will you go to prom with me?"
Sarah stared at me for a second before standing up and launching herself on me. I gently patted her back and smirked, that was a total yes.
To prove my thought, Sarah pulled away with tears in her eyes, "Yes, of course I'll go to prom with you Puck."
I smiled and kissed her as hard as I could. I felt Sarah smile against me and squeeze her arms tighter around my neck.
Everyone started clapping and I pulled back with a huge smirk on my face. Finn rolled his eyes at me, he didn't think I'd actually ask her in front of everyone. Kurt shot me a smile, he knew Sarah was going to say 'Yes' the whole time. Even Quinn smiled and nodded at me as in good job.
Sarah stood on her toes and whispered in my ear, "Thank you so much."
I nodded and curled my hand against her waist, "No problem."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
"Can you believe Rachel is planning an anti-prom party?" Sarah asked.
I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye, "I don't know, I mean, I understand where she's coming from."
Sarah wanted me to come with her to get a prom dress. She said it has to be perfect and it's only perfect if I think it's perfect. When I told her she'd look perfect no matter what she wore, Sarah just rolled her eyes and dragged me to the truck.
"Whatever," Sarah muttered and reached forward to turn up the radio. She hummed along softly while staring out the window.
My phone buzzed in my pocket and Beth started ringing out. I quickly fished it out of my pocket and hit talk.
"Hello?" I asked, despite knowing who it was.
Sarah glared at me. It's not like I was going to kill us.
"Noah?" Shelby asked on the other side.
"Yup," I pulled up to a stop sign and put my blinker on, "Is everything ok?"
"Yes, of course, I just need a favor," Shelby told me.
"Shoot," I said while turning down the road.
"Are you able to babysit Beth? Like right now?"
I almost lost control of the truck, "What?"
Sarah glared at me harder, "Puck, turn it off," she whispered.
"Can you babysit Beth?" Shelby repeated.
"Yes! Of course, I'll be right there," I shut off my phone and drove into a nearby parking lot to turn around.
"Puck! What are you doing?" Sarah yelled, "First, you talk on your phone while driving, that is exactly what hurt Quinn. And now, you're turning around!"
"Stop yelling," I muttered, "And Quinn didn't get hurt from talking on the phone, she was texting Berry. Next, that was Shelby and she said she needs me to babysit Beth right now. Now I'm sorry we're not going dress shopping, but I haven't seen Beth in a while and-"
"I understand, just drive so we can get there faster," Sarah interrupted softly.
"Thanks," I said and did as she said.
Sarah was silent the rest of the ride until we drove into Shelby's sub, "Can Beth come with us?"
I turned towards her, "What?"
"Can Beth come with us to pick out a prom dress?" Sarah said quietly while playing with her locket.
I stared forward, "Um, sure."
I could see Sarah smile out of the corner of her eye, "Cool."
I pulled up to the house and jumped down. Sarah followed and grabbed my hand while we walked to the door.
Shelby opened it before we even knocked, "I'm glad you're here. You know where everything is. Take her out if you want to. You'll hear from me by ten. Questions?"
Sarah and I stood dumbstruck by everything. We were having complete control over Beth for eight hours; that's the longest we've ever had her for a time period.
"Is everything ok?" Sarah asked.
Shelby nodded, "Yes, something just came up."
I stared at her, she didn't seem ok, she looked weird, like she could cry at any moment, but I left it, "We'll see you later then."
"Thanks again," Shelby smiled. She put a hand on each of our arms before running past us and into her car.
I quickly ran inside towards where I could hear Beth giggling by herself. She was sitting in the middle of the living room floor playing with the dog I got her for Christmas and her baby doll from Quinn.
I lifted her into my arms, "Hey baby, how are you?"
Beth blinked before snuggling into my arms, "Daddy."
I felt Sarah come next to me, "Hi Beth."
Beth pulled back and smiled, "Sars," she put her arms out.
Sarah grabbed her, "We've missed you so much Beth."
I left the two of them to find Beth's car seat and diaper bag. After a minute of gathering random stuff we'd probably need, I went back to my girls, "Ready to go?"
Sarah's smile lit up her face, "We're really taking Beth with us?"
I nodded, "Of course, I'm sure Beth would like to hear someday that she was with her step-mom when she bought her prom dress, even though she only wore it for a few hours before it was ripped off."
Sarah laughed and adjusted Beth in her arms, "Then let's go."
The two of was went outside where I buckled Beth's seat in. Sarah placed the small girl in the seat and made sure she was secure.
Beth stared around the truck with wide eyes, "Daddy?"
"Yeah Beth?" I asked while starting up the car.
"Going?"
I smirked, "Yeah we're going shopping."
"Mommy?" Beth asked quietly.
"No, Mommy's not coming," Sarah said softly.
Beth stared at me and I watched her through the rear view mirror, "You alright monkey face?"
"Daddy!" Beth suddenly screamed with a grin.
Sarah and I laughed as I pulled out of the sub onto the road.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I watched Beth crawl around the outside of the changing room as we waited for Sarah to try on the first dress. Beth had behaved herself for the first half hour that we were here when Sarah was grabbing every other dress off the wall. With my arms full of the silky dresses, Beth had to walk along my side holding onto my pant leg while Sarah walked ahead of us.
"Noah?" Sarah's voice came from behind the curtain.
I knew it was bad based on the fact that she was calling me 'Noah,' not 'Puck.' "Yeah, babe?"
"Promise not to think I'm ugly," Sarah whispered.
I sighed and stood up, "Sarah, I would never, ever think you were ugly. Now come out here and show me what you're wearing."
The curtain moved and Sarah stepped out in a bright yellow dress. She bit her lip and played with her ponytail, "What do you think?"
I blinked, "Wow...that's...bright."
Sarah whined and sat with a poof on the couch, "I knew it, I shouldn't have even put it on."
"No, come on Sars, it's one dress," I sat next to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "You have a hundred more in that dressing room and a thousand more in this store, I'm sure you'll find something."
Sarah looked up at me, "Really?"
"Really," I smiled and pushed her up, "Now go put another one on."
Sarah giggled and ran into the dressing room.
I chuckled while picking up Beth, "I'm sure you're going to be just like Sarah one day. Thinking you're ugly and all, when really, you'll be the most beautiful girl there."
Beth's hands ran down my shirt and she laughed, "Daddy."
I laughed, "You know, that's how you were made Beth," she looked up at me with wide eyes, "I know, you don't want to hear about it, it just came out. Wanna know a secret?" Beth smiled, so I took that as a yes, "You're gonna have a baby brother or sister soon. Well, not soon, January, but that'll come up fast."
Beth reached across my lap and picked up her baby doll, "Baby."
"Yeah, like that one, except your brother or sister will move and make noise," I said softly, "You two will be friends, I just know it."
The curtain opened and Sarah stepped out, this time in an extremely puffy, light brown dress. I sort of preferred the yellow one to this one, but I smiled and nodded, "Cute."
Sarah rolled her eyes and stood in front of the mirror, "I don't know, I figured I'd might as well try it on. What don't you like about it?" she turned towards me with expectant eyes.
My mouth went dry. Saying anything bad to Sarah about her looks is never good, saying something bad about her prom dress while she's pregnant is probably worse. "Um...I...the color...brown really isn't a good prom dress color," I stuttered.
"It's champagne," Sarah rolled her eyes and picked up the ends of the dress so she could walk, "I'll go try on another."
I nodded and looked back down at Beth as Sarah went behind the curtain, "This might take a while," I whispered.
"Heard that," Sarah shouted.
Beth looked at me with her mouth in a perfect circle, "Daddy," she whispered and pointed towards the curtain, "Sars."
I laughed, "Yeah, Daddy was caught saying something he probably shouldn't have."
For the next few minutes, I played with Beth and her dolls as we waited for Sarah. Finally, Sarah stepped out and my mouth went dry again, only for a different reason. She looked beautiful.
The strapless gown poofed out from her waist. It was a light, baby blue color with silver sparkles and designs. Sarah's eyes seemed to light up as she walked. Her smile widened when she caught a glance of herself in the mirror.
"What do you think?" Sarah asked softly.
"You look amazing," I breathed out and stood with Beth connected to me, "Seriously, I've never seen you like this."
Sarah blushed and caught my gaze in the mirror, "You really think so?"
I nodded, "You're beautiful."
Sarah turned and hugged me tightly, "I think I'm gonna get this one."
"Great," I smiled.
Beth reached her hand out and stroked the top of Sarah's dress, "Cinrella."
Sarah and I laughed, "She does look like Cinderella, doesn't she?" I asked Beth with a wink towards Sarah.
"You think I look like Cinderella?" Sarah asked Beth.
"Fairy mommy!" Beth shouted.
Sarah laughed and looked at me, "I think I'm definitely getting this dress."
"Good because if you didn't, I would have bought it for you," I smirked.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
Beth ran around the living room, going person to person to give them a hug. Everyone laughed at my daughter and her bright eyes.
Beth fell onto my lap where I was sitting on the ground against Sarah's legs with a final huff, "Nighty."
I stroked her hair, "You're tired? You haven't even eaten dinner yet."
Sarah leaned down, "What do you want for dinner, Beth?"
Beth looked up and smiled, "Ghetti!"
"You want spaghetti?" I asked.
Beth smiled, "Ghetti!" she repeated.
"How about you guys go out to dinner?" Ms. Carole suggested.
"By ourselves?" Sarah asked.
"With Beth. It'll give you guys some experience for when you're older and have kids of your own," Ms. Carole smiled.
My heart dropped, it was almost like she knew, but she couldn't, no one knew besides us, Blaine, Grace, and Rachel. What if one of them told her? It was probably Berry.
"Mom," Sarah shakily laughed, "What? We're too young to have kids."
"I know, I'm just saying, so you know what it's about. I would never actually think you guys were going to have a baby now," Ms. Carole laughed.
Everyone else in the room laughed, 'As if that was possible!' is what they're probably thinking. I could feel my neck burn as I tried to manage a few laughs myself.
"I guess we'll go to Breadstix then," Sarah said softly.
I nodded and stood up with Beth, "Alright, I'll go get her bag."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I carefully placed Beth in the baby seat that sat next to our table in Breadstix, "Ok, monkey face, ready for some spaghetti?"
Beth grinned and screamed, "Ghetti Daddy! Ghetti!"
I winced, "Shh, be quiet we're in a restaurant."
Sarah laughed, "Is Beth embarrassing you?"
I rolled my eyes, "No, she's probably just annoying some people."
Sarah leaned towards Beth, "You're not annoying, are you?"
"Yes Sars!" Beth smiled and clapped her hands.
I couldn't help but laugh lightly as I picked up my menu, "We know Beth wants spaghetti, but she can just share with me. What do you want, Sarah?"
She shrugged, "I think I'll just get a lasagna and a water."
I nodded, "Ok, you sure you don't want a pop or anything?"
Sarah shook her head, "I'm good."
"You're not trying to do one of those stupid diets for prom, are you? I don't want you to die or get hurt or hurt the baby...," I drifted off.
"No, don't worry, I'm not going on a prom diet," Sarah said, "I just don't want pop."
"Alright," I nodded, but continued watching her.
"Wasn't it weird how Mom acted about us taking out Beth?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah, it was like she knew or something," I agreed.
Sarah shrugged, "I don't know."
"Don't know," Beth repeated while coloring in her book.
Sarah and I turned towards her as we laughed.
"You don't know, Beth?" I asked and started tickling her stomach, "What don't you know?"
"Daddy!" Beth screeched.
A waitress came, "Can I take your orders?"
Sarah and I both said what we wanted and thanked the waitress as she left.
"Hey, so I was thinking, since you liked the idea of Rachel's party, why don't we just go after prom?" Sarah asked.
I groaned softly, "Sarah, we don't have to go to Rachel's party if you don't want to."
"No! Don't say, 'If you don't want to,' because then that makes me feel bad about wanting to go to prom even though you don't," Sarah whined.
"Why do you want to go to prom?" I instead asked.
Sarah looked down, "It would be my only one," she whispered.
I stared at her, "Sarah, you're a sophomore, technically, this isn't even your prom."
"Puck, I'm pregnant," Sarah stated.
I took a deep breath, "I know, I was there when it happened."
A smile formed on Sarah's face and she giggled, "I just mean that come next May, we'll have a five month old baby that we won't be able to leave."
"Babe, at five months, I'm sure the baby would be ok if we left him or her alone for a few hours with their grandparents and aunt," I told her.
"What if I'm fat?" Sarah whispered.
I glanced around to see if anyone we knew would be able to hear me before grabbing her hand, "Sarah, I promise you that I won't care how big you get. Ok? I swear, I won't break up with you and I won't hate you or any of that other crap that might come in your head. So what you'll look different? I won't care and neither will the kid."
Sarah's big eyes looked over towards Beth, "I guess you're right."
I nodded, "Yes I am. Now stop with this never going to prom again stuff. We're going this year, we're going next year, and we're going your senior year. Got it?"
Sarah nodded, "Got it."
I sighed and looked at Beth, "Now you," I poked her stomach, "What are we going to do?"
Beth laughed, "Don't know."
I chuckled, "What was wrong with your mommy earlier?"
"Sad," Beth's smile faded, "Mommy sad."
Sarah gazed at the small girl, "Wow, she really catches on."
The waitress came back with our food and drinks, "Here you go."
Throughout the meal, Sarah and I went from talking to each other to talking to Beth. My little girl wouldn't stop putting the spaghetti in her mouth and would complain when she didn't have any one her plate.
I finished off my food and looked at Beth, "All gone."
"No!" Beth yelled.
"Beth," I warned, "Calm down."
"Ghetti!" the almost two year old yelled louder.
"Beth, here, want some lasagna?" Sarah asked and put some of her dish on Beth's plate.
Beth shook her head and pushed the plate away, "No."
Sarah and I stared at Beth, not really sure what to do or say.
"Want a drink then?" Sarah asked and picked up her water glass.
"Yes," Beth put her hands out and took the glass. I put my hands out to help, but backed away when my daughter glared at me.
As if my intuition was right, Beth dropped the glass and all the water poured out onto her lap and the table.
Sarah quickly grabbed the glass and I started picking up ice cubes.
"Daddy," Beth whined softly.
Sarah and I stopped to look at her, "Yeah Beth?" I asked.
Beth patted her soaking wet stomach then the end of her pink dress. After realizing she was wet there, Beth lifted up the edge of her dress and touched her colorful, striped tights which were also covered in water.
"Daddy," Beth started to cry.
I stood up and lifted her from the seat, "It's alright, I'm sure there are extra clothes in the diaper bag."
"I'll finish cleaning up here if you want to go dry her off in the bathroom," Sarah said while standing too.
I nodded and adjusted the soaking wet girl in my arms while grabbing the diaper bag, "Come on, let's go change."
I walked into the bathroom and went straight to the handicap stall where I knew was a changing table. I laid Beth down despite her squirms and cries and set the bag next to her.
"You made a mess, Beth," I whispered while going through the diaper bag for a new outfit.
"Daddy," Beth squirmed more, "Pwease."
"Hold on," I muttered. Where were the extra clothes? I could have sworn Shelby kept an extra outfit in the bag for accidents like this.
I groaned as Beth cried harder, "Off! Take off!"
"I'm trying Beth!" I said in frustration, "Your mom must not have packed extra clothes last time you two went out!"
Beth stared at me, maybe a little shocked at my sudden anger. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself. Finally, I found a shirt and a diaper that would do for now.
I started undressing Beth from her soaking clothes. I quickly changed her diaper and put her in a clean shirt.
"Is that better?" I asked and helped her stand up.
Beth's legs shook either from the coolness of the air or from standing up on a slightly shaky table.
"You need pants, don't you?" I held her hands as I looked her over.
The light yellow t-shirt might have actually been a little small and the white, sort of dressy shoes definitely didn't match; you didn't have to be into clothes to notice that.
Beth took a tiny step forward and wrapped her arms around my neck, "Cold."
I sighed and hugged her tightly, "Hold on, let me think."
I helped Beth sit back down on the changing table and we stared at each other. I wiped my forehead on my shirt when it occurred to me. I had on two shirts, a button down and just a plain t-shirt.
I shrugged off the button down and started putting Beth's arms in the large holes, "This will do for now," I helped her stand up and started buttoning it up, "See, just like a dress."
Beth looked down at herself, "Daddy, not dress."
I chuckled, "I know, but you don't have anything else to wear right now."
"You dress?" Beth put her hands on my chest and bunched them in my shirt.
"I'll be fine," I smiled, "Come on, let's go before Sarah gets worried."
Beth wrapped her arms around my neck as I put everything back in the bag and left the bathroom.
Sarah was leaning against the wall opposite the door when I walked through, "We have to go," she said as she took the diaper bag from me.
"Why?" I asked and led the way out.
"Apparently Beth was getting on a few people's nerves, but they ignored her until she spilled the water," Sarah said quietly as we passed the hostess station.
Beth buried her head in my neck, she must know she did something bad.
I sighed, "Ok, fine, we'll just go home."
"Why is Beth wearing your shirt?" Sarah asked.
I unlocked the truck, "Because Shelby didn't put any pants in the diaper bag."
Sarah nodded and hopped in the front seat.
I finished buckling Beth in when her song started ringing from my pocket, "Mommy's calling already," I told her before fishing the phone out, "Hello?"
"Noah, I need you to do me a favor," Shelby greeted.
I glanced at Beth, "No offense, but I'm sorta in the middle of your last favor."
"I understand," Shelby sighed, "I need you to watch Beth tonight, as in have her sleep over your house."
My heart dropped. I stared at Beth, she was actually going to stay over my house. But why?
"Is everything ok?" I asked softly.
"My father had a heart attack and they don't think he's going to make it through the night. I have to stay here at the hospital with my family," Shelby whispered.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," I choked out, not really knowing what to say.
"Thank you. If you have to stop by the house to get her pajamas or new clothes, that's fine, just make sure you lock up," Shelby told me.
"Ok," I muttered.
"Is this all ok with you? I understand if you can't watch her for the night. I could try and come home by ten or eleven if you need me to," Shelby said.
"No, I can do it, she's safe with me," I reassured her.
"Thank you," Shelby hung up the phone.
I turned my off and looked at Beth, "You're staying the night, kid. Is that ok?"
Beth just smiled and giggled, "Daddy!"
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
As quietly as possible, Sarah and I walked in her room. We had put the new baby's crib together so that Beth could use it and put it in the front of Sarah's closet in order to keep an eye on her, yet still have some privacy. Sarah and I had stopped back at Beth's house to pick up some of her clothes and night stuff.
Ms. Carole was a little hesitant about having Beth stay the night, but understood once I explained what Shelby had said. Grace was excited that Beth was here and had played with the small girl until she passed out in the middle of the floor.
Sarah carefully laid down on her bed, "This feels kinda weird," she whispered.
I nodded and pulled the blankets over us, "Yeah, like we're seeing our future or something."
Sarah moved on top of my chest and started kissing my neck, "I love you."
I chuckled at her sudden change in mood, "I love you too."
There was a loud cry and Sarah sat up. I looked over towards Beth's crib to see her rolling around screaming.
"Daddy! Mommy! Mommy!" Beth cried.
I quickly moved Sarah off of me and went over to Beth, "What is it Beth? What's wrong?"
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Beth gasped.
I held her against my bare chest and started rocking her, "Shh, it's alright, I'm right here, Daddy's here."
"Mommy!" Beth screamed into my shoulder.
"Do you think this is the first time she's been without Shelby?" Sarah asked from her spot on the bed.
"Probably," I muttered while I started to walk around the room in an attempt to soothe Beth, "It's alright," I whispered in her ear, "Daddy's here." I sat next to Sarah who started rubbing circles on Beth's back, "I don't know what to do."
"Maybe she has a full diaper," Sarah suggested, yet she didn't look like she actually believed herself.
I carefully adjusted Beth to feel and shook my head, "No."
Beth cried harder into me, her tears and spit soaking my skin, but I didn't care, I just wanted her to calm down. I felt myself tense up and I bit my lip to try and stay sane.
Sarah's hand moved from Beth's back to my own, "Hey, you ok?"
I nodded, "She's scaring me, what if something's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong, she just wants her mom," Sarah said softly.
"Her fake mom," I said through my teeth, "If we never gave her up, we could just call Quinn who would come over here and make her feel better. But no, Shelby's her mom who isn't here to do a darn thing."
"Noah," Sarah sighed.
"Don't Noah me, it's the truth and you know it," I spit.
Sarah grabbed Beth from my arms, "Sleep. You need it, I'll go sit in the living room with her."
I shook my head, "I'm sorry, give her here, I'll take her out."
"No, I need to learn how to take care of crying babies in the middle of the night," Sarah muttered as she stood to sway back and forth.
"And so do I," I stood next to her, "I'm just so confused, what do we do?"
Sarah shrugged, "I don't know, but she's calming down."
Sure enough, Beth's sobs were a little quieter as she snuggled against Sarah.
"Maybe I remind her of Shelby," Sarah whispered.
I sat down on the bed in defeat, Beth didn't need me right now, she needed a mom.
Sarah looked up at me and her soft smile faded, "Oh, I didn't mean to get you upset or anything...I just...here take her Puck."
I shook my head, "Nah, it's fine, I understand."
Sarah bit her lip, but nodded and set the now sleeping Beth in the crib. She made her way next to me and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, "You're a great dad," she whispered.
I smirked, "Thanks."
"I'm not lying, you really are. I've never been able to make Beth's face light up like you can. She's always just so happy with you," Sarah smiled.
"Thanks," I smiled back, "You're not too bad yourself."
Sarah laughed and laid back, "Thank you."
"Our little baby's going to be lucky to have you as a mom and I guess I'm a pretty great dad," I laid back next to her.
Sarah giggled and pushed my side, "Our kid's going to be awesome with such great parents."
"Yeah, it's not like their parents are big headed or anything," I laughed.
Sarah set her head on my shoulder, "We're gonna be ok."
I smiled and nodded, "Yeah, we're good."
I listened to Sarah drift off to sleep along with the soft sounds of Beth breathing. I just hoped Sarah was right, that we would be ok because after what we went through today, raising a baby is going to be hard.
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A/N: So it's pretty long and I may have went a little over board, but I wanted prom to start and to have Beth again. What did you think? I'm gonna put the website for Sarah's dress on here and another two with different hair styles. Vote on which style you like the best! Sorry if updates start happening late, I'm still writing at the same pace, but it's harder to put them on the computer with summer. Sounds backwards, but I'm gonna try my hardest to update as fast as possible. I could really use some chapter ideas if anyone had any. PLEASE REVIEW with questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! I love reading them!
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Ace5492 - Thanks!
raem9898 - First, sorry I never messaged you back, but I like your idea and think I'm going to use it. Second, I did read your story and thought it was really good. I never like Karofsky, so your story made me see a different side of him. And thanks for saying you like how I showed emotion. I went through pretty much exactly what Puck and Rachel went through in Choke, so I really knew how they felt making it easy for me to write the chapter. That's why it was one of my favorite episodes. Thanks for all the support!
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Sneak Peak: I leaned into Puck's shoulder as his hands tightened around my waist. This may be our only prom, but it was perfect.
Fun at prom next!
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Sarah's Dress: wp-content/ uploads/2012 /02/Light-blue-prom-dresses
Hair Styles to Pick From:
digital-dreamspace. blogspot 2011/11/
TheLatestHairstyleTrends /prom-hairstyles/
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