Hi everyone! Thank you all the favs, alerts, and reviews! From the last chapter, I've gotten the most reviews for this fanfic! Thank you all so much. I hope everyone had a good 2013. For the glee fandom, it was pretty tough this year, but we got through it.
I'm also still open for name suggestions for baby #2! :D
I don't own Glee. I only own the Tishlers and Cory Hudson.
Enjoy!
"Puck...Puck get up. Puck! Get up!" Quinn exclaimed while shaking her ex boyfriend awake. She was too excited now to be dealing with a sleeping man. She especially knew that she was too excited because she was already dressed and ready to go.
"Whaaaaaaat? For the love of beer what time is it?" Puck groaned while waking up.
"7:30. Today is the day we're going to see Beth. Now get up, take a shower, and let's get going," she demanded like an army drill sergeant.
"What about Finn and Rachel?" he asked sitting up.
"I'll get them while you're in the shower. Now hurry!" Quinn watched as he slithered into the bathroom, which was her cue to head next door. In a heartbeat she knocked on their door repeatedly until she heard someone.
"Doow! Doow!" Cory clearly wanted to knocking to stop, but she couldn't. She had to be annoying in order to get their attention. This was out of Quinn's character, but she was too excited to see her daughter. Soon enough, Rachel opened the door.
"Quinn? What is it?" she asked.
"You need to get ready. Today is the day," she was beaming.
"Are you kidding me? You can't be serious right now! I thought the hotel was on fire! And do you know what flames could do to my voice? Damage!" the short girl shut the door in her face. Before she headed back to her room, she heard the door open again. This time Finn was standing there.
"We'll be down in fifteen, maybe twenty minutes."
"Alright," today was going to be a very slow day for Quinn.
-more-than-words-
The drive from the hotel to the Tishler house was about thirty minutes, and Rachel figured that would feel like hours for Quinn. Now would be a good time to discuss other things like school and the baby. Her and Finn were sitting in the back on each side of Cory's car seat. They looked at each other for a moment before she nudged her fiancee's arm for him to start a conversation. He shrugged while mouthing "I don't know what to say." She then mouthed "Say something."
"So, are you guys going to be able to come to the baby shower?" Finn asked.
"When is it?" Noah asked.
"It's at the end of July. I know you'll be in LA Noah and Quinn will be at Yale, but that's when we'll find out the gender of the baby. We're planning on combining the baby shower and a gender reveal party so that way you don't have to come visit until winter break," Rachel explained.
"I don't know, Rachel. I'd really like to be Connecticut to get used to it before school starts. Going there and then coming back here for a few days seems pointless," Quinn said, looking at every house they passed and then looked at the piece of paper in her hands with the address on it.
"We'll see what happens," Noah said, looking at the road.
There was silence for the next five minutes before Quinn said something. "Puck! You just missed it! It was right back there!" Once he made an illegal U-turn they found themselves in the driveway of the Tishler's.
"One last question, Quinn," the brunette asked while tapping on her friend's shoulder.
"Make it quick."
"How are we going to be addressed? Mainly, what are you going to say when they ask why we're here?" she asked quietly.
"Simple. We're all connected in some way. We have been since sophomore year, and nothing is going to change that. Now, let's get inside," she opened the door of the car and rushed out of it it. Noah followed and so did her, Finn, and Cory.
That was the nicest thing Quinn had ever said to her.
-x-
The blonde politely knocked on the nice mahogany door while holding a gift bag for Beth. She figured they were getting ready, so she waiting patiently for the door to be opened.
"Wow, that's a lot softer than the knocks you used to wake up this morning," Finn retorted under his breath.
"Just shut your mouth Finn," she growled, keeping a smile on her face. The next thing she knew, the door opened to reveal John Tishler.
"Hello Quinn and Noah. Who are the others?" he greeted.
"I'm Rachel Berry, this is my fiancee Finn Hudson, and this is our son Cory," she smiled.
"I hope you didn't mind that we brought our friends," Puck said.
"Oh no, it's fine. Besides, I'm sure Elise would like a playmate for the time being. Please, come in," he waved his hand inside for them to enter, and they did just that. They sat on the nice couch just right inside the door, which was rather comfortable. Quinn knew Rachel would be happy, since she had become more laid back lately since the beginning of her pregnancy. John went into the kitchen and quickly brought back Cassidy.
"Oh hello Quinn, it's great to see you," the older woman said. "Can I get all of you something to drink?" Everyone asked for water, and they each got what they asked for. Once they were all settled in, John and Cassidy sat down in the lounging chairs so they could all talk.
"So, can you all elaborate on how you all know each other?" the man asked. All the teenagers turned their head to Rachel, knowing she'd probably explain their whole story the best.
"Well, it all started the week before sophomore year. There was this end of summer party at our friend, Santana's house. I was dating Noah at the time, and we had gotten into a fight the day before so I went alone. Quinn was still on the cheerio squad at the time and had a crush on him. The night of the party, it was announced that she had been kicked off the squad. I had met Finn that night, and we had had sex after having feeling a connection with him. In October, I found out I was pregnant with Finn's baby. I told Noah it was his, and when the truth came out he was pretty mad. On June 6th, 2010, Cory Sean Hudson was born. Then when we went back to school in the fall, our glee club found out that Noah and Quinn were dating. And in March, I found out that Quinn was pregnant with Beth. And of course, you know the rest," Rachel broadcasted.
"Well, that's," Cassidy cleared her throat. Quinn knew she had a feeling she didn't know what to say.
"Interesting. That story was interesting, right Cass?" John asked.
"Yes, it was interesting," she chuckled when he finished her sentence. There was a cry coming from one of the bedrooms, and Quinn anxiously rose from her seat.
"Let me go see who that is," once the older man got up from his seat, a little two year old came running into the room with her hands over her ears. "What is it Elise?"
"Baby won't stop crying," she complained.
"Well, I guess it's Beth. If she just wants company, I'll bring her out here, ok?" he rushed into the back of the house to tend to Beth. Her heart fluttered; she could be meeting her little girl soon.
"Hi," Elise approached the group cautiously, running over to her mother for security reasons. "I'm Elise. I'm gonna be three next month."
"Three is an exciting age, isn't it?" Rachel talked sweetly to the little girl. It was nice to see she had a way with children.
"Who is that?" she asked, pointing at Cory.
"This is our son, Cory. He just turned two," Finn placed his son gently on the floor so the two kids could investigate each other. "You can say hi to him if you want."
"Hi..." she waved. He didn't really react in any way. He just sat on the floor and looked at her nervously.
"Momma," he said, hoping his mom would help him.
"Say hi," she gently commanded him.
"Hi," Cory shyly said.
"Do you like trucks? I have some truck toys to play with," Elise suggested. He looked back up at his mom, and she gestured him to go play with her. He eventually got up and followed her into her room. A minute later John came out holding baby Beth in his arms.
Quinn almost started crying at the sight of her baby. She looked over at Puck, who seemed pretty happy too. He handed her Beth, and she felt excited and scared to hold her. She had grown so much in the past nine months. Her skin was a far shade, just like Quinn's. She had the same colored hair as Puck did, however.
"Her doctor said she's in good health for being born premature," Cassidy commented.
"She's beautiful. She was beautiful when she was born, and she's still the same now," she didn't want to let go of her daughter now. She eventually handed her over to Puck, who held her for an equal amount of time. They took a bunch of pictures on their phones to keep as memories. Today was one of those days she wished would never end.
-more-than-words-
The group was finally back at the hotel for the night, and it was five o'clock now. They had had lunch over at the Tishler's house, and then went back home to relax for a bit. They then went back out for a little bit to get Cory a nice reward for being a good boy, and then they went out for dinner. Puck sighed as he removed his belt from his pants, knowing he could finally relax.
"Do you know what's on TV now?" he asked, exiting the bathroom. When he looked at Quinn's bed, there wasn't anyone on it. Instead, she was on his bed, curled up in a ball. "Hey, Baby Mama, are you ok?"
"No," she sniffled. "That was too painful."
"What do you mean?" he asked, going over to the other side of the bed to see her face. It had looked like she released a few tears, but not enough to stain anything.
"Seeing her was painful. I want her back, but we can't have her back. We signed papers, she's Beth Tishler. Not Beth Puckerman, or Beth Fabray, she's Beth Tishler," Quinn looked up at him. "She's not our baby."
Puck knew what she meant. And he felt the same exact way. Beth wasn't theirs anymore, and in a way she never was. He laid down next to her so they were face to face.
"She'll always carry a piece of us with her, though. We're smokin', so she's got that," Puck said, which made Quinn laugh. Her laugh made him feel better, it really did. He also still liked her, but it was best if didn't say anything. They were going their separate ways, and they'd probably never see each other again except for reunions and when Rachel pops out her thirty-fourth kid. Puck was tempted to say he missed her so much and still cared for her, but he didn't say anything.
So, there's a little Quick moment for you. Sorry the bit with Beth was so short, I still hoped you liked the rest of the chapter though.
Coming up in chapter 17: Time-skip to the end of July. Rachel has a baby shower/gender reveal party all in one. Final guesses as to what she's having! Is it a boy or a girl? Post in your review!