I'll be right home to you

[acontrollist]

She doesn't go to the hospital at first.  It's not her place, not after what she's done to the people involved (even if it was technically the right thing to do, she had selfish motives) and she thinks maybe she's just going to stay away all together. 

Until she talks to Finn later that night. He's livid, with reason she thinks. At first. It's when he tells her that he's angry because Puck wants to keep his daughter when she hops into her yellow bug and heads to the hospital.

The first place she thinks to look is where she finds him. Just outside of the nursery, watching the babies. "Noah?" She reaches up, laying her hand against his elbow. Maybe she shouldn't touch him, but Rachel's always been a tactile person anyway.

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[badassedness.livejournal.com]

He's not expecting that touch and it causes him to jump slightly. He turns and looks at her smiling faintly. This whole decision making is close to breaking him. He knows he can't do it, but can he raise a baby? "Hey."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"You...Finn said you wouldn't sign the papers?" She glances in, trying to see if she spots anyone who looks distinctly like Noah or Quinn, but they all look about the same. "Which one is she?"

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"I just..just don't know if I can do it. You know just give my kid away like that." He points to her and smiles. "That's her."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"She's beautiful." Rachel says softly. And she is. Now that he's pointed her, Rach can see a nose that might be Noah's one day, lips that may be Quinn's. "Keeping her...it...it means no more parties. No more free time, no more cougars, no more slushying or throwing kids in dumpsters. No more Call of Duty until 3am-actually. Call of Duty at 3am may be the only thing keeping you sane if you're playing on mute and she's waking up every 15 minutes. No more dating...maybe no more Glee."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"I know I'll have to give up a lot but you know I think she'd be worth it." Puck had never expected to be a father, it wasn't something he planned on. Yet she was here and one look he'd fallen in love with that little girl. "I have a few hours left to decide. Everyone thinks I'm stupid."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"You'll have to give up almost everything." Rachel's not sugar-coating this for him. But she'd tried to convince Quinn to give him a chance for a reason; because he deserved it. He deserved to be that little girl's father and she deserved to have a Dad who loved her. "I don't."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"I know I will." He looked back at his daughter and watched her a few moments. "You don't?"

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

She shakes her head. "I don't. I think it's admirable that you're willing to do what it takes to have her, even if you may be entirely on your own..." She doesn't think, and she's not really paying attention when she curls her fingers around his palm. "I was serious. About Quinn giving you a chance. She wouldn't. But the ink on those papers that spells her name is dry now, so it doesn't matter what she wants. All that matters is what you want. What you think is best. Since...ya know. Really, you're her only parent now."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

Without a thought his hand wraps around hers giving it a gentle squeeze. His eyes glance her direction with a smile. "I fell in love the first moment I saw her. And I know I can be a better dad than mine." He nodded placing his hand against the glass. "That's kind of a scary thought."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"I-..."

She shifts a little, watching him watch Beth. "You'd have help. You wouldn't have to do it totally alone...and school's gonna be out in a week. 3 months to get used to...being a Dad, find a daycare before school goes back in."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

He nodded and looked over at Rachel with more of a smile. "I'm going to take her home."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

Rachel smiles back, squeezing his hand. "Good. You'll be...good. A good Dad. I know you will."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

He paused a moment for a brief moment he wondered if Quinn would mind, but he remembered now Beth was all his. "Would you like to hold her?"

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that." She nods. "Oh!" she reaches into her purse, pulling out a pen and a pad. "We're going to need to furnish your room for an infant. We'll make a list, ask some nurses if we're missing anything, then see what your Mom has left over from your sister before we hit the mall."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"I didn't even think of that. Not starting out too well here." Not that the plan had originally been that he'd keep Beth. He takes her in and once he'd handed his daughter he lets Rachel take her with a smile.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"Well that's why I'm here!" Rachel takes a seat, cradling the newborn against her chest. Beth whines a little, stretching in her arms but settles down almost immediately, watching Rachel through hazy, unfocused eyes. "She's got your nose."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"Yeah you think so?" He settled down into a chair next to her smiling. "And what would I do without you?" It's said playfully.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure your mother would pick up the slack." She laughs, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye. Maybe Puck's Mom isn't thrilled that he's gonna be a teen Dad, but maybe he'll get props for taking responsibility even when he had a way out.

And Grandma's are pretty much helpless when it comes to their Grandbabies. It's a universal rule.

"Write, Noah." Rachel nods to the pen and pad in his hands.

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

He took the pen and paper and leaned back putting down a crib, that was the important thing. Formula, diapers, oh god clothes. Puck was going to do more shopping than he had ever done in his life for this.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, his little sister is only 8. Rachel's fairly sure his Mom still has her stuff put up somewhere. Beth's pretty content to cuddle up into Rachel's kitten sweater and fall asleep, fist in her mouth.

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"You look really good holding her." Puck smiled over at her as he finished the list, well what he could think of anyway.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"I look good doing most anything, Noah." Rachel replies without really thinking about it. "Have a nurse check that. Make sure we're not missing anything."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"Alright I'll be right back." He watched her a moment with Beth and smiled before stepping away to check with a nurse.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

The nurse says they've pretty much got everything they'll need and when he returns, Beth is still sleeping. Rachel smiles up at him. "Let's keep our fingers crossed that she's always this quiet."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

"I'm hoping so but she is my kid, so I'll probably luck out. I just think she likes you." He ran fingers over Beth's head gently.

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

"She has wonderful taste." Rachel says, beaming proudly. At his touch, Beth whines and little and arches. "I think she wants Daddy to hold her."

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

Puck smiled at that and took Beth from her and held her close to him. His eyes lifted to Rachel's. "Yes she does have good taste."

[acontrollist.livejournal.com]

Rachel watches them for a minute, silent. Then she says, "You can do this. I really think you can do this."

I never got a notif for this! Ahhhhh!

[badassedness.livejournal.com]

Noah glances over at her with a smile as he cradled the little girl. "Thanks you know. The support is appreciated."