Quinn woke up to Puck entering the apartment. She slowly sat up on the couch while he tiptoed around.
"Hey."
Puck turned and looked at Quinn. "Hey. Did I wake you up?"
"No." Quinn said sleepily. "I was just watching TV."
Puck nodded slowly. "You wanna turn in?"
"You missed bedtime." Quinn replied. "Beth was pretty upset."
"Yeah, sorry." Puck muttered.
Quinn raised her eyebrow. "That's it?"
"What else can I say?" Puck shrugged.
"You can tell me where you were." Quinn replied. "You said you'd be home hours ago."
"I know." Puck nodded. "I was with Rachel."
"And Rachel's more important to you than your daughter?" Quinn asked.
"No." Puck said. "But she needed me."
"And your family doesn't?" Quinn wondered.
"Of course not, I never said that." Puck shook his head. "Stop putting words in my mouth."
Quinn raised her eyebrow.
"Sorry." Puck apologized.
"It's okay." Quinn replied. "But Noah, if this isn't what you want anymore, you need to be honest."
"What are you talking about?" Puck asked.
"This." Quinn repeated. "Me and Beth."
"Are you crazy?" Puck wondered. "This is all I've ever wanted."
Quinn looked at Puck.
"I'm sorry." Puck apologized.
"You're sorry?" Quinn repeated.
"I am." Puck insisted. "What do I need to do to prove it?"
"Be here." Quinn answered. "Prioritize Beth."
"I will." Puck swore. "I'm just trying to help Rachel."
"I know that." Quinn said. "And you're a good friend, but I think you need to take a step back."
"What?" Puck asked.
"I need you." Quinn stated. "Beth, too. We need you more than Rachel does."
"You can't ask me to stop hanging out with her." Puck stated. "Finn's gone and she needs me."
"I'm not asking you to stop hanging out with her." Quinn clarified. "I'm asking you to set a boundary."
"A boundary?" Puck repeated.
"Don't go running whenever she calls you." Quinn said. "Don't leave Beth and me to go to her. Be here for dinner and for bedtime."
"I can do that." Puck nodded. "I can do all of that."
"And if things change and you don't want this anymore, you tell me." Quinn finished.
"I'm sorry I haven't been good to you and Beth." Puck replied. "But you're my family, and you're what I want, and I'm gonna do better."
Quinn nodded.
"I love you, Quinn."
"I love you."
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A Collection of Glee Oneshots 5
FanfictionContinuing on from my first four glee oneshot books because they're full. (I think this will be the last book) Each chapter will be a different oneshot. The previous and next chapters are totally unrelated to each other. Different themes. Mostly Qui...