A Collection of Glee Oneshots 4

Bedtime (Quicketh)

"Don't tell Mommy that I let you stay up late." Puck requested as he and Beth walked into the ice cream shop hand in hand. "Or that I got you ice cream after bedtime."

"Okay." Beth smiled. "Can I get vanilla on a cone, Daddy?"

"Last time, you said a cone was too messy." Puck reminded Beth.

"Can I?" Beth repeated. "Please."

"You can get whatever you want." Puck nodded, taking out his wallet as he and Beth walked up to the counter.

"Hi, how can I help you?"

"Hi, can I get one scoop of vanilla soft serve on a cone with rainbow sprinkles?" Puck ordered for Beth.

"Anything else?"

"Yeah, two scoops of chocolate on a cone." Puck added. "And can I get a big to-go cup of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup, sprinkles, and a cherry?"

"Is this cup a good size, sir?"

"The biggest you have." Puck answered. "My fiancée is pregnant."

"You got it."

Puck paid and looked back at Beth, who was looking at the book of cake decorations. When her ice cream was ready, Puck called her over.

"Thank you." Puck said as Beth took the ice cream.

"Thank you." Beth nodded before walking away again.

The cashier gave Puck his ice cream cone and the to-go cup, and Puck put some cash in the tip jar before grabbing some napkins and leaving with Beth.

"Daddy, it's dripping." Beth stated.

"So lick it." Puck told her.

"There's too much." Beth noted. "I don't want it."

"Gimme." Puck said, taking the messy ice cream cone. He cleaned it up and gave Beth napkins before giving the cone back to her. "Better?"

Beth nodded. "Thank you."

Puck smiled as he and Beth continued walking.

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When they got back to the apartment, they saw Quinn standing outside.

"H-Hey, baby." Puck stuttered.

"Hi, Mommy!" Beth exclaimed.

"Hi, B." Quinn smiled. "It's late. What are you still doing up?"

"She couldn't sleep, so we decided to go for a walk." Puck lied. "Did you just get in?"

"Judging by the vanilla ice cream on Beth's face, I know that's not true." Quinn replied, looking at the bag Puck was holding. "Is that for me?"

"Sorry, yeah." Puck apologized as he handed the bag cream to Quinn. "Let's go inside. I'll tuck Beth in."

"I'm not mad." Quinn clarified.

"You're not?" Beth chimed in, glancing at Puck.

"No." Quinn shook her head again. "The truth is, I just got home and the apartment was empty, so I came outside to wait for you two."

"Really?" Puck asked.

"Yeah." Quinn said. "Why don't we go inside and put a movie on and curl up on the couch? All three of us."

"Let's do it." Puck smiled as he looked at Beth. "Wash the ice cream off your face and put pjs on, okay?"

"Okay." Beth repeated, leading the way.

"Noah." Quinn said, taking his hand. "Thank you."