Disclaimer: No claim to the original Glee parts included in this fiction. The rest is my own work.

A/N: Thank you to shayebri13, glad you could join us. Lexiepuckerman-evans14, lovely to hear from you again. Guest, it made me smile when i wrote it, glad it made you smile when you read it.

Apologies for the stupid mistake in the last chapter. I can only claim idiocy on my own part. Nationals is in Columbus not Cincinnati. I have rectified it and reposted it. Once again, I'm sorry *sad face*.

Emily's solo opened New Directions' set in Columbus. Her powerful voice rivalled that of Rachel when she'd sung the same song in Chicago. The girls wore replicas of the red dresses that Quinn, Rachel and the other girls had worn for Nationals 2012 and they looked stunning. Every last one of them, despite Beth's derogatory comments about herself.

As Emily held the last note the audience rose to their feet clapping and cheering. Their second song, Edge of Glory was as well received as when Santana, Mercedes, Tina, Brittany and Quinn had performed it way back then, too. Then came their showstopper. Paradise By The Dashboard Light. Ramon and Amy taking the leads with all the other team members supporting, were amazing. Even Beth, though she didn't get involved in the dance sequence. Beth had continued to grumble for days and days about swaying uselessly in the back. Keegan had reminded her once or twice on the journey to Columbus of what Dr Chin had told them on Tuesday. Beth was to take it easy, make sure she had enough rest. He'd also told them that the baby's head was engaged.

During the last part of Paradise, Keegan became aware that Beth was breathing really heavily, way more than usual and that she wasn't really singing. He glanced at her every chance he got. As soon as the set was over and New Directions were taking their applause, Keegan took her hand and signalled to Quinn and Puck in the third row.

"No fucking way," Puck breathed as they shuffled their way past the other people in the row. "She wouldn't, she couldn't." He muttered in disbelief to Quinn. Rachel and Finn saw the signal too and stood to follow.

The four of them made their way to the dressing room, the same one New Directions had used earlier in the year at Sectionals. Keegan was pacing up and down outside the door, he pounced on Puck the second they got there. "Tell me what to do, tell me what to do?" He sounded frantic. Scared and frantic.

"Calm down is the first thing," Puck replied, taking Keegan's arms. "Where's Beth? How's she doing?"

"She's in labour," Keegan said, his eyes wide, his hands clutching Puck's shirt.

"Are you sure?" Puck asked watching Quinn disappear into the dressing room closely followed by Rachel.

"No-o" Keegan was in complete panic mode. "What am I supposed to be doing?"

"Hey Keegan, get your ass in here," Quinn called at the same time as the rest of the team was ushered out of the dressing room.

"I can't go in there," Keegan whispered, still clutching Puck's shirt front, his head down. "I can't go in, I can't do it."

Puck took a firmer hold of Keegan's upper arms. "Listen, asshole," he said through gritted teeth, "remember what we talked about before?" Keegan gulped and nodded. "Get your fucking ass in there and take care of my daughter." Puck gave Keegan a shove towards the door. Keegan slowly backed into the dressing room, his eyes still on Puck.

"Was that really necessary?" Finn asked over Puck's shoulder, frowning. Puck was still trying to control the urge to growl and rip Keegan's head off.

"Yes it was." Puck nodded, breathing heavily, willing himself to ignore the little voice in his head that demanded he string Keegan up by the balls. "That's the third time. No more chances. If he lets her down again I swear to God I'll kill him."

"How is it the third time?" Finn asked as Rachel came to the door.

"Can you call Dr Chin for advice?" Rachel asked Puck quietly. "She's not going to make it back to Lima. I don't even think she's going to make it to the hospital."

"Is she ok? How's she doing?" Puck asked, desperate to know that his baby girl was managing.

"She's…..she's…." Rachel was interrupted by Beth's voice screeching at Keegan telling him he was a useless prick.

"That's my girl." Puck murmured, "sounds just like her mother, she's said the same thing to me every time," he grinned over his shoulder at Finn.

"What did you mean this is the third time?" Finn asked again as Puck got his phone out to call Dr Chin.

"First off he denied being the father, remember? Then after they watched the birth movies at parenting class he came home and nearly had a nervous breakdown. And now, oh hi, yeah it's Noah Puckerman, my daughter, Beth Puckerman, yeah, that's the one. She's gone into labour, thank you." Puck turned back to Finn, "and just now he said he couldn't…" Puck turned back to his phone conversation, "Dr Chin, hi, it's Noah Puckerman. Beth's gone into labour." He listened for a moment. "Here's the thing. We're in Columbus. Yeah. Again." Puck was interrupted by Rachel at the door of the dressing room.

"Noah, can you see if there's a doctor in the auditorium?" Rachel looked back over her shoulder at the screech emanating from the dressing room. "And make it quick."

"Dr Chin? I don't think getting to the hospital is an option." Puck listened some more. "Finn, can you put a message out asking if there's a doctor in the house? Hurry. Rachel, here, can you talk to Dr Chin for a second? He has some stuff to ask." Puck passed his phone over. Once the door was closed again and Beth's groans became muffled Puck bent over, his hands on his knees. He blew out a big breath. God, had it been as bad as this for everyone waiting outside when Quinn was in labour? He didn't think so.

Finn returned with two women who said they were doctors, their children had been performing too. Puck knocked at the door, Rachel answered, opening the door wider to allow them to enter.

Quinn, Keegan and Rachel each breathed a huge sigh of relief as the two doctors took charge. Beth groaned and writhed and thought of several more names to call Keegan, none of which made her feel any better. It made her dad feel better to hear her calling Keegan those names.

"You never told me it'd hurt this bad, mom," Beth cried. "It really hurts."

Quinn hugged Beth's shoulders, tears in her own eyes. "I know it does, baby, but it'll be over soon." She kissed Beth's forehead, "it'll all be over before you know it."

Beth groaned again and whipped her head round to see Keegan. "You asshole," she screeched. "Don't for one minute think you're ever, ever, EVER getting near me again….." her voice trailed off as yet another contraction tore through her body.

Outside Puck, Finn and the rest of New Directions heard what Beth had shouted at Keegan. Puck couldn't deny it made him smile, just a little. Till he remembered that Quinn had said that to him every time too. And they were now on baby number five…...

Mr Schuester came to ask if the rest of the team could assemble on stage for the results. They were reluctant to leave their friends. "Go, we'll still be here when you get back. And you all did amazing today. Fantastic," Puck encouraged. Beth could probably use the privacy at any rate. He knocked at the door.

Rachel answered. "We're a bit busy in here, what do you want?" She asked through the half open door.

"Just tell me how she's doing," Puck asked quietly. "How's Beth?"

Rachel looked over her shoulder again, from her position she could see Beth's face pulled tight, red and straining. "I don't think it'll be long," she admitted. "She's fully dilated and she's pushing. Dr Hewitt's called for an ambulance." Rachel told them both, she really hoped it would get here in time.

Keegan followed the doctors instructions to the letter. He gripped onto Beth's hand as she squeezed the hell out of his. Beth braced one foot against him, the other against one of the doctors. Quinn took position at the end of the wide couch that Beth was laid on. Quinn propped up Beth's shoulders, wiped her face with a damp cloth and murmured encouragement quietly into her daughter's ear.

"This is it Beth," Dr Hill said, catching Beth's attention just enough, "one more big push, feel the contraction? Yes? Go with it. That's it. Come on, you're doing really well, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going and breathe. Beth, that's your baby's head, do you want to feel?" She helped Beth to feel Abigail's head.

Beth turned back to Keegan and cried, Keegan risked a peek and wished he hadn't. He felt himself go a little light headed. Rachel was behind him and helped him stay upright, keeping him focussed on Beth.

"Another big push Beth, for her shoulders," Dr Hill got Beth to concentrate again and just a few minutes later the sound of Abigail Hudson crying filled the room. Keegan could barely breathe as his daughter was placed on Beth's chest. He wasn't aware of the tears that were falling down his face. Rachel and Quinn cried along with Beth. Outside in the corridor Puck and Finn heard the very first cries of the baby too.

"Congratulations Grandpa," Finn whispered to Puck, patting his shoulder. Puck couldn't speak, he swallowed. Hard.

"I'm a grandpa," he whispered. He looked round at his friend. "I'm a grandpa," he repeated. "I feel sick," he admitted to Finn. They both turned at the sound of voices in the corridor heading their way. New Directions, Mr Schue and both of their families were descending on them fast.

"How's she doing?" Rosa asked. Then they all heard the baby again. "She's here?" Rosa asked unnecessarily.

Puck saw his mother's face break into a watery smile, tears in her eyes and nodded. "Is this how you felt when Beth was born?" He asked, breathing heavily as though he'd just run a four minute mile.

"And how do you feel?" Rosa asked.

"Like I've just been hit by a speeding truck." Puck admitted, still trying to catch his breath.

"Yeah." Rosa nodded, "that's about the same as I felt."

"Does it go away?" He asked, "that feeling? Will everything feel normal tomorrow?"

Rosa thought about it before she answered. "No, not really," she said, shaking her head. "It just gets bigger when you become a great grandparent. Move out of the way." She pushed past Puck to knock at the door. Rachel answered, still in floods of tears.

"Is everything ok? Is Beth ok? And the baby?" She asked without giving Rachel a chance to answer. The door opened wider and Keegan appeared with his towel wrapped daughter in his arms.

"Here she is. Here's Abigail." His voice was very shaky. "Do you want to meet her?" He looked to Puck first. Puck stepped closer to take the baby from her daddy.

"Hey baby girl," he whispered as soon as she was in his arms, "how are you? I'm your Grandpa. And if your daddy is an asshole again in the future I'm going to kick his ass from here to Lima and back again."

Keegan, hands in his pockets had to stop himself smiling, "I'll try not to be." He said.

Puck gave him a hard look. "Do better than try." He advised before turning to the rest of the family for them to see the baby. "Welcome to the family baby girl. There's a lot of us so don't be scared, we'll take care of you. And you probably better go back to your mommy now." He passed the baby back to Keegan. "And I meant what I said. No more chances. Fuck up again and you'll be very, very sorry." His voice was too quiet for anyone other than Keegan to hear. Keegan just nodded.

Rachel and Keegan returned to the dressing room with Abigail. Quinn came out a few seconds later and fell into Puck's arms. "Oh my God," she cried. "How have you ever managed to get through that four times? And still be prepared to do it again?" She asked. "It's so much harder than when you're the one having the baby. You see more, you hear more and there's nothing you can do to help."

"Well, I can't comment on that," Puck smiled into her hair, Quinn's head tucked into his shoulder, "I just know that being out here was way harder than when it's been you going through that. At least then I could be with you, try to help you, out here was just…." he couldn't describe what it was, he just knew that hearing the sounds Beth made and not being able to do anything at all to make it better for her made him feel like the most useless dad on the face of the earth.

"She didn't have anything for the pain, nothing." Quinn said, amazed that any woman could deliver a child without even the most basic of pain relief, "she did so well. We're just waiting for the ambulance now to take them both to the hospital to get them checked out." Quinn looked up at Mr Schue, still wiping her eyes. "How did it go?" She asked.

"We won," cried Mr Schue, "how's Beth." He looked around at everyone, searching for a clue.

"The baby arrived safely, they're both doing well, they're going to go to the hospital just to get checked out." Quinn turned back to Puck. "You need to get everyone home once Beth and Abigail are settled in the hospital. Keegan will stay with her. I will too if she wants me to, then tomorrow you can come back, she'll need the car seat, clothes, oh you know what she'll need," she waved a hand at Puck, "we've done this enough times." Quinn glanced back to Mr Schue and New Directions. "Just give us a bit of time to clean up in there then you can have your dressing room back, ok?"

Jennifer and a few others asked if they could see the baby, Quinn said she'd go in and ask Beth if she was ready for any visitors.

Quinn came back to the door and motioned for the family to come in first. Puck bent over Beth still laid on the couch. "You did good honey," he whispered to her, "how are you feeling?" He could feel Beth tremble in his arms. She tried to answer but really only sniffed and mopped up tears against her dad's shoulder.

Evie looked at Abigail, still hugged in Keegan's arms. "Who does she look like?" She asked. "Can I tell my friends at school that she was born in a dressing room?"

"She looks just like her mommy," Keegan pulled the towel back so that Evie could see her face better, he glanced at Beth for her answer, "and yes you can tell your friends."

"Cool." Evie sighed, "something that'll beat Alice Wilson's stupid dog. Finally."

Jesse, Roo and the twins all took a look. Rosa asked to hold her great granddaughter. She gave a sigh as she picked up the tiny baby. "You are so beautiful," Rosa told Abigail, "and you are already so loved. Don't let that nasty old grandpa fool you," she whispered loud enough for Puck to hear, "his bark's much worse than his bite." Rosa looked at Keegan as she said that, smiling at him.

"I'm not sure I'm brave enough to find out." Keegan murmured back. He looked towards Finn, "have they announced the winner yet?" He asked.

Finn came over to see his new niece. "Yes they did." Finn smiled at his brother, hugging him round the shoulders with one arm. "Congratulations daddy, you're a National Champion too. The team's waiting outside to see you all. If that's ok with Beth?" Finn asked the question in Beth's direction.

"Sure, just for a few minutes," she said, sounding really tired. "And can I have my baby back? I've been holding her for the last nine months, it feels strange without her." She held out her arms and Keegan placed their baby girl in them just as the team came through the door.

One by one the team congratulated Beth and Keegan. Mr Schue had quietly commented to Puck and Quinn that he hadn't believed it possible for lightening to strike in the same place twice, making the grandparents laugh just a little.

"Excuse me. Excuse me," A new voice said, pushing through the crowd. "Ready for a ride to the hospital?" Asked the EMT.

"I think so," Beth answered, her voice still a little shaky. The EMT gathered all of the information needed from the two doctors then he and his partner carefully loaded Beth onto the trolley. Abigail was placed securely in her arms. "Ok, we need to get moving," the EMT told the group. "We'll take them to Columbus Memorial Hospital. Do you know where that is?" He asked.

"Yeah we do," Puck smiled, "it was where she was born," he grinned at Beth. "And can I just say," he held up both of his hands, "at least I managed to get Quinn to the hospital before the baby arrived." He gave Keegan a look that said 'I am way better at this than you'. "I'm just saying," He finished with a smirk.

"Do you want me to come with you? Stay with you?" Quinn asked her daughter.

"You don't need to stay with me, Keegan will stay with me but you can come to visit before you head off home." Beth replied.

Both cars followed the ambulance to the same hospital that Beth had been born in just seventeen years ago. As soon as Beth and the baby were settled into a room, once all the usual checks had been completed and Abigail had been weighed, measured and pronounced totally healthy, both families crowded into the room to visit.

"Mom, dad, go home tonight, you don't need to stay, but will you come and pick us up tomorrow? Please?" Beth asked. "I know it's a long drive but," she shrugged, "what else can we do?"

"It's fine sweetie," Quinn replied, hugging Beth once more, "of course we'll come for you. Rosa? You'll come over in the morning to watch Evie and Roo won't you?" She asked.

"I have a better idea," Rosa announced, "why don't you two stay at my house tonight, then tomorrow we can go back to your house and bake a cake ready for when your mom and dad bring Beth, Keegan and Abigail home. Yeah?" Rosa looked at her two youngest grandchildren, nodding enthusiastically.

"Can I lick the spoon?" Roo asked, his face serious.

"Of course you can," Rosa replied, hugging Roo to her side. "I don't suppose you want to come and stay too do you Jesse?" She asked smiling.

"No, that's alright Nana," Jesse replied, his smile so much like his dad's. "I'll be fine at home till you bring these two back." He waved a hand towards his little brother and sister. "Sunday mornings are made for staying in bed."

The drive back to Lima was subdued. Quinn kept sighing and shifting about in her seat. Roo fell asleep in his car seat, his mouth open wide, drooling. Evie, on her booster seat leant her head against her Nana's arm and snored loudly. Jesse in the rear seat must have been messaging or texting someone, probably Jennifer if the grins and chuckles that came from the back of the car were anything to go by.

"Q?" Puck said quietly, noting in the rear view mirror that Rosa had now nodded off too. "What's up?" He asked. Quinn still hadn't settled.

"I just didn't want to come home and leave them there," Quinn sniffed, "I feel like such a bad mother." She turned tear filled eyes on Puck. "What sort of grandmother am I?"

"A fucking gorgeous one," Puck muttered with a flick of his eyebrow and a half smile at Quinn. "And did you finally decide on a name for yourself? Are you sticking with Nana or Nanny Quinn?"

"Nanny Quinn." She replied, wiping her eyes. "It doesn't sound so old. Not like Grandma, Granny or Nana, anyway."

"I heard that," Rosa commented, her eyes still closed. "And I think we can just stick with Nana for me too." Rosa sat up a little, shifting Evie to a comfier position, "and what names have you come up with for my new grandson? Anything interesting?"

"We were thinking Seth would be a good name." Quinn said quietly, half turned in her seat to see her mother-in-law. "It's a good, strong Hebrew name and I like it."

"I do too," Puck nodded. "Seth Noah Puckerman. Seth Noach ben Noach." He turned a little to Quinn and shrugged. "Well Jesse got my Grandpa's first name as his middle name, Roo got Grandpa's middle name, that only leaves my name. And I really think it's time."

"I think that's a beautiful name." Quinn smiled and reached out to stroke Puck's thigh. She turned at Jesse's comment.

"That's cool dad. Seth Noah. Cool." Jesse nodded thoughtfully. "He might even turn out to be as big a badass as you." He grinned.

Rosa and Quinn looked at each other, horrified. "Oh God, I hope not," they both said together. Puck smiled widely, nodding to himself. Oh yeah.