Title: Innocent

Summary: She had to sing this. For herself, for love, for her daughter. Post 2x18.

Characters: Quinn and Puck

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee. If I did there would be tons of Finchel, Quick, and Klaine fluff! And Quinn would've kept Beth. I just own my idea of this story and my writing.

A/N: Just a little Quinn/Quick/Beth drabble I thought of after Born This Way.

"Alright, we had a great experience with Gaga this week and—"

Quinn stood up, "Mr. Schue? I'd like to sing a song."

Mr. Schue looked up at her, "Um, okay. You already sang a duet with Rachel this week, but—go ahead."

Quinn slid up from her chair next to Lauren. She had done some thinking since Finn had shown her that picture and put it in his locker yesterday and Lauren had talked to her about how the girls admired her old image and how she loved herself enough to change.

Quinn stood in front of the entire Glee club, "First off, Kurt, I'm so glad you're back. We all missed you. I'm sorry we had to pull you away from a school that your boyfriend was in. You don't get to see him every day and I bet that's tough."

Get back on topic, Quinn, she thought to herself.

Kurt blushed and smiled all at once. Some of the members chuckled. Quinn let out a soft laugh, herself, "At the beginning of this school year, I thought I knew everything. I thought I knew what path my life was taking, I thought I was back to having it all. Someone this week, brought me back to my past. A part of my past that I had no desire to remember. You all know by now my real name is, Lucy Quinn Fabray. I was a geek, I was chubby, I was called cruel names by former classmates. I wanted to change that, so I did. But when I changed, I left behind the nice part of me, a part of me that wasn't such a…bitch. Last year…" she trailed off, looking at Puck.

"Last year," she continued, "With my pregnancy, I started to get some of that niceness back because I realized that you were all accepting of me. You weren't judging me, unlike all the other people walking down the hallway."

Quinn handed her sheet music to the pianist.

"With this confession, I must admit that I have been thinking about a lot of things the last few days. One of the things that really stuck with me is something Rachel said to me about how I shouldn't go repeating history," She looked up at Finn, "She's right. I feel bad for doing this in front of everybody, but I know it's the only way I'm going to get this out. Finn, I can't do this anymore. I can't be your girlfriend. I'm sorry."

He didn't react furiously, like the first time he had when they broke up when he found out she was pregnant with Puck's baby. He didn't do anything but simply nod. It's like he knew what she meant. They didn't belong together.

All I know is that when I don't catch you staring at me... you're staring at her, she had told him that day in the nurse's office. Finn was in love with Rachel, he always would be. She knew that, now. And she, well, she had feelings rising to the surface about a boy that she had once dated. A boy she had cheated with…

The first time I cheated, I got pregnant. The second time I did it, I got mono. I think the universe is trying to tell me something.

The only boy she hadn't cheated on.

Quinn took a deep breath, "The song I am singing is Innocent by Taylor Swift. I have to sing this song….for myself, for love, and most importantly—"

Nobody expected the next words out of her mouth, "Most importantly, I want to sing this for my daughter. Beth."

She nodded at the pianist.

I guess you really did it this time
Left yourself in your warpath
Lost your balance on a tightrope
Lost your mind tryin' to get it back

Wasn't it easier in your lunchbox days?
Always a bigger bed to crawl into
Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything?
And everybody believed in you?

It's all right, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent
You're still an innocent

There's some things you can't speak of
But tonight you'll live it all again
You wouldn't be shattered on the floor now
If only you would sing what you know now then

Wasn't it easier in your firefly-catchin' days?
And everything out of reach, someone bigger brought down to you
Wasn't it beautiful runnin' wild 'til you fell asleep?
Before the monsters caught up to you?

It's all right, just wait and see
Your string of lights is still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent
It's okay, life is a tough crowd
17, and still growin' up now
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent

Time turns flames to embers
You'll have new Septembers
Every one of us has messed up too

Lives change like the weather
I hope you remember
Today is never to late to
Be brand new

It's all right, just wait and see
Your string of lights are still bright to me
Oh, who you are is not where you've been
You're still an innocent

It's okay, life is a tough crowd
17, and still growin' up now
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent

Everyone applauded.

"Thank you," she murmured.

"That was—wow, great job, Quinn," Mr. Schue told her, "Glee Club dismissed."

"Hey, Fabray, wait up!"

The golden haired girl spun around to come face to face with Noah Puckerman.

"What you did in there…was it me?" He asked.

She looked down at her feet, "What are you talking about?"

He rolled his eyes, "In there, you said that song was not only for yourself but for love as well as Beth. And you broke up with Finn."

"I can't help you cheat, Puck. So, I can't answer that question," Quinn mumbled. She had feelings for him, she wasn't going to deny that. She also wasn't going to deny that fact that she thought about being in a relationship with him again. She knew where this conversation would lead. After cheating on both Sam and Finn, she couldn't help Puck cheat on Lauren.

He gave her a confused look and then realized what she was saying.

"I broke up with Zizes after she found that stuff about you. I felt bad for being an accomplice as well as I realized that I didn't want to hurt her because I was still in love with you."

She looked back up at him, "What?"

"Look, Quinn, I know last year was hard for you. I know you want everything back. Couldn't you have that all, with me? I'm no star quarterback, but I am on the football team and—"

"Yes."

"What?"

She stepped closer to him, "I want to have that all with you. We can do this. I believe we can."

He smiled when he realized that she had partly quoted something he said the year before, "Before today, did you ever think about her?"

"Yes, all the time. I miss her so much. But I know that she is living a better life then we could've given her."

"We could've done it, though. We could've been good parents."

Quinn nodded, "I know."

Puck smiled again, "I love you, you know."

She bit her lip and smiled, "I know. I love you too."

She pressed her lips to his. Then she stepped back, taking his hand. They walked out of McKinley High School hand in hand. Sure, they turned heads, but neither of them cared.

Quinn didn't know what the future had in store, but she was willing to risk it. For herself, for love, and for everything.

Thanks for reading! Please Review! (And check out some of my other stories too, please! If you like Finchel, Quick, Quick/Beth, or Klaine…I have stories for all of them). :) I alsohavea story where Q/P keeps Beth and then, the summer before Junior Year, they run into Q's father.

Song: Innocent by Taylor Swift. I did change the "32 and still growing up now" to 17 because Quinn is seventeen.