"I got it." Puck mumbled to Quinn in response to the knock at the front door.
Puck headed downstairs and opened the front door, furrowing his eyebrow at the sight of the police officers in front of him.
"Mr. Puckerman?"
Puck nodded as he looked at his daughter, though she wouldn't look at him.
"Your daughter was out drinking. Even though she's underage, we decided to let her off with a warning since she doesn't have a record yet."
"Thank you for making sure she got home safe." Puck said. "It won't happen again."
When the police officers left, Puck closed the door and turned to his daughter on the stairs.
"Whoa, wait a minute. Where do you think you're going?"
"To my room so I can go to bed."
"You just got into legal trouble, Lulu." Puck stated. "We're gonna talk about it."
"I didn't get in trouble." Lucy argued. "I got a warning."
"Lucy." Puck scolded.
Lucy threw her head back and groaned as she walked down the steps and looked at Puck.
"As long as you're living under our roof, your mother and I are responsible for you." Puck noted. "And your actions. Not to mention how everything our family says or does is in the public eye."
"Well, I never signed up for that." Lucy pointed out. "I never asked for any of your fame. Or Mom's."
"Okay." Puck said. "It still doesn't give you the right to break the law. You're too young to be drinking."
"You and Mom drank when you were my age." Lucy replied.
"Your mother and I did a lot of things we don't want you doing." Puck pointed out. "But when we drank, we did it at someone's house and we had designated drivers. We weren't walking around Lima plastered."
"You were." Lucy reminded Puck. "I know all about your record, Dad."
"Beth told you?" Puck guessed.
Lucy shook her head.
"Sarah." Puck noted. "And why did Aunt Sarah tell you?"
Lucy furrowed her eyebrow.
"Me and your mom and Aunt Sarah and everyone want you to do better than I did." Puck explained. "Alright? I had a huge record and I was impulsive and made lots of bad decisions."
"This was the first time I did something wrong and you're totally freaking out." Lucy stated.
"The first time you did something wrong?" Puck repeated. "Lulu, you've been doing something wrong your whole life. You've just always been bailed out by the rest of us. And tonight, quite literally."
Lucy looked at Puck. "You heard the police officers. I don't have a record."
Puck nodded. "They said yet. You don't have a record yet."
"Dad, calm down." Lucy said. "I'm not you."
"You're not." Puck agreed. "But you're still grounded. Give me your phone."
"I need my phone to text you and Mom." Lucy noted.
"We'll talk about this in the morning." Puck promised, putting his hand out. "Give me the phone and go to bed."
"Ugh." Lucy groaned as she gave Puck her phone and stomped up the stairs.
"Don't wake everybody up!" Puck exclaimed as he pocketed Lucy's phone. He sighed before going back upstairs to bed.
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"Do you wanna tell me why there were cops at the house last night?"
Puck looked at Quinn. "Morning, babe."
"Morning." Quinn repeated, waiting for Puck to answer the question.
"Lulu got arrested." Puck answered. "Well, not arrested arrested."
"What does that mean?" Quinn asked. "What did she do?"
"The cops gave her a warning." Puck clarified. "She was out drinking."
"Did you talk to her?" Quinn wondered.
"Not really." Puck answered. "I kind of just told her she was grounded and took her phone and sent her to bed."
Quinn nodded.
"I'm gonna talk to her." Puck continued. "And give her her one and only warning."
"A warning?" Quinn raised her eyebrow.
"Yeah." Puck replied. "Why?"
"Because she was sneaking around drinking." Quinn said. "If it were Beth or Hudson, a warning is warranted, but Lucy's had more second chances than anyone in this house. She doesn't deserve another."
"She's a kid." Puck stated, pausing as Lucy entered the room with Milo behind her. "Hey."
"Hey." Lucy repeated.
"We were just talking." Puck told Lucy.
"I heard." Lucy nodded.
"Well, listen, the most important thing is that you're safe." Puck noted. "No one got hurt, no one got in trouble."
"Right." Lucy muttered as she looked at Quinn. "And you said I don't deserve a second chance so what are the terms of me being grounded?"
"This was a one-time thing, so let's talk about some rules." Puck said. "Why don't you have a seat?"
Lucy reluctantly sat down and folded her arms as she looked at her parents.
"Maybe Hudson should be a part of this conversation, too." Quinn suggested.
"Hudson doesn't drink." Lucy informed Quinn and Puck. "He was our designated driver so I texted him when we went on our walk and he was coming to get us, but the cops found us first."
"Okay, well, I'm glad you didn't drive, but drinking and getting picked up by the cops still isn't okay." Quinn told Lucy.
"You already said I don't deserve a second chance, so what's my punishment?" Lucy asked again.
"Your mother meant to say that this is your one and only warning." Puck stated as he handed Lucy her phone. "There better not be a next time, but if there is, you'll be in big trouble. Got it?"
"Got it." Lucy confirmed as she went to get up. "Thanks, Dad."
"Wait." Puck stopped Lucy. "We're not done."
"I thought you said I'm not in trouble." Lucy replied.
"You're not grounded." Puck said. "Sit down."
Lucy looked at Puck and slowly sat back down.
"Your mother and I have a zero tolerance rule for drinking and driving." Puck noted. "A drunk driver killed my best friend, and if you or your siblings ever get behind the wheel after drinking, there'll be severe consequences."
"And we can't and won't bail any of you out of that." Quinn warned Lucy.
Lucy nodded slowly. "I know."
"In addition to the no drinking and driving rule, there will be no texting and driving." Quinn continued.
"I won't." Lucy promised.
"That includes stop signs and red lights." Quinn explained. "If you need to talk to someone while you're driving, you call them and put it on speaker or you pull over to text."
"I know." Lucy nodded.
"And if you ever need a ride, I don't care what time it is, you call one of us." Puck finished.
"I will." Lucy responded.
"I'm sorry for saying you always do the wrong thing." Puck apologized before looking at Quinn.
"Yeah, and I'm sorry for saying you don't deserve a second chance." Quinn said. "Everyone does."
Lucy nodded.
"You, your mom, your siblings, and my dogs are the most important things to me, and I need you to be smart and safe." Puck reminded Lucy. "Okay, princess?"
"Okay, Dad."