Back to December-Taylor Swift

The bells on the door of Upper East Eatery jingled as Noah Puckerman opened it. This wouldn't be a normal hangout place for him, he thought it was a little too hippie for his taste, but he was meeting somebody there. A very important somebody. A Miss Rachel Barbra Berry. He wondered why he was meeting her; she did ruin his life. He then had to remind himself that he was the one that called her. But in his defense he only called her because he was in the area and he was just checking on how she was doing. Even though he knew everything that happened with her. For the past four years he had Kurt secretly keep tabs on her for him. And the first thing he did when he got to the city was watch her perform. She was in Chicago on Broadway. She had a lead role and boy was she amazing. Puck was mesmerized by her. She had gotten so much more beautiful, if that was even possible. He almost went up to her after the show but he chickened out at the last minute. It wasn't until two weeks later that he was able to call her. She was shocked to hear from him but she agreed to meet with him. They set the time and place and after a little awkward small talk they hung up. After that Puck spent the rest of the night with his bottle of Jack wondering where it went wrong. He has asked himself that everyday for the past four years and never seemed to come up with a good reason. 'This is all her fault,' he thought, 'she's the one who broke up with me.'

It was the last day of summer, Rachel was leaving for Tisch the next morning and Puck was leaving for UCLA the next afternoon. They planned to spend the whole day together before they had to say their goodbyes. They started the day with some breakfast and then they went to the movies. After that they stayed at the beach until it got dark. Then they had dinner and went back to Rachel's house.

Before they got inside Puck gave her a bouquet of roses and a teddy bear that said 'I Will Always Love You.' She smiled. "They're beautiful!" She looked at the bear "I'll name it Tila." Puck laughed. "What?"

"The 'Ti' is from Tisch and the 'la' is from UCLA. It represents how we'll always be close. Metaphorically of course. Literally, we'll be as far as far can get." Puck smiled and kissed her. "I love you." She opened the door. "I love you too. Now let's get inside. Our improperness is not meant for everyone to see." They went inside. Puck laughed and wrapped his arms around her waist. "If that was improper, what would the impending fuck that we're about to do be called."

"Noah!" Rachel scowled. "Sorry. Doing the hanky panky." She put her gifts on the counter. "How about making love?" She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He kissed her. "I'm okay with that." He then picked her up and ran to her room, both of them giggling up a storm.

The next morning Puck woke up and noticed that Rachel wasn't lying next to him. He got dressed and went downstairs and saw her on the couch. The closer he got to her he realized that she was crying. He rushed to her and asked what was wrong. "I can't do it." She said in between sobs. He was confused. "I can't do us anymore." She continued. Puck was taken aback. "What the hell are you talking about?" She looked up at him. "God Noah, I love you so much but it just doesn't make sense that we continue to date. We're going to be so far away and you're going to California! There are going to be girls there that are going to be so much more attractive than me and you're probably going to want to be with them and I'm just going to be a hindrance. I'm probably being dramatic right now but-"

"Damn right you're being overdramatic! You're being crazy! I love you and only you and I wouldn't pick anybody over you." Rachel smiled softly but continued what she was saying. "But I know what I'm talking about. I've seen it happen before with other loving couples and I'm just saving us from the imminent heartbreak. I've made up my mind Noah. I'm sorry." She put her hand on his cheek. He started shaking his head slowly. He didn't want to accept it but he had to. He couldn't force her to be with him. He hugged her. "You're stupid for making this decision but I love you. And I'll be waiting for you when you come to your senses" Rachel smiled. "That's sweet Noah but I don't want you to. You need to have pure unregrettable and unhindered fun in California. He laughed, but then he started to cry. She wiped his tears. "Badasses don't cry." He laughed. "You've turned me into such a pussy." Rachel's dads' came in and tell Rachel that it's time for her to leave. Her and Puck hug and say their goodbyes and then she left. Puck sat back down on the couch, running his hands through his Mohawk. He looked up only to see the bouquet of roses still on the counter where they left it the night before.

Puck had finally spotted Rachel and walked to the booth that she was in. They hugged awkwardly and both sat down. They started talking. The small stuff like, 'How's life? How's your family. I haven't seen them in a while.' Then they are silent as they try to think of things to say. "Uhh." Puck stated. "I saw your show." Rachel smiled. "Really? What'd you think?" Puck smiled back. "It was great. You were great." She thanked him. Silence. "Why didn't you come see me after the show?" He shrugged. "I, uhh, just couldn't." She frowned, knowing why. "What show did you see?" She said after another uncomfortable silence. He shifted in his seat. "Friday."

"This past Friday?" She questioned. "No." He cleared his throat. "Three Fridays ago." Rachel cocked her eyebrows. "How long are you here for Noah?"

"Well, four years, I guess." Rachel looked confused. "I live here now Rachel. I'm going to NYU." Rachel looked shocked. "So I guess we'll be seeing each other from time to time now." He said.

Rachel looked away from him and out the window. After a few minutes Rachel looked back at him and she was crying. "Noah, I was wrong." She paused to see if he wanted to say anything but he didn't. "I was really wrong and the past four years have been torture for me. The last time I slept well was when I was with you." She smiled sadly. "I still have Tila." She started playing with her necklace. "Every single night I take my phone to call you but I stop myself. I tell myself that I deserve the pain. I mean, I was the one that broke up with you-" Puck put his hands on hers. "Stop that. You deserve the best. All the time." She started crying more. "I miss you so much." He wiped her tears. "Why would you miss me? I'm sitting right in front of you." She smiled. "I just want everything to go back to the way they were before." He leaned in and kissed her softly. "They already are."

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