I'm Back with a sequel. I suggest you read Where Do we Go From Here first... :)
The Long Road: Sequel to Where Do We Go From Here? How are Puck and Rachel dealing with the fact that they're raising two very different daughters? Emily is now fourteen and Beth is now sixteen.
Chapter 1: Where the Road Led Us Too
A lot has happened during the past seven years. Puck, Rachel, Emily, and Beth were growing stronger as a family. Everyone grew close to another, especially Puck, and Rachel. Things were great for the Puckerman family until that one year when everything happened. Beth was eleven years old when her mother Shelby tragically passed away after a horrible car accident. Even with Rachel as a step-mom she felt uncomfortable calling her "Mom." It was hard for Beth to move on. She wasn't happy, couldn't smile or laugh, and even Emily couldn't help. One night she had a horrible nightmare and was ashamed of herself for wetting her bed. Puck hated seeing his little girl like this. He brings her to therapy and she was slowly getting better. That's when Puck and Rachel noticed the change in the girl. She wasn't shy or his little princess he once knew. Her attitude changed wardrobe, and her personality. That's when Puck and Rachel noticed the friendship has fade between the two sisters who were once oh so close.
A few months later Emily felt like her world was falling apart. She was only nine when the guy who raised her has stopped caring for her. Finn Hudson sent her presents for birthdays and holidays and he has seen her weekends. That's all changed when Finn met a model and they moved to L.A. without saying a goodbye. Emily wasn't comfortable yet calling Puck, "Daddy". It hurt her so much when Rachel explained what was going on. Her daddy she knew since birth didn't want to be part of her life anymore. She cried for days, months, and weeks. Rachel suggested to bring her to Beth's therapist. She couldn't see her little girl like this but Puck wanted to have a try. Puck promised that he would never leave her like Finn did. Puck sang her a song and that's when Emily started calling her "Daddy." That following year Emily noticed she and Beth were no longer friends.
Now at sixteen, Beth is just like her mother in so many ways. She's the head captain of the Cheerio team. She's dating the quarterback of the football team of two years and Puck isn't about that. They are the Powerful Couple of William McKinley high school. Everyone wants to be Beth's friend. Everyone looks up to her and she's proud of that,
Now at fourteen, Emily isn't at all like her sister, but a lot like her mother. She's in Glee Club, has a fantastic voice which no one was surprise of, worships Barbara Streisand, and loves musicals. Her school life isn't exactly like Beth. She isn't popular and only has about two or three friends from The Glee Club. Not even her own club she's in likes her. Emily doesn't tell her parents how her school life is since she doesn't want to upset them. She'll only talk about Glee.
It's a Friday night. The Puckerman's household was extremely quiet. Rachel has been looking of a photo album just for Emily. Puck walks out of the shower shirtless.
"Noah! Put a shirt on." Rachel says.
Puck laughs as he puts deodorant on. "Relax, babe. We're married."
"But you know how I feel when the girls are home." Rachel reminds Puck.
"You got to chill out. They won't see me like this." Puck says shrugging his shoulders. Okay, maybe I was wrong about that.
Rachel jumps as she saw Beth barging into her room. "Ew! Daddy! I think I'm going to be sick!" Beth says having the chills..
"Honey, I told you to put a shirt on." Rachel begs Puck.
"I'm really sorry, Beth and alright, alright." Puck says as he looks at Rachel. He walks back into their bathroom. Rachel saw the look in Beth's face that she needed something but hesitated to ask. "Did you need something?" Rachel asked.
Beth shook her head. "It's fine. I need Daddy to sign my History paper."
Silence occurred between them too. Even now, Beth doesn't have a fond relationship with Rachel. "I can sign it if you want?" Rachel offers.
"No fence, but Daddy's always been signing my test papers. I know how you write your signature. You put Rachel Berry Puckerman with a freaking gold star. It's kind of embarrassing." Beth responds.
Ouch. This girl is never afraid to say what's her mind. Rachel looks down. She tries to hide the fact that Beth has hurt her feelings. Beth tried to leave but was stopped from her father. "I'm here. What's up?"
"It can wait till later." Beth says. She walks out of the room. Puck looks at Rachel. He knows that position she's in. She knows she's upset but she won't look at him. "What's wrong?" He asked sitting next to Rachel who's now in tears.
"Beth hates me." Rachel cries on Puck's shoulder. "She's never going to except the fact that I could be a mom to her. Not a mom, mom, but a step-mom. What she said to me really hurt me, Noah."
Puck smoothes Rachel's back. "Ssh, I'll have a talk with her."
"Sometimes I wonder what I did wrong, you know?" Rachel says. "I'm not trying to take Shelby's place. I just want a special relationship with Beth. I love her like she's my own daughter. She never gives me a chance." Rachel cries.
"One day she will." Puck says kissing Rachel.
"Sometimes I'm jealous that you and Emily picked up so fast. You have a special bond."
"You and Beth will too."
"When will that happen? Noah, she'll be in college when she'll finally accept me."
I see the way Beth treats Rachel. I hate it. I see the way Rachel cries after the cruel things she says. It kind of reminds me of how Quinn used to treat Rachel before any of us became friends. It sucks. I hate it. "It's been a long road for Beth. Don't let her get to you all the time, Rach." Puck says. Once they married, Puck has respected Rachel more. He stopped calling her Berry and finally called her by her given name.
"She probably thinks it's weird since you're like her half sister or something...but I'll talk to her."
"Oh my gosh. I've never thought about that. Not once since I saw you and met Beth." Rachel cries.
"It's okay, Rach. I'll handle Beth. She's my problem." Puck says.
"The only time when she and I ever spoke was when she got her first period. She needed a woman to talk too and I was there. She hated you so much when you tried to figure out what was wrong. I'll never forget that." Rachel tends to smile.
"See, there's step one. Step two will come soon and soon step three." Puck smiles kissing Rachel.
"I really hope so. I really hope she and Emily will go back into the friendship they once have. Hey, it could happen you know? Emily now goes to McKinley."
Puck nods. "They kind of remind me about you and Quinn."
Rachel laughs. "If only Quinn has seen Beth the way she is now she would of been proud."
Puck laughs. "It kills me to know that she's never once tried to reach out or contact Beth."
"I know, Noah. I know. That's why I'm here now." Rachel cuddles with Puck. "We had a long road. It's going to be even longer, babe." Puck warns Rachel.
"I'll let you have that one. Emily hasn't even had her first kiss or her first boyfriend yet." Rachel reminds him.
"And she never will. " Puck says.
"Noah? She'll date at some time of her life."
"And not for a very long time. Trust me, babe. You won't like any boy Emily dates. Beth had one boyfriend in the eighth grade, another in the ninth, and finally met her love of her life. I hate his guts." Puck sighs heavily.
"Noah, it's called growing up." It's life part of life. If we never grew up, we wouldn't be here right now." Rachel says.
Puck thought about the words that Rachel has said. Those words played in his head over and over again. She was right. He was here now. She was here now.
Noah Puckerman was living his dream.
A beautiful wife, two beautiful daughters, nothing could go wrong.
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