Title: You never know a good thing...'til it's (almost) gone ~3/3 Author: saar_fantasy Pairing: Puck/Kurt Rating: PG-13 Warnings: mean!Kurt (but not for long. Just something he said)
Disclaimer: As much as I wished I did, I don't own any of them.
Summary: Kurt breaks Noah's heart after a fight. Now it's up to him to put it back together before he loses the love of his life.
A few months later
"Noah," Kurt calls out softly, gently shaking his boyfriend's shoulders, "Noah, wake up."
All he gets in return is a groan.
"Noah, come on," Kurt says, a little more agitated, "We're gonna be late for graduation."
Puck groans again but slowly opens his eyes, "Who cares?"
Kurt rolls his eyes, "I do. And so do you."
Puck sighs and finally lifts himself up a little, a lazy smile forms on his face.
"Hey."
"Hi," Kurt smiles and leans in for a quick kiss, "Now get need to be ready in 20 minutes."
Puck yawns and stretches his arms and legs out, then scratches his belly.
"You know I can get ready faster than you."
Kurt nods, "That's why I let you sleep in a little longer. Now please, Noah...Get out of bed."
Puck gives in and pushes himself off the bed and shuffles to the bathroom.
"I'm gonna lay some clothes for you on the bed," Kurt calls after him, "Then I'll be upstairs to see if Carole is done with making Beth ready."
Puck smiles as he steps into the shower. It still warms his heart when he thinks about how Kurt had made it possible for him to see Beth again a few times a month.
After Kurt had told him about his talk with Shelby, Puck had searched for the waman's phone number and called her.
They met over a quiet private lunch and came to an agreement.
Shelby saw the change in Puck and was very pleased with it.
But Puck had all this to thank to Kurt...
Kurt also kept his promise about helping him out with schoolwork he didn't understand and when he had to learn for his tests he helped him too.
That's why he was able to graduate right now and his mom, sister and daughter could be all proud of him.
He found a second family with the Hudsons and Hummels; aka the Hudmels; and Puck didn't have enough words to give them his gratitude.
He was gonna try though, every single day he was gonna try and show how thankful he was to them in his own kinda way.
Starting today, Puck would be a better man.
But he was gonna keep his boyish charm too, knowing how much Kurt loved it, no matter how many eye rolls or bitching he got, he knew Kurt loved that about him.
So he was absolutely gonna keep that for sure.
"Noah!" Kurt's voice came through the bathroom door, "You've got 10 minutes left!"
Puck sighs and turns of the water, stepping out of the shower to dry himself off and get back into the bedroom to get dressed.
He sure wanted to do something else than get dressed in that bedroom, but he knew Kurt would kill him if he started messing with his clothes or his hair, so he behaved and got into the clothes Kurt laid out for him while Kurt himself was standing in front of his dresser picking out a cute little head for Beth to wear.
They went upstairs and Puck kissed his daughter on the forehead before heading out with Kurt, Finn and Rachel to get to their graduation ceremony.
Burt and Carole would bring Beth with them and pick up Puck's mom and sister to the ceremony.
Evrything was perfectly arranged. Just as it should be on such a day like this.
"Nervous?" Kurt asked when he glanced sideways at his boyfriend next to him on the passenger's seat while he drove his navigator to the school with Finn and Rachel on the backseat.
"No," Puck answered, a little untruthfully,but hey, he couldn't tell Kurt about his little speech he had planned, which was exactly the reason whe he was nervous now. "Are you?"
"No," Kurt answered, but his answer was truthful, "I have no reason to be."
"Neither have I," Puck smiled, reaching out to rest his hand on Kurt's tigh, "All thanks to you."
Kurt smiled and leaned over to quickly peck Puck on the lips.
"Hey!" Finn cried from the backseat, "Don't make us crash! I would like to live through my graduation party."
Kurt and Puck both rolled their eyes but Kurt held his eyes on the road for the rest of the ride, trying not to pay attention to Puck's hand stroking his tigh.
They made it to McKinley High's parking lot safe and sound.
This was probably the last time in their lives that they were here so they took a look around before going inside where the ceremony would be held.
It was time for them to say goodbye to highschool and say hello to a whole new life.
All students were seated in rows, dressed in their special graduation gawns and hats. Their parents and friends were seated in the rows behind them, with a little space in between the two rows to separate them.
Up on the stage was placed some kind of altar with a microphone, where principal Figgins would stand behind and call their names to go up there.
Sue Sylvester, William Schuester and Shannon Beiste where the teachers who would be giving the kids their diplomas, then send them on their marry way.
When everyone was seated, principal Figgins started his welcoming speech, ending with applause from the students and their parents.
Then it was time for Figgins to call off the students' name of the list one by one in alphabetic order.
When Kurt had to go up and received his diploma, not only did he get applause, he also got whistles from Puck and a loud "That's my boy!" from Burt.
Kurt blushed, just a little bit, shook his teachers' and principal's hand and went back down to sit next to Puck.
Normally he couldn't sit next to him, because they had to sit alphabetically and the H and the P just weren't that close to each other, but Puck wanted it this way so he got it.
Kurt didn't know how many people Puck had threatened, but he couldn't make himself angry about it, because there was nowhere else he'd rather sit than next to his boyfriend at a moment like this.
Finally they came to the letter P and soon enough it was Puck's time to go up.
Coach Beiste pulled the diploma backwards a few times before Puck could grab it, making the other students, and some of the parents, laugh a little.
Puck was always in for a prank so he just smirked when she finally gave it to him and planted a big smooch on her cheek.
Coach Beiste was blushing and the whole football team was doing wolf whistles and catcalls while Kurt rolled his eyes but just couldn't keep the smile from appearing on his face.
When Puck walked up to principal Figgins to shake his hand, he leaned closer to whisper something in his ear.
Figgins looked thoughtful for a minute, then stepped aside and gestured for Puck to do his thing.
Puck gave a thankful nod, then stepped behind the altar thing and spoke into the microphone.
"Hello, everyone. I know that it's not traditional for a student to speak at this moment, but I really need to say something before we all go our separate ways." He looked around and saw everyone's eyes focused on him. He looked at Kurt, who mouthed 'what are you doing?' at him and Puck gave him a smile. "I would like to thank a few people. First of all, I would like to thank Coach Beiste for making our team actually win two years in a row." The football team clapped and cheered when coach Beiste raised her arm and gave a little wave."Secondly, I want to thank mr. Schuester for starting the Glee club back up and letting me see how much I love to sing again." This time the Glee club cheered when mr. Schuester smiled and gave a thankful nod to Puck. "Thirdly," Puck went on, "I want to thank Rachel, for pushing us all to be better. She can be annoying sometimes, but we all know that she means well." Rachel smiled at him and he gave her a little wink in return, "I would like to thank Finn and Quinn for still being my friends, even after everything I've done to them." Quinn blew him a kiss, while Finn gave him his trademark dopey smile. "I would like to thank Mike, Artie, Sam, Santana, Brittany, Mercedes and Tina for all accepting me for who I am, even though I bullied and poured slushies over most of them for a few years. Just thanks for being my friends." The group of friends all smiled and nodded at him, thankful for his friendship as well and letting him know that he's forgiven.
Puck was far from done, but he took a little pause before continuing. Now he was getting to the more emotional parts...
"I would like to thank my mom and little sister for always being there for me when I need them." He looked at his mom, who got a little teary eyed, and his sister, who was beaming next to her. "I would like to thank Carole and Burt for being like a second mom and dad to me. I never really know how it was like to have a father in my life until I met Burt, and let me tell you...It feels absolutely amazing." He saw Carole wipe away her tears, clutching at Burt's hand who was staring intently at him, a proud smile on his face.
"And last but certainly not least," Puck searched out Kurt's eyes, finding him staring right back at him, "I want to thank Kurt Hummel; just for being the wonderful person he is and for changing me in so many ways." He saw Kurt smile, but he wasn't done yet... "He's the one person I bullied the most, yet, he's the only one who stood up for me when the whole baby drama happened. We became friends and, obviously, from friends into more. Nowhe's responsible for making it possible for me to see my daughter again. My little Beth, who I also want to thank for being the little ray of sunshine in my life. Kurt made me want to actually do something with my life and to stop acting like a Lima loser. He saved me...Saved me from myself. So, that's why I want to say...I love you, Kurt Hummel. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you."
That was the end of Puck's speech and Kurt was openly crying.
He couldn't believe what his boyfriend just did... It made him feel so happy and so completely overwhelmed that he just sat there, staring at Puck, just like everybody else.
Puck just stood there, feeling a little awkward, because he didn't know if he should say that that was all or not.
Then Rachel jumped out of her seat and started clapping, soon followed by the rest of the Glee club, his mom and sister, Burt and Carole, Kurt, and then just everybody else who was there.
Even principal Figgins and all of the teachers joined the applause.
Puck so deserved it.
Puck grinned, gave a little salute with his diploma and walked off stage, right to Kurt, who was waiting for him with open arms.
As soon as Puck was in his reach, Kurt threw his arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.
Everyone around them went 'awww' and of course the catcalls couldn't stay behind.
They broke the kiss, but stayed in each other's arms.
"Thank you," Kurt whispered softly, "That was wonderful."
Puck smiled and pulled him closer, whispering softly into his ear.
"All for you, babe."
Principal Figgins made an end to their little moment by calling the next person up on stage.
Kurt and Puck sat down again, their hands joined together, fingers entwined.
Puck looked back over his shoulder at his mother and sister who both waved at him and blew him a kiss.
He smiled at them before looking over at Carole and Burt who bot smiled and nodded, Burt giving him a thumbs up.
Then he looked back at Kurt and felt that fluttering feeling in his stomach once again.
It had never stopped and Puck has a feeling that it never will.
As if he feels his stare, Kurt turns his head to look at him, a look of pure joy and love on his face.
"I love you," Kurt mouths and squeezes Puck's hand.
"I love you too." Puck mouths back and leans in to brush his lips quickly against Kurt's before they both look to the front and at the stage again.
When the ceremony is over and they all throw their hats in the air, they know that their life in high school is over...
Kurt's and Puck's eyes find each other again. But their hands never loosened their hold.
It's gonna be hard at times, but they know they will make it, together.
Because just like their hands, they will stay together.
Forever.
