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Five years passed. Five very long years.
After their conversation with Jesse, they went straight home and Rachel went straight to bed. When Puck followed later he found that she had cried herself to sleep.
The next day Puck spent down at the beach but Rachel stayed inside watching movies and packing up all their things.
That night they caught the plane home and arrived as planned.
No one even suspected a thing.
Things went by just as they had been. Puck was going out with Lauren, but they didn't last long. Not when he "lost his badassness" and started studying. Seriously. He actually studied and tried hard and with some major help from Rachel his grades began looking up. His grades were good, he never bullied kids anymore, he got the occasional solo in Glee Club, he was still on the Football Team, still a stud and he had certainly not lost his badassness. If anything, he was even more badass now. Everyone repsected him – even the teachers! It was awesome.
And the Glee Club that year went all the way to Nationals. Puck couldn't take the credit for all of that but he knew that he had at least contributed in some way. They didn't win Nationals, but placed which looked good on his college applications.
Along with his grades and extra curricula's (and his extra charm on the dean) he managed to get into NYU, on a music scholarship.
That year Glee Club totally won Nationals.
Life was great. His mom was extremely proud of him; he had great friends, a secure future. He started doing even better things – he started going to Temple again, and went to his sister's dance recitals without complaint.
He got a job over the summer as a waiter at Breadsticks. He did pretty well and made a lot of money in extra tips. He didn't busk anymore, but he did occasionally give impromptu concerts for the homeless with Rachel. For free.
At college life was sweet. His classes were fun and he had some good teachers and made some good friends. Rachel had gone to some fancy music school so he didn't see her as much anymore, but at least she was still in New York. He kept in touch with all of the Glee Club Members, even Quinn.
But none of them ever spoke of Beth again. But she was Puck's every thought. His reason to live, his reason to try hard at everything he did.
He stayed in New York for his whole college life (he didn't want to spend any money that he didn't have to) but he wrote to his mother and sister weekly and was constantly emailing his glee friends. He also kept a diary and he had done ever since Sophmore year. He knew it was a little unbadass, but he wanted Beth to have it when she was older, to see all the things he did for her. How he may have been (like Quinn said) a juvenile delinquent, but he had changed. For her. It was all for her. And one day he would give her the diary. He might even read it to her. He just hoped he would get that chance.
Five years passed. Puck graduated college with good marks and received his degree with pride. He paid the airfairs for his mom to come to New York for the weekend to watch him graduate.
And after graduation he phoned Rachel straight away
"I was expecting you to call" Was the first thing she said
"You hadn't forgotten?" Puck asked
"Of course not!" Rachel exclaimed "So when do you want to go?"
"My mom's visiting for the weekend. How about next Saturday?" He suggested
"I'll book the flights now"
And it was settled. Operation reunite Puck and Beth had been reopened…
