A/N: Really, really sorry it's taken so long! I lost my inspiration and then got caught up in another fic so I'm so sorry!
Puck feels as if they've reached a new place in their relationship, which is an odd thing to think because it's been what, a week? It's not that he didn't trust Rachel. He does trust her, even if she did use him to try to cheat on Finn that one time. No, he trusts her. He just didn't like the idea of her lying to him or keeping things from him. Also weird thoughts, considering he hasn't always been the most honest man himself. That's all going to change from here on out, though. He's going to be a better man for Rachel.
Rachel gets along well with his brothers, he's discovered. He likes that. He never really imagined that Rachel was a family type of person, but she's really changed his mind about it. Of course, he had never really seen himself as a family type of person. He'd had a kid with Quinn forever ago, and he wasn't in Beth's life. He's convinced himself that he probably wouldn't be the best factor in her life, anyway. Somewhere down the road, when he was a better man. After all, he was planning on heading out to New York next year with Rachel. There was a pretty good chance they'd come into contact with Shelby and Beth.
But he shouldn't be thinking about those things right now. After all, it's only been a week. Is it possible to be so serious with someone after such a short period of time? Hell, they hadn't even had sex yet. And they wouldn't until Rachel really was ready to. He smiles as Rachel looks up at him from the game she's playing with Isaiah. It's cute, really. He's always known that she wasn't really into the shooter types or anything like that, but she seems to love MarioKart. He makes a note to get some Mario games to take with him when he moves.
There he goes. Thinking about that whole moving thing again. He's hopeless.
"Can I see the new boots you got, Noah?" Matt asks.
"Sure, buddy." Puck says and gets up. He leads Matt up to his room, where he and Rachel had exchanged presents earlier. She'd given him a new pair of boots, as Matt had said, and he'd given her a new pair of earrings, which she'd loved. He picks up the boots, holding them out to Matt.
"Whaddya think?" Puck asks.
"Man, she knows what you like, huh?" Matt asks.
"Yeah," Puck chuckles. "She really does. She might have gotten help, though. Maybe Kurt or someone."
"Hey Noah?" Matt asks, breaking Puck from his thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"Mom says you're probably gonna move far away." Matt says, looking at his feet. Puck raises an eyebrow. His mom knows him better than he thought. He sighs as he picks Matt up and sits down with him on the bed.
"Well, you see," Puck starts, not really sure exactly how to explain anything. He hasn't even figured it out at this point. But he'll try his best because this is his little brother, and he loves his brothers. "Rachel's gonna go to big school out in New York. She wants to sing and dance and act and all of that good stuff. Remember the musical?"
"Yeah," Matt nods. "She was really good."
"Exactly. She's really good at it. And, if she's out in New York doing all this big stuff, where do you think I wanna be?" Puck asks.
"With her."
"Right."
"Are you never gonna come home and see us again?" Matt asks. There's a slight whine in his voice and Puck can't resist the urge to hug him tight, so he does.
"I will come home and visit as much as I possibly can. And hopefully that will be lots and lots, right?" Puck asks.
"Uh huh. 'Cause we're gonna miss you lots and lots." Matt says, and Puck gives him another big hug. He's never really admitted it to anyone, but his brothers are a pretty big part of his life. For a really long time, he was such a terrible influence on the three of them, but he's really been turning himself around, he thinks. He wants to do right by them. His dad sure as hell never did. So, he was going to have to step it up for them. "Well, I'm gonna miss you guys lots and lots, too."
"Can we come visit you sometimes?" Matt asks, bouncing.
"Sure. And I'll take you guys out to see all the cool stuff out in New York, yeah?" Puck promises.
"Yeah!" Matt grins, kicking his feet. "Hey, do you think Isaiah is still beating Rachel?"
"Probably," Puck snorts. "Maybe we should show her some tricks."
"But we don't want her to be able to beat us."
"Good point. We'll let her figure it out herself, then." Puck grins, standing up and setting Matt on the floor. They head down the stairs and find Isaiah jumping up and down excitedly.
"He beat me." Rachel rolls her eyes, but she's smiling.
"I did! I did! I did!" Isaiah says, running over and throwing his arms around Puck's legs. Puck picks him up and carries him back over to the couch. Puck sets him down and takes a seat next to Rachel. Isaiah crawls into his lap and says, "Rematch?"
"Why don't we watch a movie now? It's almost your bedtime, anyway." Puck answers, picking up the remote and changing the channel. He flips through movies until he finally finds a children's movie on. Rachel snuggles into his side, and he wraps his free arm around her, gently stroking her side.
Puck finds himself thinking that someday, somewhere down the line, he and Rachel are going to be just like this. They're going to be snuggling on the couch, watching some kids movie while their kids sit in their laps. He had never realized how much he wanted that until this very moment. Someday, they were going to have it.
