Author's Note: Hey everybody! happy Monday here's the other half of my last update, thank you so much for your feedback last week, I'm glad you liked the chapter, even though it seemed like everything happened too quickly. But I'm pretty sure once you read this everything will make more sense!

As always I would like to thank my awesome Beta Reader Badassmothershucker94 you already know what happens here! but I can't wait to know your thoughts

Puck's song: Yes, he sings again! you probably know the song, but just in case it's called "Daylight" and it's by Maroon 5, here's a link if you guys wanna check it out: watch?v=Wg9Urm2_7xQ

Anyways enough of my rambling, enjoy chapter 34!

Chapter XXXIV

Shelby stormed out of the building, clearing some tears from her face. She was happy of seeing Noah again after so much time, but she knew why she was there so unexpectedly, he was getting deployed, and she couldn't just run into his arms and tell him he had missed him, especially if that meant she would not hug him again in a long time. Pretending she was mad at him was much easier.

Noah stayed in silence with his left hand resting on his cheek, he felt like the stupidest guy in the whole world. He dropped his guitar on the floor and started to pace around the room moving his hands around and mumbling some things. He knew the plan wasn't going to help, Shelby hated him and there was no chance he could ever fix the messed he had caused.

Santana returned to the rehearsal room where she joined Noah, who was sitting on the floor with his face buried in his hands "I'm so fucking stupid" he muttered "This is all my fault I lost the most important person of my life, the only woman who I want to spend my life with"

Santana pulled him into a hug "And it scares the shit out of me to know that I'm leaving and she doesn't even want to talk to me"

"It's okay Puck, it's okay" she comforted him, hugging him tightly.

"I give up Santana"

Two days after that Noah returned to Ohio and went home, it was what he needed at the moment. Santana and Brittany didn't even try to stop him. Noah managed to see Beth just before he left, Rachel arranged that visit, and obviously Shelby wasn't there, the girl was sleeping but he didn't mind, it was better actually. He wouldn't bare saying goodbye to his daughter.

Once in Ohio Puck and Finn went to McKinley and spent a day with Mr. Schue and the Glee Club, and when everybody left they sat down on the bleachers near the football court just like when they used to study there.

"It looks smaller don't you think?" Finn asked, looking the football field where the current team was starting to do their respective practice.

"I don't know" Noah shrugged "Maybe it's not smaller, just less important"

"Sometimes I wish we could go back, life is more simple when your main concern is winning Nationals and hope to no get slushied"

Puck laughed "Yeah, it seems so far away now, and you know something? Soon enough we'll return here and no one will know who the hell we were, is happening already"

"Puck?" Finn asked

He turned to look at his best friend "If something happens to me, I want you to know that despite everything you have been a really great friend, and you have always been by my side, even when I was wrong. I admire you."

Noah smiled and punched Finn on his left shoulder "Finn, we'll return perfectly fine don't worry and I admire you too, you always believed in me, even when nobody else did. I couldn't have asked for a better brother"

Around the end of the afternoon Puck returned to his house and he was greeted by Lupin and he almost knock him off "Yeah, yeah! Calm down!" he chuckled rubbing the dog's fur behind his ears. "Mom I'm back" he shouted as he crossed the door.

Deborah appeared from the kitchen smiling at the picture of Noah playing with Lupin in the living room, he almost looked like he was seven or eight years old again "Dinner is almost ready Noah, go and clean yourself, we have company"

Puck scoffed "Clean myself? Who the hell is here? Prince William and Kate?"

A man walked behind Deborah and smiled at Noah, the shocked expression on the younger man's face made him chuckle.

"David" Puck exclaimed.

He nodded "Deborah, would it be okay if we talk outside for a minute?" he asked politely.

"Sure" she smiled "I'll turn off the stove"

David and Noah went to the porch and sat down on the stairs, Puck felt awkward that was the usual place where he took a seat with Finn, Santana or even Jesse "You are the last person I expected to see here" admitted Puck

"I heard you got slapped" David commented in a casual tone

"Oh and you came here to se how I was doing? How thoughtful of you!" Puck praised with sarcasm, before turning serious "Did she tell you?"

"It was Rachel, she called me" explained David "She also mentioned you are leaving with your unit soon, how soon?"

Puck nodded, still not understanding the reason behind the visit "I have to be on the post next Monday"

"That means you have two days left" said David, before sighing "Your mom, she's very nice I can tell she really loves you and your sister very much" he went on.

"She's everything I want to be when it comes to be a parent" Puck smiled

"I think you are already there," acknowledged David before getting up "I want to apologize to you for the way I treated you the first time we met"

"It's okay" Puck assured him "I'm a big brother too, besides, Shelby we both know she tries to act tough but she breakdowns and you were just trying to protect her for getting hurt"

"Exactly" agreed David "You've changed, but just a little I can see a spark in your eyes when it comes to Shelby"

Noah stood up from his seat and kicked one of Lupin's toys "Yeah well, it doesn't matter, does it? She doesn't want to be with me"

David began to look out for something in one of the pockets inside of his jacket "Noah the main reason why I am here, is because I wanted to give you this" he handed him an envelope. When Noah opened it he saw three plane tickets.

"That's a gift from me and my parents, two of them are for Holidays, those are for your mom and Hannah, we know they would like to spend some time with Beth and we don't want them to feel obligated to do that only when you are around, and the other one has an open enter, that's for you. It's our way to welcome you all to the family, and it case you are wondering, no Shelby doesn't know about it"

Puck was speechless.

"David I only have a couple of days left I can't leave my mom and Han like that"

"I know but, think about this: you and your mom at least will hug each other before you leave you will have the chance to say 'I love you' to her you don't want to leave before saying those things to Shelby do you?" David asked raising an eyebrow.

He didn't answer.

"Noah you owe that to her, you are this man I'm seeing right now thanks to her"

Hearing those words made Noah feel like he hadn't give anything to her in return "And I just made her miserable"

"Don't say that Noah, you made her dream come true, thanks to you she's not alone" he smiled "She made you decent, and in return you made her so happy" David said sincerely as he patted Puck's shoulder "We should go back inside, the dinner your mom was cooking smelled delicious, but before we eat I must know, will I see you soon, little brother? Oh and is it okay if I call you like that?"

Puck laughed and hugged David "Yes it is, and yes you will see me soon"

The next morning Noah woke up before dawn and packed all his things inside his backpack. When he walked downstairs he found his mother, Hannah and Lupin waiting for him in the kitchen "I'm sorry I know I should be staying but…"

"It's fine" Deborah assured him "We love Shelby too" she gestured him to take a seat with them and Hannah began to set the table. Noah could see how worried they were for him, but they still managed to put a smile on their faces, and cook for him his favorite breakfast. It would be a nice memory he was going to take with him.

He arrived to Shelby's apartment building around the end of the afternoon. It was the first time he went further from the reception and he could feel his palms sweating and his heart beating fast as he got closer and closer to the door. Puck shook his head firmly and pressed the doorbell.

"Who is it?" called Shelby

"It's Noah" he answered with a shaky voice, he was a soldier, he was going to leave in a mission, but that woman made his voice shake, Puck laughed at himself.

No answer, instead Shelby opened the door a little bit.

"Hey" said Noah "Can I come in?"

"What do you want?" she snapped at him.

"You" he said with pleading eyes "I'm leaving and I can't do it knowing you are angry with me knowing that the woman I love doesn't even look at me in the eyes" he paused "I think I'm strong enough to deal with the troubles and deaths and dangers, but I'm not strong enough to live a life without you"

Shelby smiled sadly at his words, she tucked some of her hair behind her ears and opened the door, but still Noah couldn't get inside.

Puck laughed rolling his eyes "Here I am waiting, I'll have to leave soon why am I, holding on? We knew this day would come, we knew it all along how did it, come so fast? This is our last night but it's late and I'm trying not to sleep cause I know, when I wake, I will have to slip away" he sang to her

Shelby finally opened the door letting Noah walk to her, he grabbed her by the waist and kissed her temple "And when the daylight comes I'll have to go but tonight I'm gonna hold you so close cause in the daylight we'll be on our own but tonight I need to hold you so close"

She couldn't take it anymore, she didn't to hide her feelings from him anymore, she understood she wasn't doing anything good for him and Beth, it was clearly to her that Noah was suffering as much as her. She hugged him, burying her face in his chest "I'm sorry"

He lifted up her face and cleaned some tears with his thumbs "I'm not angry"

She kissed him deeply, pulling him inside with her, leading him straight to the bedroom.

Around five in the morning Shelby woke up, feeling cold, when she looked around the bed, she couldn't see Noah. She grabbed her robe and went to the only place she knew she would find him; Beth's room. He was siting down on the floor in front of Bed's small bed, Puck looked extremely concentrated and his eyes didn't move from the little girl in front of him.

Shelby walked carefully towards him and hugging from the back "Are you okay?"

"Yeah" He nodded "Is just that, she's so big"

"She is" yawned Shelby, before kissing his left shoulder, it was then when she noticed something different on his skin, the light of Beth's night light didn't help Shelby but she was almost sure of what she was seeing "Noah did you?" she whispered running her fingers on the specific spot "get a tattoo?"

He tried his best not to laugh out loud; he didn't want to wake up Beth "You didn't noticed it before? Wow someone was busy!"

Shelby blushed "What is it?"

Puck turned his head and smiled "Beth's birthday" he answered simply before getting up, he grabbed her right hand "C'mon let's talk outside"

They sat down on the couch and Noah grabbed both of Shelby's hands "What's gonna happen between us now?"

"I want to be with you, but at the same time, It terrifies me that something bad could happen to you" Shelby explained.

"I know, and I'm sorry for making you feel like that but I think we can get through this, you are just as badass as I am! we're the ultimate mash-up remember?"

That comment made Shelby laugh and made Noah more secure about the things he was saying "I've been miserable these past few months, I feel empty without you, don't think that only because I got the chance to talk to Beth every once in a while I was okay, Shelby you are just as important as Beth to me. I missed you, and I know you missed me too" he paused "Shelby Corcoran, please be my girlfriend again" he begged making his puppy eyes.

"Stop doing that!" she whined smacking him on the shoulder. She locked eyes with him and smirked "I'll be your girlfriend again Noah Puckerman" she told him leaning forward to kiss him

"I won't let you leave my side this time, that's a promise" he whispered into her ears as he hugged her.

The following Monday Noah was getting to leave with his unit, when he received a phone call.

"What's up Rach!" he shouted.

"You sound weird, am I on the speaker phone?" she asked him.

He rolled his eyes sighing "Yeah I'm kinda busy and I can't pick up the phone"

"Well I just call you to say two things: The first one is that you better take care of yourself and Finn, and the other one is" she took a long pause "You are a chicken!"

"Hey!" he yelled at her "That wasn't necessary"

"I can't believe you didn't ask her" continued Rachel sounding incredible disappointed "I gave you my blessing"

"It wasn't the right moment, I was leaving the next day, who does that?" he explained

"A soldier Noah!" Rachel sighed "Fine, but really Noah be safe I'll see you soon"

"Don't worry Rachel I will, take care of yourself and Shelby and Beth while I'm away I love you"

"I love you too Noah" she said to him before hanging up

Before reaching to the door Puck took a deep breath and looked at himself in the mirror, he picked up an engagement ring on a gold chain and placed carefully around his neck. That would be his reminder if why he needed to return home safe and soundly.

Do you still regret asking for the split? I hope not, sadly I still have a writer's block so if anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it that way I could work on something for next week. I will still try but if don't update is probably because I'm still working on the latest chapter.

Have a nice week :)