Here I Stand
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Glee
Chapter 1: Bearing It All
Forty-year-old Noah Puckerman was standing in the middle of Kurt Hummel-Anderson's living room, naked. As he repeats for the third time that night, "Kurt, I love you, and I'm gay!" Kurt still hadn't said a word in response. Then he grabs Noah's hand and takes him to his bedroom, away from the crowd of people.
Soon, the others hear Kurt yelling, "Puck, are you crazy?! My dad and Carole are here!" Before Noah says, "I don't care, Kurt! I have tried to tell you all night that I love you, and you kept blowing me off! It was the only way I could get your attention! Kurt, I tried to be straight after I was raped! I can't do it anymore! I can't stand by and watch you morn over Blaine! When here I am right in front of you ready to love you! Kurt, I dumped Quinn to be with you! Doesn't that mean anything to you?"
Soon the only sound they hear is the bed squeaking, which makes Santana say, "Wankie!" Before Burt gives her fifty dollars, as he says to Quinn, "Ha, looks like my son finally got one of your boyfriends." Which made Quinn chuckle before saying, "Puck, will be worse than you were when Liza Marie starts to date, Mr. H." Then Carole says, "God, I hope I'm still around to keep you and Puck in line by then, or she won't have a chance."
Soon, Quinn picks up Noah's clothes before she peeks in on her ex. As he is making love to Kurt before, Burt clears his throat and says loudly, "Quinn, would you have liked it if Kurt did that to you when you were dating Finn?" This made her jump before Noah says, "Thanks, Mr. H., now shut the door!" Soon, Quinn and Burt are coming back into the living room as Rachel comes in with two-year-old Liza Marie.
Before Kurt and Noah get dressed, they hear Liza Marie say, "Where Papa Nono and Dada?" Then Burt says, "They're, um, talking in the bedroom and will be out soon, Squirt." Soon the two men were dressed and came out of the bedroom holding hands. Before Noah says to Liza Marie, "Little Princess, I'm not your Papa yet, and I just started dating him, today!" Liza Marie smiles before asking, "G' Pa pay Auntie Tana?" Which made Kurt ask, "Dad, did you bet Santana money that I would be dating Puck or something?" Santana just says, "Not exactly, more the other way around. Ha, he lost and I won." Then Noah puts his hand over Kurt's mouth before he can say anything and whispers in his ear, "Princess, chill out, or you won't get to ride Puckzilla again tonight." This makes Kurt calm down before they sit down on the couch, and Liza Marie sits on Noah's lap.
At one point in the night, Liza Marie was asleep and Quinn says, "Puck, I'm sorry I gave Beth away and I know you two just became a couple. But I would really like to make it up to you by being your baby mama." Noah looks over at Kurt before he says, "I'm up for it if he is." Then Liza Marie says sleepily, "Queenie, can I call you Mama Queenie now?" Quinn looks at Rachel, who nods before saying, "Sure, Liza Marie."
After the party, Kurt and Noah were lying in bed that night. When Noah says, "I can't believe you didn't stop me from taking my clothes off in front of your dad, much less Carole! I mean, I know, I said I didn't care, but I'm glad Liza Marie didn't see that." Kurt looks Noah up and down before saying, "Puck, I was too in shock to say anything at first!" Then he touches the scars on Noah's chest for the second time that night. Before saying, "Sarah and Quinn told me you were saying, "I'm sorry, Kurt." Repeatedly for days whenever you were awake in the I.C.U, after you came home. I was ignoring what you said, thinking you would realize you didn't really love me and that you still haven't healed from what happened to you. I mean, I found myself falling for you a month after Blaine died. I just didn't want to admit that to myself."
Soon, they hear Liza Marie screaming, "Papa Nono!" over and over. Before, Noah puts on his boxers and sweat-pants. As he goes into her bedroom, he says, "Papa Nono's here, Little Princess." Before he lays down with her and starts singing My Girl by Elvie Shane.
She ain't got my smile, that doesn't bother me a bit.
She's got somebody else's eyes. I'm seeing myself in
I'm holding on to every moment. God knows I've missed a few.
The day we met, I knew I had some catching up to do.
She ain't in my blood. She ain't got my name
But if she did, I'd feel the same
I wasn't there for her first steps
But I ain't missed a ball game yet
And that ain't ever gonna change
I could never walk away
Yeah, she's my girl and that's my choice
She ain't in my blood, but she's my. She's my girl
It hit me like a train, the first time she called me dad.
In a three-stick figure crayon picture with all of us holding hands
Her Dada said, "I understand if it's too soon for this"
I didn't let her finish. I took it to the kitchen and I stuck it on the fridge, yeah.
She ain't my blood. She ain't got my name
But if she did, I'd feel the same
I wasn't there for her first steps
But I ain't missed a ball game yet
And that ain't ever gonna change
I could never walk away
Yeah, she's my girl and that's my choice
She ain't my blood, but she's my. She's my girl
She's Saturday morning cartoons
She's "Hey, can I sleep in your room?"
She's bigger than the plans I had
She's making me a better man
She ain't my blood. She ain't got my name
But if she did, I'd feel the same
I wasn't there for her first steps
But I ain't missed a ball game yet
And that ain't ever gonna change
I could never walk away
Yeah, she's my girl and that's my choice
She ain't my blood, but she's my. She's my girl.
Yeah, she's my daughter. She's my girl
Soon Liza Marie was asleep and Noah looked over at Kurt before saying, "Kurt, I missed so much with Beth. I know I'm not Blaine, but when she called me Papa Nono tonight. I don't know, it got me thinking, maybe she's my second chance at fatherhood." Then Noah looks at Liza Marie before saying, "You know, before Blaine died. He told me she would call me Papa Nono to see how he would react. Ha, she called me that in front of Santana and your dad once. Ha, I bet that's when they made the bet. God, Princess, I can't believe this is happening. I was so afraid that you would throw me out or something." Kurt just kisses him before saying, "And miss the chance to tame The Sex Shark. Never!" Soon the men were in bed again, cuddling as they fell asleep, happy.
Chapter 2 will be up soon, hopefully