Sunglasses In Winter
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Glee
Chapter 1: The Truth
Noah Puckerman was looking through a box of Kurt Hummel-Anderson's things after he got custody of Blaine's daughter, Liza Marie. He was Liza Marie's godfather and his wife Quinn was her godmother. Blaine kills Kurt and himself in a murder-suicide.
Noah tried for years to get Kurt to leave Blaine. After he saw Kurt wearing sunglasses in the dead of winter when Liza Marie was two. Now she is five and Rachel didn't want her. All because she was so angry with Blaine for what he did.
As Noah looked in the box, he found two diaries. One was during the time Kurt went to Dalton. Three pages into reading the diary, he reads, "God, I do love Puck! But he is such an ass! I love Blaine too, but I can't get my mind off Puck! He was the one that suggested that I go here."
Noah even read many entries that pissed him off. Blaine had been hurting Kurt since he was attending Dalton. Kurt even tried to leave him when he went back to McKinley. Only for Blaine to transfer to McKinley.
Noah storms out and drives to the cemetery. But he didn't walk to Kurt's grave. He went to Blaine's and started yelling at it as Burt and Carole were walking up to Kurt's. They just stood back and listened to Noah say, "How could you do that to Kurt? He thought of you as his prince and tried to be the perfect guy for you! But you were never satisfied with him! I saw you cheating on him so many times, but I didn't say anything! You blinded us all and pulled the wool over Mr. H.'s eyes! You had a chance to be a good husband to Kurt and father to Liza Marie! You are no different than my dad Blaine! I tried for years to get Kurt to leave you, but he wouldn't! I am so glad you are dead right now!" Soon Noah storms off, never noticing that Burt and Carole were still behind him or that Rachel was now standing next to them with Jesse.
When Noah got back home, he saw Burt sitting on his front porch. As Noah got out of his truck, Burt says, "Kurt was planning to leave Blaine the week before and told me about the abuse. He also told me you knew about it too. He chose you to be Liza Marie's godfather because of Beth. He felt sorry that you didn't get to raise her. So did Rachel and that is why she was okay with you raising her. Puck, you did what you could. So, don't beat yourself up over this. I tried to help him and now he is dead. Ha, I came to yell at Blaine too but you beat me there. Well, I got to run, I just wanted you to know. Kurt told me that Finn wasn't his only straight boy crush. Ha, and I know about your teasing him about his Finn crush. That confused the hell out of him." Soon Burt was leaving and Quinn handed him the second diary before saying, " I read it already and I really think you should."
Noah opens the diary and the first entry in the diary has him fuming as he reads:
Dear Diary,
I have kept this to myself for years and now I can't hold it anymore. Puck's dad raped me when I was eight and killed my mother.
I have been gay for as long as I could remember and people like Puck's dad couldn't accept me. The day Puck's dad left, he came by the house and I was taking a bath.
Dad was at work and I heard my mom screaming at Puck's dad before he came into the bathroom and ...
I never told anyone it was Puck's dad that killed my mother. Not even Mercedes knows this!
I even hated myself when I started to crush on Puck, knowing his dad had killed my mother. I went to Dalton and met Blaine thinking he was a nice guy. Boy was I wrong! I tried to leave him several times! Then he started to make me think I couldn't do any better.
Everything I would yell at Puck when he bullied me, I wanted to say to his dad. But I never got to tell him that.
I didn't even let myself like him as a friend until after my crush on Finn was over. I blamed Puck for something his dad did.
There was more, but Noah couldn't read it without crying. He tried so many times but just couldn't. Because the more he read the more he wanted to find his dad and yell at him for hurting his friend.
He told Burt about the diary and the truth about Elizabeth's killer. Burt didn't talk to Noah for a couple of days after that.
A month later Noah and Burt see a homeless man peeing on Kurt's grave as they enter the cemetery. Both men attacked the man and it was Burt that noticed the man was Noah's deadbeat dad. When Noah realized who the man was, he attacked him while saying, "You son of a bitch! How could you ruin Kurt's life or mine? I thought you were this really cool guy! I looked up to you! I became Kurt's bully hating him for no reason! Then he met an asshole that wasn't any better than you! Mr. H, is a better dad than you and Kurt was like a brother to me! Now, Kurt is dead and you have the nerve to show up here!" Soon Burt is pulling Noah off his dad and the cops have come to arrest him.
Noah walks to another grave and Burt follows him. As Burt looks at the grave, he reads the name Sarah Beth Puckerman. Before Noah says, "Her boyfriend killed her when she tried to leave him last year. I brought Kurt here a week later after seeing him wearing sunglasses in winter. I begged him to leave Blaine for Liza Marie's sake. I didn't want her to repeat his mistakes like Sarah did." Then Noah looks at Burt and says, "Mr. H, I know, I can't change what happened and I'm glad you're not mad at me for what my dad did or not telling you before."
Burt just looked at Sarah's grave before saying, "Sorry, I got mad at you, Puck. Your ma told me about Sarah at the funeral. God, I can't believe I trust that son of a bitch with my son! Now, he is dead and Liza Marie will have to live with the fact her Papa killed her Dada!" Soon Burt collapses onto the ground and is holding his chest as Noah calls 911.
Chapter 2 will be up soon