Chapter 12

A/N: I don't own Glee.

Well this is it guys. I hope you enjoy this last chapter. I really loved writing this and I really appreciate all the reviews. You guys are amazing. Thanks again so much.

RPOV:

Epilogue:

10 years later…

"Noah I don't think I can do this." I say feeling the panic rise in my chest. "Look Berry this is everything you ever wanted so I'm not letting you back out now." Noah says forcefully. "I'm too old for this. I'm a mother of three and a high school drama teacher." I say feeling like a fool to think I could possibly be able to get this part. My dream part of Maria in West Side Story. Noah found out that they were bringing it back to Broadway and practically dragged me to the city so I can try out. After ten years together including being married for six of those ten years I find myself falling more and more in love with him.

"Rach twenty six is not that old and believe me Berry you are one gorgeous MILF. Fuck if I didn't know that this was so important to you I would take you backstage right now and make baby number four." He says with a mischievous glint in his hazel eyes. Four years ago we were blessed with our first daughter Soledad and ten months later Soraya followed. Let's just say we couldn't wait the six weeks after Soli was born to have sex which resulted in Soraya. "I wouldn't put it past you and your potent sperm Puck." I say trying not to smile. He just smirks at me and pulls me into his lovely arms.

The years have been good to us. Three years after graduation Noah's boss Jared passed away leaving the shop and house to Noah in his will. He always considered Noah the son he never had. Noah worked hard at the shop while I got my degree in drama and teaching. My dads and Leah also helped with taking care of Solace and the girls while Noah and I worked our asses off. I had to put my dreams of stardom to the side but I didn't feel like I was losing out. I love teaching at the high school and helping Mr. Shue with glee club. I feel a kind of satisfaction at being able to teach and inspire a new generation of glee clubbers.

"You're going to be great Rachel." Noah says and gives me a soft kiss on the lips. He Heads over to the seats where our growing brood of little Puckermans wait to see mama be a star. The girls are bouncing excitedly and Solace just beams at me. He's so much like me it drives Noah crazy. He's a future star and doesn't mind letting everyone know it. What can I say; talent just runs in the family. Soli has a voice that is far beyond what any other four year old should have. Soraya on the other hand is very much her father's daughter right down to the hazel eyes and mischievous smirk. She's obsessed with cars and loves spending time with her daddy at the shop. She's my tomboy and Noah loves every moment with the precocious three year old.

"Rachel Puckerman." I hear the director call my name. I take a deep breath. It's now or never. I walk out on the stage and suddenly my nerves just melt away. I belt out the lyrics to Tonight will all that I have. I know this is my shot and I can't disappoint my babies. As I finish the last words to the song I can hear my family clapping wildly as the director tells me I did an amazing job. I rush off the stage towards my husband and children and I can't even describe the feelings that are coursing through me.

The director informs everyone that has tried out that we will receive a call within the next week letting us know if we got a part or if they decided we were not what they were looking for. We head back to Lima and the whole week I'm on edge. I can barely concentrate on my lesson plan and glee club. Finally Thursday comes around and while I'm at lunch I get the call that I've been waiting for my whole life.

Later that evening…

I sent the kids to my dads' house and I impatiently wait for Noah to come home. I pace around our living room as my handsome husband walks through the door with his white t-shirt and grease stained jeans. He's still sexy as he was in high school but now he's more grown up. The lines in his face and jaw have sharpened giving him a masculine look to his handsome baby face. He's filled out more, his arms and shoulders are broader, and he's even a little taller. Gone is the boy I fell in love with and in his place is a devastatingly handsome man that still makes me weak in the knees.

"Hey babe where's the kids?" He asks giving me his signature Puck smirk. "I sent them to my dads because we need to talk." I say patting the spot on the couch next to me. "Your not preggo again Berry?" He says eying my stomach suspiciously before taking a seat. "No…I don't think so. Anyway I want to tell you I got the part." I say beaming at him. "Rach. That's amazing. I'm so proud of you." He says sweeping me up in his arms and kisses me passionately. "I knew you could do it." He says holding me close. "Thank you for believing in me for all these years." I say the tears threatening to spill from my eyes.

"I promised you that I would do whatever I could to help you be the star I know you are. Things will be a little tight with money but I know we can work it out. I promise to bring the kids to see you every other weekend like we talked about." He starts to ramble. What did I do right to ever deserve someone like him? My heart just swells knowing that he would do anything to make me happy. "Noah…Noah let me talk." I say trying to get him to focus on me. "What Rach?" He asks pulling me close in his arms. I look up at him and I can see so much love shining in his hazel eyes even after all this time.

"I didn't take the part." I say softly. "Huh? Berry I thought that's what you always wanted." Noah says his face full of confusion. "It was what I wanted when I was a sixteen year old girl. I'm not that girl anymore. I've changed so much." I say watching his face carefully. "Please don't give it up because of me or the kids. I made a promise to never hold you back." He says sincerely making me love him even more if that were possible. "Noah when I got the call it was amazing but I realized that I didn't need the part to be somebody special. I'm already someone special to our kids, my students and most importantly to you. Just knowing that I could get the part is enough for me now." I say cupping his rough stubble cheek in my small hand.

He kisses my palm softly sending shivers down my spine. "Rach are you sure?" He asks his voice barely above a whisper. "I'm sure Noah. I love our life together. I love teaching during the week and spending the weekends with our crazy extended family. It's everything I could have ever wanted." I say thinking fondly of our friends and family. During the week I teach at the high school along with Artie who is the new math teacher. Tina and he finally got engaged last year. Tina owns her own photography studio and she's great with family portraits. Mike and Matt became partners with Noah at the shop. The three have taken it from being a dinky little auto shop to being a well respected business that specializes in custom cars and classic restorations.

Finn moved to Cincinati and married a nice girl named Tally and are expecting their first child in a few months. Quinn and Santana left to California to pursue careers in modeling and acting. Quinn has done some print work and commercials and is the current face of Channel No 5. and Santana has landed a part in a daytime soap. Brittney works as a wedding planner and married Mike three years after high school and they have a five year old son Rafe who is absolutely in love with Soledad and follows her everywhere she goes. Noah is not too happy about that.

We also keep close contact with Mercedes and Kurt who have their own interior design studio in Buffalo, NY. Our closest friends just happen to be Will and Emma. Will married Emma three years after his divorce from his crazy wife Terri. They are also Soraya's godparents. During the week we work at our jobs but on the weekends the guys get together and play in a band called 'The Boys of Summer'. They mostly do cover songs but they also have a few original songs as well. Tina, Brittney, Emma, Abby (Noah's teenage sister) and I cheer them on with the kids.

I may not have the fame and stardom I always dreamed of but I have so much more. I have the family, the friends, and the love that I always wanted. In the end I found a little slice of paradise that I can call all my own and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

Noah beams at me and I know that we will always be ok as long as we have each other. "Well Berry since the kids are gone for the night how bout I make good on that promise to make baby number four." He says stalking me into our bedroom. "Oh no Puckerman I'm not having any more of your babies." I say with a laugh as he tosses me over his shoulder and rushes us to our bed. This is exactly where I belong.

A/N: Please Review. Thanks so much for reading this. I really appreciate it. Hopefully I'll come up with another Puck and Rachel story. Meanwhile please check out my new story with GOYA1281 call The Trouble With Love. It's a Santana and Artie story. I know it sounds crazy but I love writing about unusual couples and my good friend GOYA1281 and I came up with this story so please read and review it. It's under gloari1281 penname. Thanks again.