A/N: Hiya! I officially love that word. It's the best one known to existence. It's like….The greatest, but it's not in the dictionary, which angers me. Someone call Webster's and tell them to put the word 'Hiya' in the dictionary. Now that, that pointless author's note is done and believe me it was pointless, it was made purely for you're entertainment, let's get on with the real Author's Note.
A/N2: Okay so a lot of you are wondering how Puck will find out about Lyric and all of that stuff. And I want to give you like….a spoiler because Puck won't find out about Lyric for 3-4 more chapters. So, here's what I'll tell you. The 'Party' that Mr. Schue/Will, I think its okay to call him Will. They're all grown. Anyway, at the 'Party' Puck and everyone will find out that Lyric, but it's not like some of you think that Puck will look at her and be like "o.O She's mine?!" Nah, he finds out thanks to one of our old pals from Glee. Who will it be? Well, you'll just have to keep reading to find that out. I'm thinking next chapter is going to be when Rachel goes back to Lima and she sees Puck. I think. But anyway, this chapter is going to be full of flashbacks. Flashbacks and some Rachel/Lyric cuteness. How can it not be cute? She's three. Oh! And the math I did at the end of last chapter is right; I was just off by a month. It would be 3 years and 10 months. So, I'm gonna go fix that after I finish with this. You guys might even get lucky and get two chapters today. But, just a warning now, after chapter 4 or 5 I have to take a mini-break. Midterms are coming up and I have to get to studying. So chapter 5 will be the last chapter you guys get until the last weekend of January, or early February. School's getting in my way. Anyway, this unusually long Author's Note is done. Enjoy. : D
The gleeks had left. Even Kurt who was staying with her, but he had a date so he went out. Rachel cleaned up the kitchen and now she was on a cleaning rampage. She was down in her basement when she came across a box; she hadn't laid eyes on in over 3 years. She took it off of the shelf and opened it. Noah's scent came out of the box immanently. She looked down in the box and there laid Noah's sweat shirt, and his McKinley High football T-shirt. She took both of them out and held them up to her nose and took in a deep breath, inhaling the scent. She put them on the floor and dug deeper into the box and found his football jersey. She held it up and smiled. The good memories were over whelming her. This box was of her and Noah; everything in it was of her and Noah. She took out a photo album and started flipping through it. She came across a picture of her and Noah in New York for Nationals his senior year. They hadn't made it to Nationals the year of Babygate, but they did the next year. She remembered it like it was yesterday.
-Flashback-
Rachel bounced in her seat on the bus as they pulled into a greyhound station. She looked over at Puck who was sleeping. She started to shake his arm.
"Noah? Come on. You have to wake up." She said excitedly. Puck's hand came up to cover her mouth.
"Babe, you know I love you but shhh." He said to her. They exchanged 'I love yous' two months ago. He had told her he loved her two months before. Rachel frowned under his hand and reached up to remove it.
"Noah, we're here." She said. He opened his eyes this time to see everyone getting off the bus. He yawned tiredly and stood up, stretching. He looked down at Rachel who seemed to be buzzing as she looked out the window.
"Rach." Puck said running a hand through her hair. Rachel tore her eyes away from the window and looked up at him.
"Yeah?" She asked.
"Come on, we gotta get checked in." He mumbled holding out his hand to her. Rachel got up with a smiled in laced they're fingers together. He looked down at her and smiled.
"You really want to move here someday? It's so busy." He said to her. She shrugged.
"If you don't want to move here after we graduate, we don't have to. Anywhere I am with you is perfect for me." She said as they stepped off the bus. They were in front of the steps of the bus when he pulled her to him. She tilted her head upward as one of his hands found its way down to her waist as the other one rested on her cheek. He grazed the soft skin of her cheek over and over then leaned down to kiss her gently.
"I think that New York is just fine for us." He mumbled against her lips. Rachel giggled.
"I love you, Noah." She said.
"I love you too." He said then kissed her again. They didn't know Kurt was standing in front of them with a camera and snapped a picture of them in the middle of they're kiss. Puck pulled back from Rachel and stared at Kurt.
"Necessary, Hummel?" He asked a smile playing on his face as Rachel buried her face into his chest.
"Yes." Kurt said then snapped another picture. Puck laughed then grabbed Rachel's hand and led her inside the hotel with Santana mumbling how in love they were and it was sickening. As they were walking inside, Kurt looked at Mercedes and smiled.
"They're so in love." Kurt said dreamily. Mercedes nodded.
"But that white boy better not hurt her, or I'll take him to the carpet."
-End Flashback-
Rachel smiled at the memory then put the scrap book back into the box, closed it up and put it back on the shelf. She grabbed the clothing she took out and put them under her arm and went upstairs. As she went into her room, she smiled at another memory that was taking over her. The first time Noah had said he loved her.
-Flashback-
"Just come over my house tonight." He told her one day at lunch. She looked up at him and cocked her head.
"Why?" She asked. This was Rachel. She needed a reason for everything. Puck frowned down at her.
"Just come over, Rach. You won't regret it." He said then kissed her on the cheek and walked away. Rachel huffed and crossed her arms. When she went home that night she changed into a simple pair of jeans and a long sleeve shirt. When she showed up at Noah's house he answered the door with a huge smile.
"Hey babe." He said then stepped aside for her to come in. She smiled at him then came into his house and leaned up and kissed him. He pulled back and smiled down at her.
"So why am I here?" She asked. He smirked then grabbed her hand and led her down to his basement and covered her eyes. When he uncovered them they were standing in front of a table with food on it and candles lit and covering it. She smiled up at him as he led her over to the table and pulled out the chair for her. She sat in the chair as he sat in the chair across the table from her.
"I hope you like this." He said nervously. Rachel shook her head with a smile on her face.
"Noah this is amazing." She said.
"You haven't seen anything yet." He said then started to eat. She did the same. As they finished he got up and grabbed her hand and led her over to the couch that was in the middle in the basement. It was covered in rose petals. She looked up at him with a confused look and a smile plastered on her face.
"Sit." He said. She did as he said and sat on the couch. He walked out of the room and came back with a purple velvet box hidden behind his back. She was watching him as he sat down on the couch next to her.
"So what was all of this for?" She asked. Puck rolled his eyes.
"You'll see." He said then took the tiny box out from behind his back and placed it into her lap. She looked down at it confused then back up at him.
"Open it." He said then motioned to it. She picked it up carefully and lifted the top up. There was a ring sitting in it. Her eyes widened at the silver band with a tiny diamond on top of it. She looked over at him.
"Noah?" She asked. He smiled at her then scotched closer to her. He put his arm around her waist and hugged her close to him.
"This is a promise ring, and I know it looks like an engagement ring, but it's not. If and when we get married, it'll be bigger I promise." He said to her. She was just staring at him.
"Turn it over." He said. She did and on the bottom the tiny words 'I love you.' Were engraved on the silver. She looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"Oh Noah." She said then sniffled slightly. He cleared his throat.
"I love you, Rachel. I promise that I always will." He said to her. She looked up to him and threw herself into his arms.
"I love you too, Noah." She said quietly. He leaned down and kissed her. They were in love. Deeply in love.
-End Flashback-
Rachel sighed at the memory and cursed all of them for sneaking up on her. She looked at the clock and realized it was already 9 o'clock. She had put Lyric down for a 'nap' at 7. It was really more like putting her to sleep. Rachel sighed then stripped her clothes off and threw them into a laundry basket she had in her room and threw Puck's football jersey over her body. She laid in her bed and curled up on her side as her thoughts went to the night they conceived Lyric.
-Flashback-
It was raining. Pouring actually, and Rachel was lying on her bed watching out of her window as they rain just came pouring down. Puck was with Kaitlyn, since it was his day with her. Rachel flipped herself over and sighed. She was bored and alone, and it was raining the thing she hated most in the world. Her dads were out of town, so she couldn't go hang out with them not that she wanted to. Her doorbell rang and she got up confused and went downstairs to open the door. She came face to face with Noah who was soaked from head to toe. He looked up at her and gave her a dazzling smile.
"Hey beautiful." He said. She moved aside for him to come in and he did gratefully. She put her hands on her hips with an amused expression.
"What are you doing here?" She asked trying not to laugh. He smirked at her and shrugged.
"I dropped Kaitlyn off and I figured I'd come to see you." He said. She just nodded a smile playing on her face.
"And how did you get so wet?" She asked as she got him a towel and handed it to him. He took it and ran it across his Mohawk.
"My baby died." He said talking about his truck. She looked at him and shook her head.
"I told you to get a new car." She said as she grabbed a T-shirt and a pair of sweat pants out of a clean laundry basket. He scowled at her and threw his clothes to the side.
"You enjoy being right, don't you?" He asked. Rachel laughed then nodded her head and threw the clothes at him. He grabbed her from behind making her squeal. He threw her gently onto the couch and climbed on top of her. He leaned down and kissed her lips lightly.
"I love you." He said looking into her eyes. Rachel looked up at him and kissed him again with a smile.
"I love you too." She said. He leaned down and kissed her neck. She moaned softly.
"Make love to me." She whispered into his ear. He lifted his head up.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Rachel nodded.
"Okay, but if you want me to stop, tell me." He said then started to kiss her neck. She knew she didn't want him too. They made love that night, and she learned to love the rain.
-End Flashback-
Rachel started to cry and let the tears flow freely. She missed him, she loved him and she had his child. She flipped onto her back and put her hands in her hair and tried to stop crying. It didn't work. She was sobbing. When she stopped it was because she heard the quite, tiny footsteps of her daughter coming to her room. She tried to compose herself before Lyric came in. She was wiping the last tear off of her face as the little girl came into the room, rubbing her eyes to get rid of the sleep. Lyric climbed up on the bed and looked at her mother.
"Why you crying mommy?" She asked. Rachel shook her head and put on a said smile.
"I'm not baby girl." She said. Lyric looked at her.
"Uncle Finn tellded me lying is bad." Rachel looked at her.
"It is." She said.
"Then why you lying?" Lyric asked. Rachel sighed then pulled her daughter into her lap and leaned back against the pillows.
"Mommy's just thinking." Rachel said kissing the top of her head.
"Bout daddy?" The little girl questioned. Rachel sniffled then laughed and nodded.
"How'd you get so smart?"
"I dunno." Lyric shrugged. Rachel laughed at her little girl.
"Mommy loves you." She said. Lyric smiled.
"I love you too."
"How much?"
"More then the whole wide world." Lyric said with a smile that reached her ears. Rachel smiled again.
"You want to sleep with mommy tonight?" She asked. Lyric nodded excitedly and scrambled under the plush comforter. Rachel leaned over and shut the light off.
"Love you." Rachel whispered.
"Love you too." Lyric whispered then fell back asleep. Rachel smiled then ran a hand over her daughters hair.
"Your daddy's going to be so mad at me when he finds out about you." She whispered through tears and closed her eyes trying to fall asleep.
-Lima, Ohio-
Puck couldn't sleep. It was 2 AM, and he had work in the morning and he couldn't sleep. There was something keeping him awake and he couldn't figure it out. He got out of his bed and walked out of his room and down the stairs to sit on his couch. He leaned his head back against the couch and scrubbed a hand over his face. He got up and went over to his wallet that was sitting in a bowl. He opened it and flipped through the pictures. A lot of them were of Kaitlyn, and one of them was of Quinn and Kaitlyn. When he came to the last one, it was a picture of him and Rachel at the fair. They were smiling at the camera, and you could see Rachel's dimples. He ran his finger gingerly over the picture and smiled at it. He missed her more then words could explain. He sighed then grabbed a throw blanket and laid on the couch. He fell asleep to memories of him and Rachel playing over and over in his head.