Disclaimer: I am just borrowing them for the fun of writing, BUT I do own the plot, ideas and original characters.
A/N: I edited this chapter, so all mistakes are mine.
A/N2: This story is mostly AU after Mash-up (1x08), but with some of the topics discussed in the later episodes and music used, I may sneak in a conversation, cover the same topic, or use the same song, but I will put my own twist on it and may use some of the music.
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The last weekend before school started was 'packed'. Ethan and Puck had a fence to build, family pictures were scheduled for noon on Saturday and Arin was having a family and close friends birthday party on Sunday, her official eleventh birthday.
"Of all the weekends, you pick this one," Rachel commented, standing on the porch in the back of the house, watching her boyfriend and his dad dig holes for the fence posts.
"I know there are things going on this weekend, but it's the last one we've got," Ethan started, "with Noah having football practice on Saturdays, he's not going to have time to help and I want this done before Winter," he told Rachel.
She sighed, "I know, but what if you guys get hurt? I can't hide major cuts or bruises for pictures," she replied.
Puck stopped and looked at her, "babe, I love you, but relax. We're not going to get hurt," he assured her, "we're just digging the holes now, then when we get them dug, we'll get ready for pictures. Pictures will be what? Two, three hours tops? Then we'll be back and with your dads' help, we should be done tonight with it."
"I know, but still, I just don't understand why you're building a fence in the first place," she said.
"The garage isn't attached to the house and there is a big space between it and the house, so we're building a fence and a gate to close off the backyard, which will make it safer for you guys and for when Abby starts walking and is outside, so she doesn't get the idea to run off, like someone I know did," Ethan glanced at Puck, recalling a memory of his two year old son trying to run out of the backyard and out to the street, "and it's safer in general. No one can just walk up to your back door without going through the gate first."
Rachel's mouth fell open at the idea and then nodded, "that is a good idea then, carry on," she motioned to what they had been doing and went back inside.
Puck looked at his dad, "good call on that. I knew that would work once you said it was safer," he smirked.
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They had gotten pictures of Abby done just after she turned a month old, but hadn't done it since, because Rachel was always snapping pictures that looked just as good, if not better, than professional ones, so they continued with that, but with summer coming to an end, they knew it might be their last chance for a while to get them all together for family pictures, done professionally at least, because school was starting and between work, school and other activities, they would all be busy.
Ethan and Puck took a bit of a break from their project to shower and get ready for pictures and the Puckerman's (Rachel included) met Rachel's dads at the portrait studio just before noon and after they got a chance to greet each other, they moved inside to check in and wait their turn. The photographer was just finishing up with another appointment, and once she was done, she came out to greet everyone before taking them back to the studio to get started.
Puck made a pact with himself that he wouldn't whine, complain, comment or joke about the amount of pictures and combinations Rachel wanted to get; he knew it was the first time all eight of them had professional pictures done and it was a big deal, so he wasn't going to spoil the mood, and in truth, he wanted the pictures just as much as Rachel did, too, but he was less vocal about it.
They started out with pictures of Abby, for her baby book at four months and then went from there. They knew she wouldn't like being quickly passed from one family member to the other, so they tried to keep that to a minimum, getting pictures of the Puckermans together, then the Berrys, then the whole family, some with Abby in them, some without. Rachel and Puck got a few couple pictures, with and without their daughter and Rachel kept coming up with combinations for them to do, causing Puck to almost make a comment, but he managed to keep quiet.
Watching his girlfriend bounce from being photographed in front of the camera, to behind it to see the pictures and critique each one, come up with other arrangements or have conversations with the photographer, who seemed impressed at her knowledge and ideas, Puck realized she had a knack for this and wondered if she ever thought of a career in photography, something he planned to ask her about later.
Abby still got fussy, so they called it quits and while Puck got Abby settled down, Rachel and Deborah looked through the pictures that had been taken, deleting ones they didn't like and agreeing to others, so by two, the family was finished and they left the studio with a promise from the photographer that they'd have their portraits soon.
Returning to Rachel and Puck's house, Puck, Ethan, Alan and and David changed into work clothes and the rest of the day was spent with them working on the fence, making huge progress by the time they stopped for dinner and after dinner they were able to finish it before it started getting dark out.
Now that backyard was closed in, and while Ethan agreed it was safer for them as a family and for Abby as she got older, he also had another reason for wanting their backyard to be closed in, but he kept that idea a secret for a while, wanting to discuss it with them first.
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On the last Sunday in August, the twenty-ninth, a few of Arin's close friends, the usual Puckermans, Berrys, Hudsons, Hummels, a few of the Glee clubbers and a lot Arin's extended family came from Columbus or northern Ohio to celebrate Arin's eleventh birthday.
The day was just as emotional as Puck's birthday had been; it was the first birthday she'd ever celebrated with her dad and even though her friends were there and she spent time with them, she found reasons to be around her dad and he didn't mind one bit.
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"So I'm stuck with you almost all day," Puck groaned playfully as he finishing getting dressed for school.
Rachel paused in zipping up her bag, looking at him with a hurt expression on her face, "you didn't seem to mind being together all summer," she huffed, crossing her arms over her chest.
He laughed lightly and moved around the bed to her, "I'm joking," he said kissing her pursed lips, "I'm glad we have five out of six classes together," he assured her, pulling her against his chest and kissing her neck until he felt her relax in his arms, "I want to be with you always," he murmured.
She couldn't help the smile that grew on her lips as he spoke, "I want the same," she replied, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Don't say things like that; that hurt," she admitted softly.
"I noticed. I'm sorry, but I figured you'd catch my tone and realize I was playing around, but you didn't," he told her truthfully. "I love you, babe, don't forget that," he added, pressing a kiss to her lips.
"I won't," she assured him, a smile on her face, "I love you, too."
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It was much earlier than the time Abby normally woke up, so Puck and Rachel were able to get everything ready before they woke her up at six-thirty. They wanted to have a little time with her before they packed the car up to take her down to his aunt's house for the day and to get Jessica.
Rachel sat in the living room, bottle feeding Abby; she still wasn't quite stable to sit up, so they were still waiting another week or so, so until then, they stuck with the bottle, "Noah, did you pack a few changes of clothes in her bag?" Rachel asked.
"Yes I did," he motioned to the baby bag, "and extra diapers," he added.
"What about formula?"
"It's in the bag of stuff we got at the store to leave at their house," Puck replied.
"What about her wipes?"
Puck rubbed his forehead and walked over to the baby bag and also the two plastic Wal-Mart bags by the door, "yes, they're in there, along with a shit ton of other stuff we doubled up on the last time we went to Wal-Mart so she can keep some of that stuff at their house, so we don't have to keep bringing things back and forth," he glanced through the bags and double checked a few things, "yes, we have everything, and if not, I'm sure Aunt Susan knows how to go to the store and get it," he added.
Rachel opened her mouth to say something, but sighed, "good point," she agreed. "But we're just going to be gone from her for almost ten hours today," she told him.
"I know," he sighed, moving to take a seat on the couch next to her, "on Glee days we'll both be gone for school and Glee, but at least on days I have practice you can come home earlier."
"Yeah, I can," she nodded, "I'm just nervous. I don't... I've never had the butterflies in my stomach like I do right now, and I'm trying not to worry, but I can't help it."
He pressed a kiss to her lips, "things will be okay. It's going to take some time for all of us to get used to this, but she'll be fine with Aunt Susan, and in a few weeks, it'll all become routine," he murmured, letting Abby's hand wrap around his finger.
"I hope so," she whispered, "do you think Susan would mind if I called a few times during the day to check on her?" She asked.
"She won't mind," he told her.
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Dropping Abby off was the hardest thing she'd had to do, since leaving her when Puck and her went on their weekend away, or when she left for New York with her dads. Susan promised her she'd be fine, and on the short trip from Puck and Rachel's house to theirs, Abby had fallen asleep; not used to being up so early, so Rachel settled for kissing her finger and pressing it against her forehead, trying not to cry.
Jessica and Puck coaxed Rachel outside to her car and soon the three were off to school. After weeks of trying to figure out a 'plan' they finally came up with one that would work. On Glee days, Puck and Rachel would drop Abby off at his aunt and uncle's, and pick up Jessica, and then after Glee was over, they'd bring Jessica home, get Abby and go home themselves, but on days that Puck had practice, Rachel would go drop off Abby and then her and Jessica would come back to pass by their house, long enough for Puck to follow them in his jeep, so after school, the girls could come home, but Puck could stay for practice and come home when it was over without some one coming to get him.
Arriving at school, Rachel parked and once they had their bags, Puck and Rachel joined hands as they walked into school, "so are you nervous, Jess?" Puck asked his cousin.
Jessica shrugged, "I don't know. I think I am, but it seems like I already have friends here, so it's not like I'm new, even though I don't know any of my teachers except Mr. Schuester," she commented.
"You have friends with all of us," Rachel assured her, "and you have a few of us in each of your classes, so you're not alone. We might not be the most popular kids at school, but we're true friends," Rachel added.
"Thanks," Jessica smiled.
"And if anyone gives you any shit, tell me. No one messes with my family or friends and gets away with it," Puck said holding open the door for them as they walked inside.
"I will," she promised.
Walking down the busy hallway of McKinley, most of the kids were stuffing things into their lockers, talking and catching up with friends, and a few guys greeted Puck who were on the football team, and some people waved at Rachel, who knew her from classes the previous year. Reaching their lockers, they found several of the Glee members there already, Mercedes, Kurt, Finn, Quinn, Tina, Mike and Matt, "good morning everyone," Rachel greeted.
Half-asleep greetings were waved to them, but a few were more awake, "hey, how are you guys doing?" Mercedes asked.
"We're doing okay," Rachel replied, "you?"
Mercedes shrugged, "I'm here," she laughed. "Jessica, are you nervous for your first day?"
Jessica blushed at the question again, but shook her head, "not really. Even though I've never been to school here before, as I was told just a few minutes ago, I already have friends here, so this is going to be an easier day than it would be if I didn't know anyone," she explained.
"Exactly," Kurt said throwing his arm around her shoulders, "and if I remember correctly I have every class with you except history, so I'll make sure that you don't get lost, point out all the guys worthy of your attention and Mercedes and I will always be glad to offer fashion advice if you need it," he told with a grin.
"Translation, we're all here if you need it," Matt commented, laughing at Kurt's detailed comment.
"Thanks, Kurt, Matt, everyone. It means a lot," she admitted with a blush.
Jessica was new to everyone, but the Glee members had quickly accepted her, not only because she is Puck's cousin, but also because she is now a member of the club, and they look out for their own. She's just a little taller than Rachel, with brunette hair down just past her shoulders, which she currently had down, she wore a lavender blouse opened, with a white tank top underneath and pair of comfortable blue jeans and tennis shoes; she wasn't much for skirts or dresses, so she usually pared cute tops with jeans and tennis shoes, because she was more comfortable in them than anything else. Even dressed the way she was, as the new person with the Glee Club members, she drew a lot of attention and two football players stopped as they walked past and one of them looked at Puck, "dude, Puck, who's the new hottie?" He turned to look her over and grinned, "hey babe, I'm Chad, wanna go out sometime?"
Rachel's mouth fell open in shock and felt her boyfriend stiffen next to her, but it's what Jessica did that surprised her.
Jessica held up a 'wait a second' hand to her cousin and then turned to Chad and looked him up and down, studying his Letterman's jacket, long enough to see the football and smirked, "you play football?" She asked.
"I do," he nodded, "you like football players?"
"Actually, I don't, because most of them turn out to be jerks and I don't usually date guys my dad coaches," she said firmly.
His eyes widened in shock, from not only being told off by a girl, but also from finding out she was the daughter of the football coach, "whoa, alright, see you around," he held up his hands and stepped away with his friend, who was snickering at what just happened.
Travis, Mandy, Artie and Brittany had witnessed the exchange from a few feet away, on their way to their lockers, "wow, we missed the entertainment," Artie laughed, as they joined them.
"That was amazing, Jessica!" Tina grinned.
"Good job, cuz," Puck smirked, "Chad usually is a jerk."
"Was that true, about not liking football players because they're jerks?" Mike asked curiously.
"You guys, I like," Jessica assured the football players near her, "but I made the mistake of dating a guy on the football team last year and he and his friends turned out to be real jerks. Dad was pretty hard on him after we broke up because of what he tried to do, so I agreed I'd never date a football player again, especially during football season. I might, if the right guy comes along, but it's going to be hard for me to trust one after what happened."
Quinn looked at her, "what happened? If you don't mind me asking."
She shrugged, "after a few weeks of refusing to sleep with him, he tried to force me into having sex, by lying to me and telling me some of his friends were going to be at his house, but when I got there, no one was there. I refused to sleep with him and I left his place and got about a block and had to call Noah to calm down enough to drive home," she explained, not needing to go into much detail.
Rachel's mouth fell open in shock, and most everyone else was in the same state of shock as she was.
Puck slipped his arm around his cousin's shoulders, "if I had been there, he would have had a lot of doctor's bills to take care of," he commented, "because I wouldn't have killed him, just beat the shit out of him so he can live with the pain."
"I'm so sorry, Jessica," Rachel reached around and rested her hand on Jessica's, "that had to have been scary," Rachel said softly.
"It was, but I'm over it now. I'm just not as trusting as I was before," she replied, squeezing Rachel's hand lightly in thanks.
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The first few classes of the day were nothing unusual for a new school year. Books were handed out, guidelines for class was given and what the year would be like was discussed and when Rachel and Puck left their Physics class and were on their way to their lockers, Rachel pulled out her phone to check for messages. She had already called Susan once, but it was only briefly between second and third period, so Rachel only knew that Abby was awake and had had another bottle.
"Call her, I know you're dying to talk to her more," Puck laughed, kissing her gently as he opened his locker to stuff his books in it.
Rachel took a deep breath, "I... I'm trying not to be some crazy mom, but I can't help it," she blushed, neatly putting her bag into her locker.
"Babe, it's time for lunch, we've got time. Come on, let's go get food and once we sit down you can call her," he said, closing his locker and resting his hands on her shoulders.
Taking a calming breath, she nodded and closed her locker after slinging her purse over her shoulder, and as she turned, she noticed Quinn, Jessica, Mercedes and Kurt walking towards their lockers from their class, so she and Puck waited for them.
Once they had dropped off their things, the six of them made their way to the cafeteria and stood in line to get their lunch. Rachel went with healthy options, a salad and fruit, while Puck, Matt and Mike who had joined them, went with less healthy, french fries and nachos.
"How can you eat that grease?" Rachel turned her nose up in disgust as the moved down the line.
"Babe, we'll burn double this off in practice," he told her throwing in an orange when she glared at him.
Paying for their lunch, the Glee kids made their way to their usual table where Finn, Tina and Artie were sitting. Slowly, but surely the rest of the Gleeks joined them, while others were in various stages of eating lunch.
"How's Abby?" Jessica asked Rachel and Puck.
"Um, okay, I guess. I only was able to speak to your mom for a few minutes between second and third period and she was awake and had had another bottle," Rachel admitted, "I'm going to call once I finish eating," she added.
"Tell her I say 'hi' when you do. I'm surprised dad isn't hovering," Jessica joked.
"I'm sure he realizes that I got your back so he doesn't need to," Puck commented with a grin.
Jessica blushed, but nodded, "yeah, you're probably right."
"So has anyone talked to you guys about joining the club?" Kurt asked the table full of the Glee club.
"No, but Mr. Schuester had them put a message in the morning announcements that there would be a meeting after school, so hopefully those who want to join will come after school," Rachel explained.
Puck coughed on his water as she spoke and then started laughing.
Rachel turned to him with wide eyes, "Noah, are you alright?" She asked concerned.
"Fine," he cleared his throat and took a deep breath, "yeah, just fine," he assured her.
"What happened?"
"Those three words sounded so wrong," he commented.
"What three words?" She narrowed her eyes on confusion and then looked at him.
" 'Come after school'," Finn said with a grin.
Finn, Matt, Mike and Artie all laughed with Puck as he nodded in agreement.
Rachel nudged her boyfriend in the shoulder, "ugh! Noah Puckerman, do you always have to have your mind in the gutter?" She exclaimed standing up in a huff, "I'm going to go call your aunt and check on our daughter. I'll be back," she snapped, grabbing her empty tray and headed off towards an outside area of school that was quieter to make her call.
Puck watched her leave and once she was out of earshot, he sobered quickly and looked at the group, "okay guys, Rachel's birthday is Wednesday-"
"What? It is?" "How old is she going to be?" "How come we didn't know this sooner?" "I should have known!"
"Hold on, let me finish," Puck laughed, getting them to stop their questions, "yes, September first is her seventeenth birthday. Since her birthday usually falls around the beginning of school, she and her dads have always celebrated it during their trip to New York in the summer, and she keeps telling me she doesn't want to do anything special, which is why she hasn't mentioned it. I'm taking her out to dinner on Wednesday, but I want to throw her a surprise birthday party for her on Sunday. My mom and dad and her dads are in on it, so her dads are going to offer to take her out Sunday for the day, so I was hoping you guys would come over to help decorate and set up, so when they come back to the house we can be ready to surprise her," he explained.
"I'm in! I love surprise parties," Kurt grinned.
"Me, too. Do you have any idea what you want to do for decorations?" Quinn asked.
"Not really. I know her favorite colors are purple and red, so I figured I'd let you, the girls and Kurt figure out a decoration scheme and the guys and I would come up with the food and stuff," Puck admitted, then turned to Finn, "do you think your mom could do the cake?"
Finn nodded, "yeah, just talk to her. She might want to go with the colors that you all decide, so she'll probably want to talk to you guys, too," he added.
Puck nodded and glanced up in the direction Rachel had gone, hoping she wouldn't come back for a few more minutes, "okay, so keep me in the loop, but keep at the stuff at your place," Puck told Quinn and Finn.
"After Glee, we'll go to Party City, who's in?" Kurt asked looking around.
Mercedes, Tina, Quinn, Brittany and Mandy all agreed to go, and Jessica wanted to, but figured Rachel would be suspicious if she went with them, knowing that she was planning to go home with Rachel and Puck. Quinn promised to let Jessica help plan and Kurt told Puck he'd send him some picture messages of the colors they picked out, before they left the store, so he could let them know if he liked them before they bought everything.
"How many people are you planning to be there?" Finn asked, "mom is gonna want to know for the cake."
"When I counted last about thirty-five, but I'm going to see if her dads will help me get into contact with her relatives," Puck replied.
"Wait a second, she's met all of your family, and you've never met hers?" Mercedes asked in shock.
Puck nodded, "yeah. I feel bad about it. I know she's close with one of her cousins on David's side, but I don't know much about her family. I want to, but we've been focused a lot on everything going on with me."
"You have all the time in the world," Artie said, "and this summer you met all your dad's family for the first time, so that was a big deal."
"I know, but we're together now, and I'm part of her family, just as much as she is part of mine," Puck replied, "um, I don't know how much longer she'll be, and I want to also say that I'd like to keep this quiet during Glee. If we do get some new members to join, I don't want to invite them. I'm not a huge fan of letting strangers into my life, so I'd rather not bring a bunch of people none of us really know into our world, so for now let's just keep it between us, and later, once we get to know the new members, I'll feel more comfortable bringing them around," he explained.
"That's totally understandable, Puck, we won't say anything," Quinn said, and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Thanks, I just really want this to work out; she's done so much for me, she deserves this," he smiled, thinking of his girlfriend.
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"Puck, Rachel, hey," Will greeted them as the couple walked into his classroom for fifth period.
"Hey Mr. Schue," Puck greeted him, "so what does a Spanish teacher need an assistant for, anyway?" Puck asked.
Will stood up and motioned to his seat, "have a seat and I'll tell everyone when class starts," he commented nodding at them.
"Alright," Puck kissed Rachel, waving at his cousin and some of the Glee members who were sitting at tables in the room, before taking a seat at Will's desk, as Rachel moved towards Jessica and took a seat next to her.
The class continued to fill up and once the bell rang, Will gave a few more minutes before he started class. "Hey everyone, welcome to second year Spanish. You guys are one of two second year classes I'm teaching, I have three first year classes and one third year, and though I recognize most of you, I'm Mr. Will Schuester, your teacher for this year. You can call me Mr. Schuester or Mr. Schue," he said, then motioned behind him to Puck, "behind me, is Noah Puckerman, who prefers to go by Puck, unless you're his family, he's my assistant for the year. He's here because he was the top in his third year class last year, though he didn't know it until now, and I know he will be a huge help to all of us this year."
Puck's mouth fell open, "I was?" He asked in shock.
Will turned to him, "yeah. You aced the final and brought your grade up to the highest in the class."
"Wow," Puck sat back with a grin on his face, "usted tiene razón. No tenía ni idea. ¡Impresionante!" ('You're right. I had no idea. Awesome!' - Spanish)
"You don't have to use the formal form to talk to me. I think we're all friends here," Will told him, since Puck used a formal way of saying 'you'. The way Puck said it, was usually used to talk to an adult or in formal situations, but Will never required his students to use that form; he always wanted them to use the other form.
Puck shrugged, "it's a respect thing," he replied.
Will smiled, "thanks."
While Will went on to make sure everyone was there that should be, gave out books and had the students write their names on the cards inside the books and collected them, he gave them to Puck to put in order as he discussed the year.
As class came to an end, he let them out a few minutes before the bell rang, but it was so he could talk to Puck and Rachel briefly.
"Is everything alright, Mr. Schuester?" Rachel asked, concerned as to why he wanted to talk to them.
"Yes, but I just wanted to ask you guys something. I already talked to Finn and Quinn this morning when I had them in my third year class and now I can talk to you two. If we have new members join, I want to explain how the club kind of came to be New Directions, which would involve you two getting together, Quinn getting pregnant, our competitions, Ethan coming back into your life, Puck, what happened to Quinn and your dad and you guys keeping Abby. I just wanted to see if you guys were alright with me discussing that. Quinn says she's fine with me saying what happened, but I'm going to say that Quinn gave the baby to you as her biological father, and you two are raising her as yours," Will said.
Rachel nodded, "yes, I think it is best to keep vague on the details, but they should know that Noah and I are raising Abby as our daughter, with Quinn's blessing," Rachel said.
"Yeah, I'm cool with that, vague is good," Puck agreed.
"Okay, that's what I wanted to know," he said, just as the bell to end the the period rang, "I'll see you two after school."
"Later, Mr. Schue," Puck said slipping his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders.
Rachel waved at him and the two left his classroom, and once they were gone, Will smiled, "he is so much like his dad was when he was in high school," he thought.
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Puck and Rachel walked down the hallway to their lockers, where some of their friends were standing around, everyone getting ready to go to their next classes, "only one class to go, then Glee, and then home to our baby," Rachel smiled kissing her boyfriend. "I miss her."
"I miss her, too," he agreed, leaning against the lockers, since he didn't need to get anything out of his.
"We'll get used to being away from her while we're at school, right?" She asked as she opened her locker.
"We will, but we'll always think of her, we just gotta work on when we let our thoughts take over our day," he suggested.
"You're right," she nodded, putting her Spanish book away and then closed her locker, "one day at a time," she said.
"Exactly," he smiled and pulled her against him in a tight hug, "enjoy choir. I'll meet you in the choir room after school," he told her.
Rachel relaxed against him for a moment, letting his familiar scent fill her senses, "I'll hold you to that, Noah," she smiled, "have fun in criminology."
"I will," he grinned and kissed her gently on the lips, "love ya, babe."
"Love you, too, Noah," she replied, reluctantly letting go, "see ya."
"You will," he promised, watching her join the group of others heading off to the choir room, and as she walked away, he took a deep breath and sighed, "dude, just stop thinking about this. She's supporting and you're doing this. It's going to be tough and hard on everyone, but four or five years, then you're out, and can come home to the most beautiful girls in the world. So just cherish all this time you have with them from now until whenever you leave and when you do go, they'll know how much you love them and will always be with them, no matter how far away you are," he thought, thinking of his girlfriend, their daughter and joining the Military.
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A/N3: It has been a long week. I'm sick again and can't get into the doctor yet, so I'm just so 'blah' lately, but thankfully I had a few chapters almost ready to post. Hope you guys liked the new chapter. Let me know what you think. Up next: The first Glee meeting of the new year where we meet the new members.
A/N4: The day I wrote the final scene, I went to work and that night, my coworker, who is my age (almost 27), who has an 11 year old (she had her daughter at 16) and a 3 year old daughter, was just telling me that her husband had said that by the end of the year if he can't find a career, a job with benefits, advancements, etc., that he will be enlisting in the military. (He's the father of both of her daughters). This reminded me a bit of Puck, but the difference is that Puck will be gone when Abby is a baby and toddler, but will be out by the time she's six, so though he'll miss a lot of her growing from toddler to child, she won't remember much of him being gone and he'll be there for everything once she starts kindergarten, while with my coworker, her husband is possibly going in when their youngest is 3 almost 4 and their oldest is 11 almost 12, so it's really going to be hard on them if he goes, and they'll both realize he is leaving, because I know I don't remember much before I turned five or six.
A/N5: Happy Birthday, Mark Salling! Today (August 17th) Mark is celebrating his 28th birthday.
A/N6: I had a fic idea come to me and I couldn't shake it, so I'm working on it; it's going to be a lot darker than anything I've ever written, but I hope I do the topic justice. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it in the Glee fan fic world, and I hope to have it posted soon. It's for my fic table, and will be another one-shot. Might want to add me to your author alerts so you know when I post it, because I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about it.
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