Never Forgotten Past
Last Time: Puck and Sarah went to their friends for ideas on what to get the other for Christmas. They then went shopping for a present for Beth. And that's what you missed last time on Never Forgotten Past.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here.
A Christmas to Remember
Sarah's Point of View
"This is an amazing Christmas!" Kurt said from where he was sitting by the fireplace.
We had just spent the last 45 minutes opening and exchanging gifts underneath the Christmas tree, despite Kurt, Finn, and I having been up way before that.
Mom laughed, "I'm glad you like your presents Kurt."
"Yeah, we were pretty scared that you would hate them all and would want to return them," Burt added.
"Oh, they're all fine. I can tell you went to Blaine and Rachel for help as well," Kurt smirked.
I leaned onto Finn's shoulder and closed my eyes. I hadn't been able to sleep at all, holidays always mess my sleep schedule up. It didn't help that Finn had woken me up at like six in the morning.
"What about you Sars? Good Christmas?" Finn asked.
I opened up my eyes and looked up at my brother, "I'm happy to have a Christmas at home for once. To have been woken up by my wonderful brother at 6:15 in the morning, the smell of Mom's burnt sausage, it's all great."
Everyone laughed.
"Is there anything planned for today?" Burt asked Mom.
She shook her head, "I just wanted to stay home with my family and enjoy each other's company."
"Can Blaine come over tonight for dinner?" Kurt asked.
"Yeah, what about Rachel?" Finn said.
"I wouldn't mind if Puck came over," I added.
Mom and Burt exchanged a look, "If they want to, they can come over for dinner," Mom said.
There was a knock on the door and we all glanced at it. I then looked over at the mantle clock, it was 10:15.
"Who's coming over on Christmas morning?" Burt mumbled as he walked over to the door.
"Morning Mr. Hummel, or actually, merry Christmas," said whoever was at the door.
I felt my heart stop and a smile spread on my face. I should have known Puck was going to come over this early, his family celebrates Christmas, but only a little since they're Jewish. They don't go all out like we do, so Puck was able to leave whenever.
"Merry Christmas Puck," Burt replied, "Hey Sarah," he called over his shoulder.
"Coming!" I stood up and started walking towards the door.
"Fix your hair," Kurt whispered.
My hand shot up to my hair and I started flattening it slightly as I headed towards Burt and Puck.
Puck was standing in the doorway holding a shiny red package with a dark green bow. He smirked as I approached, "Cute."
"I'll give you guys some privacy," Burt said.
"Actually, we'll go downstairs if that's ok," I said to Burt.
He nodded, "Yeah, sure. No funny business."
Puck and I nodded before heading down to the basement.
"Hot outfit," Puck muttered.
"Shut it," I muttered back as I slapped his shoulder.
I was still wearing my pajamas; a large Mickey Mouse t-shirt, an old pair of Finn's blue sweatpants, and bright orange socks.
"I know, but you're still the most beautiful girl I know," Puck said softly as he sat down on my bed.
I hid my face as the blush rose up my cheeks. Puck still had a way to make me turn red even though we've been dating since September. It helped that I had to grab his gift from under Kurt's bed, though. I grabbed the light blue box then sat on my bed next to Puck.
"Merry Christmas," Puck whispered as he leaned in to kiss me.
"Merry Christmas," I whispered back against his lips.
"I got you something," Puck said as he pulled back. He put the small box in my lap.
"I got you something too," I smiled as I put my own box on his lap.
Puck smiled back then stared at me, "Are you going to open it?"
I looked down at the red box, "Do you want to go first?"
Puck shook his head, "I want you to open your gift first."
"Ok," I took a deep breath before slipping the bow off of the box and ripping off the wrapping paper.
I looked inside the small box then back at Puck. He had to have spent a lot on this and it was probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Nestled against some white stuffing was a silver charm bracelet. There was a dangling pink heart in the center with engraved beads on either side of it. On one bead, the letters N.P. were written while the other one had S.H. engraved. Next to the S.H. bead was what I recognized as a small version of a claddagh ring. On the opposite side, next to the N.P. bead, was a dangling gold guitar.
"Puck," I whispered. I wiped the tears that had started to form in my eyes before they could fall down my cheeks.
"Do you like it?" Puck whispered.
A choked laugh escaped my lips as I nodded my head, "I love it."
Puck smiled, "I'm glad."
I placed the box down next to me then threw my arms around Puck's neck, "I love you so much."
Puck chuckled, "I love you too."
I pulled away then glanced down at my gift on Puck's lap. It seemed kind of stupid now compared to his gift to me.
"My turn," Puck smiled before picking up the blue package.
I groaned as he unwrapped the box. He raised his eyebrows at me, but continued when I just shook my head.
Puck pulled the lid off of the box and picked up the book. I really hoped it wasn't stupid. He flipped open to the first page then glanced up at me with a smile which I returned.
"Did you make this?" Puck asked while flipping through the different pages filled with pictures of us ranging from when we were in elementary school to the other day when we went bowling.
"Yeah, do you think it's stupid?" I said quietly.
Puck shook his head, "It's sweet," he flipped to the back cover where there was a cd, "What's this?"
"That might be my favorite part," I smiled, "It's a cd with all of our favorite songs, Don't Stop Believing, Ours, Sexy and I Know It...you know, the obvious."
Puck laughed, "Thank you, I'll have to put them all on my iPod as it's own playlist when I get home."
"There's one other thing," I smiled as I reached past him and underneath my pillow.
"Are you going to put on some lingerie?" Puck asked softly.
I laughed, "No," I handed him the box, "Not even close."
"Darn," he mumbled with a smile on his face as he ripped off the paper, "Oh my gosh, thank you!"
I laughed, "You're welcome! But I don't understand how this is so exciting for you, it's just chocolate."
"Really good chocolate," Puck rolled his eyes as he opened the box before popping one of the chocolates in his mouth.
I giggled, "Can I have one?"
Puck stared at me, "Fine, but I have a condition."
I glanced up at the stairs then groaned, "Yeah, ok, fine, I'll take off my shirt for you."
Puck's eyes widened as I started to lift my shirt off. All of the sudden, his hands grabbed mine and pulled my shirt down.
"That's not what I meant, I would be fine if you just went to Shelby's with me to give Beth her present," he explained.
I felt the blush come back to my cheeks, "Oh," I mumbled.
Puck kissed me lightly, "Don't be embarrassed, I'd be totally ok if you took off your shirt, but right now, I kinda want to go see Beth. You can show me your boobs tonight," he wiggled his eyebrows.
I laughed, "Maybe. I'll go with you to see Beth, just let me change."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I sat next to Puck on Shelby's couch, who was across from us on a chair, as we all watched Beth play with her new toys. She hadn't let go of Puck's dog since he helped her open the box so she was clinging onto to it while brushing the hair of her Bitty Twins Shelby had gotten her.
"Quinn said she'll come by in a little bit to give Beth a gift," Shelby said.
Puck nodded, "Yeah, she mentioned that to me too."
"Daddy," Beth said as she carefully walked towards Puck.
"Hey baby, do you like your gifts?" he asked as he picked her up.
Beth nodded her head and tried to clap with one hand and her dog.
I laughed lightly, "Here, I'll help you," I grabbed the dog from her hands so she could clap properly.
"No!" Beth reached over and grabbed the dog back.
"Beth," Shelby scolded, "She just wanted to help you clap."
"Daddy," Beth whined.
We all laughed, "No Beth, I'm not going to stop your mom from scolding you. You have to be nice to Sarah," Puck said.
There was a knock on the door before Quinn entered, "Hi guys, merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas," we replied as Quinn shook off some spare snowflakes then took off her coat.
"Hi!" Beth yelled.
Quinn smiled, "Hi Bethie. How are you?"
"Daddy!" Beth yelled as she held up the brown dog.
"Man, that dog is probably the best gift I've ever given," Puck smiled.
"It's very cute," Quinn said, "Do you want to open my gift now?"
Beth reached her hands out to grab the purple box from Quinn. I passed it to her then helped her tear off the paper. A small doll was sitting inside with blond curls, green eyes, and a yellow footie pajama set.
Beth tried to grab the doll from the box, but couldn't due to the wires holding it down.
"I'm sure Daddy can help you Beth," I said.
Sure enough, Shelby passed Puck the wire cutters and he preceded to cut the doll from the box. After a minute, Puck got the doll free and handed it to Beth who hugged it tightly along with the doll.
Beth snuggled into my chest as she played with the toys. Puck smiled at me and grabbed my hand with one of his and played with Beth's hair with the other.
Quinn sat on the love seat and watched Beth, "She's so perfect," she said quietly.
"She's the perfect mix of you two," Shelby agreed.
"I can't wait till she learns to sing," Puck whispered, "She's going to learn to sing, right?" he looked at Shelby.
She laughed, "Don't worry, she'll learn how to sing. She probably won't need to learn though since you guys are such great singers yourselves."
"I want to teach her how to play guitar," I spoke up.
"Yes! I'll help you," Puck said.
We all laughed then quieted down to stare at Beth. I was picturing her living with me and Puck on the weekends after we were done with college. We would all sit in the living room and watch tv or play our guitars. She would let me braid her hair before going out to hang out with Puck.
"Sarah," Puck nudged me and I turned back my attention to the present.
"Sorry, yeah?" I asked.
"Your phones ringing," Puck handed me my cellphone.
I glanced at the caller id before slipping Beth off my lap and onto Puck's and standing up. I retreated to the hallway so I could pay attention to what Mom was saying.
"Hey Mom," I greeted her.
"Hey Sars, I was just wondering when you'll be home," Mom returned.
"We'll probably leave in like 10-15 minutes."
"So is Noah coming over too?"
"For dinner, yeah I think so, he said he was free to spend the whole day with me, so I'm assuming he's coming over."
"Alright, that's all I needed. I'll see you when I get home."
"Ok, love you."
"Love you too," Mom hung up the phone and I slipped my own into my pocket.
I walked back out to the living room and resumed my place on the couch, "Mom just wanted to know when we'll be back for dinner."
Puck nodded, "Ok, we'll leave in a few."
"What do you have planned for today Quinn?" Shelby asked.
Quinn looked up from where she was sitting next to Beth on the ground, "My mom and I are going to go to my sister's house to have dinner with them," she replied.
Shelby smiled, "Sounds fun."
"Are you guys doing anything else today?" Puck asked.
"My parents are going to come over," Shelby said, "So Beth will get even more presents then."
Quinn and I exchanged a smile at the thought of how happy Beth was going to be in a few hours.
"Maybe we should go," Puck said abruptly.
"If you want to stay and play with Beth, we can. Mom said it's fine if we stay," I said quietly. Something just changed in Puck, he looked almost...unstable.
Puck shook his head, "We should go. Blaine and Rachel will there soon so we don't want to miss dinner."
"Ok," I whispered. I stood up and walked over to Beth on Quinn's lap before kissing the top of her head, "Merry Christmas Bethie."
Puck bent over and did the same, "I love you baby. Merry Christmas," he straightened up then grabbed my hand, leading me to the front door with Shelby on our heels.
"Is everything ok?" she asked quietly as we put on our coats.
"Yeah, everything's fine," Puck muttered as he zipped his up.
"Ok, well then, thank you for coming over. Beth really enjoyed your gifts," Shelby smiled.
Puck smiled back, "Yeah, I could tell," he opened the door, "Merry Christmas Shelby. Merry Christmas Quinn."
Quinn looked up, "Merry Christmas Puck," she looked down at Beth, "Can you say merry Christmas Beth?" she pointed towards me and Puck.
"Bye Daddy!" Beth smiled and waved.
Puck laughed before turning around and heading towards his truck.
"Merry Christmas everyone," I said before following Puck out the door.
"Ready?" Puck asked as he started up the truck.
"Yeah," I smiled.
Puck nodded then headed out. The drive home was quiet, the only noise was of the radio playing Christmas songs. I needed to make sure Puck was ok and intended to talk about it tonight after dinner.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
"Everything was delicious Carole," Rachel smiled across the table at Mom.
"Why thank you Rachel. Kurt did help though," Mom replied.
"You're too kind Carole," Kurt said.
Puck pushed around his leftover pecan pie. He was quiet for the past hour that we had spent at the dinner table. He really only spoke whenever talked to or when he needed the salt or butter. I was worried about him, something about Beth really set him off.
"What's your family doing tonight Puckerman?" Burt asked to Puck.
Puck looked up and cleared his throat, "Mom and Grace are going to some girl movie or something, I tried to stay out of it."
Burt nodded his head, he understood since he always tried to stay out of mine, Mom, and Kurt's way whenever we planned on doing something just the three of us.
"How's Beth doing?" Finn asked.
I noticed Puck's eyes glaze over and thought I was the only one who noticed, but I was wrong. Mom sat up straighter and almost reached towards his hand but stopped. Rachel looked between Puck and Finn before glaring at her boyfriend for even asking the question.
"She's, uh, good. She really liked all the presents," Puck smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.
"Beth loved the dog Puck got her. She didn't let go of it the entire time," I added.
"Maybe you and Puck can go in the basement," Mom suggested.
I looked over at Puck who nodded, "Yeah, that sounds good," I said to Mom.
Puck and I stood up and walked to the basement. Once there, we sat on my bed. I curled into his side and felt his hands start to rub my back.
"It's not fair," he muttered.
I sat up, "What's not fair?"
"Beth gets to get presents and spend time with a family that's not even hers. Quinn and I are her real parents, so why aren't our families aloud to see her? I mean I definitely won't let my mom near her, but Grace would love to meet her. And Quinn's mom...she's a psychopath, but she took Quinn back so I guess she should be aloud to see her. Quinn's sister too. They should all be aloud to meet Beth, our daughter, their niece, their granddaughter," Puck finished with a deep breath.
"I know, baby, I know," I whispered as I pulled him in for a hug.
"This all sucks, I should have fought for her then I wouldn't be feeling this crappy right now," Puck muttered.
I nodded, a tear escaped my eye. This wasn't what Christmas was supposed to be like. We should be focussing on all the good today. Like the fact that Beth is here, that the two of us are together, that I'm back home.
Puck pulled away from me and cleared his throat. He reached around me then grabbed the box of chocolate I had given to him earlier. He opened up the lid then searched for the one he wanted before turning back to me.
"I will give this to you," Puck smirked, "If you take your shirt off."
I gasped, he's back and he's just as evil as before, "What makes you think I would work that hard for a piece of chocolate?"
Puck laughed, "You. Do you not remember a few hours ago when you automatically went to take off your shirt when you wanted a piece of this chocolate?"
I hid my head, "Yeah, I do remember that."
"And if I remember correctly, you said that you'll maybe take off your shirt for me so I could see your boobs. So come on, take it off and I'll give you some chocolate," the smirk on Puck's face grew with each word.
I took a deep breath, "Fine, it is Christmas, so I'll do as you say-"
"Yes!" Puck whispered.
"But," I held up a finger, "You have to take your shirt off as well."
Puck laughed before unbuttoning his black shirt and tossing it over his shoulder onto Kurt's bed, "Your turn."
I took a deep breath then slipped off my purple sweater which was followed closely by my grey tank top on it's way next to Puck's shirt.
"There you go, now give me the chocolate," I reached my hand out and motioned for him to place the chocolate in it.
Puck reached forward with the chocolate then stopped, "Bra off."
"Fine," I mumbled. I reached behind me and undid the clasp.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
I laid down on Puck's chest after having a heated make-out session for the past 45 minutes.
"Wow," he breathed.
"I know," I whispered.
"I love you so much," Puck said as he flipped me over onto my back and carefully held himself over me. He began kissing me everywhere he could.
"I love you too," I said softly as I lifted his head back up so his mouth was even with mine.
Puck kissed me again, "This is a very, extraordinary, merry Christmas," he said between each kiss.
I laughed, "I have to agree with you there."
"Hey Noah, your mom just called. She wanted to know why your not answering your phone and to say be home within an hour," Mom yelled down the stairs.
Puck grunted, "Got it," he yelled back. Puck rolled away from me then walked over to Kurt's bed where our shirts were laying, "Here," he tossed mine over before starting to button up his own shirt.
I slipped my tank top over my head followed by my sweater. Puck grabbed the book that I made and the box of chocolates that was now half empty.
"This was probably the best Christmas a Jew could ever ask for," Puck smiled as he pulled me in for a hug.
"Well I'm glad we got to spend it together then," I said against his chest.
Puck chuckled, "You're the reason why it was the best."
"I know," I smirked.
Puck whole-heartedly laughed, he was so different from the guy that barely talked at the dinner table compared to now, "You're amazing," he said.
"Do I even have to tell you my response?" I giggled.
Puck shook his head, "Let me guess, you were going to say, 'I know'?"
I laughed then nodded my head. Puck smiled before grabbing his phone from my side table.
"I should go, Mom called me seven times then text me four times, which is a surprise since she doesn't really know how to," Puck said with a glance towards me, "Sorry."
"No, it's ok. I understand," I said as we started walking up the stairs then towards the front door.
Puck grabbed his jacket off the spare hook. He bent down to kiss me, "Merry Christmas," he whispered.
"Merry Christmas," I replied.
Puck stood up, "Merry Christmas everyone," he said to my family, Blaine, and Rachel.
"Merry Christmas."
"Have a good one."
"Glad you came."
"Come over anytime."
"See you on New Year's."
"Goodbye Noah."
Puck nodded then closed the door behind him as he walked over to his truck.
I stared out the window as he started it up. Puck caught my eye then winked and waved at me before pulling out of the driveway. I smiled back mid-wave. This really was the best Christmas I've ever had.
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A/N: Wow, this was really long. I hope you enjoyed this. Anyone have any ideas for New Year's Eve? I was thinking that maybe someone would have a little too much to drink, but I don't want to spoil anything. The whole glee club will get together to celebrate the holiday, I'm just not sure where yet, so any suggestions? Oh my gosh, who saw On My Way? I swear, I was holding back tears throughout the whole thing. Ok, so PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, suggestions, or even if you just want to talk.
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Shout Outs: Ace5492 - Thanks!
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Sneak Peak: I walked over to where Rachel had pointed. I noticed that the time was 9:15. How the heck could Sarah have gotten drunk already?
Returning to someone else's point of view for half then back to one of my favorites.
