Never Forgotten Past
Last Time: Puck and Sarah introduced Beth to the rest of their family. Sarah started acting differently, making everyone worried. Puck thinks she's pregnant, but won't say anything since he's not sure. And that's what you missed on Never Forgotten Past.
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Old Memories
Finn's Point of View
I groaned and rolled over in my bed. When I opened my eyes, I realized I was the only one upstairs. At least I won't have to fight for the bathroom.
As I was showering, something felt weird. Like I was supposed to be doing something that I've done many times before. I shook the feeling as I brushed my teeth and decided to just move on and see if the reason came to me later.
I was about to go downstairs when I noticed Kurt's calendar by the staircase. All the days that have gone by so far were crossed off and there was something written on today's square. I moved closer and read Kurt's writing, "Leave CFS alone." I had no idea what that meant.
I turned to go down the stairs when it occurred to me. I ran back to the calendar and looked at the date. It couldn't be today. How could I have forgotten? I started counting backwards and landed on the day I was going towards. I took a breath and stepped back, it really was Dad's birthday. Sarah's birthday was two weeks ago, meaning today was Dad's birthday.
I walked and sat down at one of the desk chairs. Dad's birthday. "Leave CFS alone." I wonder if that was Kurt code for "Chris Hudson's Birthday." I have to go see Sarah, Puck can't handle her on his own...well he did take care of her at first when Dad died, but that's different...sort of...not really. I got up and ran down the stairs to find her so I don't screw this up too.
I passed Mom and Burt's door to see it closed. No surprise, Mom usually locked herself in her room on this day for a little bit to take time to herself.
I slowed as I approached the kitchen and walked in. I was a little shocked to see how normal everything seemed. Sarah was perched on the counter near the microwave. Her dark hair was still a little wet from the shower and was making dark spots on her pink t-shirt. Puck was sitting at the table doing what looked like homework in a notebook and drinking orange juice.
"Hey Finn," Sarah smiled.
Puck looked up, "Morning."
"Morning," I greeted and stayed leaning against the wall, "Where's everyone at?"
"Grace slept over her friend's last night so Kurt went to pick her up then they were going shopping," Puck said as he went back to his homework.
"And Burt went into work early to do whatever," Sarah said while taking a drink of her milk.
The microwave beeped and Puck looked up again, "Sarah can you get that for me?"
"No thanks," Sarah smirked as she jumped down.
Puck sighed, "Seriously? Come on, you're right there."
"If you reward me," Sarah taunted. She took a step towards the microwave and put her hand over the handle.
"I'll just get it myself then," Puck grunted, but there was a hint of a smile on his face.
"Jerk," Sarah said under her breath.
Puck pinched her sides as he passed to grab his bagel from the microwave. Sarah yelped in response before laughing.
I watched the two of them and noticed Puck's phone sticking out of his pocket. I could text him to see if anything was up with Sarah since the two of them weren't leaving each other's side anytime soon.
I grabbed my phone from my pocket and started typing a message to Puck.
How's Sarah? Its dads bday ~ Finn
I closed my phone just as Puck's buzzed. Puck grabbed it as he sat down at the table. He noticed it was me and shot me a glare, but opened the text anyways. Puck bit his lip and glanced at Sarah before writing a response.
Fine I think. I was wet when I woke up this morning though but shes been good since ~Puck
Gross, she p on you? ~ Finn
Puck groaned and glared at me again. I just raised my eyebrows and shrugged my shoulders, if he was wet because of Sarah, she could have had an accident or something.
Idiot she cried ~ Puck
"Are you guys texting each other?" Sarah asked while pouring out some cereal.
Puck said "No" at the same time I said "Maybe."
Sarah raised her eyebrows and laughed, "Morons, just talk. Or is it some boy secret?"
"Yes," I sat down next to her and grabbed the cereal from her hands, "You're not aloud to know."
Puck rolled his eyes, "You are so stupid."
I glared at him, but softened when I remembered that he was taking care of Sarah today, "Are you guys doing anything today?"
"We're going to the movies. Wanna come?" Sarah smiled.
"Depends, what are you seeing?"
"Hunger Games," Puck answered, "Bring Berry if you want, but I'm not paying for her."
"Noah," Sarah scolded and looked at me, "But seriously, Rachel can come too, but you should probably pay for her. Puck doesn't know his manners to say it nicely."
Puck snorted, "I know my manners."
Sarah giggled, "Yeah, I know."
"Are you going to be able to see that movie Sars? I mean, you get scared during Harry Potter and jump during that one vampire movie," I asked my sister.
Puck laughed and Sarah rolled her eyes, "Yes I'll be able to watch the movie Finn. And it's just during certain parts of those movies, I don't like things that suddenly pop up at me," she glanced at Puck, who was still laughing softly, "You'll cover my eyes during the scary parts?"
Puck chuckled, "Yeah, sure."
Sarah nodded and stood to rinse off her's and Puck's dishes.
"It's the noon show, so if you and Berry are coming, tell her cause we're leaving in about an hour," Puck told me. He glanced down at his notebook and closed it with a sigh.
"Open it up and finish it," Sarah ordered while filling the dishwasher.
Puck's eyes widened and he looked at me, "How?" he mouthed.
"I thought we already talked about this, I'm physic," Sarah smirked and kissed the side of his head, "Do the homework," and with that, she went down the hall towards her room.
"What was that?" I asked, then looked down at the notebook, "What is that?"
Puck shrugged, "Sarah looking out for me and notes."
"Sarah looking out for you? Dude, you should be looking out for her, especially today," I stated.
"I am, Finn, and Sarah's fine. Seriously, besides those tears on my shirt, she hasn't said or done anything that would even make me think she was upset about your dad," Puck argued.
"And what do you think she's doing right now?" I asked.
"I don't know, but she told me to finish this stupid English assignment before I can even think about making out with her, so shut up," Puck said before turning back to his paper.
"Too much information," I muttered while standing up and putting my bowl away. I turned around and stared at him, "Do you really think she's going to be ok?"
Puck sighed and looked up, "I don't think she's perfect, but I think she's good enough to not get too upset about this."
I nodded, "Ok, thanks."
Puck nodded and went back to his work, "Call Rachel and ask her if she wants to go to the movies," he told me.
"Yeah," I walked into the living room and sat on the couch before dialing Rachel's number.
"Good morning," Rachel greeted.
"Hey," I smiled and leaned back, "What are you doing today?"
"Nothing, but isn't it your dad's birthday? Do you want to go to the cemetery or something?" Rachel asked.
I winced, "Actually, no, well maybe later, but I have something else that I want to do today."
"And what's that?"
"Want to go to the movies with Sarah and Puck in a little bit?"
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The lights dimmed and Rachel grabbed my hand, "Oh my gosh."
I chuckled and looked down at her, "It's just the trailers, not the movie."
"This is going to be scary, I just know it. I read the book," Rachel whispered.
I smiled, "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
Rachel nodded and took a sip of her pop.
I turned to look at Puck and Sarah. They weren't talking, but Sarah was practically on Puck's lap since he moved the arm rest up. I bit the inside of my mouth and turned to the screen, it's a movie theater, they won't do anything.
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Turns out, Puck moving the arm rest early on was a good idea because it was sort of a pain to move the drinks around when Rachel asked to move ours halfway through the movie.
"Noah, where are you going?" Sarah whispered.
I turned and watched Puck try to stand up despite Sarah holding tightly to his hand.
"Bathroom, I drank that whole pop and my bladder is only so big," Puck whispered back.
"You can't go, it's getting scary," Sarah whined.
I hit her arm, "Shut up and let him go to the bathroom."
"But-" Sarah bit her lip and let go of Puck's hand, who in turn went down the stairs towards the door.
"He'll be back in a minute," I whispered, "Come here."
Sarah turned towards me and grabbed my arm before looking back at the screen.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
"Well, that was exciting," Rachel commented as the four of us walked out of the movie theater and started to go around the mall.
Sarah nodded, "Not scary at all."
Puck and I laughed, "Liar!" I said through my gasps of air.
"Babe, you were so scared," Puck said as he put his hand around Sarah's shoulders.
"It wasn't that bad at all," Rachel added in.
I laughed harder and pulled her closer to me, "Please, you were just as scared as Sarah was."
Rachel and Sarah had equal glares on their faces as the continued to walk without us. Puck and I ran to catch up and grabbed our girlfriends' hands.
"Sorry, it was just kinda funny," Puck said softly.
Sarah shrugged, "Whatever."
"Aren't you going to apologize?" Rachel asked me.
"Of course, I'm sorry for laughing at you," I smiled.
"Do you guys have anything specific that you want to do?" Puck asked.
"Considering the day-" Rachel started.
I squeezed her hand and shook my head, "No."
"What?" Sarah asked, "What do you want to do, Rachel, 'considering the day' that Finn won't let you say?"
Puck glanced at me then down at Sarah, "It's nothing."
"You're in on this too?" Sarah asked him softly.
The three of us exchanged a look. We're in a public mall with a whole bunch of people around us, some of which probably know who we are. We can't set Sarah off and saying that it's Dad's birthday will do just that.
"You guys are scaring me! What is it?" Sarah demanded.
"It's your dad's birthday," Puck whispered.
I smacked the back of his head and Puck glared at me, but I knew why he did it. He couldn't keep anything from Sarah just like how I can't keep anything from Rachel.
"That's it?" Sarah looked at each of us with wide eyes. Suddenly, she started laughing, "Oh my gosh, seriously? You guys thought I didn't know? I spent an hour crying into your shirt this morning, Puck, and you thought I didn't know?"
I stared at her, "We thought...you're just so calm and...not upset."
Sarah wrapped her arms around me, "Of course I'm upset, my dad's not here on one of the most important days of the year, but I'm not going to stop my life because of it."
I hugged her closer, "So you're ok?"
Sarah laughed softly and stepped back, "Yes, I'm ok."
Puck pulled her back against him, "I'm proud of you."
Rachel nodded and grabbed Sarah's hand, "You've grown so much this past year."
"Thank you guys," Sarah smiled, "And now I know what Rachel was going to say. Let's go to the flower shop then head to the bakery before going to the cemetery. It's someone's birthday today and we need to celebrate."
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
The wind was a little cold against our backs as we stared down at Dad's headstone. The granite rock displayed Dad's name, birthdate, date of death, and a message that Mom had added.
"Here lies Chris; father, husband, friend, hero. May he rest in peace with love surrounding him," Rachel whispered and wiped tears from her eyes.
Sarah was shaking and holding onto Puck with one hand while the flowers were in the other. Slowly she let go of Puck and set the flowers down on the grave, "Love you Dad, always have always will."
She stepped back into Puck who wrapped his arms around her, "Thanks for everything you've done Mr. Chris, you're the best dad I ever had."
Rachel squeezed my hand, "Do you want to say anything?" she whispered.
I nodded and knelt down, "Hey Dad," I said through the lump in my throat, "I wanted to say that even though I may have gotten pretty mad at you a few months ago, I really do love you. Like Noah said," out of the corner of my eye I could see Puck look up with a smile, I haven't called him Noah in years, "You're the best dad in the world and there is no one that could replace you."
I stood up and reached for Sarah's hand. She smiled and squeezed it tightly, "Ready to go?"
"Wait," Rachel said, "I want to say something."
We nodded and stood still to watch her.
"Mr. Chris, I know we've never met, but I would have been honored to have. You make wonderful children and help raise amazing people. Finn is perfect despite his flaws, Sarah is beautiful beyond belief, Noah is the strongest person I know, and Grace is so bubbly, all because of you. Thank you," Rachel looked at us, "I think that's it."
I grabbed her hand, "Oh, wait," I stopped and turned back towards Dad's grave, "Dad, you probably know, but I'm getting married. We're not sure when, but it would be an honor if you were there."
We all turned and walked towards Puck's truck waiting for us in the parking lot. As we sat in the car, each of us took a moment to wipe our eyes and clear our throats.
"Who's hungry?" Sarah asked after a minute and pulled out the box of cupcakes we had bought.
"Me," Puck turned and looked at her.
We laughed and reached into the box to grab one of the chocolate cupcakes. The four of us ate in silence, just listening to the radio play.
"This is a good day," Sarah eventually said.
I chuckled, "Do you really mean that?"
"Of course," Sarah smiled, "I'm with my best friends on what's usually the worst day of the year and I'm happy, so yeah, a good day."
Rachel opened her mouth, but stopped when a Taylor Swift song started coming from the purse on the ground.
"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset," came from the purse and Sarah stared at it with wide eyes.
"Is that your's?" Puck asked.
Sarah nodded, "I didn't think they would ever call again. They weren't very happy when I left," she whispered.
"Who's they?" I asked.
"My old friends," Sarah said while pulling out her phone, "I should probably answer it."
"Yes, you should. They won't hate you, Sarah, if that's what you're worried about," Rachel smiled and pushed the phone closer to Sarah.
Sarah hit the talk button, "Hello?" she greeted.
The three of us watched her as a small smile formed on her face, "Yes, yes, I know, I'm sorry...Well believe me, I've been busy," Sarah shot a glance at Puck, "Unfortunately, I'm aware of the day...Yeah, I'm fine...My friends...Seriously? My brother, his girlfriend, and my boyfriend," Sarah winced and held the phone a little away from her ear. We could hear a small scream come from the cell phone. Sarah put it back to her ear with a laugh, "Aiden, really? Control her...Oh my gosh! That's amazing you two!...Of course...What?" Sarah looked back at Puck with wide eyes.
"What?" Puck whispered, "Is it about me?"
Sarah stared at Puck, "If you insist...It'll be fun...Tuesday? I don't know, that's really soon...No, I'm not trying to avoid you guys...Ok, ok, fine...See you then...Love you too."
Sarah turned off the phone and looked at us, "Wow."
"Who was that?" I asked.
"Um, their names are Aiden and Liz. They were my other best friends besides Cammie and apparently they still care about me," Sarah still had a small smile on her face.
"Did they purposefully call today? Or was it just a coincidence?" Rachel asked.
Sarah's smile faded, "I never took Dad's birthday well, I cried a lot, especially the first year. They became my safe haven and knew the real me behind the tears."
"Why did you look at me all weird earlier?" Puck questioned. I was curious too.
"Well, they're dating now and-"
Puck groaned, "You didn't."
"I'm sorry, I couldn't say no, they're my best friends," Sarah said softly and maneuvered herself so she could give Puck a hug from the back, "They're nice people and mean a lot to me."
"They're what? Fifteen?" Puck groaned again.
Sarah pulled back, "I just turned sixteen a few weeks ago. What are you talking about?"
"But you're a mature, extremely hot sixteen year old that can make out like no one's business," Puck reasoned.
I glared at him, "You know I hate when you do this to her."
Puck shrugged, "It's who I am."
Rachel rolled her eyes then looked at Sarah, "So, you guys are going on a double date?"
"Yeah, probably to Breadsticks," Sarah said softly while still watching Puck.
"You know, if Dad was here, I doubt he would let you talk to Sarah like that," I told Puck suddenly.
Puck looked at me, "What? Your dad loved me."
I shrugged, "Yeah, but he died before you really turned into the guy that slept with anything that breathes. He never knew the person you turned into."
Puck glared at me, "You know what Hudson? You can just shut up because-"
"Alright! Stop before you kill each other," Sarah put her hands on each of our chests.
"I think Dad would have helped me through everything and I wouldn't have turned out all screwed up in the end," Puck added in.
"My dad or your dead beat dad that left you?" I argued without thinking.
Everything seemed to stop in the car. I felt terrible the second it came from my mouth. Sarah's hands loosened from our shirts and fell limply to her sides. Rachel put her own over her mouth. Puck stared at me and I could see the hurt that I caused looking back at me.
"Puck, I-"
"Whatever," Puck slid out of the truck and slammed the door before taking off towards the cemetery again.
"I should go get him," Sarah whispered and moved to get out.
I shook my head, "No, I should. I have to apologize to him."
"Be nice," Rachel said softly and squeezed my hand before I jumped down and headed in the direction that Puck went.
I found him standing above Dad's grave just looking down at it. We were silent as we stood above our hero's headstone.
"I don't want to talk to you," Puck muttered.
"Fine," I whispered.
Puck moved and sat down with his knees against his chest next to Dad. I followed suit and sat opposite of him.
"He's probably the best thing that could have ever happened to me, you realize that?" Puck asked quietly.
I nodded, "Yeah, I know."
"He taught me how to play guitar and how to play football...He taught me how to flirt with girls twice my age," Puck finished with a chuckle.
I smiled, "Remember when we got our first girlfriends? Remember his advice?"
"'Don't do anything stupid, which means you should probably just keep your mouths shut and listen to them talk,'" Puck laughed.
"Wait, what about our first day of high school? 'You're going to see some really hot girls-'"
"'Take some pictures so I can see when you get home,'" Puck and I finished at the same time with a laugh.
We quieted down and stared at the grave.
"Sometimes I can't believe he's gone," I admitted softly.
"I know, but then I wake up with Sarah's head on my chest and think that all this might not have happened if he was alive," Puck replied.
I bit my lip because he was right. Would they have ended up together? They don't think so. But then again, Puck and Sarah wasn't the only thing that happened because of Dad's death, Puck really wasn't the one to go all the way with girls until Dad died. Beth probably would have never happened. Would Quinn and I have ever broken up? Would the whole glee thing have happened?
"It's so weird to think of how different everything would be if he was alive," Puck whispered.
I nodded, "Yeah."
We were quiet for a little while longer. The wind was picking up and the weather felt colder against our backs.
"You know, I'm really, really sorry about what I said in the truck," I said softly.
Puck looked up at me and sighed, "Yeah, I know. I was actually thinking of how Dad used to always say that you weren't the brightest so I shouldn't take everything you say to the heart."
I glared at him then down at the grave, "Thanks Dad, real nice thing to say about your only son."
Puck laughed, "You weren't his only son, you know that. Hello, I'm right here."
I chuckled, "Yeah, I guess your right...but you know that that would make you Sarah's brother and that's just wrong."
Puck nodded, "Well, there's a line. I was always Sarah's best friend, but I was always your brother."
I smiled, "Thanks man."
Puck smiled back, "You're forgiven, by the way."
I blushed and looked away, "I was a jerk."
Puck shrugged and stood up, "I slept with your girlfriend and got her pregnant, we're even," he headed back towards the truck and looked back while nodding his head.
I sighed and stood up, "See ya later, Dad," I whispered before following Puck.
~~~~~GLEE~~~~~
A/N: What'd you think? Like it? It seemed like I haven't done anyone else's point of view in a while, so I figured Finn's would be a good start. Next chapter will be the double date with Sarah, Puck, and her old friends. What do you think of adding a little more people? Who liked Saturday Night Gleever? I actually thought it was a lot of fun. Ok, so PLEASE REVIEW with any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions! All are welcome and appreciated!
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TheAwkwardTurtle13 - Lol, if you're talking about a possible pregnant Sarah, don't forget that she might not be.
Ace5492 - Thanks!
FinchelFan728 - Thank you! Of course I'm going to keep going! I love writing and I love this story, so I'm not planning on stopping! :)
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Sneak Peak: I stopped laughing and looked to my side, Puck was gone. I bit my lip and noticed his retreating figure heading away through the restaurant.
Not everyone's happy with the double date...
