Never Forgotten Past
Last Time: Sarah Hudson, Finn's younger sister, returned to Lima after three years. She sparked a relationship with Noah Puckerman who quickly became her boyfriend. The bad boy and his sister moved in with the Hudson-Hummels after their mom was revealed to be an alcoholic that abused her son. Carole and Burt became pregnant, another child to add to their list of their growing family, along with Grace Puckerman whom they adopted. Puck impregnated Sarah and the two struggled to keep it a secret until everyone found out almost three months later. They plan on keeping the baby and raising it, along with Beth whom they want to keep in touch with. Despite putting Rachel on a train to New York and deciding to join the army, Finn is going to stay in Lima and attend Lima Community College with Puck. Kurt's off to New York with the budding starlet to reach for his dreams. And that's what you missed on Never Forgotten Past.
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or any songs that I may put in here.
Epilogue
Video Camera: January 4th, 2013. 11:34 AM
The camera focusses on the ground before being quickly brought up to see the top of Sarah Hudson's head in a hospital room.
"I can't work this," the frustrated voice of Noah Puckerman says from behind the camera.
"It's just a video camera. You grew up in the 21st century. It's not like you've never seen technology," Sarah laughs.
"Artie had to go and get the most confusing one," Puck mutters.
"Could you try and figure it out so that we can get a video of Nate? He's actually awake," Sarah says.
The camera pans down to see Sarah sitting up in the white bed holding a blue bundle in her arms.
Nathan Christopher Puckerman was born nine days early on January 3rd, 2013 at 3:15 exactly. Despite being early, he was perfectly healthy at 8 pounds 13 ounces and 14 inches. Sarah and Puck couldn't have been happier. Due to the slightly early birth and the fact that the mother is 16, Sarah and Nathan have to stay in the hospital a few days.
The camera peers down on the small boy. His wavy dark brown hair, much like his father's, peaks out of the blanket. His bright blue eyes, identical to his mother's, stared up at the camera with curiosity.
"Can you say dada?" Puck asked.
Sarah laughed, "He's less than 24 hours old! Give him a few months."
Puck chuckled and bent down, slightly messing up the camera, but whispered in Nathan's ear, "We'll work on it."
Sarah's hand came into the screen and gently hit the back of Puck's head, "Moron."
Puck quickly sat up and faced the camera at his girlfriend, "Language Mommy."
Sarah rolled her eyes, "I can't say moron, but you can say the f-word in front of him."
There was silence until a soft, almost inaudible mutter came from behind the camera, "Finn almost dropped him. I even heard Rachel drop the bomb too as we both ran forwards."
Sarah smirked, "Come on, I think that's enough for now, put the camera down and hold your son."
The screen went blank.
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Sarah's Point of View
I watched Puck set the video camera down on my night stand and adjusted my arms.
Slowly, Puck grabbed Nate, "Hi there, buddy, wanna come to your old man?"
I smiled, "You're nineteen."
Puck carefully shrugged and moved to sit back against the pillows next to me, "Feels weird being by ourselves."
I nodded. Since Nathan's birth, we've only had right now and about half an hour yesterday alone with him. There had been the current glee club. Mr. and Mrs. Schue. Mom, Burt, Grace, and Sammie. Finn and Rachel. Shelby and Beth. Kurt and Blaine. And the graduated seniors all came together.
"He's so small," Puck muttered.
I looked up at his face to see that he was really thinking about something, "What's wrong?"
"I-," Puck sighed, "I don't want him to get picked on."
I put my head on his shoulder and looked down at our small bundle of joy, "He won't get picked on because he's going to grow big and strong, just like his daddy. Besides, even if he ends up not being huge, no one will pick on him because they'll know his dad will kill them."
Puck laughed, "Yeah, I probably would."
"Bless whoever decides to slushy him in high school," I whispered.
Puck laughed harder and slightly shook Nathan. Nate's eyes widened and his face turned a light pink color. His mouth formed a small circle as if he was about to scream.
"No! Please bud. Don't cry!" Puck stood from the bed and started rocking Nathan while walking around.
I watched as Nathan let out a small whimper before snuggling back in his blankets while breathing hard.
Puck carefully sat back down and gently ran a finger down Nate's cheeks, "I'm sorry Nate, I shouldn't have done that."
Nate smacked his lips together and closed his eyes.
I laughed softly, "I think he just forgave you."
Puck smiled, "We already have a bond."
I hugged his arm, "You two have had one for the past few months. He loves your voice, remember?"
Puck nodded, "Do you think we have to have him sleep in the nursery? I want him here."
I bit my lip. He had done this last night. Begging the nurse to let Nate sleep with us, but she was persistent and gentle with telling him it was for the best. I slowly ran my hand over Puck's shaved head, "Why don't you like the nursery?"
Puck shrugged out of my grasp and stood to place Nathan in his tiny bed. He stared down at our son while slowly tracing the tiny nose, mouth, eyes, and ears.
"Noah?" I asked again.
"I don't want someone to take him," Puck whispered, "He's ours. He's not for sale."
I gently stood and bit back a groan while I walked towards him, "Noah, no one's going to steal our son."
Puck shook his head and wrapped an arm around my waist while still staring at Nate, "Not steal, adopt."
It was then when I realized why he didn't want Nathan in the nursery. He didn't want a repeat of Beth.
"Noah, look at me," I moved his chin to look me in the eyes, "We signed the papers saying he is ours. His birth certificate specifically says he is Nathan Christopher Puckerman. He's not going to be adopted."
"How do you know?" Puck whispered.
"Because I would never let a baby that I'm positive will have a great life with us be adopted," I hugged him.
Puck softly kissed the top of my head, "Thanks."
"No problem," I whispered against his chest.
The door opened and Kelly, our nurse in her late twenties, walked through, "Everything ok?"
I pulled away from Puck and nodded, "He just fell asleep."
"Would you like me to put him in the nursery?" she asked.
I looked up at Puck who nodded, "Yes, please."
I smiled and grabbed his hand.
Kelly smiled herself, not wanting a repeat of last night, and walked forward to grab Nathan's bed, "Come on little guy, let's go visit your friends."
I watched her take Nate from the room before making my way back to my bed.
Puck sat on the edge of the mattress and ran a hand down my hair, "You ok?"
I nodded, "Just tired and a little sore."
"I'm so sorry," Puck whispered, "Even though we got Nate and he's perfect, I hate that I put you through that."
I shrugged, "It wasn't so bad."
Puck raised his eyebrows, "Sarah."
"Ok, yeah it was extremely painful, but no pain no gain right?" I said.
Puck rolled his eyes, "I can't believe you're acting like this."
"Can we talk about something else?" I asked, not really wanting to relive the memory.
"I think you should take a little nap since Nate is," Puck said softly and gently pushed me back.
"No, I don't want to sleep," I protested despite having a hard time keeping my eyes open.
Puck chuckled and reached behind me to move the bed down, "Sleep. You need it, you barely sleep last night."
"That's because you were pacing the room worrying about Nathan," I muttered before closing my eyes.
Puck placed a soft kiss on my forehead, "I'll see you in a little bit."
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Puck's Point of View
Within seconds, Sarah was asleep next to me. I carefully stood and left the room, shutting off the lights as I did so. I walked down the hallway towards where the nursery was.
When I approached it, I saw that Finn, Rachel, Grace, Beth, and Sammie were already there. Finn had Sammie in his arms while Rachel had Beth. Grace was pointing out where Nate was to the little girls.
"Hey guys," I said softly and stood next to them.
"Noah, he's so perfect," Rachel hugged me.
I chuckled, "You said that yesterday."
"Pretty butter," Beth smiled and patted her hands against the glass.
"No Beth, brother," Finn corrected while adjusting his little sister in his arms.
Sammie smiled at me and let out a small gurgle.
I smiled and waved before taking Beth in my arms, "Did you like your baby brother when you met him?"
"Nice nice," Beth nodded.
Grace laughed, "You make cute babies Noah."
"Thanks Grace," I laughed.
Rachel wrapped her free arms around Finn, "I want one."
Finn's face paled, "Rach, we...we...no...not now."
I patted his back, "Welcome to the club."
"We don't need one now," Rachel corrected, "But maybe in a few years."
"I could use another niece or nephew," Grace nodded.
I decided to take Finn's side on this one, "You do not need another niece or nephew, you have one of each which is enough," I told Grace.
Finn nodded at me, but was still pale at the thought of having kids.
Ms. Carole and Burt walked up, "Hello everybody," she smiled before wrapping me and Beth in a hug, "How are you?"
"Exhausted," I admitted and turned to stare at Nathan, "But I'm so happy."
"And that's how you're going to be for the next 18 years," Burt chuckled while grabbing Sammie from Finn.
"Is Sarah sleeping?" Ms. Carole asked.
I nodded, "She didn't want to, so I sort of forced her."
Ms. Carole smiled, "Thank you."
"No problem," I whispered. I was trying to focus on Nathan and how he was starting to squirm a little in his blanket. I put Beth on the ground, "I need to find a nurse."
"Why?" Rachel asked and turned away from Grace to look in the nursery, "Is something wrong with Nathan?"
"He's waking up, he can come back to me now," I muttered before glancing around the hallway for a nurse. Kelly walked out of the nursery door and gently shut it, "Kelly! Excuse me!" I yelled.
"Why are you panicking?" Finn asked, "He's fine. Give yourself a break."
Kelly came up to us, "Yes?"
"Can I have Nathan now?" I asked.
Kelly looked through the glass at my baby, "Noah, he looks fine. He's even sleeping."
I followed her gaze to see that Nate did in fact stop squirming, "He was just moving a second ago," I protested quietly.
"Maybe it was a bad dream," Grace suggested.
My eyes widened, "Can babies have nightmares?"
"It is thought that they can," Kelly started and put a hand on my arm when I started to panic, "But Nathan is a day old, what could he have nightmares about?"
I bit my lip and suddenly wanted Sarah here for help.
"Maybe he was just uncomfortable," Ms. Carole said softly and squeezed my hand.
I nodded and stared at Nate, waiting for him to make some kind of movement signaling me to get him out of there.
"I think you need your own nap, Noah," Rachel whispered and grabbed my hand.
"No, I'm fine," I muttered and took my hand back.
"Come Daddy. Sleep," Beth tugged my hand down and started to walk down the hall.
I couldn't help but smile and follow her.
She led me to the bench where she had fallen asleep yesterday, "Nighty night."
I chuckled and picked her up, "I'll sleep in the room with Sarah."
"No, we sleep here," Beth pointed towards the bench.
"Beth, I think your dad wants to sleep in a bed or comfy chair instead of on a bench," Rachel told the small girl.
"Me sleep too," Beth put her head in my neck as I started walking towards the room.
Rachel walked with me, "I wonder if she's jealous."
I looked down at her, "What?" I whispered.
"She could be jealous of all the attention you're paying to Nathan," Rachel whispered back, "Like Grace when Sammie was born."
I winced at the memory, "How do you know about that?"
Rachel shrugged and held the door open, "Carole told me. Beth being jealous was actually her idea."
I quietly made my way to the chair in the corner of the room. I sat and thought about it. Beth has been keeping really close to me and was always trying to make me do something with her; like sleep. I could feel her soft breathing right now against my skin as she drifted off.
"Do you want a blanket?" Rachel asked from where she was standing at the foot of Sarah's bed with a spare blanket in hand.
"Sure," I nodded, it was really cold in here.
Rachel came and gently draped it over me and Beth, "Here you go."
"Thanks," I smiled.
"No problem," she smiled and stepped back, "Sleep. You need it."
I chuckled and watched Rachel tip-toe from the room and close the door.
I settled back against the cushioned chair only to have Beth pat on my cheek, "Daddy," she whispered.
"Yeah?" I whispered back.
"Sing please."
I smiled, "What do you want me to sing?"
"My song!" Beth yelled.
I winced and glanced at Sarah to make sure she was still sleeping, she moved a little but stayed asleep, "Shh, I'll only sing if you're quiet Beth. You can't wake up Sarah."
"Promise Daddy," Beth now whispered.
I nodded and patted her back, "Ok, ready?"
"Yes," Beth said against my throat.
"We'll sleep after," I told her.
"Sing Daddy," Beth begged.
I chuckled and started humming Beth. As the song ended, Beth was asleep and I was having a hard time keeping my eyes open myself. I looked at Sarah one last time before drifting off into my own dreams. We'll worry about nightmares and jealousy later, right now we both just needed sleep before our life really began.
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A/N: All done! I'm actually a little sad. I've been working on this story for so long, but now I can work on the continuation. It'll actually start after the last chapter and build up to this. Thanks again to everyone who's supported me from the beginning! It means so much to me. Love you all! PLEASE REVIEW with any last questions or comments on how I ended things! I'd be happy to answer and reply! See you soon!
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Ace5492 - Thank you so much for your continuous support!
Madie - Did you like it? Rachel's back and with Finn! I hope you were able to tell. Thanks for being such a great reviewer!
raem9898 - I really wish that was how the season ended. I thought it was a lot happier. Thank you for everything you've said and done to help! It means the world to me!
stephpb1298 - She came back! I really like your idea! I have an idea on when her and Finn get back together that'll happen in the sequel, so stay tuned! Thanks for all your reviews!
TheAwkwardTurtle13 - Not over, there's a sequel! Don't worry, I'll try to make it just as good! Thank you for your support and ideas throughout the story!
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How'd Burt and Carole chose Samantha? Did Sarah have any panic moments? How'd Rachel and Finn get back together? What did Grace do when Sammie was born? Why Nathan? What else has Beth done to show jealousy? How did Puck and Sarah handle the birth and all the preparations? Who's in the new glee club? All these questions and more will be answered in the sequel! So stick around!
P.S.: I'll post a note on here when the story is up with the details. See you later!
