A/N Well this is it folks! All done :D hope you enjoyed and just thank you so much to everyone the response to this story was amazing and I love hearing all your thoughts! Thank you from the bottom of my heart :D
Disclaimed!
Epilogue
Mike lifted his foot on instinct as Aaron ran around the room excitedly; grabbing his jacket he slipped it over his shoulders and picked up the red rose buttonhole that Mercedes and Kurt had obsessed over for weeks. Sliding into the proper place he looked up at his fellow groomsmen and smiled "I can't believe the wedding is finally here" he caught Aaron as he ran past again and picked up the energetic four year old "can you believe it buddy?"
"Nope" Aaron said holding onto his uncle
"I'd say I couldn't believe it, but after months of Mercedes and Kurt obsessing over every little detail I'm bloody glad that it has come"
"Bloody!" shouted Aaron happily, making both Mike and Matt pull a face and glance over at his father who looked up from Kurt fussing over him and scowled.
"Sorry" they both muttered, wincing again, they had both forgotten that Aaron had been mimicking everything he heard recently. After Rachel had heard him yell 'shit' loudly she had cracked down on it and made them all promise to watch their language around him, and had threatened withholding sex from Puck to make him comply.
"If he yells that halfway through the ceremony, best men or not, Rachel will kill you" Puck warned, before wincing himself as Kurt stabbed him with a pin "fuck man, you have altered this suit three times why are you still stabbing me?"
"Because you had to hit the gym before the wedding" Kurt moaned "now be quiet" Puck rolled his eyes and shut his mouth while Kurt fussed around him some more, all Puck could think of was watching Rachel walk towards him in the gown Mercedes and Kurt had designed for her, and promising before all their friends and family to become his wife.
"Will you get Aaron dressed?" he asked Matt and Mike as he saw they were dressed.
"Sure" Mike said smiling and grabbing Aaron's legs to put him a superman pose and carried out of the room "it is a bird is it a plane? No its Super Aaron!" he sing sung and Aaron squealed with laughter.
Rachel looked in the mirror and smiled, her dress was perfect, it had been very difficult to have any of her own wished adhered to, because Kurt had wanted strapless and long, with feathering along the edge, she had eventually after threatening to disinvite him got short, summery, and no feathers but still didn't have the colour she wanted. Shrugging her shoulders as she pulled a slight face at the cream colour rather than the white she had wanted but admitted she looked fantastic, with her hair in delicate curls around her shoulders and the delicate white gold necklace Puck had bought her for her birthday.
"You look beautiful" Mercedes told her, handing her white rose bouquet to her and tweaking a few of the petals.
"Thank you" Rachel said happily looking at herself again.
"So all ready for the Jewish wedding extravaganza?" Tina asked, smoothing out her bridesmaid's dress, that was in a deep red colour, matching the groomsmen's button holes, while Puck's was white to match Rachel's and the bridesmaids bouquet's.
"Yes, I am glad we have decide to be a little traditional" Rachel said smiling "it was so funny signing the contract earlier though, in it Noah had to promise to feed me, and clothe me and have 'martial relations'"
Everyone laughed at the idea that Noah Puckerman had to sign a contract to promise to sleep with Rachel, when sometimes it was all he could do not to touch her.
"You will hear a shorthand version of a later anyway" Rachel said accepting the veil Brit was handing her and situating it in her hair, flipping it over her face, "well it looks like it's time" she said with a big smile "I will see you under the Chuppah"
Everyone nodded as Rachel's father Hiram came in with Leroy to walk Rachel down the aisle "you look beautiful darling" they both said pressing a kiss to her cheeks before putting the veil back in place.
"You ready Miss Berry?" Leroy asked gently
"I am very ready to become Mrs Puckerman" Rachel said taking both of their arms and following them out of the room to the French doors that led to the back garden, they had wanted the traditional Jewish observances, but had decided against the temple in favour of a warm outdoor wedding that would be slightly more informal.
Puck stood under the Chuppah waiting for his fiancée with Rabbi Greenburg nervously, shifting his weight from foot to foot, he knew that she would come down the aisle they were already a family this was more anticipation then anything.
"She will come" Rabbi Greenburg said with an understanding smile
"I know I just have been waiting for this for over a year" Puck said respectfully.
Rabbi Greenburg smiled again and stood straight as the music started and Matt and Mercedes stepped out in of the French doors to walk down the aisle, the boys in the same dark grey suit as Puck, but with red button holes and red ties, while Puck's were white the first couple were followed quickly by Mike and Brit, and then by Artie and Tina.
Aaron followed behind them dressed like his father but carrying a pillow with two rings on it, he got to the end and spontaneously hugged his father, making the crowd aww, before standing in-between his uncles, before the march changed and everyone got to their feet and turned to watch Rachel and her father's come into view.
Puck's breath caught as he took in the vision in cream in front of him, the dress was short and hit just above her knee, showing off those long legs he loved, and had shoulder straps that left her collarbone exposed, he smiled at her bouquet knowing she had wanted the colours the other way round. He accepted Rachel's hand as it was handed to him by both of her fathers, and helped her step up onto the platform and turn them both to the rabbi who smiled and started to read the contract out and then start his sermon on love.
"You're up buddy" Mike whispered helping Aaron onto the platform as it came time to recite the vows and present the rings.
Puck took his first and turned to Rachel to lift her veil "Rachel I cannot imagine a world without you and my son, you are my life and my love, you make me want to be better, because of you I have the faith in myself to be everything I can be for our family. Behold, you are consecrated to me with this ring according to the laws of Moses and Israel" he slid the ring onto her finger, and wiped away one of her tears.
Rachel reached confidently for her own ring and bent down a little to press a kiss to her son's cheek "thank you" she whispered to him, smiling as he rubbed the sticky mark left by her lip gloss a little before stepping back to his uncles.
Straightening she took Noah's ring hand again "Noah I thought when people found out about my son my life would be over, but It was just beginning, you came like this whirlwind into my life and turned it upside down, you ground me, you are my family, I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine" she slid the ring onto his finger.
The bridal party and the Rabbi recited the seven blessings, all of them being called upon individually, while Noah sipped at the cup of wine after each blessing.
"I know pronounce you man and wife" Rabbi Greenburg said happily "you may kiss the bride"
Puck grinned and waggled his eyebrows as he grabbed her hips and kissed her firmly, as Rachel laughed at his expression, everyone getting to their feet and roaring in happiness's clapping loudly, Rachel wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him back. Taking the glass wrapped in cloth from Matt, Puck lifted his foot and smashed it down as everyone yelled "Mazel Tov!", grinning broadly he pulled Rachel back to his side again and kissed her again, the crowd laughing at the Puckish behaviour.
Finally free of the restraints of the ceremony Aaron threw himself on his father, and laughed as he was picked up by Puck and kissed by him and then his mother, the wedding party all crowding around to congratulate the couple, who were both heading towards New York in August, Rachel for Tisch, Puck for NYU.
The caters cleared the garden quickly of the chairs and set up the table as swiftly and efficiently as a military campaign, as Rachel and Noah took the traditional twenty minutes alone, before they returned looking mussed and happy.
Taking the gentle teasing the two of them circled their guests.
"Congratulations" Santana said as they met her in the line of guests, there was still tension between them, but when it came to writing the guest list they had invited her because they knew that she really was sorry for everything she had done.
"Thank you Santana" Rachel said graciously, leaning over and giving her a quick hug before they moved on to Quinn and Finn, giving the reunited couple a hug.
"So what's the plan for the rest of summer?" Matt asked as the couple finally made it to the high table "honeymoon?"
"No" Rachel said regretfully "we have to save all our money for New York. As for the plan we will be moving within in the month so we can enrol Aaron in preschool and get ready for school ourselves"
"Well that is where you are wrong" Leroy said with a smile sitting down opposite them "us and Hannah have been thinking lately about the situation after high school and have decided to make a few changes. We don't want to miss any part of Aaron growing up, and will miss the both of you so much, and living ten hours away is hardly conducive to avoiding that problem, recent investments have flourished and the equity in this house is substantial so we decided months ago to sell up and move to New York"
Rachel screamed loudly and launched herself at her father, and then Hannah and Hiram as they approached them and thanked them so much.
"As much as I like the idea how is this changing the plan?" asked Puck
"Well the two of you will still have your own place" Hiram said sitting down "because I know you want it, but we have bought you a flat near the university, so there is no need to save all your money"
"No daddy, that is too much" Rachel protested
"Call it a wedding present, we were going to buy you a honeymoon but we thought this would last longer and make it easier for you all"
"Thank you so much sir" Puck said hugging both of his in laws and Hannah.
"Well it is for selfish reasons as much as anything" Hannah admitted pulling Aaron onto her lap "we just couldn't bear to be away from this little guy" Aaron giggled as his grandmother substitute tickled him.
"On that note" Mike interrupted "we never told you about where we are going to college, but let's just say we will be in New York as well"
"Really?" Aaron asked excitedly, launching himself from Hannah's lap into Mike's arms and then Matt's.
"Yep" said Matt as the little boy scrambled into his arms, "we both got into a dance course in New York University and jumped at the chance"
"Dude" Puck said slapping his brothers on the back and smiling, glad that they would be in New York as well, Rachel hugged them in thanks, before being called away to talk to another guest by her father.
"So your mom never turned up" Mike said quietly as Aaron ran off to play with Brit.
"Yeah" Puck said a little bummed out that his mother couldn't put aside her ego to simply apologise and be at her son's wedding "but I didn't expect it, it doesn't matter I have a real family now"
"So now that you can go on honeymoon..." Matt started
"Still can't really go anywhere we have Aaron" Puck said nodding at his son who was being towed around by Artie.
"Dude go, we can look after him for a few weeks, in fact we would love to" Mike said with a smile "look just take Rachel head to the airport and get the first flight out to somewhere nice"
"Yeah?" Puck said
"Dude, yeah, you two deserve a week or two off, you haven't had any time off since Aaron was taken, we will look after him I promise" Mike promised.
"Ok" Puck said happily heading for Rachel's side and sliding an arm around his wife "come with me" he whispered excusing them both "you, me and an airport after all of this, lets just head for the first nicest place we see leaving"
"Just spontaneously like that?" Rachel asked
"Yep, not like you are going to be wearing a lot of clothes anyway" he added with a sexy grin "Mike and Matt are going to look after Aaron. Just think of it baby, your husband, i.e. me on a beach coming out of the water, making love until the wee hours of the morning, you my sexy wife in a string bikini on the same beach"
Rachel bit her lip and nodded "ok, I trust Mike and Matt to look after Aaron, so yes let's do it"
"And after all that we can come home and start our life together as man and wife" Puck said pulling her closer, his arms around her waist, "you, me, our son, and our life together"