You are the one that crosses my mind at night and the one I need
As he was walking down the hall of McKinley, Puck could not help but hear the amazing voice coming from the auditorium. He know that voice. It was his Rachel singing. (OK maybe she didn't know that she was his Rachel, but it didn't stop him from thinking about it).
He didn't know how or when it happened, all he knew was that for some time now, all he ever thought about were those long legs of hers and those big, brown eyes looking back at him. Damn he was so into this girl and she didn't even fucking know. It's not like he didn't want to tell her, it's just that he never had the chance. She always had someone around her. Now that the glee kids actually wanted to be friends with her, they just wouldn't fucking leave her alone. Another reason for him not telling her how he felt was stupid Finn fucking Hudson. He thought that she was still hooked up on him. He saw the way Finn stared at her and the way she blushed and looked away every time she caught him.
He was pulled away from his thoughts by a loud, frustrated yell coming from the auditorium. Without thinking, he grasped the handle of the doors leading in and stopped dead in his tracks at the sight before him. Right in the middle of the stage, Rachel was sitting down in a stool with a guitar trying to nail down a few notes. He stood there watching her as she grew even more frustrated when she couldn't get the notes right. She then got that look of determination on her face before getting the notes right. She smiled brightly after, and that smile caused his stomach to do stupid things that he associated with the cafeteria food. He was glad that she hadn't seen him staring at her, otherwise, she would have seen the stupid grin he had on his face. He was determined to walk out and forget the feeling he got when he was her or what her smile did to him. As soon as he was about to walk out, he stopped once again as she started to play a too familiar song on the guitar. Before he knew it, she was singing, and he couldn't stop himself from walking to the stage with her.
Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reachin for the phone cause I can't fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever crossed your mind
For me it happens all the time
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
Before he knew it, he was standing right behind her. He was thanking Jew-God that she was too concentrated on her guitar to pay attention to him. Then she began singing the second verse and he know that he had to sing with her. He knew the song too well after having it on replay on his mp3 player.
Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
The stunned expression she had on her face when she turned around after hearing him was too great. He could tell that she was honestly surprised that he was there, but he was glad that she didn't looked mad. He knew that she hated when people interrupted her free time in the auditorium. However, this time, she looked…relieved.
It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothin at all
It's a quarter after one I'm all alone and I need you now
And I said I wouldn't call but I'm a little drunk and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
Ooo, baby, I need you now
Somehow during that last chorus, he had managed to pull her up, and was now dancing with her. When the song ended, they both stayed frozen. He had his hands around her waist and was looking down on her. She had her hands on his shoulders and was looking up at her with her big, brown eyes, and he couldn't quite read the expression her had on them. He let her go and took a few steps back before he kissed her. He was really good at controlling the felling of wanting to kiss her whenever he saw her, but somehow, having her in that position made it harder for him. He didn't want to kiss her just for fun. He wanted their kiss to mean something, and that couldn't happen as long as she was hooked up on Finn.
"Damn Rach, don't you know that this song is a fucking duet? It wont have the same effect if you sing it by yourself." He didn't know why he was saying this.
"I know." she whispered looking down at her shoes which had become so interesting all of a sudden. "But I was afraid that if I asked the person I wanted to sing this with, that he was going to say no."
Fuck! She actually meant something with the fucking song. All of a sudden he was mad and he couldn't help the way his hands found their way into a fist or the bitterness of his words "I'm fucking sure Finn "Douge" Hudson would be more than fucking ecstatic to sing this fucking song with you." With this he turned around to leave because he couldn't stand having the girl he loved (yes he admitted that, at least to himself, so Fuck you very much) tell him how she loved someone else. He took the first step to walk away from her when he heard her sobbing. He didn't like when girls cried, least when it was his girl. He stood there frozen not sure what to do. That's when he heard something coming out of his mouth but was not sure what it was. "What was that?" he asked her a little bit softer than before, but still angry.
"I said, what if it was not him who I wanted to sing with?" she told him looking up at him.
"Then who the fuck is it then? Because I could have sworn it was him. After all those fucking looks he gives you and the way you blush and look down when you see him, it wouldn't surprise me that it would be him. So who the fuck can it be, Berry?" He knew how much she hated that she called him that, but didn't really care. He couldn't bring himself to call her Rach after knowing that some fucking S.O.B. had her heart.
"I've noticed the looks that he gives me Noah. And I blush and look down because they make me feel uncomfortable. I don't feel anything for him anymore. I think I should, but I don't. The one that I want to sing this song with seems to look at me as a friend. And as much as I love that, I can't help but hurt because that is the only thing he will ever feel for me." With this she went back to staring at her shoes.
He approached her and stood before her looking down at her. "Tell me who that damn bastard is and I will go beat his sorry ass until he realizes the amazing girl that you are."
"That would be hard to do Noah." Damn did he love the way she said his name.
"Have you seen my guns babe?" he asked her and was glad when she laughed and look up at him.
"I have seen your arm Noah, and they are lovely, but I don't think that you can pull it off beating him up."
With this he stepped back and was getting ready to leave to beat the leaving crap of whoever was the bastard making his girl cry. "Are you questioning my badassness babe? So you better fucking give me a name 'cuz you know I will find out either way."
He started walking down the stage when he heard her quiet whisper. At first he thought that it was only his mind playing games with him, but then he turned around and saw the way she was looking at him and he darted across the stage to hug her. He felt her smile on his chest and pulled out to see it. He had to hear it again so he asked her "Are you sure bout what you just said?"
"Yes Noah. You are the one who I would love to sing this song with. You are the one that crosses my mind at night and the one I need." With this she stood on her toes and pulled him in for a kiss. He wasn't complaining though. He loved the way her soft lips locked with his, and the way her hands curled and played with the hairs on top of his neck. He could totally get used to this. He was kissing her so passionately and did so until they both had to pull back for air. Without knowing, he was sitting down an the stage floor and was pulling her down with him. She fell to his lap and hugged him with all her might. He did the same, afraid that any second now she might look at him and say that it was a mistake. He leaned her back and looked into her eyes before saying he four words that he had been holding back for so long. "I love you Rach!"
She looked at him with those big brown eyes and said "I love you too Noah."
He was happy now. He had what he wanted and was glad to be sitting with her in his arms. Nothing could stop him now that he had his girl, and she knew it too.