Don't own Glee, or the characters or Mark Salling, even though I wish I could…
A/N: The story takes place about two years after they graduate from high school. Finn and Quinn dated on and off through high school, but didn't become serious until about a year after they graduated. Puck and Quinn didn't sleep together in high school.
A phone rings. Puck answers it and immediately goes outside. He doesn't want to bother his girlfriend in case she is resting. He learned very quickly that pregnant women need their sleep or they become first rate bitches.
"I thought I told you to stop calling me," Puck said but instead of irritation, it was longing in his voice.
"I know you did and I tried Noah, I really did, but I have to hear your voice," Rachel said, her voice unsteady from tears.
Puck leaned up against the door and exhaled loudly. "We discussed this. We agreed this would be best for all parties."
"It is. Your daughter needs her dad and because of that I tried to bury my feelings and get over you, but it is just so hard. I wake up in the middle of the night sometimes and look over expecting to see you and instead I see Finn. I thought I wanted him, but then you looked at me with something in your eyes that wasn't disdain and I was lost."
"I wake up in the morning spooned up against Quinn and when I see her blonde instead of your brunette, it all comes back to me and how much I screwed up. I wish I never had that party," Puck responded, thinking back to the party they had four months ago when his entire life changed. Finn couldn't make it because of a stomach bug that was going around but Quinn showed up anyway, got drunk off of wine coolers and she admitted to Puck that although she was with Finn, she wanted to be with Puck.
Puck, feeling lonely because Rachel had to go up to New York for the week to see Kurt and Mercedes took Quinn up on her offer after he had one too many shots. Quinn then dropped the bombshell, even though she had been dating Finn for close to nine months, they had never had sex. She said she was saving herself for someone special. The next day Puck realized what he did and called Rachel. She was understandably upset and after a month of giving him the silent treatment, she finally forgave him. Then Quinn told puck two words he never wanted to hear from her, "I'm pregnant."
Puck and Rachel broke up because even though Rachel does love Puck, he should be with Quinn for the baby's sake. Puck agreed, only so he could prove he wasn't like his own father.
"Noah, I really don't know what to do anymore."
"Baby, I don't know either. I want to be with you, but I don't want to leave Quinn while she is pregnant. I know I won't be able to after the baby is born either. I wish we could just run away and pretend none of this happened. No Finn, no Quinn, no baby. Just be us."
By now Rachel had tears running down her cheeks. She just couldn't stop them.
"I might go to New York and live with Kurt. I can try to transfer to NYU and I know my dads will pay the tuition, even though it will be out of state. Kurt told me he would let me work for him."
"Are you going to? It would let you be the star you always wanted to be. I wouldn't be there to hold you back."
"It's just so hard now to see you. I still love you and always will, but I can't be here when the baby is born."
"I understand. I guess this is good-bye then."
"Good-bye, Noah. I love you.""I love you, too."
With that, Puck hung up the phone and slid down the door. He just lost the one woman who loved him, faults and all. She walked out and it shows that sometimes love just isn't enough.
*For all of the Puckleberry fans, I am one too and I was listening to Hinders "Lips of an Angel" and this story just wouldn't leave. I had a hard time writing it and I almost did cry. Despite all, I hope you like it.