Shelby's bedroom (post coitus) 3x07
"Yeah, I did a good job. You're very pretty." Puck says with his dopey smile at the end. Before she can tell him to leave he starts talking again as he grabs her hands and pulls her to sit on the edge of the bed next to him. "See the advantage of being in a relationship with a younger guy is I still got four more rounds in me before I need a steak sandwich and a coke zero"
Puck leans in to kiss Shelby but before his lips make contact with her she cuts him off and says, "You need to leave, before Beth wakes up. This was a mistake. I was a mess at the hospital. I - -"
Puck cuts her off and says," And I was like freaking wolverine. Beth would have a big scar on her lip for the rest of her life if it weren't for me." Puck leans in for a kiss again but notices Shelby starting to pull away. Puck notices and Pulls Shelby to him, one hand under her hair on the back of her neck and the other on her waist.
"You shou—", Shelby starts but doesn't finish the sentence when Puck's lips land on hers. Their lips collide but don't crash harshly. Noah moves both hands to her waist while he kisses her deeply, holding her there hoping she won't pull away. Meanwhile, Shelby's mind is racing. A relationship the younger man could have so many consequences if anyone were to find out. But if it's so wrong than why does kissing him now feel so absolutely right. Why didn't it feel wrong an hour ago when he was finished ravishing her and they were both sleeping so peacefully in each other's arms. He makes her feel safe, makes her smile and makes her feel like she's not alone while raising Beth. So many thoughts fill her mind on all the ways this could end in more than heartbreak for both of them, but she chooses to focus on how amazing it feels to be kissing Noah. How good his arms feel around her while her body is pressed to his. She lets her arms travel up his arms and to his shoulders to wrap around his neck and starts to kiss him back.
Puck takes this as a sign to go further and wraps his arms tighter around her waist effectively closing whatever space between their bodies. They continue to kiss passionately with need, Shelby saying all her feelings for Puck in her kiss in a wordless exhibition of love. Both of them tilt their heads to deepen the kiss while their mouths open to explore each other. Minutes pass and their mouths pull apart as their faces stay close connected at the forehead. Their eyes remain closed as they take deeps breaths in need of air.
Puck breaks the silence between them and says with their foreheads still touching, "You cannot tell me that you don't feel the way I do or that this was a mistake after kissing me like that."
Shelby pulls her forehead from his and brings her hand to his face and stokes his cheek with her thumb. "I do have feeling for you Noah. But if we got together so much is on the line if anyone was to find out. I could loses my job, my license to teach. I could lose Beth. I—"
Puck grabbed her hands and stopped her saying, "I would never let that happen. I wouldn't want anything to separate you and Beth. We just have to be careful."
Shelby countered said, "People will get suspicious. What will I say when I get questioned on why I spend so much time with a student outside of school?
"You don't have to lie. You can tell them I am Beth's birth father and you're giving me a chance to be a part of Beth's life. You're still telling the truth." Puck told her while he squeezed her hands.
Shelby looked away doubtfully. Noah grabbed her chin and made her look at him and said "I want to be there for Beth and for you. Always."
The way he was looking at Shelby made her think maybe they had shot. That if they got together she could be happy and maybe, everything will be okay.