5 ways to shut up Rachel Berry

Rating: PG-13

Word Count: 2.460

Disclaimer: I own nothing related to Glee. Only the storyline is mine =)

The first time Noah Puckerman had made Rachel Berry speechless was when he kissed her after Glee.

Rachel didn't want to admit it but she still had feelings for Noah – she still refused to call him Puck in her mind. She didn't admit it to anyone but she missed the time she had with him. His kisses. His smile. She even missed those awful, dirty jokes he used to tell her. But she knew that he had to be there for Quinn. And that's why she stopped thinking about him. Or at least she tried to.

It didn't work right now. She was sitting in Glee and he was sitting in front of her talking to Quinn and laughing with the others. She was starring at Noah and Quinn and wishing that she was next to him. That he loved her, kissed her, was there for her.

Rachel didn't see the look that Noah shot her because was looking down at her shoes. He missed her. He would never admit aloud but he had fallen in love with her.

Glee was out and Rachel waited for her Daddy to come pick her up. She had taken the bus this morning because her car wouldn't start and now someone had to pick her up. She didn't want to ask someone in Glee to drive her home so she had called her Daddy. She had been the first o leave Glee because she didn't want to watch Noah with Quinn. Not after today. So here she was – standing alone in the parking lot – waiting for her ride and tried not to notice how the others were looking at her. Their eyes were full of pity and in some of them she even saw a little bit of smugness. They liked seeing her sad. It made them feel superior, even if they would have never admit it. They were in Glee after all and everyone was nice in Glee. At least that was what they liked others to believe. In fact they were like every other teenager in high-school. If they didn't like something or something nothing could ever change that. No cookies, not giving others solos she clearly deserved, nothing. She had tried everything but they still didn't like her.

Even Noah didn't like her anymore. He had stopped talking to her after Quinn moved in, he didn't smile at her anymore and he even stopped looking at her.

"Rachel…" she turned around and saw Noah running towards her. What did he want? Her history notes? But he was there this morning and she saw him writing so it couldn't be that, could he?

He stopped in front of her and Rachel looked at him. Why was he here? What did he want?

"Hi No... Puck. How are you? If it's about my history notes you can have them. I wrote everything down the teacher said…"
"Rachel…" he said again and lifted her chin with his fingers so she had to look at him.

"Oh, and you can have my Spanish notes, too. Though you're better in Spanish than me but I think that's only because our teacher wants you to clean her pool. And you know what I mean with cleaning her pool, don't you?" Rachel looked up at him and saw him smiling. Why was he smiling? And why was his head coming nearer to hers?

The next thing she noticed were his lips on hers and that he was kissing her. She looked at him – too stunned to close her eyes – and saw that his eyes were closed and she couldn't help but smile into his kiss. Now that she knew that his eyes were closed she couldn't help but fully sink into the kiss – closing her eyes, opening her mouth and teasing his tongue with hers. It felt right. It felt perfect. It was just Noah and Rachel.

They were interrupted by the ringing of Noah's cell phone and Rachel whimpered as his lips left hers. She slowly opened her eyes and bit her lip nervously. She didn't know what to say. She was too happy to think straight.

"Um… it's Quinn… I have to… um… go" Noah said and avoided looking at her. That kiss was mind-blowing. It was almost like foreplay in public. But Quinn's text was urgent and he had to go. Even if he didn't want to. He looked at her again and was taken aback by her sudden lack of words. She was Rachel Berry. She always had something to say but now she was silent and he kissed her again before going away.

The second time Noah Puckerman had made Rachel Berry speechless was when he told her that he wanted a second chance with her.

It had been three days since Noah had kissed her in the parking lot and Rachel couldn't stop thinking about it. She knew that it meant something but she also knew that he would stay with Quinn and didn't want her to be the "other woman". So she smiled at him whenever she saw him and was happy when he smiled back at her with that grin that said "Our kiss was amazing" and that little fact made her days happier and her smile wider whenever she saw him – even if he was with Quinn. Even if he was singing with Quinn in Glee because she saw him sneaking glances at her whenever he thought that nobody would look.

She came to Glee earlier today because Mr. Schue told them at lunch break that they needed to start earlier. She came into the room and sat down next to Quinn because that was the only available seat. Noah was standing at the piano and Rachel wondered what he was doing. The last time he stood there was when he sang Sweet Caroline to her.

"Okay… um… so I have to say something." Noah said and Rachel looked at him. What was he doing? "Quinn? You know that I want to be there for our little girl but I don't have feelings for you. I love you… but I'm not in love with you and we all know that you want to be together with Finn again."

Quinn nodded and Noah smiled. "And well… I have feelings for another girl and I think it would be unfair to keep you hanging on. I will always be there for our girl but I think that you should go back to Finn because that Dude really loves you and I should go back to…"
Rachel stopped breathing for a second and prayed that he wouldn't say Santana right now. That would be horrible. She looked at him and he smiled at her.
"Rachel. I should go back to Rachel because I'm head over heels for her and I can't believe that I just said that out loud." He said and Rachel smiled. He wanted to be with her. With her. She looked at him and saw him raise his eye-brown and she blushed while jumping up and running into his arms. She couldn't say anything – she was too overwhelmed.

"Speechless again, Rach? I kind of like that" Noah whispered before kissing her.

The third time Noah Puckerman had made Rachel Berry speechless was when he told her that he gave up his pool cleaning service.

They had been dating for a month now and Rachel was happy. Noah was a great boyfriend. He came over whenever she told him too but still had enough time to be there for Quinn and the baby. Rachel was impressed and fell even more in love with him – if that was possible because she already was head over heels in love with him.

But there was one thing that she didn't like in his life. His pool cleaning service. She knew that he had stopped sleeping with cougars after Quinn told him that she was pregnant but she still didn't like the fact that he was walking around half-naked in front of these horny housewives. But she never told him that because he needed his business to pay Quinn's bills and they weren't much jobs in Lima. So she stayed silent and decided that it didn't matter if these housewives were hot for him because he was with her, wasn't he?

He was at a house today and Rachel was bored. She had already made her homework and uploaded her video to Myspace and now she didn't know what to do. Her room was tidy, her clothes were washed and in the closet, there were no dirty dishes. Everything was done.

Rachel sighed and lay down on her bed when the door bell rang. She was kind of surprised because there was nobody that would visit her now and her Dads had a key. So who could it be?
She opened the door and smiled when Noah stood in front of her. Wait, Noah?
"What are you doing here? You should be cleaning a pool somewhere." Rachel said and looked at Noah.
"Well… I quit pool cleaning." Noah said and smiled at her waiting for an answer. But Rachel couldn't talk. "And I found a new job, so don't worry. I know that you don't like that the housewives can see me half-naked and I don't want to make you upset."

Rachel smiled and hugged him. She didn't know what to say. She was just happy.

"Glad that you're happy." Noah whispered before kissing her.

The fourth time Noah Puckerman had made Rachel Berry speechless was when he met her Dads and just didn't stop talking.

"Noah? I want you to meet my Dads" Rachel said to him when they were dating for 3 months. They were sitting in his truck in front of her house after Glee. "I mean, we're dating and I don't want to keep them in the dark."

"Okay." Noah answered and Rachel saw him smile.
"Thanks" She kissed him and left the truck. "Come on. Dinner must be ready by now."

"What? Now? I'm meeting them now? Like in right now?" Noah stammered and Rachel smiled.

"Yes. Come on. They're in the kitchen.", Rachel stepped out of her flats while Noah put his sneakers next to hers before she went to the kitchen – always holding her hand.
"Dad, Daddy. I want you to meet Noah. He's my boyfriend." Rachel said and Noah gulped silently. He wasn't good with meeting the parents.

"Hello, Mr. and Mr. Berry. It's nice to meet you. I really do like your daughter." Noah started talking and Rachel just looked at him because he didn't stop talking. He told her Dads everything about him – even about Quinn and the baby. He made her speechless again even though he didn't do it intentionally.

Her Dads were as speechless and she was but they liked this boy and showed Rachel that with a smile he was welcome anytime.

The fifth time Noah Puckerman had made Rachel Berry speechless was when he told her that he loved her.

Another three months went by and Rachel and Noah were still together and still happy. Rachel's Dads loved Noah and he was welcome anytime. They didn't even care about a "open door" policy and Rachel was happy about that. They didn't have sex yet but they covered all the other bases. Rachel knew that she loved Noah but she hadn't told him yet. She wanted to surprise him on his birthday that was next month. A nice dinner, her saying that she loved him and then…
"Rachel, Noah's here." She heard her Dad say and smiled. "I'm going to send him up."

Rachel opened her door and saw Noah coming up the stairs. She didn't see him since yesterday evening and she really missed him. He had to babysit his sister and couldn't sleep at her house.

"Hey…" she said and kissed him while pulling him into the room and closing the door. "It's great to see you."

"Yeah… um… Rachel… I have to tell you something." Noah said and looked at her.
"Okay? What is it?" Rachel said and looked at him. He wouldn't break up with her would he? They were so happy… or was she just thinking they were?
"Um.. okay… so… I wanted to wait to tell you but yesterday I realized that I should tell you now." Noah looked at her and Rachel nodded.
"I love you, Rachel."

Rachel was speechless. He loved her? And she loved him but he didn't know it yet… she had to tell him. But when she opened her mouth no words came out so she kissed him with all the passion she had and hoped that he understood her.

The one time that Noah Puckerman couldn't stop talking was when he met Rachel's Dads for the first time

"Dad, Daddy. I want you to meet Noah. He's my boyfriend." Rachel said and Noah gulped silently. He wasn't good with meeting the parents.

"Hello, Mr. and Mr. Berry. It's nice to meet you. I really do like your daughter." Noah said and smiled. He wanted her Dads to like him because he liked Rachel and he knew that her Dads opinion meant a lot to her.

"I really do like your house. It's cozy and it fits to you. Oh and I think that you know my mom because we're also Jewish. I also have a little sister and a baby. And I want to take care of my baby because I don't want to be like my father and at first Quinn didn't want me to be the father but no she kind of accepted it but she still wants to give her up to adoption and Finn, my best friend, wants to name the baby Drizzle but that's a strange name and I want a Jewish name but I don't know which one yet and I really like your daughter and she was so nice the me the whole time. But I was a stupid boy because I hurt people so that they wouldn't hurt me like my father did but because of Rachel I realized that what I did was stupid and I think that I want to be with her until I die but I don't know if she wants it because of my past and maybe I can get Quinn to give me our girl but maybe then Rachel doesn't want to be with me anymore and that would be stupid because I really like her."

Noah was stopped by Rachel's hand on his and he looked around. "And oh… I've never talked that much… but it's nice to meet you."

Mr. and Mr. Berry just smiled and Rachel pulled Noah into her room.

This one shot was written for the Puckleberry Drabble-Challegen at LJ =) Read and Review please.

Jassy xox