Hello everyone! Here is a new story idea I came up with. Enjoy!

Plot: When Puck got a job as a security guard at a private school, he hoped it was an opportunity to finally leave his past behind him and move on. He never thought he'd fall in love. Rachel knows she can't afford any distractions while dealing with the pressures of being the school headmaster's daughter. But there was something about Puck that made her want to break all the rules.

Chapter 1

Puck looked around the office as he tried not to think about how much is riding on this interview. He knew he'd struggle with finding a job with the record he had but he needed this to work out so he could pay bills. But from the looks of this place, it might've been too fancy for him so he started thinking of other places he could apply to.

His thoughts were interrupted when the headmaster walked in. "Sorry to keep you waiting, I had a staff issue."

"It's no problem," Puck replied as politely as he knew how.

"So Noah," he said as he sat at his desk. "You have an impressive amount of different skills that I think could be pretty useful here. But I have to ask, are you sure you're up for a job like this? I mean while we don't usually have issues here, you will be out of your element from what I've learned about your background."

Expecting this question, Puck nodded. "I know but I appreciate challenges. In my opinion they make me a better person. Plus, in all honesty I really need any opportunity I can get so I'm willing to take try anything."

Hiram Berry smiled. "Honest, I like it. Well I don't usually take risks with people but something tells me you will be worth it." He held out his hand. "Congratulations, the job is yours."

Puck smiled and shook his hand. "Thank you, I swear you will not regret this."

"I hope not. Orientation starts tomorrow at nine a.m. sharp. Make sure you're on time."

"I will be don't worry," he nodded.

As he left the building, Puck couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He finally knew he'd be able to pay the bills for the month so he could finally stop worrying. Things had been tough the past few months with him not being able to find a steady job so now that he had one, it took some of the pressure off.

When he went to pick up his sister from school, Puck thought about what this job would be like. He didn't think it'd be too hard to keep a bunch of rich kids in line. He was sure most of them cared about their studies and nothing else.

When kids started to run out of the school, he smiled when he saw his sister, Sara, running to the car.

"Hey kid," he greeted as she got into the passenger seat.

"So did you get it?" she asked eagerly.

"Hey Puck how was your day? My day was great Sara, thanks for asking," he joked as he started the car.

She rolled her eyes. "Come on, did you get it?"

"Yes I got it."

"That's great. Now we won't be poor anymore."

"Hey we are not poor, we were just struggling for a while. If we were poor we would've been out on the streets by now. I hope you haven't been telling your teachers that."

"No I haven't. It's just what Stacy Howard has been telling everyone."

"Oh well you can tell Stacy to fuck off and mind her own business," he replied.

She laughed as he drove them home. When they got there, they went inside as Sara went to start on her homework and Puck went to find their mom. When he found her passed out across her bed with a bottle of alcohol on the nightstand, he shook his head and closed the door so Sara wouldn't see.

He went back downstairs and looked through the mail as Sara looked at him. "Is Mom here?"

"Yeah but she's sleeping," he told her. "We can tell her the news when she wakes up."

"Think she'll be happy for you?"

He shrugged. "Maybe, who knows?"

Sensing her brother's sadness, the little girl gave a supportive smile. "Well I'm happy for you."

He smiled at her attempt to make him feel better. "And that's all that matters."

Later that night, Puck cleaned the kitchen as Sara got ready for bed. As he cleaned he heard footsteps come into the kitchen and turned to see his mom in her uniform.

"Hey how long have you been home?" she asked.

"Long enough to help Sara with her homework and cook dinner for us."

"I guess I was more tired than I realized."

"Yeah so tired that you needed a bottle of vodka to help you get to sleep," he replied with hostility in his voice.

Maria Puckerman sighed. "I had a hard night at work and I just needed something to take the edge off."

"I'm sure you did. You might want to at least say hello to Sara before you go to work so she knows you remember she exists."

"Don't start with that, Noah. Sara knows I care for her."

He smirked. "Yeah that must be why she gives me all of her forms that have to be signed by a parent instead of giving them to her actual parent. She's ten, not five. She knows that something's not right with our situation."

Maria shuffled uncomfortably with the conversation and changed the subject. "You had a job interview today didn't you?"

"Yeah I did and I got it. I start tomorrow morning."

"That's great, it'll be a huge help around here."

Puck rolled his eyes. His mom rarely ever looked at the bills these days so she never really knew how badly they were struggling. It was like he got all the worry and she got to reap the benefits of the hard work he put in.

Before he could say anything else, Sara walked into the kitchen. "Hey Mom."

"Hi sweetheart, I hoped I would see you before I went to work," Maria smiled. "How was school?"

"It was okay," Sara replied. She never shared details of her day with her mom, only Puck since he was the main one around. "Did Puck tell you his news?"

The older woman nodded. "Yes I heard and I'm so happy for him. Things are going to get better for us."

Puck and Sara just nodded. Maria said this so many times but when it never happened, they learned to stop expecting it. Things weren't going to get any better unless their circumstances changed and since that wasn't happening, it looked like they were stuck dealing with what they had.

As Maria left and went to work, Puck went to tuck Sara into bed. "Okay kid, we have to make sure we're out of here early tomorrow so I'll make it to work on time."

"Yeah you wouldn't want to be late on your first day. Think I'll ever be able to see where you work?"

He shrugged, picking up clothes off the floor. "Maybe once I get settled into the job. Then we'll see what happens."

"Puck?" she said. He looked at her. "Are we a real family?"

He froze at her question. "What makes you ask that?"

She shrugged. "Well Dad is gone and Mom isn't really around that much so it's mainly just you and me."

Puck sighed as he went and sat on the end of her bed. "Our situation is different but it doesn't make us any less of a family. I mean we still have each other, right?"

"Right," she smiled.

"Now get some sleep. I'll see you in the morning."

"Good night," she replied, turning over as he got up and turned the light off.

As he walked to his room, Puck thought about Sara's question. It sucked that their family became what it is but he knew he couldn't dwell on it. He had to provide for them so that no one would see the issues they were facing and threaten to take Sara away. With his mom mentally and emotionally gone, he was all she had so he couldn't afford to be put away again. That's why this job had to work out.

Let me know your thoughts! Bye for now :)