All that can be heard in the practice room is the soft music playing from the speakers and their light breathing as they sit together. Puck has one arm around Rachel while the other is holding her hand and stroking it softly. Rachel is the first to speak and she looks up at Noah with worried eyes and says in a shaky voice..
"W-what do we do now Noah? I mean I understand that I'm not exactly up to your level, and that I annoy you and never stop talking and you really don't like being around me. But if you want to go back to the way it was before please don't tell anyone I don't want to be known as the youngest notch on Noah Puckerman's belt and-"
Noah raises his hand to her cheek and strokes her cheekbone, "There you go again Berry, ruining it all with your mouth again," and is very happy when he sees it bring a chuckle and a smile to her face. "To be honest Rachel, I don't know. I know that you are not just another 'notch' as you put it and I know that I don't just want to lose you This is all fucking weird and I sure as hell can't think straight right now."
Rachel nods and sighs "True, I would have to agree with you. My brain doesn't seem to be functioning correctly either."
"Well, let's think on it and talk about it tonight over the phone or whatever and we can meet up her tomorrow so we can actually practice cause no matter what we gotta do this dance crap on Monday. How's that work?"
Rachel give him a small smile and simply gets up and starts putting her stuff back in her purse.
"You okay Rach?" He says coming up next to her.
"Yea I am okay, just confused. Here, give me your phone just in case you want to call or text me later tonight."
He types the number into her phone and types the name in as Rachel instead of Berry which struck him as odd but went with it anyway. He turns her around to face him and smiles. "Rachel we are going to figure this out, I promise you that much." He bends down and places a soft kiss on her lips and pulls her in to a tight hug. Rachel sighs into him and lays her head on his shoulder as he rubs his hands over her back. He leans down and kisses her again before holding her hand in his and walking out to his car.
9o'clock pm that night
Rachel lay in her bed and cannot help herself from constantly checking her phone for messages from him. Almost four hours and not a word from him yet, she should have known it wasn't going to work. She couldn't help but consider herself stupid for letting her hormones overcome her better judgment, and hope that he would keep his promise and not tell anyone. She finally gave up and went to take a shower.
After drying her hair and putting on her favorite pajamas she lay back in her bed and notices that she has two missed text messages.
Puck: Sry bout wait. Thought dinner wld nvr end.
Puck: Rachel, u there?
Rachel: I'm here, was taking a shower. Why was dinner so long?
The continue texting for close to an hour when her phone actually rang and startled her in the quiet of her room.
Alright, Berry my fingers were getting tired and as much as I am going to regret this, I would rather her your voice then see your type.
Rachel smiled to herself and felt the warmth rise in her in cheeks.
"Well, in that case Noah, I will try to keep my talking to a minimum. So why are you still awake anyway it's almost eleven and you said you were tired."
The continued talking about the simplest of things from the weather, to classes, to family, as if they were old friends. After about an hour the conversation began to steer back towards their activities in the practice room earlier that day.
"Noah, if it is okay with you I would really like to be able to be frank and honest about this. The more openly we discuss it the easier it will be to move on tomorrow."
"Move on? What do you mean move on? You don't want to give this a try?"
"Wait, what?! You do?" Rachel said holding her breath after her sentence, praying that he would say he would. It wasn't just the fact that she just had sex with him it was honestly that she felt for him even if she couldn't figure out why.
"Well, uh," Noah stumbled scared to admit what he had come to realize over the many months they had been in Glee together. He had completely fallen for her. She was loud, annoying, persistent, loud, a know it all, loud, and always fucking argued, oh, and loud. But he couldn't help but see her passion, her drive, her big heart, her smoking body, or her amazingly alluring and beautiful voice. " I know that we would get a lot of shit but I don't, uh, well I don't want to walk away from this. I know we fight and argue and I push you and you shove me but I think that is part of the reason I like being around you. What about you? NO pressure, if you don't wanna try I understand, I mean I don't have the best rep, especially for a good girl like you."
The last statement made her chuckle. " I think of all people you know that I am not exactly the perfect angel they all think me to be. So, if you are willing I would love to give this a shot. But, I do have to know one major thing. Are you still in love with Quinn because I know I cannot compete with her."
Damn, thought Puck, I have to tell her, but then she is going to run away. Well, fuck,…
"Noah? I think I know your answer if you are taking this long. Are you okay?"
"Damn it…"
"Noah? What's wrong what did I say?"
"Ya know what Rach, you don't want to be with me."
"What do you mean I just said I wanted to give this a try." she says in a very confused soft voice. This is so stupid I just started talking to him why the hell should I be worried about him leaving me for her.
"Before you say you do, you have to know something that is really fucking important. But before I tell you need to promise me that you will not let this go past your lips again in front of or to anyone else. You also have to promise that we can keep talking and shit after you know no matter what. Promise?"
"Noah, you are certainly scaring me, but, okay, yes I promise. What the hell is going on?!"
"Finn is not the father of Quinn's baby" he says with a heavy sigh, finally happy to tell someone and get it off his chest. "I am the father. I am the father of her baby. We were really drunk and slept together. It was one time and that is the only fucking reason I ever tried to get her. She said she didn't want a Lima Loser raising her child."
He waited to hear her speak. To hear anything, a scream, her yelling, or even the click of her hanging up the phone but he heard nothing. He waited for a little over a minute but it seemed like it was an hour.
"Rachel" he says voice cracking. He clears his throat blinking back the stinging tears he could feel forming in his eyes. "Rachel, are you there?"
Author's note: Thank you everyone who added my story and left reviews. I really didn't think I would receive so many but I really, really appreciate it. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't worry the next will be up soon. I, myself hate cliffhangers. Thanks again!
