"Hi Noah," Emma greeted Puck as he walked into her office.

"Back to Noah, huh," he asked as he took his usual seat.

Emma gave a perplexed look.

"Yesterday," he explained. "You called me Puck."

Emma searched her brain for a moment than said, "Oh yeah. I guess when I was comforting you, that's just what slipped out."

"Don't worry about it," he said. "I like when you call me Puck. It makes me feel like we're close." He then felt awkward so he added, "That's what anyone calls me, Puck. Not just you of course."

"No, it's just that I don't really like nicknames."

"Why not?"

Not wanting to bring up her past, she said, "Okay, that's fine. Puck sounds good. So how can I help you today?"

"Well I don't have anything stressful today."

"Oh, so you just came to see me then," Emma laughed.

Puck laughed as well. But it felt awkward to him now. He was more forcing himself to laugh more than anything else. I never noticed what a nice laugh she has though...Oh boy.

"Ms. P I gotta go."

"Already? You really did come just to see me then."

He smiled as he left her office.


"Puck."

He heard someone call him as he walked to his next class. He could recognize Finn's voice from anywhere. "Hey man." He said as he stopped walking and waited for Finn to catch up.

"Look man, it's messed up about the whole re-auditioning thing," Finn said when he finally caught up.

"Don't sweat it dude," Puck said as they started walking again. "I got this. No way I'm leaving glee."

"Look, I know that you and I have had our ups and downs, but the past is the past right?" Finn asked offering an olive branch.

"Yeah," said Puck. "I mean, how could we let a girl come between us? We're bros."

"Exactly."

"And you know man, you can talk to me about anything."

"What do you mean," asked Puck.

"Rachel told me about her mom. How Shelby is shutting you out of Beth's life."

Puck paused. "Oh that? That's no big deal."

"Puck, you know I just said you could talk to me about anything, right."

"Yeah I heard you," Puck said annoyed. "That doesn't mean I will."

Puck turned around and started walking in the opposite direction of where him and Finn were headed. "Where are you going?" Asked Finn.

"I forgot something," He yelled, not looking back.


"Puck, you're back," Emma looked startled when he walked into her office again.

She called me Puck... "Actually Ms. P I do have something to talk about."

"Have a seat."


"So now Finn knows. The whole glee club probably does. I heard Mr. Schue saying something about knowing I was going through a tough time now. You wouldn't have told him would you Ms. P?"

Emma took a deep breath taking in everything Puck had just told her. It was hard not to feel sorry for the kid. Struggling with an adoption was tough, but it would be even tougher, she imagined if everyone around you was pitying you and feeling sorry for you.

"No," said Emma answering his question. "Me and Will aren't on the best of terms anymore, but even if we were, anything that is said between me and any of my students is confidential. You know that Noah."

"Puck."

"Right. How does Quinn feel about everything? You said that she was the one to make the decision for adoption, but how is she dealing with it all now?"

"I don't know," said Puck.

"Why not?"

"We're not close Ms. P. We never were actually. That's the problem."

"Well maybe it's time to solve it," said Emma. "You should talk to her. It could do you and possibly her as a world of good."

Puck meditated on the suggestion for a moment. Then he stood up. "Thank you Ms. P. Can you write me a note? I sort of ditched class to come see you."

"Sure," Emma smiled.

After Puck received the note, he walked to the door. He put his hand on the handle than paused. He looked back and said, "Ya know? I was having a great day today. Everything was smooth sailing. Then someone brings up Beth and all that goes out the window."

"That's why you still need me Puck. And I'll be here for as long as you do."

Puck smiled and then left for class.


This will be the last chapter if I don't get any reviews.(;