Finn Hudson was not liking the fact that Puck was singing lead with Rachel--that much was clear to everyone. Even their often oblivious teacher.

It wasn't that Finn couldn't share of course, it was that he didn't want to share with him. The man that broke his whole world apart.

His ex-best friend had slept with his girl friend--had lied to him for months and let him believe that he was going to have a daughter. It was just so...wrong!

He didn't think that Puck deserved a solo, not after what he'd done.

"That's absurd," Rachel told him shortly, after he'd finally voiced his opinions out loud. She closed her locker and pointedly ignored his whine of protest.

"How can you take his side Rachel?" Finn demanded.

"I'm not taking anyone's side Finn," she told him. That stung actually--she should be taking his side. After all, Puck hadn't revealed the truth to Rachel when they'd been dating.

"You should..." he muttered, walking with her towards math class. At least Puck wouldn't show up there too--he hadn't attended a math class for almost two years.

"Finn, if Quinn was given a solo would you say that she shouldn't get it?" Rachel asked him curiously.

He paused. Considered that. "No," he replied finally, though he didn't really know why he thought it.

"Why not?" Rachel asked him. "She hurt you too. What she did was just as bad as what Noah did." He didn't answer. She just didn't get it; she couldn't. Quinn was a good person, he knew that deep down. Puck on the other hand...

Finn had warned his (ex!) friend about hooking up with his mom (Puck did that kind of thing after all!), but he never thought to do the same for is girl. It should have gone without saying.

"Finn," Rachel stopped and looked up at him (like way up, because she was pretty short). "I know that they hurt you--"

"Everyone hurt me Rachel!" he cried, making her jump a little in surprise. "Everyone in Glee knew and no one said anything! Everyone...except you."

"Well to be fair, I don't know that Matt and Mike were aware--"

"Rachel," he placed his (enormous) hands on her shoulders seriously.

"Finn," she returned cheekily.

He sighed deeply. "How am I supposed to even look at him--at them? I see her and I all I think about is Drizzle--"

"Drizzle?"

"--the thought of him getting to keep her when I can't...he can't win this!"

"What?!" a sharp, familiar voice interrupted from behind Finn.

He and Rachel spun around. Puck was charging over--and he looked livid. "You think this is about winning? That it's some kind of fucking game?" he looked like he wanted to reach out and touch someone--namely Finn's face, with his fists.

Rachel quietly slipped between them, pushing Noah back gently. Surprisingly he let her, because he was so focused on Finn.

"This isn't a fucking competition between us Finn," Puck's voice was shaky--upset and pissed. "This is out lives! Mine, yours, the baby's and Quinn's! And none of us get to keep her, no one gets to win here! You need to grow the fuck up!"

"I need to grow up? You're the one who slept with my girlfriend," Finn yelled, causing Rachel to flinch again. "You get to be all high and mighty now? You'll sleep with anything--it's ALL a game to you! I can't believe I ever trusted you--you know you've ruined her life, right? Quinn's and the baby's. You ruin everything you touch--"

"Finn!" Rachel looked disgusted with him. But the look on Puck's face, the stony acceptance, was what made Finn feel the worst. Because he knew Puck's demons, knew his darkest thoughts about himself. They'd been best friends for ten years, and Finn knew that he'd been the only one to not think that about Puck. Before...

"I'm sorry I slept with your girlfriend," Puck told him icily. "I--"

"You're sorry?!" Finn interrupted with a scoff, but his shame from just a moment ago took away most of the anger there.

"I'm sorry I slept with your girlfriend while you were running around trying to seduce Berry," Puck added, a little maliciously. "I really am dude. But I'm also really, really tired of you pretending that you've done nothing wrong here. I shouldn't have hooked up with her, but you shouldn't have cheated on her in the first place."

"I never--"

"You checked out of that relationship as soon as you joined Glee!" Puck reminded him. "You strung both of them along as you saw fit. I may be a womanizing asshole but I least I'm honest about it!"

Finn paused then and Rachel's hand dropped off of his chest. She avoided both of their gazes but she still tried, feebly, to hold Puck back. Finn knew that he was right; what he'd done with Rachel was wrong, because he'd never intended to leave Quinn. He just like the idea of...

"I shouldn't have slept with your girl," Puck muttered, running a hand over his head warily. "I don't blame you for hating me. I don't know how you want to make us even again."

"Even?" Finn scoffed, more sad than bitter, if he was honest. "How would I ever make this even? I can never hurt you like you hurt me. You don't love anything like I loved..." he couldn't finish that. He wanted to say "Quinn". He wanted to say the "baby". He wanted to say "you".

"That's...that's not true," Rachel said softly when neither boy spoke for a minute. She spoke to Finn but her eyes rested on Puck. That was the first time that Finn ever really noticed how sad his old friend looked under all of that anger and pride. He looked like his world had been destroyed too.

"I loved Quinn," Puck told him, meeting his eyes without a trace of bullshit. "I did. She was...everything that the best parts of me wanted at the time. And I hated her for not letting me near the baby, for not letting me be a part of my daughter's life. For making me watch while she gave her to you. I love you Finn, but nothing is going to keep me away from my baby. Not even you."

"I have two fathers," Rachel said softly, after a moment. They both looked at her in confusion. "Of course you know that but...I've always thought I was lucky. Little girls love their daddy's more than anyone in the world. And no matter who that baby ends up with she's going to be so lucky because she'll always have a mother and two father's that love her so much that they'll fight over who gets a bigger piece of her."

They all stood like that for a few moments, staring at each other quietly. A stream of tears made their way down Rachel's cheek. Finally they all seemed to notice that the halls were now empty. A glance at the clock on the wall confirmed that class had started almost ten minutes ago.

Puck was the first to leave, gently easing Rachel's hand off of his chest where it was still resting to try and restrain him. He turned to leave.

"Bye Noah," Rachel called softly. Puck looked back at her, expressionless.

"Later Berry," he nodded. "Finn."

Finn sighed. "Bye."

TBC...