The New Directions shrugged off his instructions and filed out slowly except for Sam who burst down the hall after Puck and Quinn. He bolted past everyone else and then slammed Puck against a locker violently "What the hell, Puckerman? You think you can do whatever you want because she had your kid? You're a nobody! I'M the quarterback, not you!" Puck, shoved him off aggressively, and then pushed him to the ground. "Puck! Please! Don't. You'll go back to Juvie! Stop it!" Quinn shouted over the chaos. Then Finn came rushing through the crowd that had assembled around the fight. "Get off him, Evans! What do you think you're doin'?" Finn shouted, demanding an answer. Finn had never really forgiven Puck for last year's drama, but he sure as hell wasn't going to let Sam get his ass kicked and send Puck back to Juvie.
Truthfully, Finn didn't like Sam. He didn't like him and he didn't like that everyone called him "the new Finn" and "Finn 2.0" He was just another wanna-be. Sure, Sam could sing and throw a spiral, but Finn was the male-lead, the quarterback, the leader. Sam led people using his smile and cheesy jokes, Finn led them with his power and determination. He held back Sam angrily as Quinn held onto Puck, talking him down and kissing his cheek. "shhh, calm down Puck. It's okay. Just calm down" she whispered to him, while Finn yelled angrily at Sam. "where else are we gonna find a good running back if ours is in Juvie for kicking your ass, Sam? Why don't you just leave him alone? Obviously, Quinn loves him. She just picked him over you. Just get out of here!" Finn said, anger still burning in his voice from watching such an egotistical entitled kid try to take what wasn't his. Quinn was Puck's. Maybe not officially, but in Finn's heart, she was.
Later, when Sam was at home, being watched like a hawk by his mother after being told by Finn that he had gotten into a fight, Puck drove a conflicted Quinn home. The old chevy suburban hummed as he pulled into her driveway. He leaned in close to her, almost as if to kiss her, but he knew he couldn't after what had happened. "Quinn, now that we're alone" he started nervously " I just wanted to say I'm sorry for everything. For the pregnancy, for being a jerk, for everything. I want to be with you. Just give me a chance. I've changed. I can prove it", he said staring deeply into her beautiful hazel eyes. "Puck, just stop" she said, putting her index finger over his lips "you don't need to convince me. Tomorrow I'll break it off with Sam and Friday night you're taking me out to dinner." She said as she kissed his lips ever so softly. Puck sat there stunned as she unbuckled her seatbelt, got out of the car, and ran to her front door. She blew a kiss to him before opening the door and going in.
