Thoughts and Interrogation

"Hi, I'm Jesse. I work with Rachel." The curly haired man said. He wasn't tall like Uncle Finn or short like Uncle Kurt he was in the middle. His hair was a chestnut brown and curly, he also had bright green eyes. Maddisen's dad extended his hand.

"I'm Puck." (Aunt Rachel rolled her eyes) "This is my wife Quinn and my daughter Maddisen." He nodded in her mom's direction and put a hand on her shoulder. Jesse extended his hand to both.

"Nice too meet you. I already got us a table. I hope you don't mind." He asked.

"No not at all Jesse, lead the way."

Jesse led the group through the restaurant to a table in the back by the window. As they neared the table Jesse rushed forward and pulled a chair out.

"Ms. Berry." He said gesturing toward the chair.

"Why thank you, Mr. ." After Rachel was seated. Jesse sat next to her.

"I WANT TO SIT BY RACHEL!" Everybody turned to toward her. "I WANT TO SIT BY HER! I WANT TOO!"

"Maddie Moo you can still sit next to me. Just on a different side" Rachel said. Maddie sniffled.

"I want to sit on that side."

"Here I'll move." Jesse got up easily and switched sides.

"There moo, all better?"

Maddi nods. Soon the waiter takes their drinks and the next few minutes are spent deciding what to eat. After they order the table falls into an awkward silence.

"Rachel? Can we play tic-tac-toe?" she asks brandishing a crayon.

"Sure Moo," Rachel takes the crayon.

Half way through the game Maddi noticed that Rachel was no longer playing with her right hand. When Rachel was thinking of her next move, (Jesse had commented that she was thinking to hard, she was playing tic-tac-toe against a nine year old) she looks under the table. Rachel was holding Jesse hand, his thumb rubbing circles on her wrists.

"Daddy?"

"Yes, Maddi."

"What would happen if I held a boy's hand?"

Puck's eyes darkened and suddenly the tic-tac-toe game became very interesting.

"I would rip the little mother…." Maddisen's mom sent him a glare. "Mothers boy's hand off and you young lady would be grounded till your married."

"Why is there a boy you like?" Quinn asked.

Maddisen shook her head. "No, I was just wondering why Mr. Jesse gets to touch Aunt Rachel like that."

"Noah, its not like what you think…." Rachel tried to explain.

"Maddisen!" Quinn admonished

Jesse swallowed loudly.

Puck's face was livid. He always thought of Rachel as a younger sister, he glared at Jesse and bellowed.

"You trying to crop a feel on my sister?"

"Noah!" Rachel yelled, blushing.

"Puck!"

Puck ignored them both of them.

"In public? What the Hell is wrong with you?"

"Noah! Please? Is that really necessary?" Rachel asked glaring at him drawing his attention to the other patrons no openly gawking at their table.

Puck murmured something about Jesse being a creeper, wouldn't look at anyone, Jesse had become very interested in his phone, Rachel was mortified. But Maddisen thought her daddy's response was completely necessary.

.

After they finished lunch in what Maddisen though was the quietest lunch ever, all five of them headed back toward Rachel's apartment. They sat in the living room with Maddisen managing to squeeze herself between Jesse and Rachel in the on the loveseat.

"So Jackie…"

"Noah, you had no problem remembering his name at lunch."

"Well that was before he tried to feel up my sister!"

"Noah! That's not what he was doing. He was holding my hand. And for the record I am not related to you in anyway or form, and furthermore it is none of your business what I do…."

"It's okay Rachel. I understand where he's coming from. " Jesse said. Everybody openly gaped at him.

"I have a younger sister too, and if I went to see her and this guy started to, as you so eloquently put it, "crop a feel" I would be upset too." "So feel free to question me, that's what I would do." Jesse said with a shrug.

"What's your name?"

"Noah! You already know his name!"

"Jesse Drew ."

"How old are you?"

"I'm 25 and I was born on March 23, 1985"

"That's 2 years older then her."

"Her? Her? Her is a pronoun."

"I am aware of that fact."

"That's her is a proud or that you're 2 years older."

"It's pronounced pronoun,"

"That I'm older."

'So not only are you a creep you're a pedophile too."

"Noah, I'm 23."

"I don't like you."

"Noah!"

"What!"

"Can we pleases just stop, this is stressing me out and that is horrible for my voice, and I'm not sure if your aware or not but I have two shows tomorrow! So would you please just stop!" Rachel finished.

"Were you watching Funny Girl? " Jesse asked

"Yes, its Maddi Moo and my favorite movie."

"That's one of my favorite movies."

"Really/"

"Really?

"Well I guess we better finish it."

Rachel reached for the remote and restarted the movie. Every time Jesse reached for Rachel's hand, Maddisen made sure that sure that one of her elbows dug into his upper leg. Slowly though as Rachel hummed the song she began to doze. Rachel pulled Maddisen into her lap allowing Jesse to slide closer. Quinn and Puck had left when they had started singing. As the movie finished Jesse stood up.

"I better get going."

"I'll walk you out." Rachel said as she slid a semi-conscious Maddie off her lap and back on the couch.

Maddie heard the door close and waited for Rachel to walk back over and put her to bed but she never did. Maddie sleepily dragged herself to the door and peek out it. Jesse had his arms around Rachel's waist and his head was dipped down, Rachel's eyes were closed and she pushed herself up on her toes.

"HEY what are you doing? "

Rachel's eyes snapped open and Jesse dropped his head against her forehead and sighed.

"Caught."

"Maddie Moo what are you doing?" Rachel asked blushing.

"I want you to tuck me in."

Rachel laughed. "Goodnight Jesse. I'll see you tomorrow." Rachel walked back over to Maddie and grabbed her hand. As Rachel pulled Maddie inside she turned around and stuck her tongue out at him. Jess arched an eyebrow and laughed.

In Maddi's opinion Jesses was not a good guy. He was too perfect and he wasn't manly enough, he didn't play football he danced and sang, like Uncle Kurt. That night Maddisen thought of the perfect way to make Aunt Rachel see that she didn't need Jesse all she needed was Maddi.