Chapter 2

Julliard had been everything she expected it to be, the boy constantly on her mind whilst she was there however was completely unexpected.

When nobody would give him the time of day she had extended an olive branch of some sort, partly because it was her fault he was on the outs in the first place and partly because she knew he didn't deserve all of the blame. She was surprised when he accepted a form of friendship from her in the first place but quickly discovered Noah was full of surprises.

When he wasn't acting like a complete Neanderthal or sexual profanities weren't exiting his mouth he could actually be quite sweet. Like the time he invited her over to help babysit and she watched as he made his little sister dinner and watched "Some Disney shit" just to shut her up. Or the time when he had defended her honor by scaring the life out of Jacob Ben-Israel and retrieving her underwear, sure he had kept her panties in his coat pocket for two days, but all that mattered was that he had given them back to her in the end.

She was surprised when she saw his truck parked in front of her house on a Monday morning and as she entered the vehicle about to question him or maybe thank him he had covered his hand over her mouth and said "Berry don't mention it, it's too early to listen to you going on ok?!" She had merely nodded as he removed his hand. Every school morning and afternoon thereafter his truck was always waiting and she had learned the lesson that sometimes silence was golden where he was concerned, except when he put on music that hurt her ears or if she sat on a food wrapper, then she couldn't help her "going on" as he put it.

Sometimes he would drive her insane, like when he'd pull her socks off if she offended him, which was often. She decided one week that if she stopped wearing them all together then he wouldn't have anything to remove. Her plan worked marvelously but when he mentioned one day on the ride to school that he missed those slutty socks she had worn them the next day.

When Finn had asked her out Noah was the first person she told. Upon asking his advice on what she should wear she had noticed the hurt look in his eyes and how he had tensed his jaw at her words, but when he had replied with "Shit Berry, do I look like someone who cares." She had put it down to him missing Finn. Her train of thought couldn't have been more wrong however because when she told him she no longer felt that spark with Finn, he had smiled before pulling her face to his and kissing her softly. She can barely remember his sister entering the room or Noah's face as Santana's voice filled the room through the phone, all she can selfishly remember is that the spark that had been missing with Finn was now ignited thanks to Noah.

She had expected him to close himself off, just not from her and especially not for so long. When she had received a letter from Julliard offering her a place on a one month workshop she had deliriously jumped around the room until she remembered she didn't have him to share it with. On the day she left she tried ringing him three more times and on the way to the bus station made her dad's stop by his house. His truck was in the driveway but nobody answered the door.

She was kept updated on all Lima gossip by Mercedes and Kurt's calls and texts but it was actually a call from Finn where she learned that everything was finally returning to normal. She couldn't help smiling down the phone after hearing Finn's words that he and "Puck" were talking again; it was when she had hung up that the smile disappeared, she couldn't believe Noah hadn't told her this or contacted her at all for that matter. Any guilt she felt about leaving evaporated now he had his best friend back, instead it was replaced by anger that he could just forget about her now he had been forgiven. She made a mental note at that point to forget Noah Puckerman for the summer, Julliard was everything she had wanted and she wasn't going to let him ruin that.

She threw herself into the experience, relishing the fact that she met some people more passionate about music than herself, if that were even possible. When one student had broken into a truly disturbing rendition of Sweet Caroline, only then had she locked herself in a bathroom stall and cried cursing the irony, when Noah had sung it that day in Glee they had both wanted other people, now hearing it again from someone else, all she wanted was him. Afterward she dried her eyes, composed herself and performed her solo of " On my Own" absolutely note perfect, even if she did think so herself.

She was nearly halfway through the horrendous bus journey home when she had heard her Blackberry beep, she had sleepily picked it from her bag, immediately waking up when she saw the screen read Text Message Noah. At 3am in the morning she had half expected some drunken script but instead was knocked for six by three simple words, you left me. She lost count of how many times she had put the phone back in her bag only to take it out again. So that's how he felt, like she had abandoned him? After half an hour of debating she pushed call and squeezed her eyes shut pressing the phone to her ear, when it went to voicemail she didn't know if she was disappointed or relieved, only that she suddenly felt very nervous at the thought of seeing Noah again.

She had kept in touch with Finn throughout her trip and had promised to call when she was home. He had sounded so happy to hear from her that she had accepted his request to stop by the diner and say hello, momentarily forgetting who she might bump into there. Upon entering she had noticed him immediately, burying her face in Finn's neck so she didn't have to look at his face. As she was greeted by everyone else she heard a mumbled "Berry" and looked up to meet his eyes, she managed a hello before diverting her attention to Quinn and then she got out of there as quickly as she could.

It wasn't until her dad had placed the last suitcase in her room and she was left alone did she let her guard down and let the fake smile leave her face, dropping so she sat crossed legged on the floor and putting her head in her hands. She couldn't remember how long she sat there but when the annoying rumbling of an engine started to get on her nerves she stood and walked to the window looking out at the offending noise, a beaten truck with Noah sat behind the wheel. She saw him move and the rumbling stopped and then he was stood there, on her drive, staring up at her.

She figured if she didn't make the first move then he'd probably stay rooted all day, just staring up at her with that expression she couldn't read, so she quickly changed, told her dad's she was going out and took a deep breath before opening the door, mentality berating herself at the same time. This was only Noah.

As soon as she had opened the door she felt his eyes on her. She took a second to compose herself then looked at him right back. Summer had treated him well she thought, he was more tan than usual, wearing a tight t-shirt and board shorts, she felt herself blush when she realized she was flat out staring. When she reached his eyes she saw they were basically mirroring her own and this only made her blush more. She opened her mouth to speak and then closed it again, wondering what was happening to her mind, she had never been rendered speechless before, not ever. He noticed this and her whole body seemed to turn to mush as he smiled the biggest smile she had possibly ever seem him give before he nodded to his truck and asked "Wanna go for a ride?"

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