Happy New Year! I would have updated sooner however my brother messed up our internet with his weird obsession with his PS3 and computer anyway here's the next one, hope it doesn't disappoint.

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It had been a couple of days since Noah had seen Rachel, and to be quite honest he was missing her. She was so different than what she used to be but she still had the same drive and enthusiasm that drew Puck to her. He would try and catch her every morning when she dropped of the munchkin but kept missing her.

It was late on Friday evening and Lise was the last one there, except him and the kids. Leaving a note on the door he grabbed the children's bags and set about going to his apartment.

"Aren't we going to wait for Miss Rachel, Daddy?" Questioned Jack.

"Mommy" Squealed Lise, who was being held in Puck's arm.

"Well, she was a little late guys so I left a note for her and she'll come get Lise from ours" Smiled Puck, making his way through the door's to his apartment nodding at one of the neighbours.

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Rachel was running late when she finished her shift at the coffee shop, hoping that Noah would have waited she jogged down the street toward the Day Care Centre. Noticing the lights off as she got closer, she began to panic. As she got to the door, she noticed a note taped to the inside, 'Call Me, Rach'. Pulling out her phone she dialled his number,

"Noah, where are you? Is Lise with you? Jack and Lailie? Noah" She began to panic.

"Calm it woman! I'm at my apartment, with the munchkins, you were running late so I thought I'd take them home"

"Oh thanks Noah, I was panicked cause I though Ana was gone there" She smiled. "What's your address and I'll be there in a second"

A knock at the door announced Rachel's arrival, leaving the children in the living room, Puck went to let Rachel in. Opening the door, he looked out to see an exhausted Rachel smiling tiredly up at him.

"Hey" he smiled, "Tired?"

She nodded slowly, stepping into the apartment.

"Here, I'll take your coat"

"Oh no, it's fine I'll just grab Ana and we'll head out" She smiled, "Thanks, though"

"No, stay please. The kids have missed you these past weeks. We can order take-out" He tempted her, a cheeky grin gracing his face.

"Well…" She looked up at him grinning, "Take-out sounds good"

"Well, that wasn't hard to persuade you"

"Haha!" Rachel said sarcastically whilst sticking her tongue out.

Walking through to the living room, the children squealed as they saw Rachel. Rachel walked over to Ana, lifting her up and squeezing her tight as her giggles filled the room.

"My turn Miss Rach!" Jackson announced, barrelling toward her. Catching him by his waist Puck held onto Jack so that he wouldn't knock over Rachel when she was with Lise. He could fair pack a punch for his age. Placing Ana on the floor, Rachel took Jack from Noah's arms and gave him a hug, in which he replied with a kiss on her cheek.

"What about you Lailie? No hug for Rachel" Said Puck, watching his daughter move cautiously towards Rachel to give her a hug.

"Hi, sweetie" Rachel softly spoke to Lailie; she could tell that the child was still wary of her, a new women coming into her life, brother's and father's. Hopefully she would win her over though, the little girl was just as cute as her own and she would love to get to know her.

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After their dinner, Noah had persuaded Rachel to stay later. Saying that the kids wanted to play for a bit before her and Lise went home. Putting the kids into their room, Rachel and Noah settled on the couch and relaxed.

"Have you spoken to him yet?" Noah queried.

"No, I tried. I've picked up the phone so many times, to just put it back down again. But it's not like he's making any effort either"

"I s'pose."

"Can I ask you about the twin's mum?" She was treading lightly, knowing the old Puck she thought he may get defensive about it but he just smiled sadly at her before answering.

"Yeah, well we were together for a couple of months when she fell pregnant. At first, I was going to bail, after what happened with Beth and all. I thought, how could I do this again, then decided that now was the chance I had to somewhat redo the Beth situation. Not that I would ever forget my girl." Rachel nodded. "Well, after the kids were born, Olivia, that was their mum, she just up and left one day, leaving a note saying that she couldn't cope and that this was never the life she wanted. Ever since then it's been me and my gruesome twosome"

"Noah" Rachel said quietly, and reached across the couch and hugged him tightly. Crawling over to him she snuggled into his side, hoping to comfort him as she saw that he was still in some kind of a pain.

"You'll be fine Noah, you've got me and Ana now!" She said trying to cheer him up. She looked up at him and they locked eyes.

"That I do" He replied, leaning down to press a kiss to Rachel's lips. Seeing that she wasn't protesting, he deepened it trying to convey his feelings of wanting something more with her. Lost in their own worlds, they didn't hear the small feet padding into the living room.

"DADDY!" Jackson screamed, they tore apart, looking guiltily at the little boy, "you always told me girls had cooties!"

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Sorry for any mistakes, I'm not one of these people who have a beta or whatnot! So any mistakes are mine, and feel free to point out anything incorrect.

Oh and please review, thanks :)