Omg guys! Thank you so much for the reviews! I have never had that many reviews for one chapter ever! Okay I'm so excited. Anyway here's chapter 3! :) I hope you like it.
Chapter 3
"Hey Rachel!" Quinn yelled down the hall then ran to go catch up with the brunette who was standing at her locker "so Mercedes said you aren't coming to prom. Why not?"
"Because I don't want to go alone. Plus it's Shelby's birthday so I don't wanna miss it. Staying home just sounds more fun"
"No Rachel you need to come. It's prom!"
"Why?"
"Because it's not fair that all of us are going to go out and have fun while you stay home"
"I need to be home with Elle" Rachel started to walk to glee with Quinn
"If I got you a date, would you go?"
"The only person you could get to go with me is Jacob Ben Israel and I'm definitely not doing that"
"What if I got you to go with Puck"
"He doesn't have a date already?"
"Nope. Everyone figured he was going to ask you. You do know he likes you right?"
"No he doesn't" Rachel shook her head
"Oh yes he does. You haven't noticed that he's a jerk to everyone except you?"
"Noah is not a jerk, he's very sweet"
"Think what you want" Quinn sat down next to Rachel in the choir room "but he likes you"
The brunette smiled a little then waited for Mr. Shue to begin class with his usual announcement. Everyone was in their regular seats except for Sam and Santana. They weren't sitting together today and that was not normal at all.
"What's up with them?" Rachel whispered to Quinn
"You didn't hear? They got into a fight. Sam didn't get that football scholarship so he was mad and I guess a some bad stuff went down"
"Did they break up?"
"Who knows. They're bound to break up soon"
All twelve kids in the choir room turned their attention to the front of the class when they heard Mr. Shue clear his throat.
"Alright guys I have some news. It's good and bad. Figgins had asked the glee club to sing at prom. It's going to take time away from preparing for Regionals but it's going to be really fun"
"If we're performing then how are we going to be having fun?" Brittany raised her hand
"It's not going to be the whole time. Just a few songs, then you have the rest of the night to dance with your dates"
"So it's mandatory for all of us to go?" Rachel sighed
"Yes. I need to see all of you there. It'll will be fun guys, I promise!" The curly haired teacher exclaimed "now onto our setlist. I was thinking of a vintage medley"
"Please don't say disco" Kurt muttered under his breath
"I was thinking Journey" Will Shuester handed out sheet music "and I was thinking Rachel takes the lead on two of the songs then the last would be Kurt"
"Of course" Santana threw her hands up "Rachel gets the lead in every song!"
"Because she's actually good" Mercedes snapped at Santana
The whole club "ooh'd" at the remark just made while Santana just sat in her seat staring Mercedes down.
"You better shut your mouth real quick" the Latina stood up
"Santana sit down" Brittany said softly
"Do I need to send the two of you to Figgins?" Mr. Shue got in the middle of it "sit down Santana"
"You better watch yourself!"
"We aren't getting anywhere with this attitude. This has nothing to do with popularity. We need to do what we have to do to just us the upper hand"
"Mister Shue" Rachel raised her hand "I think Santana is right. It's not fair that I get two songs. I think Santana should take the lead in at least one"
"What the hell crawled up your ass, Berry?" Santana scowled
"It's called being a good person, Santana. You should try it sometime"
"Are you sure, Rachel?" Will asked
"Yes I'm sure. It's going to be better for us"
"Alright then, that's settled. Now onto the music"
"Oh honey you look beautiful!" Shelby stood behind Rachel looking in the mirror
It was prom night. While everyone was spending hours getting ready and hanging out with friends and getting their makeup done perfectly, Rachel was reluctantly putting on a dress and casually putting her hair up. Prom was not that big of a deal to her but she was forced to go because of glee club. Puck had asked her to go with him and she of course said yes. Rachel knew that Quinn had told him to do it but she didn't mind, at least she wasn't going alone.
"Noah is going to be here any minute, Rachel. At least put a little bit of makeup on"
"Do I have to?"
"Yes. Just a little bit. I'm going to go get Elle"
Rachel sighed and sat down at the desk in her room. She reluctantly put on a mascara and some powder before looking at herself one more time. Shelby had forced her to go dress shopping and ended up paying way too much money for a dress Rachel knew she was only going to wear once. It was beautiful though; light pink with a white sash and matching lace.
"Rachel! Noah is here!" Shelby yelled from the living room
The brunette grabbed her high heels off the floor and slowly put them on. She checked herself one last time before walking down the hall. Puck was sitting on the couch playing with Elle and talking to Shelby.
"Hey" Rachel rubbed her arm
"Wow" Puck stood up, still holding the one month old "you look beautiful"
"Thank you. You look very handsome"
"Oh I need a picture of the two of you" Shelby quickly grabbed her camera "one with Elle and one without"
"Shelby" Rachel groaned
"Oh hush. Just smile"
After a few minutes of taking pictures and chatting a little bit, Rachel suggested they better go to get there on time.
"No funny business, Noah" she stopped them at the door "we don't need anymore babies"
"Shelby!" Rachel hissed
"Be back my one. That's the latest"
"Yes ma'am" Puck laughed
"Okay you two go have fun"
"Thank you Shelby" Rachel hugged her mother "you can celebrate your birthday with Elle"
"I will" the older woman laughed
Rachel and Noah walked out of the apartment and out to his car. He opened the door for her to get in then went around the other side to get in himself.
"We don't have to stay the whole time if you don't want. We can leave and go do something else"
"Okay that sounds fun. We're only performing in the beginning so after that we can ditch"
Rachel wiped her palms on her dress and looked out the window. All she could think about was what Quinn had said earlier. What if Puck really did like her? He was one of her closest friends. She could tell him anything and he wouldn't judge her or criticize her. And she loved how great he was with her daughter. Rachel had always liked him throughout the time they were friends. Honestly, she would be glad if Puck liked her and she would date him in a heart beat. He was one of the few people who actually cared about her and she loved that.
It didn't take long for them to get to their school and go inside. The dance was crowded with people who looked like they were having fun. Rachel and Puck immediately found some of their friends and just sat down most of the time.
"You look amazing, Mercedes. Purple is definitely your color"
"Thank you. You look amazing yourself"
Rachel shook her head then looked at Kurt "what's wrong with him?"
"Blaine ditched him to go dance with Brittany"
"Aw" Rachel sat down and drank some punch
"I'm going to go find Mr. Shue" Puck told her before walking away
The theme for prom was under the sea. There was tons of cheep blue decorations hanging from the ceiling and blue paper taped to all the walls.
"Maybe we should go dance. It kinda looks like fun" Rachel looked at everyone on the dance floor
"Alright" Mercedes finished her punch and stood up
The two girls walked out to the middle of a hundred other teens and danced. It was actually fun not having to worry about homework or kids or boys or anything.
"Hey guys" Quinn came up to them and smiled "having fun?"
"I guess" Rachel laughed "where's Finn?"
"He's getting me punch. Hey did you guys here about Sam and Santana? They broke up"
"But I saw both of them here"
"They still came. Sam broke up with her. It's about time"
"Good" Rachel laughed "but enough about Sam. We are gonna have fun and not talk about him"
"Good idea. Well I actually have to go get ready, I'm singing next. A slow song" the blonde girl nudged Rachel
Quinn walked away leaving Mercedes and Rachel alone again. When the first slow song started, Mercedes immediately went back to the table. Puck still hadn't come back so Rachel headed back to the table too but the was stopped my a tap on her should. When she turned around she found Sam. He was in a normal black and white suit with his hair slicked back in a really cute way. Rachel hated that she thought he looked really attractive.
"Wanna dance?" He smiled a little
"Me?" Her eyes widened
"Yes you" Sam laughed
"Uh... I'm waiting for Puck he-"
"Come on. One dance. I want to talk to you"
"Okay" Rachel reluctantly sighed then wrapped her arms around his neck
"So how are things?"
"Fine"
"And how are things with the baby? Tell me her name again, I forgot"
"Eloise"
"Right right. Okay so can I meet her?"
"You want to meet her?"
"Yea of course I mean she is my daughter" Sam moved his hands further down her hips
"Stop" Rachel moved his hands back up "Puck told me all the things you said"
"What things?"
"How you 'don't have time for me.'"
"I never said that"
"Puck said you did"
"Well he's lying. You know I wouldn't ever say that about you. To be honest... the only reason I went out with Santana was to try and deal with the fact that you don't want me"
"Really?" Rachel bit her lip
She was gullible enough to believe whatever Sam said because she wanted to still be with him. Although she wouldn't admit it, Rachel would do anything to get Sam back. She liked him. A lot. She liked Puck too but not in the same way.
"He's lying to you" Sam pushed some hair behind Rachel's ear "you look beautiful tonight"
"... thanks" she smiled
"So what are you doing after?"
"Probably just going home"
"Well... we could hang out"
"No I have to get home my mom-"
"We can hang out at your house"
Rachel thought about it for a minute then looked back up at Sam "o-okay"
"Sweet"
The song ended and Puck immediately ran up and found her.
"You danced with Sam?!"
"Yea. He asked me to. I tried to say no but-"
"He's a jerk Rachel. He's going to hurt you"
"It's not that big of a deal, Puck. Why are you getting mad?"
"Because he's going to hurt you"
"You aren't my boyfriend, okay? I don't need you telling me what to do"
"I don't want you to get hurt"
"I can make my own decisions!"
"Shhh, be quiet. Shelby is asleep and I don't want her knowing you're here" Rachel closed the apartment door behind Sam
"Why?"
"Because she doesn't like you"
The blonde boy rolled his eyes and sat down on Rachel's couch.
"So you wanna make out?"
The girl quickly turned around and glared at him.
"That isn't why I brought you here. You said you wanted to meet your daughter"
"I do" he put his hands up in defense
"I'm going to go get her. Don't move and don't touch anything"
"Alright"
Rachel took a deep breath and walked into the baby's room, picking her up out of the crib. She was still sleeping soundly when she carried her out to the living room where Sam was sitting.
"I don't want to wake her up" Rachel whispered and sat down next to Sam
"Holy crap she's tiny"
"That's because she's a baby"
"Right. Wow. Can I hold her?"
"Yes. But be careful please" Rachel handed the sleeping baby to Sam
The blonde boy smiled a little and played with her hands.
"She really needs a dad, Sam"
"I can't give her what you're wanting me to give her..." he sighed
"What do you mean?"
"I don't have a job. I can't give you money"
"That's not what I'm asking for. It doesn't matter how much money you have or don't have. You just need to be there for her"
"I was so not ready for this" he shook his head "she deserves so much better. I'm a screwup"
"You don't give yourself enough credit, Sam. I think you'll make a great father. If you're ever around..."
"Yea..."
Sam jumped when the baby started to whimper in his arms. He looked at Rachel with wide eyes when the wimped turned into a full on cry.
"What did I do?"
"Nothing she probably needs her diaper changed. Crap it's going to wake Shelby up. You have to leave"
"But-"
"She'll kill me if she knows you were here"
Sam stood up right as Shelby opened her bedroom door and strolled out. She stopped as soon as she saw Sam.
"Rachel" she said through her teeth
"I'm sorry she woke you up I-"
"What is he doing here?"
"He wanted to see Elle. It's not that big of a deal"
"Give me the baby" Shelby ignored what her daughter said
"Shelby-"
"Give me the baby"
Rachel handed the screaming baby to her mother and bit the inside of her cheek.
"He needs to leave. We are going to have a discussion later"
Sam opened the apartment door and just watched the two females stare each other down. After moments of silence from the two of them Shelby walked down the hall.
"I'm so sorry, Sam"
"It's cool. I'll see you monday" he leaned down and kissed her cheek
Rachel's heart fluttered when she felt his lips on her cheek. Quickly after that Sam walked out of the apartment leaving Rachel alone to smile about it.
"Rachel get in here!" Shelby yelled
Just then the brunette phone buzzed with a text. She picked it up and read the text before going and having a long talk with Shelby.
'I'm really sorry about how I acted tonight. I really care about you and I don't want you to get hurt. There's something I want to ask you. We've been friends for like forever so uhhh... do you want to go out with me? -Puck'
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