The next day, Puck actually attended his math class for the first time in forever. And she didn't even bother to show up! Afterwards, during conversation with Finn about football, he asked about where she was.

"Um, I think she had some sort of doctor's appointment this morning. I think Quinn mentioned something like that. Puck, please be nice to Rachel."

"Dude, what are you talking about? Has Rachel been talking shit about me?"

"Not at all! It's just that she's a really nice girl and she and Quinn have been getting really close."

"Dude, relax. I'll be perfectly nice to little Miss Berry. She's trying to help me…I get it."

The subject of the conversation rounded the corner and upon noticing them, smiled and headed in their direction. Puck watched her coming towards them and took a moment to admire those long legs, her shiny hair, and her juicy lips. All of a sudden, Brian Smith from the hockey team walked up to her and just casually tossed his cherry slushie into her face.

And then, just as suddenly, Brian Smith was pinned against the lockers. Rachel looked up at Puck and as their eyes connected, it was clear from the looks on their faces that neither one knew who was more surprised that Puck had stepped into the hero role. Rachel gave him a small smile before running into the bathroom. Puck didn't know what had come over him; he just became so enraged when he saw the cherry slushie flying in the air towards Rachel's face.

"What's your problem, Puck? I mean, you're usually leading us in torturing Berry."

"Well, catch up because things have changed. We don't torture Rachel Berry anymore. Got it?"

"Got it, man. Now just let me go."

While Puck and Brian had been talking, Finn went to find Quinn. Puck just awkwardly stood outside the bathroom door because he didn't know what to do. Quinn flew around the corner with an angry look on her face.

"It wasn't me this time, Q!"

Quinn ran into the bathroom and immediately began to help Rachel clean up.

"It's okay, Quinn. This happens all the time. It's just that I've had a very interesting morning. I had to go to the doctor and it was super-awkward."

"Why? What happened?"

"Well, my dads found out that I'm working with Puck on this project and they made me go on the pill."

At Quinn's look of shock and slight fear, Rachel said, "No, no, it's okay. They're not like scary or over-protective…they're just very pragmatic about these things. I mean, they know what Puck looks like…can you blame them? I figured it was better to just agree…after all, it's great for the skin. If only they knew how ridiculously inexperienced I am."

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the girls, Puck and Finn could hear their conversation from where they were hovering outside the door.

Man, how badass was he?! A girl's fathers made her go on birth control just because they heard she was working on a class project with him. And wait a second, was she saying something about how hot he was…

Though he was lost in thought, Puck realized Finn was trying to get him to move away from the door.

"This seems like a private conversation, Puck. We should leave."

Puck didn't see Rachel at all for the rest of the day until football practice when he saw her sitting on the stands watching the team. Unfortunately, he was stuck running laps afterwards because he mouthed off to Couch. By the time he got inside, the rest of the team had showered and gone.

After his shower, as he was putting his shoes on, he heard a familiar voice echo through the locker room. "Puck?"

"In here, Berry."

Rachel awkwardly walked through the aisle, wrinkling her nose at the distinct smell of the locker room. "Um, hi. I just wanted to say thank you for earlier. I really appreciate it."

"No sweat, Berry."

Rachel paused for a moment, like she was making a decision, and then stood on her tiptoes to place a light kiss on his check. All of a sudden, Rachel felt her back slam against the lockers as Puck attacked her lips with his. When his tongue dragged across her bottom lip, she emitted a soft moan that allowed him to deepen the kiss. Her hands remained along her side, her palms and fingers splayed against the lockers. His hands, however had inadvertently roamed along the sides of her torso, finally coming to rest at her waist. When air became an issue, they pulled apart.

"Um, Puck, what was that?"

"That was for when you're a famous actress writing your autobiography and need to describe your really hot first kiss. I think this can erase Todd Walker."

"Um, okay, thanks.", Rachel said breathlessly and walked out of the locker room in a daze.

The truth was Puck thought the kiss was pretty damn hot and not just because of him. He was trying to figure out how she could kiss like that with no experience and wondering what else her mouth could do with such natural ability. He was also trying to figure out what had possessed him to kiss her. All he knew for certain was that things were starting to get interesting…