It was a few months before graduation when Rachel nervously walked down the halls looking for Puck. While Rachel had moved out, Puck still lived on campus.

"Martin?" Rachel found a guy she recognised. "Have you seen Noah?"

"He's in the head. Hold on." Martin walked down towards the floor communal bathroom. "Yo Puckerman." He called as he pushed open the door. "There's a hot brunette to see you."

"Thank you." Rachel whispered.

"What?" Puck came out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around his waist. "Rachel? What are you doing here? I'm supposed to pick you up on Friday."

"Something came up. Can we go for a walk?"

"Let me just get dressed. I just got back from PT."

Rachel closed her eyes and leant against the wall as she waited.

"Rach?" Puck came out of his room a few minutes later dressed. "Are you ok? Is something wrong?"

"Let's walk." She opened her eyes and the two of them walked outside and along in silence.

"You're breaking up with me are you?" Puck asked.

"No why would…" Rachel stopped herself realising he was teasing her about all the conversations they had had where she had asked that question.

"What's going on Rach? You turn up three days early without any warning?"

"Do you remember what you asked me before you left college?"

"You mean when I proposed? Then yes I haven't forgotten. You said you wanted to wait until we graduate."

"I changed my mind. Let's get on a plane and go to Vegas right now."

"Ok what happened?" Puck asked.

"I want to get married now."

"Rach you were the one who insisted we wait. Turning up and suggesting we go to Vegas is a little crazy even for you. So what happened?"

He could see Rachel hesitating.

"I'm pregnant."

"Pregnant?" He managed to repeat in slight shock. "Are you sure?"

"I saw the doctor on Monday. He says it happened last time you came to visit."

"I have to go." Puck blurted out.

"What?"

"I have a test I can't miss. I'll meet you back here in ninety minutes." He gave her a quick kiss before running off.

When Puck returned an hour and a half later Rachel was sat on a bench about ten feet from where he last saw her.

"Tell me you didn't stay here the whole time? It's freezing. They're predicting snow tonight."

"It's refreshing. " Rachel pointed out.

"It's freezing let's get you inside."

"No I want to stay here for this."

"Ok." He paused. "We're not going to Vegas."

"Oh." Rachel sounded disheartened.

"Rach." He put a finger under her chin and turned her head so she was looking at him. "You deserve better than that."

"I don't mind." She whispered.

"Well I do. You deserve the whole big white dress Temple thing." He paused. "Look we're going home to Lima in three weeks for spring break. You told me that Kurt was back in Lima with a broken ankle, I think between him, my Mom and your dads they can pull together a small Jewish wedding in that time."

"You know that's an oxymoron right?"

"What?

"Jewish wedding and small."

"At least we won't have to plan it ourselves. So what do you think?" He waited.

"Ok." Rachel whispered.

"Are ok with the whole pregnant thing? I know we talked about having kids at some point in the future but now isn't exactly…" He trailed off not exactly sure how to phrase it.

"I'm still getting my head around. When I went to the doctor on Monday I thought I had food poisoning because I couldn't stop throwing up. I walked around in a daze for about twenty-four hours until I realised I needed to see you, to tell you. So I went to the airport, but my ticket wasn't until Friday and all the flights were fully booked so they couldn't switch my ticket until a flight this morning. So I slept at the airport."

"Rach…"

"It's ok. Getting married and having a baby is a good thing right?"

"You're freaking out." Puck concluded.

"And you're not? You ran off as soon as I told you."

"I really did have a test I couldn't miss. Everything is going to work out ok I promise." He squeezed her hand. "I'll be right here."

"I'll be ok once we figure out a plan."

"You figured out step one. Get married." He paused. "If we're going to get married in three weeks I should do this right in case the kid asks one day."

"Noah…" Rachel started to protest as he dropped to one knee.

"Rachel, I've loved you since I was seventeen, probably before that but I was too much of a douche to notice. You're the only person who every truly believed in me, who made me want to be better for me. I wouldn't be here without you and I don't want to live without you. I want to marry you for the same reasons I did the first time I proposed. So Rachel Berry, will you marry me?"

Rachel nodded fighting back the tears as she leant over and kissed him.

"I love you too Noah."

"You didn't look at the ring." Noah pointed out. Rachel suddenly realised he had a ring in his hand.

"It's a star." Rachel realised.

"It seemed appropriate. Try it on." He helped her slide it onto her finger.

"It's beautiful Noah." She paused. "Noah where did you get this? I thought you had a test."

"I did. I grabbed this from my room on the way back here."

"I thought you weren't going to buy me a ring until we graduated."

"If it makes you feel better I've had it a while."

"How long?"

"Before you came here to visit me the first time." He admitted. "It's all paid off."

"Noah." Rachel couldn't help but smile.

"I think we should go and celebrate just us. We'll deal with the wedding planners tomorrow."

"Ok."

"Dinner. Anything you want."

"A cheeseburger." Rachel replied.

"Great, I know a place that…." He stopped when he realised what she had said. "You want a cheeseburger?"

"The doctor told me that I should eat what sounds good to me as it may allow me to keep an actual meal down. Unless I suddenly crave the taste of asphalt or something insane. "

"So my vegan fiancée is going to give up being a vegan?"

"This baby is definitely related to you, it's driving me crazy already. But yes right now all I want to eat is meat. But while I might concede on the burger I am going to keep kosher."

"So no cheeseburger."

"Not unless you want to take me to the place in New York that makes cheeseburgers with soy cheese. A hamburger will do just fine, with maple fries."

"Ok. I do know a good place." He took her hand.

"Can we keep this between us for now?"

"The giving up being vegan?" Puck was confused.

"The baby."

"You mean until after the wedding?"

"No until after graduation. I'm going to have to tell Caitlin and a few people at school but I think it would be easier to get through everything without everyone we know wanting to know what we are going to do before we figure it out."

"We can do that." He kissed her. "Let's get you somewhere warm and a hamburger."

TBC

A/N: Updates are going to be limited in July as I am going on holiday twice and things are going to be crazy at work in between.