Chapter 7

(A/N- I know I have been really bad about updating, Ive been away at school. Over break I will do my best to post as many chapters as I can, If you still want to read them)

Noah

Last night was amazing. Better than anything that I could have imagined. I never thought that I could overcome that feeling and tell Rachel that I love her, and have her actually reciprocate the feeling.

Spending the night with Rachel last night and having her in my arms, just became the cherry on top.

I had just arrived back at my apartment to change. I was meeting back at Rachel's house where we would be driving the two hours to LA, where I would be meeting Rachel's fathers. There was some huge conference that her parents were at and she invited me to meet them. I was extremely nervous; would they think I was good enough to be with their little girl?

I arrived back to Rachel's house 10 minutes early. To my surprise it was Quinn who answered the door. "Hey Puck, heard you leave this morning glad you could make Rachel happy."

"Quinn, please don't embarrass me, and Noah for that matter." Rachel came gracefully gliding down the stairs. "Rach it's my job, haven't you learned that by now." Quinn retorted back and I looked at the two girls awkwardly.

"It's great to see you again" Rachel said coming over to me and wrapping her arms around my waist. I pulled her in as close as possible, giving her a sweet kiss on her lips.

"Sorry to interrupt but do you mind if I borrow Rach for a minute? Finn should be arriving soon, so please." Quinn looked at me with puppy dog eyes that were impossible for me to say no. I nodded and she smiled taking off with Rachel back up the stairs. Girls, I will never understand them.

Rachel

After Quinn pulled me back to my room, she started bouncing up and down with excitement. Literally. "Yes Quinn?" I knew what was coming.

"OMG Rach! He loves you! You're just so perfect for each other!" she screeched hurting my ear drums and probably everyone in the neighborhood.

"I know, I know! Last night was so amazing, I don't even know how to describe it" I said breathless, thinking about the man I love downstairs.

"Start from the beginning, I need the details girl, or I will go insane the whole car ride. Did you have a nice date? What did you do? Did he tell you that he love you? Come on answer!" I giggled at Quinn's excitement, I knew if I didn't answer we would never leave, but it wasn't like I didn't want to tell my best friend.

"Q Slow Down! I'll tell you everything if you give me a second to hear myself think. But don't interrupt me on anything, or I will never be able to finish." She smiled and did the lip zip motion. I told her about his reaction when he first saw me, dinner, dancing, the singing and how magical his voice was, and the words he spoke to me last night. I told her about asking him to stay, the bit of fooling around, and falling asleep in his arms. I told her that I woke up to him making me breakfast. "Anyway, then he told me how much he loved me. How he had never been able to feel this way about anyone till me, I was going to be his person forever." I had one of those happy tears come down my cheek at the thought.

"Rach, that's so sweet! I'm so glad that you're happy, and with a great guy, you needed one after Jesse."

"I know I'm so lucky, but you don't think we're going to fast do you?" I looked at her with the weight on her shoulders; I would change things in a second if she said so.

"No I don't, as long as you and Puck don't go running off to Vegas for a wedding. I think that could actually kill me not to be your maid of honor." She said laughing.

I laughed with her till; I looked at the clock and saw the time 9:54. "Q we need to go if we're going to make lunch with dad and dadd."

She nodded and we walked back down to the living room, where Finn and Noah were sitting in front of the TV watching Football. I never got that sport.

"Hey boys ready to go, we don't have all day". They both turned around to face us turning the TV off.

Once we all got into Quinn's BMW, and on the road, I finally felt better knowing that we would make lunch. Noah and I were in the back, holding each other's hands and my head on his shoulder. I relaxed quietly listening to the music, and singing it in my head. That lasted about 45 minutes.

"Let's play a game, I'm tired of sitting" Quinn said turning her back to face Noah and I.

I lifted my head off Noah's shoulder and looked up "what do you want to play?"

"Hmmm, let's play twenty questions; give us some ways to know the guys. Right Rach?" she said looking me square in the eyes. "Yep" I said that was the only right answer.

"So guys, the rules are that you have to answer the question each round and 100% truthful." She grinned back and forth between Finn and Noah before the both nodded their heads.

"Kay I'll go first" Quinn said thinking for a second. "Where are you from?"

"Chicago" Noah answered

"Lima" I said

"New Orleans" Finn said

"Lima" Quinn said "And the next question"

"Um what is your middle name?" I asked looking at Noah for his answer.

"James" Noah said

"Barbara" I said

"Michael" Finn said

"Quinn" Quinn said and both Finn and Noah looked at her with a confused expression on their faces. Once Quinn saw their faces she laughed "My first name is Lucy, but if you ever call me that, I would just sleep with one eye open." She smiled her sweetest smiled and both boys looked petrified.

"Where did you go to college" Finn asked next getting the hang of it.

"Julliard" I said

"NYU" Quinn said

"UCLA, before I joined the Navy" Noah said

"LSU" Finn said.

"I guess it's my turn" Noah said smiling "Who with, when, and where was your first time." Why did I think something like that would come out of Noah?

"At a cheap hotel, there was a high school party there, her name was Susannah." Finn said.

"Julliard dressing room, right after the final show, freshman year of college, with Jesse" I said and looked down at the ground.

"Um in my bed, at my moms' house my freshman year of high school with Santana" Noah said and l looked further down at the ground if that was possible before, before Noah grabbed my hand.

"Not saying" Quinn said and everyone looked like they were going to protest till I gave them both a look to shut them up. When Quinn was ready she could tell Finn privately about what happened during our sophomore year she would.

"Number five. Favorite hobby" I asked

"Playing the guitar" Noah said.

"You play the guitar" I asked in shock. That makes sense, from what he showed me last night.

"Yeah since I was about 6, my mom got me into it" he gave me the looked saying that he would want to talk to me more about that later.

"My turn, that's easy singing." I said and everyone laughed like that wasn't known to the world

"Playing football" Finn said. Figures he was glued to the TV screen earlier.

"Ok my turn already, Shopping" Quinn said, believe me should could shop for hours.

We continued to play the game till be had almost reached LA. "Number twenty. Okay, question twenty. Full name of first love and how old you were," Quinn asked.

"Rachel Berry, Age twenty-six" Noah said wrapping his arms around me tightly. I gave him a peck on the cheek, my heart was melting hearing that.

"My turn I guess, Jesse St. James. Age twenty" I replied, it was the first time that I didn't want to kill Jesse for the things he did. Noah was perfect.

"Sarah Janson, age seven" Finn said laughing "got to love the elementary school romance"

"Peter Marco, age fourteen" Quinn said, and the game officially ended as we were pulling into the main streets of LA.

"I'm so glad I came today." Noah whispered in my ear. "You have no idea how happy I am right now" I said.

Noah

I really enjoyed the car ride so far to LA to meet Rachel's dads, wow that's a scary thought no parent's, were ever my biggest fans.

The rest of the car ride Rachel was dead asleep on my shoulder, so Finn and I quietly conversed with each other. I had no idea where we would be going in LA today, I knew that Rach didn't live here, so would we be going to a hotel?

We pulled up to this little restaurant right on the outskirts of Beverly Hills and Quinn told me I better wake Rachel up. "Rach love, were here" I whispered in her ear and she quickly got off my shoulder when she registered me words, and looked out the window with a bright smile on her face.

We got out of the car and I held her hand as we made our way to the front of the restaurant with Quinn and Finn. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous. I was sweating bullets.

Rachel opened the door and smiled brightly the second we walked in. "Dad, Daddy" she called running up to two men.

"Hey Princess so where is Quinn" the taller man asked. I looked at Finn with a nervous look. They didn't know that we were coming.

"Hey Leroy, Hey Richard. How are you doing on this fine Cali day" Quinn said coming up and giving both of Rachel's parents a hug.

"Were doing great now that you two are here."

Leroy and Richard turned back to where Rach and I were standing. "Dad, Daddy, there's someone I want you to meet. This is Noah Puckerman. Noah, these are my father's Leroy and Richard." She looked at us expectantly.

"O and I guess this would be the time to introduce Finn Hudson as well" Quinn said smiling up at Finn.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Berry and Mr. Berry" Noah said extending his hand for them to shake.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet both of you though I am a little surprised Rachel never mentioned anyone but Quinn and herself joining us, but why don't we go to lunch and talk about it then." Richard said and Rachel walked up to him and whispered something in his ear as we made our way to the table.

Once we were seated both men turned their attention back to me. "So Noah are you dating our daughter?"

"Yes, I am." I said, clearing my throat. It was suddenly dry.

"Uh-huh. Well, Noah. What is it exactly you do?" Leroy was eying me warily. I could tell he was the one that thought no one was good enough for his daughter.

"I'm in the Navy sirs."

"Wow that's great" Richard said clearing up for Leroy who was still eying me.

We quickly ordered, since Leroy said that he had to be back at a conference soon, but I really felt like after conversing with them, that I have gotten to know Rachel's parents quite well, and couldn't wait to introduce her to mine.

"It was great to meet you Noah and I hope that we will get to see more of you soon" Richard said giving me a handshake as well as Leroy.

"It was great to meet both of you too" I said smiling at them, then at Rachel holding my hand.

I didn't know how to explain it, but I felt like I was part of Rachel's little family already.

I have posted Rachel's dress from the date on my profile... If your interested.

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