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AN: This Chapter is once again Un'Beted, hopefully their isnt too many mistakes. (crossing fingers).

I'm dedicating this Chapter to Nightbrainzz beacuse they gave me the inspiration to post this chapter as quickly as i did. The rest of you can view this quick update as as an apology for having to wait so long for the last chapter.

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Song lyrics in this chapter were: "You" By: The Pretty Reckless.


Chapter 7

When night rolled around Charlotte found herself exactly where she didn't want to be, standing in the middle of Puck's living room. Puck had elected her to go and find some music to put on, and that's how she found herself standing in front of the stereo taken in by the soft melody.

You don't want me, no
You don't need me
Like I want you, oh
Like I need you

And I want you in my life
And I need you in my life

You can't see me, no
Like I see you
I can't have you, no
Like you have me

And I want you in my life
And I need you in my life

You can't feel me, no
Like I feel you
I can't steal you, no
Like you stole me

As she listened to the song, she couldn't help but think about her feelings for Quinn and what would never be. And the thought made her sick. She quickly changed the station to find something more along the lines of "Top 40". "It's going to be a long night." She thought as she made her way into the kitchen to join her friends.


A few hours later and the party was in full swing. The house was filled with teenagers all engaged in various activities. The most popular being the impending Beer Pong tournament. In which Puck had somehow convinced Charlotte to be his partner. Puck and Charlotte had managed to beat quite easily the first few teams they were put up against, much to the surprise of their fellow glee members. Puck was ecstatic, and kept telling Charlotte how she was the best partner he had ever had. Charlotte had been surprised when she had realized that they hosted these "Tournaments" pretty often and Puck actually took the game very seriously.


"I don't know why every ones so surprised." Blaine whispered to Kurt from the sidelines.

"Well Puck has always been good. But I think everyone was surprised he picked Charlotte as his partner. He does seem to take this game pretty seriously." Kurt replied with a shrug.

"I really don't think they expected her to be any good." He added with a grin. "I think she even surprised herself a little. You could see it in on her face, when they beat that first team."

"Well I don't know why Char of all people wouldn't think that she would be good at this." Blaine stated confused at his sisters antics. "Charlotte has always had impeccable aim. She always wins at those stupid games they have at the carnival, and she definitely has no problem holding her liquor. It's almost impossible for her to get drunk." Blaine stated.

"Oh. Look there's going to be a "rumble"." Kurt squealed in Delight.

"What do you mean?" Blaine asked his boyfriend curiously.

"It's looks as the though the next two teams to face each other will be Puck and Char Vs. Finn and whoever he has gotten to be his partner." Kurt replied.

"Current animosity aside, Finn and Puck used to be partners, they were pretty good, but every year they would lose before the championship. …and everyone knew Finn was the weaker player. So… I'm guessing Finn wants to prove that he's better than Puck by challenging him and winning, and if I know Finn he has decided to choose now to do so because Puck has a girl for his partner. He thinks that is will be easier." Kurt said somewhat sadly.

"Well I guess he will just feel extra stupid then when my sister crushes him." Blaine laughed.

Kurt couldn't help but laugh. "Well I'm sure Puck will be more than happy to beat Finn. ….and I'm sure considering the "current situation" with you know who, that Charlotte will also gain a small amount of enjoyment from "crushing Finn"." He smiled at Blaine adorably.

Blaine just nodded before they settled in to watch the next match.


Charlotte was on the couch chatting with Mike a Tina, when Puck grabbed her informing her that it was time for their next match. They walked outside to the patio to the pong table, where they waited to see who their next opponents were. Puck and Charlotte both grinned at each other when they saw that the next team they would be playing would be Finn who had somehow roped a rather reluctant Sam into being his team mate.

Charlotte saw Rachel sitting on the sidelines ready to cheer on her boyfriend and best friend. Charlotte automatically scanned the audience. She saw her brother and Kurt sitting nearby with Mercedes and her date Anthony. She scanned the crowd that had begun to gather around, where she saw the various glee members amongst the crowd of Jocks and Cheerios. But, she didn't see her Cheerio.

She wasn't ridiculous enough to think that Quinn would drop what she was doing just to watch her, but Finn was her boyfriend and Rachel was always there when it was Puck's turn to play, so she thought that maybe Quinn would want to at least cheer her boyfriend on. She shrugged. "Well at least it will be fun to beat Finn." She thought.


The game was about to start, Charlotte tossed their ping pong ball in the air a few times while she waited for Puck to finish filling their cups. She went to catch the ball when out of the corner of her eye she saw a few people walking by and taking their seats across from her on Finn's side of the table. As she turned to see the new additions her face lit up. Sitting across from her were Santana, Brittney, and Quinn. She smiled the only thing better then Beating Finn would be the satisfaction she would get from doing it in front of Quinn.


The game was well on its way. Puck and Charlotte Had 8 cups left, while Finn and Sam had 5. After missing his last shot Puck tossed his remaining ball to Finn. While Charlotte kept glancing at Quinn, who had been intently watching the game with a curious expression. She looked at Quinn wondering what she was thinking, when Puck nudged her shoulder. Apparently Finn had missed on his turn, though Sam had managed to get two in a row, and Puck had alerted her to the fact that they now each had a cup to drink before beginning their turn.

Puck went first and managed to get Finn to drink one cup before handing the ball to Charlotte. Charlotte stretched her arms above her head, slightly raising her shirt in the process, before she proceeded to arch her hand for her throw. Just as the ball was about to leave her hand, she heard a small gasp, and her eyes immediately narrowed in onto the source of the noise, then her brain practically short circuited when she was met with the sight of Quinn staring in her direction biting her lip. Needless to say she lost all focus and missed her shot.

"What the hell was that?" Puck asked pulling her aside.

"Sorry Noah. I… I was… distracted."

Puck turned around to look towards Finns side of the table and saw Quinn talking to Santana and Brittney with a slight blush on her cheeks. "Apparently." Puck huffed.

Charlotte couldn't help the small smile that played on her lips when Puck located the source of her "distraction".

"Well…" Puck smirked at his friend. "You better work on that. You don't want Finn to win, do you?" With that Charlottes face fell. "You know…" Puck added. "Everybody loves a winner."

"Let's do this." Charlotte exclaimed turning back to the table.

"There's my girl." Puck laughed before he too made his way back to the table.


As the game proceeded, Puck and Charlotte were left with 6 Cups while Finn and Sam had 4 cups. It was currently Sam's Turn, and Charlotte once again found herself seeking out Quinn, though this time she met Quinn's gaze and the blonde smiled at her encouragingly. Apparently Sam had missed and it was once again their turn. With a new since of vigor that Quinn's bright smile had instilled in her she turned towards Puck and pulled him down to whisper in his ear.

"Really?" Puck asked her surprised.

Charlotte just nodded at him and smiled.

"Well it would be pretty badass." Puck grinned let's give it a shot.

And with that they both took their respective ping pong balls and threw them at the same time, where the balls proceeded to land in the same cup, one after the other. Effectively winning them the game and leaving Finn and Sam to drink the remaining 10 cups still on the table.

Their friends Broke into cheers, and Rachel leapt into her boyfriend's arms to congratulate him. Finn huffed in anger, and proceeded to take out it out on the unsuspecting lawn furniture. Charlotte felt a hand tap her on the shoulder and she turned around to face its owner.

"You guys did great." Sam stated happily. "I didn't really want to play when Finn asked me, but I'm glad I did. It was fun... I had fun." He smiled at her.

"Thanks Sam." She replied giving him a hug. "You're a much better sport than Finn." She chuckled. As they both turned to see the man child kicking over a chair in the yard and cursing.

"Well I guess I better get started on these." He said, gesturing to the remaining cups on the table. "I don't think Finn will be much help, I guess I will see you around later?" He asked hopefully.

"Sure thing." She replied with a smile as Sam walked away.

The next thing Charlotte knew she was being lifted off of the ground and twirled around. Puck laughed as he put her back down.

"Best. Team. Ever." He stated much to her amusement. "That was totally epic." He exclaimed "Were totally going to rock pong this year babe." He said hugging her again.

Before turning back to Rachel, for another round of celebratory kisses. When Puck pulled away Rachel proceeded to hug Charlotte next.

"You guys really were amazing." She said excitedly.

"Well I did have a great partner" Charlotte stated as all three of them smiled at each other.

"Well, all this excitement has me absolutely parched." Charlotte chuckled. "Can I get anyone anything?" Puck still had his drink from earlier, Blaine and Kurt shook their head in the negative both still sipping on their drinks. "Rach?" Charlotte questioned.

"Oh yeah, that would be great," she replied. "Just get me whatever you're having." Charlotte nodded and made her way into the kitchen.


Charlotte grabbed a Mike's out of the cooler and twisted off the cap. "Oww." She said looking at her finger and seeing the drop of blood. "Stupid cap" She huffed while sucking on her finger.

"Here Rachel" she said as she handed the smaller girl her drink.

"Thank you Charlotte. Wait, where's yours?" she inquired.

"I cut my finger" she replied. "I'm just going to run upstairs and get a band-aide." She gestured towards the stairs.

"I just bought a box there in Noah's Bathroom cabinet."

"Thanks Rach. I'll be back in a bit" she said to her friends, before making her way up stairs.


Charlotte opened Pucks bedroom door and made a beeline to the bathroom, and flicked on the light. It was only then that she noticed she wasn't alone. She glanced to her left and saw Quinn sitting on Pucks bed looking up at her. Immediately her heart starting beating erratically upon seeing the other girl on the bed. But, she knew she had to keep her emotions in check.

"What brings you up here?" She asked Quinn casually, as she opened the medicine cabinet.

"I just needed to get away for a little bit, take a moment for myself." She replied slowly.

"I apologize Quinn. I'll only be a moment; I just needed a band-aide." She said motioning to the box. As she placed the band-aide around her finger.

"No its ok... What happened? Are you alright?" Quinn asked softly, rising from the bed and taking a step forward. Charlotte put away the box and flicked off the bathroom light before entering the bedroom to answer Quinn.

"I'm fine, I just cut my finger on a bottle cap." she said smiling at the other girls concern.

"See?" She asked as she wiggled her finger in the air. "All better."

"Good, I guess I better head back downstairs." Quinn sighed. "I can't hide up here all night."

"Yeah, me too. I only really needed the Band-aide." Charlotte returned.

Neither of them moved, each waiting for the other to go, then after a moment they both headed to the door at once. Both grasping for the door handle at the same time.


As their hands touched, it felt like electricity ran through their fingers, and both girls' bodies erupted with heat at the sensation. They lifted their heads and their eyes met. The whole world seemed to just melt away, leaving nothing but the two of them in this moment.

Charlotte could see all the different emotions swirling in Quinn's eyes. And it made her dizzy. Her body was on fire, and she was pretty sure everyone downstairs would be able to hear the deafening thump of her heart.

The next thing she became aware of was that the space between herself and Quinn was becoming nonexistent. Their bodies begun to lean into each other on their own accord. Within seconds they were so close that she felt her nose brush against the blondes, and she became all too aware of Quinn's warm breath on her lips. She looked into hazel eyes one last time before they fluttered closed, and Charlotte lost her last ounce of self-control. And pressed her lips to Quinn's.


The kiss was soft and gentle, at first. Before light exploded behind Charlotte's eyes and she was overcome with the most intense emotion she had ever felt. She reached out and grabbed Quinn by the hip and brought their bodies flush against each other, which caused Quinn to let out a breathy moan against her lips. The sound shot chills down her spine, before she took the opportunity to deepen the kiss.

Suddenly Quinn slid her tongue into her mouth and wrapped her arms around her neck, tangling her fingers in her hair. It was Charlottes turn to moan. Her body was on a sensation overload, their bodies were pressed tightly together and she could feel the other girl's chest beating against her own, her own hands gripping Quinn's hips, as their tongues met in a forbidden dance.

They kissed slow and languid. There was no battle for dominance, only gentle exploration. They slowly pulled their lips apart, only when the need for air became an issue. She stood there holding Quinn in her arms; while Quinn's hot breath tickled her neck, where her head was resting against her.


Curled up against Charlotte; Quinn's mind was racing. She had never felt anything like that in her entire life. She didn't even know it was possible to feel something like that. Something so amazing. She found herself cursing the need for oxygen, because she hadn't wanted to stop kissing the other girl for anything. She had only pulled away when she absolutely had to. She never wanted to stop kissing Charlotte.

She still couldn't believe she had felt all of that, from a simple kiss. It had never felt like that before. Not with any of the people she had kissed before. Not with Puck, and certainly not with Finn. …Oh my god, Finn!

She had totally forgotten about Finn, Finn was her boyfriend. And the strong arms that were holding her now definitely weren't those of her boyfriend. Oh no this couldn't be happening to her, not again. And then the panic set in and all the warm thoughts were replaced with worry and dread.

She couldn't do this. She couldn't be a cheater. Not again. She lost too much the last time. No, she had to go back to Finn, no matter how amazing this girl felt holding her. Girl… Girl… Girl. She just kept messing up. it was simple. Become Prom Queen. Marry Finn. Start a family. Make her family proud. She couldn't do this.

She backed up and looked in the green eyes of the girl in front of her, and she felt her heart break at the look of absolute adoration she was met with. It was all too much. So Quinn did what she always did when things became too real. She ran.


Charlotte was pulled out of her thoughts by the feeling of Quinn slowly pulling away from her. She looked at the girl in front of her and she was positive she had never seen anything more beautiful in her life.

She looked into Quinn's eyes and the look of contentment they once held was gone and she was met with sorrow, panic, and guilt. And all at once she felt everything crash down on her and she knew exactly what was going to happen next.

"Quinn…" she managed to breath out almost pleading with the other girl. But the only answer she received was the slamming of the door as it shut behind her, and she was alone. "Fuck."


It took her only a moment to realize that she couldn't let her go; she had to go after her. She made her way out of Puck's room and practically ran down the stairs. She was met with the confused stares of her friends as they turned toward her, but she didn't have time for that right now, she had to talk to Quinn.

She immediately scanned her eyes across the living room before they landed on the loveseat on the far end of the room, where Quinn sat cuddled up to Finn. Quinn's eyes met hers briefly before Finn leaned down to kiss her, and Charlotte was forced to look away. Before sliding down the wall next to her friends defeated.


It took Blaine only a second to see how utterly broken his sister looked. He immediately glanced around the room, before he found what he was looking for on the couch nearby where Quinn and Finn were making out. He felt horrible for his sister. He knew how hard it was to want someone you couldn't have. He sighed before he nudged the other three from their conversation. He tilted his head towards Quinn and Finn before gesturing towards Charlotte.

Kurt was overcome with sadness for the girl that he had come to view as a sister. She didn't need to see that.

Puck was at Charlottes side in a flash, with Rachel right behind.

"We need to get her out of here." Puck told the others.

"You should take her up to your Room Babe." Rachel replied.

Charlotte who had been silent through the whole exchange, suddenly piped in.

"No, I can't... Let's just go outside or something." she pleaded.

The couple was confused by her response and unwillingness to go in Puck's bedroom but nodded anyway and led her out to the patio. Once the five of them were outside Puck shut the back door and closed the blinds. And walked over to his friends.


"Char, I know it's hard to see your crush with someone else. But it will get better, you will meet someone else and you won't even remember why you wanted Quinn in the first place." Kurt stated sweetly glancing towards Blaine.

"I agree with Kurt." Rachel added. "Noah and I have each had our own ups and downs concerning both Finn and Quinn, but we are both much happier now." She looked to Puck who nodded his head in agreement.

Blaine had been watching his sister intently. Something wasn't right. She wasn't just sad, or angry this was different. The only time he had seen his sister look like this was also the only time he had seen his sister drunk. The night their parents had died. There was more to this, he was sure of it. She wouldn't be like this just from seeing Quinn and Finn together, she had been dealing with that already for months. No there had to be something else.

"Charlotte, you need to tell us what happened." Blaine softly instructed.

The other three looked at him confused. "There's something else." He stated. "Something we don't know. What happened Char?"

Charlotte sighed. "I never can get anything past you can I?" She chuckled darkly.

"Never." Blaine replied. Lacing his hand with his sisters. As the others watched on curious.

"Well… you remember when I went up to Noah's room to get a band-aide." She began.

They all nodded and she continued. "Well Quinn was there, and one thing led to another and we kissed. …and then we kind of... made out, and afterwards she looked at me like I had hung the moon. I felt as if I was never truly alive until that moment. That I was dead inside and I had no idea, and then she kissed me and I was like I was seeing the world for the first time."

"Then we just held each other, and I don't think I have ever been happier in my life as I had been in that moment. Then something happened and she panicked and then she ran."

"At first I didn't know what to do, then I snapped out of it and ran after her." She paused. "Then I went to find her and I saw… I saw…" she sighed. "…well you know what I saw."

She concluded sounding completely heartbroken. When she was finished she looked around at the faces of her friends and could see the sadness written across each of their faces and she couldn't handle it.

"Charlotte…" Rachel began with her hand on her arm.

"No" Charlotte interrupted. "I can't talk about this anymore, not right now. I can't take anymore tonight." She looked pleadingly at her friends begging them to understand.

"I just need one night to forget. Tomorrow we can talk if you want, But, I just can't tonight."


Puck got up wordlessly and went inside. He cleared everyone out. He saw Quinn as she made her way out the door, and it was apparent to him that Charlotte wasn't the only one who was miserable. He tried not to dwell on it. As the last person made their way out the door.

When Puck returned to the patio he had 2 Bottles of Stoli and 5 glasses, he placed the bottles on the table and began filling up each glass and placing it in front of each person.

"Let's forget." He said before tipping back his glass.