Authors Note: Ok. It's been awhile, I know and I apologize. Finals were the past week and I was 'studying'. Anyway, I am done with school next Friday, so then I should be able to post more frequently (I hope).
Puck and Quinn met in a long awaited embrace. Quinn was crying and Puck was tearing up. Pucks mother gave them a moment before she joined into the hug, and everyone else followed suit. After the hug, Puck looked up and smiled at them. Standing in front of him was Quinn, His mom, Jake, Shelby, Beth, Sam, Rachel, Brittany, Santana, Kurt, and Blaine. "Wow, you all came to see me?" said Puck laughing. "Of course!" "Your my baby!" "I wouldn't miss it for the world." "Even now, your still full of yourself Puckerman." said Santana with a huge smile on her face. "This is the biggest she has smiled all week." said Brittany fondly. "You missed me Santana? Who would have thought?" said Puck as he went in for a hug. Santana laughed and hugged him back. Pucks mom was crying and Puck pulled her into another hug. "My baby! You got so big! And they barely fed you! Look at him! Oh my, we need to get some food into you!" Everyone started laughing and hugging again. "Well, what are we waiting for?" said Puck, "Lets go home!"
Everyone wanted to be in the same car as Puck, so he ended up in his mothers small car with Beth, Sam, and Jake. Sam and Jake had spent the night at the Puckermans so they could see Puck. Mrs. Puckerman was going on about his happy she was Puck was home, and how he was never leaving her again. Puck was smiling and laughing along the whole time. Sam and Jake caught Puck up with their own lives, Jake was at college and Sam was working as CEO of a top company in San Francisco. Beth told him more about her friends and how excited the was for her birthday. I got to get her something great! Thought Puck as they reached the house.
They were stopping first at Pucks house to drop off his bags and have a few drinks before leaving. Right after Puck pulled into the driveway, Shelby pulled in behind him. Quinn and Shelby got out and walked over to give more hugs. Puck looked right at Quinn and gave her another hug, both their hearts racing. "Want to come in?" asked Puck, and although he was only talking to Quinn. everyon else nodded and went inside. Three minutes later Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine arrived. Another two minutes later Santana and Brittany arrived and Mrs. Puckerman finished arranging the drinks.
"Open it! Open it!" everyone chanted as Puck broke open a bottle of champagne. They cheered as he poured the glasses. The group retreated to the sitting room and started catching up. Kurt and Blaine were house hunting and looking to adopt their first child. Brittany and Santana were going crazy planning their wedding. "It's mostly Santana going crazy." laughed Brittany as Santana started blushing. "Only 'cuz I want it to be perfect for you." Santana mumbled and everyone awed. "Man you really did change while I was gone!" said Puck teasingly and Santana shot him a glare. "No, she was always this whipped." piped in Quinn and everyone started laughing again. Puck and Quinn caught each others eyes and smiled. They continued talking until Mrs. Puckerman checked the clock and exclaimed, "We are going to be late! Back in the cars!"
When they reached the restaurant and were checked in, they each picked their own seats. Their table was a long rectangular table with 11 chairs along the side. Puck was sitting in the middle of the table, with his mom and Quinn on either side. Quinn was sitting next to Santana, who was sitting next to Brittany. They were talking to Rachel about getting her back on the market after her mature breakup with her ex-boyfriend Larry three months ago. Quinn was enjoying listening to her recall their relationship, which stemmed from her television show. Quinn would tune in every Thursday night to watch "Stuck in this Town" starring Rachel Berry and Troy Ham. She saw the episode Larry Tomms guest starred, and she could see the spark between the two. Quinn was now very nervous to be sitting so close to Puck, and she was worried he would be mad at her for...well nothing in particular. Just mad. Puck also felt the same way. He was worried Quinn was actually angry about the incident with Hakstater and was going to start screaming at him. Throughout the appetizers, they didn't say a word to one another.
"Let me take a picture of my baby! Everyone get in!" Mrs. Puckerman said as she stood up, camera in hand. "No, Jake stand in front of Sam, your shorter. Beth, stand in front of Rachel. Ok good!" She snapped the picture and then asked a waiter to take a picture with all of them. She stood right next to Puck and smiled, tears forming in her eyes again.
QUINN POV
After they were seated, Santana leaned over to Quinn and whispered, "Bathroom. Now." Quinn got up with out question, as did Brittany. Quinn subtly nodded to Rachel to follow, knowing the girl would feel left out. Rachel excused herself and then followed the Trio. When they reached the bathroom, Santana said, ''What's your deal Fabray?" and the small group fell silent. I thought she wasn't mad. Oh gosh, she hates me for leaving. We talked about it though! Quinn didn't hear Santana finish talking so when she got focused again, Santana was staring at her. "What?" Quinn asked dumbly. Santana sighed and answered, "I said Why haven't you said anything to Puck! You've been 'sneaking' glances at him all night! And so has he!" Quinn opened her eyes wide and just stared at Santana. "Yes, I saw you staring! Just tell us what happened!" Quinn sighed and said, "I'm not sure. I mean, I know he loves me. He told me in every letter so-""Letter? What letter?" asked Brittany nicely before Santana could ask the same question, much harsher. "Oh right. For the past week Noah and I were sending letters to one another. They were mostly about us. The last one said that when he got back, we would talk about..y'know..the 'heavy stuff'." Quinn finished with air quotes and Rachel gave her a sympathetic smile. "I know he forgave you. Trust me." Santana nodded her head and Brittany said, "Yeah, he forgave you a while ago." Quinn smiled sadly, " I know, he told me that too, but what if he is mad?" Santana rolled her eyes and said,"Quinn, you're crazy. He isn't mad! You said so yourself! He loves you! Noah loves you! Say it. Noah Puckerman, my high school crush, loves me." Quinn smiled at that and said," Noah Puckerman, my high school crush, loves me." Santana smiled and laughed then brought everyone in for a group hug.
PUCK POV
Meanwhile, Puck was eating his steak when Kurt got up and sat in Quinn's seat. Blaine followed behind him and sat in Santana's. Sam and Jake were across from him and they both stopped eating to see what was going to happen. Kurt cleared his throat and said,"Hey, can I ask you a question.'' Kurt said it as a statement so Puck just nodded his head with out saying 'You just did'. "Alright. How come you haven't said a word to Quinn?" Sam added a 'yeah' and Jake nodded his head. "What uh what do you mean?" Puck asked. Kurt laughed softly and said," Well, if I hadn't seen Blaine in more than five years, I would be asking him questions nonstop. Get where I'm going?" Puck nodded and then Blaine said "The letters don't count." Puck looked at him dumbfounded and Blaine held up his phone. He shook it and said "Rachel." Puck smiled at that and said, " I don't know. I think she's mad at me. She said she wasn't, but I don't know." Puck looked down at his feet and Sam said,"If she were mad, she wouldn't be here." "Yeah," began Jake, "If I were mad at you, I wouldn't be here." Puck stoke his tongue out at Jake and they all laughed. A small but confident voice said, "She isn't mad at you. She told me herself." The five of them turned to look at Beth, who had just spoken. "When did she tell you this little nugget?" Puck asked. Beth looked him in the eyes and said,"Last night, She stayed over at my house and she told me 'I hope Noah didn't think I was lying.' I knew she was talking to herself, but I asked why you'd think that and she said, 'He told me something, a secret, and I promised I wasn't mad, but he doesn't really do promises does he?' then she said something else. I don't remember what. But then she said 'I just hope he isn't mad. Or think I'm mad!' then she began mumbling real fast to herself." Beth finished talking and Puck was stunned. Maybe I'm over reacting? Kurt then said,"See, she's not mad." and he gave Puck a pat on the back and returned to his seat.
The girls returned to their seats and Puck looked at Quinn and asked,"You ok?" Quinn blushed and mumbled a yes and started to cut her salmon. Puck smiled to himself and they continued their dinner party. After they finished everyone was getting in their cars and leaving. Their was a small garden and fountain in the back of the restaurant so Puck took Quinn's arm and whispered in her ear, "Want to take a walk?" Quinn nodded and they began to walk towards the garden.
Authors Note: How'd you like the Quinn POV? It was a spur of the moment thing. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, next they will finally talk! Yay! Anyway, please review! I love your opinions!
