Puck woke up early with a huge smile on his face. He wasn't sure why he was so damn happy, but it was probably due to the fact that he'd finally kissed Rachel. It was probably also because he'd be able to hang out with her after school today. It would be the first time they'd see each other since the kiss. The last few days were spent avoiding each other in the hallway, and when they had Glee rehearsal, Mr. Schuster made sure they were focusing on their projects. But today was Rachel and Puck's day to use the choir room to practice for their duet. They could be alone and finally hash out everything they were feeling. So as soon as school was over Puck walked as fast as he could to the choir room. When he got there, Brittany and Finn were still rehearsing. They decided to sing "Broken Strings" by James Morrison and Nelly Furtado. He listened from outside the door and thought that they might actually have a chance at winning this thing. They sounded really good. Just as they were finishing up, Rachel hobbled in with her crutches. Puck was just about to come out from behind the door when Finn pulled Rachel aside.
"Hey Rachel, I've been wanting to talk to you."
"Sure, what's up Finn?"
"How have you been feeling?" he asked; seeming genuinely concerned.
"Okay, I'm getting through it. It still hurts a lot though. I'm not even sure if I'm gonna be able to go to Sectionals." She sounded disappointed.
"I hope you make it. We all need you there; it wouldn't be the same without you." He put his hand on her good shoulder and they stood there smiling at each other. "So look, I wanted to ask you something," Finn continued.
This was what Puck wanted to hear. What could Finn possibly want to ask Rachel? Finn was just about to ask his question when Marcus (from the football team) walked past Puck.
"Hey, so I hear you're actually enjoying this gay-fest? What's up with that, Puck?"
Puck was embarrassed. How did they figure that out?
"Who told you that?" he casually asked.
"We had Matt and Mike join to spy on you, cause we figured you'd do this. They also told us that it looks like you're starting to fall for Rachel Berry? Dude, she's the most annoying girl ever! What's up with you? What, did Glee turn you soft?" Marcus said, making fun of him.
"I never said I liked Rachel Berry." Just because he didn't say it, didn't mean it wasn't true. It was, but he just couldn't tell his teammates that. He wasn't ready.
"Then prove it."
"How?"
Marcus smiled smugly and Puck knew he wasn't going to like this plan.
