Chap 10
--- Rach POV ---
I took a deep breath as Noah and I crossed the threshold into my Nanna's house. I felt Noah squeeze my hand again and kiss my temple.
"Hey Rach." I smiled when Jono appeared form out of the living room. I hugged him with one arm and kissed his cheek. I kept my hand firmly in Noah's because it was the only thing keeping me from running away.
"Hello Noah." Jono said. He held out his hand which Noah shook.
"Hello Jono." Noah replied.
"All the men are in the living room. The women are in the dining room." Jono explained.
"Come on. Let's get the torture over with." I said. Noah grinned and my dad's laughed. Jono led us into the living room where all my uncles, male cousins and my Saba and Pop were. There was also a guy I had never seen before. I noticed D and Ethan sitting on a lounge talking to my Uncle Dan. D smiled widely and pointed at mine and Noah's hands. Ethan looked and smirked.
After excusing themselves, my brothers walked over to us.
"I knew it. I knew you two would hook up. Hand over the money. Right now." Ethan said. Damien groaned and pulled a twenty out of his pocket. He handed it to Ethan who laughed.
"You bet on me?" I hissed.
"Of course. Noah, it's a pleasure to finally meet you. I'm Ethan." Ethan said. He shook Noah's hand and so did Damien.
"Is that my little Rachel?" I heard my Pop say. Pop was dad's (David) dad. He always smelt of mint and cigarettes. He was Jewish but didn't really enforce it often. He was the calmer of my two granddads.
"Hey Pop." I said. I took my hand from Noah's and walked over to him. I bent down and hugged him and kissed his cheek. I made the rounds, kissing my uncles and Saba and hugging my cousins. When I made it to the unknown guy, I nodded and walked back over to Noah. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and whispered "that wasn't so hard."
"The guys are easy. I'm afraid of the women in this family." I replied.
"So princess, who is this young man?" My Saba asked. He was my daddy's (Alan) dad and was hardcore Jewish. He was the Rabbi in his home town in Phoenix. He would always be the one to tell me that I would need to find a nice Jewish boy – a sentiment always back up by his wife.
"Saba, this is Noah. Noah this is my Saba." I introduced. Noah held out his hand and Saba took it in a grip I knew was firm. To Noah's credit, he didn't even flinch.
"Noah is a good strong name." Saba said before walking back to his seat.
I introduced Noah to everyone in the room. He seemed to get along well with my Uncle Dan and my cousin Eric.
"Come on Noah, I'll introduce you to my aunts and cousins. Excuse us please." I said. I grabbed Noah's hand and dragged him towards the hall. When we got there, I took a deep breath and rested against the wall. I pulled Noah over and he looked down at me.
"Sorry about my Saba. He can get a bit intense." I apologised.
Noah lifted my head and kissed me. I pressed my lips harder and smiled. When we broke apart, Noah kissed my head and pulled me into a hug.
"It was fine. Damn you're Saba is strong." Noah said with a grin. I laughed and said "Come on. Time for the real torture to begin."
I grabbed Noah's hand and walked into the kitchen.
"Oh Rachel honey! You are looking so well." My aunty Judi said as she ran over to me. I didn't really like aunty Judi. She had three kids, all boys and was trying to live her life through me. When Damien, Ethan, dad, daddy and I lived in California, she would always enter me in things like beauty pageants and other competitions.
"Thanks aunty Judi. So are you," I said shortly.
I said hello to all my aunts and glared at my 15 year old cousin Arielle as she tried to flirt with Noah. I felt Noah squeeze my hand and I looked up at him. His look told me all I needed to know.
"Everyone this is Noah, Noah these are my aunts, cousins, Bubbe Hannah and Nanna Louise." I said.
Nanna walked over to me and hugged me. "Tell me everything later." She whispered.
"Will do Nanna." I replied before I noticed Millie. I walked over to her with Noah following.
"Hey Millie." I said as I kissed her cheek.
"Noah, this is my sister – in – law Millie. Millie, this is Noah." I explained. She smirked at me and shook Noah's hand.
"Rachel," I heard a voice say. I shuddered and Millie laughed. I turned and walked over to my Bubbe.
"Hello Bubbe. How are you?" I asked as I kissed her cheek.
"I am well." Bubbe replied. "Rachel, why don't you take your friend out and let him sit with the other men. I'm sure he'll fit in. oh and Rachel, why are you wearing that dress? It is so revealing. We will have to speak about that."
I frowned at the way Bubbe dismissed Noah and glared when I heard her whisper "How dare she bring a non Jewish boy with her to this dinner."
"Come on Noah." I said. He followed me out into the hall and I turned and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me tight into his chest as I screamed into it.
"I'm sorry for that honey." I said.
"It's ok babe. I'm gunna go spend time with your brothers. Your uncle Dan was telling me about his football playing days. Come and see me if you need me." Noah said. He kissed me quickly before walking into the living room. I took a deep breath and walked back into the dining room.
"Rachel honey, I think it's time you find a nice Jewish boy." Here we go.
--- Noah POV ---
I walked into the living room and sat beside Rachel's cousin Eric. We started talking about football.
"So Noah, how did you meet Rachel?" I heard Rachel's Saba ask.
"I met her at school sir. She stuck up for one of my friends on the first day. We are also in Glee together."
"Rachel's a beautiful singer isn't she?" Dan said.
"She sure is. She is singing the solos for us when we attend Sectionals." I explained.
"So you sing. Are you any good?" The unknown guy asked. I didn't tell Rach but I saw him looking at her ass and legs. I was about ready to mark my territory but I didn't.
"I've been told I am." I replied shortly.
"Liam here is one of the best singers in our town. He has won many awards for his talent." Rachel's uncle Graham said. He had been speaking down at me for the whole time I was here.
"Congratulations." I said dismissively. Damien, Ethan, Jono, Dan, David and Alan all covered their mouths to muffle their laughter.
"So Noah, how is football going?" Ethan asked.
"It's good. We are playing a little better but with Tanaka at the helm, we aren't going anywhere." I said.
"What position do you play?" Graham asked me.
"Wide receiver sir." I replied.
"Liam plays quarterback don't you?" Graham said. The guy nodded and I wanted to belt the smirk off his face but I knew that wouldn't go down well.
Rachel came in a few minutes later, her smile tight and her posture rigid. I knew something must have pissed her off.
"Dinner's ready." She said shortly. I jumped out of my seat and walked over to her. She grabbed my hand, squeezed it once and I followed her into the kitchen.
I sat beside her and placed my hand on her knee. She took a deep breath and slumped slightly. I squeezed her knee in a form of consolation and she smiled at me. We said a short prayer before the food began being passed around.
"So Rachel, your friend told us that you are in Glee. How long have you been doing that?" Liam asked.
Rachel looked up at him and frowned.
"A few months now. I joined when I first arrived at William McKinley." Rachel said. I smiled at her dismissive tone.
Liam tried and failed to flirt with Rach many times. Everytime Rach shut him down, I smirked at my plate.
"So Rach, want to go out sometime?" Liam asked. Rachel dropped her fork and all conversation stopped. Her Bubbe looked like Hannukah had come early as did her Saba. Her aunts were grinning especially Graham's wife Joan. It became blaringly obvious that this was an attempt at a set up and it made me angry.
"Thanks for the offer – "Rach tried to say before she was interrupted.
"She'd love to Liam. How considerate of you." Hannah said.
"Great. What's you number?" Liam asked. I felt Rachel grip my hand tightly in response to the grip I had on her knee. I was about to leap across the table when Rach jumped to her feet.
"I'm not giving you my number. I was trying to say thanks for the offer but I'm going to decline." Rachel said.
"What? Why? Rachel, he is a nice Jewish boy." Hannah said.
"That may be but I have a wonderful Jewish BOYFRIEND!" I smiled as Rachel called me her boyfriend. I would never get over that.
"Well why didn't you bring him instead of this boy?" Hannah said as she looked at me. I knew exactly why she was glaring at me. I didn't really look like a responsible Jewish boy considering my Mohawk. My own Bubbe had been trying to make me get rid of it but it wasn't going to happen. I looked over at Liam and sneered at his kippah, fag hairstyle and perfect clothes. I felt slightly inadequate but then I remembered that I was the one holding Rachel's hand.
Rachel sighed and said in a tone that she really only used on Anderson and Jewfro "This boy is called Noah and he is my boyfriend."
"What? Rachel you cannot be serious. Alan, tell me she isn't serious!" Hannah said.
"She is mother." Alan said.
Hannah sniffed and then turned to Joan to talk. She ignored us for the rest of the night.
The women returned to the dining room after dinner whilst Rach followed me back to the living room. I noticed Liam was missing and I was glad.
"Now Noah, tell me about this coach of yours." Ethan said. I started talking to him about Tanaka whilst Rach sat in my lap and talked to her pop about school. Soon I felt Rachel's head slump against my shoulder and looked down. She was sleeping peacefully.
"We'd better head off. Can you carry her out to the car Noah?" Alan asked.
I stood up with Rach in my arms, said goodbye to the men in the room and followed Alan to say goodbye to the ladies. Rach's cousin Arielle obviously didn't get the message that I was with Rach because she tried to slip her number into my pocket. After saying goodbye to everyone, Alan, David and I walked out to the car. I laid Rachel down on the backseat and put her head in my lap. I awkwardly wrapped a seatbelt around her and put my own on. As the soft music played, I felt myself getting drowsier and drowsier.
"Where are we?" Rach asked sleepily as she sat up.
"On the way home baby. Go back to sleep." I rested her head against my shoulder and she fell asleep instantly. I rested my head on hers and closed my eyes.
I felt the car stopping soon and I opened my eyes. We were pulled up at a gas station.
"Noah did you want something to drink?" David asked as he opened his door.
"Could I get a coke please?" I asked. David nodded and walked inside. I felt Rachel move and she moaned. She woke up and smiled up at me.
I kissed her quickly and said "Hello."
"Hey. Are we home yet?" She asked.
"Nope, David has just gone to grab us a drink each." I said. Rachel sat up, stretched her neck and rested it on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry about tonight. I didn't know my aunt would do that." Rachel said apologetically.
"It's ok babe. I found it funny when you told everyone that I was your boyfriend." I said.
"Well I don't appreciate it when they try and set me up with egotistical freaks when my boyfriend is right next to me." Rach said.
I turned her head and kissed her deeply. I ran my tongue over her lips and smiled when she opened her mouth. I noticed her dads walking back to the car so I pulled away.
"What was that for?" She asked.
"I love it when you call me your boyfriend." I said. She blushed as the doors opened and her dads got back into the car.
"Here's your coke Noah and here's a mango ice tea for you princess." David said as he handed us the drinks.
"Thanks." Rach and I said together. We settled back into our seats and drank our drinks. We arrived back in Lima at around 12:30 and Rach was asleep again.
"Why don't you stay the night Noah?" Alan said.
"Oh no it's good." I replied.
"Noah, its 12:30. Your mum and sister are probably asleep. Just bring Rach inside and stay the night. I'm sure we can find something for you to sleep in." David said. I nodded and carried Rachel in side and up to her bedroom.
"Rach, wake up. You've got to get ready for bed." I said whispered into my girl's ear.
"Mm. I'm up." Rach said. I put her on the ground and she spun in my arms. She pressed her lips to mine and kissed me. I swear I could get high off her kisses. I deepened the kiss and heard her moan. I pulled away when air became a necessity and smiled.
"Time to get ready for bed." I said. She shook her head.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because that means you are going home." Rachel pouted.
"Honey, its 12:45, I'm not going home. I'm staying over night." I said and she smiled.
"Here you go Noah. Here are some sweatpants for you." Alan said as he walked into the room.
"Dad, where is Noah going to sleep? The spare room is full of stuff." Rachel commented.
"I can sleep on the couch." I said.
"No its ok. If you promise to behave yourselves, Noah can sleep in here with you Rach. However, the door must remain open." Alan said and I was shocked. Sure I had slept at Rach's before but I was always in the spare room.
"We promise. Thank you dad. Love you." Rach said as she walked over to her dad and gave him a kiss.
He handed me the pants and walked out of the room.
"I'll be back in a sec beautiful." I said. I walked into the bathroom and got changed out of my clothes. I threw on the sweatpants and walked out of the bathroom. I walked back into Rachel's room just as she pulled her tank top down.
"Hey." I said. She turned around and smiled. She walked over to me and grabbed my hand. She dragged me over to the bed and lay down. I slipped in next to her and rolled onto my side. I pulled her into my chest and smiled as she kissed it.
"Goodnight Noah." Rach whispered.
"Goodnight beautiful. Sleep tight." I whispered before I shut my eyes and we both fell asleep.
I woke up the next at around 12 with Rachel lying on my chest. I smiled down at her and kissed her head. She grumbled and opened her eyes.
"Morning gorgeous." I said before kissing her gently on the lips.
"Morning. How did you sleep?" Rach asked.
"Pretty good. How about you?" I asked.
"Great. What do you want to do today? We don't have Glee today and dad and daddy are probably gone," Rach explained.
I smiled down at her and kissed her.
"Why don't we get dressed then head down to the park." I offered.
"Sounds great." Rach said as she jumped out of bed.
"I'm gunna head over to my place and shower and get ready. I'll be back soon babe." I said. I grabbed my clothes from last night and walked out of her house and into my own.
"Morning Noah. How was your night?" Mum asked.
"It was good. Her aunt tried to set her up with some guy and Rach flew off her nut." I said.
"Poor thing. Are you two going out today?" Mum asked.
"Yea, we're going down to the park." I replied.
"Would you mind taking Indi? I have to start work in two hours." Mum asked.
I sighed but agreed. I ran upstairs and showered quickly so mum could shower. I got dressed in a pair of jeans and a white wife beater. I grabbed a blue and grey over shirt and walked into Indi's room.
"Come on squirt. You are spending the day with Rach and me." I said. Indi smiled and jumped out of her bed. She grabbed her shoes and followed me downstairs. We said goodbye to mum and walked back over to Rachel's.
--- Rach POV ---
I heard a knock on the door and walked downstairs. I opened the door and smiled when I saw Indi and Noah.
"Hey there Rachel. Noah said I'm spending the day with you guys." Indi said. I smiled but saw Noah frown.
"Hey Indi, can you run upstairs to my bedroom and grab my phone, sunglasses and wallet off my bed please?" I asked the young girl. She nodded and ran inside. I pulled Noah into the living room and sat him on the lounge.
"What's wrong?" I asked as I sat on his lap. I felt Noah's hands on my waist and smiled.
"I just wanted to spend time with you today alone." Noah said.
"Oh Noah. We both know that Indi will run off and play on the playground. We can sit on the seats by the lake or swing on the swings and be alone. Don't worry." I said before I pressed a light kiss on his lips.
Indi came racing down the stairs and smiled at us. She handed me my things and sat beside us.
"Come on girls. Let's head down to the park." Noah said. I got off his lap and grabbed his hand. Noah stood up followed by Indi who grabbed my other hand. Noah's arm went around my waist and we walked to the front door. Once I had locked it, we began the short walk to the park.
"Rachel? Can I go play on the swings?" Indi asked when we arrived.
"Of course. Noah and I will be just on that seat by the lake ok." I said. Indi nodded and ran off to play. Noah and I walked over to the seat and sat down.
"I don't think I can thank you enough for putting up with my family last night." I said as Noah pulled me into his side.
"It was the least I could do. Besides, it was worth it to see you nearly launch yourself at that Liam guy." Noah said before he leant down and kissed me.
"Ahem. Didn't we have a discussion about keeping kissing private?" A voice behind us said. Noah and I jumped apart and looked up. Kurt, Quinn, Mercedes and Finn were standing around smiling.
"Shut up bitches." I said with a grin. "Why are you guys here?"
"Daniel wanted to play at the park after church and I brought Finn. We ran into Kurt and Mer on the walk here. "Quinn explained.
"Ok then. Have a seat." Noah said. The four of them sat down on the ground and looked up at us.
"So how was last night?" Kurt asked.
I groaned and Noah laughed.
"That bad huh?" Quinn asked.
"That bad and worse." I said.
"Really? What happened?" Finn asked.
"My grandmother and aunt tried to set me up with a random guy they brought along. On top of that, they criticised me about my outfit and bagged out Noah so I had a great night," I said sarcastically.
"Oh poor baby." Kurt said. I shrugged and snuggled into Noah's side. We stayed and talked for a little bit before Quinn's phone began ringing.
"Hey B. What's up?" Quinn asked.
"She did what? Crap, is she ok?" Quinn asked.
"Damn, now we have to find a new person. Ok. Meet at mine tonight and we will see what we can do. Ok. Call San and tell her. Bye," Quinn said before she hung up the phone and slipped it back into her pocket.
"What's happened Quinn?" Finn asked.
"Sophie Martinez was at her horse riding lesson today and she fell off her horse. She broke her leg in three places. She can't cheer for the rest of the season," Quinn said "Now I have to find a new squad member."
I watched as Kurt leant over and whispered something in Quinn's ear. She smiled and nodded. Quinn turned to whisper in Mercedes ear who squealed. I started to feel scared. In unison, all three turned to me and smiled widely.
"Oh no. No way!" I said when I realised what they wanted. Noah and Finn looked at each other in a confused way before turning back to us.
"Oh please Rach? You'd be perfect. I could really use your dance skills," Quinn pleaded with puppy eyes.
"Quinn, stop it," I said. She just continued with the puppy eyes and I couldn't help but feel my resolve caving.
"Fine. I'll do it but I don't like it," I said with a sigh. Quinn squealed and jumped up to hug me.
"Wait a minute. I'm confused. What just happened?" Noah asked.
"I am apparently a member of the Cheerios now," I replied.
Noah smiled and said "Sweet. Now I get to see you in a short uniform every day."
I swung around and slapped him on the chest "You're a pig," I said.
"Yea but I'm your pig babe," Noah said before he kissed me.
"Ok, I just texted San and Britt and told them. They are heaps excited. We will schedule a tryout with Miss. S tomorrow. Oh Rach, this is gunna be great," Quinn said.
"Yea, for you maybe. Sylvester frankly scares me shitless," I whispered. Noah laughed and shook his head.
We talked for a little bit longer before Quinn and Danny needed to head home.
"We should probably make a move too Noah," I said. He nodded and picked Indi up as she ran towards us. He grabbed my hand and we walked back to my place.
"Come on Indi, let's watch a movie," I said. I took her from Noah's arms and we walked into the living room. I told her to pick a movie then come and get me. I walked back into the kitchen where Noah was waiting.
"Heya. Its gunna be cool to have you on the team supporting me," Noah said as he wrapped his arms around me.
"I just don't feel like parading around in practically nothing in front of the whole school." I replied.
"Oh honey, don't worry. You are beautiful, why not flaunt it." Noah said.
Noah and I found ourselves being dragged back into the living room where Indi had set up a movie. I snuggled into Noah's side and we settled in to watch Enchanted.
--- Noah POV ---
The next day, I arrived at school at the normal time because football practice wasn't on. Heaps of guys came up and patted me on the back.
"Congrats Puck," One guy said whilst another guy said I was a lucky man.
I walked down to Finn's locker where Matt, Mike, Finn, Artie and Kurt were.
"Why the hell is everyone congratulating me this morning? What the hell is going on?" I asked.
The boys all exchanged a glance. "You mean you really haven't seen?" Kurt asked.
"No. Will someone please exp---"I felt myself trail off as my eyes widened and my jaw dropped.
"He's just seen it." I heard Matt whisper but I ignored him.
Walking towards us was Rachel, flanked by Quinn, San, Britt, Mercedes and Tina and I started thanking every deity above for my girlfriend. She was wearing the standard red, black and white cheerleading uniform and OMG! The skirt was short as and sat perfectly on her hips. The skirt accentuated her long, tanned legs and I felt myself getting angry at the guys who were staring at her. The top she was wearing was tight against her breasts and showed off her toned, flat stomach. Her hair was pulled up into a simple but sleek ponytail and she had some subtle make up on.
"Hey Noah," She said shyly as they came to stand in front of us. I pulled Rach to me and kissed her hard, marking my territory and putting a stop to any fears she may have had about her look.
"You look gorgeous. That uniform looks incredible on you." I whispered. She blushed and I grabbed her back pack and we walked towards her locker.
This is the proper chapter – I posted the wrong one. Sorry guys.
Sorry for the shitty ending. I will get started on the next chapter ASAP. I have started school holidays now so I should be able to type more often. I hope this is good. Sorry there are no songs in this chapter but I will try and put them in the next. Thanks for being wonderful reviewers. My other Glee story will be updated soon as well – I love holidays. Have a Happy Easter everyone.