Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, any of its characters or the plot of the show. Glee belongs to Ryan Murphy and Fox.

I do not own the song by Bon Jovi; I am just using it for a title.

I do own this plot line.

Thanks to my beta Thayet-Victoria.

I apologize for the wait on this... I've been dealing with some family stuff that makes writing this really difficult.

This chapter isn't as long as the next few will be, as per request.

Rachel lifted her hand to her mouth, running her index finger over her lips. She was amazed at the feeling that lingered upon them. Puck had kissed her. But she pulled away.

It wasn't that she didn't want to kiss him, well maybe it was, but she didn't pull away to reject him. The action was something that she hadn't expected from him. Especially since he had left the studio so he could be with Santana.

But he had come back. For what? To kiss her? Or maybe it was because he watched Finn pull up and he didn't want Finn to insult her again. But why would he do that?

Her thoughts were a jumbled mess. She honestly didn't know how to handle this sort of thing. She had only kissed two other guys before Puck, but the energy she felt with Puck was different. She was terrified of what that might mean.

She was going to spend more time thinking about what Puck had just done, but she suddenly remembered that Finn was still waiting in the other room for her. She took a few breaths before deciding that she should return to her guest.

"Sorry about that Finn." She said with a smile after she saw him looking at her with confused eyes.

"What was that all about?"
"Nothing, it's just Puck had forgotten to get the lyrics and music for our duet. You know him, always thinking he is on top of everything." She hadn't realized the double meaning until Finn laughed loudly.

"Well, I've heard he is on top of a lot of things." Finn said, still laughing. Rachel shot a glare at him which shut him up immediately. "Sorry." He muttered though he wasn't sorry at all. He didn't want to get on Rachel's bad side, after all. He did have his goals, and he wasn't going to mess it up this time.

"You should go." Rachel said suddenly.

"Why? I just got here, and we were just talking about us being friends again."
"I know. But my dad is going to be home soon. I was only given permission to have Puck over for practice." She said, lying through her teeth. She was worried about how easy it was to lie to Finn. It must be a side effect of hanging around Puck, he was a bad influence.

At least he doesn't want you for sex. The voice inside Rachel's head said. Finn just wants to get in your pants. Puck knows that he doesn't have to con you into sleeping with him. Had her mind really just said that? She didn't even like Puck, there is no way she would even consider that. Right?

She was second guessing herself and she hated it. It wasn't like her to not be confident. Puck made her feel like she wasn't in control of what happened in her life. She'd be damned if she wasn't. But didn't him kissing her make him the one in control? She wondered.

"Ughh!" She let out audibly. She had forgotten that Finn was still standing in front of her. He was looking at her like she needed to be committed to an asylum. "Sorry. I'm just a bit irritated. I forgot to set up a time to practice with Puck."
"Yeah, he needs the practice." Finn said under his breath. "I'll get going." Finn turned around and saw that Puck was still in the driveway. He was beating the shit out of something in his truck. "Well it looks like you don't have to worry. Puck is still in your driveway, so you can talk to him about the practice." Finn smiled. "I'll see you at school tomorrow." He leaned down and kissed her cheek then walked away before she could say anything to him.

She waited until Finn had pulled out of the driveway before she went over to Puck's truck. She hesitantly knocked on the window.

"Hey." He said in response.

"I wanted to," she started. He held his hand up top stop her from talking.

"Don't. Don't say anything okay? I don't know what I was thinking kissing you, it was stupid."
"That isn't what I was talking about." He gave her a look. "Okay, yes it was. I didn't pull away to stop you." She said quietly. That surprised him.

"Then why?"

"You startled me is all. I wasn't expecting you to kiss me."

"It was a bad idea."
"Why?" She said, clearly offended.

"Well, I'm sort of dating someone." He admitted with a slight shrug of his right shoulder.

"You used me to cheat on Santana?" She yelled, not even trying to be quiet.

"I didn't plan it!" He yelled back.

"Was that your intention this whole time? Just like Finn."

"Don't compare me to that dick." He said, setting his face into a mask of anger.

"Oh, that would be bad, considering that he is better than you!"
"Are you kidding me?" His voice rising. He opened the door to his truck and got out so he was standing in front of her.
"No! I'm not. Because he is better than you. At nearly everything. Singing, talking, kissing." She used her fingers to count the reasons.

"He is not better." He yelled. "He lies, I lied. He cheats, I cheated." He finally realized what she said last. "And he is not a better kisser." He growled. He captured her lips for the second time. This time it wasn't just a simple brush, this kiss was hard and unforgiving. There was a determination behind it, he was going to prove that he was better than Finn. He bit her lip, causing her to gasp and open her mouth. He took that opportunity to explore her mouth with his tongue. Caressing hers in a way that made her knees weak.

She didn't think insulting him would lead to this, but damn if he wasn't proving that he was a better kisser. After a few seconds more of kissing he pulled away. Leaving her mouth and body desperate for more.
"You win." She said breathlessly. "You are a way better kisser than Finn." He was breathing hard, but had settled a smirk on his lips.

He didn't say anything, just kept smirking at her. He had won, and that was all that mattered to him. He didn't even care that he had just cheated on Santana again, the thought hadn't even occurred to him. He had a feeling that it wasn't going to stop, that he would have to kiss Rachel again. And again.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this. It's going to be back and forth with Rachel and Puck. I'm sorry if that isn't what people want, but it's the only way for me to continue.

Keep an eye out for some new stories coming out.

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