A/N: thanks for the reviews! here's chapter 10. :D
Chapter Ten
"Baby?" Puck called out as he stepped into the house, a grocery bag in one hand and his keys in the other, "Rach?"
"I'm having a bath," Rachel called back.
Puck perked up, but then remembered she was angry with him. He sighed and shrugged off his jacket, hanging it up on the coat rack and putting his keys on the desk. After putting the groceries away, he bit his lip while walking over to the bathroom.
He knocked gently, "Baby? Can I come in?"
He heard her sigh before hearing the water slosh around, "Yes."
Puck opened the door, closing it behind him and smiled softly at her. The lights were off; a few candles lighting the small room for her and making her olive skin glow. Her hair was up in a messy bun with her bangs held back by a head band and the mass amount of bubbles covered her completely.
"Hey," Puck whispered, sitting on the floor and leaned against the tub where her feet were, "I got your ice cream and stuff."
"You remembered the gummy bears?" She asked, quirking an eyebrow and adjusting her head slightly.
"I wouldn't dream of forgetting them," Puck smirked slightly, "I also got that gross POM drink you like and I got sour gummy worms."
"Thank you," She whispered, her eyes big and brown as she gazed into Puck's eyes.
Puck smiled at her and rested his chin on the back of his hand that was placed on the wall of the tub. He looked over the bubbles, "This is a huge amount of bubbles."
Rachel let out a small breathy laugh, "I got sidetracked and didn't realize I had poured half the new bottle of bubble bath in."
"With?" Puck asked, tilting his head slightly so his cheek bone rested on his hand.
Rachel glanced up at the ceiling, obviously not wanting to say what she was about to. She let out a long, quiet sigh before looking back to her husband, "I realized that I may have overreacted. As much as it hurts me to admit it, I shouldn't have reacted the way I did and for that, I am sorry."
"Babe-"
"No, let me finish," Rachel held up a wet, bubbly hand, "I still strongly believe that I had a right to be angry-"
"You do-"
"And that you should've told me about the girls that you have been with," Rachel paused, before sighing and reaching her soapy hand to touch Puck's tired face, "But it happened in the past and I shouldn't have questioned your loyalty and faithfulness towards me. I'm just crazy right now-" Puck smirked, lifting his head and grabbed Rachel's hand, kissing it softly, "-More so than I originally am and I'm sorry that you have to deal with it."
"Baby, I love you," Puck smiled at her, "And I'm sorry too."
Rachel smiled at him before looking at the bubbles that were covering her, "I love you too."
"Now," Puck smirked and followed her gaze before looking back at her, "Is there enough room in there for me?"
"I thought you'd never ask," Rachel smiled and watched appreciativly as Puck stood up to remove his shirt.
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"Baby, I'm tired, we both didn't sleep well last night," Puck whined, "Why can't we just stay home and watch movies? We can go rent one if you want!"
"Babe, I want to have the Christmas shopping done! We haven't even started and Christmas is next Saturday!" Rachel complained, glancing at Puck as he laid in bed before looking into the mirror, "I can't wear jeans- no jeans or any of my skirts fit me, Noah! I'm only 14 weeks and I need clothes."
"Why can't we go tomorrow?" Puck whined again, sitting up and leaning back on his elbows, "For what I have planned, you don't have to worry about clothes," Puck was still whining and Rachel raised an eyebrow.
"Or we can get everything done today and take it easy tomorrow," Rachel smiled kittenishly, walking towards Puck who naturally smirked at her.
"And do what?" Puck raised an eyebrow, pushing himself up as Rachel stood between his legs.
Puck placed his hands on her bare thighs; she was still dressed in her towel while Puck had pulled on some boxers; her small bump was pushed against the towel and Puck loved the look of it.
Rachel smiled at him with heated eyes as she placed a hand on his shoulder, the other on the back of his head. Puck dropped his smirk, his eyes still playful as he slowly trailed his hands up the back of her thighs to land on her bottom. He gave it a light squeeze to which Rachel squealed.
"Hmm... I think you know," Rachel smirked at him, leaning closer to kiss him. Puck groaned into the kiss, gripped Rachel's bottom harder, lifting her slightly to place her beside him on the bed before leaning his upper body on her. Rachel smiled and leaned back a little, "Are we going shopping?"
Puck groaned again which turned into a moan as Rachel kissed that spot on his neck before nibbling it, "Mm... we can do whatever if you keep doing that."
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Soon enough, they had gotten dressed and were now heading to the mall just outside of Lima to get all the Christmas gifts and maternity clothes. A random song was playing in the background while Rachel hummed along, holding Puck's hand as she stared out the window, tapping her pen on the notebook placed in her lap.
She yawned and Puck smiled at her, "Tired, babe?"
"Hmm..." She grumbled out, quickly writing something down on the notebook, "What did your sister say she wanted?"
"Uh, the new Hedley CD or movie or something, I don't know- I can call her?" Puck offered, shrugging slightly, "Mom wanted pictures of us since her wedding one got ruined."
"Yeah," Rachel nodded nonchalantely, "Oh- want to know what?" Puck 'hm'd' at her and she smiled, "We can do the pregnancy photos for her! And for my dads!"
"Don't they usually do those like, later?" Puck raised an eyebrow, turning left onto the malls street before glancing to Rachel.
"Yeah, but we can get a frame and put- Oh my gosh! Noah, I can't believe I didn't think of it! We could put the baby's ultrasound picture in the frame!" Rachel offered, smiling brightly at Puck.
"You're excited," Puck smiled at her, his heart beating quickly. This was maybe the first time he has seen her get excited about something concerning her pregnancy... other than food.
"Don't you think it would be a good idea? We can do one for my dads too," Rachel shrugged, her voice slowing down, "And since my next ultrasound is on the 23rd, it'll work out perfectly!"
"Yeah, I think it would be great," Puck grinned, kissing Rachel's knuckles softly.
She smiled softly before her face drained. Her eyebrows furrowed and her chin jerk slightly.
"Babe?" Puck pulled into the malls parking lot, "Baby, you okay? You're like... white."
"Yeah..." Rachel scrunched her eyebrows and looked down at her belly, "It's..."
"Is the baby okay?" Puck had already parked the truck and his hands were on her small bump before Rachel could even process anything.
"Yeah, I'm okay- the baby's okay," Puck sighed in relief and rubbed soothing circles on her stomach, "Sorry, I didn't mean to worry you. My stomach... I don't know, maybe I'm just hungry."
Puck smirked, undoing her seatbelt and his own, "You just ate, Rach."
Soon enough, they got out of the truck and were heading towards the mall. Puck reached to grab Rachel's hand and she smiled at him. She could hear the snow and slush crunch under her UGGS until they entered the mall. Christmas music was playing over the speakers and Puck groaned. Rachel just beamed at him as they made their way through the large crowd.
"I told you this was a bad idea," Puck groaned as Rachel dragged him towards HMV, "The mall is packed."
"You're right," Rachel nodded as they walked into the store which was currently playing a celebrities remake of Christmas songs, "But we're here already, so let's just make it quick and if we have some left over money, we can go see a movie?"
Puck smiled softly at Rachel who was smiling at him, "Sure, babe."
Rachel looked up and puckered her lips, her eyes dancing with excitedness. Puck smiled and leaned down, connecting their lips before Rachel pulled away suddenly and grabbed a CD, "Is this the one Ellie wanted?"
Puck nodded as he scanned the shelves for any movies his mother might want. He picked up one that looked interested and held it up for Rachel to inspect. Rachel smiled in approval and they moved to the line.
Eventually, they were done Christmas shopping. They had gotten two picture frames for her father's and also a movie, cookbooks, and a gift card to the mall that Rachel thought they might like. They had gotten a picture frame, a movie, a CD, a couple books and a gift card for Puck's mother and sister.
"This is so good," Rachel moaned, holding the lightest bags while eating frozen yogurt with crushed candy canes and white chocolate shavings, "Want some?"
Puck shook his head, happy with his peanut butter and chocolate ice cream cone. Rachel licked her lips slightly, her eyes glazed over as she watched Puck take a lick of his ice cream. Puck smirked but then dropped it as he saw that he was gazing at his delicious treat.
He sighed- silently cursing (but then taking it back) before holding the cone towards her, "Do you want some, babe?"
Rachel snapped out of her trance and gave Puck a shy smile, "No, I'm okay..."
"Baby," Puck rolled his eyes, "If you want some, all you have to do is say so."
Puck waved the cone in front of her face, taunting her until she took it and licked some of it, "Oh my god, so good."
Puck smirked, pinching her bottom. Rachel looked at him with wide eyes as he continued to smirk, "See, you could've said that still if we were at home."
Rachel rolled her eyes as they walked passed a garbage bin and she threw her empty cup into it. She ignored his comment, walking into one of the maternity store that had a 'Christmas Sale' sign posted on the window display. Puck glanced at the expecting mothers in the store and smiled to the saleslady who greeted them.
Rachel beamed at her and started roaming through the rakes, collecting a few flowy shirts, dresses, and sweaters before making her way to the jeans. Puck followed her like a lost puppy, not knowing where else to go.
"What do you think about those ones, Noah?" Rachel asked, glancing up at her husband before pointing out a pair of dark skinny jeans.
He shrugged and grabbed the smallest pair for her, "Try 'em on."
Rachel smiled and pointed to another pair where Puck had pulled the smallest size as well, raising his eye at the weird elastic band that doned the top of the jeans.
Puck and Rachel made their way to the change room, with Rachel going behind a curtain while Puck sat down on the circle bench.
"What are you trying on first?" Puck asked nonchalantely, leaning against the pole that was in the middle.
"The dress- it's easy to try on," Rachel responded before coming out behind the curtain and smiling shyly at Puck again.
Puck raised his eyebrows, liking the way the fabric made her tanned skin glow. The dress concealed her bump, but he could tell that in just a few short weeks, the dress would be flattering to her belly.
"Looks great, babe," Puck smiled.
"Think so?" Rachel asked, looking into the mirror and twisting from side to side, "It doesn't make me look-"
"You are not fat, Rach," Puck interrupted.
Rachel smirked, "Looks good?"
"That dress goes into the yes pile."
Rachel smiled and got back into the changing room as another couple came in. The pregnant woman going behind on of the curtains while the man sat down beside Puck. Puck nodded his head in greeting while the guy smiled at him and leaned against the post as well.
Rachel came out with a smile on her face. Puck instantly knew she liked the outfit, and to be honest- he did too. The dark skinny jeans didn't even look like they were maternity jeans and they looked great on her. The thin blue baby-doll shirt looked great as well, making her bump look bigger than it was but Puck knew it was just the flare of the shirt.
"Yes pile?" Rachel asked, striking a pose as Puck laughed.
"Sure, babe," Puck nodded.
Rachel smiled and entered the room again, fixing the curtain as she changed into her next outfit. The man beside him smirked at him, "Yours?"
"Most definitely," Puck nodded cockily.
The man nodded, an impressed smile entering his face, "Good work, bud."
Puck laughed lightly, "I thought so too."
Next, the man's wife walked out in a red silk empire-waist dress, twirling around for him and smiled. The man grinned, "Gorgeous, honey."
The woman smiled and entered the change room. Puck smirked, "I'm guessing, yours?"
"Yep- five months," The man's eyes widened slightly.
"Really? 14 weeks," Puck responded, waving his hand between himself and the curtain where Rachel was behind.
"You guys seem young," The man remarked, nodding.
"Yeah, I can hear the rumors now," Puck smirked, "But trust me, when we got married- there wasn't even a chance that she could've been pregnant."
The man smirked knowingly, "Married recently?"
"August," Puck nodded.
"Atta boy," The man chuckled.
Puck laughed as well, "Well, you know..."
"Yes I do know, we're having twins," He smirked, "Two boys."
"That would be awesome," Puck raised an eyebrow and then laughed, "I think my wife die- having me and two of my spawns."
The man smirked, "We already have a girl- so I'm happy I get to have some fun now."
Puck smiled, silently debating the on whether he would want a boy or girl, "We don't know yet."
"You'll find out sooner or later," The man nodded, "What do you want it to be?"
Puck shrugged, "I dunno..."
"Noah, baby? How about this one?" Rachel came out, an unsure look on her face at the light-wash of the blue jeans she had on. The pink sweater she had on was adorable (Puck would never state that outloud) and fit her in all the right places.
"I think you look amazing, Rach," Puck smiled at her, "Yes pile."
"Really?" Rachel asked, stepping away from the curtain to look at the mirror, "These jeans don't make my thighs look weird?"
"I'm your legs number one fan," Puck smirked, "And the jeans look great."
"Really?" Rachel asked again.
"Yes."
"Truly?" Rachel raised her eyebrow, looking at Puck again.
"Yes."
"And you're not just saying that?"
"If you're not going to wear them, don't get them. But I think they look great," Puck smiled at her.
"Okay," Rachel nodded, going into the change room for the next outfit.
"I want a boy," Puck instantly said as soon as his wife went behind the curtain.
The man laughed before shrugging slightly, "Girls aren't bad. Hell, my daughter had me wrapped around her finger the first time I felt her kick and it sucks because she knows it," He laughed again, "She uses it to her advantage, but... everytime she smiles at me; I just... I melt. And when she cries, I want to punch whatever made her cry and I would probably kill myself if I ever made her cry," Puck nodded at the man, smiling as he tried to think if their baby were a girl, "But... having a boy you can play ball with? And take mudding? Well that's basically a mans dream."
Puck laughed, "True say, man."
"Ready to go?" The man's wife popped out of the curtain with the red dress in tow.
She smiled at Puck as the man stood up, "Sure, babe."
The woman grinned at him with brightly shining eyes and it reminded him of Rachel. She turned to walk out of the changing room area and the man held out his hand, "Good luck to you and you're wife."
"Thanks," Puck smiled, shaking his hand, "You too."
The man nodded and smiled as Rachel came out in another outfit, "Who was that?"
Her interested look made Puck smile. He shrugged, choosing not to say anything and glanced over her appearence, "God, you're hot."
Rachel rolled her eyes with a smile on her face before going back into the change room and putting that outfit on the yes pile.
With four new pairs of jeans, three new sweaters, three new shirts, and one dress later, they were walking out of the mall and got into their truck. Puck checked their bank account, noting they had enough for a movie and treats but Rachel looked completely beat.
"Tired?" Puck asked, starting the engine while putting on his seatbelt.
As if on queue,Rachel yawned and gave Puck a lazy smile, "Goodness, I've never felt this tired in my life."
"Pregnancy will do that, I guess baby," Puck shrugged.
Rachel nodded before looking back down at her 'What To Expect When You're Expecting' book she had insisted they they buy and flipped through a couple pages.
"Do you maybe just want to rent a movie and get junk food?" Puck offered, "I don't want you falling asleep in the theatre."
"Sounds good, baby," Rachel grinned and leaned over the console to steal a kiss from her husband as they stopped at a red light, "Thank you."
"Anything for you," Puck grinned, pulling her over again for a quick kiss before he lifted his foot off the brake and onto the gas.
Rachel sat properly into her seat again, still feeling the little weird feeling in her stomach. Maybe it was gas? She pursed her lips in thought slightly and discreetly glanced at her little bump.
"You okay?" Puck asked, reaching over to place his hand on the top of her thigh.
"Yeah," Rachel smiled and ran her fingers over his hand, "Just tired," She paused while taking her hand away from his and reaching over to gently play with his ear, "I love you."
Puck smiled and stole a glance at her, "I love you too."
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A/N: so whatcha think? more of a filler than anything, but i hope you guys liked it. next chapter is going to be up soon, i have it written out but i want to add some stuff. also, in regards to my other fic that i have going, 'someday we'll know' you can go check it out because when i first started, i was so excited to write it &i love the response that i got it but i'm just kinda bored right now. writing for this story is making me less bored.
gah, i hate going through phases like that.
oh well, hope you enjoyed it! thanks for reading, lemme know what you think. :D