Woah I haven't updated this in forever! Well here's a chapter.
It's been two weeks, and Brian was nowhere to be found. It was Saturday so like on most weekends, Puck was in Shelby's apartment. His mom was understanding, for the most part of the situation. Well, Puck had told her that he had been spending his time there helping with Beth. He'd stay over there when Shelby wanted to rest, but relentless Beth would cry, keeping her from doing so.
The two were cuddling, watching Funny Girl. Shelby's favorite musical of all time. He laid on his side and she was curled into him. Puck stroked her arm, lovingly, relishing the feeling of being in the presence of the love of his life. "Baby," he whispered into her ear.
"Yeah," she said, looking up at him. He found her adorable. Her large, chocolate brown orbs were perfect. He knew that he'd never stop loving her for as long as he lived.
"I'm so happy you're safe. You're finally safe. Brian will never hurt you again. He'll never come back here, as long as I'm here," he said softly, before placing a gentle kiss on her lips.
Shelby smiled, before turning back around to watch the last scene of the movie. She had this nervous feeling in her stomach. She knew she had to let it pass, before she knew it, the credits were rolling, and she had forgotten all about it! Well almost…
At around two, Puck emerged from a hot shower, having only a towel wrapped around his hips. Beth was playing in her play pen and Shelby was crouched next to it, smiling at her baby girl. Puck was glad. Glad that his two girls were finally safe. Shelby stood, and her jaw dropped just a tiny bit.
"Oh, someone likes what they see," he smirked. Shelby couldn't help herself. She stood up, and walked over to him, a seductive look decorating her face. She grabbed his hand and pulled him to her bedroom. She hadn't been this 'needy' until before what happened with Brian. She pushed on his shoulders and he was sitting at the edge of her bed.
She started to unbutton her jeans, when he reached out and grabbed her hands. "Shel," he whispered. "You don't have to rush."
She shook his hands away and started to work at the button faster, only getting more frustrated when it wouldn't pop open. "Damn jeans," she cursed to herself. She got the button undone, then unzipping the zipper, exposing the top of her purple panties. Her hands were extremely shaky, as she yanked her jeans down, only for Puck to stand up so he was looking down at her.
"Stop," he whispered. "Don't do this. You're trying to rush it, but I know you're nervous. He crouched down, and grabbed the top of her jeans, pulling them up to her waist. He sat back down and looked back up at her. She was in so much stress.
"No," she snapped back. "I-I can do this." She tried again to pull her pants down, she wanted to prove something to him.
Reaching out, Puck pulled her to him. "Baby, you're vulnerable right now. You don't need to have sex with me to prove you love me, now come here," he said before pulling her onto his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck as she sat in a crouched position.
"I-I want you t-to know that I love you," she stuttered. The tears slowly started to roll down her face.
"I know you do, Shel. It's ok. You're so special to me. I know are relationship may seem complicated to other people, but it's not to me. You balance me out. I don't ever want you to rush anything. I'm never going to leave you Shelby."
She bent her head down and kissed his lips lovingly. He held her tighter as he slowly leaned back on the bed. Puck was on his back, holding Shelby's curled form on his body.
Noah Puckerman had never been so certain of anything in his life, but now, he was absolutely sure that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Shelby Corcoran. He'd give up anything just to be with her. "Shelby," he whispered, "I have to tell you something."
In response, she rolled off of him and they laid on their sides, facing each other. "I want to drop out of high school," he confessed.
Shelby's eyes widened in response. "Noah, you can't. This is your Senior year. Why do you want to give it up?"
Puck swallowed hard. He had to find the absolute perfect words to tell her. After two minutes of thinking, Puck said, "I want to be with you. Like be be with you. I want you to be my girlfriend. You and Beth mean the world to me, and I am so sure that this is what I want. Spending time with you has been amazing, and you and I both know that there's something here. I want everyone to know that I am the one loving you, and making you feel special." Taking a deep breath, he continued, "That's why I want to drop out of school. I want to tell everyone I know about us, but you being a teacher, I can't"
"Noah," she whispered. "You can't do this. I know you love me, but you can't throw your education out for me."
"Shelby, this is what I need. Please just tell me you love me back, so I know I'm not making a fool of myself." Puck blinked back the tears as he talked to her. He wouldn't be able to live, knowing Shelby didn't have the same feelings for him.
"I love you, Noah. I do. So much. But it's hard, ok? With Rachel, and me being a teacher at your school. Are relationship, if it escalated into that, would have to stay private. What you've done for me the past few weeks has been amazing. I don't think I can ever thank you. Just know, I do want to be with you," she confessed.
Puck scooted closer to her, their faces only inches apart. "I want Glee club to know. They're all pretty chill for the most part, can I tell them about us?"
"I don't think I'm ready Noah," she sighed. I'm still healing.
"Please, Shelby. You're an amazing actress. You cover it up in school perfectly well. And besides, you don't have to keep anything from them. You can trust them," he pleaded, reaching out for their hand.
"Ok," she finally gave in. She truly did love Noah. Although he was much younger than her, she felt something with him she never felt before.
"So does this mean you're my girlfriend," Puck asked smiling.
Finally, she gave in. She loved Noah, and if telling his friends about them made him happy, she was going to do it. "Have the Glee kids over tomorrow," she said, smiling.
It was Sunday afternoon. Puck had invited Rachel, Finn, Santana, Brittany, Mercedes, and Sugar. They were the most important to him and Shelby. The Glee club members were a little bit skeptical on why they were going to Shelby's, but they figured it had to do with Glee.
Shelby was pacing around her small apartment, nervous on announcing the news to the kids. She felt like she was doing something wrong, but she trusted them.
"Noah, I'm nervous," she confessed as he emerged from her room. She had Beth in her arms and had been pacing the room for an hour.
By two, the Glee clubbers were there. They were sitting in the living room, and Sugar was playing with Beth. "There is something we need to tell you," Puck said, grabbing Shelby's hand. He was certain her heart had started racing.
"Are you guys like a….?" Santana asked, slowly, hesitant of her question.
"No, San, they're not communists," Brittany answered, completely serious about her answer.
"Shelby…Ms Corcoran…is my girlfriend," Puck confessed. The Glee clubbers' mouths dropped in shock. Shelby shot Puck a we-so-should-not-have-done-this look. "I know this is a lot to take in," Puck started, only to get interrupted by Rachel.
"A lot to take in Puck," she snapped. "Me going out with you even after you got Quinn pregnant was a lot to take in. Now I'm sitting here with you telling me you're dating my mom? That's not a lot to take in. That's fucking Bull shit!" She got up and stormed out of the tiny apartment, not even bringing Finn with her.
Shelby was on the verge on tears as she stood up and walked into her bedroom. Puck sighed, stood up, and was making his way to her room when Santana stopped him. "I'll go talk to her, Puckerman. You sit down and talk to everyone else.
Quietly, Santana knocked on Shelby's bedroom door. "It's Santana, can I come in?" A muffled yes came from the room so she walked in. She saw her Troubletones coach sitting on the side of her bed, staring out the window. Santana made her way to the bed and sat next to her.
"Do you love him?" Santana asked, coming right out with what she wanted to ask. No hesitation.
Shelby turned her head and smiled softly at the cheerleader. "Yes, Santana, I think I do. I know it's wrong, but I do have feelings for him."
Santana smiled and put her hand on Shelby's shoulder. "Ms. C, I'm a lesbian. Age, gender, race, religion, none of that shit matters when it comes to love. I know Puck loves you. I've been friends with him since we were little, and his feelings for you are pretty obvious. I've never seen him try so hard in school in his life."
"Why did Rachel react so badly," Shelby asked. She hated that she had hurt her daughter.
"Berry over reacted. Typical. She just hates seeing the guy she couldn't be with get with her mom. Same thing when she liked Finn sophomore year. He was dating Fabray so ultimately, Rachel didn't like her. She'll get over it. Now go out there. Puck is gonna get worried." She reached out and fixed Shelby's hair, getting a smile from her teacher.
Shelby responded by hugging the Latina cheerleader. "Thank you, San," she whispered into her hair.
Santana reached for Shelby's hand and the two walked back into the family room where the teenagers were all sitting in a circle talking and laughing. Beth was tottering from student to student. They had found her so adorable.
Puck walked up to where Shelby and Santana were standing and he wrapped his arms around her waist in a hug. She was hesitant at first but put her chin on his shoulder and they stood there in a hug for a few seconds before pulling back.
Santana was smiling ear to ear. She looked up to Shelby like Kurt looked up to Patty or Barbra. She was so happy that her coach was dating her friend. She knew they'd do well together.
Mercedes was the first to speak up after the hug. "Ms. Corcoran, we know other people might look down on you're relationship, but I think I'm speaking for the rest of the group when I say that I support you guys 100%. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone else."
A weight had been lifted off both Shelby and Puck's shoulder. Life for Shelby had been getting better. Her love's friends supported them and Brian was out…for now.
Ooh for now? Dramalicious!
I'm so so so so so so so so happy to be writing again! I hope to update this more often!
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Also has anyone ever seen the show Rizzoli & Isles? I'm obsessed!