Here's chapter 10! FYI, I know the previous stories in this series were just about over at this point, but this one is not. Far from it actually, thanks to jjake09 who encoraged me to give ya'll more. He also is now my pernanent beta for this story!
Thaks Jake! Also, thanks to those of you who have reviewed, I really apriciate it!

Glee isn't mine in any way :(

Puck

I was sitting at the gleek lunch table, fielding questions about where Kurt was and getting increasingly agitated because I didn't know. Finally, about ten minutes into lunch, he came strolling in. I waved him over to the table.

He leaned down, placing a kiss on my head. "Hey honey," he said while removing his bag from his body. "Could you watch my stuff? I gotta rush if I'm going to eat anything."

I smiled at him, and then moved so he could see what was on the table behind me. I had been feeling better than usual today, so I had gotten Kurt a salad, a bread roll and an apple. "Already got it covered baby."

He smiled as he took a seat next to me. "Noah! Thanks," he said as he wrapped his arms around me. Sitting back he started eating and my curiosity couldn't wait any longer.

"Kurt?"

"Mmmm?"

"What took you so long getting here?"

"Yeah," Mercedes chimed in. "We've been grilling your boyfriend here, but he was no help."

Kurt finished chewing and swallowed before answering. "Sam, he wanted to talk to me."

That set me off a bit, but I kept my cool cause I wasn't about to out him to everybody. I know how shitty that can be. But I was left wondering just what the fuck was going on. Sure I had told him to talk to Kurt about his 'closet problem,' but I couldn't shake the feeling that maybe this Sam kid was up to something. I mean, he did try to kiss me… I looked Kurt in the eye and the look he gave me in return made me feel a little better.

"What did he want to talk about?"

Kurt turned his attention fully to Mercedes who had asked the question. "Oh nothing really, he just needs some help with… English. Yeah, he wants to meet up with me after school today." Kurt turned back to me. "Do you think that you and Finn could get a ride home with Rachel?"

That I didn't like. What in the hell did Sam want with Kurt that I couldn't be around to witness? Kurt noticed the worry and beginnings of anger on my face.

"Noah, it shouldn't take long. I'll get home as fast as I can and we can," he leaned in and whispered so only I could hear the next part. "you know, work on keeping you happy." He sat up then, a sexy smile on his face.

As tempting as that offer is, I wasn't going to let it distract me and I told him so with a serious look.

He sighed. "Ok, let me finish my lunch, then we can go "talk," ok?" He actually used finger quotes which I thought was strange at first, until I finally figured that he was probably trying to make it so our friends don't follow us.

"Ok." I sat there thoroughly bothered and impatient while he finished eating. Finally we put the last bite in his mouth and I jumped up, pulling him with me. As soon as we were far away enough to not be over heard, I started grilling him. "So what is it that Sam wants so badly that you two need to be alone?"

Kurt pulled me off to the side of the mostly empty hall way and squeezed my arm reassuringly. "First," he said, "Sam asked me to help him with his coming out issue. I told him that he had a choice. Either be miserable in the closet or come out and risk it."

"Ok, so what does that have to do with you two meeting alone?"

"Well, he wanted to do something to repay me. I told him that he didn't have to, but he insisted. The annoying part is, he won't tell me what it is."

"And you're going?"

"Well, yeah? It's not like I can just blow him off."

"Why not?"

"Oh come on Noah, you're not jealous! You're the one he wants remember, not me."

"Yeah, well I don't know about that. He wants to get in my pants sure, but you are so sexy and sweet and awesome." He smiled at me. "Well its true, you've stuck with me through all this shit, with me being all fucked up and what not. Who wouldn't want you?"

"Even if it is so and he wants me, you have nothing to worry about, right? You trust me don't you?"

"Of course I trust you Kurt," I said while pulling him closer to me. "It's Sam that I don't trust."

He blushed and I loved that I still had that power after all this time. "I see your point, how about this; I'll just let him know that you will be coming along. K?"

Now it was my turn to smile. "Ok baby," I said, then leaned down to plant a kiss on his forehead. He returned my smile then rose up on his toes to kiss my lips. Just then the bell rang.

"Well, I better get to class," he said as he turned to leave. "You too Noah."

I sighed as I turned to head to class.

The end of the day came soon enough and I found myself walking hand in hand with Kurt toward the choir room. We walked in and Sam was already there, he did not look happy to see me.

"Kurt, what is Puck doing here?"

"Well, he is my boyfriend and I'm his ride…"

"Yeah I know that, but why couldn't he find a dif-"

I cut him off, I just couldn't stand it. "Why can't I be here Sam? You gonna make moves on my boyfriend? Trying for me wasn't enough?"

"Wh- No! I just," he turned toward Kurt. "A moment?"

Kurt shrugged and walked over to him. Sam eyed me before leaning over, cupped hand by his mouth, to whisper in Kurt's ear. A look of surprise crossed my boyfriend's face, then Sam stood back. Kurt walked over to stop in front of me while pulling his keys out of his bag.

"Honey, could you maybe wait in the car?" My anger started to bubble up and he continued before I could argue. "Noah, I promise you, nothing adulterous is going to happen and if he tries anything I'll punch him in the face. Really what he is doing for me, is kinda for you."

"Huh?"

"You have nothing to worry about, I won't let him try anything and you will like the end result of this and a few more meetings between him and I. Ok?"

He pleaded with me with his eyes and I had to give in. "Ok, but I have my phone and I'll just be out in the lot if you need me. And as for you," I said while glaring at Sam. "You try anything and Kurt won't be the only one who punches you. Got it?"

He nodded, "Yeah, don't worry Puck I'll keep my hands to myself."

Finally as satisfied as I could be in this situation I headed out the door and on to Kurt's Navigator.

Sam

After talking to Kurt before lunch Sam knew he had come up with the perfect plan for maybe getting Kurt. If not getting him to actually leave Puck, at least get him later on after they are over. Cause they are bound to break up sometime, right? Anyway his plan was genius, really. Not only had he come up with a way to spend time alone with Kurt, he could make it seem like he was trying to help Kurt do something for Puck. Truthfully he was surprised that Puck hadn't already done what he was planning. The thought that he may have crossed his mind, but he dismissed it. Even if that was so, he knew he could come up with some other way. Throughout the rest of the day he kept dreaming up scenarios that all ended with Kurt kissing him; or him kissing Kurt and being kissed back. Then he had some fantasies that ranged anywhere from Kurt falling into his arms after Puck broke his heart, to him saving Kurt from a drunken angry Puck. All of them ended in a kiss… or more. Often more.

He did have enough decency to feel a little bad about his plan. He didn't think of himself as a bad person. But really does anyone ever think they're bad? He knows that the right thing to do would be to just be a friend to Kurt and especially Puck. As much as he wanted to screw Puck, the more he got to know Kurt, the more he wanted to be with him. So yeah, he was really into him. Sure it is wrong of him to do anything to try to get close Kurt with less than honorable intentions, but what else could he do? He wanted him for himself so bad so he was going to go through with it. He didn't even consider that it wouldn't work.

The end of the school day came and Sam went straight to the choir room to wait for Kurt. It was an understatement to say that he was disappointed to see Puck arrive with Kurt. So of course he questioned him as to why Puck was there. That sparked Puck's anger and made Sam realize that he was gonna have to be a little more delicate about things if his plan was going to work. Surprisingly enough Kurt agreed to send Puck away after Sam whispered in his ear. Nice.

Puck

I sat in Kurt's car trying not to brood. Really I wasn't that worried about Sam, I just didn't want to be alone with my thoughts. Sure I had been making a pretty good show of being ok, Kurt and all the sex helped, but truthfully I was still pretty messed up. As un-badass as it is, I really just want my mom and nana back and I want to be able to see my sister. I tried to listen to music; I even tried reading a book that Kurt had in the car. Reading is not my thing though so I scrapped that idea almost as soon as I opened it up. I was about to start freaking out when my phone started vibrating against my leg. I pulled it out and looked at the screen. It was Isa, how the hell did she know that I needed to talk, especially to her, right then?

"Hey," I answered.

"Hey? Hey? What is your damage Noah?"

"What the hell?"

"Sari called me thinking that we had already talked. Are you ok? Where are you staying? Why didn't you call me? Have you talked to your mom or mine?"

"Whoa, Isa calm down! I meant to call you, really. I've just been so messed up I guess I just forgot. I've been staying with Kurt and his family and no I haven't talked to mom or nana."

"I'm sorry, it's just when I talked with Sari I freaked. I mean I know mom and sis can be a bit in the dark when it comes to queer stuff, but really I never thought they would go this far! Is everything working out, you staying at Kurt's? You know you can come stay with me if you need to, right?"

"Yeah I know that Isa, thanks but I'm ok at Kurt's. He has been helping me a lot."

"Of course he has been. But how are you Noah?"

"Shitty. I… look Isa, we're about to have one of our kinda awkward conversations."

"Oh god, are you gonna talk about sex? I thought I was the one who brought up sex and made you uncomfortable, not the other way around!"

"Well, we are a lot alike, right?"

She laughed. "Fair enough, so what's up? You and Kurt's sex life taking a hit cause of living together and your shitty situation?"

I laughed at that and it felt really good. "No actually we've been doing it a lot. The problem is, every time we do, I have to fight not to feel bad about it. I even cried one time."

"Shit."

"Right?"

"I'm sorry Noah. You must be really sad huh?"

"Yeah and that's not it. I'm sad and sometimes I think about how if I wasn't with Kurt that everything would be normal. Like why can't I just be straight? Maybe I can be, like if I really try…"

"Noah, you stop it right there! You be who you are, don't you dare try to be someone you aren't, ever. No matter what people think or say!"

"What, like you? Do mom and nana even know about you?"

"Yes Noah! Why do you think I live out here and don't come around much?"

"But mom, if she has such an issue with gayness than why does she let me visit you?"

"Your mother is a special case. I came out to her when I was in high school. She was 22 and you were about 6 and she was about to pop. She didn't believe me, or rather she chose not to. I guess it was easy for her because I date guys too. That and things with your dad were getting worse, it was right before he left. I just decided that Ida couldn't deal and when she could, we would talk. I know it's not the most badass way to go about things, but when I was 17 it made sense. Then I guess I just got comfortable with it."

I couldn't be mad at her for that really, especially cause now that she said it, I realized that she really does keep to herself out there. "Ok, you got me. But didn't you ever just wanna be straight? I mean like all the way, especially after you own mom shunned you?"

"Oh course I did Noah, but I had to get real. Believe me I tried, briefly, but still I tried. Then I met Jessica and all that went right out the window."

I smiled even though I knew she couldn't see it. "Thanks Isa, I might take you up on your offer, at least for a visit." I looked up then and saw Kurt coming toward the car. "I gotta go, Isa, thanks again."

"No problem nephew. Now you call me the next time things start feeling like too much ok? And know that my door is open to you should you need to stay here."

"Ok," I said then I hung up.

Just then Kurt opened his door. "Hey honey," he said as he climbed into his seat, then leaned over to kiss me. "I hope you weren't too miserable sitting in the car all this time."

"Nah, it was pretty crappy at first, but then Isa called."

He grinned at me. "How is she?"

"Good, she told me why my mom doesn't seem to know about her being queer."

"Oh really? Do tell," he exclaimed as he started the car.

The rest of the night was pretty good. Kurt and I had a little movie marathon. We watched these three movies all written and directed by the same dude, Gregg Ark-something. They were really gay and totally twisted. I'm not sure how I feel about them. The last one was pretty good though. Unfortunately Burt yelled down the stairs for me to come up, just as I was about to fall asleep. I tried to ignore him for a moment, but Kurt stopped that.

"Honey, you shouldn't ignore him, really."

"I know," I grumbled, "but I'm so tired!"

"I know, but don't you want to be able to make it to the party tomorrow night?"

That got me up, slowly, but still. "Ok baby," I said as I pulled him to me. "Goodnight you." I kissed him, then reluctantly got up to head up to my couch bed. Just as I made it to the stairs Kurt caught up to me and spun me around.

"You know I love you right?"

"Of course I do baby." Then He kissed me so fiercely, I almost fell over. "Whoa, not that I'm complaining, but, what was that for?"

"I just, you know, with everything that's been going on for you, wanted to make sure you know."

I smiled at him, then feeling a little confused, I headed up the stairs.

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