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Chapter 11

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Rachel asked as they sat together on the couch. "I mean, your friendship with Sam will probably be over."

"It's been over for a while. Besides I think that punching him in the face was a good way to end it officially," he shrugged.

She rolled her eyes. "Don't think I forgot about that. You know I don't condone violence, even if he did deserve it."

"Yeah but I think you'll get over it."

"And why do you think that?"

He leaned in and kissed her. "Because you can't be mad at me when I do that."

Before she could respond, he kissed her again as the door opened and Jake walked in. "Wow I clearly missed something."

Puck laughed. "Rachel and I are together."

"Obviously," he smirked. "Congratulations though. It's about time."

As he went upstairs, Rachel looked at Puck. "Can I ask you something?"

"Anything."

She hesitated before speaking. "When I talked to you about Sam pressuring me to have sex, were you giving me that advice as someone who liked me and wanted me to break up with him or was that strictly as my friend?"

"Honestly?" She nodded. "A little bit of both. I knew that if you did, that would definitely limit my chances of being with you but I also couldn't directly sabotage your relationship."

She stared at him in admiration. "You really wanted to do this the right way didn't you?"

"Yes and I see it paid off after all," he smiled. "Why did you ask in the first place?"

Rachel looked down. "I know you and Sam and Finn talk about girls and sex just like other teenage boys do. I guess I just wanted to know if I would run into the same issue with you that I had with Sam."

"No of course not," Puck shook his head. "I would never pressure you like that. Look the last thing I'm going to do is repeat the same mistakes Sam made. You deserve better and that's what I plan on giving you. Okay?"

"Okay," she smiled and nodded.

The next day, Puck was actually happy to go to school. He got to see Rachel and make it known that they were together which is all he's wanted to do since he met her. Jake noticed his brother's excitement and laughed.

"Relax bro she'll still be your girlfriend if you don't get to her by first period," he said as they walked into the building.

"Shut up. You'll know how it feels if you ever get the balls to ask Marley out."

"Actually, I'll be doing that very soon. Once I figure out how."

Puck shrugged. "Just be simple with it, doesn't have to be elaborate."

"Guess you're right." As he turned the corner, Jake froze at the sight in front of him. "Hey does Sam know you guys are together?"

"Doubt it," Puck said, walking up next to him. "It only became official yesterday. Why?"

"That's why," the younger Puckerman said, pointing to Sam trying to talk to Rachel at her locker.

Puck immediately walked over to them. "Hey Sam. Still got that bruise huh?"

"It's going away," he replied before looking at Rachel. "I was just telling Rachel how sorry I am for what I did. Maybe she'll be willing to give me another chance."

"Actually that won't be happening. We're together now."

Sam raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? You two?"

"Yeah we just made it official yesterday," Rachel replied.

"Wow that was fast," he said before looking at Puck. "You waited two seconds before going after my leftovers. You realize that she's just using you to get over me, right?"

"Try two weeks and considering how she dumped you, I'd say you're her leftovers. Besides there's nothing to really get over."

"Guys stop," Rachel tried but she was ignored.

"You really think we didn't have good times?" Sam asked. "The dates, the concerts. The hot makeout sessions. Rachel was in love with me."

"Yeah, and it was all fake and she knows that. Right?" Puck asked her.

Rachel froze before shaking her head and walking away. Sam looked at Puck and smirked. "I appreciate the competition but whatever you think is going on with you two is clearly not reciprocated."

He walked away as Jake walked over to his brother. "Well that was intense."

"She didn't answer," Puck said. "Does she seriously still think they had something real?"

"Well they did date for over six months. Of course she's going to believe that parts of their relationship was real. Besides why does that matter if she picked you in the end?"

"I don't know," he answered as the bell rang. He sighed as he started to walk to class.

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During free period, Puck went to the choir room and found Rachel playing the piano and humming to herself.

"Hey," he said, causing her to jump. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

"It's okay. What are you doing here? I thought you'd be in the gym or something."

"No I wanted to spend this time with you and talk to you about this morning," he said as he stood at the piano. "Are you mad?"

"That you stood there and argued with Sam like I wasn't even there? Yes I guess you can say that I'm upset about that."

He sighed. "I'm sorry I just hate that, that asshole thinks any part of your relationship was real when he wasn't even acting like himself most of the time."

She groaned in frustration. "Can you stop saying that? I have enough of a hard time trying to figure out what was real between us and what wasn't, I really don't need your help."

Shocked by her anger, Puck hesitantly nodded. "Sorry."

"Look I really like you Puck. But I did date Sam and it does suck that I was lied to throughout the relationship. It makes me afraid that you'll do the same thing."

He quickly shook his head. "That's not going to happen. I'm a lot of things but cruel isn't one of them." He sighed. "I just thought you were over him."

"I am but in addition to being heartbroken, I was humiliated. And to make matters worse, it was all in front of you. You probably thought I was an idiot the whole time that I didn't see the signs."

Understanding her feelings, Puck sat down next to her on the bench and took her hands in his. "I didn't think you were an idiot. I just thought that you just really liked him and couldn't see the signs. That doesn't make me think any less of you. If anything, it made me want to be with you more so I could show you what a real relationship is."

Rachel thought about this and smiled. "Well I guess now you can. Just please no more showdowns with Sam. Let our relationship speak for itself."

"Deal," he said before bringing his hand up to her cheek and kissing her. When he pulled away, he smiled at her. "So can I take you on our first official date tonight?"

"Sure," she smiled as Kurt and Mercedes walked in. "I'll see you later then?"

"Absolutely," he replied before kissing her cheek and leaving.

Kurt looked at her. "So the rumors are true."

"What rumors?"

"That you and Puck are together," Mercedes answered.

"Oh then yeah I guess so." Seeing the look on their faces, Rachel frowned. "What?"

"Have you thought about this?" Kurt asked. "I mean the guy watched his best friend cheat on you and didn't even tell you. How do you know he won't do the same to you?"

"He tried to tell me I just never wanted to listen. And Puck isn't that kind of guy, he is actually really sweet."

"Still, are you not concerned about what everyone is saying about it?" Mercedes asked.

Rachel shook her head. "No you guys know I don't care what other people think of me. Why, what have you heard?"

Kurt hesitated. "People are saying that you get around and it's only a matter of time before you break up with Puck and date Finn then dump him and date someone else on the football team."

"So a girl can't be allowed to move on from a cheating boyfriend?"

"Of course you can but with his best friend and two weeks later?" Mercedes asked. "That makes it seem like Sam wasn't the only one cheating."

The bell rang, ending free period and Kurt looked at Rachel. "Look we're your friends and we know who you are. If you want to be with Puck and he makes you happy then go for it. But-"

"If you're still not completely sure about how you feel it's completely understandable," Mercedes finished before walking out of the room with Kurt.

Rachel sighed to herself as she got ready to go to her next class. She hated that people were already talking about her and Puck's relationship. She thought she made her decision already about wanting to be with Puck but maybe that wasn't the right decision after all.

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