A/N: There is some swearing in this one; (because, really, it's Puck - of course he's going to swear!). I started writing something else for Noah's first drabble, but then I realized that I was using the line of thought I had saved for the special drabble (which will be #25), so I had to pick another train of thought and start over. I hope you like this! (I'm not sure yet if I do.)

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Noah P. Set after Ballad.

He doesn't mean to let it slip to Mercedes; he doesn't. But he's so angry: at himself for being such a screw up and sleeping with his best friends girlfriend (not to mention impregnating her); at Quinn for calling him a Lima Loser, thinking that he's incapable of being a good father, and lying to Finn and forcing him to as well; at Finn for believing that you can impregnate a girl in a hot tub; and at himself again for the same reasons as before.

He's sick of lying to his friend; of carrying around the burden of his betrayal locked up where no one can see. He's sick of everyone talking about poor Finn and all his stress. He's sick of Quinn giving him fucking whiplash. He's sick of Quinn blaming this all on him; (yes, it is 50% his fault, but she's not innocent and the other 50% is hers). And he thinks he'll go crazy if he has to sing to Quinn and Finn about being there for them when all he wants to do is take responsibility for his mistakes.

The shock on Mercedes face would almost be comical if the situation were different; (say if he hadn't just told her (AKA the biggest gossip in school) that he's the father of Quinn Fabray's baby). He won't admit to himself that what Mercedes says hurts; (and it does). Yes, Quinn's carrying the baby but he's the father! That baby girl is half his and this isn't just her decision to make (especially since the decision is her choosing someone else to be the fucking father). He just focuses on the fact that he convinces Mercedes to keep her trap shut about this.

He ends up keeping his mouth shut as well, even if he thinks Mercedes is totally wrong about this being all about Quinn. He also ends up singing, even though it feels as though a stake is being shoved through his heart.

He doesn't love Quinn (though he used to think he did). He loves his baby girl.