First things first. I did a happy dance last night because i saw a video of a season two photo shoot and...MATT'S IN IT AND IS COMING BACK. I dont' know about all of you but I was scared when people started talking about how he wasn't in some of the promo pics and that he may not be coming back but i did a little tap dance when I saw he was there. It made my night and now that I've told you my happy news, on with the actual A.N. Ok, so as usual this chapter isn't exactly what I expected but I liked it so :) It didn't go as far as I wanted though and kind of took a mind of it's own so be warned lol. Next chapter is started but I have to work on chapter seven of Chasing dreams as well so... Thank you all for reading though :) You guys make me smile! 3 enjoy!
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Maiqu: Thank you! *hugs*
Unsuspecting Sunday Afternoon: Hello! I'm glad you're still enjoying both stories, if you despise Finn from before, you won't much like him this chapter either. Yes, Rachel is blind to everyones feeling even when they are basically slapping her in the face. I love her and laugh at her for that at the same time ;) but i do feel sorry for Matt. Thank you for the reviews and I'm working on chasing dreams so hopefully that'll be up soon :) Enjoy!
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AussieTasha: I love their crazy familyness too. As much as this story revolves around relationships, i wanted to show that there are more than just the romantic relationships at play, so i'm glad you like their family too :)
Kkaty: Finn is really harsh in this story, I don't know why but he is. And I was always friends with boys too and it was always hard to figure them out as we grew up. Don't worry the St. Bray is on the back burner in some ways and though Quinn does definitely get infatuated quickly with him, the relationship itself is not going to move fast and the as for love/adopting Quinn won't be keeping the baby but if she was, theres no way Jesse would adopt Beth, not with Puck around so no worries there either. and Mike's testing my diet as wells so blame him not me lol. there is more Kurt and some brit and san. this chapter is more girls then boys(excluding kurt of course) next couple of chapters will be more coupley so this ones more relationshipy and wow we both wrote way more than we usually do lol :) Thank you for the feedback! hope you like this chapter as well!
MegKate: Hello my love! Lol, I try to keep the main points of series in here. Or at least some of them obviously I can't do them all but I'm glad you like it :) I figured adding Burt and carol would shake the family a bit since Finn's not been their favorite person of late. Hope you continue to enjoy and give me your lovely feed back that makes me smile :) thanks again!
Little Miss Michelle: Sorry but the date didn't make it in this chapter. It gets its own chapter next though and it's started but if i added it to this one this chapter would have been twice the length of any of the others lol. I'm glad you enjoy so many of my stories :) Thanks for reading and reviewing!
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Randomactsofsmartness: First off, i'm glad you love the story :) I like puckleberry closeness in stories too so I tend to have a lot of it, as for Matt and Mike. Well I love them and think more stories need to be out their about them like now! just saying :) I liked giving Mike that edge. Noah and Matt have the Kick ass gene down but both are bad with crying girls and what not as is San so there was Mike's opening ;) I can't see Rachel ever taking Sue's crap. I'm glad you liked it. As for Brit, yeah she's not to bright but at the same time, I agree that writers sometimes take it to far, glad you like her in here :) if you read my stories you will find I agree with you about Finn, he's not always bad but i have little love for him most of the time. I like St. Bray too, i've read a few stories about them and fell in love :) I'm glad you enjoy and if you want I have two cherry one shots already written on my profile ;) though as for this story you'll have to wait and see who wins muahahaha ;)
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"Rachel this can't be happening!" Was Kurt's greeting.
"What's wrong Kurt?" Rachel asked, confused and concerned for her friend.
"My dad is dating Finn's mom. They're getting serious"
"What? When did that happen? How did that happen?" Rachel asked, confused.
"At dinner tonight, Dad told me we were meeting his girlfriend, Carol and her son at Breadsticks. When we got there, I saw Finn but I ignored him, waiting on my dad to get in and lead me to his girlfriend. When he came he took me straight to Finn's table and said they had met at our Parent Teacher conference last month and hit it off. I can't believe this is happening. What do I say to Dad? Or to Carol? 'Oh Carol, do you know your son called my best friend a slut at a party and then told the resident gossipmonger he was her first before she turned whore and got his ass kicked twice by his old best friends. Oh and before I used to have a huge crush on him but now I can't stand the sight of him. How are you?'"
Rachel would have laughed at the speech if she wasn't still processing all of what he had said and if it hadn't shocked her to no end.
"Rach? Are you still there?" Kurt said after the silence had stretched a few moments.
"Yeah, I'm here Kurt. Sorry, I just can't believe that happened. I'm sorry."
"You haven't heard the worst of it yet."
"There's more?" She asked, not seeing what else there could be.
"Yes, apparently Carol's behind on her mortgage and is losing her house. She hasn't told Finn yet but she talked to my dad and they decided that her and Finn should move in with us. Finn and I would be sharing a room until Dad finishes the remodeling."
Now Rachel really was floored. "Oh Kurt…" She started.
"I don't know what to do, Diva. I just got done telling Finn off for being such an ass to you and now I have to share a room with him."
"Have you talked to your dad about it?"
"I haven't had a chance. He's still out with Carol."
"Well maybe if you explain…"
"He loves her, Rach. I can tell. I've not seen him so happy since mom. I don't want to take that from him."
"Well, then how about you stay with me until the remodeling is done" She offered, not seeing any other solution.
"What?" Kurt asked, as his mouth dropped at the unexpected offer.
Rachel answered easily, "Sure, Quinn's already living here, it might be better to have someone else staying here too. You know, in case old grievances come up or something."
"Rachel, I don't know what to say…" Kurt started and then suddenly "Wait did you say Quinn was staying there?"
Rachel laughed at how quick his 'speechlessness' disappeared but answered, "Yes, apparently she was still with Finn's family so I assume she'd have been moving in to your house as well if she hadn't moved here today."
"Wow, are you sure that was a good idea?" Kurt asked, forgetting his own troubles for the moment.
Rachel opened her mouth to give her automatic affirmative answer but then shut it and started again, "Honestly? No but it's best for her and the baby to get out of Finn's house and it's best for Noah so he can be a part of his baby's life at least for now and it was best for the Hudson's who really didn't want to be taking care of a pregnant girl who had nothing really to do with them."
"But what about you, Diva. She made your life hell"
Laughing as he said basically what Matt had earlier, "She seems different now. I don't know if it's because she needs me or if she's really changed but she stood up for me with Finn and she's made the first step in fixing things with Noah. Also I let her know that I don't give third chances so if she does revert back to her old self, we'll make other arrangements."
Kurt was quiet for a long time before finally saying, "If you meant what you offered.. I'll talk to my dad tomorrow."
"Of course I meant it. We divas need to stick together and besides you're only at odds with Finn because of me it's only fair that I be the one to offer you a solution for your current problem."
Kurt chuckled as she gave a long winded answer when a simple yes or of course would have sufficed before saying, "Well then, I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow. Thanks again, Rachel. It means a lot."
"Anytime, Kurt. See you tomorrow. Goodnight"
"Night, sweet dreams" he replied before hanging up.
She the put her phone down and then walked down the hall and knocked on Noah's door.
"Come in" He called
"Noah" She said, as she pushed the door open.
"Rach? What's up? I thought you were going to bed."
"um, I just got off the phone with Kurt.."
"Ok?" Noah responded motioning for her to sit beside him on the bed.
She did and then went into the story of what had just went on.
"Wait? So Hummel's moving in here because Hudson's moving into his place?" Noah asked, making sure he got that all straight.
Rachel nodded, "Only until his dad gets Finn's room finished but really we couldn't expect the two of them to live in the same room together, especially after what all Kurt said to him at the party because of what he said to me."
"What did he say? I never knew Hummel actually went off on Hudson, just that he got him to leave" Noah asked curiously.
"Kurt laid into Finn though I'm not entirely certain Finn understood half of the tirade that Kurt used because if he said all of the colorful phrases he told me he did, they definitely would have went over Finn's head but still I'm sure Finn got the idea that Kurt was not happy."
"So he didn't just let Hudson cry on his shoulder then? I'm starting to like the kid a little more" Noah responded, with a smirk.
"You don't mind I offered him to stay do you?" Rachel asked, sounding a little worried.
"It's your house, Berry. If you think it's the best plan then go for it but it means either he and Q need to get the hell out on Sundays or we need a new place to crash for the day" Noah answered with a wink.
Rachel playfully hit his shoulder before hugging him, "Thank you for being such an awesome best friend, Noah"
He chuckled, "Babe, you're the awesome one. I owe you the world for what you've done for me today alone."
She smiled up at him from her place in his arms, impulsively kissing his cheek, "Love you, Noah." She said as she cuddled up to his chest still smiling.
"Love you too, midget" He replied, smirking as she smacked his chest before settling back down.
"Sleeping in here tonight?" He asked as he noticed her make herself comfortable in his bed.
"Mmhmm" She replied, sleepily.
He kissed the top of her head before moving to make them both more comfortable. He knew Santana and Q would give them both hell tomorrow if they saw them like this but he couldn't give a damn. He had the girl he loved.. ahem.. Liked in his arms and that was all he could manage to care about.
The next morning, Rachel blinked sleepily at the faint sound of her alarm going off in the next room. She noticed that she was still in Noah's room and he was fast asleep and looked adorable. She smiled at that, leaning up to kiss his cheek before getting up. She slipped out of his room and was happy that she woke before the other two because she knew they'd never let her live it down if they saw where she had slept at. She decided to forgo her exercise routine today and instead shut her alarm off, showered and got ready for the day before heading down to make breakfast for her friends.
She was humming cheerfully as she moved around the kitchen when she heard, "Someone's way to cheerful this morning"
Turning around she saw Quinn slumping into a chair at the table."Good Morning, Quinn. Would you like something to drink?"
"Do you have any apple juice?" She asked.
Rachel nodded opening her fridge and grabbing the juice out. Pouring it in a glass before putting the container back up. She brought the glass to the tired blonde before going back to making breakfast.
"Seriously, how can you be this happy, this early?" Quinn groaned.
"Get used to it, she's almost always this happy in the mornings" Santana answered as she stalked into the kitchen and over to the espresso machine. As she poured herself a cup she added, "But she keeps the caffeine coming in the mornings so you won't hear me complaining"
Rachel chuckled at that before saying, "Good morning to you too San"
"Morning, crazy" was the reply followed by a smirk that was a touch more of a grin then her usual smirk.
Rachel sent her a mock glare before setting plates in front of them both, "I'm going to go wake up Brit and Noah and then I have something I need to tell you all." She said before heading to the stairs.
"Brit" She called before pushing the door open.
Britney was already up and dressed, just sitting on the bed.
"Britney? Are you alright?" Rachel asked.
Britney looked at her but didn't say anything.
"What's wrong?" Rachel asked, sitting beside the usual cheerful blonde.
"Mike broke up with me." Britney responded.
Rachel hugged the blonde, "Oh honey, I'm so sorry"
"He said we were never really dating but that he that he likes someone now and didn't think we should have sex anymore."
"When did he say all of this?" Rachel asked, confused a little because Mike hadn't been over last night or this morning.
"On the phone this morning."
"Oh…Is there anything I can do?"
Britney shook her head, "No, I'm okay."
Rachel still had her arms around the blonde, "Well if you need to talk or anything, I'm here ok?"
Brit smiled at Rachel, it was a sad smile but a real one, "Thank you."
Rachel nodded, "You're welcome. Breakfast and coffee are downstairs. I'll meet you down there when I wake up Noah"
Brit nodded again, standing up and following the brunette out. For once, Britney felt like she was smarter than Rachel. It didn't come often but she knew that Rachel had no idea that Mike wanted to be with her and that's the reason he broke it off with Brit. The girl was oblivious to the boys attentions and if Mike wasn't one of them, it would have amused Britney but as it was it just made her sad and determined to help Rachel be happy because even though Mike liked Rachel, Rachel was still a good friend to her and cared more about her then anyone else besides San did. With that resolve, the blonde decided to be happy and not give Rach a reason to worry about her.
She walked downstairs and poured herself a cup of coffee and a cup of espresso, made herself a plate and told San and Q quickly that her and Mike were no longer having sex before going on to ask Q if she liked the name Rainbow for the baby.
Rachel walked into Noah's room and said, "Noah, bacon's downstairs and I don't know if you realize this but Quinn's pregnant so she'll probably be able to eat her and your share if you don't get there quickly enough."
Noah jumped out of bed and Rachel laughed at the quick response."You're so mean to me in the mornings" Noah whined a little as he grabbed some clothes to put on.
"It's the only way to get you up." Rachel shrugged, turning to leave.
"Save me some bacon" He called after her.
"Hurry up and get some yourself" She called back.
Downstairs she saw all three girls were more awake and cheerful looking. They looked up when she walked back in.
Grabbing her plate and coffee she sat down between Quinn and Santana and said, "Alright, we don't need to wait on Noah because he already knows but I talked to Kurt last night and he may be moving in here for a little while."
Britney clapped at that, "Oh goodie, I love hanging out with Kurt"
Rachel smiled at her before looking at Quinn and Santana. Quinn's face was neutral while Santana looked confused.
"Why?" San asked, not sounding mean or anything just curious.
"Long story short, his dad's dating Finn's mom and they are moving in soon. His dad's not finished with Finn's room and Kurt doesn't want to share with Finn."
San nodded while it was Quinn's turn to look confused. "Mrs. Hudson and Finn never told me about any of that."
Rachel nodded, "It's a safe bet that Finn doesn't know yet. According to Kurt, Burt and Carol just decided this and Finn was still in the dark last he knew."
Quinn nodded before sending a small smile Rachel's way, "You seem to be taking in all of Finn's strays, Rach."
Santana laughed at that as did Rachel before replying with, "Looks like it."
Noah came down and grabbed his breakfast then and they all talked and joked through the rest of the breakfast.
"Oops," Rachel said, "Forgot my phone, I'll be right back." She ran upstairs and grabbed her phone off her night stand. She wasn't surprised to see she had multiple texts on there. She still wasn't completely used to having so many people trying to get a hold of her though so she forgot her phone pretty often.
Matt: Good Morning! We're running late so we'll meet you all at school.
Mike: Hey! Matt overslept this morning so we're going to meet you at the school instead of stopping by. Bring me coffee?
Kurt: I talked to dad. Talk to you at school.
Rachel was a little amused to hear from all of them and quickly responded as she headed back downstairs
Rachel: [Matt] I hear you overslept, I'll see you soon :D
Rachel: [Mike] I'll bring coffee if you're bringing cookies. :P
Rachel: [Kurt] Is everything alright?
Everyone was waiting for her at the door. She looked at them and smiled, "The boys are all meeting us at school. Matt overslept and Kurt talked to his dad" She said she'd be right back and went and poured some coffee into a to go mug for Mike and headed back to the group.
They all headed out, piling into San's car since Noah didn't have football tonight.
When they got to school, Rachel headed to her locker and saw Kurt waiting for her. "Hey" She said, opening her locker and waiting for the male diva to start.
"hey" he said.
Cocking her eyebrow at him, she looked over and asked, "Are you alright?"
Kurt nodded but didn't look turned her full attention to him, "Come on, Kurt. Tell me what happened."
He sighed, "I told my dad a very abbreviated version of the past events with Finn and told him that I was planning on staying with a friend until he got Finn's room together so it'd be easier on the both of us. He started going on about how he wouldn't kick his own son out for someone else's kid and all of this other stuff. We argued all morning but in the end I guess I won. They're moving in Saturday so I'll probably move some of my stuff in Friday."
Rachel pulled Kurt into a hug because he looked like he needed it, "I'm sorry, Kurt. I never meant to get you into any of this."
"Just like with Mercedes, this isn't your fault, Diva. Unless you set my dad up with Carol that is" he said as he pulled away and attempted to give her a smile.
She shook her head but wasn't convinced, "It's my fault you're fighting with Finn."
Kurt shook his head and held a hand up to cut her off, "It's his fault for being an ass to my friend."
She didn't get a chance to respond because they heard "KURT" yelled down the hallway and Finn was suddenly making his way towards them.
Rachel was unsure what to do. She didn't want to leave Kurt alone with Finn but she wasn't sure her presence would be helpful. Kurt made her mind up for her by grabbing her hand so she wouldn't leave.
Finn got right in front of them but seemed to be ignoring Rachel's presence, "What the hell is up with your dad and my mom?"
Despite the incredible grip he had on her hand, Kurt's words came out quite calm when he replied, "I believe you were there last night, Finn. They're dating."
Finn's glare intensified as he growled, "Mom told me last night that we're moving in this weekend, what the hell man?"
Kurt's own face was now hard and his words cold, "Don't ask me, Hudson. I sure didn't ask for any of this to happen and I'm not any happier about it than you are so go talk to your mom and leave me out of it."
Finn was taken back that Kurt had snapped at him, it appeared because the glare was replaced by a confused look for a second before the anger came back and he snapped back, "Don't think I don't know you want this. Hell you probably orchestrated it so that we'd move in."
Same cold voice came out of Kurt's mouth, "And why would I do that?"
"I see the looks you give me, you're probably overjoyed. Just remember, when we move in, that I don't swing that way" Finn said snidely.
Rachel stepped in front of Kurt because she knew he was about to snap, "For your information, the first thing Kurt did when he found out was call me to ask what he should do because he doesn't want to live with you. His dad wanted you two to stay in the same room while he was remodeling and Kurt didn't want that so you know what? He argued with his dad all morning so that he can come stay with me so you get the room to yourself. Get the fuck over yourself, Hudson. You're not half the catch you seem to think you are."
Both Finn and Kurt were shocked at what had come out of Rachel's mouth. Kurt squeezed Rachel's hand lightly while Finn's face went back to the glare, "You're really going after every guy there is, aren't ya Rach? Are you really so desperate for attention that you'll go after the gay kid too?"
She felt Kurt's grip tighten again and she saw Noah coming towards them with Mike and Matt in tow. "Well at least I know he'd last if we did decide to go for it, unlike some guys I know who can't even get through a kiss without ruining their pants."
She heard Kurt chuckle behind her and saw the boys stop, looking between her and Finn, whose face was a very deep red now, "You..you..Bitch"
"Let me make things easy on you, Finn. I've moved on, Kurt's moved on and Quinn's moved on. We've all discovered the errors of our way when it comes to you and now it's time for you to realize this and move on yourself. Until you do, you're risking getting your ass kicked every time you come around."
"By you?" Finn snorted.
The boys took then to come up, "No, by us. I thought I told you to leave her the hell alone" Noah growled.
Finn looked up and saw the three angry boys, followed by the two cheerios and the blonde ex head cheerio none of them looked amused. He turned back to Rachel, "I can't believe I ever thought I loved you."
"Ditto, now get out of here" she replied, waving him away.
Having nothing else to do, he turned and walked away.
As soon as he was gone, Noah picked Rachel up in a hug, "Did my little Berry swear and stand up for herself all in one swoop."
Kurt answered for her, "Actually at first she was standing up for me and you missed her drop the F bomb."
Noah put her down and stepped back, "You said Fuck?"
Rachel rolled her eyes at his shock while San came over and put her arm around the other brunettes shoulder, smirking proudly.
Matt grinned at her and Mike clapped his hands. Rachel smiled at them all, though her heart wasn't really in it. She handed Mike his coffee and he took that opportunity to hug her too, "Thanks love, I needed some caffeine. Didn't have a chance to make any today."
Rachel nodded at him, patting his back before stepping back. She looked at Quinn, "Are you alright, Q? You're awfully quiet"
Quinn nodded, "I'm fine, just a little tired."
San smirked at her, "Stay up all night talking to that St. James kid?"
Quinn's blush was enough to tell them she was right and like that the conversation moved on. Kurt tugged Rachel away from the crowd.
"Thank you for talking back to Finn for me"
Rachel shrugged, "He was being an asshole. I couldn't just stand there."
"Are you okay? He wasn't exactly being nice to you either"
Rachel shrugged again, "I'm fine, Kurt. Just tired of Finn acting like he's been acting. He never seemed to be like that"
Kurt nodded, "He had us all fooled, not just you Diva"
Rachel nodded, gave him a small smile before turning back to the crowd.
The rest of the day flew by and before she knew it, it was time for Cheerio practice. Quinn and Noah were getting rides with Matt and Mike. Santana and Britney tugged Rachel to the locker rooms so they could get dressed in their uniforms before Sylvester started a rant.
Rachel couldn't figure out how she had been so happy waking up this morning and in the blink of an eye, be in a bad mood the rest of the day. Because of her friends and her now cheerio status she was never slushied or bullied like that anymore but between Britney being upset this morning, Kurt's fight with his dad and then Finn and her fight with Finn she had sunk into a funk.
All day she'd been acting like she was still in a good mood and she fooled them all or so she thought but as she pulled her uniform on, San said, "B"
She turned to look at her, "Yeah?"
"Don't let that asshole get you like this."
"Like what?" Rachel asked, acting confused though she knew what she was talking about.
"You were in a great mood this morning, don't let him ruin it."
Rachel sighed, she had guessed she hadn't fooled Noah, he was just leaving her alone til she got home but she had no idea her other friends could see through her as well, maybe she wasn't as good of an actress as she thought.
Santana smirked, as if reading her thoughts, "You're a great actress, B, but we're friends and I'm learning what smiles are acting smiles and what smiles are real."
"Did I speak outloud?" Rachel asked, confused.
San shook her head, "no but I figured with the mood you're in the first thing you'd think of was something negative and that was it."
Rachel sighed again, "You're right, I shouldn't be in such a bad mood but Finn…"
"Is a douche bag who needs to get the fuck over himself" Santana finished.
Rachel giggled at that, "That's what I told him today"
San smiled, hearing the giggle, "Well it's true and he's not worth letting yourself get in a bad mood. You're with your friends, Beyonce's alright so forget him."
Rachel nodded, "You're right," She flashed a genuine smile, and then said "Let's get out their before coach goes nuts."
They all three linked pinkies and walked out to the lions den.
"Finally decided to grace us with your presence" Sylvester sneered at them, seeing as they were the last three out there.
Rachel shrugged, "Had to make sure there was no bumps in my ponytail. I know how you value our appearance."
Sylvester opened her mouth to reply but Santana yelled out a formation and her cheerios snapped to attention, diverting the coaches attention.
At the end of practice Sylvester told them all that they had done mediocre which was high praise from her and let them off five minutes early.
As they headed to the locker room, Sylvester called, "Diva, hold up"
Rachel sighed but motioned for Brit and San to go ahead and she turned and jogged back to the in front of the coach, Rachel looked up at her expecting some tirade of her earlier comments or something equally annoying but coach surprised her.
"I'm making you co captain with Lopez and Blonde. You three, though seriously lacking in the talent department, are better then the rest of those pathetic excuses of space and I think it'll need all three of you to whip this group into shape."
Rachel wasn't expecting that, backhanded though it was, compliment so she snapped her mouth shut, biting back the sarcastic remark she had been getting ready to throw and instead nodded.
"Good, now that that's out of the way. Don't let it get to your head. Get out of here."
Rachel turned to go, then turned back and said, "Though I thank you for this opportunity, I just want you to know, Glee still comes first"
Sue waved her on, "Yeah, yeah I understand now shoo"
Rachel smirked as she headed into the locker room. San, Brit and Kurt were all waiting for her, "Well?" Kurt asked as soon as she walked in.
She smiled at them, "San, Brit you're looking at your new co captain"
The two girls pulled Rachel into a hug, all three laughing. Kurt was smiling too, "Finally some good comes out of today and from Sylvester of all people."
Rachel laughed harder at that, nodding, "Crazy right?"
They all agreed that was nuts, Rachel hurried and got ready and they headed home before anything else could happen.
At home, Rachel saw Matt and Mike sprawled out in front of her TV.
"Hey" they both said to the girls when they came in.
Rachel collapsed down beside Matt, and smiled at them in response as the rest of the cheerios followed her example and collapsed around them as well."Where's Quinn and Noah?" Rachel asked because she needed to take Quinn to the doctors still to fix the insurance and everything.
"Quinn's getting ready for the doctor appointment and Puck said he had to watch Dani and he'd be back tonight." Mike answered for her.
She nodded pushing herself up, "Are you guys going to be here when we get back?" She asked.
Kurt answered, "I might not be, Dad wants me home since I'm leaving him Friday."
San and Brit both nodded that they'd be there and Matt and Mike said they would be too.
"Alright, well take out menus are by the phone in the kitchen if you get hungry and I have tabs at all of those places so just say my name. It may be a couple hours before we get back because there's a lot of questions to answer and papers to fill out."
They all nodded and waved her off as Quinn came down the stairs.
"Ready?" Rach asked.
Quinn nodded and they headed out the door and towards Rachel's car.
During the drive, Quinn filled Rachel in on all of the St. Bray happenings which mostly consisted of a lot of texts and two quick phone calls.
As they were pulling into the doctors office, Quinn said, "So, Rach I knocked on your door last night and you weren't in there."
Rachel turned to the blonde as she parked, and saw a little smirk on her face, "Oh really?"
Quinn nodded, "I was going to ask if you had an extra toothbrush because I forgot mine at the Hudson's, found one in the bathroom drawer by the way, but when you didn't answer, I pushed the door open and the lights were off but you weren't there."
Rachel blushed even though she wasn't sure why exactly she was blushing, it's not like her and Noah had done anything besides sleep.
"You were in Puck's room, weren't you! I knew it!" Quinn said as they got out of the car and headed inside. Quinn had read into the blush all she needed to know.
"We were just sleeping, Quinn. I was telling him about my conversation with Kurt and fell asleep. That's all"
"Puckleberry's back folks!" Quinn said with a grin.
Rachel rolled her eyes and lead them over to the receptions area. After explaining why they were their, the receptionist handed them a bunch of paperwork to fill out and told them she'd inform the doctor they were there.
They went to the waiting area and sat down. Quinn started filling out the papers and while she was she looked up at Rachel, "So tell me, are you in love with my baby daddy?"
Rachel's mouth opened in shock for a moment before she snapped it shut and shook her head, "For one, please don't refer to him like that, it sounds….awful in that context and two Noah and I are best friends."
"Who love each other" Quinn added, smirking.
"Of course we do but I doubt in the same way you mean"
Quinn smiled at Rachel, patting her shoulder, "Whatever you say, sweetie."
"Do you know something I don't?" Rachel asked, not liking the tone Quinn was taking.
Quinn shrugged, "Depends on what you do and don't know now doesn't it?"
Rachel glared at her but said nothing else just took her phone out and texting Noah.
Rachel: [noah] Quinn knows I slept in your room last night. She has decided that we now are in love because of it.
His response was instant which means he was bored and Dani was probably napping.
Noah: Aww that's sweet, Berry. You love me?
Rachel: Don't start :P
Noah: Does that mean you don't love me? *tear*
Rachel sighed she should have known better than to start that conversation. Noah never missed an opportunity to tease her.
"Problems in paradise?" Quinn asked as she finished the paperwork and put it down, waiting for the doctor.
Rachel glared at her but didn't say anything else and the doctor came out and let them in. Asking a whole bunch of questions to the both of them, Quinn about her medical history, Rachel about her insurance and relationship to Quinn and what not. An hour after they went in with the doctor they were finished and Quinn's appointment was scheduled for three weeks from that day.
The drive home was quiet because Rachel didn't want to give Quinn anymore excuses to tease her and Quinn was letting Rachel think about what she'd been saying.
When they pulled into the drive way, Quinn spoke up, "Look Rach, I'm going to tell you something and this time, I swear I'm not teasing or trying to trick you or anything ok?"
Rachel looked at her, a little suspicious but she nodded.
"I've known Puck since we were kids and I've never seen him act like he does with you, with anyone else. I know you think you and he are just friends but I'm positive that's not the case, at least not for him."
"What are you trying to say, Quinn?" Rachel asked, confused.
"Puck likes you, as in he wants to be with you as more than your friend" Quinn said, before she got out of the car and left Rachel to her thoughts.
Rachel let her head drop to the steering wheel, as she processed Quinn's words and tried to figure out if they were true or not.
If they were, what did it mean for her? Did she have romantic feelings for Noah? Sometimes she seriously thought she did. She thought about when they had dated for those days and how happy she had been. He had seemed happy then too. And she knew that he was definitely not acting like he used to act with girls anymore. He hardly ever spent a night away from her house, unless his mom had night shift so she knew he wasn't sleeping around anymore. That didn't mean that he liked her though. Even if he did, she was back in full circle to the question if she liked him or if it was just that he was around all the time that made her think she did.
Her phone beeped as she was lost in thought and she took it out, sighing at her luck.
Noah: *Poke* is that a no? You don't love me? I'm hurt Berry.
Smiling at his antics she sent a quick response.
Rachel: [noah] Love you, noah. See you tonight.
And with that she got out of the car and as she had a habit of doing lately, pushed the words of her friends about her love life, to the side until later when she had more time to think about them.
Going inside, she smiled at the sight of her friends all sprawled around her living room, Brit was asleep head on San's lap, San had one hand playing with Brit's hair and the other was holding a remote and flipping through the channels, Matt was passed out on one end of the couch and Mike was munching on popcorn, watching the channels change. Quinn apparently had went upstairs and Kurt was gone. San looked up as she walked in and smiled at her and Rachel smiled back realizing then that it didn't matter what was happening in her love life or in any of their family lives because here, in this house with these people, they were all home and that was all that mattered.
Awww :) I love this group :) Lol sorry that the dates didn't make it which means they'll be in next chapter which means 16 will now be SYTYCD lol i promise it will come eventually but this chapter was already the longest one of all if I added the dates too it would have been ridiculously long! I hope you all enjoyed :) I've started 15 but I need to write 7 of Chasing Dreams so we'll see what happens. They should be up soon though so no worries! Have a great weekend!