Chapter 21: Old Ties

Puck and Quinn were still staring at one another when Emma went inside the house and left them. Both of them felt like they wanted to be anywhere but there. Quinn was fidgeting, and Puck still looked upset, and angry.

"What are you doing here?" Puck asked.

Quinn bit her lip, "I just had to see Miss Pillsbury,"

Puck scoffed, "Miss Pillsbury, huh?"

"Don't be so harsh."

"Oh now I'm the one who's harsh?"

"Puck, you know, I didn't come here to fight," she said, "I just came to talk to her. You know, maybe I should leave, I'm done with my business here anyway."

She turned her back on him, but he pulled her by the arm so she could once again face him.

"Puck, what—"

Puck then came closer to her and kissed her. He kissed her hard, roughly, all the anger and frustration evident.

Quinn pulled away and slapped him on the face. "What were you thinking?!"

Puck took a deep breath, "I'm sorry," he said, "Quinn, I just...I just love you, okay? I still do. I probably always will. I don't know where to go from here, but I do. I love you."

"You can't do this," Quinn said, "Puck, you and I...you know it's over."

Puck's eyes welled up with tears, "Let's try one more time, Quinn, please."

"Puck, I loved you," She said, "And you'll always be special to me. But I can't do this, okay? I can't anymore. I love Will."

"Why? Because he's better than me? Because he's like, smart and—"

"This has nothing to do with that," Quinn said, "I love him because I love him. End of story."

"And this doesn't even hurt you?"

"Puck, can you even hear yourself?" She said, "You think seeing you like this doesn't hurt me? You think I don't care about you? I do. And I'm falling apart each day. I'm falling apart with how complicated this is, but what can I do? Puck, I love Will. I can't just give that up."

Puck then broke down. He fell on his knees and cried on the pavement. "I love you, Quinn," he said.

Quinn got down on her knees, too, and held Puck by the shoulders, "Puck, I'm sorry," She said, "I didn't mean for it to be this way," she was crying, too, "You know I loved you. But...but I can't...it's...it's over,"

"I'm sorry," Puck said, "I'm so sorry...Just...just go home...Please,"

"Puck,"

"Please,"

Quinn was still crying as she nodded her head, stood up, and went away.

a/n: I just had to add some Quick drama.

P.S. This one's for you, Bea! :)