Puck was sitting on the floor of the study laughing so hard he couldn't catch his breath. Matt was leaning up against the desk, gingerly touching his cheekbone and nose.

"You think I'm going to end with a black eye? My mom'll kill me if she thinks I was fighting." Matt said.

Puck looked over at his friend and winced.

"Ah, shit man, I'm sorry..." Puck said sincerely.

"Nah, it's cool. I'll just tell her we were messing around and you elbowed me."

Puck really hadn't meant to punch Matt. He'd still been standing in the study, in shock after Santana's little performance when Matt had walked in. He'd told Puck the whole story, starting with Rachel coming back.

"She came back?"

"Yeah man, she told Britt that she went to tell Finn that she liked you."

Puck hadn't said anything for a minute. Matt could tell that he was trying to decide if he believed it.

"Dude," Matt said, "The girl is nuts about you. It was written all over her face earlier. Trust me, she never looked at Finn like that."

Puck had nodded slowly and then asked where she was.

"Well," Matt said hesitantly, "that's where the bad news comes in."

Matt explained Santana's like scheme, and how Rachel had witnessed it.

Puck's face had contorted in anger. First he had demanded to know where Santana was, and Matt reminded him that hitting girls, even girls like Santana, wasn't cool.

Then Puck had demanded to know where Rachel was. When Matt explained that he had sent Brittany after her, Puck moved beyond anger to blind rage.

"Why didn't you go after her? Brittany is just like Santana, she's not going to care if she hurts her."

Puck's insult of Brittany had set Matt off and before he knew what he was doing, he tackled Puck to the ground. They each got a few good blows in before they were interrupted by the small blonde girl in the doorway. She was screeching Puck's name.

Matt had looked up in surprise, just as Puck's fist connected with his face. The young girl looked surprised, and then she laid into Puck.

"Did you have sex with my mom?" she yelled.

Puck looked so taken aback that Matt burst into laughter and fell over.

"It's not funny!" she exclaimed, and whirling on Puck she asked again, "Did you?"

Puck had regained his composure, and eyed the girl carefully.

"It's possible," he said, reaching into his pocket and pulling out his phone. Flipping it open, he looked up at the girl, "What's her name?"

"Arggh... You are a PIG!"

Flashing a grin, Puck replied cheerfully, "Guilty."

The little girl turned bright red and stomped out the room.

Puck turned to Matt, "Know anything about that?"

Matt laughed and described his earlier interaction with the girl.

They were both still sitting down when Santana and Brittany walked into the room. Brittany's were glazed over and she was stumbling as Santana yanked her by the arm. Santana on the other hand, was furious. Her eyes were blazing and she was practically spitting venom when she spoke to Puck.

"Let's go, NOW!"

Puck looked up at her coldly.

"Go where?"

"Anywhere but here. Come on Puck, we're leaving." She reached down to grab his arm.

Puck snatched his arm back and glared at her.

"Don't touch me Santana," he said menacingly, "Get it through your head, there is no 'we' and there never will be."

"Oh really? You might want to think that through, Puck."

"I have, Santana, and I'm sure. Now get out."

She faltered for a moment and then turned to Brittany. "Let's go Britt."

Brittany stared at her, and then she smiled. "No"

"Excuse me?"

"Did I stutter?" Brittany said, in a perfect imitation of Rachel's voice. "I said no. I'm staying here."

Santana looked momentarily lost, the opened her mouth as if to speak. When no words came out, she turned and ran out of the room.

Matt jumped up and hugged Brittany tightly. She was laughing with relief.

"Oh Matt, you should have seen the way Rachel shut Santana down. It was awesome."

At the mention of Rachel's name, Puck looked around.

"Where is she?"

Brittany blinked, and looked confused for a moment. "Oh... I... oh crap... I left her on the porch, Santana grabbed..."

She didn't even finish the sentence before Puck bolted from the room to find her.