Rachel laughed as I Want it That Way by the Backstreet Boys started to play and Sam, Noah, Artie, Matt and Mike started to belt out the lyrics to the song. Rachel danced with Brittany and Santana and once that had gotten a bit awkward, she got a drink and flung herself on Blaine. He was Kurt's friend and his current crush. Blaine had made many visits to her house over the last few years seeking out the help from her father's so she didn't notice the way Puck was looking at her as she caught up with Blaine and how the Warblers were doing this year and how Kurt was adjusting to a private school, Puck stood next Kurt.
"I don't have anything to be jealous about now do I?" Kurt asked, watching his crush with Rachel.
"Hell Nah! Your boy is gay, right?" He asked his confidence wavering a little, watching how close Blaine and Rachel were.
"Yes," Kurt replied primly.
Puck sighed to himself with relief. He'd get to the bottom of it. For all he knew it could be this huge misunderstanding like with Matt. He didn't want to blow things out of proportion over nothing. He smirked, when Rachel, Santana, Brittany, Tina and Mercedes took the stage and started to belt out When I Grow up by the Pussycat Dolls.
Half way through the song there was a knock on the door. Puck had been the one to head upstairs to answer the door. He was pleasantly surprised to see the cops standing on the other side. He rushed down stairs to inform Rachel and things got a bit chaotic from there.
"What happened?" Leroy asked. Rachel shook her head. She had no idea on what had happened. One minute she's singing her heart out with the girls and the next thing she knows the cops are there breaking their party up. She was thankful that Puck had stopped any of the Gleeks from bringing alcohol in saying they don't need to get trashed to have a good time. It was true and Santana had been the one to throw the biggest fit until Brittany talked to her and then all was good again. She thought something fishy was going on when Quinn had left early but she hadn't let that thought tug at her mind the rest of the night. She was having fun with her friends her mom was the furthest thing from her mind and she knew Beth was in good hands.
"What were they saying?" Rachel asked, chewing her lip. Hiram had kicked everyone out when they showed up after they had talked to the cops. Leroy had already put Beth to bed while Hiram had started to converse with the cops. Hiram shook his head at his eldest daughter and went to bed after the mess had been cleaned up for the night.
"It turned out to be nothing. No one is in trouble with the law..." he trailed off, when Hiram appeared.
"But you are grounded," Hiram called from his spot on the bottom of the stairs.
"I was being a normal teenager like you wanted for me. We weren't doing anything wrong. There were no drugs and no alcohol. We might have gotten a bit loud, but that was it," Rachel protested. Leroy shared a look with his husband.
"I know this, Rachel but it still ended with the cops being called and the house being searched for drugs and Leroy and myself being interrogated because of speculation on being bad parents," Hiram stated. She could tell that he was leaving something out, the right people needed to be contacted for that and she had a feeling that they were going to have a visit from social services within the next week. "Go to bed, Rachel, now."
"I'm sorry," she told them hurrying up the stairs. She collapsed against the door, sliding down to the floor. Maybe she should have listened to Noah on the bus ride back to Lima about having a party.
"You uh okay, Rach?" She jumped at the voice, sending him a glare.
"How'd you get in? My Dad sent you out of here, I watched you drive away and I didn't hear your truck pull up," Rachel rattled off, not moving from her spot on the floor. Puck chuckled; sitting next to her, putting his arm around her shoulders pulling her into him.
"It wasn't that far of a walk, just a few blocks. And you weren't answering your phone and I had to know what was going on. I've gotten good at climbing trees and sneaking through windows," he retorted. Rachel wasn't even going to ask how that was because she had a feeling on why he had gotten so good at it, it was better to leave that topic alone for about ever. She had him now and that counted for more than any one night stands he has ever had with any cougar in this stupid small town or any cheerio he had been with. "What happened?"
"Someone told the police there was drugs here and that…" she trailed off licking her lips, looking down at her lap. "Bad parenting came up," she finished off quietly.
"That's crazy," Puck growled. He was going to have one hell of a talk with Quinn when he was done comforting his girl.
"I know," Rachel told him softly. "Noah I appreciate you coming back to check on me but I really want to be left alone and try to get some sleep," she told him, getting up. Puck nodded pulling her in for a hug.
"Call me if you need anything," he stated, pressing his lips against hers.
"I will even though I'm grounded," she answered breaking the kiss. Puck kissed her forehead and vanished through the window. Rachel closed her window before walking across the hall to where Beth was sound asleep. Rachel sat in the chair and watched as the soft light from the night light hit her sister's face. They longer she sat there the harder it was for her to keep her eyes from drooping shut.
It took Puck very few minutes to get back to his truck, even less time to drive across town to where Quinn's house was located at. Sneaking into her house was difficult. He had only ever been there once before and he would have been lost if someone wasn't with him to show him the way. A few minutes after getting inside the house and maneuvering his way in the dark he came across Quinn's room. He shoved the door open seeing the light was still on in her room.
"Had to leave early, huh?" Puck asked, standing in the doorway. "You just had to get outta there before the cops showed up, the same cops that you had called. You knew damn well there wasn't any drugs there and you know that both the Berry men are excellent Fathers, so what in the hell is your damn problem?" Puck glared at the blonde that looked so smug sitting on her bed.
"My Daughter belongs here with me and not with her," Quinn sneered. "Who says I was calling to turn them in?" She asked right back a smirk firmly in place.
"Because Rachel is only Beth's sister, not a parental figure," Puck responded, ignoring the fact Quinn had referred to Beth as her child and not their daughter. She wasn't really their daughter anymore; they gave their rights up to being called mom and dad when they signed their rights away to Shelby.
"You would think that would make getting my Daughter back so much easier, but it's not because as long as Shelby is alive, Rachel has custody over my kid," Quinn hissed, "this is only the first step in getting my child back, you can either join me or stay out of my way."
"You wanted to give her up, Quinn. I pleaded with you to keep her so we could raise her. You told me that giving her away was for the best. I didn't want to believe you, hell I didn't believe you until I saw her again and you know what? We did the right thing, and you have to let this go, Quinn."
"You don't get it, Puck. I gave myself away, she's all I've got and now that she's back here, I want to be apart of her life as her Mother," Quinn spoke softly.
"No you think you do, but you don't Q, she's where she belongs. She has a family that loves her and that can give her the things you want for her. Rachel told you from the get go that she would allow you into Beth's life. And one day Beth will know that you are her Mother and what do you think she is going to think of you for trying to take her away from her family, the only family that she knows? Is that what you want for her to resent you years from now?" Puck asked, taking a seat on the bed next to Quinn.
"No," Quinn sighed, laying her head on his shoulder. "What have I done?" She asked, closing her eyes.
"Something stupid but it can be fixed, Quinn, at least I think it can be. You need to sit down and talk to Rachel and not insult her or name call or even be your normal bitchy self, but really talk to her and let her in. She'll understand. She does want you to be apart of Beth's life too."
"I'll think about it," Quinn told him. "I'm sorry, how much trouble is she in?" She asked, chewing her lip.
"I'm not the one that needs to be told," Puck told her. "Grounded, not sure how long though."
"I know," Quinn replied. "You can go back to her now. I'll be fine, I just need time to think and I can't do that with you here." She was being nice about that. But in order for her to really think things through she needed for Puck to leave. Puck gave her hand a gentle squeeze and slipped out of the house.
"Ya know you can use the front door, Noah," Leroy called from the porch holding back a chuckle at the startled boy in the tree. Puck cringed slightly and jumped from his spot in the tree joining the older man on the porch.
"I'm sorry and I know she's grounded, but I just had to see her and make sure that she's okay," Puck told him, rubbing the back of his neck.
"She's in Beth's room," Leroy told him, letting him enter the house first. "I trust you've learned your lesson after having Beth and I know that you respect Rachel."
"I have and I do," Puck answered. "I don't want to get her into anymore trouble than she already is in."
"I'll handle Hiram in the morning, you just make sure your Ma knows that you're safe if you end up staying the night," Leroy told him, shutting and locking the front door. He trusted both Noah and Rachel. Before they had left they had told Rachel to enjoy being a teen and that she could have people over and it wasn't like she was having a house party. There was only the glee club plus Kurt and Blaine, Quinn was the only member of glee to be missing. It was all just a misunderstanding and Rachel wasn't to be blamed for that. He got that much. Everyone does stupid things growing up.
"Will do," Puck told him, going upstairs. He smiled walking into Beth's room. He bent over to softly kiss Beth's head whispering a good night. "Hey Rach," Puck whispered, gently shaking her by the shoulder.
"Noah," she mumbled in her sleep. Puck chuckled and picked her up. He walked across the hall laying her in bed. Going back to shut doors, Puck walked back to the bed stripping down to his underwear, ready to hold his girl. Getting under the covers he pulled Rachel closer to himself and felt his eyes getting heavy.