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Chapter 4
Last time
San tightens her arms around her and replies. "You leave Puck to me. He won't badger you about this I promise. Quinn. She will help you. I know she will. She feels as bad as I do about everything we put you through. Please let us do this for you. You need protections and I will not let anything happen to you. Please Rachel."
Rachel
She doesn't know what to do. Should she trust these people who have tormented her for years? She's not sure. Noah she can trust. She knows this. She told him after the first week of freshman year to go his own way and be popular. She could handle being on the bottom, but this is different.
"Ok. We can tell Noah, but I'm still not sure about Quinn. We can discuss it with him, but I know he is going to hound me for answers I can't give." She tucks her head into San chest.
Santana is confused. There must be more to the story of Puck and Rachel. She doesn't know if she should be jealous of this or not. Not that she has that right but she will reserve judgement. For right now at least they will have an ally.
"Ok hermosa, I will contact him and we will figure this out. Can I tell him to meet us here after school?"
"Yes, but please keep him down stairs and explain what happened and don't let him up until he agrees to not bombard me with questions I cannot answer. Please Santana, I can't deal with it. Not now" She doesn't know why she trust the other girl. She just has a sixth sense about it. A gut feeling that she can.
"Ok carino, I promise I will not let him near you until he promises and agrees to let it be." She picks up her phone and fires of a text to Puck.
Santana-Puck: I need to ask you a favor. I need you to do something for me without question and without telling anyone else what you are doing. I will explain everything to you after you complete the favor.
Puck-Santana: Anything for you what to you need?
Santana-Puck: I need you to go into the next town over after school. Go to the pharmacy with your fake ID and get a morning after pill.
Puck-Santana: WTF?
Santana-Puck: Please Puck. It is very important. Then I need you to bring it to me.
Puck-Santana: Of course I will do it San but you have to tell me what's going on.
Santana-Puck: I promise I will when you bring it to me. Bring it to 3795 Shalloway Dr. as soon as you get it and I will explain all.
Puck-Santana: wait that's Rachel's house WTF? What's going on San?
Santana-Puck: I will tell you when you get here.
Puck-Santana: I am leaving school now and will be there ASAP
Santana-Puck: Thanks Puck, text when you get here do not bang on the door.
Puck-Santana: Ok, See you with in the next 2 hrs.
Santana puts her phone down. "He will be here as soon as he gets what we need. Rest and I will wake you when he's here."
"Ok." She yawns and burrows in to Santana shoulder and falls asleep feeling safer than she has in years.
1 hour 50 mins later Santana gets a text
Puck-Santana: I'm here let me in.
Santana-Puck: When I let you in we are going in to the living room and I will explain it all to you. Do not attempt to go upstairs until I have fully explained everything to you or I will put you down. If you scare Rachel I will end you.
Puck-Santana: Ok just let me in you're really scaring me.
Santana-Puck: Ok on my way
"Estrella, wake up." She gently nudges Rachel's head with her own. "Come on hermosa."
She opens her eyes. "Is Noah here?"
"Yes." San gently removes herself from the bed leaning down and softly kisses the side of her head. "I will be back as quick as I can. I will make him understand that talking about it is not an option"
Sitting up gingerly leaning against the head board in the middle of the bed she says "Thank you San."
Santana exits the room and tries to prepare herself for the conversation that is about to happen. She will have to relive and retell what happened to Puck all while not breaking down into a million pieces over what has happened to Rachel. She opens the door to Puck and he looks very anxious.
"Ok, San what's going on?" He says as he enters the house handing her the pharmacy bag.
"Let's go into the living room and sit." She says as she closes the door. He follows her in and sits on the couch waiting for her to speak. She steels herself and begins. "I will tell you all but I need you to try and keep your cool. You cannot blow up and yell." He nods and she continues. "Did you hear what happened with that hockey player Rick and I this morning?" He nods again "He slushied Rachel and I went after him…"
He interrupts "Yea. That was weird. What was that all about?"
She takes a breath. "That's not important. What is important is what happened after. I went after Rachel to make sure she was Ok. Quinn pulled me into a class room and demanded to know what was going on and I told her that Rachel is off limits and left the room to find her. I went to one of the bathrooms that she usually goes to and she wasn't there. So, I went to the other. When I got there I …" She choked up a bit and had to compose herself to continue. "I found her lying on the floor. Someone had ra… ra… raped her" She had to stop. Tears were streaming down her face. Puck wasn't doing much better. He was sitting in his seat tears rolling and fist clenched so tight his knuckles were turning white.
"Who" He ground out in a low menacing voice.
"I don't know" she continues "she won't tell me."
He started to get up "I will get her to tell me"
San puts a restraining hand on his arm "No! You will not. That was one of the conditions she made me promise to in order for me to tell you. You cannot question her. She's terrified. She won't go to the doctor. She won't let me call the police. She won't talk about it at all. I just brought her here and helped her clean up and comforted her."
"Is she Ok, physically? Does she need anything?" He asks through a sob.
"She has a lot of bruising and a cut on her shoulder from where he pushed her into the air dryer. Other than that not that I can see. Emotionally she is a mess and she needs protection. She has agreed for me to tell you so that you can help at school to keep her safe. I think Quinn can help with this as well but she is reluctant and wants to discuss it with you first."
He scrubs his hands over his face and says "I agree. We need Quinn. I will talk to her and will get her to agree to it, but I don't think we can trust anyone else."
"Agreed, Britt can't know either. I love her to pieces but sometimes she lets things slip not meaning to. I think the three of us can keep Rach safe." She says getting up. "We can go talk to Rach now but you have to promise no questions. When she is ready to talk she will."
"Ok, just take me to her" he says in a desperate voice.
They head up the stair together and enter her room and she is in the same position. Face expressionless. When she looks up and sees him she breaks. "Noah" she raises her good arm and he has her in his arms in a heartbeat. She looks back to the door. "San" and Santana rushes to the bed and spoons her from behind. They surrounded her as she cries. Eventually she calms and asks "Did you get the pill?"
Santana removes herself from the bed. She gets the pharmacy bag and hands Rachel the pill and her water. After she takes the pill Santana puts the water back on the night stand and get back on the bed to hold Rachel some more as she starts to cry again. Eventually she calms again and they all just lay there holding each other for a while when Puck speaks up. "One or both of us need to stay with you tonight Rach. You don't need to be alone."
"I'm not leaving her." Santana says tightening her grip on the girl's waist.
"We can both stay Rach." Noah says tightening his grip as well.
"Ok." She doesn't want to be alone and having them both is helping.
"Puck can you stay with her while I run home for clothes and an overnight bag? Than you can do the same when I get back." Santana suggests.
"Sure, but I don't need to leave I already have clothes and stuff here." He tells her.
Santana is gob smacked. She doesn't know how to process that information. "Um… why?" she looks from one to the other.
Rachel looks at Puck and he nods "He is my cousin. He stays here a lot" she tells her.
To say Santana is shocked would be an understatement. "Um… Ok. Well I will run home really quick and get my stuff and bring back some dinner. What would you like to eat hermosa? I can run to that pizza place that sells the vegan veggie pizza?"
Rachel looks up shocked "You know where to get vegan pizza?"
Santana blushes a little and says "I've seen it on the menu"
"Oh, Ok that sounds good. Noah can call it our orders and you can pick it up."
"Ok, see ya in a bit" she leans in and places a gentle kiss on her head and pats Pucks arm. "I'll be back soon."
A/N: That's chapter 4. Next chapter will contain the explanation of where Rachel's fathers are and more of her and Pucks relationship.