Sorry for the delay, this chapter was harder to write than I thought it was going to be. And this story as a whole might be longer than I thought, not much longer, but a chapter or two longer than intended.

I am not entirely happy with this chapter, but a friend assures me its very good. But you are your own worst critic...

Enjoy!

Four

No one moved for several long seconds, but then Puck and Finn were up and out the door, Rachel and Kurt rushing after them.

'What's going on?' Schuester demanded. He had no idea what was going on, his guilt plain on his face.

'It's Quinn,' Tina started, 'she's fallen down the stairs.'

'Stay here!' he stated, before he rushed out the door.

'Bitch got what she deserved,' Santana announced, crossing her arms over her chest.

'She could lose the baby,' Mercedes pointed out.

Santana shrugged, 'whatever. It's not like either one of them really wants the thing anyway.'

'Maybe not,' Mike spoke up, 'but that doesn't mean that no one else would want her.'

Santana glared at Mike before grabbing Brittany's hand and pulling her from the room.

'But, Mr. Schue said to stay here,' the blonde protested. They couldn't hear the Latina's reply.

Several minutes later, Schuester returned with Finn and Puck, who looked a little green, and Kurt and Rachel, who were looking paler than normal.

'I'll drive,' Kurt offered, placing a hand on Puck's shoulder.

'Can I come with?' Finn asked, almost like he was afraid. Kurt nodded and glanced at Rachel, who gave him a small smile and a nod.

Everyone watched the odd quartet leave in silence before turning to their teacher for answers.

Schuester sighed, 'Quinn was cramping and she had a broken leg. They want to stop the cramping, maybe save the baby before setting the leg.'

Everyone looked a little sick, 'you're going to have to wait until at least tomorrow before visiting her.' He looked around at the students, 'just… go home and give your mum a hug.'

Silently the remaining students packed up and left together.

Finn and Rachel were talking about something, but Kurt wasn't listening. He was more focused on the silent Puck beside him.

'Am I wrong?' he finally asked softly.

'I don't know,' Kurt replied honestly. He had no idea what Puck was talking about.

'I know it's just a baby, but I can't help but not want it. I didn't want it but I didn't want this to happen.'

Kurt placed a gentle hand on his back, 'no one said you did,' he offered softly.

'Mr. Puckerman?' a doctor was standing in the door way.

Puck stood and pulled Kurt with him, his hand held tightly, 'yeah?'

If the doctor noticed their clamped hands, he didn't say anything.

'We've stopped the bleeding and the cramping,' Rachel gasped but the doctor ignored her, 'and set her leg. We would like to keep her for a few days to make sure that your girlfriend is stable and that the baby is safe.'

'She's not my girlfriend,' he blurted, not knowing what else to say.

'But you are the father?' he asked, glancing at Puck and Kurt's hands.

'She, uh, she raped me,' Puck offered, and he had to sit down. It was the first time he had used that word.

'I have to report this,' the doctor stated. Even though the rape had obviously happened 5-6 months ago, it was protocol.

'No!' Puck blurted, 'why? What it'll prove? It'll be her word against mine.'

The doctor studied the teen in front of him; he seemed to garner strength from the other boy whose hand he held in a crushing grip. He nodded; he would talk to his brother in law who was a lawyer and see what he had to say. It wouldn't be official but at least someone would know.

'Alright then, but you should all go home, there isn't anything you can do. Her parents are on their way.'

Before anyone could say anything Russell and Judy Fabray were storming through the hall, demanding answers.

The doctor was quick to intercept the concerned parents, giving the boys a chance to escape. Not that they went far. Both Finn and Puck wanted to stay near Quinn, though neither boy could really explain why.

Kurt and Rachel stood silently by the pair as they listened to the conversation with Quinn's parents.

'Quinn had a minor accident at school; she tripped and fell down some stairs. She landed on her leg wrong, but it's been set and will be as good as new in a few weeks. Our main concern is her baby-'

'Baby?' Russell blurted in shock, as Judy closed her eyes in resignation.

'My baby girl has not had sex,' he insisted. 'Did someone rape her?' he demanded angrily.

'Russell, please,' Judy tried to calm him down but he shook her off.

As Puck listened to Russell expound on his virtuous, virginal daughter and how she would never lower herself to the standards of this hick town, he clinched his fists in anger, not even noticing when Kurt gently took one of hands and tried to calm him. Nor did he notice that Rachel was trying to do the same to Finn.

Russell was now demanding to know where the miscreant who'd raped his daughter was and why he wasn't in jail.

'Mr. Fabray! Your daughter was not raped!' the doctor blurted rather loudly, which succeeded in shutting the other man up. Squaring his shoulders and levelling a glare at Russell, he continued, 'it is entirely possible that she forced herself on a young man.'

Judy sighed again, knowing full well what her daughter was capable of, while Russell looked completely gobsmacked before he started laughing.

'You didn't just suggest that my daughter raped a boy?'

The doctor scowled at the other man, 'that's exactly what I'm suggesting.'

Russell only continued laughing, 'you can't rape a man, if he got her pregnant, he clearly wanted it.'

'No, I didn't,' Puck stated, as he emerged from around the corner where he and the others had been hiding.

'The town whore didn't want to have sex?' Russell goaded.

Kurt stopped him from punching the ever loving daylights out of Quinn's father, while Rachel held Finn back.

'You're precious daughter drugged and raped me,' he stated angrily.

'If she raped you, why didn't you report it?' Russell sneered, getting into Puck's space.

'Because I didn't think anyone would believe a guy like me over a girl like her,' Puck retorted, with a snarl. Only Russell didn't hear the hint of sadness in his voice.

'You probably gave her some whore disease too.'

A slap echoed around the small room/hallway they were in.

'That was out of line,' Judy snarled, an angry fury radiating off her.

'I'm clean,' Puck stated, his own anger almost palpable.

'This isn't helping Quinn,' the doctor finally interjected. He turned the teenagers, 'you should all go home, there isn't much you can do here right now. Quinn's still asleep and she probably will be until morning. You can come back then, if you'd like to visit her.'

Kurt and Rachel, who seemed to be the most level headed, pulled a still fuming Puck and Finn away.

'I'd like to see my daughter,' Judy stated as the group disappeared around a corner.

The doctor nodded, 'of course, just this way.' He offered, guiding them to Quinn's room.

Puck kicked the first garbage can he came too and cursed loudly, causing a passing orderly to eye them wearily.

'He's not worth it, Noah,' Kurt said gently, pulling him into a hug.

'He's just so…'

'Ignorant?' Rachel offered.

'Look, whatever, it doesn't matter what he thinks, because she believes you,' Finn offered, causing all three to look at him.

Kurt shook his head, 'and if he doesn't want the world to know that he's into things that are so far from vanilla, he'll go along with his wife.'

After leaving the Fabray's with their daughter and ensuring that the four teens had indeed gone home, Doctor Alex Williams headed to his office to call his brother in law.

'From the sounds of it, there doesn't seem to be much that can be done about it. It was like 6 months ago right? And the only evidence that they did anything is growing in her stomach. It's her word against his, at best. And most people would end up believing a blonde wholesome cheerleader than the town man-whore. You and I are exceptions because we know that happens. If anyone decides to press charges, have the kids see a councillor. There's a well-respected on at a high school there have them take to her. Other than that, there isn't much to do. Six months is a long time for things like this.'

Alex sighed, 'thanks Mitch, I'll let you know how this all turns out,' he offered.

'Please do,' he replied, 'and tell that idiot husband of yours to call me,' he teased. Alex's husband was Mitch's brother.

Alex chuckled, 'I will, give my love to Betty and the kids.'

After hanging up Alex tried to figure out what the hell he should do. He knew what it was like to say no and not have someone listen, but his rape hadn't resulted in a child. Before he could think about it too much an alarm was going off in one of the rooms and he rushed to tend to it. Someone had probably just pulled off one of their monitoring devices again.

Kurt dropped Rachel off at home, before heading back to his and Finn's place, 'I figured you'd rather stay here than go home and be alone,' Kurt offered at the look both Finn and Puck gave him.

Puck nodded, grateful that Kurt could read him as well as he could. He was almost better than Finn.