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Love Heals came from Kdmr87, so thank you for suggesting it; I love it and decided to use it. Thanks my darling.

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Make Me Forget

Chapter 18 – Love Heals

"Adam this is the Glee Club, my fellow Glee Clubbers this is Adam," Kurt performed the introductions grinning like a Cheshire Cat the following Monday after his perfect date with Adam, and Kurt's eyes shined happily as he added smugly, "My boyfriend."

The Glee Club went around introducing themselves as Kurt and Adam took their seats together at the table, trying to ignore the looks they were receiving from the general school body seeing as Kurt and Adam were holding hands. Almost immediately Kurt was pulled into an all girl conversation as the girls wanted to know where Adam had taken him and a step by step details of the date itself. Kurt launched into the story excitedly. Mercedes had already heard it but couldn't wait to hear it again, absolutely delighted for Kurt. Rachel and Quinn were nudging each other excitedly, they had been waiting to hear this story since Puck had told Rachel what he had seen and heard in the locker room last week. Tina sat between Santana and Brittany getting bumped around by the excited Cheerio's who were bouncing in their seats squealing.

Adam awkwardly sat beside Finn, facing Puck who was next to Rachel and Finn grinned at Adam warmly. Matt and Mike leaned forward in their seats and Artie had a completely serious, but blank look on his face. It was unnerving to say the least. Puck loved the ways Artie had devised to creep people out; the guy was a devious mastermind.

"So did you officially come out?" Artie asked him curiously taking a big bite of his meal, calmly talking about Adam's sexuality, and the other guys took that as a sign to question Adam as they saw fit. If Adam wanted to date Kurt the guys had to make sure Adam was okay and; as lame as it seems, they wanted to know his intentions towards Kurt.

"I came out to my parents on Sunday," Adam confessed looking a little overwhelmed, but he was smiling and friendly. Puck decided right there that he liked him, Adam seemed like a good guy and Puck was a good judge of character.

"How did that go?" Artie queried taking a sip from his juice, his eyes watching Adam like a hawk. Adam shifted in his seat nervously, not expecting to be getting the third degree from someone who looked as harmless as Artie; clearly he had been expecting one of the other football guys to lead the charge against him.

"My parents were shocked, but I think they are more pissed off that I quit hockey," Adam gave a small chuckle and Matt looked perplexed.

"Why did you quit?" Matt wanted to know. Adam smiled ruefully.

Puck could hazard a guess why Adam quit. The football team accepted Kurt on the team, albeit reluctantly, and that was only because Kurt's dancing helped them win the game. The hockey team weren't exactly the most welcoming bunch, and to find out that one of their team members was gay; well they wouldn't take that very well especially with jerks like Crawley as their captain; Adam did the only sensible thing he could do. Adam chose Kurt over his sporting team, Puck could relate considering he did the same for Rachel when Coach Tanaka was being a douche.

"You know the guys on the team, they would kick me off anyway once they found out I was gay, quitting first meant it was my choice," Adam explained shrugging his big shoulders and Finn looked over at Puck. Puck caught the silent message and nodded.

"You're a big guy, we could use you on the football team," Finn commented offhand and Adam's eyes brightened. He really did love sports. Matt and Mike nodded approvingly and Artie finally gave a small smile of welcome.

"Really?" Adam asked hopefully, like he couldn't believe his good luck as he looked at each of the guys thankfully.

"We'd be happy to have you," Mike assured him giving a friendly smile in between shoving his face with food. Matt was nodding as well, all for inducting Kurt's new boyfriend into their band of brothers.

"Yeah, I'll organize it with the coach, it should be sweet," Finn grinned welcomingly and Adam just looked like he had received the best news in the world.

"Wow, thanks guys," he said sincerely, breathing a little easier.

Adam knew his parents would at least be slightly appeased. He didn't care if the football team was shit, he was part of a team that accepted him and that was more than he could have ever asked for. Ever since he learned Kurt Hummel joined the football team Adam had been watching him, admiring him, hoping one day he would have the strength to stand up and be himself the way Kurt did.

"So what about school?" Mike asked glancing around the cafeteria. People had stopped staring but you could tell they were still curious as to why Adam Underwood was holding hands with Kurt Hummel. It didn't take a genius to figure it out and there were already whispers.

"I think people will figure it out," Adam said looking over at Kurt fondly and when Kurt saw Adam looking at him he paused his story and gave a dazzling smile.

The girls giggled seeing the exchange before whispering it was adorable and Adam looked away blushing. Puck had to say; he had never seen Kurt look so happy in all the time they had been friends and Adam looked like...well, he looked like he was Hummel's bitch, just like Puck was Rachel's bitch and Finn was Quinn's.

"Let's go get some pie guys," Puck announced getting up and Finn, Matt, Mike got up as well and Artie rolled out to follow them.

Puck looked down at Adam intensely which made Adam get to his feet realizing that Puck meant he was to come as well. The six made their way over to the order station and Puck grabbed a pie for himself and a pie for Adam before turning to Adam, Puck's entire demeanor becoming threatening.

"Now I just need to say this because Kurt is like our little sister," Puck stated deadly serious and Adam realized that he was surrounded by some of the most intimidating people in the High School, and the handicapped guy from Glee.

"You break his heart we break your face," Matt came up with a slogan that they were actually pretty pleased with. Kurt really was like their little sister, strange as that was, and it's tradition that the brothers get to threaten the new boyfriend. The guys all felt they had to look out for Kurt.

"I really like Kurt, and I really admire him, he makes me proud to be who I am," Adam informed them honestly, no fear in his eyes and Finn slapped a hand on his shoulder.

"Good," Finn told him and the guys all broke into wide smiles satisfied that their job of being big brothers was done. Puck handed Adam his pie proudly.

"I got this," Puck said referring to buying the pie which was Puck's form of acceptance and Adam smiled nodding his head.

"Thanks man," Adam said grabbing a fork and taking a bite. Adam's eyes widened and his face became one of complete satisfaction, "This pie is so good."

Puck grinned widely.

"I think you and me will get along just fine."

By the end of the day word had spread. Adam Underwood was gay and he was dating Kurt Hummel. Puck, Finn and the other guys had been sort of following Adam and Kurt around all day, trying to be inconspicuous but they weren't exactly the most nimble of spies. They were worried about a retaliation from the hockey team for Adam's defection; first from the hockey team and then from the heterosexual team. They were right to worry. After the last class of the day Kurt and Adam were standing at Kurt's locker since Kurt was getting his music for Glee when Crawley and a couple of the other guys approached them. Luckily Puck was nearby, as was Matt and Artie.

"Well if it isn't the jolly fag brigade," Crawley quipped laughing looking from Adam to Kurt with thinly veiled disgust and Adam glowered at him.

"Leave us alone," Adam hissed threateningly, his fists clenching with a warning that Crawley chose to ignore.

"Heathen," Kurt added spitefully, not at all perturbed by the intimidation. He knew his 'ninja' friends were nearby and would help if required. Speaking of; Puck decided to make his presence known.

"Your nose doesn't look too good Crawley," Puck commented interrupting and Crawley shot Puck a dark gaze. Puck had broken his nose in the scuffle a week ago. It was still bruised and Puck felt a satisfaction at the sight. Matt and Artie flanked Puck as he approached the hockey captain.

"Fuck you Puckerman," Crawley spat back at him hatefully and Puck shrugged uncaringly.

"Let me make this real simple for you, leave me and mine alone," Puck said this amicably, with a forced friendly tone and Crawley scoffed, though he was careful to stay out of punching reach. His brain may have been the size of an acorn but he had learned his lesson the last time.

"So you protect fags as well as geeks?" Crawley asked mockingly shooting a look at Adam and Kurt. Adam's face turned red from fury but Kurt placed a gentle hand on his arm taking over.

"Is that the best you can come up with Crawley? Calling us fags? A fag is not the worst thing I have ever been called and in comparison to what I have been called over the years overall your verbal attacks are lame and quite pathetic; which is indicative of the tiny, backward thinking brain that you possess," Kurt's speech had Puck's head spinning as he tried to take in every insult Kurt was throwing at Crawley. Crawley looked like half of them went over his head, while Matt looked like they all went over his head. Artie had a proud smile on his face.

"No one deserves to get bullied for being who they are," Artie spoke up and Crawley sneered down him but Artie just glared up at him, unafraid. Crawley, seeing his intimidation tactic failing, took a step towards Artie but Matt shoved him back.

"Yeah man, just lay off," Matt growled standing in front of Artie and Puck folded his arms across his chest. He really didn't need to be here at all, Glee could take care of their own. Puck decided that enough was enough and he figured that Crawley got the message they were trying to get across.

"You bully anyone else and you will regret it," Puck left Crawley with that thought as he turned and strolled away.

Matt and Artie joined Puck, each stopping to glare at Crawley as they left and Kurt and Adam followed after them, Adam with his arm around Kurt's shoulders. Kurt looked like he was going to cry tears of joy and Puck didn't really want the whole student body witnessing it so he led the way to the choir room to find the rest of Glee already there. Rachel was smiling approvingly at him, obviously overjoyed the he didn't get into another fistfight, and he moved to go over to her when Adam and Kurt came up to him.

"You guys all really stand up for each other," Adam said with admiration, like he had never met anyone who cared about each other like they did and Puck shrugged.

"Of course bro, we are family, we're Glee," Puck hated that he sounded exactly like Rachel, but since he was her bitch, it was only natural that he would start talking like her. Rachel just beamed proudly, knowing she had gotten to him, relishing the moment.

If this moment got any more fruity Puck was going to take Rachel into the nearest storage closet and do things to her that made him feel manly again. Kurt finally burst into tears of happiness like a rainbow water fountain and threw his arms around Puck's neck. Kurt crying on his shoulder was all Puck could take. Puck unhooked Kurt's arms from around his neck and handed Kurt to his boyfriend

"Here take him," Puck said glad to be rid of the crying boy and Rachel came up to him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I am so proud of you," she whispered looking up at him adoringly and Puck lowered his lips to hers, feeling manlier by the second. Still, after Glee he took her to that closet just in case.

Two weeks later; Puck allowed Rachel to drag him along behind her towards her house not really paying attention to what she was saying. All day today Rachel, nor any of his friends had mentioned that today was his birthday. Puck wasn't one to make a big deal out of anything but he figured he would at least get a happy birthday from his girlfriend, but so far no mention had been made. He had thought that crazy pregnancy hormones had made Rachel forget, but Finn hadn't said anything either, or anyone else from Glee. Puck tried not to show he was upset. He was eighteen today. He didn't need people fawning over him. He tried to focus on what Rachel was saying. Rachel had made him stay late at school today so that they could rehearse a duet and then she had asked him to stop for ice cream on the way home. Alan and Richard were pretty cool with Puck staying with them however this past week Puck had to stay at home; apparently Alan and Richard decided they wanted to redecorate the guestroom. Tonight was the first night he could reclaim his room. He had all his gear and was carrying it up to the house while trying to pay attention to what Rachel was saying.

"Noah, are you listening to me?" Rachel nudged him as they came up to her porch and Puck shook his head a little and looked down at her upturned face, which was pouting.

"Uh yeah," he promised her and Rachel placed her key in the door, her eyes never leaving his.

"Noah, I just wanted to tell you I love you and..." Rachel paused for effect and Puck's eyes widened when she pushed open the front door to her house and all his friends and family jumped out and screamed,

"SURPRISE!"

Puck stood there for a full couple of seconds, floored by the sight of everyone in party hats and throwing streamers. He automatically pulled Rachel to him and hugged her.

"I thought you'd forgotten," he said a little embarrassed to have doubted her and Rachel pulled back from him and placed her hands on her hips, feet apart.

"Noah please, did you really think I would forget?" she demanded, fire in her eyes.

Puck thought it wise not to tell her that he had actually thought she'd forgotten. A severely pissed off and heavily pregnant Rachel Berry would have Chuck Norris himself quaking in his boots. Instead pulled her close to smack a kiss on her cheek.

The party was in full swing, and the decorations certainly had 'Kurt Hummel' all over them. Karaoke jukebox complete with smoke machine in a corner, where some members of his football team were unsuccessfully trying to recreate 'Sexy Back' from Justin Timberlake. They were failing miserably, but it made Puck smile to see that all the groups were intermingling. Now that the Cheerio's, football team and Glee were united again there were no more slushie facials, no more problems with the hockey team; everything was just perfect. Bright colored streamers, metallic balloons and a billboard of baby photos. Puck mingled with a couple of the football guys, passing through a throng of Cheerio's to sit with Finn on the couch. Rachel had disappeared into the kitchen, probably to organize more food, the other members of Glee were milling around. Kurt was sitting with Adam being all happy and couple-like, it made Puck smile. Then Puck realized what a tool he looked like with a stupid grin on his face and masked it into a cool expression. Quinn, Santana and Brittany were dancing in the living room in their Cheerio outfits trying to drag Tina up with them. Tina gave in with a shy smile. Artie and Mike were playing the playstation3 and Matt was cheering them on.

"Happy birthday bro," Finn said grinning and Puck grinned back at him.

"Thanks Finn."

"Cake time!" Hannah cried out running to grab Puck's arm and dragged him to the dining room where a cake was waiting with lit candles and Rachel was standing there as well waiting for him. Puck couldn't think of anyone more beautiful when he saw her standing there with the light of the candles shining onto her face, her hand on her enlarged belly the other beckoning him towards her.

"Make a wish Noah," she whispered kissing his cheek and Puck didn't even have to think, he knew what he was wishing for, and he bent down and blew out the candles sending all present into a rendition of 'Happy Birthday To You'. Rachel handed him a knife and Puck placed it on top of the cake ready to cut.

"Don't forget if you touch the bottom you have to kiss the closest girl," Finn called out teasingly and a couple of the footballers made catcalls and cheered.

Puck purposefully hit the bottom then turned and pulled Rachel into a loving kiss.

"All right, that's enough of that," Alan grumbled tapping Puck on the shoulder and Puck and Rachel broke away from each other gasping for breath much to the amusement of everyone present, bar Alan Berry of course.

The footballers and Cheerio's didn't stay too long, just long enough to finish all the food. There was another party going on in town that wasn't as tame as Puck's; not that Puck was offended they left. He would rather finish his night was his Glee friends, than be at a party drinking. Puck's priorities had changed a whole lot in the past six months.

Alan and Richard removed themselves from the house when it hit ten; they had booked a hotel room getaway for the night. Puck was grateful knowing it would have been Richard's idea to give them the house to themselves. Richard was under no delusion that Rachel and Puck weren't being intimate with each other and took pity on them often. Puck could just imagine all the shenanigans he and Rachel could get up to in an empty house. Puck kissed his mom and sister goodbye, and Mr Shue made his exit before Miss Pillsbury and Coach Tanaka. The sight of the last two together created a lot of frowns from the Glee Club.

"I don't get it, Miss P was clearly head over ass for Mr Shue, now he's single and she's sticking with Coach," Puck commented when it was just the Glee kids left and most of the others voiced their firm agreement.

Puck pulled Rachel to sit down on his lap. Finn was sitting next to him and let Rachel put her feet up on his lap and Quinn was seated beside Finn. Adam, Kurt and Mercedes were on the living room floor; Mercedes was painting Kurt's toe nails. Tina was on Artie's lap, Santana was sitting on the floor with Matt's head on her lap, and Brittany was lying down with her head on Matt's stomach while Mike was lying with his head on Brittany's stomach, like a train. Adam had become an honorary member of the Glee Club, even though he could not sing a single bar of music to save his life. Kurt found it cute that he was tone deaf.

"Maybe its loyalty, Coach Tanaka was there for her when Mr Shue couldn't be," Finn reasoned shrugging his shoulders and Kurt slammed a hand in his fist delicately.

"We need to do something about this," he announced with that gleam in his eye that made Puck wary of him. Puck shook his head.

"No more meddling, Finn and Quinn were enough," Puck declined not wanting to get in between the Glee director and his football coach and the girls, aside from Quinn, all gasped glaring at him.

"Shhh..." Rachel nudged him to be quiet looking pointedly at Finn and Finn chuckled.

"I knew it was all a plan to get me and Quinn back together," Finn told them placing an arm around Quinn's shoulders and shifting so that she was nestled under his arm. Quinn looked up at him and grinned.

"Sure you did," Puck teased nudged him and the others laughed.

"I did," Finn persisted in saying, "I just thought it would be rude of me not to accept after you guys went to all that effort."

That set them off laughing again. Santana got to her feet and clapped for their attention.

"We have a special present for the both of you," Santana announced looking at Puck and Rachel secretively and Puck glanced at Rachel wondering if she knew about this but she looked as clueless as he was.

The rest of the club made a big show of blindfolding the two unsuspecting teens and maneuvred them carefully by the stairs to the guestroom that Puck usually occupied when he stayed over. Rachel had been wondering why her dad's had kept the room locked that week. They pulled the blindfolds off.

"Ta da!" Kurt and Mercedes cried out complete with jazz hands and Puck and Rachel stared in awe at the newly decorated baby room.

The walls were pale blue, and there was a white crib and changing table, toy mobiles were dangling over the crib and the closet was open to reveal the tiny outfits handing inside. There was everything they could have ever thought of; chest of drawers filled with nappies and wipes and baby powder, a nappy hamper, pram, car seat, toys and a winnie the pooh night light.

"Everyone helped, and put money in, we had all the stuff delivered during the week and then this afternoon we all came over to set it up when we told Rachel we were setting up your surprise party," Quinn said softly and they all watched Rachel and Puck carefully.

Rachel felt her eyes water and then she started to cry, overwhelmed and humbled by their friends. Puck wasn't taking it any better as he brushed away any stray tears. This was more than either of them could have asked for. Unluckily for Puck, Kurt noticed him trying not to cry.

"Look, Puck is crying man tears," Kurt chuckled, though he too had started crying. Seeing Kurt cry set Mercedes off, who set off Brittany, then Quinn and the four of them formed a group huddle to cry. Santana and Tina just stared at the four of them with disgust.

"Thanks guys, this is..." Puck had no words and the others all just came forward into a group hug. Puck knew this was his best birthday ever.

Puck was stoked about Puckleberry's nursery for two reasons; number one was that it was a nursery for his son and his son was the bomb, and number two, that meant that Puck got to sleep in Rachel's room because the guestroom no longer existed. Alan had grudgingly allowed him to still sleep over but had requested that the open door policy still apply. Puck didn't really care about the door; all he knew was that he got to spend his nights with his arms wrapped around Rachel. It was waking up in the morning that was the problem. Rachel had to sleep on her side due to her belly, and Puck slept curled around her but in the morning Rachel had a tendency to wiggle against him in a way that Puck found...well extremely sexy. So every morning Puck woke up with morning wood and was unable to do anything about it due to the open door policy. He found himself spending double the time in the shower every morning. One Saturday morning Rachel woke up before him and wiggled against him. Puck tried to think of rainbows, unicorns and Alan Berry to stop himself taking her right then and there.

"Noah," Rachel murmured softly and Puck mumbled distractedly, still trying to think of things other than Rachel.

"Mmm..."

"I have been trying to give you a hint every morning and you never seem to take the bait," Rachel said bluntly, her voice whispered and Puck's eyes snapped open.

"What do you mean?" Puck demanded his voice a harsh whisper and Rachel wiggled against his hardness again and Puck let out a soft groan.

"I'm not wearing underwear; all you have to do is..." Puck cut her off by yanking up the back of her night dress hungrily kissing her neck, that was all the invitation he needed.

Rachel moaned softly. He tugged his sweat pants down urgently and Puck felt that she was already wet for him. Carefully keeping their lower halves under the covers Puck entered her from behind and Rachel sighed with content, arching her back and pressing her butt into him. Puck nearly came right there. Puck slid a hand up under her dress to cup her swollen breasts. Best part about Rachel being pregnant, her boobs were getting huge. Puck started to move behind her, faster and faster and Rachel was grinding back against him loving it. She was making breathy sounds and he was trying hard not to moan. Rachel flattened her back against his chest as he continued to pound into her. He could feel her breasts bouncing up and down in his hands and he squeezed her nipple gently before moving to the other and doing the same.

Suddenly they heard footsteps and Puck removed his hand from her breasts, staying sheathed inside of her and they both pretended to be asleep, grateful that her quilt covered them from the waist down. Alan Berry came shuffling into the doorway and Rachel opened her eyes innocently and perched up on her elbows, trying to act like her boyfriend wasn't inside of her right now. Puck kept his eyes closed and tried not to smirk. If he even looked at Rachel he would burst out laughing.

"Hey pumpkin, you two coming down to breakfast?" Alan asked hesitantly and Rachel shook her head lazily.

"It's Saturday dad, we thought we might sleep in," Rachel declined his offer and Alan looked over at Puck then back at Rachel.

"Okay then; well daddy and I will be downstairs," Alan told her giving a small smile.

Alan moved to leave, then paused and turned to face them. Rachel tried her best to look completely innocent and Alan hesitated a moment and then shut her door behind him.

Puck and Rachel broke into laughter as soon as the door was closed.

"You know, somehow I think he knew what we were doing," Puck murmured with an amused voice and Rachel bucked against him, urging him to continue what he had started. Being pregnant made her horny all the time.

"I guess we aren't as inconspicuous as we thought," Rachel chuckled and Puck turned her head so that he could kiss her before he reclaimed her breasts and finished what he started.

Puck sat in Glee next to Finn. Rachel had declared it was impossible for her to concentrate while he was next to her, so in Glee Puck had to sit with Finn, and Quinn sat with Rachel. Adam was present sitting quietly in a corner, catching Kurt's eye every once in a while. Mr Shue stood up in front of the group and clasped his hands together the way he did when he had some exciting news.

"For Regional's I was thinking, I know we were going to do The Art of Love, but what do you guys think of Love Heals instead?" Mr Shue suggested and Puck and Finn gave him blank looks. What the heck was 'Love Heals'? Rachel on the other hand was practically brimming with excitement, Kurt too.

"From Rent?" Rachel squealed bouncing in her seat, and Puck took a moment to admire her breasts that were jiggling up and down before he noticed that Matt, Mike, Finn and; even Artie, were all watching her with a dumb expression on their faces. Puck did a quick shoulder punch on all of them and they averted their eyes. He was the only one with the right to ogle his girlfriend.

"I love Rent!" Kurt exclaimed just as delighted, if not more so, than Rachel. Brittany raised her hand and when Mr Shue pointed to her she asked curiously,

"Who is renting something?"

"It's a musical Brittany," Mr Shue explained after taking a moment to absorb her statement and Brittany frowned concentrating.

"Oh," she commented giving a bright smile.

Mike looked over at her fondly, 'Brittany moments' were what Mike loved most about Brittany. Mercedes was patting Kurt's hand, trying to get him to stop squeezing her hand so tightly. She understood they were singing 'Rent' but she needed feeling in her damn hand. Santana and Matt just shrugged, not knowing what Rent was, but they knew if it got Rachel and Kurt this excited then it was sure to be good. Artie and Tina were smiling at each other as Mr Shue handed out the music, pleased to see that they had a duet part together. The more they read the more it became clear that everyone had a duet part.

"I would really like to showcase everyone, I want all of you to sing a part of the song, I want all of you to have your moment," Mr Shue said this with that hopeful face of his, the face that said he believed in each and every one of them. They all knew they were lucky to get a teacher like Mr Shue. Rachel normally would have stood up to make her speech, however with her stomach it was much easier to just stay seated, though she did raise her hand.

"I for one think that this is a wonderful idea, it would certainly take the pressure off me," Rachel agreed actually meaning every word and Puck smiled at her fondly.

"So are we agreed?" Mr Shue asked and the others all grinned at him before cheering loudly.

"Now I've labeled when to start singing so let's give this a try, and put your own actions into the song, really feel it," Mr Shue encouraged them after giving them a couple of listens of how the song should sound and he moved them into the auditorium to practice it on the stage.

They all stood in a row, as the music started and they began to sing their oooh's. Quinn was first, then Kurt, then Rachel, Puck, Mercedes, Finn, Brittany, Mike, Santana, Matt, Tina and last but not least Artie.

"Like a breath of midnight air, like a lighthouse, like a prayer," Quinn sang sweetly coming forward from the line and looking out into the empty auditorium, occupied only by Mr Shue and Adam of course.

"Like the flicker and the flare, the sky reveals," Kurt took over coming to join her at the front of the stage and then they turned to each other smiling fondly.

"Like a walk along the shore that you've walked a thousand times before, like the oceans roar," Kurt and Quinn's voices melted together perfectly as they held hands.

"Love heals," Quinn finished off the verse as the others started their ooh's again behind her.

Quinn and Kurt moved back with the others as Rachel and Puck stepped forward, Kurt and Quinn joining the others singing backing.

"There are those who shield their hearts, those who quit before they start," Rachel held her hand to her heart then looked over at Puck lovingly, giving him a smile while mouthing 'I love you'.

"Who've frozen up the part of them that feels," Puck sang with emotion, knowing exactly how it felt to try and freeze a part of him, to build up his defenses and push people away. Luckily Rachel was his flame and melted down his defenses. Fuck he was turning into a pansy.

"Don't freeze your heart," everyone whispered in the background.

"In the dark they've lost their sight, like a ship without a star in the night, but hold on tight," Rachel and Puck wrapped their arms around each other, holding on tightly as they held their final note together.

"Love heals," everyone came in together and Puck and Rachel moved back into line as Mercedes moved forward with Finn.

"When you feel like you can't go on," Mercedes strong voice rang out clear as the others sang behind her softly, and she strutted the stage confidently.

"Love heals."

"Hold on to love, it'll keep you strong," Mercedes concentrated on her notes, her eyes closing with feeling and Finn looked over at her smiling sweetly. He loved watching Mercedes sing, he really admired her.

"Love heals."

"When you feel like you can't go on," Mercedes opened her eyes and looked over at him expectantly.

"Feel like you can't go on," he sang over her, taking over for the lead.

"Love heals."

"Hold on to love, and it will bring you home," Finn put all his emotion into his words, glancing back at Quinn who smiled at him adoringly. Mercedes came to stand next to him, nudging him with her shoulder regaining his attention and they grinned at each other.

"Love heals when pain's too much to bear," Mercedes and Finn sang out together and then reached out their hands to each other, "When you reach out your hand, and only the wind is there."

"When life's unfair, when things like us, are not to be," Santana and Matt came forward singing their lines together and they were grinning at each other as they sang, like the best friends that they were having a great time singing together. Brittany and Mike came forward to join them, so that all six of them were at the front of the stage.

"Love heals when you feel so small, like a grain of sand, like nothing at all," Brittany and Mike sang as one gazing at each other with matching looks of infatuation.

The six stepped back into the line as Artie rolled forward with Tina by his side. Her hand was pressed gently to his shoulder, and his hand was on top of hers.

"When you look out at the sea, that's where love will be, that's where you'll find me, you'll find me," Tina was gazing down at Artie and he was staring up at her, their words meant for each other as well as the performance. They moved back into line as Mercedes and Rachel stepped forward, the two diva's singing together.

"If you fear the storm ahead, as you lie, you lie, oh you lie awake in bed, and there's no one," Mercedes' powerful voice struck came strongly and Rachel and Mercedes faced each other as they sang.

"No one," Rachel echoed as she and Mercedes walked in a circle around each other.

"No one there to stroke your head," Mercedes sang right back at her and Rachel grinned.

"And your mind," Rachel took over the lead and it was Mercedes turn to echo.

"Your mind."

"Your mind reels," Rachel and Mercedes turned to face the audience taking a couple of steps back to their places in the line.

The others fell silent as Kurt stepped forward by himself.

"If your face is salty wet, and you're drowning in regret, just...." Kurt's voice was crystal clear and really touched their hearts with its honesty.

They all started clapping their hands taking turns to sing little parts in the background as they all sang loudly and proudly, "don't forget," over and over. They came to stand in a group with Artie in the center and Finn and Puck on either side of him. Puck had his arm around Rachel's waist and she was holding hands with Kurt who had an arm around Mercedes shoulders. Brittany and Santana were hugging each other, while Matt and Mike were hanging off each other, Tina and Quinn were holding hands and Quinn was under Finn's arm snugly. They grouped together to bring the song to the end.

"Love heals."

"When you feel like you can't go on," Artie busted out looking back at his friends who were all smiling and singing, bouncing along to the music.

"Love heals."

"Love, love is gonna carry you home," Puck sang out proudly hugging Rachel close to him and she laughed looking over at Kurt who rolled his eyes at their mushy behavior.

"Love heals."

"When you feel like, when you feel like you can't go on," Artie sang again and Finn clapped a hand down on Artie's shoulder leaning over to sing with him.

"Love heals."

"Hold onto love and it will lead you home," Finn finished off his part and then the group all took deep breaths and prepared themselves for the end of the song as they sung with all their might at the top of their lungs.

"Love... heals!"

Mr Shue was staring at them in awe when the song was over, then he grinned over at Adam who just had a look of wonder on his face.

"Ladies and gentleman, I think we have our Regional's number."

The group cheered loudly in response.

AN: Phew, super long chapter. Well let me know what you think. That means REVIEW BITCHES! LOL

Thank you all so much for reading and putting me on story alerts and author alerts etc, you guys are the shit, seriously. And you make my day.

NEXT CHAPTER: (Well...here's the thing, it's not even close to being finished. Usually they are but this one not so much. So I'll tell you what I think is going to be in it, but whether it actually eventuates is a whole other story.) Kurt has an elaborate plan involving an unsuspecting Puck, Finn and Puck get outsmarted by Kurt, Rachel and Puck have a baby moment, Rachel gets her baby shower (mentioned super briefly), and the dress rehearsal for Regionals where its drama-drama, but this time not involving Finn, Quinn, Rachel or Puck. The other Gleeks make a firm appearance.

P.S. Super stoked for Sectionals' tomorrow!!! (I live in OZ and have to watch it online Thursday night). If you are watching it tonight, please send me a summary and let me know what to expect. Come on Puckleberry! LOL