D I R T Y L I T T L E S E C R E T

The rumours are right. Quinn Fabray is pregnant. They all think it's Finn's but only she knows the secret. It's really Noah Puckerman's. But Puck doesn't remember sleeping with Quinn. Will he ever find out the truth of the baby...?

Puckleberry x

A/N: A quick update for my readers!

Disclaimer: I don't own Glee

Chapter Eight

Fridays are supposed to be happy days. It was the last day of school and the weekend was coming.

Friday was the day Rachel dumped Puck.

He was sitting on the bleachers watching the football team practice. They always practiced two days a week. If he hadn't stayed with Glee Puck would have been out there with them, feeling the thrill of scoring a touchdown.

Rachel quietly sat on the bleachers next to him. "Do you miss it?" she asked.

"Nope."

They sat in silence watching until Rachel bit the bullet. "I hope you didn't quit the team for me."

"Why?" Puck asked confused.

"Because I don't think this relationship is going to work."

Puck turned to look at Rachel in perplex. She was dumping him? He put the mask of toughness on, hiding his sadness. "I was going to dump you anyways."

"Then it's a win win, right?" Rachel said, dejected that he was going to do the same to her. She stared back at the practice, eyes on the quarterback. Puck knew he was the reason she had dumped him. Rachel still liked Finn. Why was it that Finn always gets everything? he cursed in his mind. He realized he was jealous. Why? It's the freak Berry! I should be happy to be rid of her.

It's not like I like her or anything.

He looked over at Rachel and his heart started beating faster.

Fuck. I like Rachel Berry!

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It was thought to be a miracle when Coach Tanaka suddenly changed the schedule back.

Now Thursday would forever by for Glee Club. Matt, Mike and Puck rejoined the team and Finn came back to Glee. They had their (other) lead vocalist back and were in it to win it. Sectionals were going to be a blast.

One morning after regaining her trust in Finn, Rachel and Finn walked together down the hallway to one of their lessons. Puck stood by his locker, watching. A stab of jealousy cut through his heart.

"So I heard you were like... dating Puck," Finn said.

"I wouldn't say dating, much more like courting. But in some way it was true. However we broke up after being together for merely a week," Rachel told Finn. He put on a blank face (which everyone saw very often) and analysed Rachel's words until he understood.

"That's good," he said. Rachel looked at him puzzled. "I mean Puck isn't your type of guy."

"So what is my type of guy?"

"Someone who's... you know, kind and nice and doesn't mind you doing all the talking. Someone who likes too sing too," Finn told her.

"Someone like you?" A small voice escaped from Rachel's voice before she could stop it.

"Ah... y-yeah," Finn choked in surprise.

Rachel's heart skipped. So Finn thought that he was the guy for her. Normally that would have kept her lovesick for the rest of the week but she snapped out of it quickly remembering the most important fact. Finn loved Quinn. They were even having a baby together. There he goes again! Leading me on! she thought icily. Talking about how Noah isn't the right guy for me. He's made it clear in the past he isn't leaving Quinn but yet he wasn't me to stay away from his own best friend!

"How's the baby, Finn?" Rachel asked in a frigid tone.

"Ah-um Drizzle's okay," Finn answered, baffled by the sudden subject change.

"Drizzle? Very... creative," Rachel commented then quickened her pace so she no longer had to walk with him. Drizzle is not a creative name. It's down right ridiculous. One of the more reasons to help me get over ignorant Finn.

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After another after school detention Puck roamed the stingy hallways on his way to his car to drive straight home. He didn't want to be in that hellhole any longer. He walked past the choir room and heard crying.

Normally this wouldn't have bothered Puck. He would have walked straight by or even insulted and mocked whoever was crying. Most times it was him who had made them cry in the first place. However, ever since he joined Glee he had become strangely more caring. He entered the room saw the sobbing coming from the small girl sitting at the piano, face buried in her hands.

"Rachel?"

"Huh?" Rachel looked up and realized she wasn't alone in the room. Quickly, she wiped her tears trying to look like she hadn't been sobbing when she had just been caught in the act.

"What's wrong, Rach?" Puck came closer to the piano but Rachel shuffled to the end of her seat. She didn't want comfort. For the first time in her life she felt like she didn't deserve it. "I won't tell anyone." Rachel didn't speak and sat frozen like a statue. "Is it about Finn again?"

Puck moved in closer to Rachel who shuffled over more, nearly falling off the seat. Hastily, Puck sat next to Rachel took her wrist, pulling her closer so they were shoulder to shoulder. "Well if you're not going to talk then at least help me with "Don't stop Believin'". I can't get the notes right."

"You have been getting mixed up the past rehearsals," Rachel's feeble voice said, in a tremble. Puck laughed. Rachel began to play the piano (thank goodness for 6 years of practicing) and said, "Take it from the top, Noah."

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There were no more Puck and Rachel alone times for a while.

They passed each other in the hallway and would give a small smile or nod to each other. Occasionally Puck would say "'Sup, Berry?" and Rachel would criticise him on forgetting the lyrics to the songs. Other than that, they hardly ever spoke.

The last time they had a proper conversation was when Puck had caught Rachel crying. In the end he had cheered her up and they had practiced "Don't Stop Believin'" but that was it. Nothing more.

The same went for Finn: Rachel hardly talked to him. Though he had been her first friend she had made in Glee the reason behind that was she was deeply in love with him. He had made no effort in breaking it off with Quinn (at that time before she was pregnant) and this made Rachel see what a simple, senseless boy he was.

This would have left Rachel friendless and lonely like she had spent her whole of freshman year in High School. Except Rachel (believe it or not) started being nice.

She started off with compliments. She would tell Kurt how well his skin cream was working and Mercedes on how she was excellent at hitting the high notes. Tina and Artie were easier to win over when she offered to Tina with some vocal exercises with her stutter and helped Artie down some stairs. Then she began with conversations on the smallest things that turned into bigger things that turned into Kurt asking her everyday for the latest gossip.

When they asked her to sit at their table she was flabbergasted. Rachel hadn't thought they would take a liking to her so quickly. She then even apologised for her behaviour before and they had accepted it and called it a new start.

Finally Rachel had friends.

So I'm guessing many of you are angry with me now. I'm sorry but they had to break up! Puck still needs to grow up and Rachel needs to get over Finn completely. They will get back together soon...

Okay more like get together next chapter.

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