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
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
The day had come. Regionals.
They all got onto the bus silently, mourning already. There was no sign of Rachel.
Their lead girl was gone. It seemed she was still at the spa. Quinn (who was back at school) was now forced to be the lead.
Finn at first had bitterly refused to be within 4 feet of the girl who had betrayed him. He had cursed and cussed and protested so much but Mr Schue wouldn't budge.
"The Glee Club has been with you from thick and thin. You need to be here for them," the teacher had reminded him.
Finn had a lot of responsibilities on his hands and he had to take it.
It was very awkward to have a conversation whilst on the bus. Finn sat right at the front away from Quinn and Puck. He no longer talked to them. Puck sat further down and Quinn at the back.
Quinn and Puck had talked over the weekend, only briefly. He had only asked if the baby was okay. It didn't even feel like it was even his baby since he never bonded with her or anything. Just a stranger baby.
When they got there they were still silent. Even with Quinn as their lead now they were going to lose.
"Last again," Artie read. "Do you think it's a scam?"
"Don't worry guys," Mr Schue assured them. "No one has gotten their hands on the set list except you guys."
"That includes Rachel," Santana told them. "And she's not here today. Isn't that a little suspicious?"
"You would think Rachel would leak the set list?" Puck said in disgust. "She's put in more effort than you!"
"She's the one who made us who we are!" Kurt added.
"I'm just saying, we're last and she's not here…"
"So you're actually accusing me of leaking the set list?" a familiar melodic voice said.
"Rachel! You came!" Mr Schuester said in surprise, eyes gleaming.
"Of course Mr Schue," she said nonchalantly.
"How did you get here?" Kurt asked in shock.
"I drove of course," Rachel said icily. Her kindness only went to those who deserved it. On that list were: Finn, Matt, Mike, Brittany and Mr Schue.
Hope was back, yes, but it wasn't the same Rachel. She didn't smile much, hardly talked and looked emotionless. She didn't even look them in the eye.
Puck stared at her sadly. She would so much as glance at him. He remembered the time when she did this to Finn. Now it was different.
He watched her as they all went to sit and watch the other groups perform. She had on a blank expression. This wasn't the Rachel he knew. She was lively and ecstatic. She would have been smiling right now, as they had made it this far already. The last time he saw her smile was three days ago.
When she finally did smile, it wasn't at Puck. Finn said something to her that made her smile and nod at him. It made Puck want to rip Finn to shreds.
Finn and Rachel sat at the end of the row next to Mr Schue, away from Quinn and Puck.
Quinn looked at them heartbroken. She fought back her tears.
Puck fought back the urge to rip Finn's head off. That was his girlfriend!
Is she still my girlfriend? He wondered. When we last talked in the parking lot… that wasn't a break up, was it? It was just a fight. She just needs space.
He had given her space. The last time he had seen her was on Thursday. But he would be lying if he said he didn't want to see her.
It had gotten so bad that Friday after school he had taken the long way home so he got an excuse to drive past Rachel's house. It was then he realized she wasn't home because her car was gone. He would have asked her dads when she was coming back but he was unsure what Rachel had told them. If she had told them the truth then he was dead.
So this was the first time Puck had seen her in three days and she wasn't speaking to him. Or looking at him. He sighed and slouched further into his seat to watch the performances.
No one had leaked the set list. That was for sure.
Another thing New Directions were sure of was that they were going to win.
When the other Glee groups had performed New Directions made their way backstage.
They all stood backstage waiting for the curtain so they could start their performance. Everything relied on this performance.
It was the way to Nationals.
The tension in the room was so palpable, everyone could sense it.
They had done their performances and it went very well, now it was time for the judges to vote.
The judges were inside discussing in the office. Little did they know New Directions were outside eavesdropping?
"That's it," Rachel said annoyed. "It's a little known fact that eavesdroppers never like what they hear. And I'd prefer to be surprised when the judges announce we win."
She walked away from them. Puck stared after her in longing. She had made sure to keep a full 5 feet away from him and never looked at him once.
"Um, guys, I'm going to go too," Finn told them. He followed the same path as Rachel. He had stayed close to her throughout the day. She was the only person who really understood the betrayal he felt. "Hey Rachel," he said catching up to her.
"Finn? What are you doing here?"
"Can we talk somewhere in private?"
"Um, of course. I think there's an empty office down here."
They found an empty room to talk. Whatever Finn wanted to talk about he seemed pretty agitated by it.
"What's wrong Finn?" Rachel asked. Is it me or has it been a while since I said that? She wondered. I was ignoring him quite a lot when I was dating Noah. Just saying his name got her worked up. It was hard for her to ignore him like that, it was harder for her to look annoyed. All she wanted to do was break down crying again. But she had done a lot of that over the weekend. He may have done horrible things in the past but she had loved him.
Do I still love Noah?
"Just being around them two…" Finn sighed. Rachel felt his pain and took his hand, squeezing it gently. Finn smiled at her. "Thanks. It's nice to have someone who cares. I feel like I should be comforting you."
"There's no need," Rachel told him, smiling. It really was nice being with Finn. He didn't ask prying questions anymore and he didn't ask about her, as she didn't want to talk about it.
She smiled at him again and squeezed his other hand. He let go of her hands and wrapped his hands around her waist. Rachel dropped her smile and looked up at him confused.
Before she knew it they were kissing.
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