A/N: I know it's been a long time but really I had plenty of good reasons that I'm sure none of you care about. So on with the story!

Good-bye and Hello

Chapter Five

Puck pulled his truck in front of the first eating establishment they came across. I smiled at the quaint 50s type diner and almost ran inside. I was at the door before I realized that Puck wasn't following me. I quickly looked behind me and saw him laughing heartily while leaning heavily against his truck. I waddled back over to him and put my hands on my ample hips.

"Noah Puckerman as a pregnant woman in her second trimester, almost in her third, I am generally always hungry so will you please follow me inside so I can order the sustenance needed to sustain both me and your unborn child." I watched him laugh for a little while longer before huffing slightly and asking, "And what may I ask is so funny?"

Puck smiled down at me and gathered me into his arms. He let out a few more chuckles as I snuggled into his embraced. It felt like such a long time since I felt his arm around me. "You are. You just always make me laugh." I frowned slightly and pulled away from him.

"You better not be laughing at a pregnant woman, Noah Puckerman. Remember I can make your life miserable." I warned while jabbing my finger threateningly into his chest. He began to laugh again and I tried not to enjoy the way his laughter made his body vibrate slightly.

"I'll try to remember that Berry. Come on lets get you something to eat." He smiled down at me and led me into the diner.

As soon as we walked inside we were accosted by a busty red-head with a horrendous fake accent. "What can I do for y'all?" She asked. Or, to be more specific, she asked Puck.

I growled. "A table would be a start." I hissed. She jerked and turned to look at me. She glanced at my face, then my stomach and blushed.

"Of course." Her voice had gotten noticeably less loud and obnoxious. I smiled, a small victory for a pregnant woman. Puck laughed next to me and wrapped an arm around my shoulders; guiding me to the table the redhead led us too. "I'll just let you two decide then I'll send Abby over to get your order." The waitress smiled widely at Puck but one glare from me and he smile melted from her face.

"Great I'm stuck in a booth with a pregnant, moody, and jealous woman. Should I be running for the hills?" Puck asked laughingly.

I scowled. "The nerve of that girl. Smiling like that at a man who walks in with a pregnant woman. Only someone with absolutely no morals would do that." Puck laughed and pressed me closer to his side.

"It was only a smiled Rachel. I'm sure she meant no harm." I humphed and laid my head on his shoulders. No harm my pregnant ass. "Rachel." He said. I tensed. I knew that voice. "Rachel we need to talk." I sighed and made my body relax. I knew he was going to ask sooner or later. "Kurt told about everything but there must be some things he doesn't know. Like why you came back or what went through your head when you found out. I want to know everything that has happen with you and the baby."

I nodded. He deserved to know. "The main reason I came back was because I need your medical history, or at least that gave me a reason. Truthfully Puck, Noah, I was scared. Scared of doing this alone, of not being with you, of everything that I knew I was going to go through. I needed you with me. I needed you to be there. To hold me and to hold her when it came to that." I sighed and blinked away the tears that had begun to gather in her eyes. "And as to finding out. Well I didn't know I was pregnant when I left you, I swear. I never wanted to tie you to me in any way, you deserved to find your own way, not follow mine." I took a deep breathe and snuggled closer to him. "I had –"

"I'm sorry to interrupt but I'm Abby and I'll be your waitress for today." Both Puck and I looked up. This girl had blonde hair and refused to look either Puck or me in the eye. "What can I get you?" She asked nervously. Obviously the other girl had told her about my temper.

Puck sighed. "Umm well I guess I'll have a cheeseburger, fries, a chocolate milk shake and a slice of apple pie with ice cream for dessert." The blonde girl scribbled that down and glanced at me before looking back at her pad.

"And you Miss?" She asked.

I picked up the menu and barely glanced at it before looking back at the girl. "I'll have the same thing as him but a strawberry shake instead of chocolate." The girl wrote that down then scurried away. "Now back to the story." I turned my gaze back to Noah. He was staring at me, his eyes wide. "What?" I asked.

"You ordered the same thing I did. Can you even eat that much food?" He sounded slightly incredulous. I frowned at him.

"I'm pregnant. I am eating for two, so don't you dare insult me." I said angrily. His eyes widened even more and he took his hands off my shoulders and held them up innocently.

"I didn't mean anything by it. I was just surprised that's all." I narrowed my eyes but nodded anyway. "Now shall we get back to the story while we wait."

I nodded again. "Well when I first moved to New York I was miserable and depressed. I cried a lot. When my period came late I thought it was just all the emotional stress and thought nothing of it. I became crabby and rude. I, of course, went to class but I kept missing huge portions to either pee or throw up. Finally one of my professors asked what was wrong. I told her I was just upset and stressed. I remember her smiling at me and gently asking if I had even considered if I was pregnant. I was so scared and I rushed out of the room, crying." I pulled myself away from him and looked into his face. "I went back to my dorm and wrapped myself in the McKinley High sweatshirt you had given me and called Kurt. He came over with a bag in his hand. The bag held a pregnancy test. I did what was needed to do but when it was finished I refused to look at it. Kurt had to tell me." I looked down at my stomach and then back up to him. His eyes were staring into mine and he looked fascinated. "Obviously you can guess what it said."

He laughed shakily. "Oh Rache."

I smiled and looked down again. "I was so scared Puck. I figured you had already forgotten me. I was pregnant with you baby and I was sure that you had already moved on."

"Rachel," He whispered. "I could never forget about you. When you left I was devastated. I was mean and violent and drove everyone away. I went to your house daily, begging your fathers to tell me what dorm you were in, if you were happy and safe. They told me everything, except how to reach you. I begged and pleaded but they wouldn't budge. I was sure I had done something wrong, that it was my entire fault. I was miserable." He looked away from me. "I felt like I was never good enough and that drove you away."

I gasped and gripped his head, turning it toward me, making him look me in the eyes. "You were always exactly what I wanted. You were, are, more than good enough for me. More than good enough for anyone. I just wanted you to see that following me would get you only where I wanted you to go. You are the one that deserved better."

Puck smiled at me. "I only deserved you." He said. I smiled happily and he leaned over and kissed me full on the mouth.

His lips felt amazing. Even better, maybe, than they had felt in the car. I kissed him back as hard as I could. I pulled back and rested my forehead against his. "You deserved much more than me but I was just too selfish to let you go."

He laughed. "Just as I am too selfish to let you run away now." He kissed me again, harder than before.

We were just getting a little heavy when a throat was cleared behind us. I pulled away from Puck and looked up. It was Abby. "I'm sorry to interrupt but I have your food." She said, putting the plates quickly down in front of us. "Can I get you anything else?" She asked. We both shook our heads and in the next instant she was gone. As soon as she was far enough away we both burst out laughing.

"She looked like she was afraid that you were going to kill you Rache." Puck guffawed. I smiled and giggled.

"I would never do such a thing. At least not in public." I said quietly. Puck laughed even harder. " Now I think we should continues our stories later and dig in now." He nodded enthusiastically and we both dug. As soon as the first French fry I was in fast food heavy. This was exactly what I needed and what the baby wanted. It was truly perfection.

I was so busy with my food it was a while before I even noticed that Puck was staring at me again. I looked at him questioningly, still chewing my food.

He grinned at me and said simply, "You're moaning." I blushed and looked down. "Its making me lose my appetite for food and giving me an appetite for something else." He wiggled his eyebrows. I choked as a laugh tried to escape my overly stuffed mouth. He always did know how to turn a phrase.

He was next to my side in a instant, beating quickly on my back. "I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by it. Are you okay? Is choking on your food bad for the baby?" He sounded so nervous that another laugh bubbled up within my throat. I waved him off and quickly swallowed my food.

"It's okay. I was just unprepared for the laughter that was building in me." He sighed with relief and slumped against the seat.

"I might have a heart attack before I even get to see my daughters face." I laughed again.

"Only if you worry so." I stated simply. He cracked his eyes open and smiled at me.

"Just eat so I don't have to worry about starving you or the baby. That will cross at least one thing off of the list of potential worries."

A/N: Yeah two updates in one day (my other story Boarders) I'm going to go try for free. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I will try to get back to all of you as soon as I can!