Chapter Five

Carolina was beyond annoyed. Puck had basically ignored all her advances; from the kiss to the touching to the flirting, he didn't give her a second glance. She had thought that he was over Danni. It had been two years without talking to her and he still thought he had a chance. Why didn't he see that it was pointless? Danni would never forgive him. He needed to move on and it needed to be with her.

As she walked into the kitchen she found Finn holding Danni and Puck standing in the corner with that big nosed Berry. Who was she and why was Puck so fond of her? Carolina became even more annoyed. This night was starting to be a complete waste of time. She decided it was time to cut her loses and leave.

"Finn, I think you should take my sister and I back to your place. It's getting late."

Danni looked up and saw that her sister was upset. She didn't know why but if she was to guess, Noah wasn't giving her the attention she wanted. Danni looked at Finn and smiled.

"I'm fine. We don't have to leave on my account. It's only 9:30. Let's go outside and we'll put another log on the fire."

"NO! I'm tired and I want to go home!" Carolina took her purse and quickly grabbed her sister's bag and handed it to her. "Let's go please."

Danni could tell that Finn wasn't ready to go and from the look on Rachel's face, she didn't want him to leave either. Danni turned to Finn, "Why don't I take Carolina home and I will bring your truck back. That way you don't have to miss out on anything."

Rachel quickly stood up. "That works."

So Danni took Finn's truck and dropped off her sister. She then drove around Lima for a bit, trying to collect her thoughts. Seeing Noah again had not gone as smoothly as she had thought. Why was it so hard to get over him? As she pulled into Rachel's driveway, she saw that there were only two cars left, Kurt's black SUV and Puck's red pick-up truck. She then saw Noah through the window. He was cleaning up the kitchen with Finn and Rachel.

Danni considered leaving and letting Finn find a different way home, but she figured it was time to man up. She reached the door and heard the group talking inside.

"So Puck, that Danni girl is a cutie."

"Are you allowed to think girls are cute Blaine?"

"Don't be stupid Puck. I would never date a girl, but I still can tell when they are attractive!"

"Yeah, well Puck fucked that relationship up. Typical Puckerman, always thinking with his dick." Finn laughed.

"Shut up Finn! You don't think I realize I fucked up. It's been two years and she still won't talk to me."

Rachel walked over and put her hand on his shoulder. "Give it time Noah. Maybe she will come around and at least talk to you a little this summer."

Danni opened the door and the room fell silent. Kurt quickly walked over and handed her a bag. "Wanna help clean up?"

"Sure. When did everyone else leave?"

"Not too long ago. Sam, Mike, and Tina work tomorrow morning and Quinn and Mercedes both have church. Lauren got a ride with Quinn and Artie's parents picked up him, Brittany, and Santana. Blaine and I are helping clean up and then I'm dropping this guy off at home. He starts at Six Flags tomorrow!"

After Kurt and Blaine left, Rachel decided they should watch a movie together. It was only 11 so they all agreed it was fine. Rachel grabbed five different movies and asked them to pick. Four out of the five were musicals and the other one was some romantic comedy.

Danni could tell that neither of the boys wanted to watch any of the movies. Finally they decided on How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. After about fifteen minutes, Danni looked over and saw Rachel sitting on Finn's lap. As the movie progressed, the light touching turned into kissing and then full making out. Danni had to smile. Almost two years of listening to Finn praise Rachel and they were finally happy and together again.

After the movie ended, Danni glanced over at the love birds only to realize they were both sleeping peacefully. Her heart sank. She wasn't going to wake her best friend when he was so happy here but she didn't want to take his car and leave him without a car in the morning.

"Do you want me to wake Hudson or call Kurt and see if he can pick you up?"

Danni looked over and realized Noah was looking at her. It was as if he could read her mind. She smiled before looking at the clock. It was almost 2 in the morning. She wasn't going to wake someone else up to pick her up. Rachel only lived about three miles away from Finn's house. She could walk.

"No, it's fine. I can walk."

"It's 2 in the morning. Don't be silly. Either let me wake up sleeping beauty or let me give you a ride home. It's on my way home."

"Okay."

Noah held the truck door open and helped Danni into the passenger side. He then started up the car and back out of the driveway. As he pulled in front of the Hummel house, he felt a hand on his arm. He looked over and saw Danni looking at him.

"Are you okay?" Noah quickly asked.

Danni just nodded. Suddenly she took her hand off his shoulder and turned to look at Finn's house. She could see her sister glancing out the window up stairs and Kurt was watching through the living room window. She decided right there that this was the time.

"Noah…can we go somewhere…to, you know…talk."

"I know a spot." And with that, Noah Puckerman drove toward the McKinley football field.