I don't own Glee or any of the songs I might use.

Chapter 11

"Well I don't know about you guys but I'm hungry lets order." Kurt said at the table.

"What about the girls in the bathroom?" Sandy asked as she held on to Finn's hand which was hanging over her shoulder.

"Don't worry I know what they like to eat so I'll order for them." Blaine said.

"Shouldn't they order for themselves?" Quinn asked. "What if you order something they don't like?"

"Because they all order one thing only, when we eat here. I should know we come here whenever we can during long weekends and such." Blaine answered and called the waitress over.

After they had placed their orders Finn askes: "Why couldn't we just wait for them to come back before we ordered?"

"Did you see how Sidni looked?" Kurt asked.

"Yeah."

"She almost never gets that look unless she did something or something happened and really needs to talk to Rachel and Santana. That is why they have their balcony bonding time." Blaine says.

"Yeah I get jealous sometimes." Kurt says, "But then I remember that they do the same for me and I feel good again."

"Wait who came up with the balcony bonding time?" Puck asked.

"Well it all started when Rachel had a bad day. You know that nothing going right, your day starts bad and ends worst." Kurt says. "First thing she did was grab a giant tub of ice cream and a spoon and went to sit on her balcony. Or at least that's what she told me."

*FLASHBACK*

Rachel threw her bag on the couch as soon as she entered the house, she had just had one of the worst days ever. The first guy she dated after that asshole played her and Santana, the first guy she actually really liked since her heartbreak with Noah and he does the same thing. He cheats on her. What is it with guys that can't be faithful? Why does she always go for guys that cheat?

She walks into the kitchen and heads for the fridge to get a huge tub of ice cream. She grabs a spoon and heads to the balcony outside off her room. She goes to sit on one of the chairs around the table. She called Kurt and put her phone on speaker so she could eat the ice cream.

"Life sucks I am never falling for another guy ever again in my entire life." Rachel says taking a spoonful of the ice cream and eats it to fast. "Oowww"

"What honey, what's wrong?"

"Brain freeeeeeeeeeeeze." Rachel says grabbing a hold of her head.

"Rachel? Where are you?" Sidni asks peaking into Rachel's room.

"Out here!" Rachel calls out to Sidni.

"Who is that?" Kurt asks through the phone.

"It's Sidni." Rachel answers Kurt.

"Life sucks and along with it MEN!" Sidni says as she sits on the chair next to Rachel's.

"Let me guess Jake still hasn't asked you out yet?" Kurt asks.

"Nope." Sidni says making the 'p' pop and slumps down her shoulders. Rachel hands her the ice cream and spoon. "Thank you."

"I'm going to guess that you two girls are going to start dissing the boys so I'm just going to hang up because my boyfriend is an absolute dream." Kurt says. "Tata ladies."

"Bye Kurt." both girls say in unison.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"So how did Santana join them?" Sandy asked.

"Well she went into the room to ask Rachel something and then she saw the two girls moping and she started to make 'cause her day was just as crap." Blaine answers.

"How would you know that happened?" Finn asked Blaine.

"Rachel told Kurt, Kurt told me."

The three girls returned from the bathroom. They joined the rest of the group and had their food.

LATER THAT NIGHT.

The entire house was quiet every one had gone to bed except for Puck he couldn't sleep. Sleep was a difficult task for him, he couldn't sleep because Rachel was just outside in the pool house alone. Her tiny body wrapped up in a blanket which most likely covered her silk pajama shorts and silk top with lace along the border.

"Cool off Puckerman. You are taken and she's not interested." Puck whispers to himself. He pours himself a glass of ice cold water to try and cool himself down. It doesn't work. "I need air." he walks through the sliding doors only to see the object of his affections sitting on the edge of the pool side ways so her one foot is in the water and the other in front of her.

"Hey what are you still doing up?" he asks her standing in front of her. He notes that she is wearing what he imagined her in just this time it's a pale blue color not the black one he saw her in the last time.

"I couldn't sleep." she answeres not taking her eyes away from the ripple effect her foot has on the water.

"Why not?" he asked taking of his shoes he has on his boxers. He goes to sit behind her back both feet in the water.

"Two reasons. One Sidni she met a guy that I think could be great for her, but her being her she ran away from him. Which is something we have in common. And that scares me what if we run away from everything that could be good for us just because we're afraid it will hurt us?"

"You know Rachel it's ok to run from something if you're not ready to face it, but true bravery comes from knowing that even though you might end up hurt you gave it a try and you know that next time you won't be afraid to try it again."

She moves her body so that she is able to put both of her feet in the water. "Thank you." She smiles at him put her hands on next to her legs gripping the edge of the pool.

"What's second?" Puck asked her. She looks at him in confusion. "You said Sidni was your first worry. What's the other one?"

"Ana. I saw her docters today after I left the house. They said she doesn't have long to live anymore and that I should start preparing myself to say goodbye to her. I don't know how to do that Noah. How do I prepare myself for the death of a woman who has been the only person who felt like a mother to me. How do you do that?"

"Rachel..."

"For years she has been the one I called when Finn and I had problems. I called her when you and I started our affair. She has been there when I needed to vent. She was there when I found out that I got into univarsity in New York. She has always been the one to support my crazy dreams and has always been there to give me advice. When chose Quinn over me." a tear rolled down her cheek.

"Rachel I..."

"How do you let go of someone like that?" more tears. "How do you say goodbye to someone that you love so much? How?"

He pulls her into his arms and allows her tears to fall on his naked chest. They sit like that for a while.

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you

I won't let nobody hurt you

I'll stand by you

Take me in, into your darkest hour

And I'll never desert you

I'll stand by you

And when, when the night falls on you baby

And you're feeling all alone

You won't be on your own

I'll stand by you.

Not knowing what to tell her he sang her that song. He knew that when words failed song would always tell her what he feel.

"Thank you Noah." she lifts her head from his chest. She looks into his eyes and says thank you again, but so softly that you can barely hear it.

All he notices is the way her lips moves when she tells him thank you for the second time. He bends his head down and lifts her chin with one of his hands. He kisses her and something tells her to let him go not to kiss back but she can't stop herself she kisses him back and when his tongue seeks entrance to her mouth her lips give way. They deepen their kiss and when they need air and pull apart she realizes what they just did.

She gets up and says. "We... I... This was wrong." she runs into the pool house and goes to sit on the bed.

That kiss just awokened her feelings for him even more and that made the story Ana told her even harder to ignore.

Song: I'll stand by you. Carrie Underwood (or any other singer that sang that song)

Please excuse all the mistakes haven't read through it again.