Hello everyone! I'm glad you all are enjoying the story. In this chapter, we'll see Sam and Finn find out that Hailey is Puck's and we'll also see why Rachel is so bent on keeping her away from him. Enjoy!

Chapter 5

A few hours later, Puck stormed into the apartment where Finn and Sam were playing video games. They looked at him as he slammed the door behind him.

"Dude, what's your problem?" Finn asked.

"Yeah, I haven't seen you this pissed since you found out that cougar's husband made her fire you," Sam smirked. "And where have you been? Rachel came back inside the studio and said you decided to go home but when I got here, you were gone."

"I had to clear my head so I walked around for a while. I had to keep myself from wanting to kick someone's ass."

"What happened?" Finn asked. "Did you have a fight with Rachel?"

"Yeah, I'm trying to figure out why she won't let me near my fucking kid," he growled, not realizing he told the guys the secret. Finn and Sam's jaws dropped.

"Wait, what the hell are you talking about?" Finn asked.

Puck cursed to himself. This wasn't the way he wanted to tell them his recent discovery but now he had no choice. "Hailey. She's my daughter."

Sam shook his head, confused. "When did you and Rachel even have sex?"

"At the graduation party the glee club threw. We got drunk, had sex and I left the next morning before she woke up."

Finn looked at him, angrily. "How could you do that to Rachel? You knew she was a virgin and you just left her like that."

"I know, it was stupid and wrong of me to do it but I didn't know that she ended up pregnant. She should've told me and maybe we wouldn't be in this mess."

"You walked out on her dude." Sam pointed out. "You left her after she gave you something important. Are you honestly surprised that she didn't tell you?"

Puck groaned in frustration. "No, I guess not. This whole thing is fucked up. I have a kid who I'm not allowed to even be around because of me being an ass. And the worst part is that I can't even tell Hailey that her father is right here in front of her."

Finn and Sam looked at their friend with sympathy. They've never seen him so upset about something and it was clear that he really did care about Hailey, even if he just met her and found out about her.

"How'd you find out Hailey was yours?" Finn asked. Puck smiled to himself, thinking of the moment he realized that little girl was his daughter.

"Other than putting the math together about when she could've been born, her eyes. They're hazel, just like mine."

"I wonder why we never noticed that," Sam mumbled. "But we're really sorry, bro. We should've never believed Rachel's story."

"Don't worry about it. You guys are dumb as shit for not questioning her about it more but I know if you knew she was mine, you would've told me so we're cool."

"Wait, did Quinn know?" Finn asked.

Puck sighed, knowing this was about to upset him. "Yeah. Rachel told her when she found out she was pregnant."

Finn sat there for a second, unable to say anything. Quinn has been lying to him for years about something that involved his best friend. She used his gullibility to her advantage and got him to believe everything she was saying. He couldn't believe this. After he couldn't take thinking about it anymore, Finn got up, got his jacket and stormed out of the apartment.

Sam looked at Puck. "Think we should talk him out of going over there?"

Puck shook his head. "No. He has a right to be pissed. Quinn's no better than Rachel. I never thought that she would lie about something like this."

"What did she say when you told her you knew?"

"She just said that as far Hailey knows, her father left her and it's going to stay that way. How could she do this to me?"

"Maybe she has a good reason for it. You know Rachel wouldn't do something like this without thinking it through first."

"Maybe. But whatever her reason is, it made me miss out on five years of my kid's life. I don't know if I can ever forgive her for that."

Sam was surprised at how serious Puck was being right now. He had never seen him so upset. But Puck didn't care if he was freaking Sam out. Rachel pissed him off and got other people involved in her lies. One way or another, he was going to tell Hailey that she was his daughter. He just had to figure out how he was going to be able to get to her.

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When Finn got to Quinn's place, he was still fuming. How could she lie to him like that all these years? Did she not think he had a right to know? Whatever her reason was, he doubted that it would make up for all the lies. And Rachel. She was supposed to be one of the most honest people he's ever met. That was all an act and he wouldn't blame Puck if he decided to never speak to her again.

Finn got out of the car and went to open Quinn's door with his key. When he walked inside, he found Quinn cooking herself dinner. She turned to him and smiled. "Hey."

Finn gave a small wave. "Hey."

She walked over to him and kissed him. "I wasn't expecting you. Come to have dinner with me?"

Finn didn't hesitate to get straight to the point. "How could you not tell me about Hailey?"

Quinn looked at him, confused. "What are you talking about?"

"How could you not tell me that my best friend is Hailey's father?" he asked, getting angrier with every word. Quinn's face paled.

"How'd you find out?"

"Puck figured it out and he came back to the apartment, pissed off, and told us. A better question would be why did I have to find out from him instead of you? How could you and Rachel keep this from me and Sam?"

Quinn tried to place a soothing hand on his arm but Finn backed away, as if her touch burned him. She sighed. "Please, try to understand. I've told Rachel plenty of times that she needed to tell Puck but she just wouldn't listen to me."

"And what about me? You didn't think I had a right to know? We're supposed to be partners, partners don't constantly lie to each other. You gave me some bullshit reason as to why you hate Puck so much when the reality is, you're just as bad."

Quinn felt tears build up in her eyes, not believing what Finn was saying to her right now. She knew that she was wrong for lying to him all these years but she never imagined that he would get this upset with her. "Finn you know I was just protecting Rachel and Hailey. She begged me not to tell anyone because she knew that you guys would tell Puck."

"And what's wrong with that? At least Hailey would have a father."

"You know how Puck is. Do you honestly think he would've stepped up to be a dad? At eighteen?"

Finn thought about it. Would Puck have stepped up if he had been told about Hailey? Sure he had his screw-ups but he always came through in the end. He looked at Quinn. "Absolutely."

"Finn please. How can I make this up to you?"

"I don't know if you can." As he turned to walk away, he stopped and turned around, thinking of something. "Actually, maybe you can."

"How?"

"Get Rachel to let Puck see Hailey. She's his kid too and it isn't fair that she's keeping her from him."

Quinn sighed. "I've tried but she won't listen to me. She just shuts me out and tells me that this is the best thing for Hailey."

"Well if Rachel has a conscience at all, just tell her that your relationship is suffering from all the lies you've been telling for her." Finn walked away, leaving Quinn to think about this. Maybe she shouldn't have kept up Rachel's lies. Now her relationship is in jeopardy and it relies on whether or not Rachel will stop being stubborn and listen to her.

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Rachel sat in Hailey's room, having a tea party with her. She tried to forget about Puck but she just couldn't shake the feeling of worry that she had. Now that he knows about Hailey, there's no doubt that he would tell Sam and Finn. The most important part was making sure that Hailey didn't find out.

She didn't want it to be like this. Ever since Hailey realized it wasn't normal to just have a mother, she's been wondering about her father. She constantly asks Rachel to tell her something about her father and there have been times where she would come from school, crying because she didn't have a father like all the other kids. As much as this hurt Rachel, she just couldn't tell Puck. It hurt to think that Puck would just take her virginity and not care about staying in contact with her.

When she found out that she was pregnant, Rachel would pick up the phone with the intention to call but she just couldn't do it. She wouldn't be able to handle it if Puck rejected her. Or worse, if he rejected Hailey. She didn't want to put Hailey at risk for that so it was just better if Puck just didn't know. But there wasn't a day that went by that Rachel didn't think about what it would be like if Puck knew. Maybe romance could've happened between them and they could've parented Hailey together. But whatever she imagined before, Rachel was sure that Puck wouldn't want anything to do with her now. Not after she kept such a huge secret from him all this time.

While she was pretending to drink tea, there was a knock on the door. She turned to Hailey, who was pretending to pour more tea. "Hang on angel. I'll be right back."

Hailey nodded as Rachel got up and left the room. When she opened the door, Quinn stood there, looking very upset. Rachel frowned. "Quinn what's wrong?"

Instead of answering, Quinn walked inside and turned back to Rachel. "Finn knows about Puck being Hailey's father. And he is so upset with me."

"Why? You didn't do anything."

"I lied to him. I constantly told him lies about why we hate Puck and who Hailey's father is. I don't know if he'll ever forgive me for it."

Rachel led her to the couch and sat down next to her. "Finn loves you. I'm sure he'll forgive you for everything."

"He said there was a way."

"That's great, what is it?"

Quinn sighed, knowing Rachel wouldn't like this. "You have to let Puck see Hailey."

Rachel immediately shook her head. "No. Absolutely not."

"Rachel please. Finn might leave me if you don't do this. And I don't deserve it. All these years, I've kept Hailey's paternity a secret to protect you two. But now I'm seeing that Puck might really want to be a part of Hailey's life. You can't do this to me or her."

"Quinn, I'm sorry I got you involved in any of this. I should've never told you who the father was."

"It's okay, just please don't let us suffer from it. You know Hailey wants a father, you can't keep her from him. And you can't let my relationship fall apart all because I wanted to help you."

Rachel sighed. She didn't expect any of this to happen when Puck found out. The last thing she wanted was for Quinn's relationship to deteriorate because of her and her lies. But did she have enough strength to let Puck into their lives? Did she have enough strength to let him in when he was the one who held her heart at one point and could possibly still have the same effect? No matter what the decision was, Rachel knew she wouldn't like the outcome.

I know, I'm evil for leaving it there. But what will Rachel choose? Will she swallow her pride and let Puck have a relationship with Hailey? Or will she choose to keep Hailey from him and let everyone around her suffer? Find out in the next chapter. Don't forget to review! Bye for now :)