Don't own Glee, oh but if I did…
"Noah, what are you doing here?" Rachel squeaked out.
"Your fathers invited me over," he responded with a smirk.
"We saw him in the frozen section and we just couldn't let him eat one of those cardboard meals. He told us his mother is working and his sister is spending the night at a friend's house," Alexander said.
"But, but, but… He doesn't even like us! Why would he agree to eating here?" Rachel was still dumbfounded.
"Now, Ber-Rachel you know that's not true. I do like you," Puck said, the smirk still in place.
Quinn was still shocked to see him at the table, looking all comfortable and at home at the Berry's table.
"Why don't you sit down and we can eat? We are keeping our guest waiting," David said as he brought the salad to the table.
Rachel and Quinn sat down on the opposite side of Puck and started to put roast beef, mashed potatoes and corn on their plates. Alexander and David led the conversation with Puck while for once Rachel was quite. She couldn't believe that after she had told Puck not to come around, he completely ignores her and comes anyway. After fifteen minutes of tension at the table, Rachel has enough and excuses herself.
She heads out the back door to sit on the porch in her favorite chair and look at the stars. After five minutes she hears the door open and just knows it's Puck.
"What do you want?" she asks, not turning around.
"I want to talk to you about what you said the other day, about me not coming over and leaving Quinn alone. I want to know why. I believe I have the right to see her since it's my kid she's carrying."
"She deserves to be left alone. You ruined her life that night. I don't think you have rights to her."
"Hey, babe, it takes two to tango. You can't blame me for this."
"You're right, it does take two, but you are the more experienced. You should have used protection. Now because you couldn't keep it in your pants she has been kicked out of not one but two houses. I think that is your fault and you won't take responsibility for the baby."
"I won't take responsibility? It's Quinn who won't let me into the baby's life. I have tried to give her money for the bills but she won't take it," Puck responded, getting upset at the accusations Rachel was shooting his way.
"I don't want to talk about this anymore. Can you just please leave?""No, I want to know what this is really about."
Rachel got up and started to walk away from Puck, wrapping her arms around her waist. She just wanted him to go away and leave her alone.
Puck watched as Rachel walked away. He started to follow, but stopped when Rachel stopped. He just didn't know what to do. For once, being a badass wasn't going to help him.
"Rachel, please what is this all about? You aren't like this. This just isn't you," Puck started to plead.
"You weren't supposed to come here. You were just supposed to leave me alone and forget about Quinn. You were supposed to lose interest in the baby and eventually sign the adoption papers and go on with your life."
"I still don't understand. You aren't making any sense."
"Ever since Quinn got pregnant, we started to get closer and then you and me started to date, for one week mind you, but when I realized that you were the father of her daughter, I just couldn't believe. First I was upset for Finn, then I was upset for me. The two most handsome men in the school and both are hung up on Quinn Fabray. For once I just want one guy to look at me the way you and Finn looked at Quinn. I thought if she lived with me, I would get over it, but then you asked me about her and everything came back. I just lost it and took it out on you."
"You think I'm handsome?"
"Ugh, you don't even listen," Rachel said as she turned around and looked at Puck. "What is so special about Quinn that even though I want to hate her, I can't. I can't feel any hateful feelings for her. I don't even feel pity for here. She is so brave, wanting to go through this alone, but what about you? I get why Finn liked her. They were the golden couple but what about you? Why do you like her?"
"I just don't know. I always thought she was beautiful and she wanted Finn. I guess I wanted what he wanted. Then I got her pregnant and it was all about the baby. I don't want to be like my dead-beat dad. But somewhere in all of this you showed up and now I don't know. I want my daughter, but if Quinn is part of the deal, then that's what I'll take."
Rachel started to cry. She was holding in the tears and hoped Puck wouldn't see her like this, but it all came out. She started to run towards the house what Puck grabbed her and hugged her tight. At this gesture, Rachel breaks into sobs. Puck just holds her, rubbing her back. He didn't know what to do after that. Eventually Rachel's knees gave out and Puck slowly guided them to the ground.
He just held her as she cried all the tears she was holding in for Quinn, Finn, Puck and herself.
It could have been five minutes or five hours, Puck wasn't sure, but eventually Rachel stopped crying and looked up at Puck.
"I got your shirt wet."
Puck just smiled and held her a little bit longer before Rachel got up and went in the house, leaving Puck on the ground in her backyard, even more confused about everything than before.