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I made this chapter as fast as I could coz I know I'll be busy for a bit coz of the school stuff and the thesis thingy… any hope you'll like this chapter

I don't own glee but I would love to

"It's gonna be okay ...I'm right here"

Those words echoed to Rachel's mind and suddenly she felt warm inside …the feeling of being cared for…or at least pretends to be…then the unexpected happened. She wasn't thinking straight…she just let herself go and hug Puck, cried on his shoulder like a scared little girl as he continued rubbing her back as he was doing earlier

What did I do? Puck thought …trying not to panic from the shocking reaction from Rachel had given him and then he felt something…WEIRD? STRANGE? Or SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR?

Puck couldn't explain what he was feeling …the way Rachel hugged him feels right….not even the time when he had a brief fling with her and his make out session with her while she had a really bad fight with Finn …not even with other girls even Quinn can compare to this hug…there's something about that simple hug that special….different.

The way it felt like she needed him made him want to protect her …this feeling reminded him about Beth, his daughter that he had given up but would love to keep her if he ever got a chance…he will be the best father that he could but it was too late. That when he decided right here at this very time he promised to himself and although unknown to Rachel, to her that he will be her shield…her friend or maybe even something more…if she wants to…

Puck realized that Rachel had calmed down….well actually now sleeping probably because she's very tired and she's using Puck's chest as a warm pillow as her head just lay there but as relax as she was ….she's still hugging Puck …her arms around Puck waist tightly…

Puck don't really mind. ….he actually liked it …he moved his hand that was rubbing her back to her hair stroking it gently….

He whispered…"from now on I'll protect you" as he looked at her sleeping angelic face

Rachel responded ..."hmmm" with a smile like she heard him but actually she didn't

Puck jump a little to the reaction but hard enough to wake the sleeping petite girl knowing the respond isn't really a respond …but it disturbed the girl a bit so she shows an irritated expression for a second and then back to her relaxed sleeping look.

Before Puck realized it he heard "Noah…" from Rachel's mouth in a whisper manner. She was talking in her sleep? Puck chuckled and blushed a bit when he heard Rachel say his name in her sleep then Rachel's hug got tighter and she kinda snuggled his body a bit. For a while he felt his body on fire and told himself to calm down and realized he wasn't breathing and lets go of the air he was holding….he just stared at her ..his heartbeat getting faster ….

Then he heard Finn…" Puck? What are you doing?" angrily staring at Puck while Puck just stared at him like deer in headlights ….

0kay same cliffhanger as the first chapter but I promise this cliffhanger will be gone on the next chapter…oh reviews please it's very much welcome…