Chapter 6

A/N: Replies to some reviews at the end of this chapter.

A/N: Yay for the first time in ages I have some free time. I swear to god my teachers are driving me mad. I am exhausted and they just keep piling on the work. Basically I am stealing half an hour so I can begin this thing.

A/N: So the end of the Jesse-plotline is coming soon… I would like you guys to know that even though I have an outline of where this story will go I am open to ideas but no Teen/Preg.

A/N: So yeah I know I'm dragging out Puckleberry getting together but here's my explanation. This story is the first story I haven't planned in extreme detail and I just go with the flow of the characters and the plot, I write what I think should happen next. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it doesn't feel right putting them together at this point in the story when there are all these other issues going on in their lives so if you guys are willing to wait and see then I promise that there is a lot more to come.

A/N: I feel like a broken record apologizing for the long wait between chapters but life is so busy. I have Biology, Chemistry and Physics exams coming up after this so you guys probably won't get an update till after January. Thank you all for being so understanding.

A/N: Happy Christmas! I personally don't celebrate it but I hope every one of you has a great time.

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"Oh yeah you got owned by a girl" Matt laughed as Mike commiserated as Rachel beat him once again in Call of Duty.

"This is unreal how the fuck did you learn that?" Mike asked perplexed

"Back in Cali I had a friend who was obsessed with these games, he told me that if I didn't learn them I was breaking the rules of our 'brotherhood'" Rachel giggled at the thought and Mike and Matt smiled but Puck was just wondering who her friend was.

"Well I'm gonna beat you this time watch me!" Mike said and him and Rachel begun another epic battle. Puck looked around him and he was happy. He was so glad he had finally got all the people he wanted surrounding him. Rachel had been hesitant to meet Matt and Mike. She'd thought that she would be imposing but once they got to know Rachel they both realized how cool a chick she was. Well he didn't want them to realize exactly how cool she was. The idea of Rachel liking and dating… well anyone made his stomach clench and his eyes go hazy and red. He was brought back to reality by Rachel shouting "I won, I won!" and dancing around the room.

He followed her with his eyes and smiled but his smile faded when he saw Matt smirking at him. It was a mocking smirk and he realized that shit Matt knew! Well he just smirked right back at his friend and turned back to watch Rachel whoop Mike's ass repeatedly and if he smiled again when Rachel did another cute victory dance well you can't blame him! That shit was cute!

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Rachel had come back from shopping for dinner that night. She was feeling really happy and she couldn't wait to try out a new vegan dish. Maybe she'd even invite Noah over and show him that vegan food wasn't bad at all. She was brimming with excitement when suddenly she felt a bony hand wrap itself around hers.

"Rachel baby I'm so happy I caught you that idiotic imbecile wasn't around" Rachel's heart stopped

"Jesse?" she asked even though she knew the answer she just hoped against all hope that it wasn't him

"Yes baby girl and you know why I'm here? To take you home"

"This is my home Jesse" Rachel stuttered nervously her heartbeat going ten times faster as adrenaline rushed through her.

"No it's not" Jesse said quickly growing angry and pinning her to her car while bringing his hand up to both her cheeks and squeezing them in painfully as tears streamed down her red, blotchy face.

"Your home is with me in LA then New York where we'll live together as starving artists and then we'll win Tony's and Grammy's isn't that the life you wanted" Rachel looked at him in horror and realized with a fright that Jesse had a manic expression on his face, she knew she'd have to use her acting skills to get out of this.

"Yes" Rachel said breathlessly and Jesse let his guard down for a second his face contorting into a slight smile as he leant in to kiss her. Rachel let him lean in closer when she shouted

"But not with you!" And she kicked him in the groin rendering him useless and opened her car door and she locked herself inside. Jesse began hammering on the windows until Rachel pushed the keys into the ignition and drove away. She could hardly drive through her tears but she needed to see the one person she felt completely at peace with.

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Puck was out with Matt and Mike when his phone rang. He saw it was Rachel "Sup Berry" he said nonchalantly since Matt though that there was something going on between them and answering the phone with 'Hi babes' would only fuel the fire. Seriously though he was sure that Matt and Mike were like old yentas when they wanted to be and he was not up for them 'helpfully trying to hook him up with Rachel' yeah it had worked in the past but Rachel wasn't like that. So back to the phone call

"N-noah where are you?" her voice was thick and laced with tears

"I'm at Breadstix Rachel what happened?" he asked worriedly and his friends gave him looks of alarm because they both knew that nothing stupid could get Puck worked up like this. "I'm…" She paused to take a deep breath in between her sobs "I'm coming there Noah wait for me" As if she had to tell him.

"What was that man?" Mike asked

"Rachel just called me crying, she's coming here I'm really worried about her, do you guys mind waiting for her to get here?" he asked them they both agreed and walked outside. After what felt like hours Rachel's car drove into the parking lot. Puck could tell something was wrong just by looking at her, she had her hands tucked into her armpits as it trying to make herself smaller and her make-up was smudged. As soon as she saw him she launched herself into her his chest and cried. Matt and Mike looked at her awkwardly as they had no idea what to do.

"J-Jesse came over" In that sentence Puck saw rage he knew Jesse must have done something to upset and he wanted to kill the fucking bastard that touched his Rachel! "What the fuck did he do?" Puck asked

"I was just coming back from the shops when he was just there he kept on harassing me and I couldn't stop him and I just didn't know what to do!" She said panicked and Puck had to listen really close to make out any of her words.

"Rach calm it, tell me from the beginning" he was well aware of Matt and Mike in the background but he figured that if Jesse was harassing Rach then he'd need some extra muscle to pummel the fuckers face in and Matt and Mike were just the kind of guys you could depend on.

"Jesse was… He was outside my house Noah and he was waiting for me, he kept saying he was going to take me back to LA and he pushed me against the car Noah and I was so scared" Rachel broke down sobbing

"Who's Jesse?" Mike asked tentatively laying his hand on Rachel's shoulder

"My ex" Rachel cried and Puck held her.

"And he hurt you?" Matt's anger was barely concealed as his face drew into a snarl "Puck let's beat this idiot up"

"NO!" Rachel said forcefully and Puck looked at her quizzically he wondered if for a second that Rachel had that weird thing where beaten wives got all over-protective of their husbands and shit.

"Jesse's dad is a well-respected lawyer in LA and he will press charges, your futures will be over and I'm not having that on my conscience" Puck's heart was warmed to realize that Rachel didn't give two shits about St. James and that she was just looking out for them but anger quickly replaced his relief as he realized that there was nothing he could do.

"Then what the fuck can we do!" Puck shouted as the four stood in the parking lot.

"Noah let's think about it tonight okay?" Rachel begged him and she looked up at his face with tear filled eyes "Please Noah, promise?" she asked and her voice was thick with tears

"Promise" she then turned to look at Matt and Mike

"Guys I know Lima's a small town and it won't be hard for you to find Jesse but please don't do anything to him today or tomorrow" The boys looked sheepish as they had planned on using their connections in Lima to track this asshole down and get their revenge but the look on Rachel's face made it hard to resist her and they realized that no epic-Jesse-beating was going to happen anytime soon.

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A while later when Puck was driving Rachel's car to her house she looked at him suddenly

"Noah?" she asked

"Yes Rach?" he asked softly trying to drive while holding her hand tightly for support.

"My dad's… they've gone to visit my aunt in Akron and I just… can't be alone, could you stay with me?" She asked him nervously

"Rach you don't even have to ask, with that mother fucker around someone needs to be with you at all times" and I want to protect you he mentally added.

As soon as they got out of the car she launched herself on him and hugged him with all her might.

"Thank you" she whispered in his ear

"I'll always protect you Rach, you're my best friend" Rachel's heart dropped when he said best friend but she couldn't figure out why

"You too Noah" Noah felt sad, Rachel only really considered him as a friend anyway not that he WANTED anything else from her. Denial the little voice in his head said. For some reason it sounded strangely like Matt. He shook of all his feelings and followed Rachel into her house.

He stayed downstairs so he could Rachel some time to change and then she called him up. She was wearing a silk pyjama set that consisted of long trousers and a short sleeved button up shirt. She looked gorgeous. Rachel threw some track suit bottoms at him that he presumed were her dads and he quickly put them. He took off his shirt and joined her in her bed as she nestled into him. It felt so right, like it had never felt before with all the other countless women he'd been with. Only one thought crossed his mind as he held Rachel and they both fell into a peaceful slumber.

Home

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