A/N So this one includes Brochel... That's what I can reveal :) It's much more optimistic that previous one. Enjoy and please review!
Chapter 3
Free Saturday. That was Rachel's first free Saturday since one night last year she went to Brody's Broadway debut, although she spent it in the theatre anyway. Today was free. Thank God directors get flu sometimes as well.
The sunlight hits her eyes. Rachel covers the face with left hand, slowly rubbing her eyes. Right hand searches the body next to her on the bed. Oh right. Brody has a rehearsal.
The kitchen is the mess. It's the mess since they moved in here, so about 5 years. They never really are here. Rehearsals in the mornings, shows in the evenings. They hardly spent the time together, that's why yesterday's evening, when she got the message about cancelled show, she insisted on going to rehearsal with Brody. He knew how much she needed this rest thought. He didn't woke her up.
"Eggs, eggs, where are you?" – Rachel's taking everything out from the fridge. Mostly soda, beer and empty milk bottles – why nobody ever tosses them out? - she gives up quickly sighed and sat at the kitchen table. Should she go to the store? Maybe order? Resting her head on arm her eyes wander to the shop magazine under couple of letters on the table. It must have come with the mail and Brody brought it when leaving. Rachel could see 'shop online' on it and grabs it immediately.
"Time to shop miss Berry!" her voice is excited like she was buying a wedding dress
' .com' she type and a grocery site load
"Holy Mr Arnstein!" she yells as right in front of her eyes loads top stock picture of a man doing shopping. He holds paper bag with groceries and smiles to the camera like this was the best day of his life.
And he is no one else but Noah Puckerman.
Rachel stares at the picture and eventually burst out laughing. Puck stock photo-modeling? Who thought! She laughs for a minute and when she finally can stop herself from giggling she takes her phone and click the contact link on the site. Yes! There's the number.
"Um… hello, I'm um… I'd like to enquire about your stock photo credits… Yes… On your site?... Aha… Thank you, I will. Goodbye" Rachel puts down the phone, looks at the picture and started laughing again.
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"That went really easily" - she thought holding a piece of paper with Noah's phone number on it. – "I guess he's not so popular". She really wanted to surprise him in person but they didn't want to give her his address. Well, fair enough.
She dials the number. Oh, Star Wars theme for a waiting signal? Really Puck, really? Rachel smiles to herself, shaking out of excitement. He will be so surprised!
"Hello?" - man's sleepy voice answers in the second she is about to give up. "Hello?" – it's not Puck's voice, she can scent Puck everywhere, even through the phone.
"Hello, my name's Rachel Berry, could I talk to Noah?" – strange guy answering Puck's phone is a little bit weird, but she hopes they gave her good number.
"Um… yeah..." – silence. Rachel waits but she can't hear anything going on the other side of the line. "Hello? Are you here? – she asks.
"Wait…" – the same guy again – "What's your name again?"
"Berry. Rachel Berry" – she sighs. What a creep.
"Oh my God, the Rachel Berry?" – guys voice suddenly woke up
Is he her fan or something? Like, seriously?
"Yes, now can you give me Noah?" – Rachel starts to losing fun from all of this.
"No… I mean, yes! But Rachel, it's me, Sam! Sam Evans!"
"No way!" - Rachel straightens up on the chair. "You've got to be kidding me!" – two surprises one day and it's not even 11am. "But why are you answering Puck's phone" – she gasps – "Are you?-"
"I'm not, we're not!-" – Sam laughed awkwardly – "To much time you spent on Broadway or what? Puck's was having a party last night and I mistaken his phone with mine…" - Sam voice sounds cute as usual . "How did you get Puck's number anyway?"
"Oh, by accident to be honest... So where do you guys live?" – it's awesome to hear old friend's voice.
"New Jersey…" – he lies. They're working in New Jersey right now but they live in Columbus. Everyone in Ohio know who she had become, Sam is a little bit embarrassed, although she's always been special.
"Oh my God, it's so awesome!" – Rachel yells to phone – "We can meet, I have free Saturday!" – she pronounce it like she was the only person on the planet not to work on Saturday.
"Yes I suppose so, Berry" – Sam's not happy at all, he doesn't feel like listen to Berry's blabbering about theatre, especially when he has huge hangover like this. "That would be great." – she was herself after all.
"Awesome! But… do you guys have free time? I don't want to – "
"No, it's fine. I will wake Puck up in a second, he will be excited" – Sam rubs his eyes and yawns.
"Ok then!" – Rachel stands up and comes to the window – "We can meet halfway or – "
"It's okay Berry, we can get to Manhattan" – Sam laughed. It will be nice to see Rachel Berry in her natural habitat.
"Great! How about dinner? My place at 7pm? I can send you address"
"Sounds great" – oh great, another party day after day.
"Bring wine" – Rachel giggles and hangs up.
'I need to have free Saturdays more often' she thinks while ordering dinner products online.
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"I can't believe you actually are models!" – says Rachel adding chicken salad on Puck's plate without him even asking for that
"Yeah, I know, I was doing really good with my pool business and then Sam called me if I want to take part in one session." Puck claims very proudly
"I got a bonus for that!" Sam laughs. Puck nodds chewing his salad. "That's delicious" Sam whispers to himself
"And how about famous Miss Berry?" Puck asks "I heard you're doing some new show"
"Yes, I am." Rachel smiles. "But, you know, I can't really talk about it yet… More wine?"
Standing in front of the apartment's door Brody's looking for keys. He can hear laughter and voices. He really hoped this would be quiet evening as he spent almost 12 hours practicing the same 3 minutes of choreography. Blaine and Kurt are here so often he stopped even noticing them, but tonight it is definitely a party.
He steps into. Well, that's definitely not only Kurt and Blaine here.
"Oh honey, you're back!" – Rachel runs into the hall and kisses him right in the lips. He can tell she's gonna be drunk tonight. "Guys, guys, Brody's here!" – she calls in the direction of living room.
Brody walks into the living room and freezes. He expected bunch of dancers, mostly gays, obviously Kurt with Blaine and maybe with that blonde girl from Rachel's high school that recently showed up with a baby and spends here so much time as well. And now in front of him, on his couch sits two well built, handsome, definitely straight, and also slightly drunk guys with drinks in their hands.
They stand up and shake his hand. Brody's still not moving, just smiling silly.
"This is Noah – Puck, and that's Sam" – Rachel puts one hand on Brody's shoulder and points another on her guests. "They're from Lima, glee club whooohoo" she shouts sitting heavily in the armchair.
"You are one lucky man" – Puck pats Brody's back
"C'mon Brody, drink with us!" - she pours her boyfriend a drink.
After couple of drinks Brody starts to feel better about that whole party thing. They get really drunk and go for a walk in the middle of the night. Getting Kurt and Blaine out as well they behaves like teenagers they used to be, like in the old times, the years they spent together.
In the morning Brody's first thought was just when did all Ohio came to his beloved hometown.