She walked through the doors of the hospital silently praying for the strength to get through this. She rode the elevator up to the ICU. As she walk out of the elevator she felt her stomach drop and knew this would be hard. She headed for the information desk, "Hi I'm looking for Noah Puckerman's room." The nurse looked up with a slight snarl on her face, "May I ask are you related to the patient?"

Rachel sighed; this was why she hated him sometimes. "I'm Rachel Berry the mother of one of his children and his girlfriend." The nurse blinked at her, "Oh room 302." Rolling her eyes she made her way down the hall. She could say one good thing about herself. She didn't look like she'd been crying. She stood outside his room, the door was cracked and she could see Finn in a chair and Noah was laying in the hospital bed talking to him.

She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. She heard Finn call out, "Come in." She looked down as she walked in feeling the guy's eyes on her. She didn't see Finn get up but soon she was wrapped in his arms, "Thank God you're ok." She pulled away glaring at him, "Finn I lived on the streets for two years I think I can take care of myself." Finn pulled her back into his arms and held her until they heard a cough. "Oh right sorry. I'll leave you two alone."

She watched him leave taking his seat. She finally looked at Noah and her heart broke. He was so pale and he had IVs in both hands. He had bags under his eyes and bruising all over his neck and jaw.

"Hi."

"Hey babe," his voice was coarse.

"How are you feeling?" She prayed he would say some stupid line to make her feel better.

He shifted in the bed, "Like someone drag me through Hell."

She couldn't stand it any longer she place a hand on his face. He felt so cold. Right then she knew she couldn't leave him like she had planned. She sighed and kissed his lips.

"I'm sorry I didn't come yesterday." She looked down not able to meet his eyes.

He grabbed her hand, "Rachel its okay. I promise. Don't cry." Tears were running down her face. She swiped them a way.

"No it's not Noah. You were hurt and I should have at least stayed in the hospital." She took a deep breath. She gave him a small smile, "maybe I should go you look so tried."

"Don't. I know what I told Finn to tell you but I need you here. Please stay." She nodded sitting down. He held on to her hand.

"How long are they going to keep you here?"

He grimaced as he shrugged, "Until I'm stable enough to move on my own." He closed his eyes, "I couldn't sleep last night. I missed you being in the room."

"Go ahead I'll be here when you wake up. I promise."

Puck woke a few hours later. He didn't want to open his eyes. He had this feeling that she wouldn't be there. He had seen the look on her face when she walked in, her eyes held no emotion and her make-up was perfect. He knew she was coming to say goodbye and it hurt but if anyone noticed the pain on his face maybe they would think it was from his injuries. He had watched as she hugged Hudson and felt envy. He knew the two were friends and had grown closer over the last couple of months.

He felt relief when he opened his eyes and she was in the same chair with her eyes closed. He heard her snore that was a new habit and he loved falling asleep to it. Finn was back in the room on his other side watching Sports Center which was muted.

"Hey has she eaten since she's been here?"

Finn looked over at him, "No but you know her, she eats when she has to."

"Go get her something to eat and me too. No more nasty ass hospital food."

Finn laughed and headed out to do as his boss said.

He watched as his baby mama slept with her elbow on the arm of the chair and her face in her hand. Her neck was going to hurt, "Rachel. Rachel!" she stirred and blinked at him, "What? Do you need something?" He laughed and winced, "No baby. I just didn't want you to have a sore neck." She smiled at him and kissed his lips. He placed his hand on her belly, "I don't need anything else Rae."

He scooted over in his bed and patted it. She laughed, "I don't think so, Noah. I seven months pregnant and I might hurt you."

He looked at her and gave her his best puppy sad eyes pouting, "Please."

She groaned, "Fine but I warned you."

She climbed in careful of the wires, IVs, and his wounds. She lay beside him, her head on his shoulder. He sighed into her hair.

"Are you sure I'm not hurting you?"

"Believe me, Rachel. I'm great. I really missed you last night."

She lay there in silence for a minute before she said, "I think our son might be psychic."

He looked at her confused, "What the hell?"

"He woke me up the other morning, kicking. I hadn't even noticed that you hadn't come in." She rubbed her belly with a far off look. "I was sitting there wishing you were there because it was like he was dancing. He did it for a while and I had decided to go get some milk." Puck was watching her talk and he felt guilt for putting her through that.

"The phone rang. It was playing Finn's song you know and I just knew that something was wrong. Our son tried to tell me I think."

He kissed her with his hand on her belly, "Or maybe he just missed me."

He deepened the kiss and she mmhumed him. "Maybe."

It was a week before they allowed Puck to leave the hospital even then everything was slow. Most of the time she was out of the apartment because he still had a job to do; she usually spent her time with Blaine and Kurt shopping or watching movies.

She put distance between her and Puck. She no longer slept in his bed instead she was in the guest room. She said it was because of his injuries but it wasn't. Most nights she slept at Shelby's and only slept at their apartment when he asked about it.

She knew it was hurting him but she was hurting too. She thought she had lost the father of her child and once she had found out he was alive she knew she couldn't love him. So after that day in the hospital she had changed plans she wouldn't leave but she wouldn't be his girlfriend or wife or anything close to it.

He was sitting on the couch getting information from Finn about shipments but he couldn't focus. He held up his hand and turned to Sam who was texting, "Where is she?"

"Who?" Sam looked confused.

"Rachel, where is she? Why is she avoiding me? Did I do something wrong? Did I say something?"

The men in the room looked confused their boss had never seem so vulnerable before and Finn knew he really must love Rachel if he was being Noah.

Finn sighed and ran his hand through his hair, "Look Puck she's scared. She almost lost you."

"I'm right here why is she pushing me away?"

Sam put his phone down and placed his elbows on his knees, "Puck you're the first man she's actually been in love ever. Yeah she loves me but she's never been in love with me. She doesn't trust herself to love because of her mother and father. Give her sometime Puck. I'm sure she'll come around."

Puck groaned, "Dude I fucked up bad."

Mike who rarely talked but when he did it was with wisdom, "Yeah you did. Man up tell you love her and give the girl a God Damn ring already."