I'm sorry about the slow update! School got in the way. I'll try to write soon again, but for now I hope you'll enjoy this chapter.
Mr Schue had fallen asleep in her arms, but Rachel couldn't sleep. First, she thought about all those things he did to her. He was absolutely brilliant in bed - not that she'd had many men there, but she simply knew. The way he made her scream was... Oh, god, she blushed at the mere thought of it.
Then, she thought about Finn and Puck. Mr Schue (Will, she had to remind herself, his name is Will) had seemed so nervous when he told her, as if he didn't knew how much she loved him. And only him. Yes, there had been a time when she was very much in love with Finn, and Puck's biceps were to die for, but... No. Just no. The only man she wanted was the man now sleeping next to her, with his arm around her hips.
Suddenly, he snored, and she giggled at his cuteness. The sound woke him up.
"Hey there", he mumbled and kissed her on the cheek.
"Hello", she answered. "You snored."
"Me? No way! I've never snored in my entire life!"
"Well, you did! It's sweet, but you're making it kind of hard to sleep around here."
He smiled. "I can think of a better thing to do anyway..."
"Mr Schue", she said with a mock serious voice. "I have to get up early tomorrow, and..." She stopped when he dived in under the cover and quickly found her sensitive spot. "God, Will, you're amazing" she whispered breathily. And his biceps weren't so bad, either.
The next time she saw Puck, however, she couldn't help but smile at him. He took it as an invitation to sit at her table in the cafeteria. She sighed. Boys! Whatever you do, they think you're flirting with them.
"Hi Berry", he said when he arrived. "Can I sit with you?"
Without waiting for an answer, he sat down, apparently very pleased with himself.
"So... How's it going? Glee practice tomorrow, right? I've thought about a new song that we could do, I mean, it's nothing special, but I think it'll be..."
"Noah", she interrupted. "Are you nervous?"
"What? No! Fuck no, I'm not! What makes you think that?"
"God, relax! You're making me stressed out, and I'm Rachel!"
He laughed. "Yeah... Yeah, well, don't tell anyone about it. I'll lose my reputation."
"I think you're losing it already, by sitting with me."
"That's fine", he said, a little too fast. "If that's what it takes", he added under his breath.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. Uh... I think I'll just... I'm full, anyway. Ate a fucking big breakfast. I'll see you around, Berry." He got up and walked away. She shook her head. Boys!
As it turns out, Puck had suddenly decided to go all in. A couple of hours later, Rachel returned from her class only to discover that he was waiting by her locker. She frowned.
"Noah! What are you doing here?"
"I just passed by, and thought I'd have a word. What are you doing after school, anyway?"
She rolled her eyes. "I don't know, I think I'll..." Her voice faded away as she remembered; she'd promised to see Will again. She smiled at the thought. "I'm sorry, Noah, but I'm busy. Some other time, perhaps?"
His confident smile disappeared from his face.
"Oh. Okay. Yeah, some other time." He walked away, and she opened her locker. After taking out her books for the next class, she felt someone watching her. She shut her locker door and saw Finn standing behind it.
"Hi", he said. "I was just thinking... I saw you with Puck in the cafeteria, and... Is something going on between you two?"
"No! Definitely not!" The last thing she wanted was another rumour about her, and especially one including the school's bad-ass. Or... Wait, was it?
She started giggling in what she thought was a schoolgirl-crushy way.
"I mean, I don't think so - we're just very good friends. By the way, did you see where he was going? I think I'll just..." She flashed him a smile and ran in the direction she thought Puck had gone. For a moment, Finn just stood there looking heart-broken. Then he turned and walked away.
When she told Will about her new plan, he first seemed hesitant.
"Rach, I don't know... Do you think it's such a good idea?"
"What's not good about it? I think we're just being a little jealous, are we not?"
The look on his face told her that she was right. "See, even you believe it! It's brilliant! If I pretend I'm dating Puck, no one will ever suspect that something's going on between us!"
"But don't you think it's a bit mean to Finn? Why didn't you choose him?"
"Well, don't get mad now, but I used to feel very strongly for Finn, and I'm not sure I can pretend being in love with him without feeling anything. I'm sorry if he's upset, but sometimes these sacrifices are necessary."
He nodded. "It might work. It's just... How far are you willing to go for this? You won't... You wouldn't..." He didn't finish the sentence, but she understood.
"Oh, you mean if I'd do this with Puck?" She took a step forward and gave her teacher a light kiss. "Or this?" She slid a hand up under his shirt. "Or this?" With her other hand, she zipped up his trousers.
"Something like that," he mumbled into her mouth. She smiled.
"Don't worry, Will. I'll take care of it. You'll see." She got down on her knees in front of him. She would take care of it. Eventually.