Chapter 5

A/N: Okay, I know I said there probably wouldn't be an update until Monday, but this has been playing around in my head for a while and I just had to get it down.

A/N 2: I don't own Glee. However, the creation of Eli and Daniel Berry are mine.

A/N 3: This chapter has a brief introduction to Rachel's dads. When I envision the people behind the words I see two of my favorite Broadway actors playing Eli and Daniel…David Hyde Pierce (as Eli/dad) and Nathan Lane (as Daniel/daddy).

A/N 4: This chapter has a little bit of everything, including some smut.

A/N 5: HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE!

Despite the fact that they were sleeping on a king sized bed, Rachel and Puck somehow found themselves in the middle, facing each other. Their bodies were pressed together, Puck's right arm around her waist, his breath warm against her skin. Rachel's head was cradled in crook of his shoulder, her left hand resting right above his beating heart.

Puck awoke with a start when he felt her leg nudge in between his. He glanced down at her sleeping form and nearly let out a guttural moan. At some point during their sleep the blanket had been kicked off the bed. The shirt Rachel wore had risen above her hip and now Puck could see a tiny scrap of red fabric peaking through. He closed his eyes again and bit the bottom of his lip as his morning erection strained painfully against his briefs.

"Shit, this is awkward! This is exactly why I don't sleep with chicks," he thought. "Sex is one thing but waking up with girl is entirely another."

He opened his eyes slowly, trying to figure out a way to wake her up when he heard something that rocked him to his core.

A slow, wicked smile spread across his face.

Rachel was having a very vivid dream…a very vivid, erotic dream.

She was laying in the middle of a field somewhere, the wind gently caressing her naked body. The stars above her shone brightly and she closed her eyes with breathless anticipation for his touch. She let out a small gasp as she felt his fingertips brush against the sensitive tips of her breasts.

"You're so beautiful," he whispered into her ear, his hand slowly floating down her body.

Her breath quickened when she felt him spread her thighs with his knee. She gasped again when his fingers parted her wet folds.

Her hips rose when his long, thick finger slid into her and she could feel the jolt of each thrust deep in her belly.

"Noah," she moaned.

"Ahem!"

Rachel's eyes popped open. She felt a heavy arm around her body and for a moment she was confused. Then she remembered what happened the night before. "Hotel room…bed…Noah…NOAH!" her mind cried out.

Slowly, she tilted her head upward. She felt her entire body flush as she met his heated gaze.

"Morning sunshine," he said with a mischievous grin. "Good dreams?"

He laughed as she quickly untangled her limbs from around his body and jumped out of bed.

Rachel pulled the hem of his shirt down and frowned at him.

"Must you be so juvenile," she said with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.

"Oh come on Berry! You were having a sex dream about me…there's no shame in it," he said with a smug smile.

Rachel fumed a little before gesturing to the lower half of his body. "Well, it seems I'm not the only one who had a reaction to our close proximity."

Puck glanced down at his crotch and let out another laugh. "Impressed?" he said proudly, raising his arms above his head.

Rachel couldn't help the small smile that played across her lips. She picked up her pillow and threw it at him, giggling at his expression of shock.

"Oh…so that's how it's going to be," he said with a mock-stern expression.

She let out a startled shriek as he reached up, grabbed her around the waist and gently threw her back on the bed.

"Noah," she cried out as he straddled her waist. She let out a squeak as he started to tickle her ribs.

Puck smiled in triumph as she started to giggle helplessly, wiggling her body underneath his.

"Noah! Stop…please," she said breathlessly as he continued his attack.

Knock-knock.

"Come back later!" Puck called out, thinking it was house cleaning. He leaned in close, his legs now pinning her hips down, and whispered playfully into her ear. "You better quite down little girl, otherwise people are going to think we're doing something very naughty in here."

He took a long look at her and swallowed hard. Her hair was fanned across the pillow and her skin was flushed with heat. Her lips had parted slightly as she took in deep, ragged breaths.

"She's abso-fucking-lutely gorgeous." he thought. "I want her…and bad!"

Rachel's breath caught in her throat as he leaned in closer, his toned body framing hers. He licked his lips slowly and she nearly moaned out loud.

"He's so sexy," she thought. "I want him…now!"

Knock-knock. Knock-knock.

Puck let out an annoyed sigh. "I said come back later!"

Knock-knock-knock.

"You better get that," Rachel told him, her voice laced with regret.

Puck slowly exhaled and rolled off the bed. He walked towards the door, muttering threats under his breath.

The last thing Puck expected to see when he opened the door was Finn Hudson, and judging by the expression on Finn's face, the same could be said for him.

Across town, Eli Berry stood in his immaculate kitchen, stirring the batter for Saturday morning blueberry pancakes. It was a tradition in the Berry house, one Rachel had loved since she was a little girl. He looked up a smiled happily as his partner Daniel cut strawberries and grapes for the fruit salad.

"I hope Rachel had a good time last night at the dance," Eli said, adding the blueberries into the batter.

"So do I," Daniel replied, picking up his glass of mimosa.

Eli frowned and placed the bowl on the kitchen counter slowly.

"What do you mean? I thought you waited up for her last night so you could talk with her."

Daniel took a sip of his drink before nodding his head. "I did…well I tried to. I fell asleep during the Golden Girls."

"What time was that?"

Daniel paused before answering slowly. "1:00 in the morning."

"1:00 in the morning!" Eli exclaimed. "Daniel, the dance was over at 11:30! She should have been home by 12:00 at the latest."

Daniel and Eli slowly glanced up at the ceiling, as though Rachel's face would suddenly appear. They looked at each other once more before they raced up the stairs.