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In Where Jake Plays Football

He found himself hanging out with Ryder more and more.

Glee club, Football. Hell even a few guy's night over at Artie's house.

That didn't mean they were friends. Far from it. They were acquaintances.

But when he found out about the dyslexia he knew he had to tell someone. Ryder might not be his friend but he needed help.

That's why he found himself standing in front of Finn's office.

Knocking quietly he waited to hear Finn tell him to come in.

When it didn't happen he pushed the door open in time to see Finn put away a picture of Rachel.

"Rachel?" he asked trying to laugh "Really?"

He wondered if telling him that Puck was living with her was a good idea. He decided it wasn't.

"I have to talk to you." he said taking a seat.

Finn squirmed nervously in his seat "Yeah sure man."

Taking pity on the clearly nervous glee teacher he quickly told him what was going on.

"Thanks for coming to me with this." Finn said extending his hand in a hand shake "That's what Glee is all about. Looking after your friends."

He doesn't brother to tell him that Ryder is not his friend.

He doesn't know how he ends up in these kind of situations. One minute he was talking to Mrs. Rose the next he was pushing back that kid in the football team.

And the next Ryder was pulling him away as Marley and Kitty watched on with wide eyes.

"Are you okay?" Kitty asks rushing towards him.

Only then does he notice that his lip stings like a bitch. "Fuck. That hurt." he says causing her to laugh.

"Put this on it." Kitty hands him a soda can. He raises his eyebrow but puts it against his lip any ways.

He hisses as the cold comes in contact with his lip but leaves it against his lip anyways. "Thanks man." he mumbles at Ryder with a slight nod of his head.

"You had my back. I have yours." Ryder said simply before turning to Marley and giving her a kiss on the cheek.

That's the first time the four of them have lunch together.

He was beyond nervous as he pulled his white and red jersey over his head and over his pads.

"You ready for this man?" Sam claps him on the back as the three of them sit together on a bench waiting for Coach Beastie to come in and give them their pep talk.

"Yeah. yeah." he nods his head even though he's anything but ready. "Umm I see you guys on the field."

Standing up he heads towards his locker fishing out his phone before dialing a familiar number.

"Hey." he greats quietly looking around at the group of guys in uniform before exiting the locker room. "Wrong time."

"Nope. Just Rach being fuckin crazy about this role she got. She made me go over the lines with her like a hundred million times." Puck says with a laugh "What's up?"

He laughed as well because he could imagine Rachel running around making his brother and Kurt crazy "I have a football game in like ten minutes and I'm freaking the fuck out."

"Chill. You're a Puckerman. Go out there and kick ass." Puck advice "What number are you?"

"Twenty." he responded with a grin.

"That's my number." Puck exclaimed.

"I know Coach told me." he grinned "But I'm much better. I could so kick your ass." he teased.

"There's that Puckerman confidence." Puck muttered "Just go out there and have fun kid. Kick ass. Take names." he laughed.

"Yeah okay. I have to go. But hey thanks." Jake muttered into the phone before hanging up and heading over to the locker room.

His phone vibrated in his hand and he looked down at it with a smile. Marley and Kitty's name flashed on the front.

Opening the txts he read them out loud.

Good luck - M

Kick ass babe- K

Tucking his phone into his locker room he sat down next to Ryder just as Coach Beastie began her pep talk.

With a laugh he patted Ryder on the back. "Good game dude." he said with a grin still on a high from the game.

"Yeah you too." Ryder extended his first.

He grinned bumping his against just as Sam ran up to the shouting "Group hug Gleeks!"

Shaking his head he pulled the blonde off him before entering the locker room. Pulling his shirt over his head he headed towards the showers.

Ten minutes later he began changing into a fresh pair of clothes, pulling his letterman on.

Nodding at a couple of guys he headed out into the parking lot.

"Hey great game." Kitty linked arms with him leaning up to kiss his cheek "Everyone is totally jealous that you're my boyfriend." she rolled her eyes with a laugh.

"If only they knew, huh?" he asked her gently hip bumping her as they reached his truck.

"That you're totally in love with Marley and I like Ryder?" she asked with another laugh. "Imagine what they would say."

He laughed at the thought "I am so not in love with her. Are we going to the party?"

"It's like required." she said buckling herself in "So yes. Try not to look at Marley all night long."

"Only if you promise not to be a bitch." he retorted with a smirk.

Kitty rolled her eyes before reaching over and grabbing his hand.

He never though he would be at a high school house party. He wasn't always the most accepted guy in the school even if he was the half-brother of the badass Puck. Joining the football had changed that, apparently.

Sitting on the big comfy couch with Kitty perched on his knee and a red cup in one hand he let his guard down and tried to enjoy the night.

Glancing over to his right he noticed Ryder sitting with Marley by his side. His grip on Kitty's waist tightened.

Kitty turned to look at him placing a small kiss on cheek before turning towards Ryder who was holding out his cup.

He placed a smile on his face before placing his cup next to his. Marley and Kitty laughed bumping their red cups against theirs as well.

Okay so maybe they were kind of friends.

A/N: Thanks for reading! I've had it for a while but I didn't know how to end the chapter. Finally figured it out today. Finally. College is such a cockblock let me tell you -_-

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