California Loving

Summary- Rachel invites the whole glee club to her vacation home in California, but when a blizzard strikes Lima it leaves her and Puck stranded in California together. Will they form a friendship or kill each other first.

Chapter eight-

Puck grabbed a jacket from room before heading back to the kitchen, he stirred the soup a couple more times smiling the whole time. He could tell Rachel was jealous which means he had to like him a little right? He grabbed a tray and poured some soup in a bowel for her, he grabbed a small vase a put a pink little flower in it. Then he got her a glass of orange juice and smiled, he kept finding himself smiling whenever anything to do with Rachel come across his mind. He was about to start walking back when he heard a noise coming from the downstairs, he left the tray and walked downstairs hoping it was just Rachel.

"Rach." He called through the darkness, he felt two people grab him on both sides so he couldn't move he struggled to get loose.

"Nope, just me." Michael said sneering, he turned the lights on and walked over to Puck and laughed.

"What the hell dude." Puck yelled. Michael walked over and began punching Puck and kneed him, Puck was defenseless with the two guys holding him. One last kick and Puck was down, Michael just laughed and high-fived the two other guys.

"Mess with my plans with Rachel and things will be ten times worse." Michael sneered. Puck laid there helpless, Rachel heard a the door slam and walked down stairs. She saw a very hurt Puck and ran to his side, she laid his head on her lap.

"Puck." She said nervously. He made a small grunt, she grabbed the phone and called an ambulance and began to cry softly hoping he was okay.

"Hi." He whispered looking up at her, she took his hand and squeezed it tightly.

"What happened?" She asked him putting her hand through his mo-hawk gently.

"That Michael dude." He said weakly.

"He did this, oh Puck I'm so sorry." She said still holding his hand.

"Why are you?" He asked her.

"He is a very jealous person, I shouldn't have introduced the two of you this is all my fault." She said trying not to cry.

"This is no where near your fault." He said squeezing her hand.

"You're bleeding." She said looking at his now swollen eye. "Let me help you." She got up and grabbed a wash cloth and some ice, she ran back to him and gently dapped his eye and grabbed his hand again. He looked up and her and tried to move but felt too much pain.

"Ow." He let out a cry. Rachel quickly made him lay on her lap again. She looked at him wanting to make all the pain go away. She laid a small kiss on his forehead without thinking which made them both blush.

"I called an ambulance." She said breaking the silence.

"Thanks Rach." He said beginning to doze.

"No." She yelled.

"What was that for?" He grunted.

"You might have a concussion so no sleep." She instructed.

"Fine." He whined playfully. He looked up at her wanting to kiss her, to touch her, to do anything to get closer. He wanted to tell her about how his feelings had changed for the better. "Listen Rach I-" He was interrupted by the ambulance knocking on the door.

"Mr. Puckerman, what happened tonight?" The ambulance attendant asked as a few other guys laid him gently on a stretcher.

"Three guys broke in and kicked my ass." Puck answered.

"Why?" The attendant asked rudely sneering.

"He was protecting me." Rachel set in, she played with her curls a little. She knew exactly how to work with these kinds of jerks.

"And you are?" He asked nicer this time.

"I'm his sister, now if you don't mind I'd like to ride back with my brother." She said quickly thinking, Puck smiled at her and she gave him a small wink.

"Yeah of course." The attendant said as the rolled Puck out. They gave Puck a shot and he didn't really mind but he wanted an excuse to squeeze Rachel's hand. He started picking up on little things she did like when she was nervous she'd play with the ends of her hair. When she was happy she got a twinkle in her eye. He realized at that moment with Rachel sitting by him he'd be okay because she brought him to peace.

"Noah." She said gently.

"Yeah Rach." He said not letting go of her hand.

"Thank you for everything." Rachel said wanted to just kiss him, but she was scared he didn't feel the same way.

"Hey I could say the same, this is been the best time of my life, and listen" He was interrupted again by the ambulance doors opening and him being pulled into the hospital. The nurse told Rachel to wait a little while in the waiting room and she'd report back. Rachel waited at least three hours before someone got back to her.

"Rachel Berry." The doctor called.

"That's me." She said getting up quickly.

"Hi, so your brother Noah seems to have a couple broken ribs, a sprained wrist and he had a minor concussion." The doctor explained, Rachel gasped and how scary all this was.

"Can I see him." Rachel asked.

"Yes but he is a little groggy." The doctor explained leading her to his room, when the got there Rachel tried to breathe. Seeing Puck so helpless made her terrified, he was the one who was tough and he just looked so scared. She pulled a chair near the bed and grabbed his hand, she laid her head down a little a before long she dozed into sleep. Puck woke up to see his hand intertwined with Rachel's and her sleeping gently with hair in her face, he smiled at how even when she was sleeping she gave him butterflies.

"Rach." He said trying to wake her up gently.

"Oh Noah, sorry I feel asleep on you." She said waking up.

"No it's okay, thanks for being there." He said blushing a little.

"Hello Noah, how are you feeling." The doctor asked.

"Better." He said looking at Rachel.

"Good, while looks like you are more than welcome to go home." The doctor said as a nurse got him a wheelchair. "I'd suggest a cane and painkillers, you should probably help him around the house." The doctor said writing some things down and handing it to Rachel.

"Thank you." She said taking the paper. Once the nurse wheeled him to the parking lot Rachel helped him up, Rachel called a taxi in advance and helped him into it. After giving the driver the address the ride was silent, Rachel started twirling the ends of her hair.

"What's wrong?" Puck asked her.

"Hmm what you mean?" She asked.

"While when you're nervous you twirl your hair." He explained.

"You noticed that?" She asked.

"Yeah I mean I just kinda figured it out." He said trying to cover up the fact he was blushing.

"It's just you really scared me tonight." She said honestly. "Not you just this whole situation."

"Yeah it did kinda suck." He said laughing.

"I'm just really glad you're okay." She said giving a small smile.

"Me too." He said laying his head back. Once they reached the house Rachel helped Puck into his room and laid him down gently, she handed him to painkillers and a water.

"Rach I need help getting my shirt on." He said showing her the pile of clothes with a shirt and a pair of sweatpants.

"Right." She said slowly unbutton his shirt, she tried to catch her breathe as his chest become shown. He had bruises on his rib and a cut on his stomach, she grabbed the loose football shirt and slipped it over him.

"Thanks." He said quietly. "I am should probably finished getting dressed." He said looking over at the sweatpants.

"Right, sorry." She said turning red.

"Rach." He said grabbing her arm. "Thank you for saving me tonight."

"Anytime, goodnight brother." She said winking.

A.N: So first I had cheer camp and than I had this long family road trip, it was long. That's pretty much why this so late, but we needed some drama in this story. Rachel and Puck are trying to figure out their feelings let's hope soon they will be cleared up. Oh and if you could review what you thought that be amazing! (: