A/N: There are a few song related spoilers in this chapter.
I do not own Glee.
"Justin Beiber." Sam smiled smugly. Puck groaned. Of course. He almost wished he'd just said screw it and told Quinn.
"Whatever. Let's just do this." They headed into the house to take over the karaoke machine.
Watching Sam sing to Quinn was horrible. The song sucked, but Quinn seemed like she loved it. She smiled and laughed, and when it ended, she hugged Sam. It sucked to watched her with him under normal circumstances, but now that he knew Sam was cheating, it was even worse. His little sister was a big Justin Beiber fan, so Puck knew exactly what he was going to sing. He took a deep breath. He just hoped it worked.
He took the microphone nervously, ignoring Sam's dumb grin. He thought he'd already won, but Puck was going to show him otherwise. Maybe. He stood in front of Quinn and smiled, but she wouldn't meet his eyes. Damn. This wasn't going to go down the way he wanted.
Everybody's laughing in my mind,
Rumors spreading 'bout this other guy,
Do you do what you did when you did with me?
Does he love you the way I can?
Did you forget all the plans that you made with me?
'cause baby I didn't!
That should be me,
Holdin' your hand,
That should be me
Makin' you laugh,
That should be me,
This is so sad,
That should be me,
That should be me,
That should be me,
Feelin' your kiss,
That should be me,
Buyin' you gifts,
This is so wrong,
I can't go on,
Till you believe that,
That should be me
That should be me,
Yeah,
You said you needed a little time
For my mistakes,
It's funny how you used that time
To have me replaced,
Did you think that I wouldn't see you out at the movies
Whatcha doin' to me,
You're takin' him where we used to go,
Now if you're tryin' to break my
heart,
It's working 'cause you know that,...
She was finally looking him in the eyes. He regretted this whole thing, the song, while it said exactly what he wanted her to know, was letting everyone else know too much too. They were all looking at him like he was crazy. He finished the song.
"What?" He said defensively. "My sister listens to that crap all the time." He hoped they were buying that it didn't mean anything. He saw Quinn's face fall though. He didn't even need her to say the winner. He just handed the microphone back to Blaine and walked outside.
"Well." Kurt said cheerily. "That was...something. Um, looks like Santana's up next on the list!" Everybody started talking and Santana took the microphone, and the party started again. Finn decided to use the confusion to his advantage. He motioned for Rachel to follow him and he headed out of the family room towards the empty living room at the front of the house. He sat down on the couch and pulled Rachel down onto his lap. She was giggling.
"What was that?" She laughed.
"I don't even know where to begin." Finn said, as he started to tell her about the whole thing.
*glee*
Puck didn't know how long he had sat on the steps of Quinn's deck. He was freezing, but he wasn't sure he could go back in there. He didn't trust himself not to just tell everything. He heard footsteps beside him, and he knew it her before she even sat down. She sat beside him on the step, her jacket wrapped around her. She nudged him with her arm and handed him a beer.
"Thanks." He said, quietly. He opened the can and waited for her to say something else. It was so quiet.
"You've got to stop doing this." She said firmly. "I'm with Sam now. And I don't love him, but he's not going to hurt me. I've lost too much, Puck. I can't handle anymore drama." He looked at her and he could see she was holding back tears. He put his arm around her and she leaned into his side. He knew he should tell her, but he didn't want to be the one causing her more pain.
"I just...I feel really messed up, Quinn. I lost a lot last year too. For a minute, I was on top of the world. And I panicked, and I screwed it all up. Do you ever want to just do it over?" He hugged her closer, he could feel her crying harder. "I'm sorry. I'm trying to let go. I'll leave you alone." He started to stand, but she held his hand and pulled him back down. Her eyes looked so beautiful in the moonlight. He hated that he was always making her cry.
"It's not just your fault. I messed up too. I just...I can't. I can't go back. And it still hurts so much. If I think about it at all, I'm just going to break into a million pieces. And there's...there's so much I have to be strong for. I need just one thing in my life to be easy." She looked into his eyes, willing him to understand. And he did. He knew how she felt. He didn't know how she held it together. He broke things to keep from breaking himself, she super glued every crack together to keep from shattering.
"God, we're a mess." He said. She gave him a tear-y smile and then kissed his cheek.
"Everyone's leaving now." She nodded towards his beer. "Be careful going home, ok?"
"Don't worry about me, Finn's my ride." She pulled her coat closer and headed back into the house.
*Glee*
Rachel and Finn walked back into the family room, looking disheveled. He'd told her the very short version of what was going on, and then distracted her from marching in and telling Quinn everything with his lips and his hands. When Mike and Tina had very loudly announced they were coming to get their coats, Rachel could barely remember name, let alone where she was. Finn picked up his jacket and motioned to Puck that they were heading out. Rachel walked out to the car with them and kissed Finn good bye. She hugged Puck too. She felt bad for him. She'd promised Finn she wouldn't say anything about the whole Samtana situation...she giggled again at the silly name Finn had made up for them. Mercedes tossed a trash bag at her as she walked back inside. They had a party to clean up.
A/N: The song is Justin Beiber's "That Should Be Me"