I finished the very last chapter for this story today. So in celebration I decided to add another update tonight. Enjoy!

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Mr. Schuester had the flu so Glee had been cancelled for the week and their perfomances were rescheduled for the following Tuesday. The next few days passed quickly and Rachel was excited about the weekend. Closing her locker, she adjusted her book bag on her shoulder and headed to the gymnasium to watch Sam and Noah's basketball practice. Entering the gym, she headed for the bleachers where she sat down and pulled out her homework for the weekend. After an hour or so of math equations she put her books back in her bag and sat back to watch the practice.

She was surprised to see that half of the boys weren't wearing shirts. She found herself staring at the hard contours of Noah's chest as he passed the ball to Sam before running up the court. Finn didn't have abdominals like Noah that's for sure. She was staring at his nipple ring when he turned towards her catching her in the act. He smirked and blew her a kiss as she blushed profusely at being caught admiring his body. Composing herself she sat back and did her best to watch all of the boys practicing avoiding Noah's beautiful body altogether. She was just answering a text message from Quinn when she felt him throw himself onto the bleacher beside her. Looking up to greet him she found herself staring at his naked chest again. Her eyes unfocused for a moment before they trailed up to his grinning face.

"Always knew you thought I was hot Berry. You've got the tiniest bit of drool right there." He said jokingly as he pretended to dab at the corner of her mouth.

Rachel found herself blushing as he touched her face. Looking up at his face she noticed that he was no longer smiling and his eyes had taken a darker hue. She was surprised to see her own hand gently holding his hand to her face. She certainly didn't remembering putting it there. She found herself leaning in as she watched his eyes get even darker. His eyes were on her lips as he began to dip his head towards her own.

"Hey! Lovebirds! Stop mating on the bleachers, or I'll vomit profusely!" They both turned to face an angry Sue Sylvester and removed their hands from each other immediately.

"Blech! You glee kids procreate like bunnies on speed. Like we need anymore showtunes singing, sparkle spewing losers running around this school! YOU MAKE ME SICK!" She yelled before stomping out of the gym.

The two teens turned to look at each other a little awkwardly before bursting into laughter. Rachel was so relieved that the awkwardness didn't last. Trying to shake the close encounter out of her mind she stood up and asked if he was ready to go.

"Yeah Baby, let's head out before Sue Syl-psycho comes back." He grinned when she giggled at the nickname. Puck threw his arm around her shoulder naturally before they headed out of the gym.

Sam smiled as he heard Rachel tell Noah to put on a shirt before touching her. He laughed aloud when he heard Puck suggest that she take hers off instead. Grabbing his cell phone out of his bag he followed the couple at a distance.

"Q? They're on their way out. Sylvester just gave them a hard time about being touchy in public but I swear they almost kissed on the bleachers in the gym." He grinned when she shrieked in excitement before hanging up.

"Noah! I will not take my shirt off in public!" Rachel announced.

"So you're saying that you'll do it in private? Can I watch? Coz baby I'm totally up for that." He smirked with hopeful eyes before she growled and hit his chest in irritation as she waited for him to unlock her door.

Getting into the truck Rachel's eyes followed Noah as he walked around the truck and got in. The boy refused to put on his shirt; it was the middle of winter for God's sake.

"Noah I really must insist that you put your shirt on. You're going to catch a cold."

"Aw Berry, worried about my health?" He nudged her playfully.

"Noah!"

"Getting distracted by the bod Berry? 'Cause I could take off the rest of my clothes too if you'd like." He raised his eyebrows suggestively.

He stared in shock when Rachel didn't immediately shoot him down. If he didn't know any better he'd think she was actually considering it. She cleared her throat awkwardly and turned to face the window. She totally wanted to see him naked!

"Can you drive me home Noah? I'm supposed to go to the mall with Santana and Quinn." She deflected.

Puck just smirked as he realised that she was even more hot and bothered than he was by their almost-kiss in the gym. She was silent the whole way home glancing at him when she thought he wasn't looking. Yeah Rachel totally thought he was hot.

"Thanks for the ride Noah." She said as she quickly exited the truck and hurried up her driveway. He idled his truck in her driveway for a few moments as he thought over their conversation the other day. He had been admittedly pissed at Santana for spilling about that night, but he learned a lot from the conversation that followed. He had just assumed that Rachel wanted to get back at Finn so she had chosen the guy who'd already stolen Finn's girlfriend before. He figured that his previous experience with the girls around Lima had factored into the situation a bit as well. He was surprised when she had told him that she had asked because she had trusted him to make it special for her. He'd pictured deflowering Berry a million times and he'd been pretty damn crushed when Finn had asked for his advice in the locker room a few months back.

As he manoeuvred his way out of her driveway he wondered how horrible it had been. He had known the morning after that they had finally done it because of the smug grin on Finn's face as he walked through the hallways like he owned them. Rachel on the other hand had the perfect poker face. Her total lack of joy the next day answered his question for him though. The girl was great at covering up disappointment but could never hide a smile when she was happy. He was disappointed and relieved that it clearly hadn't gone well. He couldn't stand the idea of the two of them sleeping together and the fact that she clearly hadn't enjoyed it made it less likely to happen again. But he was really angry with Finn for fucking up such an important moment for her.

Throwing his keys on the counter, he made his way up to his bedroom and threw himself tiredly on his bed. He would've made it special for her, she would have enjoyed it. He didn't regret walking away last year, because he cared about her too much to help her make such a big mistake. But the relief that he felt when she told him that being with him could never be a regret? Fucking awesome.

There you go! Let me know what you think!