Quinn sat with Marley and Beth as they watched a disney movie, they had ordered pizza and played with Beth for a bit. Quinn knew that Beth would fall asleep if they watched a movie, but Beth said she really wanted to so Quinn agreed. After a while Beth fell asleep and Quinn carried her to bed, then came back into the livingroom to join Marley.
"What do you want to do Marley? We could watch a better movie. Or we could have some real girl talk." Quinn laughed as she grabbed a stack of movies and sat next to Marley.
"Girl talk would be nice, especially since I'm with Jake a lot." Marley laughed.
"Okay, so what do you want to talk about?"
"Anything, random things, funny stories. You start."
"Let's talk boys."
"What boys? You're married and I'm inside all day hiding."
"Puck and Jake, of course. They are a lot alike, the good things at least. They've been through a lot, I don't know how they're so strong or how you're so strong. I couldn't go through anything that they went through."
"Sounds like they went through some bad stuff."
"They did, Jake trusts you. If you ask him he'll open up to you."
"I don't want to pry."
"I get it, he'll probably tell you eventually."
"How long have you known Puck and Jake?"
"I've known Puck since high school, but I've only known Jake for two or three years."
"You are close with him for not knowing him that long."
"We are close and I haven't known you long. We are like best friends."
Marley smiled. "I guess so."
"I'm a trusting person, it isn't always a good thing. Puck and Jake aren't like that at all, which is why I'm surprised they both have been like that with you."
"Jake and Puck are both great."
"They are. So let's talk about Jake."
Marley smiled a bit at the mention of Jake. "What about him?"
Quinn pointed to Marley and smiled. "I knew it!"
"What?"
"You like Puckerman #2."
Marley felt her face burn as it turned a deeper shade of red. "No I don't. He's really nice to me and we have fun together but I don't like him like...that."
Quinn saw her blush and she instantly knew that Marley liked Jake but she decided to drop it. "Okay. What do you think those Puckermans are doing out there?"
"Probably something stupid." Marley laughed as she grabbed the dvds, she picked one and handed it to Quinn.
Quinn grabbed the dvd and put in in the dvd player. "Good choice. I love this movie."
Jake and Puck were playing video games and eating junk food. Jake was winning by a lot and Puck just got frustrated so he threw the controller down and walked into the kitchen.
"Can't you just accept that you are always going to lose to me?" Jake laughed as he followed Puck into the kitchen.
"No, that's not how it works." Puck said as he grabbed one of the cookies Marley had made for them before she went to join Quinn.
"One of these days you're going to have to get used to it." Jake laughed as he grabbed a cookie.
"Damn, Marley can make some good food."
"I know, she's awesome." Jake smiled, thinking of Marley.
Puck saw Jake's face. "She's good for you."
"Marley?"
"Yeah, Quinn thinks so too."
"Quinn too, huh? Well why don't you two stay out of my love life?"
"Is there something going on between the two of you?"
"No, we're just friends."
Puck laughed. "Yeah, we'll see how long the whole "friends" thing lasts."
"It's all it will ever be, Puck. She made that clear the other night."
"What does that mean?" Puck raised his eyebrows.
"We almost kissed, but she pulled away. She doesn't feel that way about me. I like her as more than a friend, but I don't want to make her uncomfortable. She trusts me, and trust is something that is hard for her to give to someone."
"Okay, enough of this girly shit. Let's go play some more video game so I can try to kick your ass."
Puck and Jake played video games for hours until Jake got tired. Puck wasn't ready to go to bed so he continued to play the games by himself. After a whle he got bored but couldn't sleep when he tried, so he just thought for a while until he heard something outside.
Quinn went up to bed after the movie and Marley sat in the livingroom with the tv on playing something she wasn't even paying attention to. All she could think about was the conversation she had with Quinn about Jake. Was it that obvious that she liked him? Marley wondered if Jake knew. She decided she needed to go outside and get some air, it ususally helped her when she needed to think.
Marley walked into the backyard and sat on the bench as she pulled her blanket tighter around her. She was watching the stars and was so focused on them that she hadn't heard someone come outside.
"Marley?"
Marley looked up startled but relaxed when she saw Puck. "Hey, Puck."
"What are you doing out here so late?"
"Couldn't sleep. You?"
"Same. What's on your mind?"
"Just things. I've been thinking a lot and I'm kind of confused."
"With your feelings for Jake."
"What, no. I don't like him like that."
"It's me Marley, you're safe. I know you like him like that, as more than a friend."
"So what if I do? He doesn't like me like that, and we're really good friends I don't wa-"
"Don't you give me that "I don't want to ruin our friendship" bullshit. You're just making excuses because you're afraid of getting hurt, and I understand that. You've been through more in your life than you should've been, but there's a point when you need to trust your feelings and just go for it. If there is pain, the love is always worth it."
"I don't know."
"You think about it. Goodnight, Marley." Puck went back towards the guest house.
"Goodnight, Puck."
Marley walked back into the house to try and get some sleep but Jake wouldn't leave her mind, and neither would the talks she had with Quinn and Puck.
The next morning Marley left the house and walked into the guest house to see a small mess in the livingroom, she laughed and cleaned it up. She knew that Puck had already gone to work and she could tell Jake was still asleep. Marley went into her room and grabbed some clothes, then she went to take a shower. After she got dressed she made some breakfast for her and Jake. Jake came out of his bedroom not to long after Marley had made breakfast. "Hi, Marley."
Marley put a plate in front of Jake before she sat down across from him on a stool. "How was your night with your brother?"
"It was fun, a little weird, but I still enjoyed it."
"What do you mean weird?" Marley laughed.
"Just weird. How about your night with Quinn and Beth?"
"We had a good time. Watched some movies, had some pizza, talked about some stuff."
"What kind of stuff."
"You should know better than to ask what girls talk about when they're alone. It's stuff that boys do not need to know." Marley laughed before she took a sip of orange juice.
"Whatever you say."