She hears Puck's truck as it pulls up the driveway. She checks herself in the mirror one last time, grabs her keys, cell phone and heads down the stairs.
She reaches the front door and waits for him to ring the bell.
Callie takes a couple of deep breaths as she hears his footsteps on the porch. The doorbell rings a couple of times before she opens the door.
When she swings the door open Puck's jaw drops open and any words are lost before he can speak.
"Puck are you okay", she knows he likes what he sees.
"Uh, yeah. Its just, you look good, really good." His cheeks hint of a little creeping blush.
"Thanks. Are you ready to go?" She steps out on the porch, closing the door behind her.
"Sure. Have you ever been to one of these parties?" He asks her as they walk down the steps.
"No, I haven't. Why?" She is afraid that he remembers last year's party.
"Well it can get pretty rowdy, everyone blowing off steam cause school is over. Just stick close to me and you will be fine." He opens the passenger side door for her.
She watches him through the windshield as he walks around the truck to get in. He has no idea who she really is and she is happy with that thought.
Puck climbs in behind the wheel and looks at her for a long minute before he speaks.
"I don't bite Callie, you can sit closer to me."
She thinks about making an excuse about a seatbelt, but instead of speaking she slides closer to him. Their bodies almost touching.
He smiles at her, but not the trademark sex shark smile. This one is soft and looks genuine.
The ride to the old farm house is mostly in silence, comfortable silence. He watches the road and she watches him. He looks so different now than when he is in school.
She noticed how nice the shirt looked on him. It wasn't the usual tee shirt he wore at school. His jeans and square toed boots made the outfit complete. He looked good tonight and that thought made her blush.
Puck swerves to miss a dead animal in the road. The sudden jerk of the truck causes Callie to grab his thigh. She can hear the sharp intake of his breath and jerks her hand away.
"Sorry, but I didn't think you would want to smell that the rest of the way there", he glances at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Its okay. I was just lost in thought." She knows if she looks at him she will turn as red as her hair.
They see the bon fire before the actual house. Cars are lined up on both sides of the old dirt driveway leading to the house. He finds a spot to park that isn't too far way from the party.
He turns and places his arm on the back of the seat, "Remember to stick close to me and if you want to leave just tell me okay?"
"Okay. But I don't want to be a clingy vine." She looks into his hazel eyes and tries really hard to remember her plan.
"Don't worry about it, I want you close to me."
He opens his door and when she starts to slide across the seat, he gently takes her hand. Puck motions her to follow him. She slides under the steering wheel and out the driver's side door.
They walk towards the party and before they are half way there, two hands have intertwined without either one knowing when.
They stop and talk to members of Glee. Puck introduces her with a hint of pride. Finn and Sam stare at her, wondering where Puck found such a knock out for a date.
Rachel and Quinn give her somewhat of a cold shoulder treatment after catching their boyfriends staring at her.
The boys bullshit for a few minutes while the girls try to make nice small talk.
Puck tells them they will see them around the party and they start walking towards the food area.
Puck leads her to a beer keg.
"Want a beer?" He asks as he is pulling one for himself.
"No thanks, is there any soda?" She doesn't want to get drunk. That is what happened last time.
"Let me ask." He walks over to a table that has food and a couple of coolers on top of it.
While she waits for Puck some of the jocks walk up to her.
"Well if it isn't hot wheels", Karofsky sneers at her.
She ignores them, hoping they will go away.
"What's the matter too good to speak to us?" Azimio stands in front of her blocking her view of Puck. She tries to step around him but he grabs her arm.
"Let me go", she tells him trying to jerk free from his hold.
"Not yet bitch, we want a little taste of what Puckerman is getting", Karofsky leans his fat, red face close to hers.
Suddenly Karofsky is falling backwards onto the ground. Azimio lets her go as soon as he sees Puck start pounding his friend's face. He makes a grab for Puck and throws him across the keg.
Puck quickly gets back up and runs at Azimio, tackling him to the ground. He gets a few good hits in before Karofsky grabs his collar pulling him off.
Karofsky lands some hits to Puck's face, but Puck keeps on swinging at him.
Still holding onto Puck's collar, Karofsky punches him in the stomach making his knees buckle.
Finn, Mike, Matt and Sam arrive to break the fight up. They make sure that Puck is okay and the hockey players are gone before returning to their girlfriends.
Puck thanks his teammates for their help. He looks over at Callie and sees the terrified look in her eyes. He slowly walks over to her.
Puck jokingly tells her, "sorry they didn't have diet", while trying to wipe the blood off his face.
Callie feels like she could finish what the other guys started but for different reasons. Puck was not suppose to stand up for her, he was not suppose to defend her.
But she cant. She looks at his battered and bloody body. She can only wrap her arms around him.
"Thank you", she breaths against his neck.
Puck slips his arms around her, pulling her tight against him.
"Lets get out of here" he whispers nuzzling his nose in her soft hair.
She nods against his neck and lets her arms slip away from his body.
Puck gently laces his fingers with hers and leads her away from the party back to the truck.