Hey! Sorry that it took me a while to update! I was having a lot of trouble trying to figure out how to write this chapter! There are so many possibilities! Anyway, I finally finished it, and I hope you like it! :) Enjoy!


I had spent the majority of the car ride sorting out my thoughts. It was late, I was tired, and maybe I wasn't thinking as rationally as I probably should have been at the moment, but I made my decision.

No turning back now…

"Noah?" I asked when he put the car in park.

"Yeah?" he asked, sounding more tired than anything.

"I've been thinking about something."

"About what?" he questioned, looking into my eyes.

I didn't respond. I couldn't respond. I stared deep into his eyes, trying to think of a reason to back out, and none came to mind.

I took a deep breath.

I kissed him.

I felt him tense up at the sudden movement, and then he relaxed once more and kissed me in return. The kiss was different than it was back when we were dating. We were doing it because we wanted to, not because we had ulterior motives.

Noah pulled back first, and had a look of confusion and happiness on his face. "What was that for? I thought you belonged to Jesse?" Despite the darkness of the night, I could still see the smirk he was currently sporting.

"Yeah, but I am open to trying new things," I replied, seeing his smile grow. "I should probably head inside before my father starts worrying," I said with disappointment. "I had a great time tonight, Noah. We should go out again sometime."

"Okay," he responded. "Should I call you tomorrow?"

"You can if you want to," I shrugged, hoping that his answer would be a yes.

"I'll call you tomorrow," he said. We kissed one more time. "Goodnight, Rachel."

"Goodnight Noah," I smiled before getting out of his car. I walked up to my front doorstep and waved goodbye to him as he pulled out of the driveway and drove away. I sighed contently. Today was a good day.


I woke up the next morning feeling better than I have in a long time. I had spent so long constantly asking myself what was missing in my life. I had always felt so empty inside, and I know knew what was missing: Noah Puckerman. If you had told me a year ago that one day I would be dating Noah Puckerman, I would have laughed in your face. Granted, a year ago Noah was still throwing shushies in my face on a daily basis, but we were past that now. Noah made me happy. He treated me well. I was finally happy.

I spent the rest of the day doing my homework, cleaning my room, and making dinner for my father and myself. I had kept myself plenty busy throughout the entire day, and I only stopped when I heard the doorbell ring. I stopped cleaning my bedroom to skip down the stairs to see who the visitor was. I could only hope that it was Noah, coming in for a surprise visit. My heart soared at the thought and I quickened my paced towards the door.

As soon as I reached the door, I pulled it open as fast as I possibly could. The smile on my face quickly turned into a frown as I registered who was standing in front of me.

"Jesse?"

"Hello, Rachy," he said, sidestepping me and walking into the house. "I just got back home from L.A. and let me tell you, it was incredible. I never thought I would be one to like a place as mediocre as L.A., but it's always nice to try something new. We went to this karaoke thing one night, and I blew the audience away. You should have seen it." He turned around towards me and planted a big kiss right on my lips. "I missed you, Rachel."

"A karaoke thing?" I knew there was so many better things I could have said to him in that moment, but his karaoke night comment was the only thing that stuck in my mind. "I thought karaoke was for the untalented."

"Rachel, I know I said that, but this is L.A. karaoke. It was nice to be able to sing with someone who actually knew what they were doing."

"Oh, so I wouldn't be a suitable karaoke partner?" I shot back at him.

"That's not what I meant," Jesse said. "What's gotten into you Rachel? Aren't you happy for me? Didn't you miss me at all?" He didn't give me a chance to answer, "Of course you did, what am I talking about."

"Jesse, I think that we should break up," I said with asseriveness.

Jesse paused for a moment before waving his hand dismissively. "Stop joking around Rachel. Come on, let's go spend some time together, it's been a week since we've seen each other."

"No, Jesse, I am breaking up with you. It's over. We are though. No more," I felt the need to continue on so he would get the hint.

"Rachel, seriously, this isn't funny."

"I am being serious!" I yelled at him. We were both a little taken aback at my sudden outburst. I had never actually yelled at him, or anyone, before.

Jesse seemed to finally understand what I was trying to say to him. "Rachel, what's going on?"

I sighed, "I'm sorry Jesse. I just really need to end things before they get too out of hand."

"Rachel, what ever is going on with you, we can work though it."

"No, Jesse, we can't. You need to leave," I was getting more and more frustrated with his denial. Why couldn't he just take a hint?

"Rachel, we aren't breaking up. We can make it through this, trust me."

"No, Jesse. Why is this so hard for you to understand?" I was raising my voice again. "We are over."

"Why are you doing this?" Jesse asked. "Why are you trying to break up with me?"

"Because I cheated on you!" I blurted out without even thinking. I saw Jesse's face fall; I had never felt more terrible in my life. He dropped my hand and began to back away. "Jesse, I am so sorry."

He shook his head and headed over towards the door, "You know what Rachel? Before we started dating I asked around about you. I heard a lot of things about you, Rachel, but no one ever said that you were mean. Don't talk to me, okay? Just leave me alone." He walked out the door and slammed it behind him, the slam making the house rattle. I slid down to the floor and started to cry. The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt anybody, and now I've gone and completely shattered Jesse's heart. He loved me, and I never said it back. I cared deeply about him, and he's never going to know that. He'll always remember me as that girl he dated in high school that cheated on him.


Well, there it is! Poor Rachel, but at least she still has Noah! :)

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