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I had my face buried in my pillow when Noah called. I let out a very muffled "Hello?"

"Rachel?" Noah's voice came through clearly, worry written all over it. "Is everything okay?"

"No." I said simply, rolling over onto my back. "Everything is not okay. I am a horrible heartless person. Everything I do is wrong."

"Rachel, what are you talking about?" Noah asked. "You're an amazing person. Did someone say something to you?"

"No, not exactly," I said back to him through my tears. "I broke up with Jesse."

"Jesse? Did he do something?"

"No, it's just… he came over after getting back from his trip, and I tried to break up with him, but he wouldn't leave, and then I told him that I cheated on him, and-" I couldn't continue because my tears were falling too heavily.

"Rachel? What happened? Talk to me, please," Noah pleaded. "What did he do to you?"

"I didn't mean to hurt anyone," I choked out. "I didn't mean to break his heart. It all just happened so fast! You were being so sweet and nice to me and Jesse has always been so mean to me, and… it just happened!"

"Rachel, what do you mean by 'Jesse has always been so mean to me'? Did he do something?"

"No, he's just always been so full of himself and left me alone all the time. He left for California without saying one word to me about it, and then you and I had that wedding date, and it was terrific, and I really like you Noah. I like you so much, but I didn't want to hurt anyone, and now I've gone and broken Jesse's heart."

"Rachel, if he treated you that way, I'm sure he isn't too upset right now. He's probably off doing whatever it is that Jesses do. From what you said it seems to me like he didn't treat you very fairly, and you shouldn't get too hung up over someone like that. You're an amazing girl, Rachel Berry, a girl that deserves the absolute best in life, and let me tell you something, Jesse St. James is not the best."

I felt a new wave of tears coming on, but I wasn't crying for the same reason as before. "Do you really mean that, Noah?"

"Of course I do, Rachel," he said. "You mean so much to me, Rachel. You're my girl now, right?"

My heard soared. "Of course. And you're mine. Thank you for making me feel better. It means so much to me, you have no idea."

I heard him chuckle through the phone. "Whenever you need me I'm just a phone call away." He paused for a moment. "Do you want me to pick you up for school tomorrow?"

"Only if you want to. I don't want you to go out of your way for me."

"It's not going out of my way. I'll be there at 7:15," he said.

That sounds perfect, Noah. I'll see you tomorrow," I said. I hung up the phone and placed it on my nightstand. Noah Puckerman was my boyfriend and I couldn't be happier about it.


I walked into the kitchen the next morning after my shower to eat my morning cereal. Dad was alredy siting at the table drinking his coffee.

"Good morning, sunshine, how did you sleep?" Dad asked, setting his coffee down.

"Great, how about you?" I replied, and I knew he could tell that I seemed happier than usual. I got out the cereal and milk and poured both into a bowl.

"I slept terrifically, thank you for asking," Dad responded. "You seem to be in a good mood this morning. I thought you mentioned that you and Jesse broke up," Dad cut in. "What happened?"

Before I got my phone call from Noah last night, my dad came in to check on me because he heard me crying. I didn't fully explain what happened, but I did let hin know that Jesse and I broke up and I was not in the mood for talking. He left me alone after that, not wanting to deal with me when I was angry.

I sat down at the table next to him. "He wasn't the one for me, that's all." So what if I didn't tell him the whole story? He didn't really need to know the rest.

"I'm sorry, sweetheart. Break ups are hard, but you know what? You're better off without him!" Dad exclaimed.

"Thank you, Dad," I said. "But I'm not too upset. There's another reason why I ended things with Jesse."

I could tell Dad knew exactly what I was talking about. Dad smiled, "It's Noah, isn't it?" I nodded towards him, smiling as well. "Oh, Rachel, that's wonderful. I knew that this would happen. The way his face lit up when he saw you on Saturday night."

"He's been so incredibly sweet to me," I said. "I'm confident that this is a good thing. A really good thing."

"Well, I am very happy for you," Dad said. "We better get ready to go if you want to get to school on time."

"Dad, it's fine. Noah is driving me to school today. He should be here any minute," I told him. "But thank you for offering to drive me."

Dad looked a bit upset about not being able to spend any more time with me, but he quickly shook it off. "That's fine, you have a good day."

"Thank you, you are the best!" I gave him a hug and then cleaned my empty bowl that contained my cereal. I heard a car door shut outside, and a few seconds later there was a knock at the door.

"I already approve," Dad said, gesturing towards the door, "This one knows how to knock!"

I giggled, "I love you, Dad."

"Goodbye, Rachel, have a nice day," he called after me as I headed out the front door.

I smiled as I saw Noah standing on the front porch, smiling at me. "Good morning," I said, accepting the kiss he gave me.

"Good morning," he replied. "Are you ready to go?"

"Yep," I said and followed him to the car. Just as he did on Saturday night, he opened the passenger door for me and closed it when I was inside the vehicle. I couldn't get over how sweet he was being. He climbed into the driver's seat and started the car again. As soon as we were on the road, he reached over and grabbed hold of my hand, holding it the entire way to school. I had never been more right about anything in my entire life. This was a very good thing.


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