I was shocked to have received such positive feedback from Chapter 1! I hope Chapter 2 doesn't disappoint!

Chapter 2 Confusion

It was two days before Noah came tapping at her window again. This time she let him in without any questions or concerns. No words had been spoken between them since that night and while it wasn't usual for them to talk at school, Rachel had felt wounded that he barely acknowledged her after the night they had shared together. While she knew that nothing had happened, and it was purely her comforting him a part of her still expected something, anything.

Then he showed up at her window again.

"Do you and Finn never see each other out of school? Why isn't he here?" Noah asked as he kicked off his shoes and crawled up to her pillows.

"We see each other plenty, just because he isn't here late at night doesn't mean he isn't here. We spent time together earlier and then he went home at dinner time." Rachel answered as she laid down beside of him the position feeling possibly too comfortable to her now.

"If you are so concerned about him, why not go to his house? I'm sure he's just playing video games." She added and Puck smirked at her before folding his hands under his head.

"If I wanted to hang with Finn, I wouldn't have climbed up your tree. I want to hang with you, Berry." He stated simply with a small shrug like it wasn't a big deal.

To Rachel it was a huge deal though and she sat up and looked at him highly confused by what was going on. Having a bad night was one thing, but coming over just to do it was something she was positive no one had ever done before.

He caught onto her look quickly and rolled his eyes before turning onto his side and easily moving her hair out of her eyes. "You've always been there, even when I was a jerk to you. You were there and I feel like I owe you or somethin." He mumbled before turning back to his back.

"You don't owe me anything. You're my friend, you've always been my friend. I help the people I care about, no matter what." She stated simply though she was still confused.

Rachel relaxed against the pillows after turning to her side just studying his face. There was a moment during the short stent that they dated that she knew that he was someone so much more special than the person who was making out with her on her bed. He had always been so much more to her and she couldn't explain it. With him laying innocently on her bed completely relaxed the feeling hit her again. Her heart ached for her to touch him, hold his hand and just be his.

"Noah." Rachel whispered unable to snap herself out of it, though she knew it was wrong but she still moved closer to him anyways.

"Noah.. I.." She began only to find he had fallen asleep. Rachel sighed and turned out the lights and laid back down next to him her heart beating loudly.

"Oh boy." She mumbled feeling herself fall off the deep end as she fell asleep, two boys invading her dreams and her heart.

Rachel walked through the halls of McKinley the next morning feel like she had the worst night sleep. She woke up to Noah gone again and no note in his trail. She didn't understand what he was doing and why she felt like he was just messing with her. Finn was her boyfriend and she was happy with him, she didn't know why suddenly he was appearing in her room at night and leaving without an explanation before sunrise. She needed to find answers and fast.

"Noah can we talk?" Rachel asked once she had found him at his locker. He just shrugged and she led him into the choir room and sat down next to him trying to sort the words out.

"As much as I enjoy bed company at night, and really I do enjoy it. I've never shared a bed with anyone before and I find it really comforting to lay with someone and listen to them breathe while I fall asleep. I suppose it is what any romance novel or movie has set me up for, but it's still something new to me and frankly it is confusing." Rachel paused to make sure he was listening and when she was satisfied that he was she continued.

"I need to understand why you are doing what you are doing, or at least why you did so last night. The other night was understood and I am very pleased that you find me comforting and that I could be there for you, but I feel like there is something you aren't telling me and you need to tell me. I can't keep letting you into my window without knowing." She finished sounding sincere and refusing to let him not answer her.

Noah just looked at her and shrugged before putting his head in his hands for a moment and then standing. "Do you have a problem with me staying the night?" He asked and she shook her head. "Then that is all that matters. There is nothing wrong, just like your bed. Calm down and live a little."

She watched him as he just walked out after that her mouth agape with what had happened and a new sense of wonder filling her.

He came through her window five more times in a two week period before she asked again. Each time he was coming in and they'd talk for a few a while about anything and mostly nothing and then fall asleep, each time Rachel would lay awake for hours just watching him and wishing he'd not only open up to her but that his lips would stop taunting her. She had developed a new crush based off of his willingness to spend time with her outside of school and at night and she felt both silly and infatuated over the concept.

"Noah?" Rachel said as he sat at the end of her bed willingly painting her toenails. He had offered when he came in and while she made sure he wasn't drunk first she nodded and was now laying looking through a magazine her head going everywhere.

Her grunted in return and she just rolled her eyes and sat up on her elbows to look down at what he was doing.

"First, that is not exactly how you do that." She teased though it was the sweetest thing in the world and she didn't care what the end result would look like. Finn never offered to do anything for her and it was nice to be pampered for once.

He rolled her eyes at her and pinched her toe making her squeal and then cover her mouth remembering that her dads were in their room asleep.

"Why are you here?" She finally asked and he looked up at her and sent her a glare that she knew as meant that she wasn't meant to ask but she didn't care. She needed to know. "Tell me, please. I love having you here, but I know something is going on."

Finally he just sighed and finished her toes before capping the polish and laying beside her with a shrug.

"Ma keeps getting onto me about everything, like I don't know that I am screw up or somethin. I mean dude, I know." He mumbled and she looked at him with pity in her eye that made him glare at her again.

"Rach, stop asking your stupid questions. I'm here and you enjoy it so either kick me out or get over it."

She bit her lip and just nodded before running her fingers through his hair. "I'm sorry. I wish I knew how to help you feel better. To make you see that you are something. You shouldn't have to hide away from your house. I know how much your mom and sister mean to you." She whispered.

"Not hiding, just like to get away sometimes. Could be out smoking weed or getting drunk, would you like that?" He asked and she shook her head. He was there with her and that was good enough for her no matter how confusing it was.