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Episode 13

Quinn's Apartment – Upper East Side – Monday Morning

Puck and Quinn stared at each other for a few moments, they had no idea what to say to each other. Quinn wrapped the bed sheet around her and hoped Puck would say something soon because she didn't know how to make it less awkward between them.

"So, that happened" Puck noted, awkwardly.

"Yeah… yep… Yes, it did" Quinn stuttered, she repeatedly nodded her head then realised how stupid she probably looked and stopped. She leaned back on the bed and closed her eyes.

"It was… nice"

Quinn nodded, lamely "It was"

"NJ will probably be up soon, this might confuse him" Quinn reasoned, Puck nodded and slowly got out of bed.

"Hmm you're right. I should be getting to work anyway. But we should talk later" Puck suggested as he put on his jeans while Quinn looked anywhere but at Puck. They knew they had a lot to talk about, they had slept together for the second time in over two years, they were both currently in relationships and had a son to think about but at that moment as Puck got dressed neither of them could think of anything productive to say.

"Yeah, we should… later" Quinn agreed. Puck finished getting ready then looked back at Quinn, the looks they were giving each other said a lot but neither of them could say anything out loud.

"Bye Quinn" Puck said, thoughtfully staring straight at Quinn.

"Bye Noah"

Rachel's Office – Broadway Star Offices – Monday Morning

Rachel was sat on her desk instead of her desk chair as she listened to Joan, her fashion editor, tell her about the look for the cover shoot for the next issue and to Tina telling her about her phone messages she'd received while Rachel was in a meeting.

"Okay I want that for the cover, with the new Louboutin heels they sent over" Rachel explained to Joan, who nodded in agreement. Rachel sometimes wondered if Joan agreed with her because she's actually agreed or because Rachel was her boss.

"You need to approve the new layout before they send it to print and Martin wants to have a lunch this week to discuss a cover shoot for his new client" Tina listed off. Rachel looked back at Tina, confused while Joan rooted through the selection of shoes they had.

"Who is that again?" Rachel asked Tina, before looking back over at Joan "Not those ones, the blue ones"

"It the new lead for the Waitress musical" Tina replied, still looking through her notes.

"Yeah okay set that up" Rachel nodded, just as Quinn rushed into her office. Quinn looked like she hadn't slept and her outfit looked like it had been thrown together. She didn't look her usually put together self.

"Hey Quinn, everything okay? I'm really busy" Rachel rushed out, she nodded at Joan at the shoes she had picked then signed something Tina had put under her nose.

"I slept with Noah!" Quinn exclaimed loudly. Rachel looked at her, startled. She looked at Joan and Tina then back at Quinn, who was still stood in the middle of Rachel's office, alarmed.

"Everyone out!" Rachel shouted, without another word Joan and Tina ran out of the office then closed the door behind them. Rachel rushed over to Quinn and grabbed her hands.

"Are you serious?!" Rachel shrieked. She pulled Quinn over to the sofa and forced her to sit down. Rachel threw off her heels and tucked her legs underneath her.

"Yep, it happened last night, after we brought NJ home from the hospital. He was comforting me and one thing lead to another and before I know it, we were waking up together" Quinn ranted, she ran her hands through her hair then let out a loud groan.

"What about Joe?" Rachel asked.

"I know, what about Joe? And Kitty, and NJ and everything" Quinn sighed, helplessly.

"What do you want to happen?" Rachel asked. She couldn't believe what Quinn was telling her but she was trying to stay as calm as possible so she wouldn't freak Quinn out.

"I have no idea"

"Is that really true?" Rachel wondered. While Rachel was suspired at what happened she wasn't surprised that there was still feelings between Puck and Quinn, it was obvious to everyone but them.

"What do you mean?"

"Quinn, this didn't happen with a random guy this happened with Noah. The father of your child, the guy that despite what you keep saying is obviously someone really important to you. It's time that you figure out just how important" Rachel acknowledged, cautiously.

"Rachel, it's not that simple. There is other people to think about, like Joe and Kitty"

"Okay, so forget it happened then and go back to Joe" Rachel shrugged, with a small smirk even though she knew winding up Quinn probably wasn't the best way to go.

"How can I go back to Joe after what I did" Quinn asked, with a bite to her tone.

"Quinn what exactly do you want me to say here"

"I want you to tell me what to do?" Quinn admitted with a sad sigh.

"We both know I can't do that"

"Ugh why not"

"Rachel, your meeting is starting in five minutes" Tina said, slowly walking into Rachel office, Quinn threw her head towards Tina. Tina jumped back a little at the look on Quinn's face.

"TINA I'M IN CRISIS HERE" Quinn shouted at Rachel's assistant. Rachel shrugged helplessly, she knew there was no way she was going to making her meeting with everything going on.

"I'll push it back" Tina replied before rushing out of the room. Rachel turned back at Quinn who was lost in thought.

"Rachel tell me what I need to hear" Quinn eventually said, turning to face Rachel "Not what I want to hear"

Rachel nodded then took hold of Quinn's hand "Quinn, you need to really think about who you want to be with. Ignore all the other signs that it might not work, or you have too much at stake and just follow your heart"

"It can't be that easy"

"Of course, it can be. Noah once put everything on the line and told you how he felt. He ignored everything else and followed his heart, you didn't feel the same and guess what the world didn't end. You found a way to move on from it and if you decide this was just one night of comfort and nothing more I'm sure you and Noah can go back to just being amazing parents to NJ" Rachel lectured, Quinn slowly nodded at her. She knew there was nothing else that Rachel could say to her, she had to figure this out on her own.

"I have some thinking to do"

"Quinn, what every you decide, we will all be here for you" Rachel reassured her friend as Quinn got up from the sofa, she grabbed her bag and coat. She walked to the office door before looking back at Rachel.

"I know, I'll talk to you later" Quinn said before closing the door behind her. Rachel jumped off the sofa and rushed over to her desk and picked up her phone to make a call.

"Finn, you are not going to believe this"

Finn's Office – Dalton Private School – Monday Morning

"Are you serious?!"

"Rachel, I'll call you later" Finn replied when he saw Puck standing at his classroom door. He shut off his phone, threw it back in his bag then turned to his friend.

"You slept with Quinn!"

"News does travel fast, I only left there two hours ago," Puck joked as he walked into Finn's office and took a seat across from him. Finn moved his work aside to give Puck his full attention. Finn was still reeling, he couldn't believe what Rachel had told him, he couldn't believe that something had finally happened between Quinn and Puck after all the tip-toeing around each other they had done over the last two years.

"So, what now?" Finn asked.

"I broke up with Kitty"

"Really, you only left there two hours ago"

"I went straight over there, I don't know what's going to happen with Quinn but it wasn't fair to Kitty. I still cheated" Puck reasoned. He leaned back on the chair and threw his head back, Puck was happy with the decision he had made but still hated that he had hurt Kitty when she had done nothing wrong.

"That's mature of you Puck, what do you want to happen with Quinn" Finn asked. Puck straightened back up and faced his friend.

"My feelings for Quinn never really went away I just buried them because I knew she didn't feel the same way"

"And what if she still doesn't feel the same way"

"Then I guess, I just bury them again. I don't know this time felt different" Puck reasoned, more than anything Puck wanted Quinn to be happy and if Quinn was happy with Joe then Puck would find a way to accept that.

Finn nodded "I hope it was, man"

"Thanks, I better get back to the gym" Puck concluded when he knew there was nothing else to say until he had spoken to Quinn, he got up from his chair and began to leave Finn's office.

"Okay try not to sleep with her again, at least until school is over" Finn quipped as he went back to the work he was doing before Puck came into his office.

Puck rolled his eyes "Very funny"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Monday Evening

Later that day Finn and Rachel were at home, cuddled together on the love seat in their living room watching Game of Thrones. Rachel wasn't a fan of the show but made an effect to watch it because Finn enjoyed it so much. The glass of wine and bar of chocolate she had were helping her enjoy the show a little bit more than normal.

"Okay I still don't get it, I thought that was his sister" Rachel asked, confused before taking a sip of her wine.

"You know what I'm not watching Game of Thrones with you again" Finn sighed as he took some of Rachel's chocolate.

"So, can I watch Scandal now" Rachel cheered trying to take the remote out of Finn's hand. Rachel tickled Finn in his side which made him drop the remote in her hand just as Santana walked into the living room. Finn and Rachel had been so distracted by each other they hadn't even heard the front door open.

"Hey guys"

"Hey Santana, what are you doing here?" Finn asked as he tried to get the remote out of Rachel's hand, so he could put Game of Thrones back on.

"I've been trying to get a hold of Quinn all day. Ryder told me he saw her talking to Joe in his office and it didn't look like a pleasant conversation" Santana explained, she took one of the beers from the coffee table then sat down on the sofa "What was that look, do you two know something?"

"Noah and Quinn slept together last night" Rachel answered, Santana almost spat out her beer at Rachel's words, she wiped her mouth then stared wide-eyed at Rachel.

"Oh, my god, are you serious?!" Santana exclaimed.

"Yeah, she came to my office this morning and told me. And Puck told Finn at work today that he's already broken up with Kitty" Rachel explained. She'd been glad that Puck had broken up with Kitty, it showed maturity on his side and Rachel knew it meant that their sleeping together meant a lot to Puck beside just a one night stand.

"Do you think Ryder saw Quinn breaking up with Joe then" Santana wondered, before taking another sip of one of Finn's beers. Finn tried in vain to watch his show but couldn't hear over the conversation Santana and Rachel were having.

"Seems that way"

"You guys sound like gossipy teenagers" Finn groaned, as he set the show to record then switched it off. Rachel smiled affectionately at him before feeding him some chocolate.

"Don't pretend like you don't love it as well" Santana quipped.

"I'm sure they will tell us what's happening when they are ready" Finn argued. While he was curious about what was going to happen between Quinn and Puck, he was better at hiding it than Rachel and Santana.

"Do they even know what's happening" Rachel argued, she knew if anyone was good at avoiding their feelings it was Quinn, and Rachel wasn't sure how the whole thing was going to play out if Quinn wasn't brave enough to handle it.

"I doubt it" Santana quipped, before taking another sip of beer "So, what should we do?"

"Nothing, Quinn and Puck need to figure this out on their own" Finn replied, diplomatically. He put his hand above his head when he saw Rachel try to sneak the remote from him.

"You're no fun" Santana grumbled as she got comfortable on the sofa.

"No but he's nice to look at" Rachel teased, she looked up at Finn and gently stoked his face. Finn gave her a chaste kiss then went back to the television, he switched on a basketball game and settled back in his seat.

"Fine, but I'm totally calling Mercedes" Santana replied, as she took out her phone. Rachel nodded then swiped the remote from Finn and changed the channel.

Rachel snuggled into Finn while Santana dialled Mercedes' number "Fine, but be quiet I'm trying to watch Scandal"

The Diner – Park Avenue – Tuesday Afternoon

The next day, Rachel, Mercedes and Santana were sat in the diner, waiting for Quinn to arrive. She still hadn't returned any of their texts or calls and they were starting to realise she probably wasn't going to show up at the Diner either.

"How long has it been?" Mercedes asked looking over at Rachel, who checked her watch.

"Twenty minutes, doesn't look like she's coming" Rachel answered, glancing over to the door. Santana got out her phone to try and ring Quinn but once again it went straight to voice mail.

"She's avoiding us because she knows we know" Mercedes reasoned. Rachel nodded in agreement, then got an idea.

"I say we do a sneak attack"

"I have 30 minutes before I have to be in court" Santana added, glancing at her watch.

"Let's go" Rachel said, the three of them jumped from the table and headed for the door.

Quinn's Office – L+M Modern Art Gallery – Tuesday Afternoon

15 minutes later the girls had arrived at Quinn's gallery and after a quick look around the different rooms, they quickly noticed Quinn was nowhere around. She was either hiding in her office or hadn't shown up to work.

"She's not here?" Rachel noted.

"Why isn't she at work on a Tuesday afternoon" Santana argued as she continued to look around the gallery but besides a guided tour and a few other gallery workers nobody else was around.

"She knew we'd come looking for her, she's hiding" Mercedes replied.

"Oh, she's good" Santana laughed, impressed.

"There's Rory, he'll know where she is" Rachel said, pointing at Quinn's assistant who was at the front desk. They all rushed over to him, Rory noticed them marching over to him but before he could he could run away the women had him cornered.

"Hey Rory"

"I don't know where she is?" Rory rushed out, holding up his hands in surrender. Rory, just like Tina and Ryder, were used to the woman rushing into the work place and demanding attention.

"How do you know that's what I was going to ask you?" Santana quipped.

"Why else would you be here?" Rory argued. Mercedes and Rachel shared a small smirk at Santana being bested by Quinn's mousy assistant.

"Good point" Santana relented before giving Rory a pressing look "Rory, you know where she is"

"Nope I don't, I swear I don't she just said she wasn't coming in today" Rory rushed out, nervously. He leaned back on the desk to get away from the three women but they just moved closer to him. Gail, who was at the front desk, had made herself scared so Rory was on his own.

"Okay fine, but if you see her, you tell her that she can't hide from us forever" Rachel warned him, pointing her finger at him "We will find her"

Rory nodded nervously "Got it"

Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Tuesday Evening

After spending half an hour trying to find Quinn, Rachel went back to work and tried to concentrate on that instead of thinking about what could be going on with her friends. After a distracted day at work Rachel walked through the front door ready for a glass of wine and some Chinese food, that she hoped Finn had remembered to pick up. Rachel left her bag and coat on the chair in the reception then walked into the living room to see Finn walking around the living room, playfully throwing NJ up in the air.

"Hello Husband, did you steal a baby while I was at work today" Rachel joked, as she took a seat on the sofa and noticed the Chinese food already laid out on the coffee table.

"Puck sent me a text, asking me if I would pick NJ up from day care and if we'd have him for the night" Finn explained, he blew a raspberry into NJ's stomach. Finn beamed when NJ let out a loud laugh.

"So, he wasn't at school today" Rachel asked as she made a plate up for herself, of the Chinese food.

"Nope, you heard from Quinn today" Finn wondered. He took a seat next to Rachel and put NJ in between then and handed him a toy before tucking into the Chinese food.

"No, she baled on lunch then we went to see her at work and Rory, her assistant said she wasn't coming in today and he had no idea where she was" Rachel replied, she put down her plate and moved NJ onto her lap to give him a cuddle.

"Think they have run away together" Rachel quipped, she moved NJ back onto the sofa then continued eating her food.

"And left NJ, I doubt it. Maybe they are just finally talking about what happened" Finn said. He took a seat on to the floor when Rachel's legs practically kicked him off the sofa.

"Let's hope so" Rachel sighed as she laid out on the sofa as NJ started climbing onto her legs "So Scandal has been replaced with Peppa Pig"

Finn shrugged "NJ is in charge tonight"

"Hey guys" Mercedes greeted, walking into living room with Santana following behind her. Once again neither Finn or Rachel had heard the front door open. Santana kneeled down next to the coffee table and started helping herself to the Chinese food.

"Don't you two have your own homes" Finn quipped, rolling his eyes.

"We were worried about Quinn, it's now been 24 hours since we've heard from her" Mercedes explained, she moved Rachel's legs and took a seat on the sofa and picked up NJ for a hug "And why do you have their son"

"Puck asked us to watch him for the night"

"I told you they've run away together and forgot to tell us" Rachel jeered. NJ crawled out of Mercedes arm and started climbing up the sofa, completely unaware that the adults in the room were talking about his parents.

"You guys are overreacting, I'm sure they are both fine. They just need a few days to sort out everything that happened that's all" Finn reasoned, he switched over to the television on to ESPN, hoping the conversation would end so that he could eat and enjoy his night.

"Well there is only one way to find out isn't there" Santana smirked. Rachel, Mercedes, and Finn all looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Finn nodded at her, confused "What?"

"Do you still have Quinn's spare key" Santana asked Rachel with a smirk on her face.

Quinn's Apartment – Upper East Side – Tuesday Evening

Half an hour later, the group were letting themselves into Quinn's apartment. They quickly realised Quinn wasn't there because all the lights off and there was no noise at all. The group walked further into the apartment

"Quinn, you here?" Mercedes called as she switched on the light in the living room while Finn and Santana had a quick look around.

"She's not home" Rachel noted. She positioned NJ more comfortable in her arms as the one year old has fallen asleep on the way over to the apartment.

"Well we tried, can we all go home now" Finn sighed, giving Rachel a pleading look.

"Are you telling me, you're not the least bit curious about where they are" Santana asked glancing over at Finn who was rolling his eyes as Mercedes and Rachel shared an amused look.

"I'm not the least bit curious about where they are" Finn answered, flatly.

"Be curious, or no sex for a week" Rachel demanded, pointing her finger at Finn who sighed heavily, he knew there was no way he was going to win.

"Okay so what do we do now" Finn asked.

Santana looked over at Finn "Do you have Puck's spare key"

Puck's Apartment – East Village – Tuesday Evening

Another half an hour later the group were walking into Puck's apartment unlike Quinn's it was clear someone was there because the lights were on and there was uneaten food on the kitchen counter. They walked further into apartment and Finn softly closed the door behind them.

"So, this is Puck's apartment? It's not as bad as I thought. No beer signs" Santana noted as she looked around the small apartment. It was clearly a man's apartment but was decorated very well with children's toys scattered everywhere.

"Do you guys hear something?" Mercedes asked realising there was a noise coming from the back of the apartment.

"Oh, god it sounds like sex" Finn groaned covering NJ's ears even though he was fast asleep on Finn's shoulder.

"Puck sleeps with Quinn then two days later sleeps with someone else. What a pig!" Santana snapped, shaking her head when it was clear to them all they were hearing sex noises.

"Unless its Quinn in there with him" Rachel argued.

"Oh, my god, do you really think its Quinn" Mercedes asked, alarmed

"We should be leaving right now" Finn rushed out, he started pushing them all towards the door.

"But it sounds like they are getting to the good part" Santana complained, as she moved closer to the bedroom but was pulled back by Rachel.

"Out now" Finn pressed. The others reluctantly followed Finn out of the door but before they left Mercedes tripped over one of Puck's shoes and made a loud noise, alerting whoever was in Puck's bedroom.

"Mercedes!"

"Sorry I tripped" Mercedes apologised, she kicked the shoe out of the way and they were almost out of the door when Puck rushed out of his bedroom.

"Who's out there" Puck shouted, he switched on the lights then noticed his very guilty looking friends by the front door.

"Guys what are you doing here?" Puck asked, confused as he looked at them all "Is NJ okay?"

"He's fine, he didn't have his teddy so we thought we'd come and get it" Finn said, not at all convincingly. The others gave him a glare because of how much of a bad liar he was, although none of them could think of anything better.

"You mean the one in his hand" Puck said, nodding his head at the teddy currently clutched in a sleeping NJ's arm.

"Noah is everything okay" Quinn asked walking out of Puck's bedroom, in one of Puck's t- shirts and nothing else. Quinn stopped abruptly when she noticed her friends. She tried to pull now the t-shirt she was wearing as everyone smirked at her.

"Hey guys" Quinn greeted, trying to sound casual.

"Hey Quinn" The girls all chorused as they continued to stare at Quinn.

"What are you doing here?" Quinn asked, glancing nervously over at Puck who shrugged at her.

"What are you doing here?" Rachel questioned eyeing Puck and Quinn, who couldn't meet any of their faces.

"Noah and I were just talking" Quinn answered lamely.

"Sounded like a fun conversion" Santana quipped, smirking at Quinn while Finn rolled his eyes.

"Anyway, we were just going now" Finn relented, he tried pushing the girls towards the door again but they weren't having it this time. They wanted answers from Puck and Quinn, and weren't leaving until they got them.

"Oh, I don't know, I think we should all stay and talk" Rachel pressed, smiling widely at Puck and Quinn.

"I second that" Mercedes added.

"Okay, what do we have to stay to get you to leave" Puck asked, sighing loudly.

"Well seen as the last time we saw you, you were all confused about what happened on Sunday, why don't you tell us how all of this happened" Rachel argued, Quinn and Puck shared a look and knew they had no choice but to tell their friends what had happened.

Quinn's Apartment – Upper East Side – Monday Afternoon

"Hey Noah, thanks for coming" Quinn said as she opened the door for Puck and let him inside the apartment. She had already put NJ down for a nap so she knew she wouldn't be disturbed and she'd been ignoring her phone ever since she had spoken to Joe because she didn't want to speak to her friends, she wanted to speak to Puck.

"I know we have a lot to talk about" Puck replied, nervously. He rubbed his hands together and waited for Quinn to say something.

Quinn nodded "Yeah, we do"

"I broke up with Kitty" Puck stated, firmly.

"I broke up with Joe" Quinn injected, smiling at Puck who still looked nervous.

"I love you Quinn, I'm not sure what else to say. I'm better with actions really and I hope that the last year has shown you how much I've changed and grown because of you and NJ. I think it's time we gave this a real shot Quinn" Puck ranted, he was pacing the living room and rubbing his face.

"I love you Noah" Quinn cut in. Puck stopped pacing and faced Quinn, shocked. While he'd been happy Quinn had broken up with Joe, he still hadn't expected her to say she loved him back.

"Really?"

"Really"

"Well that's great" Puck said, happily smiling widely at her.

"I'm glad you think so" Quinn joked, smiling.

"I'm going to kiss you now" Puck stated, happily.

"I think you should" Quinn agreed before Puck pulled her in for a passionate kiss.

Puck's Apartment – East Village – Tuesday Evening

"And we've kind of been in there ever since" Puck concluded after Quinn and he had finished telling the others about what had happened between them.

"That was really sweet, except the last part you just said" Rachel said, smiling over at Quinn who was blushing at them all.

"So, you two are together then" Santana asked.

"Yeah, we're together" Quinn answered. Puck nodded then put his arm around Quinn and pulled her close. It was strange for them to see Quinn and Puck so affectionate but they were all happy about it.

"It's about time" Finn said, happily.

"We're glad you think so, you do you think you guys could you know…" Puck trailed off, motioning to the door.

"Yeah we'll be going now" Finn concluded

"And we have you son for the night, so enjoy yourselves" Rachel added as Finn pushed her towards the door.

"Diner, tomorrow, do not stand us up" Santana said, pointing her finger at Quinn.

Quinn nodded "I'll be there"

"Bye guys" Puck rushed out before closing the door in their faces.

"You ladies feel better now that you know what's going on" Finn asked as they all made their way to the stairs.

"You know I never noticed how buff Puck was" Santana said, thoughtfully.

"I know" Rachel nodded in agreement before noticing the look Finn was giving her "I love you"