Changeling - Chapter 11

I checked my phone while I ate and saw that I'd had 3 missed calls and several missed texts last night and one from this morning. I hadn't felt my phone vibrate, but then again, I was concentrating on Noah and I. The calls were from Kurt, Sandra, and surprisingly enough, Mr. Schue. The ones from last night were from Sandra and Kurt.

[Sandra - Tried calling you babe, but you didn't pick up. A little too busy with a certain hunk?]

[Kurt - Kayleigh. I tried calling, but you didn't answer. Just want to make sure you're okay, you didn't look happy when you left last night.]

[Noah - Good morning Love! I miss you already and can't wait to see you Monday.]

My heart sped up and I felt a warm tingling all over when I read Noah's text. Not sure if anyone was awake yet, I texted them back.

[Hey baby, we just talked, promise. But will let you be the first non family member to know that Noah and I are together. Mom and Paul were the first. He wouldn't take no for an answer. :-D]

[Morning Kurt! Doing great, just had to read Noah the riot act and we worked things out.]

[Love and miss you too Baby. Are you sure you want this though? I'll understand if you don't want to. It would break my heart, but I'd survive. I think. Maybe.]

[Sandra - No sex?! How disappointing. We'll talk soon!]

[Noah - I told you I want you. I even sang it to you, in front of everyone. You almost make me think you don't want to be with me.].

[I do want to be with you! But I don't want you to get hurt because of me.]

[Noah - You are mine and I'm not letting you go! Ask me if I'm sure again, and I'll spank you.]

Um. The image flashed through my mind of laying naked across Noah's legs as his hand descended on my unprotected rear end caused my breath to catch, my heart racing slightly. I hadn't really considered that lifestyle before, but it was something I could see exploring with Noah. If it was what he wanted that is.

[Noah - Baby? I'm sorry if that upset you. I was only joking. Kinda.]

[Not upset. Image my mind came up with... had to think for a second.]

[Noah - Something you might be interested in then?]

[Maybe. Something to discuss.]

I didn't want him to think I was just going to go into this blindly, but I was very curious to try it out.

[Noah - God I love you!]

[I love you too Baby!]

In less than 24 hours my life had become a chaotic mess, and I wouldn't have it any other way right now. I just need to wrestle it into some semblance of order. I spent most of my free day on the computer, Nagini draped over my shoulders as I surfed the web for BDSM sites. She kept wanting to crawl into my shirt and nest between my boobs. I guess it was warmer there, but it felt kind of funny.

I checked out a few porn sites, some of which made my stomach churn. I hoped that the images there were faked, some of the images were ones I hoped I'd never see again. Others were pretty okay and engrossed me. I found some books on the lifestyle and, using my credit card that pulled from my account, ordered the ones that sounded interesting. If Noah and I were going to do this, I planned on being prepared.

I called Sandra and gave her a detailed low down of what happened from when Noah first started singing to me until I called her this morning. Well, most of it. I didn't tell her about the groping since that was accidental, or about the possible direction our relationship might be heading in. Then I made sure that my uniform was ready for tomorrow and borrowed a tube of my mom's concealer. I might not fool Coach Sylvester, but it might work for everyone else.

oooOOOooo

I had my mom help me in covering up my hickeys. I almost did it myself due to her amused expression at my predicament. One of the things I liked about being in the Cheerio's is that the spanky pants worked almost as good as my gaffe, and was a lot more comfortable. I was putting my books in my backpack when I head Noah's voice ring out "Kayleigh!"

I turned with a smile on my face and was immediately engulfed in his strong arms. His mouth was on mine almost as quick and he gave me a heated French kiss right there in the hallway... in front of everyone. Well, if they hadn't been to Homecoming, then they for sure knew now. I never thought I'd be one of those girls, but here I was.

"I see that this is you working things out Kayleigh." Kurt's said, amusement in every word.

"Hey Kurt." Noah said as he took his mouth off mine, leaving me panting again. As soon as I recovered from that devastating kiss, I picked up my backpack and all three of us headed down the hall to our classes, Noah's arm possessively over my shoulders, talking about Noah and my impromptu musical number. We all noticed the looks Noah and I were getting from some of the students. There were smiles and then there were the hate filled glances.

Instead of the usual wave bye, I got another kiss. Not that I was going to complain. As Kurt and I continued toward our classes, he said, "Spill."

I knew he wanted details, but I was going to need to think about exactly what I want to tell him. "Later, after rehearsal."

He nodded and left for his class and I walked into Mr. Hammond's room just as the bell rang. "Cutting it close there Ms. Summers." Maybe, but it was so worth it.

Pretty much the only thing that changed at lunch was that Noah now sat next to me instead on the other side of the table and his hand never left my thigh. I was worried someone would see, but Noah assured me it would be okay.

"Did you hear?" Was Sandra's standard opening to the latest rumor floating around. "Mrs. Schuester is acting as the school nurse."

I said the first thing on my mind, "Is she qualified?"

"I don't know, but Figgins hired her."

I shook my head; didn't he learn his lesson yet? He should have been an accountant instead of a principal.

"Miss Summers, compliments on your show during Homecoming. Very romantic, it had me sighing for such young love." Ms. Blake said as I walked into her classroom.

"Thank you Ms. Blake, but we weren't together when we did that."

"No? But afterwards? Your young man was very charming, no?"

"Yes, he was, and very insistent, he wouldn't take 'no' for an answer."

"Then he is one worth keeping."

"Summers!" Coach Sylvester screamed through her bullhorn.

I cringed. I had literally just stepped onto the field. I jogged over to her, and she looked at the left side of my neck where Noah had left the hickeys. And I thought Santana had the lemon face down pat. "Summers, what in the hell are those things you're trying to hide on your neck?"

She knew, she just wanted me to admit it. Things would go better if I didn't lie to her.

"Um, We kinda got carried away after the dance Saturday." I said, purposefully not mentioning Noah's name. At least I wouldn't throw him under the bus.

"Puckerman!"

Again with the bullhorn. I swear, if my hearing was ruined because of this I'll sue! At least I already knew ASL. Noah ran over and Coach grabbed him by the face mask just like she had Karofsky. She swiveled his head around and pointed to my neck. "Do you see those?"

"The hickey's? Yeah, I put them there."

Oh god Noah, shut up. Don't make things worse.

"This person is a member of my squad, a Cheerio. That makes her my property for as long as she is a Cheerio! Damage my cheerleader again and I'll show you how we used to torture terrorists at Gitmo! I'll drag your testicles out through your nose!"

She let go of Noah's face mask and looked at me.

"And you! If I ever see you marked like that again, I'll kick you off the squad so fast that it will make your head explode! And then I'll put you in 5th period gym so the vultures can pick over your carcass! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"

"Yes Coach!" I yelled in my best recruit voice.

"Both of you get out of my sight!" She growled.

Not sure if I was still supposed to practice or not, I took the safest option and stayed. Noah and I walked together until I got to where we were practicing pyramids.

"I'm sorry I got you in trouble." He apologized on the way.

"I told you she'd see." I smirked.

"Then next time I'll just have to give you hickeys where they don't show!" He said, grinning.

"Noah!" I exclaimed, my face red again.

In Glee, everyone gave us congratulations on our performance at Homecoming. Quinn was smirking and Santana was giving her usual glare. Mr. Schue told us he'd like for us to do it again during a performance. After that, Mr. Schue was trying to get us to practice, but it seemed like only me, Noah, and Rachel wanted to. Everyone else was kicked back and chilling, not really paying attention to him.

"Look guys, we need to practice! We did good on the Invitationals, but that doesn't mean we don't need to be ready for sectionals." I said.

"Yeah, C'mon guys!" Noah said, supporting me. I turned my head to smile at him and he smiled back. I heard gagging sounds coming from my right and they sounded like Santana. I swear, that girl is never happy.

"I agree. In show biz, every performer practices at least 10 hours a day so that they can give their absolute best for each performance. We can't afford to slack now!" Rachel pleaded enthusiastically.

I may not be her biggest fan, but at least we saw eye to eye on performing. But, with only four of us trying to motivate everyone else; me, Rachel, Noah, and Mr. Schue, our pleas fell on deaf ears.

Noah insisted on driving me home, even though it was miles out of his way. I tried to tell him that I didn't mind taking a cab, but he wouldn't have it. He said he didn't like the idea of his girlfriend getting into a car with a stranger, whether she had a black belt or not. It was so endearing that I initiated our kiss this time, which didn't seem to bother Noah at all.

It took me five minutes to get out of Noah's car. Four and a half minutes of it was making out while still in the front seat. I would say I was sinking fast, but I was so far past that point. I was the Titanic, sunk and sunk deep. It took me a few minutes to clear my head enough to start supper and work on my school stuff. I couldn't wait until tomorrow when Noah would be coming over, I was so ready to show him Nagini. I made spicy chicken strips with fries for supper. I also made a large pitcher of lemonade for us to drink; I'd been drinking too much soda lately. I thought I'd make steaks for dinner tomorrow with mashed potatoes and gravy.

"How was your day mom?" I asked as we sat down to eat.

"Pretty busy actually, I had 3 shunts to install so it was back to back surgeries. I have a General Surgeon that's going to be gone for a month and I need someone to cover his shifts. How about you?"

"I found out that Mrs. Schuster is now the acting school nurse. I didn't know she was qualified to do nursing. It might be more corner cutting by our principal."

My mom sighed. "Schools operate differently Sweetie. It's pretty much if you can do first aid and CPR, you're qualified. They expect you to call for medical aid for anything truly serious."

"Well, that's disappointing."

"That's the public education system for you."

"And Coach reamed me out for getting hickeys. I literally had one foot on the field when she called me over. I didn't even mention Noah but she called him over anyway. I don't know how she knew."

"Sweetie, she was at Homecoming remember? Everyone saw your and Noah's performance. The way you two danced and sang together made it look like you'd practiced it. And that means that everyone saw that steamy kiss he gave you. So, she probably just suspected something and called you over to confirm it."

"Yeah, you're probably right." I could see how it would be logical to draw a conclusion like that, especially when people saw us leave together, coupled with Coach's distaste for 'hormones'.

"And in Glee, no one wanted to practice, they think they can sit on their laurels and coast now that we killed it at Invitationals."

"That's not good. Hopefully, Mr. Schuester can find some way to motivate the club."

"Yeah, I hope so too. Noah and I even agreed with Rachel about the need to practice."

"Speaking of Noah, how are you two doing?"

I grinned happily, I couldn't help it. "Good. We kiss bye instead of waving now. I never thought I'd be one of those girls that let a guy French kiss her in the hallway, but..." I shrugged.

My mom smiled. "My little girl is growing up!"

"Mom, I'm only 14."

"Sweetheart, you're more mature that most kids your age. Even more than some adults. Trust me, I've met some very immature 30-year-olds! Think about Homecoming, I was practically enabling you to have sex, but you decided to wait."

I was a bit hesitant to ask the next question, but I needed to know.

"If I had decided to sleep with Noah like that, would you have been disappointed in me?" I asked, looking at my plate and afraid of the answer.

"Kayleigh." She said softly. "I wouldn't have been disappointed. The mother in me doesn't want you to have sex until you're 40, but as a woman with a healthy sex drive, I also know that, if you wanted to have sex, you'd find some way to do it. And I'd rather you do it here or at their house and be safe rather than some seedy motel somewhere. And it's almost like you an Noah are soul mates."

"Mom, I don't believe in soul mates, or love at first sight for that matter."

"If you say so." My mom said smugly, almost as if she knew something I didn't.

I looked up and smiled, saying, "I love you mom!"

She smiled back, "I love you too Sweetie!"

When I got up to my room, I took Nagini out again for cuddles while I checked out the internet, researching hickeys. I felt my heart drop when I found out that they could last up to 2 weeks. But mine were smaller, so I might not have them that long. I found some suggestions on making them smaller, so I did the hot and cold compresses and tried the banana peel thing as well. I wished I could show them off but, you know, Coach.

I was so excited to go to school now that I actually got up an hour before my alarm. I hummed and sang as I put on more makeup than I usually did because I wanted to look my best for Noah. I even put on my favorite body lotion, honey and vanilla bean. I kept looking for Noah, but he didn't show. Instead, I was approached by Matt.

"Hey! What's up with you and Puck? Is that why you wouldn't go out with me?"

I sighed. "Look Matt. What happened at homecoming wasn't planned, but Noah wouldn't take 'no' for an answer and ambushed me. Him and I getting together just kinda... happened."

"You shoulda gone out with me!" He snarled, grabbing my arm.

I instantly went to Defcon 1, barely holding back from laying him out on the floor. He was holding my upper arm so tight it hurt. "Matt, let go of my arm before you get hurt." I growled.

"Hah!" He scoffed, gripping me harder. It was almost too easy. I dropped my backpack, reached across my arm and grabbed his pinky. Pulling it back forced his arm to twist inward and made him let go of my arm. I stepped slightly left, put him into an arm bar, and pressed him up against the lockers. Students were gawking so I calmed down a little and just spoke to him, rather firmly.

"Matt, the next time you grab me, I'll break your arm. I'm not the type of person that wants to hurt someone, but I'm not going to let you manhandle me. Now I'm willing to forget this happened and stay friends if you'll just pop a chill pill. Alicia likes you, a lot. Try and develop that relationship." I let him go and stepped back, ready in case he wanted to keep going.

He just looked at me in a mixture of anger and caution and walked away. I hoped he'd calm down and we could stay friends. Now I only needed to talk to Noah before he found out and went all nuclear option on Matt.

"Well, I've heard of guys fighting over girls, but this is a new one on me." I heard Kurt say.

"Hey Kurt. Have you seen Noah?"

"No. Good thing he wasn't here to see Matt grab you."

I nodded. "Yeah, I need to talk to him before he finds out. I'm worried about what he'll do to Matt."

"Hmmm. The handsome knight riding to save the damsel only to find the damsel had already defeated the dragon. Romantic. So, did you and Puck sleep together?"

Okay, that was pretty sneaky. "In a word. Yes."

Kurt gasped with a happy shocked expression and I giggled. "Just not in the way you think girlfriend. We went to a private area and just lay under the stars and talked. We ended up falling asleep and not getting home until early in the morning. There was no sex. Hickeys were the extent of our time together."

He just gave me a side smile and said, his eyes alight with curiosity, "Okay then, but I want to know what it was like."

[Baby? I didn't see you this morning. Are you okay?]

[Noah - I'm fine. Someone let the air out of my tires, going to be late for school. Love you!]

[Love you too Baby! Need to talk to you though.]

[Noah - Since you just said you love me at least I know you're not breaking up with me.]

[Not a chance, you're mine and I'm yours... for as long as you'll have me.]

[Noah - Are you sure? Forever is a long time. :-D]

I sighed happily. Being in love is such a wonderful feeling, everything seems brighter and more cheerful. And I smiled a lot more than I used to. I practically skipped to my usual table when I saw both Sandra and Noah there talking. I hugged Sandra and then leaned over and kissed Noah on the cheek.

"What happened between you and Matt this morning." Noah asked, the tone of his voice sounding like he was barely holding himself together.

I gaped at Sandra, "You told him?!"

In answer, Noah showed me the screen to his phone which showed Matt holding my arm and what happened after that. You could barely hear what I was saying, but it came through anyway. I had no idea someone was taking video of what happened. That could prove useful if Matt wanted to bring charges against me.

"Oh. You saw me take care of it Noah, so let it go, please."

"He grabbed you!" Angry Noah growled.

"Baby, I took care of it. Don't do anything okay? I don't want you suspended or expelled, much less go to jail for assault okay? Your future, our future, is too important."

Hopefully my adding the 'our future' part would calm him down and keep him from doing anything rash. He took some deep breaths as I grabbed his arm and hugged it close to me. I took his hand and placed it on my thigh just under where my skirt hem was, which was pretty high up my thigh when I was sitting down. I needed to defuse him and that, coupled with my earlier words seemed to work. He squeezed my thigh before sliding it down toward my knee. Smiling at him, I grabbed his hand again and moved it back to where I had first put it. The look he gave me then sent tingles up and down my spine.

"I love you Noah."

"I love you too Kayleigh."

"I love you Kayleigh." Sandra said, smiling.

I hesitated, I knew I loved her in my own way, but I was officially with Noah now and I refused to cheat on him.

"Kayleigh?" Sandra asked, sounding hurt and I felt so bad about it.

"She loves you too Sandra, she told me after the dance." Noah told her, then he turned to me. "I love you, and if you want to have a girlfriend I don't really mind. But I'm the only boyfriend."

"I'm sorry Sandra. I do love you. I just felt like I would be cheating on Noah if I said it. That's why my parents divorced, my dad cheated on my mom."

Sandra got a calculating look and said, "If we share, it's not cheating right?"

Oh my god where did that come from?

"Uh, I thought you were going out with Ryder. Didn't you say you were going to sleep with him after the dance?"

"I did. It wasn't very memorable. Let's just say that it took him a while to figure things out and leave it at that."

"Kayleigh?" Noah asked, looking at me.

"We'll need to talk about it. I don't want to lose either of you."

I was headed to the choir room when Quinn, Brittany, and Santana fell in along side me.

"What's up with you and Puck?" The queen bee asked.

Still looking at where I was going I answered her. "We're together."

"Seriously? You're just going to be the flavor of the week. Does he even know that you're really a boy in girls clothes?"

Okay. The words she used didn't bother me, it was the tone of her voice that set my teeth on edge. "Why don't you ask him and find out?"

I stopped and turned to face her. "Look, we need to talk. Alone." I said, glancing at Brittany and Santana.

"Not going to happen. I don't keep secrets from my friends."

I stared at her hard. "Are you sure? Do they know?"

"That I'm pregnant? yes." She answered confidently.

I continued to stare at her for almost a full minute, trying to convey the secret I knew without saying it. I guess she got the message, because she told both of them to go ahead and she'd catch up. As soon as they were out of earshot, I looked around and, seeing no one nearby, said softly. "Look, I know Noah is the father. You pissed me off with what you told Noah, that he was a Lima loser. That just goes to show you that you don't know him. Did you know he wants to be a pilot? That he just needed a little encouragement to start bringing his grades up so he can go to college?

Did you know that his dad abandoned his family and that affected him so much that he still carries that scar. All he wants is for his baby to know him, because he doesn't want to be like his dad. All you have to do is give him a little understanding and it would make everything so much easier.

Did you know that when Glee club found out that you were pregnant and they wanted to know who the father was, Noah told them Finn? If you want to go with that, fine. But don't be a bitch and screw Noah over just for spite."

I turned and headed for the choir room again, leaving Quinn there with her mouth hanging open. Finn was there sitting at a set of drums. When in the hell did we get a set of drums in the choir room? I was sitting next to Noah, talking to him about nothing special, when Quinn finally walked in. Santana had been boring holes in me and if she'd had Superman's heat vision, I would have been ashes.

Mr. Schue walked in with a set of papers in his hand. "Great news guys. I just got the competition bracket for Sectionals, and we are in really good shape. There's only 2 other teams. We beat them, and we make it to Regionals."

"Uh, who are the other teams?" Rachel asked.

"Drumroll please Finn." Mr. Schue said. Finn complied. Okay, he can play the drums.

"School for the Deaf in Dayton, and someplace called Jane Addams Academy."

Mercedes snorted. "Jane Addams? That's a halfway house for girls just getting out of juvie."

"Th...th... this is great!" Tina said.

Even Artie sounded happy. "People who can't hear what they're singing and criminals who don't care. It's going to be a cakewalk. High fi..." He turned to Brittany to high five her, but she was giving her high five to Santana. I hung my head and shook it. We were so doomed.

On the way home, Noah told me how Matt confronted him in the locker room, grabbing his shirt and shoving him into the lockers. Keeping my wishes firmly in mind, Noah didn't take a swing at him, and Coach Tanaka pulled Matt off of him, telling him to keep it out of the locker room. I squeezed his hand and lay my head on his shoulder. It was a bit of a stretch, but I could do it, given the size of his car. But, I needed to address the elephant in the room.

"Noah. About what Sandra said at lunch. I meant what I said, I don't want to lose either of you, but if I had to choose, I'd choose to be with you. I'm sure that Sandra would understand and that she and I could stay friends."

"Is that what you want?" He asked, keeping his eyes on the road.

"I don't know. I mean, I'm still curious. But you're more important to me, you make me really happy, happier than I can remember being."

"And if I was to end up sleeping with Sandra? Would you be jealous?"

I looked at him. He was wearing a poker face, still staring at the road. "I think that I wouldn't if I knew about it first and that you didn't push me away because of it."

He just grunted, and that had me worried.

"Baby?" I asked timidly.

"I love you. I like Sandra, but I don't love her. I probably could depending on how things go, but I'm not in any hurry to sleep with her, not any more. The old me would have jumped at the chance to be with two girls, especially if it was at the same time, consequences be damned. But now that we're together? You are the one I want."

"So that would be a 'no' then?"

"No, that would be a 'let's take it slow with that and see where it goes'. I may need you to be there the first few times though. Hell, I'd prefer it being every time, but I'm not sure how you'd take that. You're the most important thing to me other than my family. And I don't consider it cheating on me unless it was with another guy."

My stress level dropped significantly with that statement. I loved Sandra, but I needed Noah.

The potatoes were boiling, and I was breading the pork chops as Noah read from his textbook. The chops made a sizzling sound as I put them in the pan. I'd let them slow cook to make sure they stayed tender. I felt a light touch on my shoulder and grinned. Noah then wrapped his arms around me from behind, bending slightly so that they were just under my boobs. Then he kissed my neck, eliciting a moan from me.

"Baby, you need to be studying. We have our first quarter tests next week."

"Mmm. I need a break."

"Noah, you've been taking more breaks than studying. And making out is not breaks!"

"Maybe I need an incentive."

I grinned. "And what kind of incentive were you thinking?"

"Sleep with me."

I grinned even wider. "Baby, I've already slept with you." Then I giggled.

"Not naked you haven't." He said as he kissed my shoulder. I could feel him smiling.

"Noah!" I said, making it sound like no... ah.

"I didn't hear a 'no'." He said.

"Yes you did! It's right there in your name No - ah."

"C'mon. Give me something to shoot for."

"Good grades and getting into college isn't enough?"

"Unh uh. We wouldn't have to do anything. Unless you wanted to."

I was tempted, but I still wasn't ready. We had a date this Friday at Breadstix, followed by dinner with his family on Saturday. But he did say we didn't have to do anything. I thought for a minute and Noah didn't pressure me during that time, which I appreciated. I turned in his arms and gave him a quick, chaste kiss on the lips.

"Okay. But only If you get all A's on your tests, then I will sleep with you naked. But it will have to be here or at the lake. And only if you get all A's."

"But how is that fair? A's in everything?"

"You said you wanted an incentive to study, it seems fair to me. Besides, 'What we gain too easily, we esteem too lightly'." I quoted from his Social Studies book.

Noah grinned at that. "Thomas Paine. Alright, deal!"

Noah wasn't dumb. This time when my mom came home, she did catch me making out on the couch with Noah. She didn't say a word, but it was still like a bucket of water. And poor Noah stuttered through an apology to her while I just blushed.

I took Noah upstairs to my room and he was rather impressed with my bed. I don't know why, I mean, it only had a queen sized mattress, and the four poster frame for the canopy was made from Cherry and it was decoratively carved. I understood when he said that he slept on a bed with a single mattress. Him and Nagini got along famously and I couldn't help grinning.

This time Noah had me pushed against the door, his tongue once more trying to reach my throat. We were moaning in harmony and broke apart very reluctantly. Several kisses later he finally left and I sagged against the door trying to get my legs to stop shaking. My mom just giggled as I stumbled back into the house. I went to bed that night naked, imagining Noah in the same state next to me. I was still hesitant, but I was kinda looking forward to it. I blame it on the hormones.