An hour later Puck woke up once more only after he glanced at Rachel did he notice she was still asleep, but her doctor was standing at the end of her bed. Puck shifted slightly, sitting up against the plastic headboard but still letting Rachel rest against him, "What's up doc?" The doctor shifted uncomfortably flipping through Rachel's chart before clearing his throat, "Well the cops are here and they well….they say they need to speak with Ms. Berry. Alone." Puck barked out a rough laugh shaking his hand, "No fucking way. She will freak out and you know it. Stuck in a room with two strangers who are probably much bigger and much stronger than her? I'll go talk to them." The doctor nodded and waited for Puck to get Rachel situated in the bed alone before following to the hallway; Puck opened it and was greeted two different detectives than last night. There was a redheaded girl with her hair in a tight bun and a pantsuit, "Well maybe she could talk to her alone, she doesn't look to scary and she is a girl," Puck thought to himself as he looked at the other detective, "FUCK!" Staring back at him with the same smug smirk that he always wore was none other than Detective Crewe. If Puck was CAUGHT doing some juvenile delinquent shit it had always been Crewe to fucking catch him. They were never on the best of terms and even now that Puck had cleaned up his act, Crewe still had it out for him.

"Well well well. I thought you had cleaned up your act Puckerman? I didn't know the hospital allowed rape victims to have overnight guests," Puck tensed and clenched his jaw trying to think of Rachel. He wouldn't much help her case if he got thrown in jail for beating the shit out of the cops. He ignored Crewe completely and turned to the redhead, "I didn't get your name Officer." She reached out her hand and smiled sweetly, "My name is Officer Swan, but you can call me Abigail. The boys who took your statement last night told me you would probably still be around when we got here. You are a very brave young man." Puck flushed and shook her hand, "It's nothing Rachel's my friend. I shouldn't have let her get….anyway um," Puck trailed off poking his head back into the room to make sure Rachel was still asleep, "Look, I know you guys are just trying to do your job or whatever, but she can't be alone with you, she won't even be alone with the doctors or nurses, guys or girls. I may be able to convince her to talk to you alone since you are a girl, but even then that is a big maybe." Crewe scoffed and glared at Puck, "What makes you think we are going to listen to you Puckerman? We have a boss and it sure as hell ain't you. We have to make sure that she is giving a honest statement and not being coerced into saying what you want her to say." Puck's eyes glazed over with anger, "Is this fucking asshole actually trying to say what I think he is?" "When the fuck would I have been able to coerce her into saying shit? When I was at our friends house getting our cast party ready with all of our other friends? When I went to pick her up from the fucking alley with Santana? When we were both past out from absolute fucking exhaustion? Or this morning when she woke up screaming and crying?!" Puck had somehow edged his way so he was face to face with Crewe; he leaned back trying to calm himself but Crewe just didn't shut up, "You expect me to believe you have nothing to do with this shit? That Finn Hudson did this? We have NEVER had a fucking problem with that kid. This is your life Puckerman, you will always be the fucking criminal of Lima." Puck tensed and was ready to jump on Crewe when he heard Rachel's shrieks.

He turned and threw the door open running to the bed and lifting a sobbing Rachel into his arms. She tensed at first but melted into his embrace letting the sobs wrack through her body before looking up at him, "You w weren't he here. I w w was all a alone and…you p pr promised Noah. Where were you?!" "I am sorry baby. I was just outside. I didn't hear you wake and I was just talking to the cops," he wrapped her blanket around her shoulders pulling her tight and rubbing her back softly as he hummed into her ear. After a few minutes she started breathing normal and hummed right alone with him letting her fingers trace soft patterns on Puck's back. When Abigail made her way through the door she was alone; Puck raised an eyebrow and looked at the door waiting for Crewe, but Abigail shook her head, "Officer Crewe left. What he said to you was way out of lone no matter what kind of trouble you have been in before he overstepped and you can be damn sure our Chief will hear about it." Puck smiled and nodded mouthing a thank you as she approached the bed, he felt Rachel stiffened and slid her face up to meet his, "Babe this is Abigail, she is the officer here to take your statement of what happened. "Rachel shifted in his arms and stared back at Abigail before reaching her hand out, Abigail smiled and moved slowly shaking her hand before grabbing a chair and sitting next to the bed.

"Now Rachel, I know that you really want your friend to stay with you for this, but he can't," Puck frowned down at Abigail, he thought she believed him. She look up at the boy and continued on explaining, "I don't think he had any harmful part in this at all, in fact I think he is taking mighty fine care of you. But you have to be alone with an Officer for this. If it gets leaked that we weren't alone it could be turned back on you two. They would start questioning whether or not it's a lie and we can't have that right?" Rachel nodded slowly and unsurely, and Abigail continued cautiously, "We have to do this by the book so there is not a single chance for a loophole. So how about your friend just steps right outside, he can sit down right in front of the door if you want him to and at any time if it gets to be too much or you get scared he can come right in. How does that sound?" Puck looked down at Rachel and wrapped his arms tighter around her, "Does that sound okay baby?" Rachel nodded again kissing his cheek softly before turning back to Abigail, "That sounds okay."

One fucking hour later. One excruciatingly long hour. The entire hour he could hear Rachel's muffled voice and her occasional sobs, he paced the hallway wanting so bad to run away and not look back. But she needed him and he would stay even if it killed him. The longest hour of Puck's life and Abigail finally let him back into the room. He had nearly knocked her over rushing to Rachel's bed; he hugged the girl tight to his body and hushed her cries, he told her it would all be okay but even as the words slipped passed his lips he knew he was lying. Even if Finn was convicted Rachel would always carry this with her, always have this tiny piece of fear and misery thanks to that asshole. He wanted so badly to take away her fear, here pain, but the only thing he could do now was let her cling to him and soak his shirt with tears. After thirty minutes her tears still hadn't tapered off and she was still taking ragged breaths so Puck asked the doctor if she could get some of the sleeping pills from the night before. The doctor quickly acquiesced, even with the pills last night the tiny girl had woken so often screaming and crying that she hadn't gotten much rest and if she was going to heal her body needed sleep. Puck held her until the pills kicked in and once again slid out of bed to the hallway where Abigail was still waiting. She looked up at him and frowned, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset her so much, but it was necessary. She remembers everything pretty vividly and with all the evidence from last night it's pretty safe to say he'll be going away." Puck shook his head and shrugged, "I told you before I understand that you guys were just doing a job, I just didn't think she would agree to be alone just yet. It is just a rough subject still obviously, as long as this gets that fucking rapist in jail then I'm glad she did it. And I am glad that it was you and not Crewe. I've fucked up a lot in my life and if anything even remotely bad happens in this town I am suspect number one, but I have been trying. I am trying to be a better guy, for Rachel, but Crewe doesn't really seem to give a shit." Abigail nodded and stood patting him on the shoulder, "I have heard all about you Noah, you were the resident JD two years ago, but you have cleaned up your act, even I can see that. Well we will probably be in touch; I will be making sure at least Crewe stays as far from this case as I can." Puck nodded and thanked her before heading back into Rachel's room.

He grabbed his phone and called Santana while he leaned against the wall pulling Rachel into his side, the phone rang twice before he heard Santana shrieking for everyone to shut up.

Santana: Puck? Can we come over now? Did the cops come?"

Puck: Yeah the cops came. Fucking Crewe was here trying to start shit with me instead of doing his fucking job the god damn prick.

Santana rolled her eyes and growled into the phone. Yeah Puck had fucked up a lot before and done shit that would make every cop hate him, but now he was cleaning up. Puck was doing well in school, he was doing any of the delinquent shit he normally pulled, but Crewe still fucked with him.

S: Please tell me you didn't attack the cop Puck. I know he deserves it, but that isn't going to help Rachel at all.

P: Nah. We got in each other's face, but I stopped myself; the other one was pretty cool though, Officer Swan. She got Rachel to talk to her alone so they got her statement now too. She was really upset afterward and she didn't get a bunch of sleep last night so the doc gave her a bit more meds. I was gonna ask if you guys wanted to head over now? She will probably be up soon and I know she would love to see you guys.

S: Yeah Puck, of course. We'll leave right now, do you guys need anything?

P: Nah San, just come over. I already got clothes for when she gets out and I got a change for me I just have to get away for a sec. Oh and when you do get here ask the doctor to come get me, I won't be able to meet you guys out there. Rachel won't let me go.

S: Okay, were on our way, see ya Puck.

Puck hung up and slid further into bed wrapping his arms around Rachel and dragging her body onto his and sighing. He couldn't stop thinking about what Kurt had told him. "Just tell her Puckerman. If she loves you it's simple as that, but…if she doesn't I ruined the one good thing in my life and she'll run away with no protection," Puck thought to himself as he let his fingers trail through Rachel's hair. "She wouldn't run from me though, she may turn me down, but she would never abandon me. We need each other. The worst that happens is that she turns me down, but I could live with that as long as she is still in my life." Puck closed his eyes and pressed a small kiss against Rachel's forehead, he decided he would tell her. He didn't know when or how, but Puck was going to tell her how much he loved her, how badly he wanted them to be together, now and forever.

A/N Okie Dokie next chapter is the visit of Rachel's Daddy's and Santana and friends :). Who should say I love you first Rachel or Noah? I have an idea but I just want some opinions. Hugs until next time :).