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A/N: So here is the next installment of my little story. Thanks to all who have stuck with me. Real life has been hard for me the past few months and I appreciate all of your patience with my sporadic updates. It's hard to believe I originally posted this story more than one year ago.
Thanks to alley83 for acting as my beta on this story.
Chapter 10
***RPOV***
Yesterday Noah had sung that Joe Cocker song in Glee and declared his love for me. While I am ecstatic about this development, I'm also now concerned that the song Kurt and I had chosen for our presentation was woefully inadequate. That concern was currently overriding all other emotions at the moment. I was consumed by my distraction, to the ire of my partner, Kurt.
"Rachel! What is going through your brain? You haven't heard a word I've said, have you?" Kurt's voice cut through my thoughts.
"Noah used his song to tell me that he loves me."
"Yeah. . .," Kurt drew out his response, "And your point is?"
"What does our song tell him?"
Kurt got up from the sofa in his basement bedroom and walked over to his vanity. "What are you trying to say, Rachel?"
"I can't follow up his declaration of love with 'If I Were a Boy' by Beyonce! It sends the wrong message."
Kurt turned to face me. "I understand what you're saying, but our presentation is tomorrow. How can we change the song now?"
I stood up from the couch. "Kurt, do you doubt our abilities? We can pull this off."
"What song do you have in mind?"
My face fell and my shoulders slumped. "That's the problem. I don't know what to pick." I collapsed back onto the sofa.
"Hmmm, you're thinking too hard about this. We need to distract ourselves for a bit and then come back to this. Once we have a fresh perspective, I bet the right song will just appear to us," suggested Kurt.
"Well it certainly can't hurt. What sort of diversion did you have in mind?" I asked him.
He placed his mp3 player in its docking station and pressed play. In no time, pounding dance beats were reverberating out of the speakers. "Darling, we need to dance!"
I looked up at him and rolled my eyes. "I'm not in the mood, Kurt. I don't feel like dancing!"
He looked at me in mock horror. "Blasphemy! Get your cute little ass up and start dancing now!" He was already starting to move to the music. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up off of the couch. I started moving hesitantly at first, but the more I moved, the more my resistance waned and then the more I got into it.
"There's my girl," Kurt encouraged me.
I closed my eyes and just let my body move to the music. He was right, my stress was melting away. I don't know how long we danced. I lost track of time. Several songs into our dance party the beat of the songs slowed with the change to the next track
"Whoops, sorry – next song," Kurt apologized as he moved to skip to the next track.
"No, wait." I was panting from all of the dancing, "Listen to these lyrics." We were both silent as we listened to the remainder of the song.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"This will be the perfect song, Kurt. Please, please say you will sing this song with me tomorrow for our Glee presentation instead of the Beyonce song."
"Only if you let me choose our costumes." He bargained.
"Costumes? Why can't we just wear our school clothes?"
"No offense, Rachel, but if we're going to pull this song off, you're going to have to wear something other than your normal virginal school girl get-up. Trust me, I know what I'm doing. Besides, you want to sing this song don't you?"
I huffed at him, "Fine! Now let's get to work. We don't have a lot of time to prepare."
***NPOV***
I hadn't been able to find Rachel since fourth period. That was unusual and I was starting to worry about her. Her Glee presentation was this afternoon and I knew she wouldn't give up a chance to perform. Where was she?
I pulled my phone from my pocket and sent her a quick text before sixth period.
-Are you okay? ~ N
-I'm fine. I'll see you at Glee rehearsal, okay? ~ R
-Okay, miss you. ~ N
-You too. ~ R
So sue me, I've turned into a sap. Love will do that to a guy, I guess. I'm not ashamed of it though. Fuck everyone else. They can think what they want.
As I pretended (poorly) to pay attention in sixth period, my mind drifted to the state of my relationship with my mom. We had talked since my football game, but not about the baby or anything important. Things were still tense between us. I just wanted to get back to normal, well as normal as they could be now that I was going to be a father.
I had met once with the attorney that Rachel's dads had recommended. She was incredible. She gave me hope without sugarcoating the situation. She had also agreed to take my case on a pro bono basis. I will be forever grateful to Dan and Mike for their help and encouragement. They could've forbidden Rachel to see me once they learned the truth of my impending teenage fatherhood, but they didn't. I don't know if I were in their shoes if I could be as compassionate.
I know that my mom had met a couple of times with Dan and Mike over the past week. The guys had asked my permission to contact her under the premise of just getting to know each other. I have a sneaking suspicion there was more to it than that, but I know that Dan and Mike only have good intentions, so I haven't worried too much about it.
The bell signaling the end of sixth period rang and broke me out of my reverie. I made a quick stop at my locker before heading to the choir room. Besides Rachel and Kurt, Mike and Matt were also giving their presentation today and I had agreed to play guitar for them.
When I got to the choir room, Mr. Schu was standing there (again with Miss Pillsbury). "Hey, Puck, change of plans - today's rehearsal will be held in the auditorium instead of the choir room." He informed me.
"Alright, I just need to grab my guitar. I'm helping Mike and Matt today." I didn't think too much about the room change.
"Awesome, I can't wait to hear it." He replied.
Once I was in the auditorium, I found a stool and positioned myself on the stage off to the side so as not to take the focus off of Matt and Mike. I looked around, but I couldn't find Rachel or Kurt anywhere.
Mr. Schu hopped up on the stage to announce the first group. "Okay guys, settle down. We have a lot of groups to make it through today since I had to leave the other day to restrain Coach Sylvester." A snicker went through the crowd. "Rachel and Kurt were supposed to perform first but they aren't ready to go yet, so they will be going last so they can finish their preparations. So, without further adieu - Mike and Matt will perform first."
I let a small smile slide onto my face. I could only imagine what kind of preparations those two would need. Last I knew, they were singing a Beyonce song. Knowing Kurt and Rachel, they probably are re-enacting the entire video frame for frame or something over the top like that.
Matt addressed the Glee members that were seated in the audience. "Okay guys, Mike and I are singing 'If I Had $1,000,000' by the Barenaked Ladies." He nodded his head to me and I started in with the guitar. Our regular accompanist joined in on the piano. The guys took turns with the lines. They did a great job and received a hearty applause from our peers when they finished.
I put my guitar back in its case and made my way down to the seats to watch the remainder of the performances. The next group for the day was Mercedes, and Santana. They were singing "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles. Santana and Mercedes' voices blended well together. Their performance gave me chills.
Next up was Finn and Quinn. They sang "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. This song was obviously Quinn's choice; you could see the discomfort on Finn's face. I tuned them out when I felt my phone vibrate to signal an incoming text message.
-You owe me. ~ K
What did he mean by that? I sent him a reply echoing my question.
-You'll see. ~ K
Quinn and Finn finished up their song and Brittany and Tina took the stage. They both sat on stools for their performance. Their song choice was "Glitter in the Air" by Pink. We were all enraptured. They were baring their souls to us. The honesty of their performance was unbelievable.
The curtain to the stage closed once Brittany and Tina were finished. Mr. Schu made his way back up on the stage. Standing in front of the curtain, he announced Kurt and Rachel. "Alright, let's hear it again for all of the groups. Awesome job you guys." He paused while everyone clapped again, "Next up are Rachel and Kurt with some help from the Cheerios with their dancing. Kurt and Rachel were going to be singing 'If I Were a Boy', but they made a last minute change and will now be singing 'Chocolate' by Kylie Minogue."
This was news to me. What had those two been up to?
The music began and the curtain slowly rose. Rachel and Kurt were standing back to back. They each had the leg closest to the front of the stage extended out in front of them with their toes pointed and resting lightly on the stage. The lighting was low so that they each appeared only in silhouette. A group of about ten Cheerios were arranged behind them. When the curtain passed above their height, they started moving. They bent at the waist, leaning forward, sweeping their hand along their respective legs, towards their toes. When their hands reached the tips of their toes, they shifted their weight onto their front feet, leaning forward, extending the hands that had been trailing down their leg up at an angle. Their bodies then snapped to face forward with their arms crossed at the wrist over their heads. The lights came up at this point and I could see what they were wearing.
Correction, I could see what Rachel was wearing. I couldn't focus on anyone else but her. She was wearing a white men's dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up. It was unbuttoned just enough to show off her ample cleavage. Over the white shirt, she had a black leather lace-up corset-type thing. My heart almost stopped when I noticed her short shorts they were black and I think they would be better described as hot pants. The outfit was finished off with a pair of sheer black stockings with a seam up the back of her legs and a pair of black stilettos (or as some of the guys in the locker room referred to them – handlebars, but I digress). Her hair was down and styled in a tousled, bed-head type manner, which was not helping my current train of thought. I forced myself to concentrate on the lyrics of their song to avoid embarrassing myself. Kurt and Rachel sang the whole song together.
Fragile, seems I opened up too quick and all my dreams were woken up
I slowly lost my fight
with every single man a river cried
I had no sensation, completely numb I felt no satisfaction
I thought no one could ever get me high again
I swear I was not looking
Kurt and Rachel kept their moves simple as they sang and danced, but their movements were perfect for the song.
I've waited so long, I thought the real thing was a fake, I thought it was a tool to break me down If love were liquid it would drown me in a placeless place refine me,
you prove me wrong again
in a heart shape come around me and then melt me slowly down
if love were human it would know me in a lost space come and show me,
hold me and control me and then melt me slowly down, like chocolate
Tastes so good my hearts been mended, who'd have thought it would?
an empty bed and still I won the catch, a man who I love and who loves me back
Well, Rachel sure knew how to return the favor for my little public declaration of love through song the other day. Not only was she singing about love, but her outfit and dance moves spoke to another four-letter word that began with l - lust. I shifted in my seat and Artie reached over and shut my mouth for me with a smirk on his face.
As they repeated the chorus, I took a quick moment to look around at the rest of the Glee members. Everyone's eyes were glued to the stage. Come here, zoom in, catch the smile Just one look boy to mellow it out
there's no doubt it's for you and I'm addicted tonight
just one heart here to save me now
your candy kisses are sweet I know
hold me tight baby, don't let go
They finished their performance to whistles and catcalls from our group. I jumped out of my seat and rushed to the stage. I scooped up Rachel into a tight hug and placed a quick kiss on her lips. Rachel smiled at me and tried to pull out of the hug. I turned her so her back was against my chest and held her close to me. I didn't want any questions that she was my girl. I leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You're wearing that home, right?"
She whispered back, "That was my plan."
I forced myself to pull away from Rachel and turned to Kurt. "Hummel, I don't know whether to punch you or kiss you for dressing Rachel this way."
Kurt stuck his hand out to shake mine, so I took it. He pulled me in close enough so that only I could hear him as he said, "You could always just spank me."
I let my head fall back as I laughed. I pulled him in for a hug. "You are too much." The three of us made our way back to the choir room to grab our things before we made our way out to the parking lot. I helped Rachel into my truck before I got in myself and drove home. Kurt honked and waved to us as he also drove out of the parking lot.
Rachel and I were the first ones to arrive at my home. I gathered all of our things out of the bed of the truck and followed Rachel to my room. Once we were inside the room, I closed the door and leaned back against it. I just stared at Rachel for a moment. "You are so beautiful."
"So I take it you like the costumes Kurt designed?" she asked with a teasing tone in her voice.
I tilted my head to the side and lifted my one eyebrow in response. The eyebrow that I know she can't resist.
"You play dirty, Puckerman."
"Look who's talking. How am I supposed to think straight when you're dressed like that?" I took a couple of steps towards her. "Perhaps, I will be able to concentrate better when you're out of those clothes."
"Wh-wh-what?" she stuttered.
***RPOV***
"You heard me," Noah said in an even tone. He closed the remaining space between us, placed his hands on my shoulders, and spun me so that my back was facing him. My heart was racing and my breathing quickened. "Relax, baby. I won't hurt you and I won't do anything you don't want to. Just say the word and I'll stop." He whispered those words into my ear, his warm breath tickling my ear.
Noah brushed my hair to the side and placed a lingering kiss on the side of my neck. Then, he slowly pulled at the lacing that held my corset together until it fell away from my body. Once I was divested of the corset, Noah returned his attention to my neck. His lips and teeth were gently working on my sensitive skin.
"Noah, stop. Don't leave marks. It looks so tacky," I managed to breathe out. His kisses felt so good I hated to ask him to stop. True to his promise, Noah ceased his attention to my neck and turned me back to face him. Holding my head in his hands, he kissed the side of my mouth.
"No marks at all or just none where they can be seen?"
Before I could answer, he claimed my moth in a deep kiss. When I was able to break away from the kiss, I answered him. "No visible marks."
My answer seemed to ignite something in Noah and he hungrily kissed me again. My hands made their way to the back of his head and held him to me. The kiss ended when we both needed air.
Noah took a half step back and brought his hands to the buttons of my shirt. One by one, his agile fingers released the buttons until the shirt hung loosely open. He gently eased the shirt off of my shoulders and onto the floor, revealing my black lace bra to him. Despite the fact that we have changed in front of each other, I had never been this exposed to him before. Surprisingly, I felt no trepidation. I only felt safe.
"You are so incredibly hot, Rachel."
It was empowering to know that Noah was so attracted to me. I moved my hands to the hem of his t-shirt and pulled it over his head, along with his undershirt. I took in his muscular form and his nipple ring. I let one of my hands trail over his chest. I flicked his nipple ring with my finger as my hand trailed over that area and down his torso. He let out a hiss of pleasure and leaned forward to kiss me again.
My hand reached the buckle of his belt and I brought my other hand up to help me undo the belt. Noah responded by deftly unclasping my bra and quickly pulled the garment from my body. His hands were cupping my bare breasts in a flash. I couldn't help the moan that escaped my lips. The sensation of skin on skin was unreal. I could only imagine how it would feel on a larger scale.
I resumed my work on his pants and had the button open and the zipper down in short order. I took a couple steps back until I felt my legs hit the edge of his bed. I sat down and scooted back until I was more in the middle of the bed. My hand was still connected with Noah's and as I laid back, I pulled him down over me. He rested in between my thighs, both of our bare chests heaving. I raised up slightly so I could use my hands to push his jeans down. When I couldn't reach them anymore, I used my feet to help push them the rest of the way off of his legs, leaving him in only his black boxer briefs.
"Rachel." Noah's voice came out in a breath. "You have no idea what you're doing to me."
I kissed my way up his jaw until my mouth was next to his ear. "Only the same thing you're doing to me. I want you so bad, Noah," I whispered.
Once again, Noah claimed my lips with a bruising kiss, rocking his hips into mine. A desperate moan came out of my mouth when the delicious feeling of his hardness rubbing against my most intimate area coursed through my body. This was incredible. There were still layers of fabric separating us and still this was more intense than anything I had ever shared with Finn. I moved my hips in rhythm with Noah, each movement getting me closer to the edge. All that could be heard in the room was our moans and pants as we moved against each other.
Then, just as I was about to tip over the edge, Noah suddenly jumped up from the bed. "Shit."
I was at a loss. "Did I do something wrong?"
"Shit, shit, shit," he continued. "Get off the bed and get dressed now, Rachel!"
"What, why?"
Before he could answer, I heard his mother's voice carry down the hall as her footsteps grew closer to Noah's locked bedroom door. She wasn't alone either. I could hear the voices of my dads mingling with hers. I scrambled off the bed, pulling clothing on as quickly as I could manage. Not fast enough though.
Noah's mom was jiggling the doorknob. "Why is this door locked?"
A/N: Don't forget reviewer #150 gets a one-shot outtake of their choosing.
Songs for this chapter – "If I Had $1,000,000" by Barenaked Ladies; "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myers; "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton; "Glitter in the Air" by Pink; and "Chocolate" by Kylie Minogue