Puck didn't sleep at all on Tuesday night. He was so confused. Rachel seemed to be responding to his flirting, but she basically said she wasn't interested. As dawn broke on Wednesday morning, he was more confused than he'd ever been, not to mention nervous about seeing her in school. By the time that football practice ended on Wednesday afternoon, he was concerned. He hadn't seen Rachel all day and he hadn't even been avoiding her. He was so lost in thought that he hadn't noticed that the rest of the team had already left the locker room. All of a sudden, Kurt and Quinn rushed into the locker room with angry looks on their faces.

"Um, Quinn, this is the boys' locker room."

"I don't give a damn, Puck. Ugh, I'm so disgusted with you that I'm actually cursing. What the hell are you doing with Rachel?"

"What are you talking about?!"

"The girl is clearly head over heels for you. Are you just messing with her?", Kurt said.

"Listen, I am interested, okay! I thought something was happening between us, but she said it was a mistake. What am I supposed to do?!"

"You are an absolute idiot! When you pushed her away after she kissed you, she thought you were rejecting her. So she pretended she thought it was a mistake. She's been crying in the bathroom all day about this!"

"Wait, so she's interested?"

"Of course she is!", an exasperated Quinn announced.

"Quinn and I have invested too much time in this for you to wimp out now. So what are you going to do about it?"

Puck smiled. "I think I've got a plan. Just make sure she shows up at Glee tomorrow."

Rachel had been distraught after she left Puck's car on Tuesday night. She hadn't realized just how much she had fallen for him until he rejected her. Quinn had found her in the bathroom on Wednesday crying her eyes out. After Kurt had been recruited to join them, she explained the entire situation. They insisted that she must be mistaken because they believed Puck truly was interested in her. She was able to get through the school day quite well on Thursday because she was so focused on being attentive during her classes. However, she was dreading Glee rehearsal that afternoon. She arrived as late as she possibly could without actually being late, but surprisingly Puck was still not there. She sat between Quinn and Tina and avoided Puck's stare when he finally entered the room. She was confused to see him whispering something to Mr. Schue and even more confused when Mr. S announced that Puck wanted to perform something.

Puck pulled up a stool and sat down with his guitar. She looked down at the floor while he was speaking, but knew that he was looking directly at her as he spoke.

"I'm singing this because I know you'll listen to what I have to say to you if it's in a song."

I've been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see
Painted faces fill the places I can't reach
You know that I could use somebody
Someone like you and all you know and how you speak
Countless lovers under cover of the street
You know that I could use somebody
Someone like you

Rachel knew that he was singing this song to her. Was he saying that he wanted to be with her? She looked up and her eyes connected with his.

Off in the night while you live it up I'm off to sleep
Waging wars to shake the poet and the beat
I hope it's gonna make you notice
Someone like me

He wanted her to notice him. But the thing was, she began to notice him when he saved her from Jacob…and maybe even before that.

I'm ready now…

He was ready now.

Someone like you…

He wanted someone like her. Or better than that, he wanted her.

I've been roaming around, I was looking down at all I see.

As he sang the last line of the song, she realized that Noah wanted to be with her. After the last note was sung, he came over to her.

"I'm no good at this kind of stuff, Rachel. I'm not going to declare my undying love for you or anything like that. It's just that…well, I mean…remember when you said that thing about how we're both just trying to become the best versions of ourselves. I've realized that I'm the best version of myself when I'm with you."

Rachel looked at him with shining eyes right before she attacked his lips with hers. When they finally parted, desperate for air, she said, "Noah Puckerman, are you asking me to be your girlfriend?"

Noah smirked. "And so what if I am?"

Rachel just kissed him again. He suddenly pulled away, looking at her very seriously, and pointed at Quinn and Kurt who were clinging to each other with tears in their eyes.

"The question is, Berry, who's going to tell them that we're not naming our future children after them?"

And Rachel just laughed.

Up next: That's the end! I hope you've enjoyed it. I can't continue it because I'm only good at writing the pre-together stuff as opposed to the already together stuff. However, I've just started writing another story (titled 'Scandalizing Berry')…I've already got three chapters done so I'll be posting the first one soon.