Glee Fic: We Know By Now To Say Enough (10/?)
Title: We Know By Now To Say Enough (10/?)
Rating: T/PG-13
Disclaimer: The title/lyrics used are from the song “The Secret’s In The Telling” by Dashboard Confessional.
Summary: Missing moments between Puck and Quinn during season two.
From Quinn:
Do you want to hear how INSANE Coach is?!
From Noah Puckerman:
Not particularly - I already know what a scary psycho she is.
From Quinn:
We used FIRE in our last routine and she was BORED. Do you know how LONG we had to train?! MANY HOURS FOR MANY WEEKS.
From Noah Puckerman:
:( I’m sorry. That blows. But that’s actually really cool - mind showing me your skillz?
From Quinn:
Not if you’re going to spell “skills” like that.
From Noah Puckerman:
Oh, come on! You can juggle with fire! You have to show me.
From Quinn:
Well you know what they say - you can’t play with fire.
From Noah Puckerman:
And yet you love every second of it. Don’t deny it.
From Quinn:
Maybe one day.
~**~
Always calling people gay…never seem to have a girlfriend…
Puck always believed Finn to be a downright moron. Not that he didn’t love him, but it’s true; sometimes Finn says the most ridiculous things and Puck can’t help but wonder how the hell he managed to make it this far in the school system. But then again, this is Lima, Ohio.
But there are rare, rare moments when Finn says things that are actually quite observant in a scary way.
Could Karofsky actually…?
He opens his phone and is about to call Quinn about it before he remembers that she’s out on a date with Sam.
Eventually he forgets about it because Lauren sends him a link through Facebook and this is the first time Lauren has written on his wall. Score.
~**~
Puck only agreed to sing “Need You Now” because at the moment Rachel asked him, he was kind of missing Quinn a lot more than usual. Rachel has a list of written demands, informing him that he has to sing to her and sell it because this is to make Finn jealous.
He does he job half-ass because half the time he’s glancing at Quinn, who is actually smiling and even blushing a little. He sees Sam stare at her with a “what the hell?” expression, but the kid is kind of dumb in figuring out.
And then Azimio makes a dumb comment and Puck figures his guitar could double as a bludgeon.
~**~
Puck’s in a good mood with patching things up with Finn when he gets a call from Quinn.
“What’s up?” he asks as he plays Call Of Duty online with Artie and Finn online.
“Coach wants to shoot Brittany out of a cannon!” Quinn screeches, causing Puck to cringe, the phone dropping from the space between his face and shoulder. He sends a message to Artie and Finn saying his mom’s calling him and he’ll be back in a few minutes.
“Jesus Christ, woman! If I don’t sing in pitch tomorrow it’s because you broke my ear!” he growls.
“This is insane! And of course she’s going to manipulate Brittany because she’s an idiot and why the hell am I Cheerio?”
His eyes widen at her haphazard confession. Did she really -?
“You know what I mean,” she tries to snap, but her voice is too uneven. “She’s taking advantage of Brittany, which is wrong.”
“Right,” he manages to say. “Quinn -”
“I have to go - my mom’s calling me.” She hangs up before he can respond.
Honestly, it’s about damn time.
~**~
From Noah Puckerman:
What the hell is up with you and Finn?
From Quinn:
Nothing - I’m just as surprised as you are.
From Noah Puckerman:
He hasn’t acknowledged you for months and now he decides to defend you?
From Quinn:
Well you and Finn are back to being BFFs so why can’t Finn maybe forgive me?
From Noah Puckerman:
This is totally not about that.
From Quinn:
It is - stop being jealous or whatever it is. It’s stupid. I have a boyfriend and you have…Lauren. Or whatever the hell THAT is.
From Noah Puckerman:
There’s nothing happening.
From Quinn:
Okay, then there’s nothing happening with Finn.
Puck grits his teeth because this is really wrong - he kind of wants something to happen with Lauren and he knows Quinn; dumb ass Finn sparked something bad.
~**~
Quinn looks subdued and just a little depressed after everyone leaves the bathroom with clean faces. Lauren having left for a wrestling match and noticing Sam talking with some football players, Puck falls into step next to Quinn.
“You okay?” he murmurs, hitching his backpack higher on his shoulder.
“I have to quite glee club,” she whispers, not looking at him in the eye.
“What?”
“Please, don’t. Just…please.”
Puck sighs sharply, but he notices that she’s on the verge of crying, so he doesn’t push her.
“Do what you have to do…but I’m here, you know. For you.”
The corner of her mouth twitches a little and she ducks her head. “Thanks,” she whispers almost inaudibly.
The next day in glee club, he’s not surprised when Mr. Schue announces that the cheerleaders have quit.
~**~
From Noah Puckerman:
Seriously? Finn fought with Evans in the hallway over you? How do you do it?
From Quinn:
I wish I could claim credit for it, but I can’t. Definitely made my day.
From Noah Puckerman:
Something’s going on.
From Quinn:
For the last time, NOTHING IS HAPPENING.
From Noah Puckerman:
That’s so not true.
From Quinn:
You know what, we clearly can’t talk about this without fighting so let’s not.
From Noah Puckerman:
Fine. I’m almost done with that mix of songs you wanted - just need three more to fill it. Have any other requests?
From Quinn:
No - surprise me, I guess. But don’t put any Asher Roth. I don’t care if he did a song with Cee-Lo; he still sucks.
From Noah Puckerman:
Check your locker tomorrow after fifth period.
From Quinn:
Thanks.
~**~
From Quinn:
Haha, very funny - ‘I Hate College’?
From Noah Puckerman:
Great, right? Better than the original?
From Quinn:
Oh yeah.
~**~
From Quinn:
Are the girls from Glee seriously going to play in the game?!
From Noah Puckerman:
Yeah, so bad ass.
From Quinn:
This is insane!
From Noah Puckerman:
Yeah, well, that’s what happens when the entire football team quits because they don’t want to perform with us. You should know.
From Quinn:
Hey, I thought you said you were supporting me.
From Noah Puckerman:
I said I would be there for you. Didn’t mean I was going to support every stupid decision you make. I get you quitting, but I don’t like it.
From Quinn:
That barely makes any sense.
From Noah Puckerman:
Trust me, it does. I’m never going to hate you, no matter what you do, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to do back flips when you do things that are just wrong.
From Quinn:
Okay, whatever. Good luck at the game.
~**~
When Finn tells Puck to go after the players and he’ll go after the cheerleaders, Puck realizes that Finn definitely feels something for Quinn now, which is just bizarre and weird.
Not to mention kind of unfair because Rachel clearly loves the guy while Quinn can barely keep her feelings cemented on one person, he thinks to himself bitterly as he heads to the locker room.
~**~
Puck goes on a rant, talking about telling their children about this game and he can’t help but think, at least you’ll have the opportunity because I’ll never get that chance with Beth.
But on a lighter note, reminds himself to tell Quinn that he used a French expression in normal conversation and she owes him ten bucks.
~**~
From Quinn:
Something’s happening with Finn.
He immediately types in AHA, KNEW IT, but then erases it. Taking a breath, he considers what the best response will be.
From Noah Puckerman:
What made you realize?
From Quinn:
He was just so nice to me this week and it brought back some old feelings.
She’s definitely hiding something; that’s not the only reason.
From Noah Puckerman:
You haven’t seriously loved Finn since the beginning of freshman year. And even that was a passing…whatever.
From Quinn:
Well, that passing “whatever” is back.
From Noah Puckerman:
I guess I don’t have to remind you that you have a boyfriend?
From Quinn:
Like that ever stopped me before. And you, for that matter.
From Noah Puckerman:
Ouch, but true. You must love playing with fire.
From Quinn:
I’ve gotten a lot of practice.
From Noah Puckerman:
As Finn’s best friend, it’s my duty to make sure you don’t hurt him.
From Quinn:
Again, that’s rich.
From Noah Puckerman:
I know. But I mean it. And I don’t want you to get hurt either, you know.
She stares at his text message for a few moments before turning her phone off. She’s just confused right now - it was a rare moment and maybe after spending more time with Sam, she’ll realize that she wants to be with him.
She’ll figure it out.
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Rating: T/PG-13
Disclaimer: The title/lyrics used are from the song “The Secret’s In The Telling” by Dashboard Confessional.
Summary: Missing moments between Puck and Quinn during season two.
From Quinn:
Do you want to hear how INSANE Coach is?!
From Noah Puckerman:
Not particularly - I already know what a scary psycho she is.
From Quinn:
We used FIRE in our last routine and she was BORED. Do you know how LONG we had to train?! MANY HOURS FOR MANY WEEKS.
From Noah Puckerman:
:( I’m sorry. That blows. But that’s actually really cool - mind showing me your skillz?
From Quinn:
Not if you’re going to spell “skills” like that.
From Noah Puckerman:
Oh, come on! You can juggle with fire! You have to show me.
From Quinn:
Well you know what they say - you can’t play with fire.
From Noah Puckerman:
And yet you love every second of it. Don’t deny it.
From Quinn:
Maybe one day.
~**~
Always calling people gay…never seem to have a girlfriend…
Puck always believed Finn to be a downright moron. Not that he didn’t love him, but it’s true; sometimes Finn says the most ridiculous things and Puck can’t help but wonder how the hell he managed to make it this far in the school system. But then again, this is Lima, Ohio.
But there are rare, rare moments when Finn says things that are actually quite observant in a scary way.
Could Karofsky actually…?
He opens his phone and is about to call Quinn about it before he remembers that she’s out on a date with Sam.
Eventually he forgets about it because Lauren sends him a link through Facebook and this is the first time Lauren has written on his wall. Score.
~**~
Puck only agreed to sing “Need You Now” because at the moment Rachel asked him, he was kind of missing Quinn a lot more than usual. Rachel has a list of written demands, informing him that he has to sing to her and sell it because this is to make Finn jealous.
He does he job half-ass because half the time he’s glancing at Quinn, who is actually smiling and even blushing a little. He sees Sam stare at her with a “what the hell?” expression, but the kid is kind of dumb in figuring out.
And then Azimio makes a dumb comment and Puck figures his guitar could double as a bludgeon.
~**~
Puck’s in a good mood with patching things up with Finn when he gets a call from Quinn.
“What’s up?” he asks as he plays Call Of Duty online with Artie and Finn online.
“Coach wants to shoot Brittany out of a cannon!” Quinn screeches, causing Puck to cringe, the phone dropping from the space between his face and shoulder. He sends a message to Artie and Finn saying his mom’s calling him and he’ll be back in a few minutes.
“Jesus Christ, woman! If I don’t sing in pitch tomorrow it’s because you broke my ear!” he growls.
“This is insane! And of course she’s going to manipulate Brittany because she’s an idiot and why the hell am I Cheerio?”
His eyes widen at her haphazard confession. Did she really -?
“You know what I mean,” she tries to snap, but her voice is too uneven. “She’s taking advantage of Brittany, which is wrong.”
“Right,” he manages to say. “Quinn -”
“I have to go - my mom’s calling me.” She hangs up before he can respond.
Honestly, it’s about damn time.
~**~
From Noah Puckerman:
What the hell is up with you and Finn?
From Quinn:
Nothing - I’m just as surprised as you are.
From Noah Puckerman:
He hasn’t acknowledged you for months and now he decides to defend you?
From Quinn:
Well you and Finn are back to being BFFs so why can’t Finn maybe forgive me?
From Noah Puckerman:
This is totally not about that.
From Quinn:
It is - stop being jealous or whatever it is. It’s stupid. I have a boyfriend and you have…Lauren. Or whatever the hell THAT is.
From Noah Puckerman:
There’s nothing happening.
From Quinn:
Okay, then there’s nothing happening with Finn.
Puck grits his teeth because this is really wrong - he kind of wants something to happen with Lauren and he knows Quinn; dumb ass Finn sparked something bad.
~**~
Quinn looks subdued and just a little depressed after everyone leaves the bathroom with clean faces. Lauren having left for a wrestling match and noticing Sam talking with some football players, Puck falls into step next to Quinn.
“You okay?” he murmurs, hitching his backpack higher on his shoulder.
“I have to quite glee club,” she whispers, not looking at him in the eye.
“What?”
“Please, don’t. Just…please.”
Puck sighs sharply, but he notices that she’s on the verge of crying, so he doesn’t push her.
“Do what you have to do…but I’m here, you know. For you.”
The corner of her mouth twitches a little and she ducks her head. “Thanks,” she whispers almost inaudibly.
The next day in glee club, he’s not surprised when Mr. Schue announces that the cheerleaders have quit.
~**~
From Noah Puckerman:
Seriously? Finn fought with Evans in the hallway over you? How do you do it?
From Quinn:
I wish I could claim credit for it, but I can’t. Definitely made my day.
From Noah Puckerman:
Something’s going on.
From Quinn:
For the last time, NOTHING IS HAPPENING.
From Noah Puckerman:
That’s so not true.
From Quinn:
You know what, we clearly can’t talk about this without fighting so let’s not.
From Noah Puckerman:
Fine. I’m almost done with that mix of songs you wanted - just need three more to fill it. Have any other requests?
From Quinn:
No - surprise me, I guess. But don’t put any Asher Roth. I don’t care if he did a song with Cee-Lo; he still sucks.
From Noah Puckerman:
Check your locker tomorrow after fifth period.
From Quinn:
Thanks.
~**~
From Quinn:
Haha, very funny - ‘I Hate College’?
From Noah Puckerman:
Great, right? Better than the original?
From Quinn:
Oh yeah.
~**~
From Quinn:
Are the girls from Glee seriously going to play in the game?!
From Noah Puckerman:
Yeah, so bad ass.
From Quinn:
This is insane!
From Noah Puckerman:
Yeah, well, that’s what happens when the entire football team quits because they don’t want to perform with us. You should know.
From Quinn:
Hey, I thought you said you were supporting me.
From Noah Puckerman:
I said I would be there for you. Didn’t mean I was going to support every stupid decision you make. I get you quitting, but I don’t like it.
From Quinn:
That barely makes any sense.
From Noah Puckerman:
Trust me, it does. I’m never going to hate you, no matter what you do, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to do back flips when you do things that are just wrong.
From Quinn:
Okay, whatever. Good luck at the game.
~**~
When Finn tells Puck to go after the players and he’ll go after the cheerleaders, Puck realizes that Finn definitely feels something for Quinn now, which is just bizarre and weird.
Not to mention kind of unfair because Rachel clearly loves the guy while Quinn can barely keep her feelings cemented on one person, he thinks to himself bitterly as he heads to the locker room.
~**~
Puck goes on a rant, talking about telling their children about this game and he can’t help but think, at least you’ll have the opportunity because I’ll never get that chance with Beth.
But on a lighter note, reminds himself to tell Quinn that he used a French expression in normal conversation and she owes him ten bucks.
~**~
From Quinn:
Something’s happening with Finn.
He immediately types in AHA, KNEW IT, but then erases it. Taking a breath, he considers what the best response will be.
From Noah Puckerman:
What made you realize?
From Quinn:
He was just so nice to me this week and it brought back some old feelings.
She’s definitely hiding something; that’s not the only reason.
From Noah Puckerman:
You haven’t seriously loved Finn since the beginning of freshman year. And even that was a passing…whatever.
From Quinn:
Well, that passing “whatever” is back.
From Noah Puckerman:
I guess I don’t have to remind you that you have a boyfriend?
From Quinn:
Like that ever stopped me before. And you, for that matter.
From Noah Puckerman:
Ouch, but true. You must love playing with fire.
From Quinn:
I’ve gotten a lot of practice.
From Noah Puckerman:
As Finn’s best friend, it’s my duty to make sure you don’t hurt him.
From Quinn:
Again, that’s rich.
From Noah Puckerman:
I know. But I mean it. And I don’t want you to get hurt either, you know.
She stares at his text message for a few moments before turning her phone off. She’s just confused right now - it was a rare moment and maybe after spending more time with Sam, she’ll realize that she wants to be with him.
She’ll figure it out.
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