2x11: Puckleberry Finn

Episode Synopsis: Puck and Finn continue to fight over Rachel all while Rachel is oblivious to Puck's advances. Blaine comes to visit Kurt in New York but Kurt and Blaine have a falling out after Blaine finds out that he's not the only one on Kurt's mind.

"All right ladies! Let's take it from the top!" Rachel clapped her hands in the gym as the other members of the NYADA cheerleading squad followed her lead. As Rachel taught the cheerleaders their new routine, Puck was sitting on the seats of the gymnasium, folding his hands as his eyes didn't leave his longtime friend. Puck knew that he was falling for Rachel, but he knew he couldn't act on his intentions—especially with Finn in the picture. It was just—Rachel was the only one that had listened to his issues, she was the only one that seemed to care about him and Puck wished he realized how much he really liked her before Finn had snatched her up and married her. Now that Finn knew that Puck was interested in Rachel, things had been tense, especially since they were fighting over the same girl. Puck was so into his thoughts, he didn't notice Santana entering the auditorium while wearing a cheerleading outfit, something that possibly caught Puck by surprise.

"What the hell are you wearing?" Puck couldn't help but ask. Santana rolled her eyes, sitting in the seat below him. "You don't go to school here."

"Rachel needs help with the cheerleading squad so she asked me to be co-captain." Santana revealed. "Sure I don't go to school here but I am a part of Finn's Glee Club. I might as well milk that in other extra-curricular activities. Anyway, what the hell are you doing here? You don't cheerlead—instead, you usually have sex with them." Santana noticed Puck was staring at Rachel, causing her eyes to roll. "Oh come on now, Puckerman. You can't be serious. Rachel? If you pull something, Finn is going to kick your ass and he won't stop until you're bloodied and you can't walk. Look, I know you're pining over Rachel like some love sick puppy…but she's not interested in you. If anything, she's oblivious that you love her."

"I am not in love with Rachel." Puck tried to deny, but deep down he knew that it was a lie. "Besides, what makes you think that she's not going to want anything to do with me?"

"Let's try the fact she's married." Santana clarified. "To Finn. Who is your best friend in the entire world and right now you're being a crappy friend. Look, you're obviously not going to listen to me since everything is going through one ear and out the other, so how about instead of telling you—I'll show you how you're being a nasty friend to your best friend, the same guy that's been with you through thick and thin. Hey Rachel!" Santana shouted to her friend, seeing Rachel was looking up from her clipboard. "Puck has ever so graciously offered to be the one to help us with our new routine. I hope you don't mind."

"No, I don't mind at all." Rachel smiled, heading over to Puck and Santana. "As long as Puck doesn't flirt with the girl cheerleaders, then I'm fine with it. Come on, what did you have in mind?" As Rachel and Santana gazed at Puck, he turned towards the cheerleaders that were standing by the radio, an idea forming through his mind.

{Puck points over to them and they look up at him as he smirks}

[Puck]

Give me a beat!

{The cheerleaders turn on the radio and Santana follows Puck as they walk towards the other dancing cheerleaders}

[Puck]

Sittin' in the movie show, thinking nasty thoughts

[Santana]

A-better be a gentlemen or you turn me off, huh

That's right, let me tell it

[Puck and Santana with NYADA Cheerleaders]

Nasty, nasty boys, don't mean a thing, huh

Oh you nasty boys

Nasty, nasty boys, don't ever change, huh

Oh you nasty boys

{Puck looks at Rachel as she crosses her arms, giving Puck an amused smile while Santana rolls her eyes}

[Puck]

I don't like no nasty girl, I don't like nasty food (with Santana: Oooh!)

The only nasty thing I like is a nasty groove

{Santana pulls Puck away and shakes her head as she rolls her eyes again}

[Santana]

Will this one do?

Uh huh, I know, sing it

[Puck and Santana with NYADA Cheerleaders]

Nasty, nasty boys, don't mean a thing, huh

Oh you nasty boys

Nasty, nasty boys, don't ever change, huh

Oh you nasty boys

{Santana and Rachel do a routine with the cheerleaders as Puck continues walking around and keeps his eyes on Rachel}

[Santana and Rachel]

I could learn to like this

Listen up

[Santana with NYADA Cheerleaders]

I'm not a prude (Cheerleaders: No!)

I just want some respect (Cheerleaders: That's right!)

So close the door if you want me to respond

[Rachel with NYADA Cheerleaders]

Cause privacy is my middle name

My last name is Control

No my first name ain't baby

It's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty

{Puck, Rachel, Santana and the NYADA cheerleaders dance mimicking the music video "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson}

[Puck and Rachel with NYADA Cheerleaders](Santana)

(NYADA Cheerleaders: Nasty boys) People of the world today

Are looking for a better way of life, (Sing!)

We are a part of a rhythm nation (Rhythm!)

People of the world unite

Strength in numbers we can get it right

One time (Sing it out!)

We are a part of a rhythm nation (Everybody!)

[Rachel](with Puck)

(Nasty, nasty boys don't mean a thing)

We are a part of a rhythm nation

(Nasty, nasty boys don't ever change)

We are a part of a rhythm nation

[Rachel and Puck] (Santana)

We are a part of a rhythm nation (NYADA Cheerleaders: Rhythm Nation) (Sing it!)

(NYADA Cheerleaders: Rhythm Nation) (Don't you hear the rhythm!)

We are a part of a rhythm nation (Oh you nasty boys!)

Rachel looked over to Puck as she clapped her hands, looking extremely grateful that he was able to find a routine for the cheerleading team. Rachel made her way over to Puck in order to give him a hug of gratitude.

"Thank you so much Noah." Rachel grinned. "All right, everyone take five! I have to go write that routine down. That's a keeper!" Rachel skipped out of the gym as Santana shook her head towards Puck. She continued to study the look on Puck's face—he was staring absentmindedly at Rachel skipping away. Santana walked over to Puck, shaking her head in disbelief.

"Puck…it's never going to happen. Get over it." Santana walked past Puck, going out of the auditorium and leaving Puck to stand there all by himself. Puck wasn't going to give up so easily—he was going to get Rachel to notice him if it was the last thing he did. As Puck left the room, he didn't notice that in the back of the gym, sitting in the last row of the bleachers—was Finn, and he didn't like what he saw one bit.

Rachel made her way to the choir room for Glee Club practice that afternoon, skimming through the sheet music that she wanted to show Finn. Regionals was coming up soon and Rachel figured that she would attempt to at least help Finn come up with a set-list. The both of them did a great job with coming up for a set-list during Sectionals, so the dynamic duo of Finchel could have been the recipe for success. As Rachel made her way to the choir room, she spotted Finn grabbing a book from one of the nearby classrooms as her smile widened. She walked over to Finn, clutching her sheet music close to her chest, feeling her heart skip beats every second she stared at her husband. She adored Finn, and there was nothing that she wouldn't do for him.

"Hey, you…" Rachel purred as she came closer to Finn. Finn looked at her, his signature grin appearing on his face as he clutched his book under his arm. "What's happening?" Rachel leaned up and pressed a kiss to Finn's lips, feeling him brushing his lips against hers. Finn parted his lips from Rachel's, putting a hand through her hair and playing with some of the stands.

"I was just studying for my playwriting class, that's all." Finn held the book to show Rachel. "I was on my way to the choir room to get started on Glee Club. It was actually a good thing I bumped into you."

"And it was a very good thing I bumped into you." Rachel grabbed Finn's hand as the couple strolled down the hallway. "I missed you today."

"Well I missed you too." Finn chuckled. "How was cheerleading practice and doing dialect for Funny Girl?"

"It was amazing." Rachel gushed. "They think I have true visionary as Fanny Brice and of course the cheerleading squad is going to be in tip-top shape. We came up with a dance routine today and you'd never guess who came up with it."

"Who was it? Wait, let me guess. Was it Santana?" Finn decided to play dumb, as he smirked at his wife.

"She did help but it was mostly Puck." Rachel answered. Finn tensed up at Rachel's revelation that Puck was the one that helped with the cheerleading routine. "I mean, I know Puck has this bad boy image but I never thought that he would be the one to just come and show us that he has a creative and brilliant mind. Don't you think?" Finn stopped walking for a moment, causing Rachel to turn around in confusion as he held on to her hand.

"Rachel, haven't you noticed that Puck has been a little…clingy lately?" Finn wondered. "I mean I know that he's going through some stuff with Quinn but…he's been sticking on you like that annoying little skin on your nail that you don't want."

"Finn, Puck just needs a friend right now." Rachel assured him. "I mean if it were you in that position, I'm sure that you would want someone to be there for you too right?"

"Right…" Finn slowly said, still not getting Rachel's point.

"Look babe, Puck just needs someone and I'm sure that all he needs is some inspiration." Rachel walked over to Finn, running her free hand through his hair. "I am inspiring aren't I?"

"Yes, you're very inspiring." Finn agreed, although he still wasn't sure if he trusted Puck. "Rachel…"

"Finn, I want to do this." Rachel seemed intent. "And aren't you the one that used to say that I had to be a good friend to others to earn respect? Well, I'm going to be a good friend to Puck. I just need you to trust me on this. Do you trust me?" Finn used his free hand and snaked it around Rachel's waist, nodding his head slowly and surely.

"I do trust you, Rachel." Finn pressed a soft kiss on her forehead. "I do."

"All right then." Rachel let out a happy sigh as she pressed her lips to Finn's. Finn continued to kiss Rachel but as he did, the thought of Puck getting close to Rachel made him cringe. He did trust Rachel—but he was having trouble trusting Puck. Finn separated his lips from Rachel as he gave her a grin, leading her to the choir room where he would begin to lead the Glee Club to Regionals.

That night Finn sat in the living room of the loft, reading the Regionals handbook on his computer. Finn had a week or two until Regionals, and he wanted to be prepared. The Regionals trophy wasn't going to be handed to them, that was certain. As Finn continued to stare at the computer, he heard the door open and instantly grinned when he heard Rachel's infectious laughter. However, when he turned his head he noticed that Puck was next to her, and he was telling her a joke that made her laugh. Finn gripped his laptop on the bottom, grumbling under his breath as Rachel skipped over to the kitchen with Puck in tow.

"Are you serious?" Rachel laughed as they entered the kitchen. Finn put his laptop on the desk and got up to make his way to the kitchen. He had to figure what was going on. Finn entered the room and spotted Rachel and Puck drinking a can of soda while Puck was in the middle of a story.

"Yeah, I'm telling you, one look at me and he never messed with me again." Puck answered as Rachel giggled. Finn cleared his throat slightly, stuffing his hands in his pockets with hopes of getting Rachel and Puck's attention. Rachel turned her head, a grin flashing on her face.

"Oh, hey Finn." Rachel waved her hand towards him. Finn nodded his head slowly as he leaned against the door.

"Hey, what's…what's going on over here?" Finn furrowed his eyebrows while trying to hide his suspicion.

"Puck here was just telling me a story that happened when he was at the tattoo parlor today." Rachel answered, getting a cup from the cabinet. "Puck seems to know everyone at the tattoo parlor. He was even telling me about the time the both of you went to go get tattoos. What did you get a tattoo of? I want to see it."

"That's another story that we'll save for later." Finn cleared his throat, shooting a look at Puck. "Rachel, do you mind if I speak to Puck alone for a minute. I need to have a bro to bro conversation with my main bro."

"Oh, sure." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, sending a look to Puck as she giggled. "I guess we'll talk later, Noah." Rachel walked out of the kitchen while Finn shook his head, his eyebrows furrowing in anger.

"What the hell was that about?" Finn pointed over towards the exit of the kitchen.

"What do you mean?" Puck pretended not to know what Finn was talking about. Finn got closer to Puck, snarling as he continued to point towards the door.

"I know that you're trying to get close to Rachel on purpose." Finn snarled. "I know that you're trying to steal her from me because you're upset that Quinn cheated on you with her professor."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Puck continued to play dumb.

"Yes you do!" Finn hissed. "I noticed you following her everywhere that she goes; you were at her cheerleading practice! You don't like cheerleading! You were only into it when there was a hot girl that you didn't get in your pants yet! I don't know what you're thinking, but I do know that you're not going to steal Rachel away from me."

"And what makes you so sure I won't steal her from you?" Puck's eyebrows wrinkled as he continued to glare at Finn. "Rachel gets me; I don't know why I've never seen it before. She's perfect and there's nothing I wouldn't do for her."

"Let's get something straight Puckerman, Rachel is married to me and if you make one false step I will not hesitate to break your nose and kick your ass." Finn pointed a finger to Puck.

"My, we have a temper, don't we?" Puck chuckled. "Finn, you and Rachel aren't compatible and I don't know how long it's going to take for you to see that."

"Do you know how long it's going to take for my foot to go up your ass?" Finn continued to stare at Puck. "Not very long. Now, you listen to me Puck…what you're doing is wrong and you know it…but you seem insistent on getting her and you're only going to get hurt. But you know what? You want to play hardball? Fine…we'll play hardball. Good luck getting hurt, Puckerman." Finn turned back around, exiting the kitchen and making his way towards the living room, leaving Puck in his thoughts. Puck vowed to himself that he was going to get Rachel from Finn, and there was nothing Finn could do about it.

The next afternoon at work, Finn wiped down the counter vigorously as he watched Rachel take someone's order. He continued to think about the conversation he had with Puck the night before and it was beginning to bother him. He knew that Puck had feelings for Rachel, but Rachel was married. Rachel wouldn't go back on her wedding vows and get together with Puck, would she? Finn was so into his thoughts, he didn't notice Kurt snapping his fingers in front of his face. Finn turned to his brother, arching an eyebrow with annoyance as he let out a sigh.

"Yeah, Kurt what is it?" Finn groaned.

"I was just going to tell you that your shoe was untied but you're too busy gawking over at Rachel." Kurt sighed. "I get that you probably want to maul her and have your way with her any second but this is a work area Finn, and thoughts like that aren't exactly condoned here."

"I wasn't thinking about that, believe it or not." Finn quickly stopped his brother there. "Not at all."

"What?" Kurt seemed surprised. "But that's not normal. I mean the wedding wasn't too long ago, you should be in the honeymoon stage still. Is something the matter?" Kurt put his hands on his hips while giving his brother a worried glance.

"Well, there is something the matter…but not between me and Rachel." Finn motioned for Kurt to sit down in the stool in front of him. Kurt sat down and folded his hands together, gazing at his brother. "It's between me and Puck. Puck all of a sudden has developed feelings for Rachel and it kind of makes me sick to my stomach.

"So what if Puck has a crush on Rachel? All right?" Kurt sighed. "Look, what really matters is what Rachel feels. I think that Rachel isn't going to fall for Puck's advances and in the end, she's going to happily be with you. She married you for a reason, Finn. She married you because she's in love with you. So don't worry about what Puck does. As long as Rachel loves you then there's no way that she's going to leave you. So stop worrying right now, you got me?" Finn let out a tired sigh, nodding his head slowly. "Good, now tie your shoe before you fall. Last thing you need is to end up in the hospital because you were careless." Finn bent down to tie his shoe but as he finished tying them, he heard his brother let out a gasp. Finn poked his head back over the counter to see none other than Blaine enter the Spotlight Diner and judging by Kurt's face, Kurt wasn't too happy in seeing Blaine where he worked.

"Um, Kurt is something the matter?" Finn wondered. Kurt turned his head towards his brother, as his eyes widened.

"Blaine is here!" Kurt screeched. "What is Blaine doing here?"

"Oh, you didn't know Blaine was coming?" Finn wondered. "He called the house the other day and I told him it was fine if he came to the diner. He wanted to keep it a surprise."

"Finn, why would you do something like that?" Kurt grumbled. "Right now I'm in a very confused state of mind and I don't need you bringing Blaine over here to add to the confusion."

"Oh, is this more to do with the whole Elliot and Blaine, 'what am I going to do', thing?" Finn questioned. "Because if it is, then you need to be with Blaine. Blaine is the one that you love."

"I know Blaine is the one I love, Finn…" Kurt said yet sounded unsure. "It's just that Elliot is now in the equation and I'm not quite sure which way to go."

"I'm going to tell you an old saying mom told me. I don't know if it's going to help you much but here it goes," Finn cleared his throat as he continued. "If you're trying to choose between two guys…pick the second one because you obviously don't love the first one enough." Finn grabbed his rag and made his way to the kitchen, leaving Kurt to stare at Blaine as Blaine interacted with Rachel. Blaine and Rachel made their way towards the counter and Kurt looked surprised in seeing Blaine, even going as far as forcing a smile.

"Oh, Blaine…you're...here?" Kurt tried to sound surprised but instead he just sounded tired.

"Kurt!" Blaine leaned over the counter to give Kurt a hug. "I'm so glad to see you." Kurt let out a slight groan, trying to hide his lack of enthusiasm.

"I'm glad to see you too…" Kurt patted Blaine's back before quickly parting. "Sorry, it's just that I'm working right now and I should be helping Finn in the kitchen. Um, how about the two of us talk about…whatever there is to talk about during my lunch shift. If that's okay."

"Sure, that's okay…" Blaine nodded his head as Kurt turned on his heels and left into the kitchen, causing Blaine and Rachel to look at one another in interest. "Is Kurt okay? He's acting a little weird."

"I'm sure whatever it is, Kurt will get over it." Rachel waved her hand dismissively. "Besides, maybe he's a bit shocked you're here. He hasn't seen you since the wedding."

"Yeah but I mean Kurt has been acting really weird." Blaine emphasized. "Like, he's been ignoring me and he never called me back after I heard he had the show with Pamela Landsbury. What's up with that and what's up with him?"

"Maybe it has something to do with that guy that's in the band, Elliot?" Rachel shrugged her shoulders, going to wipe a table as Blaine followed right behind her. "Kurt had been acting really odd around Elliot too."

"Like what do you mean odd?" Blaine questioned, staring into Rachel's eyes. "How has Kurt been acting around this Elliot guy?"

"Well, he acts the same way that he acts around you…all bubbly and…he looked like he was going to faint every time Elliot brushed his hand to his or something." Rachel couldn't help but smile, before reigning herself back in. "But don't worry, Blaine. Kurt loves you. I'm sure he was acting all nice towards Elliot because he's a part of the band."

"Wait, so did Kurt turn this pinkish hue when Elliot brushed his hand against his because that's his 'I think I like you but I don't want to get too close to you yet' blush…" Blaine continued to think. "Or was he being kind of quiet where when Elliot said something he did a look that made it seem like he wanted Elliot to say more? Or maybe…"

"Now that you mention it Blaine, Kurt did do all those things." Rachel sighed, facing her friend. "But you have to understand—Kurt loves you and the last thing he would ever do is hurt you." Blaine let out a deep breath, slowly nodding his head.

"All right, I'll take it easy for now." Blaine sighed. "But I'm going to be suspicious about this Elliot guy. Wait, Rachel is Elliot gay? I mean if he's not then I won't have to worry about anything." Rachel stood silent, shuffling her feet together. She heard the diner door open, causing her head to turn to see the customer. The customer was none other than Puck, which caused Rachel's smile to widen. She completely ignored Blaine as she made her way over to give Puck a hug—and although for different reasons both Blaine and Finn were a little upset. Blaine because he had a feeling Kurt was beginning to move on from him and Finn because he knew that there could have been a little more with Rachel and Puck. Finn continued to look at the both of them as he felt the anger go through his body. Finn didn't know if he could take it anymore.

"Finn, I can see you staring at them." Kurt whispered from behind him. Finn continued to gaze over at the both of them, finally letting out a groan.

"Guess what, Kurt…" Finn shot dagger eyes towards Puck as he spoke to his brother. "If he pulls a fast one on Rachel, I don't know if Puck and I could ever be friends again." Finn walked past Kurt into the break room as Kurt stood silent, not saying another word as he went to go do his duties.

The next afternoon, Finn and Kurt sat in the loft watching the news as Santana entered the apartment with Dani, talking on her cellphone with whom Kurt and Finn figured was Brittany.

"All right then." Santana giggled as she stood by the fridge. "I'll talk to you then." Santana hung up the phone, noticing Finn and Kurt were looking straight at her. "Can I help the two of you nimrods?"

"Was that Brittany that you were flirting with just now?" Finn asked, pointing his finger to Santana.

"So what if it was Brittany I was talking to?" Santana shrugged her shoulders, not seeing the point. "What are you two going to do about it?"

"You do know that she's still with Sam, right?" Finn stated the obvious. "So if you're flirting with her, then Sam is going to come after you."

"Oh come on, what is wrong with flirting with my ex-girlfriend while she's with her new boyfriend?" Santana sighed. "I mean, Puck is flirting with Rachel in front of your face and Kurt is basically having eye sex with Elliot while Blaine is out of the picture."

"I am not!" Kurt argued back towards Santana.

"Yes you are." Santana said. "Look, honestly I need to say that I don't think Rachel is aware that Puck has a thing for her. She thinks they're just good friends."

"Wait, what are you trying to say?" Finn's eyes widened.

"I'm saying that Rachel thinks that Puck is just being extremely nice." Santana answered. "Little does she know that Puck is trying every trick in the book to get Berry on the Puckerman express." Finn felt his hands clutch into a ball at Santana's reasoning. "Finn, are you really going to sit on the sidelines while Rachel goes and lets a guy flirt with her, or are you going to go out there and fight for your woman?"

"I'm going to fight for my woman…right after I take a nap because I'm exhausted." Finn got up from the sofa and made his way towards his bedroom, leaving Kurt and Santana alone. Santana studied Kurt for a moment, noticing that he was looking away from her, not wanting to bring up the subject of Blaine and Elliot.

"Now that I got Finn to finally leave, all right Lady Hummel, lay it on me…" Santana sat down where Finn previously sat, staring into Kurt's eyes. "What's got you so down that you look like you're about to throw up?"

"It's just the fact that both Blaine and Elliot keep flying through my mind and frankly, I'm getting tired of it." Kurt closed his eyes while leaning his head back on the sofa. "I've never had to battle this before. Finn's all like choose the second choice because maybe I don't love Blaine enough and now I'm thinking what does he mean?"

"Well, as much as I hate saying it, maybe Finn has a point." Santana said. "I mean the last thing you need is for you to do something that you regret. I don't want you and Blaine to end up like Finn and Puck and Puck and Quinn. Puck is extremely hurt from Quinn cheating on him and he felt that he had to find some comfort in Rachel, and now Finn is upset because Puck fell in love with Finn's wife. I don't want you and Blaine to feel hatred or sadness…if you're not sure who you want to be with, you have to tell Blaine what you're really feeling…he has the right to know." Kurt continued to take in Santana's words, feeling saddened as his heart shattered in a million pieces. Kurt knew what he had to do—and it wasn't going to be pretty.

"Wait, so let me get this straight…" Blaine softly muttered as he and Kurt sat in the NYADA auditorium a few hours later. Blaine looked down at his hands, wringing them as he faced Kurt with sadness. "There's someone other than me and you're not sure who you want to be with?" Kurt let out a saddened breath, putting his hand on Blaine's shoulder.

"Blaine, I love you…and you know that…" Kurt felt his eyes well up with tears as he continued to speak. "But I've never been so confused before Blaine…I need you." Kurt took Blaine's hand in his as they continued to stare at one another. "But when I do need you, you're not there."

"And let me guess," Blaine slightly scoffed but the pain in his eyes was clear. "Elliot is?"

"Well, he was there when we were working on our band and you didn't even call before our first gig!" Kurt argued. "You didn't seem to care!"

"Well you don't seem to care that I'm stuck in Lima while you're living your life in New York!" Blaine retorted. "I bet you that you're applying to NYADA without me and you're forgetting all about me!"

"And what if I am?!" Kurt got up from his chair as he paced back and forth. "So what if I'm trying to make something of myself while I'm here. You're not going to apply to NYADA until the fall anyway since you're in school!"

"Kurt, will you just stop?!" Blaine screeched, getting up as he stared into Kurt's eyes. "Stop trying to move on without me. I get that you're in New York and you think that you're better than everyone else in Lima but you're forgetting where you came from. You're forgetting that if you lost everything…Lima is the place that you would have to go back to. You've gotten into this rut where you think that I'm not important and frankly I'm getting sick of it."

"Please, like you haven't been looking at other people since we've been apart." Kurt grumbled. "So what if I've been looking at Elliot! It doesn't mean that I want to leave you!"

"IF YOU KEEP LOOKING AT ELLIOT, THEN YOU SHOULD JUST GO!" Blaine bellowed. Kurt took a step back, not believing what he was hearing. Blaine let the tears fall from his face, trying to take his deep breaths as Kurt continued to gaze at him. "If you keep looking at Elliot then you should go to him because you're obviously not happy with me. Kurt…if you're not happy with me…then you need to give up on me…because this isn't working anymore." Blaine walked past Kurt as he exited the NYADA auditorium, leaving Kurt there in a daze. Kurt considered whether he should follow Blaine—but in the end he decided to stay in the same spot. He was going to have to let Blaine go…because everything Blaine said was the truth…Kurt wasn't as committed to this relationship as Blaine was...and Kurt had to look for some answers within himself before he could commit to someone.

{Blaine walks out of the auditorium as the tears fall down from his face. He looks at the pictures on his phone of him and Kurt as the tears hit the screen}

[Blaine]

Say something, I'm giving up on you

I'll be the one if you want me to

Anywhere I would have followed you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

{Kurt slowly walks out of the auditorium as he slowly follows Blaine}

[Blaine and Kurt]

And I am feeling so small

It was over my head

I know nothing at all

And I will stumble and fall

I'm still learning to love

Just starting to crawl

{Blaine walks along the streets of New York as Kurt sits around an empty Spotlight Diner}

[Blaine and Kurt]

Say something, I'm giving up on you

I'm sorry I couldn't get to you

Anywhere I would have followed you

Say something, I'm giving up on you.

{Scene changes to Kurt sitting in his room shredding some papers and he sees a picture of him and Blaine on it}

[Kurt and Blaine]

And I will swallow my pride

You're the one that I love

And I'm saying goodbye

{Scene changes to Kurt and Blaine standing on opposite sides of the NYADA auditorium while wearing black, not looking at one another}

[Blaine and Kurt]

Say something, I'm giving up on you

And I'm sorry I couldn't get to you

And anywhere I would have followed you

Say something I'm giving up on you

Say something, I'm giving up on you

Say something…

{Kurt and Blaine don't look at one another as the song ends and the scene slowly fades to black}

The next morning at the Spotlight Diner, Rachel continued to wipe the counters as she moved some of her hair to the side, letting out a deep breath as she admired her work. As Rachel continued to do her duties, she noticed Santana and Dani taking a seat in the same booth that Rachel had finished wiping down. Rachel raised an eyebrow over at them, wondering what it was that was so important.

"Hey, we have to talk to you." Dani sighed, pointing to the seat across from them. "Do you have a minute?"

"Well, I have to finish cleaning all of the tables and then I have to get going to my Funny Girl rehearsal and finally I have to meet Finn at school because we're supposed to work on a Regionals set-list together." Rachel stared at her watch in slight frustration.

"What we're going to talk to you about actually had to do with Finn." Santana said, which caused Rachel to sit down.

"Oh my god, what's wrong with Finn?" Rachel seemed worried.

"Oh…nothing's wrong with Finn." Santana smirked. "I just said that to get you to sit down." Rachel raised her eyebrow as she started grumbling.

"I can't believe you!" Rachel yelled before she composed herself. "All right, so if nothing is wrong with Finn then what is it?"

"Well it kind of has something to do with Finn." Santana fumbled with her hands slightly. "It has to do with Puck and Finn."

"Puck and Finn?" Rachel seemed slightly surprised by Santana bringing the both of them up. "Oh well…what's going on with the both of them?"

"Rachel, haven't you noticed lately that Puck has been all over you and he wants to hang out with you every five seconds?" Dani wondered. "I mean, he's been acting a little clingy."

"Finn said the same thing but…I don't understand what's going on." Rachel scoffed slightly. "What does Puck and me hanging out have to do with Finn?"

"Rachel, you really don't see it, do you?" Santana realized that Rachel didn't understand. She didn't understand what was going on. Puck was basically flirting with Rachel and Rachel was oblivious to it all. Rachel was the same way when she was trying to get with Finn—but Rachel didn't see it when Puck was hanging around her. It was kind of odd.

"Rachel…" Dani reached for Rachel's hand across the table, giving Rachel a saddened look. "Puck is in love with you." Rachel raised her eyebrows, slowly shaking her head at Dani's revelation. Puck? In love with her? That was absurd. Puck knew that Rachel was happily married to Finn and there should have been no reason for him to be flirting with her. But he wasn't…he was just hurting from his breakup with Quinn and he needed a friend. Right?

"Puck? In love with me? I don't think so." Rachel refused to believe it. "Look, he's just hurt because of his breakup with Quinn. He needs a friend right now, someone who understands him and someone who possibly thinks like him."

"Rachel, if that were the case then Finn wouldn't be so worried about you leaving him for Puck." Santana argued. "Rachel, you need to think about it. Finn's very uncomfortable with this and you don't seem to realize that Puckerman is trying to get with you."

"Look, even if it was true—but it's not, Finn has nothing to worry about." Rachel got up from the table and grabbed her washcloth. "I married Finn for a reason. I'm not going to leave him, no matter what." Rachel made her way towards the counter to finish her work, but all Santana and Dani could think about was how Rachel was oblivious to Puck's advances and they were worried that it could put a strain on Finn and Rachel's relationship.

Rachel made her way through NYADA that afternoon in order to head into the auditorium and discuss her thoughts and ideas for Regionals with Finn. Rachel had to admit that she was surprised that Puck was already in the auditorium, and he was staring at some sheet music as if he was trying to preoccupy himself. As Puck gazed up and spotted Rachel standing before him, he closed the sheet music and took a deep breath. Rachel entered the auditorium, staring up over at him as he walked over to the auditorium stage.

"Puck?" Rachel seemed confused. "I thought Finn was going to be here. I got a text from him and everything."

"Finn wasn't the one that wanted to meet you here." Puck said after a few moments of silence. "I was the one that called you here." Rachel shook her head slightly as if she was trying to comprehend what Puck was trying to say. "I used Finn's cellphone in order to text you to come here."

"But why would you do that?" Rachel asked. "If you just texted as yourself, I would have shown up anyway."

"You wouldn't have shown up if you knew what I was going to say to you right now." Puck rubbed the back of his neck as he suddenly became nervous. "Rachel, I kind of wanted to thank you for being here for me during my breakup with Quinn. I mean it's been a hard couple of weeks and it was nice to have you there for me. So, thank you."

"Oh." Rachel relaxed a bit as she went up on the stage with Puck. "You're welcome Noah. I mean, I'd do anything for a friend like you."

"A friend like me." Puck repeated the last few words of Rachel's sentence as he scoffed. He paced around the auditorium for a few moments, trying to comprehend every thought that was going through his mind. "I find it kind of bothersome when you say the word 'friend' when you're talking about you and me."

"But we are friends, Noah…aren't we?" Rachel seemed a bit muddled right now. She wasn't sure where Puck was getting at when it came to his whole 'beating around the bush' tactic.

"Of course we're friends Rachel." Puck inched closer and before Rachel knew it, they were standing face to face with one another. "But I just wonder if there have been times where you feel like there's something more. I mean, where you feel like something could have happened between you and me but we never gave it a chance because I went along with a different person. Ever since I had you by my side, I realize what it feels like for a girl to actually care about you and not just drive you away like they know that you're some type of 'womanizer'. You're the first person that wasn't Coach Beiste that saw me for who I really was and you never took advantage of it. You were there for me when I was at my lowest…and…I need you, Rachel." Rachel continued to gaze up at Puck as everything began to click into place in her mind. The way Finn had felt insecure lately, Santana constantly pointing out that Puck was hanging around Rachel more often, the way that Puck was talking as if he was in a romantic comedy. It all suddenly became clear for Rachel. She put her hand over her mouth as she looked up into Puck's eyes.

"Oh my god." Rachel softly whispered as she realized Puck was moving in closer. "You really are in love with me." Rachel cleared her throat as she continued to look into Puck's eyes. "Puck, I'm flattered that you think I'm special, but I'm married…and I'm sorry but nothing is going to happen between…" Rachel never got a chance to finish her sentence, because the next thing she knew, Puck came in and pressed a kiss on her lips. Rachel's eyes widened in shock but it wasn't just from the shock of Puck kissing her out of nowhere. Finn had just entered the auditorium, and when he saw Puck was kissing his wife, he dropped his clipboard in shock, and Rachel could have sworn she heard Finn's heart break into a million pieces. Rachel pushed Puck away as she looked at him with slight annoyance, whiplashing her head towards Finn who looked visibly hurt. "Finn…" Rachel managed to say, but Finn turned on his heels and exited the auditorium, leaving Puck and Rachel there on their own.

Finn continued his trek down the hall as the emotions began to build up. He felt everything from anger, sadness, bitterness and regret. He felt like he wanted to just scream aloud due to being entirely frustrated and he couldn't help but feel betrayed by his best friend. Why would his best friend do something like that? Puck had done it multiple times before and Finn was sure that Puck had always learned his lesson—but this time Puck took it too far by still pursuing her all while Rachel was wearing a wedding band. Finn didn't know what to do anymore. He was beginning to think that maybe the marriage was a mistake, and that it would have been best to find a way to annul it. Then again, he made a vow and he probably should hear Rachel's side of the story before he jumped into any conclusions. Finn continued to question himself as he entered the classroom, sitting in one of the chairs as he stared at the empty seats before him. Finn was all alone in the room, and right now it would have been a great time to get his emotions out in the open—through song. Finn had to figure maybe it was time for Rachel to choose who she wanted to be with. Maybe she wanted to be with Puck. After all, she didn't exactly push Puck away as Puck was kissing her. Maybe she did like Puck more than him—and the thought of it made Finn want to cry. He had been through a lot throughout the school year—he didn't need to lose he only girl that made him feel special too.

{Finn stares at the empty seat as someone in the Glee band starts playing the guitar and Finn just sits there, singing to the empty chair}

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

Staring at the bottom of your glass

Hoping one day you'll make a dream last

But dreams come and they go so fast

You see her when you close your eyes

Maybe one day you'll understand why

Everything you touch surely dies

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

Staring at the ceiling in the dark

Same old empty feeling in your heart

Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you see her when you fall asleep

But never to touch and never to keep

Cause you loved her too much

And you dived too deep

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

{Scene changes to Kurt on his computer in the loft as he searches on Facebook. He sees Elliot's profile and is about to chat with him until he sees Elliot's relationship status as 'In a relationship'. Kurt continues to stare at it and he goes onto Blaine's Facebook page and sees Blaine's page as 'Single'. Kurt closes the laptop and he starts to cry}

And you let her go (Oh, oh, ooh, oh no)

And you let her go (Oh, oh, ooh, oh no)

Will you let her go

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

{Scene changes back to the choir room as Finn looks at the empty chair and doesn't notice that Rachel is standing right by the doorway}

Well you only need the light when it's burning low

Only miss the sun when it starts to snow

Only know you love her when you let her go

Only know you've been high when you're feeling low

Only hate the road when you're missing home

Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go

Finn heard Rachel's footsteps come closer towards him as she made her way in order to face him. She sat down in one of the empty chairs in front of him, noticing that he was slowly turning his head away from her. Rachel shook her head slowly, letting out a deep breath before saying what needed to be said.

"Finn, please…say something, anything." Rachel slightly begged. Finn looked over to Rachel, his eyebrows furrowing slightly.

"How could you let him kiss you?" Finn wanted to sound angry, but instead he was saddened. "Rachel, I thought you loved me."

"Finn, I do love you." Rachel cupped his cheeks with her hands as she gazed into his eyes. "Finn, I adore you. He kissed me because…he fell in love with me. But just because he's in love with me, doesn't mean that I'm in love with him."

"Oh really?" Finn scoffed, but he felt his face soften when Rachel came closer to his face. "Rachel, he kissed you and you're just pretending that it's not a big deal."

"Finn, the kiss didn't mean anything to me." Rachel softly answered back as she found herself straddling Finn's lap and staring into his eyes. "When Puck kissed me, I felt nothing. Absolutely nothing. But when I kiss you…I feel fireworks. It's like when our lips touch, they fit perfectly and when my eyes are closed I see these colorful sparks and it feels like the fourth of July on my lips. It's the most incredible feeling in the entire world…and I need you to believe me. Last time I checked, I didn't marry Puck…I married you." Rachel noticed Finn's smile was slowly forming and soon it turned into a wide grin.

"So you really mean everything you just said?" Finn wondered. "The fireworks, the whole fourth of July on your lips thing?" Rachel noticed that Finn seemed amused by her speech and all she could do was chuckle at him.

"I meant every single word, Finn." Rachel whispered. "I love you so much. I have that tattoo on my ankle with your initials, remember?" Rachel slightly jested. Finn chuckled, leaning closer and pressing his lips to Rachel, taking in her scent as he wrapped his arms around her waist. Finn broke the kiss as his face turned serious, running a hand through Rachel's hair.

"You know…you're not the only one that got a tattoo you know." Finn said. "I know you know I have a tattoo and that I never showed you it but…it's on my ribcage and…it says your name in your handwriting and for a personal touch I added a gold star."

"What?" Rachel's smile widened as she continued to look at Finn. "You have a tattoo of my name and a gold star?"

"Yes, I do." Finn nodded his head with a smile. "Puck got some skull but I didn't want a tattoo that I was going to regret having in 50 years. I wanted something that I was going to wake up every morning and proudly look at, so I chose you." Rachel giggled as she pressed a kiss to Finn's forehead as Finn led one of Rachel's hands towards his ribcage, around where the tattoo was.

"So that's why you've been covering up that spot." Rachel gave him a small smirk. "So you didn't accidentally cut yourself there with the knife while making a smoothie, like you told me two weeks ago?"

"Nope." Finn shook his head, playing with a strand of Rachel's hair. "Of course, I just told you that because I wanted to make love to you while the tattoo being a surprise. I didn't want you to find out by accident. I wanted to show you so I could see the surprised look on your face."

"Well, technically I still haven't seen it." Rachel smirked. "Why don't you show it to me?" Finn nodded his head as he slightly brought up his shirt, just enough for Rachel to see the tattoo. Rachel covered her mouth with her hand while a smile on her face appeared. She was touched—absolutely touched. Rachel put her forehead to Finn's as she nuzzled her nose to his with a smile on her face. "I love it, Finn. I love it and I love you…I love you so much." With that, Rachel placed a passionate kiss on Finn's lips as she breathed in his scent and tried everything to bring him closer to her.

"I love you too, Rachel." Finn muttered against her lips as he went in for another passionate kiss. Rachel ran her hands through Finn's hair as her breath slightly hitched from the feeling of Finn turning her on from his fervent lip lock. As the couple made out in the choir room, they didn't notice that right outside of the room, sitting alone in the hallway was Puck. He heard every word that Rachel had told Finn. That was when he knew that he was foolish for even pursing Rachel, and that she really did have her mind set on Finn. Puck got up from the hallway floor as he started to make his way down the hallway. He noticed that ever since he came to New York City he had continuously messed up. Puck began to wonder whether he was causing more harm and good in the city—and if he truly belonged anywhere at all in the entire world.

GUEST STARRING

Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson

Demi Lovato as Dani

SONG(S):

Nasty / Rhythm Nation (Originally by Janet Jackson): Performed by Noah "Puck" Puckerman, Santana Lopez and Rachel Berry

Say Something (Originally by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera): Performed by Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel

Let Her Go (Originally by The Passenger): Performed by Finn Hudson