NO SURRENDER

Puckerman | 22 | US Army What's up? My name is Noah Puckerman and I'm currently serving on active duty in the US Army. I've been in for about 4 years and I recently just reenlisted for another two. The Army is one of the best things that's happened to me and I'm gonna try to stay in for as long as I can. "Well now young faces grow sad and old. And hearts of fire grow cold. We swore blood brothers against the wind, I'm ready to grow young again."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: felt her heart pounding in her chest from the result of his kissing and his words, leaning into him. She knew this was all wrong, but couldn't find it in herself to stop. She needed him, wanted him, craved him, and finally had him back after so long of just wanting him. "I love you too," She smiled a little as her hand moved up his back, under his shirt, and she easily slid her lips down just under his jaw to pepper little kisses along his neck.

Puck: had a hard time believing this was really happening. For so long, he had wanted to be close to her, but was beginning to believe that that would never happen because of how broken their relationship was. Hell, just a little over a year ago they were barely on speaking terms, but they had found their way back to one another and he couldn't be happier. Hearing her say those words again was all he had wanted ever since he had left her and to finally get that was like a dream come true. "You're killing me, Rach." He breathed out with a laugh as he tilted his head to give her more access.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: kissed him as equally as she could given the situation, her arms around his neck and her hands gripping the shoulder blades of his shirt, up on her tip toes to reach. "I missed you," She whispered against his lips as her body leaned into his, her forehead resting against his own before her hand moved back around to frame his jaw, kissing his lips hard.

Puck: didn't expect anything like this to happen when Rachel showed up on his doorstep, but he was glad it did. It was a long time coming and judging from the way she was kissing him - she wanted this just as much as he did. "I missed you, too." He kissed her back just as hard before pulling away slightly. "I love you." He murmured.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: was actually certain she jumped straight out of her skin as soon as he kissed her, because the familiar yet distant feeling surrounded her instantly, which made her melt. She immediately reached up into the kiss to return it, sliding her arms around his neck as she did so.

Puck: He had missed her. He had missed this, but because he wasn't great with words he never knew how to tell her exactly how much. He was always better at the physical stuff anyway and he was showing that by how deeply and fervently he was currently kissing her. He pressed against her and moved both his hands to her hips, moving his lips against hers eagerly.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: felt her breath hitch in the back of her throat as soon as he actually came closer to her, his hands toying with her shirt, and his words caused goosebumps to rise on her skin. "I wouldn't stop you," the brunette breathed out after a moment or so, peeking up at him through her lashes as she felt her chest rise up and down.

Puck: His eyes flicked from her lips to her then back down again as she gave him the okay. He used his free hand to caress her cheek before leaving it to rest there and gently pressing his lips against hers.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: blinked her eyes a few times before she slowly dropped her hand from the door handle she was gripping moments before, her eyes never leaving him for a moment. "Well? What are you going to do?"

Puck: His heart was beating way faster than what could be considered normal as he closed the distance between them. "Thinkin' about kissing you." He mumbled as he took the hem of her shirt between his thumb and forefinger.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: wasn't exactly sure what she was fishing for but that certainly made her feel better. At least she wasn't alone in that factor. And he felt something relatively similar to her own feelings. "What are you going to do about it, then?" She said after a moment of a pause, taunting him in a sense.

Puck: The fact that she hadn't moved to leave after he finally told her the truth was a good sign. He didn't know what was going on, actually he hadn't known what was happening the entire night, but as long as she was still there he knew he was doing something right. "Dunno. Guess I'll have to do something to convince you that I'm the right guy for you."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: "Things are already difficult, Puck." Rachel grumbled as she gently gripped the door handle and leaned back against the front door, allowing herself to face him for the time being. "You aren't saying anything." She said, biting her lip again.

Puck: crossed his arms over his chest and looked away from her. Clearly he wasn't telling her what she wanted to hear and it was driving her away, so he decided to try a new approach. It was risky, but he was willing to take that risk of it meant she would stick around for just a little longer. "I don't want you to marry him. And I know I don't really have a right to say something like that to you, but it's the truth. I want you to be happy, but a part of me wants you to be happy with me. Not him."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: attempted to figure him out by his facial expressions but he was much harder to read than he used to be, or maybe she just had no idea what she was feeling, either. "My sake? What's that supposed to mean?" Rachel breathed out in frustration. "I don't know why he proposed." She murmured again before she carefully turned around and grabbed the door handle. "Never mind, this was a bad idea."

Puck: "I don't wanna make things more difficult for you than they need to be." She was leaving. Why was she leaving? "Did I say something wrong?" He didn't want her to leave just yet, but she was confusing him and right about now he wasn't even sure how to get her to stay.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: exhaled a deep breath and came up closer to him, actually looking up at him this time. "You would be you. You've always told me what you thought, now shouldn't be different." Rachel said and turned back around, crossing her arms over her chest. "He knows I love you."

Puck: He wasn't pouting, he was brooding and it was all her fault because she was right. He hated when that happened. "I'm trying to hold back for your sake. You're not making this easy. What's with you tonight anyway? Figured you'd be more happy and less... This." He gestured towards her. "About getting engaged." He didn't think it was possible to be taken by surprise anymore during the night, but of course she had to prove him wrong. "And he still proposed? That's weird."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: She didn't need time to process, she processed it all already. She was marrying someone yet was in someone else's house instead after having a hurtful conversation with Ben. He knew she loved someone else, and now she's elsewhere. "You're supposed to be saying something to stop me," She murmured.

Puck: snapped his eyes back up to look at her carefully. That was the last thing he expected to say, but then again he hadn't expected her to tell him she was getting engaged either. "What do you want me to say, Rachel? That I love you and I don't you want you to marry him? Because I do and I really don't, but I also want you to be happy. That's all that matters to me. Your happiness. So if you think you've got that with him, then who am I to stop you?"

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: watched him with her eyes narrowed in and her hands dug her fingers into the palm of her fists. "Is it?" Rachel released a deep breath and felt her lips twitch into a frown. She was supposed to be a beaming, happy fiancé that had that glow but she was instead standing in the entry way of her ex's place instead. "Because... I ended up here. I should be back there, with him. Right?"

Puck: shrugged, because how the hell could she expect him to answer a question like that. He was trying to be supportive as much as it killed him and even though he probably wasn't doing a very good job an attempt was still being made. "It is." He answered as he pressed his lips together tightly. "How would I know? I'm not really the right guy to ask about how you should act after getting engaged." He sighed and stuffed his hands into his pockets, averting his eyes to the floor. "Maybe you just need time to process it. This is a big thing."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: nodded her head slowly and ran her tongue over her lips, to dampen them. "Yeah," Rachel murmured before she slowly turned her head and looked up at him, noticing the small, tiny gap in between them. "Ben proposed to me."

Puck: He didn't bother asking if she'd said yes or not. It was pretty obvious that she had accepted the proposal by the way she had failed to follow up with anything to suggest otherwise. He was silent for longer than he probably should've been, but could you blame him? Rachel held a special place in his heart and hearing that she was engaged wasn't an easy thing to accept. He wanted to tell her not to go through with it, but he figured he had lost the privilege of having any say in what she did and who she chose to be with a long time ago, so he swallowed his objections and instead chose to congratulate her. "That's great. I'm sure you two'll be very happy together." His body language and tone of voice didn't match the words pouring from his mouth, but he didn't care. He was only pretending to be happy for her to hide the fact that he currently felt like he was being punched in the stomach. Repeatedly.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: stalled for a moment or so before her hand began to rub up and down her arm, simply because of the nerves she was feeling. "Surprising, really." She said after a moment, releasing a deep breath. "For awhile you hated my guts."

Puck: opened his mouth to ask why it was surprising, but was interrupted by her answering his unasked question. "I just needed some time to get over it. I could never stay mad at you for long. You know that."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: exhaled a deep breath since she was mostly nervous about the whole ordeal, but Puck was asking questions she didn't exactly need to process at the moment. "You don't sound so sure about that," Rachel breathed out through her nose again and watched him carefully, slowly pulling her hands gently together, lacing her fingers.

Puck: "You just kinda caught me off guard. I really do miss you. More than you know." He finished quietly, taking an unsure step towards her. "I don't want you thinking I'm not sure cause I am. I miss you." He repeated, sounding a lot more sure now than he did just a few moments ago.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: paused for a moment or so as she watched him gesture to the couch, though sitting was the last thing on her mind. She couldn't think straight lately just because of him. Her simple world was shaken up once again, because of him, and it was driving her crazy. "I miss you," She whispered after awhile, watching him carefully. "I guess that's why I'm here."

Puck: She was being weirdly quiet and it was starting to freak him out, especially when she didn't respond to a simple question. The last thing he expected her to say was that she missed him and for a minute, he didn't how to respond. "I, uh," he began slowly. "I miss you, too. A lot, actually."

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: uncrossed her arms and sighed through her nose. "I can see that," She breathed out after awhile before stepping inside the house, pushing some of her hair behind her ears. The small smile didn't go unnoticed, in fact it drove her crazy. "Yes?" She said. "I know it sounds crazy but it's where I ended up when I got in my car, so." She shrugged again before she turned and glanced around, exhaling a deep breath.

Puck: didn't know what that meant, but he found it interesting that this where she had just so happened to end up. He was taking it tentatively as a good thing until he found out why she was really here. "Sure, okay. Wanna sit?" He asked, gesturing towards the couch.

[puckskywalker]

F2F | PUCKLEBERRY

Rachel: folded her arms over her stomach as she tried to wait patiently, but the nerves took over her. Why she was here she didn't know, what she was expecting she didn't know, either. It would just come when she needed it to, supposedly. He answered the door and she looked up, immediately biting into her bottom lip. "I couldn't sleep."

Puck: stepped aside wordlessly to allow her space to come into the house. "Me either." He mumbled quietly as he ran a hand over his opposite arm. "So, you came all the way here because you couldn't sleep?" His lips curled up into a small smile, not really believing her story, but not being able to pinpoint exactly what was going on.