Just Let Me Try

Chapter 12

"Well Quinn, it looks like you've gained a few libbies," Coach Sylvester said.

"What? That's not possible. I couldn't have," Quinn stammered.

"It is and you did. You know I like you Q, but it is unacceptable for my head cheerleader to gain a few pounds. You have one week to lose it and another pound or I'm demoting you."

"But Coach..."

"Next!" Sue Sylvester yelled as Quinn sulked off. Wow, Sue thought. I love putting the fear of God, aka me, into impressionable young ladies. Maybe if she could actually read the metric measurements, she would know that she lost two pounds, not gained them. That was almost too easy.

Quinn went to her locker and pulled out her phone, searching for Finn's number.

"Hey Quinn, what's up?"

"Can you come over tonight? I know you have a game in the morning, but I just want to hang out."

"Uhh, sorry, I kinda told Rachel that I would work on something for glee with her," Finn blurted out.

"Are you serious? You would rather hang out with that transvestite than with me?"

"No! I mean, I already told her I would, it's just that..."

"Just that what, Finn? I'm your girlfriend. Do you want to start dating her now?"

"What? No, but glee is kinda important to me."

"Save it. I'll see you tomorrow. Have fun with man hands," Quinn snapped and flung her phone into her locker.

"Such violence," came a voice from behind her, causing her to jump. "Sorry. Something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong."

"I think your phone would beg to differ."

"Very funny, Puck," Quinn replied sarcastically.

"I try. So what's got you in a tizzy?"

"Nothing."

"Translation? Finn."

Not just him, it's...never mind. You don't want to hear about it."

"Would I bother asking if I didn't?"

Quinn smiled, she knew Puck was a smooth talker, a ladies' man who always knew the right thing to say, but lately, he seemed... different. She has known him since they were in Kindergarten, but they were never really friends. Now that she was dating Finn and her boyfriend and Puck were best friends, they had started seeing a lot more of one another and talked occasionally. Puck was different than most of the guys she knew at school. He didn't fall over and worship at her feet like everyone else did, he treated her like a human being. Sometimes, when he wasn't drunk at a party, she actually liked talking to him, and that is exactly how he ended up coming to her house that night after school.

"Why did you bring those?" Quinn asked when she opened the door, still dressed in her uniform, pointing to a four pack of wine coolers.

"I dunno," Puck shrugged. "Because I didn't think you would like beer."

Again, Quinn thought. Strangely thoughtful in his own way.

"My parents are out of town visiting my sister. She and her husband just moved into a new house near Parma. I had to stay behind because of the game tomorrow."

"Cool, so is Finn coming over later?" Puck asked as he was led to the family room and plopped down next to Quinn on the sofa.

"No, he's with Rachel Berry, working on something for that stupid glee club."