Junior Year

77

"Hey, Artie." Quinn smiled as she and Puck walked over to him before school.

Artie furrowed his eyebrow. "Hey, guys. What's up?"

"Me and Noah were wondering if you would wanna go on a double date with us." Quinn said.

"That's not how double dates work." Artie said as he started to wheel away.

Puck gently grabbed the handles of Artie's wheelchair and carefully turned him back around. "We meant a double date where you bring a girl."

"What girl?" Artie wondered.

"Olivia." Quinn answered.

Artie looked at Quinn. "Olivia, your, um, sister?"

Quinn nodded. "She thinks you're cute. She's too shy to say anything."

"She also needs your help in math because she's failing." Puck added. "But what do you say? Are you in?"

Artie nodded. "I'm in for the double date, and if that doesn't end awkwardly, I'll help her with math, too."

"Cool." Puck said. "We'll see you later."

"See you later." Artie echoed as he wheeled away.

Quinn looked at Puck. "Speaking of helping people, how's your community service going?"

"Good, I guess." Puck said. "I have, like, twenty hours left. I think."

"When do you have to finish?" Quinn wondered.

Puck shrugged. "I think May?"

"You think?" Quinn asked. "When do you find time to even do community service? You're always working."

"I go on Saturday mornings or Sunday mornings before work." Puck answered. "Sometimes I go before school. This week I'm doing a few days after school, when I don't have work."

Quinn nodded.

"It's such a waste, honestly." Puck told Quinn. "I hate it."

"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." Quinn teased.

Puck smiled slightly.

"What do they have you do?" Quinn wondered. "Pick up trash?"

"I did that one weekend." Puck nodded. "But then they told me they wanted to use me for some of the heavy lifting, so I was helping with landscaping stuff by the courthouse, post office, and the community center."

"That's nice though." Quinn replied. "I bet you made it look really pretty."

"Yeah." Puck rolled his eyes as the bell rang.

"Let's go to class." Quinn said as she squeezed Puck's hand.

"Sure." Puck nodded as he and Quinn headed to class.