Connection

Chapter 11

"What?!" Puck and Finn were pissed.

"What?!" All the other boys yelled.

"Why does everyone react like that?" Marcy looked up at Mal, who shrugged.

"Why are you so mad?" Karou asked.

"Do Mama and Q know?" Puck demanded.

"Know?" Marcy frowned.

"About all this money and stuff?"

"So what?"

"And Ellen gets paid, too?" Finn knew what he meant.

"And?"

Puck threw up his hands.

"What's wrong with y'all?" Artie demanded.

"It's not fair!" Finn felt like throwing a tantrum.

"You act like-" Marcy's mouth rounded.

"What?!" Sam had to know.

"Aww!" She looked ready to cry.

They all looked at her like she was crazy.

She shook her head. "I mean whatever. That's your problem. Propose, don't. I don't care."

Mike burst out laughing.

Mal's lips twitched as Jude snickered. Karou fell out cackling.

"Why are you leaving us out?" Artie demanded.

Puck burned. "How do you know everything?!"

"We don't." Matt frowned.

Finn flushed as well. "Stop laughing and help us!"

"Calm down." Mal rolled his eyes. "Marce is right. They'll know."

"That we're gold-diggers!" Puck railed.

Artie's and Matt's mouths fell open as they now understood.

Sam still needed help. "Why would you be gold-diggers? We always knew they were rich."

"We're comfortable." The family muttered.

"Rich!" Puck spat.

Artie almost fell out his chair.

Sam was feeling very left out.

Arnold hit his cousin. "They're all too rude to tell you that Puck and Finn wanted to propose but now that everyone knows they'd be getting money, everyone would think they did it for the money."

"Yeah!" Puck and Finn yelled.

Sam grimaced.

Blaine sighed. "Marcy is right. Cedes and Quinn know how you feel about them. They know you'd propose because you want to spend the rest of your lives with them, Anna and Rachel."

"Well..." Marcy hawed.

"Well?!" Blaine set his hands on his hips.

"It depends on the rings you bought."

Blaine nodded. "She's still right."

Finn worried. "What if it's not big enough?"

"Aww hell!" Puck kicked the air.

"Did you only buy one ring?" Marcy already knew they weren't the swiftest breeze but now she was thinking they were remedial. "So both girls should share one ring?"

"Fuck!"

"Did you think this through at all?!" Mike wanted to laugh again.

"Yeah! I got this ring for her birthstone." Puck took it from his pocket. "I was gonna ask on my birthday."