2x09: Creep
Episode Synopsis: Rachel has an attitude adjustment which begins to annoy Finn, but when she finds support about her situation from an unlikely person, she considers putting her guard down and letting Finn in to help her. Puck becomes acquainted with Stacy's (Nina Dobrev)'s mother (Sofia Vergara) and falls back on old habits, only to regret them when he realizes he loves Quinn.
"Breakfast!" Finn yelled from the kitchen a couple of days later as he flipped some pancakes. Finn noticed Santana, Kurt and Puck entering the room as they watched him, their eyes following the pancake that Finn was flipping in the air. Finn thought it was interesting that him flipping the pancakes was the extravaganza of the morning. Finn put them down on a plate, noticing that Santana, Kurt and Puck were taking one-step closer towards the counter. He glared at them, shaking his head slowly. "Come on guys, you can make your own breakfast. This is for Rachel."
"But you yelled 'Breakfast'." Kurt argued. "We figured you were making food for everyone." Kurt, Santana and Puck sat down at the breakfast table, getting ready to pour some cereal into bowls. Finn reluctantly handed Puck, Santana and Kurt some pancakes as their faces lit up. "And this is why you're the best big brother in the entire world."
"I better be the best big brother in the entire world." Finn smirked. "I'm you're only brother." Finn looked towards the room door, tapping his foot. "Rachel! Come on babe, time for breakfast!"
"Hey, has anyone noticed that Rachel has been acting a little different lately?" Santana wondered. Puck immediately tensed up at Santana's question, staring at Santana with interest. "I mean, she's been more quiet than usual and I'm afraid she's going to just come in the kitchen with a chainsaw."
"Have you noticed her, Finn?" Kurt asked. "I mean, I asked her if she wanted to watch Funny Girl the other day and she said no. She told me she was too busy to watch such a movie. Rachel never says no to Funny Girl."
"I'm sure Rachel's okay." Finn assured them. "She might be a little stressed because of her rehearsals. I mean, preparing for a Broadway show looks like it's a lot of work."
"But has she been distant with you?" Kurt wondered. Finn thought about it for a moment with realization dawning upon him.
"Now that you mention it, yes she has been distant with me." Finn said. "She didn't even want to cuddle with me. She usually loves cuddling."
"Finn, no one wants to cuddle with you or your saggy man boobs." Santana smirked, looking at her friend. "I mean you're probably suffocating her."
"I am not suffocating her." Finn argued. "Look, I'm sure that Rachel has just been busy. If she wasn't busy then she'd beg to be in my arms." Finn looked over as he heard footsteps, giving his friends a smile. "Look, Rachel is going to come into that kitchen and she's going to be her bubbly self. I'm sure it's just the stress of it all." Finn turned his head to the entrance of the kitchen but everyone's eyes widened as Rachel entered the kitchen—and it looked like she was wearing hardly any clothing. Sure, she had on one of Finn's plaid shirts, but her shorts were extremely short and her undershirt showed her midriff—and could have almost shown her black bra. Santana dropped her toast on the plate while Kurt cleared his throat. Finn simply gazed at Rachel as she looked over at the rest of them.
"What?" Rachel spoke with a snarky tone. Finn, Puck, Santana and Kurt looked at one another, trying to get the words out of their mouth.
"Oh for God sakes, Rachel." Santana bluntly said. "What are you wearing?"
"Yeah, it's the middle of January." Kurt added. "Why are you wearing shorts? That's not until the summer?"
"And did you do your makeup in the dark?" Santana questioned. "I mean your eyeliner is looking a little trampy."
"What's wrong with my outfit?" Rachel sounded monotone. "I like it. Besides, it's who I am."
"All right, Rachel I'm going to say this very nicely." Puck groaned. "What. The. Hell?"
"What?" Rachel shrugged her shoulders, not seeing the big deal.
"Okay, I know strippers that wear more clothes than what you're wearing." Puck explained. Rachel looked to Finn but Finn was in so much shock. He wasn't even able to mutter anything. He continued to stare at Rachel, noticing she was looking down at her phone.
"I have to get to school." Rachel grabbed her bag as she started to head out the door.
"Rachel, I don't think those clothes are the best things to wear today." Finn found his voice as he spoke. "Why don't you put on a reindeer sweater or something? I mean, you love wearing your reindeer sweaters when it's cold."
"I'm not wearing one of those stupid reindeer sweaters." Rachel dryly answered, making her way to the door. "I'll see you all later." Rachel opened the loft door and slid it closed, the others just looking in tremor.
"What is wrong with Rachel?" Kurt asked. "All she was two years ago were reindeer sweaters and 'does Finn love me'? Now she's slutty Barbie."
"Yeah and she's probably making pornos with Ken over there." Santana pointed her thumb towards Finn, causing Finn to growl under his breath.
"All right, Rachel is not slutty Barbie." Finn argued. "And Rachel and I do not make pornos!"
"Of course not because if all the perverts in the land saw you getting it on, they would probably vomit from how revolting you would look. Sure, they would probably think that Rachel was a hot piece of ass but you on the other hand would probably want to make people scratch their eyes out, causing them to go blind for the rest of their life and they wouldn't mind if it meant they never had to see your ass again. Finn, regardless of the joking something is wrong with Rachel." Santana said. "It's going to have to be up to us to figure out what's bothering her. I mean, I've never seen her so…revealing before. She's never worn anything like that, except when she did the whole Britney Spears phase and I told her she looked like she was the dream girl of a perverted Japanese business man."
"You're right, Santana." Finn admitted. "I'm worried. I wonder if something is wrong. Hey, Puck you saw Rachel when she came home from rehearsal. Was she okay?" Puck looked to Santana, Kurt and Finn, nodding his head quickly.
"Yeah, she was great." Puck lied. "She said she enjoyed her rehearsal."
"So I don't get it." Kurt sighed. "What could be up with Rachel? Are we going to have to get into her mind or something?"
"I don't know, but it looks like we're going to have to." Finn answered back. "I don't know what I'm going to do with Rachel if she doesn't act like herself soon." Finn left the kitchen to get ready for school as Santana and Kurt followed Finn's lead. Puck sat at the table, thinking about what Rachel made him promise the other day. He didn't want to break Rachel's trust, but if he didn't then she could have spiraled out of control—something Puck didn't want.
Finn walked towards the choir room that afternoon to get ready to teach another lesson, but as he continued to head towards the choir room, he had to wonder if there was something seriously troubling Rachel. She was acting like a different person, and it was scaring him. Finn spotted Rachel on his way to the choir room—and he started to panic when he saw Rachel lighting up a cigarette!
"Rachel Barbra Hudson!" Finn scolded as he made his way over to her, grabbing the cigarette that was in her hand and throwing it to the ground. "What the hell do you think you're doing?! You don't smoke and you're not going to start!"
"Gee, I didn't realize you were the hall monitor." Rachel smirked. "And apparently you don't know that I have more."
"Rachel, give them to me. Now." Finn ordered, holding his hand out. "Give them to me." Rachel rolled her eyes, handing Finn the pack of cigarettes while rolling her eyes. "Rachel, what is going on with you?"
"I don't have to answer to you." Rachel walked past Finn, making her way down the hall.
"Rachel, Glee Club is this way!" Finn pointed in the opposite direction.
"I'll go when I feel like going." Rachel called over her shoulder, getting out of Finn's sight. Finn felt his hands curl up into a fist, shaking his head in anger. He needed to figure out what was going on with Rachel—and it had to be quick or else he would lose his patience with her.
Finn entered the Glee room, spotting the members of Finn Harmonic already in their seats, well everyone but Rachel that was. Finn took one of the markers that was on the railing of the dry erase board, writing a few things as Santana raised her hand.
"Santana, you don't have to raise your hand." Finn explained. "You can just talk."
"I know, I was just wondering if you spoke to Rachel. I saw you both in the hallway." Santana asked.
"Oh…I spoke to her all right." Finn muttered, writing something on the board. As Finn continued to write, he saw Rachel enter the room, holding up two peace signs.
"What up, bitches!" Rachel shouted, causing Finn to drop his marker and stare at Rachel in surprise. Everyone in Finn Harmonic silenced themselves, simply gaping at the once chipper Rachel, seeing she was acting differently.
"All right, who replaced Rachel Berry with Miley Cyrus?" Simone asked, looking over to Vicky and Melissa.
"I'm not Miley Cyrus, okay?" Rachel shot a glare to Simone. "I don't do the tongue thing, unless you want me to." Rachel stuck her tongue out, mimicking the former Disney star as she looked to see Finn was standing in front of her, his expression completely stern.
"Can you please put your tongue back in your mouth?" Finn rubbed his temples, taking a seat next to Puck and Kurt. "All right, so before we start discussing Regionals, is there anyone that would like to sing what they have on their minds, maybe something inspiring, something encouraging and something that's not about drugs, alcohol or sex for Rachel's sake over there?" Rachel got up from her seat, making her way to the front of the choir room as she snapped her fingers. Vicky, Celina and Melissa came down from the chairs to the front of the room as Rachel smirked at Finn.
"I have a song." Rachel said. "A lot of you don't understand why I'm acting the way I'm acting. Well the answer is…mind your business. It's time for this goody-goody girl to kick some ass and have some fun her way, am I right! Of course I'm right. And what's a better way to make sure that I inspire you trolls than with a song that's empowering and that perfectly justifies my behavior."
"There is no song that justifies your behavior, Rachel." Finn sighed.
"Oh yes there is." Rachel pointed to the band and as the band started to play the music, Rachel pranced around the room, not caring if her new behavior was offending anyone—Finn included.
{Rachel walks around the room as Finn looks shocked, Santana looks amused, Kurt looks disturbed and Puck looks worried}
[Rachel]
You say that I'm messing with your head
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
All cause I was making out with your friend
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Love hurts whether it's right or wrong
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I can't stop, cause I'm having too much fun
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You're on your knees, begging please "stay with me"
But honestly, I need to be a little crazy
[Rachel with Finn Harmonic Girls]
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
I'm thinking, what the hell
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
If you love me, if you hate me
You can't save me, baby, baby
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
What the hell
What, what, what, what the hell
[Rachel with Finn Harmonic Girls]
So what if I go out on a million dates
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
You never call or listen to me anyway
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd rather rage than sit around and wait all day
(Finn Harmonic Girls: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't get me wrong, I just need some time to play
Yeah
[Rachel]
You're on your knees, begging please "stay with me"
But honestly, I just need to be a little crazy, crazy
[Rachel with Finn Harmonic Girls]
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
I'm thinking, what the hell
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
If you love me, if you hate me
You can't save me, baby, baby
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
I'm thinking what the hell
[Rachel]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Whoa, oh
Whoa, oh
You say that I'm messing with your head
Boy, I like messing in your bed
Yeah, I am messing with your head
When I'm messing with you in bed
[Rachel with Finn Harmonic Girls]
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
I'm thinking, what the hell
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
I'm thinking, what the hell
All I want is to mess around
And I don't really care about
If you love me, if you hate me
You can't save me, baby, baby
All my life I've been good but now
Ooooooooh
I'm thinking what the hell
[Rachel]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
The members of Finn Harmonic clapped politely, but Finn continued to study Rachel as if he was trying to read her. This wasn't his Rachel. This was some stranger that was in his Rachel's body. Finn didn't know quite what was going on yet, but he was going to get to the bottom of it if it was the last thing he did. Rachel walked out of the classroom, Finn looking startled that Rachel just decided to leave on her own. Finn got up from the chair, making his way to the exit until Puck got up and put a hand on Finn's shoulder.
"Finn, maybe I should go talk to her." Puck offered. "I mean you have a class here to teach and I don't want Rachel's behavior to hinder their learning." Finn considered Puck's words, relenting slightly.
"All right, go talk to her but I will talk to her later." Finn pointed a finger to his best friend. "Don't think I won't." Puck nodded his head, leaving the room as he spotted Rachel heading down towards the exit of the school.
"Rachel!" Puck yelled, jogging after her. Rachel stopped, staring at Puck with interest. She had to wonder what he wanted. "Rachel, what the hell was that in Glee Club just now?"
"What are you talking about?" Rachel asked.
"What happened in there is not like you." Puck pointed towards Finn's classroom. "You're all into reindeer sweaters and pleasing Finn. Now you're someone that we don't even know anymore. Look, this doesn't have to do with what Paolo did to you, does it? Because if it is then I really think that you should tell Finn."
"Why don't you do yourself a favor and mind your business, Puckerman?" Rachel seethed. "This is the new me."
"All right, listen to me," Puck softly put his hands on Rachel's shoulders, looking into her eyes. "You're scaring everyone here and I think you're even ticking Finn off. You need to come down to reality and let him know what's going on."
"No." Rachel shook her head. "This is the only way that I can stay in Funny Girl. If I degrade myself and pretend I don't care about myself then Paolo will surely leave me alone."
"Do you really believe that, Rachel?" Puck softly wondered. "Do you really believe that if you degrade yourself that you'll feel better and that Paolo will leave you alone? Look, just put on your old clothes and act like yourself."
"No." Rachel got out of Puck's grasp, heading down the hall. "This is who I am now. And I'm not going to change who I am for you, for Kurt, for Santana, not even for Finn. If he doesn't like me now then he could just go." Rachel walked down the hall as Puck let out a tired sigh. Puck didn't know what to say. Puck turned around and spotted Finn standing behind him, tapping his foot and raising his eyebrow.
"Do you want to explain to me what's going on here?" Finn wondered. "Why is Rachel acting like that?"
"I don't know dude." Puck tried to argue, but the more he tried the more tired he felt of lying to Finn. "I'm going to go. I have somewhere I have to be." And with that Puck left, leaving Finn standing in the hallway on his own. He wasn't sure what was going on here, but he felt like he was losing Rachel—which was one fo his worst fears.
Puck entered the tattoo parlor the next afternoon, looking around as if he was looking for someone. Puck's eyes wandered over to the register, spotting Stacy ringing someone up for their tattoo. If there was anyone he needed to talk to right now, it was Stacy. Puck made his way past everyone, going to the register in order to speak to his friend.
"Hey Stacy." Puck sat on the counter, seeing she was looking at him with interest.
"Puckerman, off the counter." Stacy pointed. Puck got off the counter, folding his hands together. "All right Puck, what do you want? I'm a little busy today."
"I just came to say hello, is there something so wrong with that Stacy?" Puck raised an eyebrow to her. "I mean, you are my favorite tattoo artist in New York." Stacy looked up towards the door, spotting her mother coming in. Her eyes shifted to Puck once again, everything beginning to fall into place.
"All right, I see what's going on here." Stacy crossed her arms. "Look, I know you're only here because you wanted to get a glimpse of my mother." Puck turned his head towards the woman walking over to one of the tattoo artists, his eyes widening with interest.
"That's your mom?!" Puck wasn't convinced. "She's totally hot still!"
"Yeah and just…if you're even remotely thinking it you can't date my mother." Stacy pointed a digit to him. "Although she is a cougar and might find you tantalizing with your odd…Mohawk."
"Oh come on Stacy, you don't think your mother can handle going on the 'Puckerman Express'?" Puck smirked.
"Oh, I'm pretty sure she could." Stacy answered. "But there is the small detail that Finn told me you had a girlfriend who Finn recalls is the 'most beautiful girl in the world'."
"You're talking about Quinn Fabray?" Puck asked. "Look, I love Quinn but I don't want to put any labels on anything of what we are. I mean I'm in New York and Quinn is all the way in Connecticut."
"Which is a train ride away." Stacy smirked. "It's close enough that she can come and kick your ass when she finds out you're unfaithful."
"I'm not going to be unfaithful to Quinn." Puck assured Stacy. "I mean, sure your mom is hot and all that but Quinn is…Quinn."
"Good because I don't want you screwing up something that seems to make you happy with the thought of my mother over there." Stacy noticed her mother coming up towards the counter as both she and Puck exchanged a glance. "Speaking of my mother here she is now."
"Stacy Elena Katrina Jones!" Stacy's mother smiled at Stacy.
"Mom, I'm at work. Do you really need to announce my name in front of everyone? I mean I don't call you Elona Maria Santiago Jones." Stacy rolled her eyes. "Besides, I thought you were at the tanning salon until five."
"Well I was but I decided that I was going to see my beautiful little girl at her first job." Elona clapped her hands with pride, earning a smirk from Puck. "Although I was expecting you to hone your talents somewhere else. Maybe if you wanted to be Ms. Columbia like I was."
"I was born in Ohio, not Columbia." Stacy reminded her. "Besides, I don't want to be an airhead Barbie doll, waving to the crowd every ten seconds and pretending I'm stupid. I like being a tattoo artist. It allows me to have my own freedom and creativity."
"I'm sure it does." Elona sounded uninterested before her eyes shifted over to Puck. She suddenly turned attentive, giving her best flirt face towards him. "Why hello there…I seem to remember someone looking like you when Stacy was in middle school."
"Yeah, mom this is Noah Puckerman." Stacy said. "He was in my class in eighth grade along with Finn Hudson."
"Finn Hudson? That boy you used to have the biggest crush on!" Elona announced to the entire tattoo parlor. "Is he in New York too and if so can he date my daughter? She's so lonely!"
"Mom!" Stacy shrieked. "Can you stop setting me up with people? Besides, Finn's married."
"Finn's married?!" Elona looked surprised. "Who would marry him at 19? He's so young?"
"Let's try his fiancée that he never knew existed until High School," Stacy bitterly mentioned, thinking about Rachel. "Anyway, I have work to do. Mom, stop embarrassing me and Puck…don't try anything funny." Stacy left from behind the counter to take care of a customer as Elona gave Puck a piece of paper.
"You know Noah, I was Ms. Columbia for seven years in a row…" Elona seductively spoke as Puck continued to stare at her. "This could be your one chance to…you know, get a taste of the finer life. There's my card. Call me when you're interested." Elona walked out of the tattoo parlor as Puck began thinking thoughts. He looked down at the card, smirking as he stared over at Stacy. Puck figured he was never going to get another chance at a Ms. Columbia model—and Stacy's mom was pretty smoking. Besides, Quinn wasn't coming to New York for another couple of weeks so Quinn would never know. It looked like things were looking up for the Puckinator…
{Puck stares over at Stacy then back down at the card Stacy's mother gave him}
[Puck]
Stacy's mom has got it going on
Stacy's mom has got it going on
Stacy's mom has got it going on
Stacy's mom has got it going on
Stacy, can I come over after school (after school)
We can hang around by the pool (hang by the pool)
Did your mom get back from her business trip (business trip)
Is she there or is she trying to give me the slip (give me the slip)
Well I'm not the little boy that I used to be
I'm all grown up now baby can't you see
{Puck jumps on the tables and he points at Stacy as Stacy looks confused}
Stacy's mom has got it going on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy can't you see, you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Stacy's mom
Stacy's mom has got it going on
Stacy's mom has got it going on
{Puck jumps down from the table and he makes his way out of the parlor as Stacy shakes her head and rolling her eyes. Next scene shows Puck walking down the NYADA hallways with a smirk}
Stacy, do you remember when I mowed your lawn (mowed your lawn)
Your mom came out with just a towel on (towel on)
I could tell she likes it from the way she stared (way she stared)
And the way she said, "you missed a spot over there" (spot over there)
And I know that you think it's just a fantasy
But since your dad walked out your mom could use a guy like me
{Puck enters the choir room and everyone sits there including Rachel who's sitting in the back with her arms crossed. Everyone looks interested in Puck's performance except for Rachel as she rolls her eyes and Rachel's behavior is being evaluated by Finn}
Stacy's mom has got it going on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy can't you see, you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Stacy's mom
{Puck grabs a guitar and starts shredding as the others start clapping their hands, getting up to join Puck. Rachel looks un-amused and doesn't join it as she just sits there and shakes her head towards him. Everyone minus Rachel sings backup to Puck and Rachel looks through her phone without saying a word}
[Finn Harmonic](Puck)
Stacy's mom has got it going on (she's got it going on)
She's all I want and I've waited for so long (I'm waiting)
Stacy can't you see you're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong (I know it might be wrong, but I'm in love with)
Stacy's mom, whoa, whoa (I'm in love with)
Stacy's mom, whoa, whoa (I'm in love with
Stacy can't you see you're just not the girl for me
[Puck]
I know it might be wrong but
I'm in love with Stacy's mom
"BORING!" Rachel shouted from the back of the classroom, causing the excitement to die down. Puck put down the guitar, giving Rachel a frazzled look as she continued to look away from him. "That was the dumbest performance I have ever heard in my entire life. Go get some talent!"
"Oh look, the bitch is back." Simone muttered underneath her breath as the other female members of Finn Harmonic stared at Rachel in confusion.
"Rachel!" Kurt sounded surprised, staring at his friend. "That was really rude."
"Not to mention really mean." Santana added. "I mean I hate Puck's guts but you don't see me bashing his singing. Besides, it was actually quite nice—you know for a song about sleeping with a cougar."
"If he wants to have sex with an old hag then let him!" Rachel shouted. "He doesn't have to sing to the world that he's going to do it! I mean come on now! Go to the cougar Puckerman. Go give her your tiny package and see if she cares!"
"All right! ENOUGH!" Finn blew up causing everyone to stare at Finn in astonishment. They never heard Finn yell at Rachel before, let alone in public. Santana and Kurt had to admit that they were equally shocked at Finn's outburst, then again, it was justified due to the fact Rachel was acting out big time. "Rachel, I don't know what the hell is going on with you, but this ends now! Your behavior is pissing me off and to be honest, I'm getting really sick of trying to figure out what's wrong with you! So why don't you go ahead and tell everyone what's going on!"
"Finn." Puck softly said when he noticed Rachel's face softening as if she was about to cry.
"No Puck, because surely Rachel has a reason that she's acting this way!" Finn kept his eyes on Rachel. "So go ahead Rachel! Tell everyone what's going on! We all want to hear it! Go ahead Rachel! We're all waiting!"
"Finn maybe she doesn't want to share what's going on with the whole class!" Puck shouted.
"AND WHY NOT?!" Finn yelled towards Puck, letting his anger get to him. "We're not going to leave here until Rachel can explain to everyone what's going on!"
"Finn…" Santana noticed Rachel breaking out into a fit of hysterical crying, getting up from the chair and shoving Finn as she ran past them. Everyone continued to look towards the door as Finn felt his anger slowly disappear. "Finn what if something really is bothering her?" Santana seemed worried. "I mean, she never acts like that…and it's beginning to scare me."
"It's scaring all of us." Kurt admitted. "She's acting like she doesn't even care about herself or anyone else around her. She's been acting so odd ever since her rehearsal for Funny Girl. What if something happened then?"
"No, she would have told me if there was something going on." Finn told them. "She always tells me everything."
"Finn, you don't know what's going on with her." Puck said.
"Oh and let me guess, you do?" Finn rolled his eyes. However, when Finn studied Puck's reluctant face expression his face turned serious, crossing his arms and furrowing his eyebrows. "Puck, what happened to Rachel? Tell me now."
"Finn." Puck tried to mutter, but Finn found himself getting angry again.
"PUCK!"
"All right, all right she was touched up by her co-star! Happy, Finn?!" Puck shouted. Finn's anger evaporated as he stared at Puck in disbelief. Did he just hear that Rachel was touched by someone who wasn't him—without her permission?! Finn shook his head, still in disbelief.
"Puck, please tell me you're lying." Finn said barely above a whisper. "Tell me that her co-star never really touched her and she's not acting this way because she feels like she's worthless. Please tell me that what you just said was a lie!" Finn found his voice cracking as Puck shook his head slowly.
"Finn, I want to lie…but I can't. Not right now." Puck sighed. "It's true. When she came home from her rehearsal, she started crying and she looked so lost. She said that he was trying to feel up her leg and then he forced a kiss on her. She looked so revolted when she told the story and I could sense it Finn, I could see that she was terrified. She didn't want you to know because she was afraid that you were going to ruin her chances on being at Funny Girl for beating his ass. Finn, you have to understand this never happened to her before so she's feeling a little lost right now." As soon as Puck finished talking, Simone charged out of the classroom, causing everyone to stare in confusion. Where was Simone going, and why did she decide to leave right when Puck was talking?
Simone entered the auditorium, spotting Rachel as she sobbed into her sleeve. Simone felt her heart break a bit as she spotted Rachel just sitting there and crying. Simone didn't understand, she was supposed to hate Rachel. Rachel was supposed to be her enemy because she was someone that was prettier, was smarter, had the guy she wanted. But deep down inside, despite Rachel being her enemy, Simone knew that no one deserved to be sexually assaulted, especially at work nonetheless. Simone slowly made her way towards the stage as Rachel continued to cry, just observing Rachel with hopes that Rachel would stop sobbing on her own enough to realize that Simone was in the room. She didn't stop.
"Rachel." Simone spoke, causing Rachel to look up and wipe some of her tears.
"I don't have time for any of your shrewd remarks or criticism right now!" Rachel yelled, the tears still falling from her face.
"I'm not here to do any of that stuff." Simone assured her. Rachel continued to look at Simone, showing that she let up her crying for the moment. "Tell me that it isn't true. Tell me that Puck is telling a gigantic lie and that your male co-star didn't touch you. Rachel, you have to be honest with me!"
"So what if it's true! Why do you even care, Simone?! Apparently what I'm going through you has no effect on you!" Rachel screamed.
"Because these things aren't supposed to happen to you!" Simone shouted back, causing Rachel to look taken aback. "Rachel, what happened to you no one deserves. I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy. It was that Paolo San Pablo jerk was it?"
"What…" Rachel started to say but Simone put her hand up.
"I know it was him. He was always weird." Simone said. "Want to know something? When I was a senior in High School, I was cast as a background person in one of Paolo's shows. Let's just say that you weren't the first person that this happened to. It…it also happened to me." Rachel continued to stare at Simone, noticing that she was wiping the tears off her face. "When I tried to tell everyone about it, he said that I was making up lies and had me fired from the show. Let me guess, he did the same thing to you too, saying that he could get you fired because everyone believed a Broadway veteran." Rachel nodded her head slowly as Simone sat down next to Rachel on the auditorium stage. "You don't deserve that you know…what he did. You're a good person, Rachel and no one deserves that. I think you need to explain to Finn why you were acting the way you were acting. He might not entirely understand…but he still loves you, and he's always going to love you." Rachel stared at Simone with almost no words coming to her mind. She couldn't believe Simone out of all people was giving her sound advice.
"Why are you doing this?" Rachel silently wondered. "Don't you hate me?" Simone thought about Rachel's question for a moment, giving Rachel a softened expression.
"I hate people who touch you and make you feel uncomfortable much more." Simone admitted. Rachel wiped a few of her tears, but she felt them coming to her eyes again as Simone wrapped her arms around Rachel's shoulders. Rachel cried into Simone's lap as Simone held Rachel there without either of them saying a word.
Puck wasn't sure what he was doing, but all he knew was that he found himself in front of Stacy's apartment with the card that Elona had given him. Puck was toying with the idea of seeing Elona, especially after he tried so hard to get together with Quinn. While on the bus, Puck contemplated to himself if he really was in love with Quinn. Sure, he loved her and he was always going to be there for her, but not being with Quinn while she was in Connecticut really made Puck wonder if Quinn was "the one". Besides, he wasn't going to be like Finn and settle down before having fun. Puck was going to have all the fun he possibly could now. Puck knocked on the door, clearing is throat as he felt the nerves go through his body. Puck was here already, meaning he couldn't back out even if he wanted to. Puck saw the door opening and took a step back when he realized it was Elona…wearing lingerie.
"Elona." Puck simply stated, eyeing her up and down. "You look…"
"Sexy?" Elona smirked, knowing that she was slowly getting to Puck's hormones. "I know I am. It's a little chilly out there, Noah…why don't you come inside and let me warm you up…" Elona winked, seductively walking away as Puck's mouth started to hang open. All Puck could think about in that moment was how intriguing Elona was. Puck couldn't help it but he was going back to old habits. A cougar was interested in him—and Puck couldn't say no to her requests.
However, although Puck agreed to it, right afterwards he deeply regretted it, feeling guilt and remorse as he left Elona's apartment about three hours later. As Puck left the apartment building, he heard his cellphone ring, going in his pocket to see who was calling. It was none other than Quinn. After a few moments of considering, Puck ignored the call, looking at himself in a store window and realizing just what a creep he really was—sleeping with an older mom (of his middle school friend nonetheless) while in a relationship with a girl that he now knew he was in love with.
{Puck continues to observe himself in the store window, his face twisting into guilt as she looks down at his phone to see Quinn's picture}
[Puck]
When you were here before
I couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
{Scene shows Rachel in the loft as she looks in the bathroom mirror, slowly wiping off the makeup as she looks depressed}
[Rachel]
Oh you float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so very special
[Rachel and Puck]
But I'm a creep
[Rachel]
I'm a creep
[Puck]
I'm a weirdo
[Rachel]
I'm a weirdo
[Puck]
What the hell am I doing here
[Rachel]
What the hell am I doing here
[Rachel and Puck]
I don't belong here
{Rachel walks into the bedroom and she opens her closet door and sees all of her old clothes and takes one of her reindeer sweaters in her hands}
[Rachel]
Oh, I don't care if it hurts
I wanna have control
And I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
{Scene shows Puck walking down the streets of New York and his phone rings again as he sees Quinn is calling him again}
[Puck and Rachel]
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so very special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here
I don't belong here
Oh
{Scene shows Rachel at the loft putting on her reindeer sweater and her jogging pants and her tying her hair up into a ponytail, not noticing that Finn's standing by the door and he looks worried about her}
(Puck: She's) (Rachel: He's) running out the door
(Puck: She's) (Rachel: He's) running out
(Puck: She's) (Rachel: He's) run, run, run,
Run, run
{Scene shows Puck opening the door to the loft and looking around to see the living room is empty as he walks over to his room and sees a picture of him and Quinn on the nightstand. Scene splits with Rachel looking at the closet as she throws away her revealing clothing}
[Rachel]
Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
[Rachel and Puck]
You're so very special
I wish I was special
{Finn walks over closer to Rachel and Rachel feels Finn standing behind her as she begins to break down in tears}
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here
I don't belong here
Hmm…I don't belong here
Rachel couldn't hold in her emotions for much longer. She turned around and went into Finn's arms as she starts sobbing uncontrollably, with Finn rubbing her back soothingly and holding her tightly. He should have known that something was wrong; he just chose to ignore it in case it was a phase that Rachel was going through. Finn led Rachel over to the bed as they both sat down, with Rachel still crying in Finn's arms.
"I'm sorry…" Rachel choked out as she continued to cry.
"It's okay, love." Finn whispered, pressing a kiss into her hair. "It's okay…I'm right here. No one's going to hurt you. I'm right here." Finn continued whispering how he was there for Rachel as she continued sobbing into his arms. Finn felt Rachel's crying subsiding as he let out a heavy sigh. "Rachel, I need a name. Who did this to you?" Rachel looked up at Finn, shaking her head as she sighed.
"You can't do anything about it Finn." Rachel felt her voice break. "I'll get fired…"
"Rachel, your safety is on the line." Finn's voice was firm yet soft. "I know you love Funny Girl and I know that you just want to perform but Rachel, you have to understand that he's a messed up person, love. And what he did to you…he's not going to stop. It's going to get worse."
"Simone said that he's never been caught." Rachel tearfully said. "She said she was in one of his productions too and he did something similar to her and they fired her because he was a Broadway veteran. They don't know what he's really like behind closed doors." Finn understood Rachel's hesitation as he rubbed her back soothingly. "Finn, I don't know what I'm going to do."
"I'll tell you what we're going to do." Finn used his finger and put it under Rachel's chin to get her to look at him. "Right now we're just going to take care of you, okay? You're a rock to everyone in this house but even rock's need support. The least I could do is repay the favor. I'm sorry about what happened at your rehearsal, okay. I really am."
"I told him I loved you and that I would never do anything to jeopardize our relationship…or our marriage." Rachel began wiping the tears from her face.
"I know, love. I know you wouldn't." Finn assured her, pressing a kiss into her hair. "I know you would never do something like that. Remember, no matter what any Broadway veteran says…I'm going to believe you. You're my wife and I have to stick by you because I know the kind of person you are."
"And what kind of person am I?" Rachel felt her voice break as tears fell down her face. "A girl who feels like a creep because some guy kissed her that wasn't her husband?" Finn held Rachel closer to him again, gazing into her eyes.
"You're incredible, you're sexy, you're an inspiration, and you're the love of my life." Finn gave Rachel a small smile. "I'm sorry I blew up at you during Glee rehearsals today. I shouldn't have done that, I should have seen the signs and talked about it with you in private. It's just I was worried about you…and to be honest I had a feeling there was something wrong. I just didn't want to believe it."
"Finn, don't blame yourself because you didn't catch what was wrong." Rachel wiped her tears, looking into his eyes. "I should have told you right away. And please don't be mad at Puck. I was the one who made him promise not to tell even though he wanted to tell you."
"I know." Finn smiled as he nodded his head.
"Hey, Finn?" Rachel muttered.
"Yes, Rachel?"
"Did you really mean everything you just said about me?" Rachel asked. "You know the whole inspiration, sexy, incredible thing?"
"I meant every word." Finn didn't have to think about his answer.
"I'm really sorry again for making everyone so uncomfortable this week." Rachel said.
"You don't have to apologize." Finn assured her. "Everyone knows that what happened this week wasn't the real you and that you were just upset. No one in Glee Club is mad at you." Rachel hugged Finn tightly with Finn reciprocating the hug and for the first time in a while, Rachel let out a real smile.
After Finn was able to get Rachel to fall to sleep, he went into the living room and spotted Santana, Kurt and Puck in the living room—and Santana was currently giving Puck and earful. Finn had to wonder what it was about that had Santana going insane.
"You don't cheat on a member of the Unholy Trinity!" Santana screamed. "You're so stupid, but apparently you knew that! If I had the power to make sure you could never have sex again, I would so use it right now!"
"Whoa, whoa! Santana!" Finn walked over to Santana as he made a movement for her to keep her voice down. "I just got Rachel to get some sleep. What the hell is going on here?"
"Puck, why don't you explain to your friend that you slept with your middle school friends' mother…while dating Quinn?" Santana hit Puck in the back of the head, causing Puck to glare at her.
"Puck, is this true?" Finn crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow towards Puck.
"Yeah, it's true and you don't think I don't feel bad about it?" Puck stood up from the chair, looking at Finn. "I feel terrible about it. I didn't realize how creepy it was until after the fact. Oh man, Quinn is so going to break up with me when she hears what I did."
"Look, as much as I would like to help you right now there's something we have to talk about." Finn said. "It's about Rachel."
"Did Rachel finally quit being bat crap crazy?" Kurt wondered sitting in his chair while staring at his brother. "I mean I understand why she did it but it was scaring everyone, including me."
"Yeah, she finally quit it." Finn sighed, sitting down next to Kurt. "Puck, I need you to tell me who was the one that did this to Rachel. She won't tell me a name."
"Do you even read the playbills from Broadway shows, Finn?" Kurt pulled out the playbill for Funny Girl, handing it over to him. "Paolo San Pablo is playing none other than Nick Arnstein and if I'm guessing correctly, that must be the co-star Rachel was talking about. They have more stage time than anyone else in the show."
"This is perfect." Finn got up from the chair, putting the playbill in his pocket. "Kurt, Puck, Santana, I need two things from you guys. One, I need someone to call Simone and two…we're going to the theatre to pay a little visit to someone."
Paolo exited the theatre late that night after a day of rehearsal. He had to admit that it was odd not rehearsing with Rachel there, but once Rachel returned he knew he was going to have a lot of fun with her. As Paolo made his way down the street, he heard some footsteps behind him. Usually he wouldn't think much about it but of course it was almost eleven in the evening. It wasn't a weekend so there weren't as many people walking down the street at this hour. Paolo turned around, but he didn't see anyone there. Paolo figured he was imagining things so he began to go on his way. However, as he turned around he noticed he was face to face with Finn—and Finn didn't look too happy to see him.
"What do you want?!" Paolo felt frightened by Finn's presence, worrying that Finn was there to rob him. "Here, take my money, my credit cards, my iPhone, anything…"
"Shut up." Finn snarled, still staring at Paolo. "I don't want your stuff."
"You don't?" Paolo seemed wary. "Then what do you want from me?" Finn took out his phone, looking for a picture before putting his phone in Paolo's face.
"Do you recognize this woman?" Finn pointed towards the phone. Paolo looked closely at the photo, realizing that it was a photo from Finn and Rachel's wedding. The picture showed Finn and Rachel staring into each other's eyes in the gymnasium, Rachel looking like the most special girl in the entire world.
"Yeah, that's Rachel Berry." Paolo smirked. "Why? Are you some type of stalker or something?"
"No." Finn shook his head before he grabbed Paolo and pinned him against the wall. "Let's try…her husband." Finn kneed Paolo in the shins, causing the Broadway veteran to fall to the floor. Finn continued to gaze at Paolo, noticing that Santana, Kurt, Puck and Simone were now standing behind him. "Let's play another game…do you recognize her?" Finn pointed to Simone as Simone glared over at Paolo. Paolo observed Simone and he instantly recognized her—but he wasn't going to admit it to Finn.
"I don't know…" Paolo lied, hoping Finn would leave him alone.
"I think you're lying." Finn growled. "Let me tell you how this works. You're not going to say anything about what happened here. Not a single sound, you're going to leave Rachel alone. If you don't leave her alone I will come back and this time I'll bring more than my friends."
"You wouldn't…" Paolo smirked.
"Oh, he would." Santana crossed her arms, furrowing her eyebrows at him. "And trust me; Finn knows how to get what he wants."
"I could easily get your wife fired, did you ever think of that?" Paolo stared over at Finn. Finn leaned closer to Paolo, his face contorting in anger.
"Let me make it perfectly clear, if you do anything to get my wife fired, I will come back here and I will kill you. She's on her way to the top, and no perverted 40-year old virgin is going to prevent her from getting there." Finn got close to Paolo's face and Paolo could no longer hide it, he was scared of Finn. "Stay away from my wife you son of a bitch." Finn kicked Paolo once more, getting up from the ground and walked away from him. Santana, Kurt, Simone and Puck followed Finn down the streets of New York, leaving Paolo to sit there and looked frightened. He wasn't expecting Rachel's husband to come and beat the crap out of him. Paolo knew there was one thing that he could do in order to make both Finn and Rachel go away—make Rachel's firing from Funny Girl look like an accident.
{Scene changes to the next afternoon as Finn sits in the auditorium and the members of Finn Harmonic minus Rachel and Finn perform a musical number. A swing set, a merry go-round and a slide are on the stage as they all have fun.}
[Vicky] (with Finn Harmonic)
I believe when the walls stop turning
I believe when the storm is through
I believe that I can hear them say,
"David wont' you stop writing songs"
I never want to shake their hands and stay
I never want to shake their hands and stay
(Oh, no let's go)
[Brody] (with Finn Harmonic)
(We are young)
(We are one)
Let us shine for what it's worth
[Puck with Dustin and Finn Harmonic]
To your place, place, place
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way somehow
Hold me close, close, close
We're losing time, time, time
We're losing time, time, time
We're falling to the ground
[Kurt]
Oooooh, I believe when the sky is burning
[Brody]
I believe when I see the view
[Dustin]
I believe I can hear them say
[Celina]
"David won't you stop dreaming now"
[Puck]
And everybody clap your hands and shout
[Santana]
And everybody clap your hands and shout
[Puck and Santana with Finn Harmonic]
Oh no, they shout
[Kurt (and Melissa) with Finn Harmonic]
We are young
We are one
(Let us shine for what it's worth)
[Puck with Dustin and Finn Harmonic]
(Finn Harmonic: To your place) To your place, place, place
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way somehow
Hold me close, close, close
We're losing time, time, time
We're losing time, time, time
We're falling to the ground
[Brody with Finn Harmonic]
We are young
We are one
Let us shine for what it's worth
{Simone sees Rachel entering the auditorium and Simone gets off the stage. Finn looks to see where Simone is running and Simone smiles and holds out her hand for Rachel to take. Rachel smiles and takes Simone's hand as Simone leads Rachel on the stage with Finn smiling at the both of them}
[Brody with Kurt and Finn Harmonic]
To your place, place, place
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way!
[Puck and Simone with Finn Harmonic]
Hold me close, we're losing time
Hold me close, we're falling to the ground
{Finn Harmonic get on the merry go-round and they spin around as Finn smiles at them having fun. He smiles at Rachel and Rachel winks at him as Finn chuckles. Puck feels his phone vibrating again and he looks over at Santana who doesn't smile at him as Puck continues to feel guilty}
[Dustin]
Taxi driver, sun is rising
[Brody]
Damn the sirens, keep on driving
[Kurt]
Flashing night, oh what a night
[Puck]
I miss her bed, I lost my head
[Brody, Celina and Santana with Finn Harmonic]
And it's sunning, we're still running
From her rooftop, our last stop
Barefoot naked, don't you let me go (Finn Harmonic: Go, go, go)
[Puck with Dustin and Finn Harmonic]
(Finn Harmonic: To your place) To your place, place, place
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way somehow
Hold me close, close, close
We're losing time, time, time
We're losing time, time, time
We're falling to the ground
[Brody with Finn Harmonic]
We are young
We are one
Let us shine for what it's worth
[Brody with Kurt and Finn Harmonic]
To your place, place, place
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way, way, way
We're on our way!
[Finn Harmonic] (Simone)
Ooooooooh! (This night will never end, this night will never end)
Ooooooooh! (this night will never end)
This night will never end
[Rachel]
Hold me close, we're losing time
Hold me close, we're falling to the ground
{Scene ends as everyone surrounds Rachel for a group hug and Rachel smiles at them}
GUEST STARRING
Ariana Grande as Simone Barberrie
Nina Dobrev as Stacy Jones
Sofia Vergara as Elona Jones
Victoria Justice as Vicky Martinez
Jesse McCartney as Dustin Shafer
Cassadee Pope as Celina Jones
Olesya Rulin as Melissa Stewart
Dean Geyer as Brody Weston
Ioan Gruffudd as Paolo San Pablo
SONG(S):
What The Hell (Originally by Avril Lavigne): Performed by Rachel Berry with Finn Harmonic Girls
Stacy's Mom (Originally by Fountains of Wayne): Performed by Noah "Puck" Puckerman with Finn Harmonic
Creep (Originally by Radiohead): Performed by Noah "Puck" Puckerman and Rachel Berry
On Our Way (Originally by The Royal Concept): Performed by Finn Harmonic