Sweetie Pie's Bakery

Girlfriend Territory

"Hey, jew babe! Want a drink?" Puck grinned, standing as Rachel stepped into the bar

"Oh God, yes please!" she slumped down in the space he had previously occupied, and he rolled his eyes as he turned to walk away

"Hey Rach, how's things?" Santana asked. It had been a week and a half since they had been to play laser-tag, and they'd all been so busy that they had barely seen each other since.

"Busy. So busy." She pouted and Jess rubbed her back sympathetically "Rehearsals are just taking up all of my time, it's ridiculous! I've literally spent this week at the theatre, on the subway or in bed"

"Yeah she has." Brittany mumbled, exchanging a disgruntled look with Jess

"So Puckit is still on then?" Santana smirked

"What?" Jess asked as they all turned to frown at her

"You know. Like Puck and Hobbit? Plus it sounds like fuck it" she giggled, and Rachel rolled her eyes

"Anyway. So when's opening night?" Quinn smiled, ignoring the brunette, but Sam interrupted before the smallest girl could reply

"How much are tickets, can we all come?" he grinned as Puck returned, delicately placing a drink in front of Rachel

"You know my drink order." She said it as a statement as she frowned at the glass, glancing up at Puck who nodded slowly with a raised eyebrow. She frowned again before taking a sip and turning back to Sam with a smile "Of course, you all can! I get five free tickets for opening night, but if you all chip in to buy the last ticket it won't cost much at all" she smiled, nodding her thanks to Puck.

"Awesome, I can't wait" Sam smiled again, and they nodded

"Yeah it's gonna be awesome!" Brittany grinned, before looking at Santana with a pout "Our little Rachy's all grown up!" she clutched at her heart and Santana pretended to wipe away a tear before grinning

"And we're so proud!" she smiled, and Jess and Quinn exchanged a glance

"More shots!" they both shouted, and everyone cheered.

-ooOoo-

The left the bar a few hours later, pausing outside to say their goodbyes. Brittany and Jess were wrapped around each other, giggling between long flirty kisses; Sam and Puck were joking around, one of Puck's strong arms slung around Rachel's shoulders, whilst Santana and Quinn followed behind, holding hands, giggling and chatting easily.

Sam and Puck were headed in the other direction, but as they were saying their goodbyes, Rachel leaned up on her tip toes to whisper to Puck, biting at his earlobe before returning to her normal height, and Santana and Quinn grimaced

"Ew, heteros." Santana turned away to face the blonde, who giggled

"Straight people are icky" she mimicked, and Santana nodded, dropping her head onto Quinn's shoulder.

"Sorry, Sam. You're on your own; I'm going with the ladies" Puck said casually, and Sam rolled his eyes

"You're a rat bastard. Fine, see you guys later then!" he waved a hand and started to head off in the other direction. The rest of the group turned to walk down the street in the opposite direction, but before they could take three steps, a dark girl with black hair appeared in front of them.

"What the fuck is this, Puck?" she demanded, glaring at the boy before staring Rachel up and down. Santana blanched, pulling Quinn back slightly as Brittany and Jess stopped their giggling to frown at the girl

"Oh. Hi" Puck shifted uneasily and the girl raised an eyebrow. She was stood in their path, her arms folded across her chest and her jaw tensed, and Puck cleared his throat