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lying on her back with Mr. Macho right in her face. He wasn’t happy.
    "Ummm....sorry?" Puck asked. Her eyes were wide and hesitant, her mouth slightly open. Potter was thrilled that Puck was feeling good enough to sucker punch him, but he tried hard not to let it show.  He kept his mock frown on his face for another minute, but the close proximity to Puck was starting to take its toll on Potter. He stared at her mouth before dragging his gaze to her eyes. Something about that look in them made him feel powerful, like a god. He, Potter, a mere mortal had put fear into Puck’s eyes. He liked that quite a bit.
    "Sorry?" he repeated softly. God, he must sound stupid, but he couldn’t get his mind off of her lips. They looked so soft that he dreamed of kissing her. He smiled slightly as he thought of what her reaction might be. She would decapitate him certainly. The question was... would a kiss be worth it?
    "Yeah...um sorry, blame it on the concussion?" She asked hopefully.
    "The concussion?" He repeated again with his eyes back on her mouth. She felt him all over her body, his hands warm and firm on her arms. And my god that smell! He still smelled of surfing and ocean.
    "Yeah" she said softly, staring at his lips.  His lips weren’t bad either.  Being this close to the big hunky jerk felt almost good…
    "Yeah" he repeated, moving slightly closer. Their lips were almost touching and Puck wanted the kiss really bad, she realized. Her eyes were half lidded and she thought sluggishly that the hospital must have drugged her. Why else would she want to kiss Mr. Macho?
    The moment was shattered when Perri asked, " Isn’t that Baby in the drive way?" Baby was Potter’s ditzy, nineteen year old girlfriend.
    "I’m stupid" breathed Puck as Potter drew away in shock. It was all there in his eyes. He was shocked that he had almost kissed her. ‘Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!’ thought Puck. Potter tried to help her up, but she batted his hands away glaring at him with death in her eyes.
    "I’m fine!" she said as she straightened herself up. Perri, who had apparently missed the almost kiss, glared at Puck for being rude and parked the car.
    "Baby!" she yelled as she got out of the car. Perri stood there excitedly telling Baby all about Potter’s heroics. Of course Perri was friends with the bimbo. Potter joined them and although he was nervous at first he soon overcame it and basked in their praise.
    Puck stared at her sister. She was beautiful like always. The sun hitting her blond hair and making her look like an angel. Which Puck found funny since right now she was the devil. Had they all forgotten about her??? Where was all the concern? And why was stupid Potter getting all the attention? While they were all praising the cheating bastard dog, they had left the half dead girl by herself. Well she’d show them.
    “ I think I’m gonna sleep," she said to no one in particular. No one looked at her. So she repeated it louder.  She knew that Potter heard because he glanced her way knowingly and then turned his back on her! The nerve! He was ignoring her!
    "You should have seen him! He was so great. He really took charge! He saved my sister’s life!" went on her ex-sister.
    "Oh come on!" Puck muttered. They were being so dumb! Couldn’t they see what a rat he was?
    A small voice in her head that she dimly recognized as her conscience was saying: " You didn’t think he was a rat when he was about to kiss you." Darn conscience. Puck was sure she had killed it off years ago. Disgusted with her thoughts she stared at the three people she hated most in the world. He was oozing charm, playing the good ol’ boy card. Well dang him anyways!
    Never one to be overly dramatic or spiteful, Puck opened her door and got out clinging to the door as if she was completely weak...which wasn’t very far off from the truth. With dramatics worthy of drama club (she’d been president all four years of high school) she crumpled to the ground in a