She hadn't seen him so down ever before, and somehow she had a nagging feeling that it was more than just Glee that was on his mind. Ok so he hadn't really said much in her office that day. He missed her, sure, but that could just be as a friend. They had used to be so close, until everything got so complicated. She couldn't shake the look he'd had on his face when she told him about her dentist though, and this was why she was feeling guilty for his unhappiness. This was why she went to Figgins to fight for Glee club because she couldn't stand seeing him so unhappy. This was normal she told herself, he was her friend and she cared about him, it had nothing whatsoever to do with any other feelings she might have for him.
'I don't though' she told herself, 'I'm over him, really I am'
So that was why she was here, arguing with Figgins as she'd never argued with anyone before, out of friendship and concern, and most definitely not out of guilt that she was causing a lot of the pain she saw written all over Will's face.
Will watched from the stairs, as she stormed out of the office, angrier than she could remember feeling in a long time. How could Figgins be so unreasonable. He hadn't even listened to what she'd had to say, and she couldn't believe Sue was going to get the upper hand once again. She almost didn't hear Will shouting her name behind her as she stormed down the corridor.
"Emma, Emma, what was that about?", he had never seen her so angry.
"Its so unfair. Your kids have worked so hard for this, did you know he's already given your choir room to the mock UN?" she answered, her anger and frustration growing stronger with every word.
"A deal's a deal" Will responded dejectedly, it was clear to Emma he had already given up, and for some reason this just added to the anger she was already feeling, how could he just give up, without even putting up a fight. It was just like… No no she must not think about that, about them, it didn't matter anymore anyway because she had Carl and she was happy with him so far, and he wouldn't do what Will had done to her. She turned to walk away before she might say something she regretted.
"We lost, Emma", Will continued in the same tone, and she felt something snap inside of her.
"Because Sue cheated" she shouted, spinning around to face him "she cheated Will, and where do you think all that money's going.. it's going right into her pocket and.. just… we cant let her win this one" she was getting more and more worked up, and his lack of reaction was starting to drive her crazy.
"How can you just stand there and be so calm about this?" she accused
"How can you just give up so easily?" How could he, why did he always give up, about the kids, and about them…
"I tried Emma, okay, it..it's over", he answered, defensively. He was shocked at her outburst, he hadn't thought she had it in her.
"No" she replied lowering her voice a little "no, it's never over, I don't care what anybody says", she felt herself getting worked up again, "SOME things are worth fighting for"
"You mean like the kids?" his voice was softer now, her last words had made him realise that it wasn't just Sue, or Figgins or the Glee club that she was talking about.
"Yes of course", she was starting to realise she'd said too much, she really really didn't want him to know this was about anything other than the Glee kids.
"Anything else?", he had to ask, he wanted her to say it, to admit that what had been there before was still there between them, and that it was killing her as much as it was killing him, for them not to be together.
"No", she looked at him, and then looked down quickly, "no this is about the Glee club, This is not about us", she started to walk away, scared of where this conversation was going.
"The hell it isn't", he grabbed her arm and pulled her back until she was standing facing him. He wasn't going to let her deny it, not this time. He needed to know that she felt the same. Her eyes widened, and she looked from his eyes to his lips and back again. 'Stop', she told herself, this was definitely not going to help her get over him, even though of course she already was, just sometimes, maybe she wasn't so much.
Will's heart was pounding, but he knew what she had meant with those words, and he was going to fight for her, because she was worth it, he wanted to be with her more than anything else he had ever wanted in his life.
"I love you Emma" he said it with such emotion in his voice, her mouth opened and her eyes widened even more.
"There, I finally said it, and you love me", she was scared now, scared of how much those four little words had just affected her,
"and dentist or no, this thing isn't over between us", she barely had time to form a coherent thought, never mind speak, because he leaned in and kissed her, and despite all the time she had spent convincing herself that she was completely over Will Schuester, after a couple of seconds she was kissing him back. He felt his heart leap in his chest, he hadn't known how she would respond, but now he had all the proof he needed, she felt the same as he did, and even if she wouldn't admit it yet, he would not give her up without a fight.
Who knew what might have happened if Rachel had not interrupted at that very minute, calling him to go to the auditorium with her. He left, looking back at Emma as he went, as she stared after him, completely thrown by all that had just happened.
