So I think I'm officially on this ship for these two people. I know I have like jumping on a ship that will never happen but did you notice in the episode before the Christmas episode, how awesome it was for them? These are those moments expanded upon.
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He didn't realize it then but he should have. Will scrapes his hands over his face in an attempt to force his thoughts away from his current predicament. Here Emma is, a nicely cooked dinner in front of him and all he can think about is how he might have messed up and not seen the signs.
"Will, honey, are you okay?" Emma's voice drags his focus away from his concerns and back to her. He tries to smile but it only seems more out of place. He can't lie to her. And who is better to talk to about his students than their councilor. Will sighs and shakes his head.
"I should have seen it. I could have stopped it but-" Emma's hand reaches over her plate and grabs his, catching his attention and stopping his rambling. He squeezes her hands as a thank you. "I should have seen the sparkle in Marley's eye. I've seen it tons of times before. I guess I just couldn't believe it was happening and so I tried to ignore it because I didn't want it to be happening."
Emma takes a sharp intake of air. "Marley has a crush on you?" Will has to smile because Emma seems so stunned yet she helped him years ago to ease a clingy Rachel away from him. However, this is not the case. He shakes his head as a no. Emma lets out a huge breath.
"I think she has a crush on Finn."
1 ½ Week Earlier…
It was like everything that could go wrong, did. The song was going fine and Jake and Britney were killing it. The whole crowd was getting into it. Then it fell apart. Everything that he had worked for disappeared when Marley collapsed on stage. Finn immediately stood up and rushed to follow where Marley was being carried off the stage.
Finn shakes his head to rid the selfish thoughts of how Mr. Shue is probably disappointed about how he failed and focus on Marley. He feels fear and concern bubble from the bottom of his stomach when he sees Marley being set down gingerly on the stands of the choir room. He quickly pushes his way through the throng of students to get to her.
"What happened? Marley are you okay?" His voice cuts through Artie's as he finally gets to her. Marley is pale and is leaning heavily on the physical support Jake is giving her. In the confusion, between Santana yelling and Sue arriving, he gently reaches out to softly set a hand on Marley's leg- as a 'let you know I'm here' kind of thing. Eye contact is made and he smiles at her, desperately trying to see the smile that usually lights up her face. The whole encounter only lasts a second before Mr. Shue is in the choir room and Finn is on his feet, trying to salvage his glee club's hopes.
1 Week Earlier
Her guilt is constantly eating at her. She knows that despite the glee club members moving on to new clubs, they still blame her for the loss at sectionals. It kills her to know that it is her fault. Her stupid eating disorder changed her to someone she didn't recognize and it scared her. It takes everything she has not to break down and cry everyday- for the person she had become wasn't her.
However, there was a hope in the dark tunnel that is her life. Her prayers came in the form of Jake- a wonderful boyfriend who supported her no matter what. But that idea of Jake came crashing down when he easily abandoned the glee club for basketball. She wanted him to help him fight for the club, especially since he knew her guilt over the ruining of it. It hurt to say the least and nothing he said would change that.
Marley only can watch as the people she once called close friends walks away. What is left of her pride is torn away with Jake effortlessly walking away. She put her faith in him.
"Marley." Finn says in a relieved tone and he smiles yet it doesn't quite reach his eyes. She tries to smile back at him but the lights black out before he can catch it. Immediately her fears heighten, the dark an intimating reminder of being unconscious. Her breathing starts to quicken and she reaches out in the dark, grasping for something that's not there.
"Finn?" Marley flinches at the desperateness of her own voice. She is scared but she didn't want him to know that. She hears a heavy shuffling of feet then a voice calling from the silence.
"I'm here." And suddenly her hand touches something else and that something else seems to wrap itself around her hand. Her first reaction is to pull away, afraid of what she can't see, but then she settles down after the something else squeezes her hand and she realizes it's his hand. Marley can't help but roll her eyes at herself; her stupid mind is playing cruel tricks on her… plus it doesn't help that she was afraid of the dark until she was ten. She lets out a relieved sigh at the contact so she doesn't hear the same from him.
She doesn't know where he's taking her but she trusts him. Suddenly he lets out a harsh yelp and muffled curses. She can't hold back a chuckle when she realizes he must have run into something.
"Careful. There's a stupid prop or a freaking piano bench with corners of steel." Just the way Finn says it, makes the situation less alarming and more entertaining. Marley actually fines herself smiling as they make their way off stage, with a few growls from Finn when he accidently hits a couple objects.
Finally they reach the door, after what seemed like fifteen minutes of wandering in the dark. The bright light that comes from the illuminated hallways blinds them for a moment. Marley beams at the simple sight of the dreary hallway and laughs when she sees Finn's disconcerted features.
"Usually they say don't go towards the light but I think that was an exception." She snaps him out of his daze. Finn's eyes focus on her and he smiles back at her. Glancing around the empty hallway, Finn takes a second before bending down to rub his shins.
"Ouch. I don't know how blind people do it- avoiding into sharp objects with your shins is ridiculously hard." Finn mutters as he presses his shins with his left hand. Marley's mind wanders as to why he is having such a hard time with adjusting his jeans when the warmness of her hand suddenly hits her. Immediately her cheeks flush with heat and she drops his hand. She turns away and avoids the weird gaze he is sending her. Apparently he didn't notice the extra weight holding his hand. Her mind is blaring with flashing red lights to get the hell out of there before they actually need to talk about anything.
"Well- I've got to go. Bye." Marley quickly says and walks in the direction of her locker. She has to focus on her locker combination and not the confused look on Finn's face.
What do you think? Should i continue?
