Chapter 1- The Offer

Author's Note- Hey everybody! Okay, here it is my new Wemma story! I hope you guys like it and this takes place any time after Rocky Horror but before Special Education. It's also going to be a Christmas story if you didn't pick up on that ;). Here's the first chapter, enjoy! ;)

"So, honey can Carl come with you next week? I would love to meet him," Mrs. Pillsbury asked her daughter over the phone.

"Actually, he has to go on a business trip," Emma sighed, disappointed. She wasn't mad at Carl, it wasn't his fault but who had a business trip on Christmas break?

"On Christmas break? Wow, well at least that man's good at his job," Rose said. For a fleeting moment, Emma pictured Will working with the glee kids but quickly shook the image from her mind.

"Yeah, I know, but I have to go alone now," Emma replied, dusting the den as she talked on the phone.

"No, you don't. You can just invite someone else, dear," Mrs. Pillsbury suggested. "We have plenty of room in the house and we all love guests."

"Who would I take with me? I don't know anybody who would want to spend their Christmas with me in Virginia," Emma said, oblivious to the obvious answer.

"What about Will?" Emma's mom offered, calmly.

"I-I um, things have been awkward between us. Because, you know, Carl and um, Carl," Emma stammered.

"Emma, this would be the perfect opportunity to patch things up. I still have never met him and he seems like such a nice man. You talk about him all the time and sometimes I wonder if you still wish you were with him. According to you, he still has really obvious feelings for you. So, there's no doubt in my mind that he wouldn't want to come with you," Rose Pillsbury explained.

"Okay, I guess I'll ask him. I'm sure Will would love to come but I just don't want to hurt him anymore. So, maybe you could ask James and everyone else to not mention Carl?" Emma asked, hopefully.

"Of course. I have to go but I'll see you and Will in a few days," her mom said, hanging up.

The next day was Friday and the last day of school before break. It was lunch and Emma was gathering up courage to go and talk to Will. They hadn't spoken since the Rocky Horror incident, and they both missed each other. Every time that Emma would see Will in the hall or through a window since then, his hazel eyes were soft and longing, fixated on her brown ones. Come on, Emma. You can do this; you know he's going to say yes. I just don't know what to say to him, even though I should. It was never this bad before, Will's my best friend, Carl or no. Come on, just picture his eyes lighting up when you deliver the news, Emma thought, knocking on Will's classroom door.

"Hey, Em!" Will exclaimed, smiling. He stood up and practically ran to her, on his way he ran into a student's desk. Emma giggled and Will looked at her bashfully.

"Hi Will, so I haven't seen you in a while," Emma greeted, sitting down as Will took a seat next to her. I don't know why we don't talk like we used to…oh yeah, that thing called Carl, Emma thought, sadly.

"Yeah, I guess," Will said, sadly. Well, I've seen you but I guess you didn't notice me. Probably because you were so caught up with that dentist, Will thought to himself. It was killing Emma to see Will so sad and uncomfortable with her. She was half-tempted to yell out 'I miss you more than anything,' but she kept her mouth shut.

"We don't talk like we used to and I really miss that," Emma said, instead offering a smile.

"Yeah, me too, so friends again?" Will offered, wearing that cute lopsided smile again.

"Best friends," Emma agreed, laughing. "I'm actually here because I want to talk to you about something." Will immediately looked at Emma's ring finger to see if she had got married to Carl. When Emma caught him staring, Will looked down at the ground like a little kid awaiting his punishment. "A good something, not anything bad," Emma added.

Will smiled, "So, what is it?" he asked curiously. Emma gazed at him lovingly, she loved when he smiled.

"For Christmas break I'm going to my parents' house in Virginia. My whole family is going to be there; mom, dad, James, his wife, and their kids. I was going to bring Carl but he has a business trip to go to," Emma started. She noticed the corner of Will's mouth dip slightly at the mention of Carl. Emma just wanted to hug him and tell him that everything was going to get better, even if it wasn't. "So, my mom said that I could bring someone else. Would you like to go with me?"

Will looked like a little kid on Christmas morning. "Yeah!" he practically shouted. "I mean, yeah sure," Will said, quietly, blushing a little bit.

"Great," Emma replied, smiling. This is awesome, it's going to be a great way to catch up, Emma thought. "We were going to leave on Sunday, the twenty-first and then stay until the twenty-eighth or longer, if you want to. Is that okay?"

Is that okay? That's more than okay! This is like all the holidays wrapped into one…a whole week with Em and no Carl. Gosh, I'm so excited! Will thought, beaming. "That's more than okay," Will replied, cheerfully.

"Okay, well I was thinking that I could pick you up early Sunday morning. Like maybe seven?" Emma suggested. I haven't seen Will this happy in a long time…it's nice, Emma thought, smiling.

"Sure, any time's fine," Will replied, almost wanting to pinch himself to see if he was dreaming.

"It's going to be about a five or six hour drive," Emma told him. "You should pack enough stuff for at least a week, and try not to forget anything," Emma said, smiling.

"Okay, this is awesome, Em. I've really missed you," Will admitted, not able to wipe the dopey grin off his face.

"I've missed you, too," Emma confessed. More than you'll ever know, she thought silently. The bell rang, ending the teacher's reunion. "Well, I have to go. Rachel's probably already at my office," Emma laughed.

"Okay, bye. See you Sunday," Will said, still smiling like a goofball in a lovesick daze.

"Alright. Don't sleep in, mister," Emma joked, before walking out the door. Will stood in the doorway watching Emma walk down the hallway. God, she's beautiful, he thought, oblivious to the fact that students were crowding around the door.

"Mr. Schue…are you okay?" Finn asked, waving a hand in front of the teacher's face. Puck snickered, following Will's glance back to the guidance counselor.

"I'm better than okay, actually, I'm great," Will admitted, stepping out of the way of his students. Most students looked puzzled at their teacher's strange behavior but a few had seen him glancing at Ms. Pillsbury and were laughing. Sunday couldn't come fast enough for Will.

So what did you think? Did you like it? Good story so far, or not? Lol, I was going to post this tomorrow, December 1st but I couldn't wait. I hope you guys liked it and I'm going to try to update soon. Oh yeah, forgot to mention, Emma's parents and family are not like the ones in Asian F in this story. They're going to be how I want them to be; kind, loving, and supportive. The next chapter will be the road trip, ;). Please review as this is the first chapter and I want to know if it's worth continuing ;).