Can't Buy Me Love

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Summary: In order to make Artie jealous, Tina hires Mike to be her "boyfriend"… When she finds herself falling in love with Mike, she begins to wonder if making Artie jealous is really the point anymore. Mike/Tina, with SLIGHT Artie/Tina….

A/N: Lately I've been falling in love with the Mike/Tina pairing… So, I hope you guys enjoy this! :D

Prologue

Tina looked at Artie with sad eyes.

Mercedes followed her gaze.

"Girl, what happened between you two? You used to be together 24/7 and now you two barely even speak…"

Tina watched Artie wheel himself over to sit at the lunch table by the kids in Jazz Band before she answered. "N-nothing… Well, I mean, we…. I-I… We had a fight…" Tina looked down.

"What was your argument about?" Rachel inquired.

"I-it's personal…" Tina said, looking back up at her friends. "Basically, he hates me now…"

"Artie could never hate you, Tina… For a while there, I thought you two were gonna get together or something." Mercedes said.

Tina's face fell. "Well… Y-you know… I-I…"

Rachel frowned. "Maybe you should try talking to him… I mean, Artie seems like a very understanding person, I'm sure you two could work it out."

"I've tried… He won't listen."

"Well then, girl, you're going to have to show him what he's missin'." Mercedes grinned.

"H-how?" Tina asked.

"We're going to have to get you a boyfriend."

"But, how could we do that? W-we can't just hire someone to go out with me."

Mercedes' grin became wider, and more mischievous.

"Mercedes, I agree with Tina, you can't do that! It's wrong and disgusting and… It's just plain wrong!" Rachel argued.

"Look, Tina, do you want Artie back, or what?" Mercedes asked.

"I guess, yeah…"

"But this is the wrong way to approach the situation! You can't-"Rachel started, but she paused a moment, looking at her friends. She rolled her eyes. "Alright, fine, but who are you going to hire?"

"I have an idea." Mercedes smiled as she looked over at the lunch table full of football jocks.

Tina sighed. "Like any football player would ever date me…E-even if he got paid."

"Fine… What about any of the guys in Glee?"

"Kurt's a definite no, Finn's in l-love with Rachel," Rachel blushed. "Puck wants Quinn, and Matt's going out with Brittany…" Tina said.

"Matt and Brittany… Since when?" Rachel asked.

"Uh…Since last week when Mike and Brittany b-broke up." Tina answered.

"That's perfect!" Rachel said.

"What's perfect?" Tina asked.

"Mike!" Mercedes said. "You have to ask him, he would so make Artie jealous!"

A blush crept its way up Tina's cheeks. "Do you really think Artie's the jealous type?"

"Girl, all boys are the jealous type…"

Rachel nodded.

"Okay, but I have a b-bad feeling about this…"

If only Tina had known how absolutely right she was…

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Tina walked into the choir room, seeing Mike sitting away from the rest of the club, moping.

This was her chance…

She walked over and sat beside him. "H-hey, Mike…" She said, putting on her brightest smile.

"Tina." He said, looking down.

"How are you doing? I heard about you and Brittany…" Tina touched his shoulder lightly.

"I'm fine, but if you don't mind, I'd rather be alone." He saw her face fall, and added, "But really, thanks for coming over here to talk to me and everything. I just can't really deal with any of this right now."

Tina almost gave up right then and there. She was most definitely regretting her decision by now, but she had to do this. She needed to have Artie back in her life, and by now she was convinced that this was the only way to do it.

"I-I-I… I'll go, but I need to ask you a favor, Mike…" Tina said.

He looked at her. 'What is it?"

"I can't believe I'm asking you this… Mike, I need you to be my fake boyfriend."

"What? Why?"

"I need to make Artie jealous… I'll pay you or something, I s-swear… But you're my last hope… I couldn't think of anyone else who do it…. Please?"

"Okay." Mike said.

"That was easier than I thought it would be." Tina said.

"Yeah, but I won't do it for free… I have a high price." Mike said.

Tina nodded.

"And I'll only do stuff like hand holding, any kissing's going to cost you extra…"

Tina smiled. "That's a better offer than I expected… So, I'm guessing w-we're not going to be seen together in public… Like, with your football friends and stuff?"

"No, that's the only reason I'm agreeing. The guys have been teasing me about Britt dumping me for Matt lately… I thought this might shut them up a bit."

"Yeah, dating 'Stutterfly' will really shut them up…" Tina muttered under her breath.

Mike gave her a soft look. "Plus, this might make Brittany jealous too…" He said, changing the subject.

Tina nodded once more as Mr. Schuester entered the room.

Mike grabbed her hand.

She looked down at their intertwined fingers and smiled.

Maybe this wouldn't be so bad…

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