"I don't know Artie, it just seems like a bit much."
Artie sat forward in his chair and just looked at his ex girlfriend. "Tina. This is a chance of a lifetime, for both of us."
"I don't know," she shook her head as she took a sip of her tea.
The ex couple sat at a middle table at a Starbucks in the middle of Brooklyn. They had just finished their finals for their first semester of their second year of college. They were patiently waiting for the remainder of their friends to join them so they could celebrate.
"Puck personally asked for you," Artie reminded her. "You. Not Rachel or Santana or some nameless chick. You. Tina Cohen-Awesome."
"Artie," she just groaned.
"I'm not doing it without you," he threw his hands up in defiance. "I will not fly across the country and stay there for seven weeks without you."
"I'm free!"
Tina's face changed as she beamed at the sight of her boyfriend who was wailing ecstatically as he walked over to them. Trailing right behind him was their roommate who looked physically drained.
"Here," Tina said to Blaine and shoved a rather large coffee in his direction. "Extra shot of espresso."
"I love you," he spoke in appreciation while looking at his drink.
"Oh thanks," Tina replied dryly and looked over at her adoring boyfriend. "How was your final?"
"Remind me again why I went to art school?" Sam laughed and picked at the food that was in front of Tina.
"You love it," she answered and slapped away his hand. "Why do you always have to eat my food? Why can't you get your own?"
"Aww baby," he jokingly cooed and started to make kissing noises in her direction which made her slap his face away playfully. "What was up with the staring contest you two were having when we walked in?"
"Nothing," Tina quickly waved off.
"Tina," Artie hissed at her. "If I could I would be kicking you under the table right now."
"Drop it," Tina told him through clenched teeth. "This isn't the time or place to talk about it."
"There shouldn't be a talk about it at all," he countered.
"What are we missing?" Blaine asked.
"Puck was offered a chance to shoot his screen play by an up and coming Hollywood producer," Artie filled his friends in. "Seeing he's not getting paid much and has a really low budget he asked me to direct it for free and he wants Tina here to star."
"That's amazing!" Sam said excitingly and took out his phone. "I've got to congratulate him."
"So what's the problem?" Blaine asked the obvious question.
"It starts in mid January and runs till mid March," Tina sighed. "Meaning I'll have to miss most of next semester."
"Don't schools let people leave school for like great working opportunities?" Sam asked. "Didn't Rachel do that last semester when she got the understudy role on Broadway?"
"I can't do that," Tina said shaking her head.
"Tay," Blaine simply said and took her hand. "This is an amazing opportunity. You get the chance to act in a movie and have your friends by your side the whole time."
"I haven't even seen the script," Tina realized, obviously trying to back out. "Puck hasn't even asked me."
"He just did," Sam laughed and showed her his phone. "He also said you're crazy if you don't want to spend the winter in California."
"How are you okay with this?" She asked her boyfriend. "If I take this, I'm gone for at least two months."
"Babe," he soothed her worries with a gentle touch to her cheek. "I know how great this opportunity is for you. I'm excited for you, Puck and Artie as well. Go, don't worry about me."
"You sure?" She double checked.
"Positive," he reassured her and placed a simple kiss on her lips. "Besides, we have at least another few weeks before you leave."
"I guess we're doing this," she realized with a stunned laugh. Artie slapped hands with Tina.
"We're going to L.A. baby."
