Well hello there all! I'm absolutely shocked that I am writing for this show at all. Growing up I scoffed at this show, and now here I am years later. Thanks, Jane Lynch. I am forever bound to Ryan Murphy's creations, and I hate myself for it. If you're familiar with my work, you know American Horror Story is my regular cup a' joe, but I've decided to be a little adventurous. I am absolutely in love with Sue Sylvester and if you're familiar with my work, you know that the 'bitch' trope is something I'm weak for as well (Fiona Goode, Elsa Mars and Tracy Quartermaine from General Hospital), that along with older women and pregnancy, so when I found out that Jane's character actually did get pregnant in this show I couldn't have been happier.
Now, at first I found it hard to get into a Will/Sue relationship-ism at all, I really felt like it was forced, like a lot. But after some time I was able to actually conceptualize and digest their relationship. I guess it's really something you have to take the time to get comfortable with, because they really do have a special relationship, regardless of the status. I, dove right in because I was desperate to watch any kind of Jane content I could get my hands on, so my judgement of their relationship was kind of quick to judgement. Why I explained my journey here is so you can see my whole take on Will and Sue, and this very shipped story for them.
On to the details of the story, even before I made the decision to ship will/sue, I thought Emma's character was boring, filler and kinda unnecessary. She's cute I guess, but if I thought Will/Sue was a forced relationship, I definitely thought that Emma/Will was forced as well (for some reason all of the Glee adults just need to be single in a way). So, in my story, Emma and Will never had feelings for each other, they're merely friends, but she still exists (for now, I might make some changes). Well, this is my first attempt at any Glee story I might ever make (I'm lying to myself), and I hope you all enjoy it! Thanks for reading my journey here and don't be afraid to give me feedback, comments or just to PM me! I love any form of feedback from you all! Thanks again and happy reading!
Chapter 1: Deal or no deal
It was a simple request, and she got her answer. Indirectly from the source, and she wanted her answer from the source.
Sue Sylvester wasn't afraid of anything. Sure as hell not the answer Will Schuester was about to give her.
She caught him just as he was turning the corner of the hallway to end his day at McKinley High, much to his chagrin.
"William, my office." Will's attempts at avoiding Sue were doomed to fail. He should've known better. "Have a seat."
"I'd rather not." Will grabbed the back of the chair that sat in front of Sue's desk.
"Fine, have it your way. This shouldn't take long anyway. Why did you have that frail ginger deliver your message for me?" Will knew what Sue wanted to talk about, and he really wasn't up for talking about it.
"I-this was a lot for me to take in." Will was at a loss. At first he didn't think Sue was serious about him fathering her child, but after no further interaction throughout that day, he realized she left him alone so he could really absorb what she was asking of him.
"A lot for you? Imagine what I had to take in after I got your answer from lady bird. I really thought you were up for the challenge. You disappoint me Shuester." Sue intertwined her fingers in front of her and placed them on the top of her desk.
"Emma told me what you said." Will looked down at his nervously shifting feet as he spoke. "I never said no. I just need some time."
"Well, time really isn't something I have a great deal of. It's now or never."
"Listen to what you're asking me to do. This-what you're asking from me is a lot. This isn't just any favor, this-this is a child. You're asking me for a child."
"No. I'm asking for your sperm." Sue didn't miss a beat. She didn't see what was so hard about this request, it's not as if she was asking for him to be an active role in her pregnancy, or child's life.
"Sue, c'mon, it's more than that. I'm honored, I guess, considering just how much you like me, but, why me of all people?"
"If Emma told you what I said then you should know why." Sue's guard dropped for a moment, and she hated that Will could do that to her even for a second. That very same reason she hated Will was the exact reason she wanted his demeanor in her child. No one person she had ever met was a worthy adversary as much as Will Schuester was, and with a kind approach as opposed to her high-intensity approach to anything she did. Will let out a deep sigh. Was he really considering this? The idea of a family, of a child was something he so deeply wanted, but this way, with this woman, was never the way he imagined it. That dream of his was pulled right out from under him, and now this little sliver of hope was calling back out to him. Will looked up from the floor he seemed to be deeply studying.
"Are you really serious about this?" Will was not about to be humiliated about this if Sue was playing games with him.
"I would never confide in that ginger if I were not serious about this, Schuester."
"Because I am not about to have you make me look like an idiot for something this serious." Will pointed an accusatory finger at Sue, almost as a warning.
"Is that an answer I hear?" Sue was completely shocked that Will actually seemed to be changing his mind about this.
"Not exactly." Sue's face fell.
"Sounds like a no to me. You can head home now." Sue slipped her glasses over the bridge of her nose and grabbed a stack of papers she began to sift through. Will snatched the papers out of her hands.
"You really don't understand how serious this is, do you?" Sue pulled the glasses off her face and stood up from her seat.
"I understand that you're skeptical about this, and I don't have time for skepticism. I know what the hell I'm getting myself into, this is my body, my life and my child." Sue snatched her papers back from Will's hands.
"Well I'd like to know what I'm getting myself into. This is gonna be something of mine too." Will spoke as if he said yes and Sue was now confused on his answer.
"I really don't understand what's going on here. Are you on board or not?" Sue was frustrated with Will's back and forth.
"I would say yes, but I need to know what you want from me. I-I need to know to what extent I'm involved here. There are things I'm going to want from this, and if you don't agree with them, then I'm sorry but I can't be your donor."
"Well, let's this get this over with now. I want your DNA. It's that simple. I'm not asking you to be a father, I'm not asking you to take me to appointments, I'm not asking you to be there for the delivery. I'm asking you to not be involved at all. Those are my terms. I just want you to be the male in this male-female equation to help me have this child, and that's it, we go about our normal lives. End of story."
"What if I want to be involved?" Sue never considered that. She figured that it was a one-and-done deal. It wasn't like he wanted to be involved in her life in any other fashion, this shouldn't have altered that outcome.
"Why would you want to be involved in this, other than what I'm asking of you right now?" Will breathed out for the answer he was about to give Sue. This was not a situation, or a sentiment he was expecting to share with her.
"When Terri told me she was pregnant, I was over the moon. Even though it was all staged and all the love in our marriage was practically lost, watching that sonogram tape and seeing her grow, I fell in love with the thought of that child, and now, this-this is gonna be real. I'll know that's my child. I'm going to see you grow, with the thought of, 'hey, that's my kid in there.' I don't think I'll be able to father your child without being there in some way, especially since I'm not going to be an actual father to this child." Sue was dumbfounded, she deeply wanted Will to be the father of this child. He was the first person she asked for a reason. Talent, kindness, and a full head of hair, she couldn't deny the fact that their DNA would make a champion child, and Sue wanted nothing less. Would a few accompanied appointments be worth enduring for the sake of starting a family? Sue pursed her lips and stood up with her hand out-stretched.
"You have a deal." Will stared at her outstretched hand. "Sure, this might be a little awkward but, I'll put up with it for the sake of my family. What's a few doctor's appointments. I have no problem with you taking pride in fathering my child, if I were fathering, one Sue Sylvester's child, I'd want to shout it from the rooftops as well. You have my consent to be as public as you want about this, I'm sure it'll give you a lot of good publicity. You're welcome in advance." Will rolled his eyes at Sue's conceited remarks, and grabbed her hand shaking it.
"We're really doing this?"
"You bet your ass we are."
Will Schuester and Sue Sylvester made a deal that would prove to be the most ambitious thing either of them did their entire lives, thus far.
What did you guys think? Thank you for reading! The conversation Emma and Sue had in 3x12 (in this story) wasn't with Emma addressing how inappropriate it was for Sue to ask Will to father her child, but why in the first place, because Will went to confide in Emma about the situation and he was too embarrassed to address it, so Emma stepped up for him. Also, I do seriously think that Will would've done it if Emma and him weren't involved. I'd love to hear some feedback from you all! I'm very excited to have started this project and continue with it! For my AHS and GH readers, I'm so so so sorry for not updating anything in forever! These few months have been crazy busy for me like you would not believe! But, I'm still here and alive and kicking, and I won't give up on my stories no matter how long it takes to get them done! Thanks for sticking it out with me!