"Robert's here!"
Blake made his way to the couch to await Robert's instructions. He was so excited to have made it to the finale and was determined to win. But somewhere in the back of his mind, he still missed Nellie. She had been one of his best friends in the house, along with Michael, and they had gotten really close. He didn't realize how much he cared about her until she was eliminated.
When she left it felt like a chunk of his heart was being ripped out. It killed him that she went home because she couldn't be confident. She was beautiful and amazing. How could she not realize that? He told himself that he would win this competition not just for himself, but for her also. Last week when Michael had also been eliminated, it was like another blow. His two best friends were gone. But he couldn't think about that now. He needed to focus on winning.
"Ok guys," Robert said, "you've all made it this far to the finale. Congratulations!" They all cheered. "But you still have a lot of work to do. This week for the Homework assignment you will all have separate verses and parts that have already been assigned to you. You will have to take all that you have learned throughout the competition and convey to our secret guest judge that you have what it takes to be on Glee."
"So," Robert continued, "your Homework song will be… You Can't Stop the Beat from the musical Hairspray!" All of them screamed and cheered. Blake knew that song but was still a little nervous.
"Since this is the finale, we know that you can't sing main parts and back-up at the same time, so we've arranged for the best back-up singers we could find to help you out. They are here now to help you." Robert left with a sly smile on his face. Aylin, Ali and Blake all looked at each other with confused looks on their faces.
Seconds later the doors burst open and ALL of their former fellow contestants ran in. Aylin started screaming and Ali started bursting with excitement. Blake was stunned for a second. He saw all of their familiar faces and he greeted everyone that came up to him with a smile and a hug. Finally, he saw Michael and Nellie at the back of the group, just waiting for him. He felt the stupid grin on his face get even bigger. Michael and Blake embraced in a 'bro-hug' and greeted each other. "Long time no see, eh man?" Michael joked. "Yeah no kidding; you've been gone a whole week!" Blake laughed.
Then they parted and he saw the most beautiful girl standing there smiling and waiting for her chance to hug him. She still looked the same, but different somehow; even more stunning. Her short dark hair was swept elegantly off to the side and she had no makeup on. She never wore much but still managed to look radiant. She stepped forward and embraced Blake. He returned the favor and closed his eyes at the feeling of her in his arms. He didn't realize how much he missed her. "Hey," she whispered in his ear, "I missed you." Those words warmed his entire body. "I missed you too, Nells."
Their reunion was cut short, since they needed to start practicing for the homework assignment. But all through their practicing, he and Nellie stayed close, talked and laughed. It felt so natural and perfect to be together again.
Blake knew he still needed to focus so he could win this thing. Just like he promised himself he would do. For himself and for Nellie. He was even more determined to do so now.