The apartment was unusually quiet as Will removed the last traces of his five year marriage to Terri as he took down their wedding picture from the mantle , replacing it with a framed picture of his kids at Sectionals 2009.

The divorce had been final for almost two months now , Terri had moved in with her sister Kendra after he had discovered her lies about being pregnant and faking it, and with all of the glee drama, will had been much too busy to reflect on the changes in his own life.

Which in hindsight might have been wise when Finn had come to him for advice because Will hadn't been in his own right frame of mind to be offering anything useful to the young man. But what was done was done and he couldn't dwell on it.

Now that school had let out for a summer, the reality that was his life hit him in the gut.

He was a single man again.

Will hadn't been single since he'd been 16-there had always been Terri.

Emma was treading very cautiously with him these days , the kiss before regionals withstanding, as if afraid anything more would hurt her heart. Will was afraid that his own personal identity crisis had scared her away but he refused to be negative.

The fact was his marriage to Terri had been long gone before she'd even faked the pregnancy and though he'd refused to acknowledge to himself, he had been falling in love with Emma more and more . She was the kindest, most compassionate soul he had ever met and just as beautiful on the outside as on the inside .

If only he knew what to do with it? Take a page out of his kids book and win her over?

Much as he loved his glee kids, he didn't think perusing Emma as Finn had Rachel would work with Em and urging her to date other men as Artie had with Tina would probably lump him an ass. No, he would just take it one day at a time with Emma .

The phone rang jolting Will out of his reverie as he picked it up,' Hello'

' Will?'

' Terri,' Will recognized her voice and the slight hesitation in it,' what is it ?'

Terri clutched the phone to her ear as her sister shoved a glass of wine to her ' Drink'

' Kendra, no,' protested Terri as her sister took a healthy swig and walked back into the living room,' I'm sorry, Will. You know Kendra..I don't mean to bother you'

' Is this about your copy of Armageddon?' asked Will,' because I think ken Tanaka borrowed it and hasn't given it back. I'll just buy you another DVD'

' This isn't about the movie,' said Terri,' this is about one of your glee kids, I think'

' My glee kids …..' floundered Will, because he knew she was jealous of the teenagers.

His directing New Directions had been a sore spot in their marriage. She hated it.

' I think so,' went on Terri, walking on eggshells,' an application came across my desk at Sheets'N' Things recently for a Noah Puckerman. He listed you as a reference, Will' She paused when he never answered,' I thought I recognized the name but I wasn't sure '

' Puck applied for Sheets'N' Things ,' repeated a disbelieving Will as he sat down on the sofa,' yes, he's one of my students . I cant believe that you would resort to more lies and excuses just to call me, Terri. Did you steal one of my glee info sheets on the kids?'

Terri recoiled as if she had been slapped at his accusation.' I did no such thing,' lashed out Terri,' According to his application, Noah Puckerman prefers to be called Puck. He runs a pool cleaning business during the summer and only wants to work Wednesdays from 8 to 2. Now how could I possibly make all that garbage up?"

Will released a breath, feeling like a heel. ' I'm sorry I jumped you,' apologized Will,' that does sound like Puck. I am just surprised is all. What would you like to know?"

They could be amicable . They were both grown adults here.

' Is this Puck a criminal? I hate to waste my time on a background check for a juvenile delinquent but I could use more help,' explained Terri with a long suffering sigh,' Howard Bamboo has been asking for his vacation. I am afraid that I will have to give it to him because he has been working for me for a year ..can I trust this kid?"

' Puck is a little rough on the outside,' replied Will,' the bad boy but its mostly an act. I trust him ' He paused then added,' Quinn just had their baby and I believe that Puck is sincere about taking care of his family. In case you wondered, Puck's the father..'

A pin could have dropped because at one time, Quinn's baby was going to be theirs.

' Not …Finn,' spoke Terri, finding her voice,' so, I heard. The baby, Will?'

Will tensed, slightly.' Yes,' answered Will,' they decided to keep her '

' Oh,' Terri's voice dropped to a whisper,' she had thought about it , I know '

' They named her Beth' Why was he continuing to torture them both?

They couldn't go back, he didn't want to go back, but felt compelled to tell her about the child she had intended to be their own. It still hurt but he reconciled that Quinn and Puck had made the right decision for them and this was ridiculous.

' Beth,' repeated Terri, sadly,' that's a nice name. Not what I would have chosen but nice'

" It was Puck that picked out her name,' informed Will, for reasons he couldn't fathom,' uh, I don't want to tell you how to do your job, Terri but reference wise, I would hire him. He's a hard worker and frankly I know he and Quinn need the money…'

She was cordial.' Thank you. I will keep that in mind until I interview him myself'

With that, she hung up the phone and downed the wine Kendra had sat out for her.

Will closed the phone ,ran a hand through his curly brown hair, and closed his eyes.

' Well, that was awkward ' muttered Will to himself, feeling a bit down and antsy now.

He scanned his apartment devoid of most of Terri's expensive Pottery Barn trinkets now, Will knew that he had to get out here and clear his head for an hour or so.

Maybe he'd grab a Coke from McDonalds and hit Target afterwards to shop.

He fully intended to buy his own DVD's and other things and make his house a home.

Stuff that said 'Will lives here'