Will Schuester and Finn Hudson walked into the coffee shop silently. At the counter, Will placed his order and motioned for Finn to place his. When the cashier gave the total, Finn reached for his wallet.

"No," Mr. Schue said, handing the girl a $20. "My treat today." Finn was elated. Maybe Mr. Schue didn't hate him anymore after all.

"No, really, Mr. Schue, I can pay for my own," Finn said.

"Put your wallet away. We haven't had much time to talk, with Regionals and everything. I'd like to catch up."

"Thank you," Finn said sheepishly, placing his wallet back into his pants pocket. They grabbed their drinks and headed to an open table. After getting settled, they sat for a moment in awkward silence.

"So," Will began, "how is school? You doing okay, balancing everything okay?" As many issues and conflicting emotions as he had with Finn at the moment, he knew that the kid needed guidance from time to time, especially if he was taking classes and helping with the glee kids.

"It's okay. I was struggling a little bit, because you know how I'm not the smartest, but I got a tutor, and I'm doing better," Finn explained.

"Well, if you ever get stuck, or need help, let me know," Will said, trying to smile encouragingly at Finn. However, with their friendship slowly rebuilding on rocky ground, he was nervous, and the smile didn't quite reach his eyes. Finn noticed, and he felt his blood boil.

"Why? Do you expect me to fail? Of course you do. You yourself told me I was weak and you only helped because you pitied me," Finn spat out. Will looked as though he had been slapped, and he took a deep breath trying to compose himself before speaking. Finn, however, knew he had misread his teacher's meaning as soon as he saw the color drain from Will's face.

"Oh, Mr. Schue! I am so sorry! I didn't mean it, really," Finn explained quickly. He had ruined things yet again. Upon closer look, by the way Will was sitting and fidgeting with his coffee cup, Finn could see now that his former teacher was just nervous, much like he himself was, even though he did not want to admit that out loud.

"It's-It's okay, Finn. I kind of deserved that. But, I was being serious, if you need help with school work, or need someone to talk to, or even need a ride home from a party because you had too much to drink, call me, anytime. I was angry when I spoke to you like that." Finn looked at him closely. He seemed to mean it. Part of him really wanted to ask Mr. Schue if everything was forgiven, if the tension was just in his imagination, that it was ebbing away. But, Finn kept his mouth closed. He didn't want to keep opening the wound of his actions that had finally started to heal.

"Thanks, Mr. Schue. I'll keep it in mind." Again, they sat in an awkward silence for a few moments.

"So, how is it, being a married man?" Finn asked. "Well, married again, I mean," he added after. Will's eyes clouded for a moment, but then his whole face lit up.

"It's great! Having a small wedding was the right thing. We are so happy." Finn smiled, and pulled a small card out of his pocket. He held it out to his teacher.

"What's this?" Will asked.

"Wedding present. I felt bad that I wasn't there for your wedding, you know, to be your best man, so I wanted to get you both something. Kurt suggested this weird crystal turtle thing, but I thought this would be a bit more, well, practical." Will opened it and read a basic "congratulations" note, and found a gift card for "Cleening Iz Us", a new store entirely devoted to cleaning supplies. Will laughed.

"Thanks, Finn! This will definitely get used." They talked for a little while longer before Finn noticed the time.

"Sorry, Mr. Schue, but I have to get back to school, I have class in an hour," Finn began, as he stood up and Will came to his feet also. As much as he wanted to do things on his own, he did want to ask his mentor for one final piece of advice. Unfortunately, he ran out of time. "Hey, Mr. Schue? Do you want to go with me to a baseball game on campus tonight? I wanted to ask you for some advice, but I lost track of time today," Finn rambled quickly.

"Ah, Finn, I wish I could, but I promised Emma we could have a date night tonight since we've been so busy with preparing for Regionals. I don't have the heart to let her down again. Rain check though? We can talk about it tomorrow. I'll even let you buy me lunch," Will laughed and clapped his hand on Finn's shoulder. Finn chuckled too, and realized that this coffee meeting had definitely helped. He almost had his older brother/father figure back in his life, and Finn was ecstatic.

"Sounds good, Mr. Schue. And thanks for the coffee! I will see you tomorrow, alright?" Finn took a chance and stepped forward and gave his mentor a hug before leaving. It felt right. No more anger, disappointment, or tension was found in Mr. Schue's face or hug. Things seemed to be returning to normal. Will looked at Finn, and realized that he was no longer angry. He was happy things seemed to be a lot better, and that he viewed Finn the way he used to. Finn smiled and turned to leave and began to walk towards the door.

"Wait! Finn?" Mr. Schue called out. Something had come to his mind, one last thing he wanted to say, something difficult, but something that he felt he needed to express. Finn turned around.

"Yeah?"

"I just wanted to say…have fun at the game tonight," Will finished. Finn gave him his goofy, lop-sided smile, and waved before finally leaving. Will lost his nerve, and could not say what he wanted to say. 'Oh well', he thought, there would be time for that later.