A/N: Thank you for all the sweet reviews on chapter 1! They really made me smile and I definitely want to keep writing! On to chapter 2, my dear readers!

Disclaimer: Still own nothing except my own thoughts!

The day had finally wrapped up and everyone headed from the set to their cars. Matthew and Lea joined Cory as they walked out to the lowest parking lot.

"So, did you finally get through your dance, Lea?" Cory spoke up, filling what he felt was awkward silence.

Lea sighed with relief, "Yes, thank goodness! Ask Mattie here, I was getting so sick of it!"

"Mattie, really?" he laughed, "but yes, she was. She was about ready to give up. Had to give her a Schuester speech."

"Oh, god, you got one of those, too? He just gave me one this morning!" Cory laughed.

"Hm, I don't feel so special anymore," Lea pouted.

"Aw!" Matthew pulled her into a one armed hugged, "you got a different speech than him. You can still feel special."

She looked up to him, letting her pout fade into a smile, "Fine!" She gave him a one armed hug in return the pulled Cory in on the other side, "Group hug!"

The group shared in more conversations as they neared their cars. Cory spoke up as they parted, "You two wanna do something? I'm not really tired."

"Well, Lea and I had planned on a movie and dinner at my place," Matthew smiled to her then looked back to Cory, "You can join us if you'd like."

(Flashback to dance studio)

"Finally!" Lea collapsed back to the floor, stretching out, "I got through it!"

"See, with a little teacher/student advice, and of course the confidence in yourself, you can get through it!" Matthew turned off the stereo and walked over to her.

"Alright, Mr. Schuester!" Lea laughed, covering her face with her arm.

"Hey, that's only on screen!"

"Not when I'm getting speeches that only HE would give," she moved her arm and looked up at him.

"Ok, fine. I'll try and be less of a teacher and more of a friend. Jeeze, Lea, you lazy bum. Get some energy, drink a coffee, and dance your ass off!" Matthew laughed.

Lea's face went into shock, "Hey!"

"What, that's not so Will Schuester, is it?" he smirked.

"No, not really. I think I want him back!" she sat up, pouting.

"No need for that," he motioned his hand in her direction, "I'll just mix it up for you. Sound good?"

"Um, duh!" She laid back down.

"Nuh uh, I won't allow this. If Zach comes back in here and he sees you lying there and me not pushing you to keep redoing it, we'll both never hear the end of it. Let's go!" He reached down and grabbed her hand, pulling her upward.

"No!" she jokingly hollered, "I'm hungry and have no energy left!"

"Tell you what," Matthew stopped, holding Lea in a sitting position, "You do this until Zach comes back, you can come over to my place and I'll make you dinner. We can even watch your favorite musical."

"Seriously?" she asked, a wide grin forming along her cheeks.

"Absolutely. Now let's go!" he pulled her up the rest of the way with ease.

(Back to the parking lot)

"Nah," Cory shook his head, "Lea and I just had a musical movie marathon the other night. I'm all musical-ed out!"

"Liar! You sang along to a lot of them!" she unlocked her car, opened her door, and threw her bag into the passenger seat.

"I'm pretty sure that was by force!" he shook his head.

"Whatever!" she shot him a look.

"Woah, man, watch that killer stare. Lea's pretty good at those!" Matthew watched the two playfully flirt. Somewhere, not to deep inside him, he ached with jealousy. He tried his best to keep it hidden. "You ready, Lea?"

"Yeah," she turned to him, "I'll meet you at your place!"

The two nodded their 'see you soon's to each other and waved their goodbyes to Cory. Lea ran over and hugged him, whispering something in his ear that caused him to laugh.

Matthew shook his head, trying to rid himself of the jealousy rising inside. He got into his car, turned up the music, and started singing along. He watched Lea make her way back to her car and once she backed out and headed off, he did the same.

The drive to his place seemed longer than usual. He finally had a guest after months of going home alone. Sure, he had some lady friends visit him occasionally, but he always felt lonely. Tonight was going to be different, he could sense it. Something about having Lea come over had gotten Matthew all worked up and he was going to make sure it went perfectly.

(About a half hour later)

Ding…Dong…Ding…Dong…

Matthew walked to his front door and opened it, greeting Lea, "Come on in!" He stepped aside, holding the door open for her.

"Wow," she walked in, slipping out her shoes and examining the place now surrounding her, "Beautiful. It smells good in here, too!"

Matthew smiled, "Thanks, I tried to tidy it up a bit before you came over. I'm not the cleanliest person in the world."

"Hm, I always pictured your place to be similar to the place Will Schuester owns on set." She looked back to him, a small smile playing on her lips.

"Oh, really now?" He put his hand on the small of her back and led her into the living room.

"Yes, really!" she laughed, sitting down on the couch, "but I guess now my thoughts have to adjust to this."

"Is this so bad?" he gestured around.

"Nope, not at all actually. It's cozy!" She sunk back into the cushions.

"Not when you live alone," he mumbled, turning away from her.

"What?" she asked.

"Oh, nothing. I'm going to go check on the food. Flip through the musicals there, pick your favorite one."

He left her in the living room and went into the kitchen to check on the tofu and salads.

"Seriously, you're going to make me choose between Wicked, Rent, Les Miserable, and The Wizard of Oz?" she called to him.

"I couldn't choose either!" he yelled back.

Lea closed her eyes and shuffled the movies in her hands. After several switches, she opened her eyes, Rent sitting on top of the pile. "Ok," she yelled again, "I have a pick! Hurry up with that food!" She got up and went over to the DVD player, turning it on and slipping the movie in. She turned on the TV, grabbed the remotes to control both, and went back to her seat on the couch.

Matthew came in, carrying two plates and their silverware. "Here's dinner. Wait till you see what I have for desert!"

"Oooh, yummy!" she rubbed her hands together. She took her plate from him and set it on her lap, "Looks and smells delicious!"

"I hope so. I mean I slaved over it forever!" Matthew joked, sitting down a small distance from her on the couch. "Oh, shoot! I forgot the drinks."

"Don't worry about it. I'll get them. You've done enough!" Lea stood up, placing her plate on the table. Before she walked into the kitchen, she stopped and turned back to him, "This is going to be a fun night, I can already sense it."

Matthew looked over his shoulder at her, "That's a good sense to have."

A/N: Here's chapter 2! So, what did you think? I tried to take this in so many different directions, but this seemed to work the best! So…Why is Matthew feeling such jealousy towards Cory? Who does Lea like? Review and you'll get to find out! And again, thank you to all the wonderful people who reviewed chapter 1!