"Sam!" Mercedes screamed across the hallway."Sam, wait up!"When she finally had caught up to him and grabbed his arm, he quickly pulled away from her and looked down furiously at her. Damn, Mercedes thought, he looks like he wants to murder me.

"What the hell was that?!" Sam screamed at her." I sing a song publically to you to profess my love and you..."

"Okay, hold on," Mercedes interupted,"Before you go all Charlie Manson on me, can we please go into a classroom?"

"Why? So you won't be publically seen having a fight with your boyfriend?"

"No, so people won't think that my boyfriend is a maniac and enjoys having screaming match with somebody who he just sang a love song to."

"Really, that's what you're calling it now? I thought that it was a waste of time and a rude interuption to the oh so fasinating alebra lesson that Mrs. Juang was givng about quadratic expressions and what not."

"Okay, in my defense , it was an oh so riveting algebra lesson,not a fasinatng one which is a just a little bit better. I'm just saying."

"REALLY? RIVETING OVER FASINATING THAT'S YOUR DEFENSE TO WHAT YOU JUST DID? YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!."

"Yeesh, it ws just a joke. Calm down a bit."

"MERCEDES!"

"Okay, Sam. Look, I really, really, really am sorry and I don't like it when you scream at me. I really can explain why I did what I just did but can you just please follow me into this classroom. I don't feel comfortable having this conversation out in the hallway."

Sam released the tension in his shoulders and sighed."And I don't like yelling at you, and fine, if it will make you more comfortable, let's have this conversation somewhere more private."He followed her as she led the way to Mr. Ludwig's classroom. As soon as they had entered and Sam had close the door, Mercedes started up the coversation up again.

"Okay," Mercedes began," Ummmmmm...well before I begin, can you please tell me why you would do something like that, I mean, weren't we keeping our relationship a secret? Why would you publically profess your love to me?

"Because Mercedes, has it ever occurred to you that maybe I don't want to be in a secret relationship with you?"

" What? I thought we both said that we wan..."

"No Mercedes, we both didn't want that. You said it and I agreed because I thought it was the only way you would agree to go out with me. Am I not correct?"

"Well maybe at the time, but eventually I would have came around."

"Really, because from where I'm standing, it sure doesn't look that way."

Mercedes paused for a minute. Sam was right, she still didn't like the idea of having an out and open relationship, but she hated the idea of losing Sam more.

"Fine,"she finally said after awhile, "You're right, I guess I still haven't warmed up to the idea , but I'm willing to try. What can I do to make it up to you?"

"You really want know?"

"What kind of question is that? Of course, I want to know. I'll do anything to fix this relationship."

"Anything? Are you sure?"

"Yes, Sam anything. I really messed up this time and owe you big. But can you please just tell me already, that bell is going to ring any second now."

" Okay, fine. I want you, Mercedes Jones, to declare your love for me in a song in front of the glee club and inform them that you and I are publically dating."

"WHAT? Did you say declare my love for you publically?"

"In front of the glee club yes and tell them we are dating."

" And I have to do this, right?

*RING RING*

"Look, I've got to go to English class Mercedes, but if you really want to make it up to me, the yes you have to do this. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what? We'll break up or something?"

"I don't know, maybe. Look Mercedes I don't want to think about that right now, I need to get to class."And with that he swiftly opened the door and hurried off to English class, leaving Mercedes completely befuddled by what just happened.