"You told me he went to Dalton." Marley pointed out, pursing her lips after the words left her mouth. Her eyes were narrowed in his direction and he seemed frightened or at least intimidated. She would have felt a little proud had it not been for the current situation she had gotten herself into; or rather, he had gotten her into. "You said that if I'd never see him because he went to Dalton."

He took a sip of his coffee before nodded his head. The warm liquid calmed him down slightly even though he knew it'd do little to help the girl find peace of mind. "That's true. That's what I said…"

She rolled her eyes and scoffed with a shake of her head. "Then why did I just find out he is captain of McKinley's football team?"

Blaine chuckled uncomfortably and scratched the back of his head, his cheeks suddenly turning a light shade of red. "It's really a funny story, actually."

"I'm not laughing." She muttered, narrowing her eyes farther. "What happened?"

"He did go to Dalton. He was actually doing really well at Dalton but then Bieste talked to him and I don't know; he wanted to go to McKinley." Blaine explained offering her several smiles along the way. "He wasn't going to go but he always loved football so I told him to- well I told him to try."

Marley couldn't help but smile a little as she processed Blaine's words. "You of all people convinced Ryder that he should finally do what he wants?" When Blaine nodded his head, she sighed and rested her head on the table. "You should've told me."

"I know, I know." Blaine sighed and took another sip of his coffee as he reached out and grabbed one of her hands. "But you need to be here near Mr. Schue and I wasn't about to let Ryder's stupidity keep you from that."

Marley sighed and sat up, reaching to grab some money from her purse. Her brother was doing pretty well for himself but she did felt the need to get her own job so she decided to work at the pet store that was a few blocks from her house for some extra money. She stood up as she threw a five dollar bill on the table.

"I have to go do my homework before I have to go to work." She mumbled, running a hand through her hair. She smiled down at him as she grabbed her book bag from the floor and threw it on her back. "I'll talk to you tomorrow, alright?"

Blaine nodded. "Don't forget we have plans to see Man of Steel tomorrow!"

Given the fact that it was Friday tomorrow she and Blaine had decided a few weeks ago that the first weekend she was in town, they'd go out and see a movie. They'd known each other for a little over a year now and they had yet to watch a movie in an actual theatre. She nodded her head and walked out the doors into the sunlight.

X X X

Ryder walked through the doors of his house, holding it open so Katie could walk in after him. He wasn't entirely sure when it happened, but they had somehow found a way to act like they had before everything had happened. She distracted him and he was grateful for it.

"Where'd you go?" Beth asked as she ran up to hug Ryder. He easily picked her up and positioned her on his hip, kissing the top of her head sweetly. He smiled when she giggled.

"Hi Beth." Katie greeted as she pinched the girl's cheeks. Although Beth liked Katie, she scrunched her face and pulled away, unappreciative of the gesture. "How was your day?"

"Mr. Schuester is here." Grinning, she leaned towards the ground, forcing Ryder to put her down. Ryder's face paled and he turned to give Katie an apologetic smile.

"I uh… I can't hang out anymore."

He regretted it because almost instantly her smile changed into a frown and she groaned. "You've been saying that for weeks, now."

"I-I know. I honestly didn't know he was coming today." Ryder answered truthfully. The deal was that if Ryder didn't have to go back to the rehab center, then Mr. Schue would come to his house every Monday and Friday night and on Sunday afternoons. Given the fact that it was a Thursday left Ryder confused and also interested in what could possibly be going on. "I'll make it up to you tomorrow. I promise."

Sighing, Katie leaned forward and kissed the boy's cheek before opening the front door and exiting the house. Ryder reached up and wiped his cheek, trying to make sure there was no lipstick mark left behind. With one last sigh, Ryder walked from the foyer into the kitchen where Mr. Schuester was sitting at the table talking to his mom. Upon Ryder's entrance, they both looked up and his mom lifted her eyebrow.

"Where'd Katie go?" She wondered aloud and Ryder licked his lips as he fought for an excuse.

"She uh… she had to go do her homework." He answered, deciding it was the safest answer. Of course she'd have homework to do. Everyone did. Will gave him a look before shaking his head slightly.

"If she loved you, she wouldn't care if you went to rehab." Will reminded him as he looked down at the papers that were lying in front of him.

Ryder was personally insulted by Will's assumption. Not only did he just assume Ryder was lying, but he assumed that Ryder and Katie were anything but friends. Sure, sometimes they made out in the back seat of his car and sometimes they snuck up to her room when her parents were out, but the rest of their encounters had been completely platonic. What kind of guy did Mr. Schue think Ryder was? He had just gotten out of a relationship, hadn't he?

But still, Mr. Schuester wasn't wrong to assume that Ryder hadn't told Katie everything about where he had been a year ago. In fact, he lied about the whole thing. "What she doesn't know won't hurt her." He finally admitted with a slight shrug of his shoulders. "Why are you here anyway? It's not Friday."

Beth giggled from her spot at the table. "Thank you captain obvious."

"Where does she learn that from?" Ryder questioned, slightly annoyed by the entire situation. "She needs new friends."

Fighting the urge to roll his eyes, Mr. Schue muttered, "I heard you went to the prison today."

Ryder's heart started to race as he looked back and forth between Mr. Schue and his mom. He left this morning promising he'd talk to his history teacher for her and somehow had ended up at the prison. Excuses piled through his mind and he sifted through them trying to find the best one. Sadly, all of them seemed to suck.

He coughed and scratched the back of his head. "Oh uh, yeah. You see, I got lost and by the time I realized I was lost… I was about five minutes from the prison so I thought I'd stop by to ask for directions."

Ellen nodded her head slowly before turning to Mr. Schue with a sarcastic smile on her face. "Did you hear that? He stopped to ask for directions to the school he's gone to since he was in diapers."

Ryder sighed and chose to sit down in one of the chairs, resting his head on his hand. "How long am I grounded for?"

Ellen laughed and walked towards the counter where a big bowl was sitting. "We'll discuss that later."

As she walked out of the room, Ryder turned towards Mr. Schuester with a little frown on his face. "I thought you weren't going to see your dad?" Mr. Schue asked as Ryder sighed.

"I know but I'm the reason he's there."

"No." Will interrupted abruptly, making Ryder sigh once more. "He's the reason he's there." Will looked at Ryder sadly as the boy hung his head as if in shame. "Ryder, the relationship with your dad has always been toxic. We've talked about this. It's healthier to just let your dad go."

Ryder looked up from the table with his eyebrows scrunched. "Yeah? And what about forgiveness? Doesn't everyone deserve that?"

"Of course they do. But you have to stop searching for the apology that will likely never come." As Will stood up, he gave Ryder a quick pat on the back. "There's a saying: 'Forgive and forget'. You need to leave behind the forgiveness and just work on the forgetting. Alright?"

Ryder sighed as he heard the kitchen door shut before he jumped up and ran out towards the foyer where Will was currently saying goodbye to his mom and sister. "Hey Mr. Schue? Can we forget about the session tomorrow? It's just that I promised Katie that I'd…"

"Consider it forgotten." Will smiled before shutting the door behind him.

X X X

"We have a new student joining us today." Mrs. Holliday droned on causing Ryder to rest his head on his desk. A lot of students loved Mrs. Holliday and although he understood why, he couldn't say that she was one of his favorites. In fact, she was probably his least. No matter how early it was, how rainy, or how miserable Ryder was, she always sounded like it was the new best day of her life. He supposed it might have been, but still he didn't like the way she always shoved it down everyone's throats. "Well come on. Introduce yourself."

Ryder allowed his eyes to shut, trying his best to ignore the person standing in the front of the room. It wasn't that he was an asshole; he was just absolutely exhausted after staying up until 2 last night talking to Katie on the phone. Every time he tried to hang up, she'd find a new subject to talk about. "Oh, uh. Hi. My name is Marley Rose and I.."

She trailed off when she saw Ryder's head popping up from the desk. She had noticed the guy sitting there and just assumed it was some rude pothead. She didn't know it was him. She swallowed harshly and coughed as she noticed everyone else was staring at her as well. "And I moved here from New York."

"That's so sweet." A girl she never saw before mentioned but it's not like she was paying attention to her anyway. Her eyes were glued to Ryder who looked star-struck by her sudden appearance. Self-consciously, she ran a hand over her clothes and turned towards Mrs. Holliday.

"Well, welcome to the best history class you'll ever be a part of." After earning a smile from Marley and a few groans from some of the students, she pointed towards the back of the room. "You can sit in between Katie and Unique."

"Thank you." Marley whispered, not being able to find her voice. As she passed Ryder she was instantly confronted with his smell, something she'd had a hard time trying to forget. Suddenly, all she wanted to do was go home, lay in her bed, and cry.

But that would just have to wait.

X X X

Yay! Ryder and Marley have met again and apparently they broke up? Whaaaaaat? How'd that happen? Oh my gosh! Oh and did you like what I did there? Making Marley sit in between Katie and Unique? Haha. I'm just awesome. I know.

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