The Challengers

Cory had ended up spending most of his free time that week finding all of the fanfics about Finn getting Rachel back from Jesse he could find and practically started studying them. He wanted to just invite all of those authors up and ask them what to do considering that they seemed to know a lot more about love than him. He had ultimately decided that he needed to do what Mark said, prove slowly that he was right for Lea instead of Theo and at the same time he had to get some dirt on Theo. He began to Google search Theo too find out anything embarrassing or evil that he had done.

As he was walking around the set one day he saw Lea coming back from getting her afternoon coffee.

"Lea! I have to ask you something!" He yelled as he ran up to her.

"Hey Cory! Before you ask me though, I just want to tell you that the first um…maid meeting is on Wednesday at lunch okay?"

"That's great but tell me, how much do you know about Theo?" Cory asked.

"What do you mean? I'm engaged to him, I'm pretty sure I know him." Lea said.

"Did you know that you're not mentioned on his website? Or that his hair used to be long?" Cory pushed.

"Cory, that's not really important stuff and his hair isn't long now." Lea said, playing along with whatever game she thought Cory was starting.

"And he was just in the ensemble for American Idiot! The ensemble! When was the last time you were in an ensemble?"

"Ragtime, I'm pretty sure." Lea guessed, thinking back through her past.

"That was like what, 14 years ago?" Cory asked.

"Cory, I don't know what you're doing but I have to go film and-"

"He doesn't have a Wikipedia page Lea! No, wiki page! Characters of TV shows have Wikipedia pages! Pencils have their own Wikipedia pages! Everything but him!" Cory had begun to yell.

After a few seconds of processing Cory's strange rant Lea spoke. "Cory, I don't know what's up with you but I'm marrying Theo, Wikipedia page or not." She had to hold back a laugh at the last part as she began to walk away.

Cory sighed and began to walk away until he realized something. "I was only kidding! I'll see you later Lea!" He called.

He saw Lea turn around and smile at him so he knew that it was fine. Cory walked back to his trailer and turned on the TV he didn't have time to notice what was on before he heard a knock on his door. He walked over to it and opened it to find a distressed looking Dianna and Mark. He let them in quickly.

"Okay, what did you guys see?" He asked.

"It's about the plan for you to get Lea-" Dianna began.

"Hold on, how did you know that I'm trying to get Lea to dump Theo and be with me?" Cory asked. His eyes slowly drifted over to Mark. "Did you…?"

"Yeah, sorry man. I had to tell her, she and Jonathan are the best inside sources on Lea that were going to get." Mark apologized.

"Anyway," Dianna began again. "Mark and I were going over lines in the lounge when the radio started talking about Lea and Theo's engagement and all that, and all of a sudden it mentioned that Theo had taken a break from his Broadway role for an unknown reason and has left New York to an unknown location!"

"Your point? I don't need weekly Theo updates." Cory was a bit confused.

"Don't you see dude? He's coming to surprise Lea here at the set!" Mark explained.

"Oh, oh shit." Cory said. "Lea's sure to tell him about me trying to tell her random but bad facts about him. He'll know that I like her, he'll-" Cory was starting to panic.

"Dude, don't worry. Just put the plan on hold for the time he's here and get to know him." Mark suggested.

"Then you could get some real dirt on him. He won't suspect a thing because you're the maid-"

"Man!" Cory interjected.

"Sorry man of honor!" Dianna finished.

"You guys had better be right. And don't tell anyone else without asking first okay?" Cory asked.

Mark and Dianna agreed and exited Cory's trailer. Cory then returned to his couch and popped open a script. Eventually he put it down and paid attention to the TV. Soon, the news they were covering started to get stupid. The reporter was talking about how the filming of Sex and the City 3: Back to New York was almost complete and a script for Sex and the City 4: Abu Dhabi Again! Was already in the works. Cory turned the TV off and stood up, he walked to his door, opened it, and walked outside. Clouds were gathering overhead, which didn't happen that much in California. Suddenly, to his dismay, he saw Lea running up to him leading a pale, sullen looking guy. Theo Stockman.

"Cory! Look who's here! He flew all the way from New York to see me!" Lea exclaimed.

"Yeah, hey Theo, I haven't seen you since the Emmy's." Cory said.

"Yeah, well I'm engaged now!" Theo said, kissing Lea's forehead.

"Yeah!" Cory's fake happiness slipped away. "Woo hoo."

"Are you okay Cory? You seem a bit upset." Lea asked.

"No, I'm okay. Just a little tired. I'll see you around…Theo." Cory said, gave Theo a glare, and walked back into his trailer.

"Well, he's a downer. Why is he your maid of honor?" Theo asked his fiancé.

"He's normally full of energy and funny. I've never seen him like this…" Lea began to think. She had recognized the look Cory had given Theo before he had walked back into his trailer. It was known as the "jealousy glare" she had only ever given it to one person.

November 2nd 2010

Lea walked into the Target that she had stopped at. She quickly made her way down to the media section and then to the CD's. She had wanted to pick up the new Taylor Swift CD "Speak Now". Jonathan had called and told her to get it and listen to a song called, Stay Beautiful.

Once Lea had paid for the CD and stopped at Starbucks for some more coffee, she got into her car and played the song, when the first word played she knew something was up.

Cory's eyes are like a jungle…

Cory's? Cory's? As in Cory Monteith? The song went on about how this "Cory" would become famous and she wanted him to end up with her. Anger was boiling up inside Lea like all of the coffee she had drank in the last six months was coming back as hot as it was originally served. She had no idea why though, she was with Theo. But she wanted to scratch out Taylor Swifts vocal chords more than she wanted the role of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at that moment.

Later that evening, when Lea was stopping at a gas station on her way home from work, she ran into Taylor.

"Taylor! How are you?" She asked.

"I'm good, you?"

"Pretty good. I just got your new album today!" Lea exclaimed.

"Cool! Do you like it?" Taylor asked.

"Yeah, right now I'm on the song Stay Beautiful and I have to ask is that Cory Monteith?" Lea was pretending to be exited that Taylor might say yes, but she was really ready to attack if she did.

"Don't tell anyone but yes, it's about Cory Monteith."

"That's cool." Was all Lea could say.

"Well, I have to go, my tanks filled up. I'll see you around Lea!" Taylor innocently said as she drove off.

"Bye." Lea glared like she never had at the car. She hated the idea of Taylor and Cory, she absolutely hated it!

Lea remembered going home and calling Jonathan about it and Jonathan telling her that it was possible that Lea was in fact, jealous.

But did that mean Cory was jealous of Theo? And was in love with her?

And that ends chapter 3.

Has Lea realized Cory's feelings? You'll see.

Thanks for all of the reviews so far, they're much appreciated.

A lot of you have asked this so yes, this is based off of Made of Honor.

I don't own Glee, Cory Monteith, Lea Michele, Theo Stockman, Dianna Agron, Mark Salling, Taylor Swift, Jonathan Groff, Google, Wikipedia, Starbucks, Target, "Speak Now" (Taylor Swift's new album), American Idiot, or Sex and the City.