Chapter 3

I was not looking forward to going to school after the email I had received, but I knew we all had to face the music, no pun intended. I did not want to be Quinn at this point in time. It wasn't the first time she had cheated on one of her boyfriends and Finn of all people knew that really well.

More than anything I felt bad for Sam, we all knew he really liked Quinn and then all this happens. I had a sick feeling that Santana was behind this.

When I got to the choir room I wasn't surprised I didn't see Quinn or Finn. I assumed they were both at home still very sick. I did however find a very emotional Sam. He had his head in his hands. My heart broke a little inside seeing him like this. I followed my instincts and did the first thing I felt was right. I sat down beside him and hugged him tightly.

It was the worst week in the world to find out your partner was cheating on you especially when Valentines Day was the next day.

"You ok?" I asked even though I knew it was a stupid question.

"Not really, I really though she was different" he sighed.

"It sucks, it really does" I said patting his shoulder.

"You have no idea"

"Your right I really don't" I agreed.

"I think it hurts more because it was with a friend, but I never thought Finn would be the one after she hurt him in the same way" he explained.

He was right; Quinn had been the one to cheat on Finn so Finn knew the pain he had caused Sam. They both did and they still went and did it.

The other glee members walked into the room cautiously, all of them expect Santana, who strutted into the room like queen bee. She was the only one that didn't avoid the hot topic of the moment.

"Hey Sam, I guess once a cheater always a cheater" she laughed to herself.

I was glad that Sam ignored her; she was really starting to push my buttons. I was glad when Mr. Shue called the class to order. We didn't do too much; I think Mr. Shue could sense the mood in the room.

Sam seemed to mope around school the whole day. Mercedes and I told him he should just go home away from the whispers and staring eyes, but his pride got the better him. He didn't want anyone to take pity on him, he was too proud for that.

By the end of the day I think the whole school had heard about the glee scandal as Jacob Ben Israel referred to it as. Sam couldn't avoid the looks anywhere, especially when they were from the teachers as well as the students.

Just before the end of school, Sam got called into Miss Pillsbury's office. I'm sure she wanted to talk to him about the situation, but I doubted he would talk to her.

When I walked out of school I could feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. I pulled it out to see that it was Kurt calling me.

"Hey Kurt, what's up?" I answered.

"Is it true?" he asked.

"You mean the Quinn, Sam and Finn triangle?" I replied.

"You know very well that's what I mean" he laughed.

"I thought you of all people would know, after all you live with Finn" I laughed along with him.

"So it is true then" he sounded shocked.

"I guess so; a picture says a thousand words"

"Well in that case bring Sam along to breadsticks tomorrow night" he said.

"Why what's happening tomorrow night?" I asked curiously.

"The Warblers and I are throwing a lonely hearts club performance" he chuckled.

"Sounds awesome are you asking everyone?"

"Of course, so you better be there" he laughed again.

"You know I will be" I assured him.

"Ok well I'll see you there"

We said goodbye and I hung up the phone. I spotted Sam walking over towards his car so I ran over to ask him. When I caught up to him I had to catch my breath. He laughed at me as I gripped the car so I could catch my breath.

"Are you ok?" he asked me.

"Yeah", I breathed, "Kurt wanted me to invite you out tomorrow night"

"I think I might pass" he said.

I figured he must have thought that Kurt was asking him out on a date or something.

"I meant he is inviting us all out to breadsticks because the Warblers are performing" I explained.

"Oh ok, sure sounds good" he smiled.

"Awesome, I'll let him know" I smiled back.

I went to walk away and head home when he called out to me. I turned around and he was holding my bag. I blushed in embarrassment; I hadn't even realized I left my bag behind.

"Thanks" I said taking my bag out of his hand.

"Its ok, do you want a lift?" he asked.

"Sure" I thanked him again and got in the car.

We drove down the road to my house in silence. I was too embarrassed to even make small talk this time. When we got to my house and pulled into the drive way.

Mum's car wasn't here again, I was so used to being alone sometimes I thought it might not be the best thing.

"Did you want to come in for a drink or anything?" I asked him.

"Sure, why not" he said as he turned the car off.

He followed me up to the porch and into the house. I put my bag down by the door and lead Sam into the kitchen. I grabbed the juice out of the fridge and poured two glasses, handing one to Sam before taking him back into the living room.

"So is your mum working?" he asked as he sat down.

"Yeah she works the night shifts" I explained.

"Don't you get scared staying here by yourself at night?"

"Sometimes I do, especially when there is a storm" I replied.

"I hate storms too" he smiled.

Sam stayed for a little while longer and then he headed home to his place. I walked to my room to start on my homework. I had just sat down when my phone went off in my bag. I sighed and walked over to get it.

I checked the caller Id before I answered it; it had become a habit now. The number was Finn's so I answered.

"Yes?" I answered.

"Are you mad at me?" he asked hoarsely.

"No, but I'm annoyed that you lied to me about it" I said shortly.

"I'm sorry, but what did you want me to say?" he sighed.

"I don't know, maybe the truth" I really hated people that lied.

He didn't say anything for a while. I was beginning to think that he had hung up the phone till I heard him sigh again.

"I don't want to be you when you go back to school" I told him.

"I don't want to be me right now" he coughed slightly.

"How's Quinn?" I asked I was sure he had spoken to her.

"She feels horrible and really doesn't want to face Sam"

"Well she is going to have to sooner or later" I reminded him.

Again he didn't say anything. I wasn't sure what he hoped to get out of this conversation. The truth was I was siding with Sam on this and I didn't like taking sides.

"Finn I have homework" I broke the silence.

"Ok sure, I'll talk to you later then"

He hung up the phone and I groaned. I had only really known these people for about two weeks and here I was being pulled into all this drama. It was definitely one of those times I wish I had stayed away from the Glee club.

Once my homework was done I made some dinner, leaving some aside for when my mum got home. When it was all cleaned up I had a shower and went to bed. I was glad when the day was over.

I woke up earlier than I would have liked the next day and was even early for school which wasn't like me at all. I sat by myself in the choir room as the couples all walked in together.

Tina was holding a big bunch of roses that Mike had given her, Brittany was carrying the cutest teddy I had ever seen from Artie. I smiled as even Mercedes walked in with a really pretty card she had received from a secret admirer. I guess today wasn't going to be so bad. Santana was even being nice for a change, which was another plus on the day.

Everyone seemed to have received Kurt's invite to the evening's events. It was going to be nice to be able to spend the day with some friends for a change.

Sam was the last one to enter the room; he was holding a single rose in his hand. The room looked at him strangely as he walked over and sat next to me.

"Someone buy you a rose?" I asked him curiously.

"No I bought this for you" he smiled and handed me the rose.

"Thank you, but why?"

"Because you actually cared enough to listen to me yesterday instead of just gawking at me" he replied.

"You didn't have to do that" I blushed, well aware that the entire room was looking at us.

"I know, but I wanted to so Happy Valentines day" he smiled again.

I was so shocked; I had never received a Valentines Day gift before. Even though Sam was just a friend it was still really sweet. I hugged him and thanked him again.

Tina and Mercedes pulled me aside before class started and asked about what was going on with Sam and me. I told them exactly what he had said and what we had talked about the day before. They both thought it was cute and dropped the subject.

The day went by pretty smoothly and by lunch all we talked about was what Kurt had install for us. Even Rachel seemed in a good mood, she hadn't glared at me once the whole day. It was like some sort of record.

We all agreed to meet out side Breadsticks at six and we would all go in together. Sam offered to pick me up on the way since he was already picking up Mike and Tina and Tina only live about three houses down from me. I agreed so Tina invited me to get ready at her house so it would be easier when we got picked up.

When school was over I walked home and grabbed my things that I was taking with me to Tina's. I left a note for mum so she knew where I was going to be if she got home before I did and locked the door and headed for Tina's.

She greeted me happily at the door when I arrived. I learned that both her parents were out at work. We walked down the hall way to her room and sat down on the bed.

"So Sam seems to have taken a liking for you" she said wiggling her eyebrows.

"We're just friends" I assured her.

"Well I think he likes you" she said matter of factly.

"I don't think so, beside technically he is still dating Quinn" I pointed out.

"We all know that has ended" she replied.

"I know but even if he did like me, I may not know a lot about dating, but I know what a rebound girl is and I don't want to be that"

She nodded accepting my answer. I didn't think that Sam liked me; we were just friends nothing more. Its not that I didn't like Sam, but he was dating my friend even if their relationship was practically over.

Tina decided to wear one of her fancier black dresses. She traded her boots for a pair of small heels and pulled her black and blue hair up half way.

Me, well I chose to wear a dark purple dress that stopped just above my knees. I had black flats and a black cardigan over the top and I had my brown hair straightened and pulled to the side.

We both applied a little make up and waited in the living room for the boys to arrive.

Sam and Mike arrived around six thirty. Mike was in the front so Tina and I climbed into the back. The drive to Breadsticks wasn't long at all.

Kurt was greeting us at the door with Blaine by his side. They seemed pleased that almost all of our glee club came out to support them.

"Amy you came" Kurt smiled pulling me into a hug.

"Of course I did" I smiled.

"I love your dress by the way" he whispered as we walked into the restaurant.

He led us to an empty booth that was fairly close to the stage. Tina and Mike took one side of the booth leaving me and Sam with the other side.

Behind us sat Rachel, Mercedes, Artie and Brittany and on the other side of us were Puck and Santana. As much of a bitch Santana was, it was nice to see her out here with us in stead of making a joke about it. I think it may have been Puck's idea to come though.

Even Mr. Shuester had come to watch with coach Beiste and Miss Pillsbury was here with her boyfriend Carl.

When everyone had arrived and were seated Kurt walked up to the microphone to address us all.

"On behalf of the Dalton Academy Warbler's, I would like to welcome you to the first annual Lonely hearts club"

We all clapped and there were quite a few cheers from the audience. I smiled up at Kurt as he continued. He winked at the McKinley kids and went on.

"So let's kick things into gear" he said before taking his place with the others.

Blaine took a step forward and smiled before beginning there song.

"You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs.
But I look around me and I see it isn't so.
Some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs.
And what's wrong with that?
Id like to know, cause here I go again

I love you, I love you,
I love you, I love you,

I can't explain the feelings plain to me, say can't you see?
Ah, she gave me more, she gave it all to me
Now can't you see,
what's wrong with that
I need to know, cause here I go again

I love you, I love you

Love doesn't come in a minute,
Sometimes it doesn't come at all
I only know that when I'm in it
It isn't silly, no, it isn't silly, love isn't silly at all.

How can I tell you about my loved one?
How can I tell you about my loved one?

How can I tell you about my loved one?
(I love you)
How can I tell you about my loved one?
(I love you)"

We all applauded them as they took a bow. It really brightened the mood in the room and it was nice to be out with friends.

After the performance Kurt came over and sat with us. While Blaine was off mingling with the other people, Kurt explained to us about Blaine's performance in the Gap for this guy he liked, when Kurt though he might have been the one that Blaine liked.

Before we could talk more about it, Blaine came over to claim Kurt so he could introduce him to some people. I knew Kurt would bring this up again the next night, when we had our girl's night.

I turned back to table and noticed Sam watching me intently. I thought I might have had something on my face, so I excused myself to go to the bathroom.

As soon as I walked in the door I ran to the mirror and checked. I really didn't want to look like an idiot in front of everyone. I looked over my appearance, but it was the same as when we had left. So I walked back the booth and re took my seat. I was just in time for the Warbler's last performance.

"Is everything ok?" Sam asked as the Warbler's took the stage.

"Yep, everything is fine" I smiled.

When everyone had settled down, the Warbler's began to sing again.

"Saying I love you,
Is not the words,
I want to hear from you,
It's not that I want you,
Not to say but if you only knew,
How easy,
it would be to show me how you feel,

More than words,
is all you have to do,
to make it real,
Then you wouldn't have to say,
that you love me,
Cause I'd already know,

What would you do,
if my heart was torn in two,

More than words to show you feel,
That your love for me is real,

What would you say,
if I took those words away,

Then you couldn't make things new,
Just by saying I love you,

It's more than words,
It's more than what you say,
It's the things you do,
oh yeah,
It's more than words,
It's more than what you say,
It's the things you do,
oh yeah,

Now that I've tried to,
talk to you and make you understand,
All you have to do,
is close your eyes,
And just reach out your hands,
and touch me,
Hold me close don't ever let me go,

More than words,
is all I ever needed you to show,
Then you wouldn't have to say,
that you love me,
Cause I'd already know,

What would you do,
if my heart was torn in two,

More than words to show you feel,
That your love for me is real,
What would you say,
if I took those words away,
Then you couldn't make things new,(no no)
Just by saying I love you..."

When the boys had finished, they all took one last bow before the band took over. All the couples made their way to the dance floor to share a Valentines Day dance together. I thought it was really sweet.

I sat back and watch, when before I could say no, Kurt was pulling me up and over to dance with him.

I had to laugh at myself, Kurt was such a good dancer and I was sure I had two left feet, but he stuck with me counting the steps as we went along. At the end of the song he thanked me for the dance and Blaine stepped in for the next dance.

Blaine was a less conventional dancer when compared to Kurt. He spun me around in circles and I could do nothing but laugh along with him. Sam cut in about half way through the song.

"Mind if I finish this dance?" he asked Blain and I.

"Not at all" Blaine stepped aside.

Sam took my hand and continued where Blaine left off. I could feel myself blushing as we danced with the others. To my Left Tina was winking at me and to my right Mercedes gave me a thumb up.

"Thanks for inviting me tonight" Sam said as he spun me around.

"I was only the messenger, Kurt was the one who invited you" I reminded him.

"I know, but if anyone but you had asked me I probably wouldn't have come" he laughed a little as I stumbled.

"Well I'm glad you came" I laughed along with him.

"Me too" he smiled.

We took turns dancing with everyone well into the night. Eventually we decided it was time to leave, that and the Breadsticks workers wanted to go home. Sam dropped of Mike and Tina first since their housed were closer to Breadsticks. When we pulled into my driveway I saw mum had finally got a night off.

"Thanks for driving me home again" I said as a got out of the car.

"Its not a problem" he assured me.

"I'll see you at school tomorrow" I said over my shoulder as I walked up to the door.

I waved as he drove back out the drive way and down the road. When I walked inside I found mum in the kitchen. She had just made herself a mug off coffee so I knew she hadn't been home very long.

"How was your night Hun?" she asked.

"I had more fun than I've had in a long time" I giggled a little.

"That's great sweetie, I'm really happy you've finally got some friends" she smiled.

"Yeah me too" I smiled along with her.

I got a glass of juice from the fridge and sat down at the table with mum. She looked at me over her mug and watched me carefully. It was like she was trying to figure something out in her head.

"So are the girls still coming over tomorrow night?" she asked finally.

"All of them except for Quinn, she has come down with mono" I explained.

"Well its good that she is staying at home" she agreed.

"I thought so too, she really didn't look well the last time I saw her"

"All right then, better get off to bed you do still have school in the morning" mum ushered me off to my room.

I stopped off at the bathroom first to wash off the make up and brush my hair. I got changed into my pajamas and climbed into bed. I hadn't realized how tired I was until my head hit the pillow.

When I woke up it was only because my alarm was ringing loudly in my ear. I groaned and rolled over to silence the stupid thing. I sluggishly pried myself out of the comfort of my bed and made my way to the shower.

When I was dressed and ready for school, I went over the house to make sure that everything was in place and not a mess for when we came home from school.

I found that mum had left e a note on the fridge for me; she knew I always went to the kitchen before I left.

Amy,

I left some money for pizza in the usual spot, order as much as you like. There is extra for drinks and stuff.

I probably won't be home tonight, so please make sure that you clean up any mess.

Thanks sweetie

Love mum xoxoxo

I folded the letter and left it on the counter. I grabbed my bag and locked the door as I walked out. I had just made it to the end of the drive way when I familiar car pulled up beside me.

Sam wound down the window and smiled at me as I looked in curiously.

"Want a lift to school?" he asked.

"Sure, beats walking any day" I laughed.

I threw my bag into the back seat and hopped into the passenger's side of the car. Sam waited till my seatbelt was on before driving off. When we got to school, he pulled into his usual spot and parked. We both grabbed our bags from the car and walked to the lockers. Not once did I miss the curious eyes watching us as we walked by.

I grabbed my books out and walked with Sam to the choir room. It seemed the mood from the night before hadn't quite worn off yet. Tina and mike seemed to have brought the dancing to school with them.

I walked over to Mercedes and Brittany and sat in the empty seat between them.

"Ok ladies are we all set for this evening?" I asked.

"You know it" Mercedes smiled.

"What's happening tonight?" Brittany looked at me strangely.

"Your coming over to my house remember?" I reminded her.

"Oh yeah, I'm coming" she laughed.

It wasn't long before Tina joined us. Rather than sitting on a chair, she opted for sitting on the floor in front of us.

"So I was going through my movies and I found the perfect movie to bring tonight" she bounced excitedly.

"Well are you going to tell us or not?" Mercedes joked.

"Nope you're going to have to wait and see" she laughed.

We all laughed along with her. A part of me really wished I had made friends sooner. It was only now that I could really see what I was missing out on.

Things didn't go how I had panned them. We all hoped the day would fly by and it would be the end of the day before we knew it, but that's not how things went.

The day dragged on and on and when lunch rolled around I thought the day would never end. Coach Sylvester wasn't making things easy for us either. I still didn't understand her hell bent need to destroy the glee club.

When the day finally did end my mood had diminished some what, but when that bell finally rang all the excitement came flooding back. I met the girls at the choir room since it was the most central part of all our routines and from there Mercedes drove me and Brittany to my house in her car, while Mike followed us with Tina. Kurt was going to meet us their after he dropped his stuff off at home.

When we arrived I had the girls dump there stuff in my room and we sat down on my bed and gossiped.

"so Rachel has been nagging me all day to tell her what we were up to" Mercedes told us, "I swear that girl needs to learn to take a hint"

"I hear she is thinking about planning her own party or something" Tina continued.

"like anyone would go to that" Mercedes laughed.

"Santana yelled at me for coming, but I don't care" Brittany added.

"why did she yell at you" I asked angrily.

"because she wasn't invited, but I don't care you're a lot nicer than she is"

"awe thanks Brit" I said as I hugged her.

We continued gossiping about anything and everything, from Jacob ben Israel's blog, to the skanky cheerio's and Neanderthal footballers.

We were interrupted by a knock on the door. I walked down the hall to the door, leaving the girls to continue there talks.

I opened the door to find none other than Kurt smiling at me, I however, wasn't expecting to see Finn standing behind him.

"hey Kurt, the girls are down the hall in my room" I greeted him.

"Excellent, I will leave you two to talk then" he smiled and made his way to my bedroom.

I walked out on to the porch and closed he door quietly behind me. I sat down on the step and Finn copied my lead.

"your looking better" I said to him in almost a whisper.

"yeah the doctors said im not contagious any more" he replied.

"that's good"

We sat in silence for a good five minutes until Finn eventually broke the tension.

"I just wanted to appologise again, you were right I should have been honest thts what a friend does" he said so quickly that the words jumbled together.

"its ok" I assured him.

"the truth is, I don't think I ever stopped caring for Quinn" he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.

"well they do say that one never forgets their first love" I smiled.

"yeah I guess not" he muttered.

I figured that the others were probably wondering what the hell we were doing, if they weren't already listening at the door, so I stood up and once again Finn followed.