The door of the cupboard slowly opened and Sam and Rachel stumbled out, laughing and finishing putting on and tidying up their clothes. They smiled and laughed with each other as Santana walked out of the hall and saw them there.

"What are you two doing?" Santana asked.

"We were getting a headache from the loud music." Rachel lied. Sam did his best at holding back a smile.

"Me too; I even went all Lima Heights on the DJ but he stood his ground. I may have spat in his beer." Santana said and walked off to find Brittany.

"She's crazy." Sam said. Rachel laughed in agreement.

"She really is." Rachel said and looked at Sam. The two stared at one another for a while.

"I really wanna kiss you." Sam said.

"Then kiss me." Rachel said and the two of them locked lips intensely. Rachel wrapped her arms around Sam's neck as he put his hands on her waist. They didn't notice Blaine and Quinn appear before them. Eventually Quinn made a fake coughing sound and the two broke apart and stared at the others.

"Oh. Hi." Sam said.

"Hi." Blaine smiled.

"We're very happy for you two; we just needed to check that you actually did get your acts together, and you did!" Quinn said happily before returning to the hall.

"I said we should wait a few minutes in case you were going at it in a cupboard!" Blaine joked and started laughing, slowly stopping when he picked up on Rachel and Sam's facial expressions.

"...No! AT OUR WEDDING?" Blaine exclaimed with a hint of shock and anger.

"Oh yeah, like you and Kurt won't be doing it tonight." Sam said. Blaine fell silent.

"...Well, uh, that's different." Blaine said and walked back into the hall. He soon popped his head out again.

"I am happy for you two, though. Be amazing. Have courage." Blaine said.

Courage.

That one word stuck with Rachel and Sam for the rest of the night.

That night, while most of the guests went back to Burt and Carole's house to sleep, Rachel decided she wanted to go to her dads' house and Sam came along. They were both away on a business trip so they had the house to themselves. They both got undressed and climbed into the bed in Rachel's old room, which was now a guest bedroom. Sam put his arm around Rachel and she rested on his bare chest.

"Why didn't you want to go back to Burt and Carole's house?" Sam asked her.

"...I wouldn't want Carole to see...well, see us...at least for now. It's not that I'm ashamed of you, it's just-" Rachel began.

"-Rachel, I understand. Don't worry." Sam said and kissed the top of Rachel's head. Rachel smiled.

"One day you'll have the courage to tell her and everyone else, and I'll be right by your side when you do." Sam said.

"You hang out with Blaine too much." Rachel laughed. Sam laughed with her.

"Remember Kurt with the picture of Blaine in his locker with 'Courage' written on it?" Sam said and Rachel giggled and nodded her head.

"Yeah...and now they're married. That is insane." Rachel said.

"Things were so simple back then, but not anymore." Sam said.

"Yep, definitely hanging out with Blaine too much." Rachel said and Sam pulled a funny face at her.

"I'm just saying that we'll only tell everyone when we're both ready." Sam said. Rachel smiled at him.

"Thank you." She whispered and kissed him passionately.

"I want this to work, Rachel; I'll do whatever I can. I'm here for as long as you need me." Sam said.

"In that case, you'll gonna be stuck with me for a while." Rachel said and smiled. Sam stroked her hair and kissed her. She deepened the kiss and Sam rolled on top of Rachel. The two of them smiled at each other, their noses touching.

"Courage." Sam whispered, making Rachel laugh. He started kissing her neck and she put her hands through his hair.

"Courage." Rachel whispered back.