After Glee, Luke came up to me at my car and hugged me. "I'm so sorry for this morning, Kurt," he said, teary-eyed. "I just wasn't thinking straight. I was still pissed off about seeing that douchebag again."
"Hey, it's fine," I said, putting an arm around his shoulder. "Get in. We're going to get coffee."
Luke smiled and kissed me before walking to the passenger side and getting in.
I drove to the Lima Bean, only to see Jesse St. James get out of his SUV. Luke ducked on the spot. I stopped abruptly and got out of the car, Luke's warnings unheard behind me.
I grabbed Jesse and spun him around. "You, Jesse St. Douchebag, leave Luke alone," I said scathingly. "He doesn't want to see you or hear you or anything from you, so never talk to him again, got it?"
"He still likes me, he's just in denial," Jesse sneered as I turned on my heel and walked away. At that last word, Luke jumped out of the car and, surprisingly to me due to his size, slammed Jesse up against his car door.
"I hate you, St. Asshole. You cheated on me with that bitch and I will never forgive you, so go fucking die or something!" Luke snapped before storming inside. I chased after him, thinking I should stop him before he does something crazy again.
We sat in silence for about 10 minutes inside, our coffees in front of us when Luke got up and walked to the karaoke stage. He took the microphone and feedback screeched, making everyone wince therefore getting their attention.
"I got something to say!" Luke exclaimed immediately following the feedback. "There's someone out there today that treated me like shit when we dated. He abused me emotionally, telling me I'd never amount to anything and I'd 'never be as talented as him'," he said this last part with air quotes. "Well, there's one thing I'm more talented than you in, Jesse St. James, and that's pure-heartedness. But just so you know, there's only one thing that you should get.
"You don't own me
I'm not just one of your many toys
You don't own me
Don't say I can't go with other boys
"Don't tell me what to do
And don't tell me what to say
Please, when I go out with you
Don't put me on display
"'Cause you don't own me
Don't try to change me in any way
You don't own me
Don't tie me down 'cause I'll never stay
"Oh, I don't tell you what to say
And I don't tell you what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you
I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free
To live my life
The way I say to do whatever I please,"
I belted out as the song ended. I opened my eyes to see the room filled with burning lighters, just like those rock concerts.
Luke glared daggers at Jesse and said, "Up yours, Jesse St. James," before walking out of the coffee shop.
!
Glee was first thing the next morning and it still being duets week, it was Sam and Quinn's turn. With Luke leaning his head on my shoulder, I just stared at his curly head for much of the performance.
"Once I was a selfish fool who never understood
Never looked inside myself, though on the outside, I looked good
Then we met and you made me the man I am today
Quinn, I'm in love with you no matter what you are"
"'Cause without love
Life is like the seasons with no summer
Without love
Life is rock and roll without a drummer
Tracy, I'll be yours forever 'cause I never wanna be
Without love
Quinn, never set me free
No, I ain't lyin'
Never set me free, Quinn
No, no, no"
"Once I was a simple girl, then popularity came to me
But I was still a nothing, though a hundred girls may disagree
Quinn!
Fame was just a prison, signing autographs a bore
I didn't have a clue 'til you bangin' on my door"
"That without love
Life is like my dad without his promo
Without love
Life's like making out with Perry Como
Darling, I'll be yours forever 'cause I never wanna be
Without love
So, darling, throw away the key
I'm yours forever
Throw away the key
Yeah, yeah, yeah,"
As they finished the song, everyone applauded and I stroked Luke's hair back. I bent down and whispered in his ear: "I love you." He looked up at me and kissed me.
A/N: Songs belong to The Blow Monkeys and the team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, for I took the latter's song and rewrote it to fit the story.
