Kate's POV

"A ballad, from Middle English." Mr. Schue explained. "Who can tell me what this word means?"

"A male duck." Brittany blurted out. No, that was a mallard.

"It's a love song." I stated.

"No, it's a slow song that allows the singer to emote." Felicity interrupted.

"Felicity is right." He replied. "They're stories that are set to music. A ballad is a perfect harmony of music and lyrics. They allow us to express feelings that we can't get out any other way. Now Sectionals are in a few weeks and the rules state that our set must include a ballad."

"It seems that my weekly letter to the Ohio Show Choir Committee paid off." Rex remarked.

"So here's our assignment for the week. I'm gonna pair you off and I want you to pick a ballad to sing to your partner." Mr. Schue continued. "Look them right in the eye, find the emotion you wanna express and make them feel it."

"I pick Quinn." Sam stated.

"No, that's too easy." The teacher replied as he pulled out a hat. "Your partners will be chosen by the Hat of Fate. I'm putting all of your names in here and who choose is your partner."

"But Mike's not here." Santana explained. "He said an allergic reaction to something."

"Then I guess I'll put my name in the hat." He stated. That had the chance to go horribly wrong.

Puck went first and drew Mercedes, knew Artie picked Tina, Santana picked Brittany, Rex picked Sam, and finally I picked Quinn. I was really hoping for Felicity. I could have asked Rory but she was out of town.

"So I guess that means we're together, Mr. Schue." She remarked as she got up.

"Maybe we should wait for Mike." He stated.

"The hat has spoken, Mr. Schue." Sam replied. "So what kind of songs, do you want us to sing?"

"Why don't we demonstrate?" Felicity suggested. "Brad, do you know 'Need You Now' by Lady Antebellum?"

"I don't think that's an appropriate song, Felicity." He replied.

"Why not, it's a good song?" Felicity declared. I wasn't sure if they were trolling him or not.

"Yes, it's a really good song." Sam agreed as the music began to play and she began to sing.

Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone cause I can't fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time

It's a quarter after 1:00, I'm all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't how I can do without I just need you now

Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time

It's a quarter after 1:00, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't how I can do without I just need you now

Even though I had a girlfriend, I could stare at Felicity's hot little ass for hours.

Felicity's POV

As we were singing, I couldn't help but wonder how I never noticed that Mr. Schue had such nice eyes. He probably used too much product in his hair, but that could be fixed. Why would I need a boy like Sam when I could have a man? Plus our names fit together perfectly. We could be Willicity. No, that sounds stupid. I'd have to work on that. All I knew was that we would be perfect together. I began to sing a ballad to myself as I tried to figure out how I was going to make my affections known.

You know everything that I'm afraid of, you do everything I wish I did
Everybody wants you, everybody loves you
I know I should tell you how I feel, I wish everyone would disappear
Every time you call me I'm too scared to be me

And I'm too shy to say

Ooh I got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that I do
I get a rush when I'm with you
Ooh I've got a crush on you, a crush on you

Ooh I wish I could tell somebody but there's no one to talk to, nobody knows
I've got a crush on you, a crush on you, I got a crush

You say everything that no one says, but I feel everything you're afraid to feel
I will always want you, I will always love you

Ooh I got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that I do
I get a rush when I'm with you
Ooh I've got a crush on you, a crush on you

Ooh I got a crush on you
I hope you feel the way that I do
I get a rush when I'm with you
Ooh I've got a crush on you, a crush on you

I decided that I should him some sort of present to let him know how great of a teacher I thought that he was. I had a little bit of money that I wasn't using to help with the baby and I got myself a nice dress as well as a coffee mug with a soccer ball on it.

I wore the short blue lace long-sleeved dress to school the next day and smiled as I headed into Spanish class. I gave it to him in his box.

"I got this for you, Mr. Schue." I explained. "Or would you prefer if I called you Will?"

"Mr. Schue is fine." He replied with an uneasy grin as he opened it.

"I just noticed that your mug was chipped and you needed a new one and this one can help you think of your favorite student." I declared before I took my seat.

Kate's POV

So I was going to be with Quinn for the assignment. The two of us hadn't said a word to each other since middle school and I was pretty sure those words were "You're in my seat."

We met in the auditorium. I was wearing a teal leather jacket with a camisole consisting of several shades of red with a blue flared skirt and blue boots and a heart charm bracelet of my mother's.

"So it looks like we're going to be singing something together." I remarked. "What kind of song do you want to sing?"

"Well it's definitely not going to be a love song. I'm not looking to join any pride events." She remarked. I glared at her. "Sorry, that was rude."

"I have a girlfriend." I pointed out. "So has anyone ever asked you about how you feel about motherhood?"

"I don't know what I want to do." She admitted. "Part of me really wants to keep the baby while the other wants to give it away, but I would feel like I was letting my little girl down if I was doing that."

"You know I have a song for you." I suggested. "It's 'I'll Stand by You' by The Pretenders. Do you know it? Carrie Underwood covered it on American Idol a few years ago. I think that you would sound great singing it. Just picture your little girl sitting in the front row."

Oh, why you look so sad, tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
Don't be ashamed to cry, let me see you through
Cause I've seen the dark side too

When the night falls on you and you don't know what to do
Nothing you confess, could make me love you less

I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by youtake me into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert youI'll stand by you

I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you

"I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I think that you could be a great mother if you wanted to." I explained. I just had to find a song to sing to her. It would be hard. "So do your parents know that you're pregnant?"

"No." She answered.

"You should tell them." I suggested. "I know that you probably think that they won't understand, but they're your parents and they love you. They'll accept it."

Felicity's POV

I was currently at Mr. Schue's apartment. Coach Tweedy had had a strange conversation with me about Dawson's Creek, which I had never seen before. Anyway, his wife had let me in. I needed to find some way to get rid of her. By that, I didn't mean that I was going to kill her. I couldn't be with him if I was in jail.

"Hey, Mr. Schue." I greeted him as he walked in the door.

"What are you doing here?" He asked in surprise.

"You wife said that I could make you dinner." I explained.

"I think I was just going to get takeout." He replied. So far things weren't working.

The next day, I had an idea. I was going to tell him that his wife wasn't really pregnant. I was prepared to go see him when I saw Quinn in the hallway.

"What are you doing?" She questioned.

"I'm going to tell Mr. Schue that his wife isn't pregnant so he'll leave her and be with me." I told her.

"Felicity, do you even hear what you're saying?" She asked. "He doesn't like you like that and even if he did, he'd probably get sent to jail."

"We're meant to be together." I explained. I felt her palm collide with my face. "Ow, what the fuck was that for?"

"Remember John Smith in middle school?" She asked. Suddenly the memories came flooding back and I realized what an idiot I was being. I also couldn't believe that I had fallen for a guy named John Smith. "You told me if you ever fell crazy for a guy again to slap you. You're better than this. You can do better than a guy who's twice your age. I need you to do something for me."

"What?" I asked as I rubbed my cheek.

"Come over to my house tonight." She explained. "Frannie's going to be there and my parents wanted Sam over, but he has to work. I was going to tell them and I need support."

"Okay, I guess I can do that." I agreed. "Do you have a dress that I can borrow by any chance?"

"Yes." She stated.

So that night, I was at her house. I was greeted at the door by her mother and her sister. Her mother was shorter than Quinn but taller than me and Frannie was quite tall, probably 5'8".

"It's good to see you again, Felicity." Judy explained.

After dinner was over, Quinn stood up. I was really proud of her.

"So I had something that I needed to say." She announced. "I'm pregnant."

I was pretty sure that I saw red on her father's face.

"Dad, are you okay?" Frannie asked. I was gonna say no.

Things did not go well at all. He practically threw her out of the house. Now I understood why she hadn't wanted to tell them.

"You can stay with me until they let you come back." I explained because I knew that Sam wouldn't have room for her.

"Thank you." She replied as she wiped tears from her eyes.

We pulled into my house and I told my mom about it, who was more than happy to let her stay.

Kate's POV

"Okay, well I fucked up." I told Quinn the next day at school. "I'm sorry. I thought they would accept it. I do know what song I want to sing to you now."

Oh I have a lot to say
Was thinking of my time away
I miss when things weren't the same

Cause everything inside never come outs right
And when I see you cry it makes me wanna die

I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue
I'm sorry about all the thing I said to youand I know I can't take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all your soundsand Baby the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to sayI'm sorry

Every single day I think about we came all this way
The sleepless nights and the tears you cried
It's never too late to make it right

I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry you're blue
I'm sorry about all the thing I said to youand I know I can't take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all your soundsand Baby the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to sayI'm sorry

"Wow that actually sounded a lot better in my head." I remarked. "But I am sorry."

"It's not your fault." She replied. "I guess I wanted to believe that they would be accepting about it too."

"I need you guys to come into the choir room." Felicity replied. That was our cue.

Felicity's POV

Once we got there, I sat Quinn down on a chair next to Sam. He didn't seem to know was going on, which was good.

"So this is a song that I really wanted to sing to my best friend." I explained.

Sometimes you think you'll be fine by yourself
Cause a dream is a wish you make all alone
It's easy to feel like you don't need help
But it's harder to walk on your own

You'll change inside
When you realize

The world comes to life and everything's bright
From beginning to end when you have a friend by your side
That helps you to find, the beauty you are
When you open your heart and believe in the gift of a friend

And when your hope crashes down, scattering to the ground, you, you feel alone
When you don't know which way to go, there's no signs leading you home, you're not alone

The world comes to life and everything's bright
From beginning to end when you have a friend by your side
That helps you to find, the beauty you are
When you open your heart and believe in, when you believe in, when you believe in
The gift of a friend

I then walked over to Quinn and gave her a hug.

So Felicity ended up falling for Will, but instead of getting a visit from Suzy Pepper, it was Quinn that helped her. Plus we got some scenes between Quinn and Kate. It's quite clear by now that the Lucy thing didn't happen. The songs are "Crush" by Mandy Moore and "Gift of a Friend" by Demi. Please don't forget to review.