Over the weekend, I stayed with Noah, as my dad's were out of town and when he went to drop me off, I saw that Sam was waiting for me to get home. I couldn't deal with him right then. I was mad and hurt and everything felt like it was going wrong again. I refused to redo Finn. I want to go to him and act like none of this ever happened but it has. And that can't be swept under the rug. I will not abandon Noah, who has had to give up NYU so he could join the army to support his sister. I know that boys are jealous, but I can't stand for that. I will not be accused of something that could have been so easily explained. By the time I walk into school the next morning, my mind is made up.

I don't see him until lunch, but by then it's too late. Kurt comes into the cafeteria, joyously dragging me to the courtyard. The sound of guitars and I groan and try to run away. Kurt holds me there and Sam comes out and he and Noah are playing guitar with Blaine singing back up. Noah mouths "he begged" I know he is as mad as I am about the accusations. Then Sam starts singing and I groan, knowing I'm gonna have to be a villain at the end of this.

A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
Now there's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

She said "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"
She said "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you and never find myself
Let's hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over
He comes to me and takes my hand to sing the last chorus, my resolve almost breaks.
I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
and believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

He is grinning as if he's sure I'll take him back and I now know how Brit felt when Artie sang to her last year. I groan, "Sam, don't make me do this here. Please just wait until we are alone." His smile falters only slightly. "Rachel, please, I love you. I'm so sorry. Come on. Can't we just forget it happened?" I stood and jerked my hand away. "No, Samuel. We can't. Just listen to me. I am not the little girl that ran back to Finn the second he sang me a song." "I know you ar-" "Listen to me. I am done with this. Until you grow up enough to realize what exactly you did wrong, I'm done with this. I don't even know if I'll take you back then." I turn to leave "Come on Rachel, don't be like that." My fury unrestrained, expression such that he backs up a little, I snarl "Leave me alone, Samuel David Evans. Do not sing to me, do not talk to me, and do not even look at me. You did not think before you acted and now you must accept the consequences. Losing me is only one of them. Did you even think about how your accusations would affect Noah? Did you think about how now I can barely look at you might affect glee? Did you think about how that would affect our group dynamic? Did you think about anything other than your wounded pride or how you didn't want to be that guy again? NO! And I am done. I don't care anymore. Just leave me alone." I turned and yelled "MOVE" into the crowd that had gathered around.

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Your telling me that it is 3 and a half weeks until nationals and my two leads are REFUSING TO SING" Santana looked him straight in the eyes. "Yup." He Stared at us exasperatedly. "And why not?" I piped up "Because Samuel Made a foolish and cruel accusation and he crossed several lines and I cannot and will not sing with him." Noah who was sitting next to me added "actually she told him not to even look at her and if you saw her face you'd be listening even better than Evans because he keeps on looking over here when he thinks neither Rach nor I are looking." Quinn looks over at how Noah has his arm draped over the back of my chair. "So are you and Puck together now?" Everyone stares at us now, even Schue. "No. Noah and I are friends. No more. Right now, I need a boyfriend like I need a hole in my head." She smiles kindly at me which is confusing. I turn back to the matter at hand. "You either need to reassign the male or female lead as we do not have time to completely redo everything and as Finn and I are bared from singing together due to last years fiasco I recommend Noah or Blaine with me or Samuel and Sunshine or Mercedes, relying on vocal prowess and chemistry. If you do really choose to redo it over I recommend Santana and Noah." MR. Schue sighed, "I guess your right Rachel. For our opening number, you and Puck will lead and for the group number Mercedes will take your solo. But let me say, I am extremely disappointed in you and Sam. You are letting your personal feelings affect everyone." Santana cut in "let me just say, if we didn't need trouty lips over there, you'd probably be in surgery because I don't stand for guys accusing mierda like that to my girls. Specially not when they're helping one of my boys." Mr. Schue sighed "Santana, I am a Spanish teacher. But let's just get to work." I went to San later, "Thank you for sticking up for me." She unexpectedly hugs me. "You're my girl Berry. Don't even worry about him anymore." I chuckle and we start redoing the dances.