Hi, I've been a bit slow updating-I've been down recently but i'm back!

I mentioned before I am back at school-I will be updating as regularly as I can but to all of you (even if you don't wanna hear it) my school work does come first so please bear with me if is a bit of wait-if I could spend all day writing Fan fiction believe me I would but...

Next Chapter-2x11-The Sue Sylvester Shuffle-Sam bounces back, takes action against Jacob Ben Israel, finds surprising allies in the Football Team, tries to win a championship and celebrates his son's fourth birthday-all in all a very busy week...

Disclaimer-Nothing is mine but little soon to be four Ethan!

And I just watched the premiere of Season Six! Out of all of the new newbies I think I like the Mason the best-if you've not watched it get on YouTube and watch it!-this fic will continue to the end of Glee now Season Six has aired so keep that in mind-it still doesn't feel real that the show is ending thought...

Also a little spoiler alert for when I do write in Season Six-none of the original newbies will be leaving-so many character plots to be explored-

Enough with the rambling-enjoy the chapter and please review-

Baby Trouty Mouth

Chapter 11-2x10-A Very Glee Christmas

In which Sam spends Christmas with his son and learns that his secret might be out.

"Who knew the line to see Santa would be this long three days before Christmas?" Finn asked looking around in wonder and Quinn and Sam shot him identical looks of disbelief.

The last weak had been hectic. There had been the singing of the Christmas Carol's, Britney being…Britney, that lovely speech Finn gave about life being 'A Big Black Hole' and then the sheer miracle of the sight of Artie walking.

But now when they were on Christmas Break and therefore they were in the line for Santa with Finn who was chewing on his ninth candy cane, a nervous Ethan and a tired looking Quinn.

"You didn't have to come with me" he said pressing a kiss into the messy blonde strands of his son's blonde hair and Finn grinned "Don't worry," he said bouncing up and down looking like a little kid "I love Christmas-did I say that in Glee Club? I love it"

Quinn caught Sam's eye and they both had to look away. Over the course of the last weak it became clear that Finn lived for the one holiday to depositing Christmas trees and dropping what looked like two bags of Christmas Presents for Ethan grinning like an idiot "I'm Uncle Finn" he said when Sam tried to tell him no "Delivering the presents is what I do, if you're thinking about an official godfather I would be it…"

Sam for the most part was really looking forward to this Christmas. The last had been a heartache filled with the one skype call he got with his son.

No. This time he was determined to do right by this one.

The presents were all sorted. Ethan had asked him his help to write out his letter to Santa and therefore Sam had gotten a good look at what he wanted. It included enough chocolate to match Ethan's own weight, and a few new toys that were out and a chance to go to the Build A Bear Workshop in the New Year.

"I always hated putting on the snow chains" Quinn muttered vaguely and Sam nodded to himself letting her ramble as he jostled Ethan to keep him awake. "Santa" he muttered eyeing the man with suspicion and Sam nodded dropping him to the floor and letting him toddle to the man "Yep that's right buddy" he watched as Santa pulled Ethan onto his lap smiling.

"It must be nice to have your son with you for Christmas" Finn commented loudly playing with the tinsel decorations-at least this was a different Santa than the one he had been forced to sat on his lap due to the damage control Brittney's beliefs ensured.

Really he was only doing this for Ethan's sake. It was his first Christmas with his son and therefore he wanted it to be the best.

Well the best that a three year old could remember anyway.

Ethan came prancing back smiling wildly holding up his arms to be picked up giving Finn enough time to take the candy cane offered by the elf-it had broken in two and therefore he stuffed chunks in his mouth, Quinn watched him in complete silence and Sam chuckled-pulling Ethan's thumb out of his mouth and hugging him closer.

If he had turned around he would have seen the Cheerio uniform looking at the three of them her hands already itching for her phone.

Christmas came and went. As far as Ethan was he spent most of the morning asleep only waking at eleven to open his presents. The two of them-father and son skipped church but managed to catch dinner. The Even's family wasn't really a turkey family due to Thanksgiving and Stacey's belief that 'Tommy the turkey that we learnt about in school Sam!' shouldn't be eaten so they always had another piece of meat with all the trimmings.

Ethan ate a little meat, one potato, some carrot and sweade and some stuffing. As a Christmas treat Sam let him eat a huge slice of chocolate cake with ice cream and he packed his little boy off to bed clutching his old monkey and in his new pj's ready for a good's night sleep.

It had been a good day. It had been easy almost, Kelsey hadn't been in touch not that he had been expecting it that much, it hurt him a little that Ethan's mother didn't want to have anything to do with him on such a family centred holiday but he also knew his ex-if she wanted back in he wouldn't stop her-but now everything was in his damn she was never taking his son away from him again.

Besides Christmas was just the start-in three weeks it would be Ethan's fourth birthday and then it would be time to celebrate. Ethan wanted a party at the local kid's park with his friends and then Sam really wanted to do something with the Glee club-maybe dinner at Breadsticks with them all chipping in? it would be nice-Ethan could spend some time with his extended Aunts and Uncles that lived to spoil him rotten (he had gained an impressive haul this year-Finn and Kurt had put together a nice shirt and pants for fancy occasions, Quinn, Santana and Brittney had gotten together to buy him two pairs of converse that Sam just knew Ethan would grow out of in a day, Mike and Puck had both gotten him books-one about Peter Pan and one about football characters, Tina had gotten him a collection of colouring books while Artie had bought new crayons and Rachel had bought a CD of all the Broadway Hits that Sam didn't think he would be playing for a long time and Mercedes had bought a chocolate Santa that was nearly as big as Ethan's arm) so yeah his son had done alright.

Sam dreaded what he would get for his birthday.

He had just put him down with the promise of more chocolate cake in the morning when the doorbell rang. He sighed-per Christmas tradition and New Year's Eve his dad would let him have a beer with him, the last time he had gotten drunk it had been resulted in…well Ethan so he understood the need to be supervised.

When he got downstairs it was Finn, he was wrapped up warm and he realised that he was shivering. "Hey Merry Christmas" he said smiling and Finn managed a tight grin back "Hey you too" he said and Sam motioned to the kitchen shutting the door "You wanna a beer?" he asked and Finn shook his head "Nah man I'm driving"

"Thanks for the presents by the way" he said reaching for a mug and turning the kettle on "I was thinking you know for Ethan's birthday if you and the Glee club wanted to have dinner with us? I want him to get to know you all you know stick faces to names and such?"

Finn nodded "Yeah that be great" he smiled before biting his lip "Sam I think there's something you should know-a girl overheard our conversation at the line in the Mall-a Cheerio-she forwarded what she heard to Jacob Ben Israel and he posted the story on his blog about an hour ago-called it the Christmas Special" he wrinkled his nose.

"Either way Sam" he sighed "Ethan's existence is out there-the whole school knows" he paused again patting a half shell shocked Sam on the shoulder unaware that his friends mind was numb with shock, "Your Sam Evens" he said seriously "I will not let you or your son be taken down by this pitiful excuse of a man-I promise"

He turned leaving to probably find his parents leaving Sam stood stricken in the kitchen his son sleeping upstairs innocent to the last strand of hair not knowing that from now on everything would change for better or worse…the secret was out…the cover exposed…

Damn.

So the secret's exposed!

Until the next chapter-Please let me know what you think.