"I'm gonna vomit," Tina groaned as she sat backstage applying her makeup.

"Nervous?" Pepper asked her as she readjusted her top.

"I've been on stage numerous times in my life but for some reason tonight is freaking me out," Tina confessed and tried to calm her nerves. "I've already poked my eye twice while applying my eyeliner."

"Ok everyone gather round," Stephanie called to the cast. She smiled wide at each and every person that surrounded her. "I'm so proud of all of you. Tonight is night one of many nights to do this. Shake off all your nerves and lets get this thing done."

"You ready?" Sam turned to Tina once the crowd dispersed.

"Remember before nationals senior year?" Tina asked to which Sam simply nodded. "I had this eerily calm feeling wash over me before we hit the stage."

"Yea, you were in zen mode," he recalled not really following her train of thought.

"I feel that now," she sighed. "I'm at ease and ready to conquer this thing."

Sam smiled wide and pulled her into a tight bear hug. "Break a leg Tay."

"You too," she smiled back and kissed his cheek.

Tina never willingly put herself out in the forefront for most of her life. She may have complained from time to time but she was fairly comfortable swaying in the background during most of her high school performances. When she did get a solo she made sure that her star shinned just as bright as Rachel's or Santana's did. When she got to college Tina dove head first when it came to the fall school production of Romeo and Juliet. Even though she was a freshmen she was overjoyed to be playing alongside the upperclassmen who had extraordinary talent. Then when she got the lead in the spring showcase she was over the moon. People may have called Tina Cohen-Chang many things but at least they were right in saying she was dramatic and stubborn. When she wanted something she was determined to stop at nothing to get it.

Sam on the other hand was a nervous wreck when he stepped on stage for the first time. His only other pervious acting experience was a few rehearsals of The Rocky Horror Picture Show during sophomore year and his turn as the second male lead of Grease during senior year. Both times he was more than willing to let others take over the lead. Put a guitar in his hand and he could easily say he was confident and comfortable. To put him on the stage and show his vulnerability was something he couldn't do without a little fright.

"Oh my God!" Rachel wailed backstage. She threw her arms around Tina and Sam. "That was incredible."

"Really?" Tina asked, a little less than sure of herself.

"Amazing," Rachel reiterated. "I didn't see Tina, I saw Elena."

"Berry does have a point," Santana spoke up. "Who knew that you had acting chops Cohen-Chang."

"I did!"

Tina spun around at the sound of the familiar female voice. "Kitty! What are you doing here?"

"I told you I'd come to a show," she reminded her. "You were flawless. You too Sam, good job."

"Thanks," he smiled and pulled the blonde into a side hug. "Where's Artie?"

"He's outside with the rest of the party," Kitty answered.

Tina, Sam, Santana, and Rachel grabbed their things and headed outside. Night one was over, now it was time to celebrate.

"Jake? Ryder?" Sam questioned when he spotted his friends outside the theater.

"Surprise!" Blaine beamed.

"What the hell? How'd you-?" Sam's was too shocked and surprised to form a coherent question.

"I wanted to come see a show and my parents agreed on one condition. I didn't go alone," Kitty explained. "For some bizarre reason the parental units believe that Thing One and Two over here are responsible enough to road trip with me."

"You loved it," Jake barked with a smile. "Driving seven hundred miles with us was the highlight of your life."

"Oh, it was a dream come true," she sarcastically replied.

"I just can't believe you guys are here," Tina said still astonished. "Where's Marley though?"

"She's actually in L.A. helping Sugar and Unique move into their apartment," Ryder answered and threw his arm over Tina's shoulder.

"This is all very moving," Santana rolled her eyes. "But I'm starving and I need my eats."

Blaine grabbed Tina's hand. "Well good thing I have something waiting for us at the apartment."

"What!" Sam asked shocked.

"Ralph and Tara from next door may have set up a little celebration while we were here," Blaine shyly answered as the crew of friends began to walk towards the subway.

The high school friends gathered in the Harlem apartment to have a mini celebration of an opening night success. The apartment was filled with laughter and fun and of course the embarrassing story or two.

"Tina," Kitty called to her friend and pulled her into the older girls bedroom.

"What?" Tina asked and looked around her room. It really needed a good cleaning.

"Spill."

"About?" Tina raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"Sex with Sam," Kitty smiled wickedly.

"Kitty," she groaned.

"No, you don't get to just roll your eyes at me and ignore this," she told the older girl. "You had sex with Sam Evans tonight."

"Pretend sex, Kitty. As in we were acting," Tina pointed out.

"Ok then lets just give you an Oscar now," Kitty relied dryly.

"Kitty."

"Tina," she sighed and patted her friends shoulder in comfort. "Tell me honestly. You weren't acting every time you blushed when Sam told you he loved you or kissed you up on that stage tonight."

"It felt good," Tina gave in. "And to feel those abs up close. Heavenly."

"Can you keep these feelings at bay for the next six weeks?" Kitty honestly asked.

Tina opened her mouth to speak but quickly shut it when she realized she didn't have a response to Kitty's claim.

"Exactly," she nodded her head at the Asian girl.

"Tina," Ryder cooed when he busted open her bedroom door.

"God, Ryder what if I was naked in here!" Kitty bitched at the intrusion.

"Nothing we all haven't seen before," he winked.

"You are gross," she replied in mock horror.

"Is there something we can actually help you with?" Tina asked with a laugh at her friends antics.

"I just needed a place to get away from Sam's impressions and Jake trying to show off his impression of Sam doing an impression," he shook his head after he spoke. "That was a mouthful."

Kitty stood up from the bed and clapped her hands. "It's official, you all are a bunch of nerds and I clearly need new friends or else I will not survive my senior year."

"This is a threesome I can get behind," Santana commented as she walked into Tina's room. "Especially with little Finn's hair looking all luxurious now."

"Funny," Ryder replied dryly.

"Well, the point of me coming in here is that Berry and I are heading out," Santana announced. "We've got to be at the dinner for the morning rush. Tina, Blaine and Sam want to know the sleeping arraignments with the three Lima clones."

"I don't really know," she shrugged and looked over at Kitty. "I just assumed you'd room with Artie."

"But where does that leave Jake and I?" Ryder asked. "There's not enough room for all of us at Artie's studio apartment and frankly I'm not really in the mood to cockblock this weekend."

"Thank you," Kitty said genuinely.

"They can crash here," Santana suggested. "Lil Puck, Frodo, Samgelina Jolie! Get your butts in here."

Kitty rolled her eyes as her friends walked into Tina's room. "I'm suddenly feeling really claustrophobic, I'll just wait for this pow wow to be over inside."

"So you guys need to figure out the rooming situation," Santana told them. "I'm heading home, so see you freaks later."

"Jake you and Ryder can crash here," Blaine offered. "One of you can take the couch and the other can take my bed. I'll just room with Tina."

"No you won't," she stopped him. "Blainey I love you but you are the worst person to share a bed with. How Kurt did it for a year is a mystery."

"Rude," he huffed and crossed his arms over his chest in defiance.

"I'll take the couch," Jake offered. "As long as I get a pillow and a blanket I can sleep anywhere."

"Good to know," Sam noted.

"Ryder can sleep with me," Tina spoke up. "Sam and Blaine, you can keep your bed. I have a queen sized bed anyway so there's more than enough room for the two of us."

Ryder bounced a little on the bed and nodded his head approvingly. "Seems comfy enough for me."

"So it's settled. Jake takes the couch and Ryder is with Tina," Blaine explained. "Now we just need to kick out the love birds and then we're good."