It's been awhile. Opps. I don't own Glee.


Amber peaked around the corner slowly taking a deep breath. From where she stood, she could see Chord watching Avatar and eating his favorite snack. Chills went through her as she racked her mind on what she was about to do,

"You're better than this!" the little voice inside her head warned, but she tried to push the thoughts away knowing that this was something she needed, the only thing she thought would make her fill whole again. So many warning signs were going off in her head, she knew she was crossing dangerous territory but Amber just wanted to feel like a woman again, she wanted someone to tell her how great she was, how beautiful, smart, determined. Amber wanted to hear the words so badly. Words that she already knew were true; of course she knew they were. But she wanted to hear them, feel them going through her ears and flowing throughout her mind.

She saw Chord take a sip of his beer noting that he had never really looked this peaceful sense he'd came back. Well, maybe peaceful was to strong of a word, he looked more relaxed than peaceful. Amber took a deep breath; she knew that chills were coming from both her nerves and how cold she was. After all, she stood in the hallway only wrapped in a sheet. She sighed hitting her head gently against the wall,

"Come on girl, you need this. Okay yes, it may ruin what little friendship you've achieved with him after all this time but Chord understands and he'll do this for you."

"You're going to chase him away!" her conscience yelled

"Really, what are you doing?" she groaned.

Amber jumped when she heard Chord call her name from the couch asking if she were alright. She bit her lip, "No going back now." She thought before stepping from behind the wall. Chord had an arm hanging off the back of the couch, his body twisted to face her. Amber watched as his face showed no expression but the further she stepped towards him, the more his eyes grew wide. This was absolutely foolish of her but she put everything out of her mine, and determination shown bright in her eyes.

"Amber, what's going on?" Chord asked he seemed to be calm from what Amber could see.

"Chord," she drew out slowly, "I need a favor, it's an idiotic one yes, but Chord I need this."

She stared as his calm face turned into confusion before taking another step towards him, she took his silence as a chance to make her way around the couch and step in front of him. She noticed he had stopped the movie, glad she had his full attention.

"What kind of favor?"

Chord saw Amber close her eyes, and couldn't help but notice how the room had suddenly gotten a little warmer. He knew she had been acting strange for the past couple of weeks, but he had decided to follow Chris's words and give her her space. During the time, they hadn't spoken much but he didn't take it to offense, just figured she would come when she was ready. But now, she was acting more usual than ever. He watched as she gripped the sheet even tighter, her eyes were closed but she managed to move closer, their knees touching.

He swallowed thickly when Amber didn't speak, he could barely hear her breathing but he knew his own breath was becoming hard to control. Chord slightly closed his own eyes, knowing that he was staring at her for far too long, but once he felt a wave of heat wash over the lower part of his body, and he suddenly felt a little heaver, his eyes shot open knowing that Amber was now on top of him, he quickly balled his hands into fist and placed them firmly on each side of his legs.

Chord bit his lip to stop his self from groaning as Amber leaned into his face, with her eyes remaining closed, he saw as she went pass his face to softly whisper in his ear,

"Make love to me."


Amber opened her eyes to see his face expression, she didn't know what she was expecting when she stated something such as that, but as she felt Chord lift his hands, she leaned into his chest more as he slid them up are thighs, slowly, he let his smooth hands leave a trail of heat on her body, even through the sheet she could feel his warmth. Chord's hands continued to move before he reached her face. He brought her closer to him and for a moment she thought he was going to follow through with this, no questions, no concerns. And neither of them hesitated when they felt each other's breath fall onto one another. Amber braced herself, but then frowned when Chord made no further attempt to get any closer,

"Amber," he called out huskily, "I…I can't do that."

"What? Why?"

"Because," he paused, trying to find the right words, "because you…you mean to much just to have a quick fuck with Amber. I know you're upset about something but having sex with me isn't going to solve your problems. If anything, it's going to make things between us more complicated and I'm not willing to risk that. Not now."

She quickly shook her head before doing another thing unexpected and crashing her lips to his. Chord lost his wits for a moment when he kissed her back just as hard, God did it feel good, it felt right, but of course he knew they weren't kissing for the right reasons, and he also knew what she was doing and what one kiss from her could lead too. He pushed her away as gently as he could,

"Amber, we can't. Listen, I'll help you in any way I can but this is wrong."

Instantly, he regretted saying those words when tears began streaming down her eyes.

"Come on Chord," she spoke again, this time he could barely hear her, "Come on! I…I won't tell anyone, I'll do whatever you want, just do this for me. Please. Make me feel beautiful Chord, for just one night. No strings attached, do this and I'll never ask you for another thing again. Come on Chord!" she yelled banging her fist into his chest. Amber began sobbing,

"Aren't I good enough?" she screamed

Chord could only watch as his friend broke in front of him, she continued to hit his chest, her blows becoming weaker with each cry. He wanted to tell her that she was more than good enough, but he wasn't sure how much those words would matter in her current state.

"Don't you want me Chord? Don't you find me attractive? Aren't I beautiful? Tell me!"
He couldn't take it, he couldn't just simply watch her break even more, was she beautiful? Of course! He couldn't believe what he was hearing, words like that coming out of Amber's mouth? The world must have been coming to an end.

"Come on," he said lifting her up, Amber's knees were weak but she managed to stand with his help. She didn't speak knowing that she had just done something so beneath her. How was she ever going to look him in the eye again? How would she ever face herself in the mirror?

She didn't know that Chord was about to answer her questions. Chord held her hand tight as he led them to his room; he took a quick glance back to see that her hair had fallen covering her tear stained face. He sighed as they walked in, Amber looked up thinking he had changed his mind but once he went past the bed to his full sized mirror, she whined and quickly looked away from it.

"Look into the mirror Amber."

"I can't, don't make me. I'll hate what I see."

Chord stood behind her as she clutched the sheet around her for dear life, he placed his hands onto her shoulders,

"That's what you'll see Amber? Someone you hate? Because that's definitely not what I see."

She slowly looked up, "Then what do you exactly see Chord?"

"Do you know why I call you Neytriri?" he asked softly, he knew she wouldn't know why he called her the famous Avatar name, she had always wondered why he did but he never told. Now seemed like the perfect time,

"I call you that because Neytriri is a beautiful warrior, she is smart, and she is strong. Neytriri knows what she stands for, she's a fighter! Amber, what I'm trying to say is…you're my Neytriri. You're my warrior princess that is a force to be reckoned with."

Chord stated his words whole heartedly, "Amber Riley you are beautiful, and you are gorgeous. You're worth something and I should not have to stand here and tell you this because you should know but since I am, you better believe the words leaving my mouth."

He hands left her shoulders and he wrapped them around her waist, he squeezed her hips, "This is what I want you to do," he said staring at their reflections, "I want you to stand in the mirror every morning when you wake up and every night when you're going to bed. And I want you to tell yourself that you're beautiful and worth it."

"Chord…" she spoke but he cut her off, "I know how great you are and so does Chris and Naya but you're not going to believe us until you believe it, love."

"Okay, I'll do it. I promise. Every morning and every night."

Chord nodded before turning her around and taking both of her hands, he looked into her eyes as he began walking them backwards to his bed. Amber gave him a small smile as he crawled to one side of the bed before pulling her down with him.

"I'm not going to hurt you or anything; I'm just going to hold you for as long as you need me too, okay?"

He removed her hair from her eyes and pulled her closer to his chest. Amber was thankful he stopped her from making a mistake, she didn't know how to describe how she felt right now, but she was just thankful for him and everything he'd said to her. So many people cared for her, and she was just letting it all go to waste by bringing herself down even more. As Chord held her tight in his arms, they stared at one another,

"Thank you." She said caressing his cheek.

Chord took the palm of her hand and kissed it gently, "Don't thank me yet," he mocked making Amber smile.


It's not much but...thanks for reading. I heard Chord is back, that's great! Tell me what you think?