Previously…
"If you're staying here because you're interested in Sam, then say so" Blaine said.
Kurt stayed silent.
"But if you're here because of some other reason then don't stay here" Blaine said.
Kurt just stared at him and Blaine grabbed his hand. The laundry fell from Kurt's arms and Blaine dragged him out of the apartment.
Blaine pulled Finn out of the building and Kurt began telling him to stop. Thankfully Blaine stopped and Kurt pulled his hand away.
"My hand hurts" Kurt whined as he examined the red burn.
Blaine quickly took Kurt's hand and examined the burn carefully.
"See, you stick around here and burn your hand. Well done!" Blaine said sarcastically.
Kurt stared at him and Blaine sighed.
"What? Do you still want to stick around here?" he asked.
Kurt turned to look at the apartment. What should I do?
Blaine made the decision for him.
"Absolutely not! Even if I die I won't let you stay at Sam's place" Blaine declared.
Kurt felt his heart beat just a little faster as he absorbed Blaine's words. Apparently Blaine had also realized what he had just said and backtracked.
"I mean… I absolutely cannot have you around my friend's fiancé" Blaine corrected himself.
Blaine….
"Do you want to stay here?" Blaine asked his voice soft and gentle.
Kurt shook his head no. Blaine smiled and made to take Kurt's hand and then noticed the burn. So he took Kurt's other hand and led him to the car.
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"Finn's back!" Puck hollered as he raced out of the restaurant to hug Finn tightly.
"Finally!" Wes shouted from the kitchen. A cheer from David and Emma was heard as well.
"Dude, you look so weird in that apron" Puck commented.
Blaine just realized Finn had not taken off the apron when he was dragged out of the apartment.
"Never mind that. Wes! Don't let Finn do dishes!" Blaine shouted and made his way up to his apartment which overlooked the outdoor part of the restaurant.
Blaine leaned on the balcony railings and watched Finn clean tables outside.
"Is your mind at ease now?" Wes asked.
"Yeah it is" Blaine replied.
Finn looked up at the balcony and waved to Blaine and Wes.
"Back to work!" Blaine shouted and Finn smiled.
"Yes sir!" Finn saluted and went inside.
"He treats me like a friend. It makes me smile" Blaine commented.
"It's great having him back" Wes replied.
"I sense Kurt inside him. I'm weird aren't I?" Blaine asked.
"Only time will tell" Wes replied and went down to the restaurant.
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Sam sighed as he unlocked his door. He had just arrived from the office at six and he had to let Finn off work.
He entered the house and noticed the pile of laundry on the floor. Then he registered the ringing of the washer indicating him to remove the wet clothes. He looked at the coat rack and noticed Finn's jacket and bag gone.
He checked the bedroom and bathroom and realized Finn wasn't there. Then his phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Quinn.
"Yeah, Quinn?" he said.
"Burt met Andrews and Yvonne to view the company finances. Did Andrews tell you anything?" Quinn asked.
"No, he told me the same thing" Sam replied.
"You don't think Burt has found out about our plan?" Quinn asked nervously.
"I don't know. I have an urgent matter to tend to right now. I'll talk to you later" Sam said hanging up.
Quinn stared down at her phone.
"What could be a more urgent matter than this?" she wondered.
Then her phone rang again. She looked at the caller ID. Mercedes.
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Sam ran up the stairs to Blaine's restaurant that night and caught Blaine outside.
"Blaine, do you have Finn's address? He isn't answering my calls. He just disappeared from my place" Sam asked urgently.
"I sent you a message right now" Blaine said.
Sam pulled out his phone and looked through his messages. Sure enough there was one Blaine had sent him.
I brought Finn back to work with me- Blaine
"You brought him back here?" Sam asked.
"Let's talk inside" Blaine said. He turned and saw Finn come outside holding a tray of food. He placed it down on a table and smiled at the customer.
"Have a nice meal" Finn said and turned.
He spotted Blaine and Sam. Sam saw Finn nodding to him and heading back inside. Sam stepped forward to follow but Blaine grabbed his arm. They headed into his office and Sam began to rant.
"My whole place was a mess and he was gone. Of course I thought something had happened to him. And what about you? You forced him to come back here?" Sam asked.
"I know, I am impulsive" Blaine said.
"Why? Why are you so impulsive? It's not because of Kurt that you're being impulsive. It's because of Finn" Sam said.
"But, I met Finn first and I have a certain responsibility towards him. But the main thing is that, Sam, you are Kurt's fiancé" Blaine argued.
"Not anymore" Sam replied.
"What do you mean not anymore?" Blaine asked.
"Blaine, you know I look towards the future. I'm a very realistic person" Sam said.
"What do you mean?" Blaine asked.
"To a person to whom I have no future, I don't think I can continue loving him" Sam explained.
"Have you given up on Kurt already?" Blaine asked.
"Is this a situation in which I can give up?" Sam asked.
"The accident didn't even happen that long ago" Blaine argued.
"So how long do you expect me to wait? A year? Would you wait for even 10 years? Like a noble and kind person? Is that what you call love?" Sam asked.
"How can people stop loving and give up on each other?" Blaine wondered.
"I can, I love when I feel like it. I don't expect you to understand. You're still a silly romantic" Sam said.
"Is that why you're moving in on Finn?" Blaine asked.
"I already told you I'm not interested in him" Sam protested.
Just then Puck knocked on the door.
"Quinn and Mercedes are here. Let's eat dinner" Puck said and he left.
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Quinn and Mercedes sat at a huge table in the restaurant, while Wes and David placed a huge birthday cake on the table.
"It's good you left the cake here" Mercedes commented and Wes smiled at her.
"Yeah, and the presents too. Usually Blaine hunts them down but I think he was too distracted this year" David said and they all laughed.
Blaine and Sam came downstairs and Quinn immediately felt suspicious.
"Oh, Sam you're here. I was going to call you" Mercedes said.
"Yeah, it is Blaine's birthday. So I dropped by" Sam replied and sat down.
"I didn't see you at the office today" Quinn commented.
"I was really busy" Sam replied.
Blaine sat down at the head of the table and looked rather uncomfortable.
"Let's start the celebration then" Wes said sitting down.
Emma, Puck and David sat down as well and Blaine looked around.
"Where's Finn?" he asked.
"Oh, he's serving the last customer of the day. He'll be here soon" Wes replied.
"So let's start!" Puck lit the candles and they all began to sing.
Blaine looked distinctly awkward as all his friends sang to him. Around the corner, Kurt sang quietly under his breath.
"Happy birthday to you!" the song came to an end and Blaine blew out the candles.
They all clapped and Kurt smiled.
"Thanks a lot guys. I forgot my own birthday" Blaine said.
"Bring in the food!" Puck, Wes and David got up and went into the kitchen to get the food.
Kurt decided this was the cue to begin his plan.
"Happy birthday, sir" Kurt said coming into the room.
"Oh, Finn we meet again" Mercedes said smiling.
"Nice to see you again Mercedes, Ms. Fabray" Kurt said.
He held out the thermos she had brought soup in for Sam.
"I had to return this to you" Kurt said.
"Wait, that's my thermos. How did you get it?" Mercedes asked.
"Ask Ms. Fabray" Kurt replied smiling
Quinn stayed silent and Kurt smiled even more brightly. Try and worm your way out of this, Quinn.
"Did you lend it to him?" Mercedes asked.
"It's no big deal" Quinn replied and took the thermos.
"Why did she lend it to you?" Mercedes asked.
Blaine glanced between the two and furrowed his eyebrows. What was going on here?
"You have to ask Ms. Fabray why" Kurt replied.
"Why are you guys acting like there's some secret over the thermos?" Mercedes asked.
"Let me tell you then. The thermos came to me…" Kurt was interrupted by Quinn standing up.
"Can I talk to you for a second?" Quinn said. She took Finn's arm and dragged him out of the restaurant.
"Quinn's become so secretive lately" Mercedes commented.
"Maybe she's just tired" Sam suggested.
"No, she also said she's been dating someone. But she doesn't tell me who it is" Mercedes insisted.
"Quinn's dating?" Blaine asked surprised.
"I know. That's what surprises me" Mercedes replied.
"Didn't she say she wouldn't date anyone since the pregnancy thing back at McKinley?" Puck asked, having heard the conversation from the doorway.
"Not everyone is hung up over you" Sam said and they all laughed.
But the thought of Quinn dating again stayed in everyone's mind.
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"Why? Why can't I tell them that you came to Sam's apartment? You said you came to do some errands. Unless… you weren't doing any errands" Finn concluded.
"Finn, don't jump to conclusions" Quinn pleaded and Finn smiled.
"So, Quinn Fabray and Sam Evans are lovers even if Sam is engaged" Finn finished and Quinn groaned.
"Don't worry, Ms. Fabray. Your secret is safe with me" Finn said.
"Hey! The food's ready!" Blaine announced coming out of the restaurant.
Finn smiled at Quinn and made a motion of zipping his lips. Blaine was taken back again in his memories as he remembered Kurt zipping his lips the same way.
Quinn turned back into the restaurant and remembered Kurt. How he used to indicate that the secrets were hidden with the same action that Finn had done.
"What were you two talking about?" Blaine asked Finn who chuckled.
"No need for you to know" Finn replied smiling secretly.
"Anyways, time for you to get off work" Blaine said holding out Finn's bag and jacket.
Then Finn's phone rang.
Teresa Lawrence is calling! Teresa Lawrence is calling! The Scheduler's screamed from the phone.
"Bye!" Finn grabbed his phone and took off on a run.
"What kind of ring tone is that?" Blaine wondered.
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Kurt hurried down the stairs and picked out his phone.
"Hi, Teresa" he said excited.
"Hi Fred. I got your message. Lucky for you, all three of us friends will be catching up and having lunch at the Four Seasons. You can meet us there for a while if you want" Teresa said.
"That would be great! Thank you! Tomorrow at three then?" Kurt asked.
"That would be perfect. See you then" Teresa hung up and Kurt felt like jumping for joy.
Most probably he would get at least one pure tear from his friends.
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"Come on tell me. Why are you being so secretive?" Mercedes said as she unlocked the door to their shared apartment.
"It's nothing" Quinn tried to wave it off but Mercedes kept on asking her questions.
"Wait, is it someone Finn knows? Maybe his brother?" Mercedes asked.
"I just don't feel comfortable telling who it is. And it's not Finn's brother or even his relative. Just forget about it" Quinn replied.
"Why don't you tell me anything anymore?" Mercedes asked, hurt.
"I'm going to sleep" Quinn entered her room and slammed the door on Mercedes.
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Quinn waited until the house was quiet and Mercedes was asleep before she snuck out of the apartment.
She used the stairs to go downstairs and came out of the building. Then she walked across the street and saw Sam seated outside his car.
"Hey" she said taking his hand and sitting next to him.
"Why did you tell Mercedes you have a boyfriend?" Sam asked.
"Because I'm tired of hiding. Why shouldn't we announce our relationship? What can Burt do about it?" Quinn replied.
"Let me guess, you were the one who sent Blaine to my apartment so he would find Finn and take him back" Sam said and Quinn smiled.
"Of course. Because I'm jealous to see him floating around you" Quinn replied.
"Fine, I know I was wrong when I hired Finn. I'm sorry" Sam said raising her hand and kissing it softly.
Quinn smiled and gazed into his eyes.
"But, I need you to be patient. Soon it will all be over" Sam murmured and Quinn nodded.
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Mercedes stealthily followed Quinn out of the building and into the park. She hid behind a tree and saw a man with blond hair kiss Quinn's hand.
Because of the darkness and the tree she couldn't see the guy well.
"What exactly is she hiding?" Mercedes murmured.
After giving up on trying to listen in on their conversation, she returned to the apartment and entered her room. After half an hour she heard Quinn come back and then all was silent.
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"You know when I came out of that apartment with Blaine, I felt a sudden relief" Kurt commented to Finn.
Finn who was eating instant noodles paid him no heed.
"It feels so suffocating working at Sam's. Blaine's restaurant is much more fun. Blaine actually is fun. He's not grumpy or mean like he was in school. He's actually opening up slowly and I kind of enjoy that"
Kurt glanced over at Finn who was slurping up the noodles and sighed.
"Tomorrow I'm meeting three of my friends. I shouldn't really get optimistic that I'll get all three tears but I can always hope that I get one tear"
Finn finished his noodles and began washing his bowl and fork.
"If the Scheduler doesn't want to find Rachel Berry for you, I will. I promise you, you'll be happy again" Kurt promised.
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"I've been thinking about the company a lot" Burt started and Carole looked up from Kurt's face.
"What about the company?" Carole asked.
"I was thinking about leaving the company to Sam" Burt announced.
"I don't like the idea. He isn't even our son in law yet. Why give it to him? And why are you thinking about giving the company away in the first place?" Carole asked.
Burt sighed and went out of the room. He knew he had to think about the future as well. He spotted Sam coming out of the elevator and stopped.
"Hello" Sam said smiling at Burt.
"Nice to see you again Sam" Burt replied.
"Sir, please get the operation" Sam blurted out.
"What? I'm fine" Burt tried to brush off the issue.
"No, I spoke to Dr. Jones. Please have the operation. You have a chance to repair the damage and your life" Sam pleaded.
"I'm afraid that if I have the operation I won't wake up and Kurt will be without me" Burt said and Sam sighed.
"A 30% chance is still a chance" Sam insisted.
"I'm not going to have the operation. You're a good kid Sam. Thanks for your concern" Burt said and disappeared into Kurt's room.
Sam couldn't help but feel guilt for what Burt had said. Burt believed him to be a good kid. Too bad he wasn't.
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"Today I need to meet three of my friends. But first I need to go to work and then tell Blaine I'm not coming for the afternoon" Kurt muttered going through what he had to do.
Then he spotted Blaine walking down the street dressed in workout clothes.
"Blainers!" Kurt shouted and Blaine turned in surprise.
Then Kurt realized his mistake.
"Oops, I mean hi President!" Kurt amended and Blaine walked towards him.
"Say that again" Blaine said.
"You think I'm scared? Blainers!" Kurt said smiling.
Blaine suddenly was reminded of Kurt's annoying nickname at Dalton.
"Which high school did you go to?" Blaine asked.
"William McKinley" Kurt replied automatically.
"Do you like apple cinnamon oatmeal?" Blaine asked.
"Nope" Kurt replied.
"Then why did you cook it?" Blaine asked.
Why is he asking this? Kurt wondered.
"That was the only thing I could cook at Sam's place for breakfast" Kurt replied and Blaine sighed.
"You and my friend are very similar" Blaine commented.
They both began walking again side by side.
"Were you a close friend?" Kurt asked.
"No, we weren't" Blaine replied.
"Then, why do you protect this friend so much?" Kurt asked.
"I owe this friend for a lot of things in my life" Blaine replied.
Kurt furrowed his eyebrows. What does he owe me?
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"Documents for Mr. Burt Hummel" the watchman said handing a few envelopes to Quinn.
"Thank you" Quinn said and began opening the documents.
This was her usual job. Go through documents, and send them to the respective departments. She opened the last envelope and began reading the document. Then she realized what she was reading.
I, Burt Regent Hummel in my full health and sanity leave my money and my company to Samuel Jeffery Evans.
Quinn gasped and stared at the document. Burt was leaving his money and everything else to Sam?