Synopsis: By using underhanded trickery, Quinn and Santana are able to get all of the Alumni together and use the Jonas Brothers as a way to settle their grievances with Finn; When the Alumni become locked in the choir room after mending fences, Finn comes to the rescue, although many consequences begin to follow; Marley and Puck come to an understanding regarding Puck's sudden trip.
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee but I wish I did. Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Glee: The New York Story. I am making some progress regarding finishing this series up, so if you stuck with me this long, I appreciate it! This episode we find out why everyone is so mad at Finn, and we see how it finally gets resolved. Also, it appears we come to a conclusion to Marley and Puck's relationship issues-but there's more twists and turns regarding it, so this is just a small break before we get into the root of the bigger issue. I can't wait for you guys to read what else I have planned. For now, here's the current episode which is the Jonas Brothers tribute. Enjoy and I'll see you guys soon!
If Marley was willing to admit it, the last couple of days had been extremely hard for her and Puck's marriage. Not only did he come back after having some sort of revelation, but she couldn't help but feel Puck had up and abandoned her along with their children. If there was one thing she hated, it was feeling as if she wasn't good enough to make her own husband stay during a crisis. Nonetheless, she admitted she wished things were the way that they used to be. After two days of Puck sleeping in Finn and Rachel's apartment, Marley finally relented and decided to have Puck home. But that didn't mean she was willing to forgive him right away. She kept him on the couch, and barely even said a few words to him when they did have moments where they crossed into each other.
That particular morning, Marley had curled herself onto the bed, when she smelled something in the kitchen. What it was, she couldn't put her finger on it, but it was enough to make her wake up. Marley turned to the clock to see what time it was, but she was more than confused when it said it was 9:30. For one thing, Charlotte and Jaxon had to be in school, and another, she had to meet Finn in a few hours so they could discuss the plan for the Glee Club regarding Regionals. Marley dashed out of bed and ran to the kitchen, but all she saw was Puck setting the table, and her eyes glancing at him with confusion. Puck turned to her and gave her a grin, causing Marley to innocently blink.
"Good morning," Puck sounded chirpier than usual, prompting Marley to stammer.
"I…,uh…," Marley muttered before she could collect her thoughts.
"Breakfast?" Puck motioned for Marley to go towards the chair, which led her to finally clear her throat.
"Puck, do you know what time it is?" Marley wondered. "And where are the kids?"
"I took them to school a few hours ago," Puck answered. "Then I came home and made breakfast for you. I wanted to do something nice for you since I know you were taking care of them." Marley once again appeared dumbfounded as she pointed a finger at him.
"You took them to school?" Marley asked.
"Yes, I took them to school," Puck replied. "Last time I checked, I'm their father."
"Right, of course," Marley nodded her head slowly as she made her way to the table. "Thank you."
"Of course, then again it's my job," Puck said. "I did help make them." Marley couldn't help but chuckle at his sentence before she crossed her arms in front of her. Puck knew that things were still a little tense between them, but at least Marley had laughed at something he said.
"You know it's funny," Marley tucked some of her blonde hair behind her ears. "I thought that you weren't going to need me anymore. But then you mentioned that you helped make our kids, so…, I guess there were some things that you needed me for."
"Wait, what made you think I didn't need you?" Puck widened his eyes with surprise. "Of course I need you…"
"I don't know. I mean, your father died, and instead of letting me help you, you ran off to North Carolina," Marley seriously stared at him. "You didn't need me then, and I thought in our marriage, we were supposed to be there for each other. How can I be there for you when you won't let me be there for you."
"Marley, was that was this was about?" Puck pondered. "That you thought I didn't need you because I needed to think after my father died?" Marley couldn't help but nod her head before Puck opened his arms to her. "Baby, come here." Marley slowly walked towards Puck as he wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss on the top of her head. "I'm so sorry that I just up and left like that. I wasn't in the right mindframe. But I don't ever want you to think that you aren't enough Marley. What I love about you is that you are always going to be there for me when I'm ready to come to you. And eventually, I will come to you after I'm done thinking things through. I promise. Marley Marie Rose, I love you, and I have been in love with you for the past eight years. That's not going to change now." Marley felt her face soften as she couldn't help but release a small smile.
"Maybe...maybe I was being a little silly," Marley sighed. "You do an amazing job being a husband and father. I...I should have understood that you wanted to process things by yourself first."
"And there still is a lot to process," Puck admitted. "But now I'm ready to process it with you. Together."
"Together?" Marley looked at him softly before Puck leaned in to give her a soft kiss, with Marley kissing him back gently. After a moment, Puck parted his lips from hers and gave her a loving glance.
"Together." Puck promised. Marley couldn't help but smile as she stared into his eyes, but there was one thing she wanted to know.
"By the way, out of all the places you could have gone, you went to North Carolina," Marley said. "Why did you go there?"
"Because that's where my dad was born," Puck explained, which caused Marley's heart to soften. "I thought that if I went around his old stomping grounds, I would understand him a little more. I asked around. No one knew what to say to me about him. I just wanted answers, and I didn't get them. I now understand what you went through when you wanted answers on Christopher. And I'm so sorry for making it seem like you didn't understand what I was going through. You should know better than anyone what it's like, and I had no right to belittle your feelings."
"Yeah, it kind of sucks not to get the answer you're looking for," Marley agreed. "But at least you don't have to go through this alone, right? You didn't let me go through it alone and I'm not going to let you. We've been married for seven years, Puck. Me being there for you isn't going to change."
"I know that now," Puck promised her. "Thank you for being so patient with me, Marley. I know it hasn't been easy, but I'm glad that I have someone like you to pick me up when I fall."
"Anything for you," Marley softly said before leaning in to give him another kiss. Puck placed more passion into the kiss this time, with Marley wrapping her arms around his neck and forcefully keeping their lips connected. With their lips still connected, Marley pulled Puck towards the kitchen counter and hopped on it, all while wrapping her legs around Puck's waist. It took Puck a moment to realize Marley was just wearing an oversized t-shirt, unlike what he thought previously.
"I thought we were eating breakfast?" Puck innocently said, while Marley unzipped her husband's belt and pants.
"Sex first, breakfast later," Marley firmly said as Puck lightly chuckled.
"Coming right up," Puck muttered against her lips while Marley pulled him closer to her. However, before they could get much further, the phone began to ring, prompting Marley to let out a sigh. Marley turned to the phone and grabbed it, placing it to her ear with interest.
"Hello?" Marley tried to sound as if she wasn't in the middle of morning sex with her husband.
"Marley, dismount your husband and come to the door, I need your help," The voice was none other than Santana, causing Marley to groan slightly.
"Okay, I'll be there in a second," Marley hung up the phone and slowly got off the counter, with Puck readjusting his belt on his pants. "Raincheck?"
"As soon as Santana leaves," Puck smirked. Marley bit her lip and walked to the bedroom, grabbing a pair of underwear and sweatpants so she could look presentable enough to answer the door. Marley went to get the door, but when she opened it, she realized Santana looked troubled, and standing right next to her was Quinn.
"Good morning, Santana. Good morning, Quinn," Marley motioned for the both of them to come in, although she knew that Santana needed something. "What's going on?"
"We came here as soon as Santana got a phone call," Quinn sighed while motioning towards Santana. "Do you want to tell her?"
"It's horrible," Santana crossed her arms and shook her head.
"It can't be that bad," Marley assured her.
"Oh, it's terrible," Santana replied.
"Brittany called her," Quinn explained. "She said that she's coming to New York for a few days."
"Brittany is coming?" Marley sounded excited. "That's great, right?"
"Wrong," Santana replied. "Brittany coming here is not great. In fact, it's horrible."
"How is it horrible?" Marley questioned.
"Because Brittany is planning her wedding here," Santana crossed her arms. "That's why it's terrible. I don't get why Brittany is trying to force all of this onto me, as if I'll be okay with it."
"Okay, Brittany is telling you all of this because she wants you to be happy for her," Marley explained. "Before all else, Brittany and you were best friends. Why can't you guys still be friends?"
"Relationships complicate everything," Santana simply said. "Besides, if you and Puckerman broke up and you married someone else, do you think he'll be happy for you?"
"Of course I would," Puck interjected as Marley, Quinn and Santana stared at him. "I mean, would it hurt? Yeah, but all I'd want is for Marley to be happy. That's what unconditional love is, right? Doesn't Brittany deserve that same kind of courtesy? It's not like she did anything horrible to you which prompted you to stop talking to her like everyone else."
"Why is everyone still not talking to each other?" Quinn furrowed her eyebrows with interest.
"Something about Finn, I think, I don't know," Puck shrugged his shoulders.
"Interesting…," Quinn gave a smirk, one that Puck knew all too well.
"Oh no," Puck shook his head. "I know that look. Pursed lips, raised eyebrow...this is 'sneaky Quinn'."
"Quinn, I need you to think this through," Marley warned her. "A lot of our friends are currently feeling upset because they haven't spoken in years. I just want you to be sure that you know what you're doing."
"Oh trust me, by the end of all of this, 'Sneaky Quinn' is going to get the whole gang back together, and everyone is going to be one big happy family in time for Brittany's wedding," Quinn vowed. "It would be a shame if everyone missed her big day because they were mad about something so childish. Luckily, I have everyone's number on speed dial."
"You're actually serious," Marley widened her eyes.
"Oh, I'm very serious," Quinn replied. "Santana, call Mercedes and Tina. I'll call everyone else. We're going to get to the root of everyone's problem once and for all." Quinn turned around and walked out of the apartment as Santana glanced at Marley with confusion. Ultimately Santana shrugged her shoulders and started to follow Quinn out the door, with Marley innocently blinking in the process.
"You're not actually going to go along with this, are you?" Marley pondered.
"I mean, if there's one I love more than drama, it's meddling into everyone else's business," Santana nonchalantly stated and made her way out the door. Marley innocently blinked and saw Puck glance at her with interest before closing the door and appearing muddled.
"What just happened?" Marley asked.
"I don't know…," Puck replied before walking slowly to Marley and pulling her towards him. "But I do know that you're going to get out of those sweatpants and underwear in the next 60 seconds so we can finish that sex we started in the kitchen."
"Oh my," Marley tried to find a way to form a sentence, but she didn't get a chance to as Puck picked her up bridal style and led her towards the bedroom. Marley infectiously laughed as Puck closed the door behind him, locking it in the process.
Finn sat at the kitchen table as he looked through folders and folders of information for Burt's upcoming debate against Russel. He only wished he knew what to write so that whatever came out Burt's mouth didn't appear stupid. Rachel entered the kitchen as Finn continued jotting down notes, but Rachel furrowed her eyebrows and made her way to her husband, eventually sitting down and folding her hands.
"What are you working on?" Rachel pondered.
"Burt's campaign speech. He needs it by Friday. His debate with Quinn's dad is next week, and I'm trying not to make him sound stupid," Finn explained. Rachel motioned for the paper as she read it, finally handing it back to him and giving him a smile.
"I think it sounds amazing so far," Rachel assured him, "It sounds very much like what Burt would say."
"Kurt wrote part of it," Finn said. "I'm trying to figure out the rest."
"Well, whatever you come up with is going to be amazing," Rachel beamed. She finally tapped her fingers on the table, which gave Finn an indication that Rachel needed to vent.
"What's wrong, hon?" Finn glanced at her with concern.
"It's about the role on Broadway that I'm taking," Rachel sighed. "I think Jenny hates me because of it."
"Wait, why would Jenny hate you over a Broadway role?" Finn pondered.
"Because I promised her that nothing would tear us apart for the role, and when Brody gave it to me, she was acting different," Rachel sighed. "Maybe I should just give it to her, move on to another project."
"Rachel, you earned the role fair and square," Finn assured her. "And if Jenny is upset, then that's her deal. She'll get over it, and she'll be happy for you."
"I don't know about that," Rachel sighed. "I just...I have such a terrible reputation when it comes to working with other people, going back to High School. I don't want to be known as the girl who could kill someone for a solo or a role. I want to do things the right way this time, and I want to prove to myself that I have changed. That I'm not the same girl I was years ago."
"Rachel, your drive is what makes you unique, and if people can handle your shine, then they need to find another profession," Finn grabbed her hands and squeezed them while Rachel stared at him. "You are amazing, and you shouldn't have to dull yourself." Rachel beamed as she pressed a kiss to Finn's hand, eventually getting up and running a hand through his hair.
"I married a good one, didn't I?" Rachel questioned.
"I think you did but I know I did one better," Finn chuckled as Rachel gave him a passionate kiss. Finn deepend it and pulled Rachel onto his lap, with Rachel fiddling with the buttons on his collared shirt. Before either of them could move forward, the phone rang, which prompted Finn to groan and pick the phone up. "Hello? Yeah? No way...okay, I'll be there." Finn hung up the phone and motioned for Rachel to get off his lap, but Rachel sensed that it was something serious.
"What's going on?" Rachel pondered.
"Santana called, she said a piano fell on Marley's foot at NYADA. I have to make sure she's okay," Finn started making his way towards the door.
"I'm coming with you," Rachel agreed, with Finn nodding his head and going out the door to head to NYADA.
Finn rushed through the halls of NYADA making his way to the choir room, but on his way there, he felt there was something that wasn't right. For one thing, he saw Kurt there-and Kurt wasn't a student. In fact, Kurt knew that Finn was going to work on the speech from home.
"Kurt?" Finn blurted out, earning Kurt's attention.
"Finn?" Kurt replied.
"What are you doing here?" The brother's said in unison.
"Santana told me that a piano fell on Marley's foot," Finn explained.
"Wait, if that were the case, wouldn't the hospital call and tell you that?" Kurt questioned. "And how would Santana know that, she doesn't go to school here." Finn immediately blinked innocently and turned his head to Rachel, seeing she was shrugging her shoulders with interest.
"We're going to the choir room," Finn motioned for Rachel and Kurt to follow him, which the two happily obliged.
"Wait, why are you here?" Rachel asked.
"Quinn said that NYADA was adding me to their Alumni Hall of Fame," Kurt responded.
"There's no such thing as an Alumni Hall of Fame," Rachel revealed. "And Quinn wouldn't know this considering she graduated from Yale."
"Ohhh, we've been bamboozled," Kurt pouted. Finn, Rachel and Kurt made their way to the choir room where they saw Blaine, Artie and Sam sitting there with confused looks on their face. "And...I'm beginning to see why we've been called here."
"Artie? Sam?" Finn blurted out.
"Finn?" Artie and Sam said in unison.
"Okay, what is going on here?" Blaine asked as Mercedes, Tina and Brittany entered the choir room.
"Oh my god," Mercedes muttered when she saw everyone staring at her. "What the hell is going on here?"
"I'm out," Tina simply said as she turned around and started to make her way towards the exit. However, she was surprised that Mike was standing before her, with his eyes widened. "This literally cannot be happening."
"Okay, so I was told that I was going to get my Alumni Award for dancing," Brittany mentioned as she pointed to Mercedes. "Why are you here?"
"Because NYADA wanted me to perform at their Homecoming Assembly," Mercedes answered. Before anyone could answer, Marley burst into the room with Puck in tow, seeing that she was in a frazzled state.
"Finn, I got a call that you broke your foot from kicking a chair, are you okay?" Marley blurted out before realizing that everyone else was glancing at her. "What the hell?"
"Something tells me we've been set up," Puck added, with finally Quinn and Santana entering the room behind them.
"Is everyone here?" Quinn pondered as Santana smirked.
"I think we are all accounted for, why?" Mike questioned as Quinn motioned for them to take a seat. All of them slowly made their way to the chairs in the choir room as Quinn locked the door, earning frantic looks on everyone's faces.
"Quinn, what the hell was that about?!" Finn blurted out.
"Congratulations, you are all locked in here for the next six hours," Quinn smiled while Brittany glanced at Santana.
"Quinn say what now?" Brittany asked.
"Quinn feels that we all need to hash out our differences, so congratulations. We're all going to stay here for the next six hours and get to the root of our problem," Santana smiled.
"Quinn, are you crazy?!" Rachel yelled.
"Yeah, we have to pick up our kids from school!" Puck added with Marley pointing at her husband as if to solidify his point.
"Your kids are fine, we made arrangements for them with their grandmothers," Santana assured them.
"Oh this is going to be very bad," Tina shuddered. "I'm beginning to feel claustrophobic."
"You'll be fine," Santana shrugged it off.
"Look guys, whether you like it or not, we're going to be here all day, and we're going to work things out," Quinn said. "So start talking." Everyone glanced at one another and ultimately moved their chairs to different parts of the room, with Santana leaning towards Quinn with interest.
"Well, that went well," Santana widened her eyes with surprise.
"Yeah, that didn't go how I pictured it," Quinn agreed. They knew they had to get everyone talking again, and getting them in the room was a good start, but it would have been counterproductive if they spent the entire time ignoring each other. Quinn needed to think of a plan, and she needed to think fast. Or else she was going to have angry people at their wits end.
HAPPINESS BEGINS
10:00 A.M.
Everyone sat in their factions of the choir room cut off from one another, and almost avoiding the conversations that had to be had. Some of the Alumni, such as Tina and Mercedes, kept looking at their phone. Artie decided to draw, Sam was doing push ups, and Brittany was trying to make a ball strictly out of rubber bands. Mike on the other hand was watching them from his seat, almost as if he were contemplating starting a conversation. Blaine sat in the middle of the choir room with his Airpods in, almost ignoring the fact that everyone else was in the room. On the opposite side, Marley, Rachel, Finn, Kurt and Puck sat in a corner, trying to plan their prison break.
"There has to be some way outta here," Rachel sighed. "Is that the only door that leads to the rest of the school?"
"Yep," Finn rubbed his temples at the fact they were caged in.
"How about the window, we can climb out of there," Kurt added.
"We're two flights up," Marley argued. "If we jump we're going to end up needing a trip to the hospital."
"Okay, so how on earth are we going to get out of here?" Kurt pondered.
"Maybe if we lead by example, then we can get out of here," Rachel exclaimed, causing Marley, Finn, Puck and Kurt to glance at her with interest. 'Think about it, Santana and Quinn won't let us leave unless we all hash out our differences. What if we lead by example, sing to everyone else and inspire everyone else to sing to one another too. Then when we get our feelings out in the open we can come together and talk about the gigantic elephant in the room."
"You know, I don't think we have a choice," Puck replied. "Let's give it a shot."
"Sounds good to me," Kurt sighed.
"The question is, what do we sing?" Rachel placed her hand on her chin and rubbed it with interest.
"I have an idea," Finn said. "What musical group went through what we're going through now? They broke up, didn't talk for a couple years, then hashed out their differences?"
"The Beatles?" Kurt guessed.
"No, the Jonas Brothers," Finn replied. "If they can hash out what they're feeling then so can we."
"That's actually a really good idea," Marley said. "Plus it's modern and everyone in the room has to know at least one of their songs." Finn raised his hand and earned Quinn's attention, prompting her to point to him with interest.
"Yes, Finn?" Quinn wondered.
"We have a proposal to make," Finn said as Quinn and Santana raised an eyebrow. "You want us to talk? Let's make a lesson out of this. When we would argue, Mr. Schue would have us sing music that's themed whether by musical or by artist. I propose we do the Jonas Brothers as a way to hash out our differences."
"Hold on a second, why do we have to do the Jonas Brothers?" Blaine wondered.
"Because the Jonas Brothers were like us," Finn said. "They were at each other's throats to the point where they didn't like each other anymore, and ended up drifting apart. Recently they got back together and hashed out their differences. If they can do it, so can we."
"The Jonas Brothers are lame," Brittany scrunched her face.
"Well, whatever they did worked for them, so let's hope that it works for us too," Finn explained. "Because lord knows that i don't want to be stuck here for the next six hours when I have to go home and take care of my kids. So who's with me?"
"I'd rather lick toxic paint than listen to you," Tina crossed her arms.
"Guys, it's worth a shot," Kurt said. "As mad as most of you may be at Finn, this is probably one of the best ideas he's had in awhile. So why don't we try it out? If it doesn't work then at least we can say we tried it." Everyone innocently blinked before they winced towards FInn, realizing that what Finn said made plenty of sense.
"Okay," Blaine agreed, which caused Kurt to soften his face slightly. "I mean, if Kurt thinks that we should try to listen to Finn, then maybe it's worth a shot."
"But we don't just want to see Finn talk the talk," Artie chimed in. "Make him go first."
"Okay, I'll gladly go first," Finn shrugged his shoulders which caused Marley to raise her hand.
"Maybe I should sing with you, Finn," Marley said. "I mean, that way you're not doing it alone."
"Yeah because Finn can never seem to do an assignment by himself and needs to hide behind other people," Tina rolled her eyes while crossing her arms.
"Tina, give Finn a chance," Quinn said as Finn and Marley walked to the front of the room.
"Puck, can you help us with the guitar? I mean, Quinn and Santana didn't lock the Glee band in here," Finn eyed Santana and Quinn as Puck went to the front of the room and grabbed his guitar. He tuned it for a moment before eyeing Finn with interest. "All right, let's do this."
{The beginning of 'Pushing Me Away' plays as Marley stares at Finn, seeing he's eying the side of the room that is still upset with him}
[Finn]
Run, run like you do
I'm chasing you
I'm on your tail, I'm gaining fast
You're going nowhere
Try to fix what you've done
Turn back the sun
The night is calling and we're falling faster now
Pushing me away
[Marley]
Every last word, every single thing you say
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Marley]
Try to stop me now but it's already too late
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
If you're really don't care then say it to my face
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
You push, push, pushing me away
{Everyone continues to glance at Finn as he continues singing but Tina looks unimpressed as she rolls her eyes}
[Finn]
Stop, tell me the truth
Cause I'm so confused
Spinning round, these walls are falling (with Marley: down and I need you)
More than you know
I'm not letting go
I'm getting close, so take my hand
And please just tell me why
Pushing me away
[Marley]
Every last word, every single thing you say
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Marley]
Try to stop me now but it's already too late
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
If you're really don't care then say it to my face
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
You push, push, pushing me away
[Finn]
Push, push, pushing me away
You push, push, you're pushing me away
Push, push, pushing me away
You push, push, you're pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
Push, push, pushing me away
Push, push, pushing me away
Push, push, pushing me away
[Marley]
Oh!
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Marley]
Every last word, every single thing you say
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Marley]
Try to stop me now but it's already too late
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
If you're really don't care then say it to my face
[Finn]
Pushing me away
[Finn and Marley]
You push, push, pushing me away
You're pushing me away
After Finn and Marley finished singing, Finn glanced at his friends, but they seemed unmoved by Finn's recent performance. Tina crossed her arms and leaned back in her seat, and it was Tina's gaze that cut through Finn the most.
"Fantastic, not only did we have to hear Finn sing for the last three minutes, but we had Miss Hollywood insert herself into the narrative," Tina motioned to Marley which caused Marley's face to appear hurt.
"Tina, enough," Puck spoke with a warning tone.
"No, I'm tired of hearing her always sing!" Tina shouted which earned everyone's glance. "For the last seven years, we're constantly putting everything on hold to help Marley, like she's some defenseless puppy! She whines, she cries, she tries to kill herself, and frankly she is just so annoying! Marley needs to grow a pair and grow up because this damsel in distress attitude is getting very old! I mean look at her, she's quivering her lip because she's about to cry!"
"Tina, enough!" Puck yelled, which caused Santana to shake her head.
"No, this is good Puckerman," Santana assured him. "Tina is getting her feelings out in the open."
"At the expense of making Marley cry for being herself?" Puck argued as Marley tried to wipe the tears that were coming down her cheeks. She didn't want to prove Tina's point. "Tina, Marley is sensitive. That's the kind of person she is! So what if she cries? Everybody cries!"
"Not enough to fill a desert," Tina retorted.
"You know what, Tina? You're just jealous of Marley!" Puck angrily said which took Tina aback. "You're jealous and threatened of her because she did what you couldn't!"
"Not everyone wants to be a hasbeen star, Puckerman," Tina said.
"No one wants to be a Hagatha Christie, Tina," Puck noticed Tina getting closer to him and before they knew it they were standing toe to toe, with everyone widening their eyes at their fight.
"Puck, just forget it," Marley spoke up, but Puck was already worked up by Tina's insensitive behavior.
"No, I'm not going to just forget it," Puck said. "Tina has been unbearable, and I'm tired of her picking on you just so she can make herself feel tall."
"I don't need to pick on Marley to feel better about myself," Tina pointed a finger at his chest, and that was when Mike got up from his seat and tried to drag Tina away. "Mike, get off me! I'm not done making my point!"
"I think you are," Mike replied.
"Don't try to shut me up!" Tina exclaimed. "Everyone needs to stop trying to shut me up! I'm not the token girl that gets to say, 'that's great Blaine!' or 'awesome Artie!'. I am my own person with my own feelings! So if I want to tell Puck that his wife needs to stop being a crybaby then I'm going to say so."
"Okay, you know what, I let you talk long enough!" Mercedes said from the corner of the choir room. "Tina, stop picking on Marley and admit that you're just unhappy with your life right now."
"You don't get to talk either!" Tina got out of Mike's grasp and turned to Mercedes.
"Actually, I think I do," Mercedes got up from her seat and walked to Tina. "You're constantly picking on other people, that you lash out when your friends get something nice. You lash out at Marley, Rachel, Finn, and you had this hate thing for Kitty and Jenny when they and Artie were together. Admit it, you're jealous of your friends' success, that it eats at you. At times, you're worse off than Santana."
"I take no offense to that," Santana admitted. "I'm a bitch, plain and simple."
"The point is, Tina, you're not happy with your life, and instead of doing something to change it, you make everyone else feel miserable. Just because your relationship with Mike didn't work out or because you're lost after college, it doesn't make you a failure."
"Really, cause that's what Finn told me five years ago," Tina eyed Finn as he bit his lower lip. "I remembered every word you said."
"Which I said because you were picking on Marley, again," Finn replied. "I know it hurt to hear and I'm sorry, I should have worded it differently."
"You think?" Tina huffed before she became emotional. "I have a mother that wants nothing to do with me, and I don't talk to my dad like before. So I'm considered a failure. I don't know what I want to do with my life…"
"Tina," Finn walked towards her and sat down next to her, rubbing her shoulders with sadness. "You are not a failure. You're amazing, and I'm sure anyone would see just how amazing you are."
"Please, not even you saw how amazing I was." Tina angrily retorted, causing Finn to slightly back off. "You're supposed to be the leader, but instead, you're such a phony. No one respects you...and they definitely shouldn't after everything you've done.." Tina got away from Finn as he sadly stared at her, seeing she was going towards the other side of the room and sitting in a chair in the corner. Finn knew that he had messed up terribly, but he didn't think that it would resort to Tina being reluctant in being his friend again. Finn slinked back to the other side of the room and sat down, but he was greeted with a softened glance from Kurt. Finn put his head in his hands as he let out a sigh, with him thinking that he would never get the forgiveness that he wanted since that argument five years ago.
JUNE 2015
"So, with Glee Club done for the year, what do you plan on doing this summer?" Rachel asked as she and Finn walked the halls of William McKinley High School on their way to the auditorium. The Wild Card competition had taken a toll on the Glee Club, but they were reentered into the show choir circuit, which meant they had a chance of going all the way to Nationals that year.
"Well before I can worry about the Glee Club, I have to get caught up with my academics," Finn told her. "I missed an entire semester, and I'm hoping I can take some summer classes to make up for the credits."
"Oh, it's going to feel weird not having you around the entire summer," Rachel furrowed her eyebrows slightly. "Especially since I'm pregnant and all...which feels sort of different than the last time I was pregnant."
"In a good way or bad way?" Finn pondered, causing Rachel to release a smile.
"No, definitely in a good way," Rachel replied. "I feel more relaxed and at ease…,and I mean I can juggle my senior year of college with being pregnant. It has been done in our Glee Club before."
"I still don't know how my sister did it," Finn chuckled, opening the door to the auditorium for Rachel. "I doubt it's going to be as easy as she makes it look."
"No, but I do know that whatever happens, I know I'm going to have you," Rachel beamed. "No matter how busy you get."
"That is exactly right," Finn pressed a kiss to the top of Rachel's head, but he noticed that the rest of his friends were sitting there with solemn expressions, causing him to crease his eyebrows with worry. "Hey, you all look like someone just died or something."
"Finn, can we talk to you for a minute?" Kurt wondered, causing Finn to slowly nod his head and sit down in one of the auditorium chairs. Even Rachel had to wonder what was going on, which caused her to take a seat next to her husband.
"Finnocence, we're only going to say this once, so we need you to really put that pea brain to use and listen to us carefully because we don't know if we can repeat what we're going to say again.," Santana crossed her arms and glanced at him.
"We've been talking as a group, and we put a lot of consideration into this before we decided to present it to you," Blaine said as Finn furrowed his eyebrows.
"There comes a time in our life where most of us want to spread our wings and fly, and right now we feel this is the best time to do so," Tina said. "So, I got a call the other day and, they saw my reel from my junior year at NYU...I got accepted into an acting program at Brown University."
"I got a resident gig in Las Vegas," Blaine added. "Cooper was able to hook me up with something and the money's good., so…."
"I was asked to produce a TV show after they saw my directing reel in Los Angeles," Artie said.
"Isabelle Wright hooked me up with a modeling gig and I get to model all over the world," Sam chimed in. "First stop is Milan...then Paris...and then maybe Scandinavia."
"Scandinavia? Wow, she must really hate you,' Santana scoffed.
"After deciding that I was really good at planning weddings, I got a call from Zola and they want to bring me on as a consultant to weddings," Kurt beamed, which was what got Rachel extremely excited.
"Oh my goodness, acting, modelling, directing, wedding planning….," Rachel smiled wide as she folded her hands together. "This is so amazing. I'm so happy for you guys! Plus, we have Mercedes with her recording career, Mike with his dancing career, Quinn as a lawyer, Brittany with Fondue for Two, Marley as a Grammy Award winning artist, and Puck as a Detective in the Police Department!" Rachel didn't notice Santana's face fell when she mentioned Brittany, but Santana was once again able to put up a facade. "What about you, Santana? What are you doing?" Before Santana had a chance to answer, Finn cleared his throat, which made him suddenly the center of attention.
"I mean yeah, that's great for you guys," Finn nodded his head which earned everyone's confusion. "But, what about Glee Club? I mean all of those things sound extremely far away." Everyone looked away from Finn as he innocently blinked, and that was when Santana decided to be blunt.
"Finn, we're quitting Glee Club," Santana crossed her arms. That was when Finn furrowed his eyebrows and appeared as if he was hurt by the revelation. "There's no way in hell anyone can go to Los Angeles, Vegas, Rhode Island and still be in a Glee Club in Manhattan."
"Wait, I don't get it," Finn crossed his arms. "You're all just leaving me? After all the work we put into this Glee Club, you're just abandoning me especially at a time when I need you the most?"
"Finn," Rachel softly said as a way to get Finn to stop talking but that was when he decided to continue.
"No, I mean, you guys all agreed to help me with this Glee Club, and we put a lot of work into it. All of a sudden you're just leaving me?"
"Finn, the world doesn't revolve around you," Tina found her voice as she crossed her arms. "Besides, you barely even acknowledged us while we were in your club."
"Yeah, you were constantly giving solos to other people," Blaine added. "I can't remember the last time I had a solo in your club."
"All of the solos went to Marley," Tina scoffed. "Like we get she's your sister, but she's not the only person in the club."
"But you guys don't get it," Finn got up from his chair as he shook his head. "I need you guys, you can't just go."
"Finn, Glee Club was a big part of our lives in High School," Artie said. "And it may have been a big part of our lives in college, but we're adults in the real world. We have to grow up and stop living in our comfort zone."
"Honestly, we thought Rachel would have been giving us this, 'how can you be so selfish' speech instead of you," Sam said before his eyes widened at Rachel. "No offense."
"What you want to do isn't the only important thing in the world," Tina huffed.
"And what if what you want to do doesn't work out," Finn shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly which took Tina aback. "I mean, I don't get why Brown would want you considering you're the worlds biggest failure, and Artie, producing a T.V. show isn't all that exciting. They might not like your vision and fire you. Blaine, you and your ego hog up the entire stage, there's no way in hell you can share a stage with other people without wanting to butt in, and Kurt, getting into the wedding business is extremely hard, especially since you have Blaine tethered to your back. Hell, he'll probably want to overtake that job too because you don't have a backbone. As for you Santana, I don't remember you mentioning what you wanted to do with your life. So what could be more important than wanting to be in a Glee Club? Working the pole at a strip club? Being an escort?"
"Okay, apparently when I slapped you in this same spot four years ago, it wasn't enough," Santana angrily started getting off the stage and made her way to Finn. However, Finn stood up and glared at Santana, causing her to stop in her tracks and look up at him. Santana changed her gaze to Rachel, seeing that Rachel was perplexed by everything that was happening before her. "You're really going to sit there and let him talk to me like that? You're not going to even try to defend me?"
"This isn't between her and you," Finn crossed his arms, motioning for everyone that was in the auditorium with his head. "So, you all just want to quit on me?"
"You know, I was contemplating it, but maybe it would be for the best," Kurt shrugged his shoulders while glaring at his brother.
"You know what, I don't got time for this," Santana took a step back and went to grab her purse from the auditorium stage.
"Where do you think you're going?!" Finn yelled as Santana started walking across the stage to the side exit.
"As far away from you as possible," Santana scowled. "Enjoy your life Frankenteen." Santana opened the door and slammed it behind her, causing everyone else to make their way past him.
"And you guys are leaving me too?!" Finn shouted as they didn't even bother to look back at him. However, Kurt did look back at Finn and all he could was furrow his eyebrow.
"You've said a lot of things that were questionable, but I never thought you would stoop this low." Kurt shook his head. "The fact you think we're all nothing without you is questionable. We're all going to be someone, whether you like it or not. We don't need you to succeed." Kurt finally turned around and closed the door behind him, prompting Finn to look at Rachel with disbelief. All Rachel could do was sit there and glance at him with sadness, which gave Finn an indication that he terribly messed up.
"Oh my god, what have I done?" Finn's voice broke as he sat down in the chair next to Rachel and leaned his head against the palm of his hands. "What have I done?"
"Finn?" Rachel softly said, but when she heard slight sobs, she knew that Finn was crying. He was so upset about everyone leaving Glee Club that hurtful things spewed out of his mouth. "Hey, don't worry, we'll fix this. We'll mend everything with our friends and we'll find new people for Glee Club, and everything will be right as rain, you'll see."
"Are you sure?" Finn looked up with blotchy eyes as Rachel nodded her head.
"I'm positive," Rachel placed a hand on Finn's shoulder and rubbed it lightly. "Besides, how long could they stay mad at you for?"
What Rachel didn't anticipate was that their friends would be mad about Finn's words for the next five years.
HAPPINESS BEGINS
11:00 A.M.
Marley sat in the back of the choir room as she tried her hardest to hide the tears that wanted to come out of her eyes. She felt she had an obligation to defend Finn since she was his sister, but in doing that, she didn't have the respect of people she had assumed were once her friends. She was tired of being made fun of when things weren't going a certain way for everyone else, and in a way she couldn't control what had happened to her. She was taken out of her thoughts when she saw Kurt sitting in the chair next to her, giving her a solemn expression.
"You okay?" Kurt wondered, prompting Marley to nod her head slowly. "I'm sorry that Tina hit a nerve with you. You were just trying to show some loyalty to Finn."
"What if she's right?" Marley questioned, prompting Kurt to raise an eyebrow. "What if I am whiny and a crybaby and I expect people to just fall at a drop of a hat because I'm struggling with something."
"Marley, we all struggle with something," Kurt assured her. "No matter who it is, we all have something that makes us vulnerable. Plus, you have every right to be sensitive. You've been through hell and back, and that's something Tina doesn't seem to understand. You had a lot of good come your way...but you also struggled. In fact, you are probably one of the strongest people I know."
"You think so?" Marley asked.
"Marley, you've been married to Noah Puckerman for seven years. That alone requires strength and patience," Kurt chortled, causing Marley to laugh slightly and look down at her hands.
"Yeah, it hasn't been easy lately," Marley admitted. "With Puck finding out that there's another Holly Collins running around, and then the death of his father, we've been kind of teetering back and forth. I want to be there for him...but sometimes I feel like he won't let me be there for him."
"Yeah, I know," Kurt said. "It was the same with Blaine and I. I always wanted to be there for Blaine...but Blaine was the alpha male...and I didn't think he needed me because he was so strong and independent. That was part of the reason we grew apart and our relationship suffered. Then Blaine went to Las Vegas and did Vegas shows there. He really didn't need me then."
"I think he needs you more than you think," Marley assured him. "Why don't you go talk to him?"
"Me? Talk to Blaine?" Kurt muttered. "I don't know. Our history has been so messy. I don't think a romantic reconciliation is in the cards."
"It might be," Marley shrugged her shoulders. "Besides, all relationships start as friends. So maybe try to establish your relationship as friends first before you decide to gung-ho jump into another relationship with each other."
"Friends first, huh?" Kurt asked but immediately shook his head. "No, I can't. Not after our last argument. It wasn't pretty."
"Arguments never are," Marley smirked as Kurt glanced once again at Blaine from across the room.
"I can try to talk to him," Kurt said, getting up slowly and making his way to Blaine. He noticed the empty chair next to him and cleared his throat, prompting Blaine to look up and give a small smile. "Is this seat taken?"
"Um, I mean I was saving it for Sam's imaginary brother but I think you could sit here." Blaine agreed, with Kurt sitting down and folding his hands. "So, how have you been? I haven't heard from you in a while."
"Me? Oh, I've been good," Kurt nodded his head as Blaine innocently blinked. "I mean, with working on my dads campaign and all, I think a lot of my time has been preoccupied with that. Plus, weddings are kind of slow in the fall, so being a wedding planner isn't exactly all it's cracked up to be. What about you? How's Vegas?"
"Vegas is great," Blaine smiled. "It's fantastic. Being a singer in Vegas is something I always dreamed of. Especially with adoring fans every single night."
"Yeah, I heard you're quite famous over there," Kurt chuckled.
"Oh yeah, I mean the money isn't Beyonce or Mercedes or Marley great but…, it's still good money," Blaine said. "But it's not about the money, it's about the singing and me making the most of my talents."
"I'm glad that you're happy," Kurt honestly said while staring at him. "You deserve to be happy, and you deserve to have a spotlight that is your own. I remember in Glee Club you were always fighting to have your voice heard and now...you have a gigantic spotlight on you, where people can appreciate you."
"Yeah, it is really amazing but I always felt there was something missing," Blaine shrugged his shoulders.
"Like what?" Kurt asked.
"Well, when I do those shows, I'm looking out at the crowd, and I see all these couples that are on vacation," Blaine said. "They look happy being in each other's company. And sometimes I want what they have. But then i remember, I had what they had, multiple times...and every single time I screwed it up because I wasn't the best partner." It was at that moment Kurt realized Blaine was talking about him, and it prompted Kurt to hold his breath slightly and bite his lower lip. "I mean, we got engaged, we eloped, we broke up countless times, and no matter how many times I tried to make our thing work, I realized that I always did something that screwed it up for us. And with what I said to you five years ago about needing to be on my own, I shouldn't have...and I know that it hurt deeply. Kurt looked down at his feet as he thought about what Blaine had told him all those years ago, and he had to admit it wasn't an easy conversation for the both of them, especially when it ended up with Blaine and Kurt not speaking for five years.
JUNE 2015
"Can you believe that Finn had the audacity to say all of those things?" Blaine scoffed as he and Kurt walked down the hallway and crossed his arms. "I mean, he thinks we have to cater to his every whim. The whole world doesn't revolve around Finn Hudson." However, when Blaine realized Kurt wasn't saying a word, he turned around and raised an eyebrow. 'Hey, is everything okay?"
"When were you going to tell me about your residency in Las Vegas?" Kurt asked, prompting Blaine to bite his lower lip. "I mean, you could have told me when we were back in New York, you could have told me before we decided to confront Finn. You could have told me at any other time, but you decided to reveal it when we were trying to tell Finn we couldn't still be in his Glee Club."
"Look, I meant to tell you," Blaine sighed but Kurt shook his head.
"Really?" Kurt sighed.
"Kurt," Blaine stopped in his tracks and stared at him. "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about Las Vegas. I know you should have been the first to know."
"But, I wasn't." Kurt crossed his arms. "You told everyone else before me. I guess I'm not that special to you if you didn't want to tell me."
"Kurt, this isn't about you," Blaine furrowed his eyebrows. "This is about me. This has always been about me."
"I know it's been about you, I'm well aware," Kurt retorted. "Our relationship was about you, you tried to make Glee Club about you, every single milestone was about you. But let me ask you this Blaine, why couldn't it ever be about me, or about us? Why does every decision you ever make has to be about you?!"
"Because why should I have to stunt my growth just so you can shine?! I want something that I can do for myself!" Blaine angrily retorted, which caused Kurt to shake his head.
"So that's really how you feel?" Kurt angrily replied which resorted to Blaine nodding his head.
"Yes, that's how I truly feel," Blaine said. Kurt took this as his cue to walk away from Blaine, which Blaine began to notice. "Kurt, come back here!"
"No, that's okay," Kurt yelled over his shoulder. "Go to Las Vegas, go do your residency, go be a star without me. Considering I make your life oh so hard, maybe it's better you go off and do you. Considering it's been all about you in the first place." Kurt turned on his heels and continued walking away, with Blaine furrowing his eyebrows and scoffing. He didn't see what the big deal was regarding Kurt's feelings, but if that was how Kurt felt, then he was going to be a star without him. Even if it was an extremely lonely way to the top.
PRESENT DAY
{Blaine sees Kurt get up from his seat as he starts to walk away, with Blaine feeling like he wants to say more to him. The room stops with the Alumni paused in time as Blaine gets up and slowly starts walking towards Kurt}
[Blaine]
Give me five more minutes
Baby, I'm not finished loving you
I don't wanna end it when we're only just beginning
Give me five more minutes, aww yeah
Right now, you just look too good to me
I cannot fathom letting you leave
You've got important places to be
Just please, not yet
Please, not yet
{Kurt turns to Blaine as they see the rest of the Alumni frozen, with the feeling being just the two of them in the room}
[Blaine with Kurt]
Give me five more minutes (Blaine: Yeah)
Baby, I'm not finished loving you
I don't wanna end it when we're only just beginning
Give me five more minutes, oooh yeah
Ooh
{Kurt grabs Blaine's hand as he holds it and stares at him, with Blaine giving Kurt a warm glance}
[Kurt]
Do you think you could just wait a while?
I think I could make it worth your while
I know that being late ain't your style
But, please say "Yes"
Please say "Yes"
[Blaine and Kurt]
Give me five more minutes (Blaine: Hey! Yeah, baby)
Baby, I'm not finished loving you
I don't wanna end it when we're only just beginning
Give me five more minutes (Blaine: Just five more)
Aww yeah
(Blaine: Come on)
Ooh
Please say "yes"
Please say "yes"
Please say "Yes, yes, yes" (Blaine: Oh!)
Please say "yes"
Please say
Please say "Yes"
{Blaine slowly lets go of Kurt's hand they stare at one another, the both of them smiling as Blaine takes a step forward}
[Blaine]
And give me five more minutes
Five more minutes holding you
Baby, I'm not finished and I'm only just beginning
Give me five more minutes
{Blaine leans in to kiss Kurt until…}
"Blaine?" Blaine was shaken out of his thoughts when he saw Kurt snap his fingers. Blaine looked around the room and saw that he had spaced out for a moment, and realized the song he just sang with Kurt was all in his daydream. "Are you okay?"
"Uh? Yeah, never better," Blaine assured him which caused Kurt to nod his head slowly. He got up from his seat and started making his way across the choir room, but Blaine suddenly was feeling determined. He was going to win Kurt back, and he was going to make sure that they lasted forever this time. He wasn't going to make the same mistake he made in his early twenties.
HAPPINESS BEGINS
12:00 p.m.
Quinn stood by the piano as she observed her friends spaced out across the choir room, almost questioning if her plan of getting everyone on the same page was working. It had been two hours and there hadn't been enough progress to her liking. Little did she know, Santana had leaned against the piano next to her, glancing at her with interest.
"I don't think this is working." Quinn sighed. "Everyone looks just as upset as they did two hours ago."
"I mean, it hasn't been a total bust yet," Santana shrugged her shoulder. "Kurt and Blaine actually sat next to each other and Tina went King Kong on everyone."
"This isn't enough," Quinn said. "We need to stir the pot a little bit. We need Brittany."
"So we're going to do Finn's lame assignment?" Santana rolled her eyes.
"I mean, it's not a bad idea. We should be able to use it to our advantage." Quinn said. "They're not happy with Finn at the moment, but they'll listen to us."
"Okay, let's do it," Santana nodded her head.
"Great, go and get Brittany," Quinn said, but that was when Santana innocently blinked and stuttered.
"Wait, why can't you get Brittany?" Santana asked.
"Because I asked you, and maybe this will give you a chance to talk to Brittany face to face," Quinn said. Santana glanced over at Brittany and bit her lower lip, finally walking over and seeing Brittany on the phone with someone.
"No, I ordered tiger lilies! Lord Tubbington said he only wanted flowers that were part of the cat family and it's not like you have any other kind of flowers that fit the bill so they have to be Tiger Lillies." Brittany spoke on the phone while Santana folded her hands in front of her. "Listen last time I checked, I'm a millionaire, so get me my tiger lilies. It's my special day. Okay then, thank you." Brittany hung up the phone and glanced at Santana, giving her a warm smile. "Oh, hi Santana."
"Hey, Quinn and I were talking and we wanted to do a musical number to get everyone to talk to each other," Santana gave a smile in return. "We were thinking about doing the Jonas Brothers, which was Finn's lame idea but we have more convincing power at this point. So what do you say? Do you want to do the Jonas Brothers with us?"
"I'd love to, but I'm having trouble finding tiger lilies for my wedding," Brittany sighed. "Lord Tubbington asked for them for the reception."
"So you're still getting married to that dude from The Chainsmokers?" Santana asked, with Brittany nodding her head.
"Yep, we're still getting married." Brittany nodded her head as Santana gave a nervous chuckle.
"I mean, that's great," Santana gave a sad smile, but she tried to disguise it the best she could. "I'm really happy for you Brittany. I just want you to be happy. With whoever that may be with. You deserve the world, and if this dude makes you happy, then who am I to get in your way."
"I appreciate it, Santana," Brittany grinned as she got up and gave Santana a hug. "It means so much that you're willing to accept my happiness. Your approval means the world to me." Santana squeezed Brittany tightly before parting slightly, with Santana giving her a grin.
"If you want, I can help you find some tiger lilies for the wedding," Santana said. "I know how much Lord Tubbington likes themed things."
"Yeah, he does." Brittany agreed. "But, you don't have to do that for me Santana."
"I want to do that for you, Brittany," Santana smiled. "I don't want you to worry about a single thing. I got this."
"Aw, thank you," Brittany grinned, hugging Santana again and motioning for Santana to lead her towards the piano. "So, lead the way?"
"Of course," Santana said. She started walking to the piano before stopping slightly, turning around and giving Brittany a chuckle. "It's funny, lilies aren't just known as being related to cats. They're also the lesbian of flowers. And if I were getting married, I would want lilies at my wedding." Brittany paused for a moment and gave Santana a softened glance, realizing what Santana was hinting at. Brittany and Santana made their way to the piano as Quinn walked to the front of the room, earning the attention of the rest of the room.
"All right, considering most of you won't even discuss your issues, we're going to get the ball rolling," Quinn said as everyone glanced at her. "Look, I know what Finn said was hurtful, but...we're all a family. And while I don't condone what he said to some of you...we've been through so much together. So, I think that we should take at least some of his advice and at least sing the Jonas Brothers to get our feelings out in the open. You are all my best friends, and I love each and every one of you, and I'm sure Santana and Brittany feel the same way about you guys. And I know that you all feel that way towards Finn. He said some bonehead things, but...we all still love him anyway, right Finn?" Finn nodded his head slowly as Quinn sat on a stool with Brittany and Quinn following suit. "Brittany, Santana and i think this Jonas Brother song would be perfect for this group, and we would appreciate it if you would listen."
"Puckerman, grab your guitar and come up here," Santana motioned towards Puck as he got up from his seat and grabbed a guitar from the guitar stand. He sat on the stool next to Santana as he strummed the guitar, everyone glancing at Santana, Quinn and Brittany as they sang.
{Santana, Quinn and Brittany glance at Puck as he strums the guitar but when Brittany sings, she sneaks glances at Santana while singing, thinking about what Santana said to her moments before}
[Brittany]
They come and go
But they don't know
That you are my beautiful
I try to come
Closer with you
But they all say
We won't make it through
[Santana with Brittany and Quinn]
But I'll be there forever
You will see that it's better
All our hopes and our dreams will come true
I will not disappoint you
I will be right there for you
Till the end, the end of time
Please be mine
{Santana sneaks glances at Brittany and sings but she feels that Brittany doesn't notice her singing to her}
[Santana]
I'm in and out
Of love with you
Trying to find
If it's really true
How can I
Prove my love
If they all think I'm not good enough
[Quinn with Santana and Brittany]
But I'll be there forever
You will see that it's better
All our hopes and our dreams will come true
I will not disappoint you
I will be right there for you
Till the end, the end of time
[Santana]
Please be mine
[Quinn, Santana and Brittany]
I can't stop the rain from falling
I can't stop my heart from calling you
It's calling you
I can't stop the rain from falling
I can't stop my heart from calling you
It's calling you (Santana: I can't stop the rain!)
I can't stop the rain from falling
I can't stop my heart from calling you
It's calling you
[Brittany]
But I'll be there forever
You will see that it's better
All our hopes and our dreams will come true (Quinn: Will come true)
[Santana]
I will not disappoint you
I will be right there for you
Till the end, the end of time
[Quinn, Santana and Brittany]
Please be mine
Quinn, Santana and Brittany noticed everyone was glancing at them while trying not to admit that they needed to actually sit down and talk about their issues. But Santana was really trying to use that moment to prevent everyone from asking what the chemistry was about with Brittany during the song. While everyone interpreted the song a little differently, Santana took it to another level, realizing that she actually didn't want to let Brittany go, and that she was sad Brittany was moving on. She wanted to be with her, and she wanted Brittany to realize that what she was looking for was right in front of her. In the end, Santana cleared her throat and glanced at all her friends, becoming determined to change the subject.
"Okay, so we may or may not have just sang to prove a point," Santana cleared her throat and folded her hands. "We are all adults here, at least...we're supposed to be. But, if we're letting a grudge get in the way of us being a family, then...maybe we weren't as close as we used to be. And from my experience, holding a grudge is stupid. Because by the time you might come around and be ready to forgive the person...it could be too late. So, I'm gonna start us off, because I want us all walking out of here at least with an understanding that we love each other, and that we want to see everyone else succeed." Santana got up from her chair and made her way to Finn, folding her hands and glancing him in the eye. "Finn, do you think that the best I have to offer is being an escort or a stripper?"
"No, of course not." Finn immediately replied as Santana shrugged her shoulders.
"Then why did you tell me that five-years-ago?" Santana asked. "Because between you telling me that and my breakup from Brittany, I thought that was all I had to offer. In fact, Marley was the one that went to the strip club and snapped me out of it."
"Wait, Marley...why were you at a strip club?" Finn scrunched his face while glancing at his sister.
"That's not the point, and I'm the one asking the questions here," Santana said. "Why did you tell me that? Clearly, it wasn't just because you were upset that I wanted to leave your Glee Club. There had to be more to it."
"Okay, I might have said it because I knew you had so much potential, and with you not being sure where you were going, that was the first thing that came out of my mouth," Finn honestly answered. "But deep down, I need you to know that i don't see you as a stripper..just like I don't see Tina as a failure. I've made...a ton of mistakes, and I want to right all of them. I want to have you guys as my friends again, and I want Burt to win the election. I want to be the greatest teacher I can be. I just want so many things, and I don't want to fail at anything."
"Hudson, I'm going to say this once so make sure you listen good because I'm not repeating myself," Santana cleared her throat. "You are in no way a failure. You've achieved so much, and you should be proud of what you've done. You are a success, Finn Hudson. So you have to stop being afraid that you're going to fail and you have to start seeing yourself for who you truly are. Truth be told…, I loved being in your Glee Club. Even if I complained every week about not singing enough, I still had fun...and you made it fun because you knew what you were doing. I was with some of the best people. I was with people I loved from the beginning, and people I grew to love the more I got to know them. I was comfortable in your Glee Club, and after a while I realized while I loved being in your club, being comfortable wasn't a good thing. It wasn't allowing me room to grow. I had to lose what made me comfortable and make myself uncomfortable. Me leaving had nothing to do with you personally. We had such a blast. I just...needed to grow, just like everyone else in this room. Do you understand where I'm coming from?" Finn pondered Santana's words before nodding his head and giving her a softened look.
"I didn't see it that way," Finn admitted. "I thought you guys didn't want to be in the club because I did something wrong, or that I wasn't a good enough teacher."
"Dude, us leaving Glee Club had nothing to do with you," Sam assured him. "You've been the most awesome friend we've ever had. We didn't even go to your school and you let us come into your classroom every single week and made us feel like we belonged there."
"Sometimes I forgot that I attended NYU when I was in the choir room," Tina added. "For a good hour, I feel like I'm part of NYADA, because you made it such a welcoming environment."
"Yeah, you were accommodating when I had work," Puck continued. "You never made me feel like I had to choose between the two things I loved."
"Without you, I never would have had the confidence to do the majority of the things I've done," Marley chimed in. "Not only are you a great friend, but you're also an amazing teacher Finn."
"And wouldn't an amazing teacher like yourself want his students to venture off, no matter how hard it is?" Rachel came up from behind Finn and wrapped her arms around Finn's neck. Finn glanced at everyone and realized that they were right, which caused him to squeeze Rachel's hand with reassurance. "One day, the Glee Club is going to lose members, but right behind it there are going to be students that come in and want to be taught by you. And those that graduated and moved on are going to talk about you and say all the wonderful things you've done for them. That's the legacy you're going to leave behind, even after you retire."
"I'm sorry everyone," Finn softly said as they stared at him with interest. "I was just afraid that once you ventured off that we would never see each other, and we'd all forget about each other."
"No matter what, we'll never forget anything you taught us, and we're always going to be family," Artie said. "We can understand where you're coming from, and Santana's right. We shouldn't have held that grudge for five years. We should have talked it out like adults instead of sulking like children."
"We are going to need each other more than ever," Finn said while Rachel lightly squeezed him. "Burt's campaign is coming up and I'm going to need people to help me whip Finn Harmonic into shape. Plus I know all of you got stuff too that I know you're going to need help with."
"Oh yeah," Quinn agreed. "We need to take Russel down a peg."
"And I want all of you to come to my wedding," Brittany added, with Santana stiffening at the mention of the wedding. "I was getting afraid we weren't going to have a mature conversation because I didn't know who to invite or not invite. Now I can invite everyone."
"And we'll be there," Finn promised, causing Brittany to smile. "But first...I want a hug from Santana."
"Do I have to?" Santana chuckled as Finn nodded his head.
"Yeah, you do," Finn opened his arms wide as Santana chuckled and walked into his arms. Everyone cheered as Finn and Santana squeezed each other, eventually parting and giving each other a smile.
"I'm glad that we were able to work this out," Quinn said as she got up from her seat. "And it took four less hours than I thought it would."
"Yeah, can we get out of here now?" Santana questioned as Finn nodded his head.
"I think we can," Quinn turned around and started making their way to the door. But when she tried to open the door, she realized it was locked. "Uh-oh."
"Uh-oh?" Finn widened his eyes and started making his way to the door. "What's uh-oh?"
"Um, I think we have a problem," Quinn glanced at Finn which prompted him to try to pull the door.
"Quinn, we're locked in!" Finn exclaimed, turning to his friends while they appeared concerned.
"Wait, we're locked in?!" Sam ran to the door and started pulling the knob. "Oh no…"
"How are we going to get out of here?" Tina asked, with Mercedes and Mike glancing at her with worry.
"I don't know," Finn sighed and turned to the door. "We're trapped…" Everyone widened their eyes and glanced at each other and started becoming panicked. How on earth were they going to get out of the choir room?
HAPPINESS BEGINS
1:00 p.m.
"There has to be some way we can get out of here," Santana muttered to herself as she glanced around the room to find something to get them out of the choir room. Everyone appeared panicked that Quinn and Santana had accidentally locked them in the room together. "Where the hell is there a chainsaw when you need it?"
"Why would there be a chainsaw in the choir room?" Kurt furrowed his eyebrows. "That would mean that the kids would have a heyday with it."
"The kids!" Marley blurted out as everyone turned to her. "Glee Club starts in an hour. What are those kids going to do when they find out the choir room is locked?"
"We have to think fast," Finn said as he turned towards his friends. "Plus, my kids get out of school in two hours."
"There has to be someone who has the key to the choir room," Puck said as Brittany came out of the small office with a locked box and key.
"I found this box," Brittany said. "I think there's money in here."
"Brittany, that's the money box with the budget for the Glee Club," Finn replied as Marley nodded her head.
"Maybe we can use the box to break the glass on the door," Brittany suggested.
"No, no, that's okay," Santana ran over and slowly took the box from Brittany. "Give me that. We don't need Madame Tibideaux firing Finn."
"Wait a minute, I have an idea," Marley grabbed the phone from her purse and started dialing a number. "I have a spare key for the choir room at home. I can ask Jessica to bring it to me." Marley held the phone to her ear while widening her eyes, almost excited by her latest plan. However, she pursed her lips when she realized Jessica wasn't coming to the phone. "That's odd, she's not picking up."
"What on earth is that girl doing?" Puck pondered as Marley shrugged her shoulders.
Little did they know, Jessica and Samantha were busy in their own way, with the two of them under the covers in Jessica's bedroom. Jessica heard the phone ring, prompting her and Samantha to turn their heads and see who could be calling them. However, before Samantha could grab the phone, Jessica reached for Samantha's arm and shook her head.
"It's not important," Jessica breathed out, causing Samantha to turn to her and shrug her shoulders. They decided to finish what they had started, and they would worry about the person who was calling a little later.
"Okay, well I'm going to go back to my original plan of breaking the choir room door window," Brittany took the box from Santana, but Santana widened her eyes and grabbed the box back.
"No, that's okay," Santana smirked. "There has to be another way to get out of here?"
"I know what we can do," Sam said, piquing everyone's interest. However, they realized Sam started yelling which prompted everyone to glance back at the door and wonder if Sam could get someone's attention. When Sam realized no one was coming, he stopped yelling and shrugged his shoulders. "Oh well, I tried."
"We're going to have to get clever if we want to get out of here," Finn sighed while glancing at Rachel with interest.
"I know who might be able to get us out," Quinn went to her phone and placed it to her ear. After a moment she grinned as she was able to get through to someone. "Brody, hey, I need you to do me a favor. We're stuck in the NYADA choir room and we need help getting out. Can you please get my keychain, go to Marley's house, use the pink key and grab the spare choir room key that's on her key hook?" Quinn paused for a moment as she widened her eyes, suddenly letting out an exasperated sigh. "What do you mean you have rehearsals until 5 and you can't leave?!" Quinn groaned before tapping her foot and nodding her head. "All right, we'll get out ourselves." Quinn hung up and threw her phone in her puse, but Santana and Brittany noticed that Quinn seemed a little peeved. "I'm out of ideas."
"Wait a minute, we're thinking about this all wrong," Sam got up from his seat and walked over to Finn. There's only one way to get out of here. We have to WWJBD…"
"What's WWJBD?" Rachel asked.
"What would the Jonas Brothers Do," Sam replied. "If we think like them, we can get out of this joint."
"Okay, well what would they do?" Mercedes pondered. Finn thought for a moment before making his way towards the vent that was in the back of the classroom, pointing up at it and giving a smirk.
"If anyone watched their show which they absolutely hated doing on Disney Channel, they got themselves into hijinks. What if the hijink we get into is go through the vent?" Finn suggested.
"That's a good idea but there's a few problems with your plan," Puck got up and crossed his arms towards Finn. "You don't know where the vent goes, and how is Artie going to get up there?"
"I can speak for myself," Artie furrowed his eyebrows as Finn sighed.
"There has to be a map that tells us where the vents go throughout the school," Finn snapped his fingers. "As for Artie, don't worry, I'll take care of it."
"Okay, but if this plan doesn't work, I'm more than willing to break the door down with the wad of money I just found in the box." Brittany shrugged her shoulders.
"Well it's a good thing Finn's plan is going to work, isn't it, Brittany?" Marley smirked which caused Brittany to slightly huff that no one was listening to her plan.
"Okay, let's do this," Mercedes got up as everyone started cheering and clapping along. If they wanted to get out of here they had to put their plan into motion. And Finn was certain everything was going to work out just fine.
{Scene changes to a montage as Finn looks through the computer and finds the NYADA vent system, hoping it leads to one of the other classrooms. Marley, Santana and Brittany look over his shoulder while Brittany slowly tries to go towards the money box as Santana raises an eyebrow at her as if to say not to touch it}
[Marley]
You dream of a day
When the songs that you play
Are blasting through the speakers in your car
[Santana]
And it comes in a flash
And you hear the crowd (Brittany: Ahhh)
Screaming out your name for the encore
[Finn and Puck]
Living life
Life in the fast lane
Not that bad
No, we can't complan
Who's to say
That we won't keep it real
Hold on tight
Don't you dare let it go
Now's the time
Let the whole world know
You can shine
Bright but still keep it real
{Scene changes to Sam stacking up chairs but Puck, Artie and Mike are shaking their heads because Sam isn't stacking them up right. Sam tries to get on the chair and seems confident, but Puck moves one of the chairs when he realizes it doesn't look right. The chairs all end up falling and Sam falls to the ground while Finn looks up from his computer. Mike, Puck and Artie innocently whistle as they slowly walk away from the scene, with Sam letting out a groan}
[Tina]
Who could know
That you'd be on the road
Selling out the tickets to your show
[Brittany]
And when you're home
You're still the one
You were before you go on tour
[Finn and Puck with Quinn and Marley]
Living life
Life in the fast lane
Not that bad
No, we can't complan
Who's to say
That we won't keep it real
Hold on tight
Don't you dare let it go
Now's the time
Let the whole world know
You can shine
Bright but still keep it real
{Scene changes to Blaine taking boxes filled with books and putting them in front of the vent. He goes back to get another box but he sees Kurt standing there handing him one, causing him to smile softly and grab the box from him. Blaine puts the boxes in front of the vent and they motion for Puck to test it to see if it's sturdy. Puck gets on and he gives Blaine and Kurt a thumbs up, prompting Blaine to give Kurt a high five}
[Blaine]
Did you ever think your dreams
(with Kurt, Brittany and Santana: Could become a reality, whoa oh!)
And all you did was just believe
[Sam]
Living life
Life in the fast lane
Not that bad
No we can't complain
Who's to say
That we won't (with Artie: keep it real)
Yeah
{Finn prints out the blueprint and shows it to everyone as they gather around. Finn maps out where they're going to go and everyone glances at each other and gives a nod of their heads.}
[Finn, Puck, Artie and Sam with Quinn, Tina, Marley, Santana and Brittany]
Living life
Life in the fast lane
Not that bad
No, we can't complan
Who's to say
That we won't keep it real
Hold on tight
Don't you dare let it go
Now's the time
Let the whole world know
You can shine
Bright but still keep it real
{Everyone high fives as they appear confident in the plan}
HAPPINESS BEGINS
2:00 p.m.
"Okay, is everyone ready?" Finn pondered as everyone nodded their heads to him. It was time to put the plan into motion, and Finn realized everyone was counting on him for this to work. He let out a sigh and opened the vent, staring at his friends with wonder. "All right, everyone go in one by one. Artie and I are gonna go last."
"And what about his wheelchair? He's gonna need it," Santana crossed her arms with interest.
"As soon as we get the choir door open, I'll come back and get Artie's wheelchair," Finn promised.
"Okay, let's do this," Puck instructed as he motioned for the vent. One by one, everyone climbed it, leaving it until Marley, Finn and Artie were the last one's in the choir room. Marley was about to climb into the vent before she stared at Finn, seeing he was giving her a nod of his head.
"You got Artie?" Marley wondered.
"Yep, I got him," Finn assured her, which gave Marley leeway to go into the vent ahead of him. Finn carried Artie on his back piggyback-style as he used every once of strength he had to climb into the vent. He saw everyone crawling ahead of him before glancing back to make sure Artie was okay. "Hold on tight, okay?"
"I had no second thoughts of letting go," Artie assured him. Finn continued to crawl with Artie on his back, but on a particular part of the vent, Santana looked down and appeared concerned.
"This one looks like it's not going to hold up," Santana warned.
"We're going to make it," Finn firmly said as Santana nodded her head and continued crawling. One by one, they made it across the rickety vent. However, as Marley started to crawl across…
SNAP!
The vent came out from under Marley and she started to fall, letting out a piercing scream. Everyone turned their head as they heard Marley screamed, prompting Puck to widen his eyes in fear.
"MARLEY!" Puck screamed, with Finn instinctively reaching down and grabbing Marley before she fell. Finn glanced down and realized where Marley was going to land-in the incinerator of the garbage room. Artie let go of Finn as he leaned against the wall of the vent, his eyes widening in fear.
"FINN!" Marley screamed, with Finn gripping onto her for dear life.
"I GOT YOU!" Finn bellowed in return. But Finn was beginning to feel Marley's hand slip. He tried to tighten his grip, but he felt concerned that he wasn't going to be able to pull her up safely. "MARLEY, DON'T LET GO!"
"MY HAND! IT'S SLIPPING!" Marley felt tears come to her eyes as she started to panic. Finn knew that he had to do something.
"HOLD ON TIGHT!" Finn said. "DON'T YOU DARE LET GO, MARLEY! THINK OF CHARLOTTE, THINK OF JAXON, THINK OF PUCK! THINK OF ME!" With Finn's words Marley tried her hardest to continue gripping. Finn noticed Puck had crawled back to where he was, with Puck looking down and his eyes widening in fear.
"PUCK!" Marley screamed.
"Puck, grab Marley's other hand!" Finn said, with Puck nodding his head. Puck leaned closer and held his hand out, with Marley shaking her head. She had finally gotten a grip on Finn's hand. She didn't want to let go in fear she would miss Puck's hand. "Marley! Grab Puck's hand!"
"NO!" Marley shouted.
"MARLEY, GRAB MY HAND, PLEASE!" Puck said. "I NEED YOU TO DO THIS SO FINN AND I CAN PULL YOU UP!" Marley still seemed reluctant at Puck's words, but Finn nodded his head as a way to assure her.
"YOU CAN DO IT, MARLEY!" Finn said. "ON THE COUNT OF THREE, YOU'RE GOING TO LET ONE HAND GO OF ME AND GRAB PUCK'S HAND! YOU GOT THIS! ONE….TWO…" Marley furrowed her eyebrows and nodded her head as Finn took a deep breath. "THREE!" Marley let one hand go of Finn's hand and used the other one to grab Puck's. Puck tightened his grip as he stared at Finn, hoping Finn had a plan. "Pull her up, Puck!" Puck and Finn used their strength as they pulled Marley up, with Marley ending up in Puck's arms. As soon as she was safe in the vent, Marley wrapped her arms around Puck's neck and cried in his shoulder, with Puck rubbing Marley's back.
"It's okay baby, you're safe. You're safe," Puck sighed as Finn looked at them while releasing a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Finn." Everyone gave Finn warm smiles as they watched his rescue, and some of them even had some tears in their eyes.
"You're welcome," Finn turned around and noticed Artie was right behind him, with Finn thinking for a moment and glancing back at Puck. "I need you to grab Artie for me." Finn slid Artie towards the end of the vent as Marley let go of Puck and was comforted by Santana. "Okay, Artie, I'm gonna hold you, and you reach for Puck." Artie nodded his head as Finn held Artie from his waist superman-style. Artie reached his hands to Puck as Puck grabbed him, pulling Artie to the other side of the vent. "Puck, I need you to lead the rest of the group to the vent that leads to the dance studio. I'm not gonna make it across and I'm going to head back to the choir room."
"No, there has to be a way to get you across." Marley spoke up as Finn shook his head.
"You guys go, I have an idea," Finn spoke up. "Puck, you got this, right?"
"Yeah, I got this," Puck assured him. Finn turned the other direction and started crawling back towards the choir room, with Puck motioning for everyone to head forward. "Come on guys, Finn said it's straight ahead." Everyone continued their trek across the vent, but they only wondered what Finn had under his sleeve.
Finn made it back to the choir room in record speed as he turned to the box that Brittany had left on the piano, his eyes immediately darting towards the choir door. He couldn't believe he was going to do what he was about to do. He only hoped that it wouldn't have resulted in him getting fired. Finn ran towards the box and headed straight for the door, with Finn using the box to break the glass. The kids that were outside were taken aback, realizing Finn had grabbed the knob from the door and opening it. He motioned for the janitor to come clean up the glass as he grabbed Artie's wheelchair and ran towards the dance studio, a small smile appearing on his face.
"Thank you, Brittany," Finn muttered under his breath. Finn made it to the dance studio and parked Artie's wheelchair by the vent, realizing that Rachel was trying to open it from the other side. Finn stood on the bench near the vent and opened it, noticing Rachel was widening her eyes at him.
"Finn, how the hell did you get out of the choir room!?' Rachel appeared perplexed.
"I may have taken advice from Brittany," Finn said as he helped his wife out of the vent. "Is everyone else right behind you?"
"That is affirmative," Sam said from behind Finn. Finn started helping his friends one by one as they came out from the vent, with Puck and Artie being one of the last ones. Finn grabbed Artie from Puck as he placed him in his wheelchair, and Puck jumped down from the vent himself. Finn counted for everyone, but there was still someone missing.
"Where's Marley?" Finn questioned, with Marley's head popping out from the vent. "All right, let's make the last catch of the day." Finn motioned for Marley to come down from the vent, but while Finn was positioned to catch Marley, Sam accidentally leaned on Artie's wheelchair and sent Artie rolling into Finn. Finn flew forward and Marley yelled as she fell on top of him, with the both of them letting out a painful groan.
"MARLEY!" Puck shouted as he and Rachel ran towards their significant others.
"FINN!" Rachel pushed through and glanced at Finn with worry. "Are you guys okay?"
"Ouch...I...I think I might need a doctor," Finn painfully replied, with Marley sharing Finn's sentiment.
"Yeah, I'm gonna need one too…" Marley groaned. Puck and Rachel glanced at each other with worry as everyone else put their hands on their hips while staring at Sam.
"What? What did I miss?" Sam pondered, not realizing that his actions ended up sending Finn and Marley to the hospital.
The Alumni sat in the waiting room of the nearby Mount Sinai as Finn and Marley were being checked on. Some of them appeared concerned about Finn and Marley's wellbeing...while the other half appeared peeved that Sam had been careless once again.
"Listen, I know that you guys are mad at me," Sam said as Mercedes placed a hand on her hip. "But in all seriousness, how was I supposed to know that Artie's brakes on his wheelchair were off which sent it crashing into Finn and Marley?"
"You didn't, but you could have been a little more careful," Mercedes sighed while shaking her head.
"Yeah, you could have not leaned on my wheelchair," Artie added.
"Well let's chalk this up as things I shouldn't do," Sam shrugged his shoulders while Mercedes and Artie glanced at each other and released a tired sigh. Little did they know, Santana was watching from far, and she was noticing everyone else was talking again. She had to admit that she loved everyone getting along again, and she was glad that she didn't have to be upset anymore. Santana was consumed by her thoughts, she didn't realize Brittany sitting down next to her and giving her a warm smile.
"Hi," Brittany said as Santana smiled in return. "So, Finn said he broke the choir room door to get out of the choir room."
"Yeah, he used the box you were trying to break the door with," Santana chuckled. "You are definitely a genius, Brittany."
"I always knew I was," Brittany shrugged her shoulders as Santana couldn't help but smile. "You know, even though it ended up with everyone having to go through a vent and Finn and Marley possibly breaking their spleens, I'm glad that I got to see you."
"You are?" Santana innocently stared at Brittany, wondering where Brittany was going with this.
"Yeah," Brittany nodded her head. "I missed you. And I'm so glad that you're so happy for me in regards to me getting married. The last thing I ever wanted to do was lose you, and knowing I have your support means the absolute world to me."
"It does?" Santana questioned as Brittany smiled. "Well, I missed you too, Brittany. And no matter what happens, you are always going to be my best friend in the entire world."
"Good," Brittany gave Santana a tight hug as Santana reciprocated, with Brittany gripping Santana tighter than Santana anticipated.
"Brittany? Are you okay?" Santana pondered as Brittany broke the hug and slightly stammered.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Brittany cleared her throat. If Brittany could admit it, she was feeling things while hugging Santana, with those feelings stemming back from their High School days and their early twenties. Brittany wondered if she was doing the right thing getting married to someone else, all while she had conflicting feelings for Santana. Brittany decided to push it aside and glanced at Santana, with her biting her lip and giving a coy grin. "So, do you think I should still get tiger lilies for my wedding?"
"Yes, I think you should get tiger lilies for your wedding," Santana smirked while leaning her head on Brittany's shoulder, and Brittany looking down at Santana. "They're beautiful just like you." Brittany smiled in return and leaned her head on top of Santana's, with the two of them glancing at the rest of the alumni around the room.
In another end of the waiting room, Blaine stood in front of the vending machine, hoping he could find something to snack on. After spending six hours locked in a choir room, he was hungry, and even a little thirsty. Little did he know, Kurt had walked up to him and leaned against the wall.
"Candy shopping?" Kurt pondered as Blaine turned around and grinned.
"Yeah, I'm surprised my bladder isn't killing me after spending all that time in the choir room," Blaine smirked. "But...even though we ended up getting locked in a choir room and Marley almost died because she was this close to landing in an incinerator, it was good to see you."
"Really?" Kurt asked as Blaine nodded his head. "Well, it was good to see you too. So, I bet that you're going to go back to Las Vegas now and continue your one man show?"
"Actually, I think I'm going to stick around for a while," Blaine shrugged his shoulders. "At least, if it's okay with you."
"Um, yeah that would be great," Kurt smiled. "I'm looking forward to seeing you around more often."
"And if you need any help with Burt's campaign, I'm your man," Blaine offered, but Kurt couldn't help but give a sad smile when Blaine said 'your man'. There were times that Kurt wished he was Blaine's man, but at the same time, he didn't want to jump headfirst into another relationship with him only for it not to work out. They had a messy road since High School, and Kurt didn't want Blaine to completely hate him and be out of his life.
"I'm definitely going to take you up on that," Kurt said. "I know that you have a lot of great ideas."
"Oh, I'm chock full of them," Blaine chuckled as Kurt laughed in return. The two of them were glad to be on good terms, but there was a nagging feeling in the back of their mind wondering if they should take another chance of being something more. They heard the door to the waiting room open as everyone turned and saw Rachel and Puck come out, with Rachel solemnly staring at Puck.
"Hey, how's Marley and Finn?" Tina wondered.
"Well, there's good news and bad news," Puck said. "The good news is they're both alive, and they weren't seriously hurt.."
"The bad news is Finn broke his arm in two places and Marley has a bad ankle sprain," Rachel sighed, which caused Puck to appear saddened. "Finn is going to need surgery to repair his arm." Everyone saw Rachel and Puck appear concerned as they were silent. But they didn't get what was so drastic about it.
"That sounds like it will be easy to fix," Artie spoke up. "Right?"
"For Marley, yes…," Puck started to speak before he turned to Rachel and placed a hand on her shoulder. Rachel started to tear up and took a deep breath.
"The doctors aren't sure if it was from Finn saving Marley, breaking the choir room door, or the really hard fall he took when Artie knocked him over, but he has radial nerve damage," Rachel said. "They're going to try to repair it but...Finn might never have full control of his arm again."
"That means…," Blaine caught onto what Rachel was saying as she nodded her head.
"He might not be able to drum," Rachel wiped some tears and glanced down at her hands. "Which is probably one of his favorite things to do."
"Will they let us see him before surgery?" Santana pondered as Rachel shook her head.
"Only immediate family," Rachel explained. "So that means me and Kurt."
"Which room is he in?" Kurt asked as Rachel motioned for her to follow him. They walked down the hall and saw Finn glancing out the window, almost as if he was in a train of thought. He looked very upset, and Kurt knew it was because something was taken away from Finn that he loved so much. "Finn?" Finn turned around and saw Kurt waving at him, slowly entering the room and standing by his bed. "How are you feeling?"
"My arm hurts," Finn shrugged his shoulders and stared at it with sadness. "The doctors told me I have nerve damage and I might not be able to play the drums ever again. Serves me right. I was a horrible person to you guys five years ago. I suppose this is God's way of punishing me."
"Finn, no," Kurt spoke up before Rachel had the chance to. "Everyone in the waiting room is very worried about you. And there's nothing, nothing you can do that will make us not love you, no matter how mad we are. You saved Marley's life, you got everyone out of the choir room when we were stuck in there. You used every ounce of strength you had to make sure Artie was safe. You're a hero, Finn and I am so proud of you. Mom and dad would be so proud of you too if they knew what you did today." Finn nodded his head slowly and looked down at his arm, trying to prevent the tears from falling from what Kurt had to say. "Is it okay if I give you a hug?"
"Of course," Finn looked up and held out his good arm as an indication for Kurt to walk forward. Kurt gave Finn a side hug as Finn sniffled, causing Kurt to squeeze him tighter.
"I love you, Finn," Kurt told him as Finn glanced up at him with a nod of his head.
"I love you too, Kurt," Finn felt tears trickle down the side of his face as Rachel walked over and ran a hand through his hair, leaving the three of them in their own little world.
{Scene changes to a week later as Santana stands on the NYADA stage by herself, with it revealing that Finn and Marley are sitting in the audience. Santana glances at Finn as she sings and when Puck joins her he glances at Marley which causes her to softly stare at him and glance at Finn}
[Santana]
Come back to me, baby I'll come back to you
You know the place that I go running to
I get scared when you're scared but what else can I do
Come back to me, baby I'll come back to you
[Puck]
Wherever you are right now
Know somehow
I'll be on the way like a bat out of hell
Heaven knows I'm proud, but I'll turn round
Baby, if you stay then I won't let you down, oh
[Puck and Santana]
Whatever we've done, whatever we'll do
Baby, if you come back now
I'll come back to you
{Rachel and Kurt join Santana and Puck on stage as the Alumni start walking on the stage, to join them}
[Rachel]
Come back to me, baby I'll come back to you
Light up the world like only you can do
[Rachel and Kurt]
If you're lost on the way then I'll get lost too
Come back to me, baby I'll come back to you
[Artie and Tina]
Wherever you are right now
Know somehow
I'll be on the way like a bat out of hell
Heaven knows I'm proud but I'll turn round
Baby, if you stay then I won't let you down, oh
[Sam and Quinn]
Whatever we've done, whatever we'll do
Baby if you come back now, I'll come back to you
{Scene changes to Marley sitting on the bed as she stares at her cast on her leg, but she sees Puck's phone vibrate as she grabs it, noticing that it was a number from Lima. She becomes suspicious but doesn't say anything else as she puts the phone back on the drawer and furrows her eyebrows with interest}
[Rachel, Santana and Brittany]
Ooh, ooh (Puck and Sam: Come back)
Ooh, ooh (Puck and Sam: Come back)
Ooh, ooh
{Scene changes to Finn slowly walking to the choir room as he enters and sees the drum set sitting in the corner. He sadly stares at it and walks over to it, thinking that he might not ever be able to play the drums again, which saddens him}
[Puck and Brittany with Alumni]
Come back to me, baby I'll come back to you
You know the place that I'll go running to
I get scared when you're scared but what else can I do
Come back to me, baby I'll come back to you
{Finn slowly walks out of the classroom and closes the door behind him, ending the episode}
GUEST STARRING
Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
Darren Criss as Blaine Anderson
Kevin McHale as Artie Abrams
Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce
Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones
Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez
Harry Shum Jr. as Mike Chang
Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen Chang
SONG(S):
Pushin' Me Away (Originally by Jonas Brothers): Performed by Finn Hudson and Marley Rose
Five More Minutes (Originally by Jonas Brothers): Performed by Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel
Please Be Mine (Originally by Jonas Brothers): Performed by Santana Lopez, Quinn Fabray and Brittany Pierce
Keep it Real (Originally by Jonas Brothers): Performed by Alumni
Comeback (Originally by Jonas Brothers): Performed by Alumni