Episode 12, Chapter 1

On the Upper East Side, it's easy to think that the world is exactly as it appears: refined, elegant, imposing. But sometimes all it takes is a little key to open the door to the wild side.

The party got a bit out of hand, even by Puck's standards.

Someone told a friend from another West Side prep school, who invited all of their friends to the pool party held in the basement of the William McKinley School. Puck had been holding on to this key for weeks now, but he hadn't used it to open the door that night. Now that the holidays were over, someone else deemed it a good a time as any to put it to use.


Kurt hung with the girls by the side of the pool. When Quinn arrived at the pool, she immediately organized her matching swimsuit squad to wear the Bettie "Hello Sailor" Swimsuit by Pinup Couture. [We found love] It made them look like sailor girls who were introduced to the American flag. Kurt had a different spin in a red tank with white trim and blue shorts that he accessorized with sunglasses even though it was nighttime. [We found love]

Santana barked away any loser who came within a foot of their corner. Brittany wore a Unique Vintage All White Floral Covered Swim cap for fun and held her breath for the longest underwater. Rachel fit in with them as if she always belonged there. She kicked her feet as she leant her arms on the edge of the pool. For just the moment, Kurt had no cares. It had to be the most fun he had in a long while with just the girls.

Someone large cannonballed from the diving board into the deeper end of the pool. Girls squealed on the side even though they'd already been wet. When his head came above water, Kurt rolled his eyes. Of course, it had to be Puck.


Kurt hadn't made it in time to hear his mom's answer to the proposal with his own ears, but instead, he'd come to see her packing for a trip with the man. She explained to him that she wasn't sure that in their relationship they were at the point when they should be getting married, and Mr. Puckerman had come up with the idea that they should get away and spend some alone time together. Carole agreed, and Kurt thanked all the silver screen legends in the stars that she hadn't just said yes. He had a small window to sabotage them before he became related to the brute. He couldn't imagine anything worse.


Kurt didn't know what it was exactly since Quinn kept mum about all her darkest secrets, but he knew Puck had something to do with why she hadn't gotten back with Sam yet.

Since they came home from break, Sam had been trying to prove his love. Kurt couldn't be more supportive of his valiant efforts. Still, every time Sam did something absolutely romantic, and Quinn thought no one was looking, she'd make eye contact with Puck. If Sam sprang a kiss on her, she run away even though for a moment, she kissed him back.

Kurt wanted to mention it, but he remembered Thanksgiving. When he asked her last time about catching her making out with Puck, he and his family had been uninvited for the holiday, so he wasn't too hopeful about that method of success. He couldn't be direct with her about this. He wasn't scared of her wrath—he had enough of that to go around—but he didn't want to hurt their friendship if he was just reading too much into it.


The pool got crowded after a while, and people slowly gravitated towards the lounge chairs. Puck had gotten out of the water with some nameless girl. and Quinn, who pretended to be getting her bag when she walked away from the girls, marched up to him. Puck groaned and shooed the girl away.

"This better be important because she was exactly my type."

"Because she looks like me? You're only fooling yourself. I know you were hoping something would happen between us, but after stealing Sam away to the Florida Keys to torture me, there's no way I would ever be with you. How can you live with yourself?"

"How can you? Sam's been my friend for a long time, but you're the one he is in love with. If you want to be anything to him, you should be honest, and then see if he still likes you. If he is that good, then you can keep him. I'm not holding anything over you. Sam will be my friend long after he gets over you. You are the one who can't live knowing that you are lying to him. You lead him on any longer, and it will just get messier. Sam will find a new girl in no time. You can see the way girls look at him."

Quinn hated having this talk. She had it three times with Puck now since he came back from break. Sam lied to her, but it wasn't anything compared to the secret she'd been keeping the last three months, and unlike other little lies, this one was eating her whole. She wanted it to go away, but Puck always brought it up. He wasn't guilt tripping her. She did that to herself because she couldn't turn it off. She wanted to be with Sam so she hadn't stopped his advances or told him the truth because she knew he would leave her, and this time, it might be for good.

Sam and Puck would fix their friendship because they always did. Betrayal by her, however, would be so unexpected. They wouldn't be able to go back and start again like they did before. If she really set him free, he'd have a new girl in a heartbeat. He was so charming girls were always hanging around waiting for their chance.


"So, what did you tell your dad when you came out with us tonight?" Kurt asked.

"That I was hanging out with friends, and if it got too late, I'd just sleep over with one of them," Rachel said.

"I was wondering... do you think I should call Blaine?"

"I don't know if he would like it."

"You didn't tell him where you were really going either?"

"No, I don't have to tell him everything… But invite him if you want too. I can tell you exactly what he's doing right now. He's in the middle of a giant bowl of cereal and Tina's talking about some guy she thinks might like her." Kurt smiled at the thought. Even when he was with these friends, he was always thinking about Blaine, which he guessed was a good thing. He wanted him to be anywhere he was. Now that he'd caught up with the girls, he wanted Blaine to be there too.


"You don't think that means he likes me?" Tina asked Blaine for the millionth time in a different way. Blaine wasn't too sure the boy she was describing was even straight.

"He sounds gay to me Tina," he answered truthfully.

"No! Absolutely not, no way; why would you even think that?" she asked while he ate another giant bite of cereal. He thought for a moment before marking it off on his fingers.

"Because he went shopping with you, he actually knew designer names, and he's a DJ at club called 'Muscle' in Brooklyn."

"It's a workout/fitness type place…" Blaine shook his head, and she sighed. She could never pick them. She fiddled with the hem of her outfit she wore a Lip Service Lolita Candy Apron with Bow Tie Back in pink and black with the sailor stripe heels. [2x02] "Well, did I tell you about the guy I met over Christmas?"

"Tina! This was going on the first time you shut up about him. You just blew your own record. You want to tell me a detail I don't already know?" Blaine joked, and she play hit him.

"I'm terrible company, aren't I? I have nothing else to talk about. I guess we're all caught up. Is there anything I'm missing about you? How was Christmas?"

The question was so innocent, but Blaine could not stop his mind from heading to the not-that-innocent place, specifically Kurt's place. Blaine had not been able to go there without blushing even though Kurt begged him to knock it off already. He had not told Tina because he knew she would want details that he could not discuss. He blushed a bit and shook his head no. Thankfully, she wasn't watching him as she searched the television channels.

Blaine finished his bowl and dropped it off at the sink. When he returned, Tina's legs propped on top of his in the comfortable-touchy position they liked. Kurt called once he was sitting comfortably. Judging by the time of night, Blaine's mind went to the dirty place. He hadn't slept over at Kurt's house now in two weeks and four days.

"Hey Kurt," he said, and Tina dramatically rolled her eyes.

"Hey, I was wondering if you were doing anything."

"Just the usual thinking of you and hoping you miss me," he smiled, and Kurt giggled.

"Always…So do you think you'd be interested in coming to this party?"

"Party? Where? Aren't you having a sleepover?"

"Well yes, we were I guess, but then somehow, we ended up at school. Bring your bathing suit!"

"Kurt! Wait…huh?" Blaine asked, but his boyfriend hung up. This night just became interesting. "Tina, I think we're going out." She looked at him bemused.


How no one knew there was a party happening in the basement of a school was a mystery. There had to be a hundred kids swimming and lounging around the Olympic-sized swimming pool. Blaine found Kurt easily in his red swim shirt that was soaking wet and sticking to skin. Blaine scratched his neck, which was suddenly getting very warm. Kurt finally saw his two friends walking in. He'd spent half the break with Blaine and Tina and the other half with Quinn and the girls. He tried his best to live the double life.

"You made it!" Kurt beamed and went to hug his boyfriend but stopped at the last second. "Whoops, I don't want to get you wet."

"Yeah, it's too late for that," he whispered. Kurt's eyebrows rose, and Blaine saved himself by pointing to his sleeves, which had wet hand marks.

"Sorry! This just happened. Someone—Puck—tried to throw me in as a sign of brotherly love so of course he went in first. I was just in the splash zone."

"This is so cool! How did you get in to this place?" Tina asked coming back from the makeshift bar with a Manhattan. Blaine sighed; at least she could be trusted to be a messy, but very happy drunk.

"Someone had a key," Kurt nodded to her question. Tina drank her whole glass in a gulp. "You should go slow with those. Puck brought the liquor, and he likes to spike everything with a li-ttle too much alcohol," Kurt's voice got higher.

"I'll stay away from them then," Blaine replied. "I know you wanted to hang out, but if she has another one, I'm going to have to take her home." Kurt understood. He took both their hands.

Brittany was dying to show Blaine her underwater swim routine. She wore nose clips because she could swim but always thought she was a mermaid who could breathe underwater. Santana nursed her drink while keeping an eye on the sweet blonde.

"You invited your boyfriend... and Tina? Welcome..." Quinn rolled her eyes. "This isn't my party, but I'm acting as designated hostess."

Quinn had decided to be nice to Tina after she sang at the Madonna party. Blaine was Kurt's beau so she had to be nice to him. Kurt knew by how pleasant she was now that she wasn't drunk yet because she was anything but pleasant when she drank. She actually became tangier than the bitters in most martinis. Tina went for another drink. Blaine sat next to Kurt and dunk his feet into the water. Rachel waved at him from her spot in the pool, and her big brother laid back and let her enjoy herself.

It only took ten minutes for something bad to happen. Tina, who never had a Manhattan, couldn't hold her liquor. She started running alongside the pool. When she slipped on a puddle, she went feet first into the pool on the way down hitting the side of her head on the edge. A trickle of blood started to spread in the pool. While the fall happened in slow motion, the aftermath went very quickly.

Blaine rushed to help her, but Sam jumped in and got to her faster. He lifted her up so Blaine could get her onto the ground. The scaredy-cats grabbed their stuff and left not wanting to be at the party when the police came. Kurt called the ambulance while Sam performed CPR. Quinn, Santana, Brittany and Rachel stood around looking humorous in their matching patriotic suits while they attempted to shake awake the unconscious Tina.


~A.N. Thank Goodness this Pool scene from Gossip Girl existed so I had an excuse to have Quinn, Brittany, Santana, and Rachel in the matching 'We Found Love' bathing suits. I don't believe that Tina's GG equivalent is the one that gets hurt but it was a nice excuse to have her dream about the alternate universe with Blaine as Puck and Finn as Kurt, etc. See the next chapter!