Chapter 74: Missing Dinner

After school, Sam kissed Kurt goodbye in the parking lot, promising to call later if he had the chance. Kurt smiled and got into his Navigator and drove off, leaving Sam to rush back into McKinley, and get ready for football practice.

As he changed, Sam heard Finn telling his Mom on the phone that he wouldn't be around for dinner.

"No, Mom, I got football practice right now, and then me and the Glee Club are working on something for the wedding." There was a pause as Sam watched Finn listen to his Mother. "No, he isn't, it's for Kurt. No, I won't tell you or Burt, I want to see your guy's faces when Kurt sees it."

Sam smiled to himself as he tied up his cleats.

"No, I'll probably get pizza or burgers with the guys later. No-yeah-oh, well...okay, sure. Okay, I will. Okay, okay, I promise!" Finn said. "Love you too, Mom. Bye."

Finn hung up the phone and put it in his locker.

"Problem at home?" Sam asked, adjusting his shoulder pads.

"No, just missing dinner at Kurt's." Finn said, pulling off his shirt and changing into his uniform. "Kurt's making meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. And I'm missing it for practice for the wedding."

"Oooh, that sucks. Sounds delicious." Sam said, thinking about it.

"Man, you haven't lived until you've tasted Kurt's meat loaf. It's amazing." Finn said, pulling on his cleats. "He makes this glaze for it; it's astounding. Sweet and tangy at the same time. He won't tell what's in it, though."

"Wow. I'll have to get him to let me try it one day." Sam said.

Finn pulled out his phone again, sending a quick text to his Mom. She replied back a minute later, and he smiled.

He placed the phone back in his locker and closed it, locking it behind him.

"I'm gonna just grab pizza or a burger later, I guess. But it doesn't beat Kurt's cooking." Finn said.

"Yeah, I know, right?" Sam agreed.

"Well, let's get out on the field. Don't wanna keep the Beiste waiting." Finn said.

"Yeah, Let's get going." Sam nodded, leading the way out to the field.


Coach Beiste took it easy on the boys from Glee, knowing they were working on something special for Kurt and the wedding, and she didn't want them too tired they couldn't work on it.

Azimio and Karofsky made a fuss about it, but shut up when Coach Beiste threatened to make them do laps in their uniforms the whole practice, until they threw up from exhaustion. And with both being bulky, heavier boys, that was sure to happen fast.

Once practice was over, the Glee boys showered and hurried off to the Auditorium where the girls were waiting with Mr. Schue.

"About time you guys got here!" Griped Santana. "We have work to do, if we wanna get this done for Lady Hummel."

"Come on upstage, guys." Mr. Schue beckoned, and the boys made their way up.

"Let's do a little warm up before we start." Mr. Schue said, playing a song for the kids to sing before he started them on the project for Kurt.


"Dude, you're totally doing it wrong!" Sam said, trying to let Finn lead in the dance, but the bigger boy kept stepping on his feet.

"I can't help if I have two left feet!" Finn exclaimed, almost knocking them to the ground.

"Okay, time-out." Mercedes called, turning off the music and watching the two struggle to stay upright. "Finn, break off from Sam. Mike, come here."

Mike left Tina's side and made his way over to Sam and Mercedes.

"Alright, Finn, watch Sam closely. Mike, let Sam lead so Finn gets the idea."

Mike nodded and assumed the position with Sam, and Sam started leading to the music when Mercedes started it up again.

Finn watched, groaning.

"I'm never going to get it!" He complained.

"Not with that attitude." Quinn said, watching from the side.

"Okay, Sam, Finn, try again." Mercedes said. Finn rolled his eyes and did as told. Finn began to lead again, and tried it again. He stumbled again, tripping himself and Sam once more.

"I swear, I'm gonna give up!" Finn said, getting frustrated.

"You try to give up, Finn Hudson, and I'm gonna cut you, since this was your idea." Mercedes threatened, giving her death glare to Finn.

Finn gulped nervously and tried again.

"Just relax, and follow my feet." Sam said.

Finn moved his feet in the same direction Sam did, slowly, but finally, started to get the hang of the movements.

"About time." Puck muttered, as Mercedes walked over and joined him.

"I know. Took long enough." She agreed, as everyone watched Finn make less and less mistakes.

Pretty soon, by the time they were ready to head home, Finn had most of the routine nearly perfected.

"See?" Sam asked as they left the school. "It's not so hard when you get the hang of it."

"I guess so." Finn said, shrugging one shoulder. "I'm just worried I'll mess it up with Kurt."

"If you can dance with Kurt the way you danced with me, I don't think you'll have an issue." Said spoke, looking around for his Dad's car.

"You waiting for someone?" Finn asked, watching the faux blond.

"Yeah, my Dad should be here by now..." Sam pulled his phone out of his pocket, and unlocking it. "And he left me a message saying he's gonna be late."

Sam sighed.

"I can give you a ride home if you want." Finn offered.

"I don't want to put you out of your way." Sam said.

"Nah, won't be a problem," the bigger boy said. "Just shoot your Dad a message saying you got a ride."

"Okay, thanks, Finn." Sam grinned, sending the message to his Dad.

He followed Finn to his truck and climbed in, letting Finn take him home.


During the time the Glee kids were practicing for the wedding, Kurt, Carole and Burt were finishing eating dinner.

"Kurt, I know I've said it before, but this meat loaf is delicious." Carole said, before taking another bite.

"Thank you, Carole." Kurt smiled.

"It's too bad Finn had practice after school, he loves your meat loaf." She said.

"Well, I'll keep some for him. That way he's not missing out." Kurt said, holding back a laugh.

"Well, I know I can't eat anymore, so it's lucky for him that there will be enough." Burt joked, leaning back in his seat.

"If you both are done, I can take care of cleaning up." Kurt said, rising to clear his plate from the table.

"Kurt, Honey, why don't you let me help?" Carole asked, reaching for hers and Burt's plates.

Kurt lightly tapped her hand, shooing them away.

"Don't you dare." Kurt said. "You didn't make dinner, so you don't have to clean the mess. Besides, it's just cleaning these dishes, and packing up the food. I cleaned the kitchen as I cooked."

"Well, when we move, you better get used to me helping you in the kitchen from time to time." Carole teased.

"Okay." Kurt said, grinning.

Burt and Carole went and watched the television while Kurt packed up the rest of the food into containers.

Once he had everything cleaned up, Kurt went down to his room and worked on part of his Hallowe'en costume, cutting and sewing it together, piece by piece. When he was finished, he started on the next part of his costume, adding to it with accessories.

As he went through his closet, he found a Phantom of the Opera mask for Mike, along with the accessories for his costume. As Kurt packed away his costume for Friday, he looked at the time.

'I still have some time to go to the fabric store.' He thought. Kurt slipped his shoes back on and took his phone, wallet and car keys with him as he headed up the stairs.

"Dad, I have to run out for about an hour." Kurt said as he approached Burt and Carole as they watched a show on the television.

"Okay, Bud. Just, drive safely." Burt said, looking over at his son.

"I always do." Kurt said, smiling and heading out to his Navigator to do some shopping.