This Moment Chapter 3, a glee fanfic

Chapter 3

This Moment

AN: Hi! Here's the third chapter. Their date. :D Hope you like it!

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After putting on a red, blue, and yellow striped white mini-dress along with some yellow leggings and white slip on flats, Alex looked into her mirror to assess her appearance.

"Yeah, you look great. He's totally gonna like you." Lexi's smile fell.

"Oh, who am I kidding? He's gonna hate me." Alex told herself while slouching on her bed.

"Sweetie, are you ready yet? It's 10 'til." Alexis' father told her, peeking in her room.

"What? Oh, no, I'm late!"

She jumped up, giving her dad a peck on the cheek and grabbing her keys. On her way out the door, she said,

"Bye, Papa! Be back in a few hours!"

"Have fun! But not too much fun!" Her dad said with a smirk.

Alexis scoffed at her father. Then she ran out to her Ford F150, got in the driver's seat, started it, and sped off towards Artie's house.

Ding dong!

Mrs. Abrams opened the door.

"Oh, hello, honey! You must be Alexis. Artie has talked nonstop about you!"

"Mom!" Artie half-whispered at his mom.

"Let's go, Lexi. You look wonderful." Artie smiled at her.

Lex smiled back. "Thank you. You look great, too." He was wearing a green sweater vest with a polka-dot bow-tie. Classic Artie attire.

The two teens then went out to her truck, and after getting Artie's wheelchair into the bed, they made the street.

"So where are we going, anyway?"

"You'll see. Turn left at the next light."

Alexis shook her head and smiled.

"Breadstix?" Lexi said disbelievingly.

"Yeah, it's the best place around, if you can believe it. But ironically, the breadsticks aren't that good." Artie replied, shrugging.

They went into the crowded restaurant, got seated and looked through the menu. Alexis ordered Fettuccine Alfredo, while Artie got spaghetti and meatballs. He was pretty glad that this girl could actually eat, seeing as how most girls usually just ordered a salad.

"So, what's it like in San Francisco?" Artie asked, before taking a bite of spaghetti.

Lexi's eyes immediately brightened at Artie's question.

"Oh, everything's just amazing! The people, the food, the sights, there was this little candy shop I used to hang out at. It had these huge barrels full of all kinds of saltwater taffy. I would buy a bag, then go and sit on the curb just eating it watching all the seagulls. It was great." She realized she was gazing off into space, so she blinked and brought herself back into reality. "But, you know, my dad got transferred, so now I'm stuck in the middle of Ohio. No offense or anything, it's just really, really different here." Lexi said with a sad smile.

"Hey," Artie replied, taking Alex's hand. "You'll be fine. You—we're gonna have tons of fun. Together."

They smiled at each other, and then finished their dinner, talking about Glee Club.

They went to the local dollar theater and saw a generic rom-com.

2 hours later, Lexi and Artie pulled up to his house.

"So," Artie said awkwardly.

"Yeah." Then she all of a sudden blurted out, "I don't kiss on the first date." Then put her head in her hands, because surely he was never going to want to see her again.

Artie sighed in relief. "Hey, it's ok. I completely understand. Wanna have dinner again? Say, next Tuesday?"

Lexi looked up and smiled. "Yeah, I'd like that."

She helped Artie out of her truck, and they hugged goodbye.

Lexi skipped into her front door, humming no particular tune. She started dancing around the living room.

"Ahem."

She quickly spun around to face her father.

"H-hi, Papa."

"Had fun, I see?"

"Oh, yes, Papa. He's so wonderful."

"Well, he'll have to come over for dinner sometime. Next Friday ok?"

"Ok, Daddy."

"Good. Now, go to bed. It's nearly 11."

Giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, she replied, "Ok, Papa. Good night. Love you."

"Love you too, sweetie."

On Monday in Glee Club, after Rachel finished lecturing about her next solo, Alexis raised her hand.

"May I sing something?"

"Sure, Alex. Go right on ahead." Mr. Schue told her.

"First of all, I want to say this is for you, Artie. I had a really good time on Friday." Artie smiled at her and she began singing.

What if I told you it was all meant to be,
Would you believe me
Would you agree
It's almost that feeling that we met before
So tell me that you don't think I'm crazy
When I tell you love has come here and now

A moment like this
Some people wait a lifetime
For a moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
Oh I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this.

Everything changes but beauty remains
Something so tender
I can't explain
Well I may be dreaming but till I awake
Can we make this dream last forever
And I'll cherish all the love we share

Could this be the greatest love of all
I wanna know that you will catch me when I fall
So let me tell you this
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this

Some people wait a lifetime
For the moment like this
Some people search forever
For that one special kiss
Oh I can't believe it's happening to me
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this

Oh Oh like this

Oh Oh Oh Oh
Some people search forever, oh yeah yeah
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this

Oh like this

The song ended, and everybody applauded. Alexis gave Artie a hug, and then sat next to him.

Mr. Schue went up to the front. "Great job, Alex. Ok, let's work on the next number. From the top!"

AN: The song is Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson. Please R&R! :D