Quinn and I went back to our room after the show. She was still shaking a little bit.
"Are you okay?" I asked her.
"I'm fine." She lied. I just stared at her. "Okay, so I'm not fine. I'm a little freaked out. I can't believe that I was so close to being voted off. Actually, I was voted off and I'm only still here because of the save."
"But you are here." I pointed out. "You get another chance and I think that you need to do better this week. You can turn around your bad fortune with the right song choice."
"You know you're such a good friend." She told me as she got closer to me.
"Well we've been together since the beginning, along with Sam." I explained. "It would be pretty awesome if we were the final three."
"That would be pretty cool." She agreed. "It would be even cooler if we were the final two."
"That would be interesting." I stated. I wasn't sure if I should tell her that I would rather have Sam in the Final 2.
"We could have a lot of fun together." She stated. It sounded seductive. The fact that she kissed me right after it only added to that. I quickly got off the bed in shock.
"What the fuck?" I asked. "You know that I'm with Sam and I also don't like girls."
"How do you know?" She inquired.
"Look, all I want to be is roommates and friends and nothing more." I explained. "If you're looking for a girlfriend, you need to look somewhere else."
"Okay." She replied.
"Okay?" I mimicked. I expected a little more resistance.
"I'm not going to waste my time on someone who isn't interested." She declared. "I understand that no means no. I'm sorry for kissing you."
I was confused but glad that it was resolved. I figured that there was no reason to tell Sam about it since nothing actually happened.
The next we headed to the pool for a date in the mansion. We were going to have some sandwiches by the pool and then wait a little while to go in. Part of the waiting could potentially involve sitting in the hot tub.
"You know it's really nice that we can do this here without having to worry about people watching us wherever we go." Sam commented. By now we were the talk of the town, at least while we were on the show. I wasn't sure how much of that would be true by the time that we were off of it. Quite a few people fade into obscurity after being on the show and usually don't do anything else unless they get lucky like Jennifer Hudson did. Though, I'm pretty sure that I haven't actually ever heard a song from her and I really haven't seen her in much else. It's more like she's famous for Dreamgirls and having her family killed, but not really anything that she's done recently.
I then saw Rachel walked in, dressed in a conservative one-piece.
"I have someone information about your girlfriend that you might want to know." She declared. "Last night, she kissed Quinn."
"What?" Sam asked.
"She kissed me." I argued. "I didn't kiss back. In fact, it freaked me out. I didn't tell you about it because there's nothing to tell. Quinn even said that she was okay with me not being interested. I love you. Now why don't you go and be a nuisance somewhere else?"
"This is not over." Rachel declared as she stomped out of the room.
"So are you excited about meeting Taylor?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, I love her." I replied. "Just don't get too close to her."
"You know a lot of people write songs about their exes." He pointed out.
"I was going to say because she's really hot." I explained.
Later in the week, we met with Taylor. I needed to do my best not to be starstruck. She was pretty much solely responsible for making country music relevant, even more so than Carrie Underwood.
"So what were you going to sing Faith?" She asked as I took a seat in front of her.
"I was going to sing 'White Liar' by Miranda Lambert." I explained.
"I like that song." She responded. "I think it'd be great for showing America that you're more than just a good girl."
I then sang it for her.
"You need to make sure that you let your anger out." She suggested. "Have you ever been cheated on?"
"No." I declared.
"Well think about someone that you don't like and imagine that you're singing to them." She responded.
On Tuesday night, I prepared myself because I was up first. I made sure to wear some cowboy boots with my outfit and a white dress with leather jacket.
"Good evening, everyone and welcome to American Idol." Jesse announced. "Tonight our top 7 is back singing country songs and they've being mentored by the biggest name in country right now: Taylor Swift. Let's meet the top 7 again: Faith Hudson, Brittany S. Pierce, Sam Evans, Santana Lopez, Quinn Fabray, Kurt Hummel, and Rachel Berry. Now let's see how Faith's meeting with Taylor went."
They showed the video while I got ready to perform.
Hey white liar, truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fire
Slips off your tongue like turpentine
And I don't know why white liar
You better be careful what do you do
I wouldn't want to be in your shoes if they ever found you out
You better be careful what you say
It never really added up anyway I got friends in this town
Hey white liar, truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fire
Slips off your tongue like turpentine
And I don't know why white liar
Here's a bombshell just for you
It turns out that I've been lying too
Yeah I'm a white liar truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fire
Slips off of my tongue like turpentine
And I don't know why white liar
And I don't know why white liar
"You know if I hadn't heard you say that you've never been cheated on, I wouldn't believe it from hearing that song." Will told me. "That was great."
"Who was it that you were thinking about?" Emma asked.
"I'd rather not answer that." I replied. I figured it wouldn't be a good move to express my disdain for Rachel on live TV.
"Well I think regardless of who or what you were singing about, you sounded really good." Sue declared. "I think you're going to win this now."
I smiled as Jesse came onto the stage.
"If you want to vote for Faith, dial 1-866-IDOLS01." He declared.
Brittany was after me and sang "Love Story" by Taylor Swift. I knew that I shouldn't predict Brittany to go home anymore, but I was pretty sure that because two people were leaving, she would be one of them.
Sam then headed out to the stage with his guitar. I gave him a kiss for luck beforehand.
On a warm summer's evening on a train bound for nowhere
I met up with a gambler, we were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns staring out the window at the darkness
Till boredom overtook us and he began to speak
He said "Son I've made a life out of reading people's faces
And knowing what the cards were by the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind my saying, I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some advice"
And then the night got deftly quiet and his face lost all expression
Said "If you're gonna play the game boy, you gotta learn to play it right"
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em
Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money while you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em
Know when to walk away and know when to run
You never count your money while you're sitting at the table
There'll be time enough for counting when the dealing's done
I thought that it was a bit of a gamble for him to sing such an iconic song and it paid off for him. The judges seemed to share my opinion.
Santana was next and sang "A Broken Wing" by Martina McBride and she ended up forgetting the words when she got to end. I wasn't sure if he stellar vocals would be enough to make up for her mistake.
After her was Quinn and I hoped that she had picked a better song.
I can take the rain on the roof this empty house that don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just them out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while, even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay but that's not what gets me
What hurts the most is being so close
And having so much to say and watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing and loving you is what I was trying to do
It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go but I'm doing it
It's hard to force that smile when I see our olds friends and I'm alone
Still harder getting up getting dressed living with this regret but I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I say in my heart that I left unspoken
What hurts the most is being so close
And having so much to say and watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing and loving you is what I was trying to do
And not seeing and loving you that's what I was trying to do
I felt that it was a little bit safe, but it seemed like safe would be good after last weeks' debacle.
Going sixth, Kurt sang "Breathe" by Faith Hill and I never realized how much his voice sounded like Faith Hill's. It was kind of creepy to be honest, but I was pretty sure that he would be sticking around for another week.
Rachel then closed the show by singing "Jesus, Take the Wheel" by Carrie Underwood and it was solid. Okay, it was really good which meant I would have to deal with her longer.
On Thursday, we first got together to sing a country hit from a few years ago. I was kind of surprised that he didn't pick something newer, but at least we didn't choose something from that Luke Bryan guy that was currently popular. I really didn't like that guy's music.
I woke up early this morning around 4:00 am
With the moon shining bright as headlights on the interstate
I pulled the covers over my head and tried to catch some sleep
But thoughts of us kept keeping me awake
Ever since you found yourself in someone else's arms
I've been trying my best to get along, but that's okay there's nothing left to say but
Take your records, take your freedom, take your memories I don't need em
Take your space and take your reasons but you'll think of me
Take your cat and leave me sweater cause we got nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better, but you'll think of me,
Someday I'm gonna run across your mind,
But don't worry I'll be fine I'm gonna be alright
While you're sleeping with your pride, wishing I could hold you tight
I'll be over you and on with my life
So take your records take your freedom, take your memories I don't need em
Take your cat and leave my sweater cause we've got nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better but you'll think of me
Take your records, take your freedom, take your memories I don't need em
Take your space and take your reasons but you'll think of me
Take your cat and leave me sweater cause we got nothing left to weather
In fact I'll feel a whole lot better, but you'll think of me, you'll think of me
Taylor then sang her current single "Today Was A Fairytale" and…well I actually thought that song was kind of embarrassing, but who was I to judge.
We then got to the eliminations, Sam and Quinn were both safe first.
"Faith and Santana, please stand up." Jesse declared. "Faith, you are safe. Santana, you are going home."
After her, Rachel was declared safe and Kurt and Brittany headed to the stage. Brittany ended up being the one to finally go home.
So Quinn kissed Faith and Faith did not return her affections. Also Brittany and Santana went home together. The songs are "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers, "What Hurts the Most" by Rascal Flatts and "You'll Think of Me" by Keith Urban. Please don't forget to review.