The long awaited update...well, not really long awaited, but seeing as I usually update every day or twice a day, not updating until now is quite the personal accomplishment for me.

Disclaimer: I still do not own Glee. I know, life sucks, but at least I can write fanfiction about it!

RachelPOV

"So, what song do you want to do?" Sam asked me. We were in my room, him sitting on my bed and me standing by the mirror.

"No heartbreak songs. No sad songs," I told him forcefully. "I want to show two people who have experienced heartbreak moving on and being happy."

Sam shrugged. "It's not like we could have a sad song that worked for both of us anyway. We're kind of in opposite situations."

The way he said it was casual and light-hearted, but it still made me feel guilty. "It must be hard," I said finally. "Being in the same room as me after what Quinn did to you, with what I did to Finn." I wasn't afraid to admit it, I knew I was just as bad as she was.

Sam looked up at me, a small, sad smile on his face that made it impossible to know what he was thinking. "No, Rachel. Partly because I don't know the details of what happened between you and Finn, and also because I know that you did it after hearing that he slept with the girl who tortures you relentlessly, lied about it, and then pretended that he was completely innocent and just told you that you were overreacting. And maybe you were, but you were heartbroken. Quinn, on the other hand, she just wants power."

The last sentence was laced with bitterness, and his soft expression and turned hard and angry.

"Don't try and make excuses for me," I said. "I don't deserve them." I carefully walked over and sat down next to him, about a foot away. It wasn't awkward sitting close to him. It felt…comfortable. Friendly.

He gave me that sad smile again. "I'm not trying to make excuses. You did something bad. You know it, I know it, Puck knows it, Finn knows it. But maybe you wouldn't have if Finn had at least tried to sympathize with you. Maybe he lied to protect you. Maybe he was embarrassed. The most important thing was that you were upset. He should've tried harder to fix it. But I can't really say anything. I wasn't in any of your arguments."

Such a gentlemen, I thought. It felt nice, having someone at least try and see it from my side. I probably didn't deserve it, but it was nice. And I was honest. I tried to keep our relationship up, by coming clean so that Puck wouldn't pull a Santana tell him later on, ruining our relationship. Hell, I might as well tell him everything.

"After Sectionals, I…apologized to Finn," I told him. "I admitted that I've been selfish, and obnoxious, and that I've forgotten who I really am. We were ready to put it all behind us. But I didn't want to lie to him. I told him about Puck and begged for forgiveness. He got really angry. He started yelling about how both of his girlfriends have cheated on him, and he broke up with me. He said what he did wasn't wrong, that it wasn't cheating, so my act was in no way justified."

Sam sat there quietly. He was a really good listener. It was a few moments before he shared his thoughts.

"You did the right thing by apologizing. And you did the right thing by coming clean about Puck. He did the wrong thing by saying that he didn't do anything wrong."

Tears were stinging in my eyes now, and my voice was thick. "It doesn't matter anyway. It was always Quinn for him. I was his second choice. I was the girl who he liked to chase. The girl who challenged him. I remember one time I was walking in the hallway, right when Glee club was first starting again, and Quinn and him were still together. He was defending her against Puck. He never defended me. Sometimes he agreed with the people insulting me. He kissed me in the auditorium, then told me to never tell anyone and acted like it had never happened. He manipulated my feelings for him, telling me that he didn't know about his future with Quinn and that he had feelings for me, just so that I would come back to Glee so they would win, and he could get a music scholarship, and live a happy life with Quinn. When we were together, after he found out that Puck was the father of Quinn's baby, he dumped me after only a couple weeks, to go out with Brittany and Santana instead. He said it was to find his 'Inner rock star', but I knew it was because I wasn't popular enough. I was bad for his reputation. I found a new guy, one who was really good to me. Then he came back a few days later and said I was better than being alone. I had a new boyfriend, but he was from the rival team so it was kind of not allowed. I lied and told Finn I broke up with him, so that I wouldn't get kicked out of the club, and then he said that he wanted to be a real couple with me. I of course was still secretly dating the guy, Jesse, and had to decline. But he pursued me. He told me that Jesse would never be as into me as he was, he sang to me, he chased me. After Jesse turned on me, I kissed Finn. We went to Regionals, and he told me he loved me right before our big duet. After I did something…really bad in September, he told me he would never break up with me. I loved him, and he supposedly loved me. But he never defended me. It was always me apologizing, even if it was for something that he started. You know the rest. We broke up, and within weeks he was already over me. He wanted Quinn. When I was in the nurse's office with him, when he had mono, he admitted to kissing her. He said he felt fireworks. I asked him if he felt fireworks with me. No answer." I choked on the words 'no answer', but swallowed my hurt and carried on. "He said he kissed her to get it out of his system. I think we can both see that's not true."

Sam moved closer to me and placed his hand on mine, entwining our fingers. "I don't know what's going on in Finn's mind. But I do know that you are not a bad person, Rachel. You're dramatic and a bit over-the-top, sure, but that's what makes you, you. And I think Finn really did love you, even if he didn't always show it very well. But I also think that I'm your friend, and you deserve better. You deserve the best guy in the world."

I looked up at him, tears flowing freely now. I can't have looked good. "You really think there's another guy out there who will ever be able to handle me? Let alone like me?"

"I know so," he breathed, slowly moving even closer and pressing his lips to mine.

SamPOV

Oh. My. God. I was making out with Rachel Berry. Like, really making out with her. We were laying down on her bed now, lip-locked. Rachel may be seen as a loser, but she was hot. And cool. And a really good kisser. Why the hell would anyone break up with this girl? She could rival Santana easily in my book. And she overtook Quinn by a landslide.

We kind of lost track of time, so I didn't know how long I was there. Eventually she pulled back, looking very flustered. Her cheeks were pink, her hair messed up, lips swollen.

"My dads will be home soon, you should probably go," she said breathlessly. I nodded incoherently, distracted by the way her lips moved when she spoke.

"I'll, uh, see you tomorrow," I said. "Should I come over after school. To work on the assignment," I hastily explained. I didn't want her thinking I was just trying to get into her pants or something. She nodded, still frazzled.

"Sure, that sounds okay."

I gave her one last peck on the cheek and left, my head spinning. I didn't know what possessed me to kiss her, but I didn't regret it. At all. But, we were an item now? How would Santana feel about that? She probably wouldn't care too much, it would raise her rep to be the 'mistress' to Rachel Berry's boyfriend. Rachel Berry's boyfriend. Those words sounded so weird. A good kind of weird. Like Rachel. And to think that just yesterday I didn't want to sing with her because of what people might think, and know I'm totally cool with being her boyfriend. I guess a lot could change in a day. My view of Rachel certainly did. It changed a lot, hearing her side of the story. I always secretly thought that her and Finn were a cute couple, but they also always seemed a little unequal. Now I understood why. Rachel needed a guy who could raise her confidence. That girl wasn't afraid of confrontation, she fights for what she wants, but she lets so many people walk all over her. I was going to change that. I was about to be the best boyfriend of all time.

More intensity! How long will Samchel last? What will Finn think? Will they really be a couple? I know this is a Team Rachel chapter, and I don't want it to look like I'm trying to say that Rachel is innocent. I'm just trying to say that Finn isn't innocent. I'm not Team Rachel or Team Finn, I'm Team They Both Did Wrong but leans more towards Team Rachel, because Finn is annoying me right now. And so is Quinn.

Things to look forward to: Epic performances, awesome romance, evil Quinn, confused Finn, maybe some fights, and maybe some Pezberry friendships.