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"Please stay for the benefit Grandma," Sam begged his grandmother.

"I wish I could Sammy," Margret said touched by her grandson's wish for her to stay, "But I need to head home now. I am glad I got to see you perform." Sam hugged his grandmother and helped her load her things into the car and his Dad was going to drive her and get her on her plane. After he left Sharon called for him to come join her in the living room.

"What is it Mom?" Sam asked. Sharon took a deep breath.

"You know how we have been having some money problems?" Sharon said and Sam nodded. "It is more then a problem Sweetie, we have to move out by the end of the month."

"What?" Sam said shocked.

"The bank is taking our house," Sharon said calmly, "We are going to move into a motel until we can figure something else out. I need you to start helping your brother and sister pack up their stuff. I am so sorry Sam."

"Its okay Mom," Sam said after getting over his shock, "I'll help." Sharon nodded and took her son's hand.

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"What are you doing Sam?" Quinn asked Sam the next day at school. The benefit went good, Mercedes rocked the final song. Sandy agreed to pay their way to New York so on the surface everything was going fine.

"Nothing," Sam said hiding the job application.

"Okay," Quinn said sitting next to him. To her surprise Sam pulled her into a fierce hugging her so hard she had trouble breathing. Quinn patted his back, as the way he was holding her, she was unable to do anything else. "Sam what is it?"

"Not yet," Sam said letting her go, "I am not ready to talk about it." Quinn nodded.

"I have started my campaign for Prom Queen," Quinn told him changing the subject, "Are you sure you don't want to run with me?"

"I'm sure, my head isn't shaped right for a crown," Sam said and Quinn rolled her eyes, "You will have no problem winning of course. You are the most beautiful girl in school." Quinn grinned.

"Thank you," Quinn said and kissed him quickly before taking his hand and walking hand in hand to class. Quinn squeezed Sam's hand. Sam managed to smile, but it didn't reach his eyes. Quinn knew that something had to be really wrong for him to act like this, she just hoped she would be able to help.

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Rachel was down. Quinn knew Finn was a bad dancer but he had never hurt anyone before. Quinn was now even more grateful that Sam was her dance partner. Sam caught her before Rachel hit the ground, but there was blood.

"Oh Rachel!" Finn said coming up to her, "I am so sorry."

"We need to get you to a doctor," Mr. Schue said coming up to her.

"I'll take her," Finn said but Puck cut him off.

"You have done enough," He said, "I'll take her." And knowing Rachel would love the drama swung Rachel up in his arms and carried her bridal style out of auditorium.

"Ouch," Mercedes said and everyone moved away from Finn.

"I didn't do it on purpose!" Finn said.

"Sorry dude, but you are a hazard," Sam and Quinn laughed taking her place at Sam side, and Finn noticed Sam was slightly shielding her from him. Mike was protecting Tina, and Brittney stood in front of Artie even though they had broken up.

"I didn't do it on purpose!" Finn said again getting angry at everyone's reaction and the whole club began to laugh.

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"Rachel wants your nose?" Sam asked. Quinn moved the phone to the other ear.

"Yeah," Quinn said.

"Are you going to let her?" Sam said.

"Why not?" Quinn said, "Its not like it is mine anyway."

"Lucy..." Sam said.

"Forget it," Quinn said, "At least I get Rachel's vote out of it. Look I gotta go, were next. I love you."

"I love you too." And they hung up. Quinn looked around and remembered the last time she was in a place like this. She had changed everything about herself, something only Sam knew. Here Rachel was trying to do the same thing. Rachel wanted to be prettier, Quinn could understand that. But being pretty only gets you so far. It doesn't mean you will automatically be happy, you might get more things, be treated differently, but not happy. Quinn was happy because she was in love with Sam, someone who knew her before she looked like this.

Quinn had never sung with Rachel, but it was nice. They were singing a good mash up of songs Unpretty and I Feel Pretty, it represented both of them. Quinn caught Sam's eye and he smiled. He understood, Sam had always understood her. Finn was staring at the two girls as if he was trying to figure something out.

Quinn knew Rachel was jealous of her looks. Finn had been on his hands and knees pleading for her to take him back, while he rejected Rachel. She must think it had something to do with what Quinn looked like. Maybe a part of it was, but you would have to ask him. When the song was over Quinn took her seat next to Sam who kissed her cheek and put his arm around her. Rachel still had a sad look on her face as she sat next to Puck. Leaving the seat next to Finn empty.

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"Lauren is running for prom queen too!" Quinn said to Sam.

"As a joke?" Sam said carefully.

"No!" Quinn said loudly, "And she thinks she might win to because she is more like the rest of the girls, while all I have is a pretty face."

"You have more then a pretty face," Sam said taking her hand and Quinn sat in his lap. "We all know it."

"That is in Glee Club, but out there no one sees the real me, and I don't care if they do," Quinn told him, "I am going to win. I have worked hard for this, I am going to win." Sam just nodded and Quinn tightened her grip on him. Of course everyone wanted to be like her. She was getting straight A's former head cheerleader, and was dating the cutest guy in school who was the quarterback of the football team. Who wouldn't want her life?

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The past can never stay hidden. That was what Quinn felt when she looked at the picture Lauren had just given her."That's me," Quinn said looking at the picture, "My middle name is Quinn. I stopped going by Lucy because kids made up a mean nickname. Only Sam calls me Lucy now."

"Juicy Lucy?" Lauren suggested.

"Lucy Caboosey." Quinn said her eyes hot, "I hated the way I looked. I had zits, I was chubby. I felt terrible about myself. Sam was gone by then so I didn't have friends. "Where is your boyfriend Sammy? Not so tough without him now." They said before they stopped talking to be at all. I was the only kid at school who had to dissect their own frog because nobody would be my lab partner. And then I joined ballet, lost a little weight, found out I was athletic and joined gymnastics and cheerleading. I went on Proactive for my acne, and when my dad got transferred he got a raise. I asked him if I could get a nose job, he said yes, and I asked them to call me Quinn." Quinn couldn't believe she was telling Lauren all this.

"So you hate yourself?" Lauren asked.

"No, I love myself," Quinn said tearing up, "That's why I did all those things. I've been that girl, and I'm never going back. I was miserable, and now I'm going to be prom queen." Lauren just stared at her.

"See I'm not so sure about that," Lauren said, "You think everyone wants to be like you? Well I don't know if they are going to be like you when they know you are a complete fraud," Lauren said.

"What are you going to do?" Quinn asked head held high.

"If I were you I would check the bulletin boards." Lauren said and with that Quinn ran out of the room. People laughed as she past them and when she came to the board she saw that awful picture of herself and it said Lucy Caboosey. Quinn tore it down and ran again. This couldn't be happening, she had worked so hard. Quinn slammed into someone and she recognized the smell right away. The arms tightened around her and at once Quinn felt safe.

"Its everywhere," Quinn told Sam, her head still buried in his chest. Sam put his arm around her and led her to the empty Glee Classroom. Quinn sat down and Sam knelled in front of her.

"Lucy," Sam began making her look at him, "I have always called you that and I will never stop. I love you no matter what you look like, I always have. I love it when you leave notes in my locker, or when you always seem to know when something is wrong and support me no matter what. I love how kind and helpful you are to your friends, and that..." Sam took Quinn's face in his hands. "...has nothing to do with your face."

"Sam..." Quinn said touched beyond words at what he was saying to her.

"I love you," Sam said and Quinn knew she was crying now. She threw her arms around him knocking him to the ground.

"I love you too."

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"I'm sorry," Sam said as they two sat together in the still dark choir room. Quinn wasn't ready to face everyone quite yet. Sam was sitting on the floor with Quinn sitting between his legs. She didn't care that she was sitting on a dirty floor, that was the least of her problems.

"For what?" Quinn said turning her head to look at him.

"Leaving," Sam said angry with himself, "None of that would have happened if I had been there. I would have dissected that frog with you. Beat the crap out of anyone who called you names."

"At first I wished you were there too," Quinn said, "You were always looking out for me. After awhile though I realized I needed to stand on my own two feet, I needed to take care of myself."

"I just hate that that happened to you," Sam said taking her hand and lacing his fingers through hers.

"I know," Quinn said, "And I love you for it, but I needed to be strong all on my own. I couldn't spend my whole life being dependent on you. I need you, but I don't need you to survive. Does that make sense?"

"Yeah," Sam said pulling her closer.

"I still hate that everyone found out who I used to be," Quinn said, "I guess the mystery of why you call me Lucy has finally been reveled."

"Lucy and Quinn are the same person," Sam said, "Your diamonds, remember that." Sam began to whisper in her ear,

Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes...

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"I got it?" Sam said into the phone, "Thank you." Sam hung up the phone just as Quinn walked up to him.

"Trouty Mouth?" Quinn said upon seeing Sam in his t-shirt.

"Evans family curse." Sam said putting his arms around her waist while she brought her's up around his neck.

"So if we have kids there is no chance they would get my mouth?" Quinn asked.

"It is a curse on the men in the family," Sam informed her, "The girls should be fine. I like your shirt." Quinn smiled. Surprisingly Lucy Caboosey was working out in her favor. Turns out people like you better when you are one of them rather then believing you are better.

"Where's Santana?" Quinn asked.

"Right here," Santana said passing between them making them break apart. "I have yet to be thanked for bring Kurt back."

"Thanks for bringing him back San," Sam said.

"I always knew I was prettier then you." Santana said to Quinn and with that she walked away, but she looked back and smiled at her. Quinn rolled her eyes.

"And somehow that girl is my best friend," Quinn said.

"Ready to sing Gaga?" Sam asked.

"Always," Quinn said and took Sam's hand and Trouty Mouth and Lucy Caboosey took their places on stage.

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Sam loaded the last box into his car. Stacy and Stevie still really didn't know what was going on, and his mother was trying not to cry. His Dad was trying to act brave and strong, but Sam knew he was close to breaking too. Taking one last look at his house Sam got in his car and followed his Dad to the motel.

What did you think?

I really liked Quinn's emotional speech to Lauren so I wanted it in there...

Only three reviews on the last two chapters? Thank you so much for those who did, you are my favorite people, but I was a tad disappointed I admit.

Maybe I am loosing people, but I will continue till the end!