On the plane ride to San Francisco Sam has been sitting in his seat next to Will questioning everything he'd ever known. After Finn had taken off his ring for him Sam received a video message from Kurt that he was unable to watch because Tina dragged him into the choir room to go over the plan for Nationals, since Sam was finally cleared to perform. He thought back to the day he was finally allowed to practice the choreography. That's when Artie, Brittany, and Tina mad an unexpected announcement.
"Mr. Schue, with all due respect to everyone in the group," Artie said addressing everyone, "but the three of us have been talking and while we want to honor Sebastian and Blaine, we believe that there's only one person that should be singing the solos…and that's Sam."
Sam's eyes went wide. He didn't understand why they would want him to be the one to pay tribute, when he was the one driving. He looked around the room and no one was arguing against the idea.
"Guys, I don't think I should. I mean I was the one who was driving." Sam says feeling guilty.
Tina is the first to speak up. "Sam, the accident wasn't your fault. We were lucky to not lose you too. Even if you can't remember this past year, you, Blaine, and Sebastian … you had each other's backs through every bad thing that happened to each of you. …You are the perfect person to pay tribute to them."
"Yeah, Sam. You and Blaine and Sebastian were totally unicorn this year. You can do this." Brittany manages to get a slight laugh out of Sam.
Artie rolls over to Sam. "Sam, we all know that even though you don't remember it, you carry this incredibly large amount of guilt that isn't yours to carry. Maybe if you perform for them, for all of their friends and family, you'll forgive yourself."
Sam is brought to reality when Will starts to snore. He laughs for a minute. He fishes his phone from his pocket and turns it on. He finds the video Kurt had sent him and quickly plugs in his earbuds and presses play.
The video starts with Sam holding the camera above him as he's lying in bed. He's shirtless and smiling. Sam watches himself start to laugh. He clears his throat. "My name is Sam Evans, and I'm in love. I'm in love with the most amazing person ever. I never thought when I was growing up that I'd be this happy. When I was with Quinn I was in love with her, the same with Mercedes. Yeah I loved Santana too, but it was more physical than anything. I never thought I'd be in love with another guy, but I am. He's sleeping right next to me." The camera turns and shows a sleeping Finn, coiled up next to Sam.
"Mmmm, Sam, it's too early. Go back to sleep, baby." Finn groans as he kisses Sam's shoulder. Finn's eyes flutter open. He looks up at the camera and smiles. "Baby I already told you, I'm not into making a sex tape."
Sam laughs and the camera catches them kissing. "It's not a sex tape, babe." Sam kisses Finn's cheek. "I just want us to be able to always remember how in love we are right now, so that fifty years from now, when we're old and have saggy balls," Finn laughs at Sam's words, "or if one of us starts to lose our mind like that lady in the notebook; we'll be able to look back and be reminded of how perfect we are together and how much we love each other." Sam leans over and kisses Finn again.
"You know I love you right?" Finn asks smiling.
"I love you more." Sam smiles back.
"Well, no matter what happens, I know that just looking at you I'll know instantly that I'm with the person I'm supposed to be with. Even if I get all Alzheimer-y, I'll know I belong to you because you'll find a way to bring me back." Finn finishes by pulling Sam closer to him and the camera rocks.
Sam kisses Finn's forehead. "And you'll find a way to bring me back too."
Sam turns to the camera. "Finn and I have been through so much, and I'm pretty sure we'll get put through the ringer a whole bunch more, but there's no one I'd rather have by my side through it all."
"Me too." Finn says taking the camera and ending the video.
Sam has tears running down his face. How do I not remember this? How could I be so in love with a person, and just forget it all? Ever since Finn took that ring off my finger I've felt so confused. I mean I'm pretty sure I still have feelings for Mercedes and she's gonna be at Nationals and Finn is in the back of the plane next to Kurt as the extra chaperone. This is going to be so awkward! And why the hell am I still crying?! God, what is wrong with me? I've tried to focus on the memories I've lost and I get nothing, a whole year gone. I hate that I'm hurting Finn. He's a good guy and doesn't deserve this. Mercedes doesn't deserve this either. I still have feelings for her, and Finn is one of my best friends. I know that I did love him because everyone's told me I did, but I don't remember it.
Sam yawns and puts turns his phone off before falling asleep. He wakes up and the plane is still in the air. He has to pee and Will is in the way so he crawls over him. He's surprised he didn't wake his teacher up. A hand drops and hits him on the head. Looking up Sam sees Emma is drooling as she sleeps like the dead. He gets to his feet and goes into the bathroom.
He finishes and washes his hands. As he opens the door Finn is standing there. "Oh hey dude, sorry. Did you need to use the bathroom?"
Finn smirks and shakes his head no. "I was thinking we could join the mile high club."
Sam's eyes go wide as Finn pushes him back into the bathroom and locks the door. Finn's lips are on Sam's before he has time to react. He gives in and the kiss deepens as he feels Finn's tongue invade his mouth. Sam pushes Finn away. "F…Finn…I'm with Mercedes. I'm not gay. I don't remember ever being with you l…like…like that."
"Let me remind you then." Finn kisses Sam again. Sam finds himself instinctively removing Finn's shirt and then his own. He goes Finn's pants and they drop to the floor. Finn finishes stripping Sam and turns him around and bends him over the sink. He spits onto his cock and Sam's hole before pushing his way inside of Sam.
Sam moans in pleasure. He didn't think it would ever feel so good to have Finn inside him. He moans with every thrust. "Oh…God….FinnMMMMmmmm!"
Finn leans over and kisses Sam's back up to his neck. He sits back up and flips Sam over. Sam can't help but thrust back whenever Finn starts to pull out. Finn's thrusting faster and faster and Sam can feel himself getting close to exploding. He hasn't even reached down and touched his cock once. He sits up and grabs on Finn, holding on for dear life. He kisses Finn this time. He lets out one last moan into Finn's mouth before he shoots his load between their pressed bodies. As he cums Sam clamps down on Finn's cock. This sends Finn over the edge and he unloads in Sam's ass. The kiss breaks and both boys are panting. "Wow…I never…wow!" Sam says speechless.
"SAM!" Some is yelling in his ear, startling him as he wakes up. Will is shaking him.
He turns and sees that he and his teacher are basically the last ones on the plane. "Sorry Mr. Schue. I guess I was really tired."
"Tired, or having a really good dream about Finn?" Will says motioning to the tent in Sam's pants.
Sam covers his crotch with his bag. "Please don't tell anyone. I'm with Mercedes now, and she already hates that I was with Finn once. I don't remember any of it. I don't feel attracted to him at all."
"Your secret's safe with me, but you should really tell your crotch that." Will says as he and Sam join the others.
…
The next day Nationals begins. Most of the competition is fierce. A group from Dallas is this year's favorite since New Directions lost two of its best singers and Vocal Adrenaline lost during Sectionals to the Warblers who lost to New Directions at Regionals. Will signs in the kids and takes a seat next to Emma and Finn. Kurt comes and joins them and is awkwardly squished between Finn and Mercedes.
"Mercedes, would you mind scooting over two more please?" A sweet familiar voice says behind her. She turns and sees Rachel and Santana standing behind them.
"Oh hell to the naw. Not after the way you two have treated me!" She snaps.
Kurt turns to her and gives her an angry stare. "Move over or I tell everyone about you making out with Sugar Motto last year in my basement, and we both know it went further than just a little kiss. I know because I have pics to prove it. And we both know that she said no until you went downtown." Santana hears every word Kurt says and she can't help but be proud of her little Twinkletoes.
Mercedes obeys and Rachel and Santana climb over. Kurt lets Rachel take the seat next to Finn and Kurt acts as a wall between Mercedes and Santana.
The announcer calls for the National Champion McKinley High New Directions and the curtain rises. Sam is center stage. Finn looks at the program and sees that they've got a dedication of the New Directions performance for Blaine and Sebastian in it. He smiles at this and remembers his friends as they were when he'd last seen them, smiling and in love.
Sam begins to sing and Tina harmonizes in the background with Artie.
(In My Veins-Andrew Belle)
(Nothing goes as planned
Everything will break
People say goodbye
In their own special way)
A single spotlight lands on him and only him as the band joins in.
(All that you rely on
All that you can fake
Will leave you in the morning
And find you in the day.)
Sam closes his eyes and his mind thinks of Mercedes, but quickly turns to Finn. He realizes that Mercedes is taking advantage of him.
(Oh you're in my veins
And I cannot get you out
Oh you're all I taste
A knife in my mouth
Oh you run away
Cause I am not what you found)
The last line triggers something within him and a Flash of him and Finn playing spin the bottle pops into his mind. Finn is smiling as he pulls away from the kiss and spins the bottle again.
(Everything will change
Nothing stays the same
And nobody here's perfect
Oh but everyone here's to blame)
Tears are falling down his cheeks as he gets flashes of the car accident. He can hear Blaine telling him to look out. He catches a glimpse of Sebastian's smile change to a look of fear. He sees the car upside down and his friends are gone from the world.
(Oh you're in my veins
And I cannot get you out
Oh you're all I taste
A knife in my mouth
Oh you run away
Cause I am not what you found)
His mind goes back to Finn. He and Puck are kissing him and then holding him in his bed at his parent's house. Puck leaves and he hears himself ask Finn to be his boyfriend.
(Everything is dark
It's more than you could take
But you catch a glimpse of sunlight
Shining
Shining down on your face
Your face
On your face)
Sam remembers Finn's battle with cancer and he feels once again how scared he was, but then comes the relief he felt when Finn was told he was in remission.
(Oh, you're in my veins, and I cannot get you out
Oh, you're all I taste, at night inside of my mouth
Oh, you run away, cause I am not what you found
Oh, you're in my veins, and I cannot get you out
No, I cannot get you out
No, I cannot get you out...
Oh no, I cannot get you...)
The song ends, and the crowd gives Sam a standing ovation. He looks over and sees an angry scowl on Mercedes' face, but he doesn't care. His heart belongs to Finn once again.
The music changes and it's time for Sam's second solo.
(Lego House-Ed Sheeran)
(I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
and build a lego house
when things go wrong we can knock it down
My three words have two meanings,
there's one thing on my mind
It's all for you
And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
and if you're broke I'll mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
and of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm gonna paint you by numbers
and colour you in
if things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall
And it's so hard to say it but I've been here before
and I'll surrender up my heart
and swap it for yours
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
and of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
Don't hold me down
I think my braces are breaking and it's more than I can take
And if it's dark in a cold December, I've got ya to keep me warm
and if you're broke I'll mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
and of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
and build a Lego house
when things go wrong we can knock it down)
Sam works the stage, but keeps his eyes on Finn only
(My three words have two meanings,
there's one thing on my mind
It's all for you)
Finn whispers to Rachel, "Is he?"
"Singing to you? Definitely." She says with a happy grin on her face.
(And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got ya to keep me warm
and if you're broke I'll mend ya and keep you sheltered from the storm that's raging on)
Sam thinks about the promise he and Finn made to each other. Finn hadn't tried to force him to remember being in love with him and he knew that the second Finn took off the ring for him his memory had been awakened. Kurt's video was just the extra push he needed.
(I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
and of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now)
Finn can't hide his happiness and Mercedes gets up and storms out of the auditorium. Santana gives her a smile and a wave goodbye. "Tootles Wheezy!" Santana says quietly.
(I'm gonna paint you by numbers
and color you in
if things go right we can frame it, and put you on a wall
And it's so hard to say it but I've been here before
and I'll surrender up my heart
and swap it for yours
I'm out of touch, I'm out of love
I'll pick you up when you're getting down
and of all these things I've done I think I love you better now
I'm out of sight, I'm out of mind
I'll do it all for you in time
And of all these things I've done I think I love you better now)
The song ends and the crowd goes wild for Sam. The rest of the New Directions run out on stage and Artie wheels up next to Sam to belt out the intro to the final number.
(Forever Unstoppable- Hot Chelle Rae)
SAM: (FOREVER UNSTOPPABLE)
Artie: (FOREVER UNSTOPPALE)
S&A: (FOREVER UNSTOPPABLE)
SAM: (Falling stars won't crash through your windows
If you want it
Go get it
It's meant to be chased)
Tina and Brittany join in together.
T&B: (You're perfectly worth it
Forget your mistakes
Leave this world behind with me
We'll touch the sky
Let's defy this gravity
Hold on to me tight
When it all falls down)
When the song ends everyone is cheering loudly. Sam scans the audience for Finn, but he doesn't find him.
The Glee club exits the stage and the final group goes on after them. Mr. Schue is waiting backstage with Kurt, Emma, Rachel, Santana, and Finn. Everyone is patting Sam on the back and high-fiving him as he makes his way through the crowd that is his friends. He walks up to Finn and stops about a foot from him.
"Sam, you were amazing." Finn says not wanting to jump the gun.
Sam shakes his head. He wanted to give some kind of speech but nothing comes to mind. Instead he reaches out and grabs Finn's shirt and pulls him in for the kiss that both have desired. Everyone around them gets quiet and they all turn and stare at the couple finally having the moment many of them fear would never come. The kiss ends and they receive a quiet applause.
Finn is smiling, but he has to ask. "Sam, do you?"
"I remember everything." Sam says with a smile. Tears of happiness rain down from Finn's eyes. "Finn I'm so sorry. I never wanted to leave you."
Finn takes Sam into his arms holds him tightly. "You have nothing to be sorry for. The important thing is that you came back to me. I love you so much, Sam."
"I love you more." Sam kisses Finn's neck.
"God, I've missed hearing you say that." Finn doesn't want to let go of Sam for fear he may be dreaming again.
"I'm sorry for forgetting how much I love you, and for letting Mercedes take advantage of me." Finn cuts him off by kissing him again.
"It wasn't your fault," Finn says pulling away.
"It was so weird not knowing what I'd been through for nearly a year, and finding out I was in love and engaged was strange cause I couldn't remember it. All I remembered was being with her … and I…Oh Finn, please just let me be sorry for this one." Sam says holding Finn tighter.
"Not a chance. She shouldn't have taken advantage of you. You did nothing wrong." Finn says finally breaking the hug.
"How did I get such a perfect boyfriend?" Sam says swooning over Finn.
"I think you mean fiancé." And with that Finn takes out Sam's ring and drops to one knee. "Sam will you marry me?"
"Yes." Is all Sam can say as Finn places the ring back on his finger where it was always meant to be.
The glee clubs are all called out onto the stage. Its down to the top three now. New Orleans, Lima, and Dallas are all being represented by their best singers. New Orleans gets the bronze.
"And the 2013 National Show Choir Champions are…THE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!" The crowd cheers and Sam is handed the trophy. He blows Finn a kiss and mouths "This is for you."