a/n: I'm home sick with Bronchitis so I plan on getting updates on both of my stories out tonight. Yay! I know there are a lot of you reading who don't review (A LOT, A LOT!) so, please review, it'll make me feel better! :)
"Rachel actually asked me to prom today," Sam laughed as he sat on the plastic patio chair with his arm around Santana.
"Oh, really?" She said, raising a perfectly sculpted eyebrow.
"Yeah, she started rambling about cute lips, and chap-stick, and about how we should go to the prom together since we're both single."
"What did you tell her?" She asked, turning to him. Yes, she was going to prom with Karofsky, but she had her reasons. He was gay, and Sam knew that, and Sam also knew that winning Prom Queen was incredibly important to her, and he liked that she was looking out for Kurt. But he didn't want to go, he couldn't go, and if he could, he would only want to go with Santana.
"I told her she wasn't my type," he said, shocking Santana.
"So, what is your type?" she smirked.
"Well, she does have dark hair and eyes, which I like," he started, receiving a playful sock to the arm. "But I'm a boob man, and I also think pregnant chicks are totally sexy."
"Well then, you're in luck. I happen to have awesome boobs," she said, pulling him in closer.
"Yes, you do," he nodded enthusiastically, before attacking her face with the trouty mouth she loved so much.
"Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww! Gross!" Stacey, Sam's six year old sister screeched as she came out onto the patio and saw them.
"You are supposed to be in bed, young lady" Sam said, helping Santana up and trying to hide his blush.
"I can't sleep," she replied "not without my bedtime story."
"I'll tell you what. Why don't you wait out here, and I'll read to her. Kurt will be here soon, and I need to practice anyway." Santana offered.
Not five minutes after Santana went inside, Kurt arrived to see Sam, and unbeknownst to them, Rachel and Finn were following in Finn's truck to see what was going on. They had caught Quinn and Sam outside the very same motel room the day before and were determined to get to the bottom of it. Neither one of them had seen Santana there, and they figured both Quinn and Kurt were cheating on their boyfriends with Sam. They just couldn't figure out any other explanation. The next day at the Lima Bean, Mike, Puck, Lauren, Tina, Rachel, Artie, and Finn were grilling Quinn about what was going on with Sam. She wouldn't tell anyone what was going on, but she insisted that Sam was not gay. Quinn may have been a bitch at times, but she was always protective of the people she cared about.
Everything really hit then fan when Rachel chose to sing "Go Your Own Way" in Glee Club, and it was obvious that she was singing it to Finn.
"Don't you think it's maybe a little inappropriate that you chose to sing a love song to my guy?" Quinn almost shouted as soon as Rachel finished.
"You're such a hypocrite, you Little Miss Perfect Prom Queen! You're a cheater who cheats in cheap motel rooms with Sam!" Rachel spat back.
"Nothing's going on between Sam and I!" Quinn insisted for what felt like the millionth time that week.
"Enough guys!" Mr. Schuester said, trying to stop the fighting, but they persisted.
"You know, I blame Sam for this. Rachel too, I blame her too." Santana offered, not really meaning the part about blaming Sam but she felt she needed to contribute.
"What did I do?" Rachel asked.
"I'm sure you did something" Santana replied.
"Sam loves Santana. I mean why doesn't he have anything to say about this?" Lauren wondered aloud, and Santana just glared at her, hoping that no one else would agree with her.
"Guilt." Mike had said.
"Seriously dude, what you're doing is not cool. They both have boyfriends!" Puck said before Sam finally spoke up.
"Shut up! Look, I'm not messing around with Quinn or Kurt, or any of those guys. They're just helping me."
"Oh, that's what we're calling it now?" Mercedes asked, rolling her eyes.
"Wait, hold on! How are they helping you out?" Mr. Schue asked, now genuinely concerned for the big lipped blonde.
"Kurt was bringing me some clothes and Quinn has been bringing us hot meals."
"Then why were you in that motel?" Finn asked.
"Because that's where I live now. My dad lost his job a few months ago, then we lost our house. So we live in that motel in one room. Are you all happy? The truth's finally out!" Sam said, and then stormed out of the choir room.
In that moment, Santana wanted nothing more than to go after Sam, but she couldn't, because the whole truth was not out. There was more to it that the rest of the Glee Clubbers couldn't know because she was "dating" Karofksy.
That evening, there was a knock on Sam's motel room, and he answered, reluctantly. "I'm trying to get my sister to sleep" he explained through the door that he just slightly cracked open.
"Dude, please, please just let us in" Finn almost begged.
"Hi, I'm Stacey!" The blonde six year old announced as she popped her head through the open space.
"Hi Stacey! I'm Rachel, and this is Finn" Rachel greeted.
"Well she's up now" Sam shrugged, undoing the latch on the door and letting them inside. "It beats a cardboard box under an underpass" he said, looking around the cluttered room.
"This is everything you own?" Rachel asked sadly.
"We sold everything else" Sam said, looking down.
"I don't understand, what happened?" Finn asked.
"We moved here from Tennessee because my dad got a great job offer and then the economy went to hell. It was last ones in, first ones out. We fell behind on our mortgage payments. You know when the bank takes your house, they literally take it? They come by one morning, kick you out of your own house. Just lock you out." He explained, fighting back tears.
"Why didn't you tell us what was going on?" The taller boy asked.
"You see how information flies around that school. You think everyone would have just treated me the same after they found out? I'd be even more of a freak. Kurt only found out because I got a job delivering pizzas at night to help out, and I happened to bring one to Dalton."
"Yeah, he told us" Finn nodded. "Look, I brought these for you" he said, gesturing to the box of clothes in his arms. "I know Kurt was trying to help you out but I don't really think sequined riding pants are for you, so here's some of my old stuff."
"Thanks" Sam sniffled.
"So what about Quinn?" Rachel asked, unable to help her curiosity.
"We go to the same church" Sam explained. "I couldn't really hide it from her. And it's nice to have someone to bring hot food since we don't have a full kitchen here and take-out gets expensive. Mom and dad are out all day pounding the pavement looking for work, but nothing. Not sure if I'm going to be able to keep on the Glee Club."
"What? No, you can't do that!" Finn said.
"Yeah, we've come so far. And I know it's a rough time right now but you can't quit" Rachel added.
"You guys don't understand" Sam said sadly.
"Yes, we do" Rachel insisted, looking to Finn who stepped outside and then returned a few seconds later with a guitar.
"Quinn told me you sold your guitar" Finn explained.
"Did you guys buy this back for me?" Sam asked, pleasantly shocked.
"The whole Glee Club did" Rachel beamed. "Look Sam, we'll do whatever we can to help. Anything to keep you in the Glee Club until you get back on your feet.
"This is the first time I've cried about it" Sam admitted, wiping the tears away.
"Don't cry Sammy!" Stacey said, coming from behind and wrapping her arms around her older brother.
"We need you Sam, okay? And you need the music" Rachel said, hugging Sam and Stacey. Finn hugged them too, and then they left.
"You can come out now San," Sam announced after clearing his throat.
The pregnant girl came out of the bathroom with tears in her own eyes and pulled Sam into a hug. She'd been staying with them in the cramped motel since they got kicked out of their house the weekend before. She felt guilty about it and offered to go back to her own home, but Mrs. Evans wouldn't allow it. Not after the way her parents had treated her, plus she was a great help with Sam's younger brother and sister and it was good practice. She'd even sold a lot of her own clothes to help out. While she wasn't showing yet, she sold everything that wasn't a loose top or overalls because she was starting to expand slightly and this would work until she absolutely had to buy maternity clothes. She was so glad overalls were coming back in style.
"So", she said to the kids after wiping Sam's and her own eyes, "Who wants to watch a real life music video?" The idea of this really excited the children, and they snuggled under the covers while Sam played the opening chords for the song Santana had chosen for Glee that week.
For you there'll be no crying
For you the sun will be shining
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you
It's alright, I know it's right
And the songbirds keep singing
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before
To you, I would give the world
To you, I'd never be cold
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you
It's alright, I know it's right
And the songbirds keep singing
Like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before
Like never before; like never before.
When they finished, Sam set his guitar down and looked to Santana who had her hands on her stomach, and tears in her eyes. "I love you" he said, kissing her forehead and then moving to her stomach where he also planted a kiss and uttered the words "and you".
"We love you too" Santana cried, running her fingers through his hair. "We love you too."