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I hope that you stick with me, i've got the rest of the story mapped out and now it's just writing it.
Very soon the truth will come out, but not all at once.
Cheers - T.

Jesse's confrontation with Shelby had been festering under the surface for the past two weeks. It was as if everywhere he turned he would see Shelby's face, taunting him and demanding he follow through with her plans. He's tried to get it out by spending all his free time at his uncle's and not at the school and by being with Rachel. She's so bubbly that when Jesse is with her he forgets that sometimes he made a promise to Shelby, but then she would talk about her club and he would store the information so that he could change it and tell Shelby some of what she wanted to hear. It was the best he could do because he didn't want to hurt Rachel and he definitely didn't want to hurt the chance that he had to meet and at least befriend his father.

Jesse never meant to pressure Rachel into sleeping with him, but he couldn't claim that he wasn't trying a little bit harder to get her to do it, if only so that he could experience some pleasure as to remove the vile feeling of guilt in stomach for a few hours. So when she rejected him not just once, but the second time on that Thursday night, after she said she was ready, he was angry and he snapped at her a little. Especially when she brought up how it would betray the team. He didn't mean to get snippy with Rachel but it seemed to him that the whole world was conspiring against him. Even as he was thinking these thoughts he knew he was being a huge drama queen.

"Why the fuck would you let your club interfere in your private life Rach? I don't get it; it shouldn't have anything to do with us." Jesse says angrily as he stands up from the bed.

"Well they are my friends and I care about what they think."

"You shouldn't, not after how they've treated you before." Jesse says and Rachel looks hurt. "Rachel your team should have no place in what we do together and especially not in your bedroom."

"Why are you getting so angry about this?"

"Because you are bringing the team into something that should just be ours, I would have understood if you had said you weren't ready again, but the team shouldn't be a factor in that." Jesse answers, his voice filled with frustration.

"I'm not ready." Rachel says quietly, her voice full with unshed tears.

Jesse scoffs as he turns back to face Rachel. "It's too late to throw that out there."

"Jesse can we please talk about this?"

"I'm sorry Rachel; if you can't put me before your team then I should just go." Jesse says dejectedly before walking out of the room and out of the house.

Rachel is left sitting on her bed. She doesn't cry or throw a tantrum; she just wonders how something that was supposed to be romantic went so wrong. She knows that she is to blame for changing her mind, but she doesn't know why Jesse got so angry about it. The last time she had said no Jesse had been a little cooler about it. She reaches for her cell phone and flips it open to text Jesse. Her thumbs hover over the keys, but she doesn't know what to type so she throws her phone into her clothes before flopping back onto her bed.

After slamming his car door closed behind him Jesse sits in the front seat of his red Chevy. He knows why he snapped, and yet it tears at him that he did. He understood that Rachel wasn't ready, but with everything weighing down on him the fact that she used her glee club as an excuse was enough to send him spinning into anger. He slams his fist into the steering wheel before taking off towards his home, tonight being alone in the large house will be a comfort.

Neither Rachel nor Jesse spoke to each other at all over the weekend. Jesse felt guilty for getting irrationally angry and Rachel just didn't know what to say, plus with both of them possessing diva attitudes they didn't want to be the one who broke first. However late Sunday night Jesse finally made contact with Rachel, he sent her a text apologizing and asking to meet her outside of her school in the parking lot. Rachel responded in kind and told him that she would love to meet. What Rachel didn't get in the text was that Jesse was transferring to McKinley.

It wasn't something that Jesse had been planning on, but when Shelby handed him the transfer papers all filled in Jesse couldn't help but graciously take the switch. Although now he would have to find much cleverer ways to lie to Shelby about New Directions performances, he was going to enjoy every minute of learning from his father and spending time with Rachel.

Jesse finds himself standing in front of William Schuester's office, his heart is beating rapidly and he can feel the perspiration start at the back of his neck. He takes a deep breath before knocking on the door.

Will looks up at the teenager standing before him, he recognizes the boy but it isn't until the young man introduces himself that Will knows where he's seen him. Will can't believe that Jesse St. James, the star of Vocal Adrenaline, is standing in his office asking to join his band of misfit singers, so he questions Jesse's motives.

"Why?" Will asks after Jesse explains the geographical and school board sanctioned reasons for the transfer.

Jesse wants to say that he had no choice or that he wanted to meet his father; however he goes with his other reason.

"To be with Rachel," Jesse whispers, "I've only been with her three weeks but there's something about her that has drawn me in and this is the only other way I can think of to be close to her. Even if it does mean getting caught up in her crazy."

Will smiles at the answer and knows that Jesse is genuine in his attraction to Rachel. He's also happy that Rachel is with someone who likes her for everything, not just her voice. Jesse for his part can't believe that he admitted all that to a stranger. He thinks that subconsciously his brain is trying to establish some kind of father/son bond with William Schuester and being honest about feelings is one way to do that. Jesse also goes onto to explain that he isn't spying for Vocal Adrenaline; Will believes this because he met Shelby and she didn't seem like a woman who would stoop to cheating or risk being disqualified over something like that.

"Well since everything seems to be in order I think it might be time for you to meet the rest of the club." Will says as he gets up from his chair. "Just a heads up, they might be a little cold to you and most likely call you a spy."

"Don't worry about it Mr. Schuester I can handle it." Jesse says, placing a confident look on his face and steeling himself for a great performance.

The minute the group hears that Jesse has transferred and will now be part of ND a cacophony of voices ring out, each objecting to the new addition. Some over losing solos, a few over him being a spy and one saying that the move is just to hurt his feelings. Jesse stores that last remark so he can ask Rachel what it meant. Jesse immediately falls back into an arrogant stance and throws out an aloof comment that with him already being a star the team could use his talent and learn from him.

The only one who is silent through the whole outburst is Rachel. She looks up at Jesse who refuses to meet her eyes, both out of embarrassment and guilt. When she turns to look at her team mates Jesse sneaks a look at her and notices her confusion and slight doubt in his switch of schools and teams. When there are still grumbles of his presence not being fair Will finally has enough and tells the team that anyone who has ever auditioned has made it so there will be no exceptions this time. The group quiets, but piercing looks are still aimed at Jesse and at Will.

A voice breaks through the tense silence and it nearly causes Jesse to lose his composure.

"Mr. Schue is he your son?" Brittany asks in all seriousness.

Jesse looks at his father to gage his reaction. There is both a look of bafflement, but when Will turns to look at Jesse, who offers a tight smile; there is something else in his eyes. A brief glimmer that Will would love to have a son like Jesse, someone dedicated to the arts, someone intelligent and loving. Jesse guards his look, knowing that Will isn't ready to hear that the cheerleader's hypothesis is correct. The look lasts a moment when Rachel breaks her uncharacteristic silence.

"I don't understand why you're doing this?" She asks her face guarded.

"Because when you love something you gotta go for it." Jesse admits truthfully, though Rachel still has doubt shining through her features. "You would never be with me completely if I were on the opposing team and I care about you more than winning another national title. So I left Vocal Adrenalin, for you."

Rachel bites her lip as a smile blooms across her face. She wants to jump out of her chair and drag Jesse back to her room and fuck him, just for that admission. Instead she settles for a quick peck when he seats himself next to her. The rehearsal isn't anywhere as intense or long as any that VA has ever had and Jesse is thankful for that, not that he had participated very much, he just watched the group go through a few Madonna numbers, trying to decide which worked best. However before the practice ended Jesse was forced to perform a Madonna number. He chose one that explained how he felt about Rachel and so he belted out Burning Up for Your Love, which was met with a great round of applause from the group.

When his performance ended Jesse bolted from the room leaving a stunned Rachel standing there. She hears her phone chirp from her seat:

I told you to meet me in the parking lot after school :)

Rachel laughs at the reminder of last nights text as grabs her bags and quickly runs out of the school. Of course being Jesse he would hold her to what the text said. She spots him leaning against his car and she picks up her pace. She throws her arms around him in a hug when she reaches him. He brings his head down and gently kisses her lips.

"Did you do this on purpose?"

"Yeah, I knew I was going to be transferring on Friday so I thought I would surprise you."

"Well it's the best surprise I have ever had." Rachel says, lifting up on her toes to press another kiss to Jesse's soft lips.

"I'm glad you like it." He whispers against hers, before taking a more forceful kiss that makes Rachel week in the knees.

"Do you want to come back to my place? My dads are away until tomorrow." Rachel asks nervously.

Jesse wants to say yes. He wants nothing more than to explore Rachel's body, see what makes her moan, but he knows that she still isn't ready.

"I want to Rach, but I know that you aren't fully ready. I'll wait until you are."

Rachel tucks her head under Jesse's chin, hugging him tightly. She whispers a 'thank you' because she knows she isn't ready, but Jesse's words and actions prove that she very soon will be.

"Want to go for dinner?" Jesse asks and Rachel nods.

Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee* Glee*

The first two weeks with the McKinley glee club shows to Jesse how fun rehearsals can be. Not that he didn't have fun with VA, but when Shelby ran through performances all the fun and camaraderie of being in a team was replaced by performing robots. Jesse is still treated coldly by members of his new club, but there are a few that have accepted his presence and have grudgingly welcomed him. Matt, Mike and Brittany were the first to utilize his dance knowledge to their benefit and the four of them came up with a routine simple enough that the other members could easily pick it up and because of that the three ND dancers treated Jesse as one of their own. From that the rest of the group saw the benefits of having Jesse around, not only because of his extensive knowledge of the show choir world, but because he seemed to be the only person who has ever calmed Rachel from her usually manic behaviour and diva demands. The club really appreciated that.

Jesse has also enjoyed getting to know his father, well as well as you can know about someone in only two weeks. Sure he doesn't know his life story or anything deeper than a few snippets he's heard about divorcing his wife and how he's been trying so hard to save the club from destruction, but for Jesse it's a start into this man's life. Also in that two weeks Jesse's realizes quickly that Will Schuester didn't settle for being a teacher. He could tell that it was what Mr. Schue was passionate about. He does notice that Mr. Schue settled for the girl and the city, rather than going off and teaching in a school that loved and craved performers, with students who wanted to excel in all areas, so that they could go off and change the world. This thought makes Jesse happy, knowing that his father didn't throw his dream away. It's one of the more meaningful conversations Jesse has with Will, who is touched that this teenager actually wants to know why he became a teacher instead of following his voice to bigger and better things. And every so often Will catches himself watching Jesse perform and there is a touch of familiarity in mannerisms and facial expression that he can't place or maybe doesn't want to place.

Finn was the only one in those two weeks who still hadn't gotten over the sting of Jesse joining the club. Jesse had been filled in by Rachel about Finn's comment and about their previous pretty much non-existent relationship. That's why Jesse's blood boiled one afternoon when he saw Finn talking to Rachel and looking at her in a way that screamed 'take me back.' Jesse knew that he shouldn't play the possessive type, but the thought of losing Rachel made him want to. She had been the only constant in the past two weeks that made his life easier and made the taste guilt disappear with a look, a small touch and passionate kisses. So when he walks up to the former couple in the hallway he is surprised when Finn offers a truce and walks with him to the auditorium for their first big run through of Like a Prayer. Jesse finally feels like one of the group.

That night after dropping Rachel off from their movie date Jesse is sitting at his computer trying to work out what to write in his email to Shelby. He needs to keep it simple, yet fill it with enough to satisfy Shelby that Jesse is really spying. He decides to use what he saw the Cheerio's perform as the number ND is working on.

Shelby,

They are working on doing a dance infused version of Madonna's 4 Minutes. They are using male and female vocal leads to do the song, while the rest of the group does a well choreographed dance routine.

Its nothing compared to what we have done in the past, just letting you know.

JsJ.

Jesse hits send and though the guilt eats at him because just by being in contact with Shelby in this way he is betraying two people he cares about and a team that is working so hard to overcome their greatest regional obstacle - Vocal Adrenaline – it is somewhat alleviated because he really isn't revealing any true glee club secrets.