"Oh my god!" Rachel cried. She and Sam didn't get a lot of work done the other night so he invited her over his house to work on their mashup. Rachel had just entered his bed room with no prior warning of what she might find there.

"Is this seriously Kristin Chenoweth's debut album?" She nearly shrieked. Sam was glad they were home alone.

"You cannot tell anyone" Sam warned her

"Why would you want to hide this?" Rachel wondered aloud

"Because I don't want them to think I'm some sort of gay, theatre geek… when Quinn comes over I take her to the guest room. I filled it with football posters and stuff" Sam had his hands in his pocket and gazed at his feet. It was kind of embarrassing. Rachel took hold of his arm.

"Sam you shouldn't be embarrassed" She told him seriously "If Quinn is your girlfriend she should like you for who you are, not who you pretend to be. And if what I've seen here and last night is any indication of who you are, who you are is pretty amazing. Someone I'd like to get to know" Sam smiled and blushed a little at her compliment. Sure she could be bossy and loud, but Rachel was pretty amazing. He guessed she was one of those people, who if you got passed their flaws would show you the amazing self underneath.

Rachel let go of Sam's arm and continued going through his music collection.

"Do you have any ideas for the mash up?" Sam asked her. All of a sudden she appeared to have a great idea.

"Sam" She turned to him with a radiant smile on her face. Sam hadn't really thought about it before but Rachel was very pretty. Sure, like every guy who had watched her spin in a glee rehearsal, he'd noticed that under those short skirts lied a very hot body. But he'd never really noticed that she was so beautiful. Her eyes were big and brown and trusting, like a doe's. Her hair was so shiny and that nose. Most people commented on how ugly and off putting it was but Sam thought it was really cool. It made her stand out from the rest. He'd never tell her that though. He knew how it felt to have one feature commented on all the time. His mouth was always gaining jokes. Her mouth, unlike his was… pretty. It looked so soft. Sam wanted to kiss it… wait a minute – he was dating Quinn… he couldn't be thinking about this other girls lips… no matter how much he wanted to kiss them. Oh, crap she just asked him a question. He'd been too busy staring at her lips.

"Um sorry can you repeat that?" Sam asked

Rachel smiled patiently and spoke a little slower "I think we should use this opportunity to show off the real Sam Evans. The nice, but slightly nerdy" Sam chuckled, thinking back to the previous night when he told her goodnight in the not so secret language of Navi ", theatre geek that everyone thinks they know and should most definitely love." Rachel put her little hands on her little hips "what do you think?" Rachel was so tiny. Like a doll. Her hands had such little fingers. Like a little child's. Right now, she looked so adorable Sam probably would have agreed if she asked him to go sky diving with her.

"Sure" He answered simply. Rachel beamed

"Excellent." She marched over to his laptop and ran a few searches through google "I have the perfect song"

The next day in Glee Sam arrived after everyone else. He had been avoiding Quinn all day and she knew it. When he arrived, Rachel's face burst into a smile and Sam went to sit next to her until Quinn's French manicured nails gripped into his plaid clad bicep, like talons.

"Sam what are you doing?" She whispered "Sit next to me" She ordered. Sam shot Rachel an apologetic smile and she gave him a small smile in return. When he sat down next to his girlfriend she hissed at him

"What his wrong with you today? You didn't meet me by my locker before or after school and you didn't sit with me at lunch. Several people asked me about it Sam, what is so important that you can't fulfill your duties as my one and only? I chose you Sam. Don't make me regret it." Sam rolled his eyes. He was truly annoyed at Quinn now.

That lesson Sam found it hard to pay attention. Mercedes and Finn performed their mashup of Fallin by Alicia Keys and Dead and Gone by TI and Justin Timberlake.

After rehearsal Sam was a little discontented. He really wanted to win this thing and Mercedes and Finn's mash up was amazing. But then Rachel flashed him her stunner smile and he realized that it would all be alright. With Rachel on his side how could he lose?