Chapter 12: Decisions Decisions

"What do you mean you're staying here after Grad?" Kurt asked Zach the following morning while they were having breakfast. Blaine was looking by as he drank some coffee.

"Well, I think it would be more economical, considering life right now is…you know…" Zach said.

"I thought you wanted to go to Yale?" Blaine asked, "You always talked about their drama program, and that you'd go to Law School afterwards? Didn't you apply? Oh, and also, Brown, you said? What happened?"

"Nothing," Zach said, "Just that…I've had a little change of heart."

"Change of heart?" Kurt said, "But you seemed dead-set on that, like me and NYADA."

"Does this have something to do with your dinner last night at the St. Jameses?" Blaine asked.

"Well," Zach said, "Jesse offered me a teaching job in his Music school…"

"Teach!" Kurt said, "But you don't like teaching much. You didn't even join those counseling camp things when you were younger."

"Well, maybe I wanna try something new…"

"Zach," Kurt said, "Is something going on?"

"No, nothing really…"

"Zachary,"

"I should go," He said, "I'm meeting Sophie. Bye." He smiled lightly and then got out of the house.

Kurt looked at Blaine, "What was that about?"

"No idea," Blaine said, "Maybe, he's really just wanting to try something different."

"But something's up…"

Blaine shrugged, "Relax," He said, "Zach has a good head on his shoulders. Oh, aren't you meeting up with Quinn and Rachel today? I'll drive you."

"Come on then…" Kurt said.

Rachel placed a tray on the center table containing glasses of Fruit Juice. She sat down beside Kurt and bit a piece of Strawberry tart.

"So Zachary doesn't wanna leave Ohio?" Rachel asked.

"I thought he always wanted to be part of Yale's Drama program. He always talked to me about it…" Quinn said. She went to Yale for a year in college to take up Drama, before she shifted to Film Studies.

Kurt shrugged, "It's actually surprising," He said, "I mean, all his life he's been wanting to go to Yale and now, this. He just went to this dinner with Jesse and his daughter and now he wants to teach in their school!"

"Ah, the magic of Jesse," Rachel said.

"You sure know that…" Quinn muttered playfully.

"Oh!" Rachel said, "That was ages ago. I'm just saying that you know, maybe his charm worked and all…"

"Or maybe, Zach really has a new dream," Quinn said. "That happens. I mean, it happened to me…"

"I know, Quinnie," Kurt said, "But with Zach, it feels…different. It's unusual. Rachel's naming her baby Yentl and I don't think that's unusual but with Zach, you know…"

"First up, I haven't decided on Yentl," Rachel said, "I may go for Dolly, or Daisy, or…Fanny. But Yentl, could work for a boy, right?"

Quinn and Kurt laughed.

"Your issues are way too big." Kurt said good-humoredly.

"Oh, sorry, Kurt," Rachel reached out for him, "Don't worry, Zach is a good boy."

"And if it really bothers you," Quinn said, "I'll go talk to Beth and see if she can talk to Zach about this."

"Thanks, Quinn," Kurt said, "Rachel, you too. Sorry I'm just..worried."

"It will be fine," Quinn said.

"Thank you."

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"Bethie, have you been talking to Zach recently?" Quinn asked Beth as they were having dinner that evening. Arnold was there, too.

"No, not really…" Beth said. She hasn't spoken to him since the other day, after Arnold played the video in the choir room. "Why?" Beth said, "Something wrong?"

"No, not really," Quinn said, "Just that He said he wants to stay in Ohio after Grad."

"Here? Why?"

"To teach in Jesse St. James' school."

"What?" Beth said, "Since when did he like teaching?"

Quinn shrugged, "Kurt's also worried, actually. But, but maybe Zach just wants to try something new. But however which way, just talk to him, okay?"

"I will," Beth said.

"Thanks," Quinn said, "So…Arnold," She said, smiling, "I hope Bethie here is not giving you a hard time…" She joked.

"Oh, no," Arnold laughed, "She's wonderful."

Beth just smiled and played with the meatballs on her plate, thinking of Zach and what is going on.