A/N: I got a request for fluff so fluff is what you shall get.
Will pulled into the parking lot, for the first time in months, with a smile on his face. Why? Because even though his love life was in shambles he felt at peace with the world. He had been divorced from Terri for nearly six months and felt a tremendous weight off his shoulders because of it. He no longer went home to a yelling, whining and frowning blonde and although at times he got lonely, he much rather preferred the loneliness.
Plus, he rode to school in his brand new car. He had sold his old apartment, mostly to rid bad memories of his former married life, and bought a new smaller one. Combining that with some money he had just recently inherited, he sold his old blue clunker and cashed in to buy a brand new yellow corvette.
He'd spent all weekend driving the car around Ohio and it briefly distracted him from his heartache about losing Emma. He felt powerful and manly driving the car, unlike the weak, pathetic, vulnerable being he had become since he screwed over his own love life.
Since he had bought the car, the smile hadn't been wiped off his face, and he continued to grin as he drove the familiar trek to school and passing cars, buses and pedestrians all stopped to stare at the shiny yellow vehicle. It was a rare sight to see in Lima, Ohio and those who did not recognize the spanish teacher behind the wheel more than likely thought he was a billionaire just passing through their small town.
As he came closer to the school, students who formerly mocked the dorky spanish teacher, stopped and stared at his new ride. The football players who were dragging along their catch of the morning stopped in shock and Will nodded to them a with smirk as he passed. The bigger boys dropped the nerd in their hands and he scrambled away while the other boys drooled over the corvette.
Will finally felt accomplished for the first time in years. He was no longer pushed around by Terri, he had a new apartment, a new car that caught everyones attention, and although glee club had lost regionals, they were going to rise to fame soon enough. The only thing that could have brought him down was the reminder that the love of his life was with another man. However, that day, not even that could bring him down. Even if Carl, by chance, was hanging around Emma, for a moment at least, he'd catch their attention and have Emma gawking and the dentist extremely jealous.
He was certain that nothing would bring him down, not even Sue Sylvester whose car was formerly the hottest car on campus. Will's new car would certainly outrank the cheerio coach's red mustang and she would likely be furious. She'd probably call him whatever insults she had planned for him for the next year and demand that he rid of the car but he would pay her no heed because nothing would make him get rid of that car.
He pulled into the parking lot and drove slowly through the sea of students who had stopped to gawk at his car. He passed Finn and Rachel who were walking in together hand in hand and Finn nearly stumbled over his own two feet at the sight of his teacher in the car. Will waved at his student and continued on driving through the lot. As he was passing by the entrance he caught the familiar head of his favorite guidance counselor.
He grinned to himself and beeped the horn. Emma paused and whipped her head around and then did a double take, her jaw dropping at the sight.
He pulled over to the sidewalk next to where Emma was standing and turned to face her slightly. "Hey there."
Emma eyed the car, then glanced back up at Will, then eyed the car again. She cocked her head once her eyes landed on Will finally and silently questioned him.
"I figured it was time for a new car." He elaborated, still grinning.
Emma was still flabbergasted into shock and he chuckled at the expression on her face. He leaned over the arm rest and unlocked the passenger side door and pushed it open a crack. "Come on, get in."
Emma raised an eyebrow and glanced over her shoulder towards the school and then turned back to Will with an incredulous expression. "School starts soon Will."
"It's only for a few minutes." He lowered his sunglasses onto his nose and his eyes pleaded with hers. "Just a quick spin around the block."
Emma glanced down at the passenger seat looking unsure. She bit her lip and remained standing where she was.
"Don't worry Em, it's clean. The only person who's been in this car is me and I washed it down after I bought it." He reassured her and as she looked up, his grin widened. Truthfully, he had cleaned it for her purposes, he hoped that he'd soon be taking Emma everywhere in it.
Then she smiled and grabbed the car door and pulled it open. She slowly slid into the seat and let out a breath, still in awe of the fancy car. She ran her hand along the dashboard and found the black surface to be entirely absent of dust, her car wasn't even that clean.
"Will..." She whispered in awe and turned to the beaming Will. "How...how can you afford this?"
"My grandmother passed away last weekend.." Before he could say anymore, Emma gasped and her hand flew to her mouth.
"Oh gosh Will, I'm so sorry." She said sincerely as she lowered her hand to her lap.
He shrugged. "Don't be. I barely knew her, I only see her every few years, the last time I saw her was at mine and Terri's wedding. Anyway she's been sick for a couple years now and she passed away peacefully in her sleep. But since I was the eldest grandchild, she left most of her money to me."
Emma shook her head in confusion. "What about your parents?"
Will rolled his eyes slightly. "My mother and grandmother didn't get along. She liked my father but not enough to give them her money, instead she just gave it to me. That, combined with the money I got from selling my apartment, and all the extra money I now have from not spending it all on Terri's so called needs, was used to get this beauty." He grinned and patted the dashboard.
"You sold your apartment?" Emma asked, her brow furrowing.
"Yeah." He said as if it were obvious. "I sold it in the beginning of the sum..." He trailed off when he realized that he hadn't talked to Emma all summer and there would be no way for her to know that he had gotten a new apartment. In the past Emma would have been the first to know anything, it depressed him to think that she was now the last. Emma's sudden frown conveyed that she felt the same way. "...summer." He concluded quietly.
He cleared his throat and turned to the face the road. He started the car and the engine roared to life. Emma glanced down at her lap as Will pulled away from the curb and into the parking lot.
"I just needed a change you know." Will stated, catching Emma's attention, as he made his way out of the parking lot.
"Being in that apartment would have reminded me of my failed relationship with Terri and I've moved past that point in my life so I needed a new place...and a new car." He glanced at her sideways with a smirk.
Emma's face lit up and her lips twitched upwards into a smile. "Well it certainly is an improvement from your old car."
He barked a laugh. "Yeah no kidding. On this car, the muffler is actually where its supposed to be."
Emma grinned and rested her arm against the side of the car. "I think everything is where its supposed to be in this car. I don't think even I could find something out of place here."
Will glanced at her and they shared a bright smile. Will chuckled softly and he turned back to look at the road as he turned down one of the side streets next to the school, stepping on the gas a little harder.
Emma squeaked as the car jerked forward and then surprisingly she started to laugh as the wind started to blow her hair around her face. Will's heart fluttered at the sound of her musical laughter, he hadn't heard it in what seemed like ages and he missed it more than he realized. Her grin over took her face and her head tilted backwards to get the hair out of her face.
Will had to use every ounce of control to focus on the road and not on the beauty sitting next to him. He hadn't seen Emma that happy since the day he first kissed her all those months ago and seeing her that happy, seeing that smile on her face, hearing her laughter was all he was ever going to want.
Will drove around as many blocks as he could before he caught sight of the time. With Emma blissfully still unaware of the time, he swung back towards the school and slowed down upon reaching the school zone.
Emma's laughter slowly faded but she was left with a grin on her face. She lowered the sun visor and opened the mirror, glancing at her reflection.
"Oh gosh." She muttered with a small laugh and started to brush her fingers through her hair. "I look like such a mess."
Will turned towards her and observed her slightly windburned cheeks, her usually perfectly styled hair was in disarray on top of her head and despite the fact that she was a little flustered, her smile still remained on her lips. "You're beautiful." He whispered in loving sincerity.
Emma paused with one hand still tangle in her hair and slowly turned to face him. Luckily, they were stopped momentarily at a red light and Will didn't have to worry about keeping his eyes on the road.
His lips were curled up in a warm smile and even through the sunglasses, Emma could see the adoring look in his hazel eyes. Emma blushed heavily and bit her lip, casting her gaze away from him, and finished smoothing out her hair.
Will jumped when there was a honk from behind him and he snapped his gaze forward to see that the light had turned green. He jerked the car forward and continued on a steady pace, obeying the speed traffic laws.
Emma's heart pounded in her chest and she focused on the bright yellow exterior of the car to try to calm her racing mind. She breathed deeply and out of the corner of her eye saw the school approaching.
To distract herself from thinking about Will, she ran through different topics in her head and as her eyes settled once more on the bright yellow car of Will's new car, she suddenly had her topic.
"What made you choose yellow?" She asked, turning back to face Will and Will looked at her sideways, cocking an eyebrow. She smiled sheepishly and tapped the side of the car, "I mean, yellow doesn't seem like it would be your color. I figured you might pick something more like a blue, red or black."
Will smiled and turned his attention back to the road. "Red is Sue's color, she'd probably literally kill me if my new car was the same color as hers. Blue and black are nice, strong, manly colors but yellow is an important color for me."
"It is?" Emma asked with a hint of amusement. "Why is that?"
His smile faded slightly and he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He licked his lips and shrugged slightly, "It reminds me of you."
Emma's face fell in shock and she gaped at him quietly. He avoided her gaze as he turned into the parking lot and was met with a line of cars, surely from seniors who were running a little late.
Emma swallowed hard and turned away from Will. She placed her hand over her heart which was nearly beating out of her chest, her cheeks were flushed and not only from the wind, and her stomach erupted in thousands of butterflies. Over the last couple of months she had tried to convince herself that she did not feel anything for him anymore. However, laughing with him, spending time with him, sharing looks, sharing smiles, made her realize that it was the biggest lie she had ever told herself. As much as she liked Carl, and that was alot, she'd never love him. The only person she would ever love bought a new car with an obnoxious yellow color because it reminded him of her, called her beautiful when her hair never looked so messy, promised to never give up on her even though she told him she was with someone else, still managed to get her to swoon whenever he looked at her, and was currently sitting right next to her.
Emma slowly let out a breath and craned her head towards Will. He was leaning against the seat with one hand on the wheel and the other resting outside the window.
A smile spread across her lips at her new realization. Emma thought she'd never be able to be so free around Will, not after what happened between them. She found herself more comfortable in the passenger seat of a convertible car than she did in her own home and that shocked her to no end. Aside from a few awkward moments, due to their current relationship status, they talked just like old times and Emma loved that. Emma loved the feeling she got when she was around Will. It was a feeling she never got when she was around Carl. Carl made her happy but Will made her safe, Will made her free, Will made her toss her worries to the wind and let loose. No man, no other person for that matter, could ever do that before. She realized that she needed that, she needed that feeling of comfort, of security, of Will. Emma knew that they needed to work past their issues with what happened between them in the past and perhaps it wasn't really a good idea to jump into anything but there was no use denying what they were both feeling. It wasn't fair to Carl either, she kept leading him on when she knew all along that her heart truly only belonged to one man.
It was scary to think that her heart still belonged to the man who had broken it but Emma knew people better than most people. She guided them and counseled them and could read them easier and when Will came to her to apologize she was too blind by her hurt to accept and believe his apology. Emma didn't know what happened during the summer but going by Will's confession of love before the school year ended she knew that he was true to his word and Shelby and April were mistakes and his heart belonged to her. That was also a scary yet thrilling thought. Will Schuester's heart belonged to her, he entrusted his heart, that was already fragile from Terri's despicable acts, to her and so far she hadn't done a very good job of taking care of it. That was going to change though, she was going to make sure that as long as Will's heart still belonged to her she'd never do anything to mistreat it.
Will felt Emma's gaze on him and he slowly turned to face her and saw a look on her face that made his heart flutter. His lips twitched slightly and hope rose inside him as Emma's smile widened.
"Thanks for the ride Will." She said happily. "It was fun."
His face fell for a moment at her words but then he smiled and nodded in agreement. "It was fun wasn't it? It's a great feeling, to be free." He grinned and threw his hands up in the air. "I never felt so alive!" He yelled to the sky and Emma giggled with a large grin at his antics.
Will smiled at her and his arms lowered, one hand coming to rest on the steering wheel and the other resting on the top of the passenger seat, his fingers gently brushing against Emma's arm. Much to his surprise and delight Emma didn't reject him, not even subconsciously. Her body didn't tense, her smile didn't falter, the only change in her appearance was the brightening of her face.
The cars in front of Will started to move and although it was slightly awkward to drive with his arm stretched around Emma's shoulders, he started forward again.
Emma grinned to herself and played with her fingers on her lap. It felt so incredibly right to be sitting there with Will, to be next to him in his new car, to have his arm around her. She knew that she'd never be able to live without that feeling. She never wanted to leave the car, never wanted to leave Will's side although time was running low and school would start sooner than she would have liked.
Will turned towards the faculty parking lot and as he turned the corner he suddenly had to stop short because there was a very familiar woman standing in the way. Emma gasped as she flew forward and put her hands out before she hit into the dashboard. She looked through the windshield and her heart plummeted deem down into her stomach. Even though Will and Terri were no longer connected in any way and, judging by the way Will's arm suddenly tightened around her, he wanted nothing to do with Terri, she still was intimidated by the blonde woman.
Terri stood with her hands on her hips, her legs shoulder width apart and a fierce glare on her face. Will sighed heavily and shut down the car, taking the keys out of the ignition roughly. Emma slumped slightly when Will's arm left her and he pushed the door open and stepped outside, slamming it closed behind him. "Terri, what are you doing here?"
Terri ignored his question and strutted over to him with a smirk. "Will." She greeted curtly and then quickly turned on Emma, shouting, "Hey home wrecker!"
Emma winced slightly but managed to give Terri her best dirty look. Terri glared at her and Will's eyes narrowed in dangerous slits. "Terri, if you're here just to insult Emma, I suggest you leave.." His face darkened and he practically growled the word, "...now."
Terri shifted her glare to him and then she smirked. "I'm here to talk to you Will, being able to make this little worm squirm is just a bonus."
Emma's eyes narrowed in a frown and Will continued to glare at his ex-wife darkly. "What do you want Terri?"
Once again she dismissed his question and eyed the car. "Nice car Will. Did the little freak decide your car wasn't fit to her standards so she forced you into buying this?"
Emma's frown turned into a full fledged glare and she gripped onto the edges of the car.
"Enough, Terri!" Will shouted, moving slightly to move Terri away from Emma and the car. "Do I need to remind you that we're divorced? What I do with my money is none of your business and I'd appreciate it if you would leave Emma out of this. I could have bought this car because of Emma, but I also could have bought it for me, either way its none of your business. So say what you need to say and leave Emma out of it." He hissed.
Terri frowned heavily and she cast a sideways glare at Emma and then turned back to Will. "I would prefer not to discuss my life in front of...that. I was expecting to find you alone."
Will clenched his jaw. "Stop talking to her like that." He growled. "She is a person and deserves to be treated as such and if you so desire to speak to me alone then so be it. I'll see you after school."
Terri opened her mouth to speak and Will could practically hear the insult already leaving her mouth so he held up a finger in front of her lips. "If you're going to insult her again, don't. I know you don't like her and I know you blame her for our disaster of a marriage but I do not want to hear another word from you Terri. Emma had nothing to do with our divorce and you know that so stop blaming it on her because you're too much of a coward to blame it on yourself. You're judging Emma before you get to know her, you see her mysophobia, you see her OCD and you label her a freak. You're too stubborn to see behind all of that like I do. You fail to see the wonderful heart that this woman has, you fail to see that she is selfless and thoughtful, you fail to see that while she could have acted on her feelings for me during our marriage she didn't because she respects me and even though she dislikes you as much as you dislike her, she respects you enough to leave me alone because I was in a relationship with you. You fail to see that she makes me happy and if you loved me as much as you claim you do, you'd accept that our marriage is over and I have moved on."
Terri's mouth opened in shock, Emma's hand came to cover her mouth and tears filled her eyes. Never had anyone said such nice things about her, never had anyone stuck up for her like that, never had anyone loved her as much as Will did.
"I love her." Will admitted then and Terri gasped sharply. Emma stifled a whimper against her hand and she ducked her head to hide the tear that rolled down her face. "And nothing you can say or do will ever change that."
Terri inhaled sharply and glanced at Emma whose eyes were now closed. She narrowed her eyes slightly and then glanced back at Will who never wavered in his serious look.
Terri started to back away slowly, keeping her eyes on Will, until she finally turned around and walked away.
Will closed his eyes tightly for a second and ran his hands through his hair, letting out a breath slowly. He reopened his eyes and turned to face Emma and his eyes grew in alarm at the sight of her slumped form leaning over with her face buried in her hands. He jumped over the door and landed on the seat with a thud and immediately leaned over to console Emma. "Emma, I'm so sorry, you shouldn't believe any word of what she said its all just nonsense because she's jealous and acting out of spite you -"
Emma lifted her head to quickly cut him off and she sniffled quietly. "Was is true Will?"
"Was what true?" Will shook his head in confusion.
"What you said, was it true?" Her wide brown eyes were glistening with tears.
Will's face softened and he gently rubbed his thumb against the skin on her arm. "Every word of it."
Emma whimpered again and her hand flew to her mouth to cover it as her eyes fluttered closed.
Will frowned and desperately tried to console her. "I'm sorry Emma. I know it was inappropriate because you're seeing Carl but I couldn't just let her insult you like that and I had to let her know how amazing you are. I had to let her know that I'm not interested in her anymore and that nothing between us could ever happen between us again because all I want is you. I know that I can't have you right now but I'm staying true to my promise Emma, I'm not giving up on you I -"
"Will." Emma spoke quietly but the sound of his name cut him off and she lifted her head. Her eyes were bloodshot and tears were running down her cheeks but a small smile played across her lips. "Shut up."
Will furrowed his brow at her words and before he knew what happened, Emma's lips were on his. His eyes widened for a second in surprise but then he relaxed and gave into her kiss. His hand lifted to her face to wipe the tears away and to hold her close as the sweet kiss continued.
Emma's lips left his for a brief second but Will dove in for more before much distance could be between them. Emma tensed for a second beneath him but then relaxed, rested her hand on the back of his neck and smiled against his lips.
They finally parted and they locked eyes for a moment before their foreheads came to rest on each others. Neither of them noticed that classes started five minutes ago.
A/N: Though my version is highly unlikely to happen on the show, it would be nice huh? I hope you enjoyed your fluff! For those reading this who are on the forum, you got your fluffy Will's car scene plus the sneak attack Emma kiss!