Sam Evans was in his room, getting ready for work. He knocked over a picture from the top of his dresser when he closed it a bit too hard. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a picture of him and the New Direction's, taken the day they came back from Nationals. He really did miss everyone and wishes he didn't have to move.

When he had moved, he didn't tell anybody directly, he had Mercedes tell them all. He just wasn't good at the whole leaving thing. The one person he hated to leave the most was Quinn Fabray. Yes, he was dating Mercedes when he left, but he was madly in love with Quinn. He hated having to leave hear and missed her the most. He'd give anything to just see her again.

He put the picture back and looked at the clock. It was 7:30, he had to get going. He finished getting dressed and headed out the door. He had no idea what he was in for tonight at work.

Sam's parents had no idea what his real job was. They thought he just worked at Dairy Queen, but that was not the case. Sam was a stripper. It's not like he wanted to be one or anything, but he made good money and could help his parents out a lot, that's all he cared about. He didn't want them to have to be in the situation they were in in Lima, why they had to move.

Sam was getting ready to go on stage. He was always nervous doing what he did. He knew he probably shouldn't, but hey, he needed to help his parents.


Rachel and Finn had come to see Sam tonight. When Rachel noticed Sam up on stage she couldn't believe it. She turned to Finn. "Give me a dollar."

"W-What?"

"Just give me a dollar."

Finn grabbed a dollar from his wallet and handed it to Rachel.

Rachel made her way to the stage. Once she got in front she held the dollar out and waited for Sam to take it, not looking directly at him.

Sam takes the dollar and locks eyes with Rachel. "R-Rachel." Neither of the two say anything else. Finn makes his was over to them. Once Sam sees them he speaks up again. "Uhm, w-what are you guys doing here? You know what, why don't you wait for me in the back."

Finn and Rachel make their way to the back where Sam had told them. They only waited about 5 minutes before Sam came in. He hand gotten back into his regular clothes. They sit in silence for about a couple more minutes before Rachel speaks up. "S-So? Uhm-"

"Ok before you guys say anything. I'm only doing this to help out my parents."

"Ok. But there has to be other things you can do. I mean, seriously, you're only 17."

"I know, Rach. But do you have any idea how much I can make in a night? I just want to be able to help out my folks."

"Understandable."

"Ok. So what are you guys doing here?"

"Me and Rachel came to, uhm, see if maybe you'd come back to Ohio with us." Finn says.

"What?"

"Well, I uhm, sorta kinda, maybe got myself banned from competing at Sectionals, so now we need more people in order to compete." Rachel says.

"More people? Why would you need more people? I mean it's not like you guys don't have enough, right?"

"Well that's another story. We don't. See Mercedes quit and joined Shelby's glee club and then managed to get Santana and Brittany to join as well. And then with me getting banned, we need three more people."

"Yeah, but most importantly, we need you dude."

"Wow, uhm, guys. I'd love to come back. But I don't think my parents would be all for it. I mean me being so far away."

"Well, you'd never know unless you asked them, right?" Finn says.

"Yeah. Please Sam, we really need you." Rachel says.

"I guess I can ask them. I mean I do miss you guys a lot."

"Yay!" Rachel hugs him. "Well I think I'm gonna go and uhm, get a drink."

Rachel heads out the door, leaving the two boys to talk.

"So, how's everyone?"

"Uhm, everyone's pretty good. Santana and Brittany are dating."

"Huh, kinda figured that'd happen."

"Yeah."

"H-How's, uhm, Q-Quinn?"

"Quinn? She's uhm, well at the start of the year she was kind of a little crazy. I mean she died her hair pink, got her nose pierced, got a tattoo, and started hanging around with a group called The Skanks."

"O-Oh my god, seriously?"

"Yeah. I mean all that started over the summer. She really lost it."

"Over the summer, huh?" Sam couldn't help but think that maybe it had to do with him leaving.

"Yeah. But she's good now, or she seems that way anyway. I mean she'd kinda back to normal and everything, it's just, her boyfriend. The guy's kind of a tool."

"B-Boyfriend? Sh-She has a-a boyfriend?"

"Yeah. But like I said, the guys a tool. Nobody likes him. And I mean, the dude was basically gay before."

"Wait, what? He's gay?"

"Well he was. I-I mean he did go after Blaine, so yeah. I'd say he was gay at one point."

"Wow. And Quinn's dating the guy?"

"Yeah, I have no idea why. The guy's an ass. I mean I haven't really met him yet, but from what Kurt's told me, he's basically an ass."

"I-I just, can't believe she has a boyfriend."

"You still love her?"

"W-What?"

"Do you still love Quinn?"

"I-I guess so. I mean honestly, whenever I think about how I left, I'd always wish I'd say goodbye to Quinn face-to-face. I miss her the most." Sam looks down and doesn't say anything for a few seconds. He looks up and sighs. "Yeah, I'm in love with her dude."

"Well then you just have to come back now. A-And fight for her."

"I don't now dude. I mean if she has a boyfriend-"

"I already told you, the guys a douche. And I just know he'll end up hurting her. She doesn't need to get hurt again, dude. You can save her from that."

"Yeah, you know what? I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna fight for her."

"Ok. Now let's go ask your parents."

They two boys get up and go find Rachel. Once they get her, they leave and head to Sam's house to ask his parents.

All Sam can think of the whole way is how Quinn has a boyfriend. Well, that's just not acceptable. He will definitely be fighting for her. No way he's gonna lose her forever.