After Caroline left, Rachel finally turned back on her cell phone. Caroline had suggested she turned it off so she could avoid seeing all the messages Tyler had left her and if at first she thought there wouldn't be anything, she quickly realised she had been wrong.
In less than two days he had tired to call her 69 times, left 35 messages on her voice mail and sent her 25 text messages…
She read them all, she listened to them all…
He was basically saying the same thing all the time…
He was sorry… He didn't mean it… he really liked her and wanted for them to work things out… he didn't want to lose her… he understood he had hurt her but he promised not to do it ever again…
Should she forgive him?
Caroline told her about Matt's mother and when Bonnie called last night she did say she saw Tyler and Matt's mom a few days ago at the Grill… Kelly was giving Tyler a blow job…
She couldn't trust him to be faithful in the future…
The youngest Salvatore decided to send him only one reply. She took her cell phone out and wrote: 'Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me' After that she hit send and ignored whatever he replied to her. He just wasn't the one for her.
It was the middle of the afternoon when she heard the door bell ring. She knew her father was out so she went to see who it was. Through the window she saw it was Tyler so she just didn't answer.
"I know you're here Rachel… Please just listen to me…" Tyler yelled loud enough to be heard.
Rachel didn't do anything. She sat behind the door and listened to Tyler begging her to forgive him.
"Please Rachel… It won't happen ever again!" He said again.
She considered turning the sprinklers on... it would be a clear answer to him right? She was about to do it when she chickened out. She didn't want to be mean after all.
It lasted about half an hour before he gave up and she heard his car starting and leaving.
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The good point of this debacle was that Kelly was so ashamed that Matt found out about her and Tyler that she left town, wanting to escape the shame Matt had in his eyes when he looked at her. Once more she had given up on her son… Who knew when she would be back next…
"Well, that's good news for the procedure you'r going through for my custody right?" Matt asked Richard.
"Yes, it is." The mayor replied with a small smile.
"It would have been better if she had signed her rights away to us but whatever, we'll win anyway!" Carole added before she left the room to go to some meeting with other women in town.
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Monday, at school, Jeremy looked just fine. No traces of tears, no anger, no hard feelings toward Tyler...
Apparently, he didn't care that much about Anna and knowing she had been with Tyler didn't bother him since he didn't love her or want to be with her in any way.
"You're okay Rachel?" Caroline asked her when they entered History. Rachel did her best to ignore Tyler even then.
"I will be…Nothing is therapeutic like Glee club!" She replied.
"Did you hear? We're having dinner together tonight. Mom told me last night!" Caroline said excitedly.
"I know... Apparently she meant as a date with my dad but daddy implied it would be all of us... I don't think he's ready to date anyone..." Rachel replied before Alaric came in the room and asked them all to go to their seats and be quiet.
she knew her father liked Liz as a friend and could have given her a chance but it could become serious and then the woman would have to find out who he really is eventually... There was no telling how she would react to this.
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Rachel had a hard time avoiding Tyler but with the help of Caroline, Matt and a few other people, she managed to steer clear of him the whole morning…until lunch! Dawn had been supposed to play interceptor but she had been intercepted herself by the basketball star player she had the hots for.
"Rachel, please, just talk to me!" Tyler said as he cornered her before she got her food.
"What do you want me to tell you Tyler? You've hurt me… There is nothing else to say… I took a chance and I lost… We're over." She replied, moving toward the salad bar to get her lunch.
"Can't you at least think about it? We were good together!" He said.
"Yeah, I thought we were… I didn't know you were playing around the whole time!" She replied.
"I'll work on it… We can be great together!"
"The only way for you to manage to restrain yourself would be to cut your junk off! I need to get some lunch Tyler, let me pass!" she replied.
"Will you at least think about it?" He asked her as she walked away.
"I'll see you in Glee!" Was all she replied.
As she walked away from Tyler, Rachel could see Stefan retelling everything she had just said to Elena. Damn, did this girl have to know everything? Couldn't Stefan respect her privacy just a little bit? She watched as Tyler walked confidently back to his team mates and it made Rachel even angrier. Apparently, the majority of the men thought it was okay what he did.
"You' okay Rachel?" Caroline asked her.
"I can't wait for Glee to sing, I think I'll do a number right now!"
"Which one?" A senior girl that was in Glee with her asked.
"It's not right but it's okay from the great Whitney Houston." Rachel replied.
"I'll get the band ready immediately." The senior girl said.
After 10 minutes, everything was ready and everyone was watching, understanding that the girls were getting a number ready.
"I hope it'll be as hot as the election song!" Some guy said somewhere behind Stefan .
"I hope she uses the song to kick Tyler's ass!" The guy's girlfriend said.
Rachel didn't say anything. She didn't need to, the song would speak for itself.
"We've got your back Rachel." Caroline said as she organised back up and a quick choreography.
RACHEL:
Friday night you and your boys went out to eat
Then they hung out
But you came home around three, yes you did
If six of y'all went out
Then four of you were really cheap
'Cause only two of you had dinner
I found your credit card receipt
Rachel looked ready for a fight and Tyler was seriously regretting trying to push her... He should just have given her time discreetly... he understood it now.
"I never paid anyone dinner but her... Why would I spend money on an easy lay?" He said to whoever was willing to listen to him. He realised that nobody was listening to him, they were all too busy watching Rachel.
It's not right, but it's okay
I'm gonna make it anyway
Pack your bags up and leave
Don't you dare come running back to me
Rachel and the girls move in perfect sync. They had been practicing this song for a previous assignment and never got around to do it because they changed their minds... Now they were catching the attention of all the guys.
It's not right, but it's okay
I'm gonna make it anyway
Close the door behind you, leave your key
I'd rather be alone than unhappy
"Does she really need all this attention? Can't she deal with things discreetly?" Elena muttered.
"She wants it to get through is tick skull and his ego... I think she understands him better than you do." Bonnie replied distractedly.
I'll pack your bags
So you can leave town for a week, yes I am
The phone rings and then you look at me
You said it was one of your friends
Down on 54th Street, boy
So why did 2-1-3
Show up on your caller ID?
Tyler looked down... This particular part of the song reminded him of a moment while he was with her at the Grill... He said it was 'one of the guys wanting to hang out' when really it had been Kelly asking when they could meet next...
RACHEL AND CAROLINE:
It's not right, but it's okay
I'm gonna make it anyway
Pack your bags up and leave
Don't you dare come running back to me
Matt had told the two of them that he would remain neutral but he couldn't help but feel bad for Rachel... He didn't understand how Tyler couldn't be satisfied with just dating such a wonderful girl... Of course now he had Caroline but he wouldn't have said no to a chance with Rachel when she first move in town. she was nice, smart and funny. She had a wonderful voice and was understanding... She was such a beauty too... he seriously didn't get his new brother sometimes.
RACHEL:
It's not right, but it's okay
I'm gonna make it anyway
Close the door behind you, leave your key
I'd rather be alone than unhappy
"Tyler man you should have said 'no'." One of his buddy told him.
"Don't give her idea... If she starts singing Taylor Swift to me in here I don't think my ego would survive." Tyler replied.
"You have ego to spare!" Matt joked.
GLEE GIRLS (RACHEL) :
I have been through all of this before (I've been through all this before)
So how would you think (Don't think about, don't think about it)
That I could stand around and take some more? (Get goin', get gone)
Things are gonna change (Things are goin' to change baby)
'Cos I don't wanna be a fool anymore (You don't stand no chance, boy)
That's why you have to leave
(I say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahhh)
So don't turn around to see my face (Don't turn around)
"I hope she doesn't give too many ideas to the other girls... That would suck!" A seniro guy said, looking nervously to his girlfriend and the girl he was cheating on her with.
RACHEL:
There's no more tears left here for you to see
Was it really worth you going out like that?
Tell me, was it really worth you going out like that?
See I'm moving on and I refuse to turn back
See all of this time
I thought I had somebody down for me
It turns out you were making a fool of me
Alaric entered the lunch room and while Rachel knew that even if she was in trouble he would never interrupt her song, Tyler was praying he would stop everything before the end. he had had enough and was sure he would get more in Glee later.
MOST GIRLS IN THE ROOM (RACHEL):
It's not right, but it's okay (It's not right, it's okay)
I'm gonna make it anyway (I'm gonna, I'm gonna, yeahhh)
Pack your bags up and leave (Close the door and leave your keys)
Don't you dare come running back to me
(I'd rather be alone than unhappy)
It's not right, but it's okay (It's not right, it's okay baby)
I'm gonna make it anyway (I can pay my own rent)
Close the door behind you (Pay my light bills)
Leave your key (Take care of my business)
I'd rather be alone (Oh, oh)
Than unhappy (Ohhh)
There was a lot of clapping as the other girls bowed down. Rachel gave Caroline the mic and went to Alaric.
"Rachel, you know that this isn't the place for this right? This is what glee is for..." Alaric told her.
"Am I in trouble?" She asked him with the puppy eyes look that got to her father every time.
"Of course not... Just keep it for Glee club next time..." He replied.
"Oh, trust me, I kept some for Glee!" Rachel said before she finally went to eat her lunch.
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"Rachel, I believe you want to sing something to us?" Alaric said when everyone had arrived in Glee.
"Yes, I believe singing about something is the best way to get a point across most of the time… Tyler, this is for you." Rachel announced as the band started playing 'Take a bow' by Rihanna.
How bout a round of applause?
Standin Ovasion...
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Of course everyone knew what Tyler had done and why Rachel was singing but the young Lockwood didn't seem to be expecting this rebuttal… He couldn't have been hoping for a second chance could he? He was a little mad at Rachel for singing about it in front of everyone.
You look so dumb right now
Standin' outside my house
Tryin to apologize
You're so ugly when you cry
Please
Just cut it out
"I didn't cry!" Tyler protested.
"But you did end up outside her house…begging for her forgiveness!" Jeremy tempted him. While Matt had been neutral about it, Jeremy openly supported Rachel.
Don't tell me you're sorry cuz you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught
Tyler looked down at that line… She was right… he wasn't sorry for what he did with Kelly or Anna… He was just sorry about getting caught. He really liked having Rachel as a girlfriend but he was a guy and he needed to play around… There was nothing he could do to change it.
But you put on quite a show
You really had me goin
Rachel really had believed him… She believed they were happy and going well.
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closin
That was quite a show
Very entertainin'
But it's over now
Go on and take a bow
Rachel bowed slightly as she sung this line.
Grab your clothes and get gone
You better hurry up
Before the sprinklers come on
"I totally would have turned them on if he had done this to me and dared come in my house to ask for forgiveness!" A senior girl said.
Talkin' bout "Girl, I love you you're the one..."
This just looks like a re-run
Please
What else is on?
"A lot of other stuff! Hopefully the next guy she'll fall for won't be a monumental jerk!" Jeremy whispered to Caroline who nodded.
And don't tell me you're sorry cuz you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught
As he watched the younger Salvatore sing, Alaric couldn't help but think back to everything Damon had told him the previous night… Rachel looked perfectly normal… Who knew she was such a concentrate of magic? Maybe that's where her superb voice came from… Who knew really…
But you put on quite a show
Rachel was standing directly in front of Tyler, singing only to him. He barely had the guts to look up to her. He did feel ashamed.
You really had me goin'
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closing
When he dated Rachel his parents had been proud of him… Ever since they learned what he did, they had given him disappointed looks that had hurt him… He needed to change… Getting Rachel back would help him he was sure of it but it seemed pointless now…
That was quite a show
Very entertainin'
But it's over now
Go on and take a bow
Once again, Rachel bowed down before walking away from Tyler.
And the award for the best liar goes to you
For makin' me believe
That you could be
Faithful to me
Let's hear your speech
oh...
Rachel was away from him but she still looked at him in the eyes, tears running down her cheek.
How bout a round of a plause?
Standin Ovasion...
Alaric had to admit it, Rachel was good. He could see a few of the girls in the room had tears in their eyes from the emotion she put in her song.
But you put on quite a show
You really had me goin'
But now it's time to go
Curtains finally closin'
That was quite a show
Very entertainin'
But it's over now
Go on and take a bow
Rachel ended up bowing in front of Tyler right after she sang the last note.
"I guess you have your answer now!" Rachel whispered before she asked Alaric to excuse her and left the Choir room.
She wasn't too sad anymore, she managed to move on with the help of those songs. She felt strong enough to be in the same room as him now... She was sure that in time, she would be able to be his friend.
So, what's the verdict? Will Rachel date someone else before her endgame pairing arrives?
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