Later on, it was Valentine's Day. Will walked in and said, "Okay, guys, let's hear it for love. Regionals are next week and we still need to raise $250 for costumes and hairspray."

Kurt said, "Oh, God, not another bake sale."

Sugar gave Will the money and everyone clapped and cheered. She said, "I love the sound of applause, even if I have to buy it." She invited everyone to a party at Breadstix. She said, "No single people allowed, everybody has to being a date."

Rachel said, "Hey, I tried to have true love."

Mike said, "Yeah, with a teacher."

Sugar also gave everyone boxes of chocolates. Quinn saw that Puck ate most of his already. He said, "I found mine 10 minutes ago."

Rachel and Finn found Rachel's dads, Hiram and LeRoy, singing in the auditorium, wanting to congratulate them on their recent engagement.

Rachel said, "Oh, God."

Finn said, "Is that your dads?"

Hiram said, "LeRoy, we agreed, no vocal runs."

LeRoy said, "I would love to hear you sing something straight."

Rachel asked, "Dads, what are you two doing here?"

Hiram said, "Well, Burt Hummel and your boyfriend's mother told us that you two were getting hitched."

Finn said, "Mr. and Mr. Berry, I am so sorry. I know it's customary to ask the fathers first, but…"

LeRoy put his hand up. "We just wanted to say congratulations."

In a classroom, Mercedes banged a gavel and introduced Joe Hart. "Everyone, this is Joseph Hart. He just transferred here."

Joe said, "I guess I'm a sophomore. I've been homeschooled my whole life. My best friend was my mom. I named my dreads after apostles."

Quinn said, "You have got to be kidding me."

"I hope you don't mind if I take off my shoes. I'm used to walking barefoot."

"He's like a teen Jesus."

Claire asked, "What with the, uh, tattoos?"

Joe said, "Bible quotes."

In the cafeteria the next day, Kurt got a gorilla gram thinking it was from Blaine. Artie and Rory were having a contest to see who will have Sugar as their date.

Rory said, "Chicks dig accents. This is a four-leaf clover, friend. You're gonna need all the luck you can get."

Kurt asked, "Do you people just carry those around?"

Artie said, "Let's Road House, Flanagan."

Sugar said to Claire, "So, Claire, this boyfriend of yours, is he real?"

Tina smiled and Mike nodded.

Rory said, "Oh, yeah. He's very real. I've seen him, too. Handsome lad."

Tina and Mike were singing Nat King Cole's "L-O-V-E" in the choir room.

Brittany later walked to Santana in the hallway with a special playlist she made for just the two of them.

Outside, Rachel got a Valentine song and Joe was singing "Stereo Hearts."

Santana gave him $10 to sing to Brittany. Joe was reluctant.

In the choir room, Rachel giggled. Kurt walked in, "Bee mine forever, from your secret honey."

Will said, "Rory."

Rory said, "I've been trying to extend my VISA so I can spend junior year and McKinley. But that request has been denied, so I'll have to go back to Ireland at the end of the year. I miss my family so much, but you all have become my second family."

Claire was singing "One Step at a Time" by Jordin Sparks.

That night, Rachel and Finn were having dinner with Hiram, LeRoy, Burt and Carole. Hiram and LeRoy were playing the piano.

In Breadstix, Kurt walked in. The waitress said, "A party is planning tonight."

Kurt said, "I know. I'm early."

It was revealed that the gorilla was actually Karofsky and not Blaine. Kurt was in shock.

"So, you shoved me into lockers and hate kissed me. Now after a conversation at Scandals, you want to go out with me?"

Dave said, "When I was at McKinley, I hated who I was. I took it out on you because you were so proud. You've helped me so much, Kurt."

"And I'm flattered, really. Dave, I'm so proud of you for coming so far. And I want to be happy for you, and you will be, but you know I'm with Blaine. I do like you, but just as a friend."

Dave stood up. "I hope you like the chocolates. The butterscotch ones are my favorite."

"Mine too," someone said. "Hey, Karofsky."

"Nick."

"You guys hanging out for Valentine's Day?"

Kurt said, "No. We just bumped into each other. We used to go to the same school."

Dave said, "I gotta go."

Mercedes, Quinn and Joe all sang to Brittany. Joe said, "After thinking and praying about it, there was only one right answer. Absolutely. Love is love." Brittany and Santana kissed and everyone cheered.

After that, Blaine sang "Love Shack" with a recovered eye. "Knock a little louder, Sugar!" It was a night to remember. Hearts everywhere.

In the Lima Bean, Rachel and Kurt were looking at bridal magazines. Smythe slimed up. "Well, if it isn't a young Barbra Streisand and a male Betty White."

Kurt said, "We can't come here anymore. You give a bad name to the gay community."

Smythe gave them some photoshopped pictures of a naked Finn.

Rachel said, "Oh, my God! These are photoshopped. His thing is not that small or brown."

Kurt said, "And he could never pull off those pumps."

Smythe said, "You have 24 hours to drop out, Rachel."

Kurt said, "I'm sorry, I can't hear you. I was distracted by your giant horse teeth."

In the choir room, Finn said, "That's it. I'm gonna find that Sebastian kid and punch him right in his stupid face!"

Artie rolled in with a rule book. He read, "Any real or perceived threat of violence, vandalism, or humiliation will be met with a swift and unquestioned disqualification of the threatening parties' team with extreme prejudice. Page 72, bylaw 15, section 6, article 44."

Blaine said, "What are they gonna do? Same as they always do, nothing."

Sugar said, "If a picture of me like that was posted online, I'd probably kill myself."

Rory said, "Twice, just to be sure I was dead."

Will said, "Guys, the more successful you get, the more garbage people make up to hurt you."

Anne Marie said, "Will, you are nothing but a lazy ass."

Santana said, "Preach."

Blaine said, "I'm gonna have to agree with Miss Tompkins on this one."

Ian said, "And me."

Claire said, "And me too!"

Anne Marie asked, "What are we gonna do about Regionals now?"

Ian said, "We need star power to beat Sebastian."

Claire said, "We need Sam Evans."

Anne said, "Sam? Where even is he? Do you think his parents will let him come back?"

"He's in Kentucky. He said on Facebook his dad got a new job and they're doing pretty okay now. What other option do we have?"

Quinn walked into Sue's office. "You wanted to see me?"

Sue said, "Q, have a seat. I, Sue Sylvester, am with child."

"Are you serious? Wow, that's amazing…and confusing. Who's the father?"

"I can't tell you that yet. The doctor has me on bovine hormones and I now have a supernatural sense of smell."

"Well, they say morning sickness can be a good sign. It means that the baby is developing properly. Saltines, herbal teas, lollipops."

Sue smiled, intrigued. "Lollipops?"

"Yeah. Weird, but to works."

"Well, Q, thank you for that condescending tone and barely helpful advice."

In Kentucky, Claire, Anne Marie and Ian went into a stripper bar and found Sam doing some male modeling.

Anne Marie said, "Oh, God, no."

An announcer said, "And now, let's give a warm welcome to White Chocolate!" Sam came out looking like a construction worker. The women cheered.

Ian said, "That's not an image I can ever get out of my head now."

Backstage, Sam said, "Look, I needed to help my family raise some extra money so we could make ends meet. Am I embarrassed that I work here? Yeah. I make my parents think that I work at a Dairy Queen."

Claire said, "Sam, we need you to come back for Regionals. Tell us you don't want it. We miss you."

Sam was in his trailer home with his parents. He told them that they needed him back. His dad said, "You had to become a man much sooner than kids your age."

Sam said, "I'm proud of everything we've done. Mom, if you cry, I won't go."

His mom said, "I'm just so happy. Is this what you want? Is this gonna make you happy?"

"You have no idea."

They hugged him and his dad kissed his head.

In the auditorium, Kurt asked, "Are you okay?"

Blaine, "I just want to focus on winning. The theme is inspiration."

Meanwhile, Karofsky was outed by the dicks in his gym. He couldn't stand the awful comments written by such retarded, schizophrenic people. One of them even shouted, "Go back in the closet!"

Blaine was singing "Cough Syrup." Karofsky put on a suit, then stood on a chair.

His dad Paul ran in and found him unconscious. "David, buddy, come on! David!"

In Figgins' office the next day, he said, "We have to be careful about how we break the news to the student body. Any act of suicides, or any attempts like David's, could induce a string of copycats."

Beiste said, "It's just so senseless."

Will said, "Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr—the need to protect your reputation is so much worse than when we were kids."

Emma said, "Yeah, and some of these people can sling their hatred and mud anonymously."

Sue said, "I knew there was something up with that kid. I knew it. All I can think of is his dad finding him."

"Guys, we were all hard on Dave. We thought he was gonna hurt Kurt. I just never thought he'd hurt himself."

Figgins said, "It wasn't our job to know."

Emma asked, "Then whose job was it?"

Mercedes said, "We should start today's meeting by praying for Karofsky and hope for a speedy recovery."

Quinn said, "We should pray for his family."

Mercedes said, "A guy from his gym saw him at Breadstix with Kurt. They texted everyone that he was gay. He couldn't take it."

Joe said, "How is he?"

"He's in the hospital, but thank God his dad found him in time."

Sam walked into the choir room. "Sam!" Tina, Quinn and Mike hugged him. "I wouldn't be back here if it wasn't important. I, uh, sort of lost my way, but true friends help you find your way back."

Santana said, "Just heard the news that Trout-y Mouth is back in town. I've been keeping a notepad just in case this day ever came. 'Welcome back, Lisa Rinna. I've missed you so much since you put your family in your mouth and skipped town. Can't tell you how many times I wanted to enjoy a crisp pickle, but couldn't find anyone to suck the lid off the jar. I assume you've been working as a baby polisher where mothers place their infants' heads to give them that newborn shine. So glad you're back. I haven't seen a smile that big since the claymation abominable snowman got his teeth clean by that cute little elf dentist.'"

"I missed you, too, Santana." He hugged the bitch and she smiled.

In the Lima Bean, Kurt and Blaine walked with Brittany and Santana to Smythe. Santana said, "So, here's how it's gonna go, from one bitch to another. All this vicious, underhanded crap has to stop."

"That's why I called you here. First, Blaine, I am so sorry about your eye."

Blaine said, "That means nothing to me."

"Second, all the Finn photos have been destroyed. I want the Warblers to win fair and square, and we're gonna take donations for the Lady Gaga Born This Way Foundation. Win, lose or draw, we're gonna dedicate our performance to Dave Karofsky."

Kurt said, "Wait for the punch. You know it's coming."

"There's no punch. Not this time. For too long, I have treated everything like a big joke."

In a flashback, Dave asked Smythe, "How do you get a guy to like you?"

"You get a guy? Please. Just stay in the closet."

They all glared at him. "It's all fun and games…till it's not."

In the auditorium, Mercedes asked, "Mr. Shue, why do you have a spoon and a jar of peanut butter?"

Sugar said, "Yeah, there's like 16 of us in here, and I'm only comfortable with sharing a spoon with half of you."

Will said, "It has come to my attention that our good friend Rory Flanagan has never tasted peanut butter."

Sugar said, "What?"

Tina asked, "Are you serious?"

Sam said, "No way."

Claire said, "You're not allergic to peanuts, are you, Rory?"

Rory said, "Thankfully, no."

Will have Rory a spoonful. "Oh, my God," he chuckled. "That is the best thing I've ever tasted." Everyone else chuckled.

Will said, "I brought you all here to remind you all that no matter how depressed you are, no matter how alone you feel, you will never stop thinking about all the great things you could have laying ahead of you."

Sam said, "Someday I want to raise enough money to buy my folks a house so that my family will never lost their home again."

Mercedes said, "I'm looking forward to seeing Rachel's children." Rachel mouthed, "Thank you."

Artie said, "I want to be there to see my kids' first steps."

Sugar said, "I want to be there to see Sex in the City Part 3."

Will said, "Wow."

Puck said, "This is kind of embarrassing, but I really do want to graduate high school."

Finn said, "I want to petition in the army to change my dad's dishonorable discharge into an honorable one."

Quinn said, "I'm looking forward to graduating Yale, maybe at the top of my class."

Santana said, "I'm looking forward to the day my grandmother loves me again."

Brittany said, "I want Lord Tubbing-ton to kick his ecstasy addiction."

Blaine said, "I'm looking forward to marriage equality in all 50 states."

Mike said, "I'm looking forward to my first dance at Carnegie Hall."

Tina said, "I just want a song." They all chuckled.

Kurt said, "I'm looking forward to seeing my dad make a difference in Congress."

Rachel said, "I'm looking forward to being friends with you all for the rest of my life."

Claire said, "I'm hoping for one day to be as famous as the rest of you. And to see my name in big letters." Will chuckled. Quinn grabbed her knee in a playful way.

Rory said, "This peanut butter is really amazing, Mr. Shue. I know it sound silly. You know what I'm looking forward to? Hopefully winning at Regionals."

The announcer called, "And now, let's welcome the judges for the 2012 Midwest Regionals. Deputy Zoning Commissioner, Melba Jackson-Wright! President of the Ohio Plumbers Union Local 109, Harl Bindorff! And central Ohio's #1 late-night horror movie host, Sven Goobles!"

Finn said, "No." And a vampire stood up. Kurt covered the side of his eyes.

The announcer called, "And now from Westerville, the Dalton Academy Warblers!"

The Warblers were singing "Stand" and "Glad You Came." Finn was the first to stand up. One of the girls from another team asked, "Why are you cheering for your competition?"

"Life is too short," he said. "You should try it some time." Some of the others stood up.

The announcer said, "And now, from Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow, the Golden Goblets." That group was singing wonderfully.

In the choir room, Puck said, "Those Golden Goblets were better than I thought they'd be."

Brittany asked, "Are you high?"

Artie said, "Show circle time, come on."

Will said, "Uh, Finn, you want to start us off?"

Finn said, "Yeah, uh…we thought a lot about what Mr. Shue said. We want to live every day to the fullest."

They all gathered and said, "Amazing!"

The announcer called, "And now, from McKinley High in Lima, the New Directions!"

They were all singing "Fly" and "Fly Away." Some of the girls later performed, "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger." Kelly Clarkson hit. Then Rachel and Claire performed "Here's to Us" together. Hiram and LeRoy were touched.

A coffin rolled out and Sven Goobles, the vampire, got out of it and hissed. Applause and cheering occurred.

Sven Goobles announced, "I've crossed oceans of time to bring the results of this competition. In third place, from Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow, the Golden Goblets!" Applause and cheering. "And now, the moment you've all been waiting for, the 2012 Midwest Regionals champions…from McKinley High, the New Directions!" Applause and cheering again. Sugar ran to hug the vampire. Blaine and Sebastian shook hands.

Rachel shouted, "We did it!"

Kurt went to visit Dave at the hospital. Told him to transfer to a better school. Envision his life with his new partner. "Can I come in?"

Dave nodded. "They took me off 72-hour watch. I get to go home tomorrow."

"I'm really happy that you're alive, David."

"After the way I treated you last year… I made your life a living hell for months. But after what happened to me, I couldn't even take it for a week. I can't go back to that school."

"Then go to another school. It isn't gonna be easy. There are gonna be days when life just sucks, but you're gonna get through this, and if they can't accept that, screw 'em. Right? Mr. Shue gave us an assignment this week of what we want to look forward to in the future. Want to give it a try?" They close their eyes. "You are sitting in an office after you left Ohio."

"Can I be a sports agent?"

"Yeah. You're a successful sports agent. Then your partner walks in with your son or daughter. You take your kid to their first football game. You lean over to your man and you say…"

"I'm so happy right now."

Sue said, "Well, congratulations, Will."

Will said, "You've never congratulated me on anything."

"Well, your glee club was actually fantastic. Now congratulate me."

"Why?"

"I'm pregnant."

"Are you serious?"

"I think you might win Nationals this year, and I'm gonna help ya."

In the auditorium, Claire was singing Nickelback's "If Today Was Your Last Day."