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Chapter 10

"So after this we're going to music store to get you a new violin and I have a little surprise at home." Dad grins at me.

"What is it?" I giggle.

"It won't be a surprise if I tell you." Dad chuckles and put money into the vending machine.

"I believe congratulations are in order." Coach Sue smiles at dad and shakes his hand.

"What do you mean? You've never congratulated me about anything." Dad chuckles.

"Oh, I was in the audience at Regionals today, and I thought the Glee Club was just fantastic. Now you congratulate me." Coach Sue smiles at dad.

"Why?" Dad asks.

"I'm pregnant." She giggles.

"Sue, that's incredible. Wow." Dad smiles at her.

"Thank you." She laughs.

"Wait, what are you doing here?" Dad asks her.

"Oh, I wouldn't miss Finn and Rachel getting married. I'm crashing. I think you can win at Nationals, and I want to help you." She said to dad.

"Are you serious?" Dad raises his eyebrows at her.

"I'm a proven champion. I got some tricks up my sleeve." She said to dad.

"What's the catch?" Dad asks.

"You know, I don't think there is a catch. I think I really just want to help you. Isn't that weird?" She chuckles.

"Mm-hmm." Dad nods.

"Damn hormones." She laughs. "I just hope that this little one inside me will growing up just like your little girl. Who doesn't have to talk too much but shows everyone that she can do better than anyone else." Coach Sue smiles at us then walks away.

"It is weird." I chuckle and take my diet coke from the vending machine.

"Yeah well she actually asked me to be her sperm donor." Dad says to me.

"Really? Why?"

"She said that she wants to have my genetic. Anyway, you know what song that are you going to play for that audition?" Dad asks me as we walk together.

"Umm I was thinking doing Mozart Symphony 40 or Canon in D." I said to dad.

"Honey, that's too familiar." Dad says to me.

"I know. But I'm thinking about doing full song of Bohemian Rhapsody with violin." I giggle.

"I'm sure you will play in that concert." Dad smiles at me and rubs my hair.

"What if I don't?" I raise my eyebrows. "I don't want to upset you and mom." I half smiled.

"You won't. You will get that." Dad says to me.

"Can you not tell anyone else about this until my concert day?" I ask dad.

"Sure. I won't put too much pressure on you." Dad nods and smiles at me.

I smile back at him and walk to the waiting room where everyone is waiting for the wedding to be begin. And Rachel just walking go back and forth holding her phone.

"Face it, Quinn's not coming." Santana says to Rachel.

"She said she'd be here, okay? I don't want to start without her." Rachel shakes her head.

"What are you going to do if I'm getting married at this age?" I said quietly at dad.

"Hit you with a reality that marriage isn't about living together or having kids. Besides you're just dating Sam for a week. You said you don't believe in relationship like that." Dad says to me.

"I don't." I shake my head.

"Finn, out. You can't see the bride before the wedding." Mercedes stops Finn.

"I've already seen her." Finn simply said.

"But that's bad luck." Tina frowns.

"No, it's fine." Rachel simply said.

"Rachel, we got to go right now, or we're gonna lose our slot." Finn says to Rachel.

"Could we please just wait a couple more minutes for Quinn, please?" Rachel asks Finn.

"It's now or never." Finn simply said.

Rachel just take her phone and type something on it. I sip my diet coke and take a look each other at Sam. I'm not even sure I will get married someday.

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I walk into the house as dad cover my eyes with a shawl and he holds my hand. I know he has a surprise for me but I don't know what is it going to be.

"Come on, one more step." Dad says to me.

"Dad, I don't want anything. That violin is enough already." I chuckle.

"Now open your eyes." Dad says.

I take off the shawl from my head and open my eyes. I smile and gasped as I see an upright piano in my living room and my living room looks different. More beautiful. I turn my face at dad and hug him tightly.

"Daddy.."

"Well, it turns out that your mom still has her yearly bonus and I also had mine. So I redecorate the living room and put this piano here. It's second hand actually but still making good music." Dad smiles at me.

"Thank you so much." I smile back at him.

"Now you can rehearse the song you want to play for your audition whether with a violin or a piano. I know this a second hand but still looks like new." Dad sits down in front of the piano and press the tone. "And the sound still good." Dad says and keeps playing the piano.

"I guess you are the one who wants this piano not me." I chuckle and sit down next to dad.

"Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful? Isn't she precious? Less than one minute old. I never thought through love we'd be making one as lovely as she. But isn't she lovely made from love? Isn't she pretty? Truly the Angel's best. Boy, I'm so happy, we have been Heaven blessed I can't believe what God has done through us He's given life to one. But isn't she lovely made from love?" Dad sings while playing the piano and smiles at me.

"Yay!" I'm clapping happily and smile back at him.

"You know ever since you were in your mom's womb until you were born I usually put classic music to play around the house so you could hear it and it gives good development on baby." Dad smiles at me.

"No wonder I love classic." I giggle.

Suddenly I heard the front door is opening. Until some steps walks in. "Wow baby grand piano!" Sam grins at us.

"Yeah dad got it for me and he redecorate the living room." I smile at him. "Hold on, you said that you're going to go home to Kentucky." I frown at him.

"I forgot that I have this Asian Geography project with Artie. So I'm going to grab my books and go to Artie's." Sam says to us.

"So you won't have dinner here?" I ask him.

"Probably not. I'm in hurry." Sam says and runs upstairs.

I shrug and turn my face at dad. Dad continue playing along with the piano. I turn my face at dad and smile at him. Sam runs back downstairs.

"I'm leaving, I bring the keys." Sam shouts and walks out.

"He is like your son now." I chuckle at dad.

"Giving him a place to stay and consider him as a family won't make us poor but make us be in higher position in God's eyes. You went to church but didn't know that." Dad chuckles and rubs my hair.

I heard the front door is opening again. And now I heard steps of high heels walks in. I smell my mom's perfume scent. "Sam?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Hi.."

"Mom!" I get up quickly and run to her then hug her tightly. "No wonder I smell your perfume." I smile at her. "What are you doing here?"

"Couple days ago you said in front of the glee kids that you're looking for a day when you can live with both of your parents, right? If other dad can even make their daughters wishes come true, why can't I make one for you? It's so easy and not too much." Dad smiles at me.

"So, we're going to be back as a family again?" I smile happily.

"Your dad and I were thinking that we are adults and we shouldn't be selfish. So we put our ego aside and did this for your sake. I know it's hard but we're willing to do it step by step." Mom smiles at me and rubs my hair.

"What about your job?" I turn my face at mom.

"Well, glad the executive manager in Ohio want to switch with me since he is a single man so.. I'm not losing my job." Mom says to me.

I smile happily and wipe my tears away. "Oh don't cry." Dad chuckles and hugs me. I hug him back and giggle. Finally, my dream will be come true. This is so beautiful.

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Quinn:

You could never know what it's like

Your blood like a winter freezes just like ice

And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you

You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use

Artie:

And did you think this fool could never win

Well look at me, I'mma coming back again

I got a taste of love in a simple way

But if you need to know while I'm still standing 

Artie with New Directions:

You just fade away

Artie and Quinn with New Directions harmonizing:

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

I'm still standing after all this time

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

Artie and Quinn with New Directions:

I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah

I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah

Quinn with New Directions harmonizing:

Once I never could hope to win

You starting down the road leaving me again

Artie:

The threats you made were meant to cut me down

And if our love was just a circus 

Artie with New Directions:

You'd be a clown by now

Artie and Quinn:

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

I'm still standing after all this time

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

Artie and Quinn with New Directions:

I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah

I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah

Quinn with New Directions (Artie):

Don't you know, I'm still standing (Ooooh) 

Better than I ever did 

Artie and Quinn with New Directions harmonizing:

Looking like a true survivor

Quinn with New Directions:

Feeling like a little kid

(Artie: I'm still standing) I'm still standing 

Artie and Quinn with New Directions (Artie):

After all this time (Standing) 

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

I'm still standing 

Yeah! yeah! yeah! (Yeah!) 

Quinn with New Directions (Artie):

I'm still standing (Standing) 

Yeah! yeah! yeah! (Whoa uh oh) 

Artie and Quinn with New Directions:

I'm still standing

Quinn with New Directions (Artie):

Yeah! yeah! yeah! (Yeahhh eh eh eh eh eh) 

Artie and Quinn with New Directions (Artie):

I'm still standing 

Yeah! yeah! yeah! (Oh oh...) 

I'm still standing 

Yeah! yeah! yeah! (Yeah yeah yeah yeah!) 

I'm still standing 

Quinn with New Directions (Artie):

Yeah! yeah! yeah! (I'm still standing, I'm still standing) 

Artie and Quinn with New Directions:

I'm still standing

We are applauding and smiling at them as they ended up their performance. Rachel and Finn cancelled their wedding because Quinn got traffic accident and now she is back but in a wheelchair. Rumour said that she can't walk again.

"Here's a lesson for your board, Mr. Schue. Don't text and drive. Ever. It's the stupidest thing I've ever done. Besides sleeping with Puck." Quinn chuckles. "There's a lot of rumors floating around, so let's clear the air. First of all, all my plumbing still works, which is awesome. But my spine was severely compressed in the car accident, which basically means I can't move my feet or legs. But the good thing is that I'm starting to regain feeling, so with a lot of physical therapy, and your prayers, I stand a good chance for a full recovery.

So no tears. That means you, Tina. Oh, and I apologize for the number. My dance moves aren't as smooth as Artie's yet." Quinn smiles at us.

"With practice, they will be." Artie smiles.

"I promise that by the time we go to Nationals, I'll be out of this chair, and dancing on that stage." Quinn says to us.

We are applauding for her and come to the front to hug her to give her support. As the bell rings we walk out from the choir room one by one. I walk down in the hallways and turn my way to my locker.

Sam suddenly standing against a locker next to mine and let out a sigh. "You alright?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"I slept for two hours last night to study and I only got B+ for Algebra exam this morning." Sam yawns.

"I was about to ask you to accompany me to music store. I need to buy some classic music sheets but since you are sleepy, we can go home and you can take a nap and I will be downstairs rehearsing for my big audition. You didn't tell anyone about that didn't you?" I turn my face at him.

"Nope." Sam shakes his head and put his hand on my head. "But why you don't want anyone else know?"

"Because if I fail or didn't get the audition it will be embarrassing. Tell them on the day when I have my first concert okay." I smile at Sam.

"You will get that." Sam rubs my head. "okay we can go to music store first then go home." Sam smiles at me.

"You are just the best." I smile at him and hold his hand.

"What song are you going to perform anyway?" Sam asks me.

"I haven't think about that yet." I said to him as we walk together in the hallways. "But I'm thinking to cover a pop song into classic. By the way I listen to all the songs that you covered for me. And from ten of those I picked one as my favorite." I smile at Sam.

"Which one?" Sam turns his face at me.

"I can't tell you. It won't be fair for the rest of nine." I shake my head.

Sam laughs and rubs my head. We both keep walking in the hallways then turn our way to Booty Camp in auditorium.

~~

I'm laying on my stomach on my bed while doing a homework. Sam is sitting down on my hanging chair while playing along with Orly. I turn my face at him and he is making a face like a fish while looking at Orly.

"My arms hurt." Sam says to me and put Orly on the ground.

I walk to my drawer and take pain cream then give it to him. After that I continue looking at my book and finishing my homework.

"Still hurt!" Sam groans.

I turn my face at him and raise my eyebrows. "Come here." I said to him and pat on my bed. Sam sits down on my bed. I put the pain cream all over his arm and massage his arm. "I know you are so spoiled."

"You know me so well." Sam smirks at me.

I chuckle and keep massaging his arm. I know Sam's arms got hurt because of coach Sue taking over the booty camp and she is really dangerous maybe because of her hormones.

Sam just looking at me. I look back at him until we pulls his face closer to me and kisses me. I kiss him back and we both keep kissing each other until we had make out then he reach up to my lap.

"Sam.." I stop him.

"Your parents are out for something. Do you want to lay down?" Sam raises his eyebrows at me.

"Ugh.. I uh.. do you know that you're my first boyfriend and the first guy that I kissed or kissed me?" I turn my face at him.

"I know I'm your first boyfriend but I didn't know that I'm also your first kiss." Sam says to me.

"Well you are. And since you know I never been with anyone else before so I'm also still a virgin." I half smiled at him.

"And you think I'm not?" Sam asks me.

"But you dated Santana, Quinn, Mercedes, and you were stripper." I frown at him.

"Well, things never got too serious." Sam says to me. "It's okay. I'm sorry. I shouldn't rush things like that. Don't do it unless you are ready. I can wait." Sam holds my hand and smiles at me.

"Are you sure?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Yes. Don't rush yourself." Sam nods. "Everyone thinks I'm dumb but you're the only person who's disagree with them. And I don't want to hurt you. If I keep forcing you to have things like that with me it will be like I'm r****g you." Sam frowns at me.

"You're not dumb, Sam." I smile at him.

"Oh please I believed the gumball story that Quinn has told me." Sam rolls his eyes.

"Because you were trying to keep your relationship although deep inside your heart, you knew she was cheating on you." I said to him and hold his hand.

"But you know who always laugh through all my impressions since the first time? You. Who got all my failed jokes? You. Ever since I moved back to here, I feel comfortable living here because of you. Last year I said Quinn was the best thing that ever happened to me since I got into McKinley but now it's you." Sam smiles at me.

"Why me?" I giggle.

"You don't have to be perfect but you already are. You didn't talk too much when you said something, it's all just make sense." Sam rubs my hand.

I smile at him and lean my head on his shoulder. "Do you mind to wait couple weeks for that thing?" I ask him.

"Take times as long as you want, babe." Sam smiles at me and kisses my forehead.

"Thank you for understanding." I smile at him.

Sam smiles back at me and pecks on my lips. I lean my head on his shoulder and put my arm around his shoulder. He changed my whole life.

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I'm standing on the stage in auditorium getting ready for the booty camp with coach Sue which is the most tough one that ever invented but glad that dad is here this time so he can stop her if she start harassing us again.

"All right, fair warning: in the glorious history of Booty Camp, this will be the toughest! But first, Quinn's got the floor." Dad says while standing on the front and point to Quinn.

Quinn wheels to the front and smiles at us. "I invited a friend to join us. You met him on Valentine's Day." Quinn smiles and that tarantula head from Sam's squad is standing on the front.

"Teen Jesus!" Brittany shouts.

"He's got a killer voice." Quinn says to us.

"Whoo! Okay, all right. Welcome to the New Directions." Dad says to him. "Okay. Let's give our undivided attention to Coach Sue." Dad says to us and walks to the corner.

"First off, please don't ask me which celebrity is the father of my baby. Please. I will release that information once I've finalized my book and movie deal. Now, it has come to my attention that I have been a tad harsh with some of you. I thought I was being kind. For instance, I said absolutely nothing about the implausible s****l tension between little Schuester and the Kentucky Fried Stripper. Or the sorry fact that you wasted untold millions on a laser show for yourselves just so Sandbags could dance with the night school's Polynesian janitor." Coach Sue says to us.

"Actually, he was Puerto Rican." Santana simply said.

"Kids, it's in my DNA to be intense, okay, just like it's in Porcelain's DNA to poop rainbow glitter. Now, I'll admit I-I behaved badly. I also realized something. I am here for two very important reasons. Number one: Mr. Schuester needs at least one adult friend. And number two: I am hoping that the miraculous life growing inside of me can soak up some of your constantly annoying, though admittedly laudable, optimism and decency. Now, I promise to be nicer if you promise to work your talented little butts off until they hand you that first-place trophy in Chicago. All right, sloppy babies, let's take it from the top.

Five, six, seven, eight!" Coach Sue says to us until Brad start playing the piano and we're practicing the choreography that we've been learn before.

I keep doing the choreography while moving my legs and my arms. Rehearsing with playing piano and violin too much makes my arms hurt.

"You okay, sweet pea?" Dad asks me.

"No, babying, William." Coach Sue simply said.

"Well, she is my baby, Sue." Dad rolls his eyes and walks to me. "You alright?"

"My arms hurt. I don't know maybe because I rehearse too much." I said to dad.

"Come here, sit down." Dad says to me and points to a bench. I sit down there and dad is sit down across me. Taking out a pain cream from his pocket and massaging my arms. "From now on, just rehearse about two hours each day okay." Dad says to me.

"But daddy, I really want that." I said to him.

"Just believe in yourself. You will get that. Now come on." Dad kisses my forehead and takes my hands to help me to get up.

I smile at him and continue doing the rehearsal choreography. I'm really nervous about this concert. I really want it and I'm sure my competitors will come from around the world.

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I'm sitting down in front of my piano and keep playing with it until I end up my song. I change the page of my music sheet but suddenly dad close my book music and put it into the book shelf.

"Daddy!" I frown at him.

"I told you only two hours each day." Dad sits down next to me.

"You know how much I want this and how much this is mean to me right." I said to him.

"But pressuring yourself into it won't make anything better. You're just going to stressful and worrying too much. Try to loose little bit." Dad rubs my hair. "Are you even sure you're going to audition with piano?"

"I guess." I nod and look at him. "Okay I don't know. I can't stop thinking about it." I sigh.

"Maybe you should talk to someone who understands about this." Dad says to me.

"I'm talking to you now." I said to him.

"Sweetie, I mean like a friend." Dad chuckles.

"Sam? He doesn't understand about classic music." I shake my head.

"He is upstairs, he probably will hear you." Dad chuckles. "Other friends?" Dad raises his eyebrows.

"I don't want to tell them about this just yet." I half smiled.

"You don't have to tell them. You just play a song and ask their opinion. That's all. If you ask my opinion, all I can say is that you are the best." Dad says to me.

"Alright, I'll try that." I smile at him.

"Good." Dad smiles back at me and kisses my forehead and press the note.

"Please don't play Isn't She Lovely again." I shake my head and laugh.

"Why? That's your favorite song when you were kid." Dad laughs.

"But I'm not kid anymore. I'm seventeen!" I groan.

"In couple of weeks yes seventeen." Dad laughs. "Listen, no matter how old you are, you are still my little girl. The one who always make fake cry when she wants something. You were such a good actor." Dad chuckles.

"And you were fooled everytime." I laugh.

"I actually know all of your fake cry to get something but since you're my only one child, of course I'd do anything to get you what you want." Dad says to me.

"It's boring to be only child, isn't it?" I chuckle.

"Well, a bit. But it's nice though. No jealousy towards siblings." Dad smiles at me.

"Dad, I want to ask. You know that I won't do this but if I get pregnant at sixteen, will you kick me out of the house?" I ask dad.

"Obviously not. I will be disappointed, of course but I will clear my ego and support you to make sure that you are okay." Dad says to me. "Why you asked me this?"

"Just wondering." I said to him.

"Psychologist said that a father should be close with their daughter so their daughter won't be easily falling in love or get hurt. I don't know it's true or not. I mean look at you. Still a baby girl." Dad chuckles.

"Okay the last sentence doesn't make any sense." I laugh.

"Go brush your teeth and go to sleep now." Dad chuckles and rubs my hair.

"Okay, good night, daddy!" I smile at him and hug him from behind then kiss his cheek.

"Good night." Dad smiles at me.

I smile and walk out from the living room then walk upstairs. I need to find someone who can play piano. But who can play piano in choir room except me and Brad the piano player?

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I'm sitting down in front of the piano and try to remember all my notes. "Hey, you want to see me?" Blaine walks in and raises his eyebrows at me.

"Please have a seat." I said to him and point to a chair. "I need your opinion. And since you are the only one person in this glee club who can play piano except me so.. tell me if this song is quite good or not." I said to Blaine.

"Okay." Blaine nods.

I start to play the piano and playing Don't Stop Believing by Journey in a piano cover. I don't know if this is will sound good or too easy to some people because this is old song and the song is classic.

I ended up my song and turn my face at Blaine. "What do you think?" I ask him.

"Wow. That's beautiful." Blaine clapping his hands. "But what was that for?" Blaine asks me.

"Please don't tell anyone else. Promise me." I look at him.

"Sure, I promise." Blaine nods.

I take out a pamphlet about that concert out of my bag and give it to him. "My dad sign me up for that concert audition." I said to him.

"And you can sign up?" Blaine chuckles. "This is like the biggest concert for high school student. Even they have some requirements for sign up because you must at least can play three different classic music instrumental." Blaine says to me.

"I can play piano, violin, harp, cello, acoustic guitar, and harmonica." I said to him.

"Okay I only can play piano and a guitar. I actually signed up for this also but they rejected me already. So I'm not even in the audition list. This is so huge. Why do you hide it?" Blaine asks me.

"Because I don't want to embarrass myself if I didn't get the audition." I sigh.

"Oh you will. And do you wanna how you will get that? Follow me." Blaine take his bag and walks lead me.

I take my bag and walk following him until we walk to the auditorium. "Blaine, why here?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"Well, you're gonna play for the whole school to see if you are going to get their attention or not so we plug this piano sound with the main speaker. Done." Blaine smirks at me. "Now play it."

"I'm going to get suspended." I frown at him.

"Nah. It's school break. And you know what every students need after long class? Music." Blaine smiles at me.

I let out a sigh and sit down in front of the piano and start playing it again. This time I'm playing Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, a song that most of the people likes and know.

I keep focusing playing and trying to not look at the audience seat. Blaine is just standing next to me and watching me. I can see a bit that people start coming from the backstage.

Five minutes and I finally finished my song. I open my eyes as I heard a lot of applauding and cheering and see that I caught their attention and the auditorium is almost full because of this. Blaine and I look at each other and smiling at each other then hi five at each other. I know I can do this.