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Chapter 8

I'm standing in front of my locker then open my locker and suddenly I see a box of my favorite chocolates candy inside my locker. Who put this inside my locker?

"Seems like someone stole my beloved long sleeve shirt."

I turn my face and chuckle. "It's February and it's keeps me warm so I took it besides you didn't pick up your laundry from the clean clothes basket."

"That's enough for you to steal my heart not my shirt." Sam smirks at me.

"That is so cheesy." I giggle. "Did you put this inside my locker?"

"Yup. Valentine's Week and it's about chocolate and those are your favorite chocolate candy." Sam smiles at me.

"Thank you." I smile at him and put the chocolate box inside my locker then shut my locker.

"Walk you to the choir room?" Sam smiles and shows me his hand.

I take his hand and walk in the hallways with him while holding hands each other. No wonder people thinking that we are dating because we did this a lot.

We walk enter the choir room as everyone who are taken are having such a good time together except Kurt who's just sitting down by the piano and looks sad.

"I'm on diet so.." I walk to Kurt and show him a chocolate candy lollipop shape love.

"And you're turning me to be fat." Kurt raises his eyebrows.

"If you don't want to that's okay." I chuckle and walk to Sam as he pulls my hand.

"No I want it!" Kurt says to me.

I smile and give him that chocolate candy. After that I walk to my seat and sit down on the front seat as Sam is sitting down next to me.

"Okay, everybody, let's hear it for love!" Dad walks in and write 'World Greatest Love Songs' on the white board. Your assignment for Valentine's week is to find and perform the world's greatest love songs. Now, Regionals is next week, and we still need to raise $250 for costumes and hair spray." Dad says to us.

"Oh, God, not another bake sale." Kurt shakes his head.

"If any student gives ten dollars, we will sing these "world's greatest love songs" to their Valentine. We will serenade each classroom..." Dad says.

"No!" We yelled together.

"Yes!" Rachel yells happily.

"Two years ago, we went room-to-room Christmas caroling, they threw food." Tina says to us.

"And shoes." Mike added.

Sugar suddenly raises her hand excitedly. "Yes, Sugar?" Dad calls her.

"Here's a spoonful of Sugar for you all: Don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff when you're rich. So, here you go." Sugar gives daddy money.

"Uh, Sugar, I can't take that." Dad shakes his head.

"Take it!" Kurt simply said.

"Okay. Everyone, give it up for Sugar for paying for our FinalNet and cumberbunds!" Dad smiles as we are start applauding and cheering for Sugar.

"I love the sound of applause, even if I have to buy it." Sugar grins. "Okay, everyone, look under your chairs. Except you, Artie. Your chair kept moving, so I hid your surprise in the wastebasket." Sugar says to us.

I look up under my chair and there is a box of love shape. I open it and there are chocolate candies in it. I turn my face at Sam and grin at him. I love chocolate candy so much.

"V-Day is my fave day ever. And to help me celebrate, my daddy's throwing me a huge, ridic party at Breadstix. And I'm naming it the Sugar Shack. And drumroll, Rachel.....you're all invited! But you have to bring a date. No single people allowed. They're sad and boring and they don't exist in my world." Sugar says to us.

"Um, but you're single." Mercedes frowns.

"Not for long." Sugar smirks at us.

The bell rings. I turn my face at Sam and make a playfully cutely pout face at him. "Yes, you can have it. I can't handle that cute face." Sam says to me and give the chocolate candy box.

"Yay! Now I have three boxes of chocolate candies." I smile and about to walk out from the choir room.

"You said that you're on diet." Kurt frowns at me.

"No I didn't. I don't like the taste of the chocolate lollipop I gave you." I giggle and walk out from the choir room with Sam.

"So have you decided yet?" Sam asks me.

"About what?" I turn my face at him.

"About us?" Sam raises his eyebrows.

"Are you making deadline for that?" I half smiled.

"No.." Sam shakes his head. "Okay you can take slow as long as you want to. I won't bother. I understand." Sam smiles at me.

"Thank you." I smile back at him.

"Now I have meeting with the God Squad. I'll see you after school." Sam kisses my cheek and walks away.

I smile and hug the chocolate candy boxes then walk to my locker. I open my locker and take my bag. This is going to be my new favorite holiday.

*Sam's POV*

"I now call this meeting of the God Squad to order. Thank you guys for coming. Our first order of business is to welcome Quinn Fabray back into the fold. It's nice to see you, Quinn." Mercedes smiles at Quinn.

"Thank you. I know it's been a while. When I was at my lowest, I turned to prayer. Not even sure who I was praying to, really, but it seemed to lead me on the right track." Quinn smiles at us.

"Amen." I nod.

"Praise." Mercedes says.

"Can I ask a question? What's with tarantula head over here?" I raise my eyebrows and see that guy  with tarantula head.

"This is our new member. This is Joseph Hart, but you guys can call him Joe. He just transferred here to McKinley." Mercedes says to us.

"Yeah, I guess I'm a sophomore. I've been homeschooled my whole life, but this past year I realized my best friend was my mom, so I decided I wanted to get out and experience the world." He smiles at us.

"What's with the tats?" I frown.

"Bible quotes. And each one of my dreads is named after a book of the Bible. I play guitar, too, but I only know Christian stuff. My dad only listens to talk radio, and we don't have a TV. You guys mind if I take off my shoes? I'm sort of used to going to school barefoot." He said to us.

"Teen jesus." Quinn mumbles.

"I'm just glad there's another dude around here." I smile.

"All right, so our last meeting we talked about opportunities for community service." Mercedes says to us.

"Uh, Valentine's Day's right around the corner, and since the Glee Club turned it down, there's an open slot for singing telegrams. All four of us sing, and Teen Jesus and I play guitar, so I thought we could use the money to adopt a highway and start a shoe drive." I smile at them.

"Praise. It is a religious holiday St. Valentine's and all that. And I'd love to show this school that it's cool to be Christian. We aren't all just door-to-door Bible salesmen, like my dad." Teen Jesus says to us.

"All right, all in favor?" Mercedes asks us as we raises our hands. "Righteous."

"Okay we will take ten bucks as a deal. And in the meantime..." I said to them and let a ten dollars out of my jeans pocket. "I have the first order of business to make. This is Valentine's Week and I want us to sing a vocal valentine to my girl friend." I said to them.

"You're single." Quinn frowns.

"Hold on, Paris said that you and her aren't dating." Mercedes frowns at me.

"Okay yeah technically I'm single and unofficially we're dating. She wants to take things slow because she doesn't believe in love." I half smiled.

"Why is that?" Joe asks.

"Because her parents got divorced when she was fifteen. And now her mom moved to Miami and she lived with her dad who is dating another woman. And she is the only one child so.." I sigh. "Guys, I just want her to start believing that love is exist. We don't choose true love, true love chooses us. And this is Valentine's Week, the best time to do that. I want to see her happy again like what she did during Christmas week. Mr. Schue told me last week that when she sang that J.Lo song in choir room, that was the first time she sang in choir room since two years ago." I half smiled at them.

"Yeah she was one of those cutie pies. Have fun to talk but not annoying like Rachel." Quinn nods.

"All in favor to help Sam first?" Mercedes smiles at us and raise her hand until Joe and Quinn did the same thing.

"Thank you, guys." I smile at them.

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*Paris's POV*

I'm standing in front of the stove and checking out my simmering sauce. I wipe my hands on the apron then take the chicken out of the frying pan. After that I put the pizza sauce on the chicken and mozzarella cheese, red pepper, and pepperoni then put all of those into the oven.

Dad and Sam are in family room watching football game. And I'm here cooking the dinner. It's like I'm watching my husband and my dad getting along together for Thanksgiving or something. Hold on, what am I talking about?

The oven start ringing. I take my hand gloves and put it on then take out the chicken from the oven then put it on the dining table.

"Dad, Sam, dinner is ready." I said to them.

"Wow what did you made?" Dad asks me and walks to the dining table.

"Chicken pizza. Not pizza with chicken topping but a pizza that made from chicken. I'm not using pizza dough. Then caesar salad and sausage with spaghetti. For dessert, I made chocolate lava cake." I smile at them.

"She must be reading a cook book this noon." Sam simply said.

"Just eat the food." I said to them and sit down on the dining table.

I divided the food and put it on their plates. I miss my mom but I just talked on the phone with her an hour ago. Asking her about chocolate cake recipe but I missed her already.

"Who won the game?" I ask them.

"It's tied up. Since when you interested in football game like that?" Dad chuckles.

"I never understand but I just want to know." I giggle and start eating my food.

Dad smiles at me and start eating the food. This is fine. I'm feeling better actually. I can feel it. I guess I was just depressed. I don't know. But I'm still. Right now. A bit.

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I'm sitting down in choir room with Sam next to me and I know that everyone is assumed we are dating. Well, we're I think. Kind of. Unofficially yes. I don't know. I'm confused. I'm still having a fear of love and relationship.

"Artie, four wheels on the floor, please." Dad walks in. "Rachel, you had an announcement?" Dad points at Rachel then sits down next to me.

"Yeah, actually, Finn and I have an announcement we'd like to make." Rachel and Finn walks to the front. "Finn and I are proud to announce that we're finally getting married." Rachel grins at us and shows us the ring.

"When's the baby's due date?" Puck chuckles.

"Wait, guys, have you both carefully thought this through?" Dad asks them.

"Yes. And our parents are totally behind us. And your plan to stop us by telling them totally backfired, Mr. Schue." Rachel simply said.

"Actually, I'm the one who told them. Because I think you guys are making a mistake. A huge mistake." Kurt raises his hand.

"When's the wedding?" Quinn asks.

"The date is TBD, but I can assure all of you that we're gonna have a very simple and elegant ceremony at the Justice of the Peace, which all of you are invited to. And we're registered at Samuel French." Rachel smiles at us.

"You guys aren't mature enough or old enough to properly face this type of commitment." Quinn shakes her head.

"If you don't support us, then I feel sorry for you, and you're not invited to the wedding. Which makes me really sad, because I would have loved to have seen you in a bridesmaid's dress, Quinn.

And you as well, Kurt." Rachel says to Quinn and Kurt.

"I'd be happy to be a bridesmaid, Rachel. I'm not sure I'm ready to get married, but I do know what being in love feels like." Tina smiles at them.

"We'll be there." Mine nods.

"Thanks, guys. And we hope the rest of you all change your minds, because it would mean a lot to us if you were all there." Finn smiles at us.

"Well, add me to the list of people who are wishing you guys the best in your marriage." Artie wheels to the front. "However, let's stop the fighting and remind ourselves that Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching. So if you'll excuse me. If you'll excuse me." Artie says to them. "I got some sugary sweet game to spit. Give me a beat, Finn."

Artie (with New Directions Boys):

Mmm, (Ahh)

Mmm, (Yeah)

Mmmmm, yeah, yeah, yeah

Ah, (Ahh)

Mmm, (Yeah)

Mmmmm, yeah, yeah

Uh

Baby I just don't get it

Do you enjoy being hurt?

I know you smelled the perfume, 

The make-up on his shirt

You don't believe his stories

You know that they're all lies

Mad as you are, you stick around 

And I just don't know why

New Directions Boys (Artie):

If I was ya' man (Baby you)

Never worry 'bout (What I do)

I'd be coming home (Back to you)

Artie:

Every night, 

Doin' you right

New Directions Boys (Artie):

You're the type of woman (Deserves good thangs)

Fist full of diamonds (Hand full of rings)

Baby you're a star (I just want to show you, you are)

Artie with New Directions Boys:

You should let me love you

Let me be the one to 

Give you everything you want and need

Baby, good love and protection

Make me your selection

Show you the way love's supposed to be

Artie:

Baby you should let me love you, 

Love you, 

Love you,

Love you, 

Yeah

Listen

Your true beauty's description

Looks so good that it hurts

You're a dime plus ninety-nine and it's a shame

Don't even know what you're worth

Everywhere you go they stop and stare

'Cause you're bad and it shows

From your head to your toes

Out of control, 

Baby you know

New Directions Boys (Artie):

If I was ya' man (Baby you)

Never worry 'bout (What I do)

I'd be coming home (Back to you)

Artie:

Every night doin' you right

New Directions Boys (Artie):

You're the type of woman (deserves good thangs)

Fistful of diamonds (hand full of rings)

Baby you're a star (I just want to show you, you are)

Artie with New Directions Boys:

You should let me love you

Let me be the one to 

Give you everything you want and need

Ooh, baby good love and protection

Make me your selection

Show you the way love's supposed to be

Artie:

Baby you should let me

New Directions Boys (Artie):

You deserve better girl (Ohh, you know you deserve better)

We should be together girl (Baby)

Oooooh

Artie:

With me and you it's whatever girl, 

Hey!

So can we make this thing ours?

Artie with New Directions Boys:

You should let me love you

New Directions Boys (Artie):

Let me be the one to (Let me be the one to give)

Give you everything you want (Oh!) and need (Everything you need, yeah)

Baby, good love and protection (Said everything)

Make me your selection (The way you shake me, baby)

Show you the way love's supposed to be (Oooh)

(Baby, you should let me love you) You should let me love you,

Let me be the one to (Ohh, give you everything)

Give you everything you want and need

Ooh, baby good love and protection (Good love and protection)

Make me your selection

Show you the way love's supposed to be (Hey!)

(Hey) You should let me love you (Love you)

Let me be the one to (The one to)

Give you everything you want and need (Anything you need, oooh, baby)

Ooh, baby good love and protection (Protection)

Make me your selection (Selection, baby)

Show you the way love's supposed to be (Ooooh, yeah)

(Let me love you)

Artie:

It's all you need, baby

"Wheel me to the class baby!" Sugar smirks at Artie and jumps on his lap.

I smile and get up then take my bag as the bells ring. "Meet me in school courtyard for lunch today." Sam smiles at me and walks away.

"For lunch?" Dad asks me.

"You know that I always skipped lunch on Wednesday because I don't like the food they served on Wednesday? So Sam and I decided to have our own lunch on Wednesday. Whether we order Breadstix or bring lunch from home or go off the campus." I said to dad.

"Are you and him dating?" Dad asks me.

"Daddy.." I chuckle.

"What? That is a normal question that a father would ask to his daughter." Dad chuckles.

"No we are not. But I think we are unofficially." I giggle.

"Are you happy with him?" Dad asks me.

"I think so." I nod.

"Then don't let him wait on you for so long or you will lose him." Dad rubs my hair and smiles at him then walks to his office.

I half smiled and walk out from the choir room. I want to make things official but I haven't see the light yet. Like love won't hurt me. Or there will be no breakup or anything. I don't want to feel depressed for the second time.

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I'm sitting down in the school courtyard with the picnic basket in front of me. Where is Sam? He told me to meet me here but now he is all gone. This is unbelievable.

Suddenly someone pokes on my back. I turn around and there is a guy with tarantula hair holding a guitar and start singing.

Joe (Sam):

My heart's a stereo

It beats for you, so listen close

Hear my thoughts in every no-o-ote

Make me your radio (Yeah)

And turn me up when you feel low (Turn it up a little bit)

This melody was meant for you 

Just sing along to my stereo

Suddenly Sam, Mercedes, and Quinn show up from the back. Sam takes my hand. I get up from the bench and walks to him as he is singing. This is really sweet.

Sam (with Quinn):

Gym Class Heroes baby!

If I was just another dusty record (on the shelf) (Mercedes:Oh)

Would you blow me off and play me like (everybody else)

If I ask you to scratch my back, (could you manage that?) (Mercedes:Uh)

Like it Yeah!, check it Trouty, (I can handle that)

Furthermore, I apologize for any (skipping tracks) (Mercedes:Uh)

Its just the last girl that played me left a (couple cracks)

I used to, used to, used to, used to, now (I'm over that) (Mercedes:Oh yeah)

Cause holding grudges over love is (ancient artifacts)

Mercedes:

If I could only find a note to make you understand

I'd sing it softly in your ear and grab you by the hand

Sam (with Quinn):

Just keep it stuck inside your head, like (your favorite tune)

And know my heart is a stereo that only (plays for you) (Mercedes:Oh, woah)

Joe with Mercedes (Sam):

My heart's a stereo

It beats for you, so listen close

Hear my thoughts in every no-o-ote (Yeah, yeah, yeah, come on)

Make me your radio (Radio)

And turn me up when you feel low (Turn it up)

This melody was meant for you

Just sing along to my stereo

Joe:

Oh oh oh oh oh

Joe with Mercedes:

To my stereo

Joe:

Oh oh oh

Joe with Mercedes:

So sing along to my stereo

Sam (with Quinn):

(Let's go!

If I was an old school (fifty pound boombox) (Joe:Remember them?) (Mercedes:Hooh)

Would you hold me on your shoulder (wherever you walk)

Would you turn my volume up in (front of the cops) (Joe: Turn it up!) (Mercedes:Yeah yeah yeah)

And crank it higher (every time they told you to stop) (Mercedes:Yeah)

And all I ask is that you (don't get mad at me) (Quinn:Hey)

When you have to purchase (mad D batteries) (Mercedes:Oh)

Appreciate every mixtape (your friends make)

You never know we come and go like we're (on the interstate)

Mercedes:

I think I finally found a note to make you understand

If you can hit it, sing along and take me by the hands

Sam (with Quinn):

Keep me stuck inside your head (like your favorite tune)

You know my heart's a stereo that only (plays for you) (Mercedes:Oh)

Joe with Mercedes (Sam):

My heart's a stereo (Uh)

It beats for you, so listen close (Listen)

Hear my thoughts in every no-o-ote (Oh oh)

Make me your radio (Come on)

And turn me up when you feel low (Turn it up)

This melody was meant for you (For You)

Just sing along to my stereo (Sing along like)

Joe (Sam):

Oh oh oh oh oh (Yeah haha)

Joe with Mercedes:

To my stereo

Joe: 

Oh oh oh

Joe with Mercedes:

So sing along to my stereo

Joe (Sam):

I only pray you never leave me behind (Never leave me)

Because good music can be so hard to find (So hard to find) (Mercedes: Oh)

I take your head and hold it closer to mine (Mercedes: Oh, Yeah) (Yeah)

Thought love was dead, but now you're changing my mind (Yeah, come on, wooh!) (Mercedes:Yeah!)

Joe (Mercedes):

My heart's a stereo (Sam: Yeah)

(with Mercedes: It beats for you, so listen close)

Hear my thoughts in every no-o-ote (You gotta make me your radio) (Sam: Oh oh)

Make me your radio (Sam: Aha)

(with Mercedes: And turn me up when you feel low) (Sam: Turn me up)

This melody was meant for you (Yeah, yeah, yeah) (Sam: You)

Just sing along to my stereo (Yeah)

Oh oh oh oh oh (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

To my stereo (Oh whoa whoa) 

(Sam: It's yo' boy, Trouty! Gym Class Heroes, baby!) Oh oh oh (My radio)

Joe with Mercedes:

So sing along to my stereo!

Sam: 

Yeah!

I smile and applauding happily at the end they ended up a song as Sam gives me a stalk of red roses.

"Happy Valentine's Day! Love, Sam." Mercedes smiles at me.

"You are so sweet." I smile at Sam and hug him. Sam hugs me back and rubs my hair. "Thank you guys so much. This is so sweet." I smile at them. "I thought you're gonna forget about our Wednesday Picnic." I said to Sam.

"How could I forget that? Come on. I have better place than this crowded place." Sam takes the picnic basket then walks lead me.

I smile and hold his hand as his other hand hold the picnic basket. We keep walking until Sam bring me to the bleachers in the football field. I chuckle and shake my head.

"Why are we here?" I ask him.

"Because I don't want anyone else disturb our lunch date." Sam grins at me.

"Lunch date huh?" I chuckle.

"Yeah isn't lunch date then what else?" Sam smiles at me.

"I don't know. Just lunch?" I giggle.

"Do you like that valentine song I got you?" Sam asks me.

"Yes. That's so sweet." I smile at him.

"And I have one more." Sam takes something from his bag and take out a CD from his bag.

"What is that?" I ask him.

"Your own album." Sam smiles at me.

"My own album?" I chuckle.

"I covered all the songs that reminds me of you using my guitar then I put into this CD. So everytime you put this CD on your laptop, you will hear me sing your new favorite songs." Sam smiles at me.

"This is so sweet. Thank you." I smile at him and kiss his cheek.

"So? Is that a yes?" Sam raises his eyebrows at me.

"I thought we had a deal to not make deadline about that anymore." I said to him.

"Why are you so scared?" Sam asks me.

"Because I know if we have to break up someday it will going to be hurt." I said to him.

"Do you think that I'm gonna break up with you? No. I just want to make you happy and I can see that you're starting to back to be yourself again. I won't hurt you. We're not going to be like your parents. I love you, Paris." Sam says to me.

"Sam.." I chuckle.

"You're my home, Paris." Sam says while holding my hands.

I raise my eyebrows and chuckle "of course because you're living in my house." I chuckle.

"No, you don't get it. I want to be with you, you helped me to get through all this tough year and no matter how far I go, I will always come back to you. You're my home." Sam says to me while pulling his face closer to me and kisses me softly.

I kiss him back then slowly pull away. "I need more time. This fear is still living around me." I said to him.

"And I can't wait forever." Sam simply said.

"Sam.." I hold his hand.

Sam slowly pulls my hand away and gets up. He takes his bag and walks away from the bleachers. I half smiled and lean my back. I don't know what should I do.