Glee | LATGHAOT They Are Second Chances | Multiship (3 of 20)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle and then a 3rd, all through to a 22nd. Now cycle 23!
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LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING - [For the full explanation, please refer to Chapter 1
Chapter 3 of 20 They Are Second Chances
"LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING
3. THEY ARE SECOND CHANCES"
Multiship
Sam held the card Mr. Schuester had handed him, and he was about to climb on stage, but he turned, wanting to find Quinn… she was right behind him already. “Hey,” he smiled. She craned her neck to see what the card said, and she smiled back.
“I’ll be right here waiting,” she promised, indicating the side of the stage. He nodded, kissing her before he dashed over to give the card to Brad, as instructed. He showed the band a one and a four with his fingers, and they nodded, so he gave the go ahead to Sam. He turned, looking to the microphone stand, sitting right there at the middle.
He’d performed solo in Glee Club before, but that was that… in Glee Club, or at Sectionals… This was different; this was him, on his own, going in front of everyone else. And he was the first one. Maybe he hadn’t thought this thing through…
“Hey, are you okay?” He looked over and saw Quinn had moved closer, along the stage, to get up to him. He approached and crouched.
“I think I’m having second thoughts.”
“You’ve got nothing to worry about,” she insisted. “And if you do… just look at me,” she nodded. “They won’t notice,” she shrugged.
“Right…” he mumbled. She gave his arm a squeeze and a tap, and then she went back to where she’d been standing. Sam looked to the people out there, not too enthused by the radio music, which was playing until the performances started. He stood back up, and he went to the microphone. Brad and the band started to play, so he started to sing.
[S] “I could start dreamin' but it never ends / As long as you're gone we may as well pretend / I've been dreamin' / Straight from the heart”
Carole was trying not to start laughing, seeing the way Burt would scan the room, like some kind of guard dog… he was taking his position quite seriously. But then maybe she couldn’t really blame him, after everything that had happened with Kurt, having to transfer schools… She didn’t want him to go overboard and end up getting sick again, but then… she needed a distraction.
When the opening notes hit the speakers, she looked up and smiled… this would do just fine. She could tell he noticed it too, and she moved to take his arm. “How are those dancing shoes of yours?” she asked, and he turned a smile to her.
“Oh, you just watch,” he offered his hand and she laughed. He led her in among the dancing kids, warmed as she come into the hold for the dance, her head right by his, cheek to cheek…
[S] “You say it's easy but who's to say / That we'd be able to keep it this way / But it's easier / Comin' straight from the heart
Oh give it to me straight from the heart / Tell me we can make another start / You know I'll never go - as long as I know / It's comin' straight from the heart”
“He’ll be here soon,” she spoke near his ear, and he pulled back to look at her. She just smiled; of course she’d know he was thinking of his son.
“Am I that bad?” he asked.
“Of course not. You just need to loosen up a little,” she explained. He thought, gave it a try. She nodded. “There, that’s already better.”
“Yeah?” he asked, and she nodded again. “Right,” he spoke before dipping her. She laughed as he pulled her back up in his arms.
“Okay, okay, much better,” she amended, looking at him, smiling like… well, she felt like a schoolgirl in love all over again. “Late night Breadstix?” she asked of their dinner plans for after.
“Please, I’ve got something much more special in mind,” Burt spoke, raising his chin.
“Oh,” she replied, dramatically intrigued. She gave a look.
“I’m not telling, so don’t ask,” he insisted, and she laughed. “I love you,” he had to say it right then, and her laughter faded into the everlasting smile.
“Love you, too.”
[S] “I see you on the street some other time / And all my words would just fall out of line / While we're dreamin' / Straight from the heart
Oh give it to me straight from the heart / Tell me we can make one more start / You know I'll never go - as long as I know / It's comin' straight from the heart”
Quinn stood by the stage, as promised, listening to Sam sing. It didn’t take long before his worries went away and he really just focused on the song… like she knew he could. She smiled, perfectly happy that he didn’t need to turn to her to keep going. But still, like before, she could feel eyes on her and her eyes left Sam to find who it was…
[S] “(Oh) / (I'll never leave you darlin')”
It didn’t take long for her to spot him… He was dancing with Santana, swaying about, but over her shoulder he was looking at her. She turned her head away again, looking neither at Sam nor at Puck… It was never going to end, was it? Not the part about Puck looking at her sometimes, just… She liked Sam, if not loved, and that wasn’t a lie or about settling, or anything like that. After everything she’d been through with Finn the year before, she could never bear it; if she wasn’t in it like he was, then he would know. She wasn’t going to leave him hanging.
Except even after time passed, she’d look at Puck, and her heart still thumped differently. No matter what, she couldn’t just stop thinking about him. She’d tell herself she wanted to stop thinking about him, but she knew deep down she couldn’t do it.
[S] “Oh straight from the heart / Tell me we can make one more start / You know I'll never go- as long as I know / You'll give it to me now / Straight from the heart / Tell me we can make one more start / You know I'll never go-as long as I know / It's coming straight from the heart / Give it to me / Oh no, oh no / Straight from the heart / You know I'll never go-as long as I know / It's coming straight from the heart”
When Sam finished his song, she looked back to him, clapping loudly as was her right and duty as the caring girlfriend. He bounced right off the stage, at her feet, the better to offer his hand. “Care to dance?” he asked her.
“Yeah, definitely,” she smiled, following him. He had the beat on her heart, too. And tonight, and all the other nights, she’d just listen to this one.
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22]
[Cycle 23]
[463] [464]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Love & the Gentle Heart Are One Thing: 3. They Are Second Chances"
Pairing: [Capitalized = in this chapter] Carl/Emma, Finn/Rachel, Kurt/Blaine, Artie/Brittany, Mike/Tina, SAM/QUINN, Puck/Santana, Anthony/Mercedes, Will/Holly, PUCK/QUINN, Will/Emma, BURT/CAROLE, and more to come!
Rating: G
Summary: Valentine's Day is coming, and it's shaping up to be a very Glee kind of dance...
Spoilers: Through 210 A Very Glee Christmas
if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING - [For the full explanation, please refer to Chapter 1
Chapter 3 of 20 They Are Second Chances
"LOVE & THE GENTLE HEART ARE ONE THING
3. THEY ARE SECOND CHANCES"
Multiship
Sam held the card Mr. Schuester had handed him, and he was about to climb on stage, but he turned, wanting to find Quinn… she was right behind him already. “Hey,” he smiled. She craned her neck to see what the card said, and she smiled back.
“I’ll be right here waiting,” she promised, indicating the side of the stage. He nodded, kissing her before he dashed over to give the card to Brad, as instructed. He showed the band a one and a four with his fingers, and they nodded, so he gave the go ahead to Sam. He turned, looking to the microphone stand, sitting right there at the middle.
He’d performed solo in Glee Club before, but that was that… in Glee Club, or at Sectionals… This was different; this was him, on his own, going in front of everyone else. And he was the first one. Maybe he hadn’t thought this thing through…
“Hey, are you okay?” He looked over and saw Quinn had moved closer, along the stage, to get up to him. He approached and crouched.
“I think I’m having second thoughts.”
“You’ve got nothing to worry about,” she insisted. “And if you do… just look at me,” she nodded. “They won’t notice,” she shrugged.
“Right…” he mumbled. She gave his arm a squeeze and a tap, and then she went back to where she’d been standing. Sam looked to the people out there, not too enthused by the radio music, which was playing until the performances started. He stood back up, and he went to the microphone. Brad and the band started to play, so he started to sing.
[S] “I could start dreamin' but it never ends / As long as you're gone we may as well pretend / I've been dreamin' / Straight from the heart”
Carole was trying not to start laughing, seeing the way Burt would scan the room, like some kind of guard dog… he was taking his position quite seriously. But then maybe she couldn’t really blame him, after everything that had happened with Kurt, having to transfer schools… She didn’t want him to go overboard and end up getting sick again, but then… she needed a distraction.
When the opening notes hit the speakers, she looked up and smiled… this would do just fine. She could tell he noticed it too, and she moved to take his arm. “How are those dancing shoes of yours?” she asked, and he turned a smile to her.
“Oh, you just watch,” he offered his hand and she laughed. He led her in among the dancing kids, warmed as she come into the hold for the dance, her head right by his, cheek to cheek…
[S] “You say it's easy but who's to say / That we'd be able to keep it this way / But it's easier / Comin' straight from the heart
Oh give it to me straight from the heart / Tell me we can make another start / You know I'll never go - as long as I know / It's comin' straight from the heart”
“He’ll be here soon,” she spoke near his ear, and he pulled back to look at her. She just smiled; of course she’d know he was thinking of his son.
“Am I that bad?” he asked.
“Of course not. You just need to loosen up a little,” she explained. He thought, gave it a try. She nodded. “There, that’s already better.”
“Yeah?” he asked, and she nodded again. “Right,” he spoke before dipping her. She laughed as he pulled her back up in his arms.
“Okay, okay, much better,” she amended, looking at him, smiling like… well, she felt like a schoolgirl in love all over again. “Late night Breadstix?” she asked of their dinner plans for after.
“Please, I’ve got something much more special in mind,” Burt spoke, raising his chin.
“Oh,” she replied, dramatically intrigued. She gave a look.
“I’m not telling, so don’t ask,” he insisted, and she laughed. “I love you,” he had to say it right then, and her laughter faded into the everlasting smile.
“Love you, too.”
[S] “I see you on the street some other time / And all my words would just fall out of line / While we're dreamin' / Straight from the heart
Oh give it to me straight from the heart / Tell me we can make one more start / You know I'll never go - as long as I know / It's comin' straight from the heart”
Quinn stood by the stage, as promised, listening to Sam sing. It didn’t take long before his worries went away and he really just focused on the song… like she knew he could. She smiled, perfectly happy that he didn’t need to turn to her to keep going. But still, like before, she could feel eyes on her and her eyes left Sam to find who it was…
[S] “(Oh) / (I'll never leave you darlin')”
It didn’t take long for her to spot him… He was dancing with Santana, swaying about, but over her shoulder he was looking at her. She turned her head away again, looking neither at Sam nor at Puck… It was never going to end, was it? Not the part about Puck looking at her sometimes, just… She liked Sam, if not loved, and that wasn’t a lie or about settling, or anything like that. After everything she’d been through with Finn the year before, she could never bear it; if she wasn’t in it like he was, then he would know. She wasn’t going to leave him hanging.
Except even after time passed, she’d look at Puck, and her heart still thumped differently. No matter what, she couldn’t just stop thinking about him. She’d tell herself she wanted to stop thinking about him, but she knew deep down she couldn’t do it.
[S] “Oh straight from the heart / Tell me we can make one more start / You know I'll never go- as long as I know / You'll give it to me now / Straight from the heart / Tell me we can make one more start / You know I'll never go-as long as I know / It's coming straight from the heart / Give it to me / Oh no, oh no / Straight from the heart / You know I'll never go-as long as I know / It's coming straight from the heart”
When Sam finished his song, she looked back to him, clapping loudly as was her right and duty as the caring girlfriend. He bounced right off the stage, at her feet, the better to offer his hand. “Care to dance?” he asked her.
“Yeah, definitely,” she smiled, following him. He had the beat on her heart, too. And tonight, and all the other nights, she’d just listen to this one.
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22]
[Cycle 23]
[463] [464]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Love & the Gentle Heart Are One Thing: 3. They Are Second Chances"
Pairing: [Capitalized = in this chapter] Carl/Emma, Finn/Rachel, Kurt/Blaine, Artie/Brittany, Mike/Tina, SAM/QUINN, Puck/Santana, Anthony/Mercedes, Will/Holly, PUCK/QUINN, Will/Emma, BURT/CAROLE, and more to come!
Rating: G
Summary: Valentine's Day is coming, and it's shaping up to be a very Glee kind of dance...
Spoilers: Through 210 A Very Glee Christmas