1x18: Wrecking Ball
Episode Synopsis: Shelby (Idina Menzel) comes for a visit and assists Rachel in finding a song for her Funny Girl callback. Finn agrees to babysit Shelby's daughter Beth in hopes of preparing himself for when he and Rachel are ready to have a child of their own. Kurt tries to get down to the bottom of what book Finn is reading, especially after Finn refuses to tell him. Santana worries how Dani will take the news of Santana sleeping with Brittany.
Finn could have thought of a million things to do in the loft on a rainy lazy afternoon. He could have been working on sheet music for the Glee Club since their Sectionals was coming up. He could have been attempting to learn a new dish just because his parents suggested that he try something new while he was in the big city. Finn could have also cleaned out his drawers in his bedroom after Rachel suggested (or more likely told him) to get himself organized. Instead, Finn was sitting on the couch with a blanket over him, reading a book with a cup of hot chocolate next to him. There was nothing better to do since everyone else was out of the loft for the afternoon. Kurt was finishing his shift, Santana went to the record store since Dani was still out of town, and Rachel was finishing an assignment at school. So there was Finn, reading a book on the couch, something he couldn't do with Rachel, Kurt and Santana home. He wasn't embarrassed that he was reading a book. He was more embarrassed about the book he was reading. If Santana, Kurt or Rachel ever found out the book he was reading, he'd never live it down. They'd consider it a 'girls book' or just surprised that he was actually reading. Finn continued to read the book, getting so into it, that he almost didn't hear the door open to the loft. Finn whiplashed his head towards the door, seeing Kurt enter the apartment after a long day at work.
"Hey Finn." Kurt waved his hand towards his brother, going to the bathroom so that his umbrella could dry in the bathtub. "What are you doing?"
"Oh, you know…me just watching television with hot chocolate." Finn took a sip of his hot chocolate, but Kurt looked at the television in confusion.
"But the television is off." Kurt pointed out.
"Yeah, they were giving nothing but junk." Finn put the book behind his back and lay back on the couch, trying not to be suspicious to his brother. "I mean there really was nothing on television."
"Okay, okay." Kurt put his hand up, but he was becoming suspicious of his brother's actions. "So, did you hear from Rachel or Santana all day?"
"Yeah, Rachel should be home in like an hour." Finn looked at his phone for the time. "I think she's also trying to prepare for her audition. She has to be nervous."
"Yeah, I mean this is a big deal." Kurt came and sat next to Finn on the couch, noticing that Finn was moving over quickly. "All right Finn, what's going on?"
"What? Nothing." Finn shook his head, grabbing the book before Kurt could get a glimpse at it and started to head towards his room.
"Finn, are you reading a book?" Kurt tried to contain his laughter. "I can't remember the last time you actually sat down and tried to read a book."
"Yes, I'm reading a book." Finn sighed, still making his way to his room.
"There's nothing embarrassing about reading a book." Kurt tried to assure him. "I actually think it's nice that you're being intellectual about this. So, what book are you reading? It obviously has to have piqued your interest."
"How about, I don't tell you what it is." Finn smirked as he closed the room door. Kurt tapped his chin, knowing that he was going to have to get it out of his brother eventually. Kurt started to head back to the living room, his mind still occupied on what Finn was reading. He wasn't sure why he was obsessing, but it had to be something that was downright embarrassing. Kurt looked to the door, spotting Rachel entering with a bunch of sheet music.
"Hey Rachel, what's that?" Kurt wondered.
"A bunch of sheet music that I'm going to look through for my Funny Girl callback." Rachel answered, keeping her eyes on the papers. "What have you been doing, and where's Finn?"
"Finn's in your room…and he's reading a book." Kurt crossed his arms, becoming deep in thought.
"Oh." Rachel shrugged her shoulders making her way to the couch. Kurt followed Rachel; sitting down beside her while she studied the music. "That's nice."
"Wait, that's all you have to say about that?" Kurt glanced at Rachel, shaking his head in misperception. "You're not interested in what Finn is reading?"
"Not really, no." Rachel shook her head. "Why are you obsessing over what Finn is reading? I'm not even that interested."
"Because Finn never reads a book, Rachel." Kurt tried to instill logic. "It was almost like—scary. Do you know how hard it was to get Finn to read a book in school? I didn't think it was possible. I'm going to find out what that book is…but I'm going to need your help. I'm going to need you to have sex with him, keep him busy so it gives me enough time to steal the book. That way when I find out, Finn will still be on Cloud 9 and won't be angry with me."
"Wait, what?" Rachel scrunched her face, shaking her head quickly. "I'm not having sex with Finn just so you could take his book. Look, if he wants to read then let him read." Rachel and Kurt heard a knock at the door, causing Rachel to become disordered. "Did Santana leave her key somewhere in this house again? I can't keep opening the door for her every time she loses the key." Rachel opened the door to the loft, her expression turning into shock. After the shock wore off, Rachel's face turned into a smile to the person at the door. "Shelby."
"Rachel." Shelby hugged her daughter tightly, Rachel looking down to see a little girl standing there, looking at Rachel with huge eyes.
"Oh my goodness, is this Beth?" Rachel bent down, seeing the little girl gaze at Rachel with a shy expression. "Hi Beth." Beth waved to Rachel as Shelby went down to pick Beth up.
"Beth just wanted to come and see you." Shelby smiled. "Besides, it's not every day that we get to come to the city and see you…I mean we do since I run a daycare business for Broadway babies but, it's just nice to see you again."
"It's great to see you." Rachel opened the door more, motioning for Shelby and Beth to enter. "Come in, come in." Shelby and Beth looked around, spotting Kurt sitting on the loft couch.
"Hi Kurt." Shelby waved to him. "How's everything?"
"Great, except Finn is keeping a secret from me." Kurt got up from the loft sofa, heading to the kitchen to get a snack. Shelby looked to Rachel, scratching her head in misunderstanding.
"It's about a book. Don't worry about it." Rachel said in order to prevent Shelby from fueling Kurt's fire. As if on cue, Finn came into the living room as he looked down at his sheet music, trying to find something for the Glee Club.
"Hey Rachel, I was wondering if you…" Finn looked up to spot Shelby, turning back to Rachel with a smile on his face. "Oh, hi there Shelby."
"Finn, I didn't know you were here…" Shelby shook Finn's hand, keeping her eyebrow raised and an amused smile on her face. "Your mother said that you were in the army."
"Yeah, that's where I had envisioned myself too." Finn nodded his head. "Instead I'm in New York, going to school. You know." Finn looked down to see Beth staring at him, and it looked like she was intrigued with Finn. Finn bent down to Beth's level, using his 'baby voice' to talk to her. "And is this Beth? Wow Beth, you're such a big girl! Aren't you a cutie!" Rachel's heart melted at Finn's interaction with Beth, noticing that he was shaking her little hand and she was smiling at him. "Oh goodness, you are so cute that I can just eat you up!" Finn cooed Beth. "Yes I can! Yes I can!" Beth started giggling at Finn as Shelby leaned closer to Rachel.
"She never giggles at anyone she hasn't met before." Shelby whispered.
"I guess Beth really likes Finn." Rachel stared, seeing the baby and the teenager bonding on the floor. "Hey, Shelby…I need your help."
"Does it have to do with your Funny Girl callback?" Shelby wondered.
"How did you know about that?" Rachel asked, seeming surprised.
"You started posting as Barbra on Facebook, honey." Shelby simply said. "Look, I know that you're nervous about your audition but there's no need to be. How about this? How about I help you find the perfect callback song. We may not find it right now but we can get ideas."
"All right, that sounds great." Rachel nodded her head, going over to the sheets of music and trying to find the perfect song. "How about we work at NYADA? There would be fewer distractions than here."
"That sounds great, but what am I going to do with Beth? I don't think NYADA would want a little baby that touches everything in their school." Shelby reasoned. Finn got up from the floor, staring at Shelby.
"I can babysit Beth if you want." Finn said. Shelby seemed a bit skeptical, letting a 19-year-old babysit a little baby. Although, Beth already did like Finn. "I'm sure she'd be no trouble at all, and it's not like I'll be alone. I'll have Kurt and Santana here to help me."
"Well Shelby, it can't hurt." Rachel shrugged her shoulders. "Finn has always wanted to babysit. He never really had a chance to since Kurt's his age." Shelby noticed Beth playing with the shoelaces on Finn's shoes, finally relenting.
"All right, it can't hurt now can it?" Shelby went into her bag and took a few things out. "Here's Beth's bottle, a few of her toys and some baby food in case she gets hungry. Here's my number in case things don't run smoothly. She should be fine though."
"Don't worry, we're going to have a great time together." Finn assured Shelby, looking down at Beth. His 'baby' voice came back as he picked Beth up from the floor. "Did you hear that Beth? We're going to spend the afternoon together while your mommy helps your sister get a role on Broadway. Yay!" Beth clapped her hands as Finn chuckled, causing Rachel and Shelby to grin.
"All right, well we're probably going to be out till later so if anything you have Santana and Kurt." Rachel reminded him. "Are you sure that you have everything under control?"
"I have everything under control. I promise." Finn said. "Go, have fun." Finn said as Rachel kissed Finn's cheek.
"You are the best and I love you." Rachel grinned, heading out the door with Shelby.
"This will be good practice. Love you too." Finn waved as Shelby and Rachel closed the door. Finn put Beth down on the floor, getting an idea. "Come on Beth. Let's go to my computer so we can get some pictures for you to color. I should have a box of crayons around here somewhere." Finn and Beth made their way to the computer, Finn sitting down to look for some coloring pages in order to keep Beth busy. "Ah, here's one Beth. We could color a castle! We could color a puppy! Or how about we color a fairy princess! Doesn't that sound like fun?" Finn turned around to see Beth gazing at him with a cute smile. Finn felt his heart almost explode of cuteness as he continued to look at Beth with a grin. "So which one do you want to do? The castle, the puppy or the fairy princess?"
"Princess!" Beth giggled as Finn nodded his head.
"All right, princess it is." Finn started to print out the color pages as he heard the door unlock, noticing Santana coming in the room and heading straight to her room. "Hey San." Finn called from the computer. Finn heard the door slam, turning around to see if everything was all right. "Santana?" Beth continued to look at Finn, giving him a lopsided grin as she ran over to the loft couch to go sit down. Finn could worry about what was wrong with Santana later. Right now, he had to entertain a two-year old. "All right, Beth. Let's color a princess!"
"We are never going to find a song here!" Rachel exclaimed, still staring at the sheets of music.
"Don't worry Rachel, we'll find something." Shelby assured her, continuing to skim through the sheets of paper. "We have time." Shelby picked up a song sheet from the box, gazing at it while looking over at Rachel. "I'm not sure if this song is just right yet, but we could try it in the meantime in order to warm up our bones. Besides, it would give me an excuse to sing with you again." Rachel grinned, walking over to her mother and squeezing her hand while the pianist started playing the song on the piano.
{Rachel and Shelby smile at each other as the pianist starts playing the song on the piano, Rachel reading the lyrics from the sheet music}
[Rachel]
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address
In a torn up town, no post code envy
[Rachel and Shelby]
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, tripping in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashing a hotel room
We don't care, we're driving Cadillac's in our dreams
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds in your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we're not caught up in your love affair
[Rachel]
And we'll never be royals (Rachel and Shelby: Royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (Rachel and Shelby: Ruler)
You can call me Queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy
[Shelby]
My friends and I—we've cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this
We didn't come for money
[Shelby and Rachel]
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, tripping in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashing a hotel room
We don't care, we're driving Cadillac's in our dreams
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds in your timepiece
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we're not caught up in your love affair
[Rachel]
And we'll never be royals (Rachel and Shelby: Royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (Rachel and Shelby: Ruler)
You can call me Queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy
[Rachel and Shelby]
Ooh, Ooh, Oh
We're bigger than we ever dreamed
And I'm in love with being queen
Ooh, ooh, oh
Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair
[Rachel]
And we'll never be royals (Rachel and Shelby: Royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (Rachel and Shelby: Ruler)
You can call me Queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy
After the song, Rachel and Shelby embraced, Rachel thinking about the song and the context before looking up at Shelby with a sly smile.
"Was that song just to get me to lighten up?" Rachel giggled.
"That might have had something to do with it." Shelby replied coyly. Rachel held onto her mother tightly, finally looking down at the box of sheet music, picking one of them up and eyeing the song intently. She looked to Shelby as the two women stood there with a smile. This was it. Rachel had found her song.
"Here comes the choo-choo train! Chugga-Chugga-Chugga-Chugga, CHOO-CHOO!" Finn sat down with Beth on the couch a few hours later as he fed Beth. Beth giggled and opened her mouth as soon as the spoon got close to her mouth, chewing the squash with gusto. Finn took another spoonful from the cup, noticing Beth finished swallowing and was ready for more. "What's that? It's an airplane, Beth! And it needs somewhere to land! Brr-Brr-Brr!" Beth clapped her hands, putting the food in her mouth as Finn chuckled towards her. Santana entered the living room, spotting Finn with Beth, her eyebrows going up with interest.
"Since when did you and Rachel have a child?" Santana questioned. Finn gave Santana a smirk, looking down to Beth as Beth stared up at him wanting more food.
"Very funny. This is Beth, Shelby's kid. I'm babysitting while Shelby's helping Rachel with her audition." Finn said to Santana, his voice turning bright and chipper as he looked to Beth. "Look Beth! It's a helicopter, and there's nowhere for it to land!" Beth had her mouth open as soon as Finn brought the spoon down to her mouth.
"So now we know what makes you melt, little children." Santana shook her head, walking towards the kitchen as Finn finished feeding Beth.
"Oh look Beth, the food's all gone! Yay!" Finn put the glass jar down and clapped his hands, noticing Beth was clapping her hands along with him. "All right, come on. Let's go to the kitchen to throw this out, and then we can watch T.V. What do you want to watch?"
"Sessie Street!" Beth squealed with happiness. Finn didn't know what 'Sessie Street' was, until he realized Beth was two and didn't know how to speak proper English. Finn thought about it for a moment, nodding his head after getting what she was talking about.
"Oh! Sesame Street. Okay, we can watch Sesame Street." Finn picked Beth up while taking the empty jar, heading into the kitchen—when they spotted Santana wiping a few tears from her face. Finn put Beth down on the floor so he could talk to Santana. There was something obviously bothering her. "Hey, Beth. Why don't you go to the living room and wait for me there, okay? I'll be there in a minute to put on the T.V." Beth giggled, running back to the television as Finn walked over to Santana. "Santana, what's wrong?" Santana tried to explain that she wanted Finn to go away, but she didn't even have the strength to do so. Instead, Santana went into Finn's arms, crying into his chest as Finn wrapped his arms around Santana in a bear hug. "Shh, it's okay." Finn soothingly said as Santana continued to cry.
Kurt, Santana and Finn sat down on the couch while Beth was into the television a little while later, just watching their hearts fill up slightly with joy every time Beth laughed and squealed at watching Cookie Monster or Big Bird. Santana secretly was glad that Finn was babysitting, that way the house wouldn't have been so depressing.
"So Santana, is everything okay?" Kurt whispered, not wanting Beth to know that the grownups were talking. "I mean from what Finn told me, you just broke down in the kitchen."
"Well how the hell am I supposed to feel right now?" Santana glared at Finn and Kurt, realizing that she sounded as if she was bitter with them. Her expression softened, Santana putting a hand on Finn's shoulder. "Sorry, it's just that…I did something and I felt terrible. I don't know what I'm going to do."
"Well we can't help you if we don't know what you did…" Kurt sighed, placing a hand on Santana's leg. Santana gazed at Kurt, letting out a sigh.
"Remember when Brittany was here?" Santana started to say, causing Finn and Kurt to raise their eyebrows towards her. "Well, I kind of slept with Brittany—and I'm still dating Dani."
"Wow, you actually feel bad for cheating." Kurt sounded amused. "Sorry, it's just that everyone cheated on everyone in Glee Club and no one seemed to feel bad…for anyone."
"Anyway, Santana does Dani know about this?" Finn asked, beginning to feel worried for his friend.
"No, that's just it. She doesn't know about it." Santana sighed, running a hand through her hair. "If I tell Dani what I did with Brittany then Dani is going to break up with me."
"No she won't." Finn said. "She'll be mad, but she'll probably need time."
"Yeah, you mean like when Rachel cheated with Puck because you had sex with Santana?" Kurt looked at both Santana and Finn, unaware that Beth was still in the room.
"COME BACK!" Finn, Santana and Kurt whiplashed their heads towards Beth, who was screaming at the television in anger. "Elmo, come back!' Beth sat down on the floor and started to cry, causing Finn to get up from the couch and make his way to the two-year-old.
"Hey, what's the matter?" Finn softly asked Beth. Beth continued pointing while Finn looked at the T.V. "Did the show finish?"
"Yeah, the show's over and she probably thinks they're gone for good." Kurt said.
"No, no…they'll be back later." Finn told Beth with a small smile on her face. "They'll be back. They just went to…sleep."
"They went to sleep?" Santana shook her head to Finn, letting out a scoff.
"Yes Santana, the characters on Sesame Street went to sleep." Finn turned to Santana, silently begging her to play along for Beth's sake. Finn focused on Beth again, noticing that her tears were still falling down her face. "Hey Beth, do you like music? We can play some music if you like." Beth stopped crying for a moment, wiping a few of her tears while Finn wiped some tears as well. Beth took Finn's arm and blew her nose into Finn's sleeve, Santana and Kurt stifling their giggles. After a few blows and possibly some boogers on Finn's shirt, Beth removed her nose, looking Finn into his eyes slightly apologetically.
"Sowwy…" Beth softly said. Finn chuckled softly, bringing Beth closer to him.
"It's all right. My shirt was dirty anyway." Finn looked to Kurt, giving his brother a small smile. "Hey Kurt, go get my guitar from my room." Kurt got up from the sofa, heading towards Finn's room in an instant. There was something that Kurt had to do in there anyway.
Kurt entered Finn and Rachel's room, noticing Finn's guitar in the corner of the room—but there was something that Kurt wanted even more. He wanted to find that book that Finn was reading, since it had to be slightly embarrassing for Finn to not even show him the cover. Kurt searched high and low for the book, opening drawers, opening the closet and even looking under Finn and Rachel's bed. Kurt snapped his fingers in disbelief—the book wasn't in here. Kurt decided to give up for now, grabbing Finn's guitar in order to head towards the exit. There, Kurt saw Santana looking right at him with a chortle.
"I know that you were trying to find something that belonged to Finn." Santana said.
"How did you know that?" Kurt wondered. "I was looking for…"
"Something that Finn wouldn't show you. I know the drill, Kurt." Santana walked towards Kurt, her smirk appearing on her face. "So what were you looking for? This I have to know."
"Well, I was kind of looking for that book Finn was reading." Kurt admitted.
"Finn reads?" Santana seemed surprised. "Finn never struck me as the person that would pick up a book. Really?"
"Really, he reads." Kurt said. "Now if we can move on, I need to find that book while he's distracted. Rachel didn't help since she passed up having sex with Finn."
"You wanted them to be like two little bunny rabbits that first met in the springtime, obviously in heat, looking to make little bunny babies?" Santana sounded a bit disgusted.
"No, well…not for the bunny babies' part. I just wanted Rachel to keep him busy, but now Rachel is rehearsing for her callback and Finn is babysitting." Kurt sighed.
"Which means Finn is busy." Santana pointed out the obvious. "Finn is chasing a two-year old around the house and you're going to pass that up in order to see where he hides that book? I mean come on now."
"Kurt! Did you find my guitar?!" Finn shouted from the living room. Kurt and Santana looked at the guitar as Kurt nodded his head.
"Yeah, we found it. We'll be there in a second!" Kurt called out. He then faced Santana, his mind whirring. "I'll think of where Finn keeps that book."
"And I have to find a way to tell my girlfriend that I slept with my ex-girlfriend." Santana added. "See who has the real problem now, Kurt?" Santana and Kurt exited Finn and Rachel's room, spotting Finn and Beth sitting on the loft floor.
"Oh, thanks." Finn grabbed the guitar from Kurt, putting it around his body. Beth looked intrigued with the guitar, running her fingers along the wooden part of it. "Do you like it Beth? Here, let me show you something. When you pluck these strings, they make music. Here, let me show you." Finn made a chord and strummed the guitar strings, seeing that Beth was fascinated. Her eyes widened and a smile appeared on her face. "And if I play a few chords at the same time, it makes a song. Watch." Finn played a few chords as Santana and Kurt smiled at the interaction. Beth clapped her hands while Finn played the guitar, causing Finn to smile at her. "All right, do you want to try something really, really cool?" Beth quickly nodded her head, causing Finn to laugh. "All right, here's what you're going to do. You're going to clap, just like that. Can you do that for me? We're going to sing a little song." Beth nodded her head, clapping her hands at a surprisingly good rhythm while Santana and Kurt clapped along with Beth in order to be her guide. Finn started strumming a couple chords, looking at Beth with a happy smile as he started to sing, and it wasn't long until Kurt and Santana joined him.
{Finn strums chords on the guitar, looking at Beth while Santana, Kurt and Beth clap their hands}
[Finn]
Ho, Hey
Ho, Hey
I've been trying to do it right
I've been living a lonely life
I've been sleeping here instead
I've been sleeping in my bed
I've been sleeping in my bed
[Kurt]
So show me family
All the blood that I would bleed
[Finn]
I don't know where I belong
I don't know where I went wrong
But I can write a song
[Finn with Kurt and Santana]
I belong with you
You belong with me
You're my sweetheart
I belong with you
You belong with me
You're my sweetheart
Ho, Hey
Ho, Hey
[Finn]
I don't think you're right for him
Look at what it might have been
[Santana]
Took a bus to Chinatown
I'd be standing on Canal…and Bowery
[Finn]
She'll be standing next to me
[Finn, Kurt and Santana]
I belong with you
You belong with me
You're my sweetheart
I belong with you
You belong with me
You're my sweetheart
[Finn]
Love, we need it now
Let's hope for some
Cause oh, we're bleeding out
[Finn, Kurt and Santana]
I belong with you
You belong with me
You're my sweetheart
I belong with you
You belong with me
You're my sweetheart (Kurt and Santana: Ho! Hey! Ho!)
[Finn, Santana and Kurt]
HEY!
Beth continued clapping her hands, giggling as Finn took off the guitar and put it to the side. Beth started dancing to the best of her ability, which gave Kurt a great idea. Kurt picked up Beth, staring at Finn and Santana.
"So, I was thinking…what if we entertain Beth…" Kurt smirked.
"How?" Finn asked, crossing his arms to his brother.
"How about we entertain her with some dancing? She seems to like dancing a lot, don't you Beth?" Beth giggled, clapping her hands at Kurt.
"All right, so what are we going to dance?" Santana questioned, noticing that Kurt started doing the hand dance from the Beyoncé video "Single Ladies".
"What?" Finn shook his head. "I'm not dancing the Single Ladies dance. Once in my life was enough."
"Oh come on, Finn. Are you really going to deny this face?" Kurt looked at Beth and in a comical moment, Beth's face turned into a pout. Finn tried to argue it, but Santana and Kurt shook their heads with a smirk of their own. Finn relented, nodding his head slowly.
"All right, I'll do the Single Ladies dance." Finn said. "But I'm not wearing a leotard."
"Oh really?" Kurt smirked while Santana let out a laugh. Finn's face turned into horror once again, noticing that they were serious in getting him in a leotard. Finn groaned as Kurt pulled him towards his bedroom. They were going to put a show on for Beth. If she couldn't have her Sesame Street, she was going to have to have Finn, Kurt and Santana entertain her.
"Good evening ladies and…Beth!" Kurt said fifteen minutes later with Beth sitting on the loft couch, clapping her little hands. "It's the show that you all have been waiting for! It is Cirque De Single Ladies! Are you ready for a good time, little Beth?" Beth clapped her hands, Kurt turning over to the iPod dock as he pressed play.
{Kurt starts doing the Single Ladies Dance as Beth starts cheering}
[Beyoncé}
All the single ladies (All the single ladies)
All the single ladies (All the single ladies)
All the single ladies (All the single ladies)
All the single lades (Now put your hands up)
Up in the club, we just broke up
Doing my own little thing
You decided to dip and now you wanna trip
Cause another brother noticed me
I'm up on him, he up on me
Don't pay him any attention
Cause I cried my tears
For three good years
You can't be mad at me
{Santana joins Kurt in a black female leotard as Santana and Kurt smirk while doing the Single Ladies dance}
Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
{Finn grudgingly comes out in a black male leotard, small tie and one of Rachel's high heels as Santana and Kurt laugh while dancing. Finn, Santana and Kurt dance while Beth laughs and claps her hands.}
I got gloss on my lips, a man lips
Hold me tighter than my Dereon jeans
Acting up, drink in my cup
I could care less what you think
I need no permission, did I mention
Don't pay him any attention
Cause you had your turn
And now you're going to learn
What it really feels like to miss Bee
{Rachel and Shelby come in the house and they see Finn, Santana and Kurt dancing the Single Ladies dance as they look a bit shocked}
Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
Whoa-oh-oh
"YAY!" Beth stood up on the couch, clapping for Finn, Santana and Kurt while Rachel and Shelby looked to one another. Apparently, many things were done in the couple of hours they were gone. Beth noticed Shelby standing at the doorway as she got down from the sofa.
"Hey, where you going?" Finn asked, his eyes following where Beth was running. Finn looked up to see Rachel and Shelby—and suddenly felt very embarrassed with what he was wearing. Rachel stifled a giggle, looking at Finn from head to toe. "And….I think it's time I go and change." Finn started walking back to his and Rachel's room, the high heels clicking while Rachel smiled.
"Finn? Are those my shoes?" Rachel said in amusement.
"Yes…" Finn spoke in embarrassment, leaning his head on the wall. "Yes they are." Finn entered the room and closed the door while Rachel chuckled.
"Yeah, I thought so." Rachel went to the kitchen to put down her purse while laughing quietly.
Fifteen minutes later, Finn came out dressed in his normal clothes, spotting Shelby and Rachel sitting in the kitchen while Beth babbled to Shelby. Finn entered the kitchen, sitting down in the seat across from Shelby, folding his hands. Shelby continued to laugh at Beth's babbling, but when Beth saw Finn sitting across from her, she motioned that she wanted to sit in his lap. Finn chuckled as Shelby handed Beth over to him. Finn looked at her, seeing that she was looking up at him with a smile.
"Beth was just telling me of the wonderful afternoon you guys had." Shelby said, looking over to Rachel. "I really hope she wasn't any trouble."
"She was no trouble at all." Finn insisted, smiling down at Beth. "She was an angel. And we had so much fun! We watched Sessie Street, we colored pictures, we played music and we danced, right Beth!" Beth giggled at Finn's silly voice.
"Well thank you Finn, I really appreciate it." Shelby grinned to him. "Beth, we have to say goodbye to Finn so we can go home."
"No." Beth shook her head, clutching to Finn tightly. "I like Unkie Finn!"
"Unkie Finn?" Shelby looked at Beth, seeing Finn was smiling at Beth.
"Beth, I loved having you here, but you have to go home with Shelby." Finn saw Beth pout, causing him to let out a grin. "How about this? How about I babysit for you again, does that sound like fun?"
"That sounds like a great idea." Shelby quickly agreed, noticing how quickly Beth had bonded with Finn.
"Yeah!" Beth clapped her hands while Finn hugged her tightly. Beth stared at Finn, picking up her hand and twisting it back and forth, just like in the "Single Ladies" dance. Finn laughed, picking up his own hand and doing his own version of the "Single Ladies" hand dance. Shelby went over to get Beth, but as she picked up Beth from Finn's lap, Beth pressed a small kiss to Finn's cheek, causing him and Rachel to beam widely.
"Come on Finn, let's walk Shelby and Beth out." Rachel insisted, getting up from the chair and Finn following. Finn, Rachel, Shelby and Beth said their goodbyes, and as soon as Shelby and Beth left, Rachel closed the loft door, gazing over at Finn. "You did a fantastic job with Beth today, Finn. I'm so proud of you."
"Aw, thanks." Finn hugged Rachel tightly, looking down at her. "It's just…I had so much fun with her…can I tell you something?"
"Sure, of course." Finn led Rachel over to the couch, sitting her down as he stared at her.
"There was kind of a reason that I asked to babysit Beth today." Finn sighed. "I was preparing…you know, for when time comes and we decide to have a baby…I wanted to have just a little bit of experience under my belt. I know all kids aren't like Beth but…it was fun…except for the part where she cried for five minutes because Sesame Street finished."
"What did you do to get her to stop crying?" Rachel asked, becoming intrigued.
"Well, what I did was that I asked her if she wanted to hear a song. So Kurt, Santana and I sang Beth a song. Then it turned out that she liked dancing more and we danced for her." Finn chuckled. "I think today was the most fun, relaxing day that I've had in a long time." Rachel leaned closer to Finn, wrapping her arms around his waist.
"You are so smart, Finn." Rachel proudly looked into his eyes.
"I'm smart? Really?" Finn asked, scratching his head with his hand.
"You knew exactly what to do in order to get her to stop crying. You went to your gut—and you sang to her." Rachel smiled. "She seems to really like you. She wants you to babysit her again. Shelby says that Beth usually isn't nice to strangers."
"Well, I'm glad she took a liking to me." Finn nervously chuckled, looking away from Rachel. Rachel put a hand on Finn's cheeks, gazing into his eyes.
"Do you know why she liked you so much?" Finn shook his head at Rachel's question. "It's because she saw something special in you. She knew that there was something fun and exciting about you. Sometimes thinking just like a child really helps, and it helped in this case because you were able to bond with her. I really, really am proud of you. The proudest I've been of you in my entire life. Just so you know Finn, you are going to be an amazing father when the time comes."
"Really?" Finn seemed slightly skeptical, but Rachel leaned closer to his lips.
"I guarantee it." Rachel murmured before pressing her lips to Finn's. Finn and Rachel were lost in their own little world until—
"AHA!" Finn jumped away from Rachel, looking to see that it was Kurt who interrupted them—and he had a book in his hand. "I knew it! I found the book that you were reading Finn! I found it!"
"What book was Finn reading?" Rachel asked, looking over at Finn.
"He was reading…a music book!" Kurt showed Rachel the book with guitar chords. "I knew it; I knew he was reading a book that had to do with music or something like that!"
"Oh boy, you got me Kurt." Finn put his hands up in mock defeat, but Kurt was too into the moment to listen to Finn.
"I finally got you brother." Kurt walked away from Finn and Rachel, hearing Kurt's room door shut. Finn shook his head, noticing that Rachel was still looking over at him.
"I know that the guitar book wasn't the real book you were reading earlier." Rachel said. Finn felt bad for not telling Rachel what he was reading, so that was when he decided he was going to do it. He was going to tell Rachel. Finn got up from the sofa, motioning Rachel to follow him. Finn entered their bedroom, closing the door behind him as he went over to the closet and entered his suitcase.
"Before I show you the book, you have to promise that you're not going to laugh at me." Finn sighed. Rachel sat on the bed, crossing her arms with a supportive smile.
"I promise I won't laugh at you." Rachel vowed. Finn pulled the book out of his suitcase, throwing it on the bed for Rachel to take a good look at it. Rachel raised her eyebrow, the smile still on her face as she saw the title of the book. "Finn, you're reading 50 Shades of Grey? You never struck me as a chick flick, erotica, romance novel person."
"I saw it at the public library and I read a couple chapters while I was on line to take out some DVD's." Finn explained. "Everyone else was reading it so I figured, why not. Except when I got on the train with the book I noticed that everyone that was reading the book were females who wanted to have sex with Christian Grey even though he's a fictional character. I know you probably think I'm some softie now, I'm reading a freaking romance novel. I'm a guy…reading a novel that's targeted towards girls." Finn looked embarrassed, but Rachel got up from the bed, walking over to him.
"You're not a softie." Rachel said, pressing kisses to Finn's neck. "I think the fact you're reading 50 Shades Of Grey even though it's a girls book is totally sexy."
"You're not just saying that?" Finn pondered, raising an eyebrow to his fiancée.
"I'm not." Rachel assured him. Rachel went over to her book bag, taking out her own copy of the book. "I'm reading it too."
"Really!" Finn felt better knowing that Rachel wasn't going to judge him for reading a book targeted for women. "Which part are you up to?" Rachel put her book to the side, walking over to Finn and slowly unbuttoning his shirt while staring into his eyes.
"I'm up to the part where the maiden slowly undresses her lover, and makes love to him like there's no tomorrow." Rachel cheekily said. Finn caught Rachel's drift, leaning down and pressing passionate kisses on her lips as Rachel continued to unbutton his shirt. Rachel took off Finn's shirt, leading him over towards their bed, giving him a look of wanting. "Come along Mr. Hudson…I believe we have some experimenting to do…" Finn pressed kisses along Rachel's neck, reaching over to the lamp in order to turn off the light so he could enjoy his night alone with Rachel.
Santana sat in the diner the next night, staring down at her fingers, contemplating whether she was making the right choice. Kurt came over to wipe down some tables, giving Santana a supportive smile as Dani entered the diner.
"Are you going to be okay?" Kurt patted Santana's shoulder.
"If I don't do this now, then I'm never going to do it." Santana simply said. Kurt patted her shoulder once more, making his way towards the other tables in order to clean them. Dani sat down in the seat across from Santana, folding her hands with a grin.
"Hey, I missed you." Dani smiled. "Let me tell you, the Daft Punk concert was amazing! I had a great time! You really should have come!"
"Dani…" Dani noticed Santana was serious, causing her smile to falter. "There something that I need to tell you."
"Oh, okay…" Dani folded her hands, still looking at Santana. "What's wrong?"
"There's something that I did…that I'm ashamed about." Santana felt tears come to her eyes while she stared at Dani. "Brittany came to New York while you were gone…" Dani's face turned serious.
"Santana…Brittany came to New York while I was gone…" Dani tried to comprehend. "And I can already see where this is going."
"What?" Santana saw Dani get up from the chair, pacing back and forth.
"You were with her while I was gone." Dani sighed. Dani felt her heart break in a million pieces as she stared down at the floor. "You love Brittany more than me."
"What, I didn't say that…" Santana shook her head, getting up from her seat. "I didn't say I loved Brittany more than you."
"Well you never exactly told me you loved me Santana." Dani argued. Santana looked taken aback, spotting Dani looking furious. "This whole time you were here, you were trying to decide whether you liked me or Brittany. Even though you were with me, your heart is still with Brittany. I can see it."
"Dani, that's not true." Santana's voice broke, tears streaming down her face.
"Santana! It's true! So just cut the crap so we can move on here!" Dani screamed. "I know that you love Brittany more than me and even when you said that you chose me, you never meant it!"
"What did you want me to say, Dani?!" Santana looked Dani in the eye, still feeling tears go down her cheeks. "What do you want me to say? Do you want me to say that I'm sorry?"
"Sorry? You think sorry is going to fix this?!" Dani yelled, Santana looking a bit frightened. "You think I'm just going to forgive you because you say the word 'Sorry'? This isn't Barney, Santana. Sorry isn't the magic word that's going to make everything all better! I…I don't even know if I can look at you anymore. I really don't know…" Dani turned on her heels, heading towards the kitchen, Santana trying to hold back more of her tears. Santana found that she couldn't, so she sat there and let the tears fall, covering her hands with her eyes and shaking her head. She had never been in such a big mess—not even when Finn accidentally kicked her out of the closet and everyone knew her sexual orientation. Santana walked to the diner bathroom, closing the door and staring at herself in the mirror. She was possibly going to lose the person that cared about her the most—and it wouldn't have been the same if Dani had never spoke to her again.
{Santana stares into the mirror, the tears streaming down her face as she shakes her head in shame}
[Santana]
We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain
We jump, never asking way
We kissed, I fell under your spell
A love no one could deny
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah, you wreck me
{Scene changes to Dani taking orders and focusing her eyes on Santana, feeling saddened as she looks down at the notepad}
[Dani]
I put you high up in the sky
And now, you're not coming down
It slowly turned you let me burn
And now we're ashes on the ground
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life
I will always want you
{Santana and Dani look at one another as they sadly make their rounds around the diner}
[Santana and Dani]
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you wreck me
{Scene changes to Santana looking at the sugar as she fills it, Santana slowly daydreams of Dani}
[Santana]
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
And instead of using force
I guess I should have let you win
{Dani looks across the diner, shaking her head as she grabs her guitar and heads to the kitchen}
[Dani]
I never meant to start a war
I just wanted you to let me in
I guess I should have let you win
Don't you ever say I just walked away
I will always want you
{Scene changes to Dani and Santana standing on opposite sides of the diner stage, not looking at each other as they look down at their feet}
[Santana and Dani]
I came in like a wrecking ball
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls
All you ever did was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball
Yeah, I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in a blazing fall
All you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you wreck me
[Dani]
Yeah you, you wreck me
{Santana and Dani stand on the stage as tears stream down their face, the screen going to black}
GUEST STARRING
Idina Menzel as Shelby Corcoran
Samantha and Isabel Kahle as Beth Corcoran
Demi Lovato as Dani
SONG(S):
Royals (Originally by Lorde): Performed by Rachel Berry and Shelby Corcoran
Ho Hey (Originally by The Lumineers): Performed by Finn Hudson, Kurt Hummel and Santana Lopez
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) [Originally by Beyoncé]: Sung by Beyoncé but Performed by Kurt Hummel, Santana Lopez and Finn Hudson
Wrecking Ball (Originally by Miley Cyrus): Performed by Santana Lopez and Dani