The Only Exception- Glee

08. Mash Up

Taking his anger towards Mr. Schue on the Glee club guys, Coach Tanka made all the guys in Glee pick between Glee and Football. The rest of the club waited anxiously to see who, if any of them, decided to stay. Feeling like giving up, Mr. Schue looks to the group, "I guess they're not coming. I'm sorry guys."

Mercedes looks around, shaking her head. "I can't believe this. I thought they were friends."

"They are, but they have a tough decision to make." Becca said, trying to defend them. "They like both things."

Moments later, Matt and Mike walk in. Santana and Brittany went to greet them first, once they separated, Becca pulled her dance teachers in for a hug. "What made you guys pick?" she asked her dance teachers. 

Matt looks around before turning to her, "Don't tell anyone, but we have more fun here than we do on the field."

"And we can show off our sweet dance moves." Mike adds on, doing a little pop in lock which makes Becca laugh.

Surprising everyone, there was one more person to walk through that door, Puck. Rachel ran up and gave him a hug as Artie questions where Finn is. Becca, feeling her heart break knowing what his choice was. She looks at Puck to ask the question that's on everyone's mind, "He's not coming is he?" 

* * *

 Becca and Rachel were talking to Kurt at his locker, wearing their raincoats in fear of what the jocks are going to do to them. Becca was excitedly telling her about the newest show she was working. "So you guys really are coming to see the show?" She asks. "I mean you don't have to just because I'm working it. My mom's already dragging my dad there because he doesn't like musicals, but tolerates them because of me and my mom. But you guys don't have to go."

"We're going and we're going to support you." Kurt said, which makes her smile.

"I was going to see it anyway, since Evita is such an amazing show," Rachel says, "But it's even better now that you're working on it." Becca couldn't help but smile a little bit more at how she now has friends who are supportive of what she does.

The smile was quickly wiped off her face as she saw Rachel cowering in fear. Kurt and her turn around to see Finn standing there, holding a Slushie looking at Kurt. "Do it." Kurt said. "I know they put you up for it."

"I really don't want to," Finn states, not making eye contact with anyone. "Honestly, It's just if I don't do it, then the guys on the team are gonna kick the crap out of me. I know how picky you are about the products you use on your face."

Becca looks between her two friends and decides to step in. "But I'm not." Becca says as she grabs the slushie out of his hand. Finn tries to get it back from her, not knowing what she's about to do. "I'm taking one for the team." She shuts her eyes and throws the slushie onto her face. She forces the cup back into Finn's hand, taking her glasses off once her hand's free. Wiping her face that's dripping with shaved ice, Rachel quickly guides her to the nearest bathroom. Tina and Mercedes followed leaving Artie not knowing if he should follow or not.

Kurt looks at the jock in front of him, knowing that he's the only other person at this school that's closest with her. "Get out of here and take some time to think whether or not any of your 'friends' on the football team would have done that for you." He turns and joins the girls in the bathroom, bring Artie with them. That left Finn standing there alone, looking at where one of his closest friends was just guided off into, rethinking everything. 

* * *

Today was the one day that Becca didn't bring a change of clothes and it just so happened to be the day that the AC was blasting. The girl was freezing cold already and slushing herself did not help. She was standing by her locker, putting her books back in her locker when she felt something draped over her shoulder. She looks to see Finn just put his letterman on his shoulders. She pushed it off of her, claiming that she's fine.

"Becca, you're shivering." Finn says, stating the obvious.

"I'm not cold."

"You are."

Trying to find the only excuse in the book, "It won't fit me."

Having none of it, Finn holds out his jacket once more, "Becca just take the damn jacket." Reluctantly, she does and it does in fact fit her. "See, it fits."

Not looking at him, but grateful for the warmth. "What do you want?"

Finn takes a breath and starts his apology. "I'm an idiot. I'm so sorry. Kurt was right, none of those guys would have done what you did. Everyone glared at me afterwards and I totally regret it. You're pretty cool."

"Thanks."

"I'm rejoining Glee. I talked to Coach Tanka and he's letting us football guys do both."

She gives her friend a smile, "That's good. I'm glad."

"Look I get why you did that." Finn said, "You stand up for the people in your life you care about and don't think straight when you do. You've told me how you've been burned by your friends in the past but I'm never going to do that to you. I know that I kind of suck and I get if you don't forgive me but we're still friends, right? You're like one of the coolest people at this school."

Tightening the jacket around herself she smiles up at the quarterback. "Yeah we are." She goes over and gives him a hug, Finn putting his arms around the girl. As Becca stands there, she's left hoping that the giant ass secret she was hiding from him won't ruin one of the closest friendships she's ever had.