68. Sadie Hawkins

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"I'm telling you, it's been keeping me up at night. Something weird's going on with the Warblers," Sam insisted, walking down the hall with Blaine and Melanie. "They're doing all those flips and superhuman jumps at Sectionals."

"Exactly. That's why they won," Blaine replied.

"And where was Round-Faced Warbler?" Sam asked, giving Blaine a pointed look. "You said he was there when you went back to Dalton, but come Sectionals—poof—he's gone."

Blaine frowned. "So, what are you saying?"

"I think they cheated at Sectionals," Sam declared.

"That's ridiculous," Blaine scoffed.

"Is it?" Sam countered, turning to Melanie for backup.

"I'm with Sam. They definitely cheated," she agreed, nodding.

Blaine shot her a doubtful look.

"What? Like that's new territory for them?" Melanie shrugged. "Sebastian literally almost blinded you last year just to sing a Michael Jackson song, and you think all of a sudden they're playing fair? Not to mention, they've never moved like that. Ever."

"You can't just throw around accusations without any kind of evidence," Blaine argued.

"Well, then, I'll find some evidence," Sam huffed before abruptly stopping. "Do you have any lip balm I can use?" he called out as Blaine kept walking.

"What?" Blaine turned back, confused.

"Conspiracy theories make my lips get all chapped," Sam explained, stepping up to him.

Blaine let out a nervous chuckle and gestured to Melanie.

"I can't use any of her stuff. It makes my lips tingle," Sam informed him, looking at Blaine expectantly. "Come on, dude, it's not weird. We're like brothers."

"Yeah... uh, sure," Blaine said slowly, hesitating before pulling a chapstick from his bag and handing it over. "Here you go."

"Thank you," Sam muttered, applying it.

Melanie glanced at Blaine who stated at Sam with an unreadable expression

Before either of them could comment, Tina popped her head into the hallway, Sugar peeking over her shoulder.

"Guys? You're late," Tina called.

"I know," Blaine sighed, stepping into the room with Melanie and Sam. As they took their seats, he turned to Melanie. "Mel, you can't keep coming to these meetings if you're not on student council."

Melanie pouted, settling in next to Sam.

"Well, she is part of student council. She's the Second Lady," Sam argued, gesturing to her.

Melanie grinned, nodding in agreement.

Blaine glanced between them, exhaling before offering Melanie a small smile. "Uh... okay." He grabbed the gavel, tapping it against the table. "This meeting of the McKinley High Student Council is now in session. First order of business: Secretary Cohen-Chang, will you please read the minutes from the last meeting?"

"Sam did a Daniel Craig impression for 45 minutes," Tina deadpanned.

"I'll have it shaken and stirred, too," Sam quipped, slipping into the accent.

Melanie beamed, clapping softly. "So good."

"That was fantastic. Thank you, Secretary Cohen-Chang," Blaine said dryly. "Treasurer Motta, if we could go through the budget appropriations we discussed—" He paused, noticing Tina's raised hand. "Yes, Tina?"

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