I'll Stand By You (Finn Hudson x OC)

FIFTY FOUR

Season 3, Episode 10:  Yes/No

Ownership of Glee:  FOX, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

/ / /

"Mercedes, what's the deal with you and Sam?" Rachel asks.

"You've been stealing glances in the choir room, and you still haven't told us what happened over summer vacation." Angie says.

Mercedes smiles. "Okay, okay, okay, okay." She says.

"Go." Kurt encourages.

"It's true. Sam and I spent a lot of time together at the lake."

Mercedes and Sam break out into 'Summer Nights' from Grease.

[Summer Nights by Samcedes]

/ / /

"Finn, give me a drum roll!" Will says as he writes something on the whiteboard.

Will writes 'Marry Me?' on the whiteboard.

"Yes, I am proposing to Ms. Pillsbury. This is the kind of news that you share with your family, and you guys are my family." Will tells his students.

"Mr. Shue, we're so happy for you." Angie says.

"We totally don't think you'll screw it up this time." Santana comments.

"It's got to be perfect. I'm sitting down with Emma's parents to ask for permission, and then this proposal needs to knock her well-washed socks off. And that's where you guys come in, okay? So the assignment for the week is to come up with a proposal number. And you know Ms. Pillsbury... it's got to be perfect." Will says.

"Well, you can count on us, Mr. Shue." Finn says.

Angie smiles, already having a number in mind. Finn sees her smile and smiles too.

Proposals are so romantic.

/ / /

Finn is brought into the Spanish classroom by Will. Burt, Carole and Angie are sitting down in chairs at a table.

"Oh. Uh... hi." Finn says.

"Have a seat." Burt tells his stepson.

"Okay." Finn obeys and sits next to Angie.

"Will, uh... told us about your plans for the future." Burt says.

"Yeah, which was supposed to be private." Finn says, giving his teacher a look.

"Look, I-I knew telling them might upset you, but I felt obligated to bring Burt, Angie and your mom into this discussion. This is a big decision." Will tells Finn.

"Well, you know, I was... I was going to tell you guys about it sooner or later." Finn replies.

"Look, Finn, you know what I want, okay? I'm going to need somebody to take over the shop while I'm off in DC, and if I let your brother do it, okay, he's going to have all the grease monkeys wearing white dinner jackets." Burt says.

"Yeah that's something Kurt would do." Angie says.

Finn nods. "Yeah. Yeah, he would. Uh... well, I'm not enlisting tomorrow." He says.

Burt nods. "Okay. Well, I'm glad. Not because I'm antimilitary or anything like that. I just don't get where you're coming from with this."

Finn smiles. "Well, my dad was a war hero. I have an obligation to him to... to be a good man."

Angie nods. "Mm-hmm."

"To make something of myself, to... to help people like he did." Finn finishes.