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

SEVENTY TWO

Season 4, Episode 6:  Glease

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

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Will smiles as he walks into the choir room.

"All right, guys, listen up. I have an announcement to make." He says.

"Adele is dead." Brittany states.

"No. I have been asked to join a blue ribbon panel to rewrite the arts curriculum nationwide." Will says.

"Wow! Congratulations." Tina says.

Will smiles. "Thank you. I'll be taking a short sabbatical, which means I'm leaving McKinley at the end of the week."

"What? This is crazy." Angie remarks.

"But Glee Club is your life." Artie reminds their teacher.

"Which is why this is only temporary. I'll be back right after sectionals." Will informs.

"Wait... after sectionals?! Whoa!" Marley exclaims.

"Guys, guys, calm down. Look, I knew I needed to find a replacement, which is why I brought in Finn Hudson to co-direct alongside Angie." Will says.

"Mr. Shue, Finn cannot take over Glee Club. He doesn't know what he's doing at all. Sorry, Finn." Tina says.

"Guys, I know I can do this. And I've got some really great ideas for sectionals." Finn says.

"We'll all be dead by then!" Tina bites back.

"Tina." Angie growls.

"Finn doesn't know how to direct a musical!" Tina tells her teammates.

"Hudsons, Schuester. Figgins' office, right now." Sue says as she walks into the choir room.

Angie glares at Tina.

"So much for team spirit, Tina."

/ / /

Angie can't form words when she and Finn get home.

Finn looks down as Angie walks to the kitchen. He knows she's either mad or disappointed.

He accidentally called Sue's daughter, Robin, retarded. He knew that Robin had Down Syndrome.

Angie zeroes in on her work. If she thinks about anything other than that, she won't be as mad.

Dinner is very tense.

Finn picks at his chicken, glancing to Angie every now and then.

Angie eats silently, knowing that Finn's looking at her every so often.

"Are you mad?"

Angie sighs and finishes eating a bite of her food. "I'm not mad. I'm just... disappointed in you. Robin is just like Becky and was just like Jean. An underdog. And for you to call Sue's daughter that offensive term... it's inexcusable."

Finn looks down. "I know. And I really didn't mean to say it. That's not what I meant when I said it."

"The fact is that you did say it. Your words matter more when you get older, Finn. We're supposed to be setting examples for those kids in glee club." Angie emphasizes.

"I'm sorry." Finn chokes out in tears.

Angie gets up and hugs him. "It's okay. It's okay Finn. I know you didn't mean it. Baby please don't cry."

After some consoling, ice cream and watching Transformers, Finn calms down. And he can only think one thing.

Angie is the best wife in the world.