"It's one of the hardest things 'Cedes and me have had to sit by and watch. That sassy gay bitch, he... well, he blackmailed me. When I found out what he was doing back in school one day. We were basically rivals. He had his bitch realm and I had mine. We didn't like each other because we were so similar, but when I found him in that bathroom so... broken that day, he didn't even deny it. He looked for a split second like he might want to, but then he just told me if I told anyone what I knew, he would expose my relationship with Mike. I was still dating Finn at the time, see. It was that moment I saw through Kurt's tough exterior to a person who was very much like me. Scared, insecure, just trying to keep our heads above water in high school and using popularity to get it. That's when I blackmailed him right back to come back to Cheerios because as much as I hated to admit it, he was the best we had. Even better than me. So, to keep his secret he came on board and we made him co-captain. The rest was history. We were unstoppable. Three National titles with him, and he was the only one Sue let get under her skin. He still helps her coach the Cheerios for the Nationals comp each year. He flies back to Lima to see his folks and helps her our for a few weeks. And in the process of all that, he became the most important person in my life and I had to sit there and... watch him destroy himself," Quinn mumbled and had to reach up to wipe away a couple of stray tears when they escaped. "And now it's happening all over again. I wish I could have warned Blaine more, but it was Kurt's secret to tell... especially to his first love."

She sniffled and bit down on her lip when her hazel eyes met his. He was so close, and she wished her mind and heart would cooperate with each other and tell her what the hell she should be doing with this. As always, though, they seemed to be batting for different teams and she didn't have Kurt to go to for guidance this time like she had when she and Mike were deciding to call their engagement off. "I... I think I really do," she confessed quietly.