Author's note: Thank you SO much to everyone who's read and reviewed so far! Your reviews are much appreciated, and make my day ! I hope everyone had a happy holiday and happy early new year! There will only be two chapters left of this story, but if you want me to write an event, please let me know. Also, babygate did not happen (sorry) for the purpose of this story! As always, comments are always appreciated, and you guys are AMAZING!

Disclaimer: I asked for it over the holidays, but nope, sadly, Glee is still not mine.


The next choice Artie made was probably the toughest decision he ever had to make, and that was about his relationship with Tina. Artie and Tina had finished their second year at the University of Toledo, and still going strong. They met each other at least once every day, not necessarily doing something special and going out somewhere, but just being together, which was more special than anything in Artie's opinion. They would just sit for hours doing their work and depending on who's room they were in (they were in the same dorm, but different floors), the room owner would cook. Artie would try to persuade Tina to let him come over more because he couldn't cook anything.

Artie knew that what he had with Tina was beyond amazing. They could be doing the most mundane activity, but when they did it together, it became the most fun thing in the world. She was his best friend and girlfriend, and he knew that he was the luckiest man alive to have someone like her in his life.

That also posed a problem for him though, because she deserved someone like her to have in her life. He did his best and tried his hardest, and although he knew that she loved him deeply, he couldn't help but feel that she deserved better. She deserved someone who could do all the things that he couldn't. Like be able to go to fancy restaurants, which he couldn't, because there really was no room for his chair. Like being able to take her dancing, and being able to dip her like a regular guy could. Seemingly inconsequential stuff, but as Artie thought about this more and more, the self-doubt that he was good enough for Tina increased.


The last couple of weeks had been hectic, trying to get all the packing done to move out of the dorms in time, and move back home. Add that to all the last minute assignments and exams, meant some serious stress levels. They had finally finished it though, and taking a last look around their rooms for the year, they left the building with Tina pushing Artie, got in his car, and left for home.

Before the Glee club had graduated from High School, they had made a promise that no matter what they were doing, or where they were, they would meet up at least 6 times a year in person as a group. They all emailed and called each other at least twice every week, but they also wanted to see each other in person. Not that this was really hard because they were all intricate parts of each other, and bonds like those couldn't be broken. They would sometimes have small groups meeting, like a Girls Night or Boys Night, but they would always meet for those 6 meetings. They arranged that since everyone finished school around the same time, they would meet on May 5th for their first reunion, and they would have a Girls Night/Boys Night then, and then a big group meeting on the 6th.


May 5th – Girl's Night

The girls met up at the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream parlour at 6:00pm. They had all dropped off their stuff at Rachel's house the night previously where they were going back to have a sleepover, but first they needed to stock up on ice cream supplies. They finished choosing the perfect ice-cream about 30 minutes later with much confusion, because it was all so delicious, and giggling ran their way back to Rachel's house.

They were all sat around the living room in their pyjamas doing old renditions of the songs in Glee, incorporating crazy dance moves, and while eating ice-cream. It was a bit crazy, but at the same time hysterically funny. After about an hour they put on "Hairspray" and were belting out all the tunes. When that finished, they put on "Just Friends," and were all in tears by the end of it from laughing too hard. They finally finished that movie and Mercedes clicked the TV off.

"So, girls, I think we need to chat," she exclaimed, "We need gossip and we need it now!"

The girls burst out laughing, Mercedes big personality and penchant for gossip hadn't changed since High School.

"Well," Brittany started hesitantly, "I met a guy at school who takes care of ducks, and he's started to teach me all the different names. He's really cute." She paused again, "He still hasn't shown me a ballad though, I wonder if he has one.." she trailed off and the girls nodded their heads trying not to laugh. They loved Brittany, but were so glad that she had Santana with her.

"Well, Puck finally asked me to be his girlfriend," Rachel stated, "It's only took him 3 years of dating to call me that." Puck was notoriously known for his commitment issues, but they knew that he loved Rachel deeply, and she was slowly teaching him to warm up to the idea.

"Matt actually asked me out on a date," Mercedes said smugly. It was no secret that during Glee she had a huge crush on him, but he never seemed to return her affection. That wasn't actually the problem, he was just really shy. But, they had ended up going to the same college and he had finally mustered up the courage to ask her on a date.

"Well, me and Finn are married as you all know, and I'm pregnant!" Quinn exclaimed happily.

"Oh my GOSH! CONGRATULATIONS!" the girls squealed hysterically and engulfing Quinn in a huge group hug.

They finally let her go, and Quinn spoke up again. "You guys are my rock, and me and Finn were talking, and we want you all to be God-mothers."

The girls looked around at each other again, and Quinn was getting slightly nervous.

"YES!!!!" they screamed, engulfing her in a hug again.

They finally settled down 20 minutes later after asking Quinn all about her pregnancy and potential names and all baby-related matters.

"So, San, Tee, what's up with you guys and your boys?" Rachel said with a wink.

"Well, Mike also finally asked me out on a date about 2 months ago, and we're going steady!" Santana squealed. She like Puck had had some commitment issues in High School, but with the steady patience and love of Mike Chang, she was beginning to think it wasn't such a big deal after all.

"Me and Artie just had our 3 year anniversary," Tina said with a small smile, "He made me dinner in his room, which was so romantic even though he is an awful cook." The girls laughed at this, knowing Artie's lack of culinary skills. "But, he seems to be distracted lately, I don't know what's wrong, and whenever I ask he seems to snap out of his funk, but he's worrying me somewhat."

The girls quickly popped up with reassurances, "He's probably just busy with school!" (Rachel), "I bet he's searching for a ballad" (Brittany), "If he hurts you I'll hurt him!" (Mercedes).

Tina laughed, she loved her friends dearly.

~*~

May 5th – Boy's Night

The boys were happily sat in Finn's living room playing Mario Kart. They would have competitions every time they got together, and Puck had won the last tournament, leaving him to be targeted by every single player this time. They had ordered 6 pizza's from the nearest restaurant and were just chilling out. The competition ended with Finn being the winner, leading to some shifty looks from everyone else, and he knew that he would definitely have to practice for next time. They started talking about school and what they were up to in their lives. Pretty soon, the conversation switched to their partners.

"So, Puck, Rachel made an honest man out of you yet?" Finn said with a wink.

"Nah, but I asked her to be my girlfriend about 3 weeks back." Puck smirked. He loved Rachel, but commitment still kind of freaked him out. She was working on him though, and he knew that it wouldn't be long before they moved to the next stage. He just couldn't resist her. "And how's Quinn doing? Still in a state of marital bliss?"

Finn grinned hugely, "She is, and she's pregnant!" This resulted in a bunch of quick bear-hugs, claps on the back, and high-fives. "We talked this over, and you guys mean the world to us," the group "awed" grinning at Finn who held his hands up, "Nah, you guys are. And, we want you guys to be the god-fathers."

There was a 5-second silence, and Puck held his glass up, "To our newest god-child!" The rest of the group echoed, looked at each other, and engaged in a huge group hug. But if you asked them about it, they would deny it.

They quickly got updates from Matt and Mike about Mercedes and Santana respectively, and heard the latest gossip from Kurt about his boyfriend who he had met through work. They had a 10 minute conversation about his clothing choice, meaning Kurt had a 10 minute rant on how he had managed to save his poor boyfriend from awful fashion choices.

"Wheels, how's Tee doing?" Mike called.

"Um, good." Artie said quietly. The rest of the group exchanged glances, Artie didn't really talk much about girls like the rest of them, but they had never known him this quiet about Tina before.

"Is everything ok between you and Tina?" Finn inquired gently.

"Yeah, everything's fine." Artie said quietly again.

"Arthur Abrams, WHAT IS WRONG BETWEEN YOU AND TINA?!" Kurt shouted.

Artie winced, when Kurt started shouting, it was time to start spilling. "Nothing's wrong. She's perfect. She's amazing, I love her to death."

The group exchanged glances, Artie still seemed upset. "So what's the problem then dude?" Puck asked.

"That's the problem. She's perfect, and I'm...not." Artie hung his head. He loved his Glee family, but he didn't really like bringing up conversations like this.

"What do you mean?" Mike asked, looking confused.

Artie took a deep breath, "She's perfect and amazing, and incredible. And she deserves someone like that in her life. Not me."

The guys looked at each other. They obviously realized that Artie was a paraplegic, but it didn't change how they saw him. He was one of their own, and they all brought their own different baggage to the table.

"Dude, Tina definitely deserves someone perfect in her life," Puck started gently, "And she has someone like that. She has you." The group looked in astonishment at Puck, that he was the one saying this was definitely unexpected. "No one is perfect, we're human, but she loves you. She's loved you since you guys first became friends, and she's stuck with you all this time. Hell, she stuck by you even with stuttergate (they just attached a "gate" to every issue, it made things simple), and I think she's had plenty of time to make up her mind if she didn't want you."

Artie thought about what Puck said. What if he was right? He knew that he loved Tina with his whole being and they got each other like no one else could. He knew that she loved him as much as he loved her, and maybe, he could be perfect for her. He sat up straighter, she definitely had had enough time to leave him, and why hadn't she left him sooner if she didn't want him? The answer beeped in his head, because she loved him.

"Guys, I need your help," Artie said to everyone.


May 6th – Group Glee Night

As the group hadn't seen each other in such a long time (really 2 months) in person, there was the usual customary hugs and high-fives and stories swapped. They were at Quinn and Finn's house in the living room. After about 30 minutes, the guys secretly winked at each other, and silently left the room one at a time. Kurt was the last one left, and was gone with a quick, "Washroom!" and hand wave. The girls looked around curiously, noting not one guy in the room. They raised their eyebrows at each other, wondering what the guys were up to. And then all their phones vibrated. This was getting more and more curious, and they all received the same text from Mike, "Come outside."

"What on earth are those boys up to?" Mercedes said loudly.

"Come on," Quinn said with a smile.

The girls trooped outside and were met with the boys all in their dress shirts and ties from sectionals. They were arranged in a pyramid fashion, with Artie at the front, Puck and Finn behind him, and Mike, Matt, and Kurt at the back. Artie quickly nodded his head at Quinn, and she pressed play on the remote no one noticed she was holding. The strains of, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Franki Valli filled the air, and Artie began to sing, looking deep into Tina's eyes.

You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

Artie and Puck then swapped spots, with Puck coming forward, stared at Rachel and began singing

Pardon the way that I stare.
There's nothing else to compare.
The sight of you leaves me weak.
There are no words left to speak,
But if you feel like I feel,
Please let me know that it's real.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

All the boys then joined in.

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay
And let me love you, baby.
Let me love you.

You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.
You'd be like Heaven to touch.
I wanna hold you so much.
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive.
You're just too good to be true.
Can't take my eyes off you.

Artie finished off the last chorus, and to the applause and cheers of the girls.


I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night.
I love you, baby.
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray.
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay..

He wheeled forward over to Tina, and said, "Tina, you're the girl I've always dreamed off, and you're my best friend and the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. I know I'm not the man you deserve and I'm nowhere near perfect, but I want to try. I've loved you ever since I met you, and I want to grow old with you. Will you marry me?" he finished nervously and held out a box to Tina.

Her eyes shone with tears as she looked at him, "You're wrong. You're perfect for me, and you're more than I deserve. And of course I'll marry you!" she finished in a rushed and excited voice and jumped onto Artie's lap kissing him enthusiastically while everyone else applauded, laughed, and engulfed them in hugs.

~*~

The decision to propose to Tina was one of the hardest Artie had to make. He still didn't know of he was worthy of her, but he knew that he loved her with every fibre of his being, and he would do his best for her every single day of their lives.

Looking back on this decision even a month later, he knew that he had made the best choice of his life. Maybe he didn't exactly deserve Tina, but by God he would try to prove it. He knew that his life without her wouldn't be worth living, and he would love her and cherish her more than anyone else ever could.


Whew! That was a pretty tough one to write. Bit angsty at the beginning, and then pretty much pure fluff for you guys ! Hope you liked it, and as always, please let me know your thoughts !! Only 2 more left, and we're done! *tear*