"What do you think of the poster, Mr. Schu?" Tina asked as she and Artie held up a large sheet of paper that was brilliantly designed. The glee club had assembled in the choir room one day after school for a special meeting to discuss an event they were planning. Tina had designed the poster herself, aside from being a good singer, she was secretly a talented artist.

"You did a great job on it, Tina. I'm very impressed." Will replied. "I think doing a cabaret fundraiser is a great idea."

It had been an entire year since everything wrong in Will Schuester's life became right. He was officially divorced from his ex-wife Terri, had found a new apartment in a condo close to McKinley High, and he was in his second year of coaching New Directions, the school's glee club, which had won sectionals for the second year running.

It had also been a year since he had kissed Emma Pillsbury, and now they were together as a couple.

The glee club had been preparing for regionals ever since their sectionals victory, and to help raise money for new costumes and better transportation, they had decided to hold a cabaret fundraiser with dinner, a silent auction and live entertainment. Principal Figgins had given the green light, and posters had already gone up around the school – and even within the community – advertising the event. The fundraiser would be held at a club in downtown Lima called Magnolia, which they had acquired the usage of for free because one of Rachel's dads was a part-owner.

"So we've got Kurt, Mercedes and Santana in charge of finding items for the silent auction," Rachel said as she looked at the notes on her clipboard. "Finn, Artie and Tina in charge of publicity and public relations, Brittany, Mike and Quinn in charge of hiring the caterers, and myself, Puck and Matt looking for event sponsors. And all of us will be assisting during the event as wait staff and hosting. That just leaves entertainment."

"I'm sure you will find some great entertainment, there's lots of talent in this room," said Will with a small smile. He busied himself by looking over some sheet music.

"Rachel, over here!" Finn called as he assembled the team for a group huddle. With a small glance at her teacher, Rachel rushed over to join the group.

"You know how we're looking for entertainment?" Finn said in a hushed voice. "I think your answer is right behind you." Rachel glanced at Will, who was still looking over his sheet music.

"Mr. Schu?" she asked. "Shouldn't we be looking for someone a little more…outside the school?"

"Think about it," replied Mercedes. "He's just as talented as all of us – heck he's probably more talented than half the people in this town; we know he can sing, dance and even play instruments. Remember how he wrote that song for Miss P for her last birthday? It was so good, I had to keep myself from crying."

"And it would be a great way to involve him in the fundraiser," added Kurt.

"You got to admit, the dude has skills," said Puck. "Every time one of us guys punks out of a certain song, he's there to show us how it should be done."

"Everyone's right, Rachel," said Santana. "What have you got to lose? Mr. Schu will be the perfect person to perform at the fundraiser." They heard Will start to sing to himself behind them, and Rachel realized that the rest of the group was right. They broke their huddle and turned to face their teacher.

"Mr. Schu, can we ask you something?" asked Rachel.

"Of course, Rachel, that's why I'm here for you guys," Will replied.

"The rest of the club and I have been talking about how to involve you in the cabaret fundraiser," she explained. "Just because we appreciate everything you do for us."

"How do you want me to get involved?" inquired Will. "Supervising? Light work duties?"

"Actually," said Rachel, "we'd like you to be our headline performer. We want you to sing at the cabaret."

Will was actually shocked that they wanted him to do this. Shocked, yet honored. He had given so much to the glee club that it would only make sense that the kids would make this request. If he did agree to perform, what would he sing? And how would he perform it? A million questions were running through his mind as Rachel continued to outline the plan for the live entertainment.

He wondered if Emma would attend, because if she did, he wanted to say how much he loved her in the right way.

"And we plan on giving Miss Pillsbury a special VIP invite to the event," finished Rachel. "So, how about it, Mr. Schu? Will you sing at the cabaret?"

"Okay," said Will with a smile. "Count me in."