- Will splits up the Glee Club into pairs to sing ballads, but when Matt gets sick, Will is forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation.
- Mr. Schuester splits the Glee Club into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he's forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation. Meanwhile, Finn and Quinn have to face the music when dinner with her parents goes awry.—FOX Publicity
- Open with Will (Matthew Morrison) telling the gang they must perform at least on ballad at his year's sectional competition. They will use random pairings and work on singing to the partner. Will gets paired with Rachel (Lea Michele), who wants to sing "Endless Love." During the duet Rachel begins falling for Will.
While trying on her dress for the Chastity Ball, Quinn's mother (Charlotte Ross) notices it's no longer fitting her. Quinn's father (Gregg Henry) pops into the room and tells Quinn (Dianna Agron) he wants to have Finn (Cory Monteith) over for dinner.
Rachel soon brings Will a gift, which sets off further alarm bells in his head that he may have a(nother) student who has a crush on him.
Worried, Will tells Emma (Jayma Mays) the story of Suzy Pepper (Sarah Drew), a student from two years earlier who fell hard for Will. She also gave him a novelty gift and ended up calling his home in the middle of the night. When Will finally was honest with Suzy, she ended up eating a super-hot chili pepper and having to be taken to the hospital. Emma suggests Will let Rachel down easy with a song.
Finn has been paired with Kurt (Chris Colfer) and is having trouble singing, given all the things on his mind. He is bothered his daughter may never know who he is. Kurt, who still has a thing for Finn, suggests Finn try to sing away all of his problems. Finn performs "I'll Stand By You."
Finn's mother Carole (Romy Rosemont) catches Finn singing to an ultrasound. He breaks down and tells her Quinn is pregnant.
Quinn is furious Finn told his mother and is worried it might come back to her parents. Via voiceover, Kurt tells us he is "madly in love with Finn" and is helping him so Finn will come crying to Kurt when Quinn inevitably blows him off.
With Emma in the room, Will attempts to tell Rachel how he feels about her, by singing a mash-up of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "Young Girl." Instead of understanding Will's intentions for the song, Rachel thinks the song was an exercise to understand the meaning of the lyrics in the song. Looking for some 'hope,' Will asks Emma for her opinion, but the doe-eyed counselor can only mutter that he is a very good dancer.
Kurt helps Finn look through his dead father's nice clothes. With Kurt's mother having passed away as well, the two bond over losing a parent. Finn is worried about meeting Quinn's parents. Kurt suggests he sing to them.
Will returns home to find Rachel has made dinner. Realizing Rachel had a thing for her husband, Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig) allowed her to cook and clean their house.
Will drives Rachel home. On the way she tries to sing him "Crush," but he cuts her off after a few bars. She tells him she's not interested in high school boys and has her "sights set much higher."
Suzy corners Rachel in the hall and tells her to stay away from Will.
When Mercedes (Amber Riley) tells Puck the club wants to sing a ballad to Finn and Quinn, he blurts out he is actually the father of her baby. Mercedes tell him it doesn't matter. Quinn has made her choice and he owes her staying out of the picture.
At dinner, Finn begins to get nervous when Quinn's father makes a toast. He excuses himself and calls Kurt for help. He heads back out and sings "Having my Baby" to the whole family. Quinn's parents sit Finn and Quinn down. Quinn's father is so disappointed he kicks her out of house. Quinn is upset her mother must have known that she was knocked up, but did nothing out of fear of what Quinn's father would say.
Finn brings Quinn home and his mother says she can stay with them as long as she needs to.
Suzy tells Rachel after two years of psychotherapy she's learned girls like them select crushes who will never like them back in order to re-affirm their low self esteem.
Rachel tells Will she knows they will never be more than teacher-student. She brings flowers as an apology and was going to sing "Sorry." Will assures her someday a boy will come along who will like her for who she is.
Finn tells Kurt he thinks it's good everything with Quinn and her parents is out in the open. Kurt tells Finn his song was going to be "I honestly Love You."
The Glee kids sit Finn and Quinn down and sing "Lean On Me" in order to show them how they feel. During the song Puck and Quinn glance knowingly at one another.
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