Glee - New York Adventure

Quinn's Confidence

Jamey Outfit

Jesse Outfit

Sebastian Outfit

In New York
At Endwell, Broome County
In The Friends Household

In the early morning, everyone in the house was having breakfast. "I don't know why you're so anxious." Cooper said to Quinn while he hands her tea. "You didn't read any of the reviews." Quinn said to him and she drinks her tea. "Yes, I did, I read every single one of them." Cooper said to her while he put his arm around Quinn. "No, you only read the legit ones. You did not read the independent bloggers or you didn't read the comments sections." Quinn said to him. "I told you to stay out of that comments section." Jesse said to her. "I know, but I couldn't help it, and now it's like they're my anxiety avatars. Like the people in my dream. They're the voices of all the self-doubt that I've ever had about myself. And, you know, why do people become actors in the first place?" Quinn asks them. "You know? It's because they want to be loved. They are like a...like a bottomless cup that just constantly needs to be filled with love and validation." Kurt said to her and Jesse walks over to Quinn. "Give me your phone." Jesse said to her making Quinn hand her phone over to Jesse. "You're being unplugged until after your opening night." Jesse said putting the phone in her pocket. "Wait..." Quinn. said to her looking at Jesse. "No going on the Internet for anything." Jesse said to her. "Yeah, all the greats do it." Jamey said to her. "Scorsese, Woody, Miley." Kurt said to her while Sam was nodding acting like he knows the people Kurt was listing to Quinn. "None of them read reviews or blogs or check Twitter. Okay?" Kurt said to her. "We are going to hermetically seal this loft into a big love bubble and fill it with positive affirmations and validations from people who know you and love you and have no doubt that you're going to be amazing." Jesse said to her with a smile. "If you need your cup filled, we'll fill it right here." Cooper said to her and he gives Quinn a kiss on the cheek. "Okay. Thank you." Quinn said agreeing with the plan.

Later in the day, everyone was in the living room with Mercedes. Mercedes can be in the house but if she talks to Sam or even gives him a smile she will be kicked out. "So, you two are meeting that guy and his kid, today." Blaine said to Sebastian and Sam while Jesse was getting a text from her dad. "Yes, I want to know what happened to me that night." Sebastian said to them while Sam gives him a hug. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. making Cooper walk over to answer it. Cooper sees Tina with some flowers in her hand. "Oh, you." Cooper said to her not knowing her name. "You've been dating Quinn for 4 weeks and you still don't want my name." Tina said to him. "Yes." Cooper said to her and he walks away from the door. Tina closes the door and Tina walks into the living room. "Hey, guys." Tina said with a smile. "Hello, big fat Broadway star." Tina said while walking over to Quinn. "These are for you." Tina said handing her the flowers. "Thanks, Tina." Quinn said taking the flowers. "Hey, where is everyone? Quinn's opening night on Broadway is a big deal. And where's Artie? I was hoping to get to see him." Tina said to them. "Oh, his short film Bags in the Wind got accepted into the Ft. Lauderdale International Short Film Festival." Kurt said to her. "Oh, that's too bad." Tina said while Quinn puts the flowers down. "I mean, what about everyone else?" Tina said starting to inadvertently undermining Quinn's confidence thinking she needs everyone to be there to give her more confidence. "I mean, are they just not being supportive?" Tina asks them. "Tina!" Jesse yelled at her making Tina look at her. "Why don't you catch us up? How's Brown University treating you? " Jesse asks her changing the subject. "Ah, I love everything about it." Tina said sitting down with everyone. "Except for my dorm room. My roommate...she's nice... but she's from Pakistan and she speaks almost no English and she's always watching that Al Jazeera channel. And, no, I don't have a boyfriend, but I was dating this really nice guy, but he turned out to be..." Tina said and everyone cuts her off. "Gay." Everyone said to her at the same time. "Proud homosexual." Jesse said to her. "No." Tina said to them making everyone give her a look. "Yes." Tina said to them. "Knew it." Jesse said to Blaine who smiles at her. "Quinn." Tina said making Quinn look at her. "I read this amazing story about you on Broadway World.com, and they are predicting that Funny Girl is gonna be a huge hit." Tina said to her making Quinn smile at the news. "And so is everybody else, except for a few moronic bloggers." Tina said to her making Quinn's smile drop. "Oh, hey, Tina." Jesse said to her trying to stop her from talking but Tina is Tina. "But, I mean, who are they to call you pitchy?" Tina asks her. "They think I am pitchy?" Quinn said herself while Cooper puts his arm around her. "You are not Pitchy." Cooper said to her while Jesse walks over to Tina. "Let's go get an iced mocha." Jesse said to her trying to pull Tina away but nothing was working. "And do not get me started on those anonymous comment trolls. I mean, that...You are not that short." Tina said to her. "Shut up." Sam said to her making Tina put her hands by her mouth. Everyone looks at Quinn who was breathing in and out and she looks at them with a smile. "Frankly, the only opinions that I care about are you guys. And I love you guys and you love me. So, you know, if I ever need any validation, I just...turn to my buffet of people right in front of me." Quinn said to them with a smile and she stands up. "If you don't mind, I am going to take a nap." Quinn said to them and she walks away making everyone look at Tina. "All right. Tina." Mercedes said as she walks over to Tina. "Get your bags. You're coming to my place." Mercedes said taking Tina's hand. "But I thought I was staying here." Tina said to her as the two walks to the front door. "What if Quinn needs my love and validation from the buffet?" Tina asks her. "Just go." Mercedes said to her as the two walks out of the house.