The Way We Were

The Way We Three-Way Marry

Brittany jumped on her toes. "I can't believe we're going to be on a private plane to India tomorrow!"

"I'm going to get in some trouble." Santana grinned.

Matt gripped her hand and kissed the back of it. "No, you won't, babe."

Santana smirked. "Okay."

Mr. Shue sighed. "I still can't believe you guys are getting married."

"It's really kind of exciting." Quinn crossed her legs and sat forward.

"What are you looking forward to most?" Rachel asked as she gazed at a glum Finn. "Being Mrs. Chang or the honeymoon?"

"Go, Rachel!" Marcy held her hand up for a high-five.

Rachel brightened and slapped her hand.

"I'm looking forward to the honeymoon. We're going to Milan and it's going to be so much fun to see family." Mercedes said.

"That's where your Grandmom is, right?" Artie asked. "I looked her up on the Internet and she's huge! Like a real superstar. I bought a couple of her albums. Even the ones I couldn't understand. I don't know why no one here knows her. It's tragic."

Mr. Shue frowned. "Who is your grandmother?"

"Christina Barnes." Mike informed him.

Mr. Shue did a double take before nearly falling out of his chair. "Not even!"

The class stared at him in awe. "What?"

"Your grand-! Your grandmother-!" Mr. Shue put his head between his legs and breathed deeply.

"Mr. Shue, are you alright?" Marcy was a little afraid.

He calmed himself and sat up. They could see tears in his eyes. "My mother and I love Christina Barnes! My mother was a teen when her music came out in the U.S. and she played it for me when I was a baby. We didn't hear anything else about her until the eighties when I found an Italian album and we found out she just stopped making American music. I even bought all her albums when iTunes made it big."

"Mr. Shue's a fan..." Puck whistled low.

"Yes, I am!"

"She's really that famous?" Brittany pulled on her high pony. "Will we get to meet her?"

"You don't have to." Mercedes soothed.

"Bump that, I want to!" Santana waved her free hand.

"All of your relatives are going to be there, aren't they?" Kurt asked.

"Yes." Mike nodded.

"Th-that means G-Gertie Chang is g-going t-to be there!" Tina had stars in her eyes.

"And Caroline Braxton!" Kurt fanboyed.

"I'm s-so jealous of you g-guys!"

"I'm nervous." Brittany sat with a thump.

"They're just people, Britt. Vain people but people nonetheless." Marcy assured her.

"Vain?" Santana raised an eyebrow.

"Grandmom is a world famous singer and G-Ma and Mamma are world famous models. They're vain as all get out."

"They don't expect us to kiss their butts, do they?"

"Expect? no but they'd sure like it."

"Uncle Elton likes praise, too but it has to be sincere." Mike added.

"You don't have to do that with Uncle Phil." Marcy shook her head.

"Uncle Elton? Uncle Phil?" Finn was confused. "Who are they?"