 Glee club director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ) has the club split up into pairs to sing ballads to one another . As Matt Rutherford ( Dijon Talton ) is absent , Will is forced to take his place and sing with Rachel ( Lea Michele ) , who develops a crush on him . Will is dismayed , remembering Suzy Pepper ( Sarah Drew ) , the last student who had such strong feelings for him . When her feelings were not reciprocated , she was so distraught she ate an extremely hot pepper from Mexico , was hospitalized , and had to have an esophagus transplant . Rachel visits Will 's apartment , where his wife Terri ( Jessalyn Gilsig ) puts her to work cooking and cleaning . After an encounter with Suzy Pepper , during which Suzy explains that the two of them are similar and that chasing after Will won 't repair Rachel 's self @-@ esteem , Rachel realizes her feelings for Will reflect her concerns about her own self @-@ worth , and apologizes for her behavior . Afterward , Will assures her that she will find the man of her dreams who loves her for who she is . 
