A/N: Thank you to everyone reading, following, favoriting, and to my reviewers precious-passenger, Alex B. Goode, Klaine-Rulz and jules an especially warm thank you for the support and encouragement to go on with this story - jules, I am so sorry I made you cry.
No Amount Of Glue
Chapter Two
They ring, more than once, but there is no answer, no one at home. It is frankly no wonder either, it is the middle of the day, and a weekday too.
He tries Kurt's phone, but there is no answer, Rachel's neither, and he does not have Santana's number, Burt did forget about it if he has it. "What now?" Will asks, sounding suddenly nervous, lost.
"Shhh, Hon," Emma tries to calm him down. She is determined not to hurt the kids more by being a blubbering mess, as much as she feels that is what she would be sitting alone at home right now, but that is why she is here after all, to help instead of being helpless. "Will, you scribbled something down earlier, when you and Burt talked in the car. Was that just the phone numbers or did he mention something else?"
Emma feels herself swooped up in her husband's arms. "What would I do without you?"
"Will?" She asks thinking he is maybe about to lose it and finally allow himself to cry.
But instead, "Burt gave me the address of the diner Kurt and the others work at," Will says rummaging around in his jeans pockets until he finds the paper. He had tipped the numbers in his phone as soon as he had gotten them, and then completely forgotten he had kept the paper for the address.
It takes them a while to find the place. They don't know New York City all that well after all, but about an hour later around 2pm they finally get there. It is not a very busy place right now, lunch hours just over.
But, they get there only to learn, from a young woman called Dani, if the name on her lapel is her actual one, 'Who knows?' Emma thinks, that Kurt and Santana's shift is not going to start for another almost two hours.
"But why don't you get something to eat and drink while you wait? No offence, but you guys look exhausted."
Emma and Will nod and order some food.
Just as Dani is about to walk away Will stops her, "Wait! When will Rachel get here?"
"Rachel? She hasn't been working here for weeks? Who are you peop...?"
"Mr. Schuester, Miss Pills..., I mean, Mrs. Pillsbury-Schuester urgh, I will never get used to that name change," they are interrupted by Santana's voice, the girl walking over and placing a quick kiss to Dani's cheek. "Dani, these are my old high school teachers. You two, this is my girlfriend, Dani." Dani and Santna exchange a quick smile. "What are you guys doing here? Has Sue finally kicked you out and now you are trying your luck on Broadway with us?"
"You are early, Sunshine," Dani says warmly.
"Missed you too much to stay away. And ... well, the casting for that thing we talked about was horrible, so I bailed."
Dani shoots her a slightly disapproving look.
"What?"
Dani mouths, "We'll talk later," then turning to Will and Emma says, "Nice meeting you. I'll make sure to put a rush on your meal."
"Actually," Will says, "Can you scratch that order. Now that Santana is here, we won't be staying. I don't imagine."
Dani gives Santana a worried glance who only shrugs, herself puzzled, the women exchanging another quick glance before Dani moves over to another table in her section.
"Shoot. Why are you here?" Santana cannot explain the sudden sense of urgency she feels, but it's there, unmistakably.
"We need to get Kurt and Rachel," Emma says, now really white as a sheet, and Santana does not miss it.
"What happened? Why are you here?" She cannot believe how nervous she sounds. "Is it Burt? Is he sick again?"
"It is not Burt, no. It's ...," Will breaks himself off. "We need to talk to all of you. Please!"
Will is not the all too serious type, so with the look she is getting right now from him, she knows it is no joking matter. So she grabs her phone and still frowning dials.
"Damn it, Hummel, why do you have a phone when you never answer it." So she tries his work number at Vogue.
"Isabelle Wright's office, Kurt Hummel speaking, how may I help you?"
"Hummel, Schue and Emma are here. They say they need to talk to us."
"And where is here, exactly, Tana?" Kurt asks, thinking 'And how did you get my work number?'
"The diner you recently started working at, you know, the very one where I caught you and Blaine making out two weeks ago when he came to visit you, in the middle of your shift, in a broom closet of all places."
"You said you'd let that go. We hadn't seen each other since the engagement, so we got carried away, so what?!"
"Hummel, just get your ass here, NOW!"
"I can't leave until," he glances at his watch, "at least another forty minutes or so. Why are they here anyway? It's a school day, isn't it?"
"They say they can't tell us until you and Rachel are here too, so ... just come as soon as you can. Do you know where Rachel is at right now? Nyada or ...?"
"No, she said she has a rehearsal today for Funny Girl, so she will be at that studio, you know, the one ..."
"I know," Santana cuts him off. Rachel had shown them the building when they had passed it one day just out walking together. Or maybe, knowing Rachel it had not been a coincidence at all, but who cares really, let Rachel have some happiness and success for once without anyone mocking her about it like everyone had in high school, Santana and Kurt had smirked at each other that day thinking.
"Dani! Santana calls after she has hung up, "that order is back on again." Then turning to Emma and Will adds, "Kurt will take at least another hour and we don't know about Rachel. She sometimes stops by after rehearsals for Funny Girl. We might have to go look for her." There is no response at all, except a nod here and there, "What's wrong with you guys? You look pale as hell? Dani, Love, can you get them some coffee too?"
"Sure," Dani smiles at her, as she passes by allows her free hand to gently brush Santana's bare shoulder. "Be right with you."
Emma doubts she will get down a single bite. Everything about this feels so wrong, but there is no right here.
A/N: Two more chapters after this, I think.
