A/N - In my headcanon Cooper and Blaine are only brothers by marriage, just wanted the reader to know :)

Someone asked what Blaine's age was and I think of him being 14-15 that way there is a bit of a timespan before he meets Kurt.

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A few weeks had gone by since the last time Blaine and Cooper had seen each other. Robert and Leslie had gone back on their regular 'dates' so Blaine was back on his regular schedule of school and Cooper was back to doing what ever it was an aspiring actor did in Ohio.

Blaine was at his computer writing an essay when his dad knocked on his door. "Hey buddy." He said. Blaine looked up, not used to his dad using 'pet names'. He saw that he was on the phone and creased his eyebrows, wondering what he was doing. "How would you feel about Leslie and Cooper coming over for dinner this Sunday?" Blaine's heart skipped a beat. He had been waiting so long for his dad to ask him that. Or, at least something having to do with Cooper. "Me and her are just gonna go over some wedding stuff with the planner, so I guess you and Cooper can play baseball or something." Blaine tried his hardest not say "Yes, please, that would make me so happy!" He simply nodded and smiled a little. "Yeah dad, that sounds...fun." He looked back at his computer screen and grinned widely.

Blaine took one last look at the outfit he had chosen for Cooper's visit. It was sort of inspired by what he had been wearing the first time he had met him. But instead of just a plain t-shirt and jeans he chose a white button up and navy slacks. He decided he didn't want to fix his hair up too much. Maybe Cooper would try to fix it again.

He adjusted his watch and waited anxiously, sitting on his bed. He didn't want t to seem too eager, so he was holding up in his room. He heard the doorbell and shot up, rushing to his door and down the stairs. He saw Cooper in a dark red polo and black jeans. He was so perfect. He walked over towards Leslie as she smiled at him. "Hello Blaine. How is your afternoon going so far?" "Good." He answered, but quickly looked at Cooper again. "Um, well, the planner should be here any minute, so why don't you two go outside. Bond a little." Robert guided Leslie to the study. "Ready to play some baseball?" Cooper gave him a pat on the shoulder.

Blaine realized he was way too dressed up to be playing baseball. Sure, his father had made sure the grass was perfect but that didn't mean it didn't make stains. It just made perfect stains. Blaine undid a couple of the buttons on his shirt. "So, your dad tells me you never really picked up baseball." Cooper chuckled while exiting the garage. "Ah, no," Blaine turned to him "I've never really been into sports." Cooper tossed him the baseball. "I'll show you how to hit." He stood near the small cherry blossom tree in their yard and got into position. "Show me your best throw."

Blaine reluctantly pulled his arm back. He weakly threw it and it barely flew halfway to him. Cooper tried to contain a smile and walked over to pick up the ball. "Okay. I can tell you're dad wasn't lying." Blaine felt a small blush come across his cheeks. "Now. Watch me." Blaine watched Cooper pull back his perfectly toned arm, arch his back, and throw the ball. "Now, did you see how I positioned my body?" He called out while walking over to get the ball out of the bushes.

Cooper grabbed the bat and got into his position again. "Remember." he said to Blaine. Blaine tried as best as he could to copy the way Cooper had positioned. He threw the ball a little harder. It got to Cooper, and of course he hit it, but at least it got to him. "Good!" Cooper came back with the ball. "Now, you try batting. Then we can talk about bases." Blaine chuckled "There's not enough people here to even play a proper game of baseball." "We can still practice, little brother." Cooper looked at him and winked. Blaine felt his stomach do somersaults. He grabbed the bat and tried to copy Cooper again. "Okay, I'm gonna give you an easy throw now." Cooper smirked and threw the ball. It was a fairly easy throw but Blaine still missed it by at least half a foot. He put his head in his hand and laughed. "Sorry, I'm really terrible at this." "Don't worry." Cooper ran up to him. "I'm about to do that cliche 'let me help you by moving your hips and legs for you' thing that guys usually do with girls in golf, so don't freak out." Blaine tried to feign some shock but he knew it wouldn't come across his face. A smile was what he had to contain.

Cooper walked behind him and took a few steps forward. Blaine felt his pants brush up against his own and froze. "Okay." Cooper grabbed onto his hips. "You're going to want to pivot your hips this way." He turned Blaine's hips out to the left. Blaine's blood seemed like it was warming up as he felt Cooper's thumbs creeping into his waistband. "And have this knee bend." He slid his hand, which was grabbing onto Blaine's left thigh now, down his leg and pushed onto the back of his knee. "Now." He was only three inches from Blaine's ear. He could smell the tobacco and cinnamon gum on his breath. "Lower your shoulders." he was in a whisper now. Blaine hoped to God that Leslie or his dad wasn't looking out the front window. They were probably too occupied with choosing the colors of the flowers and tablecloths. Goosebumps were raising on his skin while Cooper slid his strong hands down his arms. "Stay there, and I'll throw." Cooper let go. Blaine let out a shaky sigh, disappointed but a tad relieved that Cooper wasn't touching him anymore.

Cooper threw the ball and Blaine swung. He actually hit the ball this time. It only flew about fifty feet but Cooper yelled out "Pretend it went out of field and run!" Blaine quickly tried to assess where the bases would be and ran. He heard shuffling behind him and turned his head a little to see Cooper running after him. "What are you doing, this isn't football!" he laughed. Cooper laughed back and said "I'm the baseball now!" Blaine ran as fast as he could but Cooper quickly had his arms around his torso and tackled him.

They both fell to the ground, laughing. He rolled over to look at Cooper who was staring at him again, but laughing this time. "I'm so glad you're gonna be my little brother." Blaine caught his breath and smiled at him. "Yeah. I'm glad you're gonna be my brother too." Cooper's smiled dropped and Blaine saw him lick a finger again. He froze, waiting for him to push his hair back. But he put his thumb against Blaine's forehead, cheek, and then, after a pause, his lips. "Sorry." Cooper wiped off his thumb. "You had a bit of dirt on your face." Blaine shook his head "Um, no, it's okay. Thanks." He didn't understand why Cooper touched his face so much. He hoped it was because maybe Cooper thought he was cute too. But he doubted it. Cooper was twenty one, it was probably some paternal instinct or something. "Hey Blaine..." he looked up at Cooper "Do I have anything on my face?" he saw him smirking and realized he was just messing with him. "Uh, you do actually have a few smudges on your forehead." Blaine was sort of lying. There was only one spot. "Get it for me, that's what brother do right?" Blaine laughed and paused. He licked his thumb and brought it to Cooper's cheek, and then the other one, wiping away the fake spot.

Cooper suddenly wrapped his arm around his neck and gave him a noogie. "Hey, what are you doing?" Blaine laughed, pushing on his arms. "We're bonding as brothers, I'm the mean big brother headed to Hollywood and you're the one who had to stay here and keep mom and dad happy!" Cooper laughed and let go of Blaine's head, but only pulled away one arm. The other one lingered and he brought his hand to Blaine's cheek, brushing it with his thumb, leaving it there for what felt like an eternity. Was Cooper, his new stepbrother, about to kiss him? He shut his eyes in anticipation. Sure it was what most would consider 'weird' or 'odd', but Blaine really liked Cooper. Or at least the way he looked.

"Boys!" Leslie called out. Blaine opened his eyes fast and Cooper let out a chuckle, sort of like he was embarrassed. "Dinner's going to be ready in about ten minutes! Get in here and wash up!" Cooper stood up and lent a hand to Blaine. He grabbed on and tried to pull away once he was standing, but Cooper just held onto his hand tightly until they were a small ways away from the door. What was this guy's deal?

"So, how was baseball you two?" Robert wiped at his mouth after eating a couple of bites of steak. "Fun." Blaine gave a genuine smile, trying to not look flustered because of what had happened right before dinner. "I think I taught Blaine a few good pointers." Cooper gave him a small nudge under the table with his foot. Blaine messed around with the mashed potatoes on his plate.

Robert was saying goodbye to Leslie outside at her car while Blaine and Cooper stood at the foyer. Blaine sat awkwardly on the loveseat near the door. "So. You think we'll see each other before the wedding?" he asked, looking at the mahogany floor. "Most definitely. My mom will probably want us to bond some more." he laughed and sat down next to Blaine. Blaine didn't bother to scoot over this time. Cooper draped his arm over the back of the chair and squeezed Blaine's shoulder. "I had fun playing baseball with you today." Blaine looked up at him, almost scared to look into his deep blue eyes because of what had happened earlier. "Yeah. Me too. Thanks for the tips man." Cooper chuckled "No problem." Cooper moved his arm and placed a loose strand of hair behind Blaine's ear. This time he was sure Cooper was going to kiss him.

But before he even had the chance to get closer, they heard his dad's footsteps coming up the path. Cooper quickly moved his arm and stood up. Blaine did the same, trying to look as natural as possible for his dad.

"Cooper!" His dad bellowed out and brought him into a hug. "Good to see you!" Cooper smiled back at him "You too, thanks for having me." Robert turned towards Blaine and said "Blaine, say goodbye to your brother!" Blaine rolled his eyes and noticed his father didn't even stay to witness said goodbye. Cooper brought him into a small hug and pulled away a little. Blaine noticed him lean closer and closer. So close Blaine had to sit down. Okay. This was the moment. This was the moment and time and day and hour and minute that Cooper was going to place his lips against Blaine's. Blaine could feel it in his knees. Cooper brought his head up near Blaine's forehead. Blaine could feel his breath against it. Cooper laughed and pulled away, just bringing his jacket with him. "Bye little brother." He said and ruffled his hair. Blaine stared dumbfounded as the door shut and Cooper's cloudy figure walked towards his dirty, blue pickup truck.

That night, in the shower, it's like it truly hit Blaine how much he was into Cooper. Sure, being a teenage boy he was always horny, but that night his hormones seemed to be on overdrive. He shut his eyes in the steam and pictured Cooper working out. Cooper playing baseball. Cooper naked. Cooper kissing another guy. Cooper having sex- a small moan escaped his throat as he finished and his fingers curled around the shower knob and his toes curled against the blue tiles.

Feeling a tad embarrassed, Blaine shuffled into bed and turned off his light. He replayed the afternoon's events in his head. Cooper nearly sticking his hands down Blaine's pants, Cooper almost kissing him, Cooper tackling him and letting his hand linger on his cheek. He was so confused if Cooper felt the same way he did. Sure they had only met twice, but it's like they had this electricity between them. Maybe it was only sexual tension, but Blaine knew in his gut that it was something more. Either way, they had plenty of time to figure out whatever the hell it was.