Chapter 7: Surprise

Author's Note: This chapter is for merlinftw, who wanted Nigel to meet the New Directions. Hope you like it :)

Nigel checked his watch, and pulled into the McKinley parking lot. He entered the school through the main doors and took the corridor on his left. He never thought he would be back walking these halls, and if it wasn't for a certain blue eyed brunette, he wouldn't be. The OSU student took the staircase to the second floor and stopped beside the door to the choir room. He leaned against the wall and checked his watch, perfect!

The bell sounded and doors crashed open, students streaming into the corridors. End of day chaos ensued as the students of McKinley High raced to their lockers, their friends and their cars. In less than 15 minutes, the halls were empty. The school was suddenly quiet but it wasn't totally empty. The students and teachers involved in extra-curricular clubs and sports were still there. Nigel knew this because he was waiting for one of them.

Voices on his right; Nigel turned expectantly, and saw three kids approaching the choir room. A tall skinny Asian kid pushed a boy in a wheel chair, an Asian girl with long hair and purple streaks walked with them. Chatting to each other, they moved into the choir room. Nigel leaned back against the wall, waiting. Turning his head towards the sound of a soft giggle, he saw two Cheerios; one blonde, one Latina, hands clasped together. The dark haired one gave Nigel an assessing stare as they passed him. Nigel tried not to look like a stalker.

Boot heels rang out on the tiled floor. Nigel smiled, he knew the sound of those boots, only too well. The OSU student turned, and stepped away from the wall. Finally!


Kurt's eyes were on his cell phone. His fingers played over keys as he walked to the choir room. Hitting send, he pocketed his phone. He looked up, and stopped dead … and then he was running. "Nigel!"

Kurt threw his arms around his boyfriend, hugging him. "What are you doing here?"

The OSU student presented the McKinley diva with the single long stemmed rose that he had been hiding behind his back. "Happy Anniversary!

Kurt took the rose, inhaled the scent, and trailed the soft petals over Nigel's jaw. "You remembered."

Holding his boyfriend close, Nigel spoke softly. "Six months ago, you walked into my store and my life. Yes, I remembered."

The kiss was tender, and then it wasn't. Their bodies molded together, lips and teeth and tongues searching…

"Wow! Guys, get a room."

The boys broke apart and turned towards the yell. A teen with muscles and a Mohawk sauntered towards them, smirking. He nodded to Kurt. "Princess"

"Puck" Kurt took Nigel's hand. "This is Nigel, my boyfriend. Nigel, meet Puck, one of the Glee kids."

"Yo, man." Puck nodded to Nigel. He grinned at Kurt, and turned to stroll into the choir room.

Nigel looked at Kurt. "Princess?"

Kurt rolled his eyes. "Yeah, believe it or not, he's actually a friend." Kurt dragged Nigel into the choir room. "Come on, I want you to meet everyone."


Mercedes and Quinn walked into the room, as Kurt was introducing Nigel to Mike, Tina and Artie.

"Well, it's about time." Mercedes stopped in front of Nigel. "So, you're the guy who's stolen my best friend."

Nigel smiled at Kurt's BFF. "Sorry?"

Mercedes laughed. "Yeah, I bet!" She linked her arm through Nigel's and started to pull him away from Kurt. "I've been trying to meet you forever but Kurt…" The dark haired diva threw the countertenor a dirty look. "has been keeping you under wraps. You've got to tell me…"

Kurt slid between his BFF and his boyfriend, and put his hand over Nigel's mouth. "Don't tell her anything. You may as well be talking directly to YouTube."

Nigel laughed as Mercedes swatted Kurt. "Hey, watch it white boy. I'm not the only one who likes to gossip."

Kurt dodged Mercedes hand. "Nigel, the nosy one is Mercedes, and this is Quinn, she's actually been known to keep a secret."

The OSU student smiled at both of Kurt's friends, and started to say Hi, when a call from across the classroom made them turn towards the Latina Cheerio.

"It's not like we all didn't know you've been getting some, Porcelain." Santana smirked from her seat beside Brittany. "You're not anywhere near as bitchy as you used to be."

Brittany nodded solemnly, her pony tail bobbing. "I told San that my dolphin had found another dolphin."

Kurt pulled Nigel away from Mercedes and introduced the two Cheerios. "Nigel, this is Santana and Brittany. Girls, this is Nigel."

Nigel smiled at the girls, and then leaned into Kurt to whisper, "Dolphin?"

"Long story, I'll tell you later."

"Hey, Nigel's here." Finn, Rachel and Sam entered the choir room together. "What are you doing here, dude?"

Nigel smiled at Kurt's brother and his girlfriend. "Hey, Finn, Rachel, I thought I'd surprise Kurt."

Kurt gestured to the blonde with the guitar strung over his shoulder. "Nigel, this is Sam. Sam, Nigel."

"His dolphin." Brittany added.

Sam smiled and shook Nigel's hand. "Hey"

"Hi" Nigel was still wondering about the dolphin comment, but before he could ask Kurt again, a man with curly hair entered the room and Kurt tugged him over to meet him.

"Mr. Schue, this is Nigel, he's going to be sitting in with us today, if you don't mind?"

"No problem. Nice to meet you, Nigel." Mr. Schue turned to the group. "O.K. everybody, take your seats."

As Rachel and Mercedes sang a duet, Santana watched Nigel and Kurt. She would never say it, but she was happy for her baby gay. She leaned over Kurt's shoulder, from her seat behind him. "Where did you find him, Hummel?"

Kurt turned and smirked at the Latina. "At the mall."

The Cheerio snorted, and sat back in her chair. "Figures!"

For the next song, Finn sat at the drums, and Sam and Puck played their guitars, their voices blending together. Brittany pulled Santana up, and they danced. The beat was infectious; Artie swung his chair from side to side, and Mercedes and Quinn joined the Cheerios at the front of the classroom. Kurt dragged a protesting Nigel into the dancing fray. By the end of the song, they were all laughing. Sam and Puck took a bow.

"Nice guys, very nice." Mr. Schue clapped and then turned to the countertenor. "O.K. Kurt, you're up."

Kurt conferred with the musicians and turned to face his audience. "I had prepared another song for this assignment but I've decided to do this song instead. It has a special meaning for me." Kurt locked eyes with the OSU student. "This is for Nigel."

The musicians played the intro to Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment. The Glee kids looked at each other in surprise. When Kurt started to sing, their mouths dropped open in shock. Kurt hadn't sounded like this, ever. Not even last year, when he dressed like a trucker and sang Mellencamp, did his voice get this deep. Kurt didn't register the reaction of his friends, he only saw Nigel.

Nigel only saw Kurt. Kurt was speaking directly to him. The words were Adam Lambert's but the message was from Kurt. This song contained all the heat, intimacy and passion that they had created between them. Nigel was in thrall to Kurt's body and Kurt's voice, but even through his fog of want, some of the lyrics resonated like fingers brushing along his spine.

Let's go
It's my show
Baby, do what I say

It's alright
You'll be fine
Baby, I'm in control
Take the pain
Take the pleasure
I'm the master of both

Oh, do you know what you got into?
Can you handle what I'm 'bout to do?
'Cause it's about to get rough for you

The Glee Club erupted into noise; they stamped and clapped and whistled their approval. Kurt stepped in front of Nigel. He tilted the other man's chin up and kissed him softly. Nigel's hands moved to Kurt's hips, and they smiled at each other.

"Damn Boy!" Mercedes waved her hand as if it was a fan. "That was HOT!"

Finn's looked a little pink around the ears but Rachel was gushing. "Kurt, that was amazing!"

Santana smirked. "Not quite the ice princess you pretend to be, are you Hummel?"

"You're never going to know, Satan." Kurt snarked back, and Santana laughed.

"Nice work, Kurt." Mr. Schue addressed the class. "Let's follow Kurt's example. Your assignment for next week is to find a song that means something to you."

The Glee kids gathered up their back packs and left their seats. They stood chatting in small groups.

Seeing that Nigel was busy talking to Finn and Rachel, Puck pulled Kurt aside. "So, this is the guy who does anything you tell him to?"

Kurt glared at Puck. "Who said that?"

Puck just looked at Kurt and raised his eyebrows.

"Me?" Kurt frowned at the other teen. "I never said that."

"Uh, yeah, you did, Princess. Right here, in this room. I asked you if your new boyfriend was hotter than me and you said, and I quote, 'He may not be hotter, but he's definitely smarter, and nicer and he does absolutely anything I tell him to do.'"

"Oh, God" Kurt sank into the chair behind him. "I can't believe I said that! How could I have made a joke about something so personal? I'm such an asshole!"

Puck dropped down beside Kurt. "Jeeze dude, chill out. I was just playing with you. You really like this guy, eh?"

"Yes!"

"I'm not going to tell anyone what you said."

"Thanks, Puck"

"No problem, Princess." Puck grabbed his backpack and stood. "You know, if you want to keep this dominance thing with your boy quiet, you should probably stop singing songs like that." He punched Kurt in the shoulder lightly, and walked away.

Kurt joined Nigel, and slipped his arm around the other man's waist. Together, with Finn and Rachel, they walked to the parking lot.


Kurt threw his car keys to Finn. "You take the car. I'm going with Nigel."

Finn caught the keys, shock on his face. "You're going to let me drive your baby?"

"Don't make me regret it, Hudson."

Finn climbed into Kurt's Navigator before the countertenor could change his mind. Rachel waved at both boys. "It was nice seeing you again, Nigel."

Kurt watched as Finn drove out of the parking lot. Nigel put his arm around the diva's shoulders. "Stop worrying. He can't be that bad a driver."

The countertenor sighed, as the OSU student opened the passenger door for him. "He's very easily distracted."

Nigel walked around the car and slid in beside Kurt. He barely had time to close the car door before Kurt was on him, his legs straddling Nigel's hips. Kurt clenched his fingers in Nigel's hair. He pushed the college student back against the seat, and bit into his mouth. Nigel's arms wrapped around Kurt's back, and his hands slid down to curl into Kurt's ass.

Kurt broke the kiss and smiled down at his boyfriend. "Happy Anniversary! I didn't forget either." Kurt traced his fingers over Nigel's lips. "I have something for you, but it's at home. I didn't expect to see you here."

"I didn't know if you liked surprises but I thought I'd give it a shot."

The countertenor nibbled at his boyfriend's neck. "You can surprise me any time."

Nigel pried Kurt away from his neck. "I stopped by your father's garage before I came here."

Kurt's eyes widened. "Really? Why?"

"I told him I was taking you out to celebrate our anniversary, and that you wouldn't be home till late."

"What did he say?"

Nigel laughed nervously. "Your dad's a pretty intense guy."

"Yeah, I know." The McKinley student smoothed his fingers through his lover's hair. "What did he say?

"He said, 'The minute I stop making you happy, I'm a dead man.'" Nigel shrugged. "And then he told me to drive carefully."

Kurt slid off Nigel's lap, and fastened his seat belt. "So? Where are we going?