Two Steps Beyond
Part 25
By the time Sunday morning rolled around neither Blaine nor Sebastian wanted to get up. Even though they were now home, they were still keeping up a pace similar to the one they had in Europe. "What happened to sleeping for days after we got home Bas?"
"I wish I knew. Please tell me that besides the party we're having we don't have to do anything when we're in Ohio."
"I could tell you that, but you know that's not going to happen. All the guys are going to want to get together." Blaine said as he placed his head on Sebastian's chest. "Maybe we can just convince everyone to hang at my house so we can do nothing but float."
"I second that motion." Sebastian then attempted to stretch but stopped midway. "B, I need you to do me a favor."
"And what would that be?"
"Give me a massage." Blaine just smiled and sat up so that Sebastian could rollover onto his stomach. Once he was lying on his stomach Blaine started to give Sebastian his massage.
"I told you that you'd be sore." He said as he worked on a knot. "This is what you get for playing lacrosse four days straight after not playing for a month."
"I know, but it was fun. Are you sure you really didn't mind?"
"Not at all, since I like watching you play. Seeing you out on the field like that just does something to me."
"I've noticed." There was something about the sound of Sebastian's voice that Blaine knew he was smirking. "And it's something I'll never complain about. Must tell you though, I was surprised to have such an audience last night."
"Well, you knew Hunter was going to be there since he's a totally sports junky and after seeing you guys play for fun he can't wait to see you guys play at Columbia. And Rachel and Brody just wanted to see us before we leave."
"Speaking of Hunter, what did Rachel think of him?"
"That he's intense and a bit blunt, but they seemed to be getting along by the end. Oh and she absolutely loves the pendant you picked up for her."
"I remember her saying that." Soon their conversation dwindled as Blaine had gotten Sebastian completely relax and the only sounds leaving his mouth were sighs and moans. Every once in a while Blaine had to sit back because the sounds Sebastian was making was having quite the effect on him. The next time he leaned forward Blaine whispered into Sebastian's ear which cause him to flinch beneath him.
"I thought you'd like the sound of that." There was a playfulness in Blaine's voice that didn't go unnoticed by Sebastian.
"You knew I would." Sebastian replied while attempting to look back at Blaine. "But here's the ultimate question, do we have time?" Blaine then glanced over at the clock.
"Yes, considering I packed our bags before I headed over to your game yesterday."
"I knew I loved you for a reason."
"Is that my sparkling personality or my mean right hook?"
"Your great ass."
"I'll accept that answer."
Considering they were going to be spending the next six days at Blaine's home with his parents and basically be hanging with all of their friends during that time they made it a point to enjoy the next couple of hours they had to themselves. They'd just gotten out of the shower when the doorbell rang. "Do you want me to get that B?"
"I've got it since it's probably Cooper." When Blaine answered, he tugged on the tucked portion of Sebastian's towel and watched it drop to the ground. "You've got a great ass as well Bas."
"Why thank you." Sebastian then wiggled his ass before Blaine walked out of the room. As he started to get dressed he looked at their bed which looked like a disaster. "Hopefully Cooper stays in the living room." He said aloud with a laugh, before grabbing a shirt out of the closet. By the time Blaine came walking back in to get dressed Sebastian was leaning against their dresser. "Once you're dressed can you give me a hand fixing the bed?"
"I can do that." Blaine replied. "Any specific reason why you need help?"
"I dare you to bend over." That was all Sebastian needed to say and Blaine understood all too well. It was pretty safe to say both of them were going to be hoping that their flight didn't get delayed for any reason. They were just finishing up making their bed when Cooper appeared in the doorway.
"Don't the two of you look domestic?" Neither of them said anything, but both flipped him off. "Such obscene finger gestures from such pristine…"
"You finish that quote and I kick your ass." Sebastian said as he grabbed his duffle off the chair.
"Touché, someone's touchy. Are you sure you two don't want to get a quickie in before we leave considering you'll be with Mom and Dad for the week?"
"We'll pass, though thanks for looking out for our best interests." Blaine said while he grabbed his bag. "Let's get out of here; we've got a plane to catch." Cooper just nodded and looked between Blaine and Sebastian before heading for the door.
While sitting in the terminal at JFK Sebastian looked over at Blaine. "You realize that this is like our last trip 'home', right?" Blaine laughed a bit since Sebastian used air quotes when he spoke.
"I was actually thinking the same thing. And as crazy as this might sound, I don't feel like we're going home. Does that make any sense to you?"
"Complete sense. We've definitely made ourselves at home in New York in the short time we've been here. It's very us."
"Agreed." The next thing Blaine saw was Sebastian lean in closer. "Picture time?"
"Of course, we wouldn't be us if we didn't tweet a departure photo. Plus this will let the guys know we're on our way. That reminds me, who's picking us up at the airport?"
"Thad." Blaine replied. "Seems there was actually quite the argument amongst the guys over who was going to come and get us once they found out both of my parents had a benefit they had to attend."
"I feel so loved."
When they landed in Columbus they were surprised to see Thad waiting for them just on the other side of security. "Welcome back guys!" He said before giving them each a hug. "Are you ready to go or do we need to get luggage?"
"We've got everything." Sebastian replied. "So lead the way man."
"Just a bit of warning, Jeff and Nick want to expand their little project so they are hoping you brought pictures with."
"Yes, we brought a flash drive full of them." Blaine said. "We had a feeling they'd want to do something like that. Got to tell you, that page is pretty impressive."
"That is something we all agree upon. They worked crazy hard on it as it took on a life of its own, but now they're happy they let it happen. They're pretty happy with the results. You guys should ask them to read the comments section."
"And why is that?" Sebastian asked just as they reached the parking garage.
"Lots of questions that only the two of you can answer. By the way, did you like the reworked theme?"
"We did." Blaine said as they got into Thad's car. "Who wrote it?"
"Wes and I."
"You guys did a great job." Sebastian replied. "We can't believe you guys made multiple videos for it."
"Yea, we all had quite a bit of fun with it. Though Jeff and Britt I think had the most fun doing their disappointment vids, they actually just finished some new ones a couple of days ago."
"We only ever say one."
"There are now twenty of them since I'm pretty sure either Jeff or Nick has uploaded them all. And be prepared for Santana to hound you both because she's currently stranded in Barcelona. But that's an improvement because she was stuck in Paris for quite a while. She even tried to sweet talk Nick into some of the answers but he wouldn't cave, though he came close a couple of times."
"Now, I hope I'm not the only one but I swear something is going on between the two of them."
"Don't worry Seb; you're not the only one. Beat is running the pool so you can get the full rundown from him once we get home. He's got all sorts of odds and scenarios playing out."
"Guys, are you forgetting one little thing, Santana is into girls." Blaine said.
"We all know that, but none of us can shake the feeling we get when she and Nick are around each other. And she wasn't always that way Blaine." When Thad pulled into the driveway at Blaine's house, Blaine and Sebastian weren't surprised to see most of the guys waiting outside for them. "Hope you guys don't mind everyone being here."
"Not at all, we can honestly say we've missed you guys." No sooner were they out of Thad's car were they surrounded by their friends. "Must say we didn't expect such a welcoming committee."
"We missed you both!" Brittany said after she gave Blaine a hug and a kiss. "All your pictures made it easier though." She then went and gave Sebastian a hug and a kiss as well. "You and Sebby went to lots of cool places."
"We sure did Britt." Sebastian replied. "How about we all go inside and we can tell you all about it?"
"And if you guys don't annoy us just maybe, we brought you back something." Blaine told them as they walked to the door. Once they were inside Sebastian took their duffle bags up to Blaine's room while Blaine and everyone else got settled in the family room. When Sebastian walked into the room he couldn't help but understand what Thad was talking about all too well. Since in one of the chairs in the family room sat Nick and Santana.
"Nice to see you all made yourselves comfortable." Sebastian said before taking a seat next to Blaine. "B was right; there is something so right about all of us being together."
"Guess it's a good thing we'll all be close thanks to our school choices." Jeff said.
"Some closer than others." Trent added.
"That's on you man, you could've been in the city as well." Nick chimed in. "But you're not so far that weekend visits are improbable. It's not like you're across the country, you'll only be a few states away. And in the Northeast that isn't saying much distance wise."
"So Santana, what are you going to with all your free time once we're all gone?" Sebastian asked.
"Bother you guys."
"And just how do you plan on doing that?" Blaine asked while getting comfortable against Sebastian.
"By taking the train into the city on a whim and ending up on your doorstep."
"That'll be a long ride for a surprise."
"Not as long as you think." After Santana spoke Blaine and Sebastian looked around the room and all of the guys were laughing.
"What are we missing?" Sebastian inquired while still looking around the room. "Anytime now guys."
"She transferred schools." Nick told them.
"And just where are you going?"
"She's going to be near me." Beat told them.
"Are we talking tri-state area or Jersey itself?" Blaine asked.
"Jersey." Santana told them, but upon seeing the look on their faces she told them just where she was going because it was pretty clear they weren't in the mood to guess. "Now that we have that out of the way we want to hear all about your trip." Blaine and Sebastian looked around the room once more and saw that everyone was in agreement. So, instead of just telling them Blaine started the slide show he and Sebastian had put together for his parents.
They were thankful they chose this route to explain their trip because their friends had so many questions that they could've easily lost track of where and what they had done. Then every once in a while Santana would comment about a picture and nudge Nick. "Are you seeing that B?" Sebastian said quietly into Blaine's ear.
"Yes, and I get what you and Thad were talking about. Something is up."
"What's up?" Dave asked.
"Seb from the looks of that picture." Santana blurted out which brought laughter to the room as Blaine and Sebastian looked closer at the picture.
"Cute Santana, but that was not the case there." Sebastian replied. "I can't help it that I'm…" He didn't finish as Blaine turned and just looked at him. "Next slide B." Blaine could see what Santana meant, but he wasn't ready for Sebastian to finish what he was probably going to say in mixed company. No matter how much he'd come out of his shell, a part of Blaine was still a bit shy. They were probably about halfway through when Blaine got up off the couch and went to grab the bag he had set down.
"What's in the bag Blaine?" Jeff asked as Brittany sat up a bit.
"You will soon find out. Everyone put your hands out."
"Even me?" Santana asked.
"Even you." Sebastian replied. "You didn't think we wouldn't come back with something for you too."
"You didn't know I'd be here."
"We didn't know they'd all be here either. But we have something for everyone that is here." While he watched Blaine hand out everything Sebastian was thankful that only their closest friends had come to welcome them since they were the only ones they'd gotten stuff for. The guys all laughed when Brittany squealed as Blaine gave her the gift they'd gotten for her. Blaine then looked around at the rest of the guys.
"Now don't be jealous, but Jeff actually got two gifts." He said as he handed both to Jeff.
"Thanks a lot guys!" Jeff said while he began to flip through the book. "This is great!"
"We thought you'd appreciate it." Sebastian told him. "And once we're all done with the slide show I think we need to break in those shot glasses."
"That's an excellent idea." Nick replied. "You guys know you didn't need to get us something, but thank you."
"We know that, but we wanted too." Blaine said before sitting back down. "By the way, I'm surprised Wes isn't here."
"He was going to be, but his parents actually dragged him to the benefit that your parents are actually at." Trent told him. "So, don't be surprised to see him later."
By the time they finished the slide show their friends all just looked at the two of them. "Is there anything the two of you didn't do?" Thad asked.
"We didn't see any risqué pictures so I'm sure there is stuff they did that they just didn't share." Santana said.
"This slide show was put together for the parentals." Sebastian told her. "So no shots of that nature were appropriate." Sebastian then leaned over Blaine's shoulder. "Told you we should've tweeted that picture of us in bed."
"We appreciate your restraint." Trent said.
"Thank B, not me. I was all set to send a picture of the two of us in bed after Jeff and Nick here posted their little project which is kick-ass by the way."
"Thank you." When they responded in unison Blaine and Sebastian just laughed.
"Now, did you guys…" Jeff didn't get a chance to finish as Blaine tossed him a flash drive. "What's this?"
"All of our pictures."
"All?"
"Don't worry; we didn't take any that we'd be ashamed of our parents seeing, though it was tempting." Sebastian told Jeff after seeing the look on his face.
"You two were in Europe for almost three weeks and we don't get one picture of the two of you in the throes of passion, I'm crushed."
"We're too preoccupied in those moments to take pictures Santana."
"Bas."
"Blaine." No matter how hard Blaine tried to look embarrassed by what Sebastian said, he couldn't because it was true. And it was pretty pointless to pretend as though he and Sebastian weren't having sex when everyone knew they were. They'd just all finished their welcome home shots when Blaine's parents came walking back into the house.
"And here I thought we'd only have two more bodies here." Mr. Anderson said to his wife upon seeing everyone in the family room.
"If you honestly thought that, I'd be worried considering all the cars out front." Just then Blaine and Sebastian came walking up to them both. Both of them were pretty sure they were going to be crushed by the time Mrs. Anderson was done hugging each of them. "Do you guys have fun?"
"We had an amazing time." Blaine told her.
"We can't wait to hear all about it later." Mr. Anderson said. "Now get back to your friends as it's pretty clear they missed you guys too." Blaine and Sebastian just looked at each other before heading back to their friends.
"That was quick." Dave said.
"They told us to get back to you guys." Blaine replied. "Said we'd catch up later."
"You're parents are awesome Blaine." Jeff told him.
"You're right." He said with a smile. "So, what does everyone want to do?"
"Considering how nice it is out, how about we hang out by the pool?" Beat recommended.
"That sounds perfect." Sebastian said quickly, since that's what he and Blaine had talked about wanting to do. "B?"
"I'm with Bas, it sounds perfect especially after all the running around we've done the past few weeks. While we're out there we can go over some of our plans for New York."
Shortly after turning on the stereo Blaine dove straight into the pool while Sebastian talked with Beat. As much as he wanted to talk to him as well, he knew Sebastian would fill him in. He'd just gotten comfortable on the large double float when Brittany got on next to him. "I really missed you and Sebby."
"We missed you too Britt." Blaine then leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Just think, in a week you'll be living with Bas and I for a while. Are you looking forward to that?"
"Yes. A bunch of my girlfriends are jealous that I'll be living with four hot guys." Just after she answered they felt the float sink a bit.
"Hope you don't mind me joining you?" Sebastian said while propping himself up on his elbow.
"Not at all." Blaine replied. "Britt's friends are jealous that she's going to be living with four hot guys."
"Do you really blame them, we're gorgeous."
"Jeff, you've been replaced." Thad said as they approached the edge of the pool near where the three of them were floating.
"I have not."
"How do you know that we're not planning a wild ménage a trios with Britt here?" Sebastian said.
"Because she prefers blondes." Jeff said with a smirk before sitting down on the edge of the pool.
"If that's the case, why don't we just make it a foursome?"
"As tempting as that sounds, I think I need to say no at this time." Sebastian just looked across at Blaine before looking back at Jeff with a look of surprise on his face. There was something about the look on Jeff's face that said more than his words did but Sebastian wasn't quite sure as to what it was.
"Are you going to join us Jeff?" Brittany asked.
"I don't think there's enough room Britt." Jeff replied.
"We can make room, right guys?" Blaine and Sebastian just nodded before Sebastian got off the float and moved to the other side near Blaine while Jeff got into the water.
"Nick, are you sure you want to stay with these four?" Thad asked.
"Yes. Consider the stories I'll have to tell afterwards." Nick called out before making his way closer with the rest of the guys. "Now, are you guys sure you still want the three of us staying with you?"
"Absolutely." Blaine replied. "Speaking of staying with people, were room arrangements agreed upon while we were gone?"
"Why yes they were." Dave told him. "Casa Duval will be host to Wes, Hayley, and Santana. While you and Seb get me, Thad, Trent and Beat."
"What about the rest of the guys?" Sebastian asked.
"They are staying at a hotel."
"Works for me, B?"
"Hopefully they chose a hotel near our place and Casa Duval."
"They did." Thad told them. "We just now need to come up with a better plan of what we all want to do."