As usual,

THEMoDePo: Of course they wouldn't, the Evans are the best! They might not know Blaine that much but they've seen enough about him, and above all about how much Sam and him love each other, and they know they can't send him away. And I think it was kind of a good thing that blaine got to see his father again because now he is not afraid of him anymore. Yes, only two more chapters, sorry :'( Thank you so much, sweetie, you're the best!

Darrinia: cariñín! Yes, now there is nothing separating them anymore! :) Yes, it's about finished now, it makes me kind of sad. Gracias, guapísima! Un besazo!

Raiderva: You love finding all these little mistakes, don't you? Well, I'm sorry but this time the joke is on you! They were at Blaine's father, which is at walking distance from Sam's house. Or don't you remember Sam used to walk him home all the time? He doesn't need to call anyone, he can go back on his own alright XD

Mildlifecrissis: Yes, I think Blaine won't have to be afraid of his father anymore because he stood up to it, I'm glad he did it. It's hard for Blaine to accept the Evans sacrificing for him, but at the same time he is so happy he can't possibly say no. And yes, this time it's forever with Sam! Thank you so much!


CHAPTER 29

Sam sighed as he lied down on his bed after lunch, bored. He had promised Blaine he wouldn't be sad, and he would never ever break a promise to him. But he was already missing him, and continually wondering how he was, if the place was okay, if people were kind to him... If only he would text him soon...

But wait a minute... how was he going to receive a text from Blaine if he didn't have his phone back? A smile broke on his lips when he realized his phone was on the hands on the second person he wished to see the most right now: his best friend. Maybe he could call Sebastian and ask him to visit (and to bring him his phone back, of course). So after asking his mother for her phone just for a second, he returned to his room and quickly dialed Sebastian's number, suddenly anxious to hear him.

"Hey, Seb" Sam greeted him just as soon as Sebastian was at the other end of the line.

"Hey, Sam" Sebastian answered jovially. "I'm so glad to hear you! How are you doing?"

"Quite well, to tell you the truth"

"And what do I owe the honor of your call?"

"Oh, as it happens I would like my phone back" Sam jokingly announced, trying hard not to laugh at the reaction he knew was going to get from his friend.

"Oh, really?" Sebastian answered, kind of surprised. "And how can I give it to you?"

"Maybe you could come to my house and hand it to me personally?"

"What?" Sebastian asked, not really understanding what Sam was implying. "What do you mean?"

"I know I've been away for some time, but you still remember where I live, don't you?" Sam asked with a chuckle.

"Wait a minute. You mean... Are you back?"

"Yes, I'm back"

"Oh my God!" Sebastian exclaimed, happily. "Since when? And how come you didn't tell me sooner?"

"I just arrived this morning"

"And... Blaine?" Sebastian was almost afraid to ask, in case the answer was not a good one.

"Could you come over? It's too complicated to explain everything over the phone"

"Yes, of course. I'll be there in like ten minutes"

"I'll call the boys too. See you in a while, dude"


"So where's Blaine?" Puck asked, once the proper greetings and hugs had been delivered and the four boys were sitting in different places around Sam's room.

"You guys didn't break up, did you?" Sebastian asked, almost afraid to do it.

"No!" Sam immediately answered, almost offended at the idea. "Of course not!"

"Good" Mike intervened with a relieved sigh. "Otherwise I don't think I'd ever believe in love again. If you two can't make it, no one can"

"I was afraid cohabitation had been harder than you expected" Puck added, only half joking.

"Cohabitation was perfect, to tell you the truth" Sam explained with a smile full of longing. "Even with all the hard circumstances around us, I'd never been so happy in my life"

"Then what happened? Where the hell is Blaine?" Sebastian asked, still a bit worried about not seeing their friend there.

"He had to go to into care, he's in a children's home..."

"What? What the hell is wrong with this society?" Puck asked, surprising everyone with his unusual seriousness. "Hasn't he suffered enough? He should be..."

"Puck, calm down" Sam asked him softly, feeling a nice warmth in his heart at seeing how much his friends cared about Blaine. "You didn't let me finish. He's in a children's home until everything is properly arranged. My parents are taking him in. He's going to live here with us"

"What?" Sebastian asked, astonished at the revelation, but the smile that wouldn't leave his best friend's lips for a second told him it was no joke. "I can't believe it"

"I know, I can hardly believe it myself. After everything he's gone through... there isn't a better way to put an end to all that, is there?"

"You bet there isn't!" Mike exclaimed, hurrying to embrace Sam strongly. "Congrats, mate"

"Yeah, you're practically married now" Puck joked, squeezing Sam's shoulder.

"I know you'd like me to freak out about your comment, but... I really like the idea" Sam explained, smiling embarrassedly.

"Okay, guys, this is more serious than we thought" Puck joked, making the other three laugh wholeheartedly. "I think we've definitely lost him"

"Yeah, and he's not even regretting it" Sebastian added.

"I wish we could have seen Blaine before he had to go again, though" Mike lamented, all jokes aside.

"I know, boys. He was dying to see you too, but there was no time" Sam answered.

"Has he said anything about how's he doing there?" Sebastian asked.

"Heck, how could I forget? Seb, did you bring me my phone?" Sam asked, suddenly impatient.

"Oh, yes, of course, I have it right here" Sebastian answered, already handing it to him, and Sam didn't lose any time to switch it on.

"I have a message from him already" Sam said after a second of checking his phone. "He says the place is okay and people are being very nice to him"

"I'm glad to hear that" Mike said, nodding in satisfaction.

"I'm going to answer him. Do you want me to send him your regards?" Sam announced.

"Why don't you call him?" Puck suggested, and Sam looked at him, as if surprised at the idea.

"I really hadn't thought about that... You think he'll be able to talk?"

"Why not?" Sebastian intervened, already excited about the idea of being able to talk to Blaine. "And if he isn't, he just won't pick it up, no harm done"

"You know what? I guess you're right!" Sam replied jovially, already pressing on Blaine's speed-call button. "I'll call him right away!"

"Hey!" Blaine answered, his voice full of happiness at hearing his boyfriend's voice, after just a second of his phone ringing.

"Hey, love" Sam immediately replied, with so much adoration in his voice that Puck pretended to throw up in disgust, until Mike cuffed him around his head.

"I'm so glad you called!" Blaine said in a rush, apparently too excited to talk at a normal speed. "I was hoping you'd have your phone back by now"

"Yeah, Sebastian brought it back to me. And by the way, there's some people here who just want to say hello to you" Sam explained with a cheerful smile, knowing how happy hearing their friends was going to make his boyfriend.

"Really? I have a slight suspicion about who could it be" Blaine joked.

"I'll put you on speaker, okay?"

"Okay!"

"Hi, Blaine!" Mike greeted him loudly, even before Sam had placed the phone on the bed for them to talk.

"Hi, Blaine!" Puck and Sebastian repeated.

"Hi, boys!" Blaine answered with a lot of emotion. "You don't know how happy I am to hear you!"

"Not as happy as we are of knowing you'll be here with us soon" Sebastian told him, completely honest.

"And forever" Mike added.

"That's a nice word" Blaine said, his voice full of hope.

"It sure is" Sam answered, nodding, even though he knew his boyfriend couldn't see him.

"We've missed you, Blaine" Mike, always the sentimental one, couldn't help but confess.

"I miss you like crazy too, guys. I hope you haven't replaced me in the band just yet"

"We were going to, but we couldn't find any singers who were able to stop a whole disco just to look at them, as you do" Puck joked.

"How is school? Any love interests around?" Blaine asked, wanting to know everything about them, as he was missing them so much.

"Blaine, it might have felt like a lifetime to you, but you do realize you've only been gone for a couple of weeks, don't you?" Sebastian asked, laughing.

"Really? It sure felt like more" Blaine answered, equally joking.

"Okay, guys, enough nonsense" Sam reprimanded them teasingly. "How is it going, love?"

"Are you worrying already?" Blaine asked, jokingly.

"As if you needed to ask..." Sam answered.

"Well, then don't. I'm okay. Everybody's being so nice to me..."

"I'm glad to hear that, but I hope once the time for coming back home comes you don't decide to just stay there"

"Never" Blaine answered, more seriously than he had intended, and Sam felt reassured –not that he needed it– that Blaine would never replace his company. "I should get going. They want to officially introduce me to everyone here, and I don't want to keep them waiting"

"Then go, love. Just text me before you go to bed, okay?" Sam pleaded.

"Of course, I wouldn't dream not to do it" Blaine answered, lovingly.

"Just... take care, okay?"

"I will. I love you"

"We love you too!" Puck teasingly intervened, and of course Mike punished him once again for his insolence.

"Very funny, Puck" Blaine reprimanded, but by the tone of his voice it was clear that he was laughing. "I hope Mike gave you what you deserve"

"You bet I did, Blaine!" Mike proudly confirmed.

"May I tell my boyfriend now I love him without any more interruption?" Blaine joked.

"Yes, you may" Puck conceded.

"Well, thanks. Sam?"

"Yes, love?" Sam answered, laughing at the interaction.

"You know I love you, right?"

"Not more than I love you"

"Was that I heard another slap from Mike?" Blaine asked, amused.

"Yes, Puck was making some faces at the obvious love we have for each other" Sam teasingly answered, and was delighted to hear Blaine's laugh.

"Okay, boys, don't get jealous. I love you all" Blaine added.

"We love you too, Blainey!" Mike yelled, as the others laughed.

"See you very very soon, okay?" Blaine promised. "Bye, boys. Bye, Sam"

"Bye, love" Sam answered with a smile. He couldn't wait for all of them to be together again.


Sebastian nudged Sam awake from his daydreaming for what it felt like the thirtieth time that morning. No matter how much he tried, Sam's gaze would slip away from the class and towards the horizon, through the window, to the exterior world where he knew Blaine was, somewhere. Five days had passed and, apart from their frequent texting and a couple of furtive calls, there was no news about him, not anything that made them hope the moment to be together again was closer than before. The social worker had said it would take a week at the most for everything to be arranged, but still no further word had come from her.

Sam had promised Blaine he wouldn't get sad, and he had succeeded for most of the time at the prospect of having him in his arms again soon, this time forever. But after living together for those wonderful days, five days without seeing him, without admiring his beautiful smile, without caressing his soft and adorable curls, without getting lost in his huge golden eyes, without listening to his childlike laugh, were starting to become too much.

"You know what?" Sebastian whispered in Sam's ear, sitting at his side. "I miss Blaine"

"Do you?" Sam asked, surprised at Sebastian's sudden statement.

"Yes, because without him here, I'm the one in charge of keeping you concentrated, and I tell you, it's no easy job! I don't know how he puts up with you"

"I don't know either" Sam answered with a fond smile, thinking about the patience with which Blaine always helped him with his studies. Okay, just another more thing to miss about him, great.

"Okay, you have to cheer up, mate! I know you miss him, but Blaine's going to be here soon enough, and this time it'll be forever"

A small smile broke in Sam's lips at the words 'Blaine' and 'forever' in the same sentence and was about to answer when the recess bell sounded and Sebastian and the others took him outside to have some fresh air without him being able to object.

"See? I told you being outside would make you feel better" Sebastian said, squeezing Sam's shoulders as they sat on the main stairs.

"And make you stop thinking about you-know-who for a while" Puck joked.

"Yeah, like it wasn't him who always insisted for us to go outside and have some fresh air, remember?" Sam answered, smiling when he noticed the guilty gazes on his friends.

"Well, it's obvious we didn't remember..." Puck somehow apologized.

"But hey, boys, it's okay" Sam reassured them. "I'm okay, really. Just... dying to see him again"

"And you'll do that soon enough" Sebastian offered, trying to comfort his best friend.

"Sam, isn't that your mother's car?" Mike suddenly announced, pointing to a car that had parked just a few feet away from them and getting everyone's attention.

"It sure is. I wonder what..." Sam started, but then he suddenly stopped, knowing there was no obvious reason for his mother to be there and getting instantly worried. She had never ever come in the middle of the day, and for her to be there at that time of the morning, it could only be bad news, Sam thought as he practically ran towards the car.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Sam asked in a rush as his mother got out of the car. "Did something happen? It is about Blaine, isn't it?"

Sam's mother smiled indulgently at him as she took her sunglasses off. She understood his son's feelings of anxiousness very well, but she also knew she was going to make immensely happy very soon.

"Yes, something happened and yes, it's about Blaine, but it's not what you think" she answered as the noise of another car door opening interrupted her.

Sam couldn't believe his eyes when he saw his boyfriend, looking as beautiful as ever, getting out of his mother's car, a smile so wide on his lips that it seemed to have no end.

"Hey, you" Blaine greeted his boyfriend teasingly, seeing as he remained unmoving, his mouth open in surprise.

Sam, getting out of his stupor thanks to Blaine's voice, covered the small distance still separating them and hugged him so strongly that for a moment he feared he was going to crush him, but Blaine didn't seem to mind at all, judging by the strength of his own embrace.

"You're here" Sam whispered in Blaine's ear, stating the obvious and making Blaine chuckle affectionately.

"I am here" he repeated, breaking the embrace a little so he could look at his boyfriend's face.

"Are you okay?" Sam asked, wanting to make sure, but the smile that refused to leave Blaine's face even for a second was a clear statement that he really was.

"I'm finally back and in your arms. How do you think I am?" Blaine answered, laughing excitedly.

"I can't believe you're here" Sam repeated, cupping Blaine's cheeks to look intently into his eyes, as if he really was doubting his own eyes or he was afraid the curly-haired boy was going to disappear.

"Well, it's true" Blaine assured him, before he was engulfed in another bone-crushing embrace.

"I'm not letting go of you ever again" Sam promised, his breathing tickling Blaine's neck.

"Fine by me" Blaine answered with a chuckle.

Mary couldn't help but smile fondly at the scene, as she stood a few feet away from them. She had known how happy his son was going to be that day as soon as she had received the call that informed that everything had been taken care of and that Blaine's guardianship was finally hers and her husband's. If she hadn't been already sure that taking Blaine in was a good idea, seeing how happy he made his son was encouragement enough. Those two were made for each other, she could see, and she was sure that Blaine was the best possible partner her son could find.

"Well, son, we only passed by to give you a surprise" Mary gently interrupted the couple, and they broke the embrace to listen to her –though Sam's arm remained around his boyfriend's shoulders, unable to not be in direct contact with him after so many days apart. "But now you have to go back to your classes while Blaine and I get home so he can get properly accommodated"

"May I stay here?" Blaine politely asked Mary for her permission.

"I thought you would want to unpack and accommodate first" she answered, but she could clearly see what he wanted to do first.

"I could do that later, couldn't I? I've lost too many days already" Blaine answered with all the respect and gentleness in the world, and although it seemed he was talking about school, she well knew he was talking about being at her son's side.

"Of course, dear. I'll see you at home later, okay?" she answered, choosing her words carefully to make sure they made him feel as a part of the family.

"Thank you" Blaine gratefully smiled at her even if Sam was already picking up his hand to take him to the school building and to their friends.

Just as they crossed the garden, the boys, that had been standing on top of the entrance stairs intently watching the scene unfolding in front of them, started running towards them when they saw Blaine was approaching with Sam, as if they were doing a race to reach him first. At the end it was Mike who won, and he lifted Blaine from the floor with his embrace, immensely happy to see him, and both of them were engulfed in their hug by Puck and Sebastian's arms, all of them wanting to welcome Blaine into their own little universe again.

Sam reached with his hand over the mêlée of arms that were the boys and rested it at the top of Blaine's head, getting his attention immediately. Blaine smiled at him with a happiness in his eyes Sam had not seen before. And Sam understood why: because it was the first time that EVERYTHING was alright, and that his life at last felt complete. He reciprocated that smile and nodded at him, sending a silent kiss in his direction. He was back. And this time, he was back to stay.