Summary: An unexpected message from his father brings Blaine back to the fall-out from the Intervention and the damage done. Already on edge, he reads Tommy's letter only to realize that it could change everything, including his relationship with Sebastian.

Notes: 95% of this chapter is a flashback, but since it was so much I didn't put it in italics.

The song in this chapter has had lyrics changed to fit the story and is performed in an alternate manner (think acoustic Teenage Dream)

Warning: Talk of past hate crime and mental issues/brain trauma

"Blaine" Sam said as calmly as possible "That letter is from Tommy."

He didn't know how long stared at the envelope in his hand, but Sam and Beat were gone and there were the first hints of sunset highlighting the sky. Blaine finally summoned the courage to open it only to find yet another envelope, this one with a note attached to the front.

Son,

The first thing I want to make clear is no one read Tommy's letter. The next thing is, to my knowledge, no one has contacted Tommy's family since the sentencing from the attack per your request. The letter was sent through legal channels to Xavier who gave it to me. However, it was my idea to have the boys give this to you.

I know I am not your favorite person right now but I only did what I thought was in your best interest. Thank you for allowing Jackie and her agent friend to talk to the lawyers tomorrow. Enjoy Harry Potter.

I love you and am so incredibly proud of you,

Dad

Blaine knew he should have told Sam about the fall-out from the Intervention, but he had been enjoying his denial. His dad's note reminded him that he no longer had an option since he and Xavier weren't flying out in the morning. The anger that had overcome him on Friday evening had dissipated but not enough to fix the mess he left behind.

Flashback: Friday Evening

The Intervention as it was called had pretty much imploded the further along it went. It got to the point that Blaine had to get out of there. He knew it hurt Sebastian, and freaked out his mom, but he decided to ride his motorcycle to Lima to clear his head.

He had gone to the Berry's first since they had not made it to the Intervention. Despite everyone's best efforts, they heard Rachel had gone missing but not that she had been found until she showed up at the house. Blaine didn't want to sound selfish but he hoped they had cut through the drama before he got there.

"Did you know what they were doing?" Blaine asked the moment the door was opened, not giving them a chance to even say "Hello".

Leroy pulled him in and led him to the couch. Hiram was not surprised when he sat next to Blaine and put his arm around him. His husband had made it clear on several occasions that he had unofficially adopted Blaine as Rachel's twin brother. "I take it this is about what happened at your house earlier?" Blaine didn't say anything which gave Hiram his answer. "No, we didn't know."

"I think your parents left us out of the loop for this very reason" Leroy told him. "We don't have a stake in what's happening but they knew you can talk to us about anything. Hiram and I are both sorry we didn't make it to Westerville. Now, do you want to tell us what got you so upset?"

An hour later Blaine pulled into Breadstix and went around to the back to park his Harley. Talking with the Berrys had helped. They made him see that everyone hadn't lied to him but had gathered information until it was the right time to talk about what they found. Were some of the ways they went about getting that information questionable? Yes, and it was right for him to be upset with them. They also reminded him that Sebastian told him what he could so Blaine should stop being an ass and go have dinner with his cute boyfriend.

After securing his bike, helmet and gloves, he walked in through the kitchen. He didn't want to necessarily confront Cooper but did want to know why he hadn't been at the house that morning. He could have used an ally. Plus, he wanted to find out what Burt Hummel meant when he left a voicemail apologizing for not being able to see him but that he had talked to Cooper.

Instead of finding his brother he found Finn and Kurt looking out into the dining area, talking in whispers. Blaine snuck around behind them and immediately saw what they were talking about.

"Kurt, are you sure you don't know that guy Rachel and Sebastian are sitting with?"

"He looks familiar but I just can't place it. Do you know what the hell Rachel's doing with the Meerkat?"

Blaine couldn't help himself "Ouch! Kurt, I'm crushed. I thought for sure you would remember the guy I planned on marrying for his Gap discount." He didn't comment on the second part because he didn't know how the two of them wanted to handle their burgeoning BFF status.

Kurt was so startled he practically fell over when he turned and saw Blaine standing behind him. Blaine who had obviously been riding his motorcycle…wearing tight jeans and his leather jacket, his curls tossed after being freed from his helmet…Stop staring and say something! "Blaine, you scared me."

"That was the idea. Do either of you know where Cooper is?"

"He's out with your parents" Finn told him, then he put some of what Blaine had said together "Wait, Rachel and Sebastian are talking to the Gap guy Thad was laughing about at Mr. Schue's wedding?"

"They sure are." Blaine gave him a wink and walked out to the dining area. He wished he could have seen Kurt's face when he remembered Jerimiah but hearing him screech "He sells Blaine sex toys?!" was enough.

Sebastian heard Kurt as well, causing him to turn and see Blaine walking toward the table. He was nervous but he stood to greet him, only to sigh with relief when Blaine practically melted into his arms "Are you ok?"

"I am now."

They didn't realize how long they stood there holding each other until "Um, earth to Seblaine. Seblaine come in please."

"Cute, Ray" Sebastian said to Rachel as they sat down.

"I thought it was. Now Blaine, I can see why Jerimiah was your first crush. I would have definitely sung an inappropriate Robin Thicke song in the middle of the mall for him."

"Oh my God, I'm sorry Jerimiah. Bas, you better get control of your new bestie."

"Never. I like her feisty side."

"It's fine, Blaine. If you think about it, it's kind of funny considering where I work now."

Jerimiah's response put Blaine at ease "I'm glad you can laugh about it."

"I can. So, Rachel, are you ready?"

"Absolutely!"

Blaine didn't get a chance to ask where they were going until they were already out the door "They're going to the shop about 20 miles out of town. Jerimiah has a friend that works there" Sebastian explained.

"This is too weird."

"Too weird that Rachel Berry is going to a sex shop or that we're her connection?"

"Both" Blaine answered as he subtly dropped his hand under the table and then not so subtly squeezed Sebastian's upper thigh "You know, we could get out of here and start our night of debauchery early."

Blaine's voice didn't change, but when he moved his hand to cup his crotch, Sebastian steadied himself. He had no idea what Blaine was going to do when he found out "No debauchery tonight, B. All of the New Directions are at Sugar's getting ready for their Regionals tomorrow. Rosa came down to cook them one last Good Luck dinner. And I heard your parents say that they are staying over to watch Sam and Sugar tomorrow."

"Are you kidding me?"

Blaine throwing up his hands in frustration was not exactly the response Sebastian expected, but at least it stopped the activity beginning between his legs. Of course, that really didn't mean anything considering Blaine could make him hard in mere moments with just that one certain tone "Raincheck in LA?"

"That's going to be difficult considering you won't be there until Tuesday. You still haven't explained why you did that." Sebastian reached down, pulled up a gift bag from by where Rachel had sat and set it on the table. When Blaine saw what was in there, it took everything within him not to cry "Bas?"

"You, Sam and Beat need time together alone. I thought it would be a good idea for them to form a bond before we all go to New York and throw Santana into the mix. We already know from the Mercedes incident that she doesn't share you well. I talked to Mike and he agreed. The only hard decision was selecting between Harry Potter and Disney. I hope I chose correctly."

Even though they were in Cooper's restaurant, they were more than aware of their surroundings so Blaine restrained himself from smashing his lips into Sebastian's. "Unequivocally. Now, I hate to change the subject but did you talk with Cam and Coop about Kurt?"

"I did. Cooper made sense when he said that even though Burt found out about what Kurt did at Dalton he couldn't fire him. Think about it. Kurt could take him to court saying that Cooper forced him to work here to pay back the $10,000 then fired him when what he was blackmailing with went away."

"Hold up, Burt found out what Kurt did?"

"Cooper didn't tell you?"

"No, but Burt called and apologized he couldn't meet with me. I'm assuming he was part of the Intervention."

"I don't know but I do know Burt is in a bad place. My dad gave him a copy of Hunter's testimony."

"No shit? Maybe I shouldn't have fired your dad."

Ok, that was new information "You fired my dad?"

"He was my lawyer and broke attorney/client privilege by talking to my parents without permission. To be fair I fired Al Motta and Doc as well."

"Oh B" Sebastian sighed and shook his head "I get why you fired my dad and the fact that you fired your uncle is astounding, but Dr. Shepard? You really liked him."

"I did, but I told him after what happened with you and Cough Syrup that I would fire him if he broke confidentiality again. I'm not going to report him to the state board like I threatened but I don't trust him anymore. However, I did have a chance to talk to him about Coop and Cam's suggestion for dealing with Kurt before everything happened."

"I talked to my therapist too and I see their point of including him in our group activities but I'm worried about Ray. She had already said he could stay with her. Would Finn have to stay there?"

"Yeah, Cam said Finn would be Kurt's shadow. We'd also give Santana and Mercedes the option of staying at my family's apartment or a hotel."

"I just wish Cam would still be with you until at least we came back to Ohio."

"Bas, Cam was not with me to protect me from Kurt. He was with me because my attackers had not been found. They're in jail now and Cam is the best person to handle the Security & Investigation expansion to New York since Dmitri is staying in Paris."

"I still can't believe my dad set all of that up just to keep tabs on Julien, but I have a question. Isn't Dmitri the one guy with the actual connections?"

"Yes, but he also wanted to be closer to family."

"And Puck knew all of this when he decided to stay in Paris?"

"He did but are you surprised that Noah Puckerman would want to work with the mob? You didn't tell Rachel, right?"

"No, she needs to hear it from Puck or Finn."

Blaine gave Sebastian thigh another squeeze, this one on the innocent side "Like how it was with what my parents told you. They had to tell me."

"Is this why you're here with me and haven't said a word to your parents or Cooper?"

"No, I want to talk to Cooper but I should tell you I kind of fired my dad too. He's not coming to LA but Jackie called an agent friend of hers and she's going to meet with the lawyer. One thing my parents got right is that the songs I've written should be registered before I begin playing them in public."

"And you trust Beat's mom?"

"Yes, she's one of the top record executives in the industry and she'd never do anything to hurt Drum. He went through too much when she divorced his dad."

"That was a mess, how it played out in the headlines."

"They didn't call it the Billion Dollar Divorce for nothing. It's why his family hid his identity and it took him so long to tell them he's gay. Every time he had a chance some new crisis happened in the media."

Their conversation came to a halt when Sebastian's phone went off "It's Trent."

"Ok, while you get that I'm going to go lay down the law to Kurt."

"B…"

"Like we were talked about before, he needs to hear this from me."

When Blaine got to the kitchen he found the manager to ask to talk with Kurt in Cooper's office. While he went to find someone to cover Kurt, Blaine motioned to Finn to join him. "What's up?" Finn asked as he shut the door behind him.

"Real quick, what's going on with Burt? I know he found out that it was Kurt that used his name with the Head Master."

"He was pissed but now I think he's heartbroken. He didn't think Kurt was that kind of person."

"Yeah, join the club."

With that out of the way, Blaine and Finn fell silent as they waited for Kurt but it made one thing clear. Blaine was nowhere near ready to trust Finn but knew he had to if this was going to work. By the time Kurt joined them in the office the tension between the two was palpable. "Blaine, Don said you wanted to talk to me?"

"Come in and have as seat, Kurt. And lock the door."

Kurt did what was asked and then glanced over at Finn, hoping to get some sort of read on the situation but there was none. So of course, he jumped to the wrong conclusion "You can't make Cooper fire me."

Blaine began twisting his bracelet, hoping the thought of Sebastian would help calm his annoyance. He wanted to just say fuck it but had to consider the bigger picture "Will you shut up for once and let me say what I'm going to say before going into bitch mode?"

Finn jumped in when Kurt didn't head Blaine's warning and opened his mouth to respond "Dude, you want to hear this." Kurt didn't answer but sat back into the couch and crossed his arms in his patented defensive move…

…Which totally pissed Blaine off and that was not good considering the day he had had "Fine. You know what, I was going to try and be cool about this but now not so much. I know you have an audition at NYADA and have some fucked up fantasy that I am going to follow you there. That is never going to happen since I have already committed to Julliard."

"Blaine…" was all Kurt said as Blaine's expression showed how displeased he was with the interruption.

"Wise decision." Blaine stopped and counted to 10 before continuing. Damn, he wished he could punch something! "Rachel told me she invited you to stay with her while you're in New York. That puts up a lot of road blocks since we are not about to exclude her from any activities we planned. So, I am offering you a choice. Number 1, you stay with Rachel and we will include you in whatever we do."

"There's got to be a catch."

"Oh, there are several. First and foremost, Finn is your shadow. You will go absolutely nowhere without him. He will also be staying at the loft and don't worry, I'm finding Santana and possibly Mercedes alternate housing for the week."

"Ok? And?" Kurt could feel there was more. So far this had been too good to be true.

"If you say or do one thing to sabotage anything I do that week, especially my concert, you will pay consequences. I will assure you will never be admitted into any school in New York, you will never be hired by any fashion house and will be rejected from any audition you ever go on. I will make sure you will never be able to sign a lease or sublet any apartment in any borough in New York. Essentially, I will make sure you are banned from the city you have dreamed of living in your whole life."

"You can't do that!" Kurt screamed, rising from the couch to go at Blaine but Finn blocked him.

"Yes, he can and he also could have taken you out with one move. Stop being stupid and listen!"

"Thank you, Finn." Blaine went and unlocked the door and peeked out to get someone's attention "Kurt, before you make your decision you should realize that it won't only be you, me, Finn and the girls. Bas, Sam, Artie, Tina, Amanda, all the Senior Warblers…and let's not forget your two favorite people Wes and David, will all be in and out of the city that week." He tried not to laugh as Kurt's face dropped showing that he had obviously forgotten the former Warblers went to Columbia.

A knock on the door brought them all back to attention "You wanted to see me, Blaine?"

"Yes, Vincent, come in. Kurt, I am offering you a second choice. Since you are actually auditioning at NYADA, you'll need to be in the city for at least five days…2 travel, 2 to practice with the accompaniment and audition day itself. If you agree to not stay at the loft I will put you up in a suite at the Plaza. I will pay all your expenses including meals and spa treatments. I will get you tickets to Wicked and Hamilton. I will pay for a meal at the best French restaurant in the city. I will provide limousine service for wherever you want to go. I'll even pay for a guest. Chandler perhaps?"

Kurt had wondered if Blaine had heard about Chandler. Guess he had his answer. "And I suppose the catch here is Finn and I can't see the rest of you?"

"Oh no, Finn will be staying with Rachel no matter what. Vincent here will be staying with you but you are correct in that you can't come near the rest of us. I know you might need some time to contemplate my offers but let me tell you a little about Vincent first. He is a former Army Ranger who knows 7 different forms of martial arts and has black belts in 4 of them. He won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics in boxing. And most importantly, if you attempt to go anywhere near me or anyone else I care about while you're in New York, he has my permission to stop you by any means necessary. Do you understand?"

Considering his dad had basically said Cooper had told him the same thing, Kurt more than understood. He didn't get a chance to respond due to Cooper's arrival "Guys, will you please give me a chance to talk to my brother?" It took no time at all for Kurt, Finn and Vincent to do just that. "Blainey, my piano player called and said he'd be late. Can you go sing something to keep the customers happy until he gets here?"

"Where were you this morning?"

For the first time Cooper noticed how agitated his brother was "Um Blaine, what are you talking about?"

"Don't play dumb with me, Coop. You had to know what Mom and Dad planned. I needed you and you weren't there. Why?"

"Blaine…"

"Why?!"

Charles came into the office and shut the door "What the hell is going on with you two?" he asked his sons. "The customers could hear you yelling, Blaine."

At that moment Blaine didn't care "Was Cooper supposed to be at the house his morning, yes or no?"

"Son…"

"Yes or no?"

"No."

He wasn't expecting that answer "Why not?"

Cooper could see that his dad was going to say something, but he stopped him "Blaine, when you were hurt in the attack, I left practically the moment you woke up. I didn't stick around to see if anything was wrong because you were talking ok. Sure, you had some memory loss…"

"Wait, you think I'm brain damaged from my attack? What's happening with me is some 4 years down the road musical savant kind of shit? It doesn't work that way."

"I know I just felt so guilty that I wasn't there for you then…"

"That you weren't there for me today? You've got to be fucking kidding me!"

Blaine started to leave but his father stopped him "Son, please. Let's talk this out."

"Sorry, can't do it, Dad. Cooper asked me to go sing and since I'm brain damaged and have all these songs running through my head, I better go."

"Blaine…" Charles called out as his younger son brushed past him. He couldn't chase him because right that moment he was the only thing keeping a devastated Cooper upright. He was going to have to trust Sebastian to take care of Blaine."

Rachel had just gotten back from her excursion with Jerimiah when Blaine walked into the dining room and headed straight to the stage. Sebastian could tell something was wrong but after the events of the day thought it best to let it remain in the family for at least the time being.

As Blaine began to play an intro, he noticed Rachel's expression change "Ray, what is it?"

"If Blaine's about to play the song I think he is, it's Brody's favorite song."

"Where the hell did that come from?"

"He has just been around more lately. At first, we were able to avoid each other but lately it seems like he's everywhere."

"Is he stalking you?"

"No, and he's always respectful. It's just…"

"Creepy?"

"Ha ha, no. The timing's weird considering Finn is coming to town. Now stop talking and watch your boy."

When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
And I wish I was special
You're so very special

"Bastian, you need to do something." Rachel whispered to him as Blaine was obviously in the throes of a meltdown. He knew she was right but he had to wait for the right moment.

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.

Rachel smiled when Sebastian took over and started walking toward the stage. She was going to have to get them to sing this at CallBacks.

(Sebastian) I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul

Sebastian joining him was enough to have Blaine focus on what he was doing and not his anger, at least for the time being.

I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so very special
I wish I was special

(Blaine and Sebastian) But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.

Oh, oh

He's running out again,
He's running out
He's run run run run

Run

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so very special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo,
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.
I don't belong here.

Sebastian came around and took Blaine's hand, helping him stand so they could take a bow considering they were receiving a standing ovation. "Good job choosing the clean version."

"I'm pissed not irresponsible. Bas, get me out of here."

"Fine, but we're taking my car. You're not riding your Harley like this."

Blaine didn't argue as Sebastian led him over to Rachel "Ray, here are my keys, get Blaine to my car but no driving. His nerves are bad enough."

Rachel grabbed his collar and pulled him down to kiss his cheek (tip-toes weren't enough for the two of them). Once she and Blaine were out the door, Sebastian headed over to Blaine's family.

"Holly's at the Motta's with the New Directions, right?"

"Yes" Charles answered as he held on to Cooper "She's been helping them with Regionals so they invited her to their dinner."

"Mrs. A, call her and tell her to make sure all the New Directions are back in the kitchen or far family room. I want to get Blaine upstairs without seeing them, that includes Sugar and Sam. B would be horrified if he interrupted their preparation for tomorrow."

Pam went to get her phone and Sebastian started to leave but was stopped when someone grabbed his arm. "Take care of him, Seb" Cooper's voice cracking as he spoke.

"Always."

Back on the Beach

There were only four words on the paper.

I still love you

The tears were immediate. Sobs were body wrenching. However, all the anger he held toward Cooper and his parents was gone. How could he be mad at them when he had been lying for months? It took several deep breaths to calm down and call the one person he thought could help.

"Aren't you supposed to be on a beach in Malibu?"

"I am on a beach in Malibu. Are you alone?"

Santana didn't like the sound of that "Yeah, Mercedes is at rehearsal and Rachel is still in Lima. Blaine, what's going on."

"You know how pissed you were when you found out about Tommy? How I refused to talk about him with you but told the guys?"

"Yes, but I swear, I really did let it go. I've learned that you tell people things when you're ready."

"I appreciate that but there was another reason I shut you out. Tana, you know Tommy only you know him by a different name."

Santana flipped through names and faces in her mind, but had no idea who Blaine was talking about "What name, Blaine?"

Flashback: 8 months

Blaine sat in his car outside the unfamiliar house unsure of what to do. He was so lonely. Hell, Kurt had all but abandoned him the moment he got to New York. Eli paid attention to what he said, ok wrote. It was fun and breezy and sure he didn't know what Eli looked like, but there was something so familiar about the things he said. Blaine wanted to find out more about him other than he liked pictures of lighthouses.

But he didn't trust himself. His messaging with Eli had become more and more flirty as the days progressed. So much so that Blaine knew if he went into that house there was a high probability that he would cheat on Kurt. He pulled out his phone and scrolled down to Sebastian's number. If he was going to cheat on Kurt it might as well be with Sebastian. Kurt would think that it was him anyway.

He put the phone back in his pocket like he did every time he thought of calling Sebastian. Deep down he knew that Sebastian could never be a one time thing and he wasn't ready for that type of finality to his relationship with Kurt. Plus, there was something about Eli he was pulled to. When the front door opened Blaine understood exactly what it was.

"Tommy?"

"Oh god, Blaine. You're even more beautiful than I could have imagined. Come on."

Blaine didn't know what happened but the next thing he knew he was in what seemed to be a guest room, staring into eyes he had dreamed of for years "Is it really you?"

"I promise. I promise it's me."

Tommy leaned in and kissed him. It was simple and sweet, like the one other kiss they shared over 3 years earlier, but that didn't last long. Blaine felt himself hit the wall, Tommy pinning his hands above his head while kissing him with the hottest kiss…well, ever. It was a struggle, but he broke his hands free, lifted Tommy's shirt and groaned as he felt taunt, defined abs.

"Blaine, I can't believe you're here. I've missed you so much."

Something about what Tommy said didn't sit right so he pulled away. "I've been here, Tommy. You're the one that disappeared. Uncle Rob found your family but when they wouldn't let us see you we thought you were dead."

"I was already gone. I left for New York the day I turned 18."

"Was it that bad?"

"Bad enough I changed my name so they couldn't find me, although I am surprised that Cam didn't."

"You changed your name?"

"Yes, but please let me explain before you say anything."

"What are you talking about?"

"My name is Brody…Brody Weston."

Back on the Beach

"Santana? Are you still there?"

Notes:

Surprise?

I know this was long for me, but there was a lot to fit in before LA and NYC.

Creep (clean): Hazelwood, Mike; Hammond, Albert; Greenwood, Colin; Greenwood, Jonathon; O'Brien, Edward; Selway, Philip; Yorke, Thomas 1992