Summary: With an unexpected ally by her side, Rachel is forced to face up to her actions.

Notes: There's very little Seblaine in the next 2 chapters. They take place at the same time as the Blam conversation in the previous chapter, so our boys are busy.

Reminder: Review on Chapter 58 but you only really need to remember…Cam: Brody's brother, Blaine's former body guard, head of Cooper's "Security & Protection" company for NYC.

NYADA: 2PM

Brody could see the smile on Rachel's face from the other end of the hall. It was the first time he had seen her that relaxed in what felt like forever. "Rachel!" he called out, getting her attention. "You seem to be doing better."

"Thanks to you" Rachel cooed and gave him a kiss on the cheek, earning stares from students passing by. Oh yeah, that was definitely fodder for at least one of the NYADA blogs. "After the nightmare of mentoring Kurt, Beatrice is a dream. She was so nice…"

As she went on (and on), he thought back to their dinner the night before. Their conversations had been tough, but cathartic for both of them. Then that morning, even though he knew it could upset Blaine, Brody went to Carmen Tibideaux on Rachel's behalf in regards to her being Kurt's mentor. He owed her. It was the least he could do.

It actually worked out better than he hoped for. At the Mentors' Meeting, Carmen announced Adam had been replaced as The Dirty (now half) Dozen Liaison by the mentor of one of the remaining finalists. And, instead of just having the (former?) NYADA Chose One take over his replacement's charge, Carmen assigned the girl to Rachel and made Adam Kurt's mentor.

Rachel ramblings about her rehearsal with Beatrice had his attention so completely he hadn't noticed they exited the building until they were interrupted by the pissed-off Brit.

"Proud of yourself, Weston?" Adam yelled, but was then able to gain control. "I cannot fathom you did not have a hand in this situation considering the two blokes you're mentoring."

"Adam, this is not Brody's fault" Rachel said so calmly Brody couldn't believe this was the same woman he was listening to just a few moments earlier. "It's yours!"

Ok, there's the Rachel he knows.

"How is any of this my fault? Evans is the one who told the Grande Dame that rubbish about my not respecting Anderson."

"I told you all weekend to stop flirting with BLAINE'S BOYFRIEND but no…you just kept oozing your British charm. Bas…Sebastian tried to play it off as you being European, but everyone knew better. Sam is Blaine's best friend and is very protective of Blaine and Sebastian's relationship after all the crap Kurt put Blaine through. You're lucky Blaine wasn't the one to go after you."

"Do you mean the supposed consequences he threatened me with if I didn't stay away from Sebastian?" Brody let out a snort which seemed to frustrate Adam more. "And what is so funny?"

"I'll admit I've merely heard rumors about what Blaine calls consequences, but if you honestly believe you getting called out in front of Carmen Tibideaux was one…" Brody shook his head for effect. They were at a drama school after all. "…you're either naïve or stupid and you my friend are far from naïve."

"This isn't over."

"Oh, I know."

Rachel stepped in between the two "Ok, Adam, time for you to go, but before you do…did you meet with Kurt today?"

"What happens between my mentee and myself is none of your business."

"Hey, I'm trying to help you. If Kurt still plans on performing the song he submitted, Blackbird, that's a song he once sang for Blaine. Madame Tibideaux told him specifically…"

"…not to sing to Blaine" Adam sighed. "We did chat this morning and he does plan to perform Blackbird for his audition. He was quite adamant about it. Damn! Thank you, Rachel."

Adam left without saying another word, leaving neither Rachel or Brody with a good feeling. "I should probably warn Blaine and Sam about this."

Rachel nodded her agreement but said nothing, causing an awkward silence between the two. For a few minutes they had existed in a bubble where none of their mistakes mattered, but bubbles eventually pop. The sound of Rachel's phone ended the silence.

"Are you going to get that?"

"No, it's my dads and I'm not ready to talk to them. How am I supposed to tell them what I did to Bas…Sebastian? To Blaine?"

"That's the second time you've called him Bas…Sebastian. I thought only Blaine called him Bas."

"He is" Rachel wistfully acknowledged. Though she had yet to admit it, Brody could tell Blaine cutting her off was as painful as Sebastian. "When Sebastian and I were best friends, I called him Bastian and he called me Ray."

"Rachel, you and Sebastian were never best friends if you befriended him because Kurt wanted your help sabotaging his relationship with Blaine."

"You know the expression I know it in my head but not in my heart? It's depressing to say, but even if it was for only 12 days, Sebastian Smythe was the best friend I ever had. Everyone else I've called a friend has been because of the New Directions. Well, except you but..."

"I wanted information on Blaine an I knew you were friends."

"Yeah, but I do appreciate you introducing yourself by walking out of the shower." The comment brought her smile back but it made Brody uneasy.

"Rachel?"

"Brody?"

"I can't be your replacement for Sebastian…or Finn." Rachel lowered her eyes but he grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze. "However, I am going to talk to Blaine about letting go of some of his anger toward you. Kurt was only able to get in your head because you felt so alone, and I'm to blame for a big part of that."

"No, I knew what I was doing. It's just, I wish Blaine would do something already. I'm getting paranoid. I even had myself convinced the eviction notice I got yesterday was somehow one of Blaine's consequences." Her phone rang again with the same ringtone as before, and once again she ignored it.

"You've got to answer it sometime…the sooner, the better."

"Brody, you don't understand. My dads adore Blaine. My dad, Leroy, calls him his son. He calls the two of us the Anderberry twins. He…"

"…is walking up behind you."

Rachel spun around so fast she almost fell, but sure enough, both of her dads were walking toward them. Her response was unexpected. "The little tattle-tale! Well, I guess I got my wish."

"What are you talking about?" Brody asked as he pulled out his phone and started to text.

"I wished for Blaine to give me my consequences and it appears he did. He told me yesterday to Say hi to your dads for me. He knew they were coming. Damn it, maybe the blabbermouth really is my brother!" Rachel ended her rant and put on a well-practiced show face. "If you want to go I understand."

"I…I'm just expecting a call any second now or I would. It's obvious from their scowls they're not happy to see me with you. I'm sorry."

"This isn't you fault, no matter what you think. Wish me luck."

Brody watched Rachel head toward her fathers. Every instinct told him to get out of there, but Blaine had made him promise if he ever ran into Rachel's dads to text him immediately with their special code. He didn't understand why but there was no way he was going to break a promise to Blaine when he had just got him back in his life.

It seemed like forever, but Blaine called him back right away. "Brody? Where are you?"

"At NYADA. I was talking with Rachel in the courtyard when her dads walked up."

"Did you talk to them?"

"No, I stepped away like I promised. Blaine…?"

"I promise I'll explain everything this evening when you meet me at Julliard. But right now, I need you to take the phone to Leroy and tell him I want to talk to him."

"Ok, give me a minute." If he thought he wanted to run before…but he didn't. "Um, excuse me" he stammered, trying not to drop his phone as he held it out. He had seen enough pictures of Rachel's dads to know who was who "Blaine would like to speak to you."

It was his turn to step away. He didn't understand why Blaine wanted to speak to him when the boy sent an email the day before saying he was cutting himself off from both him and Hiram due to something Rachel had done. The email was the entire reason they were in New York. "Blaine?"

"Mr. Berry, thank you for taking my call. I know our relationship is royally screwed up at the moment, but I need you to trust me."

That didn't sound good. "Of course."

"There's no easy way to put this. Brody is Tommy…my Tommy. I'm not going to tell you how or why because it is not my story to tell, but it's true. If you're wondering if Rachel knows, she does, but only found out Sunday." Blaine had told Brody about the email and how he expected Leroy and Hiram to come to NYC. Brody hadn't been happy but agreed it was for the best if Rachel's dads knew who he was and Blaine should be the one to tell them.

Leroy saw a bank of benches near him and chose one facing away from his husband and daughter. He didn't want them to see his sheer astonishment because…Blaine's Tommy? How? "Blaine, he's Tommy? The boy who was attacked with you? I thought he died."

"I know it's shocking but yes, Brody is Tommy. Mr. Berry, I have no question you want explanations from Brody about what happened between him and Rachel but I'm asking you to let it go, at least for the moment."

"Can I ask why?"

"He doesn't know our attackers have been caught and are in jail. It's been my plan all along to tell him tonight. I know you wouldn't say anything on purpose but in the heat of a moment unintended utterances have a way of coming out and…"

"Blaine, no, I understand." In reality, he needed Blaine to stop. The entire situation was overwhelming. On one hand he had Brody…the man who had cheated on his daughter by being a paid escort. On the other hand, he had Tommy…the boy Blaine took to a Sadie Hawkins dance who was beaten and supposedly dead. It was too much. He could only handle one thing at a time and he decided to focus on what the hell was going on with his daughter first. "I can't keep this from Hiram but I'm sure he will honor your request as well."

"Thank you, Mr. Berry."

"However, I'm going to ask a favor of my own. Hiram and I are going to talk with Rachel about what you said in your email. When we're done I want to hear your side of the story."

The line went quiet. Leroy was on the verge of checking to see if Blaine was still there when "Fine, but it will have to be when we're back in Ohio. I…I've got too much going on here."

"I understand."

"Again, thank you Mr. Berry but I'm heading into rehearsal at Julliard and I really need to talk to Brody."

Leroy was astonished his knees didn't give out when he stood. To say he was overwhelmed was a massive understatement. As he headed back, he knew he had made the right choice to focus on what was going on between Blaine, Rachel, Kurt and Sebastian. Brody was standing slightly apart from Hiram and Rachel, waiting for his phone. As Leroy had guessed he most likely would, the only person he saw was Tommy. "Brody, Blaine would like to speak with you."

He took his phone but didn't walk away and wouldn't unless Blaine asked him to. He wanted to get a read on Leroy to at least have a clue at what his next move should be. "Yeah, Blaine."

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"I know you're in a horribly uncomfortable position right now."

"Not even close." He tried not to sound too sarcastic but it was hard considering all three Berry's appeared to be incapable of taking their eyes off him.

"See you at 6PM?"

"See you at 6PM." Brody put his phone in his pocket and tried to think of something to say. But what? "Um, I have to go take care of somethings for Sam's audition." Not a total lie. He did have to make sure he had secured his back-up band…in an hour. "Rachel, I'll see you tomorrow at the mentor's meeting."

Hiram stepped forward to say something but when Leroy touched his arm, he took the hint to let it go. However, once Brody was gone he had to say something. "Are either of you going to explain what just happened?"

"This isn't the place" Leroy said softly, for the first time noticing they had an audience. He began to wonder how long that had been going on. "We can talk about it at Rachel's."

"We can't go back to my place." When both dads glared at her, she added "I'm assuming we have a lot to talk about and we won't be able to do that if Santana and Mercedes come home."

"What do you mean if Santana and Mercedes come home?" Hiram asked, trying to keep calm. He was usually the level-headed dad since his husband acted from the heart and not the head (like their daughter) but the last of his patience was barely holding on.

"They've been busy with the photoshoot…" She could tell they weren't believing her half-truth. Damn you, Blaine! "…and they're mad at me."

The last of Hiram's patience was now officially gone. "Call them…now."

"I can't call Santana. She really is busy at work. I'll try Mercedes. I have to tell her about the eviction notice anyway." Shit!

"Eviction notice?!"

"The building was sold and we have 90 days to leave."

While Rachel was getting grilled by her fathers, Brody had made it back to his dorm. Thankfully, his roommate was gone. He needed time to regroup. Everything was going so fast…and so wrong. Except Blaine. Never Blaine. He opened the drawer in his night table and pulled out the only 2 pictures he had kept from his life as Tommy. The first was of Blaine, Sugar and himself. They looked so young…and happy. The other was Blaine and him before leaving for the Sadie Hawkins dance. He had no idea how he had that one, where it came from, but it was his prized possession.

It wasn't like he didn't understand he had no chance with Blaine. Hell, he knew that when he and Rachel had gotten back together and he heard Blaine was now with Sebastian. Did he regret sending the note telling Blaine he still loved him? No. Maybe. Depended on the day? But, it was what it was.

This meeting they had tonight was what was throwing him off. Blaine obviously had something to tell him, but what? He shook his head to clear his thoughts, get his head back in the game. He put the pictures back in the drawer and decided he had better send Sam a text about Adam.

From Brody: Head's up. Adam removed as liaison and is now Kurt's mentor. Not happy. Blames you.

He went to put the phone down so he could change but received a response.

From Sam: Thanks. WTF? No shit. No shit.

With everything that had happened, his new-found friendship with Sam was an unexpected surprise.

From Brody: LOL
From Sam: Head's up to you. Told Blaine about CK…and telling you first
From Brody: And?
From Sam: Not happy but gets it. Do you know where your brother is?
From Brody: Cam? Was talking earlier when he said he had to go do something for Coop. Wait, didn't Coop go back to Lima?
From Sam: Shit
From Brody: Sam?
From Sam: When I get answers, I'll let you know. Something's going down in Lima
From Brody: Tell Cooper
From Sam: NO AND DO NOT TELL BLAINE

Shit!

Notes:

Short chapter but the next is much longer. I went with the natural break.

Rachel's new mentee is Beatrice McClaine, the Opera Girl who was cut in Episode 4x01.

The second part of the review in Chapter 58 is Blaine's email to the Berry's inferring Rachel's consequences.