AN: So here's another one people. A few reviews have come in and I can breath but I'm still on life support. Remember I need your reviews to live. It's air for me.
Things are going to start happening in the fic. It's not all going to be sunshine and lollipops no matter how much I want it to be. When I sit to down to write the characters come to life and start speaking before I can stop them and what comes out is GRRREEEAAAATTTT (a little Tony the tiger action for you).
The tone of the story matches where I am in life when I'm writing it. My music choices when I'm writing tend to reflect in the story as well so there's always a lot of emotion behind the words.
Enjoy this chapter. I don't know when the next one will be up but I'm working on it.
An hour later Blaine was carrying Macy in his hip as he, Kurt and Emily walked down the street. "Blaine, Kurt" was yelled and quite suddenly flashes of light were going off in their faces. Emily was completely dazed. The lights were blinding her and she stumbled a little. "Take Macy" Blaine said to Kurt and passed Macy over who promptly hid her face in Kurt's neck as he little arms held tight around his neck. "Hold onto me" Blaine instructed Emily as he wrapped an arm around her and helped her continue walking despite the lights. "Blaine, who is this?" "When is your next album going to be released?" "Is it true you're cheating on your husband?" the questions were thrown at them from all sides. "Back off" a man said quite suddenly as they reached a door. Kurt was standing in the doorway Macy still in his arms.
"Mike Chang, Mike Chang" the reporters tried to climb over each other. Instantly several large men in black appeared and pushed the reporters back allowed Blaine and Emily to step inside followed Kurt and Mike. "How's Macy?" Blaine asked Kurt when the door had closed behind them. "She's fine. How's Emily?" Kurt asked. Emily was visibly shaking. "Who were they?" she tried blinking to clear the spots from her sight. "Paparazzi. Unfortunately this probably won't be the first time, here sit down" Blaine said and led her to a chair. "Here" Mike handed Blaine a glass of water that had been handed to him. Blaine pressed the glass into Emily's hand and helped her drink. "Better?" Blaine asked. "Do they always get right in your face like that?" Emily asked touching a spot over her right eye.
"Oh my god, did they hit you?" Blaine asked removing her hand and seeing the beginning of a bruise. "I think it was a camera" Emily said. "I'll get some ice" a woman said. Emily looked up and saw Kurt holding Macy and the man she recognized as Mike Chang standing in front of her. "Do I know you? You look familiar" Mike said really getting a good look at her. "I took your dance class a few years ago" Emily said. "Six months right? You were good" Mike said. "Thanks. I wanted to get back into shape" Emily said and accepted the ice that was pressed into her hand by a woman. "You poor thing. I can't believe they did that. Oh I'm going to give them a piece of my mind." "Relax Tina. No need to go all vampire on them. We'll deal with them" Kurt said.
"Aunt Tina" Macy held her arms out. "Come here Macy my love" Tina took the girl into her arms. Kurt and Blaine were both silently fuming that the paparazzi had assaulted them like that and both were even madder that Macy and Emily had been involved. To make matters worse they had actually hurt Emily. Kurt could see the anger boiling up in the way Blaine was crouched next to Emily protectively. "It won't do any good for us to blow up" Kurt said gently putting a hand on his shoulder. "Kurt, they...she's..." "I know honey but it won't do any of us any good" Kurt said. "I'll take care of this in the morning guys. Don't you worry and I'll call Santana and Brittany. They're supposed to be back from California next week" Tina said. "Thanks Tina. Oh before we forget, introductions. Mike, Tina this is Emily Oliver. She's Macy's birth mother and is carrying triplets for us now. Emily, this is Mike and Tina" Kurt said.
"I didn't know you guys were having more kids! Congratulations" Mike said. "Triplets wow! Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Tina asked. "We wanted to keep it a secret. There was no guarantee it would work and then with the possibility of miscarriage, as with any pregnancy, we wanted to wait" Blaine said. "This is so exciting. Come on, we've got a table in the back. We'll talk more" Tina said. "So Emily, you took my dance class to get back in shape after having Macy?" Mike asked as they sat down. "Yeah. I've always liked dancing. I never thought I was very good but I had fun doing it which is kind of the point right?" "Totally and you're wrong. You were really good. You caught onto the choreography faster than anyone else" Mike said.
"If we're talking about the same class that I think we're talking about then you can rest assured that you are indeed good Emily. If I remember correctly every night he came home he would talk about one student in particular who was just amazing" Tina said. "So Blaine, what's been new with you?" Mike asked changing the subject. "Not much, I'm working on songs for my next album and we're in the process of making a family Christmas album" Blaine said. "That sounds like fun" Tina said. "It has been. Kurt's only been able to get away from work a few days a week though and we have to record while Macy is in school so it doesn't give us a lot of time. Normally I'll spend the whole day in the studio recording something" Blaine said.
"You should have called me. I'd be happy to watch Macy" Tina said. "Sorry, I'm kind of taking that position now" Emily said. "Emily's apartment manager evicted her because she's pregnant with our children so she's moved in with us. I wouldn't have her go anywhere else" Kurt explained. "How is that going to work after the babies are born?" Tina asked. "She's going to stay with us. We want her to be part of the family and have a hand in raising the kids" Blaine said. Tina looked at Emily who hadn't said anything. "Hello, what can I get for you?" the waitress asked.
After dinner which involved lots of laughing and getting to know you talk Mike and Tina walked the group back to their car. "I like her. I only just met her 90 minutes ago and I feel like I've known her forever" Tina said. "I noticed. You're almost never that comfortable talking to new people" Mike said wrapping an arm around his wife's waist as they walked the darkening New York streets. "There's just something about her. I can see now why they chose her." Mike smiled and kissed the top of her head as they walked.
"Can we watch a movie?" Macy asked when they got home. "Go and pick one, then we'll all get in our pajama's and watch it" Kurt said. Macy scrambled into the living room and came back just seconds later. She pressed the movie case into Kurt's hands before going upstairs. "Mulan" Kurt said "I should have known." "$50 says she wants Emily to sing Mulan's part" Blaine said. "You are so on and..." Kurt whispered into his ear "Says she wants you to sing Shang's." "Oh, I hope she does" Blaine grinned. "I'm sure I don't want to know" Emily said shaking her head and disappearing upstairs.
When she arrived in the living room wearing tinker bell pajama pants and a fitted white long sleeve shirt she found she was the last one. "Sorry, I uh, was sick" Emily said. "Again? Hey, you weren't sick before dinner" Kurt said. "I also didn't eat lunch today" Emily said. "Your crackers are in the cabinet" Kurt said. "Thanks, anyone want anything while I'm up?" Emily asked. "I'll take a Pepsi" Blaine said. "Root Beer" Kurt said. "Sprite?" Macy perked up. Emily looked to Kurt and Blaine who nodded. "Be right back" she said. When she returned she was carrying three glasses with some ice and a sippy cup with ice for Macy in once hand and her crackers in the other. The sodas were wedged between her arm with the crackers and her chest. "How are you doing that?" Kurt asked as she carefully set the crackers on the coffee table.
"I was a bartender for two years and a waitress when I was in college" Emily said. She poured Macy's sprite into her cup and handed it over before pouring the others. She settled on the couch next to Blaine who was in the middle with Macy in between him and Kurt. She tucked her feet next to her and Kurt started the movie. "Emily, sing for Mulan" Macy said as the movie began. Emily looked at Blaine who was incredibly proud of himself as he fist pumped in the air. "Daddy you sing for Shang" Macy said next. Kurt stuck his tongue out at Blaine who was now grinning from ear to ear. "Papa you sing for everyone else ok" Macy said. "You got it honey" Kurt said "You'll help me right?" "Sure" Macy said.
As the end credits began to run across the screen Blaine looked at Kurt who had Macy settled in his lap. She was fast asleep and Kurt looked to be on his way. He then looked at Emily who must have only just fallen asleep because her head dropped onto his shoulder. "Kurt" Blaine whispered and poked his husband. "Wha?" Kurt became more alert. "You take Macy up to bed. I'll get Emily" Blaine said. Kurt nodded and got up from the couch carrying the small four year old. Blaine moved around a bit sliding an arm under Emily's knees and one around her back before standing up. Despite being pregnant she was still quite light and it was easy for him to carry her up the stairs. When he reached her room he found Kurt pulling the covers back on her bed. Blaine lay her down and Kurt pulled the blankets over her. They left the room turning off the light and closing the door before retiring to their own room.
Kurt and Blaine were startled awake to lights flashing in their room. "What's going on?" Kurt asked groggily. "Silent alarm" Blaine said becoming instantly alert. He pulled on his sneakers and hurried out of the room. When they had the security system installed they had the regular alarm for during the day and the silent alarm at night. Alarm lights were installed in their bedroom, and in the living room and kitchen. Blaine passed Macy's room and opened the door poking his head in. She was fast asleep and her windows were shut tight. Blaine closed the door and continued opening doors and checking the empty rooms. He came to Emily's room and was surprised the door was open. Kurt joined him at that moment also wearing shoes and carrying a flashlight. Blaine pushed Emily's door open and Kurt shone the flashlight into the dark room. "Where is she?" Kurt asked shining the light on the bed.
The covers had been pushed back and Emily was no where in sight. Blaine checked her bathroom and closet but she wasn't there. "You check the rest of the rooms up here, I'm going to check downstairs" Blaine said. Kurt nodded and they separated. Blaine hurried down the stairs and when he turned into the entrance hall he found the front door wide open. "Kurt, down here" Blaine called up the stairs. He headed for the door and grabbed his coat before going outside. "Emily?" Blaine called. He heard sniffling from his far left. "Emily" Blaine said rushing toward her. She was crouched on the porch in the corner. "Emily" He put his hands on her shoulders. He shook her gently and her eyes shot open. "What's going on? What are you doing?" Emily asked shaking.
"What am I doing? What are you doing?" "Where am I?" Emily asked. "You're outside on the porch. Were you sleepwalking?" He stood her up and walked her inside the house. Kurt was on the phone with the alarm company. "You're freezing" Blaine said. He pulled his coat off even as Kurt retrieved a blanket from the living room. Blaine accepted the blanket from him and wrapped it around her. "What were you doing outside?" "I don't know" Emily said. Kurt hung up the phone at that moment. "That's taken care of" he said. "Have you ever done anything like this before?" Blaine asked Emily. "I don't think so" Emily said. "Is there anyone you can ask?" Kurt asked. "My grandma, she practically raised me but she's old and doesn't have the best memory" Emily said. "Call her tomorrow, I want to know if this has happened before" Kurt said. "Can you think of any reason you may be doing this? First last night and now this."
"Children often experience night terrors but they don't remember what happened in the morning. I feel like this has happened before but I don't know. I use to have safety issues" Emily said. "Safety issues?" Blaine asked. "As you know I didn't have the best childhood so I was always terrified. I couldn't do much about it when I was younger but in my teenage years I used to check the windows and doors several times before allowing myself to go to sleep. When I got my own apartment I used to put a chair in front of the door. There were bars on the windows so I wasn't worried about that. I guess I've never truly felt safe" Emily said. "You're safe here Emily. We would never let anything happen to you. We've got advanced security systems in place" Blaine said.
"I guess with the whole paparazzi thing today my old fears bubbled to the surface. I'm sorry this is happening" Emily said. "Emily, we're just worried about you" Kurt said. "Let's all get back to sleep. We've got a busy day tomorrow and we can talk more about this in the morning" Blaine said.
The next morning Emily entered the kitchen wearing a pair of stretchy skinny jeans, black and gray boots, a long sleeved scoop necked gray shirt and a sheer black sleeveless angled jacket vest. "I like it" Kurt said giving his approval. "Eggs, bacon and toast for breakfast today" Kurt said. His strict diet from his high school years had relaxed a little. Emily went to the snack cupboard and took the crackers out. She put a few on the plate Kurt handed her with some eggs and bacon on it and carried it to the table where Macy was already eating. "How are you feeling this morning?" Blaine asked her. "Good, nothing happened this morning so I'm hoping that means it's almost over" Emily said. Kurt sat down with them at that moment with his own plate.
"Who's taking me to school today?" Macy asked. "Emily and I are" Blaine said. "Ok" Macy said. Emily ate her crackers first before eating the eggs and bacon. "I'm going to throw a few things together before we go" Emily said and hurried up the stairs. She pulled her brown messenger bag from the closet and put her wallet and new cell phone inside. She slipped a pony tail holder into the front pocket and headed downstairs. Once back in the kitchen she set her bag on the counter and pulled a package of crackers out of the cupboard. "Oh cheesus no" Kurt said taking hold of the bag. "What?" Emily asked. "It's hideous. Please don't tell me you made this." "No of course not" Emily said.
"Oh good, it's gross. Burn it" Kurt said. "It's not that bad. It's got lots of pockets" Emily said. "Oh sweet Gaga. You cannot carry this. Come with me" Kurt grabbed her hand and dragged her back upstairs. Kurt dragged her down the hall and into his and Blaine's room. "Wow, this is nice" Emily said taking a quick look around. "Let me see" Kurt flipped the light switch in a closet and began perusing. "Oh lord. Why do you have so many?" Emily asked. The closet was full of bags. "Honey, I'm a fashion designer. This is my life. I can't keep using the same bag over and over again. I've got to have different bags for different outfits" Kurt said "Here we go" he said and pulled a bag out of its line up. "You can use this today and I'll bring some home from work today for you" Kurt said.
"This is nice. Did you make this?" Emily asked examining the bag. "Yup" Kurt smiled. The bag was a simple gray leather messenger with several pockets. "What do you look for in a bag?" Kurt asked as they headed back downstairs. "Organization mostly. I like having pockets for everything" Emily said. "I can work from there" Kurt said as he emptied her other bag and then put it in the garbage. "Is it safe to assume you're going to look through my other bags and get rid of those too?" Emily asked. "Probably" Kurt shrugged. Emily put the crackers she had into the main compartment and then slid her phone into the right front pocket and her wallet into the left front. She then put two cans of carbonated water into the main compartment as well. "You ready to go?" Blaine asked. "Yes" Emily said and slung the bag over her shoulder. Once in the hall everyone put on their coats.
"Here, I'll put the bag in the car for you" Kurt said taking Emily's bag from her. "Bye Macy, have fun at school" Kurt bent down and gave his daughter a hug and a kiss before entering the garage. They watched as Kurt put Emily's bag into Blaine's car before getting into his own car and backing down the drive and out onto the road. After Blaine and Emily had dropped Macy off at school they hurried back to the house and headed into the city.
"Good morning Mr. Hummel-Anderson" the doorman said as he opened the door for them. "Pat" Blaine said in greeting. "Good morning Mr. Hummel-Anderson" the woman behind the desk said. "Morning Jan" Blaine said and continued walking. Emily followed behind him trying to keep up with his long strides but finding it a bit difficult. "Cheesus" she said copying something she had heard both of them say before "I forgot how hard this is." "How hard what is?" Blaine asked turning around. "Walking fast. I feel so out of shape." "Well you're pregnant. I'm sorry, I'll slow down. Here" he offered his arm out. "I don't need help" she said. "It'll slow me down. As soon as I get here I go into work mode, moving quickly, getting things done" Blaine said. Emily nodded and linked arms with him.
"Good Morning Mr. Hummel-Anderson. Here's your mail" a woman behind another desk said after they took the elevator to the 3rd floor. "Thank-you Lisa. Any calls?" Blaine asked. "No sir" she said. "Alright. Emily this is Lisa my assistant. Lisa, Emily" Blaine said. "Nice to meet you" Emily said. "Likewise" she said eyeing their still linked arms. "Is the band here?" Blaine asked. "Yes sir, they're in the basement." "Thanks" Blaine escorted Emily down the hallway and into a large office. "Nice" Emily said as he let her arm go and plopped his mail onto his desk. "Kurt designed it" Blaine smiled as he opened his mail. "Alright, well nothing important there so, what would you like to sing?" Blaine asked. "I don't know."
"You've got to have some idea. What's your favorite Christmas song?" Blaine asked. "Where are you Christmas" Emily said instantly. "That's a good one" Blaine picked up the phone "Lisa, get me the sheet music for Where are you Christmas, Silent Night," Blaine paused thinking "Grown up Christmas List and White Christmas" he said before he hung up. "All four of those for me?" Emily asked. "Yup. Kurt and I are singing Baby it's Cold Outside and Let it Snow together, then I've also got him singing Joy to the World, Silver Bells, and Merrily We Have Heard on High. I've claimed Frosty the Snowman, First Noel, Jingle Bell Rock, which I might turn into a duet, and Do You Hear What I Hear. I also want Jingle Bells but I think I want all of us to sing it with Macy" Blaine said. "That would be so sweet" Emily said.
"I thought so. Kurt and I have already recorded our duets and he's done with Joy to the World and Silver Bells. I've only been able to record Frosty the Snowman on my own. Not only am I trying to get a move on my new album but I've got four other albums that are being recorded that I'm producing" Blaine said. "Wow, you're really busy" Emily said. "Yes and no. There are days where I feel like there's not enough time in the day and then there are those where I have the luxury of spending hours perfecting a song" Blaine said. "Here you are sir" Lisa entered the office. "Thanks Lisa" Blaine said and sat on the couch patting the spot next to him for Emily. She took off her coat and draped it across the back as she set her bag down and sat next to him. "So I'm guessing you're familiar with these" Blaine said spreading the music out.
"Where are you Christmas, Silent Night and White Christmas yes but I don't know if I've heard this other one" Emily said. "Do you read music?" Blaine asked. "Yes" Emily said. "Right, then this shouldn't be too hard. We'll work on 'Where are you Christmas' today and probably White Christmas which I'll sing with you" Blaine said. "We're going to sing together?" Emily asked. "Yeah, don't worry, it'll be great" Blaine said. "I am so not good enough to be singing with you" Emily said. "Would you stop with that. You have a fantastic voice, trust me on this." "Blaaaaiiiinnnneee" echoed through the room. "Oh Blainerkins, Blainey, Blainey, Blainey, come on man. I know you're there." "Intercom" Blaine said to Emily before he crossed to his desk.
"What do you want Puck?" he asked pressing a button. "Ha, so you are there." "Yes, I'm here, what do you want?" "Joe is waiting for you to warm up man. We're burning daylight." "It doesn't take daylight to record" Blaine laughed. "You know what I mean. Get your butt down here and let's lay some tracks." "We'll be right down." "We? Is Kurt here today?" "Nope" Blaine said and turned off the intercom. Emily gathered the music and linked her arm with his when he held it out for her. They left the office and entered the elevator where Blaine pressed the button for the lowest floor. "Our recording booths are in the basement" Blaine explained.
When they stepped out of the elevator they were greeted by a taller man with a short mohawk. He was wearing sneakers, jeans, a white shirt and a leather vest and he looked totally bad-ass. "Whoa, who is this?" Puck asked. "Emily, meet Noah Puckerman" Blaine said. "Nice to meet you Noah" Emily said a little hesitantly. "Pleased to meet you too" Puck grabbed her hand and pressed a kiss to it. "That's enough Puck. I'd prefer it if you didn't make the mother of my children uncomfortable." "Mother? Children? I thought you only had Macy." "We do, currently" Blaine said. "I'm pregnant with their triplets" Emily said. "Wow, congrats man" Puck clapped Blaine on the back. "Thanks." Blaine said. "Wait, Noah Puckerman, that name sounds familiar" Emily said. "Kurt may have mentioned him, we were in glee club together" Blaine said.
"And I've got an album out" Puck offered. "Yeah, Kurt mentioned you yesterday" Emily said thoughtfully. "Did he say how bad-ass I am?" Puck asked. "No" Emily said. "Brother always leaves that out. I've told him, he can't forget that when he's talking about me to the ladies" Puck said. "Sorry Noah, you're not really my type" Emily said. "Yet" Puck said. "Ever" Emily retorted. "Get back in the booth Puck and get the board ready. We're going to warm up" Blaine said. Blaine led Emily into another room. "Joe" Blaine said. "Blaine, who's this?" "Emily, Joe, Joe, Emily. He's our resident pianist." "Nice to meet you." "Likewise." "Emily will be singing today so we both need to warm up" Blaine said. "Alright, what's your range Emily?" Joe asked.
"Oh um, not really sure" Emily said. "Alright, well we'll start in the middle and go up and then down. Just stop when you need to. Don't strain" Joe said. Emily nodded feeling slightly nervous. "Don't worry, you'll be able to go a lot higher than me" Blaine said. "Alright, we start here" Joe said and pressed a key. "We'll start with ah" he said. Emily and Blaine started singing up the scale Joe gave them. Blaine had to drop out after a bit but gave Emily's hand a squeeze telling her to keep going. "Where did you find this girl?" Joe asked after a minute. "She's our surrogate" Blaine grinned. "I haven't heard something like this since..." "Did I do something wrong?" Emily asked quickly.
"Oh god no. That was fantastic. That was a high C. Do you know how many people say they are a soprano can barely hit that note?" "Um." "Not many, at least not many that do it as effortlessly as you" Blaine said. "Alright well, let's go down now" Joe said and started them off again. This time Emily stopped before Blaine. "What a range. I think I'm in love Blaine" Joe said. "Sorry Joe, I think she's a little young for you. Besides wouldn't your wife be mad?" "Probably" Joe smiled. For the next 10 minutes Joe ran them through several more warm ups. "Alright so what's being done first?" Joe asked. "Where are you Christmas" Blaine said and Joe crossed to a filing cabinet where he began rifling through music. "Right, see you in there" Joe said and left the room.
"Is it normal to feel this nervous?" Emily asked. "I know I was. It helps to stretch out a little. It just gives you something else to focus on" Blaine said. Emily nodded as she tried to keep her breathing in check. She stretched out her arms a bit, rolled her shoulders, stretched her neck and shook herself a few times. "Better?" Blaine asked. "A little" Emily said. "You ready?" he asked. "Not really but let's do this" Emily said. "There you go, that's a good attitude. Come on, it's not that hard. You put on the head phones and sing into the mic" Blaine said as they left the warm up room and cross to another door. Inside was a room split into three. The room they entered was a square with several boards full of buttons, knobs and switches.
Directly above the boards facing the doorway was a glass window where you could see into another room, smaller than the one they were in but there were two stools and two microphones that were suspended from the ceiling with two music stands and two sets of head phones. In the room directly to the right were instruments set up in stands. Joe was already sitting at the piano with his head phones on only covering one ear. "Alright Joe, sound check" Puck said. Emily could hear Joe start playing. Puck fiddled with some knobs and pressed a few buttons. "Thanks man, you're good out here. Let me get Emily into the booth and we'll go from there" Puck said.
"Alright Em, you're up" Blaine said. "Em?" she quirked an eyebrow. "That ok?" Blaine asked. "Yeah" Emily smiled. He squeezed her hand in encouragement before allowing her to walk through the door. She put the head phones on and set her music on the stand spreading it out. "Alright Emily, how's the volume?" Puck asked. "A little low" she said. "That better?" Puck asked after fiddling with a knob. "Yeah" Emily said. "Alright, we're going to run through the song once as practice. Let me know with a thumbs up or down if the volume needs to go up or down alright" Puck said. "Ok" Emily said. "So, can she sing?" Puck asked after turning his mic off. "Just wait" Blaine grinned and took the seat next to him. "Alright Joe, in 5, 4, 3, 2" Noah gave him a point and music filled the small room. Blaine saw Emily take a nervous breath.
"Where are you Christmas?
Why can't I find you?
Why have you gone away?
Where is the laughter,
you used to bring me?
Why can't I hear music play?
My world is changing.
I'm rearranging.
Does that mean Christmas changes, too?
Oh
Where are you Christmas?
Do you remember,
the one you used to know?
I'm not the same one.
See what the time's done?
Is that why you have let me go?
Oh
Christmas is here.
Everywhere, oh.
Christmas is here.
If you care, oh !
If there is love in your heart and your mind
you will feel like Christmas all the time!
Oh.
I feel you Christmas.
I know I've found you.
You'll never fade away.
Oh
The joy of Christmas
Stays here inside us and
Fills each and every heart,
with love
Where are you Christmas
Fill your heart with love
mmhmmmmm..."
For the first few bars of the song Noah seemed completely flabbergasted and awestruck before remembering what he was supposed to be doing. "So can she sing?" Blaine asked smugly. "Rachel needs to meet this girl and I want to be there when she hears her sing" Puck said. "Finn and Rachel are coming to our place for dinner this weekend so Macy and Jackson can play and so that Rachel can meet her. You're welcome to join us" Blaine said. "I am so in. Just let me know when" Puck said.
"I'll have Kurt text you the details. "How was that?" Emily asked after a few minutes. "Fantastic Emily" Blaine said. "There are no words but I smell a chart topper" Puck said. "Yeah right" Emily laughed "You're kidding right?" Seeing both of their serious faces she knew they weren't. "That was almost completely flawless. Try to take quieter breaths, I know it isn't easy. Joe, good job but you pressed a wrong key in measure 78" Puck said. "Right" Emily heard Joe say. "Don't worry Em, that was great. I had to record my first song about 18 times before I was as close to perfect as I could be" Blaine said. "Yeah, the man's a perfectionist" Puck said. "Any tips on taking quieter breaths?" "Try breathing away from the mic. I found even turning my head helped" Blaine said. "You ready to try it for real?" Puck asked. "Let's do it" Emily smiled.
For an hour they worked on recording the song taking a minute break here and there so Emily could drink some water. At 11:30 Blaine called a lunch break. "See you back here at 12:15?" Puck asked. "Yeah, we're going to work on White Christmas" Blaine said. "So I take it your pleased with what we have?" Puck asked. "Beyond pleased. Let's burn it to disc. I want a copy and then send a copy to all the major stations. I want this playing" Blaine said. "You got it boss man" Puck said. Emily exited the booth at that point. "So, what now?" Emily asked. "Now is lunch, and paperwork" Blaine said. "Paperwork?" Emily asked. "Got to fill out some release forms, and of course a pay stub" Blaine said. "Pay?" Emily asked.
"Of course, I'm not going to ask you to work for free" Blaine said. "That's work?" Emily asked as he ushered her into the elevator. "Fun isn't it? Doesn't even feel like work" Blaine said. "Oh my god work!" Emily said loudly. "Yes, work" Blaine said. "No, I mean my work. Oh god I am so fired" Emily said. "Calm down, what are you talking about?" "My schedule is e-mailed to me. I forgot to check it the other day. I am so dead" Emily said. "Where do you work?" "Michelle's. It's a french restaurant on 10th" Emily said. "Calm down, I'll have Lisa give them a call and tender your resignation" Blaine said. "Um Blaine, it's a cheap french restaurant not a billion dollar business. You don't tender your resignation. You quit" Emily said.
"Right, then I'll have her do that" Blaine said. "That's if they haven't fired me yet. I'm not exactly liked there" Emily said. "Well you don't need to worry about that now" Blaine said as they entered his office. "Do you mind if I check my e-mail?" Emily asked. "Go right ahead. I'll be right back. What do you want for lunch?" Blaine asked. "I'll eat anything" Emily said. Blaine nodded and left his office as Emily sat down at his desk. She pulled up yahoo and logged onto her e-mail to find 32 unread messages. She clicked through them eliminating the junk mail and was left with 11 that were actually semi important. "Alright, lunch is on the way" Blaine said entering the office "What's wrong?" Emily was sitting at the computer staring at the screen. "I've been fired through an e-mail. I was expecting it but still. I busted my butt at that place for four years" Emily said.
"Well now all you have to do is record and make amazing music and get rich" Blaine said dropping a small stack of papers in front of her. "What's this?" Emily asked. "The paperwork, let's get this filled out" he smiled and pulled up another chair. He grabbed his pen and they set to work. Lisa knocked on the door 15 minutes later. "Come in" Blaine said setting the pen down. "Lunch" Lisa said as she entered. Emily got up and went to her bag where she pulled one of the carbonated waters from it as Lisa put the sandwich wraps on the desk. "Thank-you Lisa, file this right away" Blaine said and handed her the completed stack of papers. Lisa took the papers and left the office. They ate lunch in a comfortable silence.
"Ready to get back to work?" Blaine asked after awhile. "Have I said thank-you yet?" Emily asked as she stood up. "For what?" Blaine asked. "For everything. I never imagined that any of this could have happened. "Macy, you, Kurt, singing, the triplets. It's all so fantastic. I half expect to wake up in my run down apartment" Emily said. "It's not a dream, at least I don't think it is. I would hate to wake up still in high school having never met Kurt. With out him I wouldn't be here, wouldn't have Macy, you, the triplets, all of this" Blaine waved his arms around indicating the office. "Blainers..." Puck called over the intercom. "We'll be right there. Don't get your tighty whities in a twist" Blaine said as he pressed the speaker button. "I'm not wearing any tighty whities...wait, that came out wrong, I'm wearing boxers" Puck said. Blaine rolled his eyes and he and Emily left the office. "Alright, we've only got 90 minutes to knock this out. Let's do this" Blaine said as they entered the booth.
"Right, sound check Joe" Puck said. Blaine and Emily stepped into the booth where the new sheet music was waiting. Blaine spread it out for them as Emily put her head phones on. Blaine did the same and they waited. "Alright you two, how's the volume?" Puck asked. "Take me up a little" Blaine said. Puck nodded and fiddled with a few knobs. "How's that?" Puck asked. "Perfect" Blaine said. "What about you Emily?" Puck asked. "It's good" Emily said. "Alright, let's run through this once for practice and then we'll knock it out of the park" Puck said. "Don't you play football Puck?" Blaine asked. "Fine, we'll score a touchdown. That better?" Puck asked. Blaine smirked at him through the window. "Whenever you're ready Joe" Puck said. Joe started playing and Blaine started singing.
"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
to hear sleigh bells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
with every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white
Emily took over from there, smiling as he winked at her.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten and children listen
to hear sleigh bells in the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
just like the ones I used to know
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white
Blaine joined her then. They're voices instantly compatible.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
with every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white
May your days be merry and bright,
and may all your Christmases be white
And may all your Christmases be white (All your Christmases be white)
And may all your Christmases be white (All your Christmases be white)
And may all your Christmases be
(All your Christmases be white)
(All your Christmases be white)"
"That was great guys. Let me hear that list bit again but this time I want Blaine to take the bottom, and let's see how that sounds" Puck said. Joe picked up where he was talking about and they sang the last bit again. "Nope, liked it better the other way. What about you?" Puck asked. "I liked it better blended, but it was a good idea to try" Blaine said. "Alright then kids, let's get a hole in one shall we?" Puck asked. "Golf now?" Blaine asked. "Shut up" Puck said and Blaine smirked again.
They spent an hour working on it and making it perfect, re-recording a few pieces here and there before Puck called it perfect. Emily pulled the head phones off and put them back as Blaine gathered the music and they left the booth. "Alright, let's hear it" Blaine said. Puck pushed a few buttons and turned toward the computer. "Put that on disc too. I want Kurt to hear it" Blaine said. "You got it boss man" Puck said. "Too? You put the other one on disc?" Emily asked. "Course, speaking of, I need you sign this" He said pulled the disc from his bag and handing it to her with a black sharpie. "Why?" "Tradition. I ask all of my artists to sign the first copy of their first recording" Blaine said.
Emily shrugged and uncapped the sharpie. "Whoa, that smells so bad" Emily quickly signed her name on the disc and handed both back to Blaine. A flashing light caught Emily's attention. "What's that?" Emily asked. "The intercom" Puck said. "Go for Puck" he said pressing a button. "Are they still there?" Lisa's voice floated out of the speaker. "Yeah, they just got out of the booth" Puck said. "Turn on 97.4" Lisa said and disconnected. Puck turned toward the radio sitting against the back wall and turned it on tuning in to the right station.
"I know we've just passed Christmas and we've got a whole summer to go before we get there again but we've got a Christmas song from a new artist over at Hummel-Anderson Records. Inside sources tell us that this song is going to be on the Christmas Album Blaine Hummel-Anderson and his family are recording so here it is folks, 'Where Are You Christmas'. I hope you like it as much as I did." Emily looked at Blaine, her mouth open as her song began to play. Blaine's cell phone rang a minute in. "Hey honey" Blaine said with a smile. "Yeah, it is amazing...Yup, only took about an hour...Yeah, we're all done here...right, I'll send her your way then" Blaine said "Alright, see you at home honey" and he hung up. "Kurt says it's amazing and his new favorite song. He also wants you to stop by his officer before picking Macy up."
"So I guess our listeners really enjoyed that song. The switch board is lit up like a Christmas tree and all of our callers have had nothing but good things to say. If anyone over at Hummel-Anderson Records is listening you need to give that person a contract." "Already done" Blaine told the radio even though the announcer wouldn't be able to hear him. "Nicely done Emily, everyone loves it" Puck said. "Thanks" Emily said breathlessly. "Alright, so let's get you out of here so that you can go to Kurt" Blaine said.
Once in the lobby Lisa was there with Emily's coat and bag waiting for them. Blaine took her coat and helped her into his before handing her his bag and car keys. "You know where's Kurt's office is?" Blaine asked. "Yeah, but I don't know the password for the gate at home" Emily said. "I'll text it to you" Blaine said as he walked her out of the building and to the car. "Quick, get in and go" Blaine said as they reached the car. "Why?" Emily asked. "Paparazzi, see you at home" Blaine pressed a kiss to her cheek before closing the driver's door behind her. Emily started the car and drover off out of the parking lot as several cars and vans pulled in. Blaine hurried back into the building and several security workers stood in front of the front doors.
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