So I do sincerely apologize about taking like two weeks to update this story. I know I'm always making up excuses but I've just been very busy with getting ready to move into college. I made this chapter long to hopefully make up for the long absence.
I didn't really proof read this... sorry I just wanted to get it out as soon as I could.
Hope everyone likes it!
"Wow, who would have thought we could get through sixty episodes in four days? What were we averaging, about like, fifteen a day?" Cory asked as the television screen faded into black after the final episode of I Love Lucy season two ended.
"Yeah, I think we were pretty efficient with finishing under a week while filming." Dianna responded, pulling her blanket from over her to get up and put the DVD away.
"How are you doing? Did they make you feel better?"
Dianna smiled at Cory sweetly. "You made me feel better but they helped."
Cory smiled. He loved making her feel better in every way possible.
He picked up the DVDs on the table. "Anyway, I should get these back to the rental place, then I'm off with Mark to get fitted for my tux for the Golden Globes coming up. You excited for this or what?" Cory was really excited. This award ceremony was huge for him. It was the Golden Globes, probably the most important award show for television. Only the best and biggest would be there and he was still in disbelief that Glee made it a second time and that some of the cast were up for awards as well. When he thought about it though, it wasn't a complete surprise. They had such a great cast and crew that worked so hard and were so dedicated that they deserved the nomination.
"I am beyond excited for the Globes and by the way, it's cute you have a fitting date with Mark." She teased with a smile.
"Yeah well, I figured Mark and I have hung out a lot and I thought that it was time to take it to the next level so what better than to go to a tux store and try on suits together." He played along. No matter what, it was always a competition between him and Dianna to see who could make the other break first on coming up with the wittiest comebacks.
"Touché Cory, touché." She smiled bigger.
"Yeah, I knew I'd win that." He cockily responded while putting on his sweatshirt.
She punched his arm and he smirked as he spoke. "You can't hurt me, you're like, miniature size compared to me."
She smirked as well and shook her head. "Whatever Cory just get out of here and go on your man date."
He just grinned as she continued to tease him. "Oh I will, and I will enjoy every last minute of it."
She playfully threw a pillow at him. "Go before I send a barrage of heavy throw pillows at your head."
He chuckled and just before he turned around he remembered something. "Oh before I leave, I just wanted to tell you, I'm going back home to Vancouver to visit family for this week before the Globes."
Dianna couldn't help but be upset at not being able to see him. "Aw do you really have to go?" she asked, batting her eyes and let out a light laugh.
He softly smiled and walked back towards her. "Di, I have to go. I haven't gotten to see my mom and brother since before we started filming this season. I think my mom might disown me if I don't show up." He joked.
"Okay, just make sure you make time to text me or something. I'm going to be bored without you." They both smiled and there was an awkward silence.
They were just staring into each other. 'Would this be the part that I kiss her if we were going out?' Cory wondered.
'Is it bad that I really want to cheat on Alex right now and hope he kisses me?' Dianna thought to herself.
As much as Cory wanted to just be spontaneous and have the guts and lean in and kiss her, he pushed it all aside and opted for a hug instead.
It was an understatement to say Dianna was disappointed but she still held on tight to him as they embraced.
He pulled away and said, "Well, all those fancy tuxes are calling," then he heard his phone ring. He pulled it out of his pocket and looked at the caller I.D. "And so is Mark." They chuckled and he shoved the phone back in his pocket while he started to walk out.
"Bye Di. I'll text you every second I'm free."
"Bye Cor."
Cory had been twenty minutes late to his fitting and he was met in the shop by an impatient, mohawked friend.
"Dude, I tried calling you a half hour ago and you didn't pick up."
Yeah sorry I was busy. I had to stop by-" he began.
"Let me guess, Dianna's?" Mark interrupted.
Cory just smiled in response.
"You were at Dianna's!" he concluded.
"Yeah I was. I told her that I'd finish the I Love Lucy marathon with her. I did get it for her."
"Okay okay. Well you're here now so let's pick out our suits. I'm pumped for the Golden Globes."
Cory nodded his head. "Me too bro."
They walked to the back of the store and met with one of the store's representatives for tux fittings.
"Hi you two must be Cory and Mark from Glee." The lady said.
"Yep." Cory confirmed.
"Alright, well I'm here to make you guys look outstanding for the Golden Globe gala. So let's begin." She clapped her hands together and Mark went with her to take measurements first.
A few minutes later, she came back out to the waiting area. "Ready Cory?"
"Sure." He followed her back and stood on the platform she instructed him to stand on.
She grabbed the measuring tape from around her neck and held it up to his outstretched arms then to his torso and finally his legs.
"How tall are you?" the woman questioned, pulling out a piece of paper and pen.
"I'm 6'3."
"Okay." She scribbled some things down on the paper and they returned back to the waiting area to grab Mark.
"Alright, so I have some suits that have already been approved by various designers and they would like you two to where them." She informed them, returning from a room with a few garment bags in hand.
First she pulled out a charcoal black suit jacket with matching black pants. "This one is a Simon Spurr. It goes great with a slimmer build like yours Mark. It looks very nice when fitted."
She handed the jacket to Mark to try on.
He pulled it on and walked over to a mirror. "I actually like this. I like it a lot. What do you think Cory?"
He turned around so Cory could see.
"I like it on you. It looks pretty good."
Mark smiled and took off the jacket. "I definitely like this one. I can't believe I got it on the first try."
They chuckled and the sales lady took the jacket back. "Alright, I'll put the Simon Spurr in for your measurements and it should be altered and ready in a week. You can pick it up two days before the show."
"Sounds good." Mark agreed.
The lady nodded and pulled out another suit. The suit was gray and shiny. "This is from the Oscar de la Renta collection. It's a very classy suit if you'd like to try it on."
Cory didn't exactly like the suit when he first saw it but he knew that you should never judge just on appearance.
"Sure." He said and took the suit jacket from the woman. Once it was on and he saw it in the mirror he knew that this was not going to be the suit he wore to the Golden Globes.
He turned to look at Mark who was leaning up against a chair. Mark quickly shook his head disapprovingly and Cory agreed.
"I don't think this is the one. Could I see another?" he asked.
"Absolutely." The woman took back the jacket and pulled out another garment bag from the back room.
She unzipped it and took out a dark black jacket.
Cory let a grin upon his face at seeing it. He liked this one without even trying it on first.
He took the jacket from the lady and threw it on.
"That is a Giorgio Armani two button shawl collared tux. That designer only makes one of those a fashion year." She informed with raised brows.
"I like it." Cory looked in the mirror at all the angles.
"So will this be the one you'd like to be fitted in?"
"Yeah this is the one."
"So we have come to a decision for both?" she asked the guys.
"Yes." They assured her. The lady put both suits back in their bags and back in the room. They guys waited in the waiting room.
They all met in the front of the store after that.
"Okay, since the designers had specifically asked that the men from Glee wear their designs, there will be no charge for the tuxes."
"Great."
"Sounds good to me." Mark said with a big smile.
"Okay then. They should both be ready a couple days prior to the show. Come in two days before then to try them on and make sure you like the fit. If so, you can take them that day or if not, we can alter them and you can come back the next day to pick them up."
"Alright, thank you so much for your time." Cory told her.
"It was my pleasure. Have a great day."
They nodded at the woman and left the store.
They walked down the street and to their cars. "When are you heading to the airport?" Mark questioned, already knowing of Cory's plans.
"I need to wake up at six and be at the airport by seven-thirty to catch my eight-fifteen flight."
"That's rough. I hate waking up early. Just sleep on the plane though. How long is your flight?"
Cory scratched his head trying to remember how long his last flight home had been. It was hard to recall. He hadn't been home in that long.
"Um, I think it's about three hours. I'm not completely sure. I'll find out when the pilot tells us on board." He smiled and laughed.
"Yeah then definitely sleep on that trip." Mark chuckled along. "Do you want to go to Chord's with me and see if we can get a game of disc golf going?"
Cory looked down to the time on his cell phone. The small numbers on the screen read six o'clock. "I don't know. I kind of wanted to head home and get some rest. You know, attempt to go to sleep early."
"Come on bro, you can sleep on the plane if you're tired. You have to come and spend your last night in L.A. playing a little disc golf. It should be like, a rule or something." Mark insisted.
Cory ran a hand through his hair and rubbed his neck. "Ah, what the hell Saw."
"Nice man." Mark patted him on the back. "Meet me at C's in fifteen."
"Make it twenty. I'm going to head back to my place and change into a t-shirt and shorts."
"Okay fine, twenty." Mark agreed. "Be there or be square." Mark walked to the driver's side of his car, they nodded at each other, and then he got in, making his way to Chord's house.
Cory had gotten back to his apartment in five minutes. He quickly found a pair of basketball shorts, a t-shirt, and threw on some sneakers. He grabbed his sunglasses on the way out and made the short drive to Chord's.
He walked up to the door and knocked. He heard Chord yell from the other side, "Who is it?"
"Cory!" he returned.
He listened as someone got closer to the door and then it swung open.
"Hey dude." Chord greeted.
"Mark here?" Cory wondered as he stepped in.
"No not yet. He called five minutes ago saying he'd be here soon. He had to do something or… something… I don't really know…." He trailed off, laughing.
Cory laughed along before adding, "It's always Mark giving specific times to meet and he's always the one late. How does that happen?"
"Got me but he should be here eventually. Glad you could make it. Mark said he had to convince you to come."
"Yeah well, I have a flight early in the morning that I have to wake up for and I figured it would be a good idea to go home and get some rest. I wanted to try and get to sleep early tonight."
"Oh, where're you going?" Chord asked as he threw Cory a Vitamin Water from his fridge.
"Back to Vancouver for the week. I told my mom that I'd visit when we went on winter hiatus and she's pretty excited. I haven't been home in a bit." He felt worse and worse every time he said that. He wished he could make it home more often.
"Nice. I love plane rides and I'm sure heading home will be good. I was thinking of heading back to Nashville for the few days we have off after the Globes before we get back to filming again. Speaking of the Globes, how siked are you Cor?"
Cory smiled wide. "Overly siked. It was a lot of fun last year and being nominated again this year is amazing. You are gonna love it Chord."
"Yeah I'm pretty excited. I've watched the Golden Globes on tv before and now I get to go to them. Do you think Glee will win again this year?" Chord asked, and then took a sip of his water.
"Well I hope so but I heard we're up against big competition this year, namely Modern Family. I was surprised we beat them last year. I don't know if history will repeat itself."
"Let's hope so. I got a sweet tux and I'm hoping to wear it on stage." Cory agreed and they both laughed, then there was a knock at the door.
"That better be Mark." Cory shouted so the person at the door could hear.
"It is!" the voice called back.
Chord walked over and opened the door and Mark emerged through it.
"You two ready for some disc golf?" Mark announced, holding up a blue disc.
"What the hell took you so long Saw?" Chord asked for the both of them.
"I couldn't find my aviators." He simply replied.
Cory chuckled. "You're an ass dude."
"Hey, the Saw doesn't work well without his shades." He sported a cocky grin.
"Of course he doesn't." Chord humored. "What course are we going to?"
"I was thinking we could head on over to the one in Oak Grove. What do you guys think?"
"Yeah I like that one. They just added two more baskets to that course right?" Cory wondered.
"Yeah that's the one." Mark confirmed. "Should be more of a challenge for me this time around."
"I am so gonna wipe that cocky grin off your face when I beat you on this course Salling." Chord challenged.
"Bring it blonde Bieber." Mark shot back.
"How about I'm going to own both of you!" Cory announced to the two other guys.
"Well let's get going and see who's going to come out on top." Mark said. They all walked out to Chord's SUV and piled in to make their way to the disc golf course.
Since it was beginning to get late in the evening, the course was starting to clear out of players and they were some of the few people left.
"Okay, since it's getting late and will probably get dark before we finish-"
Chord cut off Mark. "Because you made us late."
Mark rolled his eyes. "Are we going to keep on that the whole time?"
"It doesn't matter. We're here now so let's just play half the course and get out of here." Cory added, grabbing the discs from the car and they all began to walk to the first basket.
"You want to make this interesting Saw?" Chord asked Mark.
"Alright, what's up?"
"Whoever gets the worst score out of the two of us has to buy the other a new long board." Chord smirked thinking he had it in the bag.
Mark pursed his lips in thought for a few seconds before nodding and holding out his hand. "You got a deal."
Chord shook his hand and they both smirked at the thought of winning.
"I have specifications for my board by the way. I'm going to need you to write them down when we finish." Mark snickered as he said this to Chord who just shook it off.
Cory just laughed at their competitiveness. He and Mark used to be like that while they filmed their first season but ever since Chord joined the show, the rivalry had transferred to the two of them. He wasn't too upset about losing Mark in that sense. He never had much luck making bets with Mark anyway.
Two hours later, they had completed the front nine baskets and the sun was just about to set so Mark tweeted.
Mark_Salling
Another beautiful evening at the disc golf course with chordoverstreet and CoryMonteith
"So what were those specifications again?" Chord teased a now annoyed Mark.
"I almost had you on that last basket." Mark said, trying not to make his loss that big of a deal.
"Come on dude, you have to admit you lost and buy Chord his board." Cory told Mark with a pat on the shoulder.
"Alright, alright. I owe you a board Chord."
"See that wasn't so hard." Chord joked.
"Cool." Cory looked down to the time on his phone. 8:30. "Hey guys, can we get back to Chord's soon. I have to get home, gotta wake up early you know."
"Yeah let's go." Mark announced and they all walked back to the car.
By quarter past nine, Cory had gotten back to his apartment and was starting to pack his duffle bag.
He packed some jeans and sweatpants, a few light jackets including a rain jacket and hoodies among the many warm clothes he planned on bringing.
From what Cory knew of living in Vancouver, it rained more than snowed in January but it was still freezing.
With his bag packed, he put on another pair of shorts and a t-shirt to sleep in and grabbed his phone.
Hey, how are you feeling? –Cory
A few short minutes later he got a response.
You just asked me that today :P –Dianna
Well I just like making sure you're okay. You know I care about you. –Cory
I know. You're too sweet. Thank you –Dianna
He smiled at her text. He felt a little mushy when he thought about it but he loved it when she said stuff like that to him.
Haha I know and you're welcome. I just wanted to check up on you before I went to bed. –Cory
I'm fine. Thanks for the check up and get to sleep. Have a safe flight tomorrow :) –Dianna
Thanks and I will. Sleep tight Di –Cory
Good night Cor –Dianna
He plugged in his phone to his charger, brushed his teeth, and set his alarm for six. After this, he quickly fell asleep.
He didn't know why some blonde woman started pulling him further and further into the set or why they ended up in the hair and makeup room. He didn't even know who this woman was. She hadn't faced him yet. She had only grabbed his hand and led him to the room.
Cory was just about to ask what her problem was until the woman turned around.
"Dianna?"
He stared at the beautiful blonde who was now biting down on her lower lip.
"What are you doing? Are you okay?" he asked worriedly.
"No Cory, I'm not okay. I haven't been completely honest with myself and I really need to be." She told him as she started taking off her jacket then her shirt to reveal her black laced bra.
He gulped and he was pretty sure his heart started racing a little faster. "Um, w-what are you doing?"
She walked up to him, stood on her tiptoes and whispered into his ear seductively. "I want you Cory."
She backed away from him again and he spoke. "You want me?" He still couldn't believe what she just said.
She bit her lip again and slowly nodded.
"What about A-Alex?"
"Don't worry about him." She answered while raising her eyebrow in a sexy manner.
"O-Okay." Is all he could say. Was this really happening?
"Before I got you, I was in my trailer thinking about how hot it would be if our first time was at work where we could be caught." The words came easily out of her mouth and she went over and shut the door.
She slowly walked towards him, a fiery and lust filled look in her eyes. He could already feel himself getting aroused.
His heart began to race even more with every step closer she got. He started to sweat. He licked his now really dry lips. Her face was only mere inches away from his when…
He woke up.
Like in his very exciting dream, he was sweating and his heart was racing. Unlike his dream, he was in his dark room with no Dianna in sight.
He looked over to his clock. It was two a.m.
'Holy shit! Why does that keep happening? That's like the third dream this week.'
Yes, that wasn't the first time that has happened to him. He had already had a couple other sex dreams about Dianna but all ended right before anything happened. If he was being honest, it was all just very confusing to him. All of his feelings and everything like that.
In order to get back to sleep, he got up and went to his bathroom to splash some cold water on his face. Then he returned to his room to get some sleep.
As he laid back down he thought, 'Please don't let that happen again. I really need the sleep tonight.'
When his alarm clock went off at six, he was thankful that he had slept for the rest of the night without having that dream.
He got up and got into the shower. After, he put on a pair of jeans with a long sleeve shirt and a zip up hoodie. He quickly brushed his teeth and threw some styling gel in his hair before grabbing his bag and walking out to meet a driver in front of his place.
He figured it would be easier to get driven there than leave his car for a week at the airport.
"So we're going to the airport?" Herb asked.
"Is there ever any other reason to wake up at six and be out the door at six-thirty?" he joked back.
"Not really." Herb replied and they laughed.
"Thanks Herb." Cory said as the older man let him out of the car and grabbed his bag from the trunk.
"No problem Cory. Have a good flight and have fun with your family."
He nodded at Herb and walked into the Air Canada terminal where a man met up with him to act as a bodyguard of sorts. He checked his bag and printed his ticket at a kiosk. Then he got through security quickly since there weren't too many people in line.
While he walked to his gate, he grabbed a coffee from a Starbucks then continued on.
At his gate, he took a seat and watched the planes out of the big window since he had some time to spare. Then his phone began to ring.
He looked at the caller I.D. and smiled.
"Hey."
"Hello Hun. Are you boarding your plane yet?"
"No, not yet mom. In about another twenty minutes." He answered after he looked up to the board that listed boarding times.
"Okay. I was just calling to see if you had gotten on the plane yet. We're so excited to see you Cory."
He couldn't help but laugh softly and smile even bigger at his mom's enthusiasm. She was the only person he knew who could be cheery early in the morning.
"I'm excited to see you too mom. Is Shaun going to come to pick me up too?" He hoped he would. He hadn't seen his big brother Shaun in even longer than his mom. He and his brother had always been super busy.
"Yes he said he'd love to come with me since he missed seeing you the last time you were home."
"Oh that's cool then. I can't wait to see both of you."
"Neither can we. I'll be tracking your flight, making sure you get here." She informed him and he chuckled. Even though he was 28 years old, his mom still saw him as a kid at points but he couldn't be mad at her for caring.
"Alright mom you do th-" He stopped himself to listen to the man next to him.
"Mr. Monteith, you're plane is starting to board its first class passengers."
"Okay thanks." He told the man in return.
"Hey mom my plane's boarding now so I'll give you a call when I land or something okay?"
"It's fine you don't have to call. I'll know when the plane lands from the tracking. Have a safe flight."
"I will, thanks. See you in a few hours. Bye."
After he hung up his phone, he walked over to the boarding line.
Once aboard the plane, he found his seat, which was in the second row of the plane, and sat down in his window seat.
He watched as the plane filled when he got a text.
Have a safe flight Cor. We'll miss you. See you when you get back :) –Lea
He typed a response back quickly.
Thanks Lea. I'll miss you guys too. Could you do me a favor? –Cory
Sure Cory, anything –Lea
Would you mind checking up on Di today? She says she's fine but I just want to make sure –Cory
Has anyone ever told you how caring you are :) Yes, I'll be sure to do that –Lea
Thanks –Cory
No problem. Have a blast in Vancouver –Lea
No doubt. See ya –Cory
As he placed his iPhone onto his lap, a man stored his briefcase in the overhead compartment above him and sat down in the seat next to him.
The man buckled his seat belt then pulled out a newspaper.
Cory just looked out at the runway through his small window as the plane began to taxi out.
He listened to the pilot speak over the intercom as well.
"Good morning. This is a non-stop flight to Vancouver, British Columbia. My name is Captain Miller and we have Co-Captain Johnson along with our lovely flight attendants as your flight team today. Today's travel time is about two hours and fifty minutes. Our estimated arrival time in Vancouver is eleven o'clock where the average temperature will be 37F so we hope everyone is wearing something warm. It's a far cry from 65F from here. As always this is a non-smoking flight and we will inform you when you may use your electronic devices, but for now we would like to ask everyone to power down any cell phones or any other device they might have. We do have Wi-Fi aboard this aircraft when we reach a comfortable altitude. Thank you and welcome aboard."
Cory turned off his phone and sat back in his seat.
Shortly after, they were taking off and reaching altitude.
"You may now turn on your electronic devices. We do have accessible Wi-Fi on board." The captain's voice came over the intercom.
Cory pulled out his phone from his pocket and turned it on to put it on airplane mode. Once it was on that, he connected to the wireless Internet and went on Twitter.
CoryMonteith
Goodbye California. Here I come Vancouver, BC! So excited to be heading home :) #tweetsfrom35000ft
"Would you like a drink sir?" a flight attendant asked him.
He looked up from his phone to answer. "Sure. Can I have an orange juice please?"
"Absolutely. Would you also like a bagel as well?"
"Yeah that'd be great thanks." He responded to the woman. A few minutes later she returned with orange juice in a champagne glass and a bagel with a side of cream cheese.
"Thanks." He said as he took the juice and bagel.
'So that's what you get in first class. Orange juice in a champagne glass.'
He was so bored that he even took a picture of his orange juice and posted it on Twitter.
CoryMonteith
Livin' the high life on AirCanada. #Lovinit
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Two hours later, they started their decent and soon after, they were stopped at their arrival gate.
Excited to see his mom and brother, Cory quickly unbuckled himself and made his way off the plane, making sure to pull on his heavy sweatshirt he brought with him.
He had been in the Vancouver airport many times so he had no troubles in finding the direction to baggage claim.
As he walked, he pulled his hood over his head. He was happy he wasn't being followed by paparazzi since he obviously didn't announce his trip to anyone but his close friends on set. He wasn't even stopped once. Thank god!
He easily made it through the customs checkpoint.
As soon as he stepped onto the descending elevators that led to the baggage claim area, he saw his mother and older brother waiting at the bottom for him.
He was rushed into hugs the minute he stepped off the last step.
"Cory!" his mother greeted, hugging him so tight that he almost couldn't breathe with her head digging into his chest. He hugged her back with the same intensity.
As soon as she let him go, his brother grabbed him and pulled him in for a tight hug as well, giving him a few pats on the back too, their statures basically matching one another.
"How's it going Shaun?" he asked as he was still being hugged.
"Great. How about you? How was the flight?"
"Boring as hell. I found myself taking pictures of my orange juice." They both laughed and all three walked over to the baggage carousel.
"Which one's yours Cory?" his mother asked him, her eyes scanning each and every suitcase like a hawk.
Cory looked around at all the moving bags until his eyes focused in on his. "It's the one coming through the drop now." He answered.
"I got it little bro." Shaun offered, walking up to grab the duffle bag.
Cory thanked him and waited with his mom. He used to get mad at Shaun for always making comments how he was older and that Cory was little but he didn't mind much now. He knew that his brother didn't mean it as a condescending term anymore.
"Excited to be home?" his mom questioned, looking up to him.
"Yeah you bet mom. It feels like forever since I've been back in Canada."
"Yeah, it seems like it but you have to promise to come home more often. We miss you here." She smiled at him and he smiled back. He did miss being home.
He loved it in California no doubt, but he was a Canadian boy and the motherland would always be number one in his heart.
"So I hope you packed a good amount of warm, water proof clothes Cor. We were listening to the weather over the radio on the drive here and it says it's going to be a very rainy week." Shaun informed him as he walked back with his bag in hand and handed it to him.
Cory looked at him weird.
"What? I said I'd get it for you. I didn't say I'd carry it." He said with a smug grin.
Cory just smiled and shook his head. "Thanks Shaun." He replied, sarcasm dripping off his tongue.
They started to walk back to the parking garage to the car. "It sucks that it's going to rain the whole time. I was hoping to get some skiing or something in this week before I go back to snowless L.A."
"Well lucky for you Cor, I factored the rain in. Tomorrow, we're going to the Canucks verse Sharks game. We'll be nice and dry inside." Shaun smiled and pulled out the keys to his car.
"Sweet dude. That's actually pretty good because I talked to one of the ticket manager guys last time I went to a game and he said that next time I went he could hook me and the other people I'm with up with some box seats."
"Oh yeah?" Shaun asked impressed.
"Yeah it's because his daughter whose a big Glee fan was with him last time and I took a few pictures with her so he said he owed me for the next time I went to a game."
"Cool. Let's take up his offer when we go."
"Totally." Cory volunteered to sit in the back seat of his brother's car. He didn't want to make his mom sit in back.
As they drove, Cory stared out the window at the passing bare leafed trees on the highway.
He looked up from the window when his mother began to speak.
"Hun, would you mind staying at Shaun's house with him and Stacy?"
Cory quirked an eyebrow in confusion. "Why? What's wrong with your house mom? I always stay at home when I come back."
He always went back to the family home he stayed at in Victoria. It's where he grew up with Shaun and his mom since his parents were divorced.
"Oh nothing is wrong Cory, I'm just getting some construction done in the back side of the house where your room is so it has to be clear of people. It was supposed to be done last week but it's been a slow process." She explained, rolling her eyes at how long it took to put up a new wall to divide rooms.
"Oh okay. I guess I can stay at Shaun's."
"Yeah, and you know that Alexis has been dying to see you. She watches you all the time on Glee and brags to her friends that you're her uncle." Shaun added to the conversation as he turned off the highway and onto a suburban street.
Cory couldn't help but smile at what Shaun said. His niece Alexis was nine and a full on sweetie. He loved that she was so young but he found her completely wise and beyond her years for her age. She was a very caring and lovable girl. He sometimes wondered if she was truly his brother's kid. Shaun had been anything but caring and lovable to him when Shaun was nine.
"Well I can't wait to see her." Cory assured his brother and they all smiled.
As soon as they arrived a Shaun's house, he showed Cory to the guest bedroom where he put his bag in then joined his mom and brother down stairs in the kitchen where they all had coffee.
Stacy, Shaun's better half, and Alexis weren't home yet from work or school.
"Yeah, they should be home in about an hour. I took the week off for my favorite brother-"
Cory interrupted him. "I'm your only brother." He stated.
"And therefore my favorite." Shaun joked and they laughed. "Like I was saying, I took off the week but Stacy is still going to work and even though Alexis begged me to take off the week, she's still going to school, but I told her she could miss school tomorrow to come with us to the game if that's okay with you."
Cory took a sip of his coffee then nodded his head. "Of course that's okay with me. I rarely get to spend quality time with my one and only niece so I'd be more than happy if she wants to tag along."
"Great because she wouldn't stop talking about it last night at dinner." They all chuckled.
"What about you mom? Are you coming with us to the game?" Cory asked.
"Oh no. You know hockey really isn't my thing. Plus, I have to go to the office tomorrow and talk with a client about their plans for their house."
His mom Ann worked as an interior designer; one of the best in Victoria. She always made Cory proud.
"Alright then. I guess it's just going to be the three musketeers tomorrow." Cory announced to the table and his brother nodded.
"So Cor, I know you're usually dodgy on this question but, you seeing anyone yet?"
Cory looked taken aback by his brother's question.
"Oh come on man. You're twenty-eight years old. You're coming up on thirty in two years. You have to get working soon if you want to find a good woman for your life." He paused then added, "Or a man, I don't judge."
Cory glared at him quickly then let out a sarcastic, "Ha-ha." Shaun always loved to bust his balls still to this day. It was quite the brotherly love.
"Come on Shaun. You see what I do for work. There's not always time to have a relationship when you're so busy."
"That's not what I saw on TMZ last Wednesday. They just did a small thing on you the other night and how you've recently been hanging out with Taylor Swift." He let Cory know.
Cory raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips.
"Ah, is that the look of a man whose just been caught?" Shaun teased.
"Oh Shaun please. Leave your brother alone." His mother chided.
"What mom? I'm just trying to make conversation with Cory here."
"No it's fine mom." Cory started when he noticed his mother was going to go on one of her motherly rants about teasing your siblings no matter how old they are. "Taylor and I are just really good friends."
"Sure…" Shaun whispered and Cory playfully hit his arm.
"No really. We just like hanging out with each other. I was even thinking of seeing if she wanted to come with me to the Golden Globes."
"As your date?" his mom wondered.
Cory didn't immediately answer. Was it a date? Seeing as he couldn't exactly say the girl he really wanted to be with as a date couldn't be, he mind as well ask another girl. Since said girl he wished he could bring as the title of 'Date' already had a date, he should bring someone instead of going stag like he always does. He was entitled to that right?
"Well, I guess as my date… More like a plus one actually." He didn't feel right calling it a date when he really only liked someone else and he didn't want this girl to think it was a date.
"A plus one is still your date sweetie." His mother informed him.
"I don't really think that's right." Cory tried to reason with his mom but ended up losing.
Minutes later, they heard the front door burst open and someone running to the kitchen.
"Uncle Cory!" Alexis screamed as she ran and jumped up on him to hug him.
"Hey Lexi!" he greeted back. She stood back from him and he stood up. She was only nine but was already standing up to his elbow. She only looked a little shorter than Lea. She was definitely a Monteith in the height department. Shaun was 6'1 and Stacy was 5'9 so he knew Alexis was going to be a good height when she got older.
"You are so big! I feel like every time I see you you've grown even more." He told her with a big smile and she jumped up and down smiling too.
"Yeah she's going to be a tall one." Stacy added from behind Alexis, carrying a few grocery bags. "I figured I'd go pick up a few things at the store after I picked up Lexi since we have Cory."
Cory smiled at Stacy and gave her a hug while Shaun put the bags on the kitchen island.
"Hey Stacy. Long time no see huh?"
"Yeah. I think the last time you were here I was out in North Carolina visiting my mom. It's good to see you again Cory."
"Yeah same." Cory felt a tug on the back of his shirt and turned around to see Alexis.
"Hey Uncle Cory do you want to come and watch Glee with me in the living room?" she asked excitedly.
Before he could open his mouth to answer Stacy spoke up. "Not until you finish your homework."
Alexis frowned. "Oh come on mom, please."
"Sweetie you know the deal. No Glee until you finish your school work." She told her sternly.
Cory looked over to Shaun who was backing up Stacy. He stifled a laugh at how responsible his brother had become about Alexis. When they were kids, Cory was usually the good student and Shaun was the one who always made their mom go to parent teacher conferences because he never did his homework.
'Come to think of it, how the hell did Shaun even graduate? I mean, I guess I can't give him crap about it since I dropped out but I was still the better student growing up.'
He turned back to his pouting niece. "Tell you what Lexi, if you finish your homework, I'll be sure to watch as many episodes as you want okay?"
The young girl's face lit up. "The whole first season if I ask?"
He felt like he would regret it but he'd do anything to make his only niece happy. "I guess I can do that." He answered with a smile.
She let out a little squeal then ran to grab her backpack from by the door then back to the kitchen table where she sat down to begin her homework.
A half hour later, Cory was in his room checking messages on his phone and responding to a few.
He got one from Mark asking how his trip was going so far. He texted back that it was good so far and there would be pictures to follow.
Then he got a text from Lea saying that she went and checked up on Dianna like he had asked. She was doing fine and they both already missed him. It made him smile.
Just as he put his phone back in his bag, Alexis came running up the steps and into the room.
"Okay I finished. Time to watch Glee!"
He grinned at the girl then followed her back down to the living room where she had already set up the DVDs in the tv and the title screen was on.
Cory took a seat next to her on the couch while his mother and Stacy were cooking a big welcome home dinner and Shaun was in his office on the phone making an at home conference call to work since he was head of the marketing sector for the company he worked for.
"So what are we watching? Do we really need to watch the whole season? That could take a while." Cory said, hoping she wouldn't say yes.
"No we don't have to. We can just watch my favorite episode instead." She offered.
"And which one would that be?"
"The one where you dance with Quinn in the end to that really pretty song."
He had to furrow his eyebrows in thought, trying to think back to what episode that had been since there had been so many more after that.
"Oh it's this one." She told him, pointing to the word 'Throwdown' on the television screen.
Then he remembered what his niece was talking about.
They had watched three-quarters of the episode before Alexis really got excited.
"This is my favorite part." She announced as the 'New Directions' started to perform 'Keep Holding On' on the stage.
She sat contently and watched as him and his cast mates danced around and sang with their partner.
He had to admit to himself that he really liked this number too. It was the first one where he got to dance one on one with Dianna and it all felt so real to him.
At that point when they filmed this, she had no idea that he liked her since he kept his feelings very low key and only a couple people knew then. It was all probably acting to her but not to him. He meant everything when he looked at her.
He chuckled at the part where the guys had to pick their partner up and spin then around bridal style in their arms before placing them back down. He had to force three takes on that one part alone because he was always focused so much on not forgetting the steps that he was a beat ahead of everyone else. Then one take had to be redone because he pretended like he was going to drop Dianna and she had a mini freak out which caused everyone to laugh and therefore, another take.
He was snapped out of his reverie when he heard Alexis begin to speak. "You know what I like best about this dance and song?"
He looked over to where she was now sitting on the floor. "What?"
"You and her." She pointed to Dianna. "I think you guys would be really good together."
"The girl who plays Quinn?" he asked, taken aback by her sudden comment.
"Yeah."
He kept his cool and asked, "And why is that?" nonchalantly.
"Well, I see you in every interview you do because dad records them for me and you smile, like a real big smile, whenever you talk about her and when she's with you, you always look at her."
He bunched his eyebrows. 'God she seriously is way too old and observant for her age.'
She continued, "And on the show like now, when you look at her you look like she means the world to you. It's all written over your face Uncle Cory."
Yes, she was definitely his wise and beyond her years niece.
When he finally came up with words to speak he said, "I don't know what you're talking about. Maybe I'm just a really good actor."
Alexis face contorted into one that said, 'Aha, I just caught you.'
"Or maybe just a really good liar." She countered with a soft smirk.
Cory thought about it. If she seemed to know so much about him and his feelings, maybe getting her opinion on the matter might be worth something.
"Okay well, let's just say if, and I mean if I did happen to like her, what advice would you give me my oh so smart niece?"
"Marry her." She simply stated.
Cory couldn't help but smile and let out a breathy laugh. "Marry her?"
"Well not yet I mean. What I meant was, in the future you should marry her. You guys would be a good couple and your babies would be really pretty." She smiled and let out a little giggle.
"Hmm… I'm not so sure about that plan right now. Maybe I give you too much credit about being smart." He narrowed his eyes and smirked at the young girl who was now standing over him while he sat.
"I'm smarter than you." She shot back with a toothy grin.
That made Cory smile wider. "You're probably right on that account."
"Of course I am."
"Alright enough about my future." He said as he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder with a grunt. "Let's go, I think it's time for dinner." She giggled and screamed all the way to the kitchen.
After dinner, everyone stayed up a little later then all eventually started to go their separate ways. His mom hugged and kissed him goodbye before she left to go back home, then he made his way up the stairs to his room but not before he wished Alexis good night.
In bed, he immediately fell asleep since he was so exhausted from waking up early that morning and flying.
The next day, him, Shaun, and Alexis went out to a small diner for breakfast that their family had been going to for ages. Then they returned home for a few hours before they piled back into Shaun's car to go to the Canucks game.
"So are we ready!" Shaun asked the two others in the car.
"So ready." Cory replied.
"I'm really excited. This is my first ever big hockey game." Alexis informed the car.
"What!" Cory wondered shocked. "You've never been to a Canucks game?"
"Nope." She said, shaking her head.
Cory looked to Shaun who shrugged then looked back to Alexis. "You have been a neglected child."
They all laughed and twenty minutes later made it to the Vancouver stadium.
Inside, they met the ticket manager that Cory had spoken with the last time he was there and he showed the three of them to their box seating.
"Hey thanks a lot man." He said to the guy.
"No problem Mr. Monteith. A die-hard Canucks fan like yourself should enjoy the game in style. If you need anything don't hesitate to ask someone."
"Alright, will do."
Before the game started, they walked around the stadium and bought some Vancouver Canucks home jerseys to wear. Cory had to buy another since his old jersey was starting to fade.
Before they returned to their suite seating, Cory took a picture with a small group of a couple of girls and a guy that asked if it would be all right to get a picture.
"A lot of fans huh?" Shaun questioned with a smile.
Cory laughed. "You have no idea."
Once they got back, they all threw on their jerseys over their shirts.
"We totally have to take a picture too." Cory said, taking out his cell phone and walking over to one of the room attendants.
"Would you mind taking a picture for us?"
The man nodded and Cory lined up next to his brother then squatted down next to Alexis and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a big bear hug from behind. She giggled and was smiling big.
It turned out to be a really great picture of the three of them. It was definitely Twitter worthy.
"Yeah, this is most definitely going on Twitter if that's okay Shaun?"
"Sure go ahead."
Cory smiled and posted the picture to his Twitter.
Cory Monteith
My brother, niece, and myself at her first ever hockey game. She was a deprived child :P Bring the heat Canucks! #gocanucksgo
yfrog. com/f546ty74
The game had gone perfectly with the Canucks winning it 4-1. Alexis had a great time too.
On the way back to Shaun's house, Cory got a text.
Saw your tweet from the game. Your niece is too cute :) She looks a lot like you –Dianna
He smiled and texted back.
Well, since I'm cute she was bound to be cute like me. I gave her good genes haha –Cory
Or maybe you're brother did and not you hehe –Dianna
He chuckled at her sly response.
Oh come on. You have to admit she got some of her great looks from me. I'm adorable –Cory
Alright alright. I'll give you you're adorable and pretty cute ;) –Dianna
"Who are you talking to Uncle Cory?" Alexis's head poked up from behind his seat as she tried to read over his shoulder.
"Someone very important and I'm not telling you." He teased.
She playfully rolled her eyes at him and fell back onto her seat. "I'll find out some how." She warned.
"I'll take that as a challenge. Well, accepted." He told her looking behind him.
Thank you :) Anyway, I'll talk to you a little later. My niece is threatening me with challenges and I have to take her on –Cory
Oh Cor you are like a little kid in a grown man's body. You are never serious are you? –Dianna
He loved how she teased him.
Hey, life's too short to be serious as far as I'm concerned. Ttyl :) –Cory
The rest of Cory's week in Vancouver had been fun. He got to hang out with his brother's family and see his mom a lot. They went out to dinners and to the Canucks game. Cory even convinced his brother to go bowling with him. He won of course to redeem himself from losing to Taylor.
The day he left to return home, he had been texting Taylor for a while and their conversation finally got onto the award show topic.
So would you want to come with me to the Golden Globes? –Cory
He grinned as he got on the plane and read her response.
You betcha :) –Taylor
So not much Cory and Dianna I know. Sorry :(
Just and FYI, I attempted to make this chapter very factual even right down to what suit Cory and Mark wore to the actual Golden Globes :)
The things made up are: Alexis and Stacy (I read that Cory has one brother named Shaun and a mom named Ann but I didn't see anything on their personal lives. I don't know if Cory has any nieces or nephews. Cory going home is made up as well.
Also, I know Cory's twitter name was not the one I used in this at the time the story is taking place but I just decided to change it to what it currently is and Taylor and Cory never went to the GG together... oh well. The name Saw comes from twitter. That's Mark's nickname for himself based off his mohawk.
Everything else I did not list is obviously a true fact. I like to research haha I'm a nerd. Anyway, please please review. I don't know when the next chapter will be put since school is starting again but I'll try and do my best with writing. The next chapter is the Golden Globes! Get excited!