"Okay, wait; I need a picture of the three of you together!" Kim gushed. The Andersons and Cohen-Changs had met up at the Evans household bright and early the next morning. They would be driving to New York today. Because of the Evans' financial situation, the Anderson's had graciously offered to take Sam and his belongings in their car.
"Mom, NO!" Tina groaned, and added in an undertone to Sam and Blaine, "She's been doing this ALL morning! Pictures of me in front of my bed, on my bed, in my room, out of my room, making breakfast, eating, it's ridiculous!" Blaine and Sam laughed.
"At least she cares." Blaine said soothingly, and then added with a smirk on his face, "Although I hope to take a look at some Tina-Cohen-Chang-just-rolled-out-of-bed-pictures."
"With no makeup and full bedhead." Sam added, and Blaine laughed.
"You guys are the worst." Tina rolled her eyes, but a smile did escape her lips.
"Oh, just one picture!" Her mother begged.
"Fine with me, Mrs. C." Blaine said politely.
"Again, why can't you be more like Blaine?" His mother teased. Blaine and Sam posed with bright smiles while Tina pouted in the middle of them.
"Tina, I want one nice picture. I don't see why you're pouting. You have two equally attractive boys on each arm."
"Mom!" Tina groaned, embarrassed, while Sam and Blaine burst in laughter.
"Stop, you're going to make me blush!" Sam joked.
The three of them gave big smiles for a nice picture.
"Was that so hard?" Her mother said.
"Oh, wait, Mrs. C, how about a silly one?" Blaine suggested.
Blaine and Sam gave each other goofy smiles while Tina desperately tried, and failed, to fight from laughing. The picture described their friendship completely.
"You ready to go, Blaine?" His father said, giving his son a comforting pat on the back.
"I think so. You all packed up, Sam?" Blaine asked.
"Pretty sure my dad put the last of my stuff in your car. I would've helped, but little miss grumpy over here had to make a big deal about taking a picture, so it took much longer than expected-"
"Hey, I have posed for almost fifty photos just this morning. If you would like to trade places, I would gladly-"
"Kidding, Ti." Sam said.
"Did Sam Evans just admit he was joking to forfeit an argument?" Blaine said in disbelief.
"Maybe I've turned a new leaf, and I'll lay off your back in New York." Sam shrugged.
"I don't buy it." Tina said suspiciously.
"You know me too well." Sam grinned.
"Blaine, it's time." Matthew gave his son an encouraging nod.
"Can I have a minute, Mr. Anderson?" Sam asked politely. "To say goodbye?"
"Of course."
Blaine and Tina helped their parents load the last of Sam's belongings into Blaine's car while gave a last goodbye to his parents, brother, and sister.
"Oh, Sam," His mother said, "I almost forgot!" She handed him a heavy envelop. Sam opened it, and found almost two thousand dollars' worth of cash inside.
"What? Mom, Dad, I can't take this!" Sam exclaimed.
"You're going to need some money to start you off before you get a job! Food and furniture gets expensive, you know." His father said.
"Still, I can't. I'm already making you pay extra expenses by going to a college in New York-"
"But you're saving us a ton of money by going to a community college. And we trust that you will be getting a job and getting making your own money. Like we said; we just wanted to get you started." Mary said kindly.
"I love you." Sam said, pulling them into a big hug. "And I think I'm going to miss you way more than I thought!"
"You better!" Dwight laughed.
"You ready?" Blaine called.
Sam nodded, and with one last hug to his parents and siblings, he had hopped into Blaine's car, and was off to a new era of his life.
Sam: How's the car ride?
Tina: UGH. Don't even. I'm pretending to be asleep so my dad doesn't keep telling baby stories about me. And you?
Sam: It was great. Me, Blaine, and Mr. Anderson had a fantastic talk about football for about two hours, but now the Andersons are playing this childhood family car game. And it's...weird.
Blaine: Hi. Sorry, did you forget this was a group message?
Sam: Shit.
By evening, the families had reached the hotel they were staying at in New York City. They would be officially moving in the next day, because they had to get their furniture and get situated.
"We're here, we're here!" Tina squealed, jumping out of the car.
"Honestly, I'm just ready to hop into my hotel bed and sleep." Blaine admitted.
"I wouldn't really advise that." Kim said.
"Because then you'd miss the show." Andrea smiled.
"What?" Blaine asked.
Mrs. Anderson pulled out an envelope, filled with tickets to a Broadway show.
Tina and Blaine screamed and began jumping up and down. Sam laughed.
"Our first Broadway show!" Tina shrieked.
"On our first night in New York!" Blaine added.
"Together!" They yelled.
"What show is it?" Tina asked.
"I don't know, I was too excited to even look!" Blaine said.
"Oh my God." Blaine gasped when he saw the tickets. "How to Succeed in Business without really trying! With Daniel Radcliffe! He's my idol! I love Harry Potter! This is too much for me. I might faint." Blaine rambled excitedly.
"We're waiting outside the building after to try to meet Dan." Tina ordered.
"Duh!" Blaine said.
"You guys are literally the biggest dorks." Sam rolled his eyes.
"Oh, c'mon. If some stupid superhero was in town, you and Blaine would be fanboying like crazy." Tina rationalized.
"Hey! Superheroes are not stupid!" Sam said.
0~0
"Well, aren't you looking dapper!" Tina exclaimed once the families had showered and changed for the show.
"Bowties have never been more in fashion, and I have never been so excited." Blaine smiled, adjusting his bowtie. "I will be channeling Daniel Radcliffe's ICONIC performance of J. Pierrepont Finch with my brand new teal blue bowtie. And I even broke out the Cover Boy hair gel for such an occasion."
"Fancy!" Tina gushed.
"Why thank you. And you do look quite elegant tonight. Daniel Radcliffe won't be able to take his eyes off you." Blaine said, complimenting Tina's stylish black dress.
"Blaine, do I have to wear this stupid bowtie?" Sam groaned.
"Yes! Like I said, the bowtie is the signature part of Finch's character, so if bowties are available, they are a necessity to wear! And, look, my Dad's wearing one too; you don't see him complaining."
"Not to you, maybe." Sam said darkly, noting Mr. Anderson pulling at the bowtie uncomfortably while complaining to his wife.
"That reminds me; I have to go get your Dad one, Tina! I'll be right back." Blaine said happily.
0~0
"Phenomenal." Blaine said in awe.
"Fantastic." Tina said, as if in a trance.
"I even enjoyed it!" Sam laughed.
"You liked it?" Andrea asked, and the teenagers nodded enthusiastically.
"I have found my dream role, Mom." Blaine said seriously.
"Well that's good, sweetie. Anyway, Kim and I were thinking we should get some dinner." She said.
"Yes! I'm starved!" Sam cheered.
"No!" Blaine said. "I mean, not until after we meet Daniel Radcliffe, at least." Tina nodded encouragingly.
"Tina, it's been twenty minutes, can't we go?" Tina's father asked as they stood with dozens of other fans waiting anxiously for Dan to come out.
"No, Dad! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!" Tina said.
"Well, I'm starved!" He said.
"I agree." Sam noted.
"Here's an idea; why don't we head to dinner and the kids can meet up with us?" Matthew suggested.
"I like that idea." Mr. Cohen-Chang said. "Sam, would you like to join us for a bite and leave the obsessive fans?"
"Sure, Mr. C!" Sam said eagerly. "Although, Daniel Radcliffe is Harry Potter. Choosing a burger over Harry Potter would be kinda like a sin, don't you think?"
"Your choice." Mr. Anderson laughed. "Just call us when you three are done, and we'll tell you where we are."
0~0
What. A. Night.
Blaine Anderson had official left Lima, Ohio. He had seen his first Broadway Play. He found his dream role. He met Daniel Radcliffe, his idol. He met Harry Freakin' Potter! And tomorrow, he'd be moving in to his new apartment. He'd be moving in with his best friends. He was so excited he couldn't fall asleep. Because he knew, once tomorrow came, he would be starting a new era of his life.
Author's note: If we're being accurate on the time, I know that How to Succeed would NOT be on Broadway at this time, but I decided to put it in anyway, because that would be a show I would LOVE to see on Broadway. And yes, I know Darren also played Finch in How To Succeed, so that's why I made it Blaine's dream role. And just like Darren, Blaine is also a huge Harry Potter fan in my mind.