Summary: Kurt Hummel, Blaine Anderson, Rachel Berry, Nick Duvall, Jeff Sterling, and Elliott Gilbert make up Pamela Lansbury, a rock/pop band that hit it big after their first single was featured on popular tv-show Sing. A little over two years later the band is still dealing with the pressures of fame, their differing dreams, their fans, "shippers", and finding love.
Author's note: Sorry for the wait. It's been a busy few weeks...I've also been heavily working on my original stuff and that will be a main focus until school starts back up. So chapters will come as inspiration hits. I'm not entirely happy with this one but it does what I intended it to do. Enjoy.
Chapter Twenty Five
"Does it make you sad that none of your former band mates managed to make it out tonight for your opening night?"
Rachel just smiled. "Of course not," she said, "and they've wished me well of course but I understand how busy they are. Making an album is not easy work. I would know."
"Of course," the interviewer said, "and how did you feel about tonight? Was it the performance you wanted to give? Did anything go wrong?"
"It was great. Amazing, really. I couldn't have expected things to go better. Obviously there are still things we're working on and a lot to improve in my performance but I think it went great."
She moved on to a different interviewer answering similar questions and then suddenly she was at the last one.
"Hi," the young woman said, "I have to say that as a Jane Austen fan I've been looking forward to tonight for a while and just props for how amazing it turned out. The whole play was great and you were amazing as Jane. How did it feel to step into playing such an iconic and beloved writer."
"It was daunting at first of course," Rachel said, "but most things are and I'm just glad I jumped at the chance to do it."
"So, you're glad to have left Pamela Lansbury for this?"
"Yes," Rachel said, "the time spent with the band was amazing and I'll never forget it but I know this is where I want to be, where I am meant to be."
"And you'll probably glad you're not dealing with Nick and Jeff coming out and getting married. Have you spoken to them at all?"
"I've been too busy so no. I'm just happy for them, though. I was shocked and a bit surprised but happy for them."
JeffSterling: It's easy to get lost in someone else and to forget the rest of the world.
Starchild: JeffSterling and NickDuval Happy for you.
KurtEHummel: Two of my best friends got married and I wasn't the best man. Shame on you JeffSterling and NickDuval
BlaineAnderson: KurtEHummel: tell me about it…still a congratulations is in order JeffSterling NickDuval
"That was good, Kurt," Matthew said, "want to come back and listen to it before you go."
Kurt took off the headphones and placed them on the holder before he walked out of the booth and instead into the sound booth where Matthew was sitting behind the board.
"Here," Matthew said and pressed headphones into his hands. Kurt put them on and listened to what they'd just recorded.
"Yeah," Kurt said, "that works. It's good."
Almost a full month of recording meant that most of the album was recorded which didn't mean that it was in any way ready. There was still a lot of mixing and editing to be done until each track was complete but Kurt felt lucky that it wasn't something he had to worry about in particular. Blaine had always taken an interest in the producing aspect and with the time they had now tended to try and help Matthew with anything he needed. It meant that he out of all of them spent the most time in the studio.
In a way, it was a good thing for them. It gave Blaine an excuse to stay after Kurt had already left and as such no one ever saw them arrive or leave together anymore unless other band members were present. So far hiding had been easy.
"You don't have to act any differently," Wes had reassured them, "we wouldn't ask that of you. You just need to be a lot more careful with letting the cat out of the bag. Be friends. Interact. Don't change anything."
It made things easier and yet they couldn't help but act differently. It didn't feel at all like being natural with someone else if they were trying their hardest not to accidentally touch or get lost in each other. The insane reaction to Jeff and Nick getting married had also done work to mask some of it because it seemed that everyone was far more interested in hearing about them than in trying to see what was going on with Kurt and Blaine.
"It's good," Blaine had said, "we don't have to deal with intrusive questions."
They were always looking for the silver lining.
"Has Wes made a decision on the single?" Matthew asked after Kurt had finished listening through most of what they'd recorded that day.
"We've been discussing it," Kurt said. He hated talking about it. He couldn't stand how disappointed it had made him when David suggested that they'd need to release a different first single. Something was too connected to Kurt and Blaine. It was their song.
He remembered what had finally made Kurt let them decide to use another song.
"This is your song, Kurt," Elliott said, "yours and Blaine's and the only way we can use it is if we tell everyone that Blaine wrote it for Nick and Jeff. We would be talking about it for months."
So Kurt had relented and told them to at least make it their second single. Wes had agreed because it was still a fan favorite.
"I hope you decide soon," Matthew said, "not much time left."
He was right. They didn't have a whole lot of time left to record seeing as the second leg of their tour was starting in a few weeks. Kurt wasn't too thrilled to be going back out on tour. Things were going to be a little bit different with the whole two band members being married thing. They were even changing a lot of their set list to help the narrative along.
"I know," Kurt said, "I'll see you tomorrow. We'll hopefully have an answer for you soon."
"You have to go on a date," David said, "just dinner. There will be a photographer outside to get some pictures."
Nick who had been bringing a chip to his lips paused. "What?" he asked.
David sighed. "Aside from going to and from the studio we've given the public nothing. I've been having Whit tweeting for you guys and giving interviews on your behalf for the last few weeks which is not enough."
"So that means Jeff and I have to go on a date?" Nick asked.
"Well it doesn't have to be a real date," David said, "just go out to eat and get papped. It's simple. You and Jeff are best friends just go out and forget about the cameras."
Nick nodded. "Yeah, alright," he said, "when?"
"Seven tonight," David said, "I'll have someone pick you up. Tell Jeff. I have to go try and see what interviews we can set up for the band before the tour starts up. It will have some focus on you and Jeff."
"Of course it will," Nick said.
David placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry it has to be this way but you and Jeff brought this on yourself. At least it's Jeff you're married to and not someone like Sebastian. Imagine that."
Nick shuddered. "You're right," he said, "except that I really don't think I would have just gone along with it if it had been anyone else."
He hadn't talked about it with anyone aside from admitting that he and Jeff had been very idiotic and out of it when they decided to get married. The details were something that he hadn't been able to bring himself to even really think about let alone talk about.
"Want to talk about it?" David asked.
"No," Nick said quickly and then he shook his head. "Wait, no, I do."
"Okay," David said.
Nick took a deep breath. "I, um, do you know what it feels like to get completely caught up in something because that's what it was like. We were in there and it was Jeff's idea after we saw someone else getting married and the woman there asked him and he said yes and it was like a joke. He kept going on about how funny it'd be to tell everyone later but then it was standing next to him in front of Elvis and saying I do and just next thing I knew we were kissing because we were supposed to of course and we were back out on the street and we were married and it didn't feel real. I don't remember everything that happened but the things I do just remind me how weirdly happy and just excited I was for some reason."
David was staring at him with a frown. "Be honest with me, Nick, do you have feelings for Jeff?"
Nick didn't say anything for a while and then when he did, it was only to say, "I don't know."
"Oh, Nick," David said and they were both probably thinking the same thing, that Jeff was straight.
"I know," Nick said, "but I've kept thinking about it and I just, I know how odd our friendship has always been and I just, he's there and he's my best friend and I care a whole deal about him and I just don't know what any of this means."
"It means you have to figure out how you feel and you have to talk to Jeff who is your best friend. And I know, I know that the two of you aren't really talking to each other which is something you need to fix."
Nick groaned. "We really screwed everything up," he said.
Singislife:
Let's start by first saying that I wasn't a huge fan of Pamela Lansbury before all this stuff with Nick and Jeff getting married happen. I mean, I'm a Sing! blog. But obviously I know of them and I've been sort of aware of them but anyway it wasn't until this whole wedding thing happened that I decided to look into the band and find out more and I find everything that happened really weird.
Okay, so I definitely see why the two of them could be together and I see why people shipped them but while I was looking for stuff on Nick and Jeff I stumbled into Klaine headfirst and I am not turning back from that because OMG Klaine is so real.
Literally any and all of their interactions just scream how together they are. They're just so much closer to each other than any of the other band members and the way they look at each other just gives it away. Now here's the interesting thing. So I wanted to know about Nick and Jeff so I went back and checked to see if they'd ever implied they were into guys but they never have. However of the rest of the band Kurt and Blaine have been very open on being gay and Elliott has been open on being bi. So, if the rest of the band can be so clear about their sexualities then why would Nick and Jeff hide it? There are multiple interviews where they claim to be straight. They go out right and say it and nothing about it screams like they are lying. They truly look like just friends.
Anyway so I was looking at their more recent interviews and concerts and that's when I found out about Something. Literally everything that's happened on this tour just points to Klaine being real. They've gotten closer than they used to be (which is saying a lot) and they have been very reluctant to deny anything. But Nick and Jeff – they've always acted like friends. Just compare Klaine and Niff and it's just so obvious that Klaine has always been a lot more like a couple than friends.
Now, I know that Nick and Jeff got married for real and their PR has even announced it and confirmed it and we even have proof in the form of their marriage certificates but here's the interesting thing for me. Ever since the wedding, Kurt and Blaine have been seen a lot less and definitely a lot less together. And we've barely seen them at all alone which is really suspicious.
I'm not saying that Nick and Jeff aren't together or married but it's suspicious how they went to Vegas and just happened to be seen by fans everywhere and then happened to pull the married in Vegas cliché. Like who does that? And more to that if they were drinking and they were high like some fans said then it clearly wasn't planned. And all of this happened while Klaine was MIA and then suddenly soon after we're not seeing them together as much anymore.
So I just want to know what's actually going on. I mean, even if Nick and Jeff were together they were clearly hiding it from everyone and then to just get married just like that? I don't know what to think. It's all just a bit suspicious but all I ended up taking away from it is that Klaine is very much real and that Niff is very, very sketchy.
#new to this fandom, #Pamela Lansbury, #Niff, #Klaine, #new Klainer
AndersonHummel:
Has anyone else seen the post going around by Singislife? Because she has made some excellent points on all of this. Everything about this is very suspicious. And okay, so my uncle actually has connections with music industry people and we were talking about it with my cousin and he says that for months now everyone's been talking about two members of Pamela Lansbury finally getting together but that he hadn't even considered it to be Nick and Jeff. And, and this is the part that I found really interesting, he said that he thought it was all a publicity stunt because of how they're pushing for the world tour. Now I'm taking this with a grain of salt and so should you but can we all just start doing a bit of research on all of this because what is going on?
#speculation, #Niff, #Klaine, #Pamela Lansbury
"Do you remember when you said you wanted to help Nick and that I didn't understand," Jeff said.
Blaine set his book aside and looked up at Jeff who was leaning against the doorframe to Kurt and Blaine's open bedroom.
"Yeah," Blaine said, "that was a crazy night."
Jeff nodded and smiled a little, "it was kind of insightful actually because I know we talked about it and whatever but I never told you how scared I was that night. We were all so focused on Nick with good reason."
Blaine was a little surprised that Jeff had come to him. He had expected Nick to come talk to him first instead of Jeff but there he was looking a bit like a lost child that had no idea what he was doing or why he was doing it.
"Want to sit?" Blaine asked.
Jeff nodded and he dropped down at the foot of the bed and wrung his hands in his lap.
"So," Blaine said, "are you okay?"
"Yes, no, I don't know. How are you so calm about all of this, with the media insanity and having to hide and the lying and just everything?"
Blaine sat up. "Look, it's hard but it's harder and it would probably hurt a lot more if we were negative about this. I just, I know that Kurt and I are together and the people that matter know and even if it's hard to look away from him sometimes and I have to literally pinch myself every time I try to take his hand or do anything like touch him in public it's worth it to know that he is mine. He wasn't for a long time, not this way, so it doesn't matter when it comes down to it."
Jeff nodded along. "So, when David suggested faking it back when you weren't together would you have done it?"
"Probably," Blaine said, "and I think it would have ended in probably me and Kurt together because I don't think I could have handled just pretending."
"I don't think I can handle pretending with Nick," Jeff whispered.
Jeff fidgeted where he sat and Blaine had to wonder why it seemed to be bothering Jeff so much.
"What happened when you got married, Jeff?"
Jeff met his eyes and he looked down again. "I can honestly say that I don't remember," he said, "it's literally a blur except for this one thing where I just wanted to marry him so badly and I don't know why."
Blaine didn't know what to think. He had no idea just how to figure out what Jeff needed from him.
"I just – I don't know," Jeff said, "everything just changed. I woke up and we were married and Santana was yelling and Nick wouldn't talk to me. He wouldn't and he still won't really and nothing is the same and now we have to go to eat or something and get papped and this isn't at all what I want."
There was a part of Blaine that was still a little bit mad at Nick and Jeff for being so thoughtless but it was the part that was also for the most part irrationally upset about having to stay away from Kurt. Things had been easy so far mostly because all they'd been doing is recording the album but the tour was starting up again soon and things were going to get ever more difficult and Blaine could see what it was doing to Kurt as well.
"You just have to," Blaine said, "Nick is your best friend. What are you so afraid of?"
Jeff stood up. "What if none of the members of this band are a hundred percent straight?"
"Jeff, what does that mean? Are you…"
Jeff interrupted him and he began to pace the room. "That night we went to that bar and I thought it'd be funny, you know, I'd see if any guys would hit one me. A few did and it was fun and then I saw Nick and that guy and I just knew it was wrong and I was jealous and mad and when they told me he'd put something in his drink I was angry and upset and it wasn't just because of the roofied thing but because it was Nick and no one has the right to hurt him or come that close to him. In Vegas I just stuck so close to him the entire time and they probably all thought I was trying to make sure he felt okay back in that kind of atmosphere but I just couldn't have handled him just going off with someone and well, then, marrying him just felt right. Or like placing a claim so that no one could have him and now we're so much worse than where we started and I don't know what to do."
He was crying by the end of it, and Blaine could only cross the room to hug him, completely unsure about what would happen next. That was how Kurt found them and instead of saying anything he just hugged Jeff from behind and his eyes asked Blaine what was happening but Blaine just shook his head.
Author's Note:
Next chapter will be up soon hopefully.
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Hope you all enjoyed this and thank you for reading.