A/N: I don't even know where the muse came from for this one, but it did. And I can't believe it did. But Rachel's come through big! So…let's do it, shall we? Song used is 'All I Have To Give' by the Backstreet Boys… (If you've seen Girl Most Likely, just get a giggle out of the Backstreet Boys, now. Darren in eye liner…my god. Sorry…I got distracted) And that's all…
Chapter 17
Rachel's POV
7am. Blaine's on the phone with Andrew and the company, and I'm sitting here waiting. We're supposed to be leaving for the airport soon. I watched as Blaine finalized the numbers and signed off on a sheet of paper. He hung up the phone and sighed. Then he looked up at me. And he got that smile on his face. The smile that showed just how happy he was to be with me. I wore that same smile every day and I couldn't believe that he was mine. Blaine stood up and gathered his stuff up and walked over to my desk. He extended his hand, and I took it. He stood me up and kissed me softly.
"Ready to go on vacation my wife?"
"As ready as I'll ever be, husband. Your sons are kicking me repeatedly."
Blaine grinned at me as I started humming a song. It had been what was on my iPod an hour before, but it was still enough to warrant a hum. There was always a reason to warm up your vocal cords. Blaine and I left his office and headed out to his car. He grabbed my iPod from the suitcase and plugged it into his radio. And that's when he heard it.
"Backstreet Boys, darling?"
"I couldn't help it. 'All Comes Tumbling' is first, and I know how much you hate instrumentals. So, this is the next one. Sing it with me?"
Blaine and I had always sounded amazing together vocally, and I always loved singing with him. If I could get him onstage with me to perform, I would in a minute. Blaine nodded as the song started, and he started to sing. It was then I realized that this song was perfect for us.
"I don't know what he does to make you cry
But I'll be there to make you smile
I don't have a fancy car
To get to you I'd walk a thousand miles
I don't care if he buys you nice things
Does his gifts come from the heart?
I don't know
But if you were my girl
I'd make it so we'd never be apart"
Blaine had so much passion singing that part. I could feel his love rolling off of me, and it enveloped me. He had become so much to me in a relatively short time, that it was natural for us to be in love. He just made me the happiest woman on the face of the earth. I smiled as he stroked my hand softly and brought it to his lips and kissed it, before I started singing.
"But my love is all I have to give
Without you I don't think I could live
I wish I could give the world to you
But love is all I have to give"
Blaine stopped at a traffic light and that's when I saw it. It was coming at us so fast, that I didn't have time to react. Blaine turned his head and before he could say anything, he threw himself on top of me, and that's when I felt the impact. The busted glass…the screaming tires. I heard Blaine scream and then everything went black. I didn't know where I was or what I was doing. All I knew was the blackness surrounding me. I could feel Blaine still laying on top of me, and I could feel the pain in my stomach, but I couldn't find a way to tell anyone about it. Every time I tried opening my mouth, nothing would come out. I let the blackness swallow me whole and that's when the dream started. It seemed like I was looking down on everyone. I could see my dads sitting in the living room, reading their newspapers, and I could see my mom and Beth. They were having a tea party. I saw Blaine, laying on a hospital bed. His leg was in a cast, and he was hooked up to some monitors, but his eyes were open. So, he was alive. And then I saw my lifeless body laying there. The doctors were trying really hard to get the babies safe. I watched as Blaine tried to get out of the bed to come and find me, but the doctors wouldn't let him. I couldn't believe this was happening. I turned to my right and saw a hooded figure standing there. The figure smiled warmly at me.
"Rachel."
I was nervous, and I looked at the hooded figure. This was my life hanging in the balance, and I needed to do whatever the hooded figure told me. I nodded and looked at it, wondering who it was and how they knew me.
"Yes?"
"Rachel, I am here to show you your life. I'm here to show you your life with your husband, and life without your husband. Now, take a look. This is life without your husband."
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Blaine looked around the big house happily. He dropped the mail on the counter and called out to his lover happily. He'd finally been made partner at Webber Productions, and he loved what he did. He watched as a curly haired little boy ran out to him, followed by a man with porcelain skin and blue eyes. Blaine had been surprised when Kurt had forgiven him for his transgressions with Rachel. He thought he'd loved Rachel, but he knew it was just a phase. He'd told Kurt all about his day and Kurt squealed with excitement knowing that Blaine had been made partner. Their little family was the happiest they'd ever been, and nothing would change that…
Rachel sat in her dressing room at the theater and looked around. She had flowers and candy and bottles of wine everywhere from all of her friends, and her family. She knew that these people adored her, but she didn't have the one thing she wanted more than life itself, her Blaine. Blaine built her up and made her better than what she was. But one major screw up and he was gone, just like that. Blaine became her everything. But one small issue, and he'd walked out. Last she'd heard…he'd married Kurt and they'd adopted a son together. When Rachel had lost the babies after the accident, Blaine couldn't deal, so he left. Rachel heard the stagehand tell her five minutes and she had to go. No matter what happened…the show must go on, right?
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I gasped. I had never wanted to imagine my life without Blaine in it. Especially now when my life was hanging in the balance. I wanted to see the other option. The option where Blaine stayed in my life. Before the hooded figure could show me the other option, Blaine was singing. I looked back down at Blaine, and they'd let him sit by my bedside. I heard that he was singing the last song we'd been singing together on the way to the airport. I watched as Blaine took my hand and nuzzled my wrist. He had tears in his eyes, and that's what made my decision.
"I need to go back. I need to be with him. I don't even want to see what happens when we're still together. As long as my babies are okay, I'm okay."
The hooded figure nodded and the haze disappeared. I was confused, but I knew I was back in my body. I knew that Blaine loved me, and that whatever happened, we'd get through it together. I could hear Blaine's voice singing to me, and that was enough to bring me back. I kept my eyes closed and listened.
"When you talk (when you talk) does it seem like he's not
Even listening to a word you say
That's okay babe, just tell me your problems
I'll try my best to kiss them all away
Does he leave (does he leave) when you need him the most?
Does his friends get all your time?
Baby please
I'm on my knees
Praying for the day that you'll be mine.
Baby, please come back. The babies are okay according to the doctor…please come back to me."
I threw my eyes open and turned my head towards Blaine. Blaine looked at me and gasped. He leaned forward and kissed me softly and started to cry. He just kept mumbling about how he was glad I was back, and to please never leave him. And I knew I wasn't going anywhere. He hit the buzzer and told them I was awake, and the doctors came rushing in. The doctors checked me out and gave me and the babies a clean bill of health. Luckily the accident wasn't as bad as we'd thought. The car was totaled, but our injuries weren't. I had a concussion and some bruises, but the babies weren't in any danger. Had Blaine not thrown himself on top of me, it would've been worse.
"Blaine Anderson, you're my hero."
I mumbled. I wanted to sleep. Blaine smiled and whispered at me to sleep. He'd be there when I woke up. And that's exactly what I did.