[A/N] Fast forwaaaard! Oooh and say hello to Cooper :D
I own none of the Glee characters, but I'm very excited for the next episode :3 (Big Brother!)
After almost half a year of planning, the Anderson-Berry wedding was almost completed. The two decided to go for a simple vintage themed wedding in the Anderson rest house near Ohio. It was the house that the two, together with their friends, had their first Christmas vacation as a couple.
"So..." Blaine said, wrapping his arms around Rachel's waist while she was sitting in their dining table eating her breakfast, "What's the plan for today?"
"Well, for one thing, we won't be spending the day together," Rachel said, giving Blaine a peck on the lips after turning to look at him. She was met by a frown on Blaine's face upon hearing her words.
"Why?" Blaine said, moving to sit beside her as she continued to munch on her salad.
"I'm gonna be spending time with Kurt today. I'll be picking my wedding dress. And I don't want you to see it until I walk down the aisle," Rachel said to him, smiling.
"Well that's not what I had in mind for this, but if you want it to be that way, then ok," he said to her, giving her a fake frown.
"Aaw hush baby, you have to pick out your tux anyway! Come on, it'll be great! Have Cooper go with you, I'm sure he would love to give you his Hollywood-type opinions," Rachel said to him, standing up to eat the last of her salad.
"Tsss I don't need his opinions," he replied, scrunching up his nose as he stood to walk Rachel towards the door. As she reached the door, she turned to give him a kiss.
"Mmmm stop it. It'll be great to catch up," she said as their lips parted. "I love you"
"Love you more. I'll see you later," he said, giving her a final kiss.
"Mhmmm. Bye!" Rachel said as she went out of their apartment.
"Oh boy Cooper..."
"Blaine! How's my groom!" Cooper nearly screamed, ignoring the looks that he got from the other customers of the cafe they were currently in.
"Hey Cooper, it's great to see you too," Blaine muttered, currently very annoyed with his brother.
"Aaaw come on hobbit, give me a hug!" he said to him, completely ignoring his looks of protest as he grabbed Blaine's sweater to pull him to a huge hug.
"So...what gives me the honor of having to cancel all my appointments for the day to spend some time with my dear brother?" Cooper said to him, finally sitting down and calling the waitress to give him a cup of black coffee.
"I need to buy a tux for the wedding. Normally I would have preferred to buy it with my fiancé but she's shopping for her wedding dress right now and she doesn't want me to see it yet, so she forced me to buy it with you," Blaine said, taking a sip from his coffee.
"Aaah the big tuxedo. Ok, yep, I will give you my eyes and my mouth for this day. Let's start tuxedo shopping after I finish my coffee," he said, giving Blaine his winning smile.
"I honestly think that you should go for the slick black one. But that one's good too since you're going for a vintage themed wedding," Cooper said to him as Blaine stepped out from the dressing room wearing a white polo shirt with a plaid vest, complete with a yellow bow tie and khaki pants.
"Ugh I like this one but I'm afraid that it won't go with Rachel's dress. What about an all white tux?" Blaine said as he looked at himself on front of a full length mirror.
"Do that and I'll be sure to spill your tux with red wine before you even say 'I do'. NO Blaine, not a white tux. I want you either in a very vintage looking tux or a very black one," Cooper said to him while continuing to look at Blaine.
"Ok, I'll go for the black one. Excuse me?" Blaine said, turning to look towards the tailor for final cuts. "Can I please have the fitting fixed?"
"Of course sir, for a minute," the man behind the counter said to him.
"On second thought," Cooper started, moving towards a rack of long sleeve polo shirts. "Why don't you go for this," he said, holding out a plaid long sleeve polo shirt. "It can go with the black tux. Kinda like a vintage yet sophisticated groom look."
"Yeah! And it'll go well with the theme too! Great idea Coop!" Blaine said, grabbing the shirt and hanging it on his rack.
"Thanks for doing this Coop," Blaine said as he walked in the streets of New York with his tux in tow. He decided not to bring his car since it was a Monday and it would be suicide to bring his car for a ride.
"No problem baby bro. I had fun criticizing you," Cooper said to him, putting his hands on Blaine's shoulder. "Do you want me to hide your tux first? Just because Rachel isn't showing you her dress anyway. It'll only be fair."
"Yeah great idea. I'll walk with you to your apartment," Blaine said to him.
As they reached Cooper's apartment, Blaine was surprised to find the place empty. Usually when Blaine would go to visit his brother in his apartment, the place with normally have a girl lounging in the couch, watching TV. And on those occasions, Blaine would find a different girl every time.
"I see the place is empty," Blaine said, sitting at the couch as Cooper took his tux to put it in his closet.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm trying to change now. My baby brother is getting married before me, so clearly something is wrong," Cooper said to him from his bedroom with a chuckle.
"Well glad to hear that," Blaine said, smiling as he opened the TV and turned it to the sports channel to watch football.
"Beer?" Cooper said as he sat next to him after placing his tux on the closet.
"Thanks," Blaine replied, taking the bottle from Cooper's hand.
"So...when's the big day? I haven't received an invitation yet but I am hoping that I'll get one," he said to Blaine.
"May 31st. It's our 7th anniversary, and yeah, you're invited," Blaine said, taking a swig from his bottle.
"Hmmm, I'll mark my calendar then."
After a few minutes of silence as the two watched the game, Cooper suddenly turned off the TV, earning a look from Blaine as he turned to face his baby brother.
"Uh Coop, the game wasn't over," Blaine said, giving his brother a questioning look.
"I know. I wanted to talk to you," Cooper said, placing his beer on the coffee table in front of them.
"Okay?" Blaine said, taking in the sudden serious look on his brother's face.
"Blaine, I know this seems funny, but I'm just overwhelmed by the fact that you're about to tie the knot. You ARE my baby brother, and we're 10 years apart so that's saying something. I just want to know that you're not rushing into things at such a young age," Cooper said to him, giving him a stern look.
"Look Coop, I know I'm still young, and I know that you might still be in shock by all of this, but trust me when I say I'm ready. I love my fiancé and I could never have asked for anything better. I know you're scared because of your past, but Rachel is different. She loves me and I love her and I want to spend my whole life with her," Blaine finished, not breaking from his brother's gaze.
"Well in that case, you have my full support," Cooper said to him, giving him a small smile. Blaine knew that his brother was still not finished, but he did not do anything to force his brother's thoughts out in the open. After a few minutes, Cooper cleared his throat and suddenly looked hurt, which caused Blaine to become curious at his brother's reaction.
"Hey, you ok?" Blaine said, looking at his brother as he leaned forward from his seat.
"Blaine I'm sorry," Cooper said, receiving a shocked look from Blaine's face.
"I'm sorry I wasn't there when you and dad had a fight about your career, and how they threatened to disown you. I know I should've protected you, since I'm your big brother, and I didn't do just that. I should've defended you. I should've tried to convince dad. And even if things turned out ok in the end, I still regret not having been there for you," Cooper said to him. From his side of the couch, Blaine could see the tears welling in the sides of his brothers eyes. After a few minutes, Blaine suddenly moved forward and gave his brother a tight hug.
"Coop that was a long time ago. And don't worry, I don't hate you for all of that. You were scared, and believe me I was too! But everything's ok now. And I forgive you. I know it was tough for you too, and I'm just glad to have you back as my brother again. Nothing can ever change that," Blaine said, placing his hand on his brother's shoulder.
"Thank you. And I for one promise to support you every step of the way from now one. I love you baby bro," Cooper said to him, also placing his hand on his brother's shoulder and giving him a big smile.
And with that, Cooper turned the television on again and they continued to watch the game. After almost an hour of watching, Blaine suddenly turned to him and gave him a pat on the knee.
"Hey Coop, by the way," Blaine said, turning to his brother and giving him a smile.
"Hmm?" Cooper said, his eyes not leaving the screen.
"Care to be my best man?" Blaine said. Cooper suddenly turned to him with a shock on his face, which was quickly replaced by a huge grin.
"OF COURSE YES!" Cooper yelled, suddenly hugging his baby brother as he laughed along with him.
[A/N] Remember the GQ photoshoot? :3 Ok I swooned hard during that one, and this is what I wanted for Blaine's wedding tux outfit thingy :D :
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mhmmm! :D