A One in a Millionth Chance
*This is a Klaine and Blellie story. Weird combination, I know, but I had an idea. It may start out as confusing, but it'll become clearer.
*I don't think that there will be POV's, but it will focus on one of the main 4 characters in each chunk of the story. I might do POV's when something important happens though.
*So, every chapter is going to be titled. The title is going to be based off of a lyric of a song, or song title, that I think fits the chapter.
*This chapter is titled by 'Fine by Me' by Andy Grammer, won't make sense until the next chapter though :)
.Blake.
"Thanks for letting me come over" Nellie grinned at him as she entered Blaine and Blake's average sized apartment. "I wasn't in the mood to watch any musicals, or listen to Kurt and Rachel sings them at the top of their lungs." Blake chuckled and she glared "It's not funny. It sucks. Especially, when they try to outdo each other and it just keeps getting louder and louder…I'm surprised that they weren't evicted when I was gone." Blake full on laughed at this and she shrugged her coat off, which he took from her and hung on the coat rack.
"I thought the two of them weren't speaking" Blake said, confused. Just yesterday Rachel was gone and Kurt was trying to be cheered up with movies and milkshakes. "When did they work it out?"
"Today" Nellie explained as the two of them walked into the kitchen. "Rachel came home and I played Dr. Phil as they talked about what was bothering them…it was deep and surprising…"
"God, I'm so glad I'm not a girl…or a gay guy"
"I'm also glad that you're not a girl or a gay guy" Nellie smirked up at him and he smirked right back. She leaned up to close the distance between them, when they heard someone clear their throat from the kitchen doorway.
"There's nothing wrong with being a gay guy" Blaine said defensively as he shoved Blake and smiled at Nellie in greeting "Hey, Nell, didn't know you were coming over tonight!"
Nellie grinned at her friend "Needed to be anywhere but my apartment"
"Why? Are Kurt and Rachel fighting again?" Blaine frowned
"Worse, they made up"
"How is that worse?" Blaine asked, arching a triangular eyebrow at her
"Whenever they have a fight and then make up, they do this thing where they watch musicals all night and sing along to all of the songs…unfortunately for me, they fight a lot, causing them to make up a lot" Blaine laughed and Nellie glared daggers at him. "It's not funny. I get headache because of it, Blaine" This only caused Blaine to laugh even more.
"And apparently your neighbors get them too"
"Most likely" Nellie replied with a smile at her boyfriend and then she turned to her friend and threw him an evil smile. "So, Blaine, you ready to go to Ohio?" After the movie last night, Kurt had informed them that he and Blaine were going to Lima for a long weekend. And ever since, Blake wouldn't stop teasing his best friend about meeting Kurt's family.
Blaine groaned at her expression and she giggled "Not you too!"
"Blaine, it's easy to tease you, so we do it" Blake said as he nudged his friend with his elbow, causing the shorter man to glare at him. "The only reason why you're being so upset with us teasing you is because you're freaking out about this whole trip" Nellie nodded in agreement and then leaned against the counter.
"He's right" Nellie smiled softly at her friend, trying to calm his visible nerves. "I've met Kurt's dad…and he can be intimidating, but he's a softie on the inside" Blaine blew out a breath and Nellie laughed slightly "And his stepmom is one of the nicest ladies you will ever meet"
"I'm still freaking out" Blaine said with wide eyes, filled with fear
"Glad you admitted it" Blake smirked and then softened a little a Blaine's face got even paler. "You need to relax, man. You're awesome with parents. Seriously, at Dalton, some guys told me that their parents were thrilled when they found out that they became friends with you."
Nellie smiled "You're a good person Blaine, and you're good for Kurt. Once his dad sees that, he'll accept you. He's just really protective of Kurt, and apparently he always has been" Nellie shrugged "I think you'll be fine"
"But what if Kurt's dad doesn't like me?"
"Seriously, you need to calm down. He'll like you" Blake sighed "Have you packed?" Blake got his answer when his best friend's eyes widened and then he scurried off into his room. "Nice talking to you too!" Blake shouted with n amused look in his eye as Blaine shouted an apology to the two of them. Nellie let out a laugh "So, since he's freaking out, do you want to go down to the café and get some coffee or something?"
Nellie grinned "I'd love to"
They grabbed their coats, and Blake slipped on some shoes as Nellie told Blaine that they were leaving. She walked back and then they both retreated out the doorway. They were grinning to themselves as they went to walk down the hallway of the apartment building, but a voice stopped them, making the couple grimace.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Josh smirked from behind them and Nellie looked over her shoulder and shot him a glare.
"Leave us alone" She spat and she grasped Blake's hand, ready to pull him away from her ex boyfriend at any moment.
"So harsh, Nells"
"Don't call me that. Only people I actually like get to call me that"
"Exactly, that's why I called you Nells" Nellie looked back over her shoulder and she shivered at the creepy smirk that was etched onto his face. Blake noticed her stiffen a little, and squeezed her hand as he turned around to face his neighbor. "So, you actually decided to go out with him?" Josh snorted and Blake clenched his empty hand and went to take a step towards him, but Nellie rooted him to his spot. "You know, dude, she's a mess" Blake glared at him "Get out while you can. She's crazy clingy"
"I am not" Nellie said softly feeling her confidence seep away from her and Josh's smirked widened once he realized that his presence was having the right affect on her. Blake stood a little in front of Nellie and stared daggers at the man in front of him.
"She's amazing, and you're only saying that crap about her because you're pissed at yourself for letting someone like her go" Nellie smiled softly at the compliment, but she stiffened when Josh's eyes landed on her. "I suggest you leave the two of us alone, because I'm not afraid to call the police"
"Well, I'm not afraid of the police. So, call away" Josh sniggered and then let his eyes fall on Nellie again. "You didn't end up with the best person either" Josh said, rolling his eyes at Blake. "Like I've said before, the dude's got no game"
"I don't care about a stupid game. I care about Nellie, and treating her the way a woman should be treated" Blake said defensively and Nellie squeezed his hand softly with a soft smile. "You're a jerk and you're going to end up all alone. And then you'll finally realize that you deserve it for being such a douche bag" He tugged on Nellie's hand and then went to turn around. "Come on, Nells"
Nellie waited until they were down a few flights of stairs before she let out a soft sob, covering her mouth with her free hand quickly, hoping Blake wouldn't notice. But he did, and he quickly enveloped her in a hug after that. She tried to keep her tears held in, but soon they were falling freely, clinging to Blake's shirt. "I'm sorry" She sobbed softly. "I just hate him so much"
Blake rubbed her back and placed his head on hers, sighing softly. "It's okay. I get it. The guy's a jerk" Nellie hugged him tighter after that and he rubbed her back. "Come on, let's just go and forget about him. It won't be that hard, it's pretty easy actually" Blake was glad when nellie let out a little laugh and then reluctantly pulled away from him. She grasped his hand and then tugged him down the stairs.
"Let's see how easy it is then" Nellie grinned at him and he grinned back at her.
God…could she be any more perfect?
Answer: Yes.
He just didn't know that at the current time.
.Kurt.
"Come on, Kurt! One more!" Rachel exclaimed as Kurt got off the couch and went to walk towards his room as the ending credits rolled on the last musical they had just watched "You have time!"
"Rach, I leave tomorrow afternoon…I barely had time for the last one. I can't I'm sorry" Kurt grinned and then winked at her "But don't worry, when I get back, I promise we'll watch a whole bunch more, because that wasn't the required limit to our makeup parties."
"I feel bad for driving Nellie out of the apartment"
"Relax, she went over to Blaine and Blake's, she should be fine making out with Blake. She'd much rather be doing that than listening to us drone on and on about our petty little problems" Rachel giggled and Kurt smirked "Well, I'm right, aren't I?"
"Of course. She just wouldn't admit it to anyone. She's easily embarrassed. Even more so than you are" Kurt scoffed at her and she laughed "What? You know it's true!"
"Let's test it then!" Kurt exclaimed.
"How?" Rachel asked, with an arched eyebrow "I tell Blake and Blaine a whole bunch of embarrassing stories and we see who cracks first?"
"Yes" Rachel rolled her eyes. "We can do it tomorrow before mine and Blaine's flight." Rachel grinned evilly and Kurt gave her a weird look. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You just gave me permission to embarrass you in front of Blaine!" Rachel squeaked and jumped off the couch, running off to her room, "I NEED TO PREPARE!"
Kurt watched as she slammed the door behind her, and then he retreated to his own room, needing to pack his things. He pulled out a suitcase and unzipped it, leaving it open on the bed as he walked over to his closet, trying to figure out what to wear. He could potentially be meeting Blaine's parents…and that meant he needed to look perfect.
But would that look like he was trying too hard?
He let out a groan of frustration. Why is this so difficult?! God, damnit! He had never actually met a boyfriend's parents before, and now he was going to meet Blaine's parents and their relationship had just begun…God he hoped he didn't screw everything up too soon.
He heard his phone make a small beeping noise and Kurt sighed and wandered over to it, wondering if it was his father. He picked it up and raised an eyebrow when he saw that it was Nellie. Then his eyes widened when he realized that Rachel must've talked to her. Kurt let out another groan and flopped onto the only empty spot on the bed. He slid his slender finger across the screen o his iPhone and then stared at the message.
I know you're down with your musical festival with Rach, because she texted me about what is happening tomorrow -_-. I'll talk to you about that later. Right now, you should probably call Blaine, because he was freaking out about meeting your dad when Blake and I were talking to him.
P.S. I hate you.
Kurt let out a tiny laugh and then stared taping at the screen, responding to her text.
….Blame Rachel….and I already have a plan to turn it on her, so it'll be fine. I'll call Blaine now, thanks for the tip. Oh! And get back to your date, missy, Blakey's waiting ;)
P.S. I love you too :)
Kurt stared at the ceiling for a little while, and then decided that he should stop putting it off and just pack some damn clothes for crying out loud. He got up off the bed and then started to thumb through his contacts until he landed on Blaine. He smiled softly to himself, not being able to help but think of Blaine freaking out as well. He clicked the call button and then pressed his phone to his ear. He tried not to chuckle when Blaine picked up on the second ring.
"Hey" Blaine breathed out and Kurt grinned. "I'm so glad you called"
"Nellie texted me and told me you were freaking out, so I thought it would be best…" Kurt laughed as he could pretty much picture the look on Blaine's face right now. Angry and embarrassed.
"I am not freaked out!"
"Blaine" Kurt sadly, amusement in his eyes as he continued to talk with his boyfriend "It's okay, I'm freaking out too"
"Why are you freaking out?"
"Because…" Kurt trailed off and fiddled with a jacket that hung, pressed, in his closet. "I've…I've only ever brought a guy home once, and I'm freaking out because my dad's pretty critical" Kurt knew he had said the wrong thing when he heard Blaine's sharp intake of breath. "Relax; he's not always as critical as he is during the first meeting or whatever. He's a softie-"
"Nellie told me" Kurt chuckled.
"Blaine" Kurt continued and sighed softly "When I brought a guy home last time, it was awful. Not because of my dad, but because of the guy I brought home wasn't good enough for me. That may sound conceited, but it's true. The guy was a douche" Blaine chuckled. "I broke it off with him after we got back to New York. I realized that I honestly didn't like him that much. I was just lonely."
"But, Kurt, what if you realize the same thing about me? And what if you're dad doesn't like me? What if-"
"Stop with the 'what if's'" Kurt interrupted "There's some similarities and there's some differences. The similarities is that you and my ex are both guys and you both will be the boyfriends that get to meet my family. The differences are that one, you're not a douche bag" Kurt smiled softly into the phone, hoping that Blaine was smiling as well "and two, I genuinely like you"
"And I genuinely like you" Blaine replied and Kurt sighed happily.
"Well, I'm glad you think that now"
"What do you mean?"
"Rachel said something and I might've agreed to it…"
"Oh God…" Blaine groaned "Is it dangerous?"
"It could be…if she went too far" Kurt rolled his eyes as he looked at the wall that connected his and Rachel's room.
"This is scaring me…what's up?"
"I may have agreed to this stupid competition…"
"What kind of competition?" Blaine asked
"Well…it's with me and Nellie. You and Blake will be there, and Rachel will tell embarrassing stories about me and Nellie, and see which one of us gets embarrassed first" Blaine barked out a laugh and Kurt pouted "It's not funny, jerk" He teased and Blaine laughed again.
"Kurt, hate to say it but, you brought this on yourself" Kurt sighed and frowned, knowing Blaine was right.
"I know…but I don't want to do it. But, if I try to get out of it, Rachel will frustrate me until I agree to do it again."
"Kurt, relax" Blaine chuckled. "I promise, now matter what kind of story Rachel tells me, I won't think of you any differently. You seem so perfect, and finding some flaws, would be nice"
"And why would finding my flaws be nice?" Kurt asked defensively
"It's less pressure on me. I'm dating this beautiful angel and I'm just an average guy. Finding some flaws, might make me think that maybe I do actually deserve you, even though I don't" Kurt couldn't help the large smile that appeared on his face. He bit his lip, afraid his face might break from the smile that was etched onto his face.
"When you say stuff like that, you're more of deserving of me. I feel like I don't deserve you" Blaine let out a laugh and Kurt chuckled "Blaine! I'm serious! Do you know how long I had a crush on you before I even met you? I went to more than half of your shows!" He then blushed as he realized what he had just told his boyfriend. "Wow…that didn't sound creepy at all" Blaine laughed.
"I think it's sweet…" Blaine trailed off happily "You know, if you're embarrassed by that, there's no way that you'll win this little thing you have going with Nellie and Rachel" Kurt sighed and nodded, even though Blaine couldn't see him.
"I know"
"So, when will this take place?"
"Tomorrow, before we leave, if you have time, that is."
"I always have time for you"
"Shut up" Kurt grinned, his face beginning to heat up again "I can't believe you say I'm the angel in this relationship"
"Well, you are. But you're even better than an angel"
"And why's that?" Kurt asked teasingly.
"Because you're a real person"
.Nellie.
"Nellie! Wake up!" Rachel shrilled into the younger girl's ear the next morning. Nellie let out a loud groan and buried her head deeper into her pillow, squeezing her eyes shut as she did so. "Nellie! Get your ass up! Blake and Blaine are already here" Rachel expected her to jump up and begin to get dressed, but she just cuddled deeper into her blankets. "KURT!"
Nellie heard a distant voice shout a "Are you kidding me, Rachel?!" and then footsteps. She ignored them, figuring that they would just let her sleep. But no…she lived with Kurt and Rachel. So, she never got the right amount of sleep, unless they were both out of town or something.
"Nellie" Kurt said loudly. "Get up. I want to get this over with before Blaine and I leave tonight" Nellie let out another groan and then Kurt pushed at her shoulder. "Wake up, now"
"Kurt!" Nellie exclaimed into her pillow, but Kurt obviously didn't care. He just started to tug at her leg.
"You do realize that Rachel is going to be pissed if you don't get up. And I won't be here to protect you when she explodes later on" This made Nellie sit up quickly, eyes wide open with fear. "That's what I thought" Kurt smirked and then walked over to Nellie's closet and started to rifle through it "Now…what should you wear today…"
"Kurt, I can pick out my own outfit" Nellie said as she swung her legs over the edge of her bed.
"Yes, I'm aware of that, but you'll look a lot better if I, an editor of a fashion magazine, picks it out" Kurt grins and Nellie rolls her eyes. "Oooh! This is cute, why haven't you worn this yet?!" He pulled out a cute sundress that had thick straps and a deep pinkish color. "It's so you're color! And I would know! Once again, editor of a fashion magazine" Nellie rolled her eyes and Kurt handed her to the dress. She looked over and then stuck out her hand to hand it back to him.
"I don't like it"
"It's your's"
"I know, but it doesn't look good on me"
"Try it on and I'll be the judge of that"
Nellie sighed and rolled her eyes "We don't have time. Rachel will come in and then skin us alive for not being out there for her to embarrass us"
"There's always time for fashion, Nells" Kurt smirked "I'll be in the hallway"
/
"You done?" Kurt murmured through the door as he knocked gently. Nellie made a noise of confirmation and the door opened as she smoothed down the front of the dress. She smiled softly at him as he walked up behind her as she stood in front of her full length mirror. "You look perfect…you're welcome"
Nellie rolled her eyes but smiled anyway "Thank you, Kurt" Kurt grinned in response and then pulled her out into the living room where Rachel said in the arm chair and Blake and Blaine sat on two different couches. Kurt grinned and sat down beside Blaine, glaring at Rachel after he remembered what was about to go down.
Nellie smiled shyly at Blake and then sat beside him, trying to stay calm when he wrapped an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek. "You look cute today" He whispered and Nellie turned her head and smiled at him in thanks. Then she looked at Rachel, whose smile was too evil for her liking.
"Thank you for finally getting your ass up, Veitenheimer" Rachel smirked and Nellie rolled her eyes.
"Sorry I wasn't really in the mood to do this. I can't believe I even agreed to this"
"You didn't, I forced you into it" Rachel replied as she looked down at her lap, where Nellie could see bright pink index cards. She then took in the rest of the room, there was a large piece of paper hanging on the wall beside Rachel and it was a line drawn down the center, making two columns. One read her name, and the other read Kurt's.
"You shouldn't be that worried, you didn't go to high school with her" Kurt remarked as he slumped into the couch, continuing to glare at Rachel. "She's probably got enough embarrassing stuff to write a whole fucking novel. Plus, she has enough detail to probably make each story a separate chapter, 10 pages minimum." Rachel smirked and Kurt groaned. "I will get you back for this, Berry"
"I'll start worrying about that when the time actually comes" Rachel grinned and then stood up. "I spent a lot of time planning this, so don't interrupt me when I'm trying to explain the rules"
"Rules?" Nellie asked with a weird look at her best friend.
"Yes, now, hush" Rachel snapped and gestured towards the piece of paper. "I'll be telling 10 embarrassing stories for each of them-" Kurt let out another groan and Rachel shot him a look. "And we'll keep track on how they react to each. There are 3 colors, red, green, and yellow. If they get green, they acted okay. Yellow, is that they freaked out a little, and red is that they were completely embarrassed" Kurt gave her a weird look. "What?" She asked her best friend.
"You have way too much free time for a Broadway star" Rachel grinned at that and then frowned once she processed what he had said. She opened her mouth to argue, but Kurt quickly cut her off "Just start the damn game" Rachel huffed, but then looked down at her note cards.
"First up is Nellie" Nellie leaned her head on Blake's shoulder, muttering a 'Of course' as she waited for Rachel continue. "I'll tell the story and if you yell at me, run out of the room, or attack me," Nellie rolled her eyes and waited not so patiently for her to freaking start.
The game when on and on, and soon, they were on the last question. So far, Nellie had 2 red marks, 3 green, and 4 yellow. Kurt had 3 red marks, 4 green, and 2 yellow. And Blaine and Blake stomachs hurt from the silent laughing that they were doing. But, all of them knew that the next one would be by far the worse.
Rachel turned to Nellie with a smirk "Nells is first" Nellie bit her lip, not knowing what kind of dirt Rachel had on her. "I'll tell you guys now, that these last two are videos" Kurt's eyes widened and Nellie buried her face into Blake's shoulder. "So, Nellie, for an intro, you once told me and Kurt that in high school-" Nellie's face was already pale. "-that you and your friends made a music video in your own Glee Club" Nellie's face was now red as she figured out what Rachel was going to show. "Actually, this was recently, before you moved back here" Nellie groaned "Let's play it shall we"
A picture showed up on the trio's flat screen and Rachel smirked at Nellie, who blushed brightly. The music started flowing through the speakers and Nellie squeezed her eyes shut as she heard someone from her Glee Club started singing.
"Wait-" Blaine said as someone else started to sing, but it was a different song "Is this a mash-up?" Nellie nodded and she heard Rachel giggle.
"Moves like Jagger and Milkshake" Nellie's eyes snapped open when she heard Kurt snort. He looked at her apologetically and then she gave him a questioning look.
"Is this when you figured out what Milkshakes was really about?" Kurt asked, trying to keep a straight face. Nellie simply scoffed at him, causing Kurt to laugh again. She tried to stay calm and not, yell at Rachel, run out of the room, or simply attack her. That would cause her to get a red mark. And she was trying to win this damn game.
"You know, it shouldn't be that embarrassing" Blake whispered to her as she watched in horror as she did her bend and snap, that all of her friends pressured her to. "I think you look adorable" Nellie blushed and snuggled deeper into his chest, trying to remain calm.
.Blaine.
"Wow, Nellie got a green on that" Rachel commented after the video had finished, making a green dash on Nellie's side of the column. "Better not freak out on this last one, Kurtsie"
"Shut it, Rachel" Kurt murmured and Blaine chuckled. "Just show my video."
"Ah, ah, ah" Rachel giggled as she put the cap back on her marker. "I still need to give the introduction." Kurt groaned and Blaine patted his knee in comfort, causing his boyfriend to smile gratefully at him. "So, Blainey, you should know that Kurt here was on the football team in our sophomore year-" Kurt rolled his eyes, and then rushed to correct her.
"It was one game-Oh God" Kurt's eyes widened as he realized exactly what video she was going to show.
"He was the kicker" Blaine gave him a proud smile and wrapped an arm around his waist. "He taught them a dance to confuse the other players while he kicked…I have a video of him doing said dance without the football team. Just him, and two girls from Glee Club."
"NO!" Kurt exclaimed, and ripped away from Blaine, running over to Rachel, grabbing the TV remote from Rachel. "NELLIE WINS! BLAINE DOESN'T NEED TO SEE THAT!"
"This doesn't count Kurt! You can't just say Nellie wins, she has to earn it!"
"I did earn it!" Nellie exclaimed "That was freaking torture, thank you very much!" Rachel gave her a look and then rolled her eyes as she held the remote out of Kurt's grasp.
"Kurt! Why are you so embarrassed, I almost didn't put this in this game because I thought you would just be proud of it! You loved doing this dance!"
"You're correct! And I still do! But not in that outfit!" Kurt exclaimed "Why didn't you show 'Push It'?! Or something?!"
"You know…that would've been a good idea…" Rachel trailed off, and Kurt took this as an opportunity to grab to remote, but Rachel still had a grip on it as he tried to tug it away. This caused them to press multiple buttons, one of them being the play buttons. And as the music to Single Ladies played through the video, Kurt went bright red and went to stand in front of the TV, but Rachel jumped on his back.
Nellie let out a giggle as her eyes stayed glued to the screen, watching as a 16 year old Kurt did the dance moves to Single Ladies.
Kurt eventually shook Rachel off, and by that time, the video was over. Rachel placed her hands on her hips and gave Kurt a stern look. "That's totally a red mark"
"We would've saved a lot of time by not watching the video and just letting Nellie win" Kurt huffed and then trudged off to his room, slamming his door behind him as he did so. Blaine sighed and stood up and walked over to the door, glancing back at the other three. Rachel was taking the paper down off the wall, and Nellie and Blake were whispering to each other.
"Kurt?" Blaine asked through the door.
"Nope, I'm gone, please don't try to talk to me, because I'm too embarrassed to be here"
Blaine looked at the door in confusion "…Kurt, that doesn't even make sense" He heard a groan and then the door opened, causing him to stumble slightly since he was leaning against it. Kurt walked over to his bed and sank down into to it, face bright red. "Kurt, you don't need to be embarrassed"
"Really?" Kurt asked, voice dripping with sarcasm. "You don't think I should be embarrassed that my boyfriend just saw me dancing around to a Beyoncè song in a unitard?" Blaine sighed and then sat beside Kurt, bumping his knee against the other man's leg.
"Kurt, you were 16, I did some weird stuff when I was 16. Just ask Blake, I once sang to a guy that was manager of the GAP, at the store, when it was open" Blaine smiled as Kurt laughed softly "I'm sure if you look it up on Youtube or something, it'll be there. Or Blake has it. Blake still finds it funny."
Kurt stopped laughing, a content smile still on his face, as he started down at his lap. He then looked up and turned his head to look at Blaine, nudging him with his shoulder. Blaine smiled softly at him in response, nudging him back. "Thank you, Blaine, somehow you always know just what to say" Blaine smiled.
"I'll let you in on a little secret" Kurt raised an eyebrow and Blaine leaned in, just a centimeter away from Kurt's lips. "It's because I'm a genius" Kurt let out a laugh, but it was cut off by Blaine kissed him. Blaine pulled away not long after and placed his hand over Kurt's, intertwining their fingers together. "Come on, we need to catch our plane"
Kurt smiled as they said goodbye to their friends, panicking inside as he realized, they were just hours away from being in Lima, which meant Blaine was hours away from meeting his dad, Carole, and perhaps Finn…
And that freaked Kurt out.
YAY! Haha, this chapter was freaking random, but I decided that I wanted the Burt and Blaine meeting to be in a separate chapter. Sorry, if this chapter was weird to you :P
Any by the way, this is kind of two part-er. Which is why, the title of this chapter doesn't really make sense! :) Figured I owed you guys something because I missed last Tuesday!