Two Steps Beyond
Part 6
When they arrived at Cooper and Lexi's the next morning their timing couldn't have been better as Cooper was just leaving the house when they walked through the gate. "Late start today?" Blaine asked after giving Cooper a hug.
"Yea."
"You don't sound happy, what's up?" Sebastian asked.
"Late start means late night. I swear, for the last couple of weeks I feel like I've turned my wife into a single parent."
"Don't think that way Coop, I'm sure she understands." Blaine told him.
"She does. And has told me to stop being so hard on myself. But I need to get going. You guys have fun. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Blaine and Sebastian just stood there and watched as Cooper walked into the garage.
"He's not happy." Sebastian said just before they opened the door.
"Coop's his own worst enemy at times." Blaine told him. "Once he starts blaming himself for something it takes a bit for him to work his way out of it, but he always does."
Once they were inside it took a bit, but they soon found Lexi up in her office working. "You could've at least left a note saying where you were." Sebastian said once they walk in.
"Hey, how are you guys?" Lexi said once she stood up. "It's sad that my best friends saw you both before I did."
"Sorry about that." Blaine said softly.
"Don't be silly Blaine, I'm just teasing. You saw Tasha for work and Cassie said she just happened to see you guys. The only way you'd have to be sorry is if you sought both of them out before seeing me. Now, did you happen to see Cooper before he left?"
"Yes, and he looks grumpy." Sebastian replied as they all sat down.
"Tell me about it. He feels like he's abandoned me and the kids. I told him that was silly, but well, you know him Blaine."
"That I do. The long work days probably aren't helping."
"That's true, plus one of his co-stars is a reason for the long days. She's an idiot according to Coop. And my mood swings don't help either."
"What's going on sis?"
"It's just a bit harder to get things done when I can't leave the house on a whim. I never realized just how much running around I used to do before Braeden and Jocelyn were born. I'm honestly considering hiring an assistant to help me out. Know anyone looking for a pretty easy job?"
"Not now, but we might." Sebastian replied.
"I'm listening."
"Well, Brittany is moving out here with Nick and Jeff."
"She's not going to school?"
"School isn't Brittany's thing." Blaine replied. "She actually plans to dance."
"She's really sweet, but isn't she a bit…spacy."
"Actually, she's pretty organized when she puts her mind to it." Sebastian told her. "You'd be surprised."
"I'll take your word for it. I'm not in a rush so, we'll see. When is she coming out here?"
"The three of them are coming out with us after the fourth." Blaine said. "They're actually staying with us for the first week or so since renovations aren't going to be done on Nick's parents' apartment."
"Nick's parents are redoing their place for them?"
"Yes. Mrs. Duval felt it was too sophisticated for them to live comfortably in. So, she and Nick came up with a compromise, which led to most of the place being redone."
"His parents must really love him."
"They do. Most of our friends have lucked out in the parent department. Hell, Beat's parents divorced when he was like ten or something, but get along great. He says they're better friends than they were husband and wife. So all in all, I'm the only one with the frakked up parental relationship."
"Don't say that Bas. The only part of your parental relationship that is mess up is that relationship with our Mother. Speaking of her, have you heard from her since you've been out here?"
"Nope. Last I saw or spoke to her was two days before Blaine and I left. When I went by the house the day before we left she wasn't there so I hung with Dad. Why, what's going on?"
"Nothing, just asking. Oh, before I forget, here." Lexi then slid a set of keys across her desk. "Those are for the house in London. It wasn't till this morning that I realized I hadn't given them to you yet." Sebastian and Blaine then watched her scribble something down on a piece of paper. "That's for the alarm. And no matter how tempting it may be, remember you're taking the Tube, a bus or a taxi everywhere. No driving Bas."
"I know. Wait, why would I be tempted?" Lexi just looked at Blaine with pleading eyes.
"Whatever it is, you need to tell him Lexi, you know that. You've peaked his curiosity."
"I know, just promise me you'll help him control his urge."
"Now I'm curious." By this point both of them scooted their chairs closer to her desk.
"Fine, I bought a new car last time Cooper and I were there."
"And just what did you buy exactly?" Sebastian asked noticing a certain glimmer in Lexi's eyes.
"An Aston Martin DB9."
"Excuse me?" Sebastian's eyes nearly bugged out when she answered.
"You heard me Bas."
"I hate you." He while crossing his arms in front of him and sitting back in his seat. He was basically pouting.
"No you don't."
"You're right, I don't. I just hate that you bought my dream car. What color?"
"Midnight blue and the interior is dark grey leather."
"Can I at least sit in it?"
"Yes. But that's it. I really don't want the two of you getting carried away in. Just in case you're wondering, I know the mileage. It's basically a brand new car Bas."
"Fine, but promise me we can all go back so I can get the chance to drive it. Take it out on an open road and just see what it can do."
"I think that can be arranged. Cooper wants to go back sometime soon as well. We'll just have to find a time that'll work for all of us." Just as she finished the boys watched her get up.
"What's going on Lexi?" Blaine asked.
"You didn't hear that."
"Hear wh…" Blaine's stopped short as he realized where she was going. "Who was that?"
"Jocelyn. Her soft cry is slightly higher in pitch than Braeden's. But it won't be long till both of them are up. If you guys want, I'd love a hand to bring them both down."
"We can do that." Sebastian replied, so they followed her upstairs.
While they were spending time with Lexi, Brody called Sebastian with their plans for the evening. "Are you up for singing tonight B?" Sebastian asked once he sat back down next to Blaine.
"That depends, where? Because if they want to go back to Callbacks, I say no. I'm not quite ready to go back there after last time."
"What happened Blaine?" Lexi asked.
"I'll tell you in a sec." Blaine replied.
"We're not going to Callbacks, so you're good. We're actually going to the place where we began. Brody just heard about it, but I told him we'd been there before. So we're just going to meet them there."
"Sweet! We ran out of time over Spring Break and never made it there. So, do you have any song ideas coming to mind?"
"I'm sure I'll think of something."
"Now that you two have your plans for the night settled, care to fill me in?"
"Let's just say over Spring Break we had hopefully our last run in with Kurt." Blaine told her.
"Is that all I get?"
"Yes, as I'd prefer to just leave it in the past. Just know that it was nothing like Christmas."
"Alright, that puts me a bit at ease but I wish you'd tell me everything."
"There isn't much to tell sis. Just know it's hopefully all over."
Once they were back at their apartment late that afternoon, Blaine sat down next to Sebastian on the couch. "Care to tell me why you freaked about Lexi's new car?"
"That would be because she spent a quarter of a million dollars on a car."
"What?" Sebastian just smiled at Blaine's reaction and then handed him his phone with the car pulled up on it. "Wow, that's gorgeous."
"I know. You do know that Aston Martin is Bond's car, right?"
"Of course. You can't forget the DB5, classic Bond."
"Good, I thought you'd know. And the fact that you know the model is even better. I almost cried when they went to a BMW. But thankfully they went back to the classic Bond car, just a newer model. The fact that she bought my dream car and I'm not going to be able to drive it, ugh."
"She's letting you sit in it."
"Cute B. And you notice she covered her bases as well, and basically told us we can't have sex in the car."
"Not that I've ever thought about having sex in a car, I can see her point in purposely stating that considering we can't drive it."
"Exactly, she knew I'd want to do something. Wait, you've never thought about having sex in a car?"
"Not really. Considering your TT doesn't have much space."
"True, it doesn't. But yours does."
"Great, so now are you telling me you want to have sex in my car?"
"It's an option. It's not in my top ten though."
"Lovely. And just how many places in your top ten have we covered?"
"I'd say slightly more than half, but I'm sure we're going to knock a few more off the list before the summer is done."
"Do I even want to know?"
"Sex on the beach. On a balcony. In a plane. In a limo. The only one I don't see us doing anytime soon is in a plane. I'm not much for commercial jet bathrooms, quite dirty. Plus I prefer more space."
"That's good to know. On a balcony worries me Bas."
"Don't worry. The house in London has balconies as does my parents place in Paris. So, it's not like I want to have sex on a public balcony."
"Nice to know there's a difference."
"Come now B, I'd choose one of the balconies that faces the backyard, not where anyone could see us."
"That makes me feel a bit better."
"You know I'd never ask you to do anything you weren't comfortable with. But since you asked, I thought you had a right to know."
"I appreciate that, all of it. I think I need to expand my horizons a bit more when it comes to our sex life."
"Says he who bought cuffs that we've yet to try. I'm beginning to think you don't want to use them."
"I do, timing has just been terrible since I bought them. But now that we have our own place we can use them whenever."
"Do you mean that?"
"Yes. I'll admit, I was rather happy you shipped all that stuff out here."
"What do you say we give them a try when we're done on Friday?" Sebastian asked.
"Why wait?"
"Don't want to risk them leaving marks and having to explain that to Tasha."
"Good point. Now, for something totally different, when are we meeting Brody and Rachel?"
"Nine."
"You do realize we have a car picking us up at six tomorrow morning."
"Fuck! I forgot about that. Let me call Brody and see if we can meet earlier." While Sebastian got on the phone to call Brody, Blaine walked over to the piano and started to play a bit as the apartment seem a bit too quiet even with Sebastian on the phone. By the time Sebastian sat down next to him, Blaine was already onto his third song.
"Is everything alright?"
"Yes, Brody said it's not a big deal. And that eight would actually work better for him since he has rehearsal tomorrow. You sounded really good."
"Thanks, but I'm a bit rusty. I really should play more often."
"Well, you'll have ample opportunity to play as both houses we're staying in have pianos. I'd love to hear you play more."
"That's sweet, though you play better."
"You're too hard on yourself. You're really good B."
Since Blaine and Sebastian had less distance to travel, they arrived a bit earlier than Rachel and Brody. Considering Sebastian knew quite a few people that worked there, he left word for Brody and Rachel at the door so that he and Blaine could head inside. "Did you send Brody a text as well?" Blaine asked once they were inside.
"Sure did. I just didn't want to wait to come in. Too many good memories in this place."
"I still can't believe the guys recorded our first kiss."
"Me either, but I'm glad they did. It was pretty hot considering it was our first one." Sebastian said.
"So very true."
"What's so very true?" Blaine and Sebastian turned around and saw Rachel and Brody standing there.
"What's very true Rach, was that our first kiss was pretty hot." Sebastian told her.
"And what got you guys reminiscing about that?" She asked as they walked towards a table.
"It was here." Blaine replied. "Up in the club section up there. It also happened in front of Cooper, the Warblers, and quite a few of Cooper's friends."
"I can see how that wouldn't be forgettable." Brody said, just before the waitress came over for their drink order. "And considering you called it hot, it wasn't just a simple peck, was it?"
"Nope. It was pretty serious. And Blaine here actually initiated it. That night was such a whirlwind leading up to that moment."
"I'm pretty sure Coop and the guys were thrilled it finally happened." Blaine added.
"That they were. Wasn't it Thad that said it was amusing watching us both flirt with each other but doing nothing to further it."
"Now guys, did either of you sing that night?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, I actually sang shortly after we got here that night which set the whole night in motion."
"What, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Whataya Want From Me, by Adam Lambert."
"He was amazing, guys, truly amazing." Blaine said before leaning over to kiss Sebastian. "I couldn't take my eyes off of him." While the four of them talked, it was pretty clear that Rachel and Brody were enjoying themselves. After a bit of prodding, Blaine and Sebastian convinced Rachel and Brody to take the stage. "I think they'll be coming back here with us again." Blaine said as they turned to face the stage."
"I think so too." Sebastian then wrapped his arms around Blaine. "It's nice just having out night out with friends without having to worry who's going to show up." Not surprisingly, Rachel and Brody blew the crowd away with their number. When they finally returned to the table they were trying to figure out another song to do."
"The atmosphere in this place is crazy!" Brody told them. "How did I not know this place existed?"
"I know what you mean. That stage is pretty addicting. Plus it seems like the crowd tonight is alive." Sebastian told him. "So, don't think about not knowing, just enjoy that you now do."
"Very true. Before I forget, the guy running the screen saw you sitting over here Seb and asked if you're going to sing tonight? I knew you said you'd been here before, but I didn't realize you knew so many people."
"I spent quite a bit of time here last summer before Blaine came out."
"Go up and sing Bas."
"You really want me to?" Blaine just nodded. "Alright, you're wish is my command." Sebastian then got up and headed for the stage.
"Any ideas of what he's going to do?" Rachel asked.
"Not a clue, but I'm sure it'll be good knowing him."
I know you want me
I made it obvious that I want you too
So put it on me
Let's remove the space between me and you
Now rock your body
Damn I like the way that you move
So give it to me, oh oooohh...
Cause I already know what you wanna do
Here's the situation
Been to every nation
Nobody's ever made me feel the way that you do
You know my motivation
Given my reputation
Please excuse me I don't mean to be rude
But tonight I'm loving you
"Well, I guess we know what's on Seb's mind." Brody said after nudging Blaine who couldn't take his eyes off of Sebastian. "I'm pretty sure most of girls are going to be crying once he comes off that stage and come straight to you."
"I never thought I'd say this Blaine, but Seb oozes sex." Rachel just looked at Blaine who barely seemed to be registering that someone was talking to him. But she really couldn't question it, since she was having problems as well taking her eyes off of Sebastian as he sang. Once Sebastian finished he gave the crowd his trade mark smirk before heading off stage and back to their table.
"So, what did you…" Sebastian didn't even get to finish speaking after he sat down because Blaine pulled him into quite the kiss. Rachel turned to look at Brody because she'd never seen the two of them like this. When they finally broke apart both of their breathing was ragged while they stared into each other's eyes. "Okay, I guess you approved." Sebastian managed to get out while licking his lips slowly.
"You could say that." Blaine said his voice deep and ragged. "No fair doing that when we're not going straight home."
"That was quite the performance Seb." Brody told him. "Blaine's not the only one it had an effect on." Brody glanced at Rachel while he spoke.
"Brody!"
"It's true Rach. You were drawn into his performance almost as much as Blaine was. Not that I can blame either of you. I would've honestly been jealous seeing you look at him like that Rachel if I didn't know he was so in love with Blaine."
"I'll take that as a compliment." Sebastian replied before sliding his arm around Blaine and bringing him against him. "So killer, am I going to get a song?"
"I'll think about it." Blaine replied while relaxing into Sebastian's embrace. "Though that might be difficult considering what's currently going through my head."
"We don't want to know." Rachel said playfully. It would be pretty clear to anyone that knew Blaine, what was going through his head at that moment. "Have I told you both that I'm super jealous of your upcoming trip?"
"No, but you just did." Sebastian replied.
"Is there anything specific you guys plan on doing?" Brody asked.
"Don't know." Blaine replied.
"How can you not know Blaine?" Rachel asked.
"That would be because he's let me plan what we're doing." Sebastian told her. "And I've yet to tell him what we're going to do except I promised him we'd hit all the must see touristy places."
"He's putting a lot of trust in you Seb, don't let him down."
"I don't plan on it. I'm pretty sure he's going to be pleased with what I have in store for us."
*Song: Tonight I'm Lovin' You, Enrique Iglesias