Two Steps Beyond
Part 42
By the time they all returned back to Blaine and Sebastian's that evening they had seen more than a good portion of the city. Slowly but surely they all started to get comfortable on the couches as well as on the floor. "Do we even want to ask what the two of you caught on camera today?" Thad asked.
"Probably not." Jeff replied. "But I wouldn't be as worried about what Wes and I caught on video considering everyone was snapping pictures all day long."
Blaine was just about to sit down after getting something to drink from the kitchen when Brittany sat up from her spot against Jeff. "Blaine, when are you going to sing for Sebby?"
"She's right man, you owe Seb a song." Nick told him as Blaine just looked around the room before his eyes fell upon Sebastian who was just smiling widely.
"Think about it B, now you have the full complement of Warblers at your disposal."
"Would someone care to fill the rest of us in?" Dave asked.
"I will." Nick replied. "On our first night out on the town here we all did a little karaoke."
"Is that where the video was from?" Santana asked.
"It is."
"What video?" Beat asked.
"I'll show you later." Jeff told him. "Let's just say Nick did his best Lloyd Dobler impersonation."
"Got it."
"May I continue?"
"You may." Thad said. "Okay, well somehow during the night we got into a conversation about songs the Warblers have performed and Hunter made a comment about the fact that a lot of our songs contained sexual innuendo."
"He's right, they do." Logan replied.
"And then Blaine made a comment about Seb doing Glad You Came, to which Jeff and I brought up one of Blaine's finer moments."
"I told him he didn't have to sing it there since I'm sure it had a Warbler spin put on it. So I told him he could sing it for me once we got home."
"Am I missing something?" Wes asked.
"No, because you were around for this moment of Blaine's." Jeff replied to which Wes just smiled.
"Would you like us to back you up Blaine?"
"I'm not going to get out of this, am I?" A resounding no filled the room.
"Can you fill the rest of us in?" Jacob asked.
"It's Gap Attack time." Thad replied.
"I'm still lost." Rachel replied.
"You'll find out soon enough." Dave told her, before the Warblers, minus Sebastian headed towards the piano. Since Blaine had yet to head over to the rest of the guys, Sebastian walked up to him and wrapped his arms around him.
"Are you sure you're okay doing this because if you're not I'll figure out a way to get you out of it."
"No, I'm okay. And singing this to you is much better than the first time around." Blaine then got up on his toes to give Sebastian a kiss. "Just hope you'll be able to behave till the guys leave." After Blaine headed towards the piano, Sebastian situated himself in the middle of the couch. Once he was settled Brittany and Santana sat down on either side of him while Hunter sat next to Brittany and Hailey next to Santana. Rachel and Brody then got settled on the other couch.
"Are you going to tell us the name of the song?" Santana asked Sebastian.
"You'll find out soon enough."
While the six of them talked they noticed they were starting to get surrounded. "Looks like I'm about to get my answer." Santana replied while Nick and Jeff moved the coffee table out of the way. Once Nick and Jeff were back Sebastian looked around and noticed Blaine off to the side and just gave him a smile which Blaine returned. Then just like they did the first time around all eyes were on Wes to get things started.
[Warblers]
Bum, Bum, Bum, Bum
Bum, Bum, Bum, Bum
[Blaine]
Ohhh, baby girl, where you at?
Got no strings, got men attached
Can't stop that feelin' for long, no
Mmm, you makin' dogs wanna beg
Breakin' them off your fancy legs
But they make you feel right at home, now
For as hesitant as Blaine was at first to sing, instinct had taken over almost instantly once he began. And all the others eyes were on Sebastian's reaction, he was completely mesmerized.
Ohhh, see all these illusions just take us too long
And I want it bad...
Because you walk pretty, because you talk pretty
'Cause you make me sick, and I'm not leavin' till you're leavin'
"You are definitely a lucky man Seb." Santana said as she watched Blaine's slow seduction of Sebastian.
Oh, I swear there's something when she's pumpin', askin' for a raise
Well does she want me to carry her home now?
So does she want me to buy her things?
On my house, on my job
On my loot, shoes, my shirt, my crew, my mind
My father's last name?
When I get you alone
When I get you you'll know, babe
When I get you alone
When I get you alone
Numerous times throughout the song Wes, Nick, and Jeff all got close to their significant others.
Oh, come on
Yeah, yeah
Baby girl you da sh...
That makes you my equivalent
Well you can keep your toys in the drawer tonight, all right
All my dawgs talkin' fast:
Ain't you got some photographs?
'Cause you shook that room like a star, now
Yes you did, yes you did
All these intrusions just take us too long
And I want you so bad...
Because you walk city, because you talk city
'Cause you make me sick, and I'm not leavin' till you're leavin'
So I pray to something she aint bluffin', rubbin' up on me
Well does she want me to make a vow?
Check it, well does she want me to make it now?
On my house, on my job
On my loot, shoes, my voice, my crew, my mind
My father's last name?
When I get you alone
When I get you you'll know, babe
When I get you alone
When I get you alone
Oohh...
When I get you alone
Once the song ended all the eyes in the room were on Blaine and Sebastian. "So…um…" Sebastian was having a hard time putting together a sentence while he tried to calm himself.
"Since Seb here seems to be at a loss for words I'll speak for him, that was sexy as hell! Right ladies?"
"Absolutely!" Hailey replied along with Rachel and Brittany.
"Bas, what did you think?" Blaine said before licking his lips. Santana glanced at Sebastian and couldn't help notice the affect Blaine's little performance had on him. The next thing they all saw was Sebastian take ahold of Blaine's hand and pulled him onto his lap before planting one hell of a kiss on him. By the time the kiss broke, everyone had gotten comfortable and was basically just waiting for Blaine and Sebastian to rejoin them.
"Do we need to call for oxygen?" Hunter asked, upon seeing them both trying to catch their breath.
"I think we'll be alright." Sebastian replied. "Though thanks for the concern." Nick and Santana had left just enough space between them and Sebastian so that Blaine was able to slide off of his lap on onto the couch though his legs were still across Sebastian's lap.
"What was decided upon while we were…busy?" Blaine asked his breathing just about back to normal though his lips were definitely still swollen.
"They want to see our performances from that night." Jeff replied and watched as Blaine leaned his head against Sebastian.
"Why do I have a feeling Blaine gave quite the performance that night as well?" Logan said.
"That's because he did." Hunter told them. "Personally, I was really impressed. Though after what I just heard, nothing he does from now on is going to surprise me. You really are talented Blaine."
"Thank you Hunter. It helps when you're surrounded by talent as well."
The first performance they saw was Nick doing In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. "If they have that song in their catalog a boombox really should be made available." Beat said as they watched. "Iconic movie moment there."
"Trust me, I know." Nick said with a wink.
"Do you know like every classic song from hit eighties movies?" Jacob asked to which Jeff quickly answered with a resounding yes which resulted in him having a pillow thrown at him by Nick.
"What, it's true."
Once Nick's performance ended it was onto Rachel. "You're not going to believe this one guys." Sebastian told them just as Jeff hit play and they all heard her belting out Fallin' by Alicia Keys.
"Rachel, I need to be honest and tell you that's not a song I ever would've expected from you." Thad told her.
"We told her the same thing." Blaine replied. "She was pretty amazing, wasn't she?" The guys all agreed and Santana looked across and gave her a big smile. The next appearance was Hunter doing Maroon 5's Make Me Wonder.
"You can definitely hang with these guys." Santana told them.
"And why do you say that?"
"You can sing and I've sort of gotten used to being surrounded by musically talented people when around them."
"Well, thank you for your approval."
"You're welcome."
When the next video started everyone just looked at Brittany. "Is it wrong to say there is something provocative when she said it's Brittany bitch?" Beat asked as Jeff paused the video.
"Not as long as your thoughts end there." Jeff replied.
"Trust me man, I only admire from afar when it comes to her."
"That's because he's now crushing on my sister." Hunter chimed in.
"Man, she's too old for you." Sebastian told him.
"I've dated girls her age before."
"At least tell us you keep them under thirty." Blaine said.
"I do, twenty-five is basically my cut-off and Cassie is twenty-four."
"How do…I don't want to know." Hunter said before glancing over at Sebastian.
"You're the one that told him to go ahead and give it a try."
"You're so lucky Lexi is married."
"Didn't stop these guys from commenting about how hot she is and that's even knowing she's Cooper's wife, Blaine's sister-in-law."
"Before this conversation takes an even stranger toll let's get back to Brittany." Wes said to which Jeff just nodded while a huge smile crept to his face and pressed play and her performance of Gimme More played on the screen. Once Brittany was done it was time for Jeff to hit the stage immediately afterwards. The girls all sighed and looked at Jeff as his performance of John Mayer's Your Body is a Wonderland played.
"You really are too sweet Jeff." Santana told him.
"He was called a lucky bastard when he was done because the guys near us saw Britt jump into his arms after this." Sebastian told them.
"That's because I am." Jeff said with a confident smile before giving Brittany a kiss.
"If I've been paying attention properly the only ones yet to perform are Blaine, Seb, and Brody." Trent said.
"I didn't do a solo number." Brody said.
"And why not?"
"I was too picky that night and couldn't find the right song."
"Don't worry guys; he did do one with Seb which started the whole conversation that led up to Blaine's little performance tonight." Nick told them. After watching Sebastian's performance of Tonight is the Night by Outasight all eyes fell upon Blaine who was curled up against Sebastian.
"Why do I have a feeling you don't want us to see what you did?" Logan asked.
"That would be because after what I just did it's going to seem like I have sex on the brain twenty-four seven."
"Blaine, you're with Seb. It's completely acceptable since he oozes sex." Santana said hoping to reassure him.
"Plus, all of us think about sex a good portion of the time." Beat added.
"See Blaine, no one is going to judge." Nick told him.
"Alright, hit play Jeff."
They all then watched as Blaine did Right Round by Flo Rida which honestly shocked everyone that wasn't there that night. "Please tell me you were all surprised?" Thad asked once it ended.
"That would be an understatement." Sebastian replied before wrapping his arms tighter around Blaine who was clearly blushing.
"The only other song more blatant would've been if he did Whistle." Dave said.
"Whistle was done, Hunter did it later on." Jeff told them. "And he got the same response Blaine did. Just how many numbers did you leave with that night Hunter?"
"Don't know, threw most of them out."
"You threw out phone numbers." Beat said to him.
"Yes, most of the girls weren't my type that were handing it over. But I did keep a few."
"And how did you keep them straight?" Logan asked.
"Put them in separate pockets." He replied then turned in his seat to face Blaine and Sebastian. "Which night are we all going again?"
"Wednesday, why?"
"Just asking." Hunter then looked across at Santana and the look didn't go unnoticed by Nick or Jeff.
"And just what was that about?" Nick whispered into Santana's ear.
"You'll find out soon enough and I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed." Santana then leaned forward so she could look at Brittany. "The guys are going to be happy, right Britt?"
"Yes."
"Rachel, did you make that call?" Santana asked.
"I did and it's a yes."
"Excellent. Hailey, now that she's coming you definitely can't back out."
"I would never even consider it." She said with a smile.
"Nick. Jeff. What's going on?" Wes asked.
"We don't know." Jeff replied. "Brody?"
"Don't look at me." Then all four of them looked at Blaine and Sebastian.
"Why are you looking at us?" Sebastian asked.
"That's because they tend to share things with the two of you." Nick replied.
"Well, this is one time we honestly have no clue. Ask Hunter because he clearly knows something." Blaine said.
"They can ask all they want but I'm not going to say a word. This is too good to ruin the girls' surprise. All I'll say is like Santana said, you won't be disappointed."
"You guys are screwed." Thad said with a laugh.
"Why do you say that?" Jeff asked.
"Whenever girls get together to plan a surprise and let another guy in on it, it's almost certain to get the desired response."
"Thank you for that vote of confidence Thad."
"You're very welcome Santana."
"Speaking of surprises, just what were the rest of you up to after we got here?" Nick asked.
"You'll find out soon enough." Dave told him.
After they got their fair share of videos in, including watching ones that were taking during Blaine and Sebastian's Fourth of July bash it was time for a little competitiveness to kick in. With as many people as there were teams were quickly made and the Rock Band madness began. They had all gotten so into what they were doing that it was almost midnight by the time they stopped. Before everyone headed on their way, a time was set to meet up the next day. Once everyone that was leaving was gone, the rest of the guys helped put the living room back together again before heading to bed themselves.
"I've got to say, I've never been so happy that Brittany was taking dance classes till right now." Blaine said after closing their bedroom door.
"And why is that?" Sebastian asked after pulling his shirt off.
"The thought of sleeping in a bit is really appealing."
"Are you tired?" Sebastian asked before getting into bed.
"Not really, why?" There was a slightly mischievous look on Blaine's face.
"You know I'll never say no to you, but I was wondering if you wanted to finish our conversation from earlier, about Cooper."
"I'm fine Bas, I just overreacted a bit."
"B, I saw the look on your face when they all started to fuss about him. Talk to me, please." Blaine just looked at Sebastian who honestly had a look of concern on his face. So once he was done changing Blaine got into bed next to him.
"What do you want me to say?" Blaine asked once he felt Sebastian wrap an arm around him.
"Tell me how you were feeling or what you're afraid of, something."
"I don't want to go back to being known only as Cooper Anderson's little brother."
"You know our friends don't think that, right? They're just excited to know someone famous. And even though he did have those commercials this is a whole other level."
"I know and I'm honestly beyond happy for him. He's worked so hard to get where he is now. And I think besides him and Lexi no one wants to see him succeed more."
"You might want to put your parents up there too." Sebastian said with a slight laugh.
"True. Just for so many years I lived in his shadow and now we're finally on equal footing."
"Blaine, the only people that are going to see you as his little brother are the people whose opinions shouldn't matter. Your true friends are going to see Cooper as your big brother. And once he's uber-famous you'll be milking his fame for all its worth. Name dropping can get one great reservations." Blaine glanced up at Sebastian and smiled. "What?"
"How is it you can always get me to think straight even though it's never by logical means?"
"Don't know, all that matters to me is that I can help you. This is why I'm not studying psychology, you are."
"You're right, you know that don't you."
"About?"
"That those that are really my friends aren't going to change. And I know the girls didn't mean anything by asking what they did."
"Exactly, and I can say this since if you did it would be awkward. But I don't blame them, Cooper's really good looking. Lexi and I have discussed it."
"Did you now?"
"Of course we did. Just like we've discussed you."
"Do I even want to know what was said?"
"You've heard most of it before like the fact that somehow you manage to pull off being both adorable and hot at the same time."
"That's questionable."
"No it's not, because it's true. And if you don't believe me I'm going to do everything in my power to convince you even if it takes me all night."