Two Steps Beyond
Part 51
Once Tasha left, Nick just looked at Blaine and Sebastian. "That woman is a saint, plain and simple."
"We know." Blaine replied. "So, what did he say?" He asked while he and Sebastian started to flip through the newest issue.
"Where would you like me to start?" Santana asked while responding away on her phone.
"Your choice." Sebastian replied, while he pointed out a picture to Blaine and they both smiled.
"So much for liking girls, huh Santana?"
"I personally like, figures you'd fall for a Warbler since you're with them all the time since Brittany is with one. You two always do everything together." Jeff added with a laugh.
"That one's pretty good actually." Blaine replied. "Has he yet to imply that the four of you are probably all sleeping together?"
"He did." Nick replied. "I didn't think he had the balls to say something like that."
"Don't give him too much credit; there is no way he'd say that in front of you guys." Sebastian said before he and Blaine smiled again. "Come to think of it, I can't wait till he realizes you're both living here in the city."
"Are you two going to show us what's so freaking interesting?" Santana asked. Blaine and Sebastian looked at each other before passing over one of their copies to Santana. "Holy shit! You guys look amazing! Wait…is that Cooper in this shot with you two?" As she spoke she showed one of the pictures to them.
"It is. If you notice, he's in all of them." Blaine said with a smile. "I can't believe she used that picture."
"I can, it's a great shot. I can't believe Simon got it and we all look great considering how hard we were laughing."
"Those two days of shooting were definitely fun. One can only imagine the fun we'll have next time."
"Wait, you two are doing this again?" Jeff asked.
"We are." Blaine replied. "That's what we were meeting with Tasha about the other morning. Seems we're some of her favorite people to work with now. And she's hoping she gets as much praise on this editorial as the last one."
"I'm with her; I think these are even better than the last ones which is saying a lot because those were really good." Santana said. "Whoever would've imagined, Blaine Anderson or Sebastian Smythe, fashion models?"
"Not me." Blaine replied. "And for this next go around Hunter is joining us. He's taking Cooper's spot since he might not be able to do it. But if he can, he'll be joining us as well."
"Now that's a spread I can't wait to see."
"Thanks a lot." Nick replied.
"You know I didn't mean it like that Nicky." As she spoke, Santana straddled Nick's lap.
"Uh huh." His response was met by a kiss that quickly deepened causing Jeff, Blaine, Sebastian, and Brittany to all look at each other. Once they all realized it wasn't going to be ending anytime soon, they all got up and headed for the kitchen to figure out what to do for lunch. While Sebastian pulled all the menus out of the drawer, the rest of them sat down at the table.
"I have no idea how you two deal with them." Blaine said trying not to smile.
"I'm sure you could ask Nick the same question in regards to us." Jeff replied. "I think they're just enjoying not having to sneak moments anymore. I can't even imagine what that must've been like."
"I can tell you what it must've been like, hell." Sebastian replied while sitting down next to Blaine and placing the menus on the table. "What do you want for lunch Britt?"
"Italian." Once she answered, Sebastian handed a couple of menus to her. "Now back to what I was saying, it must've been hell. I can't even imagine not kissing B here when I want to."
"The feeling is mutual Bas." Blaine then kissed Sebastian on the cheek. "But if I think about it, no wonder they always seemed so jumpy when I'd walk into a room and it was only them. I bet if we really think about it, we should've seen the signs that something was going on."
"I'm his best friend and he hid it from me. So, they did a damn good job hiding it from everyone."
"If you don't mind me asking, what did you walk in on in Florida?" Sebastian asked while they all figured out what they wanted. "That is if they won't kill you for telling us."
"They'd probably kill me if I told anyone else, but I don't think they'd mind if you two know. Especially considering what's happening on your couch right now. Nick was pretty mortified when I told him."
"So?"
"They were having sex; more exactly Santana was riding him. So it's not like we only saw Nick's backside. We saw a good bit of everything." Blaine and Sebastian both tried not to laugh, but failed miserably. "Yea, not necessarily something I needed to see."
"And just how long did you stay and watch?" When they saw Jeff start to blush Sebastian pushed him gently. "So much for it being something you didn't wanted to see."
"I was in shock, honest. Not only did I walk in on Nick having sex, he was having sex with Santana. Thankfully they were so caught up in the moment they didn't see us. I don't know if the visual is etched in my memory as much as what I heard."
"So they're pretty vocal." Blaine stated while writing down their order.
"Yes, but that seems to be the case for all of us, isn't it?"
"He's got a point B." Once they all knew what they wanted the guys all just looked at each other. "Who wants to go find out what they want?"
"I've already caught them more than once; one of you can have the honor." Jeff said while wrapping his arm around Brittany. Blaine and Sebastian looked at each other and after a few brief words were said Blaine got up from the table.
"If you hear me scream, you know I witnessed something I shouldn't have."
"Blaine."
"Yes Britt."
"I don't think they're doing anything you have to worry about."
"And why is that?"
"Santana hasn't cried out Oh Nicky yet." The serious expression on Brittany's face brought smiles to Jeff, Sebastian, and Blaine's faces.
"Sounds like your safe then B."
When Blaine walked into the living room he really wasn't sure what he was going to be walking in on. A part of him was really hoping Brittany was right and there weren't going to be clothes scattered across the floor. When he rounded the corner there were still completely engrossed in each other. Only now they were stretched out on the couch with Nick lying above Santana. "Um, guys." He wasn't quite loud enough since his presence didn't seem to be noticed. "Guys!" That time around Blaine was definitely loud enough because he clearly startled them.
"Sorry about that." Nick replied while licking his lips and moving to lie down next to Santana.
"Sorry Blaine."
"No apologies necessary, honest. As you can see we clearly gave you guys some privacy." They both then looked around and noticed they were alone. "Now, while we were in the kitchen we decided to order lunch and were curious as to what you guys wanted." While Blaine spoke, he saw what looked like a slight blush on Santana's cheeks while she tugged her shirt down. He then walked closer and handed them the menu. "Just come to the kitchen once you know what you want."
"Okay."
"No problem. Then you two can get back to what you were doing, but there is just one thing I ask of you."
"And what is that?" Nick asked.
"If you're going to have sex, take it to one of the bedrooms, not ours though. Only Bas and I can go at it on our couch." Blaine then winked at them before walking out of the living room.
"Did Blaine just imply that he and Seb have had sex on the couch?" Santana asked.
"I'm pretty sure he did. Blaine is definitely coming out of his shell. He also basically gave us the go-ahead to have sex in their home, with them here, as long as it's in one of the bedrooms."
When Blaine came back to the kitchen the others just looked at him. "Since we didn't hear a scream, Britt must've been right." Sebastian said before pulling Blaine onto his lap.
"She was, I just don't know how much longer that would've been the case. And so you know Bas, I told them if they're gonna have sex it needs to be in one of the bedrooms, the couch is ours."
"You didn't?"
"I did." There was a rather confident grin on Blaine's face as he spoke. "I'm almost certain I surprised them."
"I'd guarantee it because that sounds like something I'd say. You did let them know there are condoms in the nightstands in each bedroom, right?"
"No, but you can tell them when they come in with their order which I hope is soon because I'm hungry."
"Me too." Brittany replied.
"I've got an idea, Britt you wanna help me bake?"
"Sure."
"You bake?" Jeff asked.
"I do, remember who helped you with your Valentine's Day plans."
"Very true. So what are you guys going to bake?"
"What do you guys think cupcakes or brownies?"
"I vote for cupcakes." Sebastian chimed in. "What about you two?"
"Cupcakes sound good to me." Jeff replied. "What about you Britt?"
"Cupcakes."
"Cupcakes it is." Blaine said before grabbing his cookbook. While he and Brittany got out everything they needed Nick and Santana walked into the kitchen.
"Looks like they're having fun without us." Santana said before taking a seat.
"We had to keep ourselves occupied while you were busy." Sebastian replied. Once Nick gave Sebastian their order, Sebastian left the room to place it since the kitchen was getting a bit loud.
"And what are you two doing?" Nick asked.
"I'm helping Blaine make cupcakes." Brittany replied, causing Nick and Santana to look at Blaine.
"Trust me guys, they'll be edible." Blaine replied.
"I can't believe you are baking from scratch." Santana told him.
"This might shock you, but it's the only way I've ever made them. I think my Mom would hit me if I baked from a box mix. Wanna help?" Santana smiled and got up to help them. Nick and Jeff just smiled as Brittany handed Santana an apron. Blaine had just finished putting the last of the ingredients in the mixer while Brittany and Santana lined the cupcake pans when Sebastian came up behind Blaine and wrapped his arms around him.
"What kind are you making?" Blaine knew that tone in Sebastian's voice well enough and glanced over his shoulder.
"Your favorite."
"God I love you." Sebastian then kissed him on the cheek.
"What kind are we getting?" Jeff asked.
"Dark chocolate espresso." Blaine replied.
"Those sound really good." Nick said.
"Trust me, they are." Sebastian said with a grin plastered on his face. "They're my favorite like he said." He then backed away from Blaine enough so that he and girls could start filling the liners after everything was mixed. Once the last of them were filled Santana put the pans in the oven while Blaine set the timer. "Can we lick the bowl?" Blaine looked over at Sebastian whose expression seemed to be mirrored by Nick and Jeff.
"Of course." Blaine replied while placing the bowl on the table between them. The next time Blaine looked over Brittany was on Jeff's lap and Santana on Nick's and they were all cleaning the bowl. "Guys, there really isn't that much in there."
"There's enough." Sebastian replied with his finger coated in batter. "Want some?" Blaine paused for a moment before coming closer. He then took ahold of Sebastian's wrist and sucked the batter off his finger.
"You're right, that is good." He said with a smirk before walking back to the counter, leaving Sebastian with a stunned look on his face. Not believing Blaine did that in front of their friends. While their friends finished up with the bowl, Sebastian walked up behind Blaine again as he cleaned up. He was so quiet this time that he startled Blaine who happened to be putting the scoop back in the flour. And when he jumped flour went flying into the air, coating Blaine and Sebastian who just started to laugh as Sebastian held him in his arms. They looked at each other after Blaine turned around and just smiled before looking over at their friends who couldn't stop laughing. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Blaine asked quietly enough that only Sebastian could hear him.
"Absolutely."
They were all so caught up in laughing that they didn't notice Blaine and Sebastian turn and throw handfuls of flour at them. They were so shocked that they just sat there while Blaine and Sebastian laughed. Before anyone realized what was going on, flour was flying all over the kitchen. They probably would've finished the canister if the timer for the cupcakes didn't go off. As Blaine took them out of the oven they all just looked at each other. "This is going to take a bit to clean up." Jeff said before shaking his head, trying to rid it of flour.
"Good thing there are six of us to do it." Nick replied while trying to help Santana get the flour out of her hair. Sebastian was just about to grab the vacuum when the doorbell rang.
"Guess food is here." Sebastian replied.
"Your look is going to bring a smile to their face Bas." Blaine said before Sebastian walked out of the kitchen. After Blaine's comment Sebastian stopped in front of the mirror in the hallway and just smiled upon seeing what he looked like. He was all prepared to see the delivery person laugh when he opened the door, what he didn't expect was to see Rachel and Brody standing before him.
"Hi." Sebastian said with a surprised look on his face.
"Hi yourself." Brody replied. "We're not interrupting, are we?" He asked while trying not to laugh.
"No, we just finished actually. Come on in. Everyone is in the kitchen." As they walked down the hall, Sebastian couldn't help but notice how quiet Rachel was. "It's not food guys." Sebastian said while rounding the corner. Rachel and Brody took in the scene in front of them, as the rest of them were cleaning up the kitchen.
"Looks like we missed the fun."
"You did." Brittany replied while cleaning off the table.
"How are you guys?" Blaine asked.
"We're good, glad you guys were home." Brody said.
"Rach, what's wrong?" Santana asked after noticing how quiet she was.
"She's just had a long day guys." Brody said to them while wrapping an arm around Rachel and pulling her close.
"If you guys don't mind, we're going to take Rachel into the living room."
"Santana, before you and Britt get comfortable grab t-shirts from our room. I'd rather not have flour all over the couch." Sebastian said.
"We can do that. Come on Britt, let's go change and then you, Rachel, and I can have girl talk." Brittany and Santana each gave their boyfriends a kiss before taking Rachel's hands and leading her out of the kitchen. Once the girls were gone the guys stopped what they were doing and sat down at the table.
"Now you're going to tell us what the fuck is going on since the girls are with Rachel." Sebastian said from his seat across from Brody.
"I need you guys to do us a big favor."
"What?" Blaine asked.
"Help me get all of Rachel's stuff out of the loft ASAP." Nick ran his fingers through his hair and leaned his head back. He knew all too well what this had to be about considering the timing.
"How bad was it?" Jeff asked.
"Bad. She was crying when she got to my place and I really didn't know what to do. I figured Blaine and Seb could help. I've got to tell you, I was happy when Seb said everyone was in the kitchen since I assumed it was you guys."
"What did he say?" Nick asked.
"He ragged on her pretty badly, she basically got blindsided. He had called her and asked if she wanted to meet for coffee on his lunch break since he knew she was in the area. And once they got talking her exuberance about your little announcement came front and center. Kurt realized she knew about it before hand and laid into her pretty badly about not telling him."
"It's none of his fucking business who I date or who Santana dates."
"She tried telling him the same thing. Even told him she hadn't known for long, but that didn't matter. It was just one more thing she was keeping from him. So, I'd like to get her out of there as soon as possible. A couple of my friends were going to help with the move but they're all kind of busy right now."
"Helping is no problem." Blaine replied. "Do you think we'll need any more help?" While Blaine spoke he took ahold of Sebastian's hand, hoping to calm him. It was pretty obvious to anyone that looked at him he was pissed.
"I'd say we need at least one more guy."
"Easy enough, we'll ask Hunter." Sebastian replied. "Just so you know, I'm not free till ten each day because of lacrosse."
"That's fine. I just want her out of there."
"I don't blame you." Jeff said as the doorbell rang. "I'll go get it."
"You guys aren't expecting anyone, are you?" Brody asked.
"No, we're just having a late lunch." Blaine replied. "And knowing Bas there is more than enough for you guys to join us."
"You are correct, I ordered extra so we'd have something to eat later on, but I have no problem sharing the extras." The guys had just started to unpack all the food when they noticed Brittany standing in the doorway. "What can we do for you Britt?"
"I need Nick."
"What is it Britt?" Nick asked after looking at Jeff.
"Can you come with me?" Nick nodded before following Brittany out of the kitchen.
"That's not good." Sebastian replied while looking at the guys.
"No kidding. But at least we haven't heard Santana yelling so it can't be that bad, right?" Blaine said, though his voice clearly betrayed what he felt. He knew something must be wrong for Brittany to have gotten Nick. When they hadn't heard anything for about ten minutes, Sebastian headed for the living room because he just couldn't deal with not knowing anymore. The first thing he saw was Rachel curled up next to Brittany, a little more life in her eyes and Santana sitting between Nick's legs with his arms wrapped around her.
"Not to intrude, but the food is getting cold." Nick looked up at Sebastian.
"I think you guys should bring it in here, we need to talk."
Before Rachel could finish telling the guys everything she and Kurt had talked about, Sebastian was pacing the room while going off on a tangent. It took Blaine multiple tries to get him to sit back down and once he was seated it took a bit longer to calm him down. When all their words seemed to fall on deaf ears Blaine placed his hands on either side of Sebastian's face and kissed him. Sebastian was clearly wound up because it took a bit for him to actually begin kissing Blaine back. But once that began, they could all see his body begin to relax, as the kiss was having its intended purpose of calming Sebastian down.