Two Steps Beyond
Part 122
Sebastian knew Blaine was way more stressed than he was admitting to on Thursday night as he packed and unpacked their suitcases at least three times. When he was just about to undo them again Sebastian took ahold of Blaine's hand and pulled him towards him. "Talk to me." Sebastian said softly as he wrapped his arms around him. As he held him he could feel how tense Blaine's body was.
"There's nothing to talk about."
"B, please don't shut me out." When Sebastian spoke he was looking directly at Blaine who was looking up at him. The tenderness in Sebastian's eyes was something that even after all this time Blaine wasn't used to seeing. After taking a deep breath Blaine relaxed in Sebastian's arms and rested his head on his chest.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Sebastian said before place a kiss on top of his head. "But you've got to remember you're not in this alone."
"I know. I just don't want to dump this on you when we're both looking forward to vacation."
"B, while you'd like to think you've been fooling me about vacation, I know you've been obsessing over your deposition which has meant you haven't gotten excited over our trip."
"It's been that obvious?"
"It has." Sebastian replied as he guided them towards their bed. "Up." Blaine looked up at Sebastian as he let go of him and soon hopped up on their bed. Once Sebastian was situated, Blaine curled up next to him. "Talk."
"While I know all this is necessary, I don't see how it could take all day. Hell, the moment only lasted a matter of minutes."
"That's because his lawyer is going to be there and he's going to try and get you to say something to incriminate yourself that could be used in court. You can't let him trick you into saying something. Just stick to the facts and if you're unsure look to your lawyer. He'll let you know whether or not you should answer. Heck, you should always look to him before answering any questions as he might have an objection."
"That's what I'm afraid about. I'm afraid of putting my foot in my mouth."
"B, you've got nothing to be afraid of as you've got nothing to hide. You're the victim, remember."
"I know." Blaine replied as he wrapped an arm around Sebastian. "I wish you could be there with me."
"So do I, but at least Coop will be there. How much convincing did you have to do to get your Dad to stay at home?"
"A lot. Did I tell you Jeff has to sit for his deposition on Monday?"
"You did. And Hunter sits for his Wednesday morning."
"Wow, Hunter got screwed on timing."
"He did, but he doesn't mind. It gave him a good excuse to not go home for Thanksgiving. He wasn't really looking forward to going since his entire family will be there. Aunts, Uncles, cousins…basically everyone but him and Cassie."
"Is Cassie not going for any particular reason or does she just not want all that family togetherness?"
"According to Hunter she's got quite a bit to do before she and Cooper leave so she really didn't want to be doing anymore flying than necessary."
"And spending as much time with Donovan as possible."
"How'd you guess?" Sebastian asked as he started to run his fingers through Blaine's curls.
"Thad. They're spending Thanksgiving at Cassie and Hunter's. Thad said Donovan's pretty bummed about all the traveling she'll be doing before Christmas."
"Are they spending any of the holiday together?"
"After Coop is done with his LA premiere, while he and Lexi will be flying to Ohio Cassie will be heading to Colorado where Donovan is going to meet her. Then on the twenty-sixth they'll be flying to Ohio for a few days to appease the parentals."
"Is Hunter flying in with them or earlier?"
"He's taking an earlier flight and Thad's going to get him at the airport and meet us at Dalton."
"Did Logan or Jacob say if it was an issue getting use of the theater over break?"
"They said the headmaster had no problems approving the use since it's his National Champs requesting it. But they did say don't be surprised if some of the guys show up while we're there."
"I wouldn't expect less."
When Sebastian got to school on Friday everyone that was close to him could tell he was distracted. "You should've stayed home Seb." Nate told him as they all sat around a table late that morning.
"I tried to convince him to do the same thing." Hunter said. "It's pointless."
"It would be as I'd go crazy sitting at home. At least here I have something to distract me." Sebastian blurted out.
"Seb, I'm sure he's fine." Michael told him. "Blaine didn't do anything wrong so he's got nothing to worry about."
"How did yours go?" Sebastian asked point blank.
"It was long."
"His lawyers?"
"Assholes."
"I figured as much." Sebastian then lifted his coffee cup before getting up. "I'm getting another one. Anyone else need anything?" When they all shook their heads Sebastian walked off.
"He's clearly worried." John said.
"I wish I could say he had no reason to be concerned but Trevor's lawyers are going to push Blaine's buttons. Considering they did it to me, I'm sure they're going to try and twist Blaine's words so it looks as though he provoked the attack."
"That's bullshit!" Hunter stated.
"I know, but it's why I can't tell Seb he's got no reason to worry. You guys just need to remember this when you become lawyers."
"Oh, we will. All this has given Seb and I a good look at how things can work." After glancing towards the counter Hunter excused himself from the others to go and make a phone call. It didn't take him long scrolling through his contacts till he found who he was looking for and he hit send. As the phone rang Hunter could only hope that he wasn't in class.
"Hey Hunter, what can I do for you?"
"Hey Jeff. It's not really me you'd be doing it for."
"Okay, who then?"
"Seb, he needs someone to talk to."
"Why don't you just talk to him? I thought you two were close."
"We are, but…he needs to talk to someone he's known longer."
"I don't follow."
"He's freaking out about what's going on with Blaine today and I'm at a loss of what to say to him."
"That doesn't surprise me. What can I do?"
"I was thinking you and Nick could try and get him to open up since I know you two were the first people Blaine told about what happened to him. And I have a feeling if there was anyone Seb would open up to it's you guys."
"I take it classes aren't holding his attention today."
"He's on his third large coffee and he's now eating the biggest cupcake I've ever seen along with it."
"Yea, he's stressed. I will call Nick and we'll take care of this."
"Thanks."
"No, problem. Seb's not the easiest person to get to open up unless you're Blaine and well obviously this concerns Blaine who's not available right now."
"Exactly. If you need me to do anything just let me know."
"Will do. I'll go and call Agent 3 right now."
"Huh?"
"Nevermind. Later Hunter." After glancing at his schedule for the rest of the day, Jeff realized he only had two more classes and neither ever did anything interesting on Fridays so he made the call to Nick since he knew he was between classes. Without even saying hello Jeff began to speak once Nick answered. "Can you ditch classes for the rest of the day?"
"Why?"
"Because Hunter called me and said Seb's in bad shape."
"How so?"
"He's really worried about Blaine today."
"Do you blame him?"
"No, but to know he's openly letting it be known you know it's bad."
"I can be back home in two hours."
"Why so long?"
"Because I can't miss this next class which starts in five minutes. After that I'm good to go."
"Alright, I will see you in two hours."
"How are you going to get Seb to leave school?"
"Don't worry; I'll take care of it."
"That's what I'm worried about."
"Nick."
"Alright, just don't do anything to add to his stress level which is probably already off the charts."
"Done." After Jeff attended one more class he got on the subway and headed cross town for Columbia. Thanks to them all uploading their schedules to each other at the start of the year all it took was a quick text to Hunter to find out exactly where he could find Sebastian. As he stood outside, the wind started to pick up and Jeff could only hope Sebastian would appear soon. Just as he checked his watch he saw Sebastian come walking out the door. "Seb! Seb!" Once he called out his name a second time Sebastian turned his head and spotted Jeff.
When Sebastian started walking towards him Jeff noticed a look of confusion on his face. "And just what are you doing here?" Sebastian asked once he was standing in front of him.
"I came to get you."
"For?"
"Do you really want me to say it or are you just being an ass?"
"I'm being an ass, but that really shouldn't surprise you. Actually, getting out of here is just what I need."
"So I've heard."
"Hunter?"
"Yep. Don't be mad at him."
"Surprisingly I'm not. He knows I don't want to be here. And that the only reason I came today was because I'd go crazy sitting at home alone."
"Well then, let's get going. Nick should be home soon. And so you know, you're not the only one worried about Blaine. Everyone is thinking about him today."
By the time they got back to the apartment Nick was already home. Sebastian had barely sat down when Nick handed him a beer. "And where did these come from?"
"James stocked us up before he left. I thought you could use one." Nick replied as he sat down next to him.
"You couldn't be more right. So, what now?"
"I figured we could just play some video games and go from there." Jeff told him. "We're not going to push, but you know you can talk to us, right?"
"I know, but I…"
"Seb, I know there's got to be thoughts going through your head that you're not telling Blaine about." Nick said to him. "So, if you need to get it off your chest, talk to me and Jeff. Maybe we can help." Sebastian just nodded as Jeff toss them each controllers and put in a game. Their conversations for the next hour were either about their rehearsal the past weekend or about the game they were playing.
Nick had just come back from getting them something to eat when Sebastian dropped his controller into his lap. "Guys, how different was B when you guys first met him compared to when I met him?" Nick and Jeff exchanged looks before Jeff spoke.
"He was really quiet when he first got to Dalton. I'm pretty sure it was a couple of weeks before we actually heard him talk besides basic pleasantries."
"What changed?" Sebastian asked, to which Jeff looked at Nick to continue.
"Wes heard him singing one day. Wes had been assigned to Blaine in the beginning to help him adjust since he started mid semester. Blaine barely spoke to him either, but one day Wes found him in one of the small rooms with a piano singing. He was instantly mesmerized. And since he was head of the council he asked Blaine if he was interested in joining the Warblers."
"After explaining the Warblers to him, Wes said it was the first time he truly saw Blaine smile since he arrived at Dalton. I'm pretty sure he's the only person to gain entry to the Warblers based on one person's account of what they heard. But the rest of the council trusted Wes's opinion." Jeff added. "And by the time his first rehearsal was over, Blaine was talking. Not to everyone but he was at least getting to know people."
"Let me guess, you two were first?"
"It was us and Trent." Nick said. "But you could tell he was hesitant to let anyone get close to him. Thinking back knowing what we all know now it makes sense."
"How long till he became the legend that is Blaine Anderson, Warbler soloist?"
"Not long." Jeff told him. "I'd say within a month he auditioned for his first solo and blew everyone away. And with that he started to gain some confidence much to the rest of our chagrin."
"It's not that we weren't thrilled to see him getting comfortable, but any hopes of getting a solo were basically dashed. So while we were personally happy for our friend, we were sad for ourselves." Nick said.
"Makes sense. Now, when things bothered him did he always close up?"
"Absolutely. No one, not even Wes could get him to open up. I guess he still does it."
"He does, but I can read him pretty well. Whenever I confront him he says he doesn't want to burden me with his problems."
"Like you don't want to do with him." Jeff said which caught Sebastian off guard. "Seb, it makes sense. You two both care so much about each other you don't want to add stress to each other's lives."
"But I want him to talk to me."
"Just like he wants you to talk to him. But not everything is easy." Nick told him. "What's bothering you the most about everything that's going on?"
"That I don't know how he's reacting to it all. I'm afraid that bastard's lawyers found out what happened to B all those years ago and is going to bring it up. While he's got a good grip on what happened, all it's going to take is the wrong thing being said to set him off."
"He's not alone today, is he?"
"No, Cooper is with him. And while I want to talk to him, this is not something he should have to deal with, my worries on top of his own."
"That's what we're here for." Jeff told him. "We understand you not wanting to talk to him about this, but you can't deal with it on your own. You need someone to talk to, so why not us."
"Jeff's right. And while you don't want to talk to Blaine about this, he wouldn't want you trying to deal with this on your own."
"You're right. I know he knows I'm worried, but I don't think he knows how much."
"Seb, if I've noticed anything about you and Blaine is that when things get tough the two of you pull together. So believe in your heart that if he needs you he'll come to you. But you need to allow yourself to do the same for him." Nick told him.
"He'd get down on himself if he knew how much I was worried about him."
"I wouldn't say he'd get down on himself, but he'd be upset for a bit. But he'd also know you're worried because you love him." Jeff told him. "And maybe taking care of you during all this is what Blaine needs. Let him focus his attention to you."
"There is no way I'm going to tell him just how worried I am."
"I'm not asking you to, but don't deny the fact that you are worried. You want Blaine to be honest with you about how he's feeling you have to do the same."
"Good lord Jeff, did you steal one of B's psych books?"
"No, but I'll take that as a compliment."
"It was one as B's usually the only person that can get me to talk."
"What are you two planning on doing during your trip?" Nick asked. "We don't need certain details though."
"And here I was all set to share the glorious details of our sex life."
"Blaine would kill you."
"True." Sebastian said with a smile. "We're going to swim, do a bit of diving now that he's certified, and just relax. Why?"
"Curious." Nick told him. "While Blaine having his deposition today might not have been great timing, knowing the two of you have a week to yourselves to relax sounds like what you both need after it."
"That's how I'm trying to think of it." As Sebastian answered his phone went off. After looking at it his smile grew bigger.
"Safe to say Blaine's done." Jeff said.
"He is, so I'm going to head home." Sebastian said as he got up. "Thanks guys."
"You're welcome." Nick said as he and Jeff both got up. "Hopefully everything went well today and all the worrying was for not."
"I hope so too. We'll see you in a week."
"We'll see you then. Have fun!" Jeff said. "Though, knowing you two that's a no-doubter."
"You know us well. Thanks again guys, later!"
After Sebastian left, Nick and Jeff sat back down. "I don't envy him one bit." Nick said. "Knowing what Blaine's going through has got to be tearing him up."
"Exactly." Jeff replied. "The worst part is that there is nothing he can do about it but be there to pick up the pieces should something happen."
"Well, if he has to be there to catch Blaine it's up to the rest of us to catch them both."
When Sebastian came walking into their apartment there was music playing which let him know a few things. One, Blaine was home and secondly, it was happy music which must mean Blaine is in a good mood as his music selection tends to fit his mood. "Hey!" Sebastian said as he reached the end of the hallway.
"Hey!" Blaine replied with a smile. "You got here quick." He continued as they walked towards each other.
"I got here quick because I was a bad boy today."
"Bas."
"I played hooky from my afternoon classes, but Jeff and Nick made me do it." Sebastian said as he wrapped his arms around Blaine. "And I'm glad they did. My mind wasn't on class today, it was on you." He said before leaning down to kiss Blaine. While Blaine was expecting their usual greeting of a kiss there was definitely more behind this one. Soon Blaine wrapped his arms around Sebastian's neck as he backed them towards the couch. Since they were still on the backside Sebastian lifted Blaine up enough that he could sit on it as they continued kissing. Once he felt Blaine's legs wrap around him and pull him closer he broke the kiss. "Guess I'm not the only one that needed this." He said as he rested his forehead against Blaine's.
"You're not." Blaine replied, his breathing ragged from the kiss. "Why don't we take this to the bedroom?"
"Are you sure cause I'm more than happy just kissing you?"
"Bedroom Bas."
"Hold on." With that said, Sebastian slid his hands under Blaine's ass and picked him up and headed for their bedroom. Sebastian realized that Blaine thought ahead as their luggage was no longer in their room as he easily got them to their bed. "Guess you want something?" Sebastian asked after he got them onto the bed which had already been turned down.
"You."
"Forward, I like." Before Sebastian could say anything else Blaine grabbed ahold of his shirt and pulled him down on top of him. He startled Sebastian enough that he collapsed onto him. It didn't bother either of them as they kissed through it. While they kissed, they each managed to kick their shoes off and once the last of the shoes hit the floor Blaine tugged on the bottom of Sebastian's shirt. Blaine had it about halfway up Sebastian's body when he couldn't move it any further. Blaine pulled back from the kiss and Sebastian took the hint and pulled his shirt off and tossed it onto the floor. He was about to speak when Blaine snaked a hand around his neck and pulled him back into the kiss.
Sebastian wasn't quite sure when it happened but the next time the kiss broke, he was on his back and Blaine was sitting up on his lap. As Blaine pulled his shirt off, Sebastian began to undo Blaine's pants. When a soft sigh escaped Blaine's lips as Sebastian lowered the zipper, Sebastian began to stroke Blaine through his boxer briefs. "Feels so good Bas." Blaine muttered before leaning his head back, enjoying the feel of Sebastian's hand stroking him. When Blaine felt himself getting lost in the feeling he lifted his head back up and placed a hand on Sebastian's, stopping him. One look at Sebastian, Blaine could tell just the affect the sounds he'd been making were having on Sebastian. So he scooted down Sebastian's legs till he was at the end of the bed. He quickly got off and removed his clothes before climbing back on. "Are you a tad uncomfortable Bas?" Blaine asked, his voice deeper than usual. He looked at Sebastian who could only nod. "Let's remedy that, shall we?"
Blaine proceeded to undo Sebastian's jeans and slowly pulled them down his long legs before tossing them on the growing pile of clothes. "B."
"Don't worry Bas; I'm taking the rest off too." But before removing Sebastian's boxers Blaine blew gently on the wet spot, send a chill through Sebastian. "Guess I'm not the only one worked up?" He said before removing Sebastian's boxers.
"You're not." As Blaine tossed the boxers onto the pile Sebastian rolled over and grabbed the bottle of lube off the nightstand.
"Are you impatient?" Blaine asked as he settled himself between Sebastian's legs.
"No, just being helpful." Sebastian replied with a smirk. Blaine smiled back as he took the bottle from Sebastian. After setting it aside, Blaine leaned down and began placing kisses all over Sebastian's chest. He knew Sebastian was enjoying it not only from the sounds he was making, but the way he was playing with Blaine's curls. Sebastian would tighten his grip ever so slightly when Blaine teased a sensitive spot on his body. The lower Blaine moved, the more Sebastian began to move beneath him.
"Patience Bas." Blaine purred, before placing a kiss on Sebastian's inner thigh which caused him to flinch.
"Please Blaine." Hearing Sebastian beg was such a big turn-on for Blaine. Nothing felt better knowing he had the ability to make Sebastian want and need him so much. When Sebastian asked again, Blaine lifted his head just enough to run his tongue over the tip of Sebastian's cock. "More B." The next time he swirled his tongue around the tip till Sebastian lifted his hips. That caused him to stop and Sebastian to raise his head off the pillow and look down at Blaine. Before he had the chance to speak, Blaine took the tip into his mouth causing Sebastian to fall back onto the pillow and moan rather loudly. After teasing Sebastian for a tad longer Blaine got up and knelt between Sebastian's legs.
For all the times Sebastian had teased him about being eager, and moving his legs apart for him, Blaine couldn't resist doing the same to Sebastian who just looked up at him and smiled. Considering how he felt, Blaine swore he was seeing himself in Sebastian's eyes. In that moment, the only thing that seemed to matter was each other. After putting some lube on his fingers, Blaine began to prep Sebastian as they just looked at each other. Once he felt Sebastian begin to move against his fingers Blaine slowly pulled them out before moving closer. It didn't matter which one of them was on top that initial push always caused them both to moan rather loudly.
With a press of Sebastian's hips against him, Blaine began to move and it didn't take him long to find his rhythm. When Blaine moved Sebastian's legs ever so slightly, Sebastian arched his back off the bed as Blaine hit his prostate. From that point on each and every thrust hit it, causing Sebastian to begin to mumble incoherently. Blaine felt himself getting close so as he reached around to stroke Sebastian, it only took a couple of strokes to send him over as he was completely stimulated. Knowing Sebastian had his release; Blaine tightened his hold on Sebastian's hips and chased after his own. It only took a few more thrusts till Blaine was falling over the edge. If it wasn't for his hold on Sebastian, Blaine would've immediately collapsed on top of Sebastian.
When he finally caught his breath, he pulled out and curled up in the crook of Sebastian's arm. "I don't know what I did to deserve that but please let me know so I can do it again." Sebastian said softly as he wrapped his arm around Blaine.
"You were just you." Blaine replied before placing a kiss on his chest. "I missed you today."
"I missed you too. And while this might not be the best time to talk, how'd things go?"
"Surprisingly well, though his lawyers are assholes."
"So I heard."
"Michael?"
"Yep. Did they try and trip you up?"
"They did, but they weren't able too. And then my lawyer pissed them off with his objects to certain questions. I thought for certain at one point Cooper was going to start laughing out loud."
"I would've paid to see that. I'm glad it went well."
"Me too. I feel like myself again."
"I can vouch for that." Sebastian replied with a smile. "But if you need more reassurance we can do more research."
"Is that so?"
"Absolutely."