Two Steps Beyond
Part 139
Once they were in the car heading over to the Montgomery home, Sebastian glanced over at Blaine. "Are you going to fill me in or am I going to have to wait till the drinking begins?" Blaine glanced over at Sebastian and smiled before looking straight ahead once more. "Come on B, at least give me a little hint." Realizing Blaine was being stubborn, Sebastian was going to take a page out of Blaine's book. He placed his hand on Blaine's thigh and was met with another glance to which he just smiled at him in return. Knowing if he moved to quickly Blaine's defenses would kick in pretty quickly. It wasn't till they'd driven a few more miles did Sebastian begin to caress Blaine's thigh.
"That's not going to work Bas."
"I don't know what you mean B. I just thought you'd like to know what it feels like since you do it to me quite often when I drive. It feels good, doesn't it?"
"It does." Blaine replied as Sebastian hand moved up his thigh a bit. "Bas."
"Come on B, you do this to me all the time."
"True, but we're usually able to act on it since I tend to do it on our drives home. We're going to a party at Wes's."
"Are you trying to say no one has ever snuck away at any of the parties Wes hosted before?"
"No, because that would be a lie. It happened all the time which is why Wes tended to host parties when his parents were out of town. And I know this time around it's not the case. This will be a bit more mild-mannered. Really letting loose will be tomorrow night at Logan's."
"Does that mean we need to behave all evening?"
"Depends on your definition of behaving."
"We can kiss but no groping."
"Sounds about right. So it might be wise to stop what you're doing because I'm beginning to enjoy it too much."
"Since you asked so nicely, I will, but I just might do it again on our drive home."
"I'd have no objections if that was what you decided to do. I just might encourage it."
"Be careful what you wish for B." When they pulled into the Montgomery's driveway, Blaine pulled in next to Nick's car. "B, wasn't Nick quite a bit ahead of us?"
"He was, why?"
"I don't think they're inside."
"What gives you that idea?" Blaine asked with a laugh as he and Sebastian got out of the car. "Besides the fogged up windows of course."
"Should we let them know, more people have arrived?"
"That's so kind of you Bas, I'm sure they'd appreciate it."
"Are you really giving me your okay to interrupt?" Blaine nodded before giving Sebastian a kiss.
"Wouldn't want them missing out on all the fun."
"I've corrupted you Blaine Anderson."
"No, I'm just more willing to embrace this part of me now. But if you don't want to, I will."
"Please do, their reaction to it being you will be priceless." So with one more kiss between the two of them, Blaine opened the driver's door on Nick's car.
"Get lost." Nick stated without even turning to see who it was.
"That's not very nice." Blaine said. "We just wanted to make sure you were both okay."
"We're fine, now go away."
"While we understand the need to reconnect, you two should probably come in." Sebastian said. "Everyone else is arriving and well, it's pretty obvious where things were leading."
"We weren't going to have sex Seb." Santana told him. "But, you're both probably right, we should go in. Nicky?"
"We'll go in. We're probably lucky it was Blaine and Seb and not anyone else."
"Exactly, if this was tomorrow night it could've been your sister." Sebastian said as he slid his arm around Blaine's waist. "Wouldn't be the best example to set."
"That's something you don't need to remind me of Seb. The thought of Ally dating is unsettling." Nick said as he got out of his car.
"If she finds a guy like you, you don't have anything to worry about." Santana said as she walked around the car. "You've always been a gentleman." She said as she tucked herself against Nick. "And while I love to give you guys a hard time, all of you have always been gentlemen. One can only hope when she does start dating, she finds a guy like one of you."
"Can we go in now guys?" Blaine asked. "It's starting to get a bit cold."
"That's an excellent idea Blaine." Nick said as they headed for the house. When they walked inside they were surprised by how many people were already there. "When did all these people get here?"
"When you were busy getting reacquainted with Santana." Sebastian replied as Blaine led them towards the kitchen. Once they reached it, Nick and Blaine were surprised to see Wes's parents in the kitchen.
"It's good to see you again Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery." Blaine said.
"It's good to see you as well Blaine." Mr. Montgomery said. "Same goes for you Nick. By the way, your sister was really good tonight."
"Thank you. It's nice seeing you again as well."
"So boys are you going to make introductions though I'm pretty certain you're Sebastian."
"I am. It's a pleasure to meet you both." Sebastian said as he shook both of their hands.
"Nick?"
"This is my girlfriend, Santana." As Santana shook hands with Wes's parents as well, she noticed them looking at her.
"It's nice to finally put a face to a name." Mrs. Montgomery said. "Brandon told us all about your last visit to Ohio." Santana's face went blank since she wasn't sure what they'd been told. "Relax dear, it was nothing bad. Brandon said you helped put a girl in her place that was giving Nick and Jeff's sisters a hard time. Good for you."
"Thank you." Santana replied with a rather shy smile.
"Mom, Dad, stop embarrassing my friends." Wes said as he and Hailey approached.
"We're not embarrassing them." Mr. Montgomery said. "If we were, we'd pull out pictures from Halloween your senior year." No sooner did the words leave Mr. Montgomery's mouth, Nick, Blaine, and Wes's eyes all locked on each other.
"What pictures?" Sebastian asked.
"I'm with Seb, what pictures?" Hailey said.
"It's nothing." Wes replied. "Come, Jeff and the others are looking for you guys which is why we're up here."
"Since they're so adamant, we really need to see these pictures." Santana said much to Nick's dismay. "Please. While I know Nick has probably done a few things he doesn't want me to know about, knowing Blaine and Wes were a part of it, it makes me curious."
"They weren't the only ones. Thad, Jeff, David and Beat are in the pictures as well."
"Where were Trent and Dave?" Sebastian asked.
"They were part of the other group." Wes replied so that his parents didn't get the opportunity to answer. "Now, let's go join everyone else." As the three couples walked away Wes, Nick, and Blaine just shook their heads as they descended down the stairs towards the basement.
"Care to tell us what that was all about?" Hailey asked once they reached the basement.
"No!" The three replied before heading straight towards Jeff, Beat, David, and Thad.
"Seb, do you have any idea what's going on?"
"Not a clue, I'm as in the dark as you two are. But trust me; I'm going to find out. It's got to be something major for them to all be reacting this way."
"Nice to know I'm not the only one that feels that way." Santana said just as Brittany walked over to them.
"By chance, do you guys know what's going on? They're all acting weirder than usual."
"From what we can figure out, Wes's parents have some pictures that sound like prime blackmail material." Sebastian told her. "It's just a matter of finding out what happened that Halloween all those years ago."
"Considering everyone here was a Warbler at one point I'm sure we can find out." Hailey said. "Since Dave and Trent were there, why don't we start with them?" Once they all nodded in agreement, Hailey headed over towards them but was quickly stopped by Wes.
"Where are you going?"
"I was just…"
"That's what I thought." Wes said as he took her hand. "Seb, Santana, Britt. Could you guys come over here please?" As he took a seat in a chair and brought Hailey onto his lap, the others soon joined them. "Since I'm pretty certain my parents have already found said pictures and are just waiting for the perfect opportunity…we're going to tell you."
"What if we still want visual proof?" Sebastian asked.
"Then Wes will go and get the pictures from his parents." Blaine replied.
"I'm sure it can't be that bad." Santana said as Nick leaned his head on her shoulder.
"It's not bad; it's just…slightly embarrassing." Nick told her and the others all nodded. "But it's John's fault."
"Not my fault Wes lost the coin-flip. I'm sure Dave and Trent wouldn't have minded."
"Speak for yourself." Dave said. "They've all got better legs."
"What did you guys wear?" Brittany asked.
"Crawford uniforms." David told them and soon all of them were laughing.
"I need to see this." Sebastian stated. "Wes, go get us these pictures."
"Bas."
"Come now B, Dave is right you've got great legs. I wanna see them in a skirt."
"Don't forget the knee socks." Flint added.
"Oh, and they tied the white blouses." James added as well. "Sorry, we saw the pictures shortly after they were taken."
"Now your infatuation with our outfits makes sense." Santana said. "I'm with Seb, I want pictures or it didn't happen."
"Trust us, it happened." Thad said. "Lack of photos wouldn't erase that memory."
"Don't let them fool you; they had fun while wearing them." Trent told them. "I'm sure there is video of their song and dance number somewhere."
"Song and dance number?" Hailey asked.
"They did a whole number." Dave said. "They were quite good." It wasn't long after that, did Wes head up stairs to see if his parents had the photos handy. It was about twenty minutes later when he came back down the stairs and he was thankful that everyone was mingling once more.
"Please tell us there was a good reason your parents brought that up." Blaine said as Wes walked up to him and Sebastian.
"What can I say; they're in rare form tonight." He replied before handing the pictures to Sebastian. "My Dad is currently looking for the video, he's positive he has it." When Sebastian didn't say a word, Blaine placed his hand on his arm.
"Bas."
"I now understand the whole school girl fantasy. You were quite sexy B. By chance do you still have that skirt?"
"Bas!" Blaine said as he playfully slapped Sebastian's arm before being pulled into his lap.
"Do you?"
"I think it's in a box." Blaine replied while shaking his head. "Just promise me one thing."
"What?"
"Don't tell Coop."
"I won't B." Sebastian replied before handing the pictures to the girls. From the laughter that erupted from them, the blush coming from all the guys' cheeks was pretty obvious.
"Guys, you have nothing to be ashamed of." Hailey said as she looked up from the pictures with a big smile on her face. "The guys were right, you looked good."
"Beat, you've got great legs!" Santana told him.
"Thanks."
"If you guys wore the Crawford uniforms, what did the others wear?" Brittany asked.
"They got to dress as super heroes." Nick replied.
"Wes!" All eyes turned towards the stairs when a girl some of them didn't recognize came walking down the stairs. "Here, Mom asked me to give this to you."
"Wes, are you going to make introductions?" Dave asked.
"Shit that's right, some of you guys have never met my sister. Guys and girls, this is my sister Stephanie. Steph, meet everyone."
"Great introduction Wes." Hailey said with a laugh. "It's nice to see you again Steph."
"You too Hailey, it's been too long. So you know, I'm going to take you and Wes up on your offer this summer since I'll have some time off."
"That's great!"
"Wes, is there a reason none of us have ever met your sister?" Thad asked.
"Yes, Wes, tell your friends why we've never met." Stephanie said as she stood next to Hailey who was telling her who everyone was.
"It wasn't on purpose. During my junior year, James and Flint hosted most of the parties and then by my senior year she was away at school already."
"Where do you go?" Blaine asked.
"Interlochen."
"Isn't that an arts school?" Santana asked.
"It is. I'm a musician."
"What do you play?" Thad asked.
"The better question is what she doesn't play." Wes said. "She's insanely talented but her first love is cello, unless things have changed."
"No, things haven't changed. Now, if you'll excuse me I need to go. I'm meeting some friends. It was nice finally meeting you all." She replied before turning. "Wes?"
"Yes."
"Are we all still on for lunch tomorrow so I know when to be back?" Wes looked at Hailey who nodded.
"We are. Have fun!"
"You know I will, later!" Once she left the room all eyes fell to Wes.
"What?"
"Your sister is gorgeous." Beat said.
"Thank you, and you've got to believe me I didn't not introduce you guys for any specific reason." Wes then looked at Flint and James.
"He's telling the truth. Think, we knew him longer and it wasn't till the end of his sophomore year did we meet her." James said. "She was always busy."
"She must have insane talent to be going to Interlochen." Blaine said.
"She does." Wes said. "While she's home for break, she's got lots to do since she's preparing for her college auditions."
"Where is she auditioning?" Jeff asked.
"Juilliard, NYADA, NYU Tisch, Boston Conservatory, and the Royal Academy of Music."
"Wait, are we talking the Royal Academy in London?" Sebastian asked.
"The one and only." Wes replied. "Her instructors at Interlochen got her the audition."
"Please tell me that's her first choice."
"It is, followed by Julliard. Though, a part of me wants her to go to the Boston Conservatory. We barely see each other and this way we'd actually get to spend time together."
"Well, know you'd see her at least once a month if she went to Julliard since it's in New York."
"My parents reminded me of that fact as well."
"Wes."
"Yes, Britt."
"Can we watch the DVD now?"
"I'm with Britt, lets watch!" Sebastian said with a smile. It wasn't long after that did they gather everyone in front of the television. "This should be fun." Sebastian said as he took a seat on the ground before Blaine joined him, sitting between his legs.
"Just promise us you won't laugh too hard." David asked as he took a seat.
"That is one promise I doubt we'll be able to keep so we won't make it." Santana told him. "I'm sure you boys are being too hard on yourselves." With everyone comfortable, Wes hit play. The video opened with Dave introducing them and from the background, you could tell they were in the Warbler common room. Once they all appeared, the catcalls began from the guys and the girls all cheered the guys' looks. Blaine glanced back at Sebastian who couldn't take the smile he had off his face if he tried.
When David came in with the first line of Rich Girl by Gwen Stefani, they were all cheering. Then, Jeff soon to be followed by each of the guys taking a part and taking center stage. By the time the song was over everyone was laughing. "While you might've been embarrassed, it was cute." Hailey told them. "And for some reason, I'm not surprised."
"That shows you've been around Wes too long." Flint said with a laugh.
"Careful, I'm sure I've got stuff you don't want seeing the light of day." Wes chimed in with.
"Good point. What did you girls think?"
"I liked it." Brittany said.
"I'm with Britt; once you get passed what they were wearing it was really good." Santana added. "One question, what were you all wearing under those skirts?"
"Briefs because boxers showed." Thad replied. "Damn skirts are drafty."
"Tell us something we don't know."
"Are you all happy now?" Blaine asked.
"We are." Hailey replied. "Like I already mentioned, it was cute but I can understand why you wouldn't want anyone else knowing."
When everyone finally decided to head home, the earlier part of the evening was a distant memory, but not one they'd be forgetting. As they made their way out to their cars, Blaine took Sebastian's hand. After a brief conversation with Nick and Jeff, they got into their car. "You okay B?" Sebastian asked once Blaine turned the car on, letting it warm up a bit before leaving.
"Yea, just a little tired, that's all."
"Are you sure that's all it is?" Sebastian asked as he took ahold of Blaine's hand again. "If you're worrying that I'll say something to Cooper, I won't."
"I know you won't. Any particular reason why you were curious if I still had the skirt?"
"Is it wrong to want to see you in it?"
"Maybe." Blaine replied with a laugh. "Unlike the others, it put me in a weird situation."
"I'm sure if you were really uncomfortable, they wouldn't have made you do it. They have too much respect for you to ask you to do something like that."
"That was one of the first things they mentioned when we found out what we'd be wearing. They understood how I could be uncomfortable, but they made me comfortable if that made sense."
"It does. Seriously, you guys all looked cute. I just want to see you in it because it would provide easy access."
"Bas!"
"Hey, at least I said that while we're still parked and not on the road. But in all honesty B, I don't need to see you in it, I was just playing. I hope you know that."
"I do, but I'd actually put it back on for you which I can't believe I'm staying."
"Think of it like a kilt, just shorter."
"Not a bad idea." Blaine replied before backing out.
"But remember one thing if that's how you see it."
"And what is that?"
"Don't wear anything under it." Blaine glanced over at Sebastian who had quite the smile on his face before shaking his head and heading home.
When Nick pulled into his driveway he glanced over at Santana who was sitting beside him. "I still can't believe you're here." Nick said before pulling into the garage.
"Honestly, I can't either. The day and a half I was out there, we did so much. Actually let me correct that, we got to work as soon as we landed. Now I know why Cassie is so tired after a premiere. She's constantly on the go. The same goes for Cooper. It makes sense why Britt said he literally didn't do much the days he was home."
"Well, you can tell me all about it in the morning. Right now I just want to get upstairs and curl up in bed with you."
"Is that all?"
"Actually, yes. Though, if anything else happens I wouldn't object."
"I figured as much."
When they walked into the house, they were surprised to find Ally in the kitchen. "And just what are you still doing up?" Nick asked.
"I'm hungry, what does it look like? Plus, I only got home about twenty minutes ago. Did you guys have fun?"
"We did. You?"
"Yes. If you're interested, Mom baked cookies yesterday but I'm sure you already know that since you were home."
"That I do, but thanks. See you in the morning!"
"I'll see you guys then! And don't worry; I'll be ready whenever you two appear. Night!" As Ally headed back upstairs Nick shook his head.
"Nice to see nothing has changed." Nick said as he got something to drink.
"What are you talking about, lots has changed. During the summer she would've been pounding on your door if we weren't up when she felt we should've been."
"Good point. So what do you say we head to bed ourselves?"
"Sounds like an excellent idea. Wait!"
"For?"
"My suitcase is in your car."
"I put it in my Dad's car before we left Dalton. So, it's probably already in my room."
"Your parents are awesome."
"Why thank you. I'm sure your parents are just as awesome." He replied as they headed up the stairs.
"They are, it's just…"
"What?""
"I don't know how they're going to act with you at the house."
"It'll be fine."
"But…"
"Relax, everything will be fine. It's not like it's the first time I'm meeting them."
"I know, you just haven't spent as much time with them as I've spent with yours. But, it means a lot to me that you're willing to stay with me for a few days."
"I can't think of anywhere I'd rather stay. And this way the trip is about equal between both families." Once they walked into Nick's room, he closed the door behind them as Santana walked towards her suitcase which was sitting on the bench at the bottom of Nick's bed. So they could both get ready for bed relatively quickly, Nick went to use the bathroom in the hall while Santana used the bathroom off his room. By the time he returned she was still in there so, he tossed the throw pillows off onto a chair and got into bed.
He was still flipping through the channels on the television, since he was wide-awake when Santana finally walked back into the room. "It's not fair looking so cute for bed." Nick said as he pulled the covers back.
"It's not intentional." She replied as she pulled the covers up over her before getting comfortable in the crook of Nick's arm.
"I know." He then placed a kiss on top of her head. "Have you told your parents you're in town?"
"I called my Mom from the airport."
"She's not upset that you didn't go straight home, is she?"
"Not at all, she understands." Santana replied as she placed her head on Nick's chest before wrapping an arm around him. "I missed you while I was gone Nicky."
"I missed you too." When Santana started to trace patterns on his chest, Nick knew something was on her mind since she was usually rather still when lay in bed together like this. "Are you okay?" Santana nodded before moving so she was looking at him. They just looked at each other for a few minutes and while doing so Nick tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Nicky…I…I love you."
"I love you too Santana." He replied before sliding down in bed enough so they could kiss.