Two Steps Beyond
Part 142
It was close to eleven when Blaine and Sebastian heard a knock on the door. After raising his head off the pillow, Sebastian realized he was a bit more coherent than Blaine was so he pulled on a pair of shorts before opening the door. "Morning Seb."
"Morning." He replied as he leaned against the doorframe. While he was more coherent, didn't mean he was necessarily awake. "What can I or we do for you?"
"Well, it's almost eleven so we're going to be leaving for the movie soon. That is if you and Blaine are awake enough to watch Jocelyn and Braeden." Mrs. Anderson said as she noticed how tired Sebastian looked.
"We'll be fine. I had no clue it was this late since we rarely sleep in anymore"
"You're allowed to indulge, you're on vacation. Now, are you sure you don't mind?"
"Positive. We'll be down in a few minutes and then you guys can go." Mrs. Anderson nodded before walking away. Once she was gone, Sebastian closed the door and walked over to the bed and sat down next to Blaine. "Time to get up B."
"I don't want to."
"Fine, but know I can't stay in bed with you."
"Why?" Blaine asked as he rolled onto his back. One look in Sebastian's eyes, Blaine sat up in bed. "It's already that late."
"Yep. So, I'm going to throw a t-shirt on and head downstairs. Come down when you're ready." He then leaned over and gave Blaine a kiss. No sooner did he get off the bed to grab a t-shirt Blaine was getting out of bed as well. "How you feeling this morning killer?"
"Good, you?"
"Completely relaxed." Sebastian replied as he pulled his shirt on. He only had to wait a few moments and soon they were both grabbing their phones and heading downstairs. They'd just rounded the corner at the bottom of the stairs when they spotted Jocelyn coming straight for them. "Looks like we were missed." Sebastian said as he scooped her off the floor. "Did you miss me and Uncle Blaine?" Jocelyn looked up at him and smiled as they headed towards the kitchen.
"And they live." Mr. Anderson said as they walked in. "Should've known you'd come straight to the kitchen."
"Morning to you too Dad. I'm surprised you let her take off down the hall like that."
"There is nothing in the hallway she could get into, plus I heard you two coming down the stairs. So, how was the party last night or is that question rhetorical considering you're only now getting up."
"Rhetorical." Sebastian replied. "Where's Braeden?"
"With his Nana sorting gifts."
"Mom let him in there with her?" Blaine asked as he started a pot of coffee for him and Sebastian.
"Yes, why, it's not like he knows yet."
"Oh, I know that. It's just, he could get into things."
"I took care of that." Mrs. Anderson said as she came around the corner with Braeden. "I gave him a scrap of wrapping paper to play with while I checked things over. He was happy."
"Is there a reason you didn't take both of them?"
"Yes, Jocelyn was having too much fun with her Grandpa at the time. Now, are you sure you boys are up to watching them?"
"We'll be fine." Sebastian replied. "You guys enjoy the movie."
"If it's anything like you boys said and the reviews I'm sure we'll enjoy it." Mr. Anderson said as he got up from his chair.
"Before I forget, we're going to Santana's tonight after dinner." Blaine told his parents. "Her parents invited everyone to the house."
"Are you sure that's a good idea since you'll be going back to Lima?" Mrs. Anderson asked.
"Positive. Santana's house is the last place Kurt would ever go."
"You must think I'm silly for even asking." As she answered Blaine walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"It's not, you're asking because you care. But honestly Mom, Kurt going to Santana's is like him going to Bas's house. Plus considering everyone else will be there we'll be fine. And we promise not to stop anywhere in town."
"Oh, you can I just don't want that boy ruining your night."
"We won't let him." Sebastian told her. "Now, you two should probably get going so you aren't stuck with front row seats."
"Seb is right hun, we better go." Mr. Anderson said.
"One last question." Blaine said as he let go of his Mom. "Have they had lunch yet?"
"No." Mrs. Anderson replied before giving Blaine and Sebastian each a kiss on the cheek. "We'll see you boys after the movie." They were just walking out to the garage when the coffee pot went off and since Sebastian was watching both of the kids, Blaine made up their cups of coffee.
"Are you hungry at all Bas?"
"Not yet. I figure unless you're hungry, we'll just eat when we feed the kids lunch."
"Works for me." After handing Sebastian his coffee, they each picked up one of the kids and headed for the family room. "I was thinking we'd watch the movies we should've watched Thursday night." Blaine said as they headed down the hall.
"Sounds good. I'm sure they'll enjoy them especially since there is music involved." Knowing the kids didn't like to sit still, Blaine and Sebastian got comfortable on the floor. While Blaine got the movies ready, Sebastian pulled his phone out of his pocket. "B, don't you find it odd we haven't heard from anyone yet?"
"A little bit, but not completely. Considering the time we got home last night and even if you take out what we did, we still probably would've slept in. Heck, we still would've been in bed if my Mom didn't come up."
"True and the guys all love to sleep." Sebastian replied as he watched Braeden crawl towards a big stuffed bear that was sitting near the couch. "Do you want to cuddle with the bear?" Braeden just looked up at the bear as Sebastian spoke. Since Blaine was on his way back he grabbed ahold of the bear and Braeden soon followed.
"I think you were right Bas." Blaine replied as he sat back down, setting the bear between the two of them. No sooner was it in place, did Braeden crawl up on it. Once he was comfortable, it didn't take long for Jocelyn to get comfortable on Blaine's lap. "So much for them crawling around."
"I think they know we're tired. They're taking it easy on us." Sebastian replied before kissing Blaine on his cheek. With Braeden comfortable on the bear, and Jocelyn in Blaine's lap, Sebastian grabbed one of the floor pillows and got comfortable.
"Ready?"
"Ready." Part way through the first movie Braeden moved from the bear, to Sebastian's back. "Surprisingly, this feels really good. I just can't make any sudden movements." The first movie was just ended when each of their phones went off. "You're going to need to get that because I can't reach mine."
"They want to go to the one-thirty show." Blaine said.
"Guess we're not going since your parents will still be in the theater."
"Yep, I will let them know. But I'm sort of curious why they're going so soon."
"Who sent the text?"
"Thad."
"Ask him, I'm sure there has got to be a reason. And while I'm sure we're going to see it again, I'm not complaining about spending a quiet afternoon in, especially after last night."
"Nice to see I'm not the only one bringing my sibling." Nick said as they walked up to the others outside of the theater and spotted not only Megan but Brandon as well.
"Are you really surprised that Britt and I brought Megan?" Jeff asked.
"No, I was more surprised Wes brought Brandon. Where are Blaine and Seb?"
"At home." Thad replied. "Blaine's parents are currently seeing the movie. But they said they would see us all tonight at Santana's. Who else are we waiting on?"
"James and….never mind, here they come." Wes said as he spotted them walking through the parking lot. "Now Santana, are you sure we can't bring anything tonight?"
"Positive, my Mom says she's got everything taken care of but thank you for the offer. She's rather excited that everyone can make it." As Santana spoke they headed into the theater.
"Are you guys heading straight to Lima afterwards?" Dave asked.
"We are." Nick replied. "That is why my Dad is coming to pick the girls up."
"Well Blaine and Seb wouldn't give us any teasers, what about you Santana?" Trent asked.
"Nope, you'll get nothing from me."
"Don't even try guys, I did and got nothing. And my tactics are a bit more persuasive."
"Ewww, I so didn't need to hear that!" Ally said as she looked at her brother and shook her head. "It's bad enough listening to you guys being lovey-dovey I don't want to know about that part of your life even though I know it's going on." Nick just shrugged his shoulders before kissing Santana on the cheek.
As they waited to get items from the concession stand, Santana walked up to Ally and put her arm around her shoulders. "We're not that bad, are we?"
"Not really, personally I never knew Nick was capable of being the person he is around you. You're good for him."
"He's good for me too."
"Should I be worried?" Nick asked as he walked up to them and handed them what they'd asked for.
"Only if you say something like that again and I'm in earshot." Ally replied.
"I will be more careful when you're around. But you should take it as a compliment."
"How so?"
"All of us are pretty open, so he didn't feel the need to curb his words. That means you blend in." Santana told her as they waited for everyone else. "And how do you know he just didn't sweet talk me?"
"I'm not naïve Santana."
"Never said you were."
"Now this is something I don't want to hear. As far as I'm concerned you're innocent on all fronts."
"I hope you're not talking about you or Santana." Thad said as he walked up. "Sorry Ally."
"It's okay; I think I'll just go talk with Megan." As she walked away Nick slapped Thad upside his head.
"What the hell?"
"Man, that's my sister."
"I know and I apologized. Yet aren't you the same person that was talking about his persuasive tactics just minutes ago."
"Yes and I'm not going to do that again, at least with Ally or Megan around."
"Relax; she's just toying with you Nicky. Now come on, I want a decent seat this time around." They'd gotten their early enough that they had no problem finding good seats. Not surprisingly, Ally, Megan and Brandon all chose to sit away from the others.
"So, where did you watch Cooper's movie that you wanted better seats this time?' Nick asked as the trivia played on the screen.
"We were off to the side. While we could see the screen, the view wasn't great."
"That's one of the reasons you don't mind seeing it again, isn't it?" Jeff asked.
"One of them, but I honestly wanted to see it again. It's really good and I know I missed stuff. It's one of those movies where you really have to pay attention."
"That means no making out guys." Beat chimed in from behind them. "Tough break."
"Don't worry; we'll make up for it later." Jeff replied before kissing Brittany on her cheek. It wasn't long after that did the trailers begin to play and their banter ended. By the time the movie ended all any of them could do was just look at each other. "That was just…wow. I had no idea Cooper was capable of something like that."
"Now you know why me, Blaine and Seb all said we had no problem seeing it again." Santana said as the credits rolled and everyone else emptied the theater. "Did it have enough twists for you?"
"Absolutely!" Nick replied. "You're right; it's one you need to see more than once to catch everything. And while Cooper was good in his first movie, this proved he's got the chops."
"Cassie said the same thing. Basically this movie is going to launch his career."
"We're home!" Cooper called out as he and Lexi walked into the house. After closing the door behind them he looked at Lexi who shrugged her shoulders. Once they set their bags down they headed towards the kitchen since they assumed that's where Mrs. Anderson would be since it was close to dinner. But as they passed the family room, they spotted Blaine and Sebastian sound asleep on the couch. "Looks like they had a late night last night."
"They did." Mr. Anderson said as he came walking towards them. "It's good to see you." He said as he gave them each a hug. "They were at a Warbler party last night. If you want to talk to them though, wake them since they're going out again tonight."
"Nice to know we've been missed." Cooper replied as they followed Mr. Anderson to the kitchen. Once they rounded the corner they were quickly spotted by Jocelyn and Braeden who started to babble endlessly which caught Mrs. Anderson off-guard since her back was to the doorway. "There are my angels!" After giving Mrs. Anderson a hug and kiss, Cooper and Lexi sat down next to their kids who were in their highchairs.
"I've missed you two so much!" Lexi said as Cooper put his arm around her. "Were they good?"
"Yes." Mrs. Anderson replied. "And they've been busy as well."
"How so?" Cooper asked as they both turned slightly.
"Well, Thursday night Blaine and Seb took them to the Winter Concert at McKinley since some of Blaine's friends helped produce it." Mr. Anderson said. "Then Friday, we took them to Dalton's Winter Festival and yesterday we took them shopping."
"The two of you are just living it up, aren't you?" Lexi said as she and Cooper finished feeding them. As much as they both wanted to hold them, they knew they needed to finish feeding them first.
"No big outing today?" Cooper asked.
"No, today they stayed home with Blaine and Seb watching movies and playing, while your Dad and I went to see your new movie." Once the words came out of Mrs. Anderson's mouth, Lexi could see a faint blush come to Cooper's cheeks.
"What did you think?"
"Do you really need to ask?" Mr. Anderson asked.
"He does since he's having a hard time believing everything he's been hearing." Lexi replied.
"The movie as a whole was really good. As for you, Coop, you blew us away."
"You're just saying that."
"Cooper, while I might exaggerate a bit which I'm entitled to since I'm your Mom. But your Dad has always been honest with both you and your brother."
"Told you." Lexi said with a smile. "While you can clump your Mom and Dad in with me and Cassie in being bias, you can't do that with the reviewers."
"Add Blaine and Seb as well." Mr. Anderson added. "They couldn't stop talking about it. Face it Coop, you've made it."
"Dad's right, you have." Blaine said as he and Sebastian walked into the kitchen. "How was your flight?"
"Quiet." Cooper replied. "I'm pretty sure we both slept most of it since we were running around the entire time we were in LA."
"Lexi."
"Bas. We didn't wake you guys when we came home, did we?"
"You mean Coop shouting "We're home", wasn't supposed to wake us?" Blaine asked.
"Well, you should wake since you're ditching us." Cooper replied. "I hope it's for something good."
"It is." Sebastian replied. "We're going to Santana's."
"Speaking of, was Nick surprised?" Lexi asked.
"He was shocked." Blaine replied. "I'm pretty sure Cassie is now one of his favorite people."
"I will let her know that next time I talk to her or he can tell her when she comes to town."
"Not that we need to know, but what brought on the change?" Sebastian asked. "We all thought she wouldn't be able to make it till Saturday night."
"My schedule got turned upside down on Friday." Cooper told them. "So, instead of having Santana sitting around, Cassie thought she'd let her come home early. She figured Nick wouldn't complain. And in all honesty, Santana busted her ass the whole time and deserved it. But I'm pretty sure, Cassie is going to be bringing her with her again if her class schedule allows. When we did a string of back to back interviews Friday morning Santana was a godsend."
"She seemed pretty excited about everything she got to experience." Blaine told him. "But said it gets pretty crazy."
"She's right it does. Speaking of crazy, why did you two yahoos go to McKinley?"
"Nice subtlety Coop." Lexi said as she took Braeden out of his highchair.
"Since they're leaving after dinner there is no time for it. So talk." Mr. and Mrs. Anderson just shook their heads as they tended to dinner leaving the four of them to talk.
"Tina and Artie helped produce the show." Blaine told them. "And Rachel and Brody came by shortly after Bas and I got home and told us it would mean a lot to them if we came."
"And you agreed to this Bas?"
"Not at first. At first I told B that he could go and I'd stay here with Jocelyn and Braeden. But then after some consideration I changed my mind and agreed to go. And I'm glad I did."
"Bas." Blaine said as he shook his head.
"Please don't tell me that means what I think it means." Cooper said as he got up out of his seat and picked up Jocelyn before pacing the room. When neither of them answered Cooper looked at both of them. "What happened?"
"It's not important Coop."
"B's right, it was a typical conversation with him. He wanted to talk and we didn't want to listen."
"Cooper, why don't you sit down?" Mr. Anderson said, realizing the boys might not be able to keep from telling Cooper everything. Once he sat down at his Dad's urging, he was surprised that he took Jocelyn out of his arms.
"Dad."
"Trust me Coop."
"Fine, obviously it's not something I'm going to want to hear since Dad took my own daughter from me so talk. And be straight with me and Lexi." Blaine and Sebastian looked at each other and as they did, Blaine took ahold of Sebastian's hand.
"Fine. Kurt came up to us as we were leaving."
"Where were Jocelyn and Braeden?" Lexi asked.
"Asleep in our arms." Sebastian replied. "They both fell asleep before the concert was over."
"Continue." Cooper said as he put his arm around the back of Lexi's chair.
"Well, Bas already told you it was a typical conversation. But this time around we didn't go through it alone. Britt noticed we stopped on our way out and that seemed weird to her so her and Jeff came to see what was going on. And soon after they came, so did Brody and Rachel."
"Blaine."
"Fine. He wanted to apologize and we're obviously not interested. Either Bas or I told him it would've meant more to us if he just ignored us. So we said we were leaving, but once we went to leave Kurt grabbed my arm to stop us as he wanted us to hear him out. Then…"
"Wait, so he put his hands on you while you were holding one of my children." The tone of Cooper's voice was something that no one in that room had ever heard before. All Blaine could do in that moment was nodded. "That's it!" Cooper's voice practically echoed through the kitchen and it startled both Jocelyn and Braeden.
"Coop, calm down." Lexi said as he placed a hand on his thigh. "You're scaring them."
"Sorry." He said before taking a deep breath. "Would you mind taking them out of the room? Mom, would you help her?" Mrs. Anderson nodded and took Jocelyn from her husband as Lexi got up from her seat with Braeden.
"Listen to them Coop." She then leaned over and gave him a kiss before following Mrs. Anderson out of the room. It wasn't till they were out of the room for a few minutes did the conversation pick back up.
"Blaine, where are my car keys?" Cooper asked as he got out of his seat.
"Where do you think you're going Cooper?" Mr. Anderson asked.
"To give that little pain in the ass a piece of my mind. While Blaine and Bas have managed to just blow this stuff off, I can't. I can't Dad. This time he involved my kids and that crosses a line. Blaine, my keys."
"They're on the counter."
"Cooper, you're not going anywhere!"
"Try and stop me Dad!"
"STOP!" Blaine shouted as he got between his Dad and brother. "Coop, Dad's right, you can't go anywhere right now."
"Why?"
"Cooper, you're shaking." Sebastian said. "You're in no shape to drive right now."
"Coop, we're not necessarily stopping you from going to talk with him. We're just delaying it." Mr. Anderson said as he put an arm around Cooper and guided him to a seat. "Once you've calmed down if you still want to go, I'll take you."
"Dad."
"Blaine, it's time we put an end to this once and for all. If it wasn't for us going to Dalton that day, I was going to go talk to Mr. Hummel myself. But your Mom convinced me not to since we promised you guys we'd be there."
"Why can't this all just end?" Blaine said as Sebastian wrapped his arms around him. "I just want this to end. Maybe if we let him talk he wouldn't have grabbed my arm."
"B, we have no idea what would've happened. You even said in the car on the way home you're done listening to apologies from him since they mean nothing. I know it's in your nature to be forgiving B, but you can only do it for so long and he's broken even you."
"I'm sorry everyone."
"What for?" Cooper asked.
"For bring this on all of you."
"Blaine, this isn't your fault, okay." Mr. Anderson said as he stood between his boys. "None of what's happened is your fault." After getting a good look at Blaine, Mr. Anderson noticed his eyes were swollen; it was pretty obvious everything was becoming too much for him. "Why don't you boys go upstairs?"
"What about dinner?" Blaine asked.
"It'll still be here later, but I need to talk with Cooper."
"Should we tell Mom that dinner's being pushed off?"
"Ask her to come and talk to me."
"Okay. Coop."
"Yea."
"I'm sorry."
"Come here." Sebastian let go of him and Blaine walked closer to Cooper till he could wrap his arms around him. "Like Dad said, you've got nothing to be sorry for. Not your fault your first boyfriend was a little weird."
"Cooper."
"He was. I much prefer the crazy SOB you're with now." Cooper then looked up at Sebastian and wink. "I'll be okay."
"No you won't."
"Fine, I'll be better once I have a few words with Kurt."