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Warning: Rated M, language
Seb was leaning against his car in the parking lot. He wasn't nervous. No. Not at all. Just concerned for his friend.
It had been 20 minutes since Dave went into the locker room, so Sebastian sighed and unlocked his phone, starting a text to his friend. He started pacing the length of his car while he typed.
Hey D, you okay? Do I need to kick some ass? S
He stared at his phone for a long two minutes before it pinged with an incoming message. He hurriedly read it and sighed with relief, sagging back against his car again.
Hey Seb! I'm fine, sorry, coach was talking to me. I'll be out in 5. D
Sure enough, within five minutes Seb looked up to see David striding across the parking lot to meet him, his sports bag slung over his shoulder. His hair was wet from the showers and he was wearing a fresh pair of jeans and a t-shirt with his usual letterman jacket and cap.
He smiled widely at Seb, his eyes twinkling. Seb opened the door of his sporty two seater and David chucked his bag in the trunk and climbed in, chatting to him brightly.
"...and then coach recapped the practice, praising me lots and the guys seemed to agree. It was pretty cool actually, much better than I thought it was going to be. I feel so relieved, I can't explain."
He looked over to Seb, who was driving them to the Lima Bean, as he spoke. "Thanks for coming today, Seb. I really appreciate it. It felt really good to have someone watching out for me, you know? It kinda took the pressure off, so I could just enjoy the football and not worry about being in the locker room after."
Seb was glad he was looking at the road so David couldn't see his expression as he nodded. What is wrong with me? Why do I care so fucking much? It's not just the guilt over being an ass to him, I really am glad he's okay. Because he's a friend now. Yeah, just a friend.
Seb cleared his throat. "No worries, man. Any excuse for me to ogle at guys in football kit." Dave's gaze shot to him, blushing suddenly at this remark. Surely Seb wouldn't find me attractive, would he? I'm nothing like the type I saw him dance with at Scandals.
Seb missed this look as he was watching the road. The Dalton boy continued, "So... where do you want to go for coffee? I'm heading for the Lima Bean, but we can go somewhere else if you want?" Somewhere more private... Seb's mind supplied. Oh fuck, I'm screwed.
"I don't mind. Going for a drive might be nice, I'm so pumped after practice! If you want to go to Dalton that's cool with me, I could let Kurt know how it went in person instead of texting, maybe?" And I'd like to spend more time with you.
Seb turned to David as they sat at a stop light, smirking. "Now you're talking! Hold on..." Seb winked, then turned his attention back to the road. The lights turned green and he put his foot to the floor and squealed away, tyres burning rubber as the boys laughed.
Kurt was in the Warbler common room, chatting with Blaine and sipping their coffees. Quite a few of the other Warblers were there too, relaxing after class, about to head to the cafeteria for dinner.
Many pairs of curious eyes went to the door as an uncharacteristically smiley and chatting Sebastian strode in, talking animatedly with David Karofsky.
Blaine's eyebrows raised, exchanging a glance with Kurt who then smiled widely, waving them over. "So, how was practice, David?" He asked anxiously.
Dave's smile in return was enough of a reply for him to relax. "Hey, Kurt! It was great! Seb came to watch me and I had a really good practice. Just like you said, the guys on the team were happy with my playing so they left me alone after."
"I'm so glad, David." Kurt smiled, not missing the grateful glance David sent Seb's way. Interesting. Kurt thought. I wonder if Seb knows how David looks at him?
He looked at Sebastian, who was watching David speak, a soft look on his face. Scratch that, does he realise how he's looking at David?
Maybe I should stay out of this unless asked for advice. I hope this isn't either a rebound for Seb or too soon for David, but it's not my life to mess around with.
Sebastian caught Kurt watching him and the boys exchanged a glance which was nothing but honest. Kurt nodded imperceptively before turning back to listen to David talking about practice.
When David was finished, Kurt stood, Blaine following suit. "Blaine and I were about to head to dinner, if you guys want to join us?" He offered.
Seb nodded gratefully at Kurt's offer. "Sure, why don't we eat here before I drive you back, David?" He looked to Dave to check this was okay. Dave nodded, smiling, and the unlikely group of boys headed off to dinner together.
As the boys left the room, stunned Warblers exchanged confused glances. David spoke first, looking at Wes incredulously. "Did Kurt, Karofsky, Seb and Blaine just go to dinner? Together? Whatever weird-ass alternate universe this is that I just stepped into, I like it!"
Seb was driving David back after dinner.
He was just pulling up next to Dave's car in the school parking lot, when he turned to David. "So, I was going to go to Scandal's Friday night if you wanted to go? Unless you don't want to because of next week's game...or if you have a date with that bartender, Simon, was it?"
Smooth, Seb. Real smooth. Be a bit more obvious, why don't you? He resisted the urge to roll his eyes at himself, waiting for David to reply.
Dave smiled warmly. "Thanks, but I've got extra practice Saturday morning so I need to rest up Friday night, but I'll definitely go next time." Seb nodded, trying not to look disappointed.
Dave continued, wanting to explain to Seb. "Simon is friendly enough, but I'm not attracted to him, he's quite a bit older than me any way." Sebastian tried to keep the smile to a lower brightness than was trying to break out on his face at this news.
"That's cool! I understand. Text me if you're free, otherwise good luck for the game on Wednesday."
David nodded, smiling back. "Thanks. Oh, and Seb? I, uh, I wondered if you wanted to come and watch it? I mean, if you're free?" He swallowed his nerves, hoping his new friend would come to watch.
"Just try to stop me!" Seb replied. The boys said their goodbyes and Seb headed back to Dalton, smiling.
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