A/N: Blaine and Sebastian have been best friends since S3 of Glee, when Sebastian and Blaine were both 16. They're now both 27, as is Barry. Sebastian and Blaine have been friends for 12 years.
After The Wreckage:
Chapter Ten - words: 2,010
Three days later found Sebastian alone in the house since Blaine was at work. He was irritated that his friend had gone back to work, but knew it was irrational. It was actually past time that Blaine had gone back to work, especially since he wasn't going to marry Kurt anymore, which was something Sebastian was thankful to hear.
That small fact made Sebastian smile, and managed to push away his annoyance at Blaine not being there for him. He had just spent the last three days talking to his lawyer's, his parents, and Barry, and it was true. He and Barry were twins. Identical twins, at that and he wasn't sure how to handle learning that.
It was like looking in a funhouse mirror and Sebastian didn't know how he felt about that. He had texted Barry that morning, asking if they could get together this weekend and hang out. Barry had agreed, so now they had plans, instead of what Sebastian planned to do, which had been to spend the weekend being pissed off that Blaine would be in LA with Cooper.
Sebastian and Barry had a lot to talk about and he wanted to get the whole gay thing out of the way. He didn't want there to be any issues when things between himself and Blaine started to take off. He also didn't want to have to ditch Barry, but he would do so in a heartbeat if his brother ended up being a homophobic ass.
Sebastian refused to subject Blaine to that, so he would make sure Barry understood what was what. With a sigh, he turned on the TV and channel surfed, but found nothing interesting on. He eventually turned the TV off once more, got up and left the living room and went into his room.
He laid down on his bed and grabbed the book he had been reading for the last two days off the bedside table. Sebastian got comfortable in his bed, but after a few minutes, tossed the book back onto the table, as he couldn't focus on it. He would never admit it to anyone, not even Blaine, but he was worried about how things would go with Barry.
He had talked it over with his adoptive parents and had decided to take a month off from his father's law firm where he worked, to sort out his feelings about everything. It was why he currently spent so much time at home. The sound of a knock at the door made Sebastian groan as he got up from his bed once more and walked into the living room and answered the door.
He chuckled slightly upon seeing Barry after he opened the door. "Not one for patience, are you?" Sebastian asked as he smirked and stepped back, which allowed Barry to enter the house. "Alright, have a seat. Want some wine? A beer? Oh, and don't bother with a lecture. That's Blaine's job when he's home, but thankfully he's at work. I'd usually be at work, too, but I'm taking some time off."
Barry took a seat a few moments later and turned to face his brother. "No thanks, to the wine or beer. Also, I know I said I'd give you some time to get used to things and I will. I just, I didn't know if you'd end up blowing me off and I didn't want to just wait and see if that's what would happen. I want to get to know you, and let you get to know me. I want you to also get to know my wife, Iris, and my foster father and father-in-law, Joe. I want a chance for us to be friends, to be each other's family."
Sebastian sat there in silence and let Barry talk. Personally, he agreed with all of what his brother said and wanted, but he knew it wouldn't be that easy. They didn't know each other. They had been apart for 27 years and now this was their chance to be in each other's lives. After several moments, he spoke.
"There's something we need to talk about and depending on how it goes, that will set the tone for if we'll be in each other's lives," He said and took a few breaths before he continued. "As you know, I don't live here alone. I live with another man, Blaine. What you don't know is that he's been my best friend for 12 years and he's recently broken his engagement to one of the gayest men on the planet, and he and I are in the process of trying to figure things out between us. We've kissed, but haven't hooked up yet."
Barry nodded as he listened to Sebastian. When he was sure that his brother was done speaking, he smiled. "I can understand your need to be protective of yourself and of Blaine. You don't have to worry. My boss at the CCPD is gay and he and his partner are great guys. So, I don't have any issues with you and Blaine. Who knows? Maybe over the next few months as you and I get to know each other, maybe you and Blaine and Iris and I could double date or something."
Sebastian stared at Barry for several moments and then shrugged. "We'll see. I don't handle change well, and I don't know if I want to subject Blaine to a night filled with breeders, you understand. No offense meant," he said with a smirk on his face. He wanted to see how Barry would handle the slight dig he had made at him.
Barry just shrugged. "Alight. Why don't you take some time to think about it and we'll keep getting to know each other? When Blaine gets back from work, you guys can talk about and we'll go from there." He rubbed a hand on the back of his neck, not sure if things were going well with Sebastian or not.
The two of them talked for a few hours and then Barry glanced at his watch. "I hate to cut this short, but I need to get back to Central City. I'm sure Iris and Joe are wondering where I am. I didn't tell them that I was coming to see you. It's not a secret or anything, I just decided at the last minute." As Barry got up and he and Sebastian walked over to the door, Barry's phone went off and he smiled as he checked it.
"That's Iris. She wants to know when I'll be home. I'll text her back and let her know that I'm on my way and that you and I got to spend a few hours as we hung out and talked." When Sebastian nodded and unlocked and opened the door, Barry quickly finished his text to Iris and then waved goodbye to his brother. "I'll call you tomorrow, if that's okay." At Sebastian's second nod, Barry nodded back, got into his car and then drove off.
Sebastian walked back into the house, closed and locked the door and then went to start dinner for himself and Blaine. He still had a lot to think about, and now he had even more to think about, after the afternoon he had spent with Barry. The other man's perky and positive demeanor wasn't something that Sebastian was used to, even after living with Blaine for the last little while.
He was lost in his thoughts and completely unaware how much time had passed until he felt a hand on his shoulder, which made him jump. Sebastian shook his thoughts away and watched as Blaine picked up the oven mits that had been placed there earlier, and opened the oven and took out the pot roast that had been cooking for the last 3 hours.
"Sorry. I guess I got lost in my thoughts and forgot for a moment that the oven was on. It won't happen again. Next time I'll order out and get our favorites. On the bright side, though, at least it didn't burn, or the whole place would smell terrible." Sebastian said and he gave Blaine a small smile.
Blaine laughed and carefully set the pot roast down on one of the burners on top of the stove. He closed the oven door, turned off the oven and then turned back to Sebastian. "So, did you talk to Barry today, or your parents? Or, did you go through more of the file that he gave you? You seem a little out of it," he said concerned.
Sebastian shrugged. "Barry came over today and we spent a few hours together. I told him that you and I weren't just roommates. That we're getting to know each other better and that I hope we eventually become more." He paused for a moment and then admitted, "I told him that we kissed and that you broke your engagement to Kurt. I wanted to get all of that out there in case he ended up being a homophobe and I had to get rid of him."
Blaine nodded and he took one of Sebastian's hands and led him over to the table, so they could both sit down. "I know that you have feelings for me and have since we met. I have feelings for you, too, but I don't know if I should act on them yet. Things between Kurt and I haven't been over for very long and I don't want you to feel like you're a rebound. I really do care about you, and the two kisses we have shared so far, mean something to me."
Sebastian waited under Blaine was finished speaking and then he spoke. "Okay, I respect your decision and I'll work on not pushing things on you until you're ready. On another topic, when do you plan on going to LA to see Cooper? Are you leaving on Friday night or Saturday morning? I ask because Barry and I plan to spend the weekend together and it will be interesting to figure out what things if any, my breeder brother and I have in common."
Blaine laughed. "You really shouldn't call Barry a breeder. I don't think that he'd appreciate it. Just like you or I wouldn't appreciate being called the 'f' word. Just something to keep in mind when you spend time with him from now on. As for my trip to see Cooper, I'll be leaving first thing Friday morning. I've taken a week off so I'll be there Friday, Saturday, Sunday and I'll be back around 1 or 2 in the afternoon on Monday."
Sebastian nodded. "That's fine. I'll just spend some of that time with Barry, and I'll see if any of the Warbler's want to hang out. Wes is in town visiting David, so I might just have them over for the weekend, if that's okay. We have that extra bedroom that's been sitting empty for ages. One of them can use the room and the other can bunk on the couch."
Blaine got up and went to check on the food. Once he was sure it had cooled down enough, he got out plates and began to serve it, along with the rice and veggies that Sebastian had made. "First, thanks for making dinner. It smells amazing and I'm ready to eat and then crash. And second, the idea of you having Wes and David over sounds good. I'm glad you'll be busy while I'm gone. Make sure you tell the guy's hello for me, since I'll be gone by the time they come over."
A few minutes later, the two of them were seated at the table again and had started eating their dinner. When Blaine began to talk about his plans for when he was in LA with Cooper, Sebastian smiled as he listened and asked questions every now and then, but other than that, made sure not to interrupt as he enjoyed listening to Blaine speak. Once they had both eaten and cleaned the kitchen together, they bid each other goodnight and each headed off to their own room to go to sleep.