December 2015 – January 2016

Blaine woke up to the sound of his ringtone. He figured whoever was calling him this early in the morning was crazy, and he was going to cuddle with his boyfriend who had spent the night and sleep in.

And whoever had called the first time was calling yet again and did not want to go away. Blaine tried shoving his face deeper under the covers and snuggling into Kurt.

His phone started ringing again and it must have woken Kurt up. "Answer your phone," he grumbled sleepily as he waved his arm slightly in Blaines direction.

"Fine," Blaine said as turned over and picked up his phone from the night stand next to his bed. He didnt bother checking to see who it was because he just wanted to give them a piece of his mind. Clicking to answer button, he held the phone to his ear, "I hope you know the next time you call I will...oh sorry Jerry. Whats going on?" He sat up in the bed letting the blankets fall off of him.

Kurt sat up knowing that Jerry was calling meant something was happening, whether it was good or bad, he knew it must have been something. Jerry Thomas is Stereo Outcasts current manager. He is a great guy and understands their drive.

Kurt rubbed a hand over his face and tried to listen, but Blaine was just using short answers and he couldnt read his emotions which was strange.

"Yes, okay," Blaine nodded his head, "Yeah I will tell them. Sure sounds like fun. Great, talk to you later."

Kurt watched as Blaine lowered his phone and he wasnt sure what to expect, "Blaine, you know I am here for you through whatever."

Blaine turned to Kurt, "We were nominated for a Grammy in the brand new artist category. Jerry woke up and listened to them not expecting it, but we were JUST NOMINATED FOR A FUCKING GRAMMY!"

"Blaine, oh my god!" Kurt kicked the blankets off the bed. Blaine grabbed Kurts hand and pulled him out of the makeshift room. They had spent the night at the old apartment because Blaine was working on some music with the band.

They went to Kyle and Maddies room. They were awake because of the shouting. "What the hell Blaine? I thought this was why you moved out," Kyle asked as he rubbed his eyes.

Blaine jumped on the bed, "We were just nominated for brand new artist by the freaking National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences!"

Maddie looked up at him, "Are telling me that we are nominated for a Grammy?"

"Yes!" Blaine yelled out.

A noise from behind them, made them all look. Derby was standing there, "So what the hell are we doing now? We need to be celebrating!"

The five friends called Rachel over and they celebrated with one another, before planning a concert to celebrate with there fans. It was going to be amazing whether they won or not, which is one of the first things Kurt reminded Blaine, but Blaine understood. He was just excited to go and be able to take Kurt and show him off.

The holidays rushed by, they all decided to go home this year. It wasnt difficult for them and they all believed they need the distraction and welcomed it. When they arrived back in New York, Stereo Outcast had some much needed press to catch up on, and Kurt and Rachel needed to get started on there courses right away. Rachel was going as Derbys guest respectfully as friends though.

When the weekend finally came of the event, the band plus two boarded a plane and headed to California. They were all anxious the entire ride.

"We should have drove," Kurt teased. He earned a loving glance from Blaine, but others had protested remarks. When they landed, Stereo Outcast had some press to take care of and so Rachel and Kurt decided on relaxation time.

The next night they were all dressed and ready to go. The limo pulled up and they piled inside.

"I always thought my first limo ride in a big city would have been to something for me," Rachel said, "But I suppose supporting my big brother and his friends on there first Grammy nomination is okay too."

Blaine shook is head with a laugh and kissed her cheek, "Thanks sis."

When they arrived Blaine turned to Kurt, "Are you ready?"

"No turning back now," Kurt said as he slipped their hands together locking their fingers with one another. After the couple shared their small moment together the doors opened and they began to walk out of the limo.

Jerry was waiting for them on the red carpet. "There are my stars," he said. He was a bit of a shorter man, but he was full of energy and his dark brown hair was styled flat on top of his head.

"Hey man," Derby said giving him a hug, "We made it."

"Ready to walk down the red carpet?" Jerry asked them.

"Ready as we will ever by," Blaine smiled and squeezed Kurts hand.

Rachel and Kurt hung back with Jerry as the photographers started taking pictures of Stereo Outcast. They had a sign with their band name on it, but everyone seemed to know what their name was and who they were. There was shouting of names and the flashes were even blinding to Kurt and Rachel who were off to the side.

"This is truly amazing," Rachel said, "Like I said I thought my first Grammys would be for my first album, but this is just fine." She looked around, "Oh my god, Kurt look who it is!"

"I see them," Kurt laughed, "And trust me you will get there one day."

"I know I will," Rachel said with a wave of her hand a laugh.

Stereo Outcast moved on to a few interviews. They had split up to cover more ground, the one good thing about being in a band. Jerry directed them as they talked to each magazine, radio, or television interviewer.

"And how about that amazing suit you are wearing," a woman said to Blaine holding her microphone out.

"My amazing boyfriend designed it for me," Blaine said as he tugged on his jacket. "Along with all our outfits tonight," he smiled brightly, "We wanted it to be special."

"Is he here tonight?" the woman asked with a grin.

Blaine nodded because he knew they would ask, "Of course he is, I doubt I could have gotten through all of this without him."

"I need to ask because all of your fans are anxious about it as well, could there be a wedding in the future for the two of you?" the woman asked.

Blaine blushed and looked down, "We have talked about it and would love to get married, but the timing hasnt really been quite right. One day we will, just have to find the right moment."

"A beautiful answer, can you tell him we all say hi by the way," the woman asked.

"Oh yes," Blaine laughed, "And dont forget to look for his column in Vogue this coming issue."

The moments when Blaine felt most at ease was when he was talking about Kurt or music, any other questions and he wouldnt know what to say or how to respond.

The moment came when they were asked to go in front of the cameras for the exclusive pre-show with Ryan Seacrest at the helm. "Are you ready?" Jerry asked them, "Dont forget to remember sell your music."

"Dont worry, I think we got that down," Kyle laughed.

Blaine grabbed on to Kurts hand and kissing his knuckles, "How are you doing?"

"Good," Kurt smiled as he leaned in to press a kiss to Blaines cheek, "You are doing amazing too. They truly love you."

"Only because you helped with that," Blaine laughed. They didnt see the cameras taking their picture, but they didnt care. Everyone knew they were together and it was going to stay that way.

Stereo Outcast approached the line up for talking to Ryan Seacrest. They had already had a radio interview with him a few months ago when their CD came out, but now felt different.

"Next we have a new band that is taking the music world by storm with their fresh sound and new faces, Stereo Outcast," Ryan said as he pointed to the group standing next to him.

Stereo Outcast all said their hellos to the camera.

"Did you four ever imagine you would be here today?" Ryan asked them.

Maddie shook her head, "Nope. To tell you the truth, we were all sleeping through the nominations and we woke up to Blaine jumping on our bed telling us we had been."

"The best wake up call," Blaine said with a smile.

"Now you have been together for almost five years now and were playing smaller venues," Ryan said, "Is a headlining tour in the future?"

"We have been trying to adjust our schedules a bit," Kyle said, "A tour this summer sounds like a fun idea plus our fans deserve a thanks for helping to get our music out there."

"Your fans are compassionate, we had talked about that when you came on my show," Ryan said.

"They are," Derby said nodding his head, "We have fans that have been there from the beginning and some who just picked up the record yesterday, and each of them are special. We are looking forward to seeing them on tour this summer in some context."

"Thanks for talking to us," Ryan said.

"No thank you," they all responded as they were ushered off the platform and back towards the carpet.

"Come on," Jerry said pulling them along in another direction for more red carpet interviews.

When the group did finally sit down they were in the fourth row on the left side. Kurt was sitting next to Blaine on one side, while Rachel sat on the other. Maddie, Kyle, and Derby followed her.

"This is mind blowing," Derby said as he laughed.

Blaine reached over and took Kurts hand. That is when Kurt noticed that Blaine shaking. He smiled and leaned over to whisper into his ear, "Dont be nervous."

"I honestly cant help it," Blaine said as he gripped Kurts hand a bit tighter.

"Dont worry if you dont win this thing your fans will still love you," Kurt said kissing his cheek.

"I dont doubt that," Blaine gave a nervous smile. "I just cant believe we are here and its crazy to me."

Kurt used his hand and moved Blaines head so he facing him, "Calm down, and like I said it doesnt matter if you win or not because I have feeling you will be winning tonight no matter what."

Blaine gave a large dorky smile, "I love you."

"I love you too," Kurt said pressing a kiss to his lips, "Now pay attention because they may show us on the television and I told my dad to look for us."

"My dads are recording it," Blaine laughed.

Rachel leaned over her seat to talk to them, "Hey, we taking bets to see how many times Derby is going to high five people."

"All of them," Blaine said still looking in Kurts eyes.

Kurt nodded his head, "Yeah, all of them."

Rachel rolled her eyes and turned to Maddie, "Never talk to people when they are hopelessly in love."

The show started and the opening act was amazing. They had all watched the Grammys on the television before but nothing compared to sitting in the audience watching it all happen live.

"Holy shit, were next," Derby shouted down the row which made some of the people turn around to look at them. He laughed and sat back in his chair. During the break, Rachel had taken Kurts seat, while Kurt took Blaines to move them down. They wanted the band sitting together when they showed them to the cameras.

When the commercial ended, they were now announcing the artists who were coming out to announce the winner. "And your nominees for Best New Artist are…"

They didnt win. A young new country artist took the stage at a loss for words as he accepted his award.

Blaine gave a shrug as he looked at his friends, but Kurt was right. They had won. He had somehow landed the best friends in the world, an amazing sister, and one of the most incredible boyfriends he somehow managed to land, plus his family and friends at home and in New York. He smiled as he leaned over into Kurts ear, "I love you. And I am the luckiest guy in the entire world."

Kurt pulled back and laughed, "Yep. And I love you too."

After the awards show ended, they attended one of the after parties and danced around with some of the other people that were there.

"Holy shit," Derby said looking at his phone, "I dont know how this stuff spreads so fast."

Kurt looked over at him, "What is that?" Blaine was sitting in his lap due to lack of chairs as they were taking a break from dancing.

Derby passed him his phone, "You two are really not afraid to show your affection towards one another."

Blaine and Kurt put their heads together and smiled. "Oh that is adorable," Blaine said, "Who posted that?" It the picture of them together on the red carpet before the show started.

Rachel leaned over to see the picture, "You two need to have that framed."

Derby took his phone back, "I cant believe you arent offended someone posted that picture."

Blaine shrugged, "It is what it is. We could either hide it or show our true colors. We decided to let our rainbow flag fly."

"Great analogy," Kurt rolled his eyes, "But yes, we both decided if we were going to do this why not go all in."

"Okay, I use the flag analogy and you use the poker one," Blaine sighed, "Still doesnt help your game," he wrapped his arms tighter around Kurts middle.

Kurt lifted an eyebrow, "I will have you know I totally beat you at poker the last time we played and maybe I lose on purpose." He gave Blaine a teasing grin.

Rachel waved her hands, "Stop talking about doing that with my brother." The entire table laughed, and even Rachel joined in eventually.