"Hey Sam," Blaine greeted his sister-in-law as she pushed open the door to his barber shop, "What can I do for you today?" he pulled her in for a quick hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"Actually Blaine, Im your next appointment. I booked it under a false name because I know that Cooper comes in here and I didnt want to go through you in the salon because I know that he goes there as well," she said with a laugh.

"Ok?" Blaine said, confusion evident on his face, "Still just a bit confused as to why youre in my barbershop though Sam," Sam smiled at her brother-in-law.

"I want you to cut my hair,"

"Ok, but I do that every few weeks," Blaine said, still confused as he sat Sam down and undid her hair from her bun.

"I know, but I want this one to be a surprise for Cooper, which is obviously why Im here and not in your usual chair next door in the salon,"

"Oh, this sounds like it could be fun," Blaine said with a smile as he looked at Sam in the mirror and combed through her hair with his fingers. Her hair still fell a few inches below her shoulders, she had never asked Blaine to change the length since he had started cutting her hair for her, "And what were you thinking of doing?"

"First question, are you able to colour in here?" Sam asked, knowing that it wasnt a salon equipped with the right tools.

"Absolutely. I can just shoot next door and pick up what I need," Sam nodded at Blaines answer.

"Ok, well then I want you to lighten everything up. My hair has gotten darker over the years and I dont like the dirty blonde colour that it is right now. I dont want to go super blonde, but I just want it to look a bit warmer,"

"That will be no problem," Blaine said, still moving his hands through her hair, "And the cut?"

"I want to go shorter," Blaine stilled and looked up at Sam in the mirror. She had never asked him to go shorter before.

"How much? An inch or so?" he asked, moving his hands to the ends of her hair.

"I was thinking, something around here," Sam said, moving her hands upwards and placing them just below the nape of her neck, before moving them forwards, tracing the path of an A-line bob.

"Wow, thats quite a change Sam," Blaine said with a smile, as he picked up her hair in a ponytail to look at the back of her neck, "Do you mind if I suggest something?"

"Not at all," Sam said with a smile and a shake of her head, "Youre the professional,"

"How comfortable would you be with me using clippers?" Blaine asked and noticed Sam visibly freeze.

"Um," she began, clearly lost for words.

"Dont worry Sam, that answered my question," Blaine said with a smile as he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, "I only asked, because the length that you showed me would require me to do a bit of clean up along your hairline and possibly a bit of blending and I have had female clients before who just simply dont like clippers. So what I can do instead is take the back not quite as short as you showed me, probably to here," Blaine said as he ran his fingers along Sams neck, just above her shoulders, "But still leave the front layers longer. That way it will still be an A-line bob, but it will just look like its grown out,"

"Ok, that sounds perfect," Sam said with a nod.

"And youll still be able to tie it back for work if need be," Blaine said with a smile.

"Thanks Blaine. Im glad youre my stylist. My previous hairdresser would have just jumped in there and hacked everything off without even asking a simple question like how comfortable I am with clippers,"

"Thats why Im the best," Blaine winked.

"Modest much?" Sam said a she laughed.

"Right, well Ill start with the colour and that way it gives you time to think about the cut in case you want to make any changes. Hang tight for a second and Ill be back with what I need," Sam nodded and made herself comfortable in the barbers chair that she was sitting in. It was the first time that she hadnt been sitting in a salon chair while getting her hair done and it took a little getting used to.

"You ok Sam?" Blaine asked as he came back in pushing a trolley with his supplies.

"Yeah, just getting used to the chair," she replied with a small laugh.

"I understand. Theyre a bit different to salon chairs," Blaine answered as he pulled his cape out and fastened it around her neck. They both proceeded to converse while Blaine brushed the colour through her hair and while they waiting for it to process. It was just over an hour later when Blaine began washing it out.

"I know its a little hard to tell while your hair is still wet Sam, but what do you think?" Blaine asked as he undid the towel from around Sams hair, letting it fall over her shoulders.

"Im excited," Sam said with a grin as she moved her head from side to side, her new colour catching in the light.

"Itll look much better once its dry," Blaine reassured her, "Now, are we still all go for the cut?" Blaine asked as he combed through her hair, beginning to section it off.

"Yes, I want you to do it," she said with a definite nod.

"Ok," Blaine nodded back in reply with a smile as he gently directed her head into a bow and combed the hair not sectioned off at the back, flat onto her neck, "Now this may feel like Im taking it shorter than what I said, but its only because your head is bowed that the hair is resting further up your neck, ok?" Blaine said in clarification.

"Ok," Sam replied. Blaine felt her take a breath as he rested his open scissors against the back of her neck, just above the fastened cape. Once he had manoeuvred them into position, he carefully closed his scissors and just like that, around four inches of hair fell to the floor. Sam let out a small breath, knowing that there was no turning back now.

Blaine continued to work his way around Sams head, moving methodically and precisely. Sam knew that Blaine liked to concentrate while he cut, so she just sat there in silence, watching Blaine do his job, with a small and excited smile on her face. She couldnt wait to see the finished product and then to see Coopers reaction when she got home. He just thought that she had to work late today, not that she was currently sitting in her brother-in-laws barbershop having a lot of hair cut off.

Sam closed her eyes as Blaine moved around to stand in front of her, moving his comb down her head to help create a side part for her. Once he had swept her hair to the side that he wanted, he took his scissors and gently ran them down the length of her hair, giving her subtle layers in the front as well as side-swept bangs.

Blaine pulled out his blow-dryer and began to style Sams hair using his flat brush. Once her hair was dry and sitting in a style that Blaine was happy with, her pulled out his scissors again and began touching everything up, using only the very ends of his scissors to cut tiny amounts of hair off to create an even cut. Finally he pulled a spray out from his trolley and lightly dusted Sams hair with it, before following with his straightening irons.

"What do you think?" Blaine asked once hed finally put down all of his tools. Sam looked at herself in the mirror with awe.

"Blaine," she whispered, "Oh my god," she smiled as she moved her head from side to side, her hair moving softly around her face, "I didnt know that I could look like this," she smiled again as a tear fell down her cheek.

"Oh Sam, dont cry," Blaine soothed as he undid the cape and pulled her in for a hug.

"I feel so beautiful," she said as she placed a kiss on Blaines cheek.

"Youve always been beautiful," Blaine replied as he kissed her cheek in return.

"Thank you so much,"

"Sam, it was my pleasure," Blaine smiled, giving her one final squeeze before letting go, "Now you better go and get home to surprise my brother," Blaine said, leading Sam to the door.

"Im sure hell be surprised," Sam laughed as she tucked her freshly cut hair behind her ear.

"See you later Sam," Blaine said with a wave.

"Bye Blaine, and thanks again," Sam called as she walked down the street, her hair swishing around her neck as she walked.

00000

"Youre home later than I thought," Kurt said in greeting as Blaine walked into the kitchen.

"Good evening my love, I missed you too," Blaine said with a laugh as he kissed Kurt on the cheek.

"Cheeky," Kurt grinned as he returned the kiss to Blaines lips.

"Gross," both men turned to see a rather disgusted looking seven year old staring at them from the doorway.

"Ella-May Elizabeth, I thought you were supposed to be in bed?" Kurt asked, as he heard Blaines phone beep with a message.

"I just wanted to say goodnight to Papa,"

"Goodnight sweetheart," Blaine said as he pocketed his phone and picked up his eldest daughter, placing a kiss on her forehead, "Sleep tight," he whispered once hed carried her down the hallway and tucked her back into bed.

"Night Papa," Ella said with a yawn as she rolled over and fell asleep.

"Where were you? I was starting to worry," Kurt asked once Blaine returned back to the kitchen.

"Im sorry Im late Kurt. I had my final client at five thirty and I thought it was just going to be a quick haircut, but it was Sam who turned up,"

"Sam?" Kurt questioned.

"Yeah, shed booked an appointment with me for herself under a false name. She wanted to surprise Coop and didnt want him finding out. So what I thought was just going to be a forty minute haircut, turned into almost two and a half hours of colouring and cutting and styling. I was going to call, but I got a bit caught up in it all. Im sorry if I worried you," Blaine apologised.

"Its ok. I know how you get once you start on someones hair. And if I can ask, what did she end up asking you to do?" Kurt asked, his inquisitive nature taking over.

"Wait till you see her Kurt, she looks amazing," Kurt gestured for Blaine to elaborate, "I lightened her hair colour for her. Its just a shade warmer than it was when we first met her and I completely changed her style,"

"Stop teasing, tell me what you did," Kurt pressed.

"She wanted a big change so I cut her a longer version of an A-line,"

"An A-line bob?" Kurt asked, "But theyre like, really short in the back," Blaine nodded.

"Yeah, we didnt go quite that short, she wasnt too comfortable with the idea of me using my clippers to cut her hair, so I lengthened the back to here," Blaine said as he ran his fingers along the back of Kurts neck, just above his shoulders to show where he cut Sams hair, causing Kurt to shiver slightly at the contact, "And left the front layers slightly longer. She looks amazing. The style is perfect for her. I mean she was gorgeous with her long hair, but seeing her shorter hair, its like she was made for it,"

"I cant wait to see her. I bet Cooper was surprised,"

"Yeah, already had a text from him," Blaine said with a laugh.

"What did he say?" Kurt asked with a laugh, curious to see his brother-in-laws reaction. Blaine pulled his phone back out of his pocket and scrolled through to find Coopers message. Kurt laughed when Blaine brought it up on the screen.

Blainey, I have never loved you more. Although I will never love you more than my beautiful, stunning, sexy wife. I owe you.