March 10, 2012, 10:18 a.m.
Regrets: The Lie
T - Words: 483 - Last Updated: Mar 10, 2012 Story: Complete - Chapters: 18/18 - Created: Mar 10, 2012 - Updated: Mar 10, 2012 910 0 0 0 0
Once Blaine buckled his seatbelt on the passenger's side, Kurt put Blaine's key in the ignition and blasted the air conditioning on high. Blaine fiddled with the radio a while until he came across a soft-rock radio station. His hand hovered over the tuner, listening to the song playing. It was one of Blaine's favorites, and he knew it was one of Kurt's, too.
It was U2's "One". Blaine had played it on his i-pod during an afternoon with Kurt, where he danced with him closely for the first time. As the truck began to move, Blaine saw the frown on Kurt's face turn into a smirk. He looked at Blaine with soft eyes and giggled lightly.
"Thanks, Blaine," Kurt said, grabbing his boyfriend's hand.
When they arrived at the hospital, Kurt nearly tripped on his way out.
Blaine rushed over to his side, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Kurt said sarcastically, "never been better!"
After what seemed to be a race throughout the entire medical building, they finally came to Burt's floor. Blaine was already aware of what room he was in, so when they exited the elevator, they went straight down the hallway to room 602.
The last time Kurt had seen his father in the hospital, it was devastating. Kurt knew his father had been eating well and that it wasn't the reason why he was put in there, but the same eerie feeling crept over him as he saw his father lie in the hospital, asleep. He had multiple bruises on his face, not to mention the swelling purple skin the surrounded his right eye. Even though he looked like he was in pain, Burt was sound asleep.
Blaine put his arm around his boyfriend's shoulders, comforting him as he held his father's hand. The only difference in when he felt his father's hand this time rather than the last was that his father started to stir, so Kurt did not have to worry about his father being comatose.
"Oh, thank God," Kurt said, relieving a sigh of relief. Blaine sat down in one of the chairs encircling the hospital bed as Kurt continued, "Are you okay, Dad?"
"Son, I'm fine," Burt said, bringing his hand to his temple. "But Finn's not."
"What happened last night, Mr. Hummel?" Blaine asked. "I made sure not to leave Kurt until you guys got back, but you never did."
"Thank you for staying with him," Burt said. "He probably would have flipped his lid if he awoke with no one in the house."
As he sat himself up against the pillows, Burt continued, "You know how I told you that we were going to the therapist's office?" Kurt nodded. "Yeah, that was a lie."