Chapter 3

Kurt and Rachel took a plane back to Ohio later that same day. When they landed Kurt`s dad, as well as Hiram and Leroy Berry were waiting for them. Burt caught him in a tight, warm hug immediately and Kurt was already feeling at home. He loved New York, but wherever his dad was would always be home. Also, Lima looked better when he only saw it two or three times a year.

The three Berrys greeted him before leaving. Kurt really liked Rachel`s dads, they were over enthusiastic as her and sometimes just plain weird, but they were also a constant remainder of what he could have. Even in Lima. He had some serious respect for those two.

The two of them made it back to the Hummel-Hudson household, where Carol gave him a motherly hug and Finn a big bear one. When they had finished high school Finn had decided to stay at home and attend OSU, while still helping Burt with the garage. He now was planning to move out with Puck as his roomate as soon as he was done with college. He and Rachel had been on and off during that time, they weren`t currently together.

Dinner was about to be ready and, as he set the table with Finn he really felt he had got home.

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The next couple of days went by in what Kurt liked to call `Lima`s fashion´, slow and family full. The evening of Christmas day he realized he hadn`t been thinking about Blaine almost at all, which also meant he still had no idea how he felt about Blaine`s sexuality.

He was at the kitchen, getting himself some warm milk to take to bed when his dad called him from the living room. Burt was on the couch, can in hand, watching the end of a football game.

“Yes, dad?” he asked eyeing the soda disapprovingly.

“I was thinking... Wanna go to the garage tomorrow morning? The guys miss you around there too, kid.”

“Mmm... I can`t”

“Oh, ok. Are you doing something with Rachel or any or the girls? I haven`t seen Mercedes around for a while. How`s she doing?”

“She`s doing great. She would be a world-known star any time soon. I`ll make sure she drops by before going back to LA. But no.”He stopped for a second to reevaluate how to say the rest. “I`ve a date.” He just added.

“Oh, uh... a date. Do, do I know this guy? You hadn`t said anything about a guy.” Said Burt slighty confused but not uncomfortable with the subject, they were way beyond that.

“I just met him before coming back. He... he is Blaine Anderson, you know the guy from that show `Amy and Chase´, the one who played Chase...” Kurt was starting to feel weird explaining to his dad that he had a date with a famous guy.

“Oh, wow.”

“Yeah...”

“So, the kid is gay. He... he isn`t out, is he?” His dad was catching up quickly and Kurt was starting to wish he could walk out of that conversation now. But it was already happening and maybe he could use some insight from his dad. Burt may not had been the smarter but he was very good with people.

“He says he`s bi. But I think he`s lying to himself.” He finally said.

His dad just looked at him for a few seconds, like reading him.

“I don`t get it. Why would he say he is bi then? Why not straight?”

Kurt wasn`t sure that was the thing, so he just blurted out what he was thinking, without any filter or whatsoever.

“To fuck guys. It`s not as he says that publicly, anyway.” And oh, had he just said that to his dad?

“Thank`s for putting the idea in my mind, son. Lovely language, by the way.” Burt didn`t look that traumatized.

“Dad, I`m 22 years old.” Kurt said rolling his eyes a little.

“Still. But really, you`re mad at him for saying he`s bisexual, it does not look as it`s working for him. You are the one who taught me all that about sexuality being and spectrum and stuff. Why doesn`t it apply for him too?”

And again, why did he ask people for an opinion if he was going to dislike them for having a toughtful, reasonable, mature one? Besides, how did his dad remember that? He always looked completely lost when he talked to him like that.

“Agh, and right then you decided to pay me attention.” He said throwing himself unceremoniously at the couch and sighing.

“I always payed you attention, even if I had no clue what you where talking about.” Burt sounded a little hurt. Kurt`s heart beated a bit faster at that and he felt guilty, he really had a great dad.

“I know, dad, I`m sorry. It`s not you. I just don`t know anything anymore. I seem to not know anything anymore when he`s around.” He said, finally letting the last barrier down and just... talking to his dad.

“Maybe that`s your answer, kid.” Burt said, proceeding to turn the tv off and leave Kurt alone with his thoughts.

It was going to be a very long night.