"Oh you'll be threatened alright" he muttered under his breath, "Just…drop the subject Kurt, Please!"

"No I will not drop it! Blaine I don't know anything about your home life! My dad and Carole have welcomed you with open arms! I don't want them to adopt me, I just want to meet them!"

"Kurt, please, forget it!" Blaine was getting upset.

Kurt ignored him. "I don't even know if you have siblings….or a pet! I should at least know if you have a pet. If not as your boyfriend then as your friend!"

"KURT!"

"What!" Now Kurt was annoyed.

"I just can't take you there." Blaine said softly. His eyes glued to the floor. After a long pause he looked up at Kurt. Kurt's face was no longer angry, but worried. Blaine let out a sigh. "I have two younger sisters. Seven and Thirteen. We have a family dog. I have a hamster named Elvis and my sisters have pet fish"

Kurt started to speak but Blaine stopped him. He squeezed his eyes shut, almost forcing himself to continue. "I also have an alcoholic father who doesn't really like having a gay son." His voice became soft and shaken. "If I brought you there…if he saw tangible evidence of me actually being gay, who knows what he'd say… what he'd do…I just can't risk it."

Kurt looked at Blaine. He lifted his hand to touch his arm, but couldn't. He was almost afraid to ask the question now burning in his mind. He mustered up some courage and spoke. "Has he ever….hit you… or anything?"

"No," Blaine said shaking his head, "but sometimes it looked like he really wanted to…."

"And your mom?"

"She's neutral. She just tells me to stay out of his way. They argue a lot. I know it's about me. She accepts me, so have my sisters. But, Anna, the seven year old, she cries most nights 'cause she thinks they're gonna break up. If they did…It'd be all my fault. All my fault."

Blaine burst into tears then. Kurt pulled him in, wrapping his arms around his shoulders. Blaine buried his face in Kurt's collar. Kurt stroked his hair. "Blaine, you can't think like that! It's not good for anybody."

"I know, you're right. I don't think they will. My parents are all about appearances. A divorce wouldn't make them look too good. Neither does having a gay son…" Blaine was crying again. "If it weren't for my sisters, I'd get emancipated. They need me, though. To keep them safe and sane."

"I think it's great that you love them so much!"

Blaine shot up and looked at Kurt. His epiphany beaming through his puffy blood shot eyes. Blaine was not a pretty crier, Kurt noted.

"You can meet them! Since I drive, Katie is always bugging me to take her places. I can say I'm just taking them to the mall and you can meet us there. It would just look like I ran into a friend at the mall!" Blaine was getting excited. "They will love you! Katie loves fashion and Anna is destined for Broadway! This plan is great! You can meet some of my family, well, at least the ones who matter the most to me! What do you say?"

Kurt looked at Blaine. He was happy to see him smiling again. He smiled back and kissed Blaine's cheek. "I would love to meet your sisters!"

The next day, Kurt made his way to the mall. He was almost nervous to meet Blaine's sisters. He never really liked kids. What if this plan didn't work?

"Kurt! What a surprise! Fancy meeting you here!" Blaine is a terrible actor!

"Well I am a teenager, and this is a mall!" Kurt said sarcastically. "Who do we have here?"

Kurt looked at the two girls accompanying Blaine. The smaller of the two, was a feminine clone of Blaine. Dark, curly hair, small for her age, and her smile took up half her face as she waved at Kurt. The other, on the other hand was more unique. Her hair was long and straight and she was taller than most 13 year olds. She was almost Blaine's height!

"This is Anna and this is Katie. My sisters!" He was beaming. "Guys, this is Kurt, from school. And he's a Warbler too!"

Anna stepped forward, "I'm seven! My birthday was last week!"

"Yea and she's still hopped up on the sugar from the cake!" Blaine added.

"You sing with my brother? I like to sing! I wanna be just like Bernadette Peters! She's my favorite!"

Kurt was impressed, a sever year old with Broadway knowledge! "I like this kid" Anna beamed then grabbed Kurt's hand. Kurt looked over at Katie. She hadn't looked up from her phone yet.

Without looking from the screen she said, "I like you shoes!"

"Uh, thanks very much…" Then Katie looked up. She had the same hazel eyes as Blaine and the same dark eyebrows.

"Are you gay too? Like my brother?" Well shyness definitely didn't run in this family! " Are you his boyfriend? Blaine, is this your boyfriend?"

Kurt and Blaine shared a look and they both blushed.

"Oh my goodness! This is awesome!" Katie looked more like Blaine when she got excited. "He's really pretty!"

Pretty? Kurt hated that word, but he wasn't about to scowl at a 13 year old. Then Katie got serious. "Does dad know?"

All three of the Andersons looked nervous. Anna squeezed Kurt's hand. Blaine shook his head. A sigh of relief was shared by everyone.

Blaine broke the silence, "Maybe we should walk around."

The rest of the day went really well. Anna chatted with Kurt about Broadway musicals and all the parts she wanted to play. She made Kurt promise to go to her birthday next year. Which he said he wouldn't miss it for the world. In most of the stores Kurt and Katie picked out clothes for each other. Then they decided to dress Blaine and Anna. After hours and far too much money was spent, the group was starting to feel hungry.

"Blaine, can we get ice cream?" Katie was back to texting feverishly on her cell phone.

"Yea Blainey! Can we please?" Anna made doe eyes at her big brother.

"Yea Blainey." Blaine blushed at the nickname. Kurt would be sure to remember that look. "Can we?" He imitated Anna's puppy dog whine.

Blaine looked at the three of them and laughed. "How can I saw no to those faces? Sure, let's go."

Kurt and the girls sat at a table while Blaine went to get their orders. Katie put her phone in her pocket and looked at Kurt. "Ok Kurt. My brother is very important to us. We like him happy. As long as you don't do anything to make him unhappy, we won't have a problem. Got it?"

She was serious. Kurt chuckled, "I would dream of hurting him! Ever!"

"Alright then. You know, you're kinda totally awesome…. for a high schooler."

"Thanks Katie, you're pretty cool too… for an eighth grader." He said nudging her arm.

"I'm cool too, right Kurtsie?" Anna looked at him hopefully.

Kurt winced at the pet name. "Of course Anna Banana! Uh, and can you not call me 'Kurtsie' in front of Blaine? It'll be our secret code. Ok?"

"Our secret!" Anna agreed, holding up her pinky. Kurt held up his too and the made a promise. Then Anna looked at her sister, "Katie! Don't tell!"

Katie just shook her head, but ultimately agreed. Blaine returned then with four cups in hand. He handed the girls their sundaes and then gave Kurt his frozen yogurt. After taking a bite out of his own Rocky Road, he looked at Kurt.

"So, What did I miss?"

Katie spoke first. "Kurt was just realizing my awesomeness. You know, the inevitable!"

"And mine too!" Anna yelled, her face already covered in chocolate.

"Well, I always knew he was smart!" Blaine said handing his youngest sister a napkin.

"You mispronounced 'genius', hon!" Kurt said with a smile. Blaine just took his hand and held it. The four sat in content quietness while they ate.

Kurt walked them to Blaine's car, which was a few rows from his, and hugged Katie and Anna goodbye.

"Can Kurt come over?" Anna asked Blaine pleadingly. The other three shared a nervous look.

"Not today Anna Bear…." Kurt said, so not to crush the little girls hopes.

"Hey Anna, let's wait in the car and mess with Blaine's radio presets!" Blaine handed the keys to Katie as she dragged her sister away from Kurt.

"They are so sweet! I absolutely adore your sisters! And you!" Kurt bumped his shoulder to Blaine's.

"I knew you would." Blaine said softly, "I wish you could come over…."

"Me too, but I understand." Kurt had to lighten the mood. "Hey, if your parents ever go on vacation…"

Blaine pulled Kurt into a bone crushing hug! "If they do, I'd have you there in a heartbeat!"

They pulled apart slightly. Kurt pressed his forehead to Blaine's. "Until then."

"I'll see you at school tomorrow." Blaine pressed a kiss on Kurt's lips.

"EW BLAINE! KISSING IS ICKY!" Anna yelled from her open window. The boys laughed, hugged once more, and Kurt made his way to his own car.

Kurt knew that it was a good day, but he couldn't shake this feeling that something was off. How can these kids be so afraid of their father? How could three of the nicest, sweetest people he knew have a father who was so allegedly horrible. As he got in his car and drove off, he also had this weird feeling that he was being watched.