Feb. 12, 2012, 10:10 a.m.
In Another Life: Ever After Happily
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In the second week, Kurt confronted Quinn. “Can we talk?” He cocked his head to the side and waited for her answer. Quinn looked around the hall before nodding a yes and following Kurt to an empty classroom. “Blaine misses you and is being an idiot about. Can you please come with me to his house?” Kurt pleaded.
“What do you mean he’s being an idiot?” Quinn asked.
“Well one minute He wants to hide from you and everything that reminds him of you. The next he just wants to sit on the phone with you and talk. He didn’t come to school today because now he is hiding from me. He won’t listen to a thing I have to say and I’m sure he will be happy to see you and will listen to you.” Kurt explained.
“Okay, I’ll talk to him.” Quinn sighed. She was stupid to think it was really going to over. She followed Kurt’s Expedition down the familiar streets to Blaine’s house. She pulled in beside Kurt and walked up the porch. She removed her keys from her pocket and took the light green key off her ring and handed it to Kurt, “You’re going to need this for sick days or surprise visits.”
Kurt smiled and accepted the key to open the door. “How often are his parents not home?” Kurt asked crossing the threshold to a silent house.
“His mom comes home around midnight she manages a call center in Westerville and his dad is like the company face or something but he is in town less then he is out.” Quinn answered making her way down the hall.
She knocks on Blaine's door but there was no answer so she pushed it open. Blaine laid with his back to the door in the fetal position watch The Little Mermaid. Quinn turned to Kurt, “He watches Disney movies when he is sad.” Kurt nodded in understanding. Quinn got closer and realized Blaine was sleeping she sat on his bed and rubbed small circles into his back.
“Blainers,” she whispered he stirred stretching his legs out like cat then curling back into a ball. His eyes flutter open and a smile appeared on his face when he realized it was Quinn who woke him.
“Hi,” he said. He sat up rubbing his eyes and pushing his messy hair around. he saw Kurt standing behind Quinn and blushed but smiled at Kurt.
“Your boyfriend wants us to talk.” Quinn said looking at Kurt then back to Blaine. The word boyfriend felt weird coming out of Quinn’s mouth to describe Kurt but it was true.
Blaine’s eyes look down as his hands tangle into each other, “Oh what about?”
“Us I’m guessing. I’m not mad at you and I am for sure not mad at Kurt. The only reason we aren’t talking is because you don’t call first anymore. Just because we aren’t dating doesn’t mean were aren’t still bffs. Well I guess it does, you’re my GBF now.” Quinn takes his hand and pulls Kurt in too. “Both of you are.”
“Really? cause I could use some Q time.” Blaine said his hazel eyes looking at Quinn like the weight of the world was on his shoulders and all he wanted was for Quinn to tell him everything was okay.
“Really Blaine. Scootch over.” She pulls Kurt into the bed with them making her the center of the sandwich. Quinn took both boys hands and watched the ending of the movie.
Since then, Quinn joined Blaine and Kurt for coffee dates on Tuesdays, and back up vocals in glee when needed. The only one who seemed to have a problem with this was Rachel Berry.
“Hi Quinn. Have you seen Blaine lately?” Rachel asked as she steps into the empty bathroom.
Quinn looked over setting her eyeliner stick down, “I’m sure this is going some where so just spit out Berry.”
“You broke his heart, and now you and he a sudden best friends.” At Quinn’s evil glare she continued, “I also saw Blaine and Kurt… kissing in the parking lot this morning.” Rachel heard the bathroom door open as Santana walked in.
“Don’t mind my eavesdropping. I already know Blaine is gay.” Santana said stepping in font of a mirror tightening her pony tail. In the reflection she saw Rachel’s shocked face and Quinn’s panicked expression. “I have a flawless gaydar don’t look so surprised Q, I honestly thought you were his beard the whole time you were dating.”
“Santana you can’t tell anyone.” Quinn said in a serious voice. Then she turned to Rachel, “you either Rachel.”
“Its a little to late for that, Mercedes, Artie and I have been putting it together all week.” Rachel's head fell.
“Yeah I tell everything to Brittany. I’m sure she told the leprechaun and luck charms told his loud mouth girlfriend Sugar. So, all of glee knows.”
Quinn ran out the bathroom in a panicked search for Kurt or Blaine. She turned down senior hall seconds too late; she saw the backs of Dave and Azimio leaving as Blaine whipped his eyes from the blue slush that covered the upper half of his body. She ran to him. “I’m so sorry Blaine,” she took her sleeve and whipped the slush from Blaine’s eyes.
“I can’t feel my face.” squinted at her and tried to smile but instead he just shivered then licked his lips, “but it taste good.” He slammed his eyes shut as shush from his hair trickles down his to his eyes. Quinn gives a humorless laugh and guides Blaine to the bathroom to rinse off. Luckily Santana and Rachel left so they were alone.
“Everyone knows." Quinn said after a moment of running her fingers through his hair, "Rachel figured it out and Santana claims she always knew.”
“Oh. It was going to happen sooner or later.” Blaine said defeated. “I think I’m just going to home my whole chest is sticky.”
Quinn turned off the water and dried Blaine’s hair with a towel leaving cute curly ringlets across his forehead dripping water. “Okay. Well I’ll tell Kurt what happened.” Quinn looked at Blaine’s disheveled appearance.
“Bye Quinn.” Blaine hugged her pressing a kiss to her cheek, "Thank you, for everything." He walked out. Quinn was flooding with anger when she got to glee. Everyone was there talking about Blaine and her
“I never thought Quinn would be a hag. She has no luck with men.” Mercedes told Tina and Artie.
“All Christmas I thought he was trying to out do my ugly holiday sweater with really nice ugly sweats, but I guess his fashion sense said those sweaters worked on him.” Artie complained.
“I like the way Blaine dresses, those bow ties are so cute.” Tina interjected.
“Blaine was my boy. I’m almost hurt that he never bothered to tell me.” Mike said to Puck and Finn.
“I’m actually glad he is gay. It puts Quinn back on the market and gives Kurt a partner for duets.” Puck said.
“I think it all sucks.” Finn said.
“Wait so are Blaine and Kurt official cause I think we should double.” Brittany told Santana who rolled her eyes at the idea. The room went silent when Quinn stepped into view. She stood there for a moment drinking in all the judgment.
“Don’t bother being quite in my presents. I already heard you all.” Quinn stepped into the room and sat her bag on the piano. “Listen to yourselves. You’re monsters, Blaine is so confused right now and Kurt is helping Blaine as much as he can. And you just tear the both of them apart. Blaine went home because some loud mouth told the whole school and he got slushied. We are a family. We keep our secrets our own and when these secrets do get out we protect each other. Santana, you were thrown out of the closet the beginning of the year, you know how hard this is. We didn’t turn our backs on you or talk about you; we sung to you and told you everything was going to be okay. Why aren’t we doing the same for Blaine?” Kurt walked in just in time to hear Quinn’s speech. “Think about your decisions before you judge me or Kurt for protecting Blaine.” Quinn turned to see Kurt just staring she gave him an apologetic smile before stalking out of the room.
The next day Quinn was on edge, keeping her ears out for any rumors. Nothing worthy of repeating was out. Except perhaps the idea that Quinn was the one who is gay not Blaine. She got to the choir room late but saw Blaine on the stool tuning his guitar. Everyone sat quiet watching Quinn come in. Blaine smiled at Quinn but waited till she sat down before strumming the guitar to a soft tune.
” The smell of a candle freshly blown out the light of the clock shines on my skin like a sickly green moonlight on a pale white day’s decay. I try to wipe you from my memory but your face won’t fade away.” Blaine strummed a riff that had a fairytale like tune. He mostly stared at his guitar unsure of who to look at. “Another boy kissed me today I laughed in his mouth. It’s not funny that I’m not kissing you. I’m not laughing because we fell through.”
“It’s the stories they told us when we were younger about life and love. How our happiness lies in the hands of another who’d fly in on the wings of a dove. Well that’s the way the fairy tale goes. Boy meets girl and they wed with roses. That’s not the way it seems to be and I’m pissed that they lied to me. Cause boy meets boy and boy runs away; or girl meets girl and she’s afraid to stay. We end up home alone watching Court TV. Not living ever after happily.” Blaine strummed and looked up to the group.
Santana and Brittany took each others hand and Brittany laid on Santana's shoulder. Kurt wore a wide smile that matched Quinn's. Artie and Mercedes looked guilty as Rachel looked at Finn and felt ashamed. Mike and puck were nodding to the song with fair expressions. Sugar was swaying to the song while Rory wore a confused look.
“You’re right, you are prince charming onto the next princess when he’s bored with the last. He’s the hero of every story; he’s got his chapter in every girl’s book. He walks away with all the honor and glory but I wonder what else he took.” Blaine strummed giving the song the fairytale tone again.
“Goodbye, prince charming and drown sleeping beauty. Shove Cinderella’s slipper where the sun don’t shine. Toss the little mermaid back out to sea;" Blaine took a breath, "cause the fairy godmother had to perform another abortion today and the seven dwarves live in the forest, of course, cause they were driven away, but this part of the story could spark a cultural rage. So at the sound of the tone we just turn the page.”
"Well that’s the way the fairy tale goes. Boy meets girl and they wed with roses but that’s not the way it seems to be and I’m pissed that they lied to me. Cause boy meets boy and boy runs away; or girl meets girl and she’s afraid to stay we end up home alone watching court TV. not living ever after happily"
“Starting today we’ll tell the story my way the king of imperfection takes back the prince of mistakes.” Blaine ended looking back up to the stunned group.
Quinn was the first to clap followed by Kurt then Puck, then the rest of the group. Quinn smiled broadly as Blaine cleared his throat and spoke.
“Someone filled me in on the speech Quinn gave yesterday and it’s not all your faults. I wasn’t honest with you all. And I guess if we want to be a family we have to be honest. So, I’m... gay. And Kurt and are not official yet unless he takes as me asking him to be my boyfriend.”
“I do.” Kurt said with a wide smile.
Blaine put his hand on his cheek and smiled. “And Quinn wasn’t my beard. I really do love her but one day I just woke up and wasn’t in love with her. But Quinn, you are amazing. And without you I’m sure things would be different.” Blaine looked at her then back to the whole group. “That’s all I guess.”
“I think its cool that you and Kurt are together.” Puck said.
“Yeah dude. And you have our protection if any one has a problem with it.” Finn said.
“Thanks guys,” Blaine smiled.
“Congratulations Kurt, Blaine. You two will be good together. ” Mercedes said.
“I’m sorry Blaine. I just hope you can forgive me after all I said.” Rachel hung her head.
“I forgive you.” Blaine said.
“The more gays the merrier I vote. Come one Quinn we all know you like Rachel more then you let off.” Santana said.
“Oh shut up Santana. ” Quinn said with a laugh but looked to Rachel longingly before turning away and remembering just how good Santana’s gaydar was.