Aug. 5, 2013, 11:49 a.m.
Oh Baby!: Chapter 32
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Kurt didn't give Blaine time to explain, instead turning on his heel and running down the corridor, Blaine's shouts ringing in his ears, the sight of his husband, locked in a room with that guy burning into his eyelids.
Thoughts were swirling through Kurt's head as he got in the car and went to drive back to the house. Why would he do this to me? Why would he do this to the kids? Just a big why hanging in the air, waiting to be answered. Part of him wished he had stayed and at least heard what his explanation is, but the other part of him was scared of the answer, an answer that could destroy his family.
Pulling sharply into his driveway, he made his way up the path to the house, tears streaming down his face. He knew he couldn't slam the door like he so desperately wanted to, remembering all of the kids were asleep. So he opened the door carefully, closing it quietly behind him. He walked to the living room, seeing the back of Cooper's head on one of the couches.
"I take it you found him then? Where was he exa- Kurt? What's the matter? Has something happened?" Kurt watched as Cooper hopped up from the couch, making his way over to stand in front of his Brother-In-Law, placing his hands carefully on Kurt's shoulders. Kurt sniffed loudly, looking up into Cooper's eyes, eyes that looked familiar, but the wrong colour.
"Kurt, buddy, you're killing me here, you gotta tell me what's going on"
"Blaine, he, oh God, I went to his, his college, and he was, with another guy, in his office, I ca-can't believe he would do this to m-me, after everything we've been through, and the kids, og G-God the kids, Coop, what am I gonna do?"
Kurt collapsed then, burying his face in Cooper's shoulder and just sobbed, sobbed for his lost marriage, sobbed for his kids who would now have to live in a split home.
"I'm gonna kill his scrawny little ass, that's what we're gonna do!" Kurt couldn't help the little choked laugh that came out at Cooper's words.
"Who was the guy?"
"I dunno, he looked li-like a student or something"
"Son of a bitch"
"What, what were they doing when you saw them Kurt?" Cooper held Kurt at arms length, looking carefully in his eyes whilst trying to get the answers out of his Brother-In-Law, clearly trying to decide how much of an ass-kicking Blaine was going to need.
"Were they, um, ya know, at it.." In any other situation Kurt would have laughed at how uncomfortable Cooper looked imagining his baby brother doing that with anybody else. Kurt shook his head.
"Other, um, sexual contact?" Another shake of his head.
"Kissing?" A final shake of the head
"What exactly were they doing then Kurt?"
"Ju-just sat in the room together, is that not bad enough?"
"Let me get this straight, Blaine was sat in a room, with another guy, granted, but he wasn't doing anything with the guy, they were just literally sat there, in different chairs, in the same room?"
Cooper sounded like he was trying to explain Bambi to his daughter, speaking slowly and clearly as though it was obvious what he was trying to say, and Kurt was a five year old, not quite getting what he was hinting at.
"Kurt, you're such an idiot"
"Huh?" Kurt was genuinely confused, that was not what Kurt had expected to hear next from Cooper's mouth, he was genuinely confused, how was HE the idiot, surely the idiot here was Blaine?
"Don't get me wrong, my brother is a total numpty as well, but you're not far behind, Blaine was not doing anything, yes, he didn't call you, which is not good, but for all you know he could have just been having a business meeting. He has not given you any reason to believe that was anything less than innocent. And I'm gonna guess you ran before he had a chance to explain?"
Kurt let Cooper's words swirl around in his head a bit longer, he so desperately wanted to feel like the victim here, determined to make sure Blaine looked like the bad guy and not him, that he hadn't paused to look at the evidence, and Cooper was right, everything could easily have had an innocent explanation, and Kurt hadn't given him time to provide it.
"Shit, Coop, what have I done?"
"It's alright, it sounds like you've both been Grade A douches tonight, where is Blaine now?"
"I'm not sure, I ran as fast as I could, I didn't really see where Blaine got to"
"Check your phone"
Kurt felt his pocket, searching for his phone, digging it from the depths of his pants, clicking the screen on, he saw he had 48 missed calls, sighing, he turned the screen for Cooper to see. cooper didn't respond, just raising an eyebrow in an 'I told you so' way, much like Blaine did. Blaine, the name, even in his thoughts made his heart ache. Just as he was about to press the 'call' button on his phone, the front door slammed open, hitting the wall behind it. Both Kurt and Cooper spun around to see a very dishevelled looking Blaine in the doorway.
"Kurt...please..." Kurt looked at his husband, really looked, and he could see how exhausted he looked, he didn't look like he'd exactly been having a night of passion with that guy, he looked like he had a long day and an even longer night. Cooper looked at the two of them.
"Okayyyy, this is sufficiently awkward, firstly Blaine, this is for you" Cooper walked over to his baby brother, and smacked him upside the head, making Blaine grab the back of his head with his hands.
"Cooper? Wha-? What the hell?"
"That's for being a douche bag and not answering your phone, and Kurt, this is for you." He walked over to Kurt, and before Kurt could react, he did the same to Kurt, making him grab the back of his head too.
"...and that's for running out without waiting for an explanation, now, I'm going upstairs to check on the kids after King Kong here decided to make his entrance, I need to make sure they are still asleep, I'll leave you two to talk."
Blaine and Kurt both focused on Cooper's retreating back for a few minutes, neither wanting to break the silence. Kurt sighed loudly.
"Look, Blaine, you know I love you, but when you didn't answer your phone for all those hours, and then I come to your College and see you in the room with that guy, well, my imagination did the rest, but i'm willing to listen, to hear your explanation, we've been together long enough for me to at least allow you that."
He looked at Blaine then, watching him listening intently to what Kurt had been saying, he saw as Blaine held his hand out, indicating that the two of them should take a seat, crap, was the story really going to need him to take a seat? This was never going to be good. Kurt sat down on the edge of the couch, allowing Blaine to sit next to him, but not touching, he wasn't ready for that yet.
"Okay, firstly, I love you so much, our family is everything to me, and just know, I would never do anything to jeopardise that, okay?"
Kurt nodded, despite everything, he knew this about Blaine, he knew he would never do anything to jeopardise that. So he nodded his head, tears still falling silently from his eyes, landing softly against his cheeks in a steady rhythm.
"Secondly, my phone gets appalling signal at work, and I'm sorry, I should have checked it, time kind of got away from me, and I never meant to make you worry, I should have called to let you know I would be late. I have no other explanation from that, than I'm sorry, I screwed up"
Kurt nodded again, fair enough, he was usually so good with his phone, one bad day wasn't necessarily the worst thing that could have happened.
"...and the guy in my office? His name is Toby, Toby Holland"
That name rang a bell, why did that name ring a bell with Kurt, he scrunched his forehead trying to place that name, he had definitely heard it before, but after a few seconds he gave up, hoping Blaine might offer more of an explanation.
"Toby is the manager of the Hilton in town"
Ahh, so that's where he knew that name from, when they had their wedding reception there just under 10 years ago, he had dealt with Toby, in his shock he hadn't recognised him, he was nearly the same age as the two of them, but looked a lot younger, lucky git.
"...He was in my office to help me settle a few last minute arrangements, this was going to be a surprise, but well, it's no good now, I might as well just tell you. Our 10 year wedding anniversary is next month. I was arranging a vow renewal ceremony, exactly the same as our wedding, except this time with our children there too. I wanted you to feel special again, and know how thankful I am to you for giving me our kids, and sticking with me for 10 years"
Well, Kurt felt awful, of course his sweet, gorgeous Blaine, wouldn't cheat on him, he wasn't that type of guy. How could he have even had that thought? Realising how badly wrong he had been, he burst into a fresh wave of tears. This time though, he had his husbands warm arms wrapped around him, holding him as he cried.
"Shh, it's okay, I totally understand why you thought what you thought, I was an idiot, I should have told you I was staying late, I shouldn't have made you worry, I'm sorry, baby, I'm sorry"
"N-No, Blaine, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, we've been married for so long now, I should have known better, I should have known you wouldn't have done that, not just to me, but to the kids too"
He wiped his eyes and his nose in a most un-sophisticated fashion, one which, in any other situation he would have cringed at, but right now, someone could have set fire to his wardrobe and he wouldn't have cared. Okay, maybe he would, he was upset, not insane.
"Why don't we just admit we're both idiots? Now that you know about our second wedding, though, I can tell you the plans if you would like? That way you can tell me what to keep and what to get rid of, so it's your perfect day?"
Kurt looked at his husband, he was so open and caring, always worrying about Kurt and if he was happy, never minding the fact he had probably spent a long time organising this, if Kurt didn't like it, he would have re-done his organising. With this thought in mind, Kurt leaned forward and kissed his husband, it was a sloppy kiss, far too much tongue, and the wetness from his tears not helping the situation.
"No, Blaine, keep everything as it is, you organised it, and that fact alone makes the whole day a perfect one. And, yes, we're both idiots"
They laughed at each other then, really belly laughed, they were idiots, both of them, but adorable with it at the same time.
"Oh my God, Blaine, we're getting remarried!" Kurt practically squealed in his seat.
"That we are, baby, that we are" They kissed then, a kiss full of passion and love, a kiss that before long was leading to clothes being removed and Kurt being bent over the sofa.
Blaine: STAY UPSTAIRS, DO NOT COME DOWN
Cooper: Use Protection!! ;)