Chapter 3

On the way back to Yale he couldn't believe what he had done. He had confronted his father and threatened him with calling social services. "He loves Blaine"- he said to himself- "but he needs to understand, he next to stop being an asshole… oh god I hope I'm doing the right thing".

He arrived at the campus, and walked down the hall and knocked the first door to the left.

"Carl, it's me open the door please"- He whispered hoping nobody would hear him.

As the door opened, the silhouette of a tall guy was shown.

Cooper quickly got into the room, looking both sides to make sure nobody was watching him.

"What happened yesterday? Is Blaine ok?"- Carl asked- "I was going to call you but I thought it wasn't such a good idea after all".

"He...he came out".

"What?"- said Carl, utterly surprised. "Why didn't you tell me your brother was ..?"

"I didn't know until yesterday"- he said, frustrated - "I left him, Carl, I ran away, I came here and I left him dealing with this all by himself".

"But I thought you guys were close"- Carl said.

"Ughh, It kills me to know I wasn't there for him. I mean, yes, we talked, but it was regular talking, not deep conversations. I've failed Blaine, Carl, he needed me and I wasn't there."- Cooper said as he started crying.

"You didn't failed him. He came here after all. He knew you would help him. He might not know you are gay, but he knows you are his brother, and that you will support him no matter what. He escaped home and came here. He escaped to you."

Carl took Cooper hand and kissed it as he took him to the couch so they wouldn't be just standing by the door.

Cooper stared at his boyfriend blue eyes. He was always so supportive, always had his back. Even since the first day they met, 3 years ago.

It was Friday night, and as usual, all the people in the hall were at the bar, partying. He was walking down the hall, on his way to his room when he thought he heard someone singing

Staying home alone on a Friday
Flat on the floor looking back
On old love

Or lack thereof

He sounded good. He hadn't heard anyone singing in the hall before, so he followed the music…

After all the crushes are faded
And all my wishful thinking was wrong
I'm jaded
I hate it

He kept walking, mesmerized… trying to find whoever was singing

I'm tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here
So tired of being alone
So hurry up and get here

It seemed to get closer and closer… he was reaching the corner

Searching all my days just to find you
I'm not sure who I'm looking for
I'll know it
When I see you
Until then, I'll hide in my bedroom
Staying up all night just to write
A love song for no one

And then it stopped, just before he could turn into the corner. He looked around, disconcerted. He stared at the hall for a few minutes, and suddenly someone bumped into him.

He heard a guitar falling in the floor, and bent down to pick it up.

Bump.

He bumped into someone's head.

"Sorry"- the tall, blonde, blue eyed guy said, blushing. "I guess we both tried to pick it up at the same time. I'm Carl."- he said.

"Cooper"- he replied, trying so hard not to blush, because Carl was gorgeous, and damn he could sing.

"Nice to meet you Cooper, I hope I'll be seeing you soon?"- Carl said with a smirk that made Cooper blush.

"Yeah, sure"- he said- Come on Cooper, say something!, he thought. – "So the song you were singing, is it yours or?

"Nahh. I wish. It's John Mayer. But it fits my situation since my boy..- Oh shit, I just said boy, oh god what if he isn't, what if he tells oh shit, Carl think fast- Carl said to himself.

As soon as he heard him saying boy, Cooper's heart started to race. He wasn't out yet, and since Carl didn't finished the word, he thought it was the same for him. It had always been a problem to meet guys since he was still in the closet.

"It's ok. I get it"- he said quickly as he saw Carl beginning to worry- "It's a very nice song indeed."

"Well you can borrow the CD anytime, I'm in the 103 -D" – he said with relief. He is cute, how come I've never seen him before, Carl though.

"Great, I'm in the 115- C"- Cooper said smiling, he couldn't believe it.-" I guess I'll see you around then?"

"Sure! So I guess I'll see you Cooper, I gotta run, got a gig at The Stage bar, it's 15 minutes away and I'm kind of late. But it's been a pleasure."- Carl said and shook Cooper hand and left.

Cooper smiled to himself, singing I'm tired of being alone, so hurry up and get here…

"Hun, are you ok?"- Carl said bringing Cooper back to reality.

"Yes, I'm just really glad I have you"- Cooper replied, hugging him as he remembered what he wanted to tell Carl. "Carl, I… I need to ask you something".

"It has to do with Blaine, doesn't it?"

"Yes, well you know he doesn't know I'm gay, and I'm not sure ..

"Shh, I get it, he is gonna be staying right? I can handle it Coop, nobody here knows about us and Blaine won't be the exception, not until you want him to know".

"Have I told you I love you?"- Cooper said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Too many times, but I'll never get tired of it"- Carl replied.

"I love you Carl".

"I love you too Coop, now let's get up, you have to go check on Blaine. I'll come over in the afternoon, he might not know I'm your boyfriend, but I'm indeed your best friend"- he said.

"Thank you, babe".

Cooper made sure nobody was around before leaving Carl's room. They couldn't take any risk, especially with Blaine staying there. He walked down the hall and got some coffee before returning to his room.

Slowly, he opened the door, trying not to make any noise in case Blaine was still sleeping.

"Cooper, where were you? Did you go home?"- Blaine asked as he stood up from the couch.

"Morning B, here is your coffee, just picked it up. Yes, I went to father's house.

"Thank you Coop"- he replied. His eyes were swollen because of all the crying from last night.- What…what did you told them?

"I gave them a piece of my mind. They, well, he cannot just tell you he is gonna beat the crap out of you and expect me not to do something- Cooper said as he recap the earlier conversation- I told him he needed to try to understand you and accept you for who you are. I suggested – more like obliged, he said to himself- you guys started looking for some professional help to work on your relationship, cause you are 14 Blaine, and as much as I love living with you, you are still under age and you are supposed to live with your parents. I told him you needed time and since you are on vacations you will be staying with me until my graduation...

The younger boy stared at his brother, gratitude showing in his hazel eyes. He hugged Cooper as he repeated several times "Thank you Coop, thank you".

"You are welcome kiddo. I already finished my last exams so I'm going to call my boss and ask if I can have 2 weeks off. He won't mind, I'm sure.- Cooper said with a smile as he saw Blaine's eyes lit up.- "Family comes first. Remember?"

Blaine looked at his older brother, as he cleaned the tears coming out of his eyes and nodded.

"So, how about a Disney movie marathon B? Someone once told me watching Mulan was the best treatment in the whole world.

"Coop, I was 5 years old when I said so"- Blaine said, serious.

"So that means you stopped loving Disney movies?"

"Are you kidding me?- the young boy said as he picked his backpack and started looking for something, until he finally pulled a bunch of Disney movies DVD's.-"I wouldn't leave them for the world"- he said as he took Mulan out and placed the disc into the DVD player.

It was 4:00 pm. Cooper and Blaine had been watching Disney movie non stopped. They Started with Mulan and kept going. They were in the middle of watching The Little Mermaid when they heard someone knocking the door.

"One second"- Cooper said as he walked to the door- "It's ok B, I've got it..."