The Consequences of Your Choices

               Chapter 11 – Finally Talking

Blaine finally gets a taxi to stop and pick him up. He tells the driver he needs to get to the Orlando International Airport like yesterday because he needs to see someone before they take off in a few minutes. The driver speeds down the highway breaking the law as he races past slower cars trying to get to the airport in record time. Blaine keeps looking at his watch hoping he will get to Kurt before he gets on his plane. Blaine can see the terminal as the driver turns to enter the Orlando International Airport property. The traffic is getting heavier, it seems like everyone in the city of Orlando wants to get to the terminal right now. The driver says to Blaine, “She must be a pretty special girl for you to be rushing to get to the airport before she leaves.” Blaine smiles and says. “He is very special.” Suddenly Blaine is sliding into the back of the front seat. “Hey, what are you doing? Why are you stopping?” Blaine shouts. “That will be 20 bucks and get out! I can't believe it. I could have lost my driver's license or even killed myself helping you. I don't approve of your lifestyle kid and I cannot in good conscience help you. I will not take you an inch closer. Now get out!” The driver yells. Blaine pays the driver as quickly as possible then gets out of the taxi. He barely gets the door shut before the driver takes off squealing his tires and sending dirt into the air. Blaine looks at the terminal in the distance and starts running towards it praying to God that Kurt's flight is running late. Blaine isn't wearing shoes made for running so he ends up stopping and taking them off and caring them in his hands as he continues to run.

He finally gets to the terminal and finds the Southwest counter. He looks at the Southwest departure screens and is searching for Flight 545 to New York. He's staring at the screen but it's not there. “It's not there!” Blaine shouts to himself. “I missed him. I missed Kurt. I'm too late.” He laments as he stands there staring at the screen hoping he was wrong until he give ups. He lowers his head and slowly walks over to a group of blue plastic chairs and sits down as he's trying to hold back the tears that have filled his eyes. He's still breathing heavily from the run as he tries to catch his breath. He wipes his face with his hands clearing his eyes. He bends over and puts his shoes back on when he sits back he hears an older man asks. “Are you alright? You look upset. Would you like some water? You probably need this more than I do.” The man says and hands Blaine a bottle of cold water. “Thanks,” Blaine says as he unscrews the cap and drinks it down. “Is there anything I can do for you?” The man asks. “Can you turn back the clock 30 minutes so I wouldn't miss seeing my best friend before he flew back to New York?” Blaine says sadly. “That's strange you should say that because I was just in the bathroom and this guy was saying he had missed his flight to New York because he thought his best friend was coming but apparently had not.” Blaine's eyes get wide as he looks at the man and asks excitedly. “What did he look like? The man thinks and then he says as he points. “He looks like that guy standing in line at the Southwest ticket counter.” Blaine looks to where the man is pointing.  He looks at the line and sees the back of a young man with styled brown hair wearing a Marc Jacobs shirt and tight pants that show off a fantastic butt. “Could it be Kurt?” Blaine wonders. The man watches as Blaine gets up and runs towards the man in line. Blaine slowly walks up to the man and taps him on his shoulder. The man slowly turns around and smiles widely as he sees Blaine smiling at him. A second later they are in each other's arms never letting go as the man watching from a distance smiles and heads on his way.

Blaine lifts Kurt off the ground holding him tightly. Once Blaine sets Kurt down he grabs Kurt's hand and pulls him out of the line. Blaine looks around the terminal and finds a secluded corner in a waiting area. He pulls Kurt towards the secluded area and motions for him to sit down. They sit down facing each other taking each other's hands. “Kurt, I don't know why you are still here but I am so glad that you are and not 30,000 feet in the sky. I feel like I'm in a dream and I am going to wake up any moment and then you will be gone, so I'm not letting you go. I can't let you go until I talk to you and tell you what happened. I don't want to talk here in an airport with people coming and going, so will you come back with me to my hotel room so we can talk and not be interrupted?” Blaine asks as he rubs Kurt's hands. “Yes, I will. As long as we stop and get something to eat because I'm starving.” Kurt says as his stomach grumbles. They stand up and happily head out of the terminal to hale down a taxi hand in hand.

On the ride back to Blaine's hotel Blaine asks. “Kurt, why didn't you get on your plane?” Kurt chuckles slyly as he answers. “This may sound weird, but I was hoping you would come and stop me, like in a romantic comedy. After talking to Sam on the phone and him asking me about what airline I was on and the fight number, I just got this funny feeling telling me not to get on. So when they announced the final boarding call for my flight for the last time I couldn't get on. I believe in you. I believed you were coming. Then you didn't show up and the plane had taken off so I decided to go book another flight. That's what I was doing when you tapped me on my shoulder and whisked me away, which I am very glad you did.” Blaine kisses Kurt's hand and says with a smile. “So am I Kurt, so am I.  Hey, there's a sandwich shop next to the hotel. How about we get some food and drinks and take it up to my room. I really need to talk to you and explain some things that happened that you don't know about. We also need to find out where we stand and where we are going in the future. I think this conversation has been put off long enough don't you.” Kurt shakes his head in agreement and says. “I agree.” The taxi pulls up in front of the hotel. Kurt gets his luggage from the trunk while Blaine pays the driver. After ordering their sandwiches and drinks they head up to Blaine's room.

In the hotel room there was a message for Blaine from his roommate saying the gang was out celebrating with the New Directions and they would be back around midnight.  “Oh, congratulations on your second place finish at Nationals and on your Break Out Performer award. I saw your performance and you guys were fantastic. “You were there.” Blaine says to Kurt who looks like he just got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. “What?” Kurt asks quizzically. “You were at the awards ceremony or you wouldn't have known I won the award. Sam didn't tell you so that can only mean you didn't leave until after the awards ceremony.” Kurt blurts out. “Alright, you got me. I wanted to see who won and I needed to see you one more time.” Blaine holds his arms open and Kurt walks into his arms and holds Blaine tightly. “Let's sit down and start this talk.” They both sit down on the bed crossed legs facing each other with their food nearby.

“Kurt, I am going to ask you to let me speak first so I can reply to your letter.” Kurt agrees so Blaine begins. “I read the letter you wrote to me Kurt and it made me cry. I love you too Kurt. I love you with all my heart. I don't blame you and never will blame you for what happened to me that night Kurt. You had every right to send me away after what I did. I chose to leave because it hurt too much to hear you in so much pain knowing I caused it. After I left the loft my plan was to get something to drink and then head to the airport and wait there until I got a flight back to Ohio. Like an idiot though, I decided to try to stop this robbery that I walked in on and I paid the price. Kurt, don't you ever blame yourself for what happened to me, do you understand?” Blaine tells Kurt who shakes his head in agreement as he whispers, “Okay.” Blaine takes a deep breath and continues. “You don't think I heard you talk to me in the hospital but I did. Unfortunately, I didn't remember it until the other night. I remember you being in my hospital room holding my hand and talking to me. You were blaming yourself for my choices. I was trying so hard to open my eyes but they were so heavy I couldn't. I remembered my Dad yelling at you to get out. I was yelling no inside my head, but no one heard me. I wish I would have remembered months ago because things would have been so different. I remembered finally being able to open my eyes a sliver and I saw you leaving the room with Rachel and Finn before they closed again. Kurt it hurts me to tell you this.” Blaine looks at their hands and rubs Kurt's hand gently while he gathers his courage to continue. “The next time I woke up I asked, really begged my Father to find you and tell you that I needed to see you. I needed to talk to you. I wanted you to know that I was going to be fine and not to worry. I didn't want you to blame yourself. He promised me he would find you and tell you. A little while later he came back and told me he had talked to you. He told me that you said you were fine with the way things are and you didn't want to see me or get back together. My Father lied to me Kurt and I believed him. He asked me to trust him and my Mom. He said they would take care of me and they would make things better. So I let them take control of my life. I thought they would do what is best for me because they're my parents who love me unconditionally, right. Instead they made decisions based on what they wanted me to do and be not taking into consideration what I would want. They misled me and I am so sorry Kurt. I am sorry I didn't have faith in you.” Blaine says with tears in his eyes. “Apparently, my parents have not accepted my sexual orientation. They are still trying to change me. Why can't they accept me for the person I am?” Blaine says as he wipes his eyes. Kurt leans over and wraps his arms around Blaine saying. “I'm sorry Blaine. I wished they did accept you as who you are, but they can't seem to accept people like you and me as normal. If it helps any I accept and I love you just the way you are. I can't blame you for your parent's actions Blaine and I never will.”

After a few minutes Blaine sits up and Kurt takes his hands in his as he says. “We do need to talk about what happened to us though. During the past few months I have had time to calm down and think about what happened between us. I need you though, to tell me why you cheated on me. I think I know but I need you to tell me.” Blaine closed his eyes and was in deep thought before he said. “Kurt, I made a huge mistake. I messed us up because I felt all alone. This is going to sound like you are responsible for this but you're not. I was the one who was unfaithful. After you went to New York I missed you a lot. McKinley was different without you there. The New Directions were really your friends and I felt alone. I know we talked and skyped a lot and it helped for awhile. Then all our conversations were you talking about New York, NYADA, and Vogue.com and I felt that I wasn't part of your life anymore and my life was nothing compared to yours. Sometimes you wouldn't even pick up when I called you. You didn't seem interested about what was going on in my life. So one day this guy friended me on Facebook. He asked me to come over to his place and I went. He wanted to know about me and he made me feel like I was important to him. I let my guard down because I felt alone and I screwed up. As soon as I did, I knew it was wrong and it didn't feel right and I knew I had to tell you what happened. That's why I came to New York earlier than planned and the rest you know. I should have talked to you Kurt. I should have told how I felt and made you listen but I didn't and instead I caused all these consequences because of the choices I made.” Blaine stood up and started walking around the room as his nerves were getting the best of him. “Blaine, these past few months have given me time to think about us and what happened. Blaine, I never realized that I made you feel unimportant. You are the most important person in my life. Unfortunately, I focused on NYADA, New York and my new life. I took you and us for granted. I forgot you have to work on a relationship and take care of it along with the other person. I became selfish and for that I am sorry. I see now that I need to accept part of the blame for the situation we are now facing because of my choices too. I agree with you that I wish we had talked about this earlier, but I am not sure we were old enough to see what was going on without blaming each other and finding fault. The truth of the matter Blaine is we still love each other very much and I want to work with you to get our relationship back on track if that is what you want to do.” Blaine looks at Kurt and says. “I do love you Kurt. I love you with all my heart and I promise I will never be unfaithful to you again. I have been miserable since I messed things up and I want you back so much. I want to rebuild our relationship and watch it grow strong. I want us to have that future we dreamed about in New York together. Will you take a chance on me? Will you take a chance on us again Kurt?” Kurt looks at Blaine and says. “Yes!” In a second he has Blaine in his arms and a forever love in his heart.