Chapter 22

Kurt watched Blaine pace his apartment, on hand rubbing the small of his back, the other pressing his phone to his ear. He had been on the phone for a while, but the conversation was almost impossible to pick up from his side of the line. Blaines replies were fairly limited to ‘yeah, ‘but, and ‘okay, Coop.

Kurt spent the time entertaining himself divided between imagining the other half of the conversation, and checking out his boyfriends ass when he turned to pace away from where Kurt was sitting on the couch.

They had been interrupted earlier with Kurts hand about to push down the elastic of Blaines jeans when his phone had started ringing with the freecreditratingtoday.com jingle. It must have been a personalized one, because Kurt hadnt heard that jingle since it was his own ring tone several years earlier. He would have to remember to tell Blaine that; it was another thing they had in common.

"Okay, Coop, talk to you soon." Blaine turned back to Kurt as he disconnected his call. "So," he said to Kurt, "My brothers coming to visit."

"Oh, thats great," Kurt said. He knew that Blaines family was well meaning, but often failed in their attempts at family bonding. His parents were very excited for the birth of their first grandchild, but hadnt thought to make the trip to see Blaine since he announced the breakup and pregnancy. As far as Kurt knew, they were always bragging about their son who lived in New York, who had made it in the big city, but only saw each other for a few days over Christmas.

Kurt knew that Cooper meant a lot to Blaine; they had gone through the rough patches that came with such a large age difference, but were there for each other as brothers and as friends.

Kurt was so happy that Blaine would have some support, especially after the rough time they had had in the aftermath of the meeting with Connor.

"Yeah, next week. Hes been so busy with work, I havent seen him in almost a year."

"Well, I guess Ill have plenty of time to catch up on my own work stuff while hes here. Ill have to get groceries for my apartment. I dont think Ive even got milk over there anymore."

Blaine looked slightly downcast at this. "Oh, actually, I was hoping youd stay here so you could get to know him." Blaine looked a bit awkward, but continued, "I mean, were not as close as your family, but hes my brother, you know?"

Kurt could see the sincerity and hope in Blaines eyes, and immediately agreed, pulling Blaine back into his embrace. "Blaine, of course I want to meet him. I assumed I would be meeting him, I just thought that you might want some alone time with him."

"Oh, you dont understand. I love him, but one can only have so much alone time with Cooper before you enter a different dimension altogether. Plus, hed probably prefer an audience."

Kurt pulled back slightly to give him an inquiring look.

Blaine chuckled. "Dont worry, youll find out soon enough."

When Cooper arrived in New York the next week, Blaine was under strict instructions not to meet him at the airport. Instead they made use of the last few hours of alone time theyd have before Cooper finally arrived. They had come a long way in their physical relationship since their first time, and Kurt was confident enough to say that they had reached a level of comfort that surpassed what hed expected from Blaine when hed felt so vulnerable with his body and being with another man.

Now, however, Kurt watched with love and awe as Blaine crossed from the bedroom to the bathroom completely naked and without a single concern.

Kurt really, really loved that man.

Blaine decided on a long shower to ‘prepare himself for Coopers arrival, but despite the over exaggerated tone hed used, it was obvious that Blaine was very excited for his brother to be there. In the meantime, Kurt perched himself on the couch to wait.

He amused himself for a short while with a mindless reality show, but switched the television off when the show came to an end, and picked up a magazine instead. He could hear the water had stopped running in the bathroom, so he contented himself with the thought that Blaine would come out and entertain him in a few minutes.

He flipped the page of the magazine, but there was a knock on the door before hed even glanced at the title.

Kurt threw the magazine on the coffee table and pushed himself off the couch to answer the door. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves before pulling the door open to face the man standing in the hallway.

He had only one small bag with him and his clothes were slightly rumpled from his flight, but Kurt couldnt deny he was one of the most attractive men Kurt had ever seen. And he looked slightly familiar, Kurt mused.

"Hi, you must be Kurt," Cooper said, extending a hand which Kurt hurried to meet.

"Thats me," Kurt said. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise." Cooper smiled when Kurt stepped back to let him into the apartment, and when Cooper spun around to face Kurt again, he had to hold in a gasp.

Freecreditratingtoday.com. Suddenly Kurt understood the personalized ringtone on Blaines phone and was so glad hed forgotten to bring up his old crush on the guy in the ad.

Cooper appeared not to notice Kurts sudden epiphany, instead saying, "So wheres my little brother?"

Kurt was about to reply that he was in the shower when Blaine entered the room himself, looking adorable in an oversized hoody that was ridiculously huge on ever part of him except where it was stretched over his belly. Blaine had taken to wearing it more often lately thinking it did a good job of making his bump appear smaller, but Kurt didnt have the heart to tell him it only drew attention to it. Kurt kind of loved it.

He and Cooper turned towards Blaine, and a smile immediately overtook his face when he saw his brother.

"Coop!" he called, rushing forward to envelop him in a hug, but Cooper seemed rather stunned and pulled back fairly quickly to look Blaine up and down.

"Blaine, oh my god, youre huge," he said, already reaching forward to put a hand against Blaines stomach. "Are you sure theres only one in there?"

Blaine slapped Coopers hand away at once and sent him a glare. "Cooper!" he said in an aggravated tone, but he rolled his eyes in Kurts direction, so Kurt knew he wasnt taking his brother too seriously. "Yes, just the one. How was your flight?"

"So long," Cooper replied. "Remind me again why you live all the way in New York?"

"City of dreams," Blaine replied with a wink.

Blaine immediately got Cooper settled on the couch while Kurt offered to get them some hot drinks, which they accepted gratefully. 

When Kurt returned to join them, Cooper turned to him.

"So, Kurt," he said, with a stern look. "Youre treating my brother right, arent you?"

Kurt ignored Blaines groan, and answered, "Yes, of course."

Cooper let out a sigh of relief and sat back in his chair again. "Thank god that parts over," he said, pretending to wipe sweat from his brow. He looked at Kurt conspiratorially. "I hate having to give you the older brother treatment, Kurt, but it comes with the territory. I hope I wasnt too hard on you."

Kurt looked to Blaine with a confused look, but Blaine was suppressing a grin and just shrugged.

"So am I staying in the guest room?" Cooper asked, stretching out on the couch.

"Unless you want to sleep in a crib that options out," Blaine said dryly, and Cooper let out a laugh.

"Fine," he chuckled.

"Youre staying in my room and Kurt and I are sleeping next door at his place."

"Works for me," Cooper said. Then he was leaning forward and speaking quickly. "Okay, let me tell you about how practicing shouting all my lines at a restaurant got me an audition for the Disney Channel."