Chapter 4: Blaine's Courtship

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Kurt's POV

Courting/courtship: During courtship, a Dominant and a submissive get to know each other and decide if there is potential to be in an official Dom sub relationship. A courtship between a dominant and submissive before claiming must ALWAYS be chaperoned by the submissive's parents, (or other Dom guardian.) With family approval, the courting of two people, one of each status will date in some sorts until the dominant presents a temporary collar with desire to claim the submissive, starting an ‘engagement'. Traditionally, in the case of a formal ‘engagement', it is the role of a Dom to actively "court" the submissive using total power exchange with each other when together for up to a month before an official claiming must ensue.

My home had NEVER been so bustling. And filled. And…… well, loud. Kennedy was singing, and dancing all over the place. Wyatt babbled almost nonstop when he wasn't sleeping or fussing, which that last, he didn't do often. But it wasn't just the kids making things so loud. Blaine and his children had been at my home for 4 full days now. Though the first day was very quiet, once I had fed them more than once, I think they began to trust me. And when they did, the bustle began, and it prompted Blaine and I to do NOTHING but talk ALL THE TIME. For the past three days straight.

So yeah. It was loud in my house.

And I have to say that I loved it. The noise, the bustle, and the company more than anything. Kenna's brattiness even. I loved every part of it.

One of those things about living alone was the loneliness of it all. Yes I have friends, and my family sometimes too comes around, but my brother Finn is so busy with his sub Rachel in Hollywood, he doesn't get to spend much time around my neck of the woods. He's always with her in the studio for her music career since she's submissive and she can't be without him. (I swear though, they have the weirdest relationship in the world. How many people have their sub paying the bills?) But regardless, Los Angeles is a good 6 hours from here. It's not ideal for us to visit each other as often as we'd like to.

So, yes. Having the company is lovely. Not to mention, it's nice that Blaine is so likeable and sweet, not to mention, GORGEOUS. Aside from his bruises that show a lot now that he's in one of my sleeveless T-shirts in the Cali heat, (Strange for the Winter, but that's California for you) but he had FLAWLESS skin. Talking as much as we have been though has its ups and downs. It is just so upsetting hearing when things that he had been through, and whenever it does, how damaged he is really shows through.

Eli, his ex-Dom was a monster. Anything and EVERYTHING that I had heard about that jackass so far had sickened me to my core to hear about. He was abusive, emotionally, physically AND mentally, though the physical abuse had started more recently, it still ticks me off to no end. NO KIND of sub abuse is okay. Period.

There is of course a huge stigma about punishment vs. abuse, but there is a HUGE difference and a VERY huge line between them.

Any submissive who is being punished must know why they are being punished, and if they do something wrong, they actually CRAVE the punishment because it's in their blood to obey.

Abuse however is simply uncalled for pain being caused to a submissive from anyone with Dominant blood. There is no reason or explanation for why they are being hurt, and there is no safe words or after comfort or anything.

It's only pain. And NO ONE, especially Blaine, deserved to be treated like that.

The ONLY thing that made me NOT want to ring this man's Elliot Masters' neck, and only for a very brief moment, was the fact that Blaine said that Eli had NEVER put his hands on him when he was carrying. Either time. Of course once little Wyatt was born submissive, the abuse was all too easy to do then……

Asshole….

I want him to rot in a jail cell, that man. If I could EVEN call him that. No MAN who abuses their submissive should be anywhere except a jail cell.

It's just insane to me how someone as sweet and attractive as Blaine could end up with a douchebag like him. He didn't deserve Blaine.

Not even a smidgen of a little.

But hearing the story from Blaine about how they met, it sounded like I would've fallen just as easily into his situation had I been a submissive who met Elliott like Blaine had.

The saying “people change” and it not always being a good thing, had NEVER been more true.

Blaine told me the story over lunch of how they met…. And how Eli had changed…..

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“We actually met at dinner one night that I was out with my family. I was just barely 18. Elliot was a waiter.”

I listened so curiously to his tale. Because Blaine is smart, and he surely wouldn't knowingly let himself be courted and claimed by an abuser from the get go. Sub abuse was not common and not acceptable in most states.

“He was actually very nice. And handsome, and kind of charming.”

I felt a little jealous. Why am I jealous? Blaine is not mine for me to be jealous about him liking other men. But I still am a little. If he was mine, he wouldn't be treated anything less than how a sub should be treated. With proper love and dominance, respect, pampering and loving care.

But he's not mine so, I need to shake my head free of these thoughts. He's broken right now and I am to help him mend and get on his feet, not to dominate him and satisfy him like a Dom should. Even though he has been robbed of it and deserves it like no other.

Blaine chuckled, but embarrassedly. “I got all clumsy because he was so nice to our table and cute too when he brought our drinks. Since I was sitting on the inside of the booth, beside my father, Elliot handed me my glass of water and instead of letting him set it on the table, I grabbed it and then dropped in like an imbecile.”

Blaine was shaking his head and turning pink. He was embarrassed and ashamed of himself, and I put my hand on his back accordingly. “Blaine that could happen to anyone sweetie. It's nothing for you to be ashamed of.”

Blaine composed himself after a deep breath and continued. “So I cut myself on the glass because I panicked after the shattered pieces got all over the table. It all happened so fast and before I could blink, I was running with Eli to the restroom. He was holding my arm so nicely and he was taking me to fix my bleeding hand…. I guess it seemed like he swept me off my feet to safety.”

It all made sense now. Because of Blaine's submissive nature, he was immediately drawn to Elliot because his first experience with the Dom was genuine. Nice even. Protective.

“Of course when I was all fixed up, he brought me back to my family at the table, and my parent's started to keep him from working. He spent the next few hours barely assisting other tables at all because my mom and dad were so adamant about talking me up to him. How submissive and obedient I was, and how smart, and talented and whatever they could think of to make him interested in me. He must've raised his eyebrows or winked at me at least 50 times through the whole dinner.”

God, I wanted to roll my eyes SOOOO BADLY! He sounds like a jerk to me. Ugh. And come on; who wouldn't be attracted to Blaine? He is a BEAUTIFUL person.

“His work shift ended at about the same time that my parent's decided it was time to get going, much to my happiness, so he offered to take me to the back before we left so he could check my wound and change my bandage for me if it needed changing. My parents basically pushed me into his arms.”

Blaine paused for a second to compose himself. He was shaking his head and taking deep breaths, trying not to cry.

“My parents brought us back there to dine the next night as well, but this time, Elliot went off the clock, and we dined together while my parents dined elsewhere in the restaurant.”

Blaine was shaking his head again in disappointment.

“We started courting the next night.” Blaine said finally, and I could see the hint of a smile with the memory, but it faded quickly, no doubt in realizing that the seemingly sweet and romantic starting of a courtship didn't last very long. Look where he is now from that day, is what he MUST be thinking, and honestly, it was so sad for me to witness the despair on his face.

He didn't deserve to be put through all of the pain that Eli put him through.

“My parents couldn't be more thrilled for me of course. I was just 18 and already wanted for a courtship by a handsome working 23 year old Dom. My parents were frustrated that I didn't enter into courtship the night we met seeing as lots of Dom's and subs begin their courtship right after meeting. But regardless, they were ecstatic about Eli and me.”

I wanted to rant and rave about things, but I settled for a question I was DYING to know the answer to.

“How did you feel about it?”

“I was happy too.” Blaine answered right away. “For about a month maybe, I was happy. I thought everything was going smoothly…. Even well…. But I was-… I was so naïve. The happiness didn't last more than a few months. Then, we got engaged for a claim, and then things….. We were different….”

“What changed?” I asked him, though I could make educated guesses, but I don't really know exactly unless he tells me.

Blaine shrugged and sniffed before talking again. “He just…. He became very forceful. On our claiming night, he wasn't affectionate anymore like he had been in our first few weeks of courting. After our ceremony making us official, he kept me behind him and always at a distance when he talked and socialized with everyone at the gathering. He nearly ignored me.”

Why? I thought. Why get a submissive if you're going to ignore them. And more than anything, why Blaine?

“For our first Total power exchange consummation, he pretty much tied me up, and had his way with me. We didn't communicate, there weren't many kind words or anything. And before the sex, he practically tossed our contract at me and left the room to freshen up. I was told to read it, and then get ‘prepared'. I was terrified.”

Part of me didn't want to hear anymore. I'm going to go and find this asshole myself and throw him into a ditch. He treated Blaine like he meant absolutely nothing! As if he needed a sub to uphold his STATUS as a Dom and nothing else.

I want to be immature and find him just to call him a SWITCH to his face. There's no bigger insult to an Elected Dom than to label them any less than a Dom. I wouldn't do that because those people often have bad self-image issues as it is, but he's too big of an asshole to get any sympathy from me. Ugh. He doesn't deserve it. And he didn't deserve Blaine!

But Blaine was with this man for nearly 5 years….. Why did he allow Eli to claim him if he changed during their engagement period?

“We had been sexual before, but it was nicer then. He took care of me, and I took care of him. He wasn't really gentle or romantic but….…. I guess I was comfortable.” Blaine explained.

I didn't miss how Blaine said they were Sexual vs Intimate. Or how he said Comfortable instead of Safe. Red flags. Some of the most key important parts of the physical relationship between a Dom and a sub is making sure the submissive feels safe during intimacy and the connection between the individuals is strong and loving.

“I think things started getting strange when my parents and I had dinner with Eli. My mom told him to ‘Make sure you keep him in line.' And he nodded very seriously to my mom. And apparently he saw that as permission to abuse me. And Wyatt and me.” Blaine ended with the start of a sob.

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Yeah. Blaine had been through hell with him.

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Things were stressful for Blaine and Kenna for the first day or so in my home while they adapted. They were both VERY warm even though it was barely 68 degree weather, which for here in Cali, is….. well, cold. Since they were from a VERY COLD part of Canada though, they were having trouble feeling normal with the rapid change of weather.

“What made you choose California anyway Blaine?” I asked him.

Blaine shrugged. “Well….. I don't know. I figured it was far enough away that Eli wouldn't find me, and….. I'd always heard such great things about here.”

It made a lot of sense. California was famous for being a great place to live. But they would need some time to get used to the weather.

I of COURSE allowed Blaine to clean up after Kenna and Wyatt because they are his children and all, and him contributing is very important to him, and to me too really, so that was easy. What was a bit more difficult was getting Blaine to know and accept that he is not to clean up after me. I could get a bit messy at times, especially in the first week winding down from a work trip, but Blaine cleaning up after me was just…. A little stressful. And not just for one reason.

For one thing, I don't want him to feel like I brought him here to be my housekeeper or anything. Another is; he needs to rest. He hadn't rested at all the first night he was here because he was nervous. And of course, it is completely understandable, but now that it's going on 3 full days that he's known me, and been AWAKE, he NEEDS to sleep.

But the biggest stressor of Blaine cleaning up, is my own problem. Him saying ‘I want to do things for you sir.' was making my mind go….…… Places…..

Blaine submitting on his knees in my bedroom, places.

I couldn't help it… It's not like I'm intentionally thinking of him that way. It's just, that phrase and the fact that he is gorgeous are making my mind think he is my sub.….. And I can't let a total power exchange situation happen right now in my mind. And certainly, I can't let it happen between us for real.

Not while Blaine is under so much pressure and stress. Not to mention still claimed.

But thinking for a moment, he is NOT claimed anymore. Eli ripped his collar off and said that he unclaimed him.

I shook my head of that fact though still. He needs to heal. Not be reclaimed by a man who travels 75% of the year.

Kenna was stressful and stressed in other ways entirely. Our talk beside the car had been COMPLETELY forgotten as I'd expected it would, her being 3 and all; but right when she woke from her nap the first day in my home, she started up bossing her dad around left and right. And Blaine, being the obedient sub he was trained to be for the Idiot, always jumped at her every command.

At lunch, she wanted a cookie from her Lunchable BEFORE she ate her sandwich. And she got it because I didn't get back from my restroom break until she had eaten half of the cookie.

When playing with a magazine on my coffee table and ripping it up. “Daddy! Can I rip this papers? It's fun!”

I heard that and started my way downstairs as swiftly as I could without startling Blaine. (He was very jumpy the last few times I ran downstairs to stop Kennedy from something or another.)

Blaine was uncomfortable and jittery when I caught sight of him from the middle of the staircase. “Kenna baby, you can't do that, because those aren't mine, they are sir Kurt's and he won't like you ripping his things.”

Kenna was not planning to stop. “I want TO!!! Say I can DO IT!” She yelled.

And Blaine lost his balance and backed into the nearest wall to him. Prompting Kennedy to start ripping.

“Kennedy!” I reprimanded. Not quite a shout, but a VERY stern tone. “What did we talk about?”

Kenna put the magazine pieces back on the coffee table and tried to run into the kitchen.

“Where are you going little girl?” I called.

She turned back right away. “To finish my lunch.”

I walked into the kitchen to see. “The lunch you ate the cookie out of and drank the juice and left the rest?”

“Daddy said I could.” She defended with an angelic smirk.

I rolled my eyes. “I'm certain that's not true. I think you MADE daddy say you could.”

Kenna just held her eyes fixed on mine and blinked. “Yeah…” She hesitated.

“You can come back and finish your lunch, but AFTER you clean up the mess you made ripping up my magazines.” I turned back to go to Blaine who was crouching on my carpet now, sweating and tired looking.

I knelt beside him and sat him down all the way next to me, to lean on my shoulder.

And I noticed Kennedy didn't follow me out to the conservatory.

“Kenna. I'd like you to come clean up your mess please?”

Kenna hopped down from the chair and had her little eyebrows scrunched. “Dom dad said daddy has to clean up my messes.”

If I didn't need Blaine to calm down in my presence, I'd have cracked my knuckles. I settled for a deep breath.

“Your Dom dad is not here. And he is never going to be around you again. He taught you things that were wrong and he lied to you a lot.” I told her. “People clean up their own messes when they can walk and talk. And I think you are a big girl, and can do it yourself. So go please. Now.”

She opened her mouth to protest again but I put a finger up, “Not another peep Kennedy. Go.”

And that wasn't the end of the girl's messes the first day.

It was like I simply couldn't leave Blaine alone with the girl!

“Alright that's it!” I growled to myself after her latest ‘dominate daddy' game.

She wanted to be held in Blaine's arm in a baby cradle hold and fed apple juice out of one of Wyatt's bottles. Enough was enough.

I laid down some house rules then. Officially and to BOTH Kennedy AND Blaine. Because although Blaine was unable to help submitting to his daughter due to his broken and unclaimed psyche, she was making me crazy! Seeing Blaine hurting is too much for me. Him hurting at all was too much for him, and Kennedy dominating him is too much power for a 3 year old.

Rule number 1, Kennedy, No DOMINATING ANYONE!

Rule 2, Blaine, no cleaning up after Kurt.

And rule 3, be asleep by 9 pm. For Kenna, no exceptions, for Blaine, Wyatt is the only exception.

After the mini meeting in my living room, I sent Kennedy off to a nap, and Blaine went to retrieve Wyatt from the bassinet we bought him yesterday just as Kennedy got in my bed.

Blaine sat on the couch with Wyatt and let his head fall backward on the couch. He was so tired.

“Do you need anything Blaine? I'm going to head out for a few hours and get some things from the department store. Do you want me to take Wyatt so you can get some sleep?” I asked him.

Blaine looked from me down to his baby sucking a pacifier like a life force and smiled.

“No thank you sir. I think I can relax just like this. Thank you sir for putting Kenna to bed.” Blaine said with a fake smile, and then he looked back to Wyatt and the smile returned.

I smiled at Blaine too, but it was a weary one. “You are very welcome Blaine. I will be back in a few hours. Please get some rest. Please. And have a good next few hours.”

Blaine nodded this time, and making my insides tingle a bit, a real smile looked to be on his face. “Okay. I will Sir. I promise I will be good, and I'll rest too.”

With a final grin, I waved a goodbye to Blaine and walked to my car slowly.

I wanted him to come with me, but Kennedy couldn't be home alone of course. I think these past few days have spoiled me with all of the company. I'm so used to keeping to myself, reading, writing, watching television alone. I never had the opportunity to talk so much to a single person. And because Blaine is that person, I feel lucky. He's such lovely company. And broken as he is, I am HONORED to be someone who can help mend him. Even though he should never have been damaged in the first place.

And thinking about what he has been through, it just makes me so mad that he wasn't mine first.

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