"Blaine never told you all of this, did he?"

Kurt picked his head up. "No." He squeaked. The knot of emotion made it hard to speak, he felt himself losing control on it.

Maggie sat on the other side of the bed. "Last year things were different, before Blaine was attacked."

Kurt gave up on fighting and let himself cry. He did not want to cry in Blaine's sisters bedroom but it was too late, it was already happening.

Maggie poked him in the arm with a box of tissues. Kurt took it from her without looking back at her.

"Before it was, Blainey is gay and my Dad was struggling everyday to wrap his head around it and be okay to look him in the eye. I think he thought it was a phase. He wasn't being serious; no son of his could be gay and would say that Blaine was punishing him. Then he went to that dance. I will never forget that night." Maggie's voice began to waver.

Kurt held his breath. His cheeks were damp from his tears and he felt his nose running but he wanted to hear Maggie.

"He was so excited to go and could not stop talking about it. Then the night came and he ran out to his date's Mom car with the biggest smile on his face. I don't remember him ever being that happy before. Then we got the call. I have never seen my parents so worried. Blaine got dropped off at the house and his clothes were messed up, he had bruises all over, his body and his nose was bloody. My mother ran out to the lawn and just held him as he cried. My Dad was already calling the police and they came to the house. My Mom and his date's Mom tended to their wounds. Luckily Blaine was only bruised but his date almost had his arm broken." Maggie was now crying, just reliving this moment was enough to do it for her. Kurt turned to her and grabbed her hands. She looked at him, noticed the tears in his eyes and continued. "The police talked to both of them and took the other boys names. My Dad got the number of the principal and superintendent and both of them said that the boys involved would be suspended but there was nothing more that they could do."

"That is ridiculous. They were both injured by a student, that is harassment."

"You would think so, but they feel that being gay is asking for it."

Kurt's jaw fell open. "Are you kidding me?"

Maggie looked at him. "Disgusting right?"

Kurt could not believe it, he was furious.

"Yeah, my parents were enraged. When they told Blaine, he told them he wanted to leave the school. That is how we found out about Dalton. So when I started High School this year, they enrolled me in my school instead of putting me there."

"What happened to the boys who attacked them?"

Maggie wiped her tears with her forearm. "Not much, arrested overnight, had to pay a fine and do community service and were suspended for a week."

Kurt handed Maggie the box of tissue. She spent a few minutes cleaning up and to calm herself down. Kurt watched her, speechless. Blaine seemed so strong, he couldn't wrap his head around the fact that he had been through such an ordeal.

"That was when things changed in our family. I think my Dad realized that Blainey was serious about being gay and had to accept it when he was sort of in denial. My Mom suddenly stopped giving her opinion and would just agree to whatever my Dad would say. She has no problem with Blainey being gay and used to talk to him about his crushes. If my Dad knew, he would think she was encouraging him but I don't understand why. Blaine is not going to change."

Kurt nodded in agreement. "What about you?"

Maggie chuckled. "I became the overprotective one. I was so scared that night, I don't want to see him like that again."

"You do not need to take on that role, you are his little sister."

"I know, but someone needs to. I am very weary of my father. I think he puts on this act that he really cares and supports Blaine by paying for Dalton, his new car, etc. When in reality, he is struggling with it everyday. That is why I need to be the overprotective one because our Dad hurts more than he helps."

"You know, you are pretty mature for someone who just turned 15."

Maggie shrugged. "In this situation, I think anyone would. I am almost like another parent.

Kurt put a hand on her knee. "Well today, you should be a teenager. It is your birthday after all."

Maggie put her hand on his, "Thank you."

Kurt got up and held a hand to her to help her up as well.

"You know. I have not seen my brother this happy in awhile. You really have affected him. I thought he was happy back then but he is even happier now, with you." She stood next to him and linked his arm with hers.

Kurt pressed his lips together tightly as he smiled.

"Please don't hurt him. I don't think he can take another heartbreak and I don't think I could either."

Kurt patted her arm. "I would never, I-I won't."

Maggie looked up at him. "Good, because I like you."

Kurt pulled her into a hug. He squeezed her extra tight. "Happy Birthday Maggie."

Maggie gave a small smile. She began playing with the hair in her ponytail.

Kurt pulled away from the hug. "I am going to see if they will need me to help now."

Maggie nodded and began flattening her shirt. Kurt left and began walking down the hall. He could hear Blaine's voice and began to walk towards it.

"Do you know where the pitcher is?"

"Over there." Kurt could tell that the sickening sweet voice was Blaine's Mom. "I have a question for you Blaine. I have been waiting to ask you this all night."

"Mmmhmm?"

"Are you in love with him?"

Kurt halted mid-step. They were talking about him. He held his breath and pressed his body against the wall in the hopes of sinking into it.

"Kurt? Madly Mom, I honestly love him more than I think anyone else before. He completely changed my life. I brought him home because I want to show him off."

"Are you planning on telling your father?" His Mom's voice sounded suddenly stern.

"Of course I was going to tell Dad tonight that we are dating and that I am in love with him."

"Are you sure?"

Blaine paused. "I don't care anymore. Kurt puts me on cloud nine and he can not take that away from me. I do not care what he does to me. After talking to Kurt today, I discovered that all I need is his love Mom. Dad could take everything else."

Kurt gasped. He couldn't stop himself. He clapped a hand over his mouth. Dummy, he totally just heard you eavesdropping. Kurt could hear the wooden floor creak and footsteps walking toward him. He straightened up as Blaine looked through the archway that led to the dining room where Kurt was pressed against the wall.

"Were you listening in?" He smirked.

"I didn't mean too…I"

Blaine kissed him on the cheek and then grabbed his hand. Blaine then led him into the dining room. The table was almost set and Blaine's mom was placing a linen napkin at every place setting.

Kurt pulled Blaine closer to him. "I don't want to start something with your Dad."

Blaine got his face close to Kurt's and looked him in the eye. "No one can touch us, isn't that what you said?"

Kurt wished he could slap the smile off of Blaine's face. This was not the time to joke around. "Do not quote me at a time like this." Kurt crossed his free arm across his body.

Blaine laughed. "I am just crazy about you." Blaine pulled Kurt's hand off his body and grabbed his other hand without dropping eye contact. "I do not want to run anymore. Not from my Dad, not from anyone. I will fight anyone when it comes to you. You have given me your strength and for once, I want to be just as brave as you."

"I am not brave. You were the one texting me Courage."

"You are braver than you think Kurt Hummel." Blaine leaned forward and kissed the tip of his nose. He let go of Kurt's hands.

Kurt scrunched up his nose. He felt very uncomfortable exhibiting this much PDA in front of Blaine's Mom. He looked over to see if she was watching them and to Kurt's surprise, she was. She also had a large smile on her face.

"I could tell the second I saw you two that you are in love. The loving way that you look at each other gives it away."

Blaine nudged him. "See…"

Kurt folded his arms across his stomach.

"I want to love my boyfriend in the safety of my own house. Is that too much to ask?"

Kurt's head snapped toward Blaine. Boyfriend, he said it. I mean I know we are dating but we have never really said it to each other. He could not help but smile widely.

Blaine pulled on his arm. "Don't be so shocked babe. You are my boyfriend."

"Whether your like it or not." His mother laughed.

Blaine guided Kurt to his seat at the table. Kurt let himself laugh. I need to loosen up. Kurt sat in his seat and Blaine kissed the back of his head.

"I'll get Maggie and Dad." He then left the room.

Kurt took his napkin and laid it in his lap.

"You do not need to be nervous dear."

Kurt looked up at Blaine's mother. She placed a dish on the table and then removed her oven mitts.

"I have never met the parents before. Blaine is my first boyfriend. I-I don't really know what to do."

"We don't know either. You are Blaine's first boyfriend so you are the first one we have met. I think we are just as nervous." She winked at him.

Kurt felt a wave of warmth and ease flow over his body. He felt his back and joints all loosen up. "Thank you."

"For what dear?" She said while removing her apron.

"For being so great."

She smiled. "Don't mention it dear." She took her seat at the table.

Maggie entered. She took her seat next to her Mother which was across the table from Kurt.

"Happy Birthday baby." Her mother said before planting a kiss on her cheek.

"Ewww, gross Mom." She quickly rubbed it off with the back of her hand.

Kurt silently laughed.

Blaine was the next to enter, followed by his father. Blaine takes the seat next to Kurt and his father sits at the head of the table between Blaine and his wife.

"Everything looks great Nancy."

"Yes it does." Kurt responded quickly.

Blaine's Dads eyes rested on Kurt for a few moments, his cold stare made it feel like an eternity.

Kurt swallowed hard. He felt Blaine put his hand on his leg. Kurt turned to him and Blaine smiled at him and then returned to eating. He took his hand off Kurt's leg to reach for a dish.

"So Dad, Kurt goes to McKinley, the school I was telling you about."

"Here we go again." Richard hit his spoonful of mashed potatoes a little too hard against his plate. "You must be the reason these two want to go there so badly."

Kurt looked up only to meet the glaring eyes of Blaine's father.

"Well, I just want to get out of my school and I asked Kurt about his school and it sounds great." Maggie added.

Their Dad just sighed. "Just because you want to join the Glee Club?"

"Well not only that. I don't want to wear a uniform anymore and I do not have that many friends at my school. I know that no school is perfect but if we went there, we would be there together." Maggie responded without looking up from her plate.

"What is wrong with your school's choir?"

"Kurt's Glee Club placed 12th at National's this year. They are very good." Blaine answered for her.

"Impressive, but not convincing enough for me." Richard took a bite of food. "Your schools have top notch educators and great extra curricular activities. If is going to give you a leg up for College Applications."

"Getting into College is not determined on your school but the student themselves. If you go to a great school or an okay school, at the end of the day they are looking at your academic performance."

"We took you out of public school for a reason Blaine or have you recently forgotten?"

Blaine's eyes fluttered. "I-I have not forgotten."

Kurt could tell that was a blow to his confidence. He reached over and held Blaine's hand. This instantly made Blaine sit up taller.

"I am not asking you to send me back to my old school. McKinley is different."

"How Blaine? How is it different?"

"Kurt here has the freedom of walking the halls as an openly gay male and has a lot of support around. Kurt has caused change at his school. Yes, no school is perfect and accepting of the homosexual lifestyle."

"Beside Dalton." His father interrupted.

"Yes but I am speaking in terms of public schools. Do you know that Kurt was crowned Prom Queen at his school?"

Kurt winced. That was not a memory he wanted to visit just yet. He inhaled sharply waiting for Blaine to finish talking. He squeezed Blaine's hand.

"He was not attacked like I was!"

Not true. Kurt thought. Voting me Prom Queen was their way of attacking me. I guess he is using it to prove a point.

"I want to be with him, I want to be there so we can stick together since we are both out with our sexuality." Blaine looked at Kurt.

"Why, so you can have some sort of Gay club?"

This made Blaine whip his head back around to his father. "No, because I want to be there to protect my boyfriend and to have the ability to walk around the school with the man I love." Blaine nearly shouted the last few words.

The table was silent.