That afternoon Kurt couldn't have been more thankful for having such a loving and supporting fiancé. He arrived home feeling drained and confused, and he had expected Blaine to ask him how his meeting with Alaxander had gone. However when he walked up to Blaine, Blaine had embraced him in a hug and told him he would be ready to listen when Kurt was ready to talk about it and he wasn't expecting Kurt to tell him anything right now, if he didn't feel up to it.

So instead they decided that they would take a trip to the Lima Bean, they always visited when they were back in Lima, and it was a very special place for the both of them. Even before they had become a couple they had spent many friendly coffee dates at the place, followed by the dates where then they were boyfriends, even their first I love you's had been shared in the very place. Also they didn't have much time left to be able to get in a trip this time; after all they had decided they were ready to get a plane back to New York in just two days' time. There was so much that needed to be decided upon and they both knew it would be easier being in New York to do so, after all it was their life in New York that was going to be the most altered no matter what decision they made.

They arrived at the Lima Bean, ordered their usual non-fat mocha and medium drip and sat down at a table.

"It's nice to be here again isn't it," Blaine commented, "I mean it has so many memories for the both of us."

"That it does," Kurt replied taking a sip of his mocha, "including the time, Rachel decided she was going to kiss you to prove you had feelings for her," Kurt chuckled.

Blaine shook his head, "You are never going to let me forget that crazy week in my life are you?"

"I wouldn't dream of it," Kurt said playfully. It was nice to just be able to come here for a little bit and just for maybe half an hour forget about all the stress they were both currently going through. Kurt linked the fingers of his left hand with those of Blaine's right, and just sat there for a while stroking his knuckles. That was one of the things he liked about being with Blaine he could come out for little coffee dates and stuff like this and their silences never seemed uncomfortable.

After a while Blaine spoke up, "I must say while I'm looking forward to being home, I dread to think how much collage work I've got to catch up on. I mean I've missed the odd day here and there and catching up from that was a nightmare, this is going to be so much worse," Blaine complained.

"Tell me about it, I mean now work for the spring, and summer lines are in full flow and I am going to have missed so much. I had 5 designs to get done when he had to leave to come here, and knowing the boss, even if they are going to be late now she's still going to want them. We are just going to have to agree that we need to make at least an hour to spend together every day. I know it's going to be hard when we both have so much going on, but we have so much we need to sort out, and it just can't wait."

"Yes you're right but, Kurt, remember you don't have to rush any decisions you make."

Kurt shook his head this was the only problem with not feeling up to having a conversation about his day, Blaine didn't realize how much of a time restraint he, well they were really under. He looked around the room to check that no one would hear him as he spoke."I don't want to go into much about today yet I'm just not ready, but I will tell you that I have a month to decide. If I say no, or am undecided after a month, well then Alaxander's grandparents from Sarah's side are going to go for custody." He explained in a quiet voice.

"You what? They are expecting you to make the decision in a month or that's it, you don't get a chance to have your own son," Blaine sounds livid; Kurt was shocked he'd managed to keep his voice at a normal level.

He put his head in his hands, what Blaine had just said was exactly how he felt. How was he meant to make a decision like that under such a time constraint knowing that if he didn't all choice would be taken from him?

"Oh honey," Kurt felt Blaine take hold of his arms. "I'm sorry I didn't mean for it to sound like that. It's just it infuriates me."

Kurt let his hands be pulled away from his face, "No its ok, and you just said exactly how I'm feeling. I mean I'm the one who's been wronged here, but I seem like I'm the one being punished." Just as Kurt finished speaking an unmistakable voice ran through the room.

"Oi white boys what you doing back in Lima," Kurt turned around to see Mercedes standing a few feet away.

"I could say the same for you miss up and coming music star," Kurt shot back playfully. It had been over a year since they'd last seen Mercedes, she had wanted to come to his graduation but she had been too busy recording in LA and just couldn't get the time off.

"Oh my brother getting married, so I'm in for the week, you know how family is about such big occasions like this. However I'm sure it's going to be nothing compared to the wedding of the century I'm looking forward to," she spoke as she approached their table, where she quickly pulled Kurt into a hug, before turning to Blaine. "Oh so I see you finally got prep boy here to stop wearing all that gel," she spoke to Kurt while giving Blaine a hug, then proceeding to sit down with them. "Anyway are you going to tell me what you're doing back in Lima, I mean, you've only just got a job, and shouldn't Blaine be studying if he wanted to graduate…Wait it's not your dad is it?"

Kurt thought for a second, what was he meant to tell her. Mercedes had been his best friend for so long, god she was even the first person he's come out to, could he really lie to her, well he knew the answer to that. "Go get yourself that drink you came in for and I'll explain." She left quickly to go get herself a drink, and Blaine gave Kurt a quizzical look.

"Are you really going to tell her?" he asked.

"Yes if that's okay with you, I mean we were always so close, and I think having someone we can talk to about it who is slightly less involved would help maybe. That's if you're okay with that?" He added quickly.

"Kurt, if you want to tell her, I am perfectly happy with that." Blaine said taking Kurt's hand and squeezing it gently, "but if it all gets too much, promise me you'll take a break."

"I will." Just as they finished speaking Mercedes re-joined them, carrying her drink.

"Come on white boy spill, I know you hate Lima, unless it's being back here for thanksgiving or Christmas what is going on," she demanded. If Kurt didn't know her better he would have found it offensive but that was just how Mercedes was.

"Right 'Cedes you won't like what I'm going to tell you and you can't tell anyone, is that okay?" Kurt said, trying with his tone to stress just how important that was.

"You know I wouldn't dream of it, but you must say you're scaring me."

So Kurt explained to her a simpler version of everything that had happened since almost two weeks before when he had first got that phone call, all the way through to the fact he had now been told he only had a month to decide.

As he finished Mercedes gasped. "Oh my god Kurt, no wonder you're confused. How have you wrapped your head around all that, and what are they doing to the bitch?"

"I haven't Cedes that's the problem, none of it feels real. As far as Sarah is concerned she will definitely be sentenced, I've been told her confession, and the DNA test results for Alaxander are enough to get her sentenced, and I won't have to testify," Kurt explained, realizing that just sitting here explaining it all to one of his best friends made it feel so much more real.

"So what's happening now, I mean, I know they want you to try and decided in a month but how are you going to try and do that?" she asked gently.

Kurt looked across at Blaine, who had been holding his hand and gently rubbing it through the whole conversation, and smiled his thanks. "We're going back to New York in two days. We can't decide while we are here. I mean I know I have family around me here to help, but that isn't the life that's going to be affected. Our lives New York is going to be affected either way, so we need to be able to go back there and decide. I'm just worried a month isn't enough and then I'm going to have that decision taken from me," Kurt said voice laced with emotion while he tried to blink back the tears that were trying to form.

"Oh hon, I'm sure between the both of you you'll sort something out. Know that if either of you ever want to talk you know where I am. Never forget you have people here for you and you can talk to them, and that applies to both of you."

"Thank you 'Cedes," was all Kurt could bring himself to reply with, however in that moment he couldn't have been more glad that they had kept in touch with every single one of their friends from glee club.