“Hi Blaine” Kurt smiled weakly as he looked up at Blaine who had Hunter held close “You, uh, you look good”
“It’s good to see you again, dear” Carole smiled warmly. Blaine had honestly missed her and her kindness. She had always been the Mom his own mother had spent 30 years trying to be.
Blaine smiled weakly back at Carole wishing he could just sit down and catch up on the last 7 years but he couldn’t. He could barely look at Kurt because his heart already hurt too much.
Blaine never thought he would ever cross Kurt’s path until they were at their 25th High School Reunion and they were happily married to other people. He’d never thought about what their first meeting would be like after all these years.
“Blaine...” Kurt began before he was quickly cut off.
“I really should get back to work” Blaine spoke quickly as he ushered Hunter back behind the bar and into his office. “Could you hang out in here for a little while? There’s heaps of movies on the computer and if you ask nicely I’m sure Henry will save you a piece of the Choc Mint Cheesecake”
“Who were those people Dad?” Hunter asked softly unsure as to how his father would react. The seven year old just had to see the pain in Blaine’s face to know something was wrong.
“People I knew from a long time ago, buddy”
“How does that man know me?”
“That’s a story you can wait a few more years to hear” Blaine chuckled weakly and pressed a soft kiss to his son’s forehead. Lingering for a few seconds, he mumbled a quick ‘love you, buddy’ before leaving his office and leaning against the shut door. The young man took a couple deep breaths before heading back behind the bar to find the scotch and a glass. He just needed a shot of something strong.

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“Ok kid you really need to explain what happened” Burt insisted once Blaine had disappeared into his office.
“Just then?”
“No, seven years ago...”
“Is this really the time to discuss that?” Kurt sighed trying to deflect the conversation. By the look on his father’s face, that wasn’t going to happen “What do you want me to say?”
“I want you to tell me the truth, Kurt” he snapped “When you and Blaine split I didn’t want to suffocate you. I knew it would have been hard especially with Hunter in the picture and so you throwing yourself into your work didn’t worry me. You’ve always been the type to focus on something else til you can figure out your other issues”
“Dad...”
“I was busy here in DC so I couldn’t keep tabs on you all the time like I used to when you were a teenager. A few weeks later you started to seem like your old self again. I worried but you were about to perform on opening night of Guys and Dolls. You were a lot happier than you had been” Burt continued “Blaine had sent photos of Hunter letting us know they were ok for a about a year before they slowly stopped. Life moved on but seeing you look at him with so much pain makes me think it didn’t end mutually like you told me it did”
“It wasn’t Blaine’s fault, it was never his fault” Kurt sighed softly as he ran his hands through his hair. He had run away from this for seven years but now his mistakes had caught up with him. He couldn’t hide from it any more.
“Having a child had always been Blaine’s dream. He finished college and wanted to settle down as soon as he could” Kurt began. Clasping his hands tight in his lap, he took a deep breath before looking up at his parents. “The opportunity to have a baby fell into our laps and we took it really before thinking about it. It was about 3 months after Hunter was born that I realised that I wasn’t living the life I wanted. I was losing focus at work if I even made it to the theatre that day. I made a choice and every time I’m on stage and I don’t see Blaine and Hunter in that audience, I regret it more and more”
“You walked out?”
Kurt nodded afraid to catch his father’s eye. He was embarrassed about what he did seven years ago but at the time it was what he thought was best.
“I...”
“You had to think about your happiness” Carole finished for Kurt when he just couldn’t find the right words
“All I was thinking about was myself. I needed time to focus on the show and the dream I’ve had since I was four years old” Kurt sighed and looked up at his father who didn’t have the furious expression that he had expected. Burt didn’t like what Kurt did but he had to understand why he did it. Kurt was a headstrong young man and he was destined to grace the Broadway stage from a young age. He knew his son would have his amazing career one day, just not at the cost of his family.
“But none of that’s worth anything 7 years later. Hunter is the most beautiful boy I’ve ever seen and I had no hand in that. I wish I had been there to watch him grow into a great little kid”
“You’re probably not alone on that one” Carole commented as she noticed Blaine standing at the bar within listening distance. He had heard the entire conversation and for the first time since Kurt walked out, Blaine knew why. The young brunette just didn’t know how he felt now he did know.
Kurt turned quickly to see Blaine disappearing into his office. Getting up from his seat, Kurt received a reassuring smile from Carole before he made his way through to Blaine’s office. Knocking on the door, he needed to apologise. He walked out on his fianc� and son without a word or an apology... now was his time to make it up to Blaine.
“Blaine? Blaine, it’s Kurt”
Silence
“Blaine?”
The door opened slightly but it was the younger Anderson that stood before Kurt. Hunter didn’t understand what was going on but his father was in tears behind that door and the seven year old couldn’t have that.
“You’ve made my Dad sad; you need to go away now”
Kurt’s heart caught in his throat hearing that from Hunter. It took all his energy not to break down right then and there.
“I’m sorry Hunter” Kurt sighed as he held back tears “I’m so sorry...”