Aug. 20, 2012, 2:04 p.m.
Don't Forget: Chapter 4
M - Words: 1,992 - Last Updated: Aug 20, 2012 Story: Closed - Chapters: 5/? - Created: Apr 15, 2012 - Updated: Aug 20, 2012 382 0 2 0 0
Chapter 4
He nodded "Tell me everything you remember okay?"
Kurt nodded "O-okay, I'm just scared."
He took Kurt's hand "It's okay, I'm here okay?"
Kurt nodded and sighed "So, this is what I remember."
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Kurt and Blaine were sleeping in their apartment in New York in the middle of January when the phone rang. Kurt groaned and answered the phone "Hello, you better have a good reason for calling at two A.M."
"S-sweetie, it's C-Carole."
She sounded like she was crying he began panicking a little bit "Carole, what's wrong why are you crying?"
She took a deep breath "Y-your father had another heart attack...it's pretty serious this time sweetie."
He gasped "Oh god...Okay we're going to get on the next plane, tell him to hold on for me. I love you!"
"I will I love you too."
He hung up and shook Blaine awake. "Baby, wake up."
Blaine woke up and sighed "What is it baby?" Blaine looked at his fiance, he was crying, he sat up and hugged him "Hey, what's wrong why are you crying?"
"I-It's m-my d-dad." he sobbed.
Blaine was fully awake now "Oh no. What is it baby, what happened?"
"He- he...he had a-another heart attack i-its serious."
Blaine kissed him on the forehead "It's going to be okay sweetie, I promise. I'll go get our tickets okay? Go pack a bag okay?"
He nodded "O-Okay."
Blaine was only on the computer for five minutes "Our flight leaves in about 4 hours. You almost ready sweetie?"
He nodded "Yeah...I sorta just threw some outfits in the suit case, I could care less if it's fabulous or not. I-I just need to get to my dad."
Blaine wrapped him in his arms "I know sweetie, it's going to be okay. I'm here okay?"
He nodded "I-I know...I just I can't lose him Blaine...I can't!"
Blaine kissed his temple "Shh, let's not think negatively about this right now okay? Your dad's a fighter, just like his son."
He nodded "I'll try..."
Blaine smiled "Why don't you go make some coffee and I'll finish this okay?"
He nodded and left the bedroom. Blaine closed his eyes taking a deep breath praying that the worst doesn't happen. Blaine finished packing and brought the suitcase out to the living room. He handed his fiance his coffee. "Thank you baby. We'll leave after I finish okay?"
Kurt nodded "Okay." They drank their coffee in silence and called a cab to bring them to the airport. After a two hour flight that consisted of Blaine holding him in his arms rubbing his back they arrived in Ohio. From there they went straight to the hospital bringing their suitcase with them.
They booked it to Burt's room. When they got there Finn and Rachel were there and Carole was sitting beside his father holding his hand and talking softly to him. "Dad..." he whispered. It took him all of about two seconds before he was on the other side of his father.
Blaine looked at Carole "Has he been awake?"
She nodded "Yeah, he's been in and out of consciousness." She looked at him "He keeps asking for you sweetie."
He nodded "Dad...Can you hear me? I'm here dad, so is Blaine."
Burt turned his head towards Kurt and smiled softly "Hey buddy."
He smiled "Hey Dad...how are you feeling?"
Burt shrugged "I've been better. I missed you."
He chuckled and kissed his forehead "I missed you too, Dad."
Burt smiled and looked at Blaine "Hey Blaine."
Blaine smiled "Hey Burt. Has the doctor told you anything?"
Carole and Rachel started crying softly as Burt nodded and looked at his son. "Kurt...I need to go in for surgery I'm having open heart surgery."
Tears fell from his eyes grasping his fathers hand in his "Oh god..."
Burt shushed him "Hey, shh. I want you to listen to me okay bud?"
He nodded tears rolling down his cheeks and let his father speak. "I- I don't know if the old ticker is strong enough to make it through this surgery."
He cried softly "No...you're st-strong enough Dad...you need to be."
Burt sighed squeezing his son's hand "Listen buddy, I'm going to fight. I promise you that. But just in case...-"
He shook his head "No! Don't say it dad..."
"Kurt, buddy be reasonable. I don't want to not say it in case I don't make it."
He shook his head tears falling freely not even trying to stop them "You need to make it dad. I-I can't lose you dad. I can't" He rested his head on his fathers hand and cried.
Burt rubbed his son's head "It's going to be okay son. I promise you, no matter what happens." Burt sighed "Kurt, look at me please?"
He lifted his head from the bed looking at his father. "I love you so much, you've grown into an incredible man and I'm so proud of you. You've been through a lot of shit Kurt. But you've battled through it with outstanding courage. You're stronger than you think Kurt. I know you're scared...it's okay to be scared bud. No matter what happens, know that I'm always going to be with you okay? Same thing with your mom."
Tears rolled down Burt's cheeks as he continued "T-this isn't really good-bye. Just a see you later. I love you buddy."
He fell into his fathers embrace and cried "I love you too....so much."
Blaine had tears rolling down his cheeks, it killed him to see his fiance in such pain. Burt looked at Blaine "And Blaine?"
Blaine nodded "Yeah Burt?"
Burt smiled "Take care of my boy will you?"
Blaine smiled "Of course, I will."
Burt smiled "I love you kid."
"I love you too."
The doctor came in a few minutes later "Mr. Hummel we need to get you ready for surgery."
A nurse started to hook him up and everyone in the room was crying. Kurt was the worst, he was clinging to Blaine like a lifeline.
After he was ready he called Carole over and kissed her "I love you Carole."
She sobbed "I love you too Burt. I-I'll see you when you get out."
"Finn get over here."
Finn walked over and hugged him "I love you d-dad."
Carole started crying harder it was the first time he had referred to Burt as Dad. Burt kissed his head "I love you too son. Take care of your mom okay?"'
Finn nodded "Okay."
Rachel gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek as did Blaine.
He looked at his dad and hugged him crying on his shoulder "I-I Love you so much Dad."
"I love you too buddy. I'll see you later okay?"
He nodded "Okay...I love you..."
Burt kissed his head "I love you too buddy."
He held onto Blaine as he was wheeled into the operating room and they all sat together in the waiting room. Blaine held him in his arms "Shh, it's gonna be okay baby, he's a fighter."
"I-I'm so scared Blaine..." he whispered.
Blaine kissed his temple rubbing his back "Shh, it's going to be okay baby, I'm here. I love you Kurt."
He sniffled "I love you too." He cried on his shoulder and he ended up falling asleep. Blaine just held him. The doctor came out about three hours later he nudged Kurt awake. "Baby, the doctor's here."
He popped awake and stood and looked at her, she was still in her scrubs. "How is he?"
She looked at them all sadly and said "I'm sorry, his heart...it wasn't strong enough to pull through. We did everything we could we lost him I'm sorry." She left them alone.
It took him a minute to realize what had happened and he collapsed on his knees and started sobbing "No! Dad!! I-I" Blaine was quickly at his side holding him to his chest "It's okay baby, I'm here it's okay."
He turned into his fiance and sobbed "Blaine! I-I can't!"
Blaine held him close crying softly himself. "Shh, I know baby I know. I'm here It's gonna be okay. I love you so much."
"I-I love you too." he cried. Eventually Blaine got him to the house and he just went to his old room and he and Blaine cried on his bed for hours.
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Once Kurt had finished telling him what he remembered he was sobbing in his arms "Shh, it's okay Kurt. It's okay."
He sobbed "I-I can't I miss him so much...it hurts so much."
Blaine rubbed his back, "I know it's okay, it's okay."
"My-my d-dad would've l-liked you."
Blaine smiled sadly he knew Burt liked him, thought of him as a third son even. "Thanks Kurt."
There was a knock at the door and Carole came inside smiling "Hi sweetie, how are you feeling?"
He shook his head "H-he's g-gone."
Carole gave him a hug and a kiss on his temple "I know sweetie, it's going to be okay."
He looked at Blaine. "You...you don't have to stay B-Blaine. My dad's girlfriend is here."
Carole took his hand "Sweetie, we need to talk about that."
His eyes widened "Y-you didn't break up did you?!" he asked fearfully. He knew how much his dad loved her and how happy she made him.
She chuckled "Oh no sweetie we didn't." She held out her left hand to him showing her engagement and wedding rings.
He gasped taking her hand "Oh my god!!! It's beautiful!" It took him a second to put two and two together. "Wait...you and my dad...g-got married?"
She nodded "Yes we did. On November 23, 2010. You planned the whole thing and it was beautiful."
He nodded thinking good so it wasn't a disaster. She squeezed his hand "I know you're scared sweetie, but it's okay. Everything is going to be okay, I'm here, Finn's here." She looked at Blaine "Blaine's here." Blaine smiled at him.
He looked at her then at Blaine "Uhm, Blaine can...can you give us a few minutes?"
Blaine nodded "Absolutely, I'm gonna go get some coffee...if thats okay. Do you want some?"
He smiled "Yeah thats fine, and yeah, not fat mocha?"
Blaine nodded "You got it. I'll be back soon." Blaine smiled at him and left the room leaving him and Carole alone.
She looked at him, she knew something was wrong "Okay, what's wrong?"
He chuckled "Nothing's wrong Carole, I just wanted to talk t-to you. That's all."
She shook her head "Now Kurt Michael Hummel, don't you lie to me. I've been your mother for 7 years...you've called me mom that long anyway. What's on your mind sweetie?"
He sighed..."I- I just don't know what to do Carole..."
"About what?"
He wiped his eyes "B-Blaine. I m-mean, he's my husband...right?"
She nodded "Yes, you two got married on your anniversary March 15."
He shook his head this was making it worse "I don't even kn-know him mom! He-he looks at me like...like-"
"Like you're everything to him and he will do anything for you?"
He nodded "H-how do you know?"
She chuckled "Oh sweetie. Before the accident...that's how you used to look at Blaine. You've been with him for seven years! You are his world!"
He shook his head "But...but I don't remember anything about him! He's a complete stranger to me!"
She kissed his cheek "Then you'll learn about him. He's going to help you sweetie he loves you so much."
He nodded "Okay..."
Blaine came in a few minutes later with coffees. "Okay, I come bearing gifts!"
He smiled "Thanks so much Blaine."
"Per Doctors orders it needed to be decaff."
He groaned "Damn it...Whatever, coffee's coffee."
The doctor came in a few minutes later "Well, I can see you got your decaff. Good keep on that for a while. So Kurt, do you remember anything that happened before you woke up?"
He nodded "Yeah, I remembered that my dad died...and w-what happened. I'm just...really scared and confused right now."
Doctor Meyers nodded "That's understandable Kurt, and as a result of that, I'm reccomending you see a therapist. Her name is Leslie Johnson she specializes in this area and Blaine, I want you to see her too."
He nodded "O-Okay...if you think that will help."
She nodded "I really think it will...I've scheduled an appointment for you at 10 Kurt and Blaine at 11."
They nodded and she left. He laid back in his bed thinking about everything he learned today...the whole thing terrified him to no end. The thing that scared him the most...what if he can't trust or even love his husband again.
Comments
Question for clarity - If Kurt could remember all the details of his dad's passing...including Blaine's involvement, how is it that he can't remember Blaine? Did I miss something?
Kurt does remember details of Blaine being there but he doesn't really know who he is that part hasn't really sunken in to Kurt yet, he knows Blaine is his husband, he just doesn't know anything about him and doesn't feel anything for him and hes scared and confused.