Kurt thought hard as he drove back to his place after confronting Finn. He hated the fact that every time he and Finn had a serious talk; it usually resulted in Kurt berating Finn or Finn insulting Kurt. In this case, though he hated to admit it, the former had happened. But he didn’t know what else to do. When Rachel popped the question last night regarding Blaine proposing, he could only remember the most beautiful thing Blaine had ever done for him, the thing that made him want to forget all materialistic love; the ring made out of gum wrappers. The thought of that second made him fall in love with Blaine over and over again.

            The problem was, Kurt knew this was not the case between Finn and Rachel. They’d broken up too many times for it to be a functional relationship. And Finn had later confessed to him that the reason Finn proposed to Rachel was so that she wouldn’t forget about him once she got into NYADA.

I don’t know Kurt. I mean, I know you and Rach live and breathe New York, but I don’t think I am made for that city, you know? Maybe I’ll continue Burt’s shop now that he’s all busy being the Congressman. You have taught me so much in the shop that I won’t cause any damage that would make a customer sue Dad. I don’t know what to do. You told me that you don’t want me to build my future on someone else’s wishes. But Rachel wants me there for her. And seriously, if I don’t shift there, she’ll mostly find someone who follows musicals like you do, has a better voice range than me and fall in love, forgetting all about me, the Lima Loser.

First, stop calling yourself that. You don’t fit into the status quo, just like I don’t. So don’t keep putting yourself down. As for what you said, I don’t know what to say, Finn. I know you love her, but what if you guys break up? I don’t want you to regret your life.

I think I’ll have to make this decision on my own, but thanks for helping me see another view. You are the awesomest brother ever!

            Kurt knew that this was breaking the bro-code and Finn would probably hate him, but this was for the best. If their parents didn’t know, the two foolish people might just elope after a Glee win. It definitely suited what he knew about the two. He looked up and was shocked. He was so deep in his reminiscence that he didn’t realize he had already reached his dad’s garage. He knew his dad had come back to check on the garage before the meetings in DC had him bogged down again. He smiled at the scene that had greeted him for the past ten years; his dad, wearing flannel and his baseball cap, under a car checking for problems there. Kurt stood there for a minute, watching the scene with a serene look and a beautiful smile when he heard his dad say, “I would think you’d spend your time talking to me as opposed to looking at me doing the work you could also help me do.”

            Kurt just laughed and said, “Come out from under that car so I can hug you.” He then proceeded to do the same as he said, “I missed you so much, Dad.” And Burt then hugged him back with the force he was told not to use and Kurt let him get away with it this time rather than berating him on the lack of care for his heart. They then walked together to the office and sat down in adjacent chairs. Burt looked at his son’s slightly troubled face and sighed, “You’ve never been one to hide stuff from me. So let’s not beat around the bush and tell me what happened.”      

            Kurt said, “I want you to promise you won’t panic. So, you know I just had a sleepover with Rachel and Mercedes last night. And I spoke to Finn just now at school before coming home.” Burt snorted and asked, “Did those two break up again?” And Kurt was so happy he and his dad were on the same wavelength as he said, “Actually no, it’s the opposite. Apparently, he proposed to her and she said yes.” And as he had expected, his dad got up immediately, searching in his deep pockets for his mobile phone to shout at Finn. Kurt made him sit down again and said, “Don’t do this now. When you come home to have dinner, speak to Carole about it and decide what to do. Then let me also in the loop and tell me what I should do.”

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            That night, Finn had come back from a gruelling football game with the boys and had gone to sleep immediately after taking a bath. Kurt sat at the table with his parents, discussing what to do. Carole told Kurt, “I spoke to Hiram and Leroy today. They were very sweet with me. However, regarding the marriage, they cooked up this brilliant plan.”

            Burt gestured with his hands as he continued, “Basically what we will do is put them in a comfortable state. We’ll tell them that we fully support their desire to get married though it is a whole crock of bullshit. One night together and they’ll get over their feelings for marriage and will postpone it for some time.”

            Carole said, “It’s not that I don’t like Rachel. She is a really sweet girl, but she is very ambitious. Sometimes she thinks about herself as opposed to thinking about Finn as well. If putting Finn out of the equation is what she feels is best for her one day, I don’t want his heart to get broken. And if he finds the girl who will actually think of him as part of the team later in his life, I don’t want him to regret what might be a miserable life for him.”

            Burt said, “Reverse psychology is a very good thing sometimes. Like how I made you talk to Blaine after that blonde kid in your group, Sam right? Yeah, when he got half your clothes and you had fights with Blaine all the time, I made you go talk to him.” Then he gave a smile which said he was proud of himself.

            Carole gave a soft smile and asked Kurt, “It’s a brilliant idea, don’t you think?” Kurt gave a pregnant pause and said, “It’s not right. I mean, I know it sounds like the perfect thing to do, but what you are doing is manipulation of the subtlest kind. Both of you would never have come up with this idea if it weren’t for Rachel’s dads. And now I know where Rachel’s cunning streak comes from. I know Finn and I have many, many disagreements, but we are brothers. I already broke a promise by telling you this, but I won’t sit and act as if nothing’s wrong, when all we are doing is forcing Finn to face the harsh reality in the worst way possible. I am not agreeing to this.”

            Kurt stood up and Burt said, “Sit down Kurt. Even if you are mature for your age, which I assure you, you are, sometimes you have to leave it to the adults.” Kurt just retorted, “Oh I’m leaving it to the adults. That Hudson-Hummel-Berry dinner? Count me out. You guys go and spin your web of lies which may catch you sometime in the future.”

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            Blaine told Kurt, “You can be the little spoon this time cuz what the doctor recommends right now is a whole lot of cuddling.” He then hugged Kurt from behind as he asked, “Was it really that bad?”

            Kurt said, “It was like I was watching two male versions of Rachel go and replace themselves in my dad and stepmom…mom’s bodies. They were so excited about it and I think they know Finn is making a mistake but the way they went about it was so damned wrong. Don’t you think so?”

            Blaine said, “Well, if it were me, I would have made a list of pros and cons and secretly kept it on his desk. He would have thought it was divine intervention ala Grilled Cheesus and could have made his own decision.”

            Kurt just sighed and said, “Hopefully right now, Rachel and Finn are making their own decision.”

            Blaine said, “Well, they did come to the Sugar Shack, didn’t they? Now let’s concentrate on the fact that we are alone. I want to make out with my boyfriend as I couldn’t do so for the last few weeks.” He then could only smirk as his hot-as-hell boyfriend removed his shirt.

            Kurt was placated as he thought, not a bad way to make your boyfriend feel better, as he resumed kissing his boyfriend.