Blaine arrived at his house just before curfew. He was insanely happy. After everything that he had been through, he hadn't even thought about having a boyfriend before he got out of Ohio. But there he was, over one year into a relationship with the boy he loved. He couldn't be happier. Or, so he thought before he got home. He expected the house to be dark. His parents were out of town again, as they almost always were, and he was supposed to have the house to himself during the week. But the house was lit up by several lamps. Blaine frowned and considered calling the police. But he decided not to. He probably left some lights on the same morning before he went to school. He unlocked the door and stepped inside. He heard steps in the stairs and froze immediately.

"Who's there?" he said loudly, trying to keep his voice steady.

"Blaine?" said a familiar voice. Thoughts raced through Blaine's mind. Could it be… No. He weren't supposed to be here now, right? No, he wasn't supposed to be there, but there he was.

"Coop," Blaine breathed. Cooper smiled.

"Hey there, little brother. You haven't grown an inch." Blaine chuckled.

"Oh, shut up." Cooper laughed and opened his arms.

"Come here." Blaine let himself be enveloped in a tight hug by his older brother. He couldn't stop grinning. Cooper had been out in military service for three years. During the first one and a half year, Blaine had counted every day. But then he met Kurt and he kind of lost track of time. He had forgotten how much he missed his brother. His eyes were starting to water as he thought about his three years without Cooper.

"Hey, I thought you had grown up and stopped crying for everything," Cooper chuckled and held him closer.

"I just… Sorry. I didn't know when you'd come home. I guess it was just a little much for my emotions to take." Cooper laughed quietly, but a silent tear fell down his cheek.

"I missed you," he confessed silently. "I missed being there for you and just doing all the things brothers should do…"

"I missed you too," Blaine whispered and then swallowed once. "I prepared myself that you might not come back. I heard so many stories about people who lost their brothers in war and I just… I'm so glad you're home, Coop." Blaine started openly crying. Cooper didn't say anything, he just held his brother close and let him know that he was there now. He had survived and come back and he would never leave his brother's side again.

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They ended up sitting in the living room and drinking beer. Blaine had school the next day, but he couldn't bring himself to care. They only had one beer, Cooper wouldn't let him drink more since Blaine was still underage, but they spent the entire night talking about all the things they should have talked about during the past three years.

"How did it go then, at Westerville?" asked Cooper. Blaine had come out of the closet a while before Cooper left and it had been hard. Their parents weren't supportive at all and he got bullied really badly at his school. He had always leaned on Cooper, but then he had gone.

"It got worse… They kept calling me names and stuff and it got to the point when they'd beat me up so badly that I couldn't even get myself home. I was at the hospital several times with broken ribs and similar things." Cooper looked at him with big eyes from across the room.

"I swear, I'm gonna beat the crap out of those guys!" Blaine sighed.

"Coop… It's not worth it. Everything is fine now. More than fine actually. I transferred after freshman year, to Dalton Academy. I told mom and dad that I wanted a better education, but really, I just wanted to get away from the bullies, and I did. I made some friends, joined their Glee club, The Warblers, became the lead soloist, and then I met Kurt." Blaine smiled happily. He hadn't even thought of the fact that Cooper had no idea who Kurt was.

"Kurt?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. Blaine smiled, pulled up his phone from his pocket and gave it to Cooper. He looked at the background picture on the phone in his hands and his eyes lit up. He looked at Blaine again.

"You have a boyfriend!" Blaine smiled brightly and nodded.

"Yeah. I met him at Dalton. He came there to spy on us, but he wasn't a very good spy, so we caught him. He transferred to Dalton after a while because he was being bullied at his school. We were best friends for a long time and then… Well, then it just happened I guess." Cooper smiled almost as wide as Blaine.

"He makes you happy," said Cooper, noticing how Blaine's eyes lit up when he talked about Kurt.

"He does."

"How long?" he asked, handing back the phone to Blaine.

"Over a year now. He transferred back to his old school last year and I followed him there. I still can't believe it actually. I just… I really love him. He makes me happy and I make him happy." He looked up into his brother's eyes. "I know that I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him. I just know it. I know it sounds silly to say those stuff about what people would call 'your high school romance'. But this is more than that. I've never been this happy, Coop."

"I understand, Blaine. And it's not stupid. I haven't even met him, but I can see in your eyes that you're happy, and that's all that matters to me." He paused for a moment. "You really deserve this, you know that, right?" Blaine nodded.

"I hope so. I just want to be enough for him. He deserves the best."

"He loves you. I can tell," said Cooper with a smile.

"How?" asked Blaine with a frown.

"Because you're amazing, Blaine. And because I love you." Blaine smiled fondly.

"Love you too." They both took a drink from their beer. Cooper cleared his throat.

"So, have you guys done it yet?" Blaine almost spit out the beer he had in his mouth.

"I knew it! The old Cooper is back! You haven't changed the slightest little bit," said Blaine, but still couldn't stop grinning.

"Sure haven't," Cooper winked. "But you didn't answer my question." Blaine blushed.

"I don't see how it's any of your business what so ever, but yes. If you need to know, we have." Cooper leaned back and drank again, happy with his answer.

"Way to go, bro!" he chuckled and then drew a deep sigh and looked at Blaine. "When did you grow up…?" Blaine smiled.

"While you were gone."

"Makes sense," Cooper laughed.

They didn't mention their parents any more during the night. Cooper knew that they weren't supportive about the fact that Blaine was gay, but he wasn't going to change his mind. Blaine was his brother and he would love him no matter what.

They didn't go to bed until five in the morning, but it was worth it. Blaine finally had his brother back and he was going to enjoy every second of it.