It took twenty minutes for Blaine to convince Kurt to join him in meeting his brother. Ten of which were just about why Kurt should not meet Cooper because that was blurring the lines of their business deal (that was quelled when Blaine brought up the kiss again, forcing Kurt to find a new topic of discussion quick). The other ten were just fighting the sheer awkwardness of going to see the subs brother that had walked in on them having sex. 

"Blaine, do you have ANY idea what this would be like if our situations were reversed?!" Kurt whined as they walked down the street.

"It would be exactly the same amount of embarrassment on my part since I doubt your brother would want to see us together either," Blaine replied simply. It wasnt until the words were out in the open that he realized what he had even said. He had been helping Rachel with laundry one day and noticed a tattoo of the name "Finn" on her stomach when her shirt rode up a little from the basket. He asked who Finn was and found himself holding her for the next several minutes as she cried about her loss. He tried asking Kurt about the situation and all he could get from the dom was a very stoic face and simply, "My brother and he is dead." It was only when he decided to ask Dani that he got the full story and it was really not pretty. He had just been thinking that Kurt wouldnt want his brother seeing them together, but he hadnt meant Finn specifically. After a pregnant pause, Kurt finally spoke again.

"You are right. Would have been just as bad. It also sucks being the one doing the walking in," he said softly, a break entering his voice only once. Blaine dared to look back and found that same stoic face covering Kurts features. Blaine had to wonder how hard it was for doms in the world, always expected to be strong and tough. He walked over and gave Kurt a tight hug.

"Its not weakness to be sad. Its being human," he whispered softly as he hugged him. Kurt resisted the urge for only a moment before wrapping his arms around Blaine and hugging him so tight it almost hurt to breathe. Blaine didnt care. He gently rubbed Kurts back a moment before the dom composed himself once more. "Ready to go face Coop?" he asked with a little smile. Kurt made a pained face, but nodded. The sub let the dom go and they both finished their walk to the diner.

"Short Stuff!" a voice rang out from a booth in the back. Blaine cringed as a tall, well dressed man with bright blue eyes waved at him far too eagerly for someone his age. Blaine reluctantly led the way to the booth and slid in across from his brother followed by Kurt next to him.

"Coop, I told you not to call me that," Blaine groaned in greeting.

"I am sorry. I really shouldnt call you that after what I saw. Knew you would have the family goods," Cooper almost shouted even though Blaine was right in front of him. He could hear Santana laughing a few tables away and knew that would be a fun conversation later. "So, I come here to help heal my baby brothers broken heart and find that he already has a new man in his life. I know emotions really mess up scene work, but thats not how things work in real life. You should try to pace yourself."

"Cooper, Kurt is not a new man in my life. He is a friend and a dom that I pay to help me with my submissive urges. That is all," Blaine insisted, but there was a slight pitch to his voice that only his brother and a passing Dani caught.

"Uh-huh.... Well, you could have at least let me know what was happening so when I tried to be nice and surprise you, I could have had some warning," Cooper replied, though he was looking at Kurt rather than Blaine.

"I thought you were coming tomorrow! I was planning on telling you at the airport," Blaine countered, trying to get that look off his older brothers face. It was one he had seen a million times, the "Are you good enough for my cute, adoreable, precious, little baby brother? Because I dont think you are" look. It had sent two boys packing in the past and Connor had be the first to survive the look with approval.

"I said I wanted to surprise you, but we need to get to the point here. My lawyer has all of your papers set up and as soon as they are signed by you and Kurt, your asshole ex will be not allowed within three hundred yards of either of you at any time.  After we eat, we can swing by his office and get those forms done which should make them go into effect tomorrow. Youll have a paper copy until he gets his in the mail, but we dont have to wait for that to get to him for it to work. As soon as he sees it, he has to get out of your way. There is also a no contact clause in case he tries to get around the space restrictions to harass you. Im still getting you a new phone and number though just in case. I also have found a pl-" Cooper rambled, his words getting lost in Blaines mind among all the technical jargon. Kurt seemed to be focused on the subject and nodded along with everything Cooper was saying. Blaine felt his cheeks flush at the thought of how far Kurt was going to keep him safe. He decided it was better to leave things in the doms hands as he got up to excuse himself to the bathroom to try and cool off his face. Cooper kept going on the subject until he was sure Blaine was out of earshot.

"Ok. I knew I wouldnt hang onto him for very long with that. I am sure someone can distract him once he gets done getting his face wet. I want to talk to you," he snapped, his already serious demenior finding some way to become even more serious now that his brother was gone. Kurt cocked an eyebrow. This would be good.

"I am not dating Blaine. Thats all there is to say," Kurt replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

"You can tell him that all you want, but I am not buying that for a second. Your eyes look like they belong to someone clearly in love. I meant what I said about all of those security measures and the only thing I could see in your eyes was the determination to protect what you care about so deeply. There are billions of people you can lie to, but the three types of people you cant are: forensic scientists because they only know how to look for the truth, lawyers because they only know how to show or hide the truth, and actors because they lie until you believe its true.

"You tell Blaine what I am about to tell you and I will deny everything. Two months before Blaine was beaten up in high school, I was signed for a huge movie. I was the lead, I was going to make more figures than people can imagine, and everyone thought it would be a hit. I couldnt tell my family the good news because I was under contract to not say a word. I got the call about Blaine and immediately began getting ready to leave. My director heard about my trip and told me that I couldnt leave because it would put the shoot too far behind schedule. I had a choice to make: stay and become famous or go and lose the role to my understudy. I left. I do not regret the decision ever. I knew how important Blaine was to me. From that day forward, I only tried out for bit roles and commercials because I never wanted to make that decision again. Not because it was hard, but because I knew I would end up always choosing Blaine. No production needs a flighty lead. 

"The point I am making is that I know the difference between doing something for a friend and doing something for someone you love. A friend would have taken Blaine in and kicked him to the curb the second he saw the chance. They wouldnt be that crass about it, but deep down we know that would be what it would be. When I was talking, you were listening because you want to make sure you could keep him safe for the long haul. I dont want to hear your denials or anything. Sooner or later you will see that Im right. When you do, dont you dare hurt him. Too many people in his life hurt him including me. The last thing that kid needs is one more person to hurt him. Do I make myself clear?" Cooper finally finished.

"Crystal," Kurt replied.

"Good. All of what I said aside... if you can get your head out of your ass... I really think you two will be something."