Burt opened the door and leaned against the doorway, his arms crossed over his chest. He looked at Kurt with eyebrows furrowed and a questioning expression on his face. “When I let you buy that bird, I first thought it was a bad idea. But I guess not,” said Burt in a low voice.

Kurt smiled and looked at his father after a faint chirp came from Pavarotti.

Burt nodded his head once towards Kurt. “Where've you been for the past how many Fridays?”

Kurt had to fight to keep smiling. He shrugged. “With friends,” he said as he looked back at Pavarotti and kissed the top of his tiny head before he put him back in his cage.

“What friends because I asked Finn and he says that every day after school, you disappear and he goes to hang out with the rest of the Glee kids until supper time,” said Burt, his voice a bit stern now.

Kurt locked the door to Pavarotti's cage and hesitated before looking at his father. “What, so I can't have friends outside of the Glee club?” asked Kurt.

Burt shook his head once. “I'm not saying that, Kurt.”

“Then what are you saying?” asked Kurt, his smile gone and a serious expression plastered across his face.

“I'm saying that I would just like to know where you've been? If you've got a boyfriend,” started Burt as Kurt let out a dramatic sigh and murmured 'dad...' “I would like to know.”

“In case you must know dad,” he started as he thought he might as well not lie to his dad, “I do have a boyfriend.” It felt impossible to lie to his own father.

Burt blinked and straightened up. “What? Who is he? I wanna meet him. How old is he? Where's he from?”

Kurt slowly closed his eyes and let out a drawn-out sigh. “Dad...” he murmured.

“What? I'm just curious.”

Kurt shook his head. “I'm getting my shower now.”

Burt chuckled and walked away, closing the door behind him after murmuring, “Remember what I told you. You kids better stay safe.”

Kurt sighed and sat his phone down by Pavarotti and headed into his bathroom. He hopped in the shower, enjoying the rushing feeling of the hot water hitting his chilled skin.

After a while, Burt opened the door to Kurt's bedroom. “Hey I forgot to tell you that Carole bought new-” He stopped when he realized Kurt was in the shower. He sighed but froze when Kurt's phone went off. He pushed his eyebrows together and walked over to the phone, picking it up.

A picture of Blaine smiling with Kurt lit up on the phone with the word 'Blaine' beneath it. Burt pushed his eyebrows together and studied the picture. Just then, the bathroom door opened and Kurt walked out, a lime green towel wrapped around his torso with a matching one on his face. He was running a hand towel through his hair when he froze at the sight of his father with his phone in his hand.

“What are you doing?” asked Kurt.

Burt looked up at his son, motioning to the picture on the screen. “I thought he was your teacher...he's your boyfriend...isn't he?”

Kurt's eyes widened as he tried to form words. Shit...shit, shit, shit!

“Kurt? Why didn't you answer your phone all weekend?” asked Blaine as he walked over to Kurt after Glee practice in the auditorium Monday.

Kurt was on his way to leaving, avoiding Blaine. He stopped when Blaine spoke to him. He turned around and looked at Blaine, forcing a smile to his lips.

Blaine sighed. “A forced smile. Classy. What's wrong?” asked Blaine as he looked around to see if anyone was near before he walked closer to Kurt. “C'mon. You can tell me anything.”

Kurt sighed and crossed his arms over his chest as a sign to show that he didn't want Blaine to come any closer. “My dad found out.”

Blaine's eyes widened. “What? How?”

“I was in the shower and left my phone out. My dad walked in when you called...he looked at my phone...and saw the picture of us...so he grounded me and took my phone away...”

Blaine put his face in his hand and groaned. “I can't believe...” he murmured.

Kurt looked down and pursed his lips. “Yeah...but at least he said he wouldn’t call the school or anything...”

“C'mon. Let's talk about this somewhere where no one can hear us. Can we do that?”

Kurt nodded his head.

Blaine and Kurt met at Lima Bean, which was less filled-up than it usually is on Fridays. They both ordered their usual, adding on a side of two chocolate chip cookies. They sat down at their usual table, silence hanging in the air for what seemed to last for forever.

After a while passed by of the two drinking their coffee in silence, Kurt crossed his arms as he sat back in his chair. "What are we going to do?" asked Kurt.

Blaine, in all honesty, didn't know. He opened his mouth as if he were about to say something as he put his hands up as if surrendering. He closed his mouth and sighed, folding his hands before him.

"I don't know either..." murmured Kurt.

Kurt looked up when he felt a hand over his. Blaine had outstretched his hand to covering Kurt's. Kurt turned his hand over so that their hands could be connected better.

"Whatever happens, happens. But just know that...no matter what...I will always love you, Kurt."

Kurt looked down and sighed, nodding his head as he felt Blaine tighten his grip on Kurt's hand. Kurt picked up his non-fat mocha and took a sip from it.

Just then, Blaine's phone went off. He answered it. “Rachel? What's wrong?...okay...tell him to calm down...yeah I'll tell him...he's right here...okay...we'll be there soon...” Blaine quickly closed his phone and put it in his coat pocket. He looked at Kurt, his face full of worry.

Kurt panicked. “What's wrong?”

“Kurt...”