Chapter 3

Blaine opened the door to his large home and dropped his lacrosse equipment on the shiny, marbled floor. He looked up at the glass chandelier hanging from the ceiling, admiring the beauty and remembered the name Ethan gave him when he found out Blaine was rich. Rich Boy Blaine.

Yes his family had money. His father was an industrial engineer at a popular steel business and his mother was the CEO of a large, national oil company. His family could afford just about anything. Everyone at school knew that Blaine was rich, which is why he was always the one who hosted parties at his home whenever his parents were away.

His parents wanted to send Blaine to one of the best schools in the state, Dalton Academy. With their money, they could easily afford the tuition there. But Blaine wanted to go somewhere else. His older brother, Cooper, had gone to Dalton, and loved it. But Blaine wanted a different school experience. He wanted public school and not private.

Blaine closed the door behind him and immediately heard his phone ring. He had received a new message. He looked at his phone and saw Ethan's name.

If you're not going to make a Grindr profile, I'm going to make one for you!

Blaine laughed to himself as he read the text and could not believe that his friends were so obsessed with him getting a boyfriend. He put his phone away without responding to Ethan. He'd known Ethan for four years now, and he knew his friend would make him a Grindr profile whether he said yes or no. But question was, would Ethan actually make one and search for guys that fit Blaine's type?

Blaine walked into the kitchen and saw his grandmother at the counter cutting a slice of watermelon into small pieces. His grandmother turned around and smiled when she saw him.

“Blaine, sweetie, you're here,” his grandmother said.

“Hey, Grandma,” Blaine responded.

Elizabeth. That was her name. Her heart was made of pure gold. Not a single bad thought ever crossed her mind. People said that's where Blaine got his heart from. He learned from the best. Everyone in town loved her. She always knew how to make someone's day. She was always willing to hear you talk and give you helpful advice in return. She always had stories to tell you. You could go an entire day talking to her and never get bored. It didn't matter what age you were. Everyone got along with her just fine.

Blaine wrapped his arms around his grandma and rested his face on her shoulder.

“How was your day, Grandma?” he asked her.

“It was good. I finally got to plant those flowers in the yard that I'd been wanting to plant since June,” she said.

Blaine let go of the hug and went to the fridge to get a water bottle. “Sounds like fun. What kind of flowers were they?”

“Violets.”

Blaine smiled. “My favorite kind of flower.”

“And that's why I chose that flower. I know it's your favorite.”

Blaine return to hug his grandma. He loved her very much. She was one of his best friends. His grandmother had raised him since he was a baby. It was because his parents were always busy with work and they hardly saw him. Blaine saw his grandma as his second mom. And he told her everything. Everything. There were no secrets between them. Except for one. Blaine's sexuality.

His grandmother didn't know he was gay. When Blaine came out to his parents, he was worried they weren't going to accept him. Ethan and Scott offered Blaine their homes if his parents kicked him out of his house or disown him. But that was not the case. Both of Blaine's parents had been very supportive and very accepting. In fact, when Blaine came out to them, he became closer with his parents. But they all agreed they shouldn't tell his grandmother. She might not understand. She was elderly and had grown up in different times. Blaine agreed. He didn't want to risk anything with his grandmother. So they all agreed to keep this a secret from her.

“So, how was my Star Player's first day of school?” his grandmother asked as she finished cutting the watermelon.

“It was good. It was really good,” Blaine answered.

“That's what I like to hear, darling.”

His grandmother got out two small plates and handed one to Blaine.

“Want some watermelon with strawberries?” she offered.

Blaine nodded. His grandmother knew him so well. Strawberries and watermelon were his favorite of all the fruits. He grabbed a plate and shared a small meal with his favorite person in the world.

… … …

Kurt woke up from his afternoon nap as he heard Finn's voice entering the house. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock on his nightstand. 7:00 PM. He fell asleep for about an hour.

“Kurt, Kurt, are you here!?” he heard Finn yell and running up the stairs.

Finn rushed into Kurt's room, out of breath and was relieved when he saw him. “You're here. You're here. I'm so glad you're here,” he said, breathless and leaning against the wall.

Kurt rubbed his eyes, trying to wrap his mind at what was happening. “I'm sorry, Finn. W-What's going on?”

Finn pointed at Kurt as he leaned on the wall. “I was really, really worried about you. I saw your car still in the school parking lot and I kept calling you over and over to check on you, but you didn't answer.”

Kurt grabbed his phone and saw that he had 8 missed calls from Finn and 7 missed calls and texts from Rachel. His phone was on silent, that's why he didn't hear any of them.

“I'm sorry Finn if I worried you, but I'm fine. My phone's just on silent”

Finn finally caught his breath. “Yeah, Rachel and I drove to the house to see if you were here.”

“Kurt! Kurt!” they heard Rachel yell downstairs.

Finn yelled back. “He's here! In his room!”

Rachel immediately barged in and was relieved when she saw Kurt. “Thank God you're here.”

“I'm sorry,” Kurt apologized. “But thank you for worrying about me.”

“Next time, texts us and let us know you're home,” Finn said as he lied down on Kurt's bed.

“Of course. Next time.” Kurt felt a little bad for worrying them.

“So why did you leave your car at school?” Rachel asked.

“My car battery died and I had to get a lift from school,” Kurt responded.

Finn looked at his brother. “You're car battery died?”

Kurt nodded. “Yeah.”

“We can jump-start it tomorrow. Who gave you a lift from school?”

Kurt thought it through. He was not going to tell them Blaine was the one who helped him. If he said the truth, Finn and Rachel would lose it.

“It was just a friend. She's in my Earth Science class and she was nice enough to bring me all the way home.” Kurt decided to change it to a she. The less clues that pointed to Blaine, the better. He decided to change the subject. “So, how was the first day of school for the two of you?”

“Bad,” Finn stated. “Can you believe I have Anderson in three of my classes? In Spanish class he sits right in front of me.”

Rachel went over and sat next to Finn and rubbed his back. “I'm sorry, Finn.”

“It just sucks when you're trying to concentrate and he's right in front of you every time you look up,” Finn said.

Kurt chuckled. “You'll survive, big bro.”

“I'm kind of hungry,” Rachel said. “I think I should get going so I could get home to eat some dinner.” Rachel stood up and froze. “But my dads are out of town this week. So I just realized I have to cook dinner tonight. So I should definitely get going.”

“Well why don't you have dinner here with us?” Finn asked.

Rachel looked at Finn and then to Kurt. “Would that be okay?”

“Of course,” Kurt nodded.

“My parents love having you here, you know that,” Finn said.

Suddenly they all heard Burt and Carole's voices from downstairs.

“Dinner's here!” Burt yelled.

Kurt looked at Finn and Rachel. “I'm hungry. Stay with us Rachel.”

“I wonder what they brought,” Finn asked.

The three of them walked downstairs and saw Burt and Carole setting small containers of Chinese food on the table.

“Chinese! My favorite!” Finn cheered.

Everyone took a seat at the table.

“By the way Mom, I'm hoping it's okay that Rachel joins us for dinner,” Finn said.

“Of course it's okay,” Carole said. “Rachel, you're welcomed here anytime for dinner, you know that.”

“Thank you, Carole,” Rachel responded.

Everyone got a plate and served themselves food. Kurt filled his plate with noodles, sesame chicken, beef and broccoli. Dinner was served.

“Kurt, I didn't know you were here,” Burt said. “I didn't see your car in the driveway.”

“Actually the car's at school. The battery died,” Kurt stated.

“The battery died?” Burt asked.

“Yeah, but Finn offered to jump-start it tomorrow.”

Carole looked at him. “And the car will be okay staying there a whole night? Will it be safe there?”

“Yeah. There's officers that patrol the school at night. My car will be good,” Kurt said.

Kurt took a bite of his broccoli and knew the topic of his car had to change. Blaine was involved and he couldn't let them find out he had given him a lift home. “So Dad. How was work?”

“It was terrible. You know how people have to make an appointment with me to schedule a day to get their cars fixed? Well today an appointment was an hour late which set back my entire schedule. I had tons of appointments to do in less time. It was a nightmare,” Burt said.

Carole grabbed her husband's hand. “I'm sorry for your bad day. But you got it done. That's the good news.”

“Yeah, I guess you can say that. But is it a day I would repeat? Absolutely not,” Burt said.

Everyone at the table laughed. This was good. The topic about Kurt's car was over. He looked down at his food and enjoyed the tasty meal.