In Which Burt and Blaine Talk

Burt Hummel walked into the hospital room with a sense of unease. He shouldn’t be there, well really, no one should ever have to be in a hospital, but simply the ambiance reminded him of past visits with Elizabeth when she was sick. Now, as he looked across the room he was glad that the room was empty, he wanted to say his piece in private. Blaine was watching him with a book on his lap, the silent contemplation of a man who had been through to much for the tender age of 17, yet had the physical appearance of a sick child playing pirate. As if Blaine couldn’t decide if he was an adult or still just a kid with way too much on his plate. Burt decided that this unto itself was exceedingly unfair, but that that would have to wait for another time. 

“You look like Hell.” Burt said evenly, watching as a small self-depreciating smirk etched itself on Blaine’s face. 

“Thank you, Burt. I feel worse.” Blaine responded defeatedly. “Is everything alright at school? Is Kurt okay?”

“You son, are too considerate for your own good.” Burt was staring Blaine in the eye. 

“What?..No...”

“Yes Blaine, listen. I came here to say thank you. You took a tainted slushy that could have costed you your eye, for my son, without even hesitating, no don’t wave it off like its nothing. Finn told me the whole thing, and Rachel and Mercedes backed it up. That punk meant to throw it at Kurt and you took it for him with no thought to yourself. And here you are, in a hospital bed about to head to surgery and you are asking about Kurt. I came here to say Thank you. Not just for this, but for what you have done for him. I have never seen Kurt as happy as he has been for the past year. And we have you to thank for that.”

“Burt, you don’t have to..”Blaine tried to cut in, tears in his eye.

“And I know that Kurt must be the same for you, because I see the looks you give him when he’s not looking. Its scary as hell, but I believe that what you and my son have is special, and that you will be a part of this family, hell, you are a part of this family, and I have decided that my first act as congressman, will be to set up a mandatory fully enforced zero-tolerance policy in our district. This has to end. There have been too many occurrences and now two too many attacks against my family personally. So I plan to stop it. I came here to ask if you, along with Kurt would mind fronting the campaign?”

Blaine by this time was full on crying and could only nod as the man who had become a second father to him took a stand once and for all. “Yes, Burt, of course, anything.”

And with that settled, Burt left the boy to his reading, knowing Kurt would be there soon to keep him company.