Blaine was busy working on a French assignment in the Lima Bean with Nick and Jeff, when Blaine’s phone began to play ‘Not Alone’. They had kept up their weekly coffee dates at the Lima Bean and Blaine, in an effort to spend more time with Kurt, had gone along to the hospital with him to see Burt. Kurt was calling him, ‘what was wrong?’ ‘And is he okay?’ Were the first thoughts to run through his head?

“Oh, look lover boy is calling our lovesick puppy” said Jeff making kissy faces.

“Oh Kurt with your pretty, pretty eyes let me touch you and hold you and fuck you until you can’t walk” supplied Nick, grinning at how annoyed Blaine was getting.

“Oh shut up guys! Nick just cause Jeff’s not giving you any…” said Blaine with an eye roll he honestly didn’t know how he managed them.

When Blaine had finally got them to shut up, he picked up the phone…

“Hi Blaine” said Kurt sounding happier than he had done in a while.

“Hello, what’s up?”

“My dad’s just woken up, their running loads of tests at the moment.”

“That’s great Kurt.”

“I know… I just hope the tests don’t show that there’s anything wrong”

“I’m sure they’ll be fine, would you like me to come over and sit with you while you wait? I’m just at the Lima Bean with Nick and Jeff…”

“It would be nice but if you have plans with Nick and Jeff that’s fine Carole is around here somewhere”

“It’s no trouble, we’re just leaving… I don’t mind” he lied.

He felt bad but he just needed to get away from Nick and Jeff for a while, even if it meant giving them the perfect ammunition for tonight, but it was a small price to pay for getting to see Kurt, maybe even hold his hand.

“Okay would you please…it’ll be nice to see you”

“Okay on my way, see you soon”

The call ended and Blaine made a hasty exit.

“Oh off to go screw lover boy now are we?” said Jeff.

“No, for your information, okay yes I have a huge crush on him, I’m going to keep him company while he waits for results from his dad’s tests, he’s just come out of a 12 day coma, you would have known that if you listened to me instead of planning my sex life!” said Blaine, He didn’t mean to snap at them, they were only teasing him, he’ll bring them some Danish or something on the way home to apologise.

Kurt was stood at the entrance to the hospital when Blaine arrived. When Blaine pulled up in his car, he saw the way Kurt's deep blue jeans hugged his thighs... Blaine walked over and gave Kurt a big hug he took in the scent of Kurt, he smelt of rosewater, Blaine would happily drown in Kurt's scent.

“Hey, any news back yet?” said Blaine , rubbing his hand in small circles on Kurt's back and trying not to enjoy Kurt's hot breath on the nape of his neck.

“Nope not yet” said Kurt.

“Come on lets go get a coffee it freezing out here” Blaine said, holding out his hand for Kurt take.

“Yeah, let’s” said Kurt.

Kurt and Blaine were enjoying their coffee when Dr Chang came over to talk to Kurt about Burt’s progress.

“So… is he going to be okay?” said Kurt slightly nervous

“There seems to be no permanent damage to his brain,” sensing how nervous Kurt felt Blaine reached around and took Kurt’s hand. “However the heart attack had a huge effect on his body, he’ll need a week of physiotherapy and bed rest, also we’ll put him and on a low cholesterol regimen”

“Is he awake, can I talk to him?” asked Kurt.

“Yes, he’s been asking to see you” she said.

Dr Chang left, Blaine still clutching his hand, Kurt gave him a sidelong glance and Blaine reluctantly withdrew his hand, Blaine wanted to hold on for longer the loss of warmth between his fingers saddened him, they were friends and that’s all and anyway he was being silly he’d only met him a few times, anyway obviously Kurt didn’t feel the same, it was only a crush it’ll fizzle out soon enough, he hoped…

“Blaine? Will you come with me, I’d like him to meet you… now you’re all grown up and all.” said Kurt

“Sure Kurt.” He replied ‘oh god’ he thought ‘what if he doesn’t like me?’

They walked slowly to Burt’s hospital room in silence. Kurt swung open the door to see his dad sat up in his bed eyes open and reading the newspaper.

“Hey dad.” said Kurt in a small voice. “How you feeling”

“I’m much better, but the real question is how are you feeling Kurt, this must have terrified you”

“I’m fine dad I’m just glad you’re okay.” said Kurt as he began to shift nervously from foot to foot.

Blaine walked to Kurt’s side, and stood there as if to say I’m here Kurt don’t worry he’s fine, he didn’t know what Kurt was nervous about Blaine was his friend and just his friend to him wasn’t he?

“Err… dad, this is Blaine, he sang at mom’s funeral and we’ve been e-mailing”

“Hello Blaine, you grown… thanks again for helping Kurt.”

“It’s was really no trouble Mr Hummel, I know what it’s like to lose a parent or two” said Blaine with a weak smile, there was still some pain behind that memory but Kurt’s presence now and help over the years had numbed it slightly “he’s helped me too, I never used to talk about them, but it’s nice to talk to someone who understands what it’s like.”

“Yes well thank you I understand you’re the reason he started playing again? He said something about a parody musical, and a song… Not alone was it… thank you… err Kurt can I have a quick word with Blaine… Alone” he said giving Blaine a pointed stare.

Burt Hummel despite being in a hospital bed terrified Blaine, maybe it was to do with the fact that he is the father of the boy who he likes… a lot.

“Yeah okay” said Kurt sounding slightly perplexed.

Kurt shut the door behind him.

“Okay now come over here Blaine” said Burt in a whisper “I won’t bite, I promise… and knowing my son he’ll have his ear”

Blaine walked slowly over to Burt’s bed.

“Look sir Kur-”

“I don’t want to hear it, okay you make Kurt very happy, and you seem a nice guy but I’ll have you know this… if you ever hurt him in any way I know people with guns you got that”

Blaine nodded Burt terrified him, ‘He knew people with guns’ what did that mean… if he hurt Kurt, he get shot? He never hurt Kurt though ever, but Burt’s threat still terrified him.

“Mr Hummel, I really care about your son and I’d never hurt him ever… he means too much to me…”

“Okay, does he know?”

“Yes he knows how much he means to me, we’re really good friends”

Burt called Kurt back in.

“Kurt, erm I’m sorry…I have to go I have err… an extra Warblers’ practice you know with sectionals coming up and all…” he said glancing at Burt.

“Okay I’ll talk to you later” said Kurt sounding worried.

When Blaine got to his car he phoned Nick.

“Shit Nick, Burt’s really scary, he somehow knows I like Kurt what am I going to do?”

“Calm down Blaine, what you’re going to do is, first you are going to breathe, everything will be okay, and then you are come back here… preferably with coffee and we’re going to talk it out okay? And then you are going to take a couple of days to think it over.”

“Okay” said Blaine taking a deep breath. “I’ll see you in a little bit with your coffees… and some Danish, I’m sorry about earlier”

“Someone order coffees?” asked Blaine as he entered his dorm room.

“Blaine, sit!” Nick demanded. “Right tell us everything”

So Blaine began to recount the slight confrontation with Burt, he told them about everything he felt for Kurt after a long discussion and a few arguments they decided it was best for Blaine to take a few days out, away from Kurt, to figure out what he was going to do.

Kurt called Blaine multiple later that night I took everything in his power not to call him back; he needed to take some time away from Kurt so when he received this text…

Hey, you okay… you seemed a bit flustered after my dad spoke to you, sweet dreams- K

Blaine decided to lock away his phone and close down his e-mail until he’d got his thoughts clear. Over these few days he missed texting Kurt. He made up his mind on Saturday he was going to tell Kurt how he felt, he was just going to lay it all on the line, he had a lot to lose but Kurt as his boyfriend was worth the risk. He had to tell him and not hide it anymore, like he did with Tobias.