Kurt had had butterflies in his stomach all day, today was the day he was finally meeting Blaine's parents and the prospect terrified him. He'd been over to Blaine's house plenty of times before but thanks to their busy schedules his parents hadn't been able to come and meet him, Kurt was nervous yet excited to meet them; one of his dads, Bryan, was the director of a show called sing that Kurt absolutely adored. The show had been around for quite a while now and Kurt loved seeing how it was almost identical to his and Blaine's lives. The other dad was called David; he was a doctor and had been called out on an emergency the last time they'd arranged to meet so it had been postponed until tonight.
Kurt got out of his calculus class and went to meet Blaine by their lockers; Blaine had given him a lift to school that morning so they could travel to his house together and not worry about taking both cars. The drive had started off nice with their usual sing alongs and talk but the closer they got to the house the more quiet Kurt got, different possibilities ran through his head about all the reasons Bryan and David might not like him, or that he'd say something stupid, or that he'd make a fool out of himself one way or another, Blaine had noticed this and held Kurt's hand in between shifting gears.
When they pulled up into the driveway Kurt relaxed a little, it wasn't some huge scary mansion with threatening gates and servants everywhere but a nice house with a beautifully decorated garden. Blaine held his hand as he lead him towards the front door and pushed it open, taking them both inside, it was quiet in the house apart from the sound of music coming from the kitchen accompanied by the sound of pots and pans as though someone was cooking.
Blaine called out to see if anybody was home and was answered by the person in the kitchen, he smiled and headed off in that direction leaving Kurt to trail in his wake. Kurt told himself to get it together, these were Blaine's parents for god sake, and they were probably going to be lovely, besides, from what Blaine had told him about them they seemed lovely. When they went through to the kitchen a tall man was stirring something in a pot and singing something under his breath.
"Hey dad." Blaine said as he pulled a bottle of water from the fridge.
"Hi Blaine, are you going to introduce us?" Bryan pointed the wooden spoon at Kurt who smiled shyly from where he was awkwardly loitering at the door.
"Sure, this is Kurt if you hadn't already guessed." Blaine pulled Kurt into the kitchen by his hand so that Bryan could actually see him properly. "And Kurt, this is my dad, Bryan." They shook hands momentarily before Bryan gave up and just pulled Kurt into a hug.
"Blaine's told us all about you, Kurt, and we're just so happy that you two finally got together." He said with his arms still wrapped around him.
"It's taken long enough." David said as he walked into the kitchen and took the sauce-covered spoon from Bryan before he could get any on Kurt's clothes. Kurt released himself at the sound of a voice he had yet to hear and turned around to be properly introduced to Blaine's other dad.
"Dad, Kurt. Kurt this is my other dad, David." Blaine hovered by the side whilst introductions were made and then David went t say hello to Bryan since he'd just gotten home from work.
"I'm just gonna take Kurt up to my room so we can freshen up before dinner." Blaine said as he made for the exit before they could say anything to embarrass him.
"Okay, don't take too long and no funny business!" David said, pointing the spoon in their direction, too late Blaine thought, they'd only been home five minutes and both he and Kurt were already blushing.
"I'm sorry about that." Blaine said as he and Kurt got to his room and he shut the door behind him.
"Sorry about what? That was fine Blaine; it went better than I thought it would anyway." He chuckled slightly.
"Hey, how did you think it would go?" Blaine said as he put his bag in the corner and came and picked up Kurt's hands in his.
"I-I don't know, I guess I was just worried they wouldn't like me, or that they'd get really protective over you and try to put me off. I know, it's stupid." He looked down at their hands.
"It's not stupid, I'm just as worried about Burt hating me when I meet him. My parents already love you, you could probably confess murder and they would still think of you as my cute boyfriend." Blaine blushed as soon as he said it.
"You told them I was cute?" Kurt smirked.
"I er, no? Maybe..." Blaine mumbled.
"It's okay, I think you're rather cute yourself." They both started laughing before Kurt realised where he was and got anxious again.
"Come on, you'll be fine. We should really get ready though, we told them we wouldn't be long." Blaine reminded him.
"Okay I think I'm as ready as I'm ever going to be." Kurt replied. Blaine took his hand again to comfort him and noticed he was squeezing back just that little bit harder than usual.
"Hey, relax. You already know they like you so just be yourself and you'll get along great." Kurt nodded but didn't say anything so he led them out and downstairs.
When they got round the corner into the dining room David was setting the table and Bryan was still in the kitchen.
"He's just got some bad news from his producers so he'll be in his office with Rocky after dinner but he should stay until then." David told Blaine.
"What did he find out?" Blaine asked, helping to lay out plates and cutlery.
"I don't know everything but from what I can gather some of the cast has walked out mid-season so he's got a job ahead of him to replace them before the ratings begin to drop."
"That's awful." Blaine replied, not really paying attention now since the table was set, he was trying to make Kurt feel as at home as possible given how nervous he was. David had very nicely set the places up so that they could sit next to each other and the other chairs had been pulled round a bit so it seemed less formal.
"Okay, take your seats everybody, dinner's ready." Bryan announced as he waltzed into the room carrying dishes and plates, he didn't stay for long, only enough to put the plates on the table and head back for the rest. Blaine pulled Kurt's chair out so that he could sit down first without feeling awkward and he could swear he saw the faintest blush on his face from the action, he ignored it as Bryan had finally come in for good and sat down.
Everyone was loading up their plates when David started making conversation.
"How was school, boys?" He said, Blaine glanced at Kurt and saw he wasn't about to answer so went ahead.
"It's good, the work's the same as usual but the warblers are going crazy with preparations for regionals." He explained and went back to loading his plate.
"Have you decided on your set list yet? You guys always seem to leave it to the last minute." Bryan asked.
"We've thrown around suggestions; we definitely know what song we're using for our duet though." Blaine grinned at Kurt.
"I take it you two are practising that night and day, I want it to be perfect when we come and watch you together." Bryan said in a mock threatening voice.
"Well Kurt's part will definitely be perfect." Blaine said quieter than usual and busied himself with loading up his plate when he felt all eyes on him.
"We've been meeting up every lunchtime to practise; I think we'll be ready long before competition day." Kurt started making conversation, Bryan saw that Kurt was talking now and seemed to latch onto it.
"So Kurt, what kind of thing do you want to do when you're older?" he asked, Blaine noticed how Kurt's eyes lit up like they always did when he was mentioning his future.
"Well, Broadway mainly." He explained excitedly, Blaine forgot to listen to the rest of the answer, he knew what it was anyway from asking Kurt about all of the little details about it from time to time. When he tuned back in, Kurt and Bryan were talking about sing and Kurt looked so happy to be talking to him about it, as though one of his dreams had come true, which it probably had. Blaine had never been all that interested in sing, it might just be because he's grown up with all of his dad's TV shows so rarely pays much attention anymore but with how enthusiastic Kurt was about it, he considered actually watching it himself.
"I'm actually going to have to find some replacements pretty fast." Bryan was telling Kurt, he'd refused to let him know who was leaving the show so as not to ruin it for him but apparently he didn't mind telling him how desperate he was for actors and actresses.
"Well I should imagine if you held auditions people would come flooding in." Kurt said, just finishing up with his meal. Blaine missed Bryan's response as he's turned away to go into the kitchen with some empty plates, Blaine jumped up to help, leaving Kurt and David alone.
"You know he's going to try and talk you into being on the show right?" David asked with a knowing smile, Kurt's eyes widened and he froze in his deer in the headlights look.
"Really?! But I-" Kurt didn't finish what he was saying, just sat back in his chair with a look on his face to suggest he was seriously considering what David had just told him.
"Would you do it if he asked you?" David asked as he piled up some more plates at the end of the table for Bryan's return.
"I don't know, I mean I'd love to of course but aren't I too young? Plus I need to finish school and graduate and go to college." Kurt rambled, somewhat flustered at how close he was to having a dream come true.
"I'm sure, given the fact that you are our son's boyfriend that your age could be overlooked and there are probably ways in which he could work filming in and around school. But don't get your hopes up yet, he might not even ask." He finished, knowing Kurt might get let down if that's not what Bryan was thinking of doing at all.
"I won't I'm just- wow! That would be amazing." Kurt said and sat there with a dreamy expression on his face. Blaine did a double take when he came in to correct the rest of the plates, he looked at Kurt a little confused and then glanced over to David to see if he would give him any idea as to what was going on, David had his best poker face on but he knew he was involved. Bryan and Blaine returned again with pudding and set it down in front of everybody as they sat down, Everyone was silent at first with David feeling a bit guilty about teasing Kurt with something that might not happen, Blaine was still lost as to what had happened and Bryan sat completely unaware.
"So Kurt," He broke the silence, bringing Kurt round from his half daze "do you think you'd ever consider being on TV or is it strictly Broadway." Kurt's cheeks went pink as he tried not to let it show what he was hoping.
"I always picture myself on Broadway, that's my dream after all but I suppose if the opportunity were to arise I would probably consider it." Kurt answered as nonchalantly as he could and began staring down his pudding since he didn't think he could look at either Bryan or David without giving it away.
"Well, such an opportunity might have arisen," Kurt's head snapped up to look at him at hearing this. "you already know that I need new actors in and I need them fast, I could create a character perfect for you and place him in the show, I don't know, maybe you could convince Blaine over there to join with you." He suggested, Kurt went quiet and quickly glanced over at Blaine. Blaine had glanced over at Kurt too so they caught each other's eye at the same time and quickly looked back down at their pudding
"Dad, you know how I feel about your shows, it wouldn't be right for me to be in them." He suggested feebly.
"That's ridiculous, you haven't even given them a chance. Besides if you join with Kurt you could be a potential couple."
"Why are you so desperate to get us on, wouldn't it be easier to get a qualified actor who actually knows what they're doing?" Blaine reasoned, he didn't know why he was putting up such a fight but it just didn't feel right to agree to be on his dad's show.
"I just want the best for my son and his boyfriend, this is such a great opportunity for you both to get your name out into the world. This could help you get onto Broadway." He said to Kurt who quickly looked back at Blaine almost like he was trying to see what Blaine was thinking. Blaine just sighed.
"Can we at least have some time to discuss and think about this?" Blaine asked "It is a pretty life changing thing overall, it would take a lot of adjustments and that's a lot of added pressure on us. Also you'd have to get Burt's permission to let Kurt be on it." He reminded him.
"I'm sure Burt wouldn't be too hard to convince, it's his son's dreams after all. You can have as long as you need to think about it but really the sooner you come to a decision the better because then I'll know how many new actors I'll need. Blaine nodded.
"Can we be excused please?" Blaine asked, after being allowed to go both Kurt and Blaine left the dining room to go to Blaine's bedroom. Kurt's whole body felt numb with the shock of what just happened and how fast it all happened, he couldn't get his head round the fact that he'd just been offered a place on a TV show and all he had to do was convince Blaine.
Once they were in his room Blaine sat down at the end of his bed and ran his fingers through his hair, grimacing when he remembered it was still gelled down.
"Why are you so opposed to this Blaine?" Kurt asked, wondering if there was some deeper reason behind his stubbornness. "This is such a great chance for both of us, we could easily achieve our dreams from this. There are so many kids who would do anything to have the offer that we've got." He said and sat down next to Blaine on the bed.
"I just don't know if we're ready for all of that Kurt, I know when we're older if we ever got famous we'd rarely get privacy but do we really want that all throughout our teenage years too? I mean my dad gets so little privacy as it is, every major milestone I've had has been hidden as much as possible yet things still get leaked out. I'm just not sure we're ready for all of that yet." Blaine explained.
"That's a fair point, but it's not just like we'll wake up one day and be ready. We have to build up our strength against this kind of thing, with everything we've both been through already don't you think we're more than a little bit prepared for the worst? We have each other and if things got too rough we could always leave the show, once we're out of the lime light they'd soon get bored of us and move onto fresh news. I think we should honestly go for it Blaine, we have nothing to lose. Will you think about it, for me?" He said and pulled his best puppy eyes to try and convince him.
"I'll think about it. I'm not saying anything definite yet." He said, and that was the end of that conversation in favour of a debate over this month's vogue cover.
A/N: So that was the first chapter, I'm not sure how long this story will be but definitely no more than thirty chapters and they'll all either be this length or longer. I don't know what kind of update time I'm going to have but it should be once a week-ish I won't leave it for longer than two weeks. Please review and tell me what you thought and if I should continue. I already kind of know how I want the plot to go but I will take on board any suggestions. See you soon!
