A/N: I've been thinking about this since the proposal spoiler and since Burt's talk with Blaine was really fitting for my idea, I just decided to go with it. So here you go. My take on the proposal storyline.


"Ugh, this is messed up," Kurt groans to himself as he lets himself fall onto the couch in the living room, his head hitting the backrest.

"Care to elaborate?"

Damn. He hasn't noticed his father standing in the doorway to the kitchen, from where he is looking at Kurt questioningly now. But lying to Burt Hummel is completely pointless anyway, so Kurt decides to put his heart on the line. He sits up and puts his hands on the coffee table, wringing them together and following his own fingers' movements with his eyes.

"It's Blaine," he finally mutters quietly but his father catches it anyway. His lips curve into a small, knowing smile as he goes to sit on the armchair next to the couch and settled back, waiting for Kurt to go on.

"What about him, buddy?", he asks when Kurt doesn't say anything.

Kurt lets out a frustrated sigh. "He was acting all weird today. He wanted to talk to me alone in the hallway before Glee and he said he wanted to ask me something that, I quote, 'takes a lot of courage given our complicated history', and you know – uhm, are you alright, dad?"

His father's face has gone from curious to stern and somehow pained in a matter of seconds. Weird. He quickly shakes his head, though. "No, no, I'm alright. Go on."

Kurt shoots him a look but continues anyway. "Well, as I was saying, he said it would take a lot of courage and maybe it's stupid but he was so nervous and sort of bashful and he was rambling and looking at me like that and, gosh -"

"Kurt."

"What?"

"Get to the point."

Kurt blushes. "Right. I thought he might ask me out. On a date."

"But he didn't?", Burt asks. He looks even more serious now, if possible.

"No. He asked me if I would stay until after Regionals to see their performance instead."

Burt lets out a long breath and looks relieved for a second and Kurt thinks for a second that maybe his father would have a problem with him dating Blaine again. But then Burt furrows his eyebrows and looks at Kurt with confusion all over his face.

"I don't see the problem," he tells Kurt. "Why is everything messed up?"

"Because," Kurt says, stretching the word to gather his thoughts before continuing, "I sort of wanted him to. And that's probably really stupid."

Burt laughs out loud. "Kurt, buddy, that is not stupid. You miss him."

"But I shouldn't!" Kurt insists and draws in a long breath to calm down. "This is like Mr Shue's wedding all over again."

Burt narrows his eyes. "What happened at the wedding?"

Fuck. So much for calming down. Kurt feels heat in his face as he quickly looks down at his hands again. "Nothing," he says quickly. Too quickly, probably, because he can practically feel his father not buying it.

"Kurt."

Just one word. Just his name and Kurt spills. Burt has this effect on people.

"What was that?", Burt says when Kurt mumbles his way through a reply the first time.

"We made out in the church parking lot and had sex after the party."

Burt's jaw drops. It would be funny if it wasn't for the fact that he is sort of discussing his sex life with his father who watched Brokeback Mountain and gathered that "something went down in the tent". Only that the sex talk his father gave him his junior year is nothing compared to this torture.

"I thought you said you'd be sleeping at Mercedes' place."

"I did."

"Kurt, if you're telling me that you had sex at your friend's sleepover -"

Kurt blushes even more. Not only because what his father is implying may or may not have happened during a Glee sleepover shortly after the Chandler debacle back in senior year but also because of what he is going to say next.

"We had a hotel room."

Burt pinches the bridge of his nose with two fingers.

"So you've been dating again?", he asks.

Kurt swallows. "No. It was more of a, uhm, one-time thing."

"So you hooked up," Burt offers.

"Yup."

"Okay... wait, weren't you with what's-his-name back then?"

Kurt groans. "Dad, his name is Adam and yes, I had a few dates with him. But it wasn't exclusive and while he is gorgeous and really sweet, he just... well, he wasn't..."

"... Blaine," his father finishes for him. Kurt just nods and suddenly feels a lump in his throat and unshed tears stinging in his eyes.

"I tried so hard getting over him, dad. And I really should. He cheated on me, for god's sake." His voice breaks. "But I'm starting to trust him again and I still love him so much and every time I see him, all reason flies out of the window."

Burt gets up and sits next to Kurt on the couch. "Look, I'm beyond mad at Blaine for breaking your heart. There is no excuse for cheating. But I know that he still beats himself up because of it. The first time I saw him after you two broke up, he started sobbing. Told me he hates himself. That he is a bad person. And he keeps apologizing for hurting you every time he comes over to check up on me. Gets kind of annoying after a while, actually." His father chuckles a little bit. Kurt wipes his hand on his cheek where a few tears have escaped, smiling a bit at his father's words. "Love is not easy, Kurt. But I know you two can work it out."

Kurt looks up at him and he knows hope is shining in his eyes. "You think so?"

Burt nods fondly. "Of course, Kurt. You probably both need to work on your communication skills, though."

"Yeah, we might have a problem in that department," Kurt sighs. "This still doesn't explain why he was so nervous to ask me if I was staying a few days longer."

Burt laughs. "Don't make a big deal out of it, Kurt. I bet he wanted to ask you something else but he probably couldn't pluck up the courage after all."


He just couldn't do it. He had it all planned out but one look at Kurt and his nerves got the better of him.

Blaine of course isn't as stupid as to ask Kurt to marry him in the middle of the school hallway. He doesn't even have a ring yet. He's going to plan out the proposal as soon as he's finished ring shopping. But he was planning to ask Kurt out on a simple date first. Dinner or a movie. Maybe both. And he had every word of his speech prepared, like he did at Dalton when he finally realized how head over heels he was for Kurt. But he chickened out this time.

Because what if he was reading the signs wrong? Yes, Kurt fluttered his eyelashes at him and leaned in a little. But maybe he just had something in his eye or he maybe he couldn't hear Blaine clearly so he had to get closer... or maybe he was making it all up in his head?

Flirting with Kurt is so easy in comparison. It's casual and feels natural. But asking him out? Scary.

Blaine sighs and falls back down on his bed where he has spent the last two hours contemplating whether he was just plain stupid for not having the balls to ask Kurt out or if it was maybe for the better because Kurt might not even want to get back together. He made it pretty clear at the wedding that he wasn't looking for anything serious. Besides, Blaine is not even sure if he is still dating that English guy that he may have been stalking a little on Facebook for further information and who seems way too perfect for Blaine's taste. And he knows Kurt has a thing for English accents. Sam even offered to show Blaine some tricks so he could impress Kurt with a Jude Law impersonation but Blaine doesn't want to come across as jealous.

Even if he is. A little.

Okay, a lot.

But jealousy is not the right way to win Kurt back. It's all about trust. He needs Kurt to trust him not to screw everything up again.

I don't wanna screw this up. The memory hurts him. He did screw up in the end. But maybe he is still able to get it right.

So he's going to propose. So Kurt knows he wants him and him only.


A/N: So, this will be a few chapters. Maybe 3 or 4, I haven't decided. I'm publishing this on Tumblr as well, my blog name is notthetoothfairy, just like my pen name!

Have a nice Sunday! :)