Blaine's brows furrowed when there was a soft knock at the door at his small apartment in Columbus Ohio. He was not expecting anyone. Who is he kidding he had not had company in two years. He pushed his reading glass up the bridge of his nose and picked up his blonde curly haired daughter, who looked nothing like him, from the spot on the floor before walking a total of five feet to the door and opening it. To say he was surprised when he saw the man standing before him was an understatement. It was like in the scary movies where the idiot couple walks up the steps to a large supposedly uninhabited mansion and the lighting strikes causing an ominous glow over the building and a shrieking crack that echoes for miles.
"Ku-Kurt?" Blaine said hesitantly looking at the older man in front of him.
"Uh. Hey." The man said giving Blaine an awkward wave and looking at the little girl in the scruffy man's arms.
"I don't mean to be rude; it's just… why are you here?" Blaine asked hoisting the seven year old back up onto his hip making her giggle.
Kurt smiled slightly, "I just… I need a place to stay and... And after we," Kurt coughed awkwardly, "after I ended it you said you would always be here if I needed you and I don't have anywhere else to go."
Blaine sighed and stepped to the side "welcome to my humble abode." He said trying to lighten the mood but only seemed to make everything more tense.
"Uhm… Thanks." Kurt muttered stepping inside and toeing off his muddy shoes with a blush, "I-I would have gotten a hotel It's just that I don't have any mon..."
"Don't worry about it," Blaine said with a tight smile, "I really don't mind. Do you want something to drink?"
Kurt nodded, eyes cast towards the ground.
Blaine bent down and set the small girl on her feet, "why don't you head to your room, Lannie, and put on Ariel I'll be in soon to tuck you in." he said giving her a kiss on the nose and gently nudging her to the other room.
"Okay B." she said sweetly before scurrying away.
Blaine stood up and straitened his red button-down shirt so the edges covered the beginning of his black, tight pants.
"Wine?" he asked pointing to the kitchen, which was a little too close to the living area.
"Red please." Kurt whispered to his feet.
The other man nodded and walked away leaving the other to admire the tiny room.
When Blaine came back and handed Kurt his wine his eyes narrowed slightly, "I'm fine with you staying but I think you at least owe me an explanation, especially after about ten years."
Kurt gave a tiny nod and followed Blaine to the couch. He sat down awkwardly taking a few sips of the first decent tasting alcohol he had had in a long time,
"Whose is she?" Kurt blurted out and instantly regretted it but the question was already looming over them like a thick rain cloud.
Blaine sighed and set his glass on the cluttered table, "two years after you… left me, belle, remember her? From college? She and mike were the only friends I had left. They had finally gotten married and before anyone knew it, there was a baby on the way.
"Their life was great I always thought we'd end up like that all perfect and domestic with a baby somewhere on the way. Anyway, when she gave birth I do not think I had ever seen anything more beautiful. She rarely cried I mean she was just a dream child. Everyone fought over her, competing to see who got to hold her next. They asked me to be the godfather right off. I was their closest friend and they were my only friends beside the warblers who I only saw for one week each summer.
"Of course I accepted. Then a few days after her first birthday, they were on the road to visit grandparents. I told them not to. The roads were slippery and dangerous I-I just they would not listen. They crashed into the side railing. M-mike an…and belle did not make it but Lannie was still asleep in the backseat without a scratch. I've had her ever since." Blaine sighed shakily and ran a hand through his hair.
Kurt wiped away his tears quickly when Blaine looked up at him, "wh-why didn't you call me?"
"You must have changed your number… I tried but." Blaine's sentence drifted off.
"God I'm just… so sorry for everything." Kurt said, and the smile Blaine gave him nearly broke his heart.
"I'm okay. I'm always okay. It was a long time ago I eventually had to get over it..."
"Blaine you can't just hold all of this in… it isn't healthy. It's okay to cry sometimes." Kurt said quietly.
"I haven't cried since you left me for him." Blaine said with a hint of bitterness.
"I wasn't worth crying over anyway. And there was not any other man. I was just scared that one day you would wake up and regret being with me so instead of getting hurt I-I hurt you instead and I left. I have been living in a motel in Vegas for the past ten years working in a bar. I hated myself for being selfish. I hated myself for making you cry and hurt but I wanted to save you from a life… with me." Kurt shifted on the black leather couch and stared at his socked feet suddenly interested in the tiny holes by his toes from being worn far too often.
"Kurt I love… loved you. You practically killed me that day. Why did you feel that you couldn't just come talk to me about your insecurities?" Blaine asked, looking hurt with some anger mixed in and staring Kurt in the eye. Hazel to now a stunning bright blue.
"I wasn't thinking. We… we were so young and god I could never stop loving you even though I tried I just…"
Blaine smiled the best he could manage, "how about you get some sleep I know I'm exhausted. Lannie has to get to bed; the guest room is right over there with some extra clothing in the drawer you can get settled while I tuck her in. I'll check on you in a few minutes." Blaine said cutting Kurt off. He really did not want to talk to this man right now. Just looking at him made him sick. He was hurt and a little angry and rather talk the next day when this has all sunk in. He did not show it though. He wanted to seem open and accept Kurt in but there was only so much he could take at one time. However, the man before him lied and ruined one of the best things he ever had. He promised himself he would keep his cool and try his hardest to talk it all out with Kurt.
Kurt nodded and took his small backpack of essentials into the room to get ready.
Blaine told Lannie a quick story before shutting off Ariel giving her exactly twenty kissed before closing the door and walking to the guest bedroom. The door was wide opened and Kurt was fast asleep so he walked in and turned off the lights, "Sweet dreams." He whispered before shutting the door and heading to bed himself.
A/N: I know I have been a bad girl when it comes to updating): so I fixed some things up and am trying to get off my lazy as to do this ha-ha.