They are all running late this morning. Blaine didn't have to wake up as early as normal since he was taking Oliver to the hospital for his routine skin cancer check from some abnormal freckles he has on this back and stomach. Since Blaine was not up early to get everyone out of bed they are all running late. When he first wakes he settles into the warmth of Kurt who managed to migrate to his side of the bed for warmth after he kicked all the covers off himself last night. Then Blaine's mind catches up and leaps out of bed yelling for Kurt to get up because honestly, sometimes Kurt is worse than their teenage son with getting up in the morning. It takes him almost forty minutes for him to even leave the bed and unfortunately they don't have that kind of time today. Kurt ignores him and pulls his pillow over his head turning to face away from Blaine. The soft breathing let's Blaine know he is already back asleep.
He quickly decides to get dressed before forcing him out of bed. He wastes a little more time when he realizes he doesn't have time to do his hair so he'll need to wear a hat, which means he needs his brown sweater not his blue one, unless he wears his white sweater then he needs to change out of his plaid grey button down to his red one with the collar. He wishes he had enough time to try them both on and compare but he can't waste the time.
Once he is ready he physically pulls Kurt out of bed who whines about not falling asleep until three in morning. "Yeah well if you don't get out of bed you'll be late for your meeting with the producer" Blaine says as he places Kurt in front of his section of their closest and pulls out a bowtie for himself, "And I told you not to drink that coffee that late yesterday" he nags a little as an afterthought.
Kurt just whines in replay blinking and moving from the closest to the bathroom.
Blaine rushes into Oliver's room and again has to physically pull Oliver out of bed. The only difference is Oliver fights back and clings to his bed where Kurt is just not awake to even fight back, but he will crawl back into bed if you don't get him started on his morning routine.
"Ollie you need to get up, I overslept and soon we will be running late to the doctors and I don't know when I can make you next appointment for" Blaine explains handing him some clothes to put on. "I'll be back in five minutes to make sure you're dressed and ready to go if you don't come out first."
It's mornings like these that he misses Sophie, who is away college. Once she joined the track team in high school she became a morning person. She was always up before everyone else. Blaine usually had breakfast ready by the time she was returning from her morning run and sometimes Blaine would run with her.
He checked the time again and decided he had enough time to have a quick cup of coffee before he ran out the door. Just as he was pouring the hot ready coffee into his mug Kurt came into the kitchen to pour himself a quick cup of orange juice before left.
"Did you see if Ollie was ready?" Blaine asked wondering if he would really have to go nag him to move faster.
"He's getting his shoes on, don't worry too much" Kurt answered peeking at his notes for the meeting.
"I know how much he hates these appointments and we unfortunately don't have enough time for him to drag his feet there this morning" Blaine clarified. In truth they all hates these appointments.
"Thank you again for getting off work today to take him."
"I knew this meeting was important and couldn't be rescheduled. And Laura was happy to switch her rehearsal day with mine so not much had to be rearranged."
"Just promise to call me when it's done. I'll excuse myself from the meeting they will just have to understand." Kurt lectured worried over the appointment as well.
"We will text you when the appointment is over so you can call at your convince. If needed I will call you right away, but it's going to be alright" Blaine comforted placing his now finished cup of coffee into the dishwasher along with Kurt's empty glass.
"No breakfast?" Oliver asked disappoint as he entered the kitchen.
"They may need to do blood work and I'd rather be able to get it done instead of having to come back," Blaine answered.
"I'll meet you both for lunch wherever you want to make up for skipping breakfast," Kurt promised giving Blaine a quick peck and Oliver a tight hug goodbye before grabbing his keys and walking out the door. It was only five minutes later before Blaine and Oliver were on their way to the hospital.
Things were also behind at the hospital. They waited a lot longer than normal for the doctor to come into their room and check out Oliver. Oliver's stomach growled softly as it hit over twenty minutes of waiting. "Dad…" he whined silently begging for food.
"It's won't be much longer Ollie," Blaine reassured.
"I'm a growing boy! I need food!" Oliver exclaimed the boredom and hunger effecting his mood.
"Alright I'll head over to the vending machine and get you some pretzels for after." Blaine gave in stepping out of the room and down the dark quiet hallway to the vending machines.
As Blaine pulled out his wallet he paused for a second noticing a small girl hiding behind the trashcan out of the corner of his eye. He silently placed the two dollars in the machine and pressed the buttons for pretzels, pretending not to notice her. He grabbed the change and pulled out another dollar buying another bag of pretzels before he dared to directly look at her.
She was thin and small in her hospital gown. She had some bruises and scratches. Her hair looked like it hadn't been washed and brushed in a while. She had been staring at him wide eyed her thumb stuck tightly in her mouth. Blaine didn't want to scare her so he carefully placed himself on the floor across from her. She tried to move back but she was already against the wall, so Blaine put more space between them.
He smiled softly at her and waved. She didn't react or move. Blaine wasn't sure if that was good or not.
"Are you hiding?" He whispered making sure she wasn't just lost. She again didn't react she just watched him closely. "I bet someone is real worried about you or will be when they notice you're gone."
This time she looked down ashamed tears in her eyes.
"It's okay to be scared. I'm here with my son and I'm a little scared too. This place can be really intimidating." Blaine tried again keeping his voice soft. "Maybe we can go back together?"
She didn't even have a chance to answer before a rush of medical staff found her and pulled her from her hiding place. Blaine's heart squeezed as she let out terrified shrieks and fought her way. He wanted to ask about her but before any words came out of his mind they apologized and dismissed him.
He forced himself to forget about the instance as he made his way back to the room Oliver was in. As he entered the room Oliver was putting his shirt back on.
"Sorry I got stuck getting pretzels, how does everything look Dr. Martin?" Blaine asked his mind back on why they were there in the first place.
"Mr. Hummel, everything looks good to me. There aren't any more than the last time and none have grown in size. We didn't even take a sample this time, but be sure to keep a close eye on them and of course schedule your regular appointment with me when you leave." The doctor explained shaking both their hands before leaving the room.
"What took so long?" Oliver asked curiously.
"I'll explain later, right now let's make your next appointment and get you fed" Blaine answered.
With all the excitement of Kurt's play being picked up by the producer he met with Blaine really does forget all about the little girl hiding behind the trashcan. At least until Kurt and Blaine are settled into the couch for the evening. Kurt fixing a button on one of Oliver's shirts, Blaine reviewing his work for a new musical. The news was on softly in the background until a story catches Blaine's ear and he stops and turns up the volume, it also intrigues Kurt enough to stop sewing and pay attention. Police had found a young girl had been living in a small cage in a basement for most of her life.
Blaine feels his heart drop into his stomach when they show her picture. It's the girl behind the trashcan. When they cut to commercial his mouth goes dry and he feels like he can't breathe.
"She … I thought …" His words stumbles. Kurt looks frightened for a minutes and reaches for his hands.
"Blaine?" He asked worried eyes and all.
Blaine takes a deep breath before begin again. "When we were at the hospital this morning I went to the vending machine to get Ollie some pretzels. She was hiding behind a trash can. I thought maybe she had cancer or was sick and she was hiding from treatment, but I never thought…" Kurt squeezes his hand to remind him that he's here. That's when he realizes he is shaking. "Kurt the way she was screaming when they found her … I'm not going to be able to stop hearing it now that I know she-" Blaine cuts off shaking his head.
Kurt turns the television off and pulls Blaine close to him. Blaine knows it's meant to comfort him but his mind is going a mile a minute. It ends on the thought of her ending up in a family that is just as bad or worse or doesn't care. "She needs love and care" Blaine thinks out loud.
"Blaine …" Kurt says softly, maybe it was supposed to be a warning because Kurt knows where Blaine is going with this, but there is no real warning behind the tone.
"Kurt, we found out what happens to some of those kids in the system when we first looking at having children" Blaine explains.
"I know and we both agreed that was a responsibility we weren't ready for. Could you imagine this responsibility?" Kurt reasons.
Blaine knows this is huge and probably something bigger than they can handle but he has this strong feeling about her and this connection he can't explain.
"Kurt she needs us" He breathes hoping Kurt understands.
Kurt is quiet for a while, thinking. After a while he finally lets out a small breath. "I can't hurt to do our research and talk to a few experts, but we can't make a decision or get our hearts set on this. We don't even know if she will end up in the foster care system" Kurt reasons.
Blaine just nods in response, but he knows his heart is already set on her.