And that's how they ended up in the car without either of them saying anything. Well, not quite... There was a discussion about how the hell a gay man in his mid-twenties could have a son he didn't know about. Of course, Kurt knew about Blaine's drunken one night stand during their break up but Blaine never told him that his one night stand was female.
"Can we not talk about this now?", Blaine asked, "I have a toddler waiting for me who just lost his Mom in a car accident. Besides, you remember my kiss with Rachel, right? It was kind of like that. Apparently, I get affectionate when I'm drunk. No matter what gender."
Kurt couldn't help but feel really sorry for both the child and Blaine, who still looked really shocked and apparently didn't know how to use condoms or something but that's a matter for another time.
"Alright. Then let's go.", Kurt said and threw Blaine's car keys in his direction and that once again brings us back in the awfully quiet car.
"So... Do you want to talk about what's about to happen? Or do you want to surprise me?", Kurt says.
"I'm not even sure what is about to happen, Kurt.", Blaine answers.
"What did they tell you on the phone then?", Kurt asks.
"Just a woman talking really fast about me having a kid and how that kid's mother apparently got in a car accident. She suggested I come by immediately.", Blaine explained.
"Did she mention how she knows you're the father?", Kurt asks again.
"She mentioned me in her last will. It said I should be allowed custody after her death.", Blaine said, "It also said that I am the biological father, but that can't be confirmed without me taking a DNA test."
"So will you take a DNA test to confirm your paternity?"
"Can you please stop with the questions already? I don't know what to do yet.", Blaine's tone of voice changes from annoyed to completely unsure and overwhelmed, "What do you think about it? It's just not my life I might be screwing up with this, right?", he means it to sound sarcastic but fails miserably.
"Alright. Do you want to hear my opinion on this? First of all, you screwed your life up years ago, you just didn't have to face the consequences yet. Secondly, I need to be honest here Blaine, that kid obviously doesn't deserve to end up in foster care but it is your decision to make. Kids are a huge responsibility alone but a grieving kid? That's huge, Blaine. When I lost my mom I was lucky to have my dad but grieving is a pain in the ass and believe me it's even worse when you don't have a family to count on.", Kurt declares and gets a little teary-eyed at the thought of what would have happened if he would have been in that little boy's situation.
A rush of guilt rushes over Blaine. Of course, he doesn't want that little boy, whose name he by the way still doesn't know or just simply overheard in his state of shock earlier on the phone, to end up in foster care. Even if it's just for a short time before he may be getting adopted because if Blaine learned something from Kurt talking about dealing with the loss of his mom, it's that a grieving child needs stability like air to breathe. To be honest, Blaine isn't sure if he's ready or even able to give a little boy such a stability. Blaine can't just quit his Job though. He loves making music. He loves all of it. It doesn't matter if it's the writing of his own songs or the playing of covers. Of course the work in the arts gives him some kind of flexibility just like Kurt's work in musical theater, but he's not sure how to use it properly.
"Penny for your thoughts?", Kurt looks at Blaine curiously.
"You told me all this stuff about the importance of stability in the life of grieving children because you did recherche on it when you were younger to help your dad out, remember?"
Kurt chuckles lightly,"Yes, of course, I remember. I was there. What's your point?"
"That boy needs stability then, right?", Kurt shrugs his shoulders in an 'I guess' kind of way, "He might be young but he will grieve his mother eventually. Do you think we have that kind of stability to give?"
"That's what you're worried about? Stability? Blaine, we're stable since getting married a few years back. No one expected us to be fine and stable because we were so young but we did it. We both have secure and relatively well-paid jobs, so do me a favor and worry about loving and taking care of a toddler instead of worrying about us being too unstable to handle it. Because believe me, we are stable.", Kurt answered, "I will support you no matter what I hope you know that.", he added helpfully.
"I know.", Blaine smiles gratefully, "I think you have to wait for my final decision though because it's an impossible thing to decide without even seeing the kid first and my nerves are killing me right now, so could we change the topic for a second? I need a distraction."
"I get that you need time. Change of topic, huh?", Kurt starts to smile mischievously,"Do you want to talk about the fact that you do not just sleep with a woman but also apparently do not even use condoms while doing so?"
Blaine's face reddens in embarrassment,"I was drunk, ok? And I don't even remember more than kissing the girl."
"You're lucky that I am the responsible one in our relationship. You'd be lost without me.", Kurt teases.
"Guilty as charged.", Blaine agrees and parks the car in a parking lot. As soon as the motor is turned off Blaine let's out a shaky breath and chuckles lightly, "Who would have thought I will be parking my car to go meet my son one day?"
Kurt ignores Blaine's forced attempt at humor, "You want me to go with you?"
Blaine looks confused now, "Of course I do. This changes your life too, remember?"
Kurt grabs Blaine's hand to give it a reassuring squeeze, "Then let's go face the beast, huh?"
