A/N: Here's one more chapter before I go to bed. Reviews are greatly appreciated. Enjoy!
CHAPTER TWO
Kurt sat on his bed and listened as the phone continued to ring. Maybe Blaine wasn't going to answer and to be honest he didn't expect him to. The phone call earlier today could have been handled better. Hell, he shouldn't have done it over the phone but he hadn't wanted to drag it out. He knew that he'd be back in Lima in a couple of weeks but he hadn't wanted to wait, not when he knew in his heart that he wasn't feeling the same way he was before he had left. He didn't want to hurt Blaine but he knew that if he had let it go on any longer it would have only been harder to do. He had spoken to Rachel the previous night at dinner and he had also rung Mercedes that morning before he'd rung Blaine. Both girls had told him to be sure before he did anything and he had been sure when he'd rung him. So he had to wonder why he was ringing him again so soon. He had told himself it was to make sure that Blaine was ok but in his heart he knew that that wasn't why. He was worried that he'd made the wrong decision, that he'd let the best thing that had ever happened to him go.
Blaine held the phone but didn't answer it. Why would Kurt be ringing him? He so desperately wanted to answer but he also didn't want to talk to him at the moment. He knew that if he did, he would start crying again and that was the one thing he didn't want to do in front of Kurt. He wouldn't let him know how hurt he was. Resolutely he placed the phone on the bedside table without answering it and walked into his bathroom. Turning on the shower, he closed the door behind him as he stepped under the flow of water, effectively shutting out the sound of the phone. Resting his head against the tiles, he let the tears fall. Kurt must know that he couldn't talk to him, that it would hurt him to much. He thought that his boyfriend, or should he say ex-boyfriend, was more considerate than that but then again, he had just dumped him over the phone earlier today. He let the hot water run over his body for the next few minutes before he turned the taps off and stepped out of the shower. Wrapping the towel around his waist, he walked back into his room. Thankfully the phone was now silent. Grabbing some fresh clothes, he quickly got dressed and walked out to the living room to find his parents cuddling of the couch.
"Hi sweetheart. How are you?"
"Hey mum. Yeah I'm ok, well not really but I think I will be."
"What happened mate?"
"Kurt and I have split up." Blaine swallowed quickly so he could stop the tears that were threatening to fall again. "I don't know what I'm going to do. I think I want to go back to Dalton but only if you guys can afford it. I don't want to put your into any financial trouble."
"Come here kiddo." His dad said as he patted the couch between him and his wife. When Blaine had sat down, his dad put his arm around his shoulders and squeezed gently. "Of course you can go back if that's what you really want. We can still afford it, we're not completely broke but you need to be sure. Why don't you think it over for the rest of the weekend and we'll talk more about it tomorrow night."
"Thanks dad. So what's been happening in your lives today?"
He and his parents sat for the next hour talking about their day. Pretty soon, his mum got up to make some dinner leaving his dad and him to continue talking. He realised once again how much he loved his family and how much they loved him. His parents hadn't even blinked when he said that he wanted to go back to Dalton. That in itself told him how much they loved him. He had been so nervous before he'd come out to them, not knowing how they would react but not only had his parents been fine about it all, so had his brother Andrew and his sister Olivia. He knew that not everyone was so lucky. When dinner was ready, they sat down around the table and their conversation continued. They talked about all sorts of things including what Blaine was thinking about regarding school. That his parents were so involved in his life often freaked out his friends a little bit but his whole family was like this. They tended to talk things over with each other and it had always been this way. Even when he and his brother and sister had been younger. After dinner he went back into his room to do some of his homework. An hour later his phone rang again. Nervously looking at the caller display he was happy to see that it wasn't Kurt. Reaching out, he picked up his phone and answered.
"Hello?"
"Hi Blaine, it's Rachel. How are you doing?"
"Hi Rachel, I don't really want to talk about it. Clearly Kurt told you."
"Yeah he did and I'm really sorry. I know what it's like. When Finn broke up with me it hurt me so much and I thought that I would never get over it."
"Yeah but Finn did that so that you would go to New York and follow your dream to go and work on Broadway. You know that he still loves you. I can't say the same for Kurt; clearly he wanted to move on without me."
"Oh Blaine, I don't think that that is why. I know you won't believe this but Kurt is hurting as well."
"Oh Rachel, please don't. Kurt broke my heart when he dumped me today and to be honest I really don't want to talk about him or it at the moment. So I'm sorry Rachel but I have to go. Say hello to Finn for me next time you talk to him. Goodbye Rachel."
"Goodbye Blaine."
Blaine put his phone back down on his desk and returned to his homework. He had known that the others would have known and he'd been right. He'd also been right that they would defend Kurt and he wasn't in the mood to hear that right now. If Rachel knew that meant that pretty much the rest of the glee club would know by now. She would have told Finn who would have told Puck who would have told Quinn and so on and so on. How would he face them all on Monday? They would all try to comfort him while defending Kurt and he didn't think that he could handle that. He knew that lots of people went through break-ups, hell half of New Directions had gone out and broken up with the other half, but when it was happening to you it just made it that much harder.
Pushing his book away, Blaine rubbed his hands through his hair and knew that he wouldn't achieve anything of value tonight so he grabbed his pyjamas and got changed. After brushing his teeth and cleaning his face, he hopped into bed and prayed that sleep would come quickly. Thankfully sleep came a lot quicker than he thought it would and surprisingly, he slept well, he had no dreams of any kind, good or bad. When he got up in the morning he could smell the breakfast that his mother was cooking and he smiled. She always cooked up a huge breakfast every Sunday. As he reached the kitchen he heard laughter and he knew that they had visitors and it didn't take him long to find out who it was.
"Blainey poo. How are you baby?"
"Hey Liv, I'm fine. How are you?" Blaine asked as he hugged his older sister while nodding to her husband. "Hey Pete, you keeping her under control?"
Peter just laughed at that while Olivia playfully punched her younger brother before whispering that they would talk later.
"Anyway, we didn't just come over for breakfast; we have something to tell you all."
"What is it sweetheart?"
"Well, you are about to become grandparents. I'm pregnant!"
Blaine looked at his mum who was crying which prompted his sister to go over to her and embrace her. His dad shook Peter's hand before he enveloped his son-in-law in a hug as well. Blaine smiled at them all. He was going to be an uncle. How cool was that, he needed to tell Kurt. And it was at that moment that the smile left his face and his heart dropped. Kurt was no longer interested in his life and his family. And it was something that he would have to get used to. His sister chose that moment to look over at him and he could tell from the look on his face that he hadn't hidden his feelings very well. As she made to walk over to him, he shook his head and mouthed later to her. She nodded and proceeded to sit down at the table to eat breakfast. For the next hour there was lots of laughter and Blaine once again thanked God for his family.
Just as he was about to excuse himself from the table his phone started to ring. He apologised to his family as he reached into his pocket and pulled his phone out. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it wasn't Kurt.
"Hello?"
"Hi Blaine, it's Sebastian. I hope you don't mind that I'm calling you. I just wanted to check up on you, see how you are doing."
"It's fine Sebastian and I'm doing a little better than yesterday."
"Really?"
"Well maybe not by much but as they say, take each day as it comes. And I just had some great news. I'm about to become an uncle. My sister is preggers."
"Hey, that's great man. Have you thought any more about what we talked about yesterday?"
"Yeah I have and I've spoken to my parents and they are ok with me moving back but we are going to talk more about it tonight. I've just got to get through today."
"Well you are more than welcome to come over here. Some of the guys will be coming over. We are working on our sectionals piece. As long as you don't pass on any information to McKinley that is."
"Sounds great. What time?"
"Around 1 is when the others are getting here. Come on over around then. Do you have my address?"
Blaine told him that he didn't so Sebastian quickly gave it to him before they hung up. When he hung up the phone, Blaine turned around to see his sister leaning in the door watching him intently.
"Well I know that that wasn't Kurt. Mum told me what happened. You ok kiddo?"
"Not really but maybe someday I will. Why did he do it to me Liv? What was I doing wrong?"
Olivia opened her arms and Blaine walked into them. He'd always looked up to his sister and sought out her advice.
"Baby, don't think that. You did nothing wrong. Kurt is the one in the wrong. You are great and if he couldn't see that then you are better off without him. Trust me ok. One day he will realise that he made a humongous mistake in letting you go."
"Thanks Livvy, I needed to hear that."
"So, who was on the phone then?"
"That was Sebastian. He goes to Dalton."
"Hang on. Sebastian, as in the guy who threw that rock salt filled slushie at you last year? The one that nearly blinded you? Why is he calling you?"
"Yes, it's the same guy. We've moved on from that incident and I've forgiven him. Actually I saw him yesterday not long after Kurt called me and we had a good talk. He helped me out."
"What's with that tone of voice?"
Blaine tried to act innocent but he knew what she meant and his blush gave him away. She smiled at him but said nothing more. If her brother could find something to smile and blush about given everything that had happened to him yesterday she was happy about that, at least for now.
Blaine gave her a final hug before excusing himself and returning to his room to finish his homework. Even if he did decide to go back to Dalton, he couldn't let his schoolwork slip. Dalton prided itself on having high achieving students, hell; he prided himself on his high standards in his schoolwork. So for the next few hours he hit the books, finishing his homework and working on a couple of assignments that were due in a few weeks. It was only when his mother called him for lunch that he realised that he was actually very hungry. Not wanting to be disturbed through lunch he left his phone in his room.
Kurt dialled Blaine's number again and hoped that he would pick up the phone this time. But as the phone continued to ring he realised that Blaine might never pick up another phone call from him again and it hurt to acknowledge this. Rachel had called him earlier this morning and told him that she had spoken to Blaine the night before and he hadn't sounded very good. This had just caused Kurt more pain. He was started to wish that he had never made that call yesterday. Maybe he had been too hasty in his decision.
Blaine pulled up in front of Sebastian's house and could tell that many of the other Warblers were already here. Their cars were parked outside. He immediately recognised Jeff's, Nick's and Thad's cars as well as Jeremy's, Kevin's and Aaron's. He smiled to himself, remembering all the fun times he had with theses guys as well as David and Wes back at Dalton. This was probably exactly what he needed today. As he got out of his car, another one pulled up behind him. He saw Jon at the wheel while Chris, Nathan and Connor were his passengers. So if every car had brought this many guys, most of the Warblers were inside Sebastian's house. Oh yeah, this was going to be fun.
"Blaine, my man. Didn't know you were going to be here today. Hope you're not here to spy on us. I'd hate to have to kick your behind."
"Nah Jon, I thought I'd join you for the day. Just like old times. That ok with you?"
"Hell yeah, let's go and have some fun. Maybe you can get Sebastian to lighten up a bit. He's more of a slave driver than Wes ever was if you can believe that."
"Now that is something I have to see. Wes was merciless."
"Trust us, he's worse."
The boys just laughed as they made their way into the house. Sebastian greeted them
at the front door and when he saw Blaine his smile grew even wider. He couldn't
help himself. He'd never gotten over his feelings for him and now here he was in his
home.
"Welcome guys. We're all set up in the rumpus room. Blaine follow me, I'll show
you the way."
Blaine followed behind him as they walked through the magnificent hallway towards the back of the house. Blaine knew that Sebastian's family was rich, most of the boys at Dalton came from wealthy families but Sebastian's wealth seemed so much greater than any of the others if he were to judge by this house alone.
"Are your parents here?"
"Nah, they're in France for the next couple of months. So it's just me and the staff here and they love me so I can pretty much do whatever I want as long as it's not illegal."
Blaine just laughed and shook his head. This was the Sebastian that he first met. So cocky and self-assured. And if he had to admit it to himself, he liked that and it didn't hurt that he had an arse that didn't quit. That thought pulled Blaine up short. Where the hell had it come from? He was broken up about Kurt, why was he looking at another guy's arse? He hadn't realised that he'd stopped walking until Sebastian looked around at him.
"You ok Blaine?"
"Uh yeah, sorry, just looking at some of the artwork. Are they all originals?"
"Yeah, mum's a bit of an art freak. Come on, the guys are waiting." He said as he turned back around and continued down the hallway with his hands in his pockets which caused his already tight jeans to hug his arse even tighter and Blaine could feel his own jeans beginning to get a lot tighter as well. He couldn't believe that he was reacting this way. He shouldn't be looking at another boy, let alone Sebastian. Sure he had peaked his interest last year but this was just ridiculous. He was supposed to be in love with Kurt and even though their relationship was over, his feelings should still be there and they were but now what he had felt for Sebastian was bubbling to the surface and he wasn't sure if he wanted to push it down any more. Where was the harm in enjoying the view? Because, damn, the boy was hot.
