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4: Check up

Cooper sat propped up in bed and, reading over Kurt's file. He wasn't sure if Kurt knew that he possessed such information about him and he wasn't going to keep it from him. Carole, Kurt's handler, had given it to him, and it included all medical history and school records.

Cooper frowned as he scanned the document. It was thicker than he would have imagined and he growled under his breath as he read that over the years Kurt had taken more than a few trips to the hospital. He didn't linger on Kurt's childhood with his biological parents – the boy didn't want people to know about his past and Cooper refused to pry.

All Cooper knew about Kurt's past was that his father had been an abusive drunk and killed his mother and then himself. He never mentioned how abusive but evidently it was bad enough to have ended up in the hospital a few times.

Cooper clenched his teeth together, sucking in a deep breath. There was nothing he could do about that now but it was his chance to give Kurt the life he deserved; the family he deserved.

He scanned the file once more and frowned. Kurt hadn't had a check-up at the doctors for quite some time. He made a mental note to make an appointment in the morning. He moved away from Kurt's medical forms and looked instead at his school transcripts. Kurt had been to five different schools but despite this evident upheaval, his marks were good. But he already knew that Kurt was smart – Blaine raved enough about it.

He smiled fondly at the thought of the couple. He remembered Blaine coming home one day with a dreamy smile on his face. Cooper had seen Blaine have a crush before but never like this. It hadn't taken long for him to spill that beans and reveal that he had met the most beautiful and amazing boy.

The first time that Blaine had introduced Kurt as his boyfriend he could see why his brother was attracted to him. Kurt was a beautiful boy; there was something about his eyes that sparked with a burning passion for life. He had been incredibly shy, however, and stuck to Blaine's side at all times, though he had eventually began to relax in Cooper presence. Blaine had filled him on the basics of Kurt's past and why he could be so cold and distant at times.

Cooper yawned and carefully closed Kurt's file, setting it down on his bedside table. As he settled under the covers he thought to himself; Kurt may nearly be an adult but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be looked after and it's about time he was.

Cooper was pottering around the kitchen when Kurt emerged from his room. He smiled at Cooper, who grinned back.

"Morning Kurt," Cooper greeted him.

"Morning."

"Did you sleep okay?" He asked. Kurt gave a little shrug and Cooper frowned, "Blaine up yet?"

"No, although he's rarely up before eight on a weekend," Kurt said with a fond smile.

Cooper chuckled. He knew all too well that getting Blaine up early on a weekend was hard work. "Oh, I just wanted to tell you that I'm going to make you a doctor's appointment. Just for a check-up," Cooper explained.

Kurt stopped in the middle of getting some yoghurt from the fridge and stared at Cooper with disbelief. "You made me an appointment?"

"Yeah," Cooper smiled at him. "I just want to make sure you're healthy and I know you haven't had an appointment for a while."

"I – I don't need one; really, you don't have to go to the trouble just for me," Kurt persisted, albeit weakly.

Cooper shrugged, "Doesn't hurt to have a check-up." His heart sunk as Kurt looked lost, as if he wasn't sure how to respond to such a simple and kind act.

"Thank you," he swallowed thickly.

"Don't worry about it," Cooper smiled. "I have to get to work but I'll be back by lunch. I'll bring us home some fresh bread."

"Have a good day," Kurt offered by way of response.

"You too," Cooper replied. He swiped his things off the kitchen bench and hurried to the door, his heart beating warmly in his chest. He had half-expected Kurt to protest against the appointment but even if he had, he wasn't taking no for an answer.

Blaine looked to his boyfriend, who was sitting nervously in the hard plastic chair of the doctor's waiting room. Kurt had never liked hospitals or doctors, having never had any good memories to associate them with as a result of only ever coming to them after being abused.

Blaine gently slid a hand onto Kurt's knee and gave it a squeeze. His boyfriend's gaze snapped to his at this and Blaine was surprised to see his blue green eyes swimming with anxiety.

"You don't need to be scared," Blaine soothed. "It's just check-up."

"I know," Kurt murmured.

"What's got you worried?" He asked. "Maybe I can help."

Kurt smiled at the gesture but it soon slid from his face. "It's nothing."

"Kurt," Blaine said, his voice gentle but holding a warning nonetheless.

Kurt pouted at him but Blaine just gave his knee another squeeze and Kurt sighed. "I'm not used to coming for just a check-up and it's going to be weird not having to lie about how I got a bruise or how a rib got cracked."

Blaine frowned. He hadn't known Kurt had cracked a rib once before but decided to address that particular issue later. He was furious that Kurt had to lie to the doctors about how he sustained certain injuries and from the corner of his eye he could see Cooper's grip the magazine he was reading tighten. Evidently, he had heard too.

"I don't – I don't," Kurt continued and growled with frustration at being unable to express himself. "I'm not sure how I'm supposed to act or accept –"

Blaine cut Kurt's near-hysterical rambling off with a quick kiss to his cheek. Kurt broke off suddenly, casting a startled look around the waiting room. Nobody was looking at them and Kurt seemed to relax a little. They never indulged in PDA; not wanting to give people anymore ammunition, but Blaine decided that his boyfriend needed a little TLC every now and again.

"You don't need to worry about that," Blaine told him. "We know that you are thankful and that you're not used to kind acts. It will take time, Kurt, but it will feel normal soon, I promise."

"I don't think I will ever feel normal," Kurt mumbled.

Blaine clenched his teeth. He hated Kurt's parents for doing this to him; making it so he couldn't ever accept a simple act of kindness. "Then I'll just have to show you how normal it is."

Kurt blinked at Blaine before giving him a small smile. He hesitated, and then bravely kissed Blaine's cheek. It was only a small peck but it elicited a grin from the boy. "I don't know what I did to deserve you," he told his boyfriend honestly.

"Hummel!"

The three men stood and quickly followed the nurse through the practice to the doctor's office. They were seated and didn't have to wait long until the Doctor came in.

"Good morning," he smiled at them, taking a seat. "What can I do for you today?"

"We're here for a check-up," Cooper informed him and the Doctor nodded.

"Alright, which one is Kurt?"

Kurt raised a hesitant hand.

"Nice to meet you Kurt," the Doctor greeted. "I'll just get you to sit up here for me."

He indicated to the large metal bed that was tucked up in the corner. It looked like a massage table but with more steel. Kurt sat on it gingerly, looking all the more nervous. The Doctor came over and stood in front of him.

"Alright Kurt, take a deep breath for me," the Doctor instructed and Kurt complied.

He meticulously followed the instructions that the man gave him, avoiding his eyes. He could feel Blaine and Cooper's gaze on his every move and he swallowed thickly at the emotion building up inside him. He couldn't believe how kind they were and that they actually loved him.

"I need you to take you shirt off for me," the Doctor said.

Kurt froze and shot his boyfriend a panicked look. Blaine was up and out of his seat in an instant, coming to his side and gently touching his hand.

"I don't want to," Kurt mumbled, feeling incredibly uncomfortable.

"You're in a safe place, Kurt. No one will judge you here," the Doctor reassured him. His voice was gentle and soothing but Kurt didn't make any move to take off his shirt.

Blaine nodded and gave Kurt an encouraging smile. He bit his lip, slowly lifting up his shirt and pulling it over his head. He clutched it tightly in his fist and shivered under everyone's stares.

The doctor did his examination quickly and finally Kurt could put his shirt back on.

"Okay, everything seems to be okay," the doctor murmured, making some final notes in Kurt's file. "You have some old bruises that are still fading, which will take some time. Bruises that gain bruising on top of them take longer to heal. You are acutely dehydrated too so I suggest you take some electrolytes to help with that."

"Thank you," Cooper said, shaking the Doctor's hand.

Blaine and Kurt smiled and quickly left the room. Before Cooper could leave with them, the Doctor stopped him.

"Those bruises," he said, eyeing Cooper suspiciously. "They are quite old and many are in the same place. It's quite hard to hit yourself in the same place over and over where not many people will see."

"I'm sure that's what his past foster families had in mind when they did it to him," Cooper replied coldly.

The doctor looked chastened at implying that Cooper was the one who did this to him. "They will fade eventually but you may want to think about having someone talk to him," the Doctor suggested. "Physical health isn't always the dangerous one."

Cooper nodded. "I know. Thank you."

The Doctor smiled, indicating Cooper's queue to leave. Blaine and Kurt were waiting for him, both looking eager to escape the office. Cooper led them out to the car but his mind was still on the bruises that littered Kurt's delicate pale skin.

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