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"Come on Kurt, we were supposed to leave five minutes ago!" Blaine shouted up the stairs of his home.
"That's exactly why I'm taking my time!" Kurt shouted back.
"You're going to have to meet her at some point babe!" Blaine also shouted.
"Will you two stop shouting?!" Blaine's mother shouted from the study at the back of the house.
"Sorry mom!" Blaine shouted back.
Eventually, Kurt slowly walked down the stairs in a smart-casual outfit with a face like death. Blaine had to laugh at this;
"Kurt, this isn't the end of the world. We're going to go back to your house, meet Carole, find out all about her and what a great partner she is for your dad, and then you'll come back here for the night to decompress. It's the perfect situation".
"Your optimism annoys me", Kurt said, walking out the front door without changing his grumpy facial expression.
The car ride there was filled with silence. Blaine tried to initiate some conversation, but Kurt was obviously too nervous to respond, so he put on some Katy Perry (he knew Kurt would never complain about it in this state) and they drove in silence to the Hummel mansion.
"Hello?" Blaine shouted as they entered the house, "Burt?"
"We're in the kitchen guys!" Blaine shouted. Blaine took Kurt's hand in support as the pair walked towards the voices.
Inside the kitchen they found the chef who was preparing their dinner for the evening, as well as Burt's familiar face. Right beside the older Hummel was a middle-aged woman wearing a horrific denim combination. She had a friendly face though, and smiled encouragingly at the boys as they walked in.
"Carole, this is my son Kurt and his boyfriend Blaine. Boys, this is my girlfriend Carole".
Kurt seemed to be in a state of shock at that moment, so Blaine stepped forward with a winning smile and shook Carole's hand.
"Kurt, remember your manners", Burt said sternly.
"Hello", Kurt said with his bitchy voice he only used when he felt defensive.
"It's so lovely to meet you Kurt, you look so much like your dad". Blaine winced; that was not the way to enter Kurt's good books. Everyone knew Kurt bore little resemblance of his dad, but he revelled in the fact that he was the spitting image of his mother. Uncharacteristically, however, Kurt did not say anything.
"Well, I think the food is ready, so shall we all sit down?" Burt said in an overly cheery voice, leading them all through to the dining room.
As they sat down, Blaine made sure to rest a reassuring hand on Kurt's leg.
"So boys, Burt tells me you've been together for six years! That's a long time for men of your age!" Carole said, her smile never leaving her face.
"What are you trying to say?" Kurt said defensively.
"Kurt!" Burt sternly said, "she's just trying to learn things about you; behave!"
"Yes ma'am, we've been together since we were both twelve".
"So what do you both want to do when you're older?" She asked. Did her optimism ever end?
"Well, I'm very invested in becoming a doctor", Blaine said, maintaining his dapper demeanour.
"Wow! And what about you Kurt?" Carole asked.
"I'm going to take over my dad's business, so it's in my best interest that I am aware of who may or may not have access to said business", Kurt said, staring daggers at the woman in question. Burt just sighed in exasperation.
"Look guys, this is really important to me that you're meeting Carole. I really think we have something special and I wouldn't have introduced her if I didn't trust her, so can we please try to be civil?" Burt looked pointedly at Kurt then, who grumbled a yes.
The rest of the dinner went much more smoothly, mostly because Kurt hardly said a word. The wine was in flow, so Burt and Carole became much more loose and easy going towards the end of the meal, so Blaine definitely felt more comfortable around the visitor.
"Well, I think it's time I headed off, but it truly was lovely to meet you both, especially you Kurt", Carole finally said.
"Yeah, I think we should get going too", Blaine said, standing up from the table which had long since been cleared of dishes.
"We?" Carole asked, looking confused.
"Oh, Kurt always stays at Blaine's house on a Saturday", Burt explained, leading Carole towards the front entrance as Kurt and Blaine followed behind.
"You…you let them stay together at night? Unsupervised?"
"Well, yes…" Burt said, obviously unsure of Carole's intentions here.
"Oh! That's…unexpected", Carole said, leaving them all confused. Blaine tightened his hold around Kurt's waist. She obviously didn't understand the level of trust in the Hummel/Anderson relationship.
"Well, it was lovely to meet you Carole", Blaine said, trying to hurry her out the door, "come on babe", he said to Kurt, giving him a quick kiss on the lips before they picked up their coats and put on their shoes.
They couldn't miss the tiny gasp that escaped from Carole's mouth. She looked surprised, confused, and slightly horrified at what she had just seen, although she was obviously trying to mask it. The boys weren't even sure if Burt had noticed.
Nevertheless, both of them obviously decided to ignore it and quickly walked out the house towards Kurt's car. Was Carole a closeted homophobe? Surely not, she was so pleasant throughout dinner. Kurt's hatred towards the woman had only intensified once he had met her, and Blaine couldn't help but be guarded around her. They would have to find out more about this Carole Hudson…
Dun, dun dun! See you next chapter.