Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.

A/N: Just to warn you, I made Finn act like a douche in this chapter. I'm not sure why except maybe I was bored. Who knows? It's been awhile since I last updated but life happens. Plus I have to be in a certain mood to write. I tend to read more than anything else…oops. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 7: Uh-Oh!

Burt and Dave were sitting at the table while Kurt and Carole finished bringing in the last of the food. Carole sat opposite Burt at the end of the table while Kurt slid into the chair beside Dave. Everyone froze when Finn skidded into the dining room. His face quickly morphed into anger upon seeing the bigger jock next to his step-brother. It seemed that Finn wasn't up to date on everything. "What the hell do you think you're doing here Karofsky?" Finn growled at the boy.

"Finn, shut up," Kurt said.

Burt stood, quickly sensing that some things needed to be explained to the taller teen. "Finn, just calm down. I invited Dave to dinner."

"Why would you do that? He threatened Kurt!"

"Seriously are you that clueless? I've been hanging out with David since I came back to McKinley. We're friends. Plus he's been looking out for me. He even stuck his neck out with Azimio."

"Burt, you can't be okay with this."

"I can and I am. I've talked both with David and his father. There are some facts that you don't need to know that helped convince me. I think they'll be good for each other. Now please sit down so we can eat before it gets cold." Finn dropped into his seat, still sending daggers at the jock while Kurt was sending his own to his brother. Dave was his guest. He shouldn't have talked to him like that. Kurt sent a smile Dave's way and gave a reassuring squeeze to his thigh, receiving a shy smile in return. Everyone figured the best way to deal with Finn was by simply ignoring him, at least until he stopped acting like a jerk.

"So, boys, how was the sleepover with Mercedes?" Carole asked.

"Totally awesome," Kurt quipped with a small shoulder shrug making Dave chuckle.

"It was the best time I've had in awhile. I mean I've crashed at friends' houses during video game marathons, but this was cooler," Dave admitted. He directed his attention to Kurt, "I think we should do it again sometime. We can do it at my house if you want. My dad wouldn't mind. He really likes you actually."

"Oh that would be fun. We can ask 'Cedes Monday what she thinks. Dad, if we do figure something out can I go? Please."

"Sure. Figure out the details and let me know. I'll talk to Paul too."

"Thanks dad. You're the best."

"So, Karofsky, a slumber party? Really? I would've thought you'd think it's too gay or something," Finn blurted. Burt and Carole were flat out shocked Finn would say such a thing, Kurt was quite hurt by Finn's behavior, and Dave just looked at the boy in disbelief. Before anyone could reprimand the tall teen, Dave spoke.

"Dude it's not like I can catch something I already have. Not that it's contagious. Geez," and he rolled his eyes in a very Kurt-like fashion. Burt smirked at the boy, proud to see him stand up for his and Kurt's sexuality. Kurt was a mixture of pride, awe, and disbelief. Finn had his typical confused face on and could only utter a 'huh?' Finn's misunderstanding caused everyone to break out into laughter.

"Dude, what do you mean? I don't get it."

"Now there's a shocker," Kurt muttered.

"Finn, just think about it."

"Something you already have. Are you sick or something?"

"I'm gay dude. Get it now?"

"That's impossible."

"You have got to be kidding me. Dave really is gay. We've all talked about it and what's done is done. And Finn you are going to keep this little information about David quiet, Kurt insisted.

"Why? I don't owe him anything."

"You can't just out someone! It's that person's decision to make."

"Kurt, it's okay," Dave tried to reassure the teen.

"No David, it's wrong. You don't force someone to come out until they're ready. All it takes is one look at me and anyone can tell I'm gay, but I never once said the words until I was ready. He has no right to out you. Period. God Finn, I can't believe you."

"Kurt's right honey. You're going to keep this information to yourself. Do you understand me?" Carole questioned.

"Fine whatever. If Karofsky wants to be a closeted fag then that's his choice." The silence around the table was deafening. Kurt was the first to react. He threw down his silverware, pushed his plate away, shot a betrayed look to Finn, and then ran to his room slamming the door behind him. Dave's first instinct was to punch Finn, but his main priority was Kurt.

"Burt, if it's okay with you, I think I'll go check on Kurt," Dave said.

"No. He's my brother I'll-" Finn began before being cut off.

"You, Finn, are staying right where you are. And you're going to stay away from my son. Dave, would you please go and check on him? You know where it is."

"No problem sir." Dave got up to leave but stopped when an idea struck him, "actually sir, maybe he could stay at my place for the rest of the weekend. As long as you and my dad agree that is. It might do him some good to get out for a little bit."

"That's a good idea Dave. You go on down and I'll call your dad. I'll be there as soon as I get off the phone. Then I'm planning on having a nice long chat with Finn."

"Yes sir. And could you mention Mercedes to my dad? I think Kurt would feel better if she was around." Receiving a nod from the elder Hummel, Dave raced to the room he was directed to. He knocked on the door, praying to get a response.

"Go away," a voice mumbled.

"Come on Fancy, it's just me. Please let me in. I'm freaking out out here," he pleaded. It wasn't for several agonizing seconds before he heard movement and a lock turning. He cracked the door open slowly, peeking into the room in hope of not startling the young singer. "Kurt? Where are you? Please come out. You know I won't hurt you." In a flash, the doors of the closet flew open and Dave found himself with an armful of a sobbing Kurt. He wrapped his arms tightly around the boy, rocking him side to side, hoping to soothe him even the slightest bit. "Come on Kurt, you're going to make yourself sick. You need to calm down."

"I-I-I…" Kurt stuttered.

"Shh it's okay. I know it won't be easy but take a deep breath and try to relax." He gently guided them to a seat on the end of Kurt's bed. He continued rubbing the boy's back and gave Kurt a moment to collect himself.

"I'm so sorry," Kurt finally rasped. Dave's brow furrowed. He had no idea why Fancy was apologizing; he hadn't done anything.

"You have nothing to be sorry for."

"Finn's behavior. You're a guest and my friend. He shouldn't have said what he did to you."

"Exactly. He shouldn't have. That's all Finn's doing. Besides it's not like I haven't done and/or said worse to you."

"This is different David. That wasn't the person you really are, and you've more than made up for all that stuff in the past."

"Either way Finn's behavior isn't your fault."

"But if I-"

"No. I'm not letting you blame yourself for this. End of story. Now, I talked to your dad and I have a proposal for you."

Kurt sat upright and wiped at his face, "what?"

"What do you say to a sleepover at my place? We have Mercedes come and keep your mind off things."

"I don't know…"

"I'll even let you guys dress me up and pick out what I wear to school Monday."

Kurt quickly hopped off his bed and headed to his closet, "oh my gosh I need to pack an overnight bag! This is going to be so much fun!" Dave couldn't contain the grin that overtook his face at making Kurt happy. He watched in amusement as Kurt fluttered about mumbling to himself. A sudden knock on the door made them both freeze. They were both dreading that it would be Finn. When the person opening the door and descending into the room was revealed to be Burt, a collective sigh of relief was released.

"Hey boys. How are you holding up son?"

"Been better," was all the boy mumbled before he reentered his wardrobe. Burt turned his attention to the football player hoping to get a more insightful answer.

Dave shrugged a shoulder, "I told Kurt that he and Mercedes can dress me up and pick out my clothes for school Monday. That got him pretty excited."

Burt chuckled. "I'm sure it did. Looks like you figured out the secret weapon. Are you sure you want to do that?"

"It'll be worth it. If only to get that gleam back into his eyes."

"Thank you." No further clarification was needed; he knew what the elder Hummel meant so he just nodded. "I called your dad and explained everything to him. He was fully supportive of your idea and said to just head over whenever you're ready. Did you get a hold of Mercedes?"

"Not yet. I was waiting to see what my dad said."

"Okay. Also, since tomorrow's a school night and the three of you can't all ride in your truck, how about you leave it here and take Kurt's Escalade? That way you all can ride to school together and afterwards Kurt can bring you back here to pick your truck up."

"As long as Kurt's cool with it then it works for me. I'm going to call 'Cedes real quick."

Dave went to a quiet corner to make the call while Burt watched his son come out the closet with an armful of outfits. "How you doing kiddo?"

"Fine," Kurt shrugged.

"No you're not. It's understandable that what Finn said upset you."

"Isn't it a little stupid though? I mean he said it to Dave not me."

"It's anything but stupid. You and Dave are both gay so no matter whom it was directed at it would affect you both. Take, for example, when David used to bully you. Any names he called you he was also calling himself. It hurt you both. Do you get what I'm trying to say? Even if I am explaining it badly."

Kurt chuckled. "No dad I get it. That was just the last thing I expected from Finn of all people."

"I know bud, me too. He will be getting a long chat after you head out."

"Great, that'll just give him more reason to hate me."

"I don't think Finn hates you, even though he isn't exactly proving otherwise right now. But I don't want you dwelling on that tonight. I want you to enjoy yourself and have a good time with Dave and Mercedes. I'll deal with Finn. Is that understood?"

"Yeah dad. Right now my mind is racing about getting to dress Dave up. This is going to be so much fun!" Burt chuckled at his son.

"As long as you promise not to kill me Fancy," Dave said as he rejoined the Hummel men.

"Kill you, Ham-hock? Never!" he mock gasped.

"That's a relief. I should warn you now that Mercedes was pretty angry. I didn't think I'd ever get her to calm down and stop threatening to cut Finn. She said she'll meet us at my house. I think you should prepare yourself to get cuddled. That is between all her threats I mean."

"I love Mercedes dearly, but I have to say that she can be quite scary. And if either if you boys spread that around you'll have to deal with me," Burt mock scowled causing the teenagers to laugh.

"Don't worry dad. The fact that you're scared of a seventeen year old girl will stay between us."

"Oh Burt," Dave reached into his pocket and pulled out his key ring, removing the key to his truck, "here's the key to my truck just in case you need to move it or something. I have a weird thing about leaving my car somewhere and the possibility that it needs to be moved. Better safe than sorry."

"Thanks Dave. It should be fine where it is but it's not a bad idea."

"Well I think I have everything. You ready Dave?" Kurt asked.

"Yup."

"Before you go, there is something I need to say. I want to apologize to you David."

"That's really not necessary sir."

"Please. I want you to know how sorry I am about how I've acted since Kurt told me you guys were going to be friends. I shouldn't have been so hard about it."

"With all due respect, I think you were easier on me than I deserved. I was an idiot and I did a lot of things that I will always regret. I deserved whatever you threw at me."

"You made mistakes. That just proves you're as human as the rest of us. More importantly I wanted to tell you how proud of you I am. You've really turned your life around. You are a good man David. I'm honored to have you in my life, especially Kurt's life. I've learned a lot from you and my son both."

A tear slid down Kurt's cheek at his father's words as he watched his dad reach out to shake his best friend's hand. With watery eyes Dave returned the gesture. "Thank you sir. I'm kind of at a loss for words, but thanks."

"You're welcome. Now you guys better get going before Mercedes starts to get worried."

"Good point. Dave, are you okay with driving? I'm still a little shaky," Kurt said, holding his keys out to the bigger boy.

"Sure Kurt."

"Wow. Dave, you should feel special. I get a 30 minute lecture whenever I need to drive Kurt's car. It shows how much he must trust you."

"Then I'm honored. I'll do what I can to not let him down."

"Good man," Burt said when he patted the boy on the back as the two teens headed up the stairs. No one was expecting Finn to be in the kitchen when they passed through. It was obvious that Carole had been trying to do everything to get her son up to his room with no success. Dave and Kurt were hoping to bypass the angered boy without talking to him, but Finn wasn't letting that happen.

"Burt, what are you doing? You can't let Kurt go stay with that asshole!"

"I can and I am. What Kurt's doing is no longer your concern."

Seeing as trying to reason with his step-father wasn't going to work, Finn decided to turn his attention to his step-brother. "Kurt, man, come on. You know I wasn't talking about you at dinner. You're my brother. You shouldn't be anywhere near that psycho. Kurt, please."

Seeing how uncomfortable Kurt was getting, Dave placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Come on Fancy. It'll be okay."

It was at this point that Finn noticed Dave had the keys to Kurt's baby. This only seemed to upset the taller teen even more. "Are you fucking kidding me? That bastard's allowed to drive the Escalade? I'm not even allowed to! Why can no one see that that no good, poor excuse of a person is no good for Kurt? All he's going to do is hurt him!"

Kurt finally snapped. Hands curled into tight fists, Kurt stalked towards Finn and punched him right in the eye with all the power he could muster. The force of the blow knocked Finn up against the wall and he slid down to the floor. Everyone was shocked. That would definitely leave a mark. With a voice laced heavily with venom, Kurt growled, "you need to shut the hell up! David is twice the man you could ever hope to be. Yeah he's made some mistakes, but unlike you he's learned from them and grew as a man. And for the record, don't you ever speak to either one of us like that ever again or I will you hit you again without hesitation. Let's get out of here Dave." With that being said, the pale teen stormed out of the house in a classic Kurt Hummel fashion with his father and Dave trailing behind.

A word wasn't spoken until the trio had reached the car and Kurt placed his bags in the backseat. "Kurt-," Burt began.

"Dad, please don't. If you're upset with me for what I did, can we save it for later? It's been a hell of a day."

"I'm not upset. At least not with you. I've always told you that violence is never the answer, but I'm proud of you for sticking up for yourself."

"I feel like I should apologize, but I can't because it wouldn't be entirely sincere. I'm not sorry I punched Finn. I am, however, sorry that you had to witness that. I just kind of snapped."

"Remind me to never piss you off again," Dave mumbled, earning himself a 'you're not helping' look from Kurt.

"Kurt, you don't have to explain. I hate to say it but Finn's behavior had it coming. I want you boys to put it out of your minds for now. Mercedes is probably running Paul up the wall right now. Also Paul invited me to dinner tomorrow night, if that's okay with you of course."

"What about Carole and the Frankenteen?"

"Finn? Absolutely not."

"I'd really like it if Carole would come. But I'll understand if she doesn't considering I just hit her son."

"Carole adores you. She's as upset about this whole thing as I am. We'll be there."

"Thanks dad."

Burt drew his baby boy into a hug, hoping to convey the depth of his love for him. "I love you Kurt."

"I know. I love you too, dad."

"And you," Burt began addressing Dave, "take care of my boy. Is that understood?"

"Kurt can take good care of himself, but between 'Cedes and me he'll be okay. We won't let him down. I promise you sir."

"Good. We'll see you tomorrow." With that Burt stood back while his son and his best friend headed away from their home. The home Kurt should be able to live in without having to worry about a thing. A place that should protect him from all the bad things in the world. Just thinking about it made Burt livid. His son shouldn't be driven out of his own home. It looks like it's time that he and Finn had that chat he promised earlier.

Dave's prediction regarding Mercedes was true. One minute she'd be squeezing Kurt to pieces and the next she'd be going off on a rant. It's like she couldn't decide which emotion and action to go with. They were, however, able to distract Kurt for a few hours with dress up. When it seemed like the boy's mind was starting to wander, even Paul volunteered himself to Kurt's mercy for a makeover (which Kurt didn't hesitate to accept). Dave was a tad surprised at his dad's willingness to go through a makeover for Kurt, but Dave figured why the hell not since it was for the pale teen. Seeing Kurt enjoy himself and laugh freely after the day they had warmed him to his soul. Kurt deserves (more than anyone) to get to feel like this. The time for it is long overdue. The remainder of the weekend (including dinner with Burt and Carole who apologized profusely) went as well as they ever could have hoped. The trio always seemed to keep busy whenever they weren't eating or sleeping. And if there were the rare moments in which things got to be too much for Kurt and he couldn't stop himself from breaking down, then Mercedes and Dave were there to wrap themselves around the boy hoping to take away the tiniest bit of pain from him. It all almost worked. At least until Monday morning where Kurt knew he had to go to school and would no doubt see Finn.

Now that Finn knew who Kurt was around all day, all Kurt could feel was the tall jock's angry stare fixed on Kurt's every move. Kurt was surprised the boy didn't attempt to approach him while in both Dave and Mercedes' company. It seemed he wouldn't hesitate to come right at Dave, but Mercedes was totally different. Mercedes would eat you alive and then spit you out for daring to so much as sneeze in her boy's direction. Too bad that by the end of the day they were all going to find out that dealing with Finn was going to be nothing compared to what was coming. It was all about to get a whole lot worse…

A/N: There you have it. Sorry for that crappy ending but I really wanted to update for you guys and that's how it ended up. Next chapter will include even more drama and some serious violence. Since I have a good portion of the chapter already planned and written it shouldn't take as long to update. Until then,

-Jen