This is an AU in which Kurt turns to his father instead of Blaine when kissed by Karofsky.

I don't own Glee or any of these characters.

Rachel was chopping up tomatoes for their salad while Hiram added a spoonful of pesto to the pasta sauce simmering on the stove. A few more minutes and it will be time to put the pasta in the water. With any luck it will be just ready when LeRoy gets home. Both were lost in their own thoughts when the doorbell rings.

"Is Finn joining us tonight Little Star?"

"No Daddy, I don't know who that is" says Rachel as she heads to the door.

Opening the door Rachel finds a very nervous looking David Karofsky.

"David! Come in." Rachel says as she steps aside ushering Dave into house.

"Who was at the door..." Hiram cuts off his question as he enters the room to find a tall young man standing with his daughter.

"Daddy this is the friend I was talking about, David, the one dating Kurt."

Turning back to Dave Rachel continues.

'David, this in one of my dads, Hiram Berry."

"Call me Hiram." He says extending his hand to David.

"It's good to meet you Sir, Hiram." Dave says blushing a little at calling him by his first name.

"You have had quite the exciting several weeks. Rachel has been telling us all about yours and Kurts ongoing adventure."

"Yes Sir, it's been almost frightening how fast everything is happening. In fact that's kinda why I'm here."

"Hiram" he reminded, "How so?" Hiram asked as he led Dave into the living room.

"Well, um" Dave sputtered looking around nervously, eyes darting from Hiram to Rachel and back.

"Would you be a dear and go check on the pasta. LeRoy will be home soon" Hiram said to his daughter.

"Of course Daddy" Rachel said as she headed back to the kitchen. When she had left the room Hiram turned back to David, smiling encouragingly.

"And you were saying?"

"Things are going so fast. In the last few weeks I have come out to my best friend, come out to my parents, started dating Kurt, joined the Glee club and come out to the guys on the team. I feel like my head is spinning."

"Rachel says everyone is taking it well"

"Better than expected, really. Mom was a little off for a while, but after the Hummels came to dinner she has been much better. They sent Kurt and I upstairs after dinner to watch a movie. I don't know what they talked about, but when we came down after our movie, there we a bunch of empty wine bottles on the counter and everyone seemed to be in a really good mood."

"I bet they were" Hiram said with a chuckle.

"The team took it a little harder. Kurt joined Z and I for lunch at the jock table and things were getting a little heated. Things almost got away from us until Finn and the other guys from Glee who are on the team came over to our table and joined Z and I in shouting down the guys on the team who had a problem with me being gay and dating Kurt. When the shouting stopped we noticed that everyone in the cafeteria was watching and well, there wasn't any need to come out to anyone else..."

"How are the guys now?"

"They're ok. They give me looks in the locker room, but I don't blame them. Puck has made a big production of strutting around naked saying if he catches me looking he will tell Kurt and let him punish me."

"He does NOT!" Hiram says bursting out laughing.

"Right! I don't know which of those is worse, Puck or the guys?" Dave says chuckling along with Hiram.

"So what is the problem?" Hiram says when he regains his composure.

"Well, it's kinda Kurt"

"Really, how so?" Hiram says leaning in closer.

"He has had a lot more time to think about this stuff, it's all very new to me. I feel like he is pushing me too fast to..."

Dave looks around nervously, blushing furiously.

"... do stuff."

"What kind of stuff?"

"You know, more than kissing, kinda stuff." Dave says feeling like he can't possibly get any redder.

"Look David, I'm not your dad and you're not dating my child, so we are just two guys talking. I promise not to judge you if you don't judge me. Deal?" Hiram looks at Dave earnestly.

"Deal! I know my parents love me and are trying, but I just can't talk to them about this and I'm afraid to talk to Kurt's dad about it. I'm glad Rachel mentioned you guys. It's nice to be able to get an adult perspective on the gay thing" Dave says letting out a relieved breath.

Hiram smiles at Dave nodding agreement.

"So, do you feel like Kurt is moving too fast for you?"

"Well, yes and no. I want to do those things too, but I don't want to rush into this and spoil it. I want us to last. What is the proper amount of time to wait before taking it to the next level?"

"Proper" Hiram says shaking his head. "For gay couples there's no such thing. For most people out there it doesn't matter whether you wait 10 years before standing up in front of clergy or jump into bed the first night, you're still a dirty fag either way. And as far as spoiling it by going too fast, I'm not sure you can. LeRoy and I met one night in college. I was out at a gay bar with a friend when he introduced me to his friend, LeRoy. I had already left for the night before LeRoy found out I was not with our friend Rick, so he came back to the bar every night for the next six weeks so he would be there the next time I came in. In the days before the internet you had to do those sorts of things. Anyway, I had been told he was a good cook and if he invited me to dinner I should accept. The long and the short of it is that he did and I did and I never went home after dinner. And now almost 26 years later I'm still here. If you are looking for someone to tell you to slow down, you've come to the wrong place. Going fast doesn't ensure success, but it doesn't jinx it either. If it's right, it's right from the very beginning."

"I just don't want to screw up and lose him"

"I'll be honest with you. Finding the love of your life while still in high school, is unlikely. Whether or not Kurt is THE ONE, is beside the point. Most people have to kiss a bunch of frogs before they find their prince. Don't ever be afraid to take a chance on someone, because you might get hurt. When you find the one, you will know that the risks are worth it."

"I have found him and I don't want to lose him."

"Well then don't. While there is not one secret to a successful relationship, two things have worked for us. Open and honest communication and a determination to make it work. It's not easy, you have to work at it. You can't let yourself start taking him for granted. You need to do things both large and small that let him know that he is the one for you. If at some point in the future you find you're unhappy with how your life is going, first gather your thoughts about why that is, then talk to him about it. If it's something you can change in yourself, do it. If it's something that Kurt's doing, talk about it with him. If you want it bad enough you two can find a way to work it out. We always have. We very rarely argue, but there have been times. It's not always sunshine and rainbows. We've had our rough spots just like everybody else, but we cared enough about each other to fix it, rather than just throw it away. Does that allay your fears a little?"

"Yes it does actually, thanks for talking with me about this stuff, but could I ask you something else?"

"Of course, David. Hit me"

"Well, I, don't know what to do, with Kurt"

"I gather you mean in the more than kissing category?"

"yeah"

"So, you haven't done anything with anyone?"

"no"

"Has Kurt?"

"I don't think so"

"But you have kissed?"

"Yes" Dave nodded and blushed a bit more at that.

"Well how did that go?"

"Fine, Great actually"

"So you figured it out as you went along, together?"

"Yeah I guess so"

"So why should it be any different with sex?"

"What?" Dave asked confused.

"Don't worry about it. You'll figure out what to do and how to do it, together. The only thing you really need to worry about is protecting yourself from HIV.

If you are both virgins, you should both be HIV negative. As Mutually Monogamous Uninfected Partners, you can do anything you want without condoms and without worrying about infection. You would have the freedom to feel your way in the dark until you figure this out too.

If on the other hand either of you has done anything with anyone else that involved either of your asses, mouths or dicks, you will need to use latex barriers and water based lubricants all the time every time, until you have both gone for HIV testing, received negative results and then waited 90 days from whatever you did and repeated the testing. After that you can be reasonably certain that you are both negative and can stop using protection and have the same freedom to explore each others bodies without worry."

"Ok, but won't it hurt to put something as big as a" David pauses blushing furiously, "in there?"

"Dave, I'm not sure I'm any more comfortable discussing specifics with you, than you are asking about them, so let me just say if you take it slow and pay attention to clues, verbal and otherwise, from your partner you are unlikely to have a problem. You're worried that you don't know what to do, but neither does he. So what you lack in experience you will more than make up for in enthusiasm. It's always been my observation that good sex is much more about being into each other than about being good at it. And it sounds to me like you're way more than halfway there on that front". Hiram said with a smirk.

"If, on the other hand, you get those tests and either of you come back positive, you come back to me and we will talk VERY specifically. God knows I don't want that for you or anyone, but if it happens there are things you will need to know. Understand me?"

"Yes Sir!"

Hiram looks at Dave with a mock stern expression.

"Yes Hiram"

"That's better. Now what are you going to do with Kurt First?"

A panicked look washes across David's face.

"Ahh, kiss him from his neck to his toes?"

Hiram blinked at Dave in shocked astonishment for a few moments.

"Well, yes, but what I was going for was have an open and honest discussion about any previous experiences so you both know where you stand. Make sure he knows there are no wrong answers at this point. Anything he did was before you, was before you and no reflection upon how he feels about you now. Remember we all come with baggage. The trick is to find some that goes well with yours".