Just the Way You Are A/N: Written for the Klaine Valentine's Day Challenge 2016 – Day 7: "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel.Such a beautiful love song for the boys, don't you think? "Kurt, I'm home!" Blaine called as he came through the front door. He slipped off his jacket and shoes, and looked around the apartment. "Kurt?" he repeated. "In here," came the muffled reply from the hallway towards the bedroom and bathroom. Blaine headed in that direction, but was startled to a stop by the slamming of the bathroom door. "Are you okay in there?" Blaine asked through the closed door. "Don't come in here!" Kurt answered, his voice laced with panic. Blaine became genuinely concerned. "Kurt, what's going on? Are you sick?" "No, I'm not sick. I just don't want you to see me like this." "Like what, sweetie?" No answer. "Kurt," he continued coaxingly, "I have touched, kissed, and/or licked every square inch of you. You literally don't have anything I haven't seen before." Despite his concern, he smirked momentarily as a few images came to mind. "Will you please either come out or let me in? I'm worried about you." A moment passed and then he heard the soft click of the latch as the door opened. "You've never seen this before," Kurt said. Blaine's breath caught in his throat at the sight before him. Kurt was shirtless and covered in red blotches. "Oh, honey," Blaine cooed, stepping into the bathroom to comfort his husband, who looked to be near to tears. "What happened?" Kurt's voice broke a little as he spoke, randomly scratching the red marks as he did so. "I don't know. I was fine, and then about twenty minutes ago, my stomach started to itch. Before I knew it, I was like this." Blaine touched him gingerly, his gaze sweeping over Kurt's arms, chest, neck, and face before turning him slightly to see his back, as well. "It looks like hives. I think you're having an allergic reaction to something." Kurt sniffled and Blaine kissed his cheek, being careful to avoid any of the itchy blotches. "Come on," he said, taking Kurt's hand and leading him to the bedroom. "Let's get a shirt and jacket on you and we'll go to the clinic to get you checked out. He knew Kurt was miserable because he didn't object. A couple of hours later they returned. Blaine's suspicions were confirmed. After going through a litany of questions from the doctor, they seemed to settle on a new herbal tea that Kurt had tried that afternoon as the cause of the outbreak. He'd been given an antihistamine and some suggestions for his comfort until the hives started to subside. "Come on, baby," Blaine said, fussing over Kurt to get his jacket off and guiding him by his shoulders towards the bedroom. "Let's get you into a cool bath and some comfy clothes." "Blaine, I can manage," Kurt started, but Blaine shushed him. "I know, but let me take care of you, okay?" he asked gently. Kurt smiled and kissed Blaine on the nose. "Okay. I'm sorry to be such a bother. I must look absolutely awful," he complained. "You are as handsome as ever, my dear," Blaine retorted. "Yeah, sure," Kurt snorted. "I'm quite the catch. I wish I could snap my fingers and make the hives all go away so you wouldn't have to see me like this." Blaine looked affectionately at Kurt and, instead of answering, began to sing, "Don't go changing, to try and please me; You've never let me down before." Kurt giggled. "You're ridiculous." Blaine busied himself around the bedroom, getting some loose-fitting clothing that would be more comfortable for Kurt. He continued, "Don't imagine you're too familiar, and I don't see you anymore." He led Kurt to the bathroom and began to run a cool bath, which the doctor said would be soothing. "I would not leave you in times of trouble, we never could have come this far; I took the good times, I'll take the bad times," he took Kurt by the hand and looked into his eyes as he sang the last line, "I'll take you just the way you are." Kurt took over, skipping to the last verse. "I said I love you and that's forever, and this I promise from the heart. I couldn't love you any better," he sang, touching Blaine's cheek softly. Blaine joined him to harmonize on the last line, "I love you just the way you are."