I don't think this will have the same effect as the others because it's a lot of non-Burt centric dialogue but I wanted to contribute to the 'Finn being horrible to Blaine' stuff before it gets done canonically on the show and I haven't written anything in ages sooooooooooo I figured I would do it in Burt's POV.

If this storyline gets ignored I will cry and punch something because it's a wonderful set up for some Blaine angst which I LOVE.

Call me horrible but I want him to break down and I want Kurt to explode.

Basically, I wanted to write it and needed to update so I thought screw it! Let's get super-dad involved!

Spoilers for Finn's douchebaggery in S3.

Thank you for reading!

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This is not what I wanted to come home to. I wanted a nice hot shower to get the oil off of me, a nice hot cup of coffee and a sneaky slice of that chocolate cake that probably only tasted so good just because I knew it was off limits.

Three simple things, that's it.

What I actually got was a fricking war zone.

"Finn I'm going to murder you!"

Oh God. Would it make me a bad parent if I turned around right now and left?

Probably.

"I don't get why you're even mad!"

I winced at the volume. It was certainly tempting to leave.

"What the hell is going off?"

"Finn is being horrible to Blaine!"

Finn lifts his arms up in frustration. "I only asked if he was here. Again."

"It was the tone Finn, and I'm sick of it!"

"Is Blaine still here?"

"Yes."

I nod. "Okay go get him and we will try and sort this out."

Apparently it was not going to be that easy.

"No way. I won't give Finn the satisfaction of seeing Blaine so upset."

At that moment Blaine comes slinking down the stairs looking like he's about to burst into tears. He shoots a quick glance at Finn and tugs on Kurt's sleeve but before he even opens his mouth, Finn speaks.

"Oh for gods sake Blaine can you not just butt out for two seconds?"

Blaine nods and I frown, that was the first time I had ever heard anything of dislike from Finn towards Blaine.

"Kurt, I, I'm going to go. I'm sorry. I didn't want to cause arguments."

"Well you have so good going." Finn sneered, Blaine bristled and I snapped.

"Finn! That was uncalled for."

"No please Mr Hummel it's okay Finn's perfectly entitled not to like me."

"Good because I'm sick of you being around all the time."

The remaining composure Blaine had slid right off his face and he moves towards the door. He was being very mature but he was upset, and if I could tell that then it would explain the reason Kurt was practically vibrating with rage. This was definitely not going to be sorted out quickly.

"I've already outstayed my welcome. Don't worry it seems I do that a lot." From everything the boys have told me I'm guessing he means at his own house and it pulls at my heartstrings to see him walk out from my own. He probably thinks I agree with Finn. But I don't stop him from leaving because he doesn't want to be here while all of this - whatever it is, is kicking off.

"Kurt there's nowhere I would rather be than with you but I have to respect your family's wishes. We'll talk tomorrow and make plans so I'm not here as often, we might have to frequent the Lima Bean more than usual but I know some lovely spots you'd enjoy I haven't taken you to yet for picnics so it'll be okay."

"Blaine," I say, "I'll be honest I have no idea what the hell is going on here, I'm sorry you're so upset and I'm going to talk to Kurt and Finn right now. I will get it sorted out."

"I'm sorry."

"Me too."

He leaves the house and doesn't so much as even squeeze Kurt's hand before slipping out the door looking sad and I turn to see Finn head towards the stairs.

"Finn don't you dare go anywhere, you look guilty so you obviously know what's going on. What's the problem?"

Kurt whirls towards Finn and I'm worried. My son is the least violent teenage boy on this planet. Probably the least violent teenager full stop, and yet I was honestly scared he would lash out at Finn right now.

"A certain bully has reduced my boyfriend to tears and has made him secretly making him regret even coming to McKinley!"

"Blaine's just sensitive." Brilliant. There goes all hope that this wasn't about Finn.

"He has been more than tolerant. Dad, Finn keeps telling Blaine to sit down and shut up, he belittles him in front of everyone for no reason and is completely unreasonable, Blaine hasn't done a thing wrong."

Finn started to kick up a fuss. Pinching in between my eyebrows I say "Finn you'll get your turn to explain. Why didn't you say anything to me Kurt?

"Blaine didn't want me too. I've wanted to say something for ages…"

"He's trying to take over!"

"He is doing no such thing!"

"He keeps butting in! I'm the leader - if he wants to do it he should have stayed where he was!"

"He doesn't want to do it! Everything he's said has been supporting you!"

"It's just an act."

"No it really isn't. You're the actor!"

Kurt's voice was shaking and he was close to crying and I knew I had to sort this out. Kurt was far too overemotional far too set, Finn was being a brat but god knows why - I didn't even know where to jump in.

"Why would you support me going to prom with someone you don't even like? Why would you tell me you were happy for me when he told me he loved me? Why would you pretend all summer and play video games with him and steal him from me to watch sports. Why did you have to act like his friend Finn? He transferred and now he has no one. He has me and Mike and Tina and that's it. And when I leave next year he'll have no one. And that's down to you. He thought you were friends."

For the first time Finn looks shocked and he twisted on the spot uncomfortably.

"Kurt it's got nothing to do with you I just don't like him."

"I haven't ever hated you more."

"Okay, Kurt calm down." If Carole walked in now and found out I had supervised whilst our sons ripped one another apart I would be in so much trouble.

"I will not calm down! I've just had to listen to him wholeheartedly tell me it's okay. That Finn liked him over summer so now, it must be Blaine's own fault he doesn't anymore and that half the people in his life don't like him so he can deal with Finn he just doesn't want to cause any trouble. He offered to quit glee! Finn, I can't believe you're willing to take everything away from him just because…because what Finn? You're doing this on purpose so you must have a reason! Jealously? Of his talent? Fear of it? Of the time he's spending with Rachel? What? There's no wonder the girls left new directions. I promise you if you force him away I will be right behind him."

"But then we'll never win!"

"Isn't your whole issue revolving around the fact that you don't want me or anyone else to sing lead anyway? What difference does it really make Finn. It isn't about winning its about being a part of something special and you're taking that away from Blaine!"

"Maybe it will do him good not being in the spotlight for a change, I'm the leader and -"

"- did it ever occur to you while you're isolating him and making him feel like crap how hard it was to leave Dalton for him?"

"Oh please can possibly be so hard for him?"

"Watch it Finn."

I step in. "Finn that's not fair, you don't know anything about Blaine, even if his life has been perfect its no reason for you to take it upon yourself to change it."

"Blaine's been in public school before. And he was at Dalton for the same reason I was. And now, he feels lonely he doesn't want Dalton back because he was popular or got all the solos, he wants it back because he had friends there. I've had to watch him cry his eyes out because you're being a bully." He turns to me, "Dad, In glee today we were actually given a duet but Blaine refused because he didn't want the hassle. And all I heard from him was that he wants to know why everyone hates him."

"Okay. Kurt go to your room call Blaine and tell him he's coming over tomorrow night while I talk to Finn. And the next time something like this goes off I want to know about it before it gets to this stage. It's ridiculous finding you both fighting like this, you're supposed to talk to me Kurt and I'm surprised you let it go on so long if Blaine is truly that upset."

"Okay dad."

He looks a bit taken aback and appropriately scolded, but I was right to reprimand him. We're honest and we talk a lot now, we survived he sex talk and nothing could be worse than that one, if Blaine's been crying then this has been going on a while and it isn't fair. I needed it to get sorted out and I needed him to stop keeping secrets.

"Finn. Kitchen, now."

I finally get my coffee and I sit across from Finn trying to think about everything I had just witnessed. I didn't know if Kurt was overreacting or not, I would find that out from Finn, but I had no idea where to start. Luckily, he spoke first.

"You're going to shout at me aren't you?" He mumbles and picks at the sleeve of his sweater.

"Only if you deserve it and not before you've told me everything. Finn what the hell is going on?"

He hums and squints at the ceiling.

"Finn come on, if you've done something wrong man up and admit it. And if you truly don't believe you have I will have a talk with Kurt and Blaine. You won't get in trouble if you've done nothing wrong but you need to talk to me.

"He just sniffs around all the time."

I want to bang my head on the table because to me, that sounds like an admission of guilt. A confirmation of everything Kurt had accused him of and I was really wishing it wouldn't be. "Maybe he's around all the time because he has no one else or no where else to go."

"He's always trying to take over its so annoying."

"Finn if he's been bothering you for a while why did you explode tonight? He must have done something really bad for you to treat him like that in front of me."

I see Carole over Finn's shoulder just getting in from work, she stays where she is, leaning on the doorframe rather than interrupting because she has literally no idea what's going on, not that I do. She shrugs at me and I want to sit her down in my place and run off to the television.

"He hadn't really, I was just annoyed. He's around all the time. Kurt doesn't have to hang out with the guys from the team he hates. I don't bring them home to bug him. It's okay for Kurt to hate Rachel I don't see the problem with hating Blaine."

It's hard sometimes, disciplining the boys because I don't ever want Finn to think I would act unfair towards him and I would never want Kurt to not turn to Carole for help in fear of her always choosing Finn's side. I would do anything for Kurt, but when he's in the wrong I will tell him so. And if he ever did try to get Rachel banned from the house, I wouldn't do it, because I'm not about to ban Blaine.

"Kurt doesn't hate her, he's upset with her and he has a reason to be after what she's doing to him with this election stuff. Even you said it wasn't very fair. But it's good you brought that up, because never, have I told Kurt she is not allowed in this house and never has he treated her unwell under my roof like you did to Blaine. I'm not playing favourites Finn."

At that moment Carole makes her entrance and she obviously got home a lot earlier than I had originally thought because she looks extremely unhappy and I find out why.

"I've spoken to Kurt."

Finn mumbles something about Kurt overreacting but she cuts him off, every bit as eager for peace and relaxation as I am after a hard day at work.

"Burt's being a lot nicer to you than I was panning on being, you've been extremely selfish Finn. You don't have to pretend to like everything about Blaine but imagine if Puck suddenly stopped being your friend and started turning on you without reason? Imagine if no one stuck up for you? Can you honestly not see why that would be so upsetting? If you truly don't like him then you ignore him, but you can not pick on him for everything he does because Kurt is right that is bullying and himself and Blaine have enough of that in their lives. He will always be welcome in this house just as all of your and Kurt's friends are. I don't want him feeling otherwise. So you apologise to him and you either make up or you give him a reason for your behaviour and tell him you aren't friends but you're willing to be civil. Either way Finn, this isn't acceptable and you will stop acting like such a brat."

"Look Finn, you don't have to like Blaine, no one is forcing you. But you will not treat him that way when he is here or at school, you shouldn't treat anyone that way so you'll ignore him, dislike him sure, but you will not bully him. And your mom's right, are going to talk to him. You apologise and you be honest with him you tell him if you don't want to be friends but you tell him you'll stop being a jerk. And you're grounded for two weeks. At least, depending on how all this goes."

"That is so unfair! Kurt shouted at me too what punishment does he get?"

"Kurt is standing up for someone who is not standing up for himself. I'm losing patience with you Finn, you have made it perfectly clear what Kurt said is the truth and I will not have it."

Finn seems to deflate a bit after hearing his mom say the same as I have been.

"Glee means a lot to kids like Kurt and Blaine and I don't like that you're taking away from Blaine the only good thing in that damn school, I don't like that you're taking away the good its supposed to do for him like it did for Kurt."

It took all of that shouting, stern talks and that last guilt trip but he finally looks defeated.

"I'll talk to him."

As soon as he leaves I turn to the fridge and wish I had grounded him for three weeks because it turns out on top of everything, he'd eaten my goddamn cake.

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The next evening I come home to a thankfully peaceful house, Kurt was out with Blaine because his car wasn't there and Finn is sitting in the living room silently, apparently waiting for me. He waits for me to sit down but jumps straight into what he's going to say.

"I told him I felt threatened and I was sorry. That I wasn't sure why I was so annoyed with him and that I'll try harder. That I didn't want to mess things up for him and Kurt and that I would try to get back to how things were over the summer." He looked guilty. "He asked me what he should do."

"What did you tell him?"

"I told him nothing. But he is a good guy, I saw it as trying to take over when I was annoyed at him but he is just like that all the time. He's nice."

"You think everything that has been said to you is fair?"

"Yes."

"Well done Finn it takes guts to swallow your pride like that. You're still grounded though. Like I said you don't have to pretend, but there is a line and I want you to stick to it."

"I didn't mean to make him feel that bad. I'm, I'm not a bully."

I can see the honesty in his eyes and know that it's genuine, he really didn't want me to think badly of him, he especially didn't want me to think he was a bully after the rough start him and Kurt had.

"I know Finn, just make sure everyone else does. I'm glad this is sorted out now, we can put it behind us okay?"

He nods, looking relieved - a look that is wiped off of his face when Kurt walks in through the front door. He's alone and I see he's failed to convince Blaine to come too but what he speaks, whilst clipped and cold, is good news.

"Finn. I've spoke to Blaine, you can live for now."

I sigh and settle back into the sofa. Thank god. Peace and quiet at last.

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