Author's Note

Thanks again for all the reviews, alerts and favourites on this story it means a lot to me. I've been very busy lately but I have planned out what's to happen in the next couple of chapters so there should be some more updates soon...

Chapter Nine

Kurt felt the weight of Blaine in his arms; he had caught him when Blaine had tripped. He hadn't dared to move as he was afraid that he'd accidently drop Blaine but he felt that his muscles were cramping so he knew he had to shift his position. He carefully kneeled and put Blaine down on the ground.

Wes had been waiting in the library as he had told the two boys earlier but he was way too curious about what those two lovebirds would be doing to just sit and wait there, it wasn't like he was gay or anything but it felt just good to see two of his best friends so happy, it wasn't as if the both of them hadn't deserved some love and light in their lives. He walked to the lounge, trying to make as little sound as possible but he was startled when he heard Kurt's panicked voice "Come on Blaine don't do this on me, please just say something, come on squeeze my hand if you can hear me". He recognized that tone, Kurt only spoke like that when he was about to cry, something had to be wrong...

Wes peeked around the corner and he saw Blaine lying on the ground, he wasn't moving, that wasn't a good sign. He made his way to Kurt and asked: "What the hell happened in those five minutes?" Kurt gave him an angry gaze and said: "We kissed, he checked his phone, turned around and fainted" "You see, David totally owes me money now, I told him that using an overdose of lip-gloss is poisonous" Wes said with a smile "Very funny, but I'm not wearing any".

Both boys were startled when a groggy voice said: "Excuse me, I don't want to interrupt but I'd like to have a word with Kurt so could you please leave Wes?" Kurt turned around and kissed Blaine "What was that for? not that I'm complaining or anything..." Kurt blushed and said: "It was just an impulse, you scared the living daylight out of me when you suddenly fainted, I'm just happy that you're okay" Blaine smiled and gave Kurt a quick peck on the cheek. Blaine tried to stand up but collapsed back into Kurt's arms earning him two worried gazes "You should take your time and drink something, I'll get you a cup of tea" Wes said and he hurried out of the room.

Blaine sat up straight and said: "Kurt I think you're going to meet my family" "I know" Kurt said "but why is that relevant now?" "Because we're going to them right now" Blaine answered. Kurt looked really scared Blaine tried to comfort him and said "My mom's very nice, she'll like you Kurt, there's nothing to worry about" "That wasn't what I was worried about, I'm just not dressed for such an occasion and I haven't even done my hair or my facial routine either" Kurt said, Blaine gave him a look as if to say you look fine just the way you are right now but Kurt said: "Don't give me that look Mr. Anderson, I am not looking fine now, I'm wearing pyjamas Blaine and I'm not meeting you're family in pyjamas!" Blaine looked at Kurt once more and said: "you call those pyjamas? That shirt is an Alexander McQueen, those trousers are more expensive than any of the ones I own and you're wearing a scarf, that doesn't sound like pyjamas to me" Kurt smiled and said: "It just feels better than the standard pyjamas and these clothes are from last season's collection so there's no way I'm going outside in these..." Blaine had a hard time not to roll his eyes at that time and couldn't suppress a smile; Kurt was so adorable when he was all worked up about fashion.

Blaine bent forward, kissed Kurt on the lips and said: "Alright, go and get ready, but I really want to leave in half an hour" Kurt nodded, stood up and pulled Blaine upright, grabbed his hand and dragged him to the door "What are you doing Kurt?" "I want your input on the outfit, this is an important occasion after all" Kurt said, Blaine was about to sigh when a dirty thought caused him to smile instead. Blaine would have a few minutes in heaven, he would be able to look at Kurt's beautiful body during the changing, if that isn't heaven then what is?

They heard an indignant cry when Kurt walked passed Wes with Blaine without saying anything "Nice to see that you're feeling way better, I've been through hell to get the kitchen staff to make me that cup of tea but I was happy to help, thanks for asking" Wes shouted sarcastically. Kurt ignored him and opened the door to his bedroom Wes followed them and said "Why are you taking Blaine in there? You were not planning on using our room as a lover's nest are you? Oh, why would I care, just don't use my bed okay?" and after those questions he left them alone again.

Kurt had a lot of clothes and Blaine was pleased that he was such a perfectionist as it gave him more time to stare at the perfect body of his boyfriend. Kurt had tried seven different outfits in less than a quarter of an hour. Kurt had worn everything in between a colourful knee-length sweater and a suit. Blaine had to admit that Kurt looked good in any outfit, which was a brilliant trait of his boyfriend, he had responded positive each and every time but Kurt was always yet to be convinced. Blaine heard his phone ringing so he excused himself before heading out of the room to answer it; it was a prank call so he returned within a minute or so.

Blaine walked back into the room and Kurt was wearing a beautiful white dress shirt, covered by a red cashmere sweater and a nice grey cashmere-linen blazer combined with white skinny jeans. Blaine had always had a thing for blazers and V-neck sweaters and this was simply breathtaking, Blaine had a deep red blush on his cheeks. Kurt said: "That's more like it, I think this'll do" "It sure does" Blaine said just before he kissed him "You look stunning" Kurt had a smile from ear to ear and a pink blush on his cheeks. Wes walked into the room "I'm just checking whether you're..." he stopped in the middle of his sentence as he looked at Kurt and said: "You could turn anyone gay in that outfit, I'll think I'll leave before I'll do something that both me and my girlfriend will regret" Blaine stood up, he really wanted them to leave but Kurt gave him the look again so he waited for Kurt to fix his hair and a mere 25 minutes later Kurt stepped out of the bathroom, looking even better than before Blaine thought to himself; if there're angels out there, this is exactly how they're supposed to look. Kurt looked extremely innocent and sexy at the same "You've been quicker than I expected, you've done everything within the hour, I'm impressed why did you shorten your routine?" "Because I wanted a last opportunity to kiss before we leave" Kurt answered. Kurt loved kissing, and he could use the buzz as he was really nervous, he was about to meet Blaine's family and they were boyfriends for just over an hour, gosh that sounded weird but he'd do it, whatever the reason, Blaine wanted him to come along and so he would.

They walked hand in hand through the halls of Dalton to the car park and Kurt could feel that he was being looked at with admiring gazes by many a boy, Blaine smiled and said loudly: "Stare all you like but he's taken". Kurt felt happy, he had never been treated like this before, not only did the boys at Dalton accept or respect him but apparently they admired him as well and that felt good.

Kurt's mind wondered off again, he wondered how the jocks at McKinley would have reacted if he had walked through those halls with Blaine in that outfit instead of these. They would probably both be slushied. He imagined the looks he would have gotten there, he thought of Karofsky but unlike previous occasions he felt no fear, he was no longer scared by McKinley high school's toughest jock, for once Kurt had the upper hand as unlike Karofsky he was happy, satisfied and proud to be himself.

Time went by as Kurt though about McKinley and he was brought back to reality when Blaine braked hard for a traffic light. Blaine was a very responsible driver so Kurt knew something was going on, something was bothering Blaine which caused this recklessness. Kurt looked at Blaine and he saw that Blaine was very tensed, he sat up straight, and his muscles looked cramped, his knuckles were white, so he was squeezing the steering wheel, he was driving faster and his corners were sharper than normally, something was definitely wrong...

So Kurt asked him to pull over and Blaine happily complied, Kurt gave Blaine a kiss on the cheek, gave his knee a reassuring squeeze and said: "What's bothering you, you seem really nervous, is something wrong?" Blaine felt that he was about to cry, he was most definitely nervous but how could he ever explain what was going on inside of him to Kurt? He felt the need to hug Kurt tightly and cry on his shoulder, perhaps that would clear his conscious, he hugged Kurt and he felt another kiss on his cheek and he began crying silently, not on Kurt's shoulder though as he didn't want to spoil the expensive blazer, he could tell it was expensive by the quality of the material, spending time with Kurt did wonders with his fashion sense. He couldn't find the words to tell Kurt what was going on but he felt reassured by Kurt's sweat words "Let it all out, I'm here for you, we're going to make it through this together, you're not alone" he just didn't feel like driving anymore so he asked Kurt to drive, Kurt complied and Blaine felt slightly better during the rest of the drive. That tension was always there when he was going home, although it had never been as intense as today. He guided Kurt to Hunter Valley Ohio, it was a quaint little village somewhat east of Cleveland, Kurt could immediately see that this wasn't in any way like Lima Ohio. It was way greener, he could hear birds chirping, rivers flowing and he saw gigantic mansions, the closer they came to their destination, the bigger the mansions became. Kurt felt really nervous when he drove into the driveway at 2872 Nottingham Lane. The house was beautiful, it was built in a colonial style, and it was without a doubt the most expensive house he had ever seen. Blaine gave him a reassuring squeeze "come on" he said "they'll like you, don't worry".

A butler opened the door shortly after they knocked on the door "Good afternoon young Mr. Anderson would you like me to prepare a guest room for your friend?" the butler asked after looking at Kurt. "Don't be ridiculous Richard, don't you know that I don't want you to do everything for me? And Blaine will do, please don't call me Mr. Anderson, I'm not like my father you know?" "Certainly sir" the butler said and he looked at Kurt "Can I take your coat sir?" he asked, Kurt felt flabbergasted, he had lost the ability to speak and he felt like he had ended up in a famous play written by George Bernard Shaw.

Blaine asked the butler to leave and he focussed on Kurt, he kissed him on the mouth, Kurt was still very nervous but it was enough to take the few steps into the house, Kurt was amazed by the architecture, he was awed by the double marble stairs, behind double doors was a lounge with a remarkable grand piano and grand curved windows, he could look into the stunning garden from there, this place was better than any place he had ever dreamt of.

They heard a noise coming from the hallway, it was a high pitched woman's voice: "I told you a million times not to do all those things for me Richard, I'm not a baby and I'm definitely capable of greeting my own son, so go and bother that husband of mine, he hired you in the first place, not me! I'll call you when I need you, if I don't, then do something for yourself, drink some tea, eat some toast, clean some rooms, take a swim or do whatever you please but STOP bothering ME! That woman was definitely not someone to mess with. "Certainly madam" the butler said and shortly afterwards a woman entered the lounge.

She looked angry at first but brightened up when she looked at Blaine "Hello dear, how have you been? I've missed you..." she hugged him tight before she continued: "And who might that pretty boy be?" Kurt blushed a little "Ow, I like him" she said "He's a cutie" Kurt instantly liked her, she dressed nice, had character and clearly knew how to handle a man. "It's a pleasure to meet you Ms. Anderson, I'm Kurt Hummel, I'm Blaine's..." he never had a chance to finish the sentence as a girl entered the room "BUGGER OFF Richard I don't want your help!", the girl looked at Blaine, then at Kurt and shouted: "Oh my god, Blaine has a boyfriend!" Blaine's mother's eyes widened. Kurt looked nervously at Blaine. "Is that true Blaine?" his mother asked "Is he your boyfriend?" Kurt didn't know what to do, he felt uncomfortable, it wasn't the warm welcome he had hoped for, he felt Blaine's arm around his shoulder and he heard him say: "Yes mother, it is true, I told you that I'm gay and you have to decide whether you accept that or not but I'll leave and never come back if you don't!" Kurt felt his heart beating faster, Blaine was willing to give it all up to be with him, that just felt unreal.

Blaine's mother quickly responded: "I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry, of course I accept it, I'm happy for you Blaine, I just thought that you would have told me if you had a boyfriend" she looked hurt "I'm always there for you, were you afraid that I would disapprove?" She was on the urge of crying, Kurt could hear it in her voice, could see it in her eyes and could feel it in the tension in the room "I wanted to tell you mom, but it all happened so fast. We're a couple since this morning and I totally forgot to mention it because of your text." Kurt was shocked, what text was he talking about? Was that why they had driven the two and a half hour trip to Hunter Valley? Both Blaine and his mother were awkwardly silent, the girl in the room stood petrified at the double doors, probably unable to process what she had provoked with a single taunt. Suddenly they heard a man with an English accent ask: "Would you like a cup of tea?" and unlike the previous times there was no shouting...

Author's note

So? What do you think? Did you like it or was it rubbish? Let me know...

The outfit:

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the house:

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