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They should have been practicing their songs but Blaine was a million miles away. He couldn't focus on anything but a certain boy in Lima, Ohio. Weeks had passed since their concert but he still couldn't get Kurt out of his head. He often dreamed about the boy, wondered how Kurt was doing. He went so far that he made a research on the boy one night when Sebastian wasn't home and was happy when he found a photo of Kurt's glee club. He could barely see the boy on the photo but it was more than nothing. He saved that photo and checked on it every time he had the opportunity. That was what he was doing in that moment, too. They had a break and he used that time to have a private moment with his thoughts. He loved being alone, he loved thinking about Kurt, imagining what he was doing. It was Saturday, so he was surely with his friends, having coffee, chatting. Blaine wished he could be there, too. He had never had a real coffee date but it was surely nice. Being with Kurt was always nice.

It was insane how much he thought about the boy he barely knew. He didn't have such thought when he was with Sebastian, although he knew the man a lot more. Maybe that was why he didn't like being with Sebastian at all. He was so not like a real boyfriend. Now that he thought about it, he certainly wasn't. They weren't even friends, more like two people hanging out and living together because it was convenient. The problem was that it wasn't that convenient anymore. Blaine found Sebastian annoying and he was happy when the man wasn't home. He knew that it was wrong and he should have been brave enough to say goodbye but then he reminded himself that he would be alone and he was too scared of that. Even if he and Sebastian didn't get along that well anymore, they had each other. He had someone to go home to, he had someone to talk to, and Blaine wasn't ready to give up that. He still didn't feel guilty for having another guy's photo on his phone. Sebastian watched boys all the time, Blaine even found him flirting with them occasionally, so having an innocent photo was nothing. Okay, he should have found it weird that he thought about somebody else when they had sex and had to bit his lip not to say the wrong name, but it was a silent agreement between them. Sebastian surely knew he meant almost nothing to Blaine and he acted like he felt the same, so it was fine. Yes, it was perfectly fine. That was how adults did things.

"Who is that?"

Blaine jumped and almost dropped his phone in surprise. He didn't expect anyone to catch him like this. He quickly pushed the phone back into his pocket and faced Jeff with his most innocent smile.

"Nobody" he said calmly.

"It's that guy from Ohio, right?" Jeff asked. "What was his name? Oh, right. Kurt. So how is he doing?"

"I have no idea" Blaine said and to end the conversation as quickly as possible, he left his friend. Unfortunately, Jeff followed him.

"You can't fool me" Jeff smiled. "Does Sebastian know?"

"Know what?" Blaine asked.

"That you're secretly dating somebody else" Jeff answered.

"I'm not cheating on Sebastian" Blaine said.

"I understand, Blaine" Jeff said. "It's fine, really. To be honest, I'm proud of you. That asshole needs to be taught a lesson."

Blaine sighed and shook his head. He knew that his friends didn't like Sebastian but at least they shouldn't be so honest with him. He knew that Sebastian wasn't perfect but… Okay, he knew that his friends were right about him but he didn't want to hear what they thought about the man.

"Let's go back to work" he said in the end. He didn't want to talk about Sebastian anymore.

~ o ~

The pain in his head was the first sign that he was waking up. Everything had been so nice and dark for a while but then that pain came and it was followed by strange noises. Kurt slowly opened his eyes and looked around in confusion. One thing was sure, he wasn't home. This room was so light and so not familiar. He frowned as he looked at the white walls. He didn't remember being here. He should have been home. No, there had been the competition, he remembered being on the stage, he remembered that he hadn't been feeling well… And then, nothing.

Kurt sat up, breathing heavily. He must have fainted on the stage, that was the only explanation why he didn't remember coming here. And if he had fainted… God, did it mean that they lost?

"Hey, slow down."

Kurt finally recognized the people sitting beside him. Finn and Santana, both of them pale and seemingly worried.

"What happened?" Kurt asked. "Where are we?"

"You fainted" Santana said. "We brought you to the hospital because we couldn't wake you up."

"Oh my God" Kurt said, pressing a hand to his lips. "Does it mean…"

"We won" Santana smiled. "Although you gave a pretty good show, the judges loved your performance. We're going to Regionals."

Kurt sighed in relief and fell back onto the hard pillow. At least he hadn't ruined everything.

"We are worried about you, though" Santana said. "You were out for a long time. The doctor says that it must be exhaustion but we'll know more soon."

"It's nothing" Kurt said easily. "Really, I just need to sleep and eat more. Can we go home now?"

"No" Finn smiled. "You should have seen how worried your dad was. I don't think he'll let you go home until they run a few more tests to make sure you're alright."

"I am" Kurt said.

"Patience" Santana said. "You're not going anywhere until we are done here."

Kurt closed his eyes. He wanted to die. This couldn't be happening to him. He didn't want to be here, he didn't want those tests and he certainly didn't want to know if there was something wrong with him. He had a bad feeling that it was something serious. He was nauseous all the time, he barely ate, and now he had fainted… It had to be something bad.

"Don't worry. We're here for you" Finn said.

The door opened and Burt walked in with another man following him. Kurt sat up immediately, watching the adults with wide eyes.

"Guys, this is Doctor Turner" Burt said. "He might know what's wrong with Kurt but he has to check on him on more time. Would you leave us alone?"

"Couldn't we stay?" Santana asked.

"No" Burt said. "Please, wait for us outside."

Kurt was scared of that tone. His father was so serious, he had to know what was going on with him. He surely had cancer… That was the only explanation. He was dying and his father didn't know how to tell him.

"It's okay, Kurt" the doctor said as he took a seat beside him. "I found something interesting in your blood but I have to check it with the ultrasound to be sure. It's completely painless, you have nothing to worry about."

"Am I sick?" Kurt asked in worry.

"I don't think so" the doctor smiled.

Kurt watched him in silence for a while. The doctor worked in complete silence, he ran the probe up and down his stomach, his eyes focused on the screen beside the bed. Kurt looked at the screen, too, although he had no idea what he should see there. There was that white patch with a small black thing in it that caught his attention. Now he was panicking. He was worried that he was sick.

"What is that?" he asked as he pointed at the screen.

The doctor finished the examination and turned to look at Burt. The man nodded and then Doctor Turner looked back at Kurt.

"Kurt, I have to ask you a few questions. I want you to answer them honestly. Okay?"

"Okay" Kurt nodded.

"Have you had sexual contact with another boy?" the doctor asked.

Kurt's face turned scarlet in a blink. He was prepared for everything but this.

"I…" he looked at his father. He couldn't tell him the truth, it would kill him.

"It's fine, son" Burt said gently.

"I'm so sorry, dad" Kurt whispered.

"Hey, it's okay" Burt said and grabbed Kurt's hand to squeeze it. "I'm not angry with you. But you have to be honest with us. Can you do that?"

"Yes" Kurt nodded and turned back to the doctor. "I am dying?"

"No" doctor Turner shook his head. "You aren't sick at all. Just…"

"I think we should talk about something first" Burt interrupted. "I didn't want to tell you this too soon because I was afraid that you might freak out but now…"

He looked at the doctor and sighed.

"Could you please leave us alone for a second?" he asked.

Doctor Turner nodded and walked out of the room. Now Kurt was terrified. He had no idea what was going on and he was so scared. He wanted to get over with this but his father wa sseemingly in trouble, he didn't know how to say what he had to.

"Just tell me, dad" Kurt said.

"Okay" Burt nodded. "It's something we found out when you were little. Do you remember when you fell from that tree and you were brought to the hospital?"

Kurt nodded. That was his first time in hospital he remembered.

"So when the doctor examined you… he found something… How could I say? Unusual" Burt said. "For a boy, I mean."

"What does it mean?" Kurt asked.

"It means that you carry a gene that allows you to get pregnant" Burt said.

Kurt blinked. And then again. It seemed so unbelievable. He was a boy, he couldn't… Right?

"That's a joke, right?" he asked.

"I'm serious" Burt said. "It's rare and most men don't even know about it because they don't have sex with other men…"

"I don't want to hear this" Kurt said quickly.

"That's why I wanted to wait with this until you were ready" Burt said and shook his head. "I guess I'm late, though."

"What do you mean?" Kurt asked. Okay, maybe he was a little slow but this day was anything but normal. He had fainted, he had brought to the hospital and now his dad was talking about men who could get pregnant. Wait a second… "Am I… Am I pregnant?"

"It seems so, yes" Burt nodded.

"But I can't be!" Kurt cried out desperately. "Oh, my God! My life is over!"

"Don't panic" Burt said calmly. How could he be so calm, Kurt had no idea. "This is not the end of the world. You have options. You don't have to get through this."

Kurt needed a whole minute to understand what his father was talking about. Abortion. He could kill the baby and it would be over. But was it what he wanted? It was so confusing, he wasn't sure if he could think rationally. He just wanted to go home and hide in his room for a long while.

"There's no pressure" Burt continued when he saw how pale his son had become. "You don't have to decide it now. You can take as much time as you need. And whatever you decide to do, I'll support you."

Kurt couldn't hold it back anymore. He burst into tears and threw his arms around his father.

"Hey, it's okay" Burt said. He reached out and put his arms around his son. "Don't cry. I know that you're scared but you aren't alone. You don't have to go through this on your own."

"I'm so scared, dad" Kurt said honestly. He just realized how young he was. He was just a kid himself, he couldn't take care of a baby.

"I know but we'll get through this together" Burt said. He waited until Kurt calmed down a bit to get to the most important question. "Uhm… There's something we need to talk about."

"What is it?" Kurt asked.

"Who's the other father of the baby?" Burt asked. "I hope it's not Puckerman. Please, tell me it's not Puckerman. I like the guy but imagining you two…"

Kurt smiled sadly.

"Don't worry, dad. It's not Puck."

"Then whose baby is it?" Burt asked.

Kurt considered telling his father everything but then he thought about it. Blaine was so far away, he wasn't even sure if he could talk to him. He would try, obviously, he had to know what Blaine thought about this before he made a decision, but he didn't want his dad know about it before that. He would be so disappointed… Okay, he already was, but Kurt didn't want to make things more complicated.

"It doesn't matter. You don't know him" he said in the end.

"But…"

"I have to talk to him first" Kurt said quickly. "Please, dad, trust me with this. I can deal with it alone."

"I'm not too happy about this" Burt shook his head. "That guy has to take responsibility for the baby if you decide to keep it. And I want to know who did this to my son."

Kurt gulped nervously. He couldn't tell his father the truth, not yet. He knew that his dad only wanted the best for him, he also knew what he thought about people like Blaine. He wouldn't understand. He would think that Blaine had taken advantage on Kurt, that he had seduced his little boy and then left him in trouble. But Kurt knew that Blaine wasn't like that. Even if he was hurt, he believed that Blaine was a good person. He would help Kurt make the best decision but only if he wasn't under pressure.

Kurt remained silent and Burt gave up after a while. He knew his son enough to know that Kurt wouldn't tell him anything right now. Maybe later, if he was patient enough.

~ o ~

Kurt stayed in his room that night, trying to figure out what to do. He knew he should have contacted Blaine but he was scared of doing so. He was scared of Blaine's reaction and he was scared of facing the truth himself. God, it was unbelievable. He couldn't believe that it wasn't just a horrible nightmare, he wanted it to be. He wanted to wake up and forget that this ever happened. Unfortunately, nothing happened, so he had to believe that it was true and he had to face the hardest decision of his life. As if it was so easy...

"Are you alright?"

Kurt looked up and smiled at his stepmother. Carole was moving slowly now that her baby bump was so huge and it made every step difficult. Kurt bit his lip nervously. He asked Carole how she was doing so many times but he didn't really think about how she might be doing. She could help him actually. If there was someone who knew what pregnancy was like, it was his stepmother.

"I don't know" Kurt answered honestly.

"It's a lot to take in" Carole said gently.

His family was surprisingly calm. Kurt was afraid of how they would react but it seemed like they all supported him, even Finn and Santana who understood little of what was happening to Kurt. They were so nice to him. They didn't tell him that he was an idiot and none of them demanded answers, not after leaving the hospital. They gave Kurt exactly what he needed, they reassured him that it was going to be fine and they were on his side.

"Can I sit down?" Carole asked.

"Of course" Kurt said and quickly made half of the bed empty for the pregnant woman.

Carole sat down with some effort and reached out to take Kurt's hand in hers.

"You must be confused" she said understandingly.

"I can't believe this is happening to me" Kurt said. "It-it's like…"

He pressed a hand to his lips and inhaled deeply. He was feeling sick again and he was worried that he might throw up. Or faint again. He could never be sure what would happen.

"You should eat something" Carole said. "It helps with the nausea."

"I'm not sure I could eat anything" Kurt said.

"Here" Carole said. It was the first time Kurt noticed the small plate in her free hand. He looked at the biscuits and felt so hungry so suddenly. "You have to eat to keep up your strength. And the baby needs food, too."

"Are you sure it's good for the baby?" Kurt asked, already worried about his child. His baby… There was another human being growing inside of him. That was so strange.

"Not the best but you can't do anything if you can't swallow anything healthy" Carole smiled.

"So I can eat anything I want?" Kurt asked.

"You can't do much in this condition" Carole shrugged.

Kurt remembered that she had tried to eat healthily because she wanted the best for the baby but she just couldn't swallow most vegetables and fruits. She had a strong craving for fast food, though, something the baby certainly didn't need at all.

"I guess dad needs to order extra pizza from now on" Kurt joked.

"Does it mean you want to keep it?" Carole asked.

"I don't know" Kurt said. "I mean, I can't imagine myself killing someone and killing my baby, even if it's so small wouldn't be any different. But I can't imagine myself taking care of somebody else either. It's so scary."

"You don't have to decide it now" Carole said.

"I know. That's what dad said, too" Kurt nodded. "I'm not sure I know what I want. Or if I can make a good decision. I know nothing about babies."

"You are young but I believe that you can make the right decision" Carole said. "Either way, we'll accept your decision and help you."

Kurt sighed and pushed himself up to hug Carole. It was so awkward since Carole's baby bump was in the way but they still managed to hug each other for a few seconds. Then Kurt pulled back and took a biscuit from the plate. He was so hungry and he could definitely eat some sweets. Maybe he could try some chocolate, too.

"That's it. You won't feel so sick if you eat something" Carole said. "And you should take vitamins, too. You and the baby need it, too."

"I will, thanks" Kurt said. He reached for the plate again. Now that he started eating, he wanted more and more. He was so hungry.

"You should have some sleep, too. I know how hard you worked on your performance but you need rest" Carole said.

"I want to ask you something" Kurt said suddenly. He needed to know. "What is it like?"

"What?" Carole asked.

"Feeling the baby. Knowing that there's someone in you" Kurt said.

"It's weird at first" Carole said, trying to remember how she had felt when she had been pregnant with Finn. "I freaked out the first time, to be honest. I wanted Finn so badly but when I thought about what was happening to me…"

Kurt turned so pale that Carole was afraid that he might get sick.

"But then I saw him, I felt him move and I wasn't scared anymore" she said. "Having a baby can be a wonderful experience but it's also hard. And the first year is horrible. The baby cries all the time and you have no idea how to help them. It's scary. And it gets harder as they grow."

"I'm not sure I'm ready for that" Kurt said.

"That's fine" Carole nodded. "Take your time. You're not in rush."

She stood up and turned to leave but stopped at the stairs.

"Just to make things clear, I don't regret having any of my children" Carole said. "Yes, it was hard with Finn and I'm sure it will be hard with this little one, too, but they bring so much happiness into my life that I don't care."

Kurt smiled at her. He had a lot to think about but Carole helped him so much. He hoped that he would be able to make the right decision in the end.