Blaine opened the door with a smile and stepped aside to let him in. He had never been in here, so it was a shock to see the décor Blaine had chosen. A lot like Kurt's apartment, but a little brighter with the colour scheme.
"I know what you're thinking," Blaine said with a laugh as he watched Kurt look around, "you picked out a perfect set for the apartment, I had to copy it."
"It looks great." Kurt told him and Blaine grinned shyly.
"Daddy!"
he was barreled into by a bundle of hair, and he wrapped his arms around her as she squeezed him, trying not to cry, he did miss her.
"Hey sweetie." He said gently as she released him, and gave him a big smile.
She looked down at his bandaged hand and her eyes went a little misty, but he grabbed her again and hugged her to him, whispering it was ok.
"Hey Kurt." came another voice he hadn't heard for a while, and he looked up surprised.
"Oh, hey Bex." He gave her a grin and she stepped forward to wrap her arms around his shoulders, breathing a sigh out against his neck.
"I'm glad you're ok." she said quietly and he smiled as he hugged her back.
"Thanks, me too."
She pulled back, and blinked a couple of times, trying to keep herself in check.
"Anytime you want to talk, I'm here ok, I love you too you know?"
"Thank you Rebecca."
"Oh man, don't call me Rebecca." She groaned with a small laugh and Kurt rolled his eyes.
"Sorry, Bex."
"That's better, right I have to love and leave you guys, have a hot date," she said with a wink and turned to Blaine, "Blaine text me later babe."
"You got it. Good luck." he said as she kissed his cheek, and then raised an eyebrow.
"Honey, this," she gestured to her figure, and Kurt rolled his eyes, "doesn't need luck."
With a wave and a wink, she left. Kurt laughed as Blaine let out a little sigh.
"She's a character." Kurt said and Blaine laughed a little.
"Yeah, she never changes," he said as he guided Kurt inside a bit more, pushing a hand gently in the small of his back, "so, come in, sit down, take a load off."
"So eloquently put." he told Blaine with a smile, and Blaine huffed a laugh.
"I'll go make us some coffee."
As Blaine walked off, Elly took Kurt's hand and dragged him into the living room, making him sit with her on the couch.
"Daddy, come here, I want to show you my project for theater class at school."
"Theater?" he asked with a raised eyebrow and she nodded excitedly.
"Uh huh, I joined last week," she said with a smile, as she brought out a folder of papers, "thought I might get some more experience in performing for people."
"Oh honey, that's great."
"So this project is to do with family, and I wanted you to see it."
"What about family?" he asked and she grinned.
"Just about family life really, and I wanted to put you in the project."
"What will be doing?"
"Singing for me."
He sat in shock for a minute, wondering if he heard right and she was grinning like an idiot at him.
"What?"
"Well, I need to record you singing."
"Oh, erm..."
"It'll be fun daddy, please say you'll do it, I already had dad record a song for me...please."
"Ok, sure, what song?" he said after thinking about it, and she shrugged.
"Anything you want?"
"Now?"
"No, you have a week to think about it."
"Ok."
"Yeah she ambushed me with it, the other day," Blaine said as he reappeared with a grin, and two coffee cups, "needless to say, my voice was a little rusty."
"Oh daddy, your voice was fine." Elly rolled her eyes and giggled.
"I agree, there's no way you could be rusty Blaine, your voice has always been incredible." Kurt said as he looked up at Blaine, watching as a blush stained his ex's cheeks, and he sat down with a small smile.
"Thanks." he responded quietly.
They grinned at each other, before Kurt coughed and looked away.
Elly asked to put a movie on and then Blaine got up to make them all some popcorn and other snacks, for watching it.
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"So what song do you think you'll sing for her school project?" Blaine asked him after getting Elly tucked back into bed, it was past midnight and she had fallen to sleep on Kurt halfway through their second movie.
"Oh I don't know, I haven't sung anything for a while." Kurt looked down at his hands with a shrug.
"Your voice is like an angel, if I'm not rusty, there's no way on this earth that you are."
"Thanks." he said as Blaine handed him a cup of hot chocolate, and sat beside him.
"Just stating fact."
The television was off now, and the silence was comfortable, and Kurt found himself feeling the happiest he had felt in a long while. He smiled at Blaine, who smiled back, and then he sighed as he spied the project book of Elly's on the table.
"We must have done something right, if we raised such a wonderful girl." Kurt said and Blaine hummed in agreement.
"Yeah, she's fantastic."
"I saw the look in her eyes, over this," Kurt added as he pointed to his wrist, and Blaine frowned a little, "I hate causing her pain."
"Well, it's something we all have to move past now."
"Yeah, but still."
"I know."
Kurt swallowed down a painful lump and picked up some courage to ask his next question.
"How- How are things with Brad?" He asked a little shakily and Blaine took his hand.
"You don't have to ask Kurt, I know it's hard." He said giving Kurt a soft look, but Kurt only smiled at him.
"It is, but I want to know, call me masochistic." He added with a little laugh and Blaine grinned.
"Well, they're ok I guess, haven't really seen much of him this week, I've been focused on Elly."
"Oh, sorry about that too."
"Stop apologizing." Blaine huffed and Kurt shrugged one shoulder.
"I feel like I have too."
"Why?" Blaine asked a little confused and Kurt breathed in a deep breath and let it out slowly, Blaine could see he was struggling so he waited patiently.
"Because all of this, wouldn't have happened if I had been a stronger person."
"Don't be patronizing of yourself." Blaine told him sternly and Kurt looked up into the soulful eyes of the man he loved. "You are a strong person, brave, thoughtful, kind."
"I'm really not." Kurt said with a sigh, but Blaine brought one hand under his chin and made him look up at him.
"Yes, you are."
"You really believe that?"
"I've always believed that, I never stopped."
"Well, I don't feel much like a strong person at the moment." He said with a shrug and Blaine sighed.
"You will feel like that again when you pick yourself up, it takes time."
"Mm."
They sat in silence for a minute or two before Blaine shifted, bringing himself closer to Kurt's side, hearing Kurt take a sharp inhale, and then stopped just shy of touching him. he looked at him carefully, choosing his words appropriately and resting a hand on Kurt's shoulder lightly.
"You know, I've never known such a strong person in my entire life," he said, and as Kurt looked back at him with a disbelieving expression he carried on, "but even the strongest people have breaking points."
Kurt's eyes watered but he didn't look away as Blaine continued, squeezing his shoulder.
"Those breaking points are far and few between, but the stronger you are, the harder it hits you." He finished and Kurt thought about it before he smirked at him.
"Get that from a therapy website on how to deal with depressed people?"
"No," Blaine said with a chuckle at Kurt's cynicism, "it's what I truly believe."
"Oh."
"And I also believe that in time, you'll be fine."
The flood gates were open again, and Kurt felt his eyes sting, tears slowly dripping down his face, which Blaine carefully wiped away with a gentle hand.
"I want to believe that." Kurt said quietly and Blaine grinned at him.
"Well hey, this is a good start right?"
"Right." Kurt agreed as he smiled back.
"Can I hug you?" Blaine asked as he opened his arms, and Kurt chuckled lightly.
"Of course you can."
No sooner had he said the words, he found himself encased in everything Blaine. His smell, his touch, it was everything Kurt had missed, and he buried his face in Blaine's shoulder, taking in a shuddery breath.
"I believe in you Kurt, I always have." came a whisper into the fabric of his own shirt and Kurt grinned.
"Thank you bee."
"You're welcome honey."
