They went back to their flat. Kurt was holding onto Blaine for the whole time and when they sat down at their sofa he was grinning. "You know, what I'd love right now?", he asked.
Blaine smiled. "No, but I will do anything to get you what you want, my brave, loved husband." He kissed Kurt on the cheek.
"I'd love to eat some ice-cream right now.", Kurt said and Blaine laughed.
"Nothing easier than that", Blaine said and got up. He went to the counter, picked up a bucket of cookie dough ice and two spoons.
When he sat down Kurt frowned. "Who said I would share with you?". Both bursted out in laughter.
They were eating and Blaine was stocking over Kurt's hair.
"I need to talk to you about what happened today, Kurt.", Blaine said and watched Kurt freezing. "I know you are uncomfortable with this, but this is an issue, which needs to be addresses.", he waited for a reaction, but Kurt didn't say anything. "Kurt? Please. Just tell me, what makes you that afraid?"
"The whole thing, the combination of everything. The scent, showing my teeth, pain, loss of control...", Kurt was crying again. Blaine hated to do this, but he needed to know in order to help.
"I get that. I get it totally. But haven't I proven to you that it was fine? Will you be okay, when you need to come in again?", Blaine asked and Kurt looked at him, fear in his eyes. "It is fine. I will not hurt you, never would I do that. But I need you to trust me, in order to do that.", Kurt nodded. "Kurt, may I ask you a question?", Blaine said. Kurt nodded reluctantly. "Tell me, have you been in pain before?", Blaine asked and Kurt looked down. "That is a yes, isn't it?"
Kurt nodded. "But it stopped. I would have told you, if it would have been there for much longer."
"It is okay. But, from this, I am convinced that you have not been to a check up for some time. How long has it been?" Kurt turned away. It was clear that he didn't want to tell Blaine. "In order to help you I need information, love. Just tell me, I will not judge."
Kurt hesitated. "You know... It has been since there was this guy in Glee club. So high school. And that was not really a check up. The last thing that was really done was that filling, when I was a freshman."
Blaine smiled, holding Kurt's hand. "Well, love. For that, you really have amazing teeth. Except from that filling, which was due for replacement anyways, I have only seen one thing, that concerned me. That is the second thing I wanted to tell you." Blaine didn't know if it was the right moment to tell Kurt, but he knew he couldn't just wait for longer. He needed to address this.
"But... I thought...", Kurt said and a tear was rolling down his face. Blaine had expected this.
Blaine took Kurt's hand. "I know, this is a shock. But really, it has to be done. You just come in again and I will get everything sorted, okay?"
"But... What is wrong?", Kurt asked.
"Well. You waited a little to long there. The nerve got infected and then, with the pain being gone, it had died.", Blaine said as calm as possible. He didn't want to scare Kurt, so he avoided the word root canal, even though that was what was going to be done. "I would have just done it, but with that procedure I need the help of an assistant. If I work like this I need to make sure all the bacteria are being kept out, okay?"
Kurt swallowed hard, but Blaine knew that avoiding the technical terms had been the right decision. "How urgent is it?", Kurt asked slowly.
"Well, the longer we wait, the more likely it is that it cannot be saved, love. I would like to do it on monday.", Blaine said and looked into the eyes of the shaking Kurt.
"I guess it is my fault for waiting so long, isn't it?", he said.
"Important is, that you did it. You did great today and you are going to be fine on monday.", Blaine could not be happier. He had expected it to be a lot harder.