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Blaine was sitting beside Sebastian and tried his best to focus on his job. He had a meeting with the Warblers to see what their newest tour would be like. He had no idea why Sebastian joined him for the meeting but he was too tired to fight with him, so he had simply said yes. At least Sebastian was quiet and let them work this time. It was new. Their relationship… well, it was far from the best. But at least they managed to live beside each other, it was far more than nothing. Blaine didn't want to be alone, so he simply got used to the situation and didn't really think about what his life could be like without Sebastian. It didn't mean that his thoughts never wondered back to a certain boy in Ohio. He tried to think less about Kurt but he couldn't not remember him. Especially since he didn't read anything about him in the past two years. He had tried, several times, to find something about the boy, but it seemed like Kurt simply vanished. Blaine hoped that nothing happened to him.

"I see we won't be home too much in the next months" David said as he checked the long list.

"Does it really matter? We'll see the whole world" Jeff said.

"Because we haven't seen it already, right?" Wes asked.

"Guys, stop" Nick said. "Just look at this."

"What is it?" Blaine asked.

He went through the list twice when he finally noticed what Nick was talking about. There were several places in the states they would visit, including...

"Westerville" Jeff said excitedly.

"It means that…"

"Ohio, we'll be back!" the Warblers shouted in unison.

Blaine smiled at his friends. They were excited to be home because they missed their school, but there was another reason why Blaine couldn't wait to arrive to Ohio. There was Kurt, too, and there was a chance that they would meet again. If Kurt came to their concert, he would find him. He would talk to him again. And then… Blaine had no idea what would happen then. But he knew that he had to meet Kurt again. He just had to.

Blaine was so happy that he didn't see Sebastian watching him. Unlike the others, Sebastian had a very bad feeling about this visit. Something told him that he had to be very careful.

~ o ~

"We couldn't get stuck in Washington. Or any other normal place where we could find a freaking mechanic who knows anything about cars and we could wait in a nice hotel until they repair our car. No. It has to happen in Ohio."

Blaine tried so hard not to smile but he failed. He found the situation quite funny. It wasn't like he had planned to get stuck in the middle of nowhere, especially with Sebastian who hated unexpected happenings, but at least there was some adventure in his life. He definitely enjoyed it. It just made everything better that they were close to Lima and a local mechanic would repair their car. It just made everything a lot better that the place was called Hummel Tires & Lube. Blaine tried to recall his memories with Kurt. He knew, of course, that Kurt's last name was Hummel, and if he remembered correctly, his father was a mechanic. Was it possible that the shop belonged to Kurt's family? It would be more than amazing. It would be perfect. Maybe he would be able to talk to Kurt's father and ask him about his son. Maybe Kurt would be there, too. He would see him again. Although he had no idea what to do with Sebastian. He didn't want him to be there.

"We'll find you a hotel room" Blaine told him calmly.

"And what about you?" Sebastian asked.

"I'll stay in the shop until they repair the car" Blaine replied.

"Why would you do that?" Sebastian asked.

"Because I like cars?" Blaine offered.

"Seriously, Blaine?"

"I like cars" Blaine said, more confidently this time. "I just never have a chance to spend time around them, especially not in Los Angeles. But Ohio is safe. No one would recognize me there."

Sebastian watched him in silence. He knew Blaine and knew when he was hiding something from him. Like right now.

"You know what? We could go together" he said.

"You want to come? To a car shop?" Blaine asked in surprise.

"Why not? I should know more about your passions, don't you think? Fiancé" Sebastian smiled and put his arms around Blaine.

Oh, yes. There had been an engagement. If you could call it one. Sebastian had told Blaine that they should get married over and over again, and Blaine got tired of hearing it every single day. So he said yes, hoping that Sebastian would finally leave him alone. It seemingly worked, at least for a while. Blaine was still worried that Sebastian wanted to marry him one day. He definitely wasn't ready for that. He wasn't even sure if he wanted to get married at all.

"Fine" Blaine said in the end. He really didn't have a choice. Sebastian always got what he wanted.

Blaine was relieved when they finally arrived. Sebastian didn't stop complaining about the dirty car that drove them to the car shop, much to Blaine's and the driver's annoyance. Poor guy was surprisingly patient and didn't say anything, but Blaine could see that he was hurt.

"Burt will take a look at your car" the man said shortly and left before Blaine could ask him where to find Burt.

"He leaves us here just like that? He's so rude" Sebastian muttered.

"Maybe because he doesn't want to hear you complain anymore" Blaine offered an explanation. Seemingly not the best one, because Sebastian turned to him this time, seemingly more frustrated than before.

"Well, excuse me if I don't want to spend our only free day in a dirty car shop" he said.

"I already told you. You could stay in a hotel until they…"

"No" Sebastian said stubbornly. "We barely spend any time together. Do you really want to get rid of me again?"

Well...

"I only want the best for you" Blaine said patiently.

"Sure" Sebastian muttered.

"Do you really want to fight again?"

"I just..."

"Hello, gentlemen" a man interrupted them so suddenly that it made Blaine jump. It was a big, bulky guy, dressed in jeans, flannel shirt, with a baseball cap on his head. "My name's Burt. I'll take care of your car."

Burt… Burt Hummel. If Blaine was correct. It had to be Kurt's father. He couldn't be anybody else. Just the thought of meeting Kurt's father made his heart stop. He surely knew how Kurt was doing. He could ask him so easily. But Sebastian would ask too many questions. He had to get rid of him, at least for a little while, so he had a chance to talk to the man alone. He just had to. It couldn't be a coincidence that they ended up right here. It was a sign, a sign he couldn't ignore.

"Is everything okay?"

Blaine blinked in surprise and finally realized that Burt was talking to him. And the way Sebastian was looking at him told him that he missed something very important.

"I'm sorry" Blaine said quietly.

"I told you that you should sit down until I check on your car" Burt said slowly.

"Sure" Blaine said quickly. "We'll just…"

"I thought you wanted to see the guy work" Sebastian reminded him.

"I'm tired. Why don't we sit down a bit?" Blaine asked.

"You can use my office" Burt offered them.

"Seriously?" Blaine asked in surprise.

"Of course. My son would be disappointed if I let you wait in the middle of the shop" Burt smiled.

His son… Kurt. God, what if Kurt had told his father about them?

"I-I don't understand" Blaine said.

"You're Blaine Anderson, right? I recognize you from the posters in my son's room" Burt said. "He's a huge fan of you. Could I take a photo of you later? He won't believe that I met you otherwise."

Blaine turned pale in a blink. Although he wanted to meet Kurt again so badly, he had a bad feeling that Kurt wouldn't be too glad to see him again. Maybe because he was here with his fiancé. A man he could barely stand, but it wasn't something he shared with people. Only his best friends knew how he felt about Sebastian.

"Once you're done with the car" Sebastian said. "I hope it won't take you too long."

"I'll do my best" Burt said. Blaine could tell that he wasn't a fan of Sebastian.

"He has a very bad day" Blaine said, trying to save the situation.

"I can tell" Burt muttered.

Blaine grabbed Sebastian's arm and pulled him into the office, then quickly shut the door behind them.

"That was rude of you" Blaine said.

"Does it really matter? We won't see the guy ever again" Sebastian shrugged.

"That doesn't mean you have to act like an asshole" Blaine replied.

They heard someone gasp behind them and both men turned around. To their surprise, they weren't alone in the office. There were two kids, a boy and a girl, watching them with wide eyes. Blaine had no idea how old they could be but they didn't seem more than 3 or 4. Or maybe they were younger. He knew almost nothing about kids.

"Hey, kids" he smiled and took a step towards them.

"What are you doing?" Sebastian hissed. He didn't move from his place and seemed like he was afraid of the children. It was definitely weird.

"I'm trying to be nice" Blaine explained.

"They're kids" Sebastian said.

"What's wrong with kids?" Blaine asked.

"Other than they're loud, annoying and…"

"SSH!" Blaine hissed. The kids seemed more scared than before.

"What?" Sebastian asked in annoyance.

"Just look at them. They're scared" Blaine explained. He took another step forward and crouched down, so he didn't seem so scary anymore. Or so he hoped. "Hey, guys. I'm Blaine."

Nothing. They just kept staring at him.

"I don't think they can talk" Sebastian said.

"Do you think so?" Blaine asked. He knew nothing about children. "What's your name?"

He looked at the little boy this time. He was a beautiful child with dark, curly hair and huge blue eyes. His eyes were like Kurt's. He still remembered them so clearly.

"Jamie" the boy said.

"Hello, Jamie" Blaine smiled. "I like your name. It's James, isn't it? You know, my grandfather was also James but his friends called him Jamie. He was a really good man."

"I don't think they care about your grandfather, Blaine" Sebastian muttered.

"I'm just trying to be nice" Blaine replied, then turned to the little girl who seemed still scared of them. "Hey, sweetie. Who are you?"

The girl didn't reply. She kept watching them for a while, then she turned towards the door and started shouting.

"Daddy!"

"They must be Burt's children" Blaine muttered. Although the man seemed a little too old to have so little kids, it wasn't impossible.

"And he leaves them alone in an office. Good job" Sebastian said.

"They aren't alone. We're here with them" Blaine reminded him.

"And you think we should babysit them?" Sebastian asked.

"Why not? I think they're sweet" Blaine smiled.

Sebastian sighed heavily. Blaine wasn't surprised, he knew how much Sebastian hated children. He couldn't even imagine Sebastian having one, he just wasn't patient enough. Blaine, on the other hand, could easily see himself having children one day. So he didn't mind watching these two for a little while. He hoped that Burt was okay with it, too.

The door opened in the next second and Burt stepped inside, his eyes searching for his daughter. He smiled when he walked to her and pulled her into his arms.

"What's wrong, baby?" he asked. "You aren't scared of our friends, right?"

The girl didn't reply. She put her arms around her father's neck and closed her eyes.

"I'm sorry" Burt said. "Scarlett is always like that around strangers."

"It's okay" Blaine said easily. "We must be scary for her. But I'm sure she only has to get to know us."

"I hope they don't bother you" Burt said. "They often stay with me during the day. I have a big family but the others are busy, too."

"It's understandable" Blaine said. He knew that not everyone can afford a babysitter, especially not for entire days. He had spent a lot of time with his grandfather when he had been younger, while his parents had been working. He had joined him at work most of the time and it had been so great. So he had no problem with people doing the same. It was natural for him.

"I can take them out to the shop if you want to be alone" Burt said. He seemingly didn't like the idea but he could tell that Sebastian wasn't too excited to be around the kids.

"I could watch them while you work" Blaine offered.

"What?" Sebastian asked.

"Why not? I told you, I wanted to see these guys work anyway. I could also watch the kids. You can work and they won't be left alone. What do you think?"

"I really don't want to cause you any trouble…" Burt started.

"I don't mind. Really" Blaine smiled.

He carefully avoided Sebastian's gaze, knowing what he thought about the whole thing.

"I guess we can find you chairs outside" Burt muttered.

Blaine smiled again. He looked down at the children and reached out towards them. They both hesitated for a moment, but then the boy stepped forward and grabbed Blaine's hand.

"I'm not that scary after all, right?" Blaine said. "Come on. We have to figure out what's wrong with my car."

Sebastian totally forgotten, Blaine walked out of the office with the little boy. Burt, still holding his daughter in his arms, followed them closely.

They stayed at the car until Burt walked around in the garage and got them chairs. Blaine sat down immediately and motioned for the kids to do the same. Sebastian joined them, too, but stayed behind them. He seemingly didn't like being here at all and he definitely didn't want to watch the children.

"Do you like cars?" Blaine asked conversationally.

The children looked at each other and then nodded. Blaine smiled and reached out to stroke their faces. These kids were simply adorable.

"I like them, too" he said. "I don't know as much about them as your father, though. I guess I never had time to learn more about them."

"Do you think they understand what you're saying?" Sebastian asked.

"Of course they do" Blaine said. They were just kids. It didn't mean they didn't know what he was talking about.

"I can't believe we're babysitting instead of enjoying our day off" Sebastian muttered.

"I think it's a great way to spend our day off" Blaine replied. "Can't you relax a bit? It's fun."

Sebastian muttered something Blaine couldn't understand. He decided that he didn't even want to know what Sebastian was saying. He didn't want to fight again, especially not in front of these people. He turned towards the children instead and tried to come up with something else to talk about.

"Do you like drawing?" he asked.

"I do" the little boy said.

He finally said something. It made Blaine relieved. He knew little about children, so he had no idea if they were old enough to talk or not.

"I do, too" Blaine said. "And I like singing and dancing. I sing in a band."

"Band?" the girl asked.

"Yes. That means that I play music with my friend. It's great" Blaine explained.

"Sing!" Jamie said excitedly. "Like papa."

Blaine turned to look at Burt. He couldn't imagine the bulky man singing and dancing, but it didn't mean that it was impossible, of course. Why couldn't he sing? Most people loved singing.

"What does your papa sing to you?" Blaine asked. "I don't think I know those songs. But you know what? I have a good idea."

He closed his eyes and tried to remember his own childhood. His grandmother had used to sing to him and there was that lullaby, his favorite one. It was just a simple song, he didn't even remember the words, but he could never forget the melody. So he started humming. It had been so many years ago but he would never forget his grandparents. Especially his grandfather who had been such an amazing person. The man who had saved his life.

He didn't even noticed that Jamie climbed into his lap until the song was over. He slowly opened his eyes and was surprised to find the boy sitting there, smiling at him. He hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do, but then he put his arms around the little boy and pulled him close. It felt so great. He couldn't believe he had never thought about having children before. It would be so great. But having one with Sebastian… Maybe it wasn't a good idea.

"Do you like it?" Blaine asked. He couldn't give himself time to think about family, not right now.

"Yes!" Jamie said excitedly.

"Do you want me to sing something else?" Blaine asked.

Jamie opened his mouth to reply but then the door opened. Blaine looked up at the men walking inside and his heart stopped for a second when his eyes met the blue ones he had been thinking about for more than two years now. Kurt. Kurt Hummel. He was right here and...

"Papa!"

Jamie jumped up and ran straight to Kurt to hug him. When Kurt didn't move, the man standing behind him pulled the little boy into his arms, looking at Kurt in confusion. He seemingly didn't know why Kurt was standing there completely frozen, his eyes wide.

"Blaine?" Kurt asked quietly.

"Hey, Kurt" Blaine said before he could stop himself. Although he was surprised and nervous to meet Kurt again, he was also very-very happy. So happy that he forgot about his fiancé who was standing right beside him.

That was all Blaine managed to say, though. Kurt seemed to be in shock to find him here and the other man didn't seem less surprised either. Blaine wanted to say something so badly but nothing came out. He finally remembered that he wasn't alone, that Sebastian was right there with him and he had no idea how to explain this. He had to come up with something because Sebastian seemed to know more than he was supposed to, or he just felt that something wasn't right, Blaine wasn't sure. But he watched Kurt as if he was a ghost.

Blaine forgot about Sebastian really quickly, though. His brain slowly processed the information he got from Jamie and he gasped in surprise. Papa. It could only mean that…

Kurt had a son. He was the father of this little boy. It didn't matter how it happened, Blaine didn't care about it at all. He watched the man beside Kurt who held the boy in his arms and he understood everything. Kurt was already taken. And he wasn't only dating, he was in a serious relationship. With the father of his son.

Blaine felt like he was dying inside.