Sorry it took me so long to update this, been sooooo blocked. Hope you enjoy it! I don't own anyone you recognize.
Special shout out to Kissme123 for making sure I don't end this story like The Vow. And to Hermione1017 for getting me great ideas. Also to everyone who is insane enough to stick with me though all of this. Love you all!
"I completely understand that! But you have got to realize that this is not a normal situation," Blaine awoke the next morning to hear Kurt talking on the phone. He could tell he was trying to keep his voice down, but his anger wasn't letting him. "It's more complicated than that!" Blaine peeked around the wall, looking to see what exactly his husband. Kurt was pacing anxiously, dragging his fingers roughly through his hair, he looked tired and in disbelief. "You aren't listening to me," Kurt claimed. "He is completely sane but you can't fire him based on the fact that he lost his memory and isn't aware of the consequences of his actions. You can't vote before your 18 for a reason!" Kurt cried and Blaine's breath hitched as his mind replayed the words 'Fire him' over and over, he was going to be fired. And he wasn't able to fight for the job, he didn't know what it was or if he would ever be able to return. "For God's sake, George, it's not like he's chosen to not get his memories back!" Suddenly Blaine walked in the room and took the phone from a shocked Kurt's hand.
"George...uh Mr..." he looked at Kurt for his boss's last name but a voice came over the phone correcting him,
"You call me George, Blaine." Blaine nodded, even though George couldn't see him.
"Um, I heard a little of what Kurt was saying to you and I understand your predicament, you have no way of knowing whether I will be my memory back or not, but please don't fire me. I don't know if I like my job or not, but I would hate for the 26 year old me to be upset when I finally do get my memory back, that I didn't fight for it." George didn't say anything for a moment before he just said,
"What?" Blaine sighed softly before shaking his head, he didn't understand it either.
"I can't let Kurt or his Blaine down, so please let me keep my job for a while longer," Kurt grabbed the phone back from him.
"Hold on a second, George," Kurt said before looking back at Blaine. "You aren't letting me down, you haven't done that in years and no matter what happens with your memory. And "my Blaine" as you called him, would want you to do whatever you want." Blaine inhaled sharply and nodded, asking for the phone back, Kurt gave it back and Blaine put it back on his hand.
"I'm back," Blaine said.
"I'll keep your job for you if you will go in front of the press and apologize," George stated.
"Apologize for what?" Blaine asked, unsure what he was supposed to be sorry for.
"For beating up Kurt's co-star, for making a scene," Blaine paused.
"What if I'm not sorry," he asked. Kurt was watching him carefully, his eyes laughing even though his lips were frowning just a bit.
"It doesn't matter if you are actually sorry, Blaine, you just have to say you are to the public. Just so that we don't look bad," George explained.
"We?" Blaine said slowly, confused, Kurt had made it clear that he wasn't embarrassed by Blaine, so who was George talking about.
"Yes, the studio, it's reputation, MY reputation. I can't have my most well known producers known as a trouble maker," George explained.
"I don't understand, it doesn't have anything to do with you or your reputation. I was at Kurt's play and it was his co-star whose face I punched, so what has that got to do with you?" Blaine asked innocently.
"Because the things you do effects the people and business you work for, and makes us look bad," his boss's voice was getting harsher and annoyed.
"I-I don't understand why, I mean people can't possibly assume that the things I do have anything to do with who I work for," Kurt snorted in laughter and for a moment Blaine was hurt but Kurt pulled him to him and and kissed his hair whispering,
"I love you." And Blaine could no longer be upset.
"It just does! Everything you do effects me! I will put together a press conference for this afternoon and you will go and apologize or kiss your job goodbye." The call ended and Blaine handed Kurt his phone slowly, and Kurt who had apparently heard what George had said shook his head.
"You don't have to do anything," Kurt said firmly. Blaine looked up at him, eyes unsure and nervous, and Kurt grabbed his face, "You have nothing to prove to me or anyone. If you don't want to get in front of anyone and say you're sorry, then don't. It makes no difference to me, I still love you and will be proud of you no matter what you chose." Blaine sighed softly and Kurt smiled gently and kissed his forehead, "How about I fix us some breakfast?" he suggested. Blaine nodded, wrapping his arm around Kurt's waist as the headed into the kitchen. Suddenly though Kurt's phone rang once again and Kurt groaned,
"It's been like this all morning!" Blaine looked at him surprised but Kurt just sighed, smiling at him before looking down at his phone. "Hey Coop," he said answering and putting it on speaker phone.
"OH MY GOD KURT! What the hell happened?!" Cooper yelled out of the phone. Kurt smirked,
"Your brother let his fists speak for him."
"No, I don't mean that, I mean what the papers are saying about why Blaine did it. Did Henry call you the F word?" Blaine and Kurt looked at each other shocked.
"No! Honestly if he had done that, he wouldn't have a face," Blaine growled.
"Oh I'm on speaker. Hey Ali," Cooper greeted him, pride obvious in his voice. Blaine chuckled softly,
"Hey Cooper."
"Henry grabbed my ass and Blaine reacted on instinct," Kurt replied.
"He did what?" Cooper asked, an anger in his voice.
"Yeah, it's not like the first time it's ever happened," Kurt said casually.
"That doesn't make it okay!" Cooper screeched as Blaine simultaneously hissed the same thing. "Listen to your husband Kurt," Cooper stated as he realized Blaine had echoed him.
"I think it has been handled, I think Blaine made it pretty clear that if Henry touched me again..."
"No, Kurt, this is sexual harassment!" Cooper snapped. Kurt sighed as he pulled a frying pan out of cabinet.
"I don't need this right now," Kurt said calmly, but Blaine could hear the warning.
"I don't care Kurt, you need to tell someone, you need to do something," Cooper said stubbornly.
"Coop," Blaine began but Kurt interrupted.
"I don't need to do ANYTHING, Cooper!" Kurt was glaring at the phone, even though Cooper couldn't see him. "I am still pissed at you so don't try me," Kurt dared. This time Cooper knew better and sighed softly,
"I know you are, but I just want you to be okay." Kurt broke an egg and nodded,
"I know you do." There was a heavy silence and Blaine almost broke it but Cooper spoke first,
"You know the fans are calling you a badass, Bb." Blaine looked at the phone surprised,
"Really?" Cooper chuckled,
"Yeah, they've already made websites honoring you." Kurt laughed softly as he scrambled the eggs,
"It was pretty badass, I wouldn't have wanted to be on the receiving end." Kurt said, winking at Blaine who blushed brightly. "How long are you staying in the city, Coop?"
"Until Blaine gets his memory back," Cooper answered Kurt without hesitation. Blaine looked at the phone in alarm,
"That might be never, Cooper, if you have a life in L.A. you need to go, don't worry about me." Cooper scoffed as Kurt looked at him incredulously, "What? It's the truth."
"I'm your brother, Blaine, if your husband, who only has to sign papers to get rid of you, is going to stick around, don't you think your own blood would stick around."
"Wow, way to make me sound awesome," Kurt said sarcastically to the phone, failing to hide some of the hurt in his voice.
"Oh come on, that's not what I meant and you know it." Cooper replied. Kurt ignored him and stirred the eggs before putting two slices of bread in the toaster.
"My own parents didn't stick around when I was healthy, why would you stick around when I was sick," Blaine said softly. This time Cooper didn't say anything and Kurt could only stare at Blaine, did Blaine really think that, had his parents done that much damage?
"Blaine," Kurt began, but Blaine sighed and shook his head and changed the subject,
"Would the older Blaine do what George wants me to do?" Kurt continued to look at him, he may have, had the body of 26 year old Blaine, but as he looked up at Kurt, his eyes sad and guilt filled, Blaine didn't look a day over 14.
"Coop, can I call you back?" Kurt asked, reaching for the phone to end the call, but Cooper practically screeched,
"DON'T YOU DARE HANG UP ON ME!" Kurt looked at the phone before looking questioningly at Blaine who shook his head, he needed Cooper's input too.
"Okay, here's the thing about you, you are passionate and put yourself 100% into everything, almost to a fault. So for your job, you do the same, and you do love it, but if you don't want to do the press conference, then you don't have to," Kurt explained.
"That's not what I asked," Blaine responded.
"What press conference?" Cooper asked, Kurt sighed,
"George Piccino wants Blaine to do a press conference today and apologize for punching Henry."
"He has nothing to be sorry for!" Cooper cried, Kurt smirked,
"Well duh, but you know how it is... Reputation is everything, Virgin Records is in danger of looking bad, someone's gotta do something. It's either Blaine apologizes or he loses his job, which is fine." Kurt looked meaningfully at Blaine who bit his lower lip thoughtfully.
"Blaine, don't you dare apologize for what you did to that sleazy bastard, do you hear me?! I will loan you and Kurt money if you need it, you can live with me, but don't you DARE apologize for defending your husband." Blaine looked up at Kurt who was smiling gently and Blaine knew Cooper was well on his way to being back in Kurt's good graces. Blaine paused looking at Kurt before saying,
"Can I think about it for a few minutes?" Cooper let out a long annoyed growl but Kurt smiled sweetly, taking his hand,
"Of course." Blaine went into the bedroom and Kurt picked up the phone and sighed heavily,
"The media is outside the apartment still, Blaine hasn't seen, but, they haven't left. I have to call Michael and make sure I still have a job," Kurt sounded exhausted and considering it was 8 in the morning, that was a bad thing . "Do you think you could come over tonight? I don't think it's a good idea for him to come to the theater tonight, the media is going to be having a field day as it is. And I don't know if Henry is going to be there, and if he is-"
"I'll be there, Kurtsy, 5:00 okay?" Cooper asked, Kurt sighed and nodded and took a moment to actually speak as his cellphone beeped alerting him to another call,
"Yeah thank you. I have to go, there is someone on the other line."
"Call me later, let me know how it's going," Cooper requested.
"I will," Kurt promised before hanging up his call with Cooper and answering the other call.
"Hello," he greeted.
"Kurt," he recognized the voice instantly and practically growled,
"What do you want, Henry?"
"To inform you that I am pressing charges."
"The hell you are!" Kurt yelled, "Unless you want a lawsuit brought upon you, and you may have a lot of witness, but I feel like when I call Michael and tell him why Blaine attacked you..." Kurt could threaten people just as quickly as he could be threatened.
"He attacked me because he is unstable, and needing medical attention," Henry's voice was amused and pleased. "At least that is what the media is saying."
"I don't think that's what Michael and Mackie will be saying, Mackie saw what happened, and Michael knows you're a sleaze."
"Michael has released me from the show, so I have nothing to lose," Henry said, anger now at the forefront of his tone. Kurt's heart sunk, if Michael fired Henry for getting his ass kicked, he knew Michael would have to fire him for being a part of it too.
"You listen to me, you sack of shit," Kurt's voice lowered terrifyingly, "Your career will be a minor lost compared to what you lose if you fuck with my husband. I will make your life a living hell, You won't be able to piss in this city without something happening. You will be ruined when I am through with you, you'll be lucky if you a job as a janitor. So either you fuck off, and I let you go be an idiot at another theater, or you go through with this and you end up on your knees begging for mercy by the end of the month. Do I make myself clear?" There was a moment of silence and Kurt knew Henry was thinking about whether Kurt could actually do all the things, it seemed in the end he decided that yes, he could.
"Fine, but you and your fucking hobbit come near me, and..."
"And what, Henry, what are you going to do about it?" There was silence on the other end before a soft click. Kurt ended the call on his phone and groaned, scrubbing his face with his hands,
"Could you really have done all that?" Blaine asked softly, coming out from the hallway. Kurt smirked and shook his head,
"No, but the trick is to make them think without a shadow of a doubt that you can, and then it doesn't matter if it's true or not." Blaine chuckled, and Kurt realized he'd changed clothes, "Have you thought about what you're going to do about George?" Blaine nodded,
"I'm going to go to the press conference." Kurt paused for a moment before nodding, it was the decision he wouldn't have expected from 26 year old Blaine, but this wasn't him.
"Okay," he said, kissing Blaine's forehead. "I have to call Michael, Henry was fired and I need to talk to him,"
"Henry was fired?" Blaine asked, surprised, "I mean, it's not like he hit back or anything," Kurt laughed.
"No, he didn't." Kurt stopped laughing when he looked down at his phone and knew what he had to do. He found Michael's number and pressed 'call' and held his breath for his boss to pick up.
"Kurt, it is 8:07am, what the hell are you doing call me?" Kurt's phone call had awoken him and he wasn't happy.
"Um- Henry called me and told me you had fired him, so I assumed you were awake,"
"I fired him last night, Kurt, Mackie told me what happened, which brings me to another question, why didn't you tell me he had been sexually harassing you?" Michael asked, sounding only slightly more awake.
"Because it wasn't a huge deal," Kurt replied meekly, knowing he was the only one who saw it that way.
"Well apparently Blaine didn't agree" Michael replied.
"Apparently," Kurt said smirking at Blaine. "I guess I just have learned lately not to sweat the small stuff, a few slaps to the ass is small in my book," Kurt continued, Blaine was shaking his head, and Kurt felt fairly certain Michael was doing the same. "I called actually to see if I still had a job," Blaine's eyes widened and Kurt smiled and kissed his lips lightly.
"Why wouldn't you?" MIchael asked, genuinely confused.
"Well you fired Henry for getting beaten up, I figured I deserved to be fired since my husband did the beating," Kurt replied. Michael scoffed,
"Sometimes I forget you can be an idiot like the rest of us," he said. "I didn't fire Henry because of the fight, I fired him because of why the fight- or rather the beating," Kurt would swear Michael was fighting laughter, "started. Which tell Blaine I said 'thanks' by the way, he saved me lots of headaches." Kurt chuckled lightly,
"I will," he agreed.
"Good, now that we have that all straightened out, I'm going back to sleep and I suggest you do the same, there is nothing you can do about it, the media will have another scandal soon, so I'll see you tonight."
"Thanks, Michael," Kurt said, smiling.
"Bye." Michael hung up his phone and Blaine looked expectantly at Kurt,
"Looks like we don't have to sign up for food stamps just yet," Blaine grinned and let out a soft sigh of relief, then his face fell slightly,
"I have to call George about the press conference." Kurt sighed and nodded, letting Blaine have the phone.
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It was 1:00 and Kurt was pacing frantically as Blaine bounced on his feet nervously.
"You don't have to do this, it's not too late, we can just leave," Kurt claimed but Blaine shook his head,
"I'm an adult, and there are consequences to my actions." He said it more like he was talking to himself rather than telling Kurt. Kurt let out a small huff, but otherwise stayed quiet. Luckily he had convinced Cooper not to come, Kurt didn't think he could keep Cooper from running out in front of the 20 something cameras and reporters that were already there. As Blaine stepped out in front of the wolves the cameras began flashed and the reporters were shouting questions and comments at him. Most along the lines of 'Are you on any type of medication?' 'Have you considered hospitalization?' 'Is this your first mental break?' but the one that caught both Kurt's and Blaine's attention was one that was said once George had held up his hand to silence the others.
"Is it true you and Kurt have an open sexual relationship?" Kurt froze, he didn't know if Blaine even knew what the reporter was asking, but it made him sick that someone would put that in Blaine's head.
"No," George spoke first, "Blaine and Kurt Anderson-Hummel, have a completely monogamous relationship."
"Who would say something like that?" Blaine asked, looking at George then over at Kurt who was in the wing, in Blaine's plain sight, Kurt smiled comfortingly, before Blaine turned back to the audience.
"A woman standing at the stage door last night, said that Mr. Gallanger kissed Kurt's cheek and grabbed him, and she also mentioned that the other Mr. Anderson-Hummel did nothing to stop it."
"That's because he was in shock!" Blaine cried, George put his hand on Blaine's shoulder in order to calm him, but Blaine shrugged it off. "Plus Kurt is not a violent person, but Kurt has never been less than faithful to me, in any sense of the word, Henry Gallanger is that one whose action that should be questioned here, not Kurt's or mine!" He had come to apologize for his actions, but both Kurt and George knew that wasn't going to happen. "Let me ask you a question," Blaine demanded "If the person you loved more than anything, if the person who had taken care of you when you couldn't take care of yourself, if that person was assaulted, wouldn't you do anything you could to stop the person who was hurting him? Maybe Henry Gallanger 'only' grabbed Kurt inappropriately but if it was your husband or your wife, do you really think you would think about what to do? Or would you just do it? I chose the latter, and I don't regret it and I would do it again, and if I ever see that bastard again, I probably will." The flashed of the cameras went completely crazy, and the voices yelled questions at him. Blaine could see that George was scowled at him, but he only had eyes for Kurt who was beaming,
"I love you," he mouthed, Blaine smiled softly,
"I love you too."
I am hoping that the next chapters run smoother than this one and that I am able to update quicker. please review. Please please please