After The Last Glitter Falls
Chapter 25
Authors Note: I am sorry for my long absence, it has been a summer and autumn of crushing real life issues. Have been too depressed to even think about writing. I have a few chapters now to make up for it and hope to be updating all my stories as soon as I can. Thank you. Elphie.
Adam went on a diva fit after Tommy left, threatening to fire his ass. Kick him off the tour, he was tired of all of the bullshits now. It was time to move on and do what was right for the band, he didn't care about their years of friendship anymore. All through the green room he ranted, all through the costume changes, even as they headed to the after party. It was clear to everyone watching that he really cared about his guitarist far more than he admitted or he wouldn't be so angry. Kurt wondered if he still loved the blonde and if Adam had dated Kurt just to spite him.
Then again for all he loved Adam, Kurt himself still had feelings for Tommy as well. It was all too confusing sometimes the complexity of the human heart. As the after party got seriously going Kurt slipped out silently, checking the local bars until he found a nearly passing out glitter kitty resting on a bar stool. He sunk onto the seat next to him ordering a rum and coke along with another of whatever the other was drinking. "You okay?" he asked gently.
"Fuck off whore." the blonde muttered quietly, but he accepted the drink.
Kurt sipped his, "I can wait all night."
Tommy ignored him as the drinks kept flowing. The blonde getting closer to passing out, Kurt trying to pace himself sipping more slowly to keep in control. HIs phone vibrated more then once (Adam no doubt), but he had more important things to deal with right now. Sooner or later there would be a breakthrough, hopefully while things could still be repaired. Kurt may hate the man, but he was still human enough to care about another man's feelings however things were between them.
Tommy forgot his phone on the bar while he staggered to the bathroom, Kurt picked it up and flicked through the messages. Several from the hospital, updates about his father condition. Cold that the hospital was providing the statements, not family or in person. Looked like his father had been sick a very long time. That Tommy had been coping with it in silence all through the tour. Then he found text alerts of the mans serious lack of bank balance. He was in big trouble of some sort, but what Kurt wasn't sure. Adam certainly paid them all a generous amount.
The blonde staggered back to his bar stool sinking a large glass of neat vodka snatching the phone back. Or trying to as it fell to the floor smashing. Kurt scooped up the pieces, "I saw the messages."
Tommy sighed, "Dad's been real sick all year. Heart problems, been in hospital longer then I can remember. We fought just before he collapsed because I am gay, disowned me and we never spoke after that."
Kurt gripped his hand, "Is he going to be okay?"
Tommy shook his head tears starting to fall, "Died last night."
"Oh god." Kurt mumbled drawing him into a tight embrace. "I am sorry, so sorry."
"He's gone and he will never know that I loved him. That I am sorry for the stupid bullshit fights, that I wanted us to be a family again." he sobbed.
Kurt held him until the tears stopped, trying to ignore the rest of the bar staring at them. Gently persuading Tommy out of there and into a cab. More by luck then skill Adam was outside the hotel having a smoke when they pulled up. "What the hell Hummel?" he demanded as Tommy fell out of the car behind Kurt.
"Oh great its the other Romeo, now I gotta suffer both of you making out in front of me like rabbits." Tommy slurred.
"Thomas shut up! Adam help me right now!" Kurt snapped.
Something in the boy's tone warned Adam not to argue right now, between them they got the drunken asshole into bed. Semi undressed him, and left him to sleep off the skin full.
"You have some serious explaining to do." Adam warned.
"Yeah I know, but trust me there are reasons." Kurt insisted.
Adam dragged him into their room, "What the fuck Kurt? Tommy quits in the middle of a tour leaving us in complete shit. He's been treating you like crap since forever. And now you are sneaking off behind my back to talk to him? Are you sleeping with him? Did we actually mean anything? Were you just after fucking Adam Lambert?!"
Kurt looked like he was about to burst into tears. "Tommy's father died." he said quietly.
Adam's face dropped, "I'm sorry."
"Yeah sure." Kurt said even quieter slamming out the door. Adam didn't come after him, no one did. No one ever cared enough to see if Kurt Hummel was okay, he was used to it.
HIs phone beeped, for a moment his heart soared that someone wanted him until he read the message.
"Finn's gone, he took an OD. Everyone is crushed, your parents really need you right now. Please call. Puck."
Kurt dropped his phone back into his pocket. He had run away from home and now his step brother was dead, the guy he had crushed on for years. The last time they had spoken he had shouted at Finn saying he had stolen Kurt's father. He had never been interested in making up, always thought there would be time.
Now he didn't know how he felt about Finn, or himself. Kurt dialed his home number, he needed his father right now to make sense of it all. It went to voice mail.
"Welcome to the Hummel-Hudson household. If you would like to leave a message for Burt, Carol, Kurt or Finn….."
A tear fell on Kurt's face hearing his father's voice after so long. He mumbled something before disconnecting. The tears fell freely, his life was over. Adam hated him, his family were destroyed, he didn't know what to do.