Hey everyone! Happy holidays! I'm sorry for not updating, I was vacationing and I didn't have access to the Internet at my granny's apartment. Also, I've had a major case of writer's block (this is like, take 10 on this chapter)... Anyway, thank you so much for the wonderful reviews! 504OMG I'm so happy! Anyway, here's chapter twenty five. Happy New Years! PS: I would never think about quitting this story in a million years. I love writing it lol so don't ever worry about that.

Chapter Twenty five: Four White Walls

A nightmare. Those were the words that popped into Kurt's mind when he saw his father lying there in a comatose state. There were so many machines and tubes hooked up to him that he didn't even look human.

Carole, who had been sitting in a blue, fake leather chair in the far corner, got up and walked over to the boys. Her eyes were blood shot as if she had been crying.

"Kurt..." she whispered hoarsely, pulling the boy into a hug, "I'm so sorry..."

Kurt could feel hot tears begin to run down his face. "Thank you, Carole." his voice trembled as he spoke.

Finn glanced over at Burt, "So, what did the doctors say?"

Carole sighed, "Well, I'm not too clear as to how serious Burt's condition is, but like all heart attacks, it's not good. He had an MRI done and I've been waiting to hear the results."

Finn nodded and placed a hand on Kurt's shoulder, "He's going to be okay, Kurt." he said reassuringly.

Kurt didn't respond, he only stared at the ground sadly.

"I called Jo." Carole continued, "She's said she'd come by later on today. She wanted to make us something for dinner." Carole chuckled wearily, "People always seem to give food as a gift when people are sick. Food is the best source of comfort, as my mother used to say... Anyway, she asked what type of chili would everyone enjoy and knowing how healthy Kurt is, I said chicken. I hope that's alright."

Kurt nodded, "That's great." he mumbled softly, "Thank you."

Just then the door to the hospital room opened. A man, not much older than Burt, entered the room. In his hand was a clipboard.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Redding, Burt's cardiologist." he said introducing himself to the conscious occupants in the room.

"Did the results come?" Kurt asked, "Is my father going to be okay?"

Dr. Redding exhaled, "Why don't we all sit down?"

Kurt swallowed hard. When a doctor tells everyone to sit down, it's never a good sign...

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Once everyone was seated comfortable, Dr. Redding began to talk.

"After Burt had his MRI done, I studied the results very carefully. It seems that Burt has two coronary arteries that are severely narrowed and in these situations, a drug treatment is not very successful."

Kurt moaned and covered his face with his hands. Finn wrapped an arm around Kurt's shoulder, comforting him.

"So, is there anything that can be done?" Finn asked.

"Well." began Dr. Redding, "There are two surgeries that can be done to fix this; a Coronary angioplasty with stents or a Coronary bypass surgery. It is up to the relatives of the family to decide which procedure, if any, they would like to have done."

"That's you, Kurt." Carole said softly. "You're Burt's only relative."

"What would you recommend, Dr. Redding?" Kurt mumbled behind his hands.

Dr. Redding thought for a moment. "Well, a lot of my patients have had similar cases like Burt's." he explained, "The surgery that seemed t have the greatest success was the Coronary bypass surgery. Of course, like all surgeries, there are risks."

Kurt's eyes grew large, "Like what?"

"Well, like any surgery, there is risk of infection, blood clotting or hemorrhaging, and it's possible that he could have another heart attack." Dr. Redding said simply.

"What are the chances that something like that could happen?" Carole asked worriedly.

Dr. Redding smiled slightly, "In all my years as a cardiologist, which would be twenty, I have had only two patients who have had some complications and they were much sicker than Burt."

Finn gently patted Kurt on the back, "See? The risk of Burt having a complication is low."

Kurt nodded, "You say it's our best option?" he stared solemnly at Dr. Redding.

Dr. Redding nodded, "Absolutely. There's a good chance that Burt will be completely normal after having this procedure."

Kurt closed his eyes and inhaled, "Where are the consent forms for this surgery?"

Dr. Redding smiled, "I can set up a meeting where we can discuss the costs and get into more detail about the surgery. If you still feel comfortable about it, then you can sign the papers and Burt can have his surgery."

"And how long until you can set up a meeting?" Carole asked concerned.

"A few days tops." Dr. Redding said, "If all goes well, Burt will be in surgery by the end of the week."

Kurt nodded, "Thank you, doctor."

Dr. Redding nodded, "Your more than welcome, son. I'll be checking up on Burt soon but I have to go. I have many other patients as well."

Carole, Finn, and Kurt watched as the doctor left the room.

Carole sighed, "Well, at least we know what's going on."

Finn nodded and turned his attention to Kurt. "How do you feel about this?"

Kurt shook his head, "I don't know..." he whispered.

Kurt separated himself from Finn and walked over to Burt. He stared down at his father sadly. Gently, he took Burt's pale in his.

"It's going to be okay, dad." he whispered softly, "You're going to get better okay? Y-you have to... I can't live without you..."

The warm tears of Kurt's sorrow ran down his cheeks and gently dripped onto Burt's hand. Finn watched feeling Kurt's pain inside his heart knowing that he could not do anything but wait and pray that Burt would recover soon...

Well, here's the newest chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. I promise the chapters will become more exciting soon because I've had some very exciting stuff planned for months now (which I planned for some chapters in the near future.) Anyway, please review and I promise that I will never wait a whole month to update again.-Jen