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12 August 2002

Kurt would put it off as a dream when he woke up in the morning, because there was no way Emily would visit him voluntarily and there was absolutely no way she would say the things he remembered her saying. He was on the edge of sleep, drifting in and out, when the door opened quietly and someone walked over to his bed, kneeling at the edge and reaching a hand out to brush his hair from his eyes.

"I do love you, Kurt," the voice whispered and Kurt recognized it as Emily. He tried to mumble something, but he didn't really want to talk to her, even if she was saying everything he wanted to hear.

"I can't have always been like this. I see the way you and your dad look at me when you think I'm not looking, and it's too much pressure. It's not an excuse for how I've acted," She sighed. Kurt wanted to open his eyes to comfort her – tell her that he knew she was trying and that he loved her.

"Maybe it is an excuse. But I can't stay. It isn't fair to you, and it isn't fair to Burt but it also isn't fair to me. I'm never going to be what you need me to be, and you can be so amazing. You already are amazing." From the shifting of her weight he guessed she stood up.

"Don't let me mess things up. Move on, meet your prince charming, and take the world by storm. Never stop singing, Kurt. Promise me?" He mumbled something again and he felt her lips touch his forehead gently before withdrawing.

"Go to sleep, honey. I love you." He opened his eyes, sitting up quickly when her words sunk in. No one was there and he hadn't heard the door closed. There were tears in his eyes when he lay back down, curling up and facing the wall. He wasn't sure if the dream was good or bad, but he couldn't stop the tears.


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