Chapter 29

Kurt walked into his dorm room as his Dad, Carol and Finn followed him in.

"Look dad I'll be fine" Kurt said absently as he stopped in the middle of his room, looking around he frowned somrthing wasn't right.

Carol placed her hand on Burts arm as he went to talk to Kurt again. "Give him some space... He has to do this" she said softly to him, Burt looked at her then he nodded sighing as he knew she was right.

"Someone's been in here" Kurt said more to himself than anyone else as he walked around trying to figure out what had changed.

Finn looked around puzzled, "It looks just like it did when you came home" Finn said remembering when he came to pick up Kurts clothes after breadsticks, to him nothing had changed.

"No... it's different" Kurt said puzzled as he stopped to look at his bed. "Someone's messed with my bed" Kurt said pointing at his pillows, they were at the wrong angle. He walked over to his bed with the intention of straightening his pillows, he stopped as he spied the rose on his pillow. He reached out and ran his fingers over th petals the same way Blaine had, smiling to himself he picked up the flower turning he slowly sat on his bed.

"Is that a rose?" Burt asked as he walked over to Kurt to see what he had picked up.

Kurt smiled and slowly nodded. "Yeah.. it's from Blaine" Kurt whispered as a far away look found its way onto his face a loving smile graced his lips.

Carol smiled as she watched Kurts face change "That's so sweet... See we said you had nothing to worry about" Kurt slowly nodded his head, Kurt had told them about how Blaine had left last night and how he felt, they had promised that there would be no more secrets about anything!.

"But it's fake" Burt said confused as he touched the petals.

"Yeah the last time Blaine gave Kurt some flowers he was sneezing for 3 hours straight!" Finn said grinning as he remembered Kurts rendition of the week Blaine tried to woo Kurt. He placed Kurts suitcase on his bed beside him.

"Maybe he'll get it right this time!" Finn said to Kurt grinning at him, he rolled his eyes when Kurt never replied but just nodded slowly his smile fixed on his face.

"Oh right" Burt said with a confused look on his face looking at Finn, he turned and looked at Kurt a small smile appeared on Burts face.

Kurt replaced the flower on his pillow then rose to wander around his room to see if anything else had changed. He paused at his window as he looked outside he watched as a group of lads played football on the green. Burt wandered over to Kurt and looked out to where Kurt was looking.

"Good to be back?" Burt asked as he turned to look at Kurt a small smile graced Kurts face as he turned his head to face his father. "Yeah" Kurt whispered.

Burt and Kurt shot their heads around as they heard the door to Kurts room flung open, Blaine came racing in. He frantically scanned the room searching, he stopped and breathed out a sigh of relief as he laid eyes on his true loves face.

"Kurt" Blaine breathed as he strode over and enveloped him into his arms, Burt automatically took a step back as Kurt loosly put his arms around Blaine confused by his welcome.

"Are you ok?" Kurt tried to squeeze out as Blaine tightened his grip. " Blaine... I can't breath" Kurts strangled voice came out. Blaine pulled back and tried to smooth down Kurts blazer out of habit.

"Sorry " he whispered as he ran his hands down Kurts chest."I thought you changed your mind... you never text" Blaine said as Kurt reached for his hands grasping them to still them.

"My phone died... I told Jeff to tell you I was here" Kurt said as he worriedly tried to search Blaines eyes, his own forehead frowning. "Why'd think I changed my mind?" Kurt asked as Blaine met his eyes, his voice full of worry as he tried to figure out the emotions running through Blaines eyes.

Blaine looked at Kurt a thousand thoughts running through his mind but he knew 1 thing, Jeff was right they did need to talk.

"I... just thought..." Blaine started to say but stopped as he noticed that Burt and Finn and Carol were in the room, he smiled at them and nodded his head hi before returning back to look at Kurt "... never mind it's not important" Blaine said as he mentally kicked himself for chickening out again, but he couldn't talk to Kurt with his family present.

Kurt looked at him confused why is he so nervous? Kurt thought to himself Why would he think I wouldn't come back? Kurt was brought out of his thoughts by his father as he and Blaine looked at each other.

"Hey guys we're gonna make a move" Carol said as she moved towards his son, Kurt looked towards his mother and smiled. Blaine moved aside so Carol could hug Kurt wrapping her arms around him, she pulled back and looked into Kurts eyes.

"Call us if things get... you know " she said as she cupped Kurts face in her hands. Kurt smiled at her as he placed his hands over hers they had become so close over the last few weeks, he now considered her his mother and not his step mother.

"I will mum... don't worry " Kurt said as he slowly removed his mothers hands from his face, she gave him a watery smile as her heart swelled as the word mum fell from Kurts lips.

"I'm your mother I'm allowed to worry" she said smiling at her son, Kurt smiled back and nodded his head in understanding. Carol turned to face Blaine she reached out and pulled him into a hug.

"Look after my son Blaine" She whispered in his ear.

"I promise" he whispered back as he locked eyes with Kurts, Kurt smiled at him and Blaines heart skipped a beat.

God he's so beautiful Blaine thought to himself I love him so much!

Burt watched as his wife said goodbye to his son, his heart filled with happiness as he listened to them. He walked over to Kurt and wrapped his arms around him pulling him tightly towards him.

"I love you son" Burt whispered in his ear, Kurt smiled as he pulled his dad in tighter. "I'm so proud of you!"

"I love you too dad" Kurt said as he pulled away from his fathers hug. Burt turned to face Blaine and held out his hand, Blaine took it and they shook as a silent understanding came between them.

"Come on guys lets leave Kurt to settle in" Burt said without taking his eyes away from Blaines, Blaine and Burt nodded to each other then Burt walked over to Carol.

Finn looked at Burt and Carol then at Kurt, he seemed unsure as to whether he should leave, nervous even Blaine noticed. Kurt walked over to Finn and pulled him into a hug.

"I'll be fine.. I'll swear" Kurt whispered into Finns ear. Finn pulled back and looked at Kurt, his eyes seem to flit between Kurt, his bed and Blaine. Blaine frowned confused as to what Finn was worried about he looked a Kurt who seemed to understand what Finn was silently saying. Kurt sighed as he to looked at his bed, he lifted his eyes back to Finn.

" I'll be fine..." Kurt said as he tried to sound confident while inside he was saying shit I forgot about that!

"It's just... you know" Finn said locking eyes with Kurt trying to get his thoughts across without actually revealing anything in front of Blaine.

"Look I have to do it at some point right... and I can always ring you if I need any help" Kurt said as he tried to reassure Finn. Blaine frowned as he watched the two brothers, they had obviously growen closer over the last few weeks but there was something else that Blaine couldn't quite put his finger on.

"Kurts right son he needs to do this... " Burt said as he placed his hand on Finn's shoulder. Finn turned to face his father and mother concern still on his face.

" He can't rely on you forever... if he's at home it would be too easy to slip back into your routine" Carol said trying to get Finn to understand withou actually saying anything to revealing in front of Blaine. Kurt wanted to tell him when he was ready.

Blaine looked at the altercation between the 4 of them, they were all trying to hide something from him, something that Finn and Kurt had shared. He was starting to get agitated as he realised that Jeff was right, there was still secrets, how were they to move forward if they weren't honest with each other!

"I know "Finn said as he looked back at Kurt "It's just... they can get bad sometimes" He tried to whisper but Blaine over heard he was beginning to get worried.

What the hell are they talking about" He thought as he tried to mask his feelings as Kurt slipped his eyes to Blaine and then back at Finn.

"I'll be fine Finn" Kurt said as he hugged Finn again, Kurt pulled away and reached inside his blazer pocket and pulled out his Ipod."Besides... I have the song on my Ipod now so that will help." Kurt said as he tried to make Finn relax more.

Finn paused as he considered what Kurt had just said."Ok... but if it dosen't help phone me!" Finn said quite sternly although he still was still not convinced, Kurt nodded as he placed his Ipod back into his pocket..

"Lets go " Burt said as he placed his hand on Finns shoulder "take care of my boy Blaine" Burt shouted as he turned to walk out the door.

"Yea and I'll be checking up on you " Finn said pointing his finger at Blaine as he walked out the door with a small grin on his face. Blaine smiled back as he saluted Finn as he stood to attention, Kurt rolled his eyes at Finns big brother routine and Blaines salute.

As the door closed Blaine turned and looked at Kurt, they locked eyes as they both fidgeted nervously they both gave a nervous laugh. Blaine walked over to Kurt and took his hand in his, he looked into Kurts eyes as he placed his hand on Kurts cheek. He smiled as he felt the silkiness of Kurts skin under his fingertips, reminding him of the petals on the rose.

"I'm glad your here" He whispered as his eyes slipped unconsciously to Kurts lips. Is now the right time he thought. They look so soft and moist, would they feel the same!

Blaine was shook from his thoughts as Kurt placed his own hand on Blaines cheek, his own eyes subconciously slipping to Blaines lips.

"Me too" Kurt said as he gave Blaine a shy smile, Blaine gave him a shy smile back as he removed his hand from Kurts cheek. He reached up for Kurts hand that was still on his face, pulling it gently down he instantly regretted it as the warmth of Kurts hand was replaced by coldness of the air.. This wasn't the right time he had decided as he forced himself to control his inward desire, they needed to talk first.

Blaine took a deep breath as he gathered his thoughts, "Can I ask you something?" Blaine asked nervously as he guided Kurt towards the bed.

Kurt swallowed as he allowed Blaine to sit them both on his bed, "Sure what is it?" Kurt said nervously but a bit excited as he hoped that Blaine was finally going to make the first move.

Blaine paused as he thought about how he was going to word his next question. He didn't want to push Kurt to much but he needed to know what else he was hiding.

"What were you all talking about earlier?" Blaine asked tentavely as he held Kurts hand, he intentionally didn't look at Kurt when he asked this trying to not make it a big deal. Blaine slid his eyes upward to look at Kurt when he recieved no answer, Kurt had slipped his mask on as he looked at Blaine. Blaine frowned as this really annoyed him, after everything he didn't think Kurt would use his mask on him again. Kurt sighed as he slowly removed his hand from Blaines, he stood and started to un pack his bag. Blaine watched him as Kurt slowly began to remove his clothes, gently placing them on to his bed. Blaine placed his hand once more on top of Kurts forcing him to still his movements, Kurt kept his head down and his eyes focused on his bag intentionally not looking at Blaine. Blaine tilted his head so he could look into Kurts eyes, locking eyes with Kurt he raised his eyebrow in question. Kurt sighed as he looked at Blaine.

"It's nothing... they were just being over protective." He said as he tried to keep his voice from wavering as he felt Blaines eyes bore into his soul. God please don't look at me like that Kurt silently pleaded to himself as he watched Blaines eyes flicker with a touch of hurt.

"No more secrets Kurt... ok" Blaine said as he once again locked his eyes on Kurt "Look what happened the last time" Blaine said as he tried to keep his voice even, but inside he was terrified that Kurt would walk away again. Kurt looked at Blaine as he tried to find the courage to talk to him, he knew that they shouldn't have secrets but he felt so stupid at what he was hiding. He was still unsure of Blaines feelings for him and if he could trust them.

"I know it's just.." Kurt said as he pulled his hand from Blaines once again, he stood up and started rubbing his hand. This had become a nervous habit now when ever he started to feel agitated or closed in. Blaine watched him, worry running threw his mind. He reached for Kurts hand entwining their fingers together, Kurts breath hitched as he felt Blaines fingers moving between his. He so did not want to have this conversation right now, he just wanted to enjoy the feeling of Blaines hand in his. He knew that if Blaine took it the wrong way then this, what ever this was between them would be gone. Blaine saw the flicker of emotions running through Kurts eyes, he stood and cupped Kurts face with his free hand.

"It's Just what ?" Blaine asked his voice soft but laced with concern " You can trust me babe... I'm not going any where no matter what you tell me"

Kurt looked at Blaine his face etched with the uncertainty he felt inside, he pulled away from Blaines touch with regret. "That's just it..." Kurt said as he watched Blaines face fall into a frown, puzzled by Kurts words "... are you gonna be here" Kurt said as his eyes moistened. Blaine looked at him confused, he didn't understand what Kurt was saying. Blaine stood as he opened his mouth to respond as he watched Kurt slip his eyes to the floor, but he was interrupted as Kurts door flung open and 3 bodies came pouring into the room.

David came to an abrupt stop his breathing heavy as if he had just sprinted for 2 miles.

"There... you are" he said between his breaths, he was jaunted forward as he felt Wes then Jeff run into the back of him. Blaine looked at David then back at Kurt, he took a step back as Kurt placed his mask back on which made Blaine frown again.

"Hey guys " Kurt said with a wide grin as if the last few minutes hadn't happened. Blaine was astounded at how easy it was for Kurt to switch his face masks, he hadn't noticed before but Kurt did it way to easily for Blaines liking. He frowned deeper as he watched Kurt go over and greet the boys.

"Hey Kurt.. it's good to have you back" Wes said as he pulled Kurt into a hug, Wes's eyes slipped to Blaine silently asking if everything was ok, Blaine just shook his head and Wes sighed inwardly. Wes pulled back as he allowed David to give Kurt a hug too, David pulled back and looked at Kurt.

"Everything ok" he asked as he looked between Kurt and Blaine unsure of what had gone down before they had run into the room, but what ever it was the room still felt tense.

"Yeah " Kurt said trying to sound confident, "I was just unpacking and Blaine was helping" Kurt said as he turned to face Blaine, Kurt let his mask fall as he silently pleaded for him not to make a scene and just agree with him. Blaine frowned as he wanted to scream at Kurt to stop with the pretence and just be honest, but he silently nodded then gave David a small smile.

"Yeah but you know Kurt... has to have things a certain way so it's not been easy" Blaine said as he gave Kurt a fake smile hoping that Kurt understood the underlined meaning behind his words. Kurt mouthed thankyou then he turned to face David and Wes again as he gave a nervous laugh, he shrugged and rolled his eyes.

"You know me" he said to them. "Always the perfectionist"

"Yeah" Wes said unsure as he eyed Blaine. "Neil's just recieved a hamper from his parents we're gonna raid it if you wanna come" Wes said as he indicated to David and Jeff, hoping a change in subject would ease the tension.

"No we're good !" Blaine said as he moved to stand by Kurt,sliding his arm around his waist. Kurt tensed as he felt Blaine pull him in tighter, normally he would relish in the feeling of Blaines arm around his waist but not at this moment. Right now he needed space, time to think about how he was going to talk to Blaine. He knew they needed to talk but he was emotionally drained and he had the beginning of a headache, he needed time to gather his thoughts. He hated all this under lined tension, he wanted to move forward but he knew they couldn't until they talked, but just not tonight!.

"Look it's fine Blaine" Kurt said as he pulled slightly way from Blaines touch, not enough for the others to notice but enough for Blaine to take the hint. "You go I'm bushed so i'm gonna grab a shower then go to bed... have an early night" Kurt said willing Blaine to go without a fight.

Blaine allowed his arm to fall away from Kurt he didn't want to push Kurt to far. "It's fine I can sit and just keep you company" Blaine said a he looked at Kurt hoping he would agree, he desperately wanted to finsh their conversation find out what Kurt was talking about. He hated all this under lined tension, he wanted to talk so they could move on and he could finally taste those moist lips.

"No it's fine... I just need some quiet time you know... gather my thoughts!" Kurt said silently hoping Blaine wouldn't take this the wrong way but take the hint that he wanted to talk but just not tonight. Blaine looked at him as if he was contemplating Kurts words. He decided that he would give Kurt his space for tonight, he had learned from the last time that if pushed Kurt would shut down. He could wait until tomorrow, it wouldn't be easy but he didn't want to screw this up. If Kurt needed space he would give it to him.

"Ok" He said as he leaned forward and kissed Kurts forhead. Kurt closed his eyes as he felt relief, the tension seeping from him as he felt Blaines lips on his skin. " But if you need anything just give me a call and I'll come back" Blaine said looking Kurt in the eyes to make sure he understood him.

"I'll be fine" Kurt said as his body finally relaxed, the walls that had started to creep up around him slowly fell away.

"Ok ...well I'll see you tomorrow and we'll talk... Ok!" Blaine said as he pulled Kurt into his arms, Kurt started to tense again not from Blaines touch but from the realisation that Blaine wasn't going to let this drop and he wanted to carry this on tomorrow. Kurt didn't know if he would be ready for this talk, because this would be about them.

David and Wes waited silently as they watched Blaine and Kurt wishing that they would finally get a break. They knew how much they cared about each other but both boys were scared of rejection from the other.

"You know if they don't sort this out soon, I'm gonna lock them in a cupboard until they do!" David whispered to Wes.

Wes nodded in agreement "I'll help you" he whispered back. Blaine turned and pushed the two boys out the door, he stopped and turned to give Kurt a small smile and Kurt gave him a small smile back. As the door closed Kurt let out the breath he had been holding, closing his eyes he gave a heavy sigh.

"We need to talk" Kurt jumped as he heard a voice off to the side of him, placing his hand over his beating heart he sighed with relief.

"God Jeff you scared me half to death"" Kurt said as he turned towards him. "I thought you had left with the others" Kurt said as he eyed Jeff suspiciously.

"I was going to but this is more important" Jeff said as he crossed his arms taking a step towards Kurt.

"I really am not in the mood" Kurt said quite sternly as he turned away fron Jeff walking towards his bathroom.

"Makes no difference to me " Jeff said as he followed Kurt into his bathroom. "I'm not leaving 'til we talk" Kurt turned and placed a hand on Jeffs chest, stopping him mid stride. "Do you mind?" Kurt said with a raised eyebrow."

Jeff just looked at him as if he hadn't spoke " And you know how annoying I can get" He said with a sly smirk. Kurt looked at him considering Jeffs words.

"Fine" Kurt said annoyed he crossed his arms to mirror Jeffs. "What do you want to talk about?" Kurt asked clearly un interested in what Jeff had to talk about, Kurt just wanted his bath and to be left alone with his own thoughts.

Jeff paused for a moment and Kurt raised in eyes as if to say Hurry up. "You and Blaine" Jeff finally said. Kurt looked at Jeff as if he had lost his mind.

" I am not talking to you about me and Blaine!" Kurt said forcefully as he pushed past Jeff, he walked towards his dresser as Jeff stood and watched him.

"Fine" Jeff said shrugging " I'll just go and get Blaine back then and tell him you're ready to talk, ready to spill the beans" Jeff said as he started to walk towards the door. Kurt watched him move towards his door,he stood fidgeting nervously as he tried to consider his options. Talk to Jeff or talk to Blaine tonight, he raisd his eyes to the ceiling then he reached for Jeff grabbing his arm as his panic started to rise. Jeff stopped and turned to face Kurt, he frowned as he watched Kurts fallen face his eyes flickering with mixed emotions.

"Please don't!" Kurt said as he held onto Jeffs arm. "I don't know what to say to him..." Kurt said worry evident on his face." I don't want to hurt him!"

That's another chapter done, you've had a hint as to what Kurt is afraid of that stops him from taking that next step. Also can you guess as to what Kurt and his family were hinting at? It's not really all that bad it's just Kurt is embarrassed by it. Jeff seems to be getting eveywhere so far, he once again melted into the background until he was ready to reveal himself. The Fluff is getting closer, already written that chapter but I'm just adding some fine tuning. :0)