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Chapter 36: Tension

Kurt drummed his fingers on the table as he waited for the waitress to bring a cheesecake to the table. He and Blaine were out having dinner at a small secluded restaurant. There was only a few people dining with them which they liked – it made the odds of someone recognising them lowers.

"Kurt, tapping your fingers won't make it come any quicker," Blaine snapped and Kurt stopped, watching him with wide eyes.

All afternoon Blaine had been moody and withdrawn and now he was snapping at Kurt for no reason. Kurt was concerned but also a little angry at Blaine for taking his bad mood out on him. Kurt slid his hands off the table and settled them in his lap, twisting his fingers together.

They sat in silence, neither looking at the other. A waitress came and placed the cheesecake on the table and looked between them.

"Enjoy," she said meekly and quickly scurried away. Blaine took a fork and cut a bit off with the edge and popped it in his mouth.

"Aren't you going to eat some?" Blaine asked. "You've been waiting impatiently."

"Suddenly I've lost my appetite," Kurt told him coldly and Blaine glared at him.

"Then why did you order it?" Blaine asked, putting his fork down.

"What is wrong with you?" Kurt asked, frowning. "You've been moody all afternoon and you're taking it out on me."

"Not everything is about you Kurt," Blaine grumbled and Kurt glared at him. Without a words Kurt's pushed back his chair and stood. He shook his head at Blaine and stalked out without a word. Blaine sighed and rubbed a hand of his face and picked up the fork. Moodily he jabbed at the cheesecake and growled.

He called for the waiter and asked for the check. While he waited, guilt rose up in his stomach and he bit his lip. He had driven Kurt away and it was all his fault.

Kurt didn't want to go home so he went to the closet cinema, bought a ticket for the next showing of a movie he didn't know and bought a big bar of chocolate. The showing was practically empty and he sat at the back, munching on his chocolate and trying to lose himself in the movie but couldn't help but think of Blaine and why he was so moody.

Kurt felt a burning in his nose and pain behind his eyes are tears welled up. He slouched in his seat and took another huge bite of the chocolate, sniffing quietly. What had made Blaine so mad?

Blaine came back to the apartment and bit his lip.

"Kurt?" he called but he received no answer. Blaine switched on the lights and it was clear that Kurt was not home. Pavarotti came hopping over to Blaine and scooped the rabbit up and cuddled him close.

"I'm trouble Pav," Blaine murmured. "Kurt's angry at me. My dad's angry at me. I don't want to lose Kurt."

Pavarotti just wriggled his nose and his ears twitching. Blaine sighed and flopped down on the couch, cuddling Pavarotti. He settled himself in for a long wait for Kurt to come home.

Kurt headed home, wiping his eyes. A deserted movie theatre wasn't bad for a good cry, very little people around when he left so he didn't have to worry about stares following him as he left. Kurt reached the apartment and stood out the front, staring at the building. He whimpered, not really wanting to go in. He wasn't sure what Blaine's mood was going to be and he really didn't want to fight with him.

His phone rang and he fished it out of his pocket, seeing Blaine's face and came flashing on the screen.

"Hi," Kurt greeted quietly.

"Kurt where are you?" Blaine demanded, his voice filled with worry. "Are you okay? You're freaking me out."

"I'm out side," Kurt murmured. He looked up and saw Blaine peek out the window, looking confused.

"Will you come in?" Blaine asked quietly and Kurt sighed, hanging up. He walked into the building and went to their apartment. Blaine was already waiting for him, the door open and he immediately pulled Kurt into a hug.

Kurt was stiff in his arms, not sure how to feel.

"I'm so sorry Kurt," Blaine whispered in his ear. "I'm so, so sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that. You're right. I was taking my bad mood out on you and I shouldn't have."

Kurt pulled away and stepped into the house, Blaine shutting the door behind him.

"Why are you in a bad mood?" Kurt asked and Blaine sighed.

"I got a call from my dad," Blaine told him and Kurt frowned. Kurt hadn't met Blaine's parents yet and it seemed that he wouldn't be any time soon.

"You're dad?" Kurt asked.

"He heard about the engagement," Blaine sighed, sitting down on the couch and he looked devastated. "He told me that he wasn't impressed with the way we told everyone and that I hadn't informed him that I was seeing anyone. He also was impressed that I'm not keeping my sexuality a secret from the media either."

"You got into a fight?" Kurt asked, sitting down carefully next to Blaine.

"Huge," Blaine admitted. "He told me not to bother sending them a wedding invitation because they wouldn't be coming."

"Oh Blaine," Kurt murmured. "I'm sorry."

Blaine hung his head and sniffed and Kurt realised that he was crying, his shoulder starting to shake. Kurt wrapped his arms around him and pulled him into his chest, manoeuvring them so they were laying down and allowed Blaine to cry.

"I don't understand," Blaine sobbed painfully and Kurt felt a tear roll down his own cheek with sadness. "Why don't the love me?"

"Because they're idiots," Kurt told him. "and you don't need them."

Blaine sobbed and Kurt cradled him close, his own tears slipping down his cheeks. This was the first time that he had seen Blaine break down because of his family. He knew that Blaine didn't get along with his family – only Cooper who practically raised him.

But to tell their son not to send an invite to the wedding because they wouldn't come was downright insulting and Kurt didn't want Blaine near people like that. It broke Kurt's heart to see his fiancé like this and he never wanted to see him like this again.

"I'm sorry," Blaine sobbed and Kurt shushed him, hiccupping with tears streaming down his face. He pulled Blaine impossibly closer and held him tightly.

"You don't have to be sorry," Kurt told him.

Later, when Blaine was resting, he would be calling Cooper to get the exact story. Their parents didn't matter anymore because soon Burt would be Blaine's father in law. Burt had already practically adopted the Anderson brother's as his own, much to Kurt's happiness. But right now, he needed to be here with Blaine and show him that he was loved and that he would never be alone again.

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