Domestic Partners
Chapter 7 -Defensive
Kurt shifted uncomfortably in his seat as Wes leaned into the table.
"So you mean to tell me that no cast member told you any spoilers, even though you were in a band with Ms. Lopez and were secretly messaging Mr. Anderson on a regular basis?"
"Santana refused to talk to me about the show, although that caught me completely by surprise because she absolutely loves spreading gossip, the juicier the better. I respected her wishes and didn't ask. As for Blaine, I didn't realize that I was speaking to him. Trust me, if I had, I wouldn't have told him that I fantasized about him. I was actually quite pissed at him when I realized that he wasn't just some dorky guy that spent his nights reading fanfiction."
"You really expect us to believe that you didn't realize that this Devon character was Blaine Anderson?" Wes asked.
"That's exactly what I expect you to believe because it's the truth. He used a pen name. And he was really quite vague with what he told me." Kurt replied, rolling his eyes slightly.
"He actually dropped quite a few clues. He said that he was from Ohio and that he used to be a member of the Dalton Academy Warblers. He used his middle name to close his messages. You're a writer. A quick search on his Wikipedia page would have given you enough information to fill in the blanks. How is it possible that you didn't put two and two together?"
"Because he never came out and said, oh by the way, remember when you said you wanted to wake up in Blaine Anderson's perfect arms. Wish granted because I'm him," Kurt replied harshly. "Actually, I would've been less mortified if he had."
Wes smiled gently. "So when did you realize that you were talking to Blaine?"
"Well, since I apparently have a faulty bs meter and poor research skills, not as soon as you think I should have," Kurt said bitterly.
Wes sighed. "Kurt, you're getting really defensive."
"I can't help it. Geez, I thought this was just a formality. Besides, I've read humor was better than a standard reply," Kurt said, shaking his head.
Quinn smiled. "Humor helps. It breaks up the serious vibe in the room and helps relax the people in the courtroom. However, sarcasm and a defensive tone can actually make the defendant seem arrogant and insubordinate."
"Quinn's right. A little humor is fine, but you have to watch your tone." Wes replied. "Let's try again. When did you find out that the person messaging you was Blaine Anderson?"
"The night the finale aired," Kurt replied calmly.
Wes nodded. "And how did you come to discover this information?"
"I found a picture of him and Sam in Dalton blazers on Sam's Tumblr page. I put two and two together."
"I see. And how did you respond to this discovery?"
"I was furious. I felt deceived at first," Kurt replied.
"Why?"
Kurt paused. "Because I had told him some very personal information. I trusted him. Then, I discovered that he wasn't who he said he was. On top of that, I discovered that very night that someone had stolen my story and used it in the Partner's season one mid-season finale."
"And you believed that Blaine Anderson was responsible?"
Kurt chewed his bottom lip. "I wasn't sure what happened. I just recognized my own words, and I have to admit that I initially thought it was a possibility."
"Are you saying that someone from the show stole your work?" Wes asked.
"Correct. Those imbeci- um writers, were given my story and decided that it was better written than anything that they could come up with."
"You said they were given the story. By who?"
Kurt's eyes shifted to the floor and his teeth scraped against his bottom lip again. "Um, Blaine explained to me later that he gave it to his producer. He said that he wanted to get me a job on the writing staff. Instead, one of the so-called writers decided to flat up steal my work."
"Do you have an original document somewhere to support this claim?" Wes questioned.
"I typed it into the Doc manager on the Fanfiction website, and at the time, the site would only store documents up to ninety days. I do have an email with the date I posted that chapter which was posted several days before that episode aired."
Quinn looked directly at Kurt. "Wait. You kept an email stating that you posted a chapter. They do that?"
"Um, if you subscribe to a story, it will send you an email anytime the author updates," Kurt explained.
"So you subscribed to your own story?" Quinn puzzled. "Why would you do that?"
"Because I was excited. It was my first time publishing anything. I wasn't sure anyone else would subscribe, so I did. Besides, one of the chapters I published early on didn't update correctly. To make sure that didn't happen again, I checked the email link immediately to make sure my readers got the correct chapter."
Wes nodded. "That'll help, although it won't be enough. We will need a copy of the email, and any other emails that might help us establish that they stole the storyline from you and not the other way around. Can you show us the emails?"
"Yeah. Let me log in. I'll pull it up for you." Wes turned his laptop around, and Kurt immediately began typing in his login information. "You don't have to read them all, do you? Blaine continued to review my story after we got together, and some of them are pretty personal."
"No, that's fine. I know that this must all feel invasive in your private lives, and I'm sorry. I just want to make sure that we defend you two the best that we are able. Just pull up the one that you want me to read, and we will see if that will be enough to refute his claims. If not, we will come up with something."
Kurt smiled warmly as he pulled up the email that Wes had requested. "Thank you." He turned abruptly when he heard a knock at the door.
"Hey Kurt," Blaine smiled, cracking open the door. Did you still want to get something for lunch? We're done with the scene and Artie told us to take lunch. Is it going ok in here?"
"Yeah, I guess." Kurt turned to Wes. "Is it ok if we take a break? We have been going over this for hours."
Wes smiled. "Sure. We need to check out that email anyway. Quinn, why don't you go ahead and call in something for lunch at the diner across the street." she nodded and stepped into the hall. Wes turned toward his clients and nodded. "You guys have a nice lunch. We'll meet back at two." Wes watched Blaine place his hand on Kurt's shoulder. He was glad that his friend found Kurt. They were really sweet together, and he hoped that this experience wouldn't hurt their relationship.
He turned the laptop around and sat back down in his desk chair. He read the email and then hit print. It wouldn't be enough, but it would be a start. Wes smiled as he closed out the message. He started to close the laptop when he saw a new email pop up in the main inbox.
New Message from Blainiac 2:16.
Wes knew he shouldn't look, but the subject line made his stomach feel a little uneasy.
Blainiac 2:16 You were warned!
Wes opened the email and read the threats and slurs in front of him, his hand covering his mouth in shock as he read the final line.
"Wes, I ordered you the fish sandw- What's wrong?"
"Call Blaine immediately. Tell him to get Kurt back here now! And call our security firm. We are going to need their services."
Author's Notes: Um, yeah. I'm not a lawyer, so I know there are probably inaccuracies here. I hope you will overlook my boo boos. Let me know what you think. Have a great week. Oh, if you aren't already following me on Tumblr, I'm GleefulDareenCrissFan on there too.