5YL Let the Encore Commence

Part 30

Shortly after Blaine and Sebastian made their exit, met by the reporters waiting out in the hallway, it wasn't long after when Kurt attempted to go after them. "Take one more step and I won't hesitate to call an officer to have you arrested for violating the order of protection." Xavier stated as he and Patrick stood in Kurt's way. "Clearly our leniency here in the courthouse has made it so you feel you're allowed to have contact with them here. That ends now."

"You don't make the rules!" Kurt replied. "Now get out of my way!"

"Kurt, listen to him!" Mr. Jones said to him. "Miss Strauss made it clear, it's one thing if you accidentally cross paths with them, another to go after them. Mr. Smythe is well within his rights saying what he did. Given there's an officer just outside those doors, it wouldn't be difficult."

"Why are you taking their side, you're my lawyer?"

"I'm not taking their side, I'm protecting you from your poor decisions."

"Listen to your lawyer for once Kurt." Patrick told him, before glancing back over his shoulder to see if Blaine and Sebastian were still dealing with the reporters in the hallway. "Leave Blaine and Sebastian alone! Did you not listen to a word Judge Watkins had to say?"

"We're going to contest it!" Kurt replied before looking at Mr. Jones who was standing beside him. "Right?"

"We can try, but I doubt it's going to do any good given your track record."

"Then what the hell am I paying you for?" Kurt said, causing Carter to roll his eyes. "What the hell was that for?"

"No comment." Carter told him, frustration evident on his face. "Like it or not Kurt, Xavier and Patrick could've easily let you go by them, then called an officer."

"Are you saying I should be thanking them?" Kurt then laughed. "Never going to happen."

"Do something about this." Burt said to him.

"Do something, before Blaine and Sebastian even left I told him to stay put, but you saw how well he listens." Carter replied. "I told him we'd exit out the back door so he could elude the press outside, yet he's ready to run right into them."

"I have the right to speak out in my defense against whatever they may be saying." Kurt blurted out.

"What part of speaking out against them, don't you understand?" Xavier replied before looking at Patrick, then shaking his head. "You know, I don't know why I'm trying to be nice to you. Honestly speaking, the only reason we're stopping you, is to allow our boys to get out of here and not have to deal with you again. For as you see, you getting arrested, doesn't affect us, simply proves Judge Watkins point, you need professional help, more than you're getting."

"Go to hell!" Kurt replied before trying to get by them, only to be stopped by Patrick's hand to his chest.

"Stay away from them!" Patrick replied.

"Why, are you afraid your precious son will have another episode?" Kurt said instantly causing Carter to get between them while Xavier held Patrick's upper arm tightly.

"Get him out of here before I do something I'll regret!" Patrick exclaimed loud enough to get the lingering reporters attention. "Get him out of my sight, now!" The next thing he saw, was Carter pulling Kurt away from him, which brought his attention to Burt. "This, this is the person you're defending, really? The man who pushed my son to the edge, to question his worth. You…"

"Patrick, stop." Xavier said, aware of the prying eyes and ears. "Nothing you say to him is going to make a difference. He refuses to see who his son really is, even knowing the truth of what he's done." He then looked at Burt. "You and I each know, you know the truth of what he did to Blaine. Ignoring it, doesn't mean it never happened." He then looked at Patrick who was clearly biting his tongue. "And so you know, should you ever disregard the facts in this case on this stand again, I won't hesitate calling you out for perjuring yourself, because that's what you did."

"Why didn't you?" Burt replied before looking back at Kurt and Mr. Jones who were arguing near the far door.

"Because you merely reinforced my point of why Kurt believes he's above the law, you basically stated that because you don't believe it, it can't be true." Xavier told him. "Your defense to everything Kurt was accused of was, according to Blaine, yet your son admitted to abusing my son-in-law, like it or not." He then turned his head to see James standing beside Patrick. "What are you doing here?"

"Once the courtroom was closed, Scott felt it would be a good idea to have more hands on deck, and he knew I was nearby." He replied. "We have a car waiting for you and Mr. Anderson outside."

"Where are Blaine and Sebastian?" Patrick asked.

"Scott and Marcus have escorted them out of the building, so they should be on their way home unless they stopped to speak with the reporters waiting outside." He then looked over at Kurt. "Seems my brother made the right call from what I'm witnessing."

"You don't know the half of it." Patrick replied before looking at Xavier. "Ready to get out of here, as I could certainly use a drink or two before our wives arrive as they're going to have plenty of questions."

"First round is on me." Xavier told him, before looking back at Burt. "I recommend listening to Carter, he might be young, but he knows what he's doing. Also, we'll be watching the news closely, as will the ADA, so don't say anything you'll come to regret."

Once the two of them left with James, Burt walked towards Kurt and Carter where things were still tense. "We should probably be on our way son, last thing we want is to miss our flight home."

"Right, cause I need to rush home, only to report to the looney bin days from now." Kurt sarcastically replied. "Judge Watkins had no right to do this to me!" He then looked directly at Carter. "Fix this!"

"I'll do what I can." Carter replied. "Once you and your Dad are on your way, I'll head to the clerk's office and file my objection."

"Then what?"

"We wait." Carter told him. "Depending whether my motion is granted or not, we go from there."

"How long till you'll have an answer?" Burt asked.

"Tomorrow, one way or another. With that said, do as Judge Watkins said, get your affairs in order." Carter replied. "Will you be taking him to Columbus if the ruling is upheld?"

"Yes." Burt reluctantly replied. "What does the judge feel this accomplish?"

"I'd garner it's an understanding behind why Kurt does the things he does, as he's not only acting out against the Anderson-Smythes, he's hurting himself."

"I'm not hurting myself." Kurt exclaimed.

"Kurt, hurting oneself goes beyond physical harm as your actions have cost you plenty. And I have a feeling the only reason Judge Watkins is putting you on work release, is you still owe Blaine a ton of money, or at least you owe his charity."

"Of course, it's always about Blaine. When is it going to finally be about ME?"

"All of this is about you, and has had very little to do about Blaine for quite some time!" Carter responded, finally releasing some of his pent-up frustration. "Blaine's done nothing but live his life, and you've been unable to accept it! This is about you and your irrational belief that everything Blaine, or for this matter Sebastian does, is to spite you in some way or form!"

"You don't know them the way I do!"

"You don't know them at all! You only know this perception of them you've created." Carter countered. "I've gone through law school Kurt, I went to Columbia. Sebastian didn't have the time to dwell on how his actions may affect you, he's had his head in books for three years. And when he wasn't studying, he was supporting Blaine to achieve his dream. Like it or not Kurt, you're a blip on the radar in their lives, they have too much going on to wonder or care what you're doing in your life."

"You're supposed to be on my side!"

"I am, but that doesn't include lying to you to make you feel better or to spare your feelings."

"You're being harsh." Burt chimed in, causing Carter to shake his head.

"And that right there, is why he's in this situation." Carter replied, while adjusting his bag on his shoulder. "Kurt needs to face the reality of the situation he's in, as it's only going to get worse if he keeps acting out. Now follow me so I can get you out of here without running into the reporters that are waiting for a sound bite for their article."

While Carter was going off on Kurt, Blaine's and Sebastian's phones were lighting up with texts from friends who'd been keeping tabs on the situation through social media. Yet neither were looking at their phones, they were simply looking at one another. "Is it wrong that I don't quite know how to react to what happened?" Blaine asked as Sebastian gently caressed his thigh.

"No, as I don't think either of us, hell, any of us were prepared for that type of ruling." Sebastian replied, cracking a smile as he did. "I almost wish I'd gotten my phone out to take a picture of Hummel's face as Judge Watkins ruled, but I knew better."

"I'm sure that image will be engrained in your mind for quite some time." Blaine said to him, smiling now as well. "But I get what you mean, as I'm sure Santana in particular would've loved to see it."

"Santana, hell, everyone would love to see it!" Sebastian told him, his amusement of the situation more evident. "If we weren't there Killer, I don't know if I'd actually believe what happened. I think the same goes for my Dad, as Judge Watkins is clearly done with Hummel's shit."

"You think?" Blaine teasingly replied, laughing as he did. "I'm thankful he was as understanding as he was when I snapped today, otherwise you or my Dad could've been bailing me out. I was lucky."

"Yes, but you also haven't grated on his nerves the way Hummel has." Sebastian added. "Burt blatantly lied up there, you had every right to be pissed."

"True, but I should've been able to keep it together."

"Everyone has a breaking point B, you've reached yours which isn't surprising given what you had to listen to today." Sebastian then shifted in his seat slightly and moved his hand from Blaine's thigh to his cheek. "How's your headache?"

"Barely there, why?" It only took Sebastian's expression changing, for Blaine to lean into his touch. "I haven't forgotten what we talked about, if you were wondering if that was still going to happen.

"That's only part of the reason why I asked, but you can say no if my idea is too crass." With his interest clearly piqued, Blaine looked him in the eye. "You want to hear it?" Blaine nodded. "Is it wrong to want to crack open a bottle of champagne to celebrate when we get home?"

"Depends, what are we celebrating?"

"It would be two-fold, me finishing school and Hummel getting the book thrown at him in regards to his sentence." No sooner did he say it out loud, Sebastian realized how bad it sounded. "Too much, huh?"

"In any other situation, I'd probably say yes, but in this one, hell no as he deserved what he got." Blaine emphatically replied. "While we believe he has issues, the psychologist clearly believes he does too, which is why Judge Watkins ruled the way he did."

"Do you think it'll help?"

"It'll take time, as he'll undoubtedly be uncooperative when he first arrives. I think that's why the stipulation was put in, he might be held longer if deemed necessary for a thorough evalution." Blaine said to him in response. "From there, it'll be interesting regarding how things play out as part of the process is embracing it."

"Which he won't, since he believes this is all our fault." Sebastian replied.

"Yep, cause he never takes responsibility for anything he does. Though Judge Watkins did say part of his sentence is following whatever is decided upon." He then turned his head and pressed a kiss to Sebastian's hand. "It's amazing how clear I see things now verses back then." While he spoke, he took Sebastian's hand from his cheek, and held it in his. "I should've listened to you."

"True, but at that time, my motives weren't necessarily pure."

"I know, but you still saw things for what they were and Kurt for who he really is."

"It's easy to when you're not invested in the situation." Sebastian said. "The only thing I was interested in was you, and wondered how a guy like you ended up with him. And you can confirm that with Thad, as he was the only person I could honestly talk to about all this, vent my frustrations to."

"Not Jeff?"

"Jeff came into the picture a little later, as he questioned my motives a little longer than Thad did, and I don't blame him. Then once you actually married Hummel, Jeff was pissed at himself for not speaking up."

"At that point, I don't know if I would've listened." Blaine admitted before looking out the window to see where they were, since it was taking longer than usual because of the later hour.

"You might not have taken the advice, but you my dear, would've listened to what he had to say. Not only because it's who you are, but who it was coming from." Sebastian told him before leaning in for a kiss. "For all the 'what ifs' we all had regarding that situation, one of the things I hate most, is that he made it so you felt you couldn't turn to any of us, even Wes."

"It's one of my biggest regrets too, something I spent plenty of time talking with my therapist about." Blaine admitted. "Looking back, I know it would've only taken a single call for Wes for him to have shown up and gotten me out of there."

"He wouldn't have been alone."

"I know, which would've made the situation even worse if that was possible given how Kurt felt/feels about everyone." He then gave Sebastian's hand a squeeze. "Even though we're still dealing with him, that feels like such a long time ago."

"Because it was in the grand scheme of themes, and you're not the same person you were then." Sebastian told him before chuckling. "I think our alone time is going to have to wait a bit."

"Why is that?" Sebastian then pointed out the window as it was evident they had people waiting for them. "Over/under that one of them is Santana."

"I think that's a given Killer considering how she's felt about this situation. The bigger question, who else is with her."

Due to having people waiting for them, Marcus made his way out to see who it was before Scott would let them out of the car. But once it was confirmed who it was, and that there was no one else lingering to get a statement from them, Sebastian and Blaine exited the car. Yet before making their way to their steps, Scott reiterated what Patrick said earlier, they weren't to go anywhere without them that night, something neither had an issue with. Once that was settled, they made their way up the steps towards their friends. "It's about time you two got home." Jeff teasingly said to them as Santana and Wes looked on while Sebastian unlocked the door.

"There's this thing called rush hour traffic we had to deal with since taking the subway wasn't an option today." Blaine replied, earning a look from Santana. "Did the three of you call one another, or decide to come over on your own?"

"This was purely a pleasant coincidence." Santana told him. "Once we heard Hummel got ejected for the courtroom, we all knew we had to talk with you, in person."

"Here I thought Hunter would be here." Sebastian chimed in before moving aside so they could get inside.

"I spoke with him, he'll catch up with you later." Jeff told him. "Said there's someone he needed to check-up on." His response caused Blaine and Sebastian to exchange a look. "Is there something we don't know?" They each nodded, which in the moment was enough given they knew they couldn't freely discuss everything which was happening.

"How's your Dad?" Wes asked, looking directly at Blaine when he did.

"Why do you ask?" Blaine replied, and there was something about the look on Wes's face, Sebastian didn't like.

"What don't we know?" When Santana and Jeff looked at Wes, they quickly saw him take his phone out. "Wes." After a few moments, Wes handed Blaine his phone, with Sebastian looking on. "Holy shit, your Dad got into it with Hummel! Way to go Patrick!"

"This must've happened after we left, the raised voices we heard." Blaine said as he handed Wes his phone back. "Regarding that, we don't know, I'll have to talk with him. I will say, he wasn't happy with things which were said today."

"You mean like the Hummels denying everything." Santana said, to which they nodded. "Not surprised. It even pissed Rachel off as she was following the coverage at the theater. She's certain her Dads are going to have a word with Burt when he gets home."

"What happened in the end, as Xavier's statement was almost as vague as the two of yours." Jeff chimed in, those sentiments quickly being echoed by Santana and Wes.

"Justice was served." Sebastian told them, though the smile on his face hinted to more. "Right B?"

"Absolutely." Blaine replied. "Kurt left Judge Watkins little choice when it came to making his decision."

"Hummel's fucking going back to jail, isn't he?" Santana replied. It only took a look between Blaine and Sebastian to get her confirmation. "Good, it's serves him right for the shit he's pulled!"

"Actually, he's on work release." Blaine corrected her. "Judge Watkins made it so he still could maintain an income."

"Most likely due to past penalties." Sebastian added. "There is more, but we're not at liberty to discuss it, at least until we talk with my Dad."

"More?" Wes asked, and they each nodded. "So, the reporters weren't exaggerating when they said Judge Watkins was pissed when he held him in contempt."

"No, they might've actually under reported the situation." Sebastian admitted. "Before he even took the stand, Judge Watkins warned him about his behavior in the courtroom since his past track record with us present isn't too good."

"Because he mouthed off when Blaine testified, right?" Jeff said, earning him a look. "You two really have no idea how much was reported, do you?"

"Clearly, we don't." Blaine replied while taking a seat.

"If you're concerned about how you were portrayed during your testimony, don't be." Wes assured not only Blaine, but Sebastian who was seated on the arm of the chair Blaine was on.

"Wes is right, they merely said you made it clear you were frustrated by what was going on." Santana added. "The last thing we meant to do was upset you guys."

"You didn't upset us." Sebastian said, after making sure Blaine was okay. "It's just a lot to take in. I'm sure you can understand that." All three of them nodded. "Clearly we need to see for ourselves what was reported."

"Particularly since it was enough to bring you guys here." Blaine added before looking up at Sebastian who was now running his fingers through his curls. "Wes, what's going on?"

"I knew there was more than either of you let on the moment I saw a picture of your Dad at the courthouse with Xavier." Wes replied, causing Blaine to look at Jeff and Santana, who admitted they took note of that too, as did others. "I know Sebastian's graduating next week, but your parents were just in town Blaine. Something big had to be going on for your Dad to come to town again."

"My Dad came to town as he didn't want me going into court alone, since he knew Sebastian had a final." Blaine told him. "And for the record, I didn't know he was coming, he simply showed up."

"So much for you and your Dad not getting alone." Santana teased, well aware Kurt believed the two had a less than amicable relationship.

"Exactly, and Kurt was less than thrilled to see him. Based on Wes's question, something clearly happened between the two of them after we left."

"I'd pay good money to see your Dad finally go off on him after everything that's happened." Santana told him. "Don't let our presence worry you, as we really came here to make sure the two of you are alright."

"Plus try and get more information." Sebastian added with a smile.

"That too, but you guys were our first concern. I mean, if you were in our shoes and saw both Dads at court, you'd be concerned too."

"She's got a point Killer. Hell, I was surprised to see your Dad since he never hinted to us he was coming. Though it was rather poignant given Burt showed today as well." When Blaine laughed softly, Sebastian leaned forward a bit. "Let me guess, this has something to do with that situation which occurred before I arrived." Blaine nodded. "Now, I'm even more curious about what happened as each of our Dads seemed amused by it." Sebastian then looked at their friends. "While we know everyone is curious based on how our phones were going off, don't share anything we told you, we'd prefer relaying that information ourselves."

"What about Morgan?" Jeff asked.

"You can fill her in, just remind her not to tell Talia. I'll fill her, Justin, and Todd in at rehearsal Monday morning." Blaine replied. "Wes, give Chloe the condensed rendition, and Santana, let Jordan know we're alright and that Kurt got what was coming to him." Jeff was about to ask why Santana got the instructions she did, but quickly remembered Jordan was a reporter, this saved her from conflict of interest. "With that said, I think it's best if you guys go as we had a long day and right now, I need a nap after dealing with Kurt."

"Say no more, we'll be on our way." Santana said before moving towards them to give them each a kiss on the cheek. "And Sebastian, take care of him."

"I always do." He then pressed a kiss atop Blaine's head before getting up to walk everyone to the door, knowing Blaine probably wanted to talk with his Dad, sooner rather than later. After Jeff and Santana were out the door, Sebastian looked at Wes. "Why do I feel you didn't show Blaine everything regarding your concern about Patrick?"

"Because I didn't, and once you see it, you'll understand why." Wes told him, reaching for his phone as he did. Once he had the quote up and then showed it to him, Sebastian's jaw dropped. "What don't I know Sebastian?"

"Without getting into too much detail, things got ugly in court awhile back and, B shut down, he actually scared my Dad."

"I had no idea."

"We didn't let anyone know." Sebastian then raked his fingers through his hair. "Hell, I don't know why I told you." He then glanced towards the living room and Blaine.

"Because you know I won't tell anyone, even Chloe. Is he okay now?"

"Yes, but I don't know how we're going to play off that comment, especially if Patrick got as angry as is implied."

"Blaine hasn't been shy about the fact he's had to overcome issues in his life due to what he's been through. For all anyone else knows, Patrick was merely being protective of his son who has been through too much in his life. They don't know what happened, and it only makes Kurt look worse referring to a random moment."

"Who knew that was even possible at this point."

"With that said, make sure he talks with Patrick before he sees that quote since he can put it in context."

"Will do."