Blaine hunches over, rushed breaths exhaling as the young man hurriedly knocks on the front door. The black haired male wipes sweat from his brow as the entrance is opened by a lone occupant "I ... I came as ... Fast as ... I could. Please, is ... is Kurt okay?"
"He's just fine," Burt Hummel smiled as he invited him inside "Thanks for coming, Blaine. Take a seat on the couch and I'll get you some water, kid."
Blaine tentatively nods as he plops ceremonially on the cushion, Burt handing him a tall glass of ice water within seconds "Thank you, Mr. Hummel."
Burt sits down across from the boy as Blaine sips "Call me, Burt."
Blaine freezes, ice tinkling against the condensed glass "I don't deserve to call you that anymore ... Not after what I did to Kurt."
Burt frowns "That's partly why I wanted to talk with you. I've been having some health problems lately. The test results aren't in yet, but there's a possibility it could be prostate cancer."
Blaine's eyes widen, throat spitting out what little water he'd been able "What?!"
"Now, hold on!" Attempts Burt "It could also be something else, we won't know until the results come in."
Blaine runs a hand through his hair, this news was going to devastate Kurt "Does he know?"
Burt frowns, eyes downcast "Not yet, I'm planning a trip to New York to tell him, this sort of thing isn't meant for a call. I want you to come with me, Blaine."
"Go with you to New York?" Exclaimed Blaine in shock "I'm sorry, but-"
"You and my son need to talk," starts off Burt "This isn't going to be easy for him and as much as I trust Rachel, she's not you."
Blaine points a finger towards himself "Not me?"
"The love of his life, the one person he trusts more than anything and the only one that he'll listen to. Kurt's going to need you there," declares Burt "Whether he realizes it or not. My boy can be quite stubborn and this is just the sort of thing that could send him running straight back home."
"But, what can I do? I cheated on Kurt, he wants nothing to do with me. And I doubt he'll ever trust me ever again." Cries Blaine "I ruined us! I love him so much and I broke his heart over a guy I barely even knew!"
"You know when Kurt first told me what you'd done I wanted to unload my shotgun in you." States Burt "If Carole hadn't of talked me down I just might have. After everything you boys have been through you just tossed my son away."
"No! It ... It wasn't like that at all!" Screams Blaine "I was so lonely and Kurt was never there, I'd call and he'd rarely answer and if he did all he'd talk about was how happy he was without me! I know what I did was selfish and wrong and I'll regret it for the rest of my life. I just ... I couldn't stand watching him walk away from me, leaving me behind ... Falling out of love with me!"
"Of course my boy loved you! He was never going to leave you, Blaine. Kurt missed you like crazy, he still does. Did you tell my son any of what you just told me?"
Blaine's body sagged "I ... I know I said I was lonely and that he wasn't there, but-"
"Let me see if I've got this straight, you told Kurt you were lonely and he wasn't around when you needed him, but that's all? You didn't explain exactly why you felt that way? The conversation just ended then and there?"
"He walked away from me, he didn't give me the chance!"
"Put yourself in Kurt's place, kid. How would you feel?"
"I- I would be devastated, I'd think I couldn't trust anyone ever again and that-" Blaine's mouth dropped as the price of his words finally hit home "That it's all my fault, Oh god! I blamed Kurt. Instead of telling him why, I tossed everything on his shoulders!"
"I've never seen Kurt happier than he was with you, the kid hasn't smiled that much since we lost Elizabeth." Burt pushes the second plane ticket across the center table "Here's your chance to explain yourself to him, I was already planning on surprising Kurt for Christmas, but I think it would mean more to him if you were there. To tell him everything's going to be alright. Truthfully Blaine, I need you there to stop Kurt from doing anything drastic and to give him a reason to smile again."
Blaine stared flabbergasted, head reeling and thoughts swimming left and right, up and down and loop de loop. Burt wanted him to go, to be there for his son who he cheated on, he doesn't deserve this treatment from the man, in fact Burt Hummel has been more than a father to him than the actual man himself.
Looking now, Blaine could see the fear, Burt was scared. Scared for himself, but mostly, scared for Kurt. Before him was an ailing father that was just searching for the best for his son.
"I'll go, I'll be there for Kurt, I'll always be there for him. Even if he turns me away. I- I can do this, Mr- Burt."
"That's what I wanted to hear, kid."
And another one! I always wondered how Blaine coming with Burt to New York came to be so. Hope you all enjoyed this story and see you next time!