Blaine knew whatever was going on had to be bad if it warranted a call from Rachel. She told him Kurt had called her and said he was coming home from wherever he had been, but that he sounded weird and upset. Blaine didn't want to get in his business, so he just texted him to try to get him to tell him what was wrong, and he got a phone call from him minutes later.

"Hey," he said as he answered the phone on the first ring. "Did you get my text?"

"Yeah," Kurt said, sniffling. Blaine could tell just by his voice that he had been crying. "I have something I need to tell you. Can… can you talk for a minute? Or are you busy?"

"No no, I'm free. I'm just in my room. What's going on?" he asked. Blaine pulled the covers back from his bed and sat down, waiting for him to answer.

"I was with Adam, and it's a long story, but…" Kurt paused, and Blaine heard him take a deep breath. "Adam hit me. We were fighting and he slapped me across the face."

It took a moment for those words to register in Blaine's mind. It was like someone had hit a pause button. He was frozen in place, digesting what Kurt had just told him. Adam hit him. He hurt Kurt. Blaine sighed and rested his chin in his hand. He didn't know what to say. He'd never been in a situation like that before, and he couldn't possibly imagine how Kurt was feeling. He clenched his free hand into a fist, wanting to hurt Adam like he had hurt Kurt.

"Are you there?" Kurt asked desperately. Blaine knew he was alone. Rachel had told him on the phone that she was going out, so Kurt was in the apartment all by himself. Blaine would've given anything to be there with him.

"I'm here," he said. He didn't know how to comfort him. What was he supposed to do or say? "Oh, baby, I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry. Do you want to tell me what happened?" Kurt sniffled and Blaine heard the rustling of sheets.

"No," he murmured. "N-not really." Blaine realized a tear was falling down his cheek. He brushed it away quickly and cleared his throat. Kurt couldn't hear him crying. He needed him, and crying would only make him more upset. Blaine knew it was all his fault. If he hadn't been stupid and cheated on him in the first place, Kurt wouldn't have started dating that Adam guy. Blaine had never met him, but from what Kurt had told him he seemed like a nice guy.

Apparently they were both wrong about that.

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to," Blaine said. He wanted to go to New York so badly. As long as he was around no one was going to lay a finger on Kurt. "Is there anything I can do, love?" he heard Kurt whimper and cough.

"No," he mumbled. "Stay on the phone? I don't like being alone in the apartment."

"Yeah," Blaine agreed. "I'm not hanging up. Have you talked to your dad?" Blaine sat up in his bed and sat cross-legged, fully focused on Kurt.

"Yeah," he choked out. "'m gonna call him again t-tomorrow. 'm too tired tonight." Blaine could tell by his voice that he was exhausted, and he didn't blame him. The whole thing had to be pretty draining. He didn't understand why any person, especially his boyfriend, would dream of laying a finger on Kurt. It didn't matter if Kurt had instigated the fight. Adam was the one who acted on his anger.

"I'm so sorry, honey," he repeated. "You don't deserve that. Not at all. I hope you're not feeling like it's your fault, because it's not. It's not your fault at all." He could tell Kurt was crying hard, and it was the worst feeling in the world to Blaine, to know that he was hurting and upset and all alone and he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't hug him or rub his back or stay with him until he cried himself to sleep.

"Do you think you can fall asleep?" Blaine asked him. "I think you'll feel a little better after you've had some rest." He shifted in his bed and heard Kurt clear his throat.

"I'm not- I don't know," he shrugged. "I don't really want to sleep."

"Just close your eyes," Blaine told him. "I'll stay on the phone."

Blaine's bedroom door opened and his little sister barged in. "Is that Kurt on the phone? I want to talk to him!" Sydney cried. Blaine shooed her away and covered the phone with his hand so Kurt couldn't hear him talking to her.

"Not now," he snapped. "He's upset about something. You can talk to him later, now get out." His sister shot him a look before turning around and leaving. Blaine turned his attention back to the phone call. "Sorry," he said to Kurt. There was no answer. Blaine checked his phone to make sure he was still there, but Kurt hadn't hung up. Blaine heard him breathing slowly and figured he'd dozed off. Oh well. He wasn't going to wake him up. He had to be completely worn out.

"I love you," he whispered to him before hanging up the phone. "I love you so much."

Author's Notes:

I got a lot of reviews yesterday wanting me to continue and write the phone call, so here it is!

I don't want anyone to think that I hate Adam or anything, because I don't. I think he's cute and sweet and great for Kurt. He's just what he needs as he's getting used to NYADA and being broken up with Blaine. I just thought that this would be interesting to write. Tell me your thoughts!