Hi Everyone!
Chapter 18 is finally here, I hope you like it.
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! And sorry for the cliffhanger, it was the last one (in this story), I promise.
Sebastian hated being disturbed in his private time. He had just gotten home and planned a quiet evening, a delicious dinner, a glass of wine, some stupid TV show... But first of all, a long, hot bath. It had been a long day and he certainly deserved that much. Unfortunately, just when he gathered his remaining strength to walk upstairs, his phone rang.
"Not now" he groaned as he turned around to get his phone.
He walked back into the living room and checked the caller ID, already planning how to send the caller to hell. But as he read the familiar name on the screen, all of his anger disappeared and it was replaced by concern. He quickly pressed the phone to his ear.
"Hey" he said.
"Good evening, Mr Smythe" the familiar voice said. "I'm sorry for disturbing you at this time of..."
"It's fine" Sebastian said quickly. "Does it mean that you have news for me?"
"Exactly" the man replied. "I found them."
Sebastian took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He had been waiting for this time for weeks and he knew that Blaine would feel the same way. The private detective they had hired finally found the men who had attacked Kurt and it meant they would catch them soon. Kurt, Blaine and their baby would be safe.
"I will be there soon" Sebastian said and disconnected the call. He briefly considered calling Blaine but he knew that the man and his boyfriend were out for a date. They surely wouldn't answer their phones, so he had to do this alone.
About twenty minutes later, Sebastian walked into the small office of Sean Gardner, best private detective of the city, with a grimace of disgust on his face. It was hard to believe that he was fine with this small, dark place when he earned enough to have a lot better office. Sebastian hated this place but if the man was fine with it...
To his surprise, Sean wasn't alone. There were two women sitting in front of his desk, facing away from Sebastian but he knew them well enough to recognize the women from behind.
"What the hell are they doing here?" Sebastian asked.
"We're in this together, remember?" Santana winked as she turned around in her chair.
"You told them?" Sebastian asked in disbelief as he turned to the detective. "What about keeping this private?"
"Believe me, Mr Smythe, I tried" Sean said. "But this young lady is smarter than she seems."
"Yeah, I followed you everywhere to find out what you and Blaine were doing" Santana said proudly.
"Are you a freaking stalker?" Sebastian asked.
"No. I'm Kurt's friend" Santana said seriously. "And we made a deal. You were supposed to inform us about everything."
"Sorry. I had to take care of more important things than chatting with you" Sebastian rolled his eyes.
"Guys, stop" Rachel said quietly.
"She's right" Sebastian said. "You have no right to be here. I pay for the guy, I get the informations from him. Get out and wait for me outside."
"Not going to happen" Santana smiled.
"Are you sure?" Sebastian smirked, waiting for Sean to intervene and send the girls out of his office. Apparently, that moment never came. "What the hell?"
"Ms Lopez had an offer for me I had to take" Sean explained.
"Yeah. He wanted to throw us out but I threatened him to cut out his balls and smash them right in front of his eyes" Santana said happily. "So we agreed that we could stay."
Sebastian growled in frustration but decided to drop the matter and move on. He wanted to know what Sean had found out and this pointless fight with Santana didn't lead them anywhere. He took a seat beside the girls, making sure he 'accidentally' elbowed Santana in the process.
"Bitch" he whispered.
"Thank you" Santana winked and turned back to Sean. "Okay. Tell us everything."
"I have to tell you, it was hard to find those men you were looking for" Sean started. "Since there was no camera at the house, I had to go through a lot of recordings all over the city to find them."
"But you did, right?" Sebastian asked.
"I'm 99 % sure that these are the men who attacked Mr Anderson's boyfriend" Sean said and handed Sebastian a folder.
Sebastian opened it and looked down at the pictures of two bulky men in front of a large building. The place seemed familiar for him.
"I know this place. I've been there before" he said.
"The pictures were taken the day of the attack" Sean explained.
Sebastian prepared himself for the news, although he had a bad feeling that he knew what was coming. It seemed impossible, though.
"I made a little research and found out that they visited Tina Cohen-Chang" Sean said. "She is..."
"Blaine's manager" Sebastian nodded.
"You want to say that that bitch is responsible for everything?" Santana asked slowly.
"It seems like she is" Sean nodded. "I checked her transactions. She took out 2000 dollars from her account that morning."
"2000?" Rachel gasped.
"A pretty sum" Sebastian agreed. "I can't believe she did this. She's a hag but I never thought she would be capable of this."
"Mr Hummel has to identify these men but I think it's enough for the police to take the right steps" Sean said.
"You're right" Sebastian nodded. "Call the police. We will take care of the rest."
"What do you want to do?" Rachel asked.
"We have to tell Blaine and Kurt" Sebastian explained. "Normally, I wouldn't disturb them on their date night but they have to know about this."
"Let's go then" Santana said.
"Why don't we just call them?" Rachel asked.
"I don't think we should discuss this over the phone" Santana said.
"It's hard to admit, but I agree with her" Sebastian said. "Let's go!"
~ o ~
Blaine stared down at the gun in fear. He had no idea what was going on, what was Tina doing in their home or why she was pointing that thing at them. He was confused and scared but he knew that he had to keep Kurt and their baby safe. He unconsciously reached out and checked if Kurt was still standing safely behind him.
"What are you doing, Tina?" he asked quietly, his voice shaking.
Tina just kept staring at them. As Blaine tore his gaze away from the gun and looked at the woman, he realised that she was crying. He took a step forward, completely unaware of what could have changed Tina's behaviour.
"Look, Tina, if you're in trouble..."
"Step back!" Tina shouted.
Blaine gulped as her hand in which she was holding the gun started shaking and he quickly got back to Kurt, hiding him from Tina's view.
"It's all his fault" Tina cried, nodding towards Kurt. "We could have been so happy together. We were so close... But then he came and ruined everything."
"What are you talking about?" Blaine frowned.
"You and me!" Tina shouted. "God, look what he did to you. He made you forget about me completely."
"Tina, there's no me and you. I'm gay" Blaine said slowly.
"That's bullshit!" Tina screamed, the gun shaking in her hand again.
Blaine heard a soft cry from behind and glanced at Kurt to make sure he was alright. No, of course he wasn't. He was terrified and shaking and crying and damn, Blaine felt so helpless... But what could he do? He knew how things like this worked in the movies. The brave guy in his place would surely grab Tina's wrist, twist it back within a second, make her drop the gun and then restrain her until help came. He would pull Kurt into his arms, kiss him and make sure things like this never happened again.
But they were in the reality where things weren't that easy. First of all, Blaine wasn't trained to handle situations like this. He had had a few fights before but he had never dealt with someone who had a weapon. And from Tina's crazy stare at them, he knew for sure that she would use her gun if she had to. He couldn't risk getting hurt because there would be noone between Tina and Kurt anymore and the woman would surely hurt Kurt and the baby, maybe even kill them. That was something Blaine couldn't let happen. But what if he decided to attack Tina? Would he be fast and strong enough to subdue her?
He took a deep breath and reached back to squeeze Kurt's hand. He had to buy themselves time, so he could come up with something, but he also had to make sure Kurt and the baby were fine.
"I'm sure we can discuss this" Blaine said, forcing out a small smile. "We've known each other for years. You trust me, right? Why don't we sit down, so you can tell me everything you want?"
Tina hesitated. She looked into Blaine's eyes, seemingly considering her options. For a brief moment, it seemed like she was ready to put down her gun but then that crazy light in her eyes returned and she tightened her grip on her weapon.
"No" she said quietly but determinedly.
"Tina..."
"I said no!" Tina screamed. "I'm tired of this... this craziness! I've waited for you to come to your senses but now I'm running out of time! I have to take care of this until it's not too late!"
"Take care of what?" Blaine asked slowly.
"She's gonna kill us" Kurt whispered.
Tina looked at Kurt, smiling.
"I can't believe you don't even see what he's doing to you" she said as she looked back at Blaine. "The little snake... He broke into your life, made you fall for him and then got pregnant. You planned this very well, right?"
She took a step forward to get to Kurt but Blaine kept him behind his back.
"Why are you defending him?" Tina asked. "He ruined your life. He ruined your career and our chance to be happy. The freaking liar."
"What do you mean?" Kurt asked shakily.
"You know exactly what I mean" Tina smiled. "You promised to stay away from him. You-you agreed that you would disappear from his life and leave him alone!"
"It was you?" Kurt gasped. "You sent those men to threaten me?"
"You didn't give me a choice" Tina replied. "I tried to keep you away from Blaine but you didn't care. You were supposed to leave after the article but you stayed, you brainwashed him and destroyed everything! I had to do something."
She turned to look at Blaine, hoping that he understood. But Blaine couldn't understand such a betrayal. He had trusted Tina, he had been working with her for so long, he had never thought that she was capable of such cruelty. That she would ruin their life.
"It was you" Blaine whispered.
"I did the right thing" Tina said. "It was far better for you without him. You were a better person without him and it was just the matter of time for you to realise who you belong to."
She turned away from Blaine again, pressing her lips together in anger as her eyes landed on Kurt.
"But he came back again" she said. "Just when you were ready for me, he had to destroy everything again."
"Tina, this is crazy!" Blaine said.
"I'm trying to save you, don't you see?" Tina asked desperately. "I will do it. I love you, Blaine, and I'm willing to do anything to ensure your happiness."
She took another step forward but Blaine pushed Kurt back gently, still not moving from him.
"Get out of the way" Tina said. "I don't want to hurt you. I only want him."
"Tina, stop!" Blaine shouted desperately. "You need help. Just let me help you, okay?"
"Don't do this" Kurt begged, scared for both of their lives.
"Get out of the way, Blaine" Tina said.
"No" Blaine replied determinedly.
"This is your last warning. Get the hell out of my way!" Tina shouted.
"I said no!" Blaine shouted back.
Blaine held his breath as Tina raised the gun. He felt Kurt's hand on his arm, shaking and squeezing his arm tightly. Blaine wanted to close his eyes because he was perfectly sure that if Tina fired, he would be the first one getting shot but even if he was frightened, he couldn't show it. His family needed him. He had to take care of them and that was exactly what he was going to do.
Even if he had to protect them with his own life.
Just when Blaine thought that he was going to die, thinking about the baby he wouldn't even meet once, someone knocked on the door. He saw that Tina's eyes widened as she looked towards the door, seemingly not expecting someone to disturb them. She wasn't looking...
Blaine didn't hesitate any longer. He jumped forward and grabbed the woman's wirst, pushing her hand up to get the gun out of the way. Tina accidentally pulled the trigger and with a loud bang, the bullet flew out, landing somewhere behind Blaine a moment later. As much as he wanted to turn around to check if Kurt was alright, he had to take care of this first. They were still in danger. Tina had the gun and he was the only one who could stop her.
He tried to twist her arm but it wasn't as easy as it seemed in the movies. If he wanted to get a better grip on her arm, he had to let go of her for a second but it would mean risking their lives. He groaned in frustration and pushed Tina back, using his free hand to hold her to the wall behind them.
"What the hell... Oh, my God!"
Blaine barely recognized Rachel's voice. He still kept his eyes on Tina who was struggling in his grip.
"Help him!" Another woman's voice. It must have been Santana.
Soon after that, Sebastian appeared beside Blaine and with a quick movement, he twisted the gun out of Tina's hand. Blaine relaxed a bit. The gun was finally gun and he wasn't alone with Kurt against their attacker.
"You fucking bitch" Sebastian hissed as he helped Blaine turn Tina around, holding her arms behind her back.
"Let me go!" Tina screamed. "I have to... I have to end this!"
"I will end this for you" Santana said as she stepped to them and before the two men could blink, she punched Tina on her face, hard. She groaned and collapsed in the men's grip.
But Blaine's eyes weren't on her anymore. They found Kurt, slumped in the corner, with his arm around his baby bump. Blaine immediately let go of Tina and rushed to Kurt's side, pushing Rachel out of the way.
"Kurt? Kurt, are you alright?" he asked. "You-you aren't shot, right?"
"No, I'm not" Kurt said. "But I don't think I'm fine. Something's wrong with the baby. I can feel it."
Blaine's heart skipped a beat. That was his worst nightmare, being there while his family got hurt and not being able to protect them.
"We should call the ambulance" Rachel said.
"And the police" Sebastian added.
"You will be fine, okay?" Blaine said, fighting back his tears. "Rachel! Call help!"
"A few minutes" Rachel told them.
"Hold on, honey. I'm here" Blaine whispered, squeezing Kurt's hand.
Kurt winced in pain but tried to stay strong. It was so hard. He was in pain and he was scared that something was wrong with the baby. He closed his eyes, forced himself to take deep breaths and waited for the help to come.
~ o ~
Time had never seemed to pass so slowly before. Blaine was sitting on a cold, uncomfortable chair in the hospital, waiting for someone to tell him how Kurt was doing. He had no idea how long they had been here but it seemed like forever. And he was scared, so freaking scared. He hadn't even felt like this when Tina had tried to kill them.
Something was wrong, he knew that. When the ambulance had arrived, they had been surrounded by so many people. Blaine had been pushed back as he had hastily told them everything and had watched helplessly as the men had examined Kurt and then led him out. He had been there with Kurt the whole time, right until he had disappeared behind those large, white doors in front of him. That had happened a time ago and he still didn't know anything. He was so desperate, so scared. He remembered Kurt's eyes before he had disappeared from his sight. He had been terrified. He needed Blaine to be there with him but he couldn't.
"Blaine?"
Blaine didn't look up. It was just Sebastian, not the doctor he was waiting for.
"Do you know anything?" Sebastian asked as he sat down beside Blaine.
Blaine only shook his head. He had to strength left to speak.
"They will be alright" Sebastian tried to reassure him.
"How do you know?" Blaine asked as he turned to look at his friend. "What if-what if the baby dies? What if something happens to Kurt?"
"Kurt's strong" he heard Santana's serious voice behind him. He glanced up at her and Rachel standing beside him, sighed and shook his head.
"Have you called his dad?" Rachel asked.
"No" Blaine said. "Call him if you want. If he's lucky, he will get here in time to kill me without Kurt seeing it. I deserve it."
"Don't blame yourself" Sebastian said.
"Who could I blame then?" Blaine shouted in frustration. "I should have seen it. I should have known that she was crazy and she wanted to hurt my family. But I was stupid and believed that she was my friend. God, I'm so naive..."
"Okay, stop this" Santana said. "Kurt needs you right now, so find your balls or grow new ones and be there for him."
Blaine's only response was an angry glare and then turned his head back towards the doors.
"They should come out soon, right?" he asked.
They waited there about another hour, both of them so frustrated that they started to discuss how to get inside if noone came to talk to them, when the door finally opened and Blaine jumped up to get to the doctor as soon as he could.
"Doctor Wu?" he asked, fighting back the urge to shake the man. "How is he? And-and the baby? Are they alright?"
"Kurt was in labor" the doctor explained. "We couldn't stop it and the baby's heartbeat dropped, so we had to take him out."
"Are they alright?" Blaine asked.
"Mr Hummel is fine" the doctor said. "He's asleep but you can see him soon. The baby's fine as well, although he arrived a little earlier than we expected and he needs to gain weight before we can release him. He has to stay in the incubator for a while but you can take him home soon, maybe next week."
"Thank God" Blaine sighed in relief. "Can I see him?"
"Once we're done with the tests, yes" the doctor said.
Blaine felt so happy and relieved that he almost hugged the doctor for saving his family. He thanked him over and over again, until Sebastian grabbed his arms and led him back to his chair. Once he was sitting again, though, all the stress and fear of the night came back and Blaine started sobbing, burying his face into Sebastian's shoulder.
"Uhm... you okay?" Sebastian asked uncertainly.
"I'm so happy" Blaine said.
"Are you sure?" Sebastian asked. "People don't really cry like this when they're happy."
"Oh, leave him alone" Rachel rolled her eyes. "It's okay, Blaine. Cry as much as you want. We all understand how hard this day was for you."
"No, I don't" Santana said.
"Because you're a heartless bitch" Rachel said as she sat down beside Blaine, rubbing his back.
"You keep complimenting me all day" Santana smirked as she joined the others.
They didn't have to wait long before a nurse came to lead Blaine to Kurt. The others wanted to go, too, but only one person was allowed and even Santana agreed that it had to be Blaine then. He was the other father, he was Kurt's boyfriend and possibly the person Kurt needed the most. He stood up, took a deep breath and wiped his face quickly. Kurt couldn't see him like this.
Blaine practically burst into Kurt's room, desperate to see his boyfriend. He regretted it the second he saw the fear in Kurt's eyes, biting his lip nervously. For him, the night seemed like a nightmare and still didn't really believe that it was true. Kurt, on the other hand, seemingly knew what they had just survived, even in his dazed state. When he realised that it was Blaine, he opened his mouth to stay something but nothing came out. Just like Blaine on the corridor, he broke down, crying his heart out.
"It's okay" Blaine said as he hastily stepped to the bed. "You're fine. Both of you are fine."
"Have you seen him?" Kurt asked.
"Not yet" Blaine answered. "But he's healthy. He has to stay in the hospital for a few days but he will be completely fine."
"You have no idea how scared I was" Kurt said. "I-I just stood there and watched you... I thought that you would die."
"Me too" Blaine sighed as he replayed the happenings of the evening in his head. "What an evening, huh?"
Kurt was so surprised by Blaine's reaction that he stopped crying immediately. He raised his hand as much as he could and smacked Blaine on his shoulder.
"Hey!" Blaine laughed as he pulled away slightly.
"It's not funny!" Kurt said.
"I know" Blaine nodded. "I guess it's my way to handle the situation. I don't think I can talk about it. Not yet. And you shouldn't think about it either. We're alive and we have a beautiful son, that's all that matters."
"I want to see him" Kurt said.
"Me too" Blaine said. "I'm sure we can see him soon. Do you want me to stay until then?"
"Of course" Kurt nodded without hesitation.
Blaine smiled and climbed into the bed beside Kurt, careful to not hurt him. Although Kurt stopped crying, there were a few more teardrops left on his cheeks. Blaine sighed and wiped them away before carefully putting his arms around Kurt. It wasn't really comfortable for any of them but they both needed each other's closeness.
"What do you think he's like?" Kurt asked quietly.
Blaine smiled at him, glad for the topic. Maybe it wasn't the best idea suppressing their fear but Blaine decided to deal with the mess Tina had caused the next day. It was the birthday of his son and he wouldn't let anyone ruin it.
"I think he's beautiful" Blaine started. "He's kind and smart, and I'm sure that we will fall in love with him for the first sight."
"I want to see him" Kurt said again.
"Patience, my dear" Blaine said and reached out to stroke Kurt's cheek. "You will see him soon."
Kurt nodded, closing his eyes. He was surely tired. He had gone through hell, had gotten a lot of drugs and he was still weak.
"Sleep, Kurt" Blaine said.
"I don't want to" Kurt muttered.
"But you have to" Blaine smiled. "I will wake you up when we can see the baby."
"You promise?" Kurt asked.
"I promise" Blaine said and leaned down to kiss Kurt's forehead.
Kurt opened his eyes for a second but then closed them again. He was so tired, he could barely stay awake any longer, although he was scared of falling asleep. He was scared that the happenings of the day would come back to haunt him in his dreams.
"Don't be scared" Blaine whispered when Kurt started shaking in his arms. "It's over. She can't hurt us anymore."
Blaine was right. Tina was arrested, she was probably sitting in a safe cell somewhere far away from them and she wouldn't be able to hurt them again. He had to believe that with Tina, all the trouble was gone, too, and they could finally live in peace. It was surprisingly easy with Blaine's arms around him. Maybe because of the drugs but he calmed down easily, relaxing in Blaine's embrace.
Kurt's breathing became steady and Blaine could feel as he relaxed in his arms. He finally gave in to the exhaustion and fell asleep. Blaine looked down at his peaceful face and reached out to touch Kurt's hair with a shaky hand, the nightmare they had survived coming back to haunt him again.
No, he told himself. Not now. Kurt needs you.
He opened his eyes and forced those memories back to the back of his mind. This day wasn't about Tina. It was the day their son was born, a beautiful little boy he would meet soon. They were alive and that was all that mattered for now. He had to focus on the good things – and dealwith the rest later.
