"Wh…what?" Kurt's head felt as if it has been split in two as he moved back like Blaine was going to hit him. That's what it fedlt like an invisible punch to the stomach.
"I think it's for the best," Blaine began struggling to come up with a better argument because he didn't want to do this but Kurt put a hand up for him to be silent.
"Don't you dare," He snapped "Don't you dare tell me you love me, and then break up with me on the same day, that isn't how a relationship works!" Kurt fumed in a croaky voice. He was clearly and understandably upset and Blaine didn't want to do that to him.
Blaine moved upright on the couch, wincing at Kurt's tone. Kurt saw this, and put his hands on his hips to show him this wasn't over but Blaine had to think reasonably. Kurt was better off without him, without this stress, he should focus on his career and he didn't want to have to have a fight with his family about a relationship if it wasn't going to continue; he wanted to explain it more to Kurt, but Kurt wasn't letting him, he didn't want to let anyone down and it was just an easier option for Kurt to forget him.
"Cooper's right, we're both young, I don't think we're capable too maintain a relationship if it isn't going to last, and I don't want to disappoint my mother," Blaine offered quietly "I don't want to disappoint Cooper either Kurt," Kurt glared at Cooper who was stunned into silence "you had no right to influence his decision," he told as Cooper gaped at him but didn't say anything. He hang his head because Kurt was right in a way.
"Kurt," Blaine warned, his tone hardening. Kurt was shocked by the way he said his name, "It isn't just what Cooper said," He insisted.
"Was I ever…" Kurt couldn't say it; tears welled up as Blaine sighed. He ran a hand over his hair, clearly unsure how to fix this as Cooper goggled at him for a few seconds waiting for his answer. He was put on the spot. He had hoped Kurt would at least let him talk first so he could explain and Cooper was looking uncomfortable before muttering to Kurt "I didn't say he had to break up with you," and Kurt stared back before he looked back to Blaine "What about me,"
He got out as his pleading eyes were too much for Blaine to look at so he shut his own
"Was I important at all?"
Blaine at once replied "Of course you were, you still are Kurt, and do you honestly think this is easy for me as well?" He said with his eyes still closed and his heart beating out of his chest.
"Look at me then," Kurt choked out and hiccupped without meaning to, this caused Blaine to look up guiltily while Kurt struggled and tried to hold his own tears in "You don't have to end what we have because your mother doesn't approve, I won't get in the way," he begged but Blaine was unconvinced, "This doesn't have to happen," Kurt kept trying but Blaine was un-phased; he was in a world which Kurt couldn't get to and it broke his heart just when he thought he had something to look forward to every morning of his life….
Kurt's face turned to stone, he didn't want Blaine to see him cry; trying his damn hardest not to show how weak he was, and that he didn't want for Blaine to be right, that all he was; was a stupid kid.
"I never meant to hurt you, you are important to me Kurt but my family come first, and their opinions matter to me," Blaine breathed, opening his eyes halfway to see Kurt shaking his head and looking glum.
"So much for loving me," Kurt muttered.
Blaine was about to say something but Kurt cut him off "Either way someone gets hurt, may as well be the child huh?" Kurt didn't sound sincere. He sounded hurt, and Blaine hated himself for doing that and then Kurt looked like he just thought of something as Kurt laughed un-humorously and shrugged. "First boyfriend didn't even last 3 weeks, that's a record at McKinley,"
Karma was a bitch. The words cut him, he was still unable to say what he wanted to say and it made him want to change his decision; he almost questioned himself, he really didn't think about that, but he really felt he was doing the right thing, for both of them.
"What am I going to tell my dad? My friends?, how am I going to face Mercedes? I can't…. You know what's worst? I meant it when I said I loved you today, I still do," Kurt shed a tear finally and even Cooper looked concerned and was about to try and calm him but Kurt turned away and walked out the door as though that would take the tear away. He couldn't listen to Blaine trying to reason what he did was right.
He needed to go home.
Back in the foyer when the silence was too much and all they heard was the people around him bringing in patients with broken legs and blooded body parts; Cooper looked to Blaine "You alright?"
Blaine shook his head and sobbed. "I do love him Cooper," Cooper tried to smile encouragingly but he felt awful.
"You did the right thing, I know that wasn't easy, hell it hurt me seeing his face," Blaine shrugged but when Cooper put an around him; that being the first intimate contact he had with Blaine since they were kids other than the pat on the back when he arrived made Blaine cry loud sobs when he had done his best to stay collected.
Cooper just held him. He rubbed Blaine's back looking to where Kurt had gone and said "Come on I'm taking you home,"
"Wha…what about mom?" Blaine asked.
"I'll come back, I think it's time I took charge for once,"
"I don't think I can, I want to see her before I go," Blaine said honestly.
"Alright," Cooper obliged and lead him the way back to her room.
"Hey mom," Cooper whispered as they walked in, Blaine stopped crying before they opened the door, his heart still heavy and his head feeling overwhelmed.
"Is that boy gone?" She hissed. Blaine was surprised by how harsh she sounded.
"Yes," Blaine answered.
"Good," She muttered and Blaine snapped. "Excuse me?" His mother was being hostile, and he didn't like it.
"It's good that he's not spreading his filthy little…"
"Mom!" Blaine yelled. "Blaine maybe we should wait…" Cooper added but Blaine shook his head.
"I broke up with him, but that doesn't mean you get to call him things like filthy I care about him," He told her.
His mother didn't look worried by the sound of her son's voice which was breaking. Cooper on the other hand was and he showed it in his face, he wanted to comfort Blaine somehow, but just being there with him made Blaine feel like he wasn't as alone as he thought, he made a mental note to thank his brother later even if in the past he hadn't been there for him like he was now.
"Good I'm glad you came to your senses Blaine…he was far too,"
"Upset, emotional," Blaine interrupted still hurt and confused. "He was upset that I broke up with him, he was hurt understandably so because he probably thinks that I don't love him but I do mom. I love Kurt. I hurt the person I love because you didn't like him, and I never wanted to do that,"
"How can you love that kid?"
"He's not just a kid mom, just because he's younger than me, doesn't mean he isn't stronger than I am, he's amazing, and he's talented, and I think he's going to get into NYADA, which is his dream. Most students wouldn't even dare try. I have every little faith in him, that I wish you did,"
"Where?" His mother asked when he said NYADA.
Blaine didn't acknowledge where, he kept talking not being able to help himself. He was angry. He needed to let it out. He needed to know why things couldn't be different.
"He's going to be a star mom, and it's hard to find a person like that in Lima anymore, he's already a star in my opinion and you act like he's rubbish,"
"Well you shouldn't have gotten into a relationship in the first place, you're still a baby yourself, and you don't need to decide that you want to be with this boy right now, think about your mother whose sick in this bed, and can't move all day"
"Mom I could look after you," Cooper offered as Mom smiled at him.
"Thank you dear, but you got an important career to look after darling,"
Blaine had never heard this from his mother before or made it sound like he was such a big disappointment.
"I didn't think you disapproved of me being gay," He spoke sadly.
"You're still my baby Blaine, but this is insane, you're not gay, you're too young to decide that,"
"I'm an adult!" Blaine replied anxiously.
"Watch your mouth Blaine, I'm your mother. Don't you dare talk to me like that,"
"You could have given Kurt a chance mom, he was upset ," Cooper said backing up his brother as Blaine looked gratefully to him.
"Of course he's upset he's using Blaine, he probably liked showing Blaine off,"
"That isn't true, Kurt isn't like that at all, you don't know him," Blaine didn't like Kurt being talked about as though he was a lower class citizen as Cooper bit his lip unsure what else to say.
"And I don't want to,"
"Why?!" Blaine asked. "What's so wrong with him? Just because we're gay, doesn't mean we are bad people. He's kind, he's patient, and he's caring mom, don't you think those are what is important?" Blaine tried to explain.
"I'd like to sleep now," She said looking tired and worn out.
"Mom, please," He just lost his boyfriend, he can't lose his mother's approval.
"I'm tired Blaine," She repeated, and that was it. That was the end of the conversation.
"Goodnight," He said kissing her on the cheek as Cooper did the same
So he let her sleep, and he watched her, heart aching. He felt more lost than ever.
"Come on, I'll drive you home," Cooper offered as Blaine nodded and followed his brother out of the hospital with a heavy heart. When Blaine got home he did some work out. Putting on his Zumba dvd, the last song was "Happy" by Pharrell Williams which he had put up just 2 days ago and that's when he shut it off and went to bed.
