Chapter 3
"Hi Kurt..."
"Blaine, it's a Friday night. Is Mel OK? Why are you calling?"
"I do have our daughter with me, she seems upset. Didn't you want to spend the weekend with her?"
"Mario is here to stay for the weekend, and I want us to have some grown up time and I don't get any time during the week, I don't have your flexibility" Kurt tried to reason
"Kurt, I would also like to spend time with boyfriend and would like to know when you want to change plans" Blaine attempted to argue "This was the one weekend we actually needed to be off"
"Get a sitter."
"Kurt she's here to spend time with her father, what's the point of getting a sitter when we both should be spending our weekends with her"
"You used to have sitters al the time, and took care of yourself. It's no different for Mel"
"Kurt, I plan everything around the weekends you have her, so I don't have to get a sitter as I want to spend time with my daughter" Blaine argued
"You can spend it with your boyfriend, and spend it with Melody. Simple."
"She is staying tonight, Bas said it was OK..."
"Oh I bet he did" Kurt answered shortly
"What's that supposed to mean" Blaine says warily
"You leave her with that..home wrecker, waste of space...has he got in your pants yet? Mind you, you were blind when it came to him. You are putting my daughter around that monster..."
"Bas is a fantastic guy Kurt, She is also OUR daughter and I know Bas treats her well. If you have so much of an issue then she should be spending the weekend with you. I know nothing about this guy whose with you. I am not getting into an argument with you..."
"Please! Like he has a heart. Your so naïve. His going to abuse and break your heart and when he does don't come crawling back to me" Kurt continued
"Kurt she is staying tonight, but I am dropping her back tomorrow as Bas and I have tickets to see a show. Good night" He finished and hung up in no mood to get into a heated discussion with Kurt or hear anything horrible about his boyfriend. Just as he shook his head, a pair of arms looped themselves around his waist and a head rested on his shoulder. "OK?"
"Yeah Kurt just went off on one..." Blaine answered
"Still got the issues from school?" Sebastian asked
"I don't know. It doesn't matter what he thinks though I know you are great and I love you. I didn't want to tell him what Mel told us." Blaine confessed
"Why? You think she would be angry with her?" Sebastian asked
"I don't know, I used to be able to read him so well. His just a very private person but recently even I've noticed changes when I collect her, but I can't pin point what"
"Let's go watch Frozen" Sebastian said with a smile "You will upset yourself if you keep thinking this."
"Will you sing with us Bas?" Blaine asked with puppy dog eyes
"Of course I will...just let it go..." Sebastian said walking away and making Blaine grin before chasing him, momentarily forgetting his worries about his ex husband.
As the film developed Blaine let his mind drift (he'd seen this movie too many times to count) to his conversation with Kurt. He knew after all these years he shouldn't let it bother him and Sebastian had indeed grown up and changed. The more Blaine thought about it, the more he realised Kurt hadn't been single since he'd started dating Sebastian, thought before Sebastian neither had particularly dated. He'd had a series of boyfriends and Blaine hadn't actually met any of them. Mel didn't comment much but this Mario guy seemed to have really shifted the balance with her and Kurt. Maybe this was a more serious? Maybe that was Mel's problem? She hadn't been too welcoming when things between him and Sebastian became more serious. He thought back to how she had acted to see if it was similar, but it didn't add up. When Mel realised Sebastian and Blaine were going to be boyfriends, she had become clingy, using any excuse to spend the weekends with Blaine, and driven Kurt mad when he had wanted to have quiet weekends. She spent most weekends asking to stay at Blaine's and calling Blaine regularly. After a few months and after spending some time with Sebastian and going on day trips, she had started to tolerate him and her behaviour returned to normal. But this was the opposite. She didn't want to spend time with Kurt, she kept asking to come to Blaine's even though she knew Sebastian was around more. Why was this such a different situation? Small alarm bells were going off in Blaine's head but he tried to ignore them. He could be completely barking up the wrong tree. Sebastian noticed the expression and the fact that Blaine was half heartedly singing told him something was wrong. By the end of movie Mel was asleep.
"Hey, what's up?" Sebastian asked
"It's just...Kurt..."
"Whatever he said about me..."
"I don't believe anything about you from him, but I do believe something is going on with Kurt and I want to find out what."
"Are you sure, I mean it's his business..."
"She's my daughter. She's scared. Her behaviour has changed. When your a parent...it becomes about your child. They should always be a priority...you understand that right?"
"I do. Mel was unsure about me at first but now she's OK"
"You involved her, you took her out in trips, you allowed us to spend time with you. You didn't object to the unexpected weekends or phone calls. But Mario, just sounds like his not doing anything to try and build a relationship and Kurt doesn't sound like his doing of that. Do I really want him around my daughter?"
"That's a choice you and Kurt are going to have to make. So what are you going to do?" Sebastian asked he wasn't bothered about the parent comment.
"When we drop her off tomorrow, I am going to try and have a quick word."
"OK, you need to do what you feel is right" Sebastian answered
"We'll see tomorrow. Right now I could do with a good snuggle and some alone time with my boyfriend" Blaine said. Sebastian pulled him closer
"Oh I think that can be arranged. Lets move Mel to her room and then it's just you and me" Sebastian said gently leaning forward to kiss Blaine. Blaine relaxed for the first time that evening. He had a plan of action and a boyfriend who loved him and would look after him.
