A lot of things changed after the day Kurt hit rock bottom, but Kurt and Blaine's relationship remained just as strong as ever, if not stronger. Kurt was no longer alone in taking care of Blaine. After he and Blaine talked for a while on the bathroom floor, just being close to one another and discussing how they felt, they went downstairs together and had a family meeting with Burt, Carole, and Finn, to inform them that the stress of taking care of Blaine was beginning to be too much for Kurt. Finn immediately volunteered his services to help take care of Blaine. He had been waiting for this moment to come.
Burt and Carole decided that they would take turns driving Blaine too and from the hospital on days he went in for blood work, allowing Kurt to take more time at home to rest and study, without having to worry over Blaine while he was there.
And the next day at school, before glee club practice began, Finn stood up at the front of the classroom and asked New Directions to help Kurt and Blaine out. He called on anyone who had classes with Blaine to take notes for the boy when he would be home sick, and arranged a schedule for when certain glee club members would come over to the Hummel-Hudson household to help Blaine catch up on assignments two weeks after chemo, once he was feeling up for schoolwork, of course. Finn also nominated the guys in glee club to help Kurt out with bullies, making sure no one messed with Kurt between classes.
As far as taking care of Blaine the week following his chemo treatment, which was the worst time of the month for Blaine, Finn decided that he and Kurt should take shifts in waking up Blaine in the middle of the night, and that every now and then Kurt should sleep in Finn's room instead of his own, in order for Kurt to get an entire night of peaceful sleep. Finn stayed up late playing video games most nights anyway, so he didn't consider it a hassle to take care of his brother's boyfriend in the middle of the night.
Kurt was sure to give Finn detailed directions on exactly how Blaine should be taken care of, including certain ways to comfort the boy, the times of day that seemed to be the worst, pain-wise, and various other things that Kurt had grown to know during his months of tending to Blaine. Sure, Kurt didn't fully trust anyone besides himself to take care of Blaine with the love and attention that the boy deserved, but, despite his protests, Blaine remained adamant that he would be just fine and that Kurt needed the rest.
Blaine was so grateful to his New Directions family for helping him and Kurt out. He could not believe the amount of love and compassion this group had for one another, helping out a relatively new member in his moment of need.
Blaine just wished that Kurt would stop complaining about not being as involved with taking care of Blaine as he once was. Kurt complained for the last time two weeks after Blaine's second to last chemo treatment. Kurt had gone with Blaine to chemo, like he always had, but during the week after, the only things he really did to help Blaine was cook his meals and occasionally sit with him when he was having a particularly hard day. Besides that, the rest of his family and glee club had taken over all of his old jobs.
Kurt couldn't lie. The much-needed rest he had been able to get due to New Directions helping out with Blaine did not go unappreciated. But he still couldn't help but feel that he wasn't keeping his promise to Blaine. But this time, he decided to talk to Blaine about how he was feeling before he did something rash.
Blaine, who had tried protesting Kurt's complaints before, just decided to laugh off his boyfriend's concerns this time and he pulled the younger boy into a fierce hug.
"Kurt, baby. You can't honestly believe that you're not helping. I mean, sure, you're not doing as much as you did in the past, but that's a good thing. Do I miss you sometimes? Yes. I won't lie. But remember, I need to be strong for you too. This is a two-sided relationship. So I am putting up with not having you take care of me as often and being rewarded for doing so by seeing you happy and healthy. This is a good thing, Kurt."
Kurt sighed. He knew Blaine was right. Kurt was just being stubborn. He knew that the new system they had going was better for everyone. And it's not like they would have to deal with it much longer...
And that's when it hit Kurt.
"Blaine. You know what I just realized? You only have one chemo left."
Blaine smiled, a light reaching his eyes that Kurt hadn't seen there in a long time.
"We're going to make it, baby. We're going to make it."
And for the first time that night, Kurt and Blaine fell asleep with Blaine holding Kurt, instead of the other way around.
A/N: Short chapter! I sowwy! But isn't Finn, like, the best brother ever. I mean, OMG.
Soooo, since this chapter is so short, the next chapter is going to be up super soon. Like, tonight.
Preview for next chapter: It's almost Christmas! The past six months have flown and now it's finally time for Blaine's last chemo. How will it go? And how will his follow-up appointment with the doctor go? Will he be cancer-free, or will he have to live with this for the rest of his life?