Chapter four
Diane and Kurt entered hi room, and she started to go through her things without even looking at him. Kurt knew she was strong and didn't like people knowing she had a soft side, but he could read her like an open book. He knew she was trying to act like everything was normal, but was sure that as soon as she was alone, she would break down. It was written all over her. She got into his bathroom, so he changed in his room.
Kurt had been waiting for Diane for forty-five minutes now. They should be in the supermarket right now. He got near his bathroom door and knocked. There was no response. He knocked again.
"What?" Diane answered. Her voice sounded hoarse; she had been crying.
"Diane, are you okay?" He was worried and wanted to help her.
"I'm fine." She sounded less aggressive, and Kurt was sure she was still crying.
"Can I come in?" He said.
Kurt waited a while, but got no response. So, he decided to open the door and hope for the best. He didn't had a lock on his bathroom door, so it was not a problem to get in. Diane had her hair still wet from showering, and was changed into a black pair of jeans and a blouse. She was sitting on the edge of the bathtub and her eyes were red and puffy. When she saw Kurt she tried to smile and wipe away her tears, but failed. Kurt quickly sat beside her and hugged her. It was too much for Diane and she started sobbing. She had tried to keep it all bottled inside her, but it had been too much to handle. Now she was feeling ashamed for breaking down and letting Kurt see her like this. But she let him comfort her, and hung on to him as she cried.
Kurt rubbed her back and made soothing sounds into her hair, but she wouldn't calm down. It had been so long since she had cried this hard that she couldn't stop. Her whole body shook with each sob, and Kurt thought she was never going to stop. He hugged her harder and she buried her face farther into his chest. His shirt was now wet from her tears. He rocked them both slowly, as he kept whispering soothing words into her hair, and she calmed little by little. After a while her breathing had normalized, and she had stopped crying. Kurt looked down at her face and realized she had cried herself to sleep. He carried her to his bed and covered her. The shopping could wait, so he went to let Will know.
Will was getting really impatient. It had been an hour and a half since they had gone to their rooms. Diane was a woman, but it couldn't possibly take her this long to get ready. He then heard Kurt coming down the stairs.
"Kurt, finally…Where's Diane?" He asked.
"Will, the shopping will have to wait." Kurt responded.
"What happened? Is she okay?" Will asked getting worried.
"She just passed the last hour minutes crying in the bathroom. She let me in after fifteen minutes and then broke down completely. She cried herself to sleep." Kurt was really worried.
"This is really taking it's tool on her, poor Diane. We can always go shopping tomorrow." He said.
"Well, I'll go check on her. You can go to the living room and watch a movie." Kurt said.
"No thanks, I'll call the office." Will said and walked into the living room.
Kurt got upstairs and into his room, and Diane was still sleeping. He sat in a chair and just stayed there looking at her. He wasn't sure how much time had passed when she started to stir. He got up and sat by her side. Diane opened her eyes and flashed him a little smile. Kurt run his hand through her hair and kissed her forehead. She was a little warm, maybe from crying so hard.
"Hey honey, how are you feeling?" Kurt asked her.
"I'm fine." Diane responded.
"Diane, you can talk to me, I won't go anywhere." Kurt said. He knew she was lying.
Diane was feeling like crap. She felt her head was about to explode, her throat felt as if it was on fire and her eyes hurt. But she wasn't going to tell that to Kurt, not in a million years. She took a deep breath and looked at him.
"My head hurts." She said.
He smiled at her attempt of telling him what was wrong. At least she told him something.
"I can tell your throat too. I'll bring you an aspirin." He went to his bathroom and reappeared seconds later with a glass of water and an aspirin.
Diane took the aspirin and drank the whole glass of water; she was really thirsty. Kurt sat by her side and she lay her head on his lap. He started stroking her hair and she closed her eyes. She was really tired and was sure she would fall asleep again.
"Kurt…" She said.
"Yeah honey?" He answered.
"You don't mind if I fall asleep again? I'm really tired." She was almost whispering now.
"No sweetheart, you can sleep all you want." He said. The aspirin must had made her sleepy.
"Thanks. Will you stay with me?" She asked.
"Of course baby, I'll stay." He said.
Diane fell asleep almost instantly after that, and woke up in a couple of hours. She was feeling much better, the aspirin really worked. She moved a little and realized her head was still on Kurt's lap. She moved and looked at him.
"Hey cowboy." She said with a smile on her face.
"Hey beautiful" He responded with a wider smile.
Diane let out a small laugh, she knew she was looking awful. It was good she wasn't wearing any make up or she would be looking worse.
"Are we going shopping? What time is it anyways?" Diane asked.
"Well, I talked to Will and he is on the phone working, but I guess we can still go today. It's four o'clock." Kurt said.
"Oh… Then, we should get ready." Diane got up and Kurt followed her.
She looked at herself in the mirror; she would need a lot of make up to fix her face. Kurt hugged her from behind and smiled. He knew exactly what she was thinking.
"You are beautiful Diane, you don't need any make up." He said.
She laughed a little and turned to kiss him. She felt safe and loved in his arms, so she let him hold her all the time he wanted.