A conversation between Burt and Kurt about the circumstances around Dave's attempt.

Burt watched his son mope through dinner hardly saying a word, as Finn and Carole cleared the dishes he asked.

"Hey kiddo, got a minute to talk with your old man?"

"Of course" Kurt said heading to the living room.

"Is everything ok with you and Blaine? You seem a bit off tonight"

"no... no I'm not. I thought I was doing the right thing, but now I wonder if I didn't help push him over the edge."

"what happened? Is Blaine alright?"

"No, Blaine's fine, It's Dave"

'Dave who.. you mean that Karofsky kid? Did he do something to you?"

"No no... he hanged himself... his dad found him in time... he's in the hospital"

"Why did he do that?"

"Someone at his new school found out about him and outed him to EVERYONE"

"Outed him! He's gay?" Burt took a deep breath and let it out slowly

"that actually explains alot... why do you think you pushed him to this?"

"Because I was being a self-centered idiot" Kurt spat out.

Burt pulled Kurt into a hug, rubbing soothing circles on his back.

"Take a deep breath kiddo and try to explain that a little better"

Kurt pull back a little and looked up with tear filled eyes.

"I don't know where to begin..."

"The beginning is always a good place"

"Which beginning? When I ignored his calls for the last week, when he told me he loved me, when he apologized for real, when he apologized in front of you, when he stole yours and mom's wedding cake topper, when he threatened me, when he body checked me into lockers, when he slushied me and threw me into dumpsters. Where is a good place to start?"

"Kurt, your my son and I love you, but I can't help, guide and protect you if you keep things from me. I might get mad at you, but I will never stop loving you, no matter what you tell me. Why don't we start with why you think you're a selfish idiot?"

"I ignored all his phone calls"

"why would he be calling you, when did you two become friends?"

"kinda at Valentines, but it was building since before Prom last year"

"What happened at Valentines, was that why he was calling you?"

"He told me he loved me, I tried to explain that while I like him and am very proud of the progress he's made, but I'm with Blaine. When I told him that he left, but not before running into one of his new team mates. I thought he was calling to apologize for leaving abruptly, or to ask me out or something like that. Now it's pretty clear he started calling after he was outed. Judging from his Facebook page none of his new classmates were supportive, I have never seen some much hostility poured out on one person, Right when he needed a friend the most, I couldn't be bothered to answer his calls. I should have been helping him and I was just another person making him feel isolated and worthless. I can't help but wonder if just one person had reached out to him, if I had reached out to him, he might not have tried to hurt himself."

Still securely held in his fathers arms Kurt broke down in sobs.

"Kurt, I'm not sure how I feel about you being friends with him, but since you say you are, you weren't a very good friend to him this last week. The question now is how do you want to go forward?"
"I don't know, can I be friends with him without leading him on?"

"Kurt when you came out to me, how scared were you?"
"Scariest thing I ever did"

"Did any of your friends know before that?"

"Mercedes did"

"So you had a support system in case things had gone bad?"

"I guess so"

"What does Dave have?"

"Nobody"

"Do you think he could use a friend?"

"You're the best Dad anyone could have" Kurt said pulling Burt closer to him.

"Right back at you kiddo".