Chapter 15
On Monday morning, Kurt and Adam woke up to the sound of the alarm clock going off at 5:30 a.m. Kurt was planning on driving to Lima General Hospital with Burt and Carol.
Kurt whispered, "Good morning, honey. Sorry to wake you. I was hoping to wake up before the alarm went off so it wouldn't wake you up. Go back to sleep." He kissed Adam.
Adam yawned and stretched. Pulling Kurt into his arms, he said, "Good morning, love. I want to go to the hospital and wait with you. I know you're going to be a nervous wreck until your dad comes out of surgery, and I want to be there to hold your hand, and support you." He kissed Kurt.
Kurt smiled at Adam and said, "Thank you, honey. I'm really glad you came here with me this week."
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, love." He kissed Kurt's forehead.
"Do you want to hop in the shower first, Ad?"
"You go, love. We have to make sure you have enough time to get all handsome and sexy for me." Adam winked at Kurt.
Kurt playfully punched Adam and said, "Not everyone can pull off that sexy, rumpled, I just got rolled of bed looking this hot and threw on clothes look like you."
Adam laughed and said, "I love you, Kurt."
"I love you too."
They kissed, and started to get ready to go to the hospital. When they were ready, they walked downstairs, and saw Burt, Carole, and Finn sitting on the couch.
After everyone said good morning, Kurt said, "Are you ready to go, Dad?"
Burt said, "Kurt, Finn, Adam, you really don't have to come sit at the hospital all day."
"We want to be there, Dad," Kurt replied. "When you're in surgery, I want you to know that you have the people who love you most waiting in the waiting room."
"I know that no matter where you are, Kurt," Burt said.
Everyone went out to the car, and went to the hospital. After Burt was admitted into the hospital, an orderly came with a wheelchair to take him to the pre-op room.
Finn said, "Good luck, Burt. We'll see you when you are out of surgery. I love you." He hugged Burt.
"I love you, too, kid. Give your mom lots of support today, Finn."
"I will, Burt."
Adam said, "Good luck, Burt. We will all be thinking positive thoughts for a successful surgery for you."
"Thank you, Adam," Burt replied as he pulled Adam into a tight embrace. He whispered into Adam's ear, "Look out for my kid, Adam. He worries about me too much."
Adam looked into Burt's eyes, and said, "I will always do that, Burt."
Burt turned to Kurt and said, "Don't worry about me, Kurt. I'm going to be fine."
"I know, Dad," Kurt said with a weak smile. "We'll be right here waiting for you when you wake up. I love you, Dad" He hugged Burt tightly.
"I know, Kurt. I love you too."
As Burt let go of Kurt, and turned towards Carole, Adam reached out and took Kurt's hand and squeezed it. Kurt squeezed Adam's hand back.
Burt said, "I'll see you all soon. I love you all."
The orderly pushed Burt away.
Carole said, "Why don't we go down to the cafeteria and get something for breakfast?"
They walked down to the cafeteria, and got some breakfast. Everyone was just picking at their food in silence.
Kurt pushed his plate away, and said, "I can't eat. I need to get some air. I'm gonna go for a walk."
Adam stood up and said, "I'll go with you, love."
"We'll be back in a bit, Carole," Kurt said. "Call my cell if you need me."
Carole stood up and pulled Kurt into her arms. She held him close, kissed him, and said, "I love you, honey."
"I love you too."
Adam took Kurt's hand, and they walked outside.
"Are you all right, love?"
Kurt sat down on a bench, and put his head in his hands. Adam squatted down in front of Kurt and rested his hands on Kurt's knees. He said, "Hey love, your dad is going to be fine."
Kurt looked at Adam with tears in his eyes, and said, "I hate hospitals, especially this hospital. My mom died of cancer in this hospital when I was eight. My dad would take me to the hospital to visit my mom when she was in here. I would bring books and read to her, or draw her pictures while she would be having her treatments.
"The night she died, my dad woke me up in the middle of the night to take me to the hospital. He couldn't reach anyone to come stay with me, so he had to take me to the hospital so he had to take me with him. That was the first time I ever saw my dad cry, and it scared the hell out of me. I knew that something was seriously wrong. He left me with the nurses, and one of them got me some M&M's and hot chocolate from the vending machine. My dad came out of my mom's room, crying, and he told me my mom died. I spilled the entire package of M&M's all over the floor. I felt like I was going to throw up."
Adam sat down next to Kurt and wrapped his arms around Kurt. He kissed away Kurt's tears and said, "I'm sorry you lost your mum when you were so young, love. I can't even begin to imagine what that was like for you."
"I miss her every day," Kurt said, as he rested his head on Adam's shoulder. "This is the hospital that they took my dad to when he had his heart attack two years ago. He was in a coma for several days, and I just watched him, talked to him and told him I loved him. I was so scared. I was 16 years old, already without a mom, and not knowing if my dad would be all right. I was so afraid of losing him. This was before Dad and Carole got engaged, and I was terrified of what would happen if dad didn't make it.
"Thankfully, he got better. And now, he's back in this damn hospital again, having surgery. I can't lose him, Adam."
Adam took Kurt's face in his hands, and looked into his eyes. He said, "Kurt, darling, your dad is going to make it through this surgery. Just spending a few days with your dad, I can tell how fierce he is, just like you. He's fighter, love. He's going to pull through this, and beat this cancer because he knows you need him, and he wants to be here for you." He gently wiped Kurt's tears away and pulled Kurt into his arms. He kissed Kurt's forehead, and whispered, "Everything will be all right, love."
Kurt rested his head against Adam's chest, and sobbed as Adam rubbed his back and tried to console him. When Kurt regained his composure, he said, "Thank you, Adam. I'm sorry you had to see that. I try to be strong for my dad, and Carole, but sometimes I need to get it out."
"That's why I'm here, love. You are an incredibly strong man, but that doesn't mean that you have to be strong all the time. I came here so you could lean on me, love. There will be times when I need to lean on you. No matter what, we can get through anything together."
Kurt smiled weakly at Adam and said, "I still think you are too good to be true. I love you, Adam."
"I love you too."
They kissed.
Kurt stood up and said, "Let's take a walk around the park over there, and then head back to wait with Carole and Finn."
Adam stood up and took Kurt's hand, and they started to walk around the park. They stopped at the Lima Bean, and got coffee and tea for everyone, and went back to the hospital. They chatted quietly while they waited for news about Burt.
After a few hours, the doctor walked into the waiting room, and led them to a private room off the main waiting room. He said, "Mrs. Hummel, boys, Burt did just fine in the surgery. We have every reason to believe that the surgery was successful, and he will make a full recovery after chemotherapy. He is in the recovery room, and we should be able to move him to a regular room within an hour."
"Can I go sit with him?" Kurt asked. "I would like to be with him when he wakes up."
The doctor said, "I can let you in two at a time."
Carole said, "Kurt, let me and Finn go first. I just want to see him for a few minutes, and then I'll come back here to make calls to let people know he's OK. Then you and Adam can go sit with him until he wakes up."
"OK," Kurt said.
Carole and Finn walked away with the doctor.
Kurt sighed deeply and smiled at Adam. "Dad's gonna be fine."
Adam pulled Kurt into his arm, and said, "I'm so glad, love. I knew he was a fighter." He kissed Kurt.
"Thanks for being here for me, Adam. You made the wait a lot easier."
"No worries, love. I will always be here for you."
A few minutes later, Carole and Finn came back to the waiting room. Kurt and Adam walked to the recovery room.
Kurt stopped suddenly when they walked through the door. He saw Blaine, dressed in hospital scrubs, standing over Burt rubbing a sponge over Burt's chest. "What the hell are you doing?"
"I'm just giving Dad a sponge bath , honey," Blaine said. "What is that bastard doing here? He's not supposed to be near you or Dad. You're with me, Kurt."
"Get the hell away from my father, Blaine."
Adam shouted, "Nurse, call security."
"You need to stop this, Blaine," Kurt said, as he slowly approached Blaine. "You need to get help, Blaine. We aren't together anymore. I'm with Adam."
Adam slowly approached Blaine and said, "Blaine, step away from Burt. Security will be here shortly."
"You're the one they should be taking out of here, bastard," Blaine said.
A nurse walked into the room, and asked, "What is going on here?"
Adam turned to the nurse and said, "This man is a patient in your mental health ward. My boyfriend and I have restraining orders against him."
Blaine ran into Adam, and pushed Adam into the nurse, causing Adam and the nurse to fall to the ground. He ran out of the room. The nurse got up and ran after him.
Kurt knelt down next to Adam and said, "Are you all right, Ad?"
Adam had a bloody nose from banging his face against the nurse's head. He said, "That wanker needs to stop this. I can't believe he got out of the mental ward."
Kurt grabbed a towel from the table near Burt's bed, and put it on Adam's nose as he tilted his head back. He said, "I'm sorry he did this to you, Adam."
"It's OK, love," Adam said. "It's just a little bloody nose. I'll be fine. Are you OK?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. A bit shaken, but I'm OK."
Adam reached out and tenderly ran his hand through Kurt's hair. He said, "Let's forget about Blaine and focus on your dad." He stood up and took Kurt's hand, and pulled him up. He led Kurt to the chair beside Burt's bed.
Kurt took Burt's hand and said, "Hi, Dad. Adam and I are here just waiting for you to wake up. I love you, Dad." He looked up at Adam and said, "Has the bleeding stopped yet?"
"Yeah, I think it has," Adam replied. "Am I a total mess now?"
Kurt took the towel from Adam and wiped away the few drops of blood remaining on his face. "No, you look fine, honey."
Adam sat down on the arm of Kurt's chair, and wrapped his arm around Kurt. Kurt rested his head against Adam's chest, and wrapped his arm around Adam's waist. Adam kissed Kurt's head.
A security guard walked into the room, and said, "Are you all right in here?"
"Yes," Kurt replied. "Did you find Blaine?"
"No, sir, we did not find the attacker yet."
"Do you know how he got out of the mental health ward?" Kurt asked. "I thought that was a secure area."
"That is under investigation," the security guard replied. "I'm supposed to take a statement from you and stay in here until we get the all clear from the head of security."
Kurt and Adam told the security guard what happened, and they waited for Burt to wake up, and word about Blaine.
As they sat watching Burt, Kurt noticed him start to stir. He stood up next to the bed and said, "Hello, Dad. Your surgery went great. You're going to be fine." He leaned down and kissed Burt's cheek.
Burt opened his eyes, and smiled groggily at Kurt. "Hey kid."
"Hi, Dad."
"Why is the security guard here?" Burt asked.
"Don't worry about it, Dad," Kurt replied. "How do you feel?"
Burt started to sit up, and said, "What's going on, Kurt?"
"Dad, lay back down," Kurt said, as he gently put a hand on Burt's shoulder. "Everything is fine."
"Kurt, tell me what is going on. Why is there a security guard here?"
Adam reached over and took Kurt's hand. He squeezed it and said, "Kurt, you should tell him."
Kurt looked over at Adam, and then turned back to Burt. "Blaine escaped from the mental health ward, and was in the room with you when Adam and I came in. Blaine pushed a nurse into Adam, making them both fall to the ground, and ran out of the room. They are searching the hospital for them. The hospital is on lockdown."
"Where are Carole and Finn?" Burt asked.
"They are in the waiting room," Kurt said. "Adam went and told them what was going on."
"I want to see them."
Adam said, "I'll go get them." He kissed Kurt, and walked out of the room.
"How do you feel, Dad?" Kurt asked.
"I'm OK, Kurt. I'm worried about you now, but I'll be fine. Don't worry about me."
"Then you don't worry about me either, Dad," Kurt replied.
"You're my kid, Kurt. I will always worry about you."
Kurt smiled, and said, "I love you, Dad."
"I love you too, Kurt."
Carole, Finn, and Adam walked into the room. Carole walked over to Burt and said, "How do you feel, honey?" She kissed Burt.
"I'm fine, Carole," Burt replied, as he reached for Carole's hand. "I heard there was some excitement while I was out of it."
"They have been looking for Blaine for an hour," Finn said. "I was helping them for a while."
Burt's doctor walked into the room, and asked everyone to leave the room so he could examine Burt, and have him moved to a regular room.
When everyone was gathered in Burt's room, the head of security for the hospital walked into the room. He said, "I'm Tom Daniels, the head of security here at Lima General Hospital. On behalf of the hospital board, I would like to apologize for the assault by one of our patients."
"Did you find Blaine?" Kurt asked.
"No, we did not," Tom replied. "After reviewing the security tapes, we realized that the patient left the hospital. We have the Lima police looking for him, and have notified his family. We are going to leave a security guard outside your door in case he sneaks back into the hospital."
"I want to go home to protect my family," Burt said.
"Dad, you need to stay here and heal," Kurt said. "We will be fine at home."
"I don't want to be away from you right now," Burt said. "Not with Blaine on the loose. Not after all that he has done."
"Burt, we'll be fine," Finn said. "It Blaine shows up at the house, he won't be able to get past me, Kurt, and Adam. We can handle him, and protect mom and the house."
Tom said, "I can arrange to have a security guard stationed at your house for a few days, Mr. Hummel. We don't want to impede your recovery by having you leave the hospital or worrying about your family."
"OK. Thank you."
Later in the afternoon, Tom came back to Burt's room, and told them that Blaine's family had informed him that Blaine had stopped by the house while they were out to pick up clothes, money, and his car. Tom also told them that the police had issued an all points bulletin for the car.
When visiting hours ended, Kurt, Adam, Finn, and Carole went out to dinner, and then went home. There was already a security guard stationed at the house.
Carole said, "I'm exhausted. I'm going to go up to bed. Good night, Finn. Good night, Kurt. Good night, Adam. I love you all." She kissed all of them.
Finn said, "Good night, mom. I love you too."
"I love you, too, Carole," Kurt said. "We'll see you in the morning."
"Sleep well, Carole," Adam said. "I love you too."
Carole walked out of the room.
Finn said, "I'm going to sleep on the couch tonight. If Blaine shows up here, I want to hear it right away."
"Go to bed, Finn," Kurt said. "This is my problem. I'll sleep on the couch."
"Kurt, you're my brother, and I know I don't always do a good job of this, but it's my job to help protect you. You and Adam go get a good night's sleep. I'll be fine on the couch. You can take the couch tomorrow if they don't find Blaine."
"OK. Thanks, Finn. I love you." He hugged Finn.
"I love you too, little brother."
Adam hugged Finn, and said, "Good night, Finn."
"Good night, Adam."
Kurt and Adam walked up to Kurt's bedroom and got ready for bed. When they climbed into bed, Adam pulled Kurt into his arms, and kissed his him.
Kurt snuggled in closer to Adam, and said, "It was one hell of a day. Thanks for being here for me."
"I will always be there for you, love."
"I hope they find Blaine soon," Kurt said. "He needs help, and I don't want to have to worry about him showing up in New York."
"They'll find him soon, love. When we get back to New York, if he's not found yet, you can stay with me, or we can all stay with my dad if Rachel and Santana don't want to be there."
"Adam, I'm not going to let him run me out of my home again. I'll change the locks, put an extra deadbolt on. I'll do whatever I have to do."
"I understand, love, but if Blaine isn't found by the time we get back, if you don't mind, I would like to stay with you. I don't want to worry about you all the way out in Bushwick."
"OK, honey," Kurt said, as he moved his mouth to Adam's to give him a light kiss. "I love you, Adam."
"I love you, too, Kurt."
They kissed passionately, and went to sleep.