Chapter 16
Kurt and Adam had been back in New York for two weeks after the trip to Lima to see Burt. Burt was doing remarkably well after his surgery, and was responding well to his chemotherapy. He was hoping to be back fulfilling his congressional duties the following month.
No one had seen or heard from Blaine since he escaped from Lima General Hospital. Kurt was in daily contact with Blaine's brother Cooper, but there was no sign of Blaine anywhere in Ohio. There was no indication that he was in New York, as he had not been calling, texting, or showing up at the Bushwick loft.
One morning, Kurt had an early morning appointment with his acting teacher, so he was heading into the city earlier than everyone else. Adam was just getting up as Kurt was getting ready to leave.
"Good morning, honey," Kurt said, as he leaned over to kiss Adam.
"Good morning, love. You should have woken me up. I would have travelled into the city with you."
"Don't be silly, Ad. Stay in bed. You don't have class until 10:00."
"I know, but I do like our breakfasts at the diner every morning."
Kurt sat on the bed, and rested his hand on Adam's hip. He smiled and said, "I do too, honey, but I have a meeting with Professor Abramson at 8:30, so I wouldn't be able to have breakfast with you anyways. How about lunch at the diner after class?"
"That sounds great, love."
"I'll see you at noon at the diner. I love you, Adam."
"I love you too."
They kissed.
Kurt went to school to meet with his professor, and went to his morning classes. He went to the diner, and slid into their regular booth in the back of the diner to wait for Adam. Adam was uncharacteristically late for their lunch date. He didn't call or text Kurt to let him know that he was running late.
At 12:30, Kurt dialed Adam's cell phone, and got his voicemail. He said, "Hi, honey. It's me. I'm just wondering where you are. You were supposed to be here a half hour ago. Call me when you get this. I love you."
Kurt paid his check, and asked their regular waitress to have Adam call him if he showed up at the diner. He went back to the school to see if he could find Adam. As he walked through the student union, he was stopped by Cassandra July, the dance instructor at NYADA. She said, "Kurt, does your little friend Rachel think that she is such an amazing dancer that she can skip my class?"
"Rachel wasn't in class today?"
"No, she wasn't, Kurt. I have a message for you to give her. You tell her that if she skips my class again, she will be failing my class, and risking her academic scholarship."
"If Rachel didn't show up for your class, I am sure she has a good excuse, Professor. Rachel would never miss a class unless she was really sick, or had a really great reason."
Cassandra stepped in closer to Kurt, and said, "Well, she better plan on extra rehearsal time for missing this class. She needs all the help she can get." She spun around and walked away.
Kurt picked up his cell phone, and dialed Rachel's number. He got her voicemail, so he left a message: "Rachel, it's Kurt. Where are you? Cassandra July just stopped me in the student union saying you missed class. Are you all right? And have you seen Adam? He was supposed to meet me for lunch at noon, but didn't show. Call me."
Kurt saw Ethan, one of the Adam's Apple, sitting at a table near the coffee stand. Kurt knew that Ethan had a class with Adam that morning, so walked over to see if Ethan had seen Adam. He said, "Hi, Ethan."
"Hey Kurt. You want to join me for a coffee."
"I can't right now, Eth. But I was wondering if Adam was in class this morning. He was supposed to meet me for lunch, and didn't show up."
"No, he wasn't there," Ethan replied.
"Thanks, Ethan. If you happen to see him, can you have him call me, please."
"Sure thing, Kurt."
Kurt was very concerned because he Adam never skipped class. Kurt dialed Santana's number, and got her voicemail. He left her a message: "Santana, it's Kurt. Have you seen Adam or Rachel? Neither of them showed up at school today. I'm going to head home. Call me when you get this."
Kurt hopped on the subway back to Bushwick, and went into the loft. He saw Adam lying on the couch bound, gagged, and unconscious. Adam had a large bruise and cut on his forehead. Kurt ran over to Adam, and checked to see if he was breathing, which thankfully he was. He shook Adam, and said, "Adam, honey, do you hear me?"
Kurt spun around when he heard a voice behind him say, "Hello, Kurt." He saw Blaine standing their dressed in a tuxedo with a gun in his hand. "Blaine."
"Move away from the bastard, Kurt. Sit down in the chair over there," Blaine said, as he motioned to a chair beside the couch.
Kurt stood still in place, and looked nervously at Blaine. "Blaine, what are you doing? Please put that gun down before you hurt someone."
Blaine looked at Kurt with wide crazy eyes, and said, "I said sit down, Kurt. Or I will hurt the bastard." He pointed the gun at Adam.
Kurt sat down in the chair. There were handcuffs attached to the arms of the chair. Blaine put the gun in the back of his pants as he walked towards Kurt. He said, "Hold on to the arms of the chair, and don't move." He handcuffed Kurt to the chair, and sat down in the chair opposite Kurt.
"What did you do to Adam, Blaine?"
"A few roofies in your Keurig coffeemaker was all it took to take him out of commission. I didn't want to kill him yet. I want him to be alert for what I have planned so that he knows that you are mine, and you have always been mine, and you always will be mine, Kurt."
"Blaine, we broke up," Kurt said. "You know that."
"We were broken up, but you know that we got back together on Valentine's Day. Don't minimize what happened between us, Kurt. You invited me up to the hotel room, and slept with me. You know that we belong together, Kurt. We're endgame."
"That was just for fun, Blaine. I told you a dozen times that weekend that we were just friends. I made that perfectly clear to you. You must understand that."
"You didn't mean that, Kurt. You can't tell me that sleeping together on Valentine's Day didn't mean anything. You chose to make out with me, and have sex with me on the most romantic day of the year. You don't do that if you don't love someone. We are meant to be together, baby." He walked over to Kurt and sat on his lap. "We are the most perfect couple on the face of the earth. There couldn't be two other people in this world who fit together as well as you and I fit together."
Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt's neck, and put his mouth on Kurt's to kiss him. Kurt pursed his lips tightly shut and tried to pull his head back away from Blaine's kiss. "Come on, Kurt, you can't tell me that kiss didn't mean anything. You can't tell me that you didn't feel the power behind that kiss we just shared."
"You may have kissed me, Blaine, but I didn't kiss you back. I don't love you anymore, Blaine, and you aren't my boyfriend. We broke up months ago."
"We did break up, but we have been back together since Valentine's Day, Kurt. You know that as well as I do. And now we're even because I cheated on you with Eli, and now you cheated on me with Adam. All is forgiven, Kurt." He nuzzled against Kurt's neck as Kurt tried to wiggle away from him.
"Blaine, please stop this. Let me go. You need help, Blaine. You need to go back to the treatment center at Lima General so you can get healthy again."
Blaine jumped off of Kurt's lap and pulled the gun out of his pants. He started to wave the gun around, and shouted, "I do not need treatment. I know that you and I are soulmates. We are meant to be together, Kurt. We are supposed to spend our lives together, just you and me, and we will die together. You must know that."
Kurt felt completely helpless as he watched Blaine waving the gun around. He feared for his life, and for Adam's life. He realized that he needed to calm Blaine down so that he could buy himself some time to figure out a way to get out of this without anyone getting hurt.
"Blaine, please calm down. Please, put the gun down. No one needs to get hurt today. Please calm down, sit down, and let's talk about this."
Blaine agitatedly paced around the room waving the gun around. "How can we talk when you are being so delusional, Kurt? How can we talk when you seem to be in denial about us being back together? You know we're soulmates, Kurt."
"Blaine, honey, look at me. Look into my eyes. We need to talk about this. Please, honey, just put the gun down and sit down. If you love me, Blaine, you'll put the gun down so no one gets hurt."
"I do love you, Kurt, with all of my heart. You should never doubt that I love you." Blaine put the gun down on the coffee table between them, and sat down opposite Kurt.
"Blaine, Adam looks hurt pretty badly. I think we need to get him medical attention. Please, can we call an ambulance for him?"
"No way, Kurt. I don't care if he dies. It would serve him right for what he has done to you, for what he has done to us. He has kept you from fully committing yourself to me. He's an asshole. He deserves to die." He walked over to Adam and kicked him in the head.
Kurt winced as he heard Blaine's foot hit the side of Adam's head. "Please, Blaine, don't hurt him. There is nothing to gain by continuing to hurt Adam. Please, honey, just sit down, and stay calm."
Blaine sat down again and said, "I just hate looking at him. Every time I look at him, it just reminds me of how he has come between us, Kurt."
"Then let's let him go, Blaine. Let's just untie him, and leave him out in the lobby. You don't have to look at him if he's not here."
"No," Blaine shouted. "He needs to see what I have planned. He needs to know that you belong to me, and only me. He needs to know that you were never his."
"OK, OK, honey," Kurt said in a calm soothing voice. "Just stay calm, honey. We will make sure Adam understands that. Blaine, you should really let me get up. Rachel and Santana will be home soon, and this will frighten them."
Blaine smiled, and laughed a maniacal laugh. "We don't have to worry about Rachel and Santana barging in here."
"What did you do to them?"
"They had some coffee this morning too," Blaine snickered. "They are knocked out, and nice in comfy tied together in Rachel's bed." He laughed his loud maniacal laugh again.
Kurt called out, "Rachel, Santana, if you can hear me, don't worry. Everything will be all right. I promise." He looked down at his knees just hoping that he would come up with a way to get all of them out of this.
Blaine stood up and said, "I need to get you looking extra dirty cute for what I have planned for later, Kurt. I'm going to go look through your clothes to find something extra sexy for you to wear." He took the gun off of the coffee table, and walked out of the room.
Kurt tried to break the arm of the chair he was sitting on to see if he could get out of the handcuffs, but he didn't have luck. He noticed Adam start to moan and wiggle on the couch. He said, "Adam, honey, are you all right?"
Adam looked over at Kurt, and got wide eyed when he realized that Kurt had been captured as well. Kurt could see the fear in his eyes.
"It's going to be all right, darling. I'm going to figure out a way to get us out of this. I promise you that, Adam."
Kurt noticed that Adam was starting to cry.
"It's going to be all right, Adam. Just stay calm. I'm going to figure out what to do. I'm going to try to trick Blaine into letting me get up. No matter what happens, know that I love you with all of my heart, and you are the one I want to be with forever." Kurt managed to wiggle his chair over to the couch so he could lean over and kiss Adam's forehead. "We're going to get out of this, Adam. I promise you. We will get out of this, and be safe together. I love you."
Adam nodded at Kurt, and Kurt knew Adam was trying to tell him that he loved him too.
"I'm going to move my chair back so Blaine doesn't suspect that we talked," Kurt said, as he slid his chair away from Adam. "Adam, I'm going to do whatever it takes to get Blaine to release us. He has Rachel and Santana tied up in Rachel's bedroom too. No matter what I say to Blaine, just remember that I love you."
Adam nodded again, and stared into Kurt's eyes. Kurt could see the fear and helplessness in Adam's eyes. Kurt knew that he had to find a way to get them all out of this safely. He knew that he needed to do whatever he had to do to get Adam out of this before Blaine could hurt him any further.
After a few minutes, Blaine walked into the room carrying one of Kurt's suits. He said, "I always loved the way your ass looks in this suit. I was thinking that you could put this on for me." He realized that Adam was conscious. He said, "Oh, the bastard is up. He'll want to see what I have planned next." He knelt down in front of Adam and said, "You will never go near my boyfriend Kurt again. Kurt and I are soulmates, and we will be together forever. You are nothing to him, and you can go to hell." He spat in Adam's face.
Adam started to struggle on the couch in an attempt to get at Blaine, but he couldn't loosen his binds.
"You won't get out of this, bastard," Blaine said, with a maniacal laugh and grin at Adam. "You will see that Kurt and I are meant to be together. You will see that even though he was dating you, he is over you and will be spending the rest of his life with me. Kurt and I are endgame."
Blaine stood up and carried the suit over to Kurt's chair. He said, "I guess I can't really get this suit on you right now because of the handcuffs. You can wear it later, though hopefully we won't need clothes later tonight."
Kurt cringed at the thought of being naked around Blaine. He knew that there was no way he would ever sleep with Blaine again.
"I have a song to sing for you, Kurt. I know that you love to sit and watch me sing. This is an old song by the Turtles, but I think it is the perfect song for us, my darling Kurt, because we truly are happy together." He pulled a guitar out from behind the couch, and started to strum it. He sang:
"Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the guy you love and hold him tight
So happy together
If I should call you up, invest a dime
And say you belong to me
And ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be so very fine
So happy together
I can't see me loving nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies will be blue
For all my life
Me and you and you and me
No matter how they tossed the dice it had to be
The only one for me is you and you for me
So happy together
I can't see me loving nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies will be blue
For all my life"
Blaine put the guitar down, and walked over to Kurt. He took Kurt's hand, and knelt down in front of him. He said, "Kurt, you are the love of my life. You are my soulmate. You will be the perfect house husband for me. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, and I want you to be there to watch me perform on Broadway every night. Will you marry me?" He took a ring box out of his pocket and opened it for Kurt.
Kurt was shocked that Blaine was actually proposing to him. There was a time when he used to dream about spending his life with Blaine, but that shipped sailed long ago. He thought about all the time he spent in Blaine's shadow—sitting on a stool watching Blaine get countless solos in Glee Club, and watching him get the role of Tony in West Side Story even after he said he thought the part should go to a senior. He thought about all of the times he had forgiven Blaine—like when he forgave Blaine for trying to force Kurt into sex with him when he was drunk, and when he forgave Blaine for keeping in contact with Sebastian behind his back. He forgave Blaine for accusing him of cheating for exchanging texts with another guy and humiliating him by singing a scathing song in front of his friends.
But Kurt just couldn't find it in himself to forgive Blaine for cheating on him with a random Facebook guy. He just couldn't find it within himself to let Blaine off the hook for that one—not when Blaine had not made any effort to regain his trust. Love, faithfulness, and trust were too important to Kurt for him to ever consider reuniting with Blaine.
Blaine was still kneeling in front of Kurt waiting for an answer. His eyes were wide and filled with hope. He said, "So, Kurt, what's your answer? Will you marry me? Please say yes, so that bastard over there knows that you are mine."
Kurt looked over at Adam lying bound and gagged on the couch, and then looked back at Blaine. He said, "Blaine, we aren't even dating. We can't just jump into marriage. We need to rebuild our relationship first. Why don't you let me up, and we'll let Adam, Rachel, and Santana go, and then you and I can talk."
Blaine stood up and said, "This bastard is the one keeping you from committing for me. You won't be completely mine again until he is out of the picture permanently." He walked over to Adam and held the gun to his head. He released the safety and said, "You are responsible for this mess, bastard. You deserve to die."
Kurt saw the fear in Adam's eyes as Blaine held the gun to his head. He shouted, "Blaine, wait. Don't shot him."
Blaine spun around and looked at Kurt. He said, "Give me one good reason why I should let this bastard live. He is keeping you from me. I need to eliminate him so that you and I can truly be together."
"Blaine, baby, you haven't thought this through. What if you get caught? How can you and I be together if you wind up going to jail for shooting Adam? Come here, Blaine. Come over to me. Let's talk about this. Come on, baby."
Blaine walked back over to Kurt.
"Blaine, baby, the gun makes me very nervous. Can you put the gun down, and then come sit on my lap so we can talk this through. It's going to be all right, baby."
"I'm going to put the gun away in the other room so that the bastard can't get it."
Kurt looked up at Blaine with a reassuring smile, and said, "That's a great idea, baby. But hurry back. I want you near me."
Blaine walked into Kurt's bedroom.
Kurt looked at Adam and saw he had tears in his eyes, and seemed to be struggling to breath with his gag in his mouth. Kurt whispered, "Try to stay calm, honey. Are you all right?"
Adam nodded slowly.
"I love you, Adam," Kurt whispered.
Adam nodded at Kurt again.
"We're going to get out of this, honey. I promise you."
Blaine walked back into the room.
"Come here, Blaine, baby. Come sit on my lap now. I have something to say to you."
Blaine sat down in Kurt's lap and wrapped his arms around Kurt's neck.
"You're right, Blaine, baby. You and I are soulmates. Seeing Adam just lying there not even trying to help me makes me realize that he doesn't really love me. If he loved me, he would have tried to protect me. You always tried to protect me, Blaine. You are the one I'm meant to be with. I love you, and I will marry you, Blaine."
Blaine was bouncing with excitement as he said, "Really?"
"Really," Kurt replied, as he leaned in to kiss Blaine.
Blaine enthusiastically kissed Kurt back. He said, "You just made me the happiest man in the world. I love you so much, Kurt. We can get married right away. You hear that, bastard, he chose me, not you. You can go to hell."
"Blaine, baby, I want to hold you in my arms. Can you take these handcuffs off so I can hold you? I want to run my fingers through you hair."
Blaine stood up and took the handcuffs key out of his pocket. "I should put the ring on first," Blaine said, as he took the ring box of his other pocket.
"Wait until the handcuffs are off, baby," Kurt said. "Then you can propose properly and put the ring on my finger."
"Good idea." Blaine unlocked the handcuffs, and got down on one knee in front of Kurt.
Kurt stood up and took his chance. He kicked Blaine in the groin, and followed it up by kneeing him in the head. Blaine screamed as he writhed on the floor in pain. Kurt dove on top of Blaine, and struggled with him on the floor. Kurt managed to get one of Blaine's hands in the handcuffs, which were still attached to the chair. Kurt was struggling to get Blaine's other hand handcuffed.
Blaine screamed, "Let me up, let me up! You tricked me! I'll kill you all!" He was kicking his legs and punching Kurt with his free arm.
Kurt managed to grab Blaine's free arm and get it handcuffed to the chair. He shouted, "It's over, Blaine. You and I are not getting married, and you will not be stalking us again. We will never be a couple again, Blaine. Never. I love Adam, and he is the one I want to be with."
"You're lying, Kurt," Blaine shouted. "You're in denial. You know we are meant to be together. We are soulmates. We are endgame." He started to roll around trying to get loose from the handcuffs and pulled the chair on top of him. He was shouting and ranting.
Kurt went over to Adam and took the gag off his mouth. He took Adam's face in his hands and said, "Are you all right, honey?"
"I'm a bit lighted headed, but I'll be OK, love. Are you all right?"
"Yes, honey." Kurt kissed Adam and said, "I'm going to call 911 and then I'll untie you. Just lie still and relax , honey."
"OK, love."
Kurt called 911 and told them that Blaine had held them captive all day. The 911 operator said that help was on the way.
Kurt sat on the edge of the couch and started to untie the rope Blaine used to tie Adam up to the couch.
Adam said, "Love, I'm fine. Go check on Rachel and Santana. Let them know that help is on the way. They must be terrified."
"OK, honey." He kissed Adam and ran into Rachel's bedroom. Blaine had tied Rachel and Santana together on the bed. Rachel was still knocked out from the roofies. Kurt took Santana's gag off and said, "Are you OK?" He took Rachel's gag off and checked to make sure she was still breathing.
"I'm going to kill that bastard. I'm going to go all Lima heights on his ass. Get me untied so I can get him."
"I have him captured, Santana, and the police are on the way. It's going to be all right." He started to struggle with the ropes binding Rachel and Santana. He snapped, "These damn knots. Blaine had to be a boy scout."
They heard sirens getting closer to the apartment building, and a minute later pounding on the door.
"I'll go let them in, Santana, and then we'll come back to untie you." He walked into the living room, where Blaine was still ranting and struggling under the chair. Kurt looked at Adam, and said, "Rachel is still unconscious, but she's breathing. Santana is pissed."
"Thank God we're all alive."
Kurt went to the door, and let the police in. They took Blaine into custody, and ambulances took Adam, Rachel, and Santana to the hospital. After giving the police a statement, Kurt went to the hospital to check on the others. He found Adam sleeping in his room in the ER. He kissed Adam, and whispered, "I'm going to check on Rachel and Santana, and then I'll be back to stay with you." He walked down to Rachel's room, and saw that she was conscious. Santana was sitting in a chair next to her bed. "Hey, sweetie. How do you feel?" Kurt asked, and leaned down to kiss Rachel's forehead.
"My head is pounding, but I'm OK. Are you OK?"
"Yeah, I'm OK. I'm just glad that Blaine is in custody. How are you, Santana?"
"I'm fine, Kurt. The doctor already released me from the hospital. I just don't know where to go."
"Liam is on his way here to see Adam. I was going to ask see if we can go to his apartment tonight," Kurt said. "The police are searching the apartment for evidence, so we can't go home."
"I don't ever want to live their anymore, Kurt," Rachel said. "I just feel so violated. Just the thought of going back there scares me."
"We'll find someplace else to live, sweetie," Kurt said.
"How's Adam?" Rachel asked.
"He was asleep when I went into his room so I figured I'd come check on you first. I really should go back to check on him." He kissed Rachel, and Santana, and said, "I'll come back and check on you later." He walked back to Adam's room. The doctor was examining Adam. Kurt said, "Oh, sorry. I'll come back."
"Please stay, love," Adam said, as he held out his hand towards Kurt.
Kurt walked over to Adam and took his hand.
When the doctor finished examining Adam, he said, "I'm going to let you go home tonight, Adam. If you experience blurred vision or vomiting, please come right back to the hospital. Take a few days to rest before any strenuous activity."
"Thank you, doctor."
The doctor walked out of the room.
Kurt kissed Adam, and said, "How do you feel, honey?"
"I'm OK. I just want to get out of here."
"Your dad is on your way here. I was going to ask him if we can stay at his place tonight. The police are searching the loft, so we can't go back there."
"I'm sure that Dad will be fine with that, love."
That night, Kurt and Adam were lying in bed in Adam's childhood bedroom. Their faces were just inches apart as they lied facing each other and chatting.
Kurt ran his fingers through Adam's hair and said, "I am so sorry you had to go through this, Adam. I'm so sorry that Blaine did this to you."
"Thank you for saving me, love. I was so worried that Blaine was going to hurt you."
"I was so scared when he was holding that gun to your head, Ad. I thought I was going to lose you." Tears rolled down his cheeks.
Adam wiped and kissed away Kurt's tears and said, "But we're here, and we're together, and we're alive. We're going to be fine. Blaine won't be able to hurt us anymore."
"It's been a long day, and you should get some rest now, honey," Kurt said, as he ran his fingers through Adam's hair.
"Good night, Kurt. I love you.
"I love you too, Adam," Kurt said. "I love you with all my heart. Sleep well, my angel"
They kissed and fell asleep in each other's arms.