Chapter Two
"Who are you?" Kurt stares at the red head, stunned after hearing her words.
"I am Tanya, Miranda's sister. She would probably kill me if she knew that I've told you this, but I can't stand by and watch Kenny grow up without a father, without you even knowing he exists."
"I cannot be his father," Kurt shakes his head firmly, trying to shake out everything that he's just heard.
"But you are, she told me everything, your affair, how she went to San Diego to get away from you and then by the time she realized she's pregnant you were engaged to be married to someone else."
"No, no, no," Kurt keeps shaking his head as the facts start to make sense in his head, but he still refuses to believe that they are true. That cute brown haired boy cannot be his son, he never had kids, he never wanted kids and he most definitely cannot have a kid now when he's finally happily married.
"I know it all comes as a shock to you, I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking straight. When I saw you, I recognized you from pictures and I just couldn't help myself."
"I can't process all this right now."
"I understand. I really just wanted you to know and maybe you and Miranda can talk about it and you can be a part of Kenny's life somehow."
"I am married."
Thinking of Diane just makes Kurt feel even more miserable. He never told her anything about him and Miranda, in fact he made her believe her jealousy when she mentioned the girl was highly unjustified. He didn't feel like he owed her an explanation when the woman kept walking in and out of his life as she pleased.
"Miranda doesn't need you or your money, she's fine on her own, I'm just thinking of Kenny and how you have a right to know your son, just like he has a right to know you. Miranda and I grew up without a father and we turned out okay, but that doesn't mean we didn't wish we had a dad."
"I need some time to think about this," Kurt feels overwhelmed by all the things he's heard and a part of him just wants to run away at once. His life has finally been happy for a while, he doesn't need complications like this.
"Of course, I'm writing down our address and phone number, call or visit us when you're ready. I won't tell Miranda that I talked to you. If you feel like forgetting about everything I said and live on your life as before, I won't blame you. But you have seen that sweet little boy, he'll soon be asking questions about his dad and I don't know what my sister plans to answer, but there's no better answer than the truth."
"He really is sweet," Kurt says, trying to recover the image of the boy in his mind and he finds himself smiling shortly, remembering the sweet little face with the big brown eyes. One would say his son looks like him. And now he can understand Miranda's weird and nervous behavior and how she did everything to end their awkward conversation. He thought it was because of their past, but now he knows she just tried to avoid him meeting his son, she's kept away from him for so long.
"I have to go, but I hope to hear from you soon," she hands him a piece of paper and before he can say anything else she walks out the store.
Kurt stands there with the address and phone number in his hand that holds the promise of something he never thought would be a part of his life ever. A child of his own, someone who could call him daddy, whom he could teach everything he knows and love unconditionally. Even though he hasn't thought about this possibility for a long time, now that he is there, there's no doubt in his mind that he wants him to be a part of his life.
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He only realizes later that day that he completely forgot about the rose and the box of chocolate. He must have left them in the store somehow and it's too late to go fetch them again before Diane arrives. At least he's managed to cook their dinner, but his thoughts have been away the whole time. He has the piece of paper in his pocket, knowing he will dial that number soon, because he wants to be a part of the kid's life, whether Diane likes it or not.
He's considered not telling her yet, but he's decided telling her is the right thing to do. He should have told her the real story about Miranda long ago. Why he gave her private lessons in his home late at night. He was never really in love with her, but he enjoyed her company, her smartness, that they were on the same page with a lot of things. And he was lonely and not strong enough to refuse the oncoming of a beautiful young girl.
They chalked it up to a mistake after the first time, but it happened again and again and their affair only ended when she announced that she'd move to San Diego. And not long after that Diane entered his life again and if there's one thing his relationship with Miranda taught her, it was that he needed someone to be with and when Diane finally made up her mind he was happy to commit to her for the rest of his life.
The sound of the key in the lock disturbs the silence and he suddenly feels a strain in his stomach thinking of the conversation that's waiting for them. He wishes he could postpone it with just one more day and be happy for now to have her back after the time spent apart. But he knows he would be unable to enjoy her company until he tells her everything and it's unpredictable how she will react.
"You're back," he walks to greet her with a smile.
"I am, no more sessions until next year," Diane sounds tired, but she tries to show she is happy to be back and Kurt kisses her to welcome her home, "Something smells really good," she smiles at him and kisses him once more before she walks to the kitchen to see what he's prepared for her this time.
Kurt follows her and all he can think of is how to bring up the subject he desperately wants to discuss with her and be over with, mainly because he has no idea what outcome he can hope for.
To my guest reviewer (if you ever read this): You obviously missunderstood my A/N, because this fic is NOT a crossover, it's about Diane and Kurt and some other TGW characters, I'm just introducing storylines in it that sound more like Dallas than TGW. I'm having some fun and entertaining people.