AN: Wow. The amount of reviews I got from last chapter was great. I guess safe wording makes people respond. Well, I hope you all enjoy and this clears up any questions you have about what happened to Kurt.

Chapter 30

He felt his heart drop into his stomach as Kurt started sobbing loudly. Kurt didn't understand why Blaine was being so mean to him and he wanted nothing more than for Blaine to hold him. He got his wish as moments later he felt Blaine's arms wrap around him and hold him as he cried.

He asked between his tears. "Why were you leaving? You were so mad and then you just left me."

Blaine shushed him and stroked his hair. "Never leaving you. It's okay. Shhh. Don't worry baby." As Kurt stopped crying, Blaine began explaining. "I needed space. Both of us were getting angry and I gave you until the count of three."

Kurt wiped his face and moved to face Blaine. "I was getting angry because I was telling you the truth. Blaine, all I had to drink was my orange juice. That isn't alcohol. I didn't lie to you."

Blaine furrowed his brow. "That doesn't make sense. You were acting drunk. You were drunk. You're probably still a little tipsy. Are you sure you didn't drink anything?"

Kurt made very deliberate eye contact. "Positive. I swear to you, I wouldn't lie about this. You know how I feel about drinking after the 'Bambi' incident."

Blaine nodded slowly. "I do. That's why I was so confused. And so angry. You had promised me you weren't going to drink underage and then I saw you drinking at the party and I got upset."

Kurt curled into a ball and rested his chin on his knees. "You believe me now though right? Because I promise you, I didn't drink."

Blaine pulled Kurt into a hug. "I believe you. I trust you babe."

Kurt asked quietly. "Do you? Because you didn't believe me earlier."

Blaine answered in a firm tone. "I do. I trust you 100%. I was just angry and wasn't hearing you earlier."

Kurt sighed and relaxed into Blaine's arms. The two cuddled on the bed for a bit before Blaine spoke. "Did your orange juice taste funny at all?"

Kurt pulled back and looked at Blaine thoughtfully. "It was a little different. I thought it was just because it was close to expiring but maybe someone spiked it. Is that what you are thinking?"

Blaine nodded. "Yeah. If that's all you had to drink, it must have had something in it. Something strong too since it hit you so fast."

Kurt sighed and moved back into Blaine's arms. "Well, this just reaffirms it for me. All my experiences with alcohol have been so bad that I'm not doing it until I'm at least 21."

Blaine nodded in agreement. "Same. And to clarify, I consider drinking underage dangerous so it's breaking one of your rules too. Okay babe?"

Kurt nodded. "Yes Blaine."

Pulling Kurt in closer, Blaine asked. "How are you feeling?"

Kurt nuzzled closer and answered. "I'm okay. My stomach feels a little funny but I didn't drink that much of the orange juice. Just a glass and the bit from the glass you took from me. It probably hit so hard because I don't have any tolerance."

Blaine nodded. "Probably. And luckily, we ate right before so it shouldn't cause too bad a hangover."

Kurt groaned at that. "I hope not. The headache I had last time was killer and I was so nauseous." He shuddered.

Blaine laughed a bit. "Well, how about we go get some water for you and we can talk for a bit?"

Kurt agreed and they went down to the kitchen, where Kurt drank some water as they both sat around the table.

Blaine looked down and rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm not sure what we are supposed to do now."

Kurt looked at him. "What do you mean?"

Blaine looked up and Kurt saw his eyes were tearing up. "I made you safeword tonight. I feel like crap."

"Honey." Kurt said making his way over to Blaine and scooting a chair next to him so he could wrap him in his arms. "It's okay."

Blaine looked at him. "No, it's not. I didn't listen to you. You thought I would leave you. I'm so sorry babe." A few tears went down his face.

Kurt brushed them away. "It's okay, hon. No you didn't listen before but it happens. We are just human. And you listened when I safe worded and you believed me once we had both calmed down. I'm not upset with you."

Blaine sighed and looked down. "I know. I overreacted though. And I wasn't fair to you. I just feel bad."

Kurt looked at his boyfriend, slumped and teary. It felt weird but he had the feeling he had to do something. "You're right. You shouldn't have overreacted and it wasn't fair of you to not listen to me." Blaine slumped more before Kurt continued. "But I'm not upset with you. I was earlier but now, I can understand why you weren't hearing me. There was very convincing evidence I was lying to you. And you believed me when it counted."

Blaine looked up at Kurt. "But how can I be sure that I won't do this again? What if I actually punish you and you aren't lying?"

Kurt looked at Blaine, eyebrow raised. "Haven't we had this talk before? I'll safeword before that will happen."

Blaine made a sad face. "But I don't want it to get to that point. If I feel like this when you safeword, I never want to make you do it again."

Kurt nodded and leaned back in his chair, thinking. "Okay. So we come up with a few rules for you."

Blaine looked at him, a little shocked. "Rules for me?"

Kurt nodded. "Yup. From now on, if I look you in the eye and promise you I'm not lying, then I'm not lying and you need to believe that. I will make the promise here and now that I will never lie to you. I don't like lying. It makes things messy and I always feel bad. So if I make a promise to your face that I am not lying or that I didn't do something, you give me the benefit of the doubt. Innocent until proven guilty."

Blaine looked a bit skeptical at first but eventually nodded. He knew Kurt and when he wasn't upset, he was able to tell when Kurt was lying. Kurt wasn't a very good liar anyways. "That sounds fair. I trust you babe. You tell me you didn't do something, then that's that."

Kurt brightened at that and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. "Good. The only other thing I can think of is your temper. Both of us get angry pretty quickly but when you get angry, I'm the one who has to deal with it."

Blaine sighed. "I know. That's not right. From now on, if I start getting angry, I'm just going to stop. I won't talk or do anything until I have calmed down. Okay? And if you think I'm being unfair because I'm angry, just tell me to take a breather. When I get upset, I forget myself and I stop listening so hopefully this will help me be more aware of my temper. Does that work for you?"

Kurt nodded. "Okay. If I see you go quiet while we are discussing something, I'll try to give you space. Just, don't actually leave me somewhere okay? It makes me worried that this might be the thing you leave me over."

Blaine pulled Kurt into a hug. "You are not going to be able to get rid of me. Even if you try, I'll just follow you forever. I couldn't leave you Kurt. It'd kill me."

Kurt smiled. "I'm never going to leave you either. Guess we're stuck huh?"

"Guess so." Blaine responded, the thought making him happier than he'd been all night.

AN: So yeah. Sorry if the whole effects of drinking thing seem unrealistic. I don't drink, never have, never will for health reasons. So I'm just going off how friends act and maybe speeding up effects for the purpose of my story. Review please!