AN: So…only a couple of you got it right. Read on to see.
Chapter 97
It started when Kurt brought the paperwork out for one of the cars he had given an oil change. He went into the front room that had a small waiting area for customers. He called up the owner of the car he had been working on to the desk.
"Could you sign this sir?" He said, handing over a clipboard with a slip of paper on it. As the man took it, he wiped off his face with a handkerchief, getting rid of a bit of grease on his skin. He crinkled his nose and resigned himself to a deep facial wash when he got home.
The man took it carefully, making sure not to touch Kurt. He signed his name at the bottom of the receipt before speaking. "Wait a minute. Who worked on my car? They charged ten bucks extra."
Kurt gestured down to his grease covered coveralls. "That would be me."
The man sneered. "Do you even know how to change oil? And why the hell was I charged extra?"
Kurt took the clipboard back from him. "That charge was for the new wind-shield wipers I added. The ones you had were atrocious."
The man scoffed. "What? Not fruity enough for you? I want to talk to a manager."
Kurt raised an eyebrow. "Ignoring the fact that you just made a rude, unoriginal remark to me, how about you just get in your car and drive on home? I'm sure there is some game or something for you to be watching instead of bothering my manager because you can't be bothered with proper car maintenance."
The man turned a deep red at Kurt's words. As he spoke, the veins in his neck started popping out. "Listen here, you little fairy. I said I wanted to speak to the manager."
Kurt laughed. "You think I'm going to listen to you? Go home. Spend some time with your wife and kids. That's assuming you have a wife and kids which may not be true. I'm not sure what kind of woman would want to marry someone like you."
"Kurt, is something going on here?" Blaine asked from the doorway to the garage. He had finished up a car and was bringing the paperwork up.
"No, no problem at all. This man was just going home." Kurt said, glaring at the guy.
The guy leaned forward over the desk, pointing his finger in Kurt's face. "Where do you get off? I told you to get me the manager. I swear to god, I'm going to get you fired, you little homo."
"Good luck with that one. Honestly, you might want to wipe up your face a bit before you try. You have a little spit there from all the drooling. But I suppose Neanderthals like you can't help it." Kurt said, not stepping back from the desk.
"What the hell is going on in here?" Burt asked, having been drawn in by the noise.
"Are you the manager?" The man asked angrily, turning to glare at Burt.
"I am. Is there a problem?" He asked, walking to stand next to his seething son.
"You bet there is. This little fairy is trying to swindle me and when I asked to speak to a manager, he began insulting me without a reason." The man said, smirking at Kurt as though he had won.
Burt turned a bit red at the word used to insult his son. "Watch how you talk to my son." The man's smirk faded at those words. "Now I'm sure whatever charge he added was for a reason."
Kurt handed his dad the clipboard. "I changed his windshield wipers. Had he ever bothered to look at them, maybe he would have realized that they were so shredded, they were damaging his windshield."
The man just glared at Kurt as Burt told him. "Well, it sounds to me like it's a legitimate charge and you signed the receipt saying you agreed to the charges. I think you're done here."
Grabbing his keys, the man shot all three of the men behind the counter a glare. "I swear, I will never use this place again."
"We won't miss you." Kurt shot off, smirking at the man as he left. Until he caught sight of Blaine and Burt's faces.
Before Burt could talk, Blaine started in. "What was that Kurt? Deliberately provoking him like that? What on earth got into you?" He grabbed Kurt's arms and forced him to look him in the eye.
Kurt turned pale, realizing just how much he had screwed up. "I-I um…" He trailed off, not sure what to say.
Burt spoke up. "I don't know what is going on with you Kurt but you can't treat my customers like that. No matter how provoked you may be, you are here in a professional capacity and what I just saw from you was not professional. Go home. You won't be getting paid for this morning and you'll owe me some free hours later this week. We'll talk later. Get changed." Burt dismissed Kurt, pointing towards the employee break room until Kurt disappeared inside and shut the door.
"I won't be back until five. Tell Finn when you two get home that he needs to come in and work his shift. Carole gets back late today so I'd appreciate it if you two took care of dinner." Burt said, looking at Blaine.
Blaine gave Burt a confused look for a moment before nodding. "Right. Of course. We'll do that."
"Good. Here's the key to the car. Finn will drive me back when we finish tonight and I'll make sure Finn sends a text before we head home." Burt said, face expressing his discomfort as he thought about what Finn may be interrupting if he didn't text.
"Okay. Th-thanks Mr. Hummel." Blaine said, shocked at what Burt was saying.
"It's Burt kid. Burt." He clapped Blaine on the shoulder before heading back into the garage. Blaine stood there, completely shocked. Burt had basically just provided Blaine with the time and space for him to take care of Kurt.
Thinking about that, he headed into the break room and saw Kurt sitting on a bench in there, head in his hands. Not saying anything, he went and changed into normal clothes. Grabbing his wallet, he walked over to Kurt and pulled him up.
He gave him a quick hug. "I don't-I'm too angry to talk right now. We will talk about it when we get back to your place. Just, are you okay?" Blaine asked, pulling back to look at Kurt.
Kurt bit his lip and nodded, eyes filled with tears. Blaine grabbed his chin and lifted it to make eye contact. "Verbal answers please."
"Yes, sir." Kurt said, a tear falling down his cheek.
"Good." Blaine sighed. "I love you."
Kurt choked back a sob and leaned back into Blaine's arms. "I love you too."
Holding him for a minute, Blaine then pulled back and grabbed his hand, pulling him out to the car. He opened the door for Kurt and waited as he buckled himself in before shutting the door and heading around to the driver's side. He drove them home in silence.
AN: So a few notes here. Sebastian isn't in my plans for the rest of the story. It could happen but probably not. As well, next chapter, they may or may not get to the punishment but it will have something extra that Blaine has warned about it in the past. So heads up on that. I hope you all enjoyed and please review.
