AN: So last chapter sparked a lot of reviews (which I love). If you have something you really want clarified or want to talk about, PM me. I do have it enabled. I try to address some of it but I have the next few chapters written already (I'm so proud) and I won't be changing them based on reviews. I just can't do that. Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 98

Blaine pulled into the driveway and shut off the car. After a few moments of silence, Kurt said quietly. "I'll wait in my room." He slipped out of the car and headed inside, head down.

Blaine watched him go, sighing inwardly. He loved Kurt, he really did, and knowing that he would be in there hurting him soon sucked. But at the same time, he knew how much Kurt needed it and for provoking the customer like that, he definitely deserved it.

Resolved, he got out of the car. He headed inside and walked up the stairs, passing Kurt's closed door to go to Finn's room. A quick conversation there, Finn was heading back to the shop with the car. Blaine locked the door behind him and headed up the stairs once more.

Kurt heard Blaine's footsteps on the stairs and his stomach twisted. Now that Finn had left, there were no more distractions, no more chances for interruptions.

Blaine opened the door to Kurt's room and stepped inside. Shutting the door behind him, he looked at Kurt who was sitting at the edge of his bed, picking at his nails.

"Want to explain to me just what happened with that man?" Blaine asked, pulling the chair from Kurt's desk out so he could sit and chat facing Kurt.

Kurt sighed and looked up from his hands for a moment before looking down again. "I don't know. He just rubbed me the wrong way and then he was making homophobic remarks to me and I couldn't just let him win."

"Win what Kurt? What was there for him to win? Because the way I see it, there wasn't any kind of competition. There was just you and a larger, homophobic man alone in a room with you deliberately provoking him." Blaine cut in, residual anger rising up.

"He started it." Kurt said angrily, blushing when he realized how childish he sounded.

Raising an eyebrow, Blaine commented. "He started it huh? Did you have to continue it? Did you think it was a good idea to talk to him like that?"

Kurt blushed even more and shook his head. "I'm sorry."

Blaine sighed. "I'm glad to hear that. But damn it, Kurt. This was one of the stupidest things I have ever seen you do. And you are not a stupid person. So I don't understand why you would do that."

Kurt groaned. "I know it was stupid. I just, I couldn't stop myself. He was there being rude and I was already feeling frustrated and it just happened."

"Why were you feeling frustrated babe?" Blaine asked, hoping to get to the root of the problem.

"Because I spent all freaking morning doing oil changes and his car had been disgusting and I had grease on my face. What other reason do I need?" Kurt asked angrily.

Blaine squeezed his hand. "Watch it. You started out the day in a bad mood. Want to explain that?"

Kurt glared at Blaine for a moment before taking a deep breath and calming down a bit. "I just-I forgot we had to go in today. So I had been hoping to spend the day curled up in bed with you. And then I wake up and I have to go do boring stuff all morning and there is no coffee and my dad blames himself for my being a bitch and I just couldn't handle it."

Making a mental note about Kurt's reference to himself, Blaine asked. "Was the coffee thing really that bad this morning?"

Kurt shrugged. "I'm horrible in the morning without coffee and I take it out on everyone else. You saw how I was with my dad. And then when I went to apologize, he shrugged it off and said it was his fault for not thinking about me. I just-Am I really that selfish? It's so about me all the time that even when I do something wrong, it's not my fault. Is that how everyone sees me?" He looked at Blaine, confusion on his face.

Blaine sighed. "Your dad is amazing. He really is but he spoils you rotten. He believes you can do no wrong. And I think you know that. And I think you might take advantage of that sometimes. And I think your dad is starting to see how he isn't doing right by you. Be honest, before this vacation, when was the last time you were grounded?"

Kurt smiled a bit. "Two years ago when he found my tiara collection in my hope chest."

Blaine laughed a bit at that. "Well, there you go. You are a teenager. There is no way you didn't deserve to be grounded at some point between those two times. But your dad, he would give you the world if he could. But as you get ready to leave for school, I think he is realizing that he only has a limited time to teach you certain lessons. Like how to act towards rude customers when working." Blaine raised an eyebrow at Kurt at that.

Kurt flushed and looked back down. "I do know how to deal with rude customers. I just…"

"Were so frustrated by something unrelated that you ignored it and put yourself in danger while deliberately trying to hurt someone with your words?" Blaine finished, gearing up for his lecture.

Kurt bit his lip as he nodded. "Yes, sir."

"Unacceptable. That kind of behavior is totally unprofessional. You are lucky you work for your dad because any other employer would have fired you for that. No matter how provoked you were. And I think you pushed your dad to his breaking point today. He has a lot of respect for that shop and you completely spit on that by driving away a paying customer and acting like you did."

Kurt teared up a bit as Blaine began rebuking him for his actions that day. As he thought about how he had treated his dad, a couple tears fell.

"As well, that man may have been homophobic and I'm not saying you should lie down and take it. But there are so many better ways to handle it than to get in his face like that. Especially when he is so much bigger than you. I don't want to see you hurt and it seems like you were trying to get in a fight with him." Blaine reached out and squeezed Kurt's hand again to get him to look up and to reassure him as Kurt now had tears streaming down his face.

"And again, we have you deliberately trying to hurt someone with your words. Kurt, I promised you that we would be trying something else the next time you did that and we will be. It needs to stop. The whole confrontation could have been avoided if you had responded respectfully. Hell, you probably managed to reaffirm whatever homophobia he has in his head whereas if you had been polite, he might have been less inclined to do that in the future."

Kurt's face shot up when Blaine mentioned he would be doing something extra. As Blaine continued to lecture, Kurt's mind whirled, thinking back to the list of things Blaine had had on his computer that day.

Blaine finished his lecture and waited for Kurt's response. Kurt gripped Blaine's hand tightly, wanting reassurance before he spoke. Blaine gently stroked his knuckles, soothing him. Kurt took in a deep breath before asking. "So what's going to happen now?" He gave Blaine a watery smile, trying to ease the tension.

AN: Find out tomorrow. If you want warning, go back to the chapter where Blaine and Kurt discussed additional punishments that could happen next time he was deliberately hurtful. It's in there. Please review.