AN: I know some of you are disappointed this will end. But I just….need more inspiration. Hopefully, basing it off episodes will help since that is what the sequel will be. Enjoy!
Chapter 104
Kurt headed up the stairs to his dad's bedroom, knowing he would be washing up before going to eat. He knocked on the door. "Dad?"
Hearing his dad call back to him, he tentatively opened the door and stepped inside. He shut the door and headed to the bathroom where his dad was washing his hands. "Hey dad."
"Hey kid. Dinner going to be ready soon?" Burt asked.
"Yeah, Blaine's just finishing it up now." Kurt said, wringing his hands a bit. "Look, I'm sorry about earlier."
Burt shot a look at his son, signaling him to continue. Kurt continued. "You know, with the customer and everything. I'm sorry I lost my temper like that."
Burt rubbed the back of his neck. "You gotta watch that temper bud."
Kurt flushed. "I know. Blaine already lectured me about it."
Burt nodded. "Okay. Well, good. I mean, I can't really blame you. You get that temper from me. But you need to watch it with the customers."
Kurt sighed. "I know, I will. I just…got ahead of myself earlier."
"And you said Blaine already lectured you?" Burt asked uncomfortably, looking towards the door.
"Yeah. He did." Kurt answered, face a bright red.
"Well then, you do a bit of training next time you come in from the customer service binder and we will consider this over."
Kurt groaned. "Aww, dad, not the binder."
Burt chuckled at that and clapped Kurt on the shoulder. "Let's go eat, yeah?"
Kurt gave his dad a small smile. "Yeah. I'm just going to go wash up real quick. I'll meet you down there."
Burt left the room and Kurt listened as he went downstairs. He should have felt relieved that his dad wasn't really mad at him but the almost lack of reaction made him feel almost empty. Shaking himself out of it, he left the room and headed downstairs. In the time that Kurt had been upstairs, Carole had come home.
Blaine finished up the meal and told Finn he could grab some, grabbing a plate for himself. Carole and Burt greeted each other with a kiss before grabbing their food and had just sat down when Kurt came in.
Finn began chattering about how he had been working on a really awesome car and Burt chimed in his agreement occasionally, letting Finn's voice fill the room. Kurt grabbed his plate and sat down slowly in the seat next to Blaine.
Blaine watched as Kurt squirmed a bit before he settled, shooting him a small smile when Kurt looked at him. Kurt tentatively smiled back before turning to his plate. The family ate their meal quickly, telling stories of their day. Blaine and Kurt listened, Blaine occasionally chiming in with a comment or two. Kurt was unnaturally quiet, picking at his plate.
When Burt and Carole got up to do the dishes and Finn left to get ready for a date, Blaine nudged Kurt. "You okay babe?"
Kurt nodded. "Yeah, just not that hungry I guess."
Blaine eyed his plate. "I can tell. You need to eat."
Kurt grimaced. He picked up his fork and took a bite, chewing slowly. Blaine rubbed the back of his neck. "Thank you." He sat and watched as Kurt finished a few more bites of food before he pushed the plate away.
Blaine accepted that that was the best he would get from Kurt and let it go, grabbing his plate for him and bringing them to the sink. They headed upstairs and Blaine shut the door behind him. Kurt stood in the center of the room, head down.
"What's wrong Kurt?" He asked, going over and hugging Kurt to him. "Was your dad still mad?"
Kurt shook his head. "No. He-he said it was okay, that I got my temper from him and he couldn't blame me for it. I just have to do a bit of training for him."
"Oh." Blaine said, still hugging Kurt tightly. He didn't really get why Kurt was so upset at that but he could hear in Kurt's voice that something was upsetting him. "Well, that's good, right?"
Kurt sighed. "I guess. It's just-shouldn't he be mad at me? I mean, you were and it's not even your shop. I just feel like I deserve more than just a pat on the back."
Blaine pulled back. "I'll admit I was a little pissed. But Kurt, you got punished. It's over now."
Kurt looked down. "I got punished by you for breaking your rules. But I know how to act at the shop. My dad taught me ages ago how to act with customers. So why doesn't he care now?"
"Babe, I highly doubt he doesn't care." Blaine said, gently lifting Kurt's chin. "He probably just assumes that you know what you did wrong and won't do it again. That you'll learn from your mistakes. And that's true. Right?"
"Yeah." Kurt mumbled, still looking unsure.
Blaine sighed and gave Kurt a kiss. "Trust me babe. Your dad cares. He just trusts that you learn from your mistakes. That's how it is in the real world. Sometimes we do things wrong and we get away with it. The people in charge trust that we will learn and not repeat our mistakes."
Kurt gave Blaine a small smile. "You're right. I'm just reading too much into it."
Blaine smiled. "Of course I'm right. I'm always right."
Kurt laughed at that. "Okay. Sure you are. Now what do you say we watch a movie?"
Blaine tickled Kurt's side. "I heard that sarcasm." Kurt laughed and tried to move away. "Musical marathon?" Blaine asked, holding Kurt close.
Kurt responded with a yes and went to his movie shelf and pulled down a few of his classics. Blaine grabbed the laptop and set up on the bed. Kurt handed him the DVD and curled up next to him, head tucked under his chin.
They watched two musicals this way before Blaine lightly pushed Kurt off of him. "Ice cream break?" He asked hopefully, shooting Kurt puppy dog eyes.
Kurt rolled his eyes. "Such a child. Yes, we can have ice cream."
Blaine cheered and bounded off the bed, grabbing Kurt's hand and pulling him downstairs. They grabbed a couple bowls of ice cream and ate it at the window. "There is something about eating ice cream on a cold day." Kurt said.
"It tastes better. Which is weird. But it does." Blaine agreed, eating a large bite.
Kurt laughed and grabbed a napkin, wiping up a bit from his lip. "You are a mess."
"Whatever would I do without you." Blaine said teasingly, deliberately getting more ice cream on his lip. Kurt cocked an eyebrow up and leaned forward, kissing him and licking up the bit of ice cream.
"Yum." He said, pulling back and turning back to his ice cream.
Blaine laughed. "Tease." Kurt stuck his tongue out at that and they both giggled before finishing their ice cream and heading upstairs to watch more movies.
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