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Mr. Anderson was only late once in picking up Alice, and to be honest, Kurt felt a little bit sad. He knew he shouldn't be doing this, but he just couldn't help it. Why am I acting like a love struck teenager? He thought to himself, although he already knew the answer to his own question.

As far as his job went, the kids were absolutely marvelous. Children were totally different in a school setting because at home. He knew how they acted very well, especially the ones who were most active. They all studied very well, and when they got their first quizzes, they all got good scores, not all were quite as amazing as a couple of students, but overall his class was doing well, except for one student.

Alice had been quite distant lately. He paid more attention to this girl than the others for grounds very well known to himself, but that wasn't the only reason. The girl had been distracted most of the time. Her eyes wandered when he did his lectures and lately she'd been one of the last to finish their quizzes. A few days ago, she was quite attentive, but as the week went on, she started to get more and more distracted. Kurt couldn't help but worry.

Another thing about Alice was that she became quite of a loner. During recess, he liked to watch the kids play, bringing his lunch out to the playground with him. This was what he missed about Calvin, how he used to be so active, running around the house screaming out 'Captain Cape-man' at the top of his tiny little lungs. A small chuckle surfaced at the memory of his little brother's silly actions. He looked at all corners of the small fenced playground where his kids played and noticed a small figure all hunched under a tree in the corner. This was the last straw for him. All the other kids played while this one girl kept to herself, something must be wrong.

"Alice?" Kurt kneeled down to comfort the little girl, paying no mind to the slacks that he wore. "Are you ok?"

"Uh-huh." The little girl nodded, but still kept her eyes trained to the dirt under her feet.

"Is there something wrong?" Kurt wondered why he would even ask, something was obviously wrong, and right now, he didn't know what to do.

"No Mr. Hummel I just have a tummy-ache." She said, rubbing her stomach in little circles.

"You want me to tell the office to call your daddy?"

"No. Papa's at work and mama's not home." Kurt just looked at the little girl before him. He honestly didn't know what to do. Suddenly, someone called that recess is over. He held onto the little girl's hand and slowly guided her towards the door.

It was before 3:30 when he wrote a note as the little kids waited for him to let them out. They all had their backpacks on and were waiting by the door. As soon as he was done, he opened the door and led them through the halls and out the door, everyone hurrying over to their parents.

"Alice," Kurt said, almost apologetically, "I need you to give this to your daddy okay?" He said as he gave the piece of paper to the girl.

She looked down at the piece of paper before taking it and putting it in her backpack. "Ok," she replied, running off to the group of people.

Kurt barely saw Mr. Anderson in the crowd. The father knelt to pick his daughter up, and soon was out of view.

The day ended quite slowly for Kurt. All day he had been nervous about this meeting with Alice's father and he couldn't help but think to himself: Am I using her reclusion as an excuse to talk to her father? Am I really that desperate? Especially since the call he had from Calvin during recess, now that was something to think about. The thought soon dissipated once the kids exited the door. Mr. Anderson slowly approached Kurt with Alice in tow. The teacher led them to his classroom, opening the door and urging the parent to enter with his daughter. There was a slight awkward moment, but it soon melted away once Kurt held offered the man to take a seat, nudging the thought of Calvin's call to the back of his mind. "Mr. Anderson, is there any problem at home? Alice has been distant lately and I'm worried."

"Oh um." Blaine shook his hands, wondering if he should tell someone who was a complete stranger, but before he could think, the words suddenly fell out. "I'm getting a divorce."

Kurt couldn't believe what he was hearing. If he could deduce the events from how Alice had been acting, this didn't happen until last week. The first week of school went amazing for the girl, but as the Wednesday of the second week past, she had been spending time alone and distracting herself. "Was this recent?"

"Yeah, uhm, it was only a week ago when it was decided."

"Might I ask how Alice has been acting at home?" Kurt looked at the little girl, playing in the corner of the room. She just picked up a couple of blocks that Kurt used the week before to explain addition in groups. "Because she's been acting differently this past week. She's hasn't been focused, and she doesn't talk to the other kids anymore."

"She's actually quite active, holding her head up high as always." They both looked at the girl as she stacked the blocks, trying to balance them all.

"Oh… Well then, I suggest you talk to her." Kurt put his hand on the other man's hand, not really thinking of it at the moment. "She's probably keeping her head up high for you, letting you know that you do not need to worry about her, when she's also breaking down inside."

Blaine felt Kurt's hand on his. He didn't really know why, but he liked it there. It calmed him and made him feel better. But he didn't really want to give Kurt the wrong message, though he knew he didn't love Julia anymore, he couldn't just jump into Mr. Hummel's arms right? Yes. He flinched his hand, causing the teacher to move his hand away. Blaine felt a sudden emptiness, but he didn't want it to be obvious. "Yeah, I'll talk to her."

"If you need any help, here's my number." Kurt said as he wrote on a piece of paper, giving it to the man in front of him.

Blaine didn't know how to feel exactly. Although things started out rather professional, somehow this happened? He wanted so bad to just give the piece of paper back to the teacher, but instead… "Yeah, thank you," he took it.

"Good luck." Kurt said looking back at Alice. He block castle stood completely balanced and well made. He approached the little girl, tussling her hair. "Good job sweetie!"

"Thank you Mr. Hummel." She said as she held on to her father's hand.

"See you tomorrow okay?"

"Okay Mr. Hummel! Bye!" The little girl waved as she and her father exited the room.

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