AN: This is supposed to be set not long after the previous drabble. I hope you like the direction I took this prompt supergirl102.
"Hey, Finn, can I talk to you a moment," Burt called out as his fiancé and son headed for their car.
Finn glanced at his mother who nodded. As Carole continued to the car Finn retraced his steps back to the front porch. Ascending the steps, Finn found himself nervously standing in front of his soon to be stepfather.
"Look, about earlier, I shouldn't have yelled at you like I did. I know you can't protect Kurt from everything."
"I didn't realize things had gotten so bad. If I had, I would have done something," Finn told him, wholeheartedly meaning the words and knowing they weren't enough. Though Kurt had been willing to overlook his lack of interest in what was going on, and now Burt seemed to be doing the same thing, Finn wasn't ready to let himself off the hook quite so easily. He knew Karofsky had been harassing Kurt and no matter how much he tried to convince himself that if he knew about the death threat he would have stepped in, Finn knew it wasn't enough.
"Kurt's good at hiding things. Even I didn't realize how upset he was or what was going on. The bottom line is, if you hadn't forced Kurt to tell me what was going on, he still would have been keeping it a secret and Karofsky would still be a threat. Because of what you did, at least I can take steps to protect him. Thank-you for that."
Finn took a moment to consider Burt's words. When he looked at things that way, even though he may have been late, at least the choice he had finally made had made a difference.
"I'll do a better job from now on," Finn promised.
"I think that's a promise we both need to make," Burt said, as he held out his hand to Finn.
Finn shook hands with his future step father before turning and heading to join his mother in the car. He would do a better job at protecting Kurt from now just like a brother should.