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Chapter Three
The next morning, Sebastian woke up to a slight throbbing on his head, and also his phone ringing.
"Ugh," he groaned and reached for his phone.
His mother. Had it been anyone else, Sebastian would have turned away and let the phone ring. So, despite the headache he answered.
"Hello?"
"Sebastian, darling," his mother said, "I hope you're doing alright this morning."
Sebastian sighed. It was like she knew.
"Anyway," his mom continued, "your father and I thought that it'd be nice if we actually got to see you one of these days. So, we're coming over for lunch."
"What?" Sebastian asked, "mom, I have plans."
He did have plans. Despite going out the night before, he and Kurt had standing plans to binge watch Doctor Who on Netflix. It was Sebastian's favorite tv-show and he'd introduced it to Kurt who after some trepidation had conceded that it was pretty good.
"Well cancel them, Bas," she said, "your father and I barely get to see you. We're coming and that's that. See you in a few hours."
After that she hung up and Sebastian just flopped back onto his bed and he groaned. He had been looking forward to his day with Kurt since they'd settled on it and he really didn't want to cancel especially since he wanted to know what a hung over Kurt looked like. His mother had just had to pick this weekend. He buried his face in his pillow and before he knew it, he was asleep again.
Sebastian woke up a second time to knocking on his door as well as his phone ringing.
"I'm up, I'm up," Sebastian muttered and he rushed to the door because he knew his mother didn't like waiting.
Standing at his door, though, was not his mom. It was Kurt and from the looks of it, he had also been the one calling him.
"Were you sleeping?" Kurt asked as a form of greeting before he stepped inside the house, "because you told me we were going to start early. I brought breakfast."
Kurt looked like he hadn't been drinking the night before and Sebastian hated him for it.
"What is wrong with you?" he asked.
"Wrong with me?" Kurt asked.
"Your hangover? Where did you leave it?"
Kurt rolled his eyes at Sebastian. "I didn't drink as much as you did, and I definitely had a lot of water between drinks. Anyway, I brought you something greasy and also coffee."
Sebastian took the cup that was thrust at him and he took a sip. Kurt had gotten his order right which wasn't a surprise considering how often they had coffee, but he had also added just the right amount of sugar.
"This is heaven," he mumbled.
Kurt smiled at him and he began searching for plates as he unwrapped the sandwiches he'd brought for them and placed them on plates.
"I really thought you'd be awake," Kurt mused, "but anyway, Doctor Who day can now commence."
Sebastian just grinned and he didn't even bother to go back to his room and get changed from the flannel pajama pants and t-shirt. He didn't even care that he still had bed hair.
He turned his tv on and got his Netflix account up. They settled into his sofa with their food and coffee and Sebastian pressed play on the episode they were starting with.
After he finished eating and drinking his coffee, Sebastian left Kurt to brush his teeth, wash his face, and grab a sweater. When he returned, Kurt had cleared up their breakfast plates and he'd gotten even more comfortable, using the throw Sebastian kept folded over the arm of his sofa.
Sebastian dropped down next to him and they were silent as Kurt pressed play again. It was nice to have someone next to him appreciating his favorite tv-show and showing genuine interest in the characters on the show.
"Rose is awesome," Kurt said after their second episode, "I love her already."
Sebastian was so caught up in the show, and also Kurt's reactions to it, that he didn't even remember that he had meant to cancel on Kurt because his parents were coming over for lunch. Which was why, when there was knocking on his door, he jumped up.
"Shit," he said, "I totally forgot."
He ran to the door before Kurt could ask questions.
"Mom, dad," he said, "what a surprise to see you here."
There was no trying to get rid of them, so instead Sebastian just let them walk inside.
"Sebastian, you're not even dressed," his mom said while taking him in, "and I called you this morning so you'd be prepared. I didn't want a repeat of last time."
The last time they had lunch together, his mom had tried to surprise him. The surprise had been on her, because when she opened the door with the key she had since given back to him, it was to find Sebastian and the guy he'd picked up the night before having sex right on the couch that Kurt was still sitting on.
"Well," Sebastian said, "I did tell you I had plans. Mom, dad, this is Kurt. Kurt these are my parents."
Sebastian could tell that Kurt was shocked, but he hid it quickly as he moved around the sofa and to where they were all standing.
"Hello," he said, "it's nice to meet the two of you. Sebastian didn't mention you were coming over."
"I forgot," Sebastian said and rubbed at his neck, "but since you're here you should probably just stay for lunch."
Sebastian could tell that his parents were surprised at his offer, but neither of them said anything until Kurt started to shake his head.
"I shouldn't," he said, "it's family time, I would only be in the way."
His mom shook her head. "No, sweetie, of course you can stay. Any friend of Bas' is welcome. We haven't met a friend of his in years so this is kind of a treat for us."
When Kurt got back to his loft that night after a lot of episodes of Doctor Who and a fantastic lunch courtesy of Mrs. Smythe, he was about ready to just collapse into his bed and sleep. But instead, he had other plans, plans that he had been trying to put into action for a few weeks.
He was over Blaine. He was the one that had broken up with Blaine. And as such, it was time that Kurt meet someone else. He had to put himself out there and start to date. Meeting guys at clubs and bars wasn't his thing, but maybe he could get on Tinder or other dating sites. It seemed to be the way things were done these days and he knew that both Elliott and Sebastian were on Tinder so it couldn't be that bad.
As he went about the process of signing up, Kurt thought about Sebastian and his parents. Kurt had never pictured Sebastian's parents to be so normal and loving. They were accepting and funny, and definitely proud of their son. They had also seemed to like Kurt. The best part of it was that not once did any of them mention his break up.
His phone vibrated in his hand and he saw Sebastian's name on the screen.
My parents loved you, btw, I think they want to find a way to drop me as their son and adopt you.
Kurt grinned, but he didn't bother to respond. He was busy getting his life back in order.
A few days later, Kurt really did dive into the whole dating thing. He told Elliott and Sebastian what he was doing over text and received mixed results. Sebastian was all for it, even offering to give him some post-break up sex – Kurt hoped his offer was a joke – and Elliott questioning if he was really ready. Kurt assured him he was, and then that afternoon on his way to he saw an ad for speed dating. Before he could talk himself out of it, he signed himself up and then continued on his way.
He had done the moving on once before, the first time he and Blaine had broken up and even though it hadn't gone exactly as planned, Kurt knew that this time things were different. After all, Kurt had been the one to break up with Blaine and the fact that they had been constantly fighting and that Kurt had been feeling too much pressure for their wedding to the point of not wanting to even put a lot of thought into the planning of it really spoke to how right he had been to want to break up. It had been getting clearer and clearer how not suited they were to each other after every disagreement.
Kurt jumped into the dating world, ready and trying his hardest to find the person that would help him move on. But, it wasn't easy. The few guys he met up with were all in some way or form a little odd, and if they weren't odd then Kurt just couldn't stand them.
Finally, he went to the speed dating thing and things were just worse. It was all a bunch of strange men. One thought he was psychic, another kept telling Kurt he wanted to paint him, and a few of them were too boring and uninteresting.
"This is going horribly," he lamented to Sebastian during another round of Doctor Who.
"That's why I don't do it," Sebastian said, "the whole dating and relationship thing is a complete waste of time."
Kurt knew that Sebastian wasn't going to be offering him any sympathy. It wasn't how Sebastian worked. Elliott was far better at it, but he was also concerned that Kurt wasn't ready to move on.
"How's it going with trying to get into Elliott's pants?" Kurt asked.
Sebastian shrugged. "Thing is he's a friend now…although with that ass…I don't know, we're going out tomorrow night I'll let you know what happens. Are you sure you don't want to come along?"
Kurt shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to tag along exactly. He had a date the next day with a guy he'd been exchanging messages with and Kurt didn't want to jinx it but he was hopeful that it would go well.
Sebastian turned his attention back to the tv. "This has got to be my favorite episode," he said, "the writing is just so good."
Kurt laughed. "You're such a nerd."
"Hey, you like it too."
Kurt only smiled, but he didn't deny it.
The next day, Sebastian was in the middle of e-mailing a paper when loud knocking on his door made him jump.
"Who the hell…"
He walked to his door and first used the peep hole. Kurt was standing outside his door and he had slumped against it now that he he'd stopped pounding at it.
Sebastian scrambled to open the door, and Kurt almost fell but caught himself.
"Kurt?" Sebastian asked.
Kurt was a mess. He'd been crying again. His clothes were rumpled, and even his hair had become a disheveled mess where Kurt had no doubt run his fingers through it.
"I'm not over him," Kurt gasped, "I'm not over him and I made the biggest mistake of my life."
Then, he was sobbing. They were loud sobs that wrecked Kurt with so much emotion that he was shaking. His face was red and splotchy and big fat tears were pouring from his eyes.
Kurt kept trying to speak, but his tears made it hard for Sebastian to really get what he was trying to say, so instead he led Kurt over to his sofa and helped him sit before he pulled out his phone and called Elliott who picked up on the third ring.
"Now I know you're excited to see me, Sebastian, but we're not due to meet for a few hours yet."
"Elliott, it's Kurt. He's having a breakdown in my living room right now."
Kurt grabbed one of the sofa cushions, bringing it to his chest and clutching at it.
"Alright," Elliott said, "I'll try and be there soon. Just, try not to be an insensitive asshole, alright?"
"Yes, yes. Come quick."
He dropped the phone on the coffee table and turned back to look at Kurt. He was surprised that Kurt had gone to him of all people, but maybe he'd just been closer to Sebastian's apartment. At the very least he wasn't outside just wandering around in his distressed state.
"What happened, Kurt?" Sebastian asked, "do you want to talk about it?"
Kurt shook his head.
"Okay," Sebastian said, "what do you need then? Maybe some chamomile?"
Tea had always been his mom's way of solving problems. That and food.
When Kurt shook his head, Sebastian was at a loss. He'd never had to comfort anyone. He'd never really had friends that needed to be comforted. He was out of his depth but he knew he needed to help. It hurt to see Kurt in pain. Sebastian reached over and took his hand.
"You know it will be okay, though, right?"
Kurt shook his head yet again and fixed Sebastian with a look that told him exactly how bad Sebastian was doing at the whole being comforting thing, but he didn't let go of Sebastian's hand and his crying had slowed down some. After a moment he let go of the cushion completely and instead he moved closer to Sebastian and he dropped his head onto Sebastian's shoulder.
"I blocked it out," he whispered with a slightly hoarse voice, "the break up. I blocked it out and I was trying so hard to convince myself it was for the better but it wasn't. No one is Blaine and all I do is compare those guys to Blaine. I love Blaine. I'll never stop loving Blaine but I couldn't seem to fucking remember that when it mattered. I'm such a mess. I lost the love of my life."
Sebastian squeezed his hand. "Do you still want to see a therapist? I think it might be a good idea."
Kurt didn't answer for a long while. "I. Yeah, I think I need to."
"Okay."
Kurt wiped at his tears and shuddered. Sebastian let go of his hand, but only so he could wrap an arm around Kurt's waist to pull him closer, somehow just knowing that it was the thing to do.
"My mom is a psychiatrist," Sebastian whispered, "and I don't know if it would be weird for you, but she'd be willing to see you. Or she could recommend someone."
Kurt nodded against his shoulder, but Sebastian didn't want to ask what he had agreed to. They would figure out the logistics later.
Elliott found them on the couch, and when he entered, Kurt looked up and shifted closer to Sebastian so Elliott could sit on his other side.
"So," Elliott said, "what happened?"
Kurt spoke before Sebastian could, his voice shaky, "I was an idiot is what."