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#this isn’t compliment fishing or anything. but i got way too upset over this headspace last night and it sucks that i’m not over it now
ripjaws · 3 years
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bb-loves-boys · 6 years
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Soon You’ll Come Home Chapter 16
Summary: Blaine and Kurt are married with two kids and at the point of their lives they would never imagine having another child. But then Blaine meets a young girl in the most unlikely way and after he learns about the abuse she suffered he can’t help but want to give her the family that loves and care’s for her like she needs.
Warning: mentioned child abuse, and Bullying, and self harm (nothing graphic)
Notes: I do not claim to know about the actual laws that deal with situations like this. It is merely used as fiction and to create a situation for the story. It’s not fact. It’s fiction.
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Blaine is nervous. He knows he shouldn't be; he and Kurt have been married forever now. They have seen each other at their worst and best on multiple occasions, and there is nothing new to this situation they are in as a couple. Despite this, Blaine is nervous. It's been almost a week since Blaine broke down and they stopped fighting. They have set up a schedule with their therapists as well as a plan to begin couples therapy. They're both working to make this better, to make them better. The date was Kurt's idea, as a way to mix up their routine. He wanted to meet there to make it feel more like a date. Blaine enters the small bistro and instantly spots Kurt, his heart skipping a beat. Kurt is wearing a new outfit that Blaine has never seen before. It's somewhere in-between the casual attire he had gotten used to wearing at home and the dressed-up attire he wears to work. Blane has always known Kurt was beautiful, Blaine witnesses his beauty every day, but this new outfit makes Blaine stop for a second. He feels silly wearing something Kurt has seen on him a million times and has washed, folded, and even ironed for him. He watches Kurt's smile grow as Blaine approaches. 
"I didn't realize I was late," Blaine apologizes first. "You're not," Kurt explains, "I got here ridiculously early, so there would be no confusion about my intentions." "Kurt," Blaine whispers wanting to reach out and hug him. "It was your dad, I've forgiven you for it." "I know," Kurt waves off, making Blaine frown. He hates when Kurt dismisses his feelings as silly. "How about we get a table?" Blaine asks with a smile not waiting for an answer before he requests a table for two. 
They are seated quickly at a small table by the window, and it doesn't take too long for them to order, especially since talking seems awkward and difficult for them to do right now. "Is Oliver home alone?" Kurt asks after the waiter takes their menus. "No, I asked Sam to stay with him. I know he's old enough to stay alone, but he hasn't been himself lately, and I don't want him to be alone," Blaine answers, a sinking feeling forming in his heart at the thought of what their son may be experiencing. "We'll figure it out," Kurt says trying to soothe his nerves. Blaine can only smile in response. "Maybe we all need a break, go away somewhere on vacation for a little while?" Kurt suggests when Blaine doesn't answer. "You know we can't," Blaine frowns, Riley might not be in their custody, but they're still trying to win her back, at least Blaine still wants her back. "We have to be ready- " "We need to do what's best for our family," Kurt snaps, cutting Blaine off. And it's all it takes for them to start fighting again. "She is our family, Kurt" Blaine challenges because no matter how short of time she had with them Blaine will always feel like she is family. "Oliver needs us right now, we can't keep putting all our focus onto Riley, especially when she is no longer with us at the moment," Kurt hisses, suddenly aware they're in public and doesn't want everyone to hear them. "I'm not saying to abandon Oliver, I'm just saying we need to stay here and be ready," Blaine defends. "I thought you were with me on this." "Can we not do this now? We're supposed to be on a date." Kurt says after taking a sip of his drink, avoiding eye contact. "Yeah, we'll just talk about something else," Blaine suggests knowing they shouldn't ignore the problem in front of them. They both sit in silence waiting for the other one to come up with a new topic. It worries Blaine that they can't even think of something to talk about as a married couple. They know everything about each other and have seen every possible side of each other. Blaine used to think that was a good thing, but now he's worried. "I'm sorry," Kurt whispers, looking at his hands in his lap. "I didn't mean to come here and fight with you; this is a date the first date we had in a very long time, and we should make the most of it." He reached across the table, offering his hand to Blaine. Without any hesitation, Blaine took it and held it softly. "Remember back in high school, right after we became boyfriends?" Blaine asked. "Of course, I do," Kurt said his smile reaching his eyes, something it hasn't done in a while. "It was like a month later, and we were doing homework in your bedroom, and I got upset because I never took you on a proper date. Do you remember what you said to me?" Blaine asked rubbing his thumb over Kurt's knuckles. "What does that have to do with your calculus?" Kurt answer confused, scrunching his face slightly. "No, after that," Blaine laughed shaking his head, "You told me you considered that valentine's day when I paid for your coffee our first date and that I just wasn't aware I was dating you." "I said that? Even after you sang to another guy and dated Rachel?" Kurt teased. "Hey, I'm trying to be sentimental, and we agreed never to bring up me dating Rachel again," Blaine whined. "What I'm trying to say is that even though we haven't had an official date, I have considered the nights that we sit and talk when the kids are asleep or just enjoy each other's company kind of like dates. I enjoy every moment I have with you, Kurt." "Except when I get in this headspace and fight with you," Kurt answered, finally pulling away from his hand and looking down. "Enjoy, might not be that right word for what I feel, but I'm glad it's me getting to fight with you and not some other guy," Blaine says after some thought, trying to make Kurt feel better. He gets a small sympathetic smile out of it. "There never was another guy," Kurt responds looking surprised at the comment. Blaine looks down shyly and nervous for a moment. "You cannot honestly tell me you thought there was another guy?" Kurt asks carefully, more surprised than suspicious. Blaine decides the best answer is a simple shrug because maybe he felt like the guys Kurt dated weren't going to last because he knew Kurt. But he was more worried Kurt wouldn't find his way back to Blaine and move on from him. Thankfully their meal arrives after that, and the food is enough to distract Kurt from the conversation. They eat in peace, complimenting their meals. Blaine shares a little bit of his steak despite Kurt refusing to share fish. When asked if they want dessert Kurt declines, and Blaine knows he's starting to worry about his diet, with heart conditions running in his family, but he still orders Kurt a slice of their cheesecake to go. Blaine takes the bill, telling Kurt he has it, and even though they share finances, Kurt still blushes and looks down. When they arrive home, the lights are still on inside the house. Blaine waits for Kurt to open the door but he stops and turns to Blaine. "Something wrong?" He asks. "I love you," Kurt says suddenly. "I love you too, Kurt" Blaine answers leaning in to give Kurt a quick kiss. "No, wait" Kurt stops him. "I need you to know that I love you even when we fight and disagree." "I know you do. We're married." Blaine answers curiously. "I wanted to say it before we walked inside because that's when our date ends. And that's when I start to say it more out of habit and less out of meaning." Kurt explains, nervously biting his lip. This time when Blaine isn't stopped when leans in to kiss Kurt. "You always mean it, Kurt, even when you don't say it." Kurt gives one more quick kiss before opening the door. The mood immediately changes when they make their way into the rest of the house and find Sam and Oliver sitting in the living room waiting for them. "We need to talk," Sam says slowly to them after neither of them says something. "What is it?" Kurt says rushing over to Oliver worried something happened to him. Blaine takes the spot across from him waiting patiently for one of them to talk. He nervously watches as Oliver tries to start speaking. He begins to shake and cry when the words won't come out. "It's okay Ollie; they'll understand," Sam says. "Baby, we'll love you no matter what, you just need to tell us so we can help," Blaine tries moving to kneel in front of Oliver. "How about we try to guess, and you help us when we get close?" Kurt suggests when Oliver still doesn't say anything. He begins rubbing his back gently. Oliver nods in agreement, swallowing slowly. "Is it about school?" Blaine starts, trying to connect all the puzzle pieces Oliver has left for them with his mood changes. "Kinda" he answers in a shaky voice. "Does it have to do with that party?" Blaine tries again. This time Oliver nods, chocking on his tears. Kurt shushes him and starts doing everything he can to calm him down, stroking his hair and holding him close. "What happened?" Kurt asks in a whisper. This time Oliver slowly reveals his phone to them, and Blaine feels sick when he sees what they have done. Pictures and videos of the torment. Screenshots and recordings and links to the text messages, Facebook comments, and phone calls. "Matt's brother threw the party. We were only allowed to be there because Matt threatened to tell his parents. I told him I didn't want to be there, but he wanted to stay because there was this girl he liked." He took a shaky breath trying to calm his nerves before continuing. "I-I think she may be a junior." Blaine waited for his to continue but Kurt wasn't going to wait anymore. "It's okay, baby; keep going." "Everyone was drunk, and I was scared. She kept talking to me, but I didn't want to be there. She tried to give me something so I could relax and have fun, but I said no." Oliver's words were short and breathy. He stopped again when his tears got the better of him. Blaine's heart clenched tight at the sight of the pain Oliver was in just telling them what happened. "We can stop here if it's too much," Blaine gently offers as Kurt begins to shush his cries again. "We're here for you, just try to finish telling us what happened," Kurt says instead. "Kurt," Blaine says surprised. "No, we need to know so we can fix this!" Kurt insists. "It's fuzzy after that; I remember waking up in bed with her and Matt yelling at me and trying to fight me." Oliver forces the words out. "How did you get home? Remember you came home?" Kurt asks. "I don't know; I can't remember" Oliver cries out and Blaine can feel him shutting down. "I remember going to the hospital with you, but that's it." "Ollie, can you try to tell them what happened after, when you went back to school?" Sam tries gently. Blaine just wants all the pain to disappear. He hates watching Oliver feel any pain. He can't believe Oliver kept this quiet for so long. "Matt thinks I was flirting with her after he told me he liked her. It started small with him ignoring me and giving me glares anytime we saw each other, but it escalated from there. Then somehow they started dating, and it got so much worse." Oliver explains, tired now. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you." "No, no" Blaine reaches out to comfort him trying to tell him it was all okay. "Ollie, we need all the documentation you have so I can go to the school with it," Kurt says, and Blaine can see he's trying to distance himself from the pain. Blaine knows it's bringing back painful memories. "I don't want to go back to that school, please don't make me go back," Ollie begs them. "You won't go back there, don't worry." Blaine soothes and kisses the top of his head. "We'll get you a new phone number and help you clean up your social media accounts," Kurt offers. Sam nodding in agreement. "Don't worry baby boy; we'll fix this. It's going to be okay," Kurt soothes again. They stay there in the silence for a while. Comforting and calming down Oliver. The reality of what has happened slowly setting in. When it's time for bed, Kurt ends up laying down with Oliver to help him try to fall asleep, leaving Sam and Blaine in the living room. "He didn't come out of his room, so I went to check on him, and I found him trying to hurt himself," Sam explains, sounding exhausted himself. "He's been hurting himself?" Blaine asked on the verge of a breakdown himself. "No, this would have been the first time, he was having trouble going through with it." Sam answers. Blaine can only nod in response, his thoughts and emotions working in overdrive. "He tried to make me leave, but I refused. I ended up telling him about what Kurt was going through in high school. I don't know everything, but I just explained that you both would understand and be able to help. I told him I would help. That we all love him and we are there for him. Eventually, I talked enough that he told me everything. I knew he had to tell you two. He was so scared to tell you, but I told him you needed to know." Sam continues to explain taking a deep breath after. "I knew something was wrong, but I just thought it was normal teenage hormones. I would never have thought." Blaine shakes his head unable to continue. "He didn't tell you, he hid everything. You can't blame yourself." Sam tries to comfort him. "I don't understand why he didn't come to us in the first place," Blaine says, confused and hurt. "Kurt didn't tell his dad anything. He didn't tell any of us," Sam answers. When Blaine doesn't respond Sam decides to continue, "There is no point in focusing on the why he didn't tell you. The point is he told you now, and you can fix it and help him." Something clicks in Blaine's thoughts, "You're right. Kurt was right." "Right about what?" Sam asks confused. "We should move out of the city," Blaine answers not hesitating to begin his research in finding the best private schools in the area and homes for sale near them.  
Chapter 17
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