36 Questions

Question 33

Question 33: If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone? Why haven't you told them yet?

Kurt's phone flashed with a new call. It was from Pam, Blaine's mother. Something told him to answer it alone. He untangled himself from his fiancé where they were watching TV on the couch and went for his bedroom:

"Hello?"

"Kurt? It's Pam."

"I saw it was you. Is everything alright?"

"Is Blaine next to you?"

"No, he's watching TV in the living room. What about you? Are you alone?"

"Yes. I want to have a heart to heart with you. I can be honest with you, can't I? I'm worried about Robert. And Blaine, of course."

Kurt took a deep breath:

"Look, Pam, I want to be honest too. I was, better yet, we were pretty offended by what Mr. Anderson said to us."

He could hear Pam sighing on the other end of the line:

"I figured. I know Robert can be a piece of work. However – uh, Kurt – I saw him crying like a baby. The last time he cried like that was when Blaine came out to him."

"I think he hasn't come to terms with that yet."

Pam sounded exasperated:

"Kurt, my dear, Robert may look though on the outside, but he has a soft side, the side I fell in love with. When Blaine came out, Robert was scared. He cried telling me he felt unable to protect Blaine. I shouldn't even have told you all of that; not even Blaine knows."

"Well, if we are sharing confidences; I've been worried about Blaine too. He says he wasn't affected by his talk to his dad, but he's closed himself. He's like when I first met him and I'm pretty sure he been crying when I'm not home."

"My son is very lucky to have you."

Kurt smiled sensing Pam's smile in her voice:

"And I'm very happy to have found him too. I'm the lucky one. But I think I know why you called, and I don't think I can help you."

"I figured; I know my son too – he won't give in that easily. Thank you anyway, dear. I'll try to convince Robert to give Blaine a proper apology. Our son isn't even answering his calls."

"In know, but I don't see that changing anytime soon."

Kurt reentered the living room to find Blaine looking at him intrigued. He gestured for Kurt to join him on the couch again. Kurt got settled in his fiancé's embrace and Blaine immediately kissed that spot behind his ear.

"Who was it on the phone?"

"Your mother."

Blaine stopped his kissing flabbergasted:

"So now you have secrets with my mom?"

"She's worried about you. And your dad."

"I know that kind of worry. Like when I was left alone with no place to live in New York and all she did was tell me to 'hang on'."

Kurt turned to face him: