"So, should I get a tie for Finn? Or maybe a T-Shirt? You're his brother, Kurt. Help me out!"

"It's half-brother, Blaine. And even though I know that Finn doesn't have a touch for fashion and that we should help I think you should buy a T-Shirt. He'll like it more."

This was the last shop they had to visit before they went back to Blaine's house. Kurt also wanted to visit his dad before going back, so they had to be quick.

"Okay then, the shirt it is. How much does it cost?"

"Seventy-five dollars."

"What?! The tie costs only fifteen! I don't care if Finn doesn't use it! He's probably not going to use a T-Shirt that is stamped with circles and triangles. Let's buy the tie and not just throw money away."

"Fine, Blaine. It's your gift. Now come on! I want to visit my dad before we go back."

"Okay, okay, let's go." Blaine pays for the tie and goes with Kurt. They had bought gifts for everyone except themselves. Blaine opens the trunk of the car and wonders how the heck are they going to fit all the gifts there. In the end they have to take two gifts with them.

Kurt's old house is close to Blaine's so they stop first to put the gifts beneath the tree and grab a second coat. The afternoons in Lima are getting even colder than before.

When they arrive at Kurt's house his dad is already waiting for him.

"Did you phone him or something? It's creepy that he knows we're here." Blaine whispers.

"Blaine!! Of course I phoned him."

"Hey there! Are you guys going to stay out there in the cold or are you going to come in?" Burt yells.

"We're going." Kurt says. They step carefully on the snow-covered stairs, and enter the house.

It is exactly how it was when Kurt left. The same furniture, the same wallpaper, the same place. Burt goes into the kitchen and comes back with a badge of cookies.

"Dad? Are you okay? You don't make me cookies since I was four."

"Well, this is a special ocasion. It's Christmas, Kurt! And you loved to bake cookies to put with milk and leave them to Santa."

"Dad, I'm 21 now. I know you dressed up as Santa and ate my cookies." Kurt looks at the cookies."But I do love cookies."

Kurt gets one cookie and hands it to Blaine. Then he grabs another for himself. The three of them go sit on the couch. Kurt and his dad spend a lot of time catching up on things and finally it’s time for him and Blaine to go.

Inside the car Blaine asks Kurt:

“Why did your dad ignore me the whole time? He acted like I wasn’t even there!”

“Uuuh, I think maybe it’s because I told him you cheated on me.”

“Oh. Kurt, I think it’s about time I ask you this; would you like to start over?”

“Blaine… I – I need some time to think about it.”

“Sure. It’s okay.” You need some time to figure out how to say no, he thinks. By taking one look at Blaine’s sad face Kurt already knows what he is thinking;

“Just because I didn’t say yes immediately it doesn’t mean I’m going to say no, Blaine. Let me decide. There are so many things to take in consideration; would you come to New York with me? Or would I go to Massachusetts with you? Can we restart after all? A serious relationship requires trust. I need to know, can I trust you?”

“Kurt, I’m not proud of what I did. But I promise you, it won’t happen ever again. You can trust me.”

*Phone Beeps*

“Is it yours or is it mine?” Kurt asks.

“Mine. Would you check what it is for me? It’s in the center console.”

Kurt gets the phone but doesn’t say anything. He is looking intently at the message, and who sent it; Sebastian.

“Kurt, is everything all right? What happened?”

“How could you do this?! How dare you want to start over after this?!”

“Kurt, what happened?”

“You have his number? And don’t pretend you don’t know about this ‘cause this isn’t the first message.”

“Kurt, what are you talking about?”

“Your little chat with SEBASTIAN!”

“Kurt, I only answered him once, then I started ignoring him.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about it? WHY? I thought we were going to trust each other!”

“Kurt, please. I would have told you if I had even thought that drunk messages sent by Sebastian would make you freak out like this.”

“You freaked out when this happened to Chandler and now you think I’m overreacting?!”

“With Chandler it was different. You answered all his messages. And I had no idea who he was. You know Sebastian. You know how he’d love to break us apart.”

“Have you even READ the messages?! They don’t sound like they were sent from a drunk guy.”

“No, I haven’t read any of the messages except the first! Why can’t you let it go? He is drunk!”

“Why couldn’t you let it go when it was with Chandler?!”

“Because he wasn’t drunk and the messages were all read AND answered by you. I remember during Glee club you would look at your phone and laugh and blush. You thought I didn’t notice, that I wouldn’t notice but I did.”

“Let me read you this chat! He starts like this: ‘Heey, Blaine, I missed u today. Why don’t u come to the Scandals so we can spend a little Christmas together? ;).’ And you answered ‘Sebastian, r u drunk?’.”

“So what that I answered? Can’t I be looking out for a friend if he is drunk?”

“A friend?! Now you call him a friend?!”

“A lot has passed since that Grease musical. He changed. He stopped bullying. Sebastian isn’t as bad as you remember!”

“The guy almost blinded you! And from what I heard from Tina, he also stole our Nationals trophy, and wouldn’t return unless you returned to the Warblers.”

“That wasn’t him! It was the Dalton’s new captain.”

“I don’t care!” Kurt opened the door and ran away.

Blaine gets out of the car and his eyes follow Kurt’s path until he was out of sight. Blaine snatches his cell phone and throws it at the ground. Then he grabs it from the ground and enters the car again. There is no good in trying to convince him now, he thinks, Once Kurt’s mind is set on something it takes time for him to consider everything else.

Blaine looks at his phone and stares at the chat.

It continues like this:

Sebastian: I’m not drunk, I’m intoxicated by u.

Sebastian: So, r u coming? I’m waiting for u.

Sebastian: What about Breadstix? We’ll share our stixs if u want. ;)

And the messages go on and on.

Blaine deletes them all and deletes Sebastian from his contacts. He is going to start anew.

Kurt runs to his father’s house. How could Blaine do something like that to him? He didn’t know how to feel. He felt like he’d been used and was broken. But Kurt also felt that Blaine hadn’t meant to do something like that. It had just happened.

“Kurt? What are you doing here?”

“It’s just that I miss it here. Could I spend the night?”

“Sure. If you need anything tell me.”

Kurt ran to his old bedroom. The decorations had changed but all the furniture was the same. He threw himself at the bed and cried. He wanted to get back together with Blaine. He wanted them to be a couple. But could he trust Blaine, after all?