Chapter II

                                    

                                          
As soon as Kurt turned the doorknob, Adrian came running towards him:

                          
                "Daddy K!"
                          
                "Ady, come here! I've missed you so much, Sweet Prince. But why are you dressed as Buzz Lightyear?"  Kurt casted an awry look towards Blaine who was just behind the little one.
                          
                Blaine just cast a look that says "I'll explain you later" while he kissed and hugged Kurt by the waist. Only then, he saw Cooper waiting by the doorstep. Blaine smiled awkwardly and that was all Cooper needed to start being Cooper:
                          
                "Blainey, little brother, long time no seeing!" Cooper hugged Blaine effusively and continued: "Kurt I have already seen, but this must be Andrew. - "Adrian", Blaine corrected him, but he didn't even listen - How are you doing champion?"
                          
                Adrian hid his face in Kurt's chest. Kurt kindly started tickling his son's foot: "Come on Ady, say hi to your uncle Cooper. He came here to meet you..."
                          
                A feeble "Hi" is all Adrian managed to say before hiding his face again. Blaine interfered: "Let's go Ade, go finish the drawing you were making for Daddy K while we have dinner." 
                          
                Blaine sat with his son in the little table and Cooper rolled his eyes to the scene. Luckily, only Kurt saw that. He now perceived that the reconciliation between Blaine and Cooper would be way more difficult than he thought. But he's not giving up:
                          
                "What a lovely table you've set, Blee. Came and sit with us, we can see Ady while he draws from here."
                          
                Blaine knows that Kurt wants him to be nice to Cooper; he'll try it tonight, but only because of his husband:
                          
                "So, Cooper, what brings you to New York? Are you here to resurrect Broadway?"
                          
                "That's a lost cause. I'm here auditioning for a TV series; big stuff..."
                          
                Blaine interrupted him with a sarcastic smile:
                          
                "What happened to the FAN-TAS-TIC soap opera you were in?"
                          
                Cooper kept his wide smile on his face, apparently unaware of Blaine's irony. However, Kurt knew his husband better:
                          
                "So Blee, what do we have for dinner? Have you cooked? There's a wonderful smell coming from the kitchen..." He was sending a warning look towards Blaine, who understood immediately:
                          
                "I'll go get the ratatouille."
                          
                When he was back Kurt was trying to engage everyone in a single conversation:
                          
                "Let me tell you about my job interview."
                          
                Blaine was now a little embarrassed remembering he hasn't asked Kurt about it:
                          
                "Oh yeah, how could that escape my mind? Did they loved you or they adored you?"
                          
                "I think they liked me. I'm so excited! It'll be wonderful going back to work in this exact job. They said they would call this week."
                          
                Cooper, who had been quiet observing Adrian, talked again:
                          
                "What is this job Kurt?"
                          
                "Costume designer for the new production of Moulin Rouge on Broadway. It's starting next year and it's going to be a huge production. It's a highly prestigious job; a lot of people are applying for it."
                          
                "And are you qualified for it?" Asked Cooper unaware he's being rude. 
                          
                "I'm sure he got it." Said Blaine kissing Kurt and beginning to be pretty annoyed by his brother.
                          
                At this moment, Adrian was pulling Cooper's jacket with a piece of paper in his hand:
                          
                "For you, Uncle Cooper." 
                          
                "Thank you, Champion. I loved this... drawing? Is it a drawing?" 
                          
                Blaine was getting angrier and angrier with his brother. Kurt saw the danger in the situation:
                          
                "Come on, Ady. It's way past your bedtime. Say goodbye to Daddy B and Uncle Cooper and I'll put you to sleep. I haven't seen you all day and I want to know what happened to you in kindergarten today."
                          
                After the minutes that took Kurt to brush Adrian's teeth, tell him a bedtime story and make sure the little one is asleep; Kurt was in the hallway walking back to the dining room. He heard the screaming voices of Blaine and Cooper. The only thing he was close enough to distinguish was Blaine saying:
                          
                "Of course he's shy! He has been abandoned and lived four years in an orphanage. Do you think it would be better for him if he stood there?"
                          
                Cooper was interrupted by the door opening and Kurt entering the room. He and Blaine were both standing, with the table between then but looking directly into each other's eyes. The tension was perfectly tangible in the air. Cooper looked at Kurt's surprised face and then back at Blaine's raged one. He simply sighs, turns his back at them and goes out slamming the front door.