At what point does just failing to tell somebody the truth become as bad as a lie?

Blaine asked himself this time and time again because he wanted to tell Kurt he had a boyfriend, he really really did. But at the same time, he knew it would shatter Kurt's faith in him completely and ruin the one happy, positive relationship Kurt had with anybody at Dalton. Sad as it was to admit, Kurt hadn't been there for very long, and there was hardly anyone else who could offer a shoulder to cry on when Blaine told the guy who was crushing on him "Oh, sorry, I really like you as a friend, it's just, well, I'm seeing somebody else." He didn't mean to sound so arrogant, but Blaine had been in Kurt's shoes. It's easy to fall for the first openly gay kid you meet but you fall for them because they're openly not because they're necessarily right for you. Maybe it wouldn't have come across so awfully if Blaine had told him from the start, but at the same time, they probably wouldn't have gotton so close.

Plus, if he was being honest with himself, he really wanted Kurt to keep looking at him in that way he did when he didn't think Blaine noticed, with pure trust and faith and love. His boyfriend didn't go to Dalton, so sometimes it was nice to feel appreciated and needed...

Ok, so that just went from kind and protective to downright selfish, Blaine scolded himself.

But it was being selfish which finally made Blaine feel guilty and what made him vow to himself that he would tell Kurt he had a boyfriend. Tomorrow.

They had been sat together in the library. After only being back in school for a week since Christmas vacation, Blaine, who had an English paper due in a couple of days, was lazily making notes while Kurt flicked through a Chemistry textbook, scowling at the words as if they had offended him. The whole time Blaine was waiting for an opportunity to tell Kurt, but after two hours and no such moment presenting itself, he decided to bite the bullet and just do it.

"I have something to tell you!"
"I need to tell you something."

Blaine and Kurt shared and easy smile and a small chuckle.

"You go first," offered Blaine, ever the gentleman (and secretly a little bit happy with stalling).

"Ok, well, um," Kurt began, "It's not really anything that important... I just had to tell someone! "

Blaine smiled encouragingly, wondering what on Earth Kurt was about to tell him.

"Blaine... I met someone!" He all but gushed.

"Oh, wow, Kurt! That's... really great. It's really great!" Blaine tried not to let his surprise show; after all, why should he be surprised someone as handsome and kind and smart as Kurt should have met someone? "So, what's he like? "

"Uh, if it's okay, I'd rather not say."

Blaine's forehead creased in confusion. Friends talked about each other's boyfriends, right? It was a reasonable thing for him to ask.

"I will tell you... just, not right now. You see, we haven't technically even gone on our first date. I don't want to jinx it!"

Blaine couldn't help but grin then. "I didn't take you for superstitious!"

"I just... I don't want to mess things up too soon? People have said I come on too strong some times. Y'know?"

Blaine did not know, but a bit of him wanted to. He was going to ask when Kurt interrupted him.

"I should really get going," Kurt excused himself as he stood up and backed his bag, "I have to get ready."

"The date's tonight?"

Kurt nodded in affirmation before turning to leave. "Oh, wait," he stopped and turned to face Blaine, "What did you want to tell me?"

"It's just... it doesn't matter. Enjoy your date, Kurt!"

Kurt grinned so widely that Blaine thought it looked almost painful. Why was Kurt so happy to go on one measly date with someone he couldn't have known for more than a week?

But before Blaine could continue down the dangerous route of jealously, he checked himself. 'No, this is good,' he thought, 'it will make it easier to tell him that I have a boyfriend. Tomorrow.'