[A/N] Okay, so I said I'd upload more if I didn't get any negative feedback, and although the first chapter hasn't really been up long, I couldn't wait to upload more. So if you don't like it then ah well! Thanks for reading and I hope you like it. Even though this chapter is basically a conversation... Pfft, it had some necessary info, so I'm sure you can endure it!
Dave was sitting in his room, his laptop open on his desk as he typed out his paper. It wasn't due for a week, but he was bored and needed something to distract him. He'd hated seeing Kurt so upset at the park and couldn't help but be angry at that preppy douche Kurt had once called his boyfriend. He assumed that he didn't call him his boyfriend now. Kurt deserved much better than that.
He was pulled from his train of thoughts when his phone, which sat beside his laptop, began ringing. It was an unknown number and Dave was wary about picking it up. Finally, he answered the phone with a short, "Hello?"
"David, it's me," came a hesitant voice, which Dave recognised straight away.
"Kurt?" Why was Kurt calling him? Unless... "Kurt is something wrong? What happened?"
"I... I didn't know who to speak to. I haven't told anybody yet. I-I spoke to him," the singer informed David.
"How did he take it?"
"Well at first he was a bit taken aback that I knew, then he tried the whole 'it's not what it looked like' thing and then he agreed that he loved this other guy more than m-me," Kurt murmured, his voice cracking at the end of the sentence.
"I'm so sorry, Kurt," was all Dave could think to say.
"No! It's my fault. I should have seen it coming."
"How could you have possibly seen that coming? I mean, c'mon Kurt, the guy was lucky enough to date you and he ruined that chance he had. He's a dick and he didn't deserve you."
"But after I moved schools..."
"No, don't go blaming yourself for this. It's his fault. Even if it wasn't working or whatever, he should have told you instead of letting you find out the hard way," Dave protested. He heard a whimper from Kurt and assumed that the boy was still upset over the whole situation. Who was he kidding? Of course he was upset! He'd caught his boyfriend locking lips with another guy! Who wouldn't be upset?
"Dave..." Kurt whispered, barely loud enough for Dave to hear, but he heard.
"Yeah, Kurt?"
"You're really great y'know. You didn't have to listen to me whinge and I'm really grateful that you did. You seem to know the right thing to say," Kurt told him.
"It's fine, Fancy. I kind of owe you one."
"Oh, we're back to Fancy now?" Kurt said. Although he was upset, Dave could hear the change in tone and could imagine a smile on Kurt's face.
"Yeah, it was never really an insult. Take it as a compliment. You're fancy, you deserve the best of the best."
"You really think so?" muttered the singer dubiously.
"Hell yeah. I mean look at you and me. I made your life a living hell, you left school because of me and here you are letting me talk to you like non of that happened. If it was anyone else, they'd have kicked me in the balls and ran when I apologised. Most people would have told everyone my secret after the way I treated you. But you didn't and that's what makes you such a good person. That's why you deserve to be treated right," Dave declared.
"Thanks," mumbled Kurt.
"You're going to have to stop thanking me. I'm not really doing anything, just telling you the truth. Anyway, everyone needs someone there when they go through a hard time. I just expected you'd rather have one of your glee friends or Finn," the jock said with a shrug, even though he knew Kurt couldn't see it.
"You did do something. You talked to me. You could have just left me to cry on my own in the park or put down the phone when you knew it was me. And I was going to call one of the guys from glee but I don't particularly feel like being turned into a hot piece of gossip just yet. Plus, it's kind of awkward talking to Finn. He's still getting used to the idea of having a gay brother, if I just dump all this boyfriend stuff on him then he might feel a bit uncomfortable. Normally, this is the sort of thing I'd talk to Blaine about, him being gay and all, but that's not really an option at the moment..."
"That's alright. Talking to me is fine. I completely understand why you're speaking to me about it. Don't worry, I'm not exactly one for making hot gossip. You know how good I am when it comes to keeping secrets," he said jokily.
"How is everything going with that big secret? It's alright if you don't feel comfortable talking about it, I just thought that maybe while we're here we can get it all out," Kurt said. Dave tensed for a moment and took a deep breath before speaking.
"I'm getting more comfortable with the idea of it. I haven't told anybody yet, but I hope to tell my parents sometime before senior year. That way I won't have as much stress on me. I'm not sure about telling people at school. I thought maybe I could tell Azimio; we've been friends since we were kids and he's never judged me on anything else. It might come as a bit of a shock and it might be a little bit weird, but maybe he'll get used to it like I have," he explained.
"What about relationships? Do you plan to pursue one any time soon?" Kurt asked curiously.
"I...er, I don't know. I'm not ready to go public just yet so that might be a bit of an obstacle. And you and erm... y'know are the only gay guys I know so I don't see it happening soon. I guess maybe in college I'll start fresh and meet someone who doesn't know how much of a dick I am," Dave admitted. He was surprised how easy it had been to speak of 'gay guys'. Especially with Kurt, but Kurt had always been a sort of ...weakness of his.
"Well, I'm glad you've thought about it and I can see your concerns. I guess when it happens it happens. And you're not being a dick now. In fact, you've not been like that since I transferred."
"That's when I realised being a dick was just making everything worse. You know I spent that week suspension thinking about everything that I'd done and I realised all my reasons were wrong. I don't know why I did any of that stuff 'cause the reasons I had for doing those things should have lead to the opposite. Instead of pushing you around I should have talked to you. Instead of treating you like crap, I should have treated you nicely. To be honest, at the moment, you're the only person I have to speak to about this stuff, and obviously bottling it up wasn't good for me. I don't know why I treated you so bad when you were trying to help me. Oh god, I'm so sorry for being such an ass wipe!"
"You've already apologised! And where the hell do you come up with these insults for yourself. Ass wipe? Seriously?" Kurt said with a chuckle. Dave copied this response. "Don't worry about it. I forgive you."
"You … seriously? Just like that?"
"I'd say we're pretty much even now. I've actually quite liked speaking to you. You've took my mind off … you know what and I'm truly grateful for it."
"Honestly, it's no biggie," Dave replied.
"This might sound a bit... rash," Kurt started, "but did you perhaps want to do something after school tomorrow? I'd kind of like to escape everyone because they'll be bombarding me and trying to make me feel better. I was thinking maybe a film and a huge tub of ice cream? Nothing makes you feel better than a bowl of Ben and Jerry's!"
Dave had to think about what Kurt was asking. Was he seriously asking Dave to hang out with him? He'd never thought that Kurt would ever want to hang out with him. He couldn't pass such an opportunity.
"You sure? I mean, I'm not exactly the best company," Dave muttered.
"Yeah, you've listened to me whine. You deserve something sweet for it," Kurt said. Dave was sure that Kurt didn't realise the last part of his sentence made Dave have to stop and think. 'He meant ice cream!' Dave told himself.
"Sure then. Where did you want me?"
"Come by mine and we'll pop on a DVD. Dad and Carole will be at work so it'll just be us. Finn usually goes to Puck's or Rachel's. Actually, I think he just goes to Rachel's and says that he's going to Puck's to make it look like his girlfriend doesn't have complete control over him!"
Dave snorted and said, "Sounds good. I'll see you tomorrow then?"
"See you tomorrow," was Kurt's reply, before both of them hung up.
Dave couldn't believe he'd be alone with Kurt in his house. Nor could he believe that Kurt trusted him to be alone with Kurt in his house. Sure, he was happy that he was helping Kurt and he was happy that by the end of the conversation Kurt actually sounded quite happy, as if the whole Blaine situation was forgotten. It made Dave's smile to know that he was the reason behind that.
But this was dangerous. Kurt was going through a break up, and it took all the will power Dave could collect to stop himself saying and doing certain things around Kurt. If he said the wrong thing then Kurt would probably – scratch that, definitely – be mad at him.
Dave tried to return to his paper, but had suddenly lost all interest. Instead he settled into bed, not caring what time it was, and lay there for a while, thinking about what Kurt's favourite flavour ice cream would be.
