Title: Four Ways to Amaze Kurt

Summary: Kurt would never tell Blaine, but he loved when a man was just a little taller than him. He would never Adam, but Kurt loved when a man stopped double-guessing his every damn move and just went with the flow. He would never tell Rachel, or anyone in any case, but he loved when the other one took the control. He liked the taste of Elliot´s lipstick. He loved the way his eyes looked whenever he used eyeliner.

Rating: T

Gender: Romance/Hurt&Comfort

What is in cursive is the phone conversation Kurt had with Blaine some hours before.

Blaine?

Oh Kurt! Hi my love. How are things at NY?

"I am glad I found you like that." said Kurt as he watched Eliot step out of the men´s changing room of the gym. The older one looked up surprised to find Kurt actually inside the smelly and pretty dirty gymnasium. He clearly remembered the time he showed him where he went three times a week and Kurt had made pretty clear he hated the place.

"All sweaty?" he asked trying to make it sound like a joke, a lame joke.

They are great I think. I am starting a bad with the girls and Santana´s new girlfriend.

Really? It sounds amazing. You are never going to believe what Mr. Shue made us do this week…

"Without any make up." Elliot blinked a little bit surprised. Where was Kurt trying to go with all these? "No makeup, no fancy and glittery clothing, no masks, no crazy or over the top."

"And your point is?" Elliot was slowly becoming worried at Kurt´s words. Something was off with him and it scared him to know there was something wrong with the younger one.

"I like it. I like the real you."

Blaine, I am going to Lime this weekend.

Really Kurt?! It´s amazing. When do you arrive?

Elliot put his bag over his shoulder and messed up his still wet hair.

"I like you too Kurt but I think you are in the position of making such statement."

Kurt lowered his gaze towards his shoes and nodded slowly. Why did Adam had to be so damn perfect at reading him? Why was he even there? He hated that place! It was smelly, dirty, full of dry sweet and other stuff he didn´t want to think about. He heard Elliot´s shoes walking closer to him but the boy never touched him. He just stood there, inches away from him staring.

"Have you thought about it?"

Kurt, what if we go to dinner on Saturday? I know a new place you are going to love! Or what about to go the movies, you can chose the movie. And we could also use this time to make some arrangements about the wedding.

…

Honey? Are you there?

"About what?"

"About the ring."

Kurt sighed and covered his face with his hands.

"I don´t know…"

I think we need to talk.

"I really don´t. Elliot, Blaine was my first love, my first time, my first everything and I love him but…"

Elliot leaned a little closer to the man. With his hands he made him look up and gave him a reassuring smile. He knew about "buts", he knew it was always hard to accept that but, that condition, that almost but not yet enough.

"But…" he encouraged. Kurt felt his voice shatter on his throat.

"I am tired. I am bored and I don´t want the rest of my life to be that way. I want emotion; I want passion, butterflies running all around my digestive system making me dizzy and stupid. And that is exactly what I felt the first time you kissed me!"

Elliot chuckled. "In fact you kissed me out of the blue that night."

"Elliot!"

Kurt? We need to talk? Is there something wrong?

"I am sorry Kurt but you are too damn confusing!" Shouted back the older. "When I was auditioning I was pretty sure you hated me, then you accept me joining the band on a restaurant I didn´t even knew you work on. You say you love Blaine and then you kiss me half drunk at the club and then… we keep kissing through plenty of weeks. And now you are here instead of being at your work just to see me without make up?"

"Okay, first one, I didn´t hate you, you were just a little too much but I learned to deal with it; two, I wasn´t drunk that night and three, today is my free."

Elliot just giggled and sat down on a bench that was on the corner of the room. He took out his water bottle and drank half of his content. "Damn."

"Are you actually aware I am seriously thinking about dumping my fiancé just because of you?"

Elliot shook his head. "Oh no no no. You want to dump your fiancé because you are not in love with him."

Kurt frowned deeply. "What are you saying, I love Blaine!"

Elliot had to try really hard not to show Kurt how does words had hurt him in the inside. "But you are not in love with him. There is a difference."

We will talk about it when I get there.

Is there something wrong? You know you can trust me with anything.

No Blaine, later.

Kurt saw Elliot stand up and throw his bottle into trash can. He started walking towards Kurt again and the younger one closed his eyes expecting to be held by those strong arms and his lips to be captured in a soft kiss. But Elliot´s footsteps passed him by and Kurt had to open his eyes. Elliot looked like if he was about to leave. Wait a second, he was actually leaving!

"Where are you going?"

Elliot turned around on his heel so he was again facing Kurt. "Home, get some laundry done, watch some tv, read a book, get some actual sleep?"

"I thought you are going to kiss me." he whispered. Elliot´s eyes suddenly seemed smaller and darker, like if they were filled up with something like pain or…fear.

Okay, Kurt. I love you.

"You need to make a decision and you have to make it now." Kurt held his breath and Elliot suddenly felt like the worst and most selfish person in the world. "What do you feel when you see that ring?"

Kurt looked down to his left hand and saw the golden ring; it made him feel pressured, trapped, full of angst and… hurt. He looked up again Elliot was gone and he was left alone in that stinky gym.

"Damn it!" he cursed as he took off the ring and put it inside his pocket.

I hope it filled your expectations becuase I kind of like the idea so far. It is not going to be a really long fic but I guess I can make the best of it as it goes. So please review