A/N: It's been a while and this chapter was a bit difficult to write for me, so bare with me, please? A lot of things have happened in the past weeks so I was a little caught up with that. I hope you still enjoy this chapter!
Date
It took them a little over two weeks to actually have that first date. Blaine was extremely nervous at that point and he had barely seen or spoken to Kurt in those weeks. The reason was that Kurt had to go for hospital visits. Blaine didn't know what was going on and really hoped his friend was alright. He wished he was able to talk to him, message him somehow to let him know that if Kurt wanted to talk, he was there for him.
Kurt seemed alright a couple days back after he came back and had that smile back on his face when Blaine went to the library where he was to give him the details of their date. He decided to not tell him what he had planned, because he wanted to keep it a surprise. Kurt had pouted, which was the most adorable look Blaine had seen on the boy's face. If it was even possible to think someone is more attractive than he already thought he was, Blaine definitely felt himself falling more for the boy.
Finally, after two weeks Blaine and Kurt got a date set. The boy was smiling the entire day leading up to the event that afternoon. Blaine had set up every little detail. They were going to bake something together today. Even if Kurt couldn't see, he wanted to let him know that he was still capable of doing things that were fun. Just like Blaine found ways to still enjoy music without the ability to hear so he wanted to show Kurt he could enjoy other things without the ability to see.
It was easy to plan this date; Blaine combined his love for baking and Kurt's love for eating, so that after they had baked their food, they could enjoy it together.
He made sure he looked presentable, not even realising that Kurt wouldn't even be able to see what he was wearing, but he felt great the way he looked. He told Kurt to meet him outside the kitchen, where they were going to spend the afternoon together baking. He had to keep his phone at hand at all times so he could message one of the people in case of emergency. Normally they wouldn't allow anyone do such a thing without a responsible adult around, but everyone knew how responsible Blaine was at his age so they gave him the benefit of a doubt.
When Blaine arrived by the kitchen, he noticed Kurt was already there waiting for him. He started smiling at how handsome he looked, even though Kurt couldn't see him right bow when he approached him. He carefully tapped Kurt on his arm to let him know he was here. They had their own way of letting each other know that it was then. It wasn't really necessary for Blaine because he was able to see Kurt, but it was handy for Kurt to know that it was Blaine without having him to feel his face.
"Blaine," Kurt smiled after feeling their touch. Blaine kept on holding his hand, the one he wasn't clutching around the white cane in his hand.
Communication was still bad between them, or at least not the way it should be, but they had found a solution for now. Blaine kept on holding Kurt's hand as long as possible and if Kurt wanted to ask him something, he'd try and make sure it was only a yes or no kind of question. Squeezing once for yes, squeezing twice for no. It wasn't ideal, but it was something to start with for now. If Blaine wanted to say something to Kurt it was a little more difficult.
Kurt let Blaine lead him through the kitchen and standing in front of the counter where all ingredients for the muffins were already put and ready to be used. It was handy when most of the nurses in here were really nice, although Blaine was quite a charmer. It was in his blood, as his brother was exactly the same.
Blaine felt the tug of his hand and looked up at Kurt's face. "What are we making?" he asked. His breath got caught a little in his throat when it wasn't a yes/no question and reaching for his other hand when he felt another tug. "Sorry. I'm still getting used to this. Are we cooking?"
Two squeezes. No.
"So we're baking?"
One squeeze. "
One squeeze. Yes.
"Cool." Kurt smiled brightly.
There were no words said after that. It was difficult working with one hand, but Blaine was too afraid to let go of Kurt's hand right now. They still each had one hand left. This was going to be hard but also fun to see how good they could work together. Blaine was definitely making it harder for himself as their communication was impaired already, now he also impaired their hands by holding onto Kurt's, but it felt so good. His long fingers around his hand.
They worked as a team. Blaine added all the ingredients in the bowl, since he could see where they were going and Kurt was stirring slowly with the electric mixer inside the bowl. The sound was nice, but he missed the sound of hearing Blaine breathing. He stopped the mixer and tugged at Blaine's hand.
"Is it almost done?"
Two squeezes. No.
Kurt turned the mixer on again. The noise returned and he began to stir in the dough again. He didn't notice anything until he felt a tug at his hand again. Kurt turned the dough back off and waited, not sure for what. He felt Blaine grabbing the mixer from him and assumed that it was done now.
It wasn't a date like any other. Kurt felt a little bit awkward, but he wasn't going to tell Blaine that. He knew that he was going his best to make this work and for them both he really wanted to make it work as well. He liked how sweet and persistent Blaine was as well as how talented he was on the piano. Kurt could listen to him play all day long.
Blaine let go of his hand and for a second Kurt was freaking out. He held his breath, not sure what was going on now. He got used to holding Blaine's hand whenever he was around. Kurt stood there, on hand on the counter and not moving.
The only reason why Blaine had to let go of Kurt's hand was because he needed to put the dough in the muffin tray. The oven was ready to be used and when he put the tray in it, he grabbed his phone for the timer. He put the sound on so Kurt could hear it as well. Then he walked back to where Kurt was, who looked a little bit tense. He grabbed his hand and watched his face, seeing it relax immediately. To see the effect he could have on someone with just the touch of a hand was amazing. There was definitely a connection between them two and Cooper was right: love doesn't need a language, no words needed to be spoken or signed for them to know it was there. A touch was all they needed.
Instead of grabbing their hands like they always did, Blaine stepped a little closer as he felt how Kurt intertwined their fingers. Blaine put his other hand on Kurt's waist. He smiled up at him, watching his beautiful face as it looked down. His eyes were hidden behind a pair of sunglasses and he hated it to not being able to see his eyes, even if they didn't look at Blaine the way he looked at Kurt. He didn't want to be rude either by pulling the sunglasses off without asking.
Blaine was thinking about kissing him and he could pretty much tell by the way Kurt's mouth opened a little bit, he wanted it as well. He felt Kurt's other hand move tentatively to his shoulder and then via his neck to the side of Blaine's face. He felt a shiver down his spine as he looked up at Kurt and craned his neck at the same time as Kurt started to slowly come down.
Blaine had thought about this moment for the past weeks. Trying to think of the perfect date, asking Cooper what he thought would be best for them to do and he had even asked a few of the nurses. That's when he had finally been able to get the kitchen for them for an hour.
There were different scenarios that he had thought of the night before when he couldn't sleep, too excited about his date the next day with Kurt.
First one was where they wouldn't even get to the baking section, making out immediately the moment they touched hands. It had been ridiculous, but it made Blaine smile thinking about it while he stared up at the ceiling of his bedroom.
The second scenario was where they would completely mess up the batter. It was going to be all over their faces and they would laugh. It would be hilarious, it would break the eyes and while Blaine was trying to rub the flour from Kurt's chest and as well as his hair, they would make out quickly at how close they were.
Only Blaine knew he could never mess up his batter.
He thought of many more but they all ended up the same way: Blaine and Kurt would kiss.
Now that moment was there, but Blaine hadn't thought that it would be anything like this. From all the scenarios he had thought of, this one was so much better. To feel his heart beat faster, his chest rising and falling as he could count the moment in between before their lips would meet.
But they never did.
Blaine hadn't noticed her coming in, but he saw Kurt pulling back and looking side. That's when he saw her standing there; looking awkwardly and Blaine immediately began to blush because they got caught. He looked up when he felt a tug of his hand and knew Kurt wanted to say something so he quickly turned his head to not miss a word from his beautiful pink lips.
"I'm sorry, Blaine," he read from Kurt's lips. "My dad is here and needs to talk to me. I'll be back soon and we can continue this, okay?"
One squeeze. Yes.
"Okay. I want to taste how the muffins turned out." Kurt let go of his hand as he grinned, before taking his white cane as the nurse already walked at his side to make sure he made it out of the kitchen alright.
When Kurt had left, Blaine finally breathed again. He wasn't sure how long he stood there unmoving. It was only then that he realised his phone was vibrating in his pocket and the muffins needed to be taken out. He took them out and turned the oven off, putting the tray on the counter and sighing out.
Still, Blaine smiled with that lovey dovey grin on his face as he thought back of their almost kiss. Almost. It would definitely happen once Kurt returned.