A/N: Progress! We're getting there!

Disclaimer: I humbly acknowledge that I don't own Glee.


Chapter 4:

Nick was out. On a date. With Jenna. Again. Jeff slammed his head down on his pillow.

"I can't take it anymore!" he yelled to no one in particular as he smacked the wall with the palm of his hand. He'd regret that later but right now, he couldn't care less.

"What can't you take anymore?" asked a voice from the doorway. Jeff looked up to see Blaine and Kurt standing just outside his dorm.

"We heard you yelling," Kurt explained. "And hitting the walls." Jeff buried his face in his pillow again. "You do know that these walls are paper thin, right?" Jeff looked up and nodded miserably.

"So, what's going on?" asked Blaine.

"It's just…" Jeff hesitated. Did he really want to spill his whole story to Kurt and Blaine? "Kurt, how do I deal with it? How do I carry on with my life knowing that the guy I love is never going to look at me twice?"

Kurt sat down next to Jeff and put his arm around the taller boy. "You smile," he said. "You sing. You remind yourself that his happiness is what makes you happy. And all the while, you keep hope in your heart that he'll realize what he's been missing." Kurt gave Jeff a hug and got up to join his boyfriend. "It took Blaine months after we met. And then weeks after I told him my feelings. Nick will figure it out soon." Jeff's head snapped up at the mention of Nick's name. Kurt did NOT just tell Blaine that Jeff was crushing on Nick. Kurt and Blaine laughed.

"Jeff, everyone knows except Nick," Blaine told him. "And Kurt's right. He'll figure it out."

Jeff nodded to the other boys before they turned and left the room. Just at that moment, Jeff's phone buzzed to indicate he had a text.

From Nick: Hey, the date ended early. I'll be home soon. Loads to talk about x

To Nick: See you when you get home xx Jeff hesitated about putting two x's instead of one. Deciding to be bold, he hit send before he could second guess himself. After sending his text, he logged into the forum and saw that he had a message.

ND: Big news! I broke up with my girlfriend!

JS: Wow, I don't think I've ever seen someone so happy to be out of a relationship.

ND: I see your point, but now I can come out! I tell him I love him! We can live happily ever after!

JS: *laughs* you sound like my best friend.

ND: Oh. Sorry. Is he still a sore spot or has everything been resolved?

JS: Still a bit of a sore spot. But he said he was coming home early from his date.

ND: Hey, maybe he broke up with his girlfriend too! Then you can live happily ever after too!

JS: Maybe…but there's still the problem of he's STRAIGHT.

ND: Oh. Yeah. I forgot. Unless he just hasn't come out yet?

JS: ND, you're really awesome, but he can't be just like you. It's not logical or probable.

ND: Yeah, that's what my friend would say.

JS: He'd probably be right.

ND: Yeah…anyways, I've got to go. I'm on my phone again and I have to drive now.

JS: Okay. Let me know how it goes with your friend.

ND: You too.

JS: Till next time?

ND: Till next time.

-ND has left the conversation-

Jeff signed out of the forum and decided to work on his calculus homework until Nick arrived. Why he had decided to do calculus, he didn't know. Nick was better at math. Jeff just saw a bunch of numbers and random letters on a page. Still he could try and work through it. Maybe he could figure it out without Nick's help…Great, now all he could think about was Nick. Jeff glanced at his phone. It had been about ten minutes since Nick had texted. Anywhere in town was at least fifteen minutes away.

Jeff's mind wandered away from calculus and he started daydreaming about going on a date with Nick. He could picture every detail from forcing Nick to wait in the hallway while he got ready to the restaurant they would go to. Or maybe they wouldn't go to a restaurant. Maybe Nick would surprise him and they would go for an evening picnic and Jeff could try to convince Nick to climb a tree with him. Then they would return to Dalton, high on life, and Nick would confess his true feelings for Jeff and then they would kiss and…

"Jeff!" The blond boy's head snapped quickly to the doorway to see who interrupted his beautiful thoughts.

"Nick," said Jeff, relieved to see his roommate. "How was your date?"

Nick sat down on his bed and took his shoes off. "Pretty shitty actually," Nick confessed. Jeff indicated that Nick should continue. "Well, Jenna and I were at dinner and she was talking and, I don't know, I guess my mind started wandering. Apparently my eyes were wandering too." Jeff tilted his head in confusion. "Jenna told me that I'd been watching this guy across the restaurant. Like really watching him." Nick took a deep breath. "She told me that she'd caught me doing it before and she wanted to know what the deal was. Apparently the guy was one of her friends. And he was with a girl who was also her friend. And they were both dressed…well, there wasn't much left to the imagination. Like, they were wearing really tight clothes." Nick looked down at his hands. "She told me that this wasn't the first time she'd asked her friends to try and distract me."

Jeff held up a hand. "Wait, why was she doing this?" he asked. "I mean, this is like asking you to be unfaithful."

Nick looked back at Jeff. "She was testing me," he told his friend. "She said that every time she had done that…I always looked at the guys." Nick shrugged. "I guess it makes sense…I mean there was never any spark with her. And there's just something about guys that…" he trailed off.

"Nick what are you saying?" Jeff implored.

"Jeff…I'm gay."


A/N: PRAISES! NICK HAS REALIZED THE TRUTH! Well half of it anyways. Thanks again for all the reviews guys! Sending love your way!