Oh my goodness, please don't hate me. I know I'm slow. I have no valid excuses except there was prom drama, then boyfriend (now exboyfriend) drama, then AP exams, and now ball drama, and then my allergies decided to try to kill me so yeah. rough couple weeks. I will try much, much harder to at least have one new update a week, promise.
Kurt got in a good half hour of smiling to himself and humming aimlessly before the worrying kicked in. He was gonna have to clean the apartment top to bottom and make sure all embarrassing photos and artifacts were hidden from sight. What should he cook? Did he go all out on something fancy and make a spectacle out of it? Kurt enjoyed spectacles and he enjoyed showing off but was it too much for a first date? Because that's what Friday was, it was a first date, getting coffee didn't count. Oh my gosh, Kurt stopped in his tracks, I'm going on a date. Kurt considered his predicament for a moment because the second he thought that word date he thought of Blaine, and their first date. Then he thought about the first time they had gotten coffee, after the spy incident, then about the staircase, that staircase where his life had taken a complete U-turn for the better. Because Blaine may have hurt him in the end, and Kurt may not have forgiven him, but that didn't stop Kurt from treasuring the memories they had made together.
Kurt actually hadn't spent time thinking about Blaine lately, which was a good sign for him, because it meant that he was getting better. Maybe soon he would be able to forgive Blaine because he did miss his friend. And getting used to thinking of Blaine as just a friend again was going to be hard because something about it still felt off but thinking of him as a boyfriend or as someone he used to love felt much worse than friend, so, friends they would be. Kurt considered calling Blaine, maybe telling him about Adam. It would probably mean a lot to Blaine that Kurt was voluntarily sharing information about his life with him, that he was trusting Blaine for comment and advice. On the other hand, Kurt didn't know at what stage in the moving on process Blaine was at, and hearing that Kurt was starting to see another guy, a blonde haired blue eyed British boy no less, might seriously hurt him. Kurt wasn't in it for vengeance, there was no need to make Blaine feel horrible if he didn't need to. I'll ask Rachel what she thinks, or maybe call Finn. He sees Blaine everyday, he'll know how he's doing I guess.
And so with those thoughts Kurt met Rachel at the exit from campus closest to the subway station that would lead them back to Bushwick and a gossip filled dinner cooked by Kurt and heavily complimented by Rachel. They sat down that night and made small talk for about two minutes which was all Rachel could handle before she burst .
"I'm done waiting, how was coffee?" Rachel pushed.
"It was so great Rachel! Adam is such a sweet guy and he's so interesting and he just- he listened to me. He paid full attention to what I was saying and would pick up on the most minute details about me, he just- he's so great Rachel." Kurt talked about a mile a minute, forcing him to stop a few times to remember how to form a sentence properly. And he had this dreamy look in his eyes that had Rachel squealing for more details. So, Kurt regaled her with as thorough a play-by-play of the date as he was able to give her, pausing for dramatic effect whenever appropriate. "And then, we got to his class and I was debating back and forth in my head if I should ask him out or if he should ask me or if we should just get coffee again tomorrow and would tomorrow be too soon? My head was all over the place but then he asked to see me again Friday night, dinner and a movie!"
"Oh my gosh Kurt!" Rachel clapped her hands in excitement and Kurt was more than happy to indulge in a little squealing at this point. "So, like what's the plan? Is he picking you up? What are you wearing? Do you know the movie yet? When do I get to give him the boyfriend talk?"
"Okay, Rach, hold your horses. All in good time. He is coming here, I am cooking dinner and he is bringing the movie. You will be out with Brody as I recall you telling me earlier so you will not be terrifying him any time soon. We're not quite there yet."
"Kurt this is so exciting! I mean now that I've found love in New York I'm so glad it's your turn! Things are turning out perfectly."
"Wait, wait, wait, LOVE? Rachel, are, are you sure I mean it's only been like two, two and a half months I know Finn's no where near over loving you do you really think Brody is the new Finn."
"I told you Kurt, things move so much faster in New York. I'm done with Finn, obviously what he and I had was just holding me back in the end, he was a distraction from my performing. Brody is helping me with that, I mean he's already got tons of connections in NYADA and with a couple people who work in casting on some things he's auditioned for. I think he could really help me make my big break Kurt."
"Well Rachel I already know you love yourself and your career but what about Brody? I mean if you really love him it's not about his connections, right?"
"Oh, I know, I know, I just- I think he's good for me Kurt. And even if I'm not 100% in love with him yet I could see myself with him in the future. And you have to admit we look good together."
"Yes, I will admit you make a very aesthetically pleasing couple to look at."
"And, you know, we agreed we weren't gonna label what we have with each other but I think we have something special."
"Well I will take your word for it for now, but I still need to give him the boyfriend talk, don't you forget."
"Fine, I suppose you could do that when he picks me up on Friday." When Kurt agreed to that plan that was the conclusion of any important conversation at dinner. The spent the rest of the time discussing assignments and workshops. There was a rumor starting to circulate through the Broadway blogger community that Funny Girl would be returning to the stage next season and there was already plenty of speculation about who would be offered the lead. Rachel was already trying to book tickets.
Much later at night Kurt dialed Finn's number, knowing he would still be up despite the hour. Even though Rachel said she was over Finn Kurt didn't like displaying that he still maintained a close relationship with his step-brother. It brought back memories of the ridiculous time in sophomore year when they were both in competition for his attention or affection. Thank goodness Finn had learned to laugh about it with them. The phone didn't ring for very long before it was answered.
"Hey little bro! How's New York?" Finn's enthusiasm was reminiscent of a five year old.
"Hey Finn," Kurt answered with a laugh in his voice. "And New York is great! How awful is Lima?"
"Oh, it's not that bad! Glee club is getting ready for sectionals so that is keeping us all pretty busy. The new kids are all shaping up really well."
"And, uh, how's- how's Blaine?"
"Oh, um, he's been doing better I guess. You know there was that time for a while where he looked like he was never happy, and he carried this weird scrapbook everywhere, and kept saying he didn't gel his hair on the weekends anymore but I guess he looks happier now. He's been hanging out with Sam a lot more, and Tina sometimes."
"Oh," Kurt couldn't really think what to say to Finn's rambling answer. He hadn't really thought that Blaine would've taken the breakup that hard. For him to stop gelling, even on the weekends, was definitely a sign of extreme emotional trauma. "Do you think he's, you know, starting to move on a little bit?"
"I don't know man, do you want me to like, talk to him or something?"
"No! No, I just, I don't know, I guess I just miss him. I don't know whether of not I'm ready to forgive him but I know I miss talking to him."
"Well, talk to me! What's up?"
"Um, it's kind of about a guy, are you sure you want to listen to me?"
"Yeah dude, you're my brother, I wanna hear about your life!"
"Okay, well, um his name is Adam, he's a senior at NYADA, and he is from England, and he's blonde, and his eyes are this really pretty blue and he runs the glee club at school, and he's coming over Friday night, and I have no clue what to make for dinner!"
"Okay, um, a bit out of my depth with the first part but I can help with dinner!"
"Okay," Kurt laughed at himself, he hadn't meant to spill everything so quickly he had just gotten a little carried away.
"So, dinner. Make those cheesy biscuits that you made at Christmas, and the green beans from Thanksgiving, and the fried chicken that isn't really fried, you like bake it in the oven or something."
"Actually, that sounds perfect Finn. Thanks." Kurt was surprised that Finn was able to piece together a meal so quickly.
"Hey, if there's one thing I'm good at it is eating." Finn sounded completely self-satisfied.
"Okay, I'm gonna go to bed now."
"Alright, night Kurt."
"And, Finn-"
"Yeah?"
"Can you, you know, not mention this to Blaine?"
"Sure thing little bro."
"Thanks, night Finn."
"Night Kurt."