Monday, February 13th
As he neared the choir room on Monday morning, Kurt spotted Brittany peeking out of the door.
"Kurt!" she burst out, as if she'd been waiting for him. "There you are!" She grabbed his wrist and tugged him inside the room. Most of the glee club was already there, and they looked up expectantly when he entered.
"Hey, Cinderella" Santana greeted him. "Prince Charming...or should I say, Donkey Kong...left you another package." The last word was stated suggestively, the Cheerio offering a blue-wrapped gift with a card taped into it.
"Oh...the gorilla was here? I missed him" Kurt lamented, accepting his newest gift. "He gives such nice hugs." The glee girls crowded around to watch as he opened the card and read:
"'To Kurt, my most beautiful Valentine. From your secret admirer.'" Trying his best not to cry, Kurt carefully lifted the wrapping paper on his present. He lifted the lid of a slim box, exposing a lovely scarf in a blue-green colour. Kurt draped it reverently around his neck, his eyes still wide with disbelief.
"Oh, Kurt! It matches your eyes perfectly!" Rachel gushed, her hands clasped.
"Yup, Loverboy's definitely on our team" Santana concluded. Brittany leaned over to whisper in her girlfriends' ear, and the dark-haired girl giggled, nodded and lead the blonde by the hand to their pair of seats. Kurt watched the exchange with a raised eyebrow. They know something...he shook his head, not wanting to spoil his own surprise, and sat down next to Mercedes.
"Hey, sweetie. How are you feeling?"
She gave him a small smile. "I'll be fine, Kurt. Whitney meant a lot to me, to a lot of people. Her memory will live on."
Kurt placed a hand on her shoulder, a gesture only offered to his closest friends and family, and only in times like these. "You're holding it together well" he whispered. "But I'm here if you need me."
"Thanks, boo."
Tina plopped down next to Kurt as he was offering Mercedes a comforting hug. "So, you lucky duck. Have you already decided you're gonna, you know, give this guy a chance?"
He patted his best friend on the back and continued to hold her hand in solidarity. "Of course, I haven't decided. I will once I'm sure who it is..."
"Once you're sure? So, you have an idea?" Tina questioned excitedly.
Kurt snickered at his friends' earnest expression. "Maybe" he responded. "But I'll never tell."
Tina frowned. "It's not...Blaine, is it?" she inquired in a soft voice.
"Oh, no. That ship sailed a long time ago. He's moved on, and so will I...hopefully soon." Kurt smiled to himself secretively.
Glee club that day consisted of Brittany dedicating her performance of "Your Love is my Drug" to Santana. At the end of the song, the blonde told her girlfriend "I like your beard" with a wink, earning her the typical confused reactions of the other gleeks and a loving smile from the other Cheerio.
Before Mr. Shue dismissed the group, Mercedes offered a teary tribute of "The Greatest Love of All" to Ms. Houston. Kurt snuck a glance over at a certain blonde boy, who was barely holding in his own tears as he watched Mercedes with longing eyes. I hope they work things out- Sam clearly cares so much for her.
He stroked his new scarf dreamily. Tomorrow. I'll find out tomorrow, one way or another. Before heading off to class, Kurt pulled out his phone to pose in his new scarf. Time for more indirect Facebook posts.
'Love my new scarf! Literally bouncing with anticipation- I'll finally meet my Valentine tomorrow!' Kurt's status read. There were several new pictures of him in the scarf, many with an almost suggestive glint in his piercing eyes. Dave couldn't suppress a hopeful smile at his computer screen. He chuckled at the thought of Kurt "literally bouncing"- he was an expressive guy, that was for sure. And he's already calling me his Valentine, that's good, right? But he probably wouldn't be so anxious to meet me if he knew...Dave forced himself to sign the card he'd bought that day and attach it to the box of candies. Man up, Karofsky. You've gotta make his Valentine's Day perfect.
