Blaine sat at a table in BreadstiX, waiting for Eli to arrive. This had been a routine that they had been repeating for the last few days now. They would meet up in public places and have small dates before going back to Eli's place to have meaningless, passionate sex. It was something that brought great guilt to Blaine, but it also made him intensely happy and lustful. Blaine had almost completely forgotten about Kurt and New York, but in the back of his mind, he always thought of him, quite faintly, but still.
In an effort to communicate with Kurt again, Blaine logged onto Skype with his phone, only to find that Kurt wasn't online. Disappointed, Blaine sighed, but was instantly cheered up as he saw Eli enter through the restaurant's entrance.
"Hey sexy," Eli said, pulling up a chair.
Blaine didn't respond audibly at first, he merely stared into eyes with a dreamy expression on his face. "Sometimes I think you flatter me too much."
"Don't be silly, you're adorable."
They conversed for a while, and ordered their dinners.
"I'll pay this time," Blaine offered, but it was the same way every time they went out. They would argue for who would pay the check, which would lead to a playful quarrel between the two, until Eli eventually would take Blaine into a tender kiss, and the latter would give up, blushing and embarrassed. This night, however, was different.
As they giggled amongst themselves, Blaine saw two familiar people enter the restaurant. It was Brittany and Tina, then suddenly, Blaine felt a tinge of panic swell within him. Blaine attempted to hide himself, covering his face with his hands, which brought Eli much confusion. It was no use however, as Tina noticed his signature gelled-down hairstyle and approached their table, Brittany soon followed.
Tina approached Blaine with a smile and was just about to greet him, until she saw Eli, which prompted her smile to quickly fade, Brittany's stayed, as she did not understand the current situation the way Tina did.
"Hi, Blaine," Tina greeted him with an awkward tone, still somewhat staring at Eli through the corner of her eye.
"Hello," Blaine awkwardly replied.
"What brings you here? You weren't at rehearsals today."
Blaine suddenly remembered that he missed school due to waking up late in Eli's bed, after a lustful time they spent together the night before.
"Oh, I was at a doctor's appointment," Blaine lied, looking to Eli for support.
"Oh yes, he had severe stomach pains," Eli stated.
Tina awkwardly nodded, still trying to make sense of the situation.
"I'm Blaine's cousin, I'm visiting for a business trip."
"Oh, I see, nice to meet you, my name's Tina."
Blaine gave a sigh of relief, as the awkward tension began to subside. They all introduced each other, and Blaine went along with Eli's lie about his profession taking him to Ohio for the weekend. Tina seemed thoroughly convinced, and Brittany was as gullible as ever. After a session of small talk, Brittany and Tina situated themselves at a table across the room Blaine and Eli's, the pressure of lying to his fellow club mates brought a new sense of guilt to Blaine.
"I don't know how much longer I can do this Eli. Hooking up with you was bad enough, lying to my friends is even worse."
"Oh c'mon, it's not that bad, besides, we'll forget all about this when we get back to my place," Eli replied, sliding his hand up Blaine's leg from under the table.
Blaine began to blush, the idea of them sneaking around aroused him more than it should have. The intensity of the moment began to rise the higher Eli's hand traveled, until suddenly, Blaine's phone began to vibrate. Eli gave a look of disappointment as Blaine hurriedly answered, as the call was from Kurt, someone he hadn't talked to vocally in what seemed to be a month.
The phone call was short, as Kurt was immediately bombarded with phone calls regarding Isabelle and her winter fashion line. Kurt didn't even say goodbye as the call abruptly ended. The guilt had left Blaine, similar to the way it did the first night this affair had begun. Blaine looked Eli straight in the eyes, from across the table, the look of fear that had once taken over him had faded.
"Meet me in the bathroom in five minutes. Middle stall," Blaine said, a harsh tone had followed his voice, a tone in which brought excitement to Eli. Blaine rose and headed for the men's room and waited in the middle stall just as he stated. In the span of five minutes, Eli managed to pay for the check and even tip the waiter that served them.
Once inside the stall, they let loose upon each other. Quickly stripping each other's button-ups and jackets as their lips exchanged tongues and hot, heavy breaths. Eli had stuck a hand down Blaine's pants and began to rub him. They had completely forgotten about their surroundings, a stall in a public area. All that mattered to them was that they were in each other's company now, sharing another lustful moment.
"Not here," Blaine said, listening for any sign of someone entering the bathroom.
"Let's head to your place," Blaine had already started dressing himself, to Eli's dismay.
"I was actually looking forward to doing it here," Eli, jokingly replied, he too was getting dressed.
As Blaine and Eli exited the restroom, they were greeted by music. Music stemming from the stage. Closer examination showed that it was Tina and Brittany performing along with the restaurant's usual band. They were performing a song that sounded familiar to Blaine.
"Burning red!", Tina belted the final notes to the song as Brittany performed backing vocals.
"Seems like your friends are Taylor Swift fans," Eli smiled.
Blaine suddenly remembered the song that they were performing. Red, by Taylor Swift.
"Tina must still be hung up over Mike breaking up with her," Blaine replied.
"Ah, that explains it."
As the song began to end, Tina noticed Blaine standing where he was, and to his surprise, she did not leave the stage.
"I'd like to sing another song, dedicated to someone I used to look up to," she spoke into the microphone.
Blaine felt somewhat confused, why had she looked at him as she said this? Why did it seem like she was holding resentment towards him? Then the fear crept back in.
"They know, don't they?", Eli said, in horror as the realization hit him as well.
Blaine and Eli both stood frozen as the band began to play the intro, and they watched as Tina and Brittany began to sing.
