"So, how long have you two been dating?" Paul asked Kurt and Dave. They were sitting together on the couch in Dave's living room with plates of Chinese food in their laps while Paul sat in the big arm-chair. Kurt and Dave were still in their bathing suits with towels thrown over the couch so it wouldn't get wet. There was a football game on the tv but none of them were paying attention. Dave felt a little awkward, and he could tell his dad wasn't exactly sure what to say: but he kind of appreciated the situation. It was nice to have his dad accept him enough to invite his boyfriend over for dinner.
"We actually just started dating this week" Dave answered.
"Well… good for you boys-Kurt, does your dad know about you two?" Paul asked him curiously.
"Yeah, Dave met him this weekend." Kurt answered politely. Dave could tell Kurt felt a little uncomfortable and he put his left hand on his thigh.
"And he's fine with the two of you dating?" Paul asked.
"He was a little… cautious at first but he came around." Kurt answered truthfully.
"I'm glad. David, we should have him and his wife over for dinner sometime. Isn't he married to Finn Hudson's mom?" Dave's dad was a general practitioner and Dave was used to him knowing all about the people of Lima.
"Yeah, he is. That'd be cool dad." Honestly Dave wanted some time to just get to know Kurt before they threw their families in to the mix, but his dad was being accepting and he didn't want to ruin that.
"So Kurt, are you a senior like Dave?
"Yes, I am" Kurt replied before taking another bite of his food.
"Any plans for after graduation? It's almost time to get those college applications in." Dave almost groaned. His dad was really in to asking everyone their plans for after high school- he'd been asking since he was a freshman.
"I really want to move to New York. I'm applying to NYADA but they have ridiculously low acceptance rate. I'm also applying to NYU, and Pace. I know it's a long way to go from home-but I feel like it will be good for me." Kurt answered ad Dave loved how confident Kurt became when he started to talk about his future, he even sat up straighter on the couch.
"What do you plan to study?"
"If I get in to NYADA it will be Performing Arts, but if not I'll study fashion design. Those are my two greatest passions" Kurt replied.
"That's great. Dave has NYU on his list of colleges as well. He wants to be on the east coast too- but I'm sure he's already told you as much. Good luck on all of the applications. It can be a pain- I remember when Katie had to apply three years ago. She insisted on applying to ten schools and stressed herself out so much more than necessary".
"That's why I'm only applying to five, and I'm pretty sure they're all common app" Dave added.
"So what about during the school year? Extra-curriculars keep you busy, or do you have a job?" his dad asked. Dave felt like his dad was giving Kurt a gentle 3rd degree and he realized he had never done that with any of his girlfriends before.
"I'm in McKinley's Glee club which takes up a lot of my time, but I work Wednesdays and Saturdays in my father's garage for extra money too" Kurt replied seeming unfazed by the questions.
"You help out with office work?" Paul asked.
"A little, but I actually do more work with the cars. I've hung out at my dad's shop since I was little so I picked up a lot over the years." Kurt explained. Dave hoped that Kurt wouldn't be offended that his dad assumed office work instead of working on cars- but it had surprised Dave too. The thought of Kurt in a garage all greasy was actually a weird turn on. He made a mental note to head over there one day when Kurt was working for an oil change.
"Good for you, that's a good skill to have. Well you boys probably don't want to sit around with me talking to me when you could be alone- why don't you go up to David's room and hang out"
"Thanks Dad!" Dave said before Kurt could decline the offer.
"Just keep the door open a crack!" Paul called up the stairs behind them.
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"Your dad seems really nice, I can tell that he cares about you" Kurt said when they got to the bedroom. He sat down carefully on the edge of Dave's bed.
"He's gotten a lot better. Last year wasn't great for our relationship either. I was really distant and we didn't talk at all. He worked longer hours and it would just be me at the house. I'm glad it's starting to get better". Dave sat down next to Kurt and grabbed the remote for the tv and turned it on.
"Hey Dave, do you think I could uhm… borrow a sweatshirt or something? With the air conditioning it's freezing in here." Kurt asked and he felt a little awkward asking but the idea of one of Dave's big sweatshirts was just too enticing.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Dave said and he got up and started rummaging through the closet. He came up with a plain black pullover hoodie and handed it to Kurt.
"Thanks" Kurt put the sweatshirt on and wasn't surprised that it was baggy on him. It was also the most comfortable thing he had ever worn. It was soft on the inside, warm, and smelled like Dave. He had no intention of giving it back.
"No problem, what time do you have to be home?" Dave asked.
"My dad said to be home by 9 because it's a school night" Kurt answered. Honestly, he wished he could just stay there with David.
"We still have a few hours then, do you want to watch a movie?" Dave looked adorable and Kurt wanted to tell him that sure, he wanted to put on a movie in the background so they could make out on his bed instead.
"Sure, sounds good. What's your favorite movie?" Kurt asked moving over to the little tv stand and looking through Dave's dvd's. He was surprised to see all the Harry Potter movies in his collection. Other than that, it was a bunch of action movies. Kurt could really care less about them, but he didn't mind watching something that Dave liked.
"We can watch whatever" Dave suggested.
"No, I want to watch your favorite movie. Didn't you say you just got Iron Man?" Kurt asked. He wasn't that in to the story line but it was an excuse to watch Robert Downey Jr. for almost two hours.
"Yeah, we can watch that" Dave agreed and he put the movie in.
"Can I snuggle up with you, or will your dad be weird about that?" Kurt asked.
"I'm guessing that he's going to stay downstairs because even though he's accepting he would definitely not want to risk seeing us make out or something" Dave answered with a smile.
"So that's a yes on the snuggling?"
"That's a definite yes" Dave said lounging against the headboard and patting the spot next to him.
Kurt scooted down so he was laying on his side next to David. He wondered how he was going to be so close to Dave's naked chest for two hours without going crazy.
"Your bed's so comfy- I'm not gonna want to go home." Kurt purred cautiously putting a hand on Dave's chest. His light chest hair was soft and he started to rub his hand in a small circular pattern.
"If I had my way you wouldn't" Dave said and his voice sounded deeper than normal. They sat for a while watching the movie and Kurt was confusingly completely at ease and really impatient to be physical with David at the same time. He and Blaine though had never gone past making out and he didn't know what to expect from Dave. They'd only just started going out and yet here he was in his shirtless boyfriend's bed.
"So how set are you on watching this movie?" Kurt asked playfully.
"Oh we could watch something else" Dave offered oblivious.
"Or we could do this" Kurt said leaning up a little to give Dave a long kiss. He could literally feel Dave's heartbeat quicken under his palm. It was empowering to evoke that kind of reaction from him.
He felt Dave deepen the kiss and suddenly Dave's tongue was in his mouth and he'd never had a kiss that just felt that good. They were moving in sync and suddenly he was shifting so he was almost on top of David. He felt David let out a breath as he pulled away. Before Kurt could say or do anything though, Dave was kissing his neck. Suddenly he didn't care if they were moving too fast or not, and he moved his head down to meet Dave's lips again. They kept kissing and Kurt wasn't sure how long it had been because he couldn't focus on anything but David.
Dave was the one to pull away first and Kurt had to restrain himself from pulling Dave back in to another kiss.
"I feel like maybe we should calm down" Dave said breathily.
"I think you're right. Sorry about that," Kurt said and he was pretty sure if his cheeks hadn't already been a little flushed he would have been blushing.
"Hey," Dave reached out to touch Kurt's cheek, "that was the single-best kiss I have ever had and I don't regret it at all. I just am having a really hard time resisting going further."
Kurt wanted to tell David that he could just take his virginity right then and there but he wasn't trashy and he knew it was his hormones talking.
"I was having the same problem. I can finish the movie with you though," Kurt said snuggling against Dave's chest again. He knew the right thing would be to calm down a little.
Suddenly he was glad for the cool-down time because his phone was ringing and his screen flashed "Dad" when he reached over on the bedside table to pick it up.
"Hey, Dad… is something up? I still have twenty minutes till 9" Kurt said slightly aggravated that his dad was ruining his cuddling time.
"Kiddo, I wanted to catch you before you left to come home. It's raining cats and dogs out there and I don't want Dave driving in this" Kurt realized for the first time that there was the pattering of heavy rain on the roof. He had been way too distracted to notice before.
"Are you going to pick me up, then?" Kurt asked confused.
"Honestly, I rather not. The weather's saying that the rain's not gonna let up for long and my brother called and said they're getting hail north of us and that a killer thunderstorm is coming our way. As much as I wish you were at Mercedes' house to ask this: do you think you could crash there for the night?"
"Uhm, I guess so dad. Can I check with David's dad and call you right back?" Kurt asked.
"Sure kiddo, talk to you soon"
"What was that about?" Dave asked confused.
"My dad said that a bad thunderstorm's coming through and there's a warning for hail. Apparently the rain isn't supposed to let up for hours- he called to ask if I could stay here for the night so none of us have to drive in it" Kurt explained.
"Let me go ask my dad- I'm sure he won't mind" Dave offered quickly and went downstairs.
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Kurt Hummel was going to sleep at his house. Kurt was quite possibly going to be sleeping in his very bed. If he could convince his dad.
"Hey, dad" Dave said awkwardly when they got downstairs.
"Hey Dave, what's up?" Paul asked not looking up from the tv.
"Kurt's dad just called and apparently this storm's supposed to get a lot worse before it gets better."
"Well he can stay late if he needs to- I really don't want you driving in this even if you're staying in Lima" Paul offered.
"His dad wanted to know if he could just spend the night since we both have school early," Dave hedged. He knew his dad had strict rules against him staying out late with girls or having them over when his dad wasn't home- and he wondered how this would pan out.
"Sure, make sure there are clean sheets in the guest room" His dad replied.
"I was just thinking uhm… could we maybe just both sleep in my room?" Dave asked knowing he shouldn't sound so nervous. The worst thing that could happen was his dad saying no.
"David, you two are dating. It wouldn't exactly be right for me to say that you can sleep in the same bed" His dad argued- but Dave knew that tone. His dad had been a single parent for years and sometimes he lacked conviction. If he pushed the issue, his dad would give in.
"Dad, we've only been dating a little while and your room is right next to mine. I'm not going to try anything with him- you can trust me on that one. Plus, Kurt might not even want to sleep in my room, I just want that to be up to him" Dave explained. He could see his dad considering it for a moment.
"Well, okay… just no funny business… I am right next door. Also, keep the door open a crack all night." His dad answered and Dave wanted to hug him.
"All right dad, thank you." Dave said not able to stop the big grin on his face.
Dave went back upstairs to tell Kurt that he was welcome to spend the night, and Kurt called his dad immediately.
When he was off the phone Dave asked, "do you want me to set up the guest room for you, or would you be okay with sleeping in here?"
Kurt took a second to respond but then answered, "in here with you, of course."
"Good. Now do you have any homework to get done, I kinda need to get my calc work done- it's due tomorrow." He knew he shouldn't feel like a nerd for suggesting homework, but he did.
"I finished my English essay in study hall yesterday- but I do need to pick out a song for my Glee project this week, can I use your laptop?"
"Sure" Dave said handing the computer over to Kurt, "what's the assignment for this week's song?"
"We're supposed to pick a song that represents us as a person or how we've changed over the years. There's a song I absolutely love called, "Not the Boy Next Door" but I don't know if I want to sing it this week."
"Why not?" Dave asked.
"I don't know, really." Kurt admitted.
"I don't know that one- sing it?" Dave asked. He'd only heard Kurt sing background in Glee and in the car lightly to the radio- he'd never actually heard him sing.
"I can't sing it!" Kurt said quickly.
"Why not?" Dave asked.
"I don't have any music…" Kurt hedged.
"Look it up- I'm sure they have it on youtube or something" Dave offered. He knew he was pressuring Kurt, but he really wanted to hear him sing.
"Fiiiine, but you can't judge me, okay?" Kurt asked looking a little vulnerable.
"Of course I won't judge you, and you've sung in front of me when we were in the car, anyway" Dave reasoned.
"I know, but that's completely different," Kurt said with a sigh. He actually looked nervous. Dave realized that it was probably only because Kurt actually cared about what Dave thought of him and that made Dave want to kiss him.
"I know, and that's why I want to hear it," he said in tone that he hoped came off as reassuring.
"All right, I found the music online- so here it goes" Kurt said with a deep breathe.
Comin' home used to feel so good
I'm a stranger now in my neighborhood
I've seen the world at a faster pace
And I'm comin' now from a diff'rent place
Though I may look the same way to you
Underneath there is somebody new
I am not
The boy next door
I don't belong
Like I did before
Nothin' ever seems like it used to be
You can have your dreams, but you can't have me
Oh, I can't come back there anymore
'Cause I am not the boy next door
You've been savin' those souvenirs,
Faded photographs from our foolish years
We made plans, but they're wearin' thin
And they don't work out 'cause I don't fit in
And those mem'ries will just weigh me down
'Cause I got no place to keep 'em uptown
I am not
The boy next door
I don't belong
Like I did before
Nothin' ever seems like it used to be
You can have your dreams, but you can't have me
Oh, I can't go back there anymore
'Cause I am not the boy next door, uh!
I'm not sorry for just bein' me
But if you'd look past the past you could see
That I am not (I am not the boy next door)
Nothin' ever seems like it used to be
You can have your dreams, oh, but you can't have me
I can't go back there anymore
'Cause I am not (You are not)
I am not (You are not)
I am not the boy next door
Kurt's voice was… well perfect like the rest of him, and that shouldn't be surprising to David- but it was.
"Well, how was I?" Kurt asked with a cautiously after his big ending.
"You're amazing, Kurt." Dave said honestly.
Kurt blushed and said, "thanks, dave" almost meekly.
"You now have your Glee song picked out- it's perfect for you. However, I still have twenty problems worth of calculus that I really don't want to do." Dave complained dramatically before opening up his textbook.
"I guess I can let you focus for a while, mind if I put on music?"
"Nope, go for it" Dave said before tackling his calc problems. It was difficult, not the actual work- but the fact that his new boyfriend was sitting a foot away from him on his bed. When he was finally finished he turned to Kurt and said, "finally done!" excitedly.
"Good, are you good at math? You raced through those problems" Kurt asked.
"I'm decent" Dave replied. He was being modest, but it wasn't like you earned a lot of attention from your boyfriend for math.
"Don't be so humble, I heard from Mike that you ace basically every test. That's amazing- I'm always a lot stronger in English and French class- math is basically a mystery to me"
"Well I'm the complete opposite – math and science make sense to me and English just has too many weird rules for writing and grammar. Not to mention my voice sounds like gravel compared to your perfect voice" Dave complimented.
"Davveee, you're gonna give me a big head. Now, I have my extra emergency slushie outfit in my backpack – thank God I left that in your car when I went inside to grab my bathing suit. But I need to hang up my clothes so they don't wrinkle overnight. Oh, and do you have anything that I could wear to bed?" Kurt asked motioning down to the fact that he was still wearing his now-dry bathing suit bottoms.
"Uhm, I can hang up your clothes, and I'm sure I can give you a pair of pajama pants but they'll be really big on you" Dave offered.
"Perfect- makes it even more comfortable" Kurt said smiling.
Kurt took his clothes out of his bag and handed them to Dave, and Dave saw that Kurt quickly shoved a pair of white briefs back in to his bag. Dave knew to treat the clothes carefully- and hung them up in his closet next to some of his better clothes. Then he rummaged in the bottom of his dresser and found a pair of old pajama pants that he never really wore.
"Here, these will be big but they have a drawstring so they should work. And… I usually sleep in boxers… is that okay?" Dave asked Kurt.
Kurt looked like he was thinking about it for a second before replying, "Sure that's fine" with a little smile.
Dave got Kurt an extra tooth brush and had to search his sister's bathroom for moisturizer for Kurt to use because according to Kurt, he had "delicate skin". Finally after they were both showered and in their pajamas (and Dave was truthfully a little excited by the fact that Kurt only wore the pajama pants and no shirt). Dave cranked the air conditioning because he knew that he was always hot at night and it would be worse with someone else in his bed. He climbed in next to Kurt and they laid in the dark talking for way longer than they should have considering they had to be up at 6:30 the next morning. Finally their conversation ceased and they were both on the brink of falling asleep. It was almost awkward, but then Kurt whispered, "you sleep with it sooo cold in here- the least you could do is cuddle with me" teasingly.
"I can definitely do that" Dave said scooting closer to Kurt. He spooned him and put one arm around his waist and nuzzled his face in to Kurt's neck.
"Mmm I could get used to this, night babe" Kurt said drowsily and Dave could tell that he was fighting off sleep.
"Night, Fancy."
A/N: Sorry that this was a day later than promised- I've been busier than I thought I would be. Also, it's wayyyy fluffier than I intended but I've been in a weird mood and didn't feel like angst/drama yet! Next chapter though there will be a run-in with Jared and either Kurt or Dave!