So did everyone love last night's Glee? I know I did! :)

While I did receive some alerts, I didnt get any reviews for the last chapter so maybe that means ya'll like angst more than fluff? Ok then...here's some angst.

Yes, Kurt is behaving badly but he's so confused by his feelings: can he trust him? should he try a LDR (platonic or otherwise)? Please don't vilify Kurt...he will come around eventually. This is a Klaine story afterall! :)

CHAPTER TEN

When Blaine woke up he wasn't sure how much time had passed. He could see that dusk was settling in outside so he assumed he'd been sleeping for a few hours. Blaine smiled at the memory of making love to Kurt. It was beautiful…everything he'd hoped it would be. It was slow and sensual and well, perfection. Kurt…

Rolling over he expected to see Kurt laying next to him still sleeping. Instead, what he found was an empty bed. Well not quite empty, a note had been left for him.

Blaine,

Thank you for lunch this afternoon. I enjoyed meeting Carly, and Trevor as well.

I needed to get home so I could pack for my flight and spend some time with my

family before leaving tomorrow. Good luck with my dad's case. I'm sure you'll

win it for him. It was good to see you again. Take care of yourself.

-Kurt

Blaine was shocked. A note? Kurt left him a note?! He just walked out and left a note? Blaine got up and padded into the living room. When he saw Kurt's untouched cup of coffee sitting on the table a rush of anger compelled him and he picked up that cup of coffee and threw it across the room sending coffee everywhere and leaving shattered pieces of glass all over the floor. Fitting, seeing as his heart felt shattered as well.

Kurt sat in the car in his driveway. He couldn't believe that he'd just left Blaine like that…with little more than a note. He felt horrible about it but when he woke up after their nap he found himself nestled in Blaine's arms. He had a pain in his ass but it was a good pain. It reminded him of the afternoon they'd spent making love. Yes, Kurt had to classify it as making love now because he also remembered whispering that he loved Blaine after he'd fallen asleep. Oh man, that scared the shit out of him. He could not fall in love with Blaine again. No way, no how. His life was too full. He had the meeting of his life coming up and if he wanted his dreams to come true he had to get back to New York. He had to get his portfolio together so he could impress the hell out of Ms. Spencer.

He was so thankful that he had not told his father he was going to lunch with Blaine. After yesterday's interrogation Kurt didn't think he could handle another one. Kurt knew his father had come to like Blaine again. Obviously now Kurt could see why – although for very different reasons. Blaine had grown into quite a man now. Honesty though, he couldn't understand why his dad was trying to push Blaine on him. Their living locations alone were enough to discourage any type of relationship between them, let alone the other issues that they would need to work though.

Knowing that Kurt was leaving in the morning Carole had cooked quite a dinner for the family and insisted that Finn join them as well. This was the first opportunity that Kurt had to spend time with Finn's girlfriend. She seemed like a lovely girl and balanced Finn quite well. Kurt almost dreaded seeing Rachel again because he knew she would be asking all about Finn and his girlfriend. Despite Rachel having been with Marc for a long time, Rachel would never quite get over Finn fully. Hm, seemed familiar. Kurt wasn't sure he'd ever fully get over Blaine, now more than ever, but he had to try. He had more important things to focus on right now.

Kurt's last evening at home was quiet. They watched a movie and had some of Carole's pie. Finally around 10pm Kurt decided to call it a night. He had purposely left his phone upstairs while he was spending time with his family because he was afraid that Blaine would be trying to contact him. When Kurt checked his phone he was surprised to find that there weren't any missed calls or texts. Blaine hadn't tried to contact him. Kurt's heart hurt but he felt that this was probably for the best. Kurt finished up his moisturizing routine before climbing into bed, wishing he had strong arms around him.

After Blaine cleaned up the mess he made from throwing the coffee cup across the room, he sank on the couch and sobbed. He couldn't believe that after what he and Kurt had shared this afternoon, Kurt had left without a single word. Blaine thought about calling him but figured it was for the best to leave him alone for the time being. Blaine knew that he was making progress with Kurt. Blaine could feel Kurt's feelings shift. No, Blaine was not going to spend the evening crying over Kurt, and Blaine was not done fighting…not by a long shot. The first step of Blaine's plan was to win this case for Burt. He knew that Kurt had a huge meeting coming up at work and he knew that Kurt would immerse himself during the next few weeks. Blaine planned to do the same. Even though Blaine climbed into his empty bed (with a pillow that still smelled like Kurt) with a heavy heart, he had a plan and that gave him some hope.

The morning came way too soon for both Kurt and Blaine. Kurt was glad that he had a plane ride that would allow him a few more hours of sleep before being bombarded by Rachel. Blaine, on the other hand, had a busy day ahead of him. Clover Inc., had expected an answer to their offer this morning. Burt had already informed Blaine that he was turning it down. He knew that there was little else that they could do. They were only going to offer Burt a certain amount of money. Blaine wasn't really surprised when he walked into his office he had a note on his desk informing him that his father wished to see him. Blaine's call to Clover Inc, would have to wait until after he spoke with his father. His father never liked waiting.

"Good morning dad. You wanted to see me?" Mitchell Anderson turned to face his son. He did not look happy.

"Blaine, do you know what time it is? Where have you been?"

Blaine sighed internally, never externally in front of his father. "Dad, it's not even 8am yet. I didn't realize you needed me in earlier today or I would have been here."

"You obviously did not check your email this weekend did you?" The irritation was seeping off of Mr. Anderson.

"I'm sorry but no, I didn't. I did have my phone on me all weekend though." Blaine neglected to tell his father that he had spent most of the weekend with Kurt. Besides, it wasn't often that Blaine checked his email on weekends. If his services were needed, he was always contacted by phone if it were important.

"Well if you had checked your email you would have seen that Clover Inc has decided to drop their case against Hummel Tires and Lube."

The biggest smile ever crossed Blaine's face. He'd won! His first case he'd won! Burt would keep his shop! Oh he couldn't wait to tell Burt. He couldn't wait to tell Kurt. Kurt…

"Wipe that smile off of your face Blaine. It's not like you won the case. They dropped the lawsuit. There is a difference and even though I should be, I'm not surprised that even after law school you don't know that. It's not a win for you. They are not building elsewhere as you and Mr. Hummel were hoping."

Blaine was not at all shocked that his father could not even be happy for him. Yes, there was a difference between a dropped lawsuit and winning a case in a court room. But still, this counted as a win on Blaine's record as a lawyer. "So, was that it or was there another reason I needed to be here early? I'd like to contact Mr. Hummel and let him know that Clover Inc has decided to drop their case against him."

"Blaine you really should wait until a respectable hour before calling Mr. Hummel. Besides, while he gets to keep his little tire shop, he will still be next door to a mini mall. Clover Inc still have development plans in place to build on that land. When that little ice cream shop sold out, they realized they didn't necessarily need Mr. Hummel's land. Anyway no, that was not IT as you so rudely put it. Mr. Speagle had a rather large case show up on his desk late Friday and I need you to assist him with it."

"Assist? Isn't there anything that I could work on solo? I think you know that I am ready to handle cases on my own. You never received one complaint about my work from Mr. Hummel and even the lawyers for Clover Inc said they were impressed by my work. I made sure all of my research was done and I never missed one single meeting." The last thing Blaine wanted to do was assist someone else on a case. He was not an intern anymore. He was a full blown lawyer and deserved to be treated as such.

"Blaine, I had no intention of putting you on this case. The only reason I did was because Mr. Hummel insisted on it. And I wouldn't have expected Mr. Hummel to complain because his son is your little boyfriend."

"Dad, Kurt is not my boyfriend."

"Don't play stupid with me Blaine. Do you really think I didn't know how much time you've spent with him over the past two days? No wonder you didn't check your email. You were too busy playing family with Mr. Hummel's son."

"Kurt Dad, his name is Kurt. And I can't believe you had someone following me this weekend." Blaine knew that his father had someone watching over him because there was no other way his father would know how Blaine spent his weekend. Blaine picked a house on the complete opposite of town when he moved because he didn't want to live anywhere near his father. And besides, his father would never be caught dead in a place like Showbiz Pizza.

"This discussion is over Blaine. Mr. Speagle is expecting you in his office. He will brief you on what he needs you to do. You can go now." When Mitchell Anderson was done talking, he was done talking.

Blaine was furious. He should be happy. Burt would get to keep his shop but instead of reveling in his joy, he found out that out that not only had his father sent someone to follow him around this weekend, but as a punishment he was being relegated back to intern status. And that was exactly what it was. After sitting with Mr. Speagle all he wanted from Blaine was grunt work. Blaine would never get any sympathy from him because next to his father, Mr. Speagle was the top attorney in the firm. Hell, Blaine wouldn't be surprised if Speagle had been the one to follow him around this weekend and report back to his father.

Blaine walked back into his office and shut the door. He should be happy he even had an office. Interns didn't get offices and that's essentially what he was. Blaine wondered why his father's law firm was even named Anderson and Son…Anderson and Speagle seemed more like it. Blaine knew he only did it for his mother. Mitchell Anderson was not the nicest of men but he did love his wife and her love for Blaine was the only reason he had not been kicked out when he came out to his parents. They would never admit that but he knew it was true.

He spent a few hours doing some research for Speagle until it seemed to be a respectable hour as his father put it and called Burt to tell him that Clover Inc had dropped the case against him.

"Oh, that's fantastic Blaine! Really, kid, you have no idea how much that means to me. I'll make sure to put in a good word with your father if you'd like me to."

"That's not necessary Burt. I'm just glad that you aren't losing your shop. I know how much that place means to you."

"Old man still giving you a hard time kiddo? Burt had an uncanny ability to hear the unsaid words.

"Oh, you know…the usual. But listen Burt, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Really."

"Listen kid, I know you spent some time with Kurt this past weekend. I don't know what happened between you but you should know that you are welcome at my house anytime. If you ever need anything, please don't hesitate to call me. I mean that. Okay?"

"Thank, Burt. That means a lot. I'll keep that in mind. I promise. Now if you'll excuse me I've got some work that needs my attention. I assume you'll inform Kurt of today's development?"

"Yeah, sure thing kid. Remember what I said." With that Burt hung up.

Part of Blaine was sad that he wasn't going to call Kurt to give him the good news but Blaine knew that Kurt was probably just getting back into New York and it wouldn't be too long after before he was knee deep in designs. No, Blaine didn't want to distract Kurt right now but after this morning's development, Blaine had a new plan.

I hope people don't hate Kurt too much. It might seem out of character but this is fiction so in my story, running is how he deals with feelings that scare him. He feels like if he distances himself then he can bury his feelings. You've got to remember, finding out that everything you thought was true for seven years actually wasnt true at all is a hard thing to deal with. Have faith though!

Please review...They make me smile. :)

I'm hoping to post the next chapter sometime tomorrow afternoon (I sleep in on Saturdays). :)