Thanks for the awesome reviews and everything! You people make my heart go weeee.
The following paragraph in my author's note is slightly spoilery, so if you don't want to be spoiled in ANY way skip it. It's not that much of a spoiler, because I think it's obvious, but some of you might be mad at me if I don't warn you about it…. So beware, spoilers ahead.
For those of you concerned if this is going to end in Klainebows or not I'm going to tell you right now that it does end in Klaine – I thought that was pretty obvious, and that's why I don't even think of it as a spoiler, but since some of you are worried I thought I'd clear that up – as much as I'm trying to make Drew have depth and not be a one dimensional character he's still just a means to an end in my story, so just sit back and watch it unfold with the reassurance you'll get your happy ending :)
P.S.: I don't hate Batman, I actually love it, but Wes is allowed to have an opinion of his own. XP
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Blaine watched as Kurt took notes, his pen running swiftly through his notebook in time with the teacher's voice.
He knew he should probably be taking notes too. The school year was practically over – there was a little less than two months left in it, the homework was starting to pile up, and everyone was stressing out of their minds. But Blaine's mind kept drifting to a week before. His mind kept drifting towards the letter he never gave Kurt. The letter that was now buried deep in his sock drawer in his dresser.
After Drew had left the room it had taken all of Blaine's energy to gather himself up and go downstairs. He was still meaning to find Kurt and tell him everything, even if Drew's words kept pounding his head - because you know you don't really deserve him. If you did, you'd have noticed him the moment you met him. Now it's too late. -, but he'd found them right by the living room door, sharing a long, intimate kiss.
He'd felt his throat close up, and his eyes burning, but most of all he'd felt like someone was trying to suffocate him, trying to rip his lungs out and smash his heart. It took him all of his strength to just push the already crumpled letter into his back pocket and join Kurt by the door, once Drew disappeared into the crowd. He had to make sure. He needed to know Kurt was happy. If Kurt was happy then there was all there was to it, and Drew was right.
Kurt was happy.
And now he could only stare at Kurt and wonder what would have happened if he hadn't been too late.
He'd lied to Kurt, the day after, when he had come asking what was bothering him (of course he just had to know Blaine like the palm of his hand!) – he'd made something up about how he was feeling particularly hurt by something his father had said over the phone, and Kurt had reluctantly let it go. It made Blaine feel horrible about himself, lying to Kurt like that, but he couldn't just not say anything and having him press it like he knew he would.
Wes kept telling Blaine he was being an idiot, that it wasn't too late and that Kurt would always chose Blaine over Drew, but the point was that Kurt should have never had to make that choice, because Blaine should've been there right from the beginning. And besides, Blaine wasn't so sure about Kurt choosing him over Drew anymore. He'd said it himself "amazing, actually. He's perfect.". So maybe Drew was right, maybe Kurt had moved on.
Blaine still didn't know if he could trust Drew – he still didn't think he was good enough for Kurt, but he didn't have a say in it anymore. He stopped having a say in it when he didn't take his chance. And, after all, pressing the issue would probably just result in Kurt getting mad at him, anyway.
So all that there was to do now was be supportive and make sure he was there if things ever got bad.
The sick feeling in his stomach and the burning in his chest were feelings he would just have to get used to, because at the end of the day Kurt would be calling Drew his boyfriend, kissing him, holding him, and… probably, sooner or later, loving him.
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Kurt was barely paying attention to the notes he was taking. He couldn't. All he wanted to do was turn back to look at Blaine, to try to decipher whatever it was that was eating at his heart. Kurt had a feeling Blaine had lied to him. Or, at the very least, he hadn't told him the whole truth. Kurt knew Blaine better than to believe that a sour conversation with his father over the phone would render him this depressed for so long. For that one night – sure, maybe. But not this much, for this long.
Either it was something completely different, or Blaine wasn't telling him the whole story. And if it wasn't so distressing seeing Blaine so depressed that he couldn't even hide it properly (because, in all honesty, Blaine was one of the best people Kurt knew at hiding their feelings and problems), he would be mad and hurt at the lack of truthfulness on his part. He should know by now that he could trust Kurt with anything, and that he would do anything in his power to help him through whatever Blaine was going through.
Actually, he was pretty sure Blaine knew that. So why the lies? More than once Kurt would find himself thinking that it had to be something related to himself. It had to be, didn't it? Why else would he feel the need to hide it?
But what was it about Kurt that bothered Blaine so much that he didn't even feel like they could work through it together? Was it his relationship with Drew? Was he upset about it again? Was Kurt starting to neglect him in order to spend more time with Drew? No, that really couldn't be it, because, one, Blaine had not only promised a long time ago to be supportive of said relationship but he had also acted on said promise by tipping Drew off with the perfect birthday present; and two, Kurt wasn't spending that much time with Drew – in fact he was really spending very little to none at all because he was so busy with school he just didn't have the time to go over to Drew's or have him over, instead spending most of his time in the school library with Blaine, Wes or David.
Maybe he was just lonely… Kurt had Drew, Wes had Sarah, David had Lilly… Maybe he was just hurt because he was the only one that didn't have anyone to gush about, and it was starting to get to him. God only knew how Kurt would understand that sort of problem. He'd been there not too long ago. Well, not entirely, he had had Mercedes to talk to about it, and then Rachel too (even if she was just complaining about not having Finn, and not necessarily about being lonely in general)… But still – he knew how it felt to be lonely, and it wasn't exactly easy seeing everyone around you finding someone to be with while you stood there alone, just watching from the outside – it was like there was a party going on and everyone had been invited except you.
It was a bit silly, though, in Kurt's opinion, that he should be depressing about it. Blaine could have anyone he wanted. Hell, he could have Kurt – stop right there, Kurt Hummel! You have a boyfriend and you're supposed to be trying to get over Blaine.
Kurt had to control a groan that threatened to escape his throat. Everything was just so frustratingly confusing!
Ok, let's just try to break it down.
1) Blaine's lonely
2) I'm his best friend
3) Therefore, I should try to help him
4) Maybe I could try to find someone for Blaine to go on a date with
5) NOOOOOOOOO! BIG FAT NO!
6) Why?
7) Because that would mean Blaine would be going on a date.
8) And?
9) And it would be with someone else.
10) And?
11) And it wouldn't be me.
12) And?
13) And it should be me.
14) Why?
15) Because I'm hopelessly in love with him.
16) Doesn't going on a date require mutual feelings?
17) Yes…
18) Then why is this even up for discussion?
19) Because.
20) Kurt, you're being selfish and a jealous git.
21) And you're just a voice in my head that I can shut up at any moment
22) Yeah, how's that going for you?
23) Not good.
24) Thought so.
25) You're not particularly helpful, are you?
26) I'm more of a constant cruel reminder of the truth…
27) That would be a no. Especially because all you've done is NOT help me get through my dilemma.
28) Which dilemma?
29) Should I set Blaine up with someone or not?
30) That's not a dilemma. That's a moot point. You're never gonna do it.
31) How do you know that?
32) Because you're in love with him and there's still a part of you waiting for the moment Blaine falls in love with you too, so you can go running off into the sunset together and live happily ever after.
33) I hate you.
34) That's not a valid argument.
35) I'm with Drew.
36) That's not an argument either. That's an objective fact.
37) Doesn't make it any less true.
38) Doesn't make it any less wrong.
39) Shut up.
40) Food for thought.
41) My thoughts are obese by now.
42) Then by all means – exercise them!
43) I'm doing just that.
44) No, you're arguing with yourself over facts and moot points.
45) What should I be doing then?
46) Figuring out what you really want and going after that.
47) I can't have what I want.
48) Bullshit. If you really believed that you wouldn't be opposed to setting Blaine up with someone.
49) Shut up.
50) Just sayin'…
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"Wes?" David prodded his shoulder calmly, trying to get his attention.
"Yes?"
"I think Blaine's kind of depressed lately." He muttered, looking at their friend, sitting a few tables away, books splayed out before him while writing in his notebook furiously.
"Ya think?" Wes rolled his eyes with a long sigh.
"Yeah!" David nodded furiously, not noticing Wes' sarcasm (how can he be so oblivious all the time?) "He's awfully quiet lately and all of his song suggestions for the Warblers are kind of depressing."
"You know what? I think you're right!"
"I know, right? I noticed he's been that way since Kurt's birthday…"
"I noticed he's been that way since your birthday…" Wes dead panned, flipping his page with another eye roll.
"Wow, really? I didn't notice anything…" he frowned "But then again, Lilly's always going on and on about how I never pay attention to anything… Guess she might be right." Again: Ya think? "Anyway, do you know what's wrong?"
"David…" Wes sighed "Think about it… what happened at your birthday party?"
"We got wasted and I puked all over my mom's favorite roses."
"Other than that. Something related to Blaine."
"Huh… Blaine got wasted?"
"Closer… but no, try again."
"Well, I really can't think of anything else that significant from my party other than K- Oh my God! He's upset about Kurt and Drew!"
"That's a Bingo!" Wes clapped.
David chuckled and muttered "I love that movie…" before shaking his hand and returning his expression to a confused frown "But why didn't he just… I asked him if he wanted me to tell Drew to back off… he said he didn't."
"David, besides you, Blaine's probably one of the most oblivious people in this world – except you're oblivious about the world in general – whereas he's oblivious about his own feelings. I mean, even you knew there was something going on between him and Kurt, and he didn't."
"I resent that implication!" David gasped offended "I… I… Ok, fine, you have a point. But isn't it a bit too late now? I mean… Kurt and Drew are pretty deep in it, aren't they?"
"David. Seriously." Wes eyed him slightly impatient but when he merely shrugged Wes sighed "Kurt's never going to get over Blaine. All that's stopping things from actually happening is the fact that Blaine's head is so far up his ass he actually thinks Kurt's moved on and is perfectly happy with Drew?"
"Well, isn't he?"
"No!"
"What do you mean? Is Drew mistreating him? Should I have a talk with him?"
"No! David, Drew's just fine… he's not perfectly happy with Drew because Drew's not the one he actually wants to be with. Kurt's settling for him because he thinks Blaine doesn't return his feelings – and Blaine refuses to tell him he does return his feelings because he's with Drew. Get it now?"
"Yeaaaaah…. No. That's just stupid."
"My point exactly."
"So, what do we do now?"
"I've tried talking some sense into Blaine, and for now that's all I can really do… You could, however, pull some strings with your cousin…" Wes smirked conspicuously.
"Wes, I may be oblivious but I'm not stupid. Drew really likes Kurt, he's not about to break up with him because I ask him to." David reasoned "I can just stop talking to him out of loyalty to Blaine, which I totally will, but that's about all the influence I have on my cousin. Seriously, dude, we're not that close – I only see him at family events and when he comes to meet Kurt."
Wes sighed miserably "I know… I'm just kind of running out of ideas and hope in general for mankind…"
"Why don't we just tell Kurt the whole thing?"
"Because that's something that he should know from Blaine, not us. How would you feel if I went behind your back and told Lilly that you have a list of names for your babies and that you totally have your proposal planned out to the smallest detail?"
"I'd punch you."
"Exactly."
"How about we get a way to lock them up alone in the same room for hours… That's totally what they do in movies."
Wes looked at his best friend in disbelief "David, have you even met them? They're like Bert and Ernie – which by the way were totally gay for each other – they already spend way too much time together than what would be considered normal! Aren't you forgetting how often they go on non-dates and study together – even now when Kurt does have a boyfriend!… It wouldn't be anything new, it's just be routine for them. The only thing that would happen if we were to do that was get them to go on and on about Broadway musicals or, if we're lucky enough, a heated debate about who's better, Lady Gaga or Katy Perry."
"Oh, Katy Perry hands down. Hooooot!"
"Focus David!"
"Ok… what if… we make plans for the four of us to go watch some romantic crap and then bail last minute, and make them watch it together, so they can't resist to confess their feelings for each other?"
"Because they haven't watched RENT, the epitome of gay romance, together a hundred times…" Sarcasm once again drenching Wes' tone.
"I thought that was Brokeback Mountain…" David frowned confused.
"Just…" Wes shook his head, having long ago accepted David's ability to get distracted by anything and every thing. "Your ideas aren't helpful at all."
"And yours are? Oh, that's right, you have none." David shot back with a shrug and a sneer.
Wes chuckled "Sorry… just a bit annoyed at this whole thing. It's starting to drive me a bit insane."
David nodded with a small smile, before looking at Blaine for a few moments and sighing "So there's nothing we can do about it?"
"Besides trying to talk some sense into them? No…"
"Well, that just sucks, doesn't it?"
"Yes… it sucks as bad as Batman."
"BLASPHEMY!"
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Kurt stepped out of his Navigator onto Drew's front yard with a smile, welcoming his boyfriend's greeting kiss "Hi!" he beamed once they broke apart.
"Hi yourself, gorgeous." Drew took his hand and pulled him around the house to the backyard where half a dozen teenagers were laughing and talking.
They all greeted him and we waved back smiling. He knew most of them already. "God, I missed you this week!" Kurt muttered, nuzzling Drew's neck as he pulled him to lay back on a stretcher by the pool.
"Tell me about it!" Drew sighed "I hate school even more now… it's stealing you away!"
Kurt grunted in agreement "I've been drowning in homework and revisions lately… this is really the only afternoon I can afford. Dalton is so much more demanding than McKinley ever was." He sighed.
"Mmmm" Drew kissed Kurt's temple softly before falling into a comfortable, easy silence, as around them others played cards or threatened to throw people into the pool, which was still not very inviting – it was hot, but it wasn't that hot.
"This is nice…" Kurt muttered after a while, tightening his arms around Drew's torso, smiling seetly "I like this… I like you." Drew's head jerked slightly and Kurt looked up to find him eyeing him carefully "What?"
"Humm… remember on our first date…? When I asked you if you had feelings for Blaine?"
Kurt swallowed hard, regretting how audible it was, as he nodded slowly.
"How's the score?"
Kurt's brain went into a panicked frenzy. Truth? Lie? "It's improving…?" he offered with a shy smile.
"But…?"
"I'm getting there." Kurt said a little more assertive "I'm not over him. But I really like you. You're not a rebound guy." He was trying his best at sounding as reassuring as he could "Just think of it separately – two entirely different things: me getting over Blaine has nothing to do my feelings for you."
"It kind of does. If you're still in love with him, and don't deny it because I know you are, you can't actually love me." Drew said with a sad smile. His voice was soft and Kurt could sense nothing but vulnerability. There was no anger or jealousy there and Kurt's heart felt a little warmer at that.
"Drew…" he sighed "I don't know what I'm supposed to say here… I… He's… I really like you, ok?"
"Ok." His smile was small and tight but he didn't press it, going back to resting his head against the chair, and gently pulling Kurt a little closer.
"I'm going to get something to drink, ok?" Kurt made his way out of Drew's embrace and stood.
"Hey…" Drew grabbed his hand gently and Kurt turned back to him "I didn't freak you out with this, did I? I didn't mean to… I trust you… it's just…"
"Drew, it's ok. I understand. You have every right to feel insecure, but you're also right in trusting me. It means a lot that you do." He smiled briefly "Can I get you something to drink?"
"A coke would be nice, thanks."
"No problem." He nodded before heading towards the open kitchen door, trying very hard to unwind the knot in his stomach.
Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.
He really didn't want to lose Drew over this, but no matter how many times he tried to tell himself and everyone else he was making progress, he really wasn't. Sure, he cared more and more about Drew with each passing day, and he actually liked him and being his boyfriend a whole lot – it made him feel happy and light hearted. Yeah, there was progress on that front. But he was still in love with Blaine, and that had not changed one bit, not even in the slightest.
He couldn't help but feel the reason he still hadn't been able to let Drew get… further… was Blaine. But why? Why did he feel like he could've done so much more with Blaine than with Drew? After all, Drew was nothing short of sweet and attentive… he was hardly just trying to get into Kurt's pants. They'd been together too long to be just that. Hadn't they?
This might really be a deal breaker, but I'll be honest… I'm not the relationship type
Drew's voice from the night they had first met was still vivid in his mind, and every time Kurt would try to tell himself that he could trust Drew it would come back to haunt him. Could he really trust Drew? This is crazy, of course I can trust him! He tried to reason with himself – they'd been together for more than two months and Drew had kept his word about letting Kurt set the pace – granted , he was painfully and obviously frustrated, but that didn't mean he'd just go out and find someone else who'd put out… did it?
This might really be a deal breaker, but I'll be honest… I'm not the relationship type
That was the difference – that's why he couldn't go any further with Drew when he probably would have with Blaine. With Drew there were always these doubts flying around in his head: could he trust him? Would he ever fall in love with him? Would Drew ever fall in love with him? Would all this effort and energy be worth it?
With Blaine there were two certainties set in stone: he knew he was in love with him, and he knew he could trust him with his life.
This might really be a deal breaker, but I'll be honest… I'm not the relationship type
Kurt sighed miserably as he withdrew one coke and one diet coke from the fridge.
"AH!" He nearly jumped several feet back as he shut the fridge to find someone standing right there. He'd been so deep in thought he hadn't noticed someone had gotten into the kitchen as well.
"Sorry…" Josh chuckled, opening the fridge himself and taking out a drink "Didn't mean to scare you."
"'s ok… didn't notice you…" Kurt smiled half-heartedly at the boy, still panting. They had met several times before as he was Drew's best friend.
"So, happy belated birthday, by the way."
"Thanks…"
"How's life?"
"Good, yours?"
"Peachy." The boy smirked and Kurt felt like rolling his eyes. Honestly, he wasn't Josh's biggest fan – the guy was conceited and smug "How're things with my boy Drew?"
"Great…" he started to make his way towards the door but Josh (purposefully?) positioned himself in the way.
"Awesome. He really likes you… Always going on and on about how cute and precious and whatever you are. How you're so different from anyone he's ever met…!" he waved his hand dismissively and rolled his eyes, and Kurt hated him for trivializing things that he would've loved to hear in any other context "Although I don't know how he hasn't died of pneumonia yet, with the amount of cold showers he takes."
"Well, he seems to be just fine." Kurt dead panned, not even trying to sound nice anymore.
"I'm just saying, Kurt, you might want to get over yourself a little bit and put out. He might be handling it for now, but his self-control won't last forever. He can only play five against one for so long…"
Kurt stared at the stocky boy in front of him as he smiled slyly. Kurt cocked an eyebrow and sighed before muttering "You're repulsive." and walking away.
"And you're a prude." He smiled smugly after Kurt, careful to let his voice get only loud enough so that Kurt would be the only one to hear it. Kurt almost turned around, hand outstretched to aim at the boy's face before controlling himself, merely taking a deep breath and making his way back to Drew.
"Here…" he handed him the coke.
"Everything, ok?"
"Yeah…" Kurt smiled, trying to shake the annoyance out of his system, as he sat at the edge of the stretcher. Every single doubt crashing back against his skull, threatening to burst it. He felt even more frustrated once he realized that Josh's words had gotten to him - his self-control won't last forever.
Drew frowned, clearly not believing it, but didn't press it "I was thinking we could go catch a movie on Thursday…"
"Sounds nice."
"Cool…"
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"Kurt, wait up!"
Kurt turned around to find Wes jogging to catch up with him. He smiled and stopped to wait for the boy "Hey."
"Hey, listen… Sarah's been bugging me because she wants to go on a double date with you and Drew… so… Do you think we could maybe arrange something?"
"Sure, it sounds lovely!" Kurt smiled.
"Great… Maybe this Saturday? We could go to BreatstiX…"
"I'll talk to Drew, and let you know."
"Ok… How are things with Drew, by the way?"
"Oh, they're fine, I suppose." He shrugged with a smile.
Wes raised an eyebrow "Just fine?"
"Well, I think everything's fine…" he chewed on his lips before continuing without really thinking about the fact that he was exposing his relationship troubles to Wes a bit out of the blue "but the other day his best friend came up to me and told me I should stop being such a… prude." Kurt muttered, his cheeks flushing a deep shade of red "And I don't really know why I'm telling you this, but I guess I just… I'm not sure if Drew's as happy with the relationship as I am, right now… I keep thinking he's probably getting terribly frustrated and it makes me feel uncomfortable… maybe I should jus-"
"Kurt, don't even think about it." Wes snapped, sounding such an awful lot like Blaine that it was almost scary "If you're not ready, you're not ready. If he can't respect that, he's not worth it."
"I know…" Kurt sighed "But it's just… confusing."
"Kurt… can I be honest?" Kurt nodded with a small frown "I think you're still in love with Blaine and the reason you're not ready to go any further with Drew is because who you really want to go further with is Blaine."
Kurt stopped walking altogether looking slightly shocked at his friend, but after a few seconds of just staring dumbstruck he sighed defeated "Can I be honest? I think you're right."
"And are you sure it's a good idea to be in a relationship with Drew when you're in love with someone else?"
Kurt sighed softly as he picked up his pace again towards the school's front door "Wes, no offense, but you don't know how it hurt… having those… feelings for Blaine, and not having them returned. It's not even the first time it's happened to me. It's not exactly an experience I'd like to relive fully, and for once I like someone who likes me back. So maybe we're not in love… but we could be, in time. So yeah, I'm giving this a shot, because it's my best shot at love right now."
Wes was biting his lip as if trying to keep himself from snapping or something. After a while he just sighed "Just be careful. Don't do anything you're not ready to do."
"I won't." what is it with everyone suddenly having an opinion about my sex life, lately?
"Ok… I have to go, now. Call me about that double date, will you?"
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"Blaine, I seriously want to punch you." Wes sighed over his notes, as they studied together, tucked away at their favorite library corner.
"What, why?"
"You're an idiot for not going after Kurt."
"Not this again!" he groaned hanging his head and letting his arms fall limply at his sides with a loud sigh.
"You know I went on a double date with him and Drew this weekend?"
Blaine straightened up in his seat in an attempt to look dignified and as casual as he could, looking back at Wes' stern eyes with just the same amount of determination "Yes, I do, unfortunately. How was it?"
"Fine… besides the point." He waved his hand dismissively "They're starting to go on double dates, that's how serious they're getting. The more you wait the less chances you have."
"Leave it alone, Wes, I don't want to talk about it."
"You know how hard it is for me to watch you both suffer in silence? This is idiotic!"
"Well, it's our silence to keep." Blaine shot back, flipping his page irritably.
"You're being pathetic!"
"Wes! How many times do I have to tell you this? I missed it! I had my chance and I missed it. Drew grabbed it. Kurt's happy now. I'm trying to respect that, and I really don't want to be reminded of this shit situation every time I'm alone with you. I wish I'd never told you! Just stop it! Drop it! Give it up!"
"Why?" Wes threw his hands up in the air.
"Because it hurts too much!" Blaine hissed, snapping his book shut, grabbing it and walking away as fast as he could, blinking furiously as he tried his hardest to keep his tears from falling.
Wes stared after him at a loss of what to do or say. He couldn't tell Kurt how Blaine felt because it wasn't his secret to tell – and even if Wes hadn't had the good sense to know that in the first place, Blaine had made him promise he wouldn't; and no matter how many times he told Blaine Kurt still had feelings for him the idiot hobbit would always tell him not only that he knew for a fact he didn't (bullshit) but that it didn't matter anymore because he was happy as a squirrel with Drew (again: bullshit – I mean, their couple name is Durt – if you say that out loud you'll get my point). It was like talking to a wall. A very stubborn wall.
Why couldn't he just have normal friends?
Well, in all fairness, David's normal enough, I suppose...Thick as a concrete wall, but normal.
Maybe Blaine was right, maybe he should just stop it, drop it, give it up. He was getting nowhere and he was losing way too much energy over this. It was a sad truth that not everyone could be as lucky as him and Sarah, or David and Lilly. But he really didn't want to have to watch this soap opera for much longer – it was so depressing even he was starting to feel miserable. One more reason he was mad at Blaine: his blues were rubbing off on him. Argh!
He eyed his books thoughtfully.
There was still a chance Drew and Kurt might break up, which meant it would only take a little talking Blaine into confessing his feelings afterwards… And the probability of those two breaking up wasn't that low either – even if they did obviously like each other a rather lot (and made an adorable couple, according to Sarah), there were two big problems: Drew would always doubt Kurt's feelings for him, and Kurt would always feel afraid of going further into it – both of which would actually feed each other in a vicious cycle of slow but steady destruction. Wes felt guilty thinking about this as a good thing, but he honestly hoped one of these problems, if not both, would eventually break them out of their honeymoon phase and be the end of things. And he hoped it happened sooner, rather than later, before anyone got hurt. Well, more hurt.
He'd leave it be until summer break, maybe only occasionally reaching out to Blaine, but without pressing it too much. If by then things hadn't resolved themselves (meaning either Durt breaking up, or Blaine getting his head out of his ass) he was telling Kurt everything – promises and good principles be damned.
Blaine had a month and a half before Wes took action.
Because, seriously, this was pathetic and just a waste of his precious time.
If Wes wanted to watch a stupid torturous love story he'd watch chick flicks with Sarah every time she asked (which were way too many times, mind you). And even that would be more productive because it would probably lead to sex.
Oh, wait… maybe I should really watch more chick flicks with Sarah.