"How'd he take it?" Kurt asked. Blaine had called him a few minutes ago and Kurt was lying in his bed under the covers with his door shut and the lights off.
"He was a little hesitant at first, I think. But he warmed up to it alright." Blaine replied. Kurt couldn't help but smile, because Finn was really more amazing than Kurt liked to give him credit for. When Burt and Carole had first gotten together, Kurt was still getting over his crush on Finn and things between them were awkward, but over time Finn had come to accept Kurt.
"Good," Kurt breathed, rolling onto his back. "I was kind of worried for a while."
"Why? Finn's a good guy," Blaine said.
"Oh no, I know. He is, it's just, I don't know. Sometimes he can be a little weird about the whole gay thing. It's probably my own fault," Kurt rambled.
"How so?" Even though Kurt couldn't see him, Blaine's eyebrows were raised playfully, and he smiled a little.
"I uhhh.. I may have a little crush on Finn back in highschool." Kurt admitted, shutting his eyes tightly in embarrassment. "I was a freshmen and I was out and god, I thought he was the hottest guy I'd ever seen - it's not funny, Blaine!" Blaine was laughing hysterically on the other end of the phone and Kurt blushed. Blaine had the cutest laugh.
"It kind of is," Blaine said, still chuckling a little.
"Alright," Kurt challenged. "I told you something embarrassing about me. Your turn."
"Hmm, let's see." Blaine hummed.
"Oh c'mon, there's gotta be something embarrassing you can tell me."
"Well, I don't know if it's more embarrassing for me or her, but this one time during junior year, this girl Tina was totally obssessed with me even though everyone and their mother knew I was gay." Kurt snorted. "I got sick with like, the flu or something, and she came over to take care of me or whatever, and my parents walked in on her straddling me and rubbing vaporub on my chest while I was sleeping."
"Oh, my, god." Kurt gasped between laughs. "Are you serious?"
"Serious as a heart attack," Blaine chuckled.
"That is.. oh my gosh." Kurt giggled. They talked a little while longer after that, until around 11 o'clock, before Kurt fell asleep on the line and Blaine hung up after listening to the soft rhythm of his breathing for a few minutes.
It hadn't been that long since Blaine and Kurt had met, but either way Blaine knew. He knew that he wanted to be around Kurt all time and he wanted to do whatever he could to make him happy. He knew that he wanted to meet Kurt's dad and his stepmom, and he knew that he wanted to be with Kurt for a long time, maybe marry him even. He didnt know much about anything else, but he knew one thing. He was falling love with Kurt Hummel.
Blaine picked Kurt up the next morning so they could drive to Scandals to get Kurt's car. He'd left it there the other night when he called Blaine to take him home, and he didn't trust leaving it in the parking lot any longer. The drive from Kurt's apartment was short, with comfortable conversation between the two. Kurt got his car and Blaine followed him back to Kurt's apartment. He'd rather hang out with Kurt than go home and be by himself, since Finn and Rachel were always together and never home. Santana just nodded her head in his direction when they walked past her in the living room, and he waved two fingers politely before following Kurt to his room. Kurt shut the door and collapsed on the bed, Blaine following suit. They snuggled there for a while, chatting about what plans they had for Christmas. It was still two weeks away, but Kurt already had plans to leave for Ohio with Finn around the 22nd. Santana was staying in New York and Britney was coming to see her. Rachel still didn't know if she was staying or going.
"What about you?" Kurt asked. He was curled into Blaine's side, his head resting on Blaine's bicep and Blaine's arm slung across his waist.
"Oh, I don't know," Blaine shrugged. "I'll think of something, I guess." It was Blaine's first Christmas without his parents, and he had no idea what to do. His parents didn't want him, and he didn't even know where they were anyway. Cooper was all the way in California and probably too busy to spend time with him anyway, and Finn would be gone with Kurt. He could come here, to Kurt's apartment, and stay with Britney and Santana but he didn't know them the way he knew Kurt, and it would just be awkward. Plus he'd feel like a cock block if he stayed with them. He knew Santana and Britney didn't see each other much and all he would be doing is ruining their break.
"Blaine," Kurt pushed away from him and propped himself up on his elbows so he could see Blaine's face.
"What, Kurt? It's okay. I'll think of something." Blaine assured him. He didn't want Kurt changing his plans around to be with him.
"Come with me," Kurt said, grabbing Blaine's hand. "Come with me to Ohio." Blaine had to blink a few times before he could answer.
"Like.. for Christmas? And meet your dad and your step mom?" He asked.
"Well, yeah." Kurt nodded.
"N-no, Kurt. I'm not gonna ruin your family's Christmas. I'll be fine here." Blaine told him.
"Blaine, stop being stubborn. At least think about it. Nobody should be alone on Christmas." Kurt said, laying back down next to Blaine. No one spoke anymore, Blaine just nodded to assure Kurt that he'd think about it. And he would. If he went with Kurt for Christmas, at least he wouldn't be by himself. He would just make Kurt double check to be sure that his dad would be okay with Blaine coming along. The only part of the plan that really made Blaine nervous was meeting Kurt's dad. They just started dating a few days ago, but by the time Christmas came they'd have been together almost a month and a half. By that time it would make sense for Kurt to introduce Blaine to his dad. Anyway, Blaine had enough money to afford the plane ticket because of all the money his parents had left him. So why not go? It was better than being in New York alone.
"I'll go," Blaine spoke after a few minutes.
"Really?" Kurt sat up again.
"If it's alright with your dad."
"I'll call him tomorrow," Kurt said, a smile spreading across his face. "I'm sure he won't mind. Oh my gosh, yay!" He leaned down and placed a kiss to Blaine's forehead, the smile still on his face. Blaine loved seeing Kurt smile, and he loved it even more knowing it was him that had put it there. He could never get tired of making Kurt smile.
"Kurt! Me and Rachel are leaving, we'll be back later!" Santana yelled from outside Kurt's bedroom door.
"Okay!" Kurt yelled back. He turned to Blaine. "They're going shopping." He stated.
"And you're not going with them? I would've thought shopping was your favorite thing to do." Blaine joked. "I don't see you as one to turn down a shopping trip." Kurt giggled.
"Normally I wouldn't. But shopping is my second favorite thing." He said.
"What's your first favorite thing?" Blaine asked.
"You," Kurt stated. He leaned in and kissed Blaine chastely on the lips, slipping his tongue along Blaine's bottom lip. A soft moan escaped Blaine's mouth and Kurt smiled into the kiss briefly before pulling away. "Come on," he said, patting Blaine's knee. "Movie time."
They had the whole apartment to themselves, but they spent the whole day cuddled together on the couch drinking hot chocolate and watching Disney movies, occasionally pausing to have a make out session. They had decided to take things slow, which didn't bother Blaine at all. It was Kurt's idea, since he was still a virgin. Normally people lost their virginity in high school, but Kurt had told Blaine about Karofsky, and although he didn't know exactly what he'd done to Kurt, he understood that it was enough to make Kurt hesitant when it came to physical things. Kurt also knew that Blaine wasn't a virgin, and that his first had been with his ex boyfriend Sebastian. He and Sebastian had loved each other, Blaine had said, and he didn't regret losing it to him. Kurt was jealous of Sebastian, and angry with himself. He was jealous of Sebastian for being able to give Blaine something special, and he was angry with himself for being too scared to take things further.
"There's no reason to rush things, Kurt. I plan on being around for a while, we have plenty of time." Blaine had said.
"I know," Kurt told him. "I'm just.. angry with myself I guess."
"Why?"
"Because I want to be able to give you everything, Blaine. I wanna be able to do things with you and eventually, have.. ya know.. sex, when we get there. But it's like I'm stuck.. stuck in this bubble and I can't get out because every time I think of going farther than making out with anyone Karofsky's smug little face pops into my head and I freeze,"
Blaine had put his hands on Kurt's shoulders and looked him in the eyes then.
"Kurt, listen to me. We don't have to do anything you're not ready to do. I don't know what Karofsky did to you, and I hope one day you'll be able to tell me. But until then, we'll wait. I'm not gonna make you do anything you're not comfortable with, I promise." Kurt nodded, unable to do anything else. How had he gotten so lucky? Blaine was the most considerate and caring person Kurt had ever met, and he was his.
As they cuddled together on the sofa, Kurt thought about what Blaine had said. 'I hope one day you'll be able to tell me.' Could he? Would Kurt ever be able to talk about what Karfosky had done to him two years ago? It seemed like such a long time; two years. But the day it happened was still fresh in Kurt's mind. He could remember everything about that day. The therapist had told him it might help to talk about it, but he couldn't. He wasn't ready to. Maybe one day he would be.
