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Kurt rubbed his tired eyes and suppressed a yawn. He hadn't had too much sleep the previous night, none of them had. Another letter had been found in his mail box that had destroyed their whole day if the conversation with Blaine hadn't been enough for him. Kurt was getting tired of it. The same procedure repeated itself over and over again, they talked to the police, the policemen tried to look understanding and nice to them, they took the letter and promised to continue their research the best they could. Kurt knew what it meant. There were two policemen working on his case when they had time for it between their other cases which seemed a lot more important. It meant that they didn't do anything unless something serious happened to Kurt.

Kurt couldn't understand why that man chose him over everybody else. Sure, he was far from perfect but he never hurt anybody willingly and he tried to be nice to people. He certainly didn't deserve it. He was getting tired of being afraid but it wasn't himself who he was the most worried about. Danny had had a smaller panic attack the previous night, he hadn't let Kurt out of sight and he had refused to sleep alone. Kurt had spent the whole night in the boy's room, trying to help him calm down as Danny had cried himself into sleep. The effect the stalker had on the boy made Kurt angry. Danny was an innocent child and he had been through too much already, he deserved to grow up in peace.

Once the morning came, Kurt called his therapist and arranged an appointment for Danny. When he was done with it, he got ready and as he prepared Danny's breakfast, he called Tina to meet him as soon as possible. Twenty minutes later, Kurt rushed out of the house, their bodyguards completely forgotten. Kurt was only thinking about Danny and hoped that the boy wouldn't freak out when he didn't find Kurt home. The man had to be done with everything in the morning, so he could spend the day with his son. He didn't care that Danny skipped a day from school, he wasn't in the state to leave anyway. One day off wouldn't hurt.

"I guess you've forgotten something."

Kurt looked up from his keys and sighed when he saw Blaine stepping out of the house. The bodyguard was dressed in his usual clothes, dark jeans with a tight black shirt that made him look so sexy and he was smiling at Kurt, makig the man's heart beat faster.

Kurt took a deep breath and opened the door to get in the car. He hadn't had too much time to think about their conversation the previous day but now as he saw Blaine, every single word came back, making him blush. He had almost asked Blaine out because he had thought that there had been something going on between them. Blaine had been nice to him, so Kurt had thought he had had feelings for him. It had been so stupid.

"Huh, somebody isn't in a good mood today" Blaine commented as he got in beside Kurt. "Where are we going?"

"I have to talk to Tina" Kurt answered, avoiding Blaine's gaze. "I promised her yesterday but I wasn't sure if I could leave Danny."

"He's a strong kid, he will be fine" Blaine said.

"I hope so" Kurt replied.

They were silent for the rest of the ride. Kurt tried to be distant because he didn't trust himself anymore. He kept thinking about his feelings and tried to figure out what and when had gone wrong. Blaine had talked to him at the beginning, they had agreed that there wouldn't be anything between them. Kurt had believed that they could work together without having feelings for each other. But... But then he had gotten to know Blaine. Blaine was absolutely perfect, the man Kurt had been searching for so long. He hadn't realised that he had been falling for the man and misunderstood their friendship as something more. He had acted like a silly teenage girl and had almost made an idiot of himself.

When they arrived at Tina's office, Kurt went inside without a word and practically slammed the door into Blaine's face, leaving the confused bodyguard on the corridor alone. He knew that it was rude of him but he didn't want Blaine to be there when he talked to Tina.

"Are you alright?" Tina asked in concern as Kurt stepped inside and went to hug him.

"Yeah" Kurt answered.

"Are you sure?" Tina asked. Kurt looked everything but fine.

"I'm just... tired" Kurt said and sat down. "So you wanted to talk to me."

"Yes" Tina nodded. "I understand that you couldn't make it yesterday but there's something we have to discuss."

"Okay" Kurt nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"I think we should replace the Warblers" Tina said honestly.

"What? But why? It was your idea to choose them" Kurt said.

"I know but I think it was a mistake" Tina sighed. "They're not good enough for the job."

"Why not? I think they do it perfectly" Kurt said.

"Kurt, your stalker was there at your house yesterday and nobody noticed it" Tina pointed out.

"We have the recording of the outdoor cameras. The police might catch him soon" Kurt said.

"Yeah, a tall white man in baseball cap and leather jacket" Tina said.

"It might not be much but..."

"Kurt."

"What's your problem with them?" Kurt asked.

"What's my problem? There were five bodyguards in your home yesterday and none of them noticed a stranger walking up to your mailbox. It was a huge failure. They're supposed to keep their eyes on you and your home. What if your stalker tries to sneak into your room next time? What if something happenes to you or Danny?" Tina asked.

"They didn't do anything wrong. It was all my fault" Kurt said.

"I don't understand" Tina frowned.

"Danny... well, he was himself and he might have caused some trouble for Blaine" Kurt said, looking at the man through the glass. "He wanted to apologise, so we made them breakfast and asked them to stay with us."

"Kurt" Tina sighed. "I'm glad you try to get along with them but they're not your friends. They work for you."

"I know" Kurt said and looked at Blaine again. "I just..."

"Oh, no. No" Tina said. "I know this look. Absolutely not, Kurt."

"What?" Kurt asked.

"You have a crush on him" Tina explained.

"No, I don't..."

"Look, Kurt, I understand. Really. He's smoking hot and you have a thing for this kind of men but he's your bodyguard" Tina said.

"I know. I just..." Kurt looked at Blaine again and leaned closer to Tina. "I don't know what's gotten into me. Rationally I know that nothing can happen between us but I like him so much. He's absolutely perfect."

"I know what your problem is" Tina said. "You haven't been in a relationship for a very long time and you're lonely. You have to try to date again."

"I'm not sure I want to" Kurt said. "At least not until my stalker will be caught."

"I think you should try" Tina replied. "But until then... I have the perfect idea how to get this man out of your head."

"How?" Kurt asked.

"Girls' night" Tina answered. "Tonight, your place. I will call the others."

"I'm not sure..."

"No excuses. It's for your sake" Tina said and grabbed her phone from her desk to dial the first number.

~ o ~

The last thing Kurt needed for that night was spending it with the girls. Usually he liked it when they came over, they had pizza, watched movies and talked about men. They hadn't had any sleepovers for a long time, though, since Kurt had been living with five strangers in his house that made having privacy almost impossible.

He didn't want to spend his night with the girls this time, though. He was dead tired and wanted nothing but to lie down in his bed and pretend that his life was perfect. He had been on his way the whole day. He had gone from Tina's office to the studio to record a song again, then he had gone home to get Danny and they had barely managed to get to the therapist in time. When they had been finished, Kurt should have gone back to the theater but Danny had started panicking again, so they had spent the rest of the day at home on the couch, watching cartoons and eating fast food, something Kurt rarely let Danny.

And in the end of the day, when Danny was finally asleep and Kurt had some time for himself, the girls arrived. Kurt made a coffee for himself to be able to stay awake while Mercedes ordered pizza, enough for all of them and the Warblers since Kurt wanted to make sure they had something for dinner.

When their food arrived, Kurt, Mercedes, Rachel and Tina moved upstairs into Kurt's room. Luckily, none of the girls wanted to talk about the stalker and tried to enlighten the mood with stories about Mercedes' new dancers. Kurt found himself enjoying the evening.

"You should have seen them, Kurt" Rachel sighed. "Twenty men in tight pants, without shirt. God, it was pure torture to watch them. I don't know how Mercedes's able to stay so calm between them. I could barely stop myself from getting out of my chair and start touching their abs."

Kurt laughed so hard he could barely breath.

"I'm a professional" Mercedes said.

"Or you had the opportunity to get to know a few of them from close" Tina joked.

Mercedes's eyes widened and she looked away in embarrassment.

"No way!" Rachel screamed.

"Rachel, be quiet. The others can hear us downstairs and... and Danny's asleep" Mercedes said hastily.

"You have to tell us the details" Kurt said.

Mercedes felt the heat rushing up to her face and she bit her lip as she looked up.

"Well, his name's Tony..."

"The guy with long hair and big eyes? Oh, you're so lucky" Rachel sighed.

"Shut up, Rachel. I want to hear the details" Tina said.

"There isn't much to say. He asked me to have coffee with him and I said yes" Mercedes said.

"And?" Kurt asked, smiling.

"And he's so cute" Mercedes smiled. "We had coffee together and we talked and went for a walk together. I guess I like him."

"When will you go out together?" Tina asked.

"I don't know... I mean, we didn't talk about it. We changed phone numbers and that's all. I'm not even sure I have time for this with the show coming up" Mercedes said.

"Oh, come on, I'm sure you can make an evening free for him" Tina said.

"She's right. If you like each other, you should get to know each other better. And if he doesn't take the first step, you should do it" Kurt said.

"Shouldn't he be the one who asks me out?" Mercedes asked hesitantly.

"It's the 21th century. Men nowadays like if women take the first step" Rachel said.

"I guess I should call him" Mercedes muttered.

"Absolutely!" Rachel said. "As much as I like our singles nights, I miss being in relationship. We all deserve someone."

Kurt sighed sadly and nodded. Yeah. He felt so alone sometimes, it would have been great to have someone to talk to and sleep together with. He didn't want to be lonely anymore and he was sure that the others felt the same way.

"O-oh" Rachel said, watching Kurt.

"What?" Kurt asked.

"I know this expression. You're totally into someone" Rachel smiled.

"And you try to keep it from us? Not fair" Mercedes said excitedly.

"There's nothing to say, really" Kurt said, looking away.

"I bet it's one of your bodyguards" Rachel said and almost screamed again when Kurt's face turned scarlet. "I knew it!"

"Which one?" Mercedes asked.

Kurt looked at Tina for help. They were supposed to avoid every conversation including his feelings for Blaine, that's why Tina had insisted to call the girls over for the night. He so didn't want to talk about it but Tina didn't help at all. She smiled at him reassuringly and nodded.

"Thanks" Kurt rolled his eyes.

"So who is it?" Rachel asked.

"Blaine" Kurt answered quietly, looking away.

"Which one is Blaine?" Mercedes asked. She hadn't spent enough time with Kurt's bodyguards to learn their names.

"The one that looks like a Greek demigod" Rachel smiled.

"Huh?" Mercedes asked in confusion.

"Oh, come on. You met him several times. He's with Kurt all the time" Rachel said.

"Oh, that one" Mercedes said, finally putting things together. "He's cute. Congratulations, Kurt."

"There's nothing between us" Kurt sighed. "I mean, I thought there was but..."

Kurt took a deep breath and told the girls everything, except for the night he had shared with Blaine before he started working for him. He told them about having coffee with Blaine several times, about getting out with him and Danny to have pancakes, about the night when they had gone out together into that bar, their duet, their conversations, everything.

"He was always smiling at me and... I don't know. I felt like there was something more between us" Kurt said and buried his face into his hands. "Oh, my God, I made up the whole thing in my head, didn't I?"

The girls looked at each other, not knowing what to say. From what Kurt told them, they couldn't decide how Blaine felt. Yeah, maybe there was something more between them but maybe it was just because Kurt was falling for him. It was hard to tell.

"Listen, we've all been there" Tina said finally. "I even asked Mike to marry me, nah that was embarrassing. You haven't told him how you feel, so there's nothing to be ashamed of. You will get over him."

"I don't want to be over him" Kurt muttered.

"I'm not telling you to forget him and go out with someone but you should at least consider it" Tina said. "There won't happen anything until he works for you and you can't be sure he would want to try it after that."

"Thanks, Tina. I feel so much better" Kurt rolled his eyes.

"Maybe she didn't use the best words, but she's right" Mercedes said carefully. "Come on, what can you lose?"

Kurt was about to tell them how wrong his last date had gone but he stopped as he looked at Rachel. He didn't want to tell them what had happened that night and Rachel believed that he had a good time with... What was his name? Oh, right. Rich.

"At least you can make him jealous" Rachel said.

"Maybe I will try" Kurt muttered in the end but he was sure he didn't want to date anybody but Blaine in the near future.

~ o ~

All the Warblers were downstairs except for Blaine who didn't let Kurt and Danny out of his sight since the letter. He blamed himself for not being careful enough. It was completely unacceptable, they should have noticed that man and caught him but they had been so stupid, mostly because of him. No matter what he had told Kurt the previous day, he knew that there was something more than friendship between them or at least from his side. Kurt moved him the way nobody else could before and it made Blaine confused. He had never had a real relationship and he had never planned to have one. He had been fine with sleeping with stranger and kicking them out the next day, living without boundaries, without caring about someone. He had been free to do whatever he wanted and he had been fine with that. But then Kurt came into his life and everything became complicated.

He had made a mistake by letting Kurt too close but it was over now. He realised how careless his emotions had turned him and he couldn't let it happen again. He had to find out how to keep a professional distance from Kurt, at least until this case was over. Blaine smiled at the thought. Yeah, it would only last until they found Kurt's stalker. Once the man was safe again, Blaine would ask him for a date. A real romantic date with candles and flowers and every silly thing Blaine had never tried before.

He walked back to Kurt's room. He had heard Rachel scream in delight before, they surely had a great time. It was good. Kurt deserved some fun. They were quiet this time, they were talking about something Blaine couldn't hear and for a second he considered eavesdropping but then he shook his head and took a step back. He respected Kurt's privacy.

He checked on Danny one more time and then decided to join his friends downstairs and talk to them about their job. He found Wes, David and Jeff in the living room, sitting and chatting quietly. He wasn't surprised that Nick wasn't with them, he was surely still working on the recordings of the cameras to get a better picture of the man who had left the letter the previous day. Nick took his job very seriously, that was why Blaine loved working with him so much. Nick was just the perfect worker, he was glad he hadn't become a lawyer and had joined his team instead.

"Is everything alright?" Blaine asked.

"Yeah, everything's clear" Jeff smiled. "What about the girls upstairs? Did you hear the latest gossips?"

Blaine rolled his eyes.

"Don't talk about them like that. They're Kurt's friends" Blaine said.

"Hey, I didn't say anything wrong" Jeff replied. "I'm just jealous, okay? I would totally love to join them."

Wes and David laughed but Blaine remained grim.

"Do I have to remind you why we're here?" Blaine asked. "You should take your job more seriously. All of us should. The mistake we did yesterday was completely unacceptable. That's why we will make a few changes."

"What do you mean?" Wes asked.

"There're no more nights off until we find the stalker" Blaine said.

"What?" David asked in disbelief.

"Blaine, I think you forgot that some of us have families" Wes said.

"I'm aware of that, Wesley" Blaine said. "But we have a job to do and I want you all to take it seriously. You can have a few days off once we're done here. Until then, nobody's allowed to leave unless it's emergency. Am I clear?"

The others nodded in unison. Blaine rarely played the merciless leader but when he did, he was scary.

"Tonight's patrol is Jeff and Nick's responsibility. David, you will go with Danny to school tomorrow. Wes, the house will be yours until the others have rest. Any question?" Blaine asked.

"No..." Jeff started hesitantly.

"Good" Blaine said. "We can't allow any more failures, okay?"

The others nodded again. Blaine didn't say a single word after that, he turned around and went upstairs to check on Kurt and Danny one more time.

"What's gotten into him?" Wes asked when Blaine was out of earshot.

"Something's bothering him" David muttered.

"Oh, come on. Don't tell me you have no idea" Jeff said. When the others continued to look at him in confusion, the man sighed and rubbed his eyes. "I can't believe you haven't noticed it. Blaine's totally into Kurt."

"What do you mean?" Wes asked.

"Like... romantically?" David asked.

"No, he wants to give him piano lessons" Jeff said sarcastically. "Of course romantically!"

"How do you know that?" Wes asked.

"How do you not know that?" Jeff asked back. "It's so obvious."

"They're getting along pretty well" David muttered.

"That's what I'm talking about. Blaine's gotten all crazy boss on us because he has feelings for Kurt and he's worried about him" Jeff said.

"It makes sense. I mean... They spend a lot of time together, they're interested in the same things..." Wes continued.

"That's right. But sadly, our dear friend doesn't look like he wants to do anything about it and his suppressed feelings make him moody as hell. It's his lucky day, though, I will make sure he doesn't suffer too long" Jeff said and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Wes asked.

"I have to talk to Nick" Jeff said happily.

"Should we let him?" David asked in worry.

"He surely won't do anything stupid" Wes shrugged.

They looked at each other and sighed. If Jeffrey Sterling was involved in something, it could never be good.

~ o ~

Nick suppressed a yawn and turned back to the screen. There was a long night waiting for him and he was already so tired that he could barely stay awake. He volunteered for the night shift, so he could continue his research but he forgot how little sleep he had had the previous night. He would survive, of course, he had had worse, but it didn't mean he wouldn't like to drink a cup of hot and strong coffee...

Out of nowhere, a cup of coffee was placed in front of him, catching him completely by surprise. Nick yelped and almost fell from his chair.

"I see you're busy" Jeff smiled.

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" Nick gasped.

"I thought you would need a coffee" Jeff shrugged.

Nick blinked in surprise. Sure, sometimes Jeff was nice to him for some reason... and sometimes he wasn't. They had a complicated relationship that had started back in high school. Sometimes they were just friends and sometimes... Well, it was really complicated. It looked like it was time for the next 'not just friends' period from Jeff's side. Or he wanted something else from Nick. It was hard to tell because there was nobody who understood Jeffrey Sterling except for Jeffrey Sterling himself.

"Thanks" Nick said and took the cup into his hand.

"Have you found anything?" Jeff asked and sat down beside Nick.

"Not yet" Nick said.

The computer in front of them beeped and Jeff sat up straight in interest.

"You have!" he sai excitedly.

"Let's see.. Oh, it's not that" Nick said, somewhat disappointed.

"What is it?" Jeff asked.

"I was running a research on Kurt's former boyfriend" Nick explained. "Here it is. Sebastian Smythe, 28, lawyer, lives in New York."

"Do you know where we can find him?" Jeff asked.

"There're dozens of articles about him" Nick answered as he went through a few pages. "I don't know where he lives but there's this club he visits frequently."

"Excellent!" Jeff said and stood up. "That's exactly what Blaine needs to recognize his feelings for Kurt."

"What do you have in your mind?" Nick asked carefully.

"Nothing" Jeff said innocently but he couldn't fool Nick. The man knew him too well. "Alright. I want to help Blaine to get together with Kurt."

"Jeff..." Nick started.

"No, no, no. Listen to me" Jeff interrupted. "Blaine's in love with him, I know he is. But he keeps telling himself that it isn't real. He's about to ruin his chance by Kurt, we need to help him!"

"Jeff, Blaine's an adult, he can decide what he wants to do with his life" Nick said. "Besides, you remember Warbler rule 7, right?"

"Yeah, don't date your client" Jeff rolled his eyes. "But it's not a Warbler rule, it's a Jeff rule. It's all because of those damn models. Who knew they would all want me?"

"That fact is, Blaine respects our rules and we have to respect his decision as well" Nick said. "Leave them alone, Jeff."

"But Nicky..."

"No, I'm serious" Nick said.

"I really don't get it. He finally found a man who's perfect for him and he doesn't want anything from him? Why?" Jeff muttered.

"I'm sure he has a good reason" Nick said. "I don't know... maybe he doesn't want to date famous people or men with kids..."

"What's your problem with kids? They're cute" Jeff said.

"Nothing. But maybe Blaine doesn't want a relationship with someone who has already someone more important in his life. Let's face it, if Blaine starts dating Kurt, he has to accept that Kurt has a kid and Blaine would only be on the second place. Not everybody's open for that" Nick explained.

"I have to talk to him" Jeff said.

"No. You have to leave them alone. Promise me" Nick said seriously.

"But I don't want to" Jeff said.

"Jeff."

"Fine" Jeff rolled his eyes. "But you have to do me something in return."

"What is it?" Nick sighed.

"Have breakfast with me" Jeff smiled.

"We always have breakfast together" Nick pointed out.

"Not like that. Just you and me, a lot of coffee and sandwiches. Tomorrow morning" Jeff said.

"What's your plan?" Nick asked carefully.

"Nothing" Jeff said. "Really, Nick. I just enjoy your company and I would like to spend some quality time with you, that's all."

"Quality time" Nick said again.

"Not like that" Jeff smiled. "We're adults, we don't do such things anymore."

"Fine" Nick nodded. "You promise me to leave Blaine and Kurt alone and I promise you to have breakfast with you."

"Tomorrow" Jeff said.

"Tomorrow" Nick repeated.

"It's settled, then" Jeff said and stood up. "I should go back to work. Blaine's really moody nowadays, I don't want him to catch me here."

"You better go" Nick nodded.

"I will come back soon. You know I can't keep myself away from you" Jeff winked but he was forced to leave quickly as Nick grabbed a book from the desk and threw it into his direction. "You're so cruel."

"Don't forget your promise" Nick called after him.

"I won't" Jeff said and shut the door behind him. As he stepped away from the door, a devilish smile appeared on his face. "Too bad I never keep my promises."