"Favorite...popsicle flavor, and you cannot say anything dirty!" Kurt asked.
He was sitting half on Elliott's lap on the loveseat in his micro apartment. After declaring their romantic intentions to one another, they'd agreed to spend more time together before immediately jumping into bed, so Kurt had decided to grill Elliott with questions.
"Banana. You?"
"Lime. Favorite kind of chocolate?"
"Mmm. I'm having a hard time keeping it clean here. But I like the spiced hot chocolate. Not too spicy, like, no hot peppers in it, but cinnamon and stuff."
Kurt smiled as Elliott elaborated. "I like hot chocolate, too." He snuggled against Elliott. "Favorite sandwich?"
"Oh, um. There's so many. But...you're not gonna laugh at me, right?"
"I might laugh near you..."
Elliott chuckled. "Peanut butter and jelly. Lots of thick jelly, like, when it's really firm? That's the kind I like."
"When jelly firms up too much it's called 'tough'."
Elliott laughed at that. "Tough jelly, huh? That's what I like?"
"Apparently," Kurt giggled. "I know how to make it like that. I don't know if I could do it in my kitchen, but maybe sometime when I'm visiting my Dad in Lima... So, since we're on food: favorite cookie?"
"Gingerbread. Definitely."
"We should make gingerbread men! They're so much fun... Oh, but my oven would only fit like two at a time. Maybe mini men?"
"Or cook them at my place. You're welcome there any time, Kurt."
"You do have a much bigger oven, Elli," Kurt said with mock sincerity.
"Hon, I think a sailboat galley is bigger than your kitchen."
Kurt laughed and played with the hair on the back of Elliott's neck.
"So...'hon'?"
"That okay?"
"Um. I don't want to, like, rush things. I'm completely okay with taking it slowly, but, I just—"
Elliott squeezed Kurt's waist. "Spit it out."
"If we're gonna do this I want to be exclusive. I want you to be mine. My boyfriend. Is that—"
Elliott kissed him, feeling joy he'd never experienced before like a small sun glowing in his chest.
"Yes, hon. I am totally on board with being exclusively yours."