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We are starting a new arc now with Blaine and Kurt getting used to each other in a D/S relationship! Hope you all will enjoy the ride!
Chapter 21 & 22 were betaed by amazing hkvoyage
It's thanks to her you all get your bi-weekly treat of angst & sweetness : )
Also, in the next chapter there is some food again! You can find some reference photos on my tumblr tarabottiwrites under tag "DNM food porn"
Next double chapter will be posted on 28th June.
It felt safe in these strong arms. A warm hand traced some irregular patterns on Kurt's thigh – for some reason the Sub wasn't wearing his nightwear despite being in bed – and someone's lips huffed a small laughter into his ear.
"We should move. We've got to go to work."
"Just a moment longer," Kurt mumbled. "Make yourself useful and rub my back."
The Dom did and it was really nice.
That is, until Kurt woken up in bed – alone – and realised it was just a dream. Most of Kurt's recent dreams were filled with unpleasant school memories, so this one was a definite upgrade. However, it filled the Sub with a different kind of sadness, a subconscious disappointment that it didn't really happen and Kurt wasn't prepared for suddenly having all those needs.
The reality slowly seeped into Kurt's head, together with all the worries connected to his status and his current relationship with Blaine. The Sub stepped out from his bed, making sure the first foot to touch the floor was his right one. Dressing up, he almost chose dark grey socks, however at thelast minute he decided to change them to light blue - the colour of clear skies, because that was what he was hoping for.
Today he needed as much good luck as possible.
Kurt was a lot less sure this morning if he did the right thing by giving Blaine a chance to make him change his mind about being someone's Sub. While having a last glance at himself in the bathroom mirror, he looked for any differences in his appearance. Did anything change in it due to his contract with Blaine? Were his features softer, submissive to mirror the fact that his status was discovered? Will anyone at BellCorp notice that? And if yes – how will they react? Fuelled by his fears, his mind proceeded to feed him unrealistic visuals like the management firing him for keeping his status a secret, all the other employees both laughing in his face and thinking how to use him to their advantage now or just secretly joking about him when his back was turned…
Kurt wasn't looking forward to finding out what would be the case, but after muttering his comforting words to himself he managed to leave home for work.
The entrance door to BellCorp opened like a door to a courtroom and Kurt walked inside with his heart pounding strongly against his chest. He looked around the lobby as if he was there for the first time. People were coming and going– barely registering Kurt's presence. Am I looking and behaving as I always do despite what happened this weekend? the Sub wondered.
In the elevator a few workers that Kurt knew nodded at him in a greeting – as usual. When he walked into his own floor he was beginning to relax, thinking that the day was going to be exactly as every other Monday, when he saw Tina waiting at the entrance to their department. She was fuming with emotions and her pose, with arms crossed over her chest, was intimidating. Kurt slowed down but he knew that their confrontation was inevitable.
"Finally we can talk without Blaine covering your ass for you!" Tina glared at him. "Do you have any idea how worried I was about you during the weekend?!" her voice gained some volume. "First you stride into Dom-only party, then you disappear, then Blaine sees through your little lie and then he suddenly calls and tells me that you both are not only safe and peachy, but also you are going to sign a contract together!" The girl huffed angrily. "And then yesterday I get a short text that it's done! I have no idea what to do with you, you moron!"
Kurt tangled his fingers in front of him guiltily. Tina had put up with his charade for so long and then he went and kept her in the dark where all the circumstances changed.
"You could... hug and congratulate me?" He finally whispered.
Tina shook her head with disapproval. "I should stampede you with my new pair of high-heels, but-" she rolled her eyes, but her expression softened. "I guess this will do too." The girl moved to embrace Kurt with affection. "I hope you idiots will work out," she said rubbing his back. "And that you won't be too sore to still come in the mornings and sit in front of your computer for the whole day."
Kurt pulled back, startled. "What are you talking about?! Blaine wouldn't-"
Tina raised her thinly–shaped eyebrows. "Kurt, dear... Blaine might look like a dapper prince, but he's been working in a sex toys industry for a while after all. I bet he's already making a bucket list for you two."
"Well... it will have to wait till Friday anyway," Kurt tried to keep his voice calm while the realization of what might be included in their weekend and the days after was dawning on him. He was so caught up with all the rules set out in their contract, that he forgot that their relationship would inevitably turn more intimate sooner rather than later. He turned toward their studio, trying to hide his embarrassing blush from Tina.
The Dom girl followed him, giggling after that she very pointedly did not tease him about it.
"I don't think he will come, Kurt."
Kurt stopped his pacing around the studio and looked at the wall clock. It showed 1. and Blaine's usual lunch together should have started fifteen minutes ago. Kurt sank into his chair, angry.
"So now I'm not good enough for having lunch together?" Technically, Kurt knew he was probably overreacting, but they haven't discussed just how official their contract would be. He presumed they wouldn't exactly flaunt it in front of everyone at work, but would their lunch meetings continue as normal?
Tina – already eating her homemade noodle salad - frowned. She didn't like it when her friend fell into a negative mood. "You're an idiot for even considering that. Why don't you go to him? Maybe he is busy with something and couldn't finish on time?"
"Or maybe at work he would just prefer to not bother himself with me..." Kurt grumbled, but lifted himself from the chair. He took a few calming breaths and put on an indifferent face – something that he always did to appear not intimidated by other Doms – and strode as confidently as he could toward the AdultToy department.
It was actually easy for the Sub to find Blaine. The rich tenor voice could be heard through the open door of Jeff and Nick's studio. It sounded like they were discussing something work related. Kurt sighed with relief – it seems Tina was right and his Domreally lost track of time. He knocked on the door, peeking inside.
Blaine looked at him with a professional, polite smile that instantly changed into a wide grin. "Kurt, my gorgeous!" Not waiting for an answer the Dom jumped forward capturing Kurt's lips with his own, and thus silencing any vocal greeting from his Sub. Blaine immediately encircled the slim waist and tugged it closer to him while leaning with his head forward to better taste the kiss as if it was water for his thirsty mouth. That caused a surprised Kurt to arch his head back and the Sub grabbed onto his Dom's arms for support. Blaine's large hands were crawling down toward the tight jeans' backside while Kurt's brain was seriously considering giving up any thought for the time being and just enjoying the sudden – but so welcomed - closeness and heat of the Dom's body. Then both men froze, suddenly remembering they had an audience. Kurt tensed and Blaine reluctantly freed his Sub's lovely pink lips, turning to face his subordinates.
Nick sported a shocked look, covering his mouth with both hands. Jeff stared between Blaine and Kurt with a mixture of sheer awe and confusion.
"But you... And him... I thought... He always..." The blond Dom had trouble understanding the situation.
Nick was the fast-thinking one. "Kurt is a Sub, Jeff," he said through his fingers in realisation.
"Kurt is a Sub," Jeff repeated with widening eyes. He took a step toward Kurt. "This is- This is so cool!" Before anyone could react, Jeff caught the brunet in a bone-crushing hug, almost lifting him from the floor. Kurt instinctively started to understand where the blond man's Dom powers laid – in physical strength and abundant energy. He couldn't ponder on it more as he was quickly snatched from Jeff's arms by his own Dom.
"What the hell, Jeff?!" Blaine shouted at the same time as Nick.
The blond Dom looked at Kurt with a slight guilt. "I'm sorry... but it seems so... unbelievable. You were the one always berating me for everything! For every small mistake! And I always wanted to be friends with you, but you were so independent and a little bit scary. Now it turns out you are a Sub... And you are with Blaine?! When did that happen?"
Kurt rested his hands on his hips and narrowed his eyes. "I can stillscold you just fine-" he quickly looked at Blaine. "...right?"
"Certainly," his Dom agreed massaging Kurt's shoulders from Jeff's 'assault'. "But what are you doing here, beautiful?"
The designer transferred his glare from Jeff to Blaine, remembering his previous worries. "Do you know what time it is?"
The curly-haired man frowned and checked his watch. "Oh... I see. I'm sorry, I didn't realize." His Dom's fingers were now circling Kurt's neck in such a nice way the Sub was close to forgiving him.
"If you are too busy I could just go eat by myself..." Kurt began.
"I was actually planningto have lunch with you in my office," Blaine said quickly. "I already got the food - I just need to boil the water for the tea."
"So that was what that guy delivered to you?" Jeff chimed in. "I thought it was some kinky stuff for work 'research' purposes."
Nick rolled his eyes. "That's something only you would do, dear."
Kurt always felt warm seeing Nick and Jeff bickering like an old partnered couple – which, in a younger version, they were – but this time, with the new path opened for him, it was even more pleasant to see what he himself might have one day.
Meanwhile Jeff was still awed. "You do realize, Kurt, that we will be now pestering you about testing our products even more? Or perhaps Blaine will…"
"You guys are forbidden from using Kurt as your guinea pig without his explicit permission!" Blaine protested, but Kurt didn't miss the fact that the two designers weren't denied asking him to do so. "Now you'll excuse us. We are cutting into our lunch time too much as it is."
He pressed Kurt's shoulders, directing him toward the door to his office before Jeff or Nick could do any more damage.