Friday came around far quicker than Kurt wanted. Before he knew it lessons were done and he was headed back to his room to pack his bag for his visit home. Dragging his feet down the corridor his bag weighing heavy on his shoulder he wondered whether his dad would notice the slight bruising that was still just about visible around his eye, he hoped that he could cover it enough to get away with it but his dad was unusually perceptive when it came to it and he had a sinking feeling that tonight was not his night to get away with things.

Hanging his uniform carefully in the wardrobe he turned his attention to the array of casual clothes, smiling slightly he ran his hand over the assortment of items hanging perfectly in line in front of him before removing a plain black shirt and black fitted jeans. Closing the wardrobe door tight he turned and headed to his bathroom placing the clothes on his bed as he passed.

Freshly showered and feeling somewhat more relaxed Kurt wandered around his room grabbing items from his dresser and placing them neatly in his weekend bag, the towel he was wrapped in slipping low over one hip, another draped casually around his neck where his hair continued to drip.

Kurt was rummaging through the draws of his dresser when he heard a rap on his door.

"Yes" he called.

"Kurt you decent" asked Nick from the other side.

"Sure Nick" Kurt called "come on in."

Pushing the door open Nick stepped into the room, "hey, Blaine just wanted to let you know that were thinking of leaving soon" smiled Nick as his eyes found Kurt still hunched over the dresser.

"Okay cool" Kurt replied without looking up.

Nick zoned out momentarily as he watched Kurt ferreting around in his draws sure he had seen Kurt in sports gear and pyjamas but he had no idea that he was so defined.

"Head in the game Duvall" smiled Jeff entering the room and slapping his boyfriend sharply around the head.

"Oh hey Jeff" spluttered his boyfriend, "I was just coming to find you."

"Sure you were" Jeff replied with narrow eyes.

"Oh hey Jeff" smiled Kurt turning to see his friend staring at his boyfriend in mock indignation.

"You guys okay" he asked confusedly.

"Absolutely" spluttered Nick while his boyfriend laughed at his awkwardness.

"Are you sure" Kurt asked again looking quickly between them.

"I think you broke Nick" smiled Jeff.

"How" queried Kurt.

"You're buff Kurt" laughed Jeff, "I think Nick expected you to be soft and squishy not ripped."

"Oh. OH" Kurt spluttered suddenly realising that he was wrapped solely in a towel which left not too much to the imagination, a fierce blush spreading quickly across his cheeks and down his neck as he tried and failed to cover himself with the towel hanging around his neck.

"Ah if you guys could excuse me for a moment" he said backing towards the bathroom whilst simultaneously grabbing the clothes from the bed while trying to keep a hold of his towel "I will be right back."

"Take your time" called Jeff as the bathroom door snapped shut.

"So, baby..." began Nick in an overly cheerful tone as he turned to his boyfriend who he found staring at him with his arms folded and a stern look on his face.

"Yes Nick" he replied with a quirk of his eyebrow and a glint of amusement flashing across his eyes.

"You know I love you right, you know I'd never leave you, you know you're my perfect man and I'll love you forever?"

Jeff continued to stare at Nick whilst trying to contain his amusement at his boyfriend's desperate attempts at grovelling to make up for staring at Kurt.

Finally unable to take it anymore, Jeff dissolved into a wide smile and smacked Nick on the arm.

"Dummy" he smiled.

"You're not mad?"

"I'm not mad" laughed Jeff, "you don't think I've checked him out before?"

"What?" coughed Nick in disbelief.

"Well yeah" laughed Jeff, "the guys got guns man."

"Jeff. I don't believe you" spluttered Nick whilst Jeff continued to laugh at his boyfriend his eyes alive with a teasing glint.

"What don't you believe" asked Blaine as he strolled into Kurt's room without knocking.

"Just checking Kurt out" said Jeff absently whilst still gauging his boyfriends confused expression.

"Oh okay" laughed Blaine planting himself comfortably on the end of Kurt's bed.

"You're okay with this" asked Nick, looking back and forth between Jeff and Blaine whilst Jeff continued to grin at him.

"Sure" smiled Blaine, "Kurt's hot but just remember who he belongs to" he added before turning to meet his boyfriends gaze as he exited his bathroom and threw his towels in the hamper.

"Belong to?" queried Kurt with an eyebrow quirk of his own.

"Figment of speech babe" smiled Blaine.

"Better be" snipped Kurt as he pulled the zip closed on his bag. Blaine just grinned as he winked at Nick and Jeff.

"Anyway, I just popped in to say goodbye" said Jeff crossing the room and pulling Kurt into a tight hug, "I've got to get going soon and I wanted to catch you before I left."

"Bye Jeff" Kurt smiled into his shoulder, "have a great weekend and we'll catch up Sunday yeah?"

"Absolutely, find out what your dad's going to have in the workshop in the next few weeks and tell him I'll be over"

"Sure thing" smiled Kurt as he released Jeff's hug, "drive safe."

"See you later," Jeff waved as he tugged Nick from the room.

"So you ready" asked Blaine with a smile.

"Nearly I just want to try and cover this up a bit" he replied whilst dabbing at his bruise with the concealer from his dresser.

"It's hardly noticeable you know."

"Yeah but this is my dad Blaine you know how he is" sighed Kurt turning his head to appraise his handiwork from all directions, seemingly satisfied he dropped the concealer into his coat pocket before rolling up his shirt sleeves and reassessing his packing.

Blaine cast an evaluating look over his boyfriends outfit as he moved around the room making small adjustments to his packing and outfit.

He was back in his slim jeans, the black ones which were a personal favourite of Blaine's and the black shirt did wonders with Kurt's pale skin, the rolled up sleeves giving a glimpse of his toned arms whilst the unbuttoned collar showed his long throat in a most distracting way. Blaine shifted his position on the bed aware that Kurt was oblivious to his growing discomfort.

"Just about there" said Kurt snapping Blaine out of his reverie.

"Sorry what" he spluttered.

"Just about ready" smiled Kurt sitting next to his boyfriend whilst bending to grab his boots from under the bed.

"Great"

"You okay?" asked Kurt as he pulled on a long black boot.

"Sure" swallowed Blaine as he watched Kurt slide the boot up his calf and zip up the side.

"You seem a little preoccupied" he smiled as he pulled on the second one.

"No, no, I'm fine, I'm great" said Blaine shaking his head slightly in an attempt to regain some composure.

"Sure you are" smirked Kurt standing and crossing over to his chair to grab his coat before shrugging into it and making his way over to his mirror before adjusting it to his satisfaction.

"So ready?" he asked turning towards Blaine only to find him standing directly in front on him.

"You have no idea" Blaine murmured as he placed his hands around Kurt's waist and pulled him into a tight embrace.

Kurt smiled into a deep kiss before pulling away and grabbing his bag from the bed.

"Come on lover boy" Kurt smiled as he led Blaine from the room, "let's grab Nick and get going."

"Spoil sport" pouted Blaine as he trailed after his boyfriend.

Kurt beamed over his shoulder as he pulled him down the corridor in search of Nick.

"Dad I will be there are soon as I can" Kurt reassured from the front seat of Blaine's car, "there's been an accident up front somewhere and traffics at a standstill."

"Dad I know you wanted a family dinner but you'll just have to save me some okay, there really isn't anything I can do."

"No Finn you can't have mine, give the phone back to my dad."

"Yes dad I will let you know when the traffic starts moving."

"Yes dad I will be careful, I know traffic's bad on a Friday night."

"Okay, yes, I will say hi to Blaine for you".

"Hi Mr Hummel" shouted Blaine towards the phone.

"Yes I'm sure that would be fine" he sighed, "I'll speak to you in a bit. Bye."

Nick had been laughing at snippets of Kurt's conversation from where he was hanging between the two front seats between Kurt and Blaine.

Traffic had been at a standstill for nearly an hour and Kurt had thought it best to call his dad and let him know they were going to be late, this had resulted in a fairly lengthy conversation between Kurt and his father with various interruptions from Finn along the way.

Nick found this most amusing having never had a brother and the more exasperated Kurt had become the funnier Nick found it, Blaine had watched Nick in the mirror smiling at his amusement and patted Kurt's knee in sympathy as he became more and more frustrated with his brother.

"Finally" Kurt sighed throwing his head back against the headrest after hanging up the call.

"You okay" asked Blaine gently.

"Yeah" Kurt smiled in return, "Carol's saving us some dinner and she's making up the spare room for you guys."

"Really?" asked Nick.

"Sure" smiled Kurt, "it's going to be late and both Carol and my dad are worried about you driving all the way back to Dalton again tonight."

"That's really kind" smiled Blaine as the traffic began to move again.

"Yeah, thanks Kurt" grinned Nick, "sleepover at your house, Jeff's going to be pissed he missed it" said Nick grabbing his phone out of his pocket to text his boyfriend.

"Are you telling him now" Kurt asked in disbelief whilst turning to look at Nick who was now slumped in the back seat furiously tapping away on his phone.

"Well yeah" smiled Nick without looking up.

"What is wrong with you?" Kurt replied shaking his head before turning back to the front and switching on the radio.

Several hours later Blaine pulled wearily up outside the Hummel house, a soft light glowed around the main window and a light shone invitingly over the porch.

Turning off the engine he ran his hands over his face and moaned before turning and placing a hand softly on his boyfriends shoulder before gently shaking him awake.

"Babe, Kurt baby were here" he spoke softly.

"Ummm" Kurt mumbled.

"Kurt we're here" Blaine repeated slightly stronger into the silent car.

"Nick wake up man, we're here" Blaine directed to the back seats where Nick was sprawled fast asleep.

"I'm up" Nick jolted upright although clearly still out of it.

Blaine rolled his eyes before turning back to Kurt, "sorry baby but you've got to wake up" he said before opening his door sending a cold blast of air into the car which effectively snapped Kurt out of his sleep haze.

"Blaine" Kurt whined but he didn't hear him as he was jumping out of the car before heading around to Kurt's side to ease him out.

Pulling his coat around him Kurt waited for Blaine to pull the door open before slipping out into the cold night air. Still not fully awake Kurt leaned heavily on Blaine as he walked him up to the porch before knocking lightly and returning to the car to hurry up Nick and pick up Kurt's bags.

"Hey Buddy" Blaine heard Burt say from the direction of the porch, turning he smiled as he saw his boyfriend pulled into a warm hug by his father.

"Come on in guys" he called towards the car whilst ushering a cold Kurt through the doorway.

"You need a hand with that?" offered Nick who had made it out of the car and was stood behind Blaine at the back of the car.

"No it's okay ta" smiled Blaine as he grabbed Kurt's bag and steered Nick towards the welcoming sight of the house.