Kurt was sitting on his bed, doing some reading for his English class when Finn came down the stairs.

"Sup Kurt? How was the mall?" Finn got undressed and slipped on pajama flannels and a wife beater. Kurt cocked his head, still appreciating Finn's physique.

"Uh, the mall was good. Actually, I ran into Jesse St. James," said Kurt, peeking up from his book to see that Finn looked like he was about to throw up. My reaction exactly.

"What? How is that possible? I thought he was done here! Who was he with? What did he say?" Finn was now pacing back and forth, feeling panicked.

"Whoa calm down Finn. He was fine in his Jess St. James way, you know, nice but with that sneering undertone. Dave didn't like him to begin with. It was weird rehashing what happened with Jesse to Dave. It seems like forever ago."

"So what, he was just at the mall in Findlay and ran into you guys? By himself? That is so random," said Finn. He took a seat on his bed this time.

"Well, he wasn't by himself. He was with Blaine Anderson, from Dalton," Kurt said, now lowering his book. Finn's face was screwed up trying to comprehend everything.

"Your Blaine was with Jesse? Are they friends?"

"I guess they've known each other since they were kids. But, it seemed like they were…more than friends." Finn's eyes widened and his face going white. Then, Kurt didn't expect what happened next. Finn started to laugh uncontrollably. Kurt was surprised by this reaction, and then annoyed at the fact Finn was laughing at him. Finn noticed Kurt's pissed off look and he started to calm himself down.

"I'm not laughing at you dude. It's the fact that Jesse is gay and Rachel totally loved him last year! Oh my God that's priceless!" Finn screamed, and he started to laugh again. Kurt couldn't help but laugh at the point Finn just made. The idea of Rachel finding out her ex-boyfriend was gay played out in Kurt's mind and caused him to laugh as well. After another few minutes of laughing, both boys calmed down and sat in silence. Then Finn spoke up again.

"Wait, do you think that's the reason why Dalton's helping out Carmel High? Because Jesse asked Blaine to do so? I mean, it's a pretty big coincidence that you find them hanging out together right after we find out Dalton is funding Vocal Adrenaline." Wow, did Finn just make a logical assumption? I mean it's pretty safe to say that Blaine is easily influenced by what Jesse says, so Jesse being the reason why Blaine was hell bent about helping Carmel High afford Regionals isn't a farfetched idea.

"It's a possibility. Honestly I could care less now. I don't want to think about Blaine or Jesse or Regionals right now," said Kurt. He went back to reading. Finn got the hint and picked up the Sports Illustrated magazine on his nightstand. Kurt heard him flipping through the pages, and then heard Finn drop the magazine on his lap.

"So, what, you were by yourself with Dave all day at the mall?" asked Finn. Kurt rolled his eyes and put his book down on his lap again.

"God Finn, you really are the nosiest person I have ever met. Yes, Dave and I were shopping together while your mother went to Crate & Barrel. Got a problem with that?" said Kurt, rather annoyed by the fact Finn was still pestering him about Dave.

"Sorry man, I don't have a problem with Dave. He and I made amends or whatever. I just think it's a little weird that he is so nice towards you. And hanging out with you, that's all."

Kurt just shrugged and stood up, walking over to his closet. He had a really hard time not telling Finn what is up between Dave and him. Sure, it's nothing official but it'd be so much easier to handle situations like this if Finn knew Dave was gay.

"I'm going over to Mercedes' for a homework session. We're working Spanish if you wanted to join us," said Kurt, grabbing his side bag and jacket.

"Nah man, I'm all set. I think Rachel is supposed to get back to me about something. Hey Kurt I got a question for you," said Finn. Kurt was at the foot of the stairs, looking to his right where Finn was sitting on his bed.

"What's up?"

"If someone cheated on you, by kissing another person, but was really sorry about it and wanted to try and work on the relationship, how long would you wait before giving them a second chance?" asked Finn, staring at his hands. It was like he was reciting his question off his hand.

"Well, I know you're talking about Rachel, and although I don't care for her, I do know she misses you. I would say giving her the second chance now is a good a time as any. But that's just me," said Kurt. He waited to see if Finn was going to ask a follow up question, but Finn just nodded at Kurt.

"Thanks man, appreciate it." Kurt smiled at Finn and walked upstairs.

"Carol, Dad, I'm off to Mercedes for some homework!" yelled Kurt. He had no idea where they were but he didn't want to have to face his father about David again.

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"I can't stand this language half the time. I'm done for tonight, wanna watch some Jersey Shore?" asked Mercedes as she threw her book on the floor from the bed. Rachel and Kurt were sitting on the floor at the foot of the bed, struggling equally as much as Mercedes.

"It doesn't help that we had a bomb threat during class. I say we substitute homework with writing a note to Mr. Shue demanding an extension on this assignment," said Rachel closing her book. "I wonder if he'll consider it if we write the letter in Spanish." Kurt and Mercedes rolled their eyes in response. Kurt pulled out the March issue of Cosmo and started flipping through the pages. Rachel started to look on with Kurt, reading the interview with Jennifer Lopez.

"So Kurt, what did you do today?" asked Mercedes. She pulled out her nail polish and started painting her fingernails a bright pink.

"I went shopping with Carol in the new Findlay mall; got some candles."

"Ooh! How was it? I heard it's huge!" said Rachel.

"Yeah it's pretty big. Four floors, really long. I didn't even make it around the entire place," said Kurt, still reading. He heard the two girls gasp however. He looked at both of them. "What?"

"Kurt Hummel didn't walk the entire mall? Either it was too much for him or he was distracted," said Mercedes. The two girls giggled to each other before looking at him. "Spill. What happened? Did you see a cute boy?" asked Mercedes.

Kurt had no idea what to tell them first: he went shopping with Dave or the fact that he ran into Blaine…with Jesse. They knew he had something to spill so they were eagerly waiting for him to crack.

"Okay, well, I wasn't only shopping with Carol. I was shopping with Karofsky," said Kurt. He was looking at Rachel, then Mercedes, then back to Rachel, and then to his magazine. Their jaws had dropped.

"WHAT?" they both screamed in unison. Kurt scrunched his eyes shut.

"Kurt! You're actually hanging out with the guy that shoved you into lockers and threatened your life?" asked Rachel, who looked completely furious with Kurt.

"You sound like my father."

"Well good! It's good to know that not all the Hummel's are stupid!" screamed Rachel.

"Seriously Kurt, what are you doing giving that guy the time of day?" asked Mercedes, who didn't look angry as much as concerned for Kurt. If only I could tell them about Dave. It'd be so much easier to deal with them if they knew.

"Do you remember when he saved my ass from Azimio and those other football players? I think that deserves a second chance, besides, that's not even the juicy part of the day," said Kurt as the two girls' attention focused again on Kurt's words.

"What happened?" asked Rachel. Kurt then turned to Mercedes.

"You were wrong, or Facebook was. Blaine isn't dating a guy named James Alexander. I saw Blaine at the mall," the girls gasped. They looked like he just told them his puppy died.

"Are you okay? What did he say? Oh my God I would have totally thrown a rock at his face if I—," started Rachel.

"Rachel! Calm down," said Mercedes. "Kurt, as crazy as that sounds, it's not that juicy. Really coincidental, but not juicy. What does it have to do with his relationship status?"

"He wasn't with 'James Alexander'. He was with Jesse St. James." Kurt thought Rachel had a heart attack. She wasn't moving and her face had frozen. Kurt and Mercedes were looking at her, waiting for some sort of sign of life.

"So they're friends, that's not bad," said Rachel. She was not only trying to convince Mercedes and Kurt, but herself as well.

"No, they're more than friends," said Kurt. It took a while for Rachel to respond.

"That doesn't make any sense Kurt. Are you sure they were dating?" asked Rachel.

"Positive, they kissed in front of me and Dave." Kurt felt bad telling Rachel this news, despite the fact that him and Finn were laughing about it earlier that night of what her reaction would be. Rachel wasn't sure what to do with herself. She was looking at the floor, not responding.

"This crazy! Jesse's gay?" asked Mercedes.

"He said he doesn't like labels. He said if he likes a girl, he likes her. If he likes a guy, he likes him. He called himself modern," said Kurt. Mercedes and Kurt heard Rachel snort. They looked at her surprised.

"That's so Jesse. Thinking of himself as all high and mighty; that he's better than everyone else. It's a joke really. I guess this shows us the motivation behind Dalton's decision to help Vocal Adrenaline. It screams Jesse St. James. He's a manipulator and is going to break Blaine's heart in the long run," Rachel said. She looked up at them and smiled.

"We are going to kick they're ASSES!" she screamed, Kurt and Mercedes following with laughing and cheering.

"This is going to be fun news to tell the rest of Glee club," said Mercedes.

"Well Finn already knows, but yeah, that's going to be interesting. I wonder how Mr. Shue will react," said Kurt. Rachel gasped, causing Kurt to jump and he looked over.

"We need to still write that letter in protest to the homework assignment!" She pulled out her notebook and started writing, looking in her book for vocabulary and grammar references. There was a buzzing noise and Rachel checked her purse and pulling out her cellphone.

"It's Finn!" Kurt and Mercedes looked at each other. "He's inviting me to dinner tomorrow at your house Kurt," she said and looked up at Kurt. Trying hard to hide the dread in his voice, Kurt responded.

"Great. That's great." Rachel seemed more excited than Kurt about going to have dinner with Kurt's family. It seemed as though Kurt and Dave's situation was slowly getting more difficult to handle as a secret.