Chapter Twenty-Nine

The glass walls had their advantages too. Diane could see from further that her partner and her boyfriend were chatting in her office in a friendly manner, so she had time to prepare herself before entering. She always had this weird feeling when she guessed that people were talking about her, but on the other hand she kind of enjoyed this sight too. Will had proven himself to be a great friend lately and she kind of wanted for him and Kurt to bond a little, even though she wasn't sure she might not regret this someday.

"Hey," she entered, interrupting the conversation and both men looked at her. A wide smile appeared on Kurt's face, but Will acted as if he had been caught doing something wrong. She had told him she hadn't wanted him and Kurt to talk about her behind her back, but she hadn't meant it that seriously, he should have known that.

"I've kept Kurt company, I hope you don't mind," he tried to explain the situation and Diane found his awaiting for approval really cute.

"Thank you," she replied with a smile, "Sorry, I've made you wait," she smiled at Kurt as well.

"No, I was a little early," the ever gentleman answered and even thought Diane knew she was actually late, she didn't argue with him anymore about it.

"You too are having lunch, right?" Will asked, clearly relieved that Diane hadn't shown any signs of wanting to bite his head off and had no idea that the question he'd probably considered to be innocent wasn't it after all.

Kurt looked at Diane and she looked at Will then back at Kurt. She appreciated that he hadn't replied to the question but waited for her to do so. Of course the easiest thing would have been for one of them to say yes and leave it at that, but Kurt wasn't the lying kind and Diane actually considered this question a test, as if something important had depended on her answer, so she really wanted to think it through.

"We're actually checking out two open houses," she decided to go with the truth and even though she was looking at Will now she could tell how Kurt must have felt about her reply.

"Really? Wow…I mean it's great that you…" Will was obviously struggling with words, the answer took him by surprise, "I wish you good luck," he finished with a smile and Diane saw that he was genuinely happy for them.

"Thank you and by the way, Kurt had this idea last week that you might want to join us for a dinner one of these days, when you have no other plans."

"Yeah, we'd be happy to have you," Kurt supported her which made the other lawyer even more startled.

"I…thank you, I'd love to," he finally said and Diane tried her best to show him how grateful she was.

"We'll discuss the details later today, we really have to go now."

"Of course and good luck once again," Will said and shook hands with Kurt before he left the office.

"You will never stop amazing me, will you?" Kurt asked.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," she replied with a smile and went to her desk to grab her purse.

"I've brought lunch," he held up a packet and she appreciated both the gesture and the change of subject. She wasn't waiting for praise for what she'd done, it had come from the heart.

"I'm starving," she replied and when she walked back to him again she placed a kiss on his cheek, "Thank you."

o-o-o

It wasn't supposed to happen this way. They were supposed to look at one house after the other until she probably would have made peace with the idea of moving on the first place. But she only spent five minutes in the lovely garden of the second house they were looking at that day when she decided it was the one she wanted and nothing else. The green paradise was carefully hidden from unwanted eyes, it was quiet and simply wonderful. A little piece of heaven in the middle of the enormous city, with a small pound and flowers all around. Diane fell in love with it at first sight and Kurt couldn't have been happier when he saw the excitement in her eyes.

"I feel like we could be happy here," she affirmed her feelings, whispering the words into his ear and he grabbed her hand in return and pressed it with love.

She was aware how happy she made him feel, but the truth was that she was feeling the exact same way too. Finally the idea of them finding their own place and moving in together didn't hang over her head like a threat anymore. It was more of a promise of a happier future and she finally felt ready to take that next step with him.

But her newly found happiness was soon bothered by the most unpleasant surprise. As they were leaving the house they bumped into the last person she wanted to meet at that moment: Amanda Jones.