A/N: Wow… all the votes were all the same lol… but I suppose we could end the Klaine drama and move towards the Darimiah drama…. Maybe ;) … maybe… later…

Chapter 38

Just a Kiss

It was a little ridiculous to have to take two cars to Bellefontaine for dinner, but what could one do, it was closer to Zanesfield and only thirty minutes from Lima, so Dave would be back before it got too late and his parents got suspicious. He parked next to Jeremiah's car where he happily stood by the front of it as Dave got out. Dave still wasn't too sure about Chattan Loch Bistro place… he'd drove passed it before, but it seemed nice looking with its brick exterior and lively music.

"I went here once with some of my psychology classmates…. It was pretty lame with them because they were studying for an exam… nothing quite like trying to eat shrimp and having them analyzing everyone around you," said Jeremiah with a slightly scrunched up nose.

"Oh I know that feeling… I went out to dinner once with my cousins and one of them is working for her culinary degree and she had to detail everything we ate… and might I add… you sometimes… just don't want to know," said Dave, with a smirk, Jeremiah laughed as they entered through the thick doors and were seated.

It was a small two person table in a pale lit section that smelled like the beach and roses at the same time. Dave had to admit for their first date… this was way better than the café the other week. They waited for their orders to be placed and to get their drinks before breaking into talk.

"So, I've told you about myself… how about you tell me about you?" asked Jeremiah as the waitress put down their soup.

"Okay… first… what is your last name?" asked Dave, remembering that was one of the very few things he did not know.

"Oh… oh my gosh.. wow. It's Jacobs… Jeremiah Jacobs…. My parents wanted to call me JJ, but I refused," said Jeremiah, with a smile.

"Well.. thank god… before I rant about myself… what the hell was with you, Blaine, and Kurt?" asked Dave, he watched Jeremiah put down his spoon and took a deep breath.

"Okay… so I met Blaine a while back," said Jeremiah with a slight smirk, "Well… he wasn't exactly comfortable with himself and I was his older mentor kind of person… but I guess he misread it as a love interest… and the next thing I know he and the Warblers… and Kurt.. right? Anyway they came to my work at the gap and BAM. He started singing When I get You Alone… which one… totally not appropriate. Two. I was at work… it got me fired. Then when we talked afterwards it was pretty damn apparent that Kurt was more than a little pissed about Blaine singing to me…. But that's pretty much it… I could elaborate… but I would much rather hear about you."

"Up until a week ago… that would have surprised me… but now… wow… that sucks… but you and Blaine are like… okay now.. right?" asked Dave, taking a bite of his breadstick.

"Were fine.. we talk on facebook once in a while.." said Jeremiah.

"Also.. Kurt's actually really nice… normally.." said Dave, weighing the odds of the topic.

"Regardless.. you. Now," said Jeremiah, looking intently at Dave, who rubbed his chin and sighed.

"Okay.. me… well…" Dave trailed off.

.=.=.

"Finn? Where's your brother?" asked Burt as he knocked on Finn's open door.

"He had to talk to Blaine about something," said Finn, turning the page of his text book, he should be eager to stop his homework, but he didn't want to start ranting his speculations on Kurt and Blaine's relationships.

"Do you know if he and Blaine…" Burt was cut off by the downstairs door closing.

"Hey," said Kurt walking passed them and heading directly into his room and closing the door.

"…." Burt was going to continue but thought better of it and headed downstairs.

Finn went back to reading, pondering if maybe he should go talk to Kurt. This thought was abruptly ended by Kurt jumping over him and flopping in the empty space on his bed. Finn raised an eyebrow and smirked, waiting for Kurt to say something, but he noticed Kurt's eyes were a little red but dry now. He closed his book, and gave his full attention to his brother.

"What happened?" asked Finn, waiting for any real response.

"Ohm.. well.. we talked.. a lot. I told him how amazing I thought he was, we flirted I guess…. And I told him I still wanted to be friends; that I loved him.. but I wasn't in love with him," said Kurt, looking down and picking on the blanket.

"And…" said Finn, he wasn't sure he should ask it but he really felt like he should make sure he helped Kurt clear this up mentally.

"He agreed… I think he figured it out before we talked… and he said he was okay being friends and then we kissed," said Kurt, becoming more intent on the blanket and biting his lip.

"Kurt don't you think that's a little misleading… kissing him while dumping him?" asked Finn.

"It was one of those things… that just needed to be done Finn," said Kurt, Finn felt like he wanted to say something more about it, but… all break ups were different… so.

"Are you okay?" asked Finn.

"I feel relieved but… like I.. like I overreacted… but I know I didn't," said Kurt, Finn nodded, he knew that feeling, but Kurt was stuck on it.

"Well, that's normal dude…" said Finn putting his arm over Kurt's shoulder and sliding him closer to him, "I'm not a total expert but when Quinn and I ended last year I felt like it had been my fault that it hadn't worked.. like I screwed it up or something. But I kind of realized I felt like that because I wasn't in love with her and I hadn't said anything. I think everyone feels like that when it ends regardless of the reason."

"Thanks Finn," said Kurt, but Finn saw his expression change quickly.

He gave a raised brow at Finn, and the water Finn had seen ready a few minutes ago was absent. He had a quizzical look in his eyes that wasn't foreign to Finn, but in the current situation seemed rather unusual. Kurt moved and sat up, Finn blinked, and smirked. Kurt reminded him of a puppy or something, he looked alert but his eyes were set on Finn.

"Finn?" asked Kurt, the calmness of his voice made Finn give in to full attention.

"Yeah? What?" asked Finn, sitting up as well.

"If… you were not… in love with Quinn then… are you now?" asked Kurt, Finn blinked and his mind swam in a thousand different directions.

.=.=.

They split the check and left the restaurant laughing about what the couple at the next table had been doing. Dave could barely recall what Jeremiah exactly said, but it was something along the lines of 'No wonder they haven't touched their food, they're too busy eating each other's faces.' Dave was actually enjoying himself, it was nice to be able to just… well talk about stuff… even boring useless stuff and have someone to actually give even the slightest bit of interest about it. Jeremiah was a bit ditzy sometimes, especially on the subject of social standards. Though that was probably because Jeremiah may not have looked it, but he was a total library nerd and either shied away from social groupings or attempted to blend… and he blended well.

"So… you're a nerd," smirked Dave as they headed to their cars.

"Ohm, excuse me Mr. I Love Math… you're a nerd, too," said Jeremiah with an eye roll, "I can't even fathom Calculus or mathematics, seriously I try and scrape by with the bare minimum… I take basic math at the college and still… I am scraping by with like… a C… maybe."

"It's not too hard once you learn the basics, then it pretty much flows… it's all logic and rules.. there's no maybe's… might be… or if's about… the answer is the end," said Dave.

"Maybe you could help me with that," said Jeremiah as the entered the parking lot area.

"That'd be cool," smirked Dave, suddenly aware they were walking almost right on top of each other, "So.. the foods actually pretty good here, even the vegan crap you got."

"I was more excited to jack your cheeseburger," laughed Jeremiah, Dave thought for a moment and when their hands drifted close enough he grabbed it.

"Then why didn't you order it?" asked Dave, hoping the move went by as casual, it did because Jeremiah returned the hand hold.

"I don't go on many dates and to be honest I eat like an idiot when given the chance… I'm not partial to vegan food so I don't eat it as fast," said Jeremiah with a shrug.

"….. okay so… you do realize next time we go out we're going to a buffet or something… seriously I felt self-conscious that I was eating a burger," said Dave, with a small shrug.

"Lame… lets go to a carnival… attack the cotton candy patrons," smirked Jeremiah as they finally reached Dave's jeep and Jeremiah's Focus.

"I'd enjoy the random ambush of the funnel cake carts," chuckled Dave, as he leaned back against the jeep as Jeremiah sat on his hood which put their knees almost touching.

"Oh the epic plans we will make," chuckled Jeremiah, "But… carnivals are a few months off… I'm hoping we could go out a little sooner than that, I was really having fun and I don't really want to wait."

"I had fun, too," said Dave, he really had, and he bit his lips for a second, maybe…

Dave pushed off the jeep a little and took a step forward filling the space between them. His mind ran a flashback to his first awkward kiss with a guy… he hoped things didn't end the same. He leaned closer and smiled as Jeremiah complied by also moving a little closer. Apparently it had been taking too long because Jeremiah wrapped an arm around Dave's neck and finished the distance. Dave closed his eyes and smiled into the kiss. It was welcoming and nice but as he pulled away, it just wasn't complete, but Jeremiah's smile shook his unease and he returned the smile. He'd just kissed his first boyfriend… and he'd kissed back.

TBC

Sooo… I felt awkward writing that JxD scene, not gonna lie… I felt all dirty and shit… anyways… moving on.