Thursday his kid got home walking on a cloud. It was the happiest he'd seen him in a while. And since Burt was tired he decided to let this go for a bit. He could talk to Kurt tomorrow. They had family diner and Kurt hadn't missed one since the heart attack, Burt knew he'd be there and he'd plan to stay.
He let Kurt bask in whatever happiness he'd found for a bit.
Spying was difficult for Finn. He watched Blaine, but the guy didn't really seem to be doing anything incriminating.
Kurt texted all day Friday. Rachel was really pleased. Maybe He'd made amends with Blaine and everything was okay. He certainly looked happier than he'd been since school restarted.
When Kurt wasn't paying attention Rachel maneuvered herself into a seat behind Kurt so she could read over his shoulder.
From Chandler:
You must have been Cleopatra in another life, you have a great asp.
It made him smile and bit at his lip to keep from laughing. After Kurt had admitted how much he'd liked the cheesy pickup lines the day before Chandler seemed content to bombard him with them.
To Chandler:
What does that one even mean?
From Chandler:
Replace the p with an s. Or, since an asp is a snake you can go somewhere else with it.
From Chandler:
Your choice. ;)
Kurt blushed redder than he could remember.
Rachel couldn't read the text, but she saw who it was from. 'Chandler' was not 'Blaine'. Their text log was really long.
She needed to report this to Finn. She pulled out her own phone to do so.
To Chandler:
You're gay too right? I read that right?
From Chandler:
Very gay. I was born holding a rainbow flag and waving it in time to show tunes.
Finn came to ask him, half an hour before he left, if Blaine was sure that he couldn't come to visit Kurt.
"I'm sure," Blaine said with the same sad smile from the week before.
"Okay," Finn said. Something about the look he gave Blaine worried him.
"He thinks you're dating that Kurt guy." Wes was, as usual, at his desk doing something or other.
Blaine didn't know how to respond to that. He wasn't. He DEFINITELY wasn't. He just didn't know how to say that without sounding like a jackass.
And without it hurting some part of him he was trying desperately to ignore. He wanted his normal life back. The one where he didn't feel things so strongly.
From Chandler:
You're going to NY right? We should totally go together! We'd make such an awesome sitcom! You could be my Monica!
"Yeah, it's the same guy he's been texting all day." Rachel nodded even though Finn couldn't see her through the phone. "I've been sitting behind him all glee and he hasn't noticed me looking once.
"Alright."
To Chandler:
I'm free Sunday if you still wanted to hang out.
From Chandler:
YAY! Where do you want to meet? ::does happy dance:
Friday Kurt was, once again, pulled into the disabled bathroom. He spun around quicker than before, fully expecting the boy looking back at him.
"What do you want, Karofsky? I haven't said anything."
"I know." Karofsky nodded once. "I'm just checking, making sure you know your place."
Kurt backed up instinctively, away from the threatening boy. His good mood from earlier was gone, replaced with something cold in the pit of his stomach. "You don't need to do this."
Karofsky glared at him. "I will end you if you do something stupid, don't forget that."
Kurt's eyes widened. What, EXACTLY, did Karofsky mean by 'end him'? Kurt could only hope he meant it the way Santana did whenever she said those words. However, the glint in Karofsky's eyes said something different, maybe.
"I TOLD you, not a word." Kurt said it as evenly as he could.
Karofsky moved away from the door, giving Kurt a clear shot for it. When he didn't move for a few seconds Kurt took a chance and bolted, Karofsky didn't stop him.
Even when he was scared he was pretty. Why was a boy so pretty? Why did he have to notice?
Dave slid down the wall to the floor. He needed help.
From Chandler:
I hope you like cheese, I bought a cheese platter for our marathon!
Blaine took a deep breath and turned over in his bed. He needed to stop thinking.
He needed to stop thinking about KURT!
They had rules! And their time was over! If he could just let this go, get rid of this longing, then he'd be okay. His heart wouldn't hurt anymore and he'd be able to sleep better.
Let it go, just let it go.
