Angela has been dying for me to publish this one and I'm glad we're finally up to it :)

From Broken Gold: The staff of the coffee shop conspire to get them together

This would totally be me and Angela. You all know it. So... ;)

Angela and I were talking and I asked her what she'd say if Kurt sat down and said the stuff to her that he's saying in the story. She replied with a sentence and my eyes lit up and I went "We are TOTALLY doing this!" So the part with Angela and Kurt's dialogue is a roleplay. Enjoy!

An important note: This is the first chapter where we don't actually see the kiss - as in, 'we' are not there at the time. You'll understand why once you read it. If this bothers you... well, you were warned.

Conspire

"It's so obvious that they like each other!"

Angela nodded, wiping down the counter. "I mean look at him!" She gestured subtly to the dark-haired boy who was laughing at something the other boy had said, reaching out to touch his hand lightly. The other boy blushed lightly but continued talking, a soft smile playing around his face.

Sarah bit her lip, trying not to squeal out loud. "They're adorable too. I don't understand why people don't want them to be together."

"Neither." Angela shrugged, tossing her cloth in the bin and heading over to the counter to take the orders of a couple who had just walked in. Sarah busied herself with the coffee machine, sneaking a peek over at the two boys in the meantime. Of course it was a little bit weird that they were spending their time spying on two guys, but they were honestly too cute for words.

The two Dalton boys had been coming to the coffee shop for quite some time now, and any time she or Angela had a shift they would end up invariably watching the two interact. There had been a few situations that had made them cringe - watching them fight, then seeing the lighter-haired boy just sitting there looking lost. Then the situation with the girl who kissed the dark-haired boy, but watching the two boys make up was more than worth it. Yet, they didn't know so much as the two boys names - both girls loved watching, but neither were willing to pry into the lives of their customers.

"What are they doing?" Angela leant over, pretending to help Sarah with the coffees as they both peered at the two boys.

"Blaine!"

Sarah bit her lip again, but she couldn't stop the smile crossing her face. The dark-haired boy - Blaine, it seemed - had just scooped up a small pile of froth from his friend's coffee and smeared it on his nose. It was adorable.

"I think that's the cutest thing I've ever seen. Are they a couple yet, do you think?"

Sarah shrugged. "I don't know. I don't think so." She studied the two boys again as the machine whirred. Handing over the coffees to the other customer, she stepped back to put the boys in her line of sight again, only to find that Blaine had stood, clearly taking a call on his phone. As he walked away, the other boy gazed after him with so much longing in his eyes that Angela actually squealed, thankfully muffling it with her hand.

"Did you see that?"

Sarah rolled her eyes but she was grinning. "Yes, I did. Clearly they're not together, but he wants to be."

Angela grabbed a plate, sticking a couple of biscuits on it. "I've got an idea."

Without any explanation, the brunette girl strode out from behind the counter and over to the table. Sarah immediately turned away, not wanting to be caught looking and biting back a smile. What is that girl doing this time?

Within moments, Angela was back. "His name's Kurt," she announced quietly. "And he says thanks."

Angela turned away to serve another customer and Sarah deemed it safe to turn around. Blaine had returned and the two boys were talking quietly, Kurt snapping one of the biscuits in half and handing it over with a shy smile. Sarah smiled, knowing that they had just entered themselves into the impending relationship, and not minding too much at all.

Angela had just finished a long and boring shift and was handing over to Doug when the door flew open and in strode a very familiar boy. Kurt.

As Angela removed her apron and grabbed her handbag, she heard Kurt making his usual order, but sounding a lot more terse than usual. Doug scribbled it down and was about to move over to the coffee machine when she beat him to it. "He's a friend of sorts," she explained to his questioning glance. "I'll take it over."

Making the coffee in record time, Angela grabbed a biscuit for good measure and headed over to the table. She set it down in front of Kurt who had been glaring at the table top, and he raised surprised eyes to meet hers. "Oh, you didn't have to."

"I wanted to. Mind if I join you?"

He smiled, albeit slightly strained. "Not at all."

Angela pulled out the other seat and sat, watching Kurt stir his coffee absent mindedly. She gave him a minute before asking, "What's on your mind?"

He shrugged. "Just some stuff with my friend..."

"Blaine?" Angela watched with amusement as Kurt looked at her, surprise written all over his face. "You come here a lot," she added as explanation.

"Ah. Yes, it is Blaine. We've just... well, it wasn't a fight." Angela breathed a silent sigh of relief, remembering how painful the last fight had been on her and Sarah. "We just disagreed over certain ways our school does things."

Angela raised an eyebrow, an art she had only recently perfected and was very proud of. "Why were you arguing over school?"

"It wasn't so much school." Kurt propped his head on his elbow, taking a sip of his coffee before continuing. "We're both Warblers - show choir," he added when Angela looked confused. "And he always gets solos and I get jealous."

Angela tried not to smirk. I'm sure that's not the only thing you're worried about. As she worked on keeping her face neutral, she realized Kurt had continued talking.

"... I mean, it's not like he doesn't deserve solos or anything. His voice is exquisite, it literally blows me away any time he sings and I just fall more in love with him ... and I absolutely did not just say that." Kurt's eyes jerked up, looking afraid and Angela's heart went out to him. Clearly he was used to people judging him for his feelings, and all she could do was treat him exactly the way she'd treat any other friend in this situation.

Angela smiled indulgently. "It's okay, Kurt. I already knew you had feelings for him. No offense or anything, but it's really obvious. And I'm certain that he likes you back."

"I - what? How did you know?" The boy looked stunned and Angela chuckled, reaching out a hand to touch his across the table.

"Come on. You two flirt all the time. And sometimes you two just get lost in each other...it's ridiculously cute!" She had to suppress a squeal as she recalled one of their creepy-yet-cute staring sessions.

Kurt frowned. "We do, don't we? I thought I was making it all up, after the fiasco of Valentines Day... and he's still done nothing about it," he added under his breath, immediately arousing Angela's curiosity.

"What's all this about a Valentine's Day fiasco?" she asked, frowning. "You were so happy just before. Sarah said it was something about Blaine knowing your coffee order."

Kurt shook his head. "You two really do know a lot, don't you?" He sighed, frowning again. "I thought he had feelings for me, he ended up meaning someone else and sung to him, it failed miserably, I admitted my own feelings and that's where it ended. He hinted at reciprocal feelings, told me he didn't want to screw things up and ever since then, we've just been friends. I guess I don't know what to think now."

Angela blushed sheepishly, not wanting to admit just how much she and Sarah had been stalking these two boys. "You learn a lot by observing the regulars." she said breezily, hoping that the subject could be successfully glossed over. "And whatever crap he said on Valentine's Day was probably just a cover-up. Trust me, hun. He's totally into you."

"Then why would he not just tell me?"

"Boys are temperamental." she said, sympathetically patting his hand. "He probably just needs a wake up call. But he'll come around eventually. You'll see."

Kurt raised an eyebrow. "You do realize I'm a boy as well?" But he looked slightly mollified by her previous words. "You really think he feels the same way? Should I ask him?"

"I'm sure you're temperamental too." she said teasingly. "And, well...I'm not sure. You don't want to put him in an uncomfortable spot. And in case you didn't know, he already admitted to having feelings for you too. Honestly, I'm not sure what's stopping you two. Oh!" her face lit up. "I know! Just go up and plant one on him! Perfect! No words needed." She brushed imaginary dirt from her shoulder, looking very self-satisfied.

Kurt simply rolled his eyes. "You saw what happened the last time someone 'planted one' on Blaine, I presume? After all, it happened here."

"Well...this is different." Angela flushed again. "Plus, he decided that he was gay, right? It's impossible for him not to be interested. And that Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal thing? Adorable!"

Now it was Kurt's turn to blush, but there was a soft smile playing around the corners of his lips. "I still don't know whether he's quite picked up on the meaning. Anyway, I don't plan on kissing him without knowing for sure he wants to be kissed back." A shadow passed over his eyes quickly, but it was gone as soon as Angela blinked. "Plus, after all the time I've spent waiting for him, I think he should be the one to make the first move - if he feels the same, that is."

Angela rolled her eyes. "How can he have not picked up the meaning? Everybody knows they get together in the end! Duh!" She hesitated briefly. "I understand how you feel, about wanting him to make the first move. But...he seems to be quite oblivious for a seemingly smart guy."

"And I'm actually quite scared for a seemingly brave guy," Kurt shot back. "I've loved Blaine for too long now, and been his friend for even longer, to want to do something now and screw it up. I want to be 100% sure that he feels the same before doing anything. Besides, don't I deserve someone chasing after me for a change?"

Angela raised her hands defensively. "Of course you deserve it. Everyone deserves to be chased and wanted. But how much longer are you willing to wait for him?"

"Too long," Kurt murmured softly. "He means too much to me to give up on."

"You love him." She said, a small smile gracing her features. "And, as cliche as it sounds, it'll all work out. I promise."

Kurt smiled back, looking hesitantly hopeful. "Yeah, I think it might." He drained his coffee cup and stood. "Well, I'd best get back. Homework to do, songs to rehearse, boys to seduce, you know."

He winked as Angela stood, laughing. "Well, you enjoy that."

"I will." He grabbed his bag, swinging it over his shoulder. "And thank you."

Kurt turned and left, leaving a smiling Angela to grab her own bag and make her way out of the coffee shop. Pulling out her phone, she found Sarah's number and called it, knowing there was a long gossip session ahead for the two girls.

It was only a couple of days later that another appearance was made, but this time it was only Blaine. Sarah served him, noticing he looked subdued and thoughtful. Angela wasn't working that day, and there were only two other customers in the shop so Sarah was bored out of her brain.

After cleaning every flat surface behind the counter and finding nothing else to do, Sarah watched the boy for a moment. Blaine was staring at the table, biting his lip occasionally and stirring his still un-drunk coffee. Sarah debated with herself for a few seconds ('He's a customer! You can't just go and talk to a customer when you're on shift!' 'Angela does it!') before grabbing herself a glass of water and heading over.

"Um, hi. Mind if I sit?"

Blaine looked up, smiling politely. "Of course not, have a seat."

Sarah sat, smiling back at the slightly confused looking boy. "I'm Sarah. And you're Blaine," she added, as he opened his mouth to introduce himself. "You come here a lot. We learn these things."

Blaine shook his head, chuckling. "Fair enough. So what brings you over here when you should be behind the counter?"

"You look..." Sarah searched for the words. "Confused. And a bit lonely. So I thought I'd come and see if everything's alright."

Blaine looked honestly touched. "Thank you, I appreciate it. And I guess there is a lot on my mind, I'm not too sure of what to do with it to be honest."

"Talk about it?" Sarah knew she might be overstepping her mark, but she had a hunch it was about Kurt. Angela had told her about her conversation with the other boy, and Sarah was wondering whether something had happened between the two boys.

"It's a little ... unconventional." Blaine shrugged, a light blush colouring his face.

Sarah laughed. "It's about Kurt, isn't it?" Blaine looked stunned and glanced down before nodding. Sarah knew he had caught sight of her cross necklace. "It's alright. I'm not going to judge you or anything, promise."

"Alright." Blaine stared at the table for a few moments before looking back up. "His bird died."

Sarah couldn't help herself; she snorted. "That definitely wins for most interesting story starter."

Blaine chuckled as well. "I know. It gets weirder - he burst into our show choir meeting, all dressed in black and sung Blackbird, and we all joined in on harmony without any of us ever having sung the song before."

"I seriously want to meet your school." Sarah wasn't kidding. These boys sound incredible.

"We're a bit odd. But anyway, I'm sitting there singing along, and Kurt turns in my direction. And there's tears streaming down his face and the sunlight streaming through the window hits him just right and the next thing I knew, the song was over and I ... well, I was in love with Kurt."

Sarah was making a huge effort to stop herself from squealing, but concentrated on the boy in front of her who was looking far less cheerful than she had thought he would. "Well, what are you doing here? Go tell him that!"

Blaine sighed, and it seemed to come from deep within. "I can't."

"You have nothing to be nervous about -"

"I'm not nervous." Blaine looked up, slightly apologetic at having interrupted her but continued talking. "I just - I've screwed everything up in the past. I went on a date with the girl who ended up with the last guy he had a crush on. I sung to some other guy without realizing that Kurt wanted me to sing to him, but at least I had the sense to tell Kurt I didn't want to hurt him, which was true. And still is," he added. "And then I told him he looked like he had gas pain when he was trying to be sexy -"

"What?" Sarah exclaimed, before clapping a hand over her mouth. "I'm sorry," she mumbled, her face flushing red.

Blaine simply smiled, shaking his head. "It's fine, I know how it sounds. We were practicing a number and ... anyway, it's not important. Long story short, I should have lost my friendship with Kurt a long time ago, let alone any chance at being in a relationship. What if I ask him out and then I do something stupid and ruin everything and hurt him and he never talks to me again and -"

"Blaine, stop." Sarah reached out, placing her hand on his. "Take a minute to think about what you're saying here. Think about Kurt - is he the kind of person to give up on you the second you do something wrong?"

Blaine ducked his head. "No," he admitted quietly. "He's waited for me this long."

"Exactly." Sarah knew she was going out on a limb, after all she didn't know Kurt. But she just wanted to see the two boys happy. "Kurt has waited for you, and he knows you're not perfect by any means. All you can do is try. Don't give up on a chance at a relationship because you're worried about what might happen, Blaine. Take what you've got now, because things change too fast for us to worry about the future."

Sarah knew her expressions were plain across her face as Blaine surveyed her. "You're speaking from experience?"

She nodded. "My ex... sort of decided I wasn't worth it. I wasted a good five months pining over him, but I wouldn't trade that for the few months we had together. I couldn't - it taught me so much about myself after all."

Blaine's hand squeezed Sarah's reassuringly. "Blaine, I don't want Kurt to be the boyfriend that ends up being your lessons learned as you walk away from the end of the relationship heartbroken. But the only thing that would be worse is walking away without trying. If Kurt is who you say he is, he's worth risking everything for."

Sarah looked up again to see the determination in Blaine's eyes, and she knew she'd gotten through to him. "Bring him here when you've asked him out, and coffee will be on the house."

"Well, that just sealed the deal." Blaine chuckled, before the bell rang over the door.

Sarah sighed, standing up as a few customers walked in. "Better get back to work then. Good luck, Blaine."

Leaving the boy to drink his coffee, Sarah walked back across to the counter and began to serve. As she glanced over, she saw Blaine pull out a notebook and began to scribble down notes. Hopefully he's planning something romantic, she thought to herself as she began to make another coffee.

"So, was your ex there?"

Sarah nodded, emptying the coffee dregs into the trash. "And?"

"And I did exactly what you suggested," Sarah replied, letting a smile cross her face as Angela punched the air in joy.

"How did he take it?"

Sarah thought back to the previous night and the reaction she had gotten out of the boy. "Well, he wanted to know who this friend was and why she wanted to come after him with a machete, but I was already walking away at that point. He kept a wide berth for the rest of the night."

"As long as you know that I will do it if you need me to." Sarah couldn't quite tell if Angela was serious or not, but decided to hope that the girl was joking.

Stepping into the back room for another bag of coffee beans, Sarah heard the bell ring over the door. There was a gasp from out the front, then; "Sarah!"

Frowning, Sarah turned and headed back behind the counter. She was about to ask what the drama was about when she found herself staring at two boys who were all but beaming at them from the front of the counter. Kurt and Blaine were standing there, their hands linked together. Kurt was winking in Angela's direction, while Blaine was staring straight at Sarah, a grateful smile on his lips.

"About time!" Angela broke the silence, and suddenly it was a hubbub of noise. Kurt had broken contact with Blaine and was right in front of Angela, telling her all about what had happened. Sarah briefly heard something about 'kissed me,' and 'duet,' before Blaine was there.

"I see all went well," Sarah said, smiling at the boy who looked like he couldn't quite believe his luck.

"You were right. He's worth it." Blaine shook his head, reaching out to thread his fingers through Kurt's again.

Kurt turned, smiling at Blaine. "What was that?"

"I said you're worth risking everything for."

Kurt's face lit up and he leant in, kissing Blaine on the lips. Angela clapped her hands together and Sarah couldn't help the squeal that escaped. "You two are adorable!" Angela exclaimed as they broke apart.

Out of the corner of her eye, Sarah saw a couple of patrons looking their way and frowning, muttering things under their breath. She glared at them until they caught her eye and ducked their heads, looking suitably chastened. Sarah didn't care if it lost her her job, she wasn't going to have any homophobia in their coffee shop. Those two boys were going to be given the same rights as any other couple.

"So," she said, turning her attention back to the two boys. "How about that coffee?"

That's totally what we would do :)

MusicalEscape:

Wait a second... I just realized something... MERCEDES! She keeps cockblocking Klaine!

The kiss:

"We should... we should practice..."

"I thought we were..."

*Making out*

*RANDOM RED KEYBOARD*

"Mama said get your ass out of bed... I said HELL TO THE NO!"

I love you's...

"...I sang on a Broadway stage..."

"I love you."

"...I love you too!"

"you know, when you stop and think about it, Kurt Hummel's had a pretty good year."

"OH! Look who's here!"

MERCEDES... I thought you shipped Klaine...