So wait, America doesn't get Glee next week either?

I rewatched parts of Mash-Off today. Rory... oh my god, I nearly cried again. I just can't handle seeing that happen. It is not okay in any world.

From Klainebows Everywhere (Anonymous): Rumors: They aren't together and everyone thinks Kam are having a secret love affair of sorts, because Sam doesn't want to come out. Obviously they are not, but Blaine is miserable and keeps trying to be the supportive bestie while trying to get Kurt to tell him about it. Kurt is not amused.

Oh Blainers. Kurt is actually a little amused.

And this is ridiculously convenient because we just showed my mum Rumors for the first time. The look on her face when Sam and Kurt left the motel together... ;)

Kam

"I can't believe their nerve!"

Blaine blinked a couple of times, staring at Kurt who had just stormed through his bedroom door without so much as knocking. That in itself wasn't uncommon - whenever Kurt was particularly frustrated about a bad Warbler practice or being left out of something that New Directions were a part of, he would always practically knock down Blaine's door to rant to him about it. Blaine had made it clear from Kurt's first day at Dalton that he was always welcome and Kurt had taken it to heart, considering his dorm room was just down the hall and it was the first place he could come to when he was angry or upset.

The one thing throwing Blaine for a bit of a loop was the fact that Kurt had transferred.

"They think my personal life is any of their business? Just because they all flout their relationships in everybody's faces doesn't mean I want to do the same with mine! And they have no right to spy on me like that, to intrude into my life and Sam's life and think that they're being helpful!"

Blaine knew better than to interrupt Kurt when he was mid-rant, but this was a bit different. "Kurt, I have no idea what's wrong. What happened with Sam?"

"It's not what happened with Sam," Kurt explained, cooling off a little. "It's what they all presume happened with Sam and what they went out of their way to spy on us to see if it happened - and yes, the evidence is compelling in their favour but that doesn't mean it's true!" Blaine coughed lightly and Kurt stopped, turning back to him. "Right, sorry. New Directions is convinced that Sam is involved with me and Quinn at the same time so they've been spying to catch us alone."

Okay. Right. Breathe.

"I thought Sam and Quinn dated," Blaine began, taking the easiest task first.

Kurt nodded. "They dated. Quinn cheated on him with Finn and then picked Sam but Sam found out and wasn't impressed so they broke up and Finn and Quinn got together but now Finn's convinced that Quinn's cheating on him with Sam."

"Does your school actually know what a healthy relationship is?"

"Clearly not." Kurt sighed, dropping onto Blaine's bed and letting his bag thud to the floor. "Naturally Quinn's not impressed but since Rachel's fueling Finn's fire, there's no way this is going to stop. And the stupid newspaper leaking everything from Santana being a lesbian to me and Sam hooking up in a motel… I mean, they get some things right and others horrendously wrong."

Blaine was thankful Kurt had spun away from him at that moment as he had to close his eyes again. Clearly the thing the newspaper had gotten wrong there was Santana's sexuality - Kurt had described the girl as a 'ravenous man-eating leech' at one point - so what they got right was Sam and Kurt in a… no.

Kurt wasn't that kind of guy… was he?

"And you and Sam?"

"Well Rachel cracked out the binoculars," Kurt said, spinning back around to face him, "and her and Finn staked out the motel, got a couple of photos of me leaving. Finn confronted me and I told him it was none of his business but he's determined to find out what's going on which is amusing because I know if I started giving 'details', he'd freak out."

Blaine was just about ready to do a bit of that freaking out himself because Kurt had just admitted there were details to be given and where the hell had the little innocent Kurt that had been at Dalton gone?

Obviously to a motel with Sam.

Kurt sighed and leaned back in the chair. "I just feel awful for Sam. It took ages for him to settle in as the new kid and then this happens to him and the whole Glee club turns on him and it's like myself and Quinn are the only ones with any sense. I mean, Quinn's dealing with so much, being accused of cheating even though there's no way she's doing anything with Sam."

And the definiteness in Kurt's tone made it final for Blaine.

There was no way Quinn was doing anything with Sam because Kurt was the one doing things with Sam.

"I hope things work out for you guys," Blaine found himself saying helplessly because what else could he do? As much as every fibre of him wanted to tell Kurt exactly what he thought of him and Sam being together in a motel, he kept quiet. After everything Kurt had been through and was going through with New Directions, Blaine knew his role was clear. To be the friend who would take Kurt's side, the one who would stick up for him and tell him that there was nothing wrong with what he was doing and to stay strong.

Kurt smiled gratefully at him. "I knew you'd take my side. Thanks." He stood, grabbing his bag again. "I'd better run, I told Sam I'd come see him tonight, I just needed to get that out of my system." He paused by Blaine's desk, placing a hand on his shoulder. "You're a great friend, Blaine."

Blaine smiled as Kurt left before it dropped off his face and he sighed.

That's all I'll ever be.

"So it's true?"

"We saw them, dude."

Blaine sighed, dropping back onto his bed. "When you say saw them," he began tentatively, really not wanting to know but needing to. "What do you -"

"Nothing like that!" Finn said loudly and Blaine pulled the phone away from his ear a little. "We saw Kurt leaving the motel, talking to Sam pretty seriously. Neither of us can lip read so we didn't work out what was being said but Kurt put a hand on his shoulder and they sort of stared at each other for a minute before Kurt left."

"And he's there tonight?"

"Not sure. But he's there every night, unless Quinn's there." Finn sighed and Blaine could hear the frustration in his voice. "I just don't get why she'd go back to him."

Blaine matched his feelings completely. "I don't see why they're both going there. I mean, I thought Sam was straight."

"Well there are guys who like guys and girls aren't there?"

He had to smile at that one. "Bisexuals, yes. There's also girls who like girls and guys."

Finn was silent for a second and Blaine cringed, wondering what images he had set free in the other boy's mind. "Anyway, I don't know how to get the truth out of Quinn. Right now she's pissed at me for not trusting her and Kurt won't listen to me if I try to get him to talk. They both say it's none of my business but considering it's my step-brother, my girlfriend and a guy I thought was a friend, how is it not?"

"I don't understand it either, Finn."

Suspicious silence. "Hold on. Why are you so concerned? You and Kurt aren't dating."

Blaine hesitated a second before figuring Finn had been honest with him and he deserved the same. "I kind of want to be. Obviously if he's with Sam I'm not going to intervene but… I guess I'm just worried that Kurt's rushing into this, especially if there are motel rooms involved."

"Well, you'll just need to keep an eye on -" Finn cut himself off and Blaine could hear him getting up and the sound of a curtain being pushed back. "Oh, Rachel's here. Apparently we're going to spy again. I'll let you know if Kurt's there."

"Thanks, Finn."

The phone went dead and Blaine sighed, putting it on his bed and covering his face with his hands. You are fine, he told himself sternly. You are a good friend and you are going to support Kurt and his new boyfriend.

So much easier said than done.

Can I transfer back? - Kurt

What's happened? Are you alright? Do I need to call? - Blaine

Calm down, nothing like that, I promise. ND are just driving me crazy - they won't stop making assumptions about my personal life when it is seriously none of their business. - Kurt

I'm sorry. - Blaine

It's Sam that I'm sorry for. I mean, I'm used to this sort of thing but he isn't. It wasn't long ago that he was on top and now it's like he's fallen so far. - Kurt

If there's anything I can do for him, let me know. I know how it feels to fall like that. - Blaine

That's sweet, I'll let him know. Thanks Blaine. How's Dalton? - Kurt

Same as ever. Different without you. - Blaine

I miss it sometimes. - Kurt

I miss you sometimes. - Blaine

Same. - Kurt

None of it meant what he wanted but Blaine knew that ship had long sailed.

"He's wearing his clothing."

Blaine frowned, quickly taking the phone off speaker and waving away the curious glances from his friends. "I'm sorry… Rachel?"

"Obviously. Do you not have my number in your phone? That's not important," she continued before Blaine could answer. "What's important is that I saw Sam today in that jacket of Kurt's and I know it was Kurt's jacket and Kurt didn't even deny it and I don't understand how or why this happened but I will get to the bottom of it just like I will prove to Finn that Quinn is cheating and he is therefore much better off without her."

Blaine still didn't understand how it was possible for Rachel to not pass out from oxygen deprivation at least twice a day. "I - okay," he said finally. "Look, maybe it's better to just leave Kurt and Sam to it. If they want to be open about what's going on then they can."

"No!" Blaine winced before shaking his head at David who was starting to look concerned. "No, because if I stay silent about this then we'll never figure out what's going on with Quinn and Sam and then Quinn and Finn will stay together and -" Rachel cut herself off abruptly and Blaine had to smile because yeah, that was obvious and a half.

"What?" he asked anyway.

Rachel struggled for a few seconds. "And Quinn will never atone for what she's done."

Blaine snorted. "I thought Quinn was a Christian? Pretty sure she'll have some kind of atoning to do." He sighed and decided to let Rachel off the hook. "Maybe Sam is just confused about his sexuality, or maybe he's not ready to come out yet."

"But that doesn't explain Quinn!"

"I can't explain Quinn." I can't explain any of this. "Just leave them be, Rachel. The truth will come out when it does and the last thing you need is for the truth to come out about you and Finn spying because that really just makes things a lot worse."

Rachel sighed. "You know, you and Kurt would have made a good couple," she said suddenly. "It's a pity you don't feel the same way as he did."

Even after Rachel had (finally) hung up, the words continued rolling in his head. As he did.

Did.

Had, but no longer does.

Feeling sorry for myself. Do not enter.

Blaine hung the sign on the door with a rueful smile - it was stupid, yes, but he was actually grateful to Jeff for making it for him after getting sick of walking into Blaine's room to find him moping. This way the other Warblers would ignore him unless there was an emergency and Blaine could, as the sign said, feel sorry for himself in peace.

It wasn't that often that he needed to mope. Usually Blaine was a pretty cheerful and down to earth guy who let things roll off his back. He had dealt with a lot of crap in the past and it put small things like being shot down in a Warbler meeting or told off for jumping on furniture into perspective. But sometimes certain things got to him just a bit too much and he needed some time off, some time alone to think things through.

Or, like right now, he just needed to crack out the violin and mope.

Blaine hadn't heard from Kurt in the past two days and, according to Finn, Kurt hadn't been home either of those evenings. To think of Kurt and Sam in that motel together - and Sam was still wearing Kurt's clothes according to Rachel - wasn't horrifying to Blaine or scandalous like the others seemed to think.

It just left him cold.

Blaine had had a chance with Kurt, he really had. If he hadn't screwed everything up on Valentine's Day then he definitely would have talked to Kurt before Regionals and told him exactly how he felt. But it was too soon and after jumping into something with Jeremiah after a couple of coffee dates, Blaine knew Kurt deserved better. So he had kept quiet and waited a little while, hoping for the perfect chance to tell Kurt that he was interested, more than interested and hopefully Kurt could forgive him for being an idiot.

And then Kurt had wanted to go back to McKinley and Blaine had no reason to make him stay. So he had watched as Kurt had left then combined the Warblers to give him a proper send-off where it had taken every ounce of self control not to cry or run into Kurt's arms and tell him how much he actually cared about him. Instead he had hugged him normally like the rest of the guys and disappeared, leaving Kurt to it. Of course they still met up for coffee frequently but Blaine could feel himself slipping out of Kurt's life every time he heard the latest story of what Mercedes was up to or why exactly Rachel was planning to get cosmetic surgery.

Now Sam. Sam had swept in and taken his Kurt away from him and Blaine had nobody to blame for that but himself.

The bow scraped across the violin discordantly and Blaine sighed, tossing it away and gently placing the violin back in its case. Even that wasn't helping today.

And then the sound of footsteps and Blaine knew it was coming.

Kurt pushed open the door and fell into Blaine's desk chair with a sigh. "They all found out."

Blaine winced, gently closing the clasps on the case so he didn't have to look at Kurt. "Oh."

"Nobody said anything. They baited him for too long and he just came out with it and then ran out and they all just stared at each other and obviously Quinn and I had a superior moment but still. It shouldn't have happened like that and they should be more supportive. It's not his fault, not even close to it. And I went after him and did everything I could to cheer him up but even I couldn't help and -"

"Kurt, do we have to talk about this?" Blaine finally interrupted, trying to mask the hurt in his voice.

Kurt was silent for a few seconds. "Why not?" came the question finally, so simple and confused and Blaine couldn't handle this anymore.

"Because I know you're just talking about what's going on but every single time you mention his name you're rubbing salt into the wound and just reminding me of how stupid I was!" Blaine jumped to his feet and began to pace, the long unsaid words spilling out of him in a torrent. "I have tried so hard to just be the supportive friend here but I've also been trying to find a way to tell you for weeks that I was wrong on Valentine's Day and you were right and you're always right and I am crazy about you but I just never knew it. So yes, I'm happy for you and Sam and I hope things work out and I'm sorry your club haven't gotten over their homophobia yet but please, please stop with all the details. You can still talk to me about anything but please just be considerate of my feelings. I know you didn't know but now you do so -"

"Sam's homeless."

Now it was Blaine's turn to stop. "Okay," he said tentatively. "I'm sorry for him. That's… yeah, that's actually pretty awful. I'm glad he's got you to look after him then, if there's anything I can do just let me know."

There was a sigh. "Sam's homeless," Kurt emphasized.

"I got that. Are you saying money matters to you or something?"

Silence and Blaine was beginning to wonder whether he had said the wrong thing when a pair of hands landed on his shoulders, spinning him abruptly towards the owner. "This is what all of this has been about," Kurt said firmly. "Sam's parents lost their job and they're homeless. Living in a motel. Sam had to sell a lot of his possessions to get them money including a lot of his clothes so I gave him some of my older collections to tide him over. Quinn's been bringing him food and together we're babysitting his siblings while Sam works at night whenever he can."

Comprehension was slowly starting to dawn. "You mean -?"

"I'm not dating Sam, Blaine. Sam is completely straight and always has been. I am simply helping his family out with a difficult situation, Quinn's doing the same and the whole Glee club have been making assumptions about it. And you," Kurt added a little quieter. "You have been too."

Blaine ducked his head. "I know, I'm sorry, I just - Kurt, you never said you weren't."

He couldn't look up at Kurt in that moment because now he had just screwed up more and there was no way this perfect specimen of a human being who just kept on getting more perfect would ever want him now. Not after this.

And then there was a sudden chuckle. "You're right," Kurt said sounding amazed. "I never did. Blaine, look at me?" Blaine hesitantly looked up and Kurt smiled at him. "I'm not annoyed at you. You really didn't have a lot of detail to work off and I didn't make that easy for you to figure out - I should have just come straight out and told you instead of assuming you knew. I'm just so used to you knowing everything about me that I figured you did. I'm sorry."

"You shouldn't have to apologize for that," Blaine said immediately. "I should be apologizing for making stupid assumptions and not actually asking you. And… I should be apologizing for never taking that chance on you and never telling you how I felt and god, I just told you in the middle of a rant and you deserve far more than that and I know you probably don't feel the same anymore even if you are still single and I think you should go," he finished, defeat suddenly tingeing his words. "I'm sorry."

More laughter and then Kurt was taking his hands, squeezing once, hard, before holding them gently. "I'm not going anywhere unless you actually want me to walk out of here not your boyfriend." Blaine looked up again, scarcely daring to believe it, but it seemed like it was true. "Do you really think I don't still adore you?"

The sound Blaine made was close to a whimper and he had to shut his eyes, overwhelmed because Kurt hadn't actually said he still liked him but Blaine had to draw an assumption from what he had said and was trying so desperately not to at the same time.

"Blaine?"

He forced his eyes open and Kurt was still there, still smiling at him. "That's a yes. Yes, I still want to be with you and yes, I forgive you for not saying anything earlier and yes… I would like it if you kissed me sometime soon. Get that confidence back, bring back the Blaine I fell for and come and get what you want."

And with that, Kurt stepped away, disentangling their hands and waiting. Just far away enough that Blaine would have to make some kind of move, the first move. It was kind of terrifying and something he had never done before and -

It was Kurt.

Suddenly everything else cleared and Blaine shook his head a little like a fog had lifted. Yes, the past week had been crazy and such a strain on his emotions but here was Kurt right in front of him wanting to be his and Blaine wanted him and now it was just so easy to -

Blaine stepped forward, took Kurt's face in his hands and kissed him.

Kurt made an appreciative murmuring noise against his lips and wrapped his arms firmly around Blaine's shoulders, drawing him closer. And Blaine realized in that one action that this was how a relationship with Kurt would be - equal but role-sharing. Sometimes one would have to take care of the other, one would have to be the confident one, one would have to make the first moves. In this case, Blaine had been the one forced into making this move but he knew a time would come where Kurt would have to be the one to step up and do it.

It was exactly what they both needed.

They would build trust in time - proper, relationship trust. Blaine would soon learn that Kurt spending time with various males did not mean he was involved with them, just like Kurt would learn that Jeff and Blaine alone in his room with the door closed meant helping Jeff plan something amazing for Nick's birthday and not whatever they would later argue about. They would make mistakes and learn from them, have fights and make up. There would be plenty of time for all of that.

For now they were just two people learning how to be together and learning to deal with what the world might throw at them.

Oh jeez, I got sappy. Again. It's just Klaine - they bring out the worst in me ;)

MusicalEscape:

"Never have I ever randomly burst into a Katy Perry song."

*gasp* "NICK! WE MUST MENTOR THE NEW GUY! Blaine, you're the expert! Become his friend/crush and go through the long courtship ordeal so you guys can date!"

*wipes tear from eye* "Blainers is growing up... Hey, maybe he'll follow New Kid gave us the chance for a solo! I can almost taste it! It tastes like... Huh, tastes like cool mint."