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Not Good Enough

Kurt and Joe were doing what they normally did every morning. They were working. Neither one said anything. Kurt continued chopping wood while Joe sawed wood.

Woody wasn't outside watching over them today. He was inside running the store for now. Usually Gwen covered that, but for whatever reason she had left early this morning, and wasn't back yet. It was okay though, it's not like Woody didn't trust them or anything.

Joe looked up from his work for only a moment to look at Kurt. Kurt was busy working and didn't notice the glance. Joe stared at him for a minute, and then got back to work. It wasn't easy concentrating on work, not after everything that had happened.

"Joe, hey Joe!" Bob called out as he walked toward the fisherman.

"Hey Bob, what are you doing here? Need something repaired?" Joe asked him, that's usually what people came here for.

"Nope, not right now, but I heard about you and Lyla. I mean, I couldn't believe it!" Bob exclaimed.

Joe looked at him, his eyes slowly growing bigger and bigger. What did Lyla say? Did she start another rumor about us…? Joe questioned himself. By this point Kurt had looked up, actually interested in the conversation.

"She said you guys weren't really engaged and she made it all up! I mean, that doesn't sound anything like Lyla. She even said you were in love with someone else! Who is it?" Bob questioned Joe with a large grin on his face.

Joe panicked. He wasn't ready to tell anyone about Kurt and him. He wasn't even sure people would accept them. What do I say? What do I say? Joe kept thinking to himself. Joe looked at Kurt, whose face was completely unreadable; Kurt was waiting for his answer too.

What do I do? I know… I just won't tell the truth… I'll tell him I'm in love with nobody! Joe thought to himself with a smile.

"I'm not in love with anyone right now." Joe told him.

"Oh… I thought you were for sure…" Bob said a little disappointed.

Joe laughed and said, "Sorry to disappoint you!"

"Don't worry! I'm sure you'll find that somebody soon enough!" Bob said as he began walking back to Brownie Farm. "See ya around!"

Joe waved back, not noticing Kurt's look. Kurt was hurt to say the least. So he doesn't like me… he wasn't serious… he hates me! I never wants to see me ever again! He wishes I was never born… he… Kurt thought his thoughts got darker and further of the truth every second.

Joe turned back to Kurt, who in turn ignored him. Busy locked in horrible thoughts, Kurt was hacking at the wood in front of him. Joe could tell he was angry. But why?

Joe mentally slapped his forehead. He thought I was serious… Joe thought to himself. Leaving his saw where it was he walked over to Kurt.

"Kur-" He began but was cut off by a voice coming from Woody's house.

"Hey it's time for your lunch break!" Woody yelled at them. "So stop working and start eating!"

Kurt stopped and walked right pass Joe, ignoring him as he walked up to the small cabin they shared. As he slammed the door shut Joe became worried. Kurt was mad… to put it nicely. Joe sighed, why did he always seem to mess things up?

Joe thought of ways to make Kurt feel better when an idea popped into his head. Kurt loves tomatoes! Joe thought to himself, as he began running toward George's farm. George should have some… he is a farmer after all.

Meanwhile Kurt was sitting inside their hut of a home. He was mad, and he had a good reason. Either Joe seriously didn't like him, or he didn't want everyone else to know. And the only reason he wouldn't want everyone else to know is because he was A) Ashamed of Kurt or B) he didn't like Kurt anyway, so he was just using him until he found a girl of his own.

Neither one really sounded like Joe; then again Kurt had never seen how Joe reacted to any relationship other then friendship. Maybe Joe just didn't want to tell Bob, I mean Lyla knew didn't she? Why else would she let Joe go?

Kurt put some tea on and sat down. Oh well, no use thinking about it now...

Meanwhile at George's farm

"Hey George you here?" Joe yelled as he entered the farm.

George turned and looked at him; he was busy brushing his horse.

"Hey Joe. What are you doing here?" George asked him as he put the brush away.

"I was wondering if I could have a tomato." Joe said with a light blush on his cheeks.

"Of course you can, but can I ask why you need it?" George asked as he walked over to his crops.

"I need to give it to someone one." Joe told him.

"Kurt right?" George said as he grabbed a big tomato.

"How did you know that?" Joe asked.

"Well one its Kurt's favorite tomato plus, I thought you two got together the night of the dance." George said as he handed the tomato to Joe.

"Do you care though? I mean, we're both guys…" Joe said while pocketing the tomato.

"Not really, I mean if you love someone for whom they are, it shouldn't matter if they're male or female." George said with a smile. "Plus it's your life, live it the way you want to."

"What do you mean?" Joe asked, somewhat confused with what George was saying.

"Well… if you are in love with Kurt, and just because everyone doesn't approve you don't get together with him, then you're living your life the way other people want you too. If you stay with him and ignore what everyone else thinks, then you're living for yourself."

Joe stared at George. He never thought George was very smart but this completely changed his opinion of him.

"Thanks George." Joe said as he began running back to Kurt.

"No problem." George said with a smile.

Joe ran into Woody one the way back to his cabin and looked a little bit afraid. "Is it time for work to start again?" He asked Woody half scared he was going to get his brains yelled out.

Woody just smiled at him. "Go ahead and take the whole day off, if you and Kurt forgive each other anyway."

As Woody walked away, Joe thought to himself. How does everyone know about us? I didn't even know about us for a long time! Joe continued running until he finally got back to the cabin.

Walking in Joe saw Kurt drinking some tea and basically ignoring him. He hadn't even gotten Joe a cup of tea. Normally he would, even when they were just friends. Did I really hurt him this bad? Joe asked himself.

"Hey Kurt." Joe said in attempt to make eye contact with him.

"Woody said we had the rest of the day off, and I had to tell you." Kurt replied, not even looking at him. "Now that I've told you, I'm leaving."

"What? But why? Where are you going?" Joe asked in a panic. Kurt couldn't leave! Not yet!

"The café because I want to." Kurt told him as he walked toward the door.

"Wait Kurt!" Joe yelled as he grabbed Kurt's arm.

Kurt stopped dead in tracks, wishing Joe would let go of him. He needed to go to the café and cry. Something Kurt rarely ever did. Cry. That's how much Joe hurt him, enough to make him go cry.

"Kurt please… just let me explain." Joe said.

Kurt sighed. It was the only way Joe was going to let him leave. "Fine." Kurt said as he walked back to where he was before, getting himself another cup of tea he sat down. "Go ahead. Explain."

Joe looked at him and said, "I know that I hurt you when I said that I wasn't in love with anyone…"

Hurts is an understatement… Kurt thought to himself.

"But I didn't think anyone would accept us, if they knew, but I know I'm wrong… and even if they don't accept us, I can live with that… as long as I have you." Joe told him, a tiny smile hitting his face.

Kurt looked at him, "So then do you or do you not love me?"

Joe looked at him and smiled, tears coming to his eyes. "I love you."

Kurt smiled and said, "I love you too, but you can't tell people things like that. That you don't love someone when you do. Especially if they person is right there."

"I promise I'll never do anything like that again!"

"Remember when you asked me, or at least tried to, why I worked at the café?" Kurt asked Joe.

"Yeah…"

"Well it's because I loved you even then. I usually got extremely jealous when George gave you fish, so I tried to learn how to make some. I never got very good, but I was able to make the fish at the party. I was the one who made those saluted tomatoes you ordered."

"You made those? They were almost the best thing I'd ever tasted." Joe said with a smile. "Speaking of Tomatoes…" Joe started as he handed Kurt the tomato he had gotten from George. "Sorry."

"That's okay…" Kurt said as he took the tomato with a blush. "And what do you mean second best thing you ever tasted?"

"I mean second best. You're the best." Joe said with a smile.

"Wha—"Kurt was cut off, by Joe's lips meeting his own, in a passionate kiss.

Outside of the Hut

"Did they make up?"

"I think so."

"They're so cute together."

"I'm happy they finally got together."

"I wish I was in love…"

End

Well that's the end of this story. I hope you liked it. As I'm sure you can guess the town of course accepted them and it was a happy ending. Just the way I like them. I'm really happy I finished this story!

This is only the second story I've ever finished. The main reason I'm happy I'm done? Because I have a whole 5 stories I have to write still… and none of them are close to their endings… how sad…. My poor fingers.

I hope you all find time to maybe possibly read some of my other stories… maybe? I work hard on all of them, and I'm really happy when people read them.

Speaking of reading stories… please read and review! Reviews make life worth living… unless their flames in which case, they fill my stomach with yummy roasted marshmallows! I haven't been camping forever!

School starts in just about two weeks… I don't wanna go! Don't let them take me! Anyway, I'll stop boring you now! Well almost anyway, you see I wasn't going to up-date this until I got a review, and the review that made me finish they story was…

Kachi: So I have to say thank you so much! I would've eventually finished the story but… you made it go so much faster! Thank you so much!

Now I have to say, Thank you and I love you all! Your all so great! Especially the reviewers! I'm sorry I didn't up-date very much or very often, but I hope you shall all forgive me!

Until next time!

Reioko