Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, nor am I making any money off of this.

A/N: A big thanks to everyone for telling me how much you liked this as a one-shot! I will be continuing it now! Enjoy the Mike/Kurt/Matt! *The more adult version of this chapter can be found on my fic blog or Archive of Our Own, also under my author name Stellata

This chapter includes the songs: I've Got The World On A String, version by Ella Fitzgerald. Money, from Cabaret. L-O-V-E, by Nat King Cole.

Episode 2: The Road Less Travelled

"Life is a beautiful thing…"

Burt smiled as he heard his son's voice right upon entering the house.

"As long as I hold the string, I'd be a silly so and so, if I should ever let go… I've got the world on a string, sitting on a rainbow…"

He climbed down the stairs quietly, enjoying the song.

Kurt was swaying with an invisible partner; his eyes closed and smile wide.

"Got the string around my finger… What a world! What a life… I'm in love!"

Burt felt his heart falling. His baby was in love.

Kurt's eyes flew open at the sound of his father's groan.

"Dad!"

"Hey, Kurt," his dad said, his voice as heavy as his heart. "You want to talk about it?"

"About what?" Kurt asked, eyes wide.

"I've been through it too," he shrugged. "Love is rough."

"Oh dad!" Kurt beamed suddenly, and rushed forward to hug him. "It isn't rough at all! They love me too!"

Feelings of relief – Kurt was clearly not heartbroken – warred with fury at any boy who dared to date his son!

"No pronoun game, Kurt, remember? You want to date a boy, that's good," Burt said firmly. "As long as he treats you right."

Kurt bit his lip. He'd have to tell him sooner or later.

"Um, dad… That wasn't the pronoun game. I mean… They love me. Mike and Matt. They both want to date me."

Burt's mind whirled around in confusion.

"Uh… Are you pranking me?"

"No," Kurt said earnestly. "Dad, they're both really nice, really sweet – and really responsible. They take really good care of me."

"Two boys?" Burt choked out.

"Yes, Mike and Matt," Kurt answered patiently. "They're in Glee with me. They're also on the football team. They're best friends, you see, and they both wanted to date me, so they figured the best solution was to both do it."

"So you're going to try dating both, and decide which one you want?" Burt tried to find a semblance of normalcy in Kurt's statement.

"Um, not exactly… I'm pretty sure I like both of them, and we go out on dates all together," Kurt admitted.

"The three of you?" Burt blinked and made his way over to the couch, where he sat down, thankfully losing a bit of his dizziness.

"I know its not conventional, Dad… But they make me happy."

"How long…"

"They asked me out on Monday, and I had dinner with them that night. We spend nearly all our days together. They always walk me to class, and after school we always do something... Yesterday we went to Breadstix!"

"And you're… you're happy." Burt was trying very hard to focus on the important thing.

"Very happy, dad." Kurt grabbed his hand and squeezed.

"Then… you know I love you more than anything," Burt exhaled. "So date whoever makes you happy… But you promise to tell me if anything goes wrong, or they try to push you into anything you don't want – "

"Dad!" Kurt giggled. "Mike and Matt are real gentlemen."

Burt looked at him hard.

"Promise to tell me if anything goes wrong, okay Kurt? You kept one secret from me for a good long time. I want to know what's happening with you… You're my son."

"Okay," Kurt said softly. "Thanks, Dad. I love you."

"And I love you." Burt smiled, and finally squeezed Kurt's hand. "You think next week they'll be ready to have dinner here? I should get to meet them."

"Definitely," Kurt beamed.

"My dad's okay with it!" Kurt declared as he hopped into Matt's car. "He just wants to meet you guys for dinner sometime."

Matt and Mike exchanged pleased glances.

"Excellent," they chorused. Kurt giggled, and leaned in to kiss Matt, who was driving, and then Mike, who was lounging in the back seat.

"Where are we going tonight?"

"There's production of Rent in Columbus tonight…"

Kurt squealed and kissed Mike fiercely.

"So I thought we could do something else." Mike grinned.

Kurt swatted at his arm, and Matt chuckled as Mike pretended to be hurt.

"Three tickets to Rent are in my jacket pocket."

Kurt slid the tickets from Matt's pocket and looked at them in awe.

"I've never seen a stage production before, just the movie and youtube videos! Thank you!"

"You're welcome," Mike grinned at him as Matt began to drive. "First though, there's dinner! We wanted to take you to our favorite place in the city… The Blue Nile – it has fantastic Ethiopian food."

"I've never had Ethiopian before," Kurt was intrigued. "What's it like?"

"You get to eat with your hands," Mike told him. "So, uh, you'll probably want to roll up your sleeves."

Two hours later, Kurt was feeling very happy.

"This is amazing," he sighed.

"Glad you like it," Mike grinned.

Matt smiled at him, and took up a piece of the spongy injera bread, used it to pick up some of the curried lentils, and raised it to Kurt's lips.

Kurt leaned forward and took it in his mouth. His soft lips brushed around Matt's fingers and sent tingles through Matt's body.

Mike let out a little happy sigh at the sight. He picked up a piece of the bread, mopped up some sauce, and raised it to Kurt's lips. This time he got to feel Kurt's mouth around his fingertips, sucking gently.

They took turns feeding Kurt, enjoying his happy little moans with every bite.

"I probably don't need any more," Kurt groaned. "I want to keep my figure."

"A very nice figure it is too," Mike grinned. "But a little more won't hurt… We can do some extra dancing tomorrow. Just a few more bites…"

Kurt pursed his lips, torn. Matt leaned in, placing a large warm hand on Kurt's thigh.

"What's the point of living if you don't have things you like?" Matt said lowly.

Kurt tried to suppress a shiver at Matt's tone. There was something just completely sexy in his voice…

"You guys aren't going to stop until I'm completely stuffed, are you?"

Matt's hand on his thigh tightened for a moment. Kurt looked at him curiously, and saw a ferocious glimmer in the boy's eyes.

Glancing at Mike, he saw that his other boyfriend's eyes looked slightly glazed. It took Kurt another moment to realize how what he said sounded.

"Oh! I meant, uh, the food! Because, if you don't stop, I'll be overfull," Kurt tried again. Mike stared at him, licking his lips.

"Will you?" Matt asked huskily.

Kurt shivered, imagined thoughts and images coursing through his mind.

"Oh," he whimpered, as Matt stroked gently up his thigh. Slowly, Matt pulled his hand away.

"Mike," he said quietly.

Mike quickly took out his wallet and tossed some cash on the table. Matt took Kurt's hand and pulled him to his feet, before turning him and guiding him out with a hand on the small of his back.

Kurt trembled. Everywhere Matt touched him felt hot. His feet led him over to their car, where he was pushed into the back seat with Mike while Matt took the wheel again.

He was barely upright in his seat when Mike caught him in a hard kiss, which quickly went deep. He shuddered and tried to grasp Mike to him. His head was spinning; Mike's tongue was hot in his mouth, as agile as the rest of him, driving him slowly insane with pleasure.

When Mike finally stopped, Kurt tried to catch his breath – until a hand grasped his wrist and tugged him out of the car again. He just registered that they were parked near a large copse of trees when Matt pushed him up against the side of the car and his lips slid over his own.

"Beautiful, Kurt," he faintly heard Mike say.

With a growl, Matt pushed him away, holding him at arm's length, and Kurt whined in protest.

"We don't want to miss the show, do you?" Matt said lowly.

Slowly, Kurt shook his head.

"Cool off time," Mike groaned, stretching his arms above his head.

Kurt staggered back, breathing hard, trying not to look at his boyfriends – he wanted to calm down, not want more.

Mike sighed, and darted in to kiss him sweetly, gently, making Kurt feel light-headed.

"Oh…"

"Later, love," Mike whispered, and Kurt's eyes widened. Mike's breath caught as he realized what he said.

"I love you too, Mike," Kurt whispered, and Mike shuddered, grasping Kurt in a tight hug.

Matt smiled as he watched them.

"This was the best idea you ever had," Mike said softly, looking at Matt happily.

"I would tend to agree," Matt concurred, and kissed Kurt gently.

Mike chuckled and checked his watch.

"Okay, we better get inside before they try to sell off our seats."

Kurt was bawling into Matt's shoulder and clutching Mike's hand in a death grip by the end of the show.

"It's okay, baby," Matt reassured him.

"I love you," Kurt whispered, and Matt lifted his chin in his hand.

"And I love you," he said simply, and brushed their lips together. It was the smallest contact, but it felt like lightning.

Kurt smiled through his tears, and Matt gently wiped away his tears with his thumb.

Mike was squeezing his hand comfortingly, and Kurt turned to smile at him.

"It's so sad," he sighed.

"I know, baby," Mike said soothingly, moving closer and putting an arm around him. Kurt saw the tears in Mike's eyes, and felt overwhelmed with love.

How did he already love them so much? It should seem impossible to fall so deeply in love in two weeks, but there was no denying the truth of his feelings.

"How about Seasons of Love? We saw Rent last week, and I think it would be a perfect song for us," Kurt was bouncing on his heels in his excitement.

"I love Rent!" Tina gasped excitedly.

"That's perfect," Mr. Shuester agreed immediately. "If I remember right, there are two solo parts."

"Yes, for Joanne and Collins, but we can split up the two parts of Joanne. I know Mercedes would nail the last solo!"

Mercedes looked very pleased.

"If only Rachel were here," Mr. Shuester murmured.

"Rachel made her choice," Kurt said clearly. "She's not a team player, Mr. Shue, and she doesn't do well in groups. The musical is the right choice for her."

He remembered when he had seen Rachel at the auditions for Cabaret the previous day… Kurt had not been shy about sharing his opinions with her.

"Look, Rachel. You've got an amazing voice, and you know it. But Glee is about the group, not just one person. We can all sing, and we can do solos well – but we also know how to blend our voices. You can't do that, you don't know how to sing with a group – just as the star."

Rachel stared, tears welling in her eyes.

"It's the truth, Rachel. Stick with Cabaret, it'll be good preparation for when you get to Broadway." Kurt put a gentle hand on her shoulder. "And maybe think about being kind to your cast mates. After all, to succeed in show business – you need to build some connections – not just trample everyone on the way to the top. Take care, okay?"

She had looked very sad, but seemed to accept his advice. Kurt was very relieved Rachel hadn't reappeared at club.

"Here are the parts," Mike announced, bringing Kurt back to the present moment. He handed out eleven copies of the sheet music to Seasons of Love.

"Puck," Kurt said suddenly. "Why don't you take the part of Collins?"

Surprised, the other boy nodded. Mr. Shue looked surprised, and bit his lip – Kurt figured that he wanted to protest that it should go to Finn… It was obvious to everyone that Mr. Shue thought of Finn as his protégé.

"And Santana, why don't you try Joanne's first part, and Mercedes, take Joanne's last five lines."

Mike and Matt exchanged pleased glances. Kurt was doing very well at taking leadership. While he had always been self-confident, he had really been putting himself out there in the last few weeks. Matt hoped that their relationship was helping him. After all, if Kurt could change their lives so much, maybe they could have a positive effect on him as well.

It had also been a big ego boost for Kurt to win one of the biggest roles in the school musical. He had been nervous to audition, but his boyfriends had encouraged him, practiced with him…

And Kurt had landed the role of The Emcee. Matt and Mike had managed to join him, snagging the parts of Victor and Hans, two of the male dancers at the Kit Kat Club.

Thankfully the rehearsals for the musicals were Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 – 8, football was Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 4 – 6, and Glee was Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 – 6. It was a busy schedule, but it just worked.

"In addition to finding two other songs for Sectionals, we'll need to find a twelfth member to compete at all," Mr. Shuester started to say.

"I've got it covered," Kurt beamed. "Sugar!"

A pretty girl trotted into the room, smiling widely and waving.

"Hi everybody!"

"Sugar here is my Lulu in the musical – one of my 'two ladies'." Sugar rushed forward and hugged Kurt eagerly.

"And I'd love to join Glee!" Sugar announced brightly as she pulled back.

Mike and Matt exchanged amused smiles – Sugar really was something.

"Okay then, show me what you've got." Mr. Shuester looked flustered.

"Ready, Kurt?" Sugar bounced up and down happily. Glancing around the room, Mike saw that most of the others looked pleased to have another potential member already.

The club quieted as Kurt and Sugar got into poses, closing their eyes. Kurt slowly raised one hand – and caught his top hat as Mike tossed it to him.

"Money," Sugar breathed.

"Money!" Kurt declared cheekily, his eyes flying open.

"Money makes the world go around! The world go around, the world go around. Money makes the world go around, it makes the world go 'round…"

The club startled to chuckle at the song. Their delivery was perfect for this song – deliberately non-lyrical, and absurd.

Kurt and Sugar had begun dancing, following their choreography for the musical. Mike begun to laugh out loud as Kurt began dancing in a ridiculous manner, winking lasciviously at Sugar, who flirted back with her movements and her tone.

"If you happen to be rich, and you feel like a night's entertainment! You can pay for a gay escapade." Kurt winked at his boyfriends.

"If you happen to be rich, and alone," Sugar winked. "And you need a companion, you can ring-ting-a-ling for the maid!"

Matt scanned the room, and couldn't help but smile as he saw how riveted Artie was on the performance.

"Someone's crushing," Mike whispered softly in Matt's ear, and he nodded.

Their attention drew back to Kurt as he began the chorus, singing the word money over and over again, dancing in that silly but sexy way he did when he played this role.

"If you haven't any coal in the stove and you freeze in the winter and you curse on the wind at your fate – " Kurt sang.

"When you haven't any shoes on your feet, and your coat's thin as paper and look thirty pounds underweight!" Sugar sang back.

Even Mr. Shuester seemed to be enjoying the performance, Mike noted. He hoped that meant that Sugar was their newest member.

"Money money money money money money!" Kurt and Sugar sang at each other. "Is all that makes the world go 'round – it makes the world go round!"

There was the crash of a cymbal as Kurt grabbed Sugar, twirled her, and dipped her deeply.

Mike and Matt applauded the loudest.

"That sounds unanimous!" Mr. Shuester declared. "Welcome to the club, Sugar!"

Sugar squealed with delight, and pulled Kurt to her in a bone-crushing hug.

"Uh, Sugar?"

"Yes Kurt?"

"I think you're cracking my ribs," he gasped.

Sugar giggled and let him go, planting a big kiss on his cheek.

"This is so exciting!" She declared again.

"Welcome, Sugar," Artie smiled as he leaned in to shake her hand.

"Thank you, that's so sweet!"

"I'm Artie, it's lovely to meet you… You know, if you want to meet up sometime, I could catch you up on the songs we've worked on in the last month…"

Kurt looked over at Matt and Mike, amusement dancing in his eyes. He could tell without speaking that they were just as amused as he was.

While Matt made the soup and Mike put together a salad, Kurt was busy scribbling on some sheet music.

"What are you working on?" Mike asked from the kitchen.

"I'm assigning a fairer assortment of solos for the Invitational performance," Kurt said, not looking up from his work. "I'm giving Tina the main lead in Somebody to Love, and cycling most of us guys through all the parts Mr. Shue gave Finn."

"Even me?" Mike sounded surprised.

Kurt gave him a confused look.

"Of course, Mike. Why not you?"

"Well, my voice isn't as good as the rest of you."

Kurt looked over at Matt, who was silent but frowning by the stove.

"I love your voice," Kurt said frankly. "It's smooth and handsome, like you."

Mike couldn't help grin at that.

"I guess I think I'm a better dancer than I am a singer."

"Maybe, but you are a good singer," Kurt insisted. Looking speculative, he pulled open his laptop.

"I know you like this song, cause you were humming it in the car," Kurt smiled up at Mike. "Let's sing it together."

The beat started, and Mike couldn't help but smile – he did love this song.

"L – is for the way you look at me." He looked directly at his sweet boyfriend, who was blushing.

"O – is for the only ones I see," Kurt sang.

"V is very, very… extraordinary."

"E is even more than anyone that you adore can – love! Is all that I can give to you…"

"Love is more than just a game for two,"

"Cause three in love can make it," Kurt grinned, dancing over to catch Matt's hand.

"Take my heart and please don't it, love was made for me and you and you!"

Matt smiled and dipped Kurt, treating him to a slow, deep kiss.

"L is for the way you look at me," Kurt said breathlessly, before Matt tossed him over to Mike, and he was distracted once more.