A/N: This was a prompt I decided to make into a full fic. You can read it on my Tumblr holyklainebowsbatman if you prefer. Enjoy!

"Come on Kurt, hurry up!" Rachel bounced on the balls of her feet looking like a giant six year old in her sickenly cute red and white polka dot dress complete with matching blood-red pumps. Her brunette hair was curled and secured into two pigtails with red ribbon. "I told Finn we'd be there this evening in time for a late dinner!"

Kurt grumbled as he emerged from the front door of the Hummel house, dragging suitcases behind him. "Rachel, how are you even functioning right now?" He took out his phone from his back pocket. "It's not even six in the morning. The sun isn't even awake yet!"

Rachel sighed dramatically. "Come on, Kurt! Aren't you even the least bit excited?"

"Ask me again when I'm actually awake, will you?" Kurt dragged the suitcases down the porch steps, thumping them along behind clumsily.
"Ugh, what is even IN here, Rachel?"

"Just everything I need for a week away on the farm." Rachel remarked dismissively as she took her handbag and threw it in the front seat.

Kurt liked to think of himself as a smart packer. His style was impeccable, and his closest reflected that, yet when required to constrain it for a week he knew how to tastefully and artfully do so. Of course, he couldn't sacrifice his nightly skin care regime, but he did cut back on his shoes and neck accessories by a little. He picked lightweight shirts, for Texas during the summer was notoriously scorching hot. He at least cut back more than Rachel, who insisted that she needed five dresses, six pairs of shoes, four skirts, five pairs of pants, and seven blouses.

Kurt ran back inside to leave a note for his father on the counter, saying that he and Rachel got out the door mostly on time (at least for Rachel's standards) and that he'll call him when they get there. He straightened his necktie once more in the mirror in the hallway, and took a breath before meeting Rachel in the car. Here goes nothing.

Rachel of course had to don her new white sunglasses that made her look like an oversized dragonfly buzzing with excitement. Kurt couldn't help but laugh when he saw her. The sun wasn't even out yet, and Rachel couldn't help herself from looking adorable.

"I'm so glad you've decided to come with me to visit Finn, Kurt! It's a lot of fun being on the farm with him. You'll like it a lot." Rachel leaned over her seat and kissed Kurt on the cheek. "Love you."

Kurt smiled and said "Love you, too." Rachel was his best friend and he couldn't help but still love her even through her less appealing qualities. And being so overly excited at six in the morning was one of them.

"Let's go!" Rachel exclaimed, having her map of the United States at the ready in the glove compartment, as Kurt pulled out of the driveway.

The pair made their way to the expressway without difficulty; hardly anyone else was on the road at this hour. Kurt liked the calmness of the early morning. It gave him time to think. Rachel struck up conversation with him frequently at first, then became also engrossed in her own thoughts.

When Rachel spoke again after about three hours, Kurt was caught off guard.

"Have you ever considered trying dating again, Kurt?"

"Hmm?" Kurt glanced over to her in surprise as he continued to navigate a particularly congested area of traffic.

"It's been what…two years since Adam?"

"Rachel…"

"No I'm serious, Kurt!" Rachel sat up from lounging in the car seat. "My best friend is too damn hot not to be at least interested. You're so incredibly handsome Kurt. Your hair for one, no one can compete with. And your legs in whatever pants you wear always look amazing. And I should know these things, since I have good taste." She sat up straighter, sure of herself.

Kurt chuckled as the compliment registered. "Oh really? I don't think you would have a lot of experience with different tastes of guys, Rachel…you've been with Finn forever!"

"Okay, but what about our other friends? Quinn didn't exactly work out, at least long term with Puck. Tina and Mike are going strong, because they're perfect for each other. And…" Rachel trailed off.

"What?" Kurt asked.

"Well…you did have a crush on Finn that one time…"

"Rachel! Okay stop, no, that was a one time thing! Besides he's literally my brother now!" Rachel playfully smacked him on the shoulder.

"Okay okay. But still, I really think you should be open to it. You know, put yourself out there a little more. I'll bet you scare away all of these really sweet guys just because you act like you don't want to be in any relationship whatsoever!"

"Which is kinda true!" Kurt exclaimed.

"Exactly. Kinda true. Which means not entirely true," Rachel sang, triumphant.

Kurt sighed in defeat. "Okay Rachel…."

Rachel giggled and clapped her hands together. "See?"

It wasn't that Kurt wasn't interested in other guys, he was honestly. It's just being in a relationship made you so vulnerable. It was a beautiful thing, sharing something so intimate with someone, yet it was the most terrifying thing in the world knowing that one person basically held your heart in his or her hands. It could be crushed with one simple motion. He'd already experienced that with Adam…was he ready to take that chance again?

Just then Rachel's pink phone buzzed. She put a finger to her lips, silencing Kurt from responding.

"Hey, babe!" She exclaimed. It was obviously Finn checking up on their whereabouts.

Kurt tuned Rachel out to be both polite and give some time in his own head, paying attention to his driving. He couldn't believe what Rachel was saying. Was he really ready to make himself that available again? Rachel hung up some time after, interrupting his thoughts, and turned to give him a knowing look.

"What?" Kurt asked. "Wait, I know that face, what are you -"

"Kurt. Finn just told me about one of the guys he essentially 'works for' " - she put air quotes around that last part causing Kurt to smile at her - "and to quote Finn, he's 'into dudes like Kurt is.' "

"And…?" Kurt prompted.

Rachel rolled her eyes dramatically. "Kuuurrtt. You should totally be a little extra friendly to him…" she elbowed him and winked.

"Rachel! What even - no! I'm not gonna flirt with Finn's boss!"

"You won't even have to do anything if you wear those dark skinny jeans…you know…those ones." She winked. "And I even got Finn to tell me what he looks like. Wanna know?" She wiggled her eyebrows. "Well, at least in the way Finn describes other guys…he actually sounds really cute. And he's got a Southern accent, Kurt!"

Kurt knew what pants she was talking about, and he did pack them. But would he…? He settled for now to just look at her with a face that said are-you-joking-right-now.

"Come on, Kurt. At least give him a chance? I hate always seeing you all mopey."

"I'm not mopey!" Kurt insisted.

Rachel looked at him and rose her eyebrows.

Okay, Kurt will admit. He's been a little down lately. Seeing all of his friends with significant others did make him a little…lonely at times. He missed the good times with Adam, where he felt wanted and important. He missed cuddling with a warm body at night instead of his teddy bear. He missed the physical contact of holding someone's hand. He missed someone playing with his hair while watching movies and then turning into a makeout session. He missed saying "I missed you" after a week of working that kept them apart. Rachel was, as much as he hated to admit it, partially right.

"Okay, maybe I am a little."

"Kurt, just give him a chance okay? You might actually like him like him." Kurt rolled his eyes at the elementary phrase Rachel used. Yes Kurt might actually like this boy. Accents did make him swoon.