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"Kurt, I can't thank you enough for coming into the auditions today. You really are a life saver." Blaine said with that look of sincerity in his eyes.
"Don't mention it." Kurt replied.
Blaine and Kurt sat in silence during all the auditions. Only speaking to make comments about the students' singing.
"Is that all of them?" Kurt asked as he stretched his long limbs.
"Yeah I think so." Blaine said. "I'm sorry, Kurt. I had no clue they were all going to audition."
"Really, I don't mind. If I had to be stuck with anyone auditioning an entire class of music students on my Friday afternoon, I'm glad it was with you." Kurt said with a flirtatious smile.
"Aw you're too much." Blaine smiled and began to gather up his notes for the day. "So Kurt, I have an idea. Why don't we go to your place tonight?"
Kurt was shocked. Did Blaine actually get the subtle flirting? Or was he just not think about his word phrasing again. Kurt wasn't going to take any chances this time. He played it cool and simply asked
"Why?"
"Well, my plan was. We can head to your place, pick up some chinese on the way, and have a little dinner before I work on your car; and as an added bonus, we can talk about who is most deserving of the solos."
"Wow, what a plan. You sound like you've been thinking about this for a while." Kurt said.
"Only during the boring auditions."
"Blaine!"
"Haha I'm just kidding! I listened to all the auditions fair and square...even the boring ones." Blaine stuck his tongue out at Kurt and headed for the door. "Come on blue eyes. Let's go."
"Coming!" Kurt said as he gathered his notes.
Blue Eyes? BLUE EYES? Was that some sort of lovers nickname? Kurt couldn't put his finger on it. Was Blaine intentionally flirting with him or not? Never mind if it was intentional. Blaine just gave him a pet name. As far as Kurt was concerned that was another step in the right direction.
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"I haven't been to your apartment in so long." Blaine said.
"I know. You have to come visit more." Kurt said
"Well if you keep decorating like this I just might move in. Haha." Blaine walked around the little apartment, taking in the décor. "Who's this by?" Blaine said as he pointed to a very beautiful modern lamp. "Estella?"
"Yup." Kurt replied with a smile. "It's my favorite Estella piece of the season. Super sleek. Super modern. Very gorgeous."
The two men sat down to eat their dinner before Kurt took Blaine down to the garage. Kurt pulled the giant sheet off the car, and a large cloud of dusted filled the air.
"Wow, how long has this thing been sitting here?" Blaine coughed out.
"Um...a while." Kurt said, slightly embarrassed.
"Ok. Well pop the hood and let me take a look."
"Ok." Kurt popped the hood of the car and Blaine stuck his head in.
Ever since Blaine got out of college he started letting his hair go free. No more hair gel. Kurt couldn't help but notice how beautiful Blaine's hair really was. Each curl cascading down the man's head. Some were loose curls, others were tight. All Kurt could think about was running his hands through those beautiful raven locks, and how amazing it would feel to lightly tug his hair while he and Blaine made love. Or-
"Kurt? Kurt did you hear me?" Blaine said with a questioning look on his face.
"Oh. um. I'm sorry. I was thinking about something else. What did you say?"
"I said I think I know what's wrong. Do you have any work clothes I could borrow. T-shirts or something you don't mind getting dirty."
"Yeah, I'm sure I have something. Let me go check."
Kurt returned a few moments later with a sleeveless workout shirt he found in his closet.
"Haha. Kurt, no offense, but you don't seem like the kind of guy who would have a shirt like this."
Kurt laughed a little and said, "I honestly have no clue why I have that. Before two minutes ago it still had the tags on it. I'm too pale to wear anything like that to the gym. Haha"
Blaine laughed and started to change into the workout shirt.
"Wha- what are you doing?" Kurt stammered.
"Oh, I was just changing into the new shirt. I didn't want to get my shirt dirty, but if you have a problem I can totally-"
"No no it's fine. I don't mind at all. I just. I just wanted to make sure you were ok with...you...changing?" Kurt said as he fumbled for words.
Blaine stared blankly at Kurt for a moment. "...Um. Yeah I'm ok with changing."
Blaine switched shirts and it took everything for Kurt not to stare. Blaine had always been small, but apparently he was hiding a perfectly chiseled physique under those button-down's and bow ties.
"So who are your top three girls in line to get the 'So Happy Together/Come Together' lead?" Blaine asked.
"Um. Oh hold on I have my notes somewhere." Kurt rustled through the papers he brought down with him. "Jane, Maggie, and what was that other girls name? I didn't write it down. Curly, long, blonde hair? Acts exactly like Rachel?"
"Emma."
"Yeah her." Kurt said.
"Hmm I don't like that."
"My list?" Kurt asked, confused.
"Oh no no. Sorry not you. This car. That wire shouldn't be over there. So Maggie, Jane and Emma huh? I don't know. I feel like Emma always gets the leads. I want to give someone else a chance to shine." Blaine took a deep sigh. "The girls are too much to think about right now. Let's move on to the guys for the same song. I was thinking Richie's definitely worthy of the lead. He's got a great soulful voice on him that I think will really work for our rendition of 'Come Together.'"
"Richie was really good, but I like James more. If I can be completely honest." Kurt said frankly. "He just feels it more. You know?"
"Haha. You should know about feeling songs. I've never seen someone give a more emotional performance than you."
Kurt bit his lip. This time out of frustration.
"Blaine, can we talk about the big, pink, gay elephant in the room?"
"Huh? wha-"
Kurt rambled on "I just can't believe you honestly don't feel what I'm feeling. The sexual tension when we're together is so thick you can cut it with a knife."
"Sexual tens-"
"Yes Blaine! SEXUAL tension. I've hit on you on more than one occasion, and believe it or not you flirt right back. What am I supposed to think? I love you, and I just need to know if you love me too."
Kurt sighed and leaned back against the wall, eyes closed tight.
"Kurt." Blaine started, eyes shimmering with enlightenment. "I never noticed you felt that way about me. I just sort of assumed if something was gonna happen between us it would have happened at Dalton, or McKinley. I figured by this point you only thought of me as a friend. When you first showed up at Dalton I knew I was in love with you. I sang Teenage Dream to you. I'll never forget that moment. I guess moving out here to New York, becoming a professor at the same college you work at, even asking you to help me out with the auditions; it was all just an excuse to spend more time with you. If we weren't gonna date, I wanted to spend every single moment with you. No one give me butterflies the way you do.
Blaine leaned in and gave Kurt a long, hard, and passionate kiss.