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8. Overhearing
"I knew I would find you here, Blaine!"
The door slammed open and Alexis came in, in rage.
"Oh and hello to you too."
"What are you doing here?"
"I needed Kurt to help me with something."
"Yeah, what? A hard-on?"
"Hey! Keep quiet, he's in the bathroom."
Kurt was pressing his ear to the bathroom door and tried to be as quiet as possible to hear what was going on.
"Blaine, we talked about this. What if paparazzi were around?"
"Jeez, Alex, what if? I'm tired, you know."
"And you think I'm not? Do you really think that I'm happy with this thing that makes it impossible for me to date or even think about going out with somebody?"
Oh. Kurt was shocked. Alexis is his beard, after all. He thought, but immediately concentrate on the two of them talking again.
"I know, and that's exactly why we should just call it off!"
"No, no we shouldn't. Nobody would give you a leading role for years, because they suspected something. As soon as I suggested this thing, you got two callbacks in a row!"
Blaine got up from the bed and shook his head.
"I don't care about this anymore, Alex. Now they've seen what I can do. They know I'm a good actor."
Alex sighed.
"I'm sorry, Blaine. I don't think it's a good idea."
For a couple of minutes Kurt couldn't hear anything, he almost thought they left the room. When he was about to go out, he heard Blaine speak again.
"I-I really like him, Alex."
Kurt's heart fluttered. Blaine liked him. Better: he really liked him. He leaned against the door, and rested his head, closing his eyes. He tried to keep listening, even though his heart was pounding so hard, it almost was the only thing he could hear.
"You've known him for four days. How can you know?"
"I just – I just know."
Kurt let out a big sigh and decided to take advantage of the silence to get out of the bathroom, trying to look more normal as possible.
"Oh, hello Ms. Cameron!"
"Hi, Kurt."
She was cold and Blaine was staring at his feet. Well, at least if Kurt was not his natural self because he was too excited, they wouldn't even notice.
"What did you need help with, mr. Anderson?"
Blaine seemed to wake up.
"Uh? Oh, yeah. Nevermind. I think we have to leave soon."
He looked at Alex, who nodded. They both made their way to the door.
"We'll see you in the hall in ten minutes, Kurt."
"Yes, ma'am."
And they were gone.
"Helloooo? Anybody home?"
Kurt looked around the apartment but the girls were nowhere to be found. He just went to his bedroom and found a post-it on a mirror.
Hey heartbreaker, we're at lunch – why don't you meet us at 31 TEN as soon as you get home?
Let us know.
Amy&Penny x
Kurt smiled, he was so tired but could actually use some company right now, so he just called Amy and told her he would meet them right away.
Blaine was in his car with Alex. The two didn't talk to each other for the whole trip back home and it started to feel weird. He hated arguing with the girl, they've known each other since high school: they met at a charity gala their parents forced them to go to. They were both bored as hell and that's when they started talking and became best friends really soon, they had a lot in common and they spent all their afternoons mostly complaining about their parents and how they had similar family situation. Blaine's dad was a famous lawyer and his mother was responsible for most of the charity events people organized in "their world", while Alexis' parents were both surgeons.
"Hey remember when you told me?"
Alex broke the silence with that question and a little laugh.
"Are you kidding me? I could never forget your face."
"I was so totally in love with you. That's so cliché, but I was."
"I know." Blaine caressed her hair "I was too and I still am, in some way. You are my best friend."
Alex' eyes filled with tears.
"I'm sorry I'm putting you through this, Blaine."
They hugged.
"I know. And I'm sorry I complain all the time."
There was silence for some minutes, they just sit there, hugging.
"So" Alex started as soon as they broke the hug. "You really like him, huh?"
Blaine smiled.
"Yes. Yes, I do."
"I'm full. You girls made me eat too much. I'll have to starve for two days to keep in shape."
"Shut up! I hate you, you're perfect!"
"Well, thanks Penny. But I'm far from that, believe me."
"Now I get why Blaine is all over you and that pretty ass of yours."
Kurt blushed.
"Sssh, Penny, please. This is a secret."
"I still don't get why you stopped, though."
Kurt rolled his eyes and let Amy answer the question.
"Come on, Penny. The guy is supposed to be straight, Kurt just wanted answers."
Kurt nodded, but Penny snorted.
"Pff. If Blaine Anderson was kissing me, I wouldn't even care about my sexuality, let alone his."
The trio laughed at that statement and decided it was time to go home, but then Kurt's phone rang. As soon as he saw the name on the screen, he swallowed loudly and turned the phone towards the girls to let them read.
"Come on, answer!"
Kurt let out a big sigh and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Kurt, hi!"
"Hi, mr. Anderson."
"Enough with this '' crap, just call me Blaine."
"Er – okay, Blaine."
"Are you busy? I know we just came back from New York, but I really still need your help with something."
"Well, you're my boss so…I guess I'll see you in ten minutes?"
"Great. Me and Elijah will be waiting for you downstairs."
"Okay."
He hung up and found Amy and Penny looking at him, with creepy smiles on.
"Cut it out, girls. It was a work call."
"Yeah, sure. And by work you mean make out, right?"
"Shut up!"
They parted: the girls heading home and Kurt running to Blaine's place.
"Hey!"
"Hi!"
Blaine opened the car door and Kurt entered first.
"Hey Elijah!"
"Good Morning, Kurt!"
Blaine took his seat next to Kurt and smiled.
"So you're on a first name basis with Elijah after two times you've seen him, and I literally had to beg you to make you call me Blaine?"
"Sorry but…you're my boss."
"It doesn't mean we can't be friends."
Blaine winked. Kurt was sure he did all those things on purpose: the winking, the casual flirting, the kissing – said a voice inside Kurt's head. He flushed in a second and tried to focus on something else.
"So, what are we doing today?"
"I need a new wardrobe."
"As in?"
"New clothes and accessories: gloves, hats, everything!"
"You realize this could take a while, right?"
"Do you have something better to do?"
Blaine looked at him, that flirty look that Kurt knew so well by now and that always made him melt.
"N-no. I'm free. Plus, you're my boss."
"You say it so many times, I'm starting to think you do to make fun of me."
"No, I don't. By the way, if you really want to update and change your entire wardrobe, I know exactly where we should go."
Kurt told an address to Elijah and took out his cell-phone, starting sending a text. Blaine peeked from behind Kurt's shoulder and the guy instinctively covered the screen with his body.
"You can't read."
"Sorry, it was a reflex."
Had Blaine Anderson just blush? Kurt tried to hide a smile and went on writing on his phone.
"So, uhm…boyfriend?"
"What?"
"Are you writing to your boyfriend?"
Kurt burst out laughing. Blaine really thought he might have a boyfriend and was clearly bothered by that?
"Hey, don't laugh! I was just wondering…"
"No, sorry. You're right. Anyway, I'm taking you to my friend's boutique and I'm just telling her that we're going."
"Oh."
"And no, by the way."
"No, what?"
"No, I don't have a boyfriend."
"Oh, well – it was just a curiosity."
"Sure."
Blaine rested himself on his seat, and Kurt smiled. I'm one step ahead of you Blaine Anderson, he thought, and pressed send on his cell-phone.
TBC
If you wanna know how Blaine told Alex that he is gay, just let me know and I'll write it in the story.