Title: Just a little crush (4/9)
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): Sam/Kurt
Genre: Romance
Spoilers: S1, S2 up to ep 9
Disclaimer: Glee is not mine. The songs in this chapter don't belong to me either.
Summary: Sam was willing to admit, if only to himself, that it was possible that he might have a slight crush on Kurt Hummel.
A/N: Annoyingly the Chapter Title is apparently too long - For anyone who's interested it's "Wii Bowling Is Not Proper Bowling". Thanks for the alerts/faves... please remember to review if you like it :)
By lunch on Monday Sam had accepted that Kurt was avoiding him. The only glimpses he caught were of Kurt suddenly disappearing around a corner and if he ate it certainly wasn't at the gleeks usual table. He couldn't avoid Sam forever though, they had a study session scheduled that evening and Sam wasn't going to let him weasel out of it. He got out his phone and sent Kurt a text.
Can we meat m9 tonight? Its my night to cook & cant get out of it. U welcome 4 food.
Sam waited nervously for a reply and was put out of his misery five minutes later. It's spelled meet. That's fine. You cook? Dare I ask what? ~K~
Thanks. It's a surprise!
I'm terrified. ~K~
Sam opened the door before he had a chance to knock. Kurt raised a questioning eyebrow but didn't comment on Sam's obvious stalking tendencies.
"Well hello Sam Evans."
Sam gave him a big smile "Come on in, you don't want to catch cold."
Kurt looked at him as if he was crazy "Yes I'm likely to catch a cold in this unusually warm weather we've been having."
That was true, it had been strangely warm that week, so warm Kurt wasn't even wearing a coat. Sam was obviously not capable of saying anything vaguely intelligent, never mind witty and charming, while Kurt was making his stomach flutter so he just shrugged and led Kurt into his house.
"Do you want a drink before we get started?"
"Sure. Water will be fine thanks." Kurt seemed distracted looking around his living room which was you know nice and all but nothing fancy. When he returned with a glass of water he found Kurt staring at a bunch of framed photos, most of which featured Sam. "I like your natural colour" Kurt said looking at a picture of Sam with dirty blonde hair that his mom had taken just before they moved.
"Your dad?" Kurt asked touching a photo which had obviously had someone cut out of it.
Sam tensed "My parents are getting a divorce."
"I'm sorry." Kurt bit his lip "I didn't mean to..."
"It's fine. Should we start? I have everything spread out over by the sofa."
"Of course." As they sat down Kurt sent him a few worried glances as if he thought Sam might be upset or annoyed with him but relaxed when Sam gave him a genuine smile and shuffled closer to look the book in Kurt's hands.
Ten minutes into studying Kurt gulped and stared a Sam with a slightly vacant expression.
"What? Did I say it wrong again?"
"Well the good news is that you have improved."
"And the bad news?"
"I think we should focus on the positive." Kurt did an amazing job of avoiding eye contact as he fiddled nervously with the buttons on his long cardigan.
"Kurt, what did I say?" It couldn't have been that bad could it?
"You said you'd like to touch yourself this evening."
"Oh." Call the fire brigade, his face was on fire.
"And...Well... Umm how to put this?" Kurt was really flustered now and Sam wondered how it could be any worse.
"What?"
"And me."
"Sorry?"
Kurt was also blushing now "You said you'd like to touch yourself and me this evening."
"Oh God how is that better than touching a cow?" Sam groaned burying his face in his hands.
"Well I figured that inappropriate touching was better than bestiality."
He had a point.
An hour later Sam was pretty certain that he would never master the French language but was still hopeful that he could at least get a passing grade without hitting on anyone or talking about imaginary cats. It seemed a long way off though, as was dinner so no distraction there and a distraction was what he needed after embarrassing himself.
"So do you like Avatar?" he asked wondering what he would do if Kurt said no.
"Yes. I mean I saw it at the movies like everyone else."
"You haven't seen it since it was at the movies?" Sam was horrified; he couldn't understand how that was even possible.
Kurt frowned "Just how many times have you seen it?"
Best not answer that question. "I have it on Blu-ray... let's watch it now!" He reached for the remote, not needing to find the box as the disk lived in the machine, then pressed a few buttons sighing in pleasure as the menu appeared.
"Is this a way of avoiding tutoring?" Kurt gave him a mock serious look, attempting not to smile.
"No. This is Avatar" Sam said placing emphasis on his beloved film's name.
"Why are there three versions? What's the difference?"
"Well there's the Original Theatrical Edition, the Special Edition Re-Release with eight minutes extra and the Collector's Extended Cut with sixteen additional minutes which is the one we'll watch."
Kurt looked stunned "Wow you really like this film don't you?"
Sam laughed and nodded as he clicked play and wiggled to get comfy, subtly shifting closer to Kurt on the couch. Half way through the movie Sam noticed that Kurt was watching him mouth the words along with the characters rather than the movie.
"What?" he asked insecure under Kurt's scrutiny.
Kurt tilted his head slightly "You're a bit of a dork aren't you?"
Sam shifted uncomfortably "I guess."
"I like it." Kurt turned back to the movie.
Just before his mom was due home Sam paused the movie so he could start cooking their dinner and after arguing about it Kurt followed him into the kitchen to help. All the ingredients had been prepped before Kurt's arrival so it really just involved turning the stove on and setting the small table in the kitchen.
"Honey, I'm home" his mom bellowed as she entered the house and suddenly Sam felt incredibly uneasy about his mother meeting his crush. "So this is the famous Kurt?" she asked with a friendly smile as she entered the room. Sam almost groaned aloud, his mom was officially evil.
"You've mentioned me?" Kurt attempted to be casual but his eyes were too wide to be convincing. Great he was probably really freaked out now.
"Maybe." Quickly thinking how to change the subject he grabbed his frying pan and waved it in the air "I'm making fajitas, I hope that's okay?"
"Sounds amazing" Kurt beamed.
"They taste amazing too. My boy is a great cook."
Sam rolled his eyes "She's only saying that because she taught me."
"Don't you know it" she winked at Kurt and he giggled. "I'm so glad I finally get to meet you Kurt." Finally? Sam had only told her about his crush two days ago.
"It's nice to meet you too Mrs Evans."
"It's Ava, sweetheart." She gave Kurt an affectionate and accepting look which made Sam remember just how lucky he was to have such an amazing mom. Forgetting Kurt was there he leant over and rubbed his cheek against his mom's, his silent gesture of affection. His cheeks flushed when he noticed Kurt gazing at them with a puzzled expression and he really hoped that Kurt had forgotten that Sam had done the same to him.
Sam's mom laughed at Kurt "Don't mind us dear, he's been doing that since he was a baby."
"It's sweet." He glanced across at Sam from under his eyelashes.
She thankfully changed the subject "So I take it you watched Avatar?"
"Yes or well half of it. Is it me or is it the longest film ever?"
"It certainly feels that way; he watches it several times a week" his mom shook her head and laughed.
"Really?" Kurt gave Sam an incredulous stare.
"What? It's awesome!"
"It is pretty good... considering it's essentially Pocahontas meets the Smurfs."
"Take that back!" Sam demanded waving his pan in Kurt's direction.
Puck sat next to Sam in Glee the next day and elbowed his ribs "So how big was that bug?"
"What bug?" There was a bug?
Puck gave him a well duh look "The one that made Kurt scream on Saturday morning."
"Oh that bug."
"You should have seen his dad's face when he heard Kurt scream Oh My God high enough to shatter glass. He totally thought you were giving him one!"
Sam's laugh sounded nervous even to his ears. Luckily Kurt arrived, sitting down on his other side and asked what they were talking about. "Oh it was huge! Sam squished it" he lied and Sam swore he would have believed it, if he didn't have the distinct memory of Kurt lying on top of him.
Mr Schue turned up late as usual strolling into the room, dropping his bag on the piano before turning to the gleeks. "Okay are you ready Artie?"
"Actually Mr Schue I'd like to go first." Unsurprisingly that was Rachel.
"Is that okay with you Artie?" Schuester asked.
Artie shrugged "Whatever."
Rachel quickly got up and stood directly in front of Finn. "This song is for someone very special to me and is a response to their song. I hope you like it Finn."
You're a song
Written by the hands of god
Don't get me wrong cause
This might sound to you a bit odd
But you own the place
Where all my thoughts go hiding
And right under your clothes
Is where I find them
Instead of making her usual dramatic faces and looking like she was going to cry, Rachel stood with her hands hanging by her sides, expression soft and Sam felt for the first time that he was seeing the real Rachel rather than the performer.
Underneath Your Clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey
Because of you
I forgot the smart ways to lie
Because of you
I'm running out of reasons to cry
When the friends are gone
When the party's over
We will still belong to each other
Finn hadn't taken his eyes off her since she dedicated the song to him and going by his soft smile it seemed pretty likely that they would be getting back together soon. Sam couldn't help but sneak a look at Kurt who noticed and smiled at him bumping their knees together.
Underneath Your Clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey
Sam had been a good guy... for the most part. Did that mean he deserved Kurt? He sighed audibly wishing life worked like that but hell he was living proof that life wasn't fair and that you don't always get what you want. Slumping in his chair he leaned as close as he dared to Kurt, feeling the other boy's radiating warmth. Sunshine really was a fitting nickname. Sam smiled to himself when Kurt bumped their arms together then stayed pressed against him.
I love you more than all that's on the planet
Movin' talkin' walkin' breathing
You know it's true
Oh baby it's so funny
You almost don't believe it
As every voice is hanging from the silence
Lamps are hanging from the ceiling
Like a lady tied to her manners
I'm tied up to this feeling
Underneath Your Clothes
There's an endless story
There's the man I chose
There's my territory
And all the things I deserve
For being such a good girl honey
For the first time since Sam had met her, Rachel looked nervous about her performance as she waited for Finns response. He stood smiling and leant over gently hugging her.
"She's sorry she hurt him" Quinn said.
While Finn and Rachel talked quietly in the corner of the room and Artie was preparing for his solo the rest of the gleeks talked amongst themselves. Kurt was having a heated conversation with Mercedes about something fashion related and Puck was whispering with Quinn so Sam leant back in his chair humming softly to himself.
Tina turned around in the chair in front of him "What's that tune you're humming?"
"It's the theme from Avatar" Kurt answered for him having apparently won his debate. Sam just nodded. Kurt leant towards him "So... Finn told me that if he and Rachel get back together today he's going to ask her to go bowling tonight and he wanted me to come along for moral support. Would you like to come?" That sounded an awful lot like a double date. Sam gaped at Kurt for a while not knowing whether or not it was supposed to.
"It's okay if you don't. I can ask Cedes."
Oh so not a date then. "No! I'd love to" Sam recovered quickly not wanting to miss the opportunity to spend time with Kurt. "I'm pretty awesome at Bowling."
Kurt laughed "Modest too."
Finn and Rachel had returned to their seats so everyone turned their attention to Artie who was clearly ready to start.
Deep In The 100 acre woods
Where Christopher Robin plays
You'll find the enchanted neighbourhood
Of Christopher's childhood games
As soon as he began singing Brittany squealed and jumped up clapping her hands which made everyone laugh.
A donkey names Eeyore is his friend
And Kanga and little Roo
There's Rabbit and Piglet
And there's Owl
But most of Winnie The Pooh
Sam looked at Kurt who was swaying slightly with a strange expression on his face, it was almost like joy tinged with sadness. Noticing Sam watching him, Kurt whispered "My mom used to sing it to me." Sam nodded reaching across to take Kurt's hand, giving it a squeeze then letting go. Kurt smiled but glanced around as if he was making sure that no one had noticed.
Winnie The Pooh
Winnie The Pooh
Tubby little buddy all stuffed with fluff
He's Winnie The Pooh
Winnie The Pooh
Willy nilly silly old bear
Winnie The Pooh
Winnie The Pooh
Tubby little buddy all stuffed with fluff
He's Winnie The Pooh
Winnie The Pooh
Willy nilly silly old bear
As Artie sang the last note Brittany jumped up again yelling "Artie watches Winnie the Pooh!"
Everyone laughed and joked around until Mr Schue attempted a serious conversation about Nationals which they had been practicing for when not working on the secrets assignment. Sam zoned out for a while and was brought back to reality by something hitting him on the head. That something was Kurt's pen which he picked up and handed back with a questioning look, wondering how Kurt was suddenly on the other side of the room.
"You coming Blondie?" Sam took a look at the clock realising that he'd been out of it for at least fifteen minutes and it was now time for lunch.
"Blondie?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Yes well I can't call you fake-Blondie can I?" Kurt smirked "Would you prefer Lemon Head?"
Sam gave a small chuckle, shaking his head and followed Kurt out of the room.
Bowling his umpteenth gutter ball in a row Sam let out a frustrated noise and stomped back to the seats throwing himself down next to Finn.
"I thought you said you were awesome at bowling?" Kurt asked attempting to keep a straight face and failing.
"I don't understand, I kick ass at Wii bowling!" Sam moaned.
Kurt snorted "Come on, I'll show you." Waiting for Sam's turn, he dragged him to the lane picking up a blue ball.
Sam froze as Kurt stepped behind him, wrapping his arms around Sam and holding his hands on the ball. Kurt was talking him through what to do but Sam could only hear whooshing in his ears as his heart went into overdrive when Kurt pressed against him. He didn't even realise he had scored a strike until Kurt hugged him tightly from behind and squealed slightly. Grinning he looked over his shoulder suddenly very aware of how close their faces were, they stood staring at each other until Finn and Rachel ran up to high five Sam. Kurt stepped away quickly with a fake smile and Sam wondered if he had been thinking about leaning in for a kiss too.
After Kurt won and Sam spectacularly lost the game, they sat down to share a pizza.
"Puck!" Finn yelled waving him over.
"Sup?" Puck nodded at them looking up at the score board which listed their names as Captain Fabulous, Lemon Head, Hobbit and Gigantor. He raised an eyebrow at Kurt "Captain Fabulous seriously?"
"That's why Sam wasn't allowed to be in charge of typing anymore."
Sam grinned at Kurt's glare "Well you're fabulous and you're bossy. If the name fits. At least it's not Lemon Head!"
"I am not a hobbit" Rachel grumbled.
"You kinda are Berry" Puck smirked.
"My feet are not hairy!"
Finn stared up at the screen "I prefer Frankenteen."
Kurt rolled his eyes "Which is why I chose Gigantor. If I have to suffer then everyone does."
"What are you doing here anyway Puckerman?" Rachel demanded narrowing her eyes.
"Duh, it's karaoke night."
"It is?" she almost screamed. "How did I not know this?"
"So you losers coming or not?" Puck inclined his head in the direction of a small area with a stage and tables which also seemed to double as a bingo hall.
Rachel insisted on going first. She sang some show tune that Sam had never heard of but Kurt obviously had because he sang along softly ensuring that Sam was well and truly distracted. Next Puck and Finn dragged Kurt onto the small stage to sing The Boys Are Back In Town. Apparently it was to celebrate Kurt's return to New Directions but Sam suspected they would have picked it no matter what.
"So which song are you going to sing?" Sam asked Kurt when he returned flushed and slightly breathless. Sipping his coffee Kurt smiled and Sam was glad he was sitting down because damn Kurt's eyes were pretty enough to make him weak at the knees.
"Defying Gravity" Kurt replied.
Finn and Puck looked at him startled then shared a grimace while Rachel patted Kurt on the hand in a condescending way. "Oh Kurt don't do this to yourself" she smiled sympathetically "Why not pick something... more achievable?"
Kurt nodded but was obviously trying to hide a smile "No I think I'm going to try."
"Well if I can't stop you..." she sighed dramatically.
"What on earth is going on?" Sam asked completely baffled. Why didn't anyone want him to sing the song about gravity?
Taking pity on Sam's obvious confusion Kurt stood, placed a hand on Sam's shoulder and leant down to whisper "Watch Rachel's face when I sing the last verse" then he smiled and sashayed towards to the stage to wait his turn.
Sam had never heard of this song either so he didn't know how he was supposed to know which was the last verse. Kurt gave a little wave which Sam pretended was just for him and started to sing. Sam was completely breathless as he watched Kurt absolutely own the song. Towards the end of the performance Kurt looked at him which Sam supposed was his signal to look at Rachel, he tore his eyes away and watched her reaction as Kurt hit a killer high note.
Rachel was completely shell-shocked, Puck looked confused and Finn kept opening and closing his mouth. "He hit it" she whispered.
"I don't understand?" Sam was surprised by his friends' lack of faith, sure it was high but Kurt's voice was all kinds of amazing.
Rachel cleared her throat "We both sang it in a diva off last year. He couldn't hit the high F so I won."
"He seemed to hit it pretty easily just then."
"Maybe he's been practicing" Finn had closed his mouth but still looked like he was unsure about what had just happened.
"Don't be naive Finn, he obviously threw the competition" Rachel snapped.
Kurt meanwhile was winding his way back to their table with a smug expression, he gave a little bow and sat down next to Sam.
"That was totally epic dude" Puck held out his fist and Kurt bumped it laughing.
Rachel frowned at him "Why did you throw the diva off?"
He stopped laughing "A phone call."
"Oh!" she reached out and squeezed his hand.
"I don't get it, what has a phone call got to do with anything?" Finn demanded.
"I believe it was a phone call of the anonymous kind, Finn." He stared blankly at her. "A homophobic one." Finn suddenly looked furious and Sam understood the feeling, even Puck looked angry. "We get them too" she added "Well my dads do."
Sam seriously wanted to punch someone, instead he took Kurt's hand which was resting in his lap and held on to it. Kurt interlaced their fingers and stared down at their hands smiling softly to himself.
"Well isn't this just a mood killer?" Kurt shook his head as if shaking out the memory and let go of Sam's hand. "So Blondie, what are you going to sing? And please tell me it's happy."
Sam grinned "I've got the perfect idea." He jogged up to the stage and by some miracle they actually had the music. "Hi everyone" he waved nervously at the room "This song is dedicated to my friend, he knows who he is."
Plowin' these fields in the hot summer sun
Over by the gate lordy here she comes
With a basket full of chicken and a big cold jug of sweet tea
I make a little room and she climbs on up
Open up the throttle and stir a little dust
Just look at her face she ain't a foolin' me
Puck was the only one of his friends to react like he already knew the song, he shot Sam a wide grin and a thumbs up. Finn and Rachel looked unsure and Kurt tilted his head, lips slightly apart, as if he was curious.
She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always starin' at me
While I'm chuggin' along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy
Puck laughed as Finn burst out laughing, snorting his milkshake while Rachel looked on amused and patted his back. Kurt's mouth had dropped open initially but he also started laughing as Sam made little gestures along with the song.
We ride back and forth 'til we run out of light
Take it to the barn put it up for the night
Climb up in the loft sit and talk with the radio on
She said she's got a dream and I asked what it is
She wants a little farm and a yard full of kids
And one more teeny weeny ride before I take her home
She thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns her on
She's always starin' at me
While I'm chuggin' along
She likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
She's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
She's the only one who really understands what gets me
She thinks my tractor's sexy
Sam was really enjoying himself, acting along with the song and doing stupid dance moves that he knew were ridiculous but he was willing to try anything to cheer Kurt up. His friends were whooping and cheering which made up for the rest of the audience who were either staring at him with baffled expressions or were attempting to ignore his enthusiastic rendition of a country song. Sam focused on Kurt who was grinning and clapping along.
Well she ain't into cars or pickup trucks
But if it runs like a Deere man her eyes light up
He thinks my tractor's
He thinks my tractor's sexy
It really turns him on
He's always starin' at me
While I'm chuggin' along
He likes the way it's pullin' while we're tillin' up the land
He's even kind of crazy 'bout my farmer's tan
He's the only one who really understands what gets me
He got a few disapproving looks when he changed the pronoun in the last chorus but this song was for Kurt and he wanted him to know it. Kurt looked around nervously then returned his gaze to Sam, laughing when he tugged up his shirt to show off his farmers tan and got a wolf whistle from a very large middle aged woman. Sam put as much emotion as he could into the last line feeling the truth in it then he switched back to the real lyrics for the end of the song.
She thinks my tractor's sexy
She thinks my tractor's sexy
She thinks my tractor's sexy
"So what did you think?" Sam asked as he reached their table.
"Dude!" Finn looked awestruck
Puck high fived him "That was awesome!"
Sam looked at Kurt "It was weird." His heart sank. "I loved it" Kurt added with a grin. Rachel began rambling on and on about how she had never heard it before and while it wasn't a show tune it was very amusing but Sam barely noticed what she was saying.
Kurt had loved it.