"Darling you're with me, always around me" Ben Howard – Only Love

x-xxxXXx-X Kurt's POV X-xXX-xxx-x

It had been exactly ten minutes since Santana's confession and Kurt was still yet to say anything. He stared intensely at a spot just behind Santana's shoulder, he was still incredibly angry with her, not that she had done anything massively wrong, in reality he felt more upset with himself for causing Blaine so much heartache. He hadn't seen Blaine since the wedding and now he was flying to New York with the intention of winning Kurt back and honestly, Kurt wasn't sure that he even wanted to be won back. He wanted time. Time to think, time to be certain that what ever decision he (finally) came to was the right one, even if that meant him and Blaine not getting back together. Santana shook him out of his thoughts by waving her hand in front of his face, "Hellllllllloooooo?! Earth to Hummel! Blaine's plane will be arriving in like 3 hours and you've not said ONE WORD since I told you he was even coming! Despite the copious amount of hair gel he wears and the ridiculous number of bow-ties he owns I actually quite like Blaine and you together so I swear to God if you mess this up I am going to go all Lima Heights on your ass and it won't be pretty."

Kurt seemed unphased by her annoyance and said in a very small voice, "I don't want to get hurt again." Santana's face softened slightly and for once she was completely at a loss for what to say and in a move that surprised both her and Kurt she put her arms around him, pulling him into a tight hug as she felt him sob silently into her shoulder. Santana didn't do well with people crying and awkwardly untangled herself from Kurt's grasp and gave him a look which she felt showed equal numbers of understanding and affection when in reality she looked extremely awkward and uncomfortable and despite himself Kurt couldn't help but chuckle slightly at her attempt at trying to cheer him up - earning him a slight glare from Santana.

xxxxxxxxx Blaine's POV xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Blaine was woken up by a loud voice coming from the PA system, declaring that they were just experiencing some turbulence and that they would land in New York in about 30 minutes. Blaine yawned and blinked a few times. He'd fallen asleep immediately when the plane took off and he was happy he'd gotten some sleep. After the making the quick decision to go to New York earlier, the entire day had been stressful. He'd rushed home and grabbed a bag and thrown down some clothes quickly. No time to think, just act. He'd gone straight to the airport and gotten a ticket to New York. He had to get there today, as quickly as he possibly could. He had to see Kurt, he had to tell him that they belonged together. Blaine didn't care about the British guy Kurt supposedly was dating. What did he have that Blaine didn't? Blaine closed his eyes and thought about the last time he and Kurt had talked.

"Blaine, I'm not stupid. I know what you mean."

Blaine laughed. "Yeah? Then how hard can it be Kurt? Just admit that we're back together again."

Kurt sighed. "It's just… It's not that easy."

"Why not? Have you met someone else?"

"No no… Not really."

Blaine went quiet. He knew when Kurt was lying, but he didn't want to believe it. "So you have met someone else then? Don't lie to me Kurt."

"Blaine, stop. I promise. There's no one else."

He really wanted to believe Kurt, he really did. It was just that he didn't. But who were Blaine really to demand the truth? He had cheated on Kurt and lied about it. How could he expect Kurt to be honest and tell him the truth? And more importantly, how could he expect Kurt to want to date him again? Kurt would probably never trust him again.

"Blaine, are you still there?"

"Yeah. I'm just confused Kurt. You say we're just friends, but at the wedding… I mean we had-"

"I know what happened Blaine, I was there" Kurt said, interrupting Blaine.

"I'm happy you were" Blaine said, hoping it sounded as seductively as he'd intended.

"Blaine." Kurt said sternly, but Blaine knew he was smiling. "I just don't think it's the best idea right now. Obviously a long distance relationship wasn't something we could handle"

Blaine sighed. He felt so regretful for what had happened and he thought he'd expressed it enough already.

"Kurt, I just want to be with you. How can it be so damn hard? I'm getting tired of us always having this discussion."

"You know what Blaine?" Kurt said coldly. "Me too."

The line went dead and Blaine sighed.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Kurt's POV xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Kurt was so wrapped up in his own emotions that he had completely forgotten about his dinner date, and more importantly Adam still sitting at the table. He reluctantly got up from his seat and gingerly walked into the room giving Adam a small smile which he hoped would make up somewhat for the mess that was this evening, but in return Adam just scowled, clearly not in any mood for an apology. "Look Adam, I'm sorry I jus-" he was cut off by a rather pissed off Adam standing up and closing the distance between him and Kurt. Kurt's first thought was that Adam was going to kiss him, but when he felt the sharp sting of a hand slapping him across the face he forgot that he was supposed to be feeling sorry for Adam and instead had an overwhelming burst of rage. He walked towards one of the chairs and promptly kicked it over, in a move he had undoubtedly picked up from his step brother Finn.

Adam clearly not wanting to stick around for anymore drama fled the apartment, and in typical overdramatic fashion slammed the door on his way out. Kurt found it odd that Adam's departure didn't bother him in the slightest, in fact if anything he felt somewhat relieved that he had left. It almost made his decision a lot easier, clearly Adam didn't want to wait for Kurt - and he couldn't really expect him too - but he couldn't help but feel that Blaine would have waited. Ever since the breakup, despite Kurt's best efforts, Blaine hadn't given up on him, on them. It wasn't just the fact that Blaine was flying out to NYC to try to salvage their relationship that helped Kurt's decision, it was also that Blaine knew him better than anybody else. He knew that Kurt would want him to prove that he really wanted them to be together and by doing this big romantic gesture Blaine was doing just that.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Blaine's POV xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Blaine walked out from the airport feeling slightly worried, as always. He was suddenly feeling quite worried that Kurt wouldn't want to see him and that he'd have to get a plane back to Lima tonight. Which wouldn't be possible, so he might have to spend the night at a hotel… Blaine sighed, suddenly starting to regret coming here. Maybe he shouldn't have. God. Was he doing the right thing? He hailed a cab and got in it, praying that it wouldn't be as windy in central New York. Not that his hair moved though, no, it was perfectly still thanks to his hair gel. He closed the cab door and told the driver where to go. Blaine picked up his phone and looked through his music to try and find his favourite song. He found it and pressed play. He closed his eyes and began singing along.

"They all say it, all the ones that made it - once you find the one you claim it, but you're gonna have to fight. When I think back, the things that threw us off track, we handled like a heart attack cause we didn't see the light"

Suddenly Blaine was walking on the streets of New York, singing his heart out. Singing about his love for Kurt, how much he missed him. Blaine could've used his own words, but couldn't even find the words to describe how much he loved or missed Kurt, so he borrowed the words from two country artists.

"We both know our own limitations, that's why we're strong. Now that we spent some time apart, we're leading each other out of the dark, cause we both know." Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw – We Both Know

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Kurt's POV xxxxxxxxxxx

Rachel and Brody still hadn't left their bedroom, no surprise there. Ever since they had got together sex was the biggest thing on their agenda. Kurt wrinkled his nose slightly, although the sex with Blaine was good - mindblowing, some might say - it wasn't just about sex for them. The connection between them was so deep, Kurt couldn't imagine ever feeling a fraction of what he felt for Blaine for anyone else. He was kidding himself that Adam could replace Blaine, the more Kurt thought about it, Adam was just quite annoying really. He knew nothing ahout Kurt and what he wanted. He was nothing like Blaine, and no matter how hard Kurt tried, he knew that one stupid British guy wouldn't take away the ache in his heart that Blaine left.

Kurt was pulled out of his thoughts with the sound of his phone ringing:

"Hello?"

"Kurt, dude!"

Kurt rolled his eyes at Sam's greeting.

"Hello Sam"

"What's up man, how's the big city?"

"It's fine… Why are you calling Sam?"

"Dude, I just thought it'd be fun to catch up"

"You never call me, though."

"Well. Better late than never right?" Sam paused. "That is the correct saying, right dude?"

Kurt sighed. "Yes, yes it is."

He could hear Sam sigh with relief and Sam said, "So, uh Blaine's on a plane right now, I just thought I'd say that in case Sata- I mean Santana hasn't already told you."

Kurt smiled. "She told me, yes."

"Oh. That's awesome. So how you feeling about it? Happy Kurt or Sad Kurt?"

"Sam, I'm not a child…. But I'm actually quite happy about it."

"OH MAN THAT'S GREAT. YES." Sam yelled so loudly that Kurt though he'd go deaf. Sam seemed more excited and happy than Kurt himself. It was quite adorable.

"I hope Blaine thinks so too" Kurt said, suddenly feeling worried about Blaine's feelings.

"Dude, don't worry. He keeps talking about you all the time, God we're all sick of hearing about it I mean I love you both but just work it out yeah? If he doesn't cheer up soon I might send him back to Dalton and you know that'd be so bad for Blam"

"Blam? Do I even want to know?" Kurt said, smiling.

"Dude no biggie, Blam's just the greatest thing to ever happen. But yeah I gotta go, but I'm so happy you guys are working things out! YEAH BUDDY."

With that, Sam ended the phone call and Kurt was left staring at the phone, wondering what the hell just happened.

In all the recent drama, Kurt had failed to notice the mess that was the apartment. He figured that Blaine was going to be a couple of hours before he got here so he took it upon himself to tidy up the place a bit. He knew that Blaine wouldn't mind about the state of the apartment, he was there to see Kurt but he was incredibly, incredibly nervous and he needed to take his mind off his nerves, and the best way to do that for him had always been to clean.

Half an hour (and a hell of a lot of vaccumming) later, Kurt was finally satisfied with how the apartment looked and for the first time that evening he finally had enough courage to text Blaine:

I know I'm not supposed to know about you coming to see me, but Santana was.. well, Santana and eventually Sam ended up telling me. Don't be mad at him though, he seems to be more involved in this relationship than both of us! Anyway, what I'm trying to say is, I can't wait to see you. I've missed you. :) x x

"Darling you're with me, forever and always.

Give me shelter or show me heart,

And watch me fall apart, watch me fall apart." Ben Howard – Only Love

Xxxxxx Blaine's POV xxxxxxxx

Blaine ran up from the subway, still listening to that song and humming along quietly. He saw Rachel and Kurt's (and Santana's, he supposed) apartment building and smiled. He suddenly bumped into someone and the person said,
"Mate, look where you're going!"

Blaine looked at the guy, who was on the phone and seemed quite upset about something. He was taller than Blaine, wore a beanie and a loose fitted cardigan. Blaine would've found him quite attractive if it weren't for the attitude. Blaine pulled out his phone to try and call Rachel one more time. He'd tried to call her two times from the airport to see if she was home. A part of him just didn't want to be alone with Kurt, because he was afraid of how Kurt would react to seeing him. But no, Rachel didn't reply. God, what could she be doing? Blaine's phone beeped with a message notification and Blaine, thinking it was Rachel opened it without looking at the sender. He almost gasped when he saw that it was from Kurt. He smiled. "I can't wait to see you, I've missed you."

The music on his phone was turned back on and Blaine smiled. Maybe everything was really going to be okay. Yeah, he thought so. He heard the guy with the bad attitude sigh loudly and mutter something about a bad date, so Blaine couldn't help but look at him discreetly. Blaine turned off his music, but kept his headphones in so it would look like he was still listening to music.

"Mate, it was the worst. I was just sitting there at the table when he disappeared for about 40 minutes. I mean god, it was awkward at first but that only made it worse. And like it wasn't enough, that crazy mexican friend of his kept interrupting is and bringing up his ex's name. I mean, who does that? It made me so mad that I slapped him, which is fucking awful cause I'm against violence mate. Nah she didn't see it, all hell would've broken loose. Nah nah I'm done. Yeah it's gonna be a bit awkward seeing him at NYADA every day now, but I guess he can just go back to hanging with that Berry girl."

Blaine suddenly didn't want to hear anymore. He knew exactly who the guy was. He was the British guy Kurt had been seeing. Blaine felt sick. Here he was, ready to get Kurt back and little did he know, Kurt had a date?! It didn't seem to have gone well, but still. And Kurt had just sent Blaine an adorable message saying he missed him and that he couldn't wait to see him. But still. Kurt was on a date when Blaine was on a plane from Lima to New York. Huh. Blaine felt the jealous side of him kick in and he glared at Adam. Seriously, what did that guy have that Blaine didn't? Nothing. Well, maybe a worse attitude, if anything. And worse hair, by the looks of it.

His thoughts were interrupted by a voice saying, "Sorry mate, what are you looking at? Do you have a problem or something?"

Blaine looked at the British guy and chuckled. "No, I don't. You might though, but that's fine. But SHE will probably go all Lima Heights on you if she finds you. No one messes with Kurt Hummel." Blaine rolled his eyes and walked over to the apartment building, determined to get away from the British guy as quickly as possible. He opened the door and walked in.

Nerves were beginning to get the best of him and he muttered "Pull yourself together Anderson" as he walked up the stairs leading to the apartment. He reached the door and took a deep breath. He knocked on the door and suddenly swung open and he was facing… Santana. She smirked.

"Well well well, what a surprise."

Xxxxxx Kurt's POV xxxxxx

Considering this had been a very stressful (albeit exciting) day for Kurt so far, he was in good need of a warm bubble bath and some relaxing music. His choice was Ben Howard, the lyrics making Kurt immediately think of Blaine. The warm water of the bath had a wonderfully calming effect on the tension in Kurt's muscles, and he slowly felt himself drifting off to sleep when a knock at the door made him jump, water sloshing onto the floor in the process. Muttering an annoyed fuck to himself, Kurt got out of the bath, putting a few towels down on the floor (making sure to use Brody's as he had an overwhelming dislike for that guy) and hastily put his clothes back on, before exiting the bathroom to see Santana opening the door. The figure behind the door made Kurt's heart instantly race, and the uncomfortable nervous feeling he had had all day suddenly returned, leaving him lost for words.

"From this moment, forget what we were scared of. Say we're never giving up, you say you'll always try to be my helping hand. Try to be the one who understands when things don't go as you've planned… we're still worth it all" Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw – We Both Know