Kurt entered his office with a smile, ready to start this new year off right. Rachel's show was in a week, Finn's playoffs are soon and Blaine finally got regular Friday night gigs at some coffee shop that pays well. This year started off nicely so far and he was hoping to keep it this way.
"Good morning." He looked over before entering his office to see Gavin smile at him. He hasn't really talked to him since that creepy flirting before the holidays.
Kurt smiled and opened his office door. "Good morning Gavin. Happy new year!" He said happily, trying to start this off on the right foot. He didn't want anything to be awkward between them.
As Kurt took a seat and prioritized his to do list he managed to look over the mock up song list that Blaine made and wanted him to judge. "Anything you need me to do?" Kurt glanced up and saw Gavin peeking his head into his office, a smile on his face. "Yeah, here." Gavin took the piece of paper in his hand and looked it over nodding slowly. "Alright boss, I'll have this done soon." He gave Kurt a wink and left the office, making Kurt roll his eyes. This kid was not going to give up.
"Hello?" Kurt held the phone between his ear and shoulder, making a few notes on his boyfriend's song list. "Oh hey Blaine, I'm looking at now. Good timing." He chuckled and continued writing as Blaine spoke of a few new ideas, getting really excited about his new job. "I think I may be working late tonight so how about on my dinner break you come eat with me and we can talk about it then?" Kurt asked, smiling widely as Blaine fake contemplated, saying he had a hot date with his other boyfriend at his office. "Stop being cute and just say yes." Blaine laughed and agreed to dinner, saying goodbyes so Kurt could get back to work.
Rachel was in the middle of the stage panting, feeling extremely dizzy. "Do you need a break sweetie?" The director asked, not used to seeing her like this. She always worked hard so she earned this privilege of a break. "Please sir, I'm sorry." He shook his head and waved her off to go backstage and relax. She's beyond ready for this show, sadly its hell week and this needs to be perfect for the reviews they will be receiving.
"Hi Finn." Rachel said softly, lying down on the couch in her dressing room. She's barely been home this week and it kills her that she hasn't seen her fiance that much. It felt so nice to say that, her fiance. Rachel sighed and rubbed her forehead, wishing she could be home and resting. "I'm fine. I'm just tired and I miss you. They might let me home soon though." She explained, hearing the sadness in Finn's voice. "Aw I don't want you to be home alone for dinner... I'm going to try and come home okay?" After many protests on Finn's behalf he finally gave up when he heard the directors voice from his end of the line. "I'll see you when I get home. I love you, bye."
Kurt was staring intently at his laptop, typing away an itinerary for one of the assistants going out of the country for some fashion meeting. "Excuse me, Kurt.. Can we talk?" His head popped up over the screen to see Gavin peeking his face in. Kurt gave a shrug and went back to work, wanting to get this done before Blaine got here with their dinner.
It was silent for a few minutes, Gavin sitting awkwardly in a chair twiddling his thumbs. "What did you want to talk about?" Kurt's eyes glanced up at his assistant for a few seconds, his fingers still furiously typing.
"Oh its just um... I know that I am very abrasive-"
Kurt held up his hand, cutting Gavin off, a smirk on his face. "I think a better word is obvious."
Gavin nodded and gave a shy shrug, clearing his throat. "Okay, okay, fine, obvious. Anyways I just want to let you know that I like you, I'm pretty damn jealous of your boyfriend because he has you, hence the ring on your finger." Kurt continued to stare at the computer screen, listening and taking in everything that Gavin was saying. This was not any new information, it was clear that Gavin like him.
Someone that wasn't Kurt or Gavin cleared their throat, the sound of plastic bags crinkling filling the office. "Um.. Hey there. I have dinner." Kurt felt his throat go dry as he looked over the screen that was currently blocking his site, seeing his boyfriend standing in the doorway looking uncomfortable. "Was I interrupting something? I mean, I can wait if you need me too, the secretary said I could just come up."
Kurt shook his head and stood up, his hands flat on the desk so no one could see that he was shaking. "Um Gavin we can talk about this another time. Blaine, just take a seat okay, I'm sorry I wasn't really keeping track of the time."
Blaine took a seat quietly, his mind reeling. He shouldn't be jealous, this kid was just letting Kurt know how he felt, they weren't like acting on it or anything, not that he knew of. He really needed to stop thinking now. There was no way they can get into a fight, he needs to control his jealousy and just talk it out with Kurt.
"I'm sorry you walked into that." Kurt said quietly, his back against the door as he shut it. "I really don't want to argue but I just want to say that nothing has happened. Ever. Besides two second talks, absolutely nothing has gone on between us, I swear Blaine." He pleaded, on the verge of tears due to stress. Between work and now this possible fight, Kurt was at his limit.
Blaine stood and walked over to his boyfriend, taking him in his arms. "Hey now.. Don't get upset. I'm going to be honest, I'm not happy that he has a crush on you and works with you everyday but I believe you that nothing's happened." He pressed his lips to Kurt's cheek, keeping them there for a few seconds before pulling away and looking at him. "I love you, hence the ring." Blaine said jokingly, pecking Kurt's lips as he giggled at the comment.
"I love you too, B. Now can we eat?" Kurt asked, resting his forehead against Blaine's, pecking his lips. Blaine nodded with a chuckle and pulled away to grab the bags from his chair, taking a seat and setting everything up on the desk while Kurt cleared it for them.
Finn smiled widely as he embraced Rachel, kissing the top of her head. "I'm glad you're home." He mumbled tiredly, rocking from side to side.
Rachel giggled and rested her head on him, humming peacefully. "I'm glad I'm home too." They just held one another in silence for a few minutes until they were interrupted by Finn's growling stomach, the both of them laughing.
"I just hate that you're gone so much lately, it wasn't like this when we first moved here." Finn said quietly, pulling away a little so he could look down at her.
Her eyebrows pulled together as she glanced up at him, a little hurt by what he said. "It wasn't like this because I wasn't getting any roles and I was still going to school." Rachel told him, trying not jump to conclusions about what Finn was trying to say. "I'm gone because I actually have a role now and I'm actually doing something with my life."
Finn's arms slowly slipped from around, his smirk turning into a frown. "Even if you stayed in school Rachel you would be doing something with your life, being on Broadway isn't everything."
"Well to me it is. You of all people should know that."
"I do know that Rach but you're making it sound like your life would have no purpose if you haven't gotten this role!" Finn said harshly, making Rachel take a step back from him, becoming defensive. "Your life had purpose before, you know? I was there and you were in school for theater, working toward something different than stardom, something more realistic. It wasn't going to be the end of the world if you graduated from college, everyone would still be proud of you."
Rachel's eyes brimmed with tears at his words, hurt that he's never said this before. "So you don't want me in this show?" She asked, trying not to cry. "You don't want me living my dreams, or to be happy, or to try and be something bigger than what I may have been destined for?"
"That's not what I meant, don't put words in my mouth Rachel, that's not fair!"
"No! What's not fair is you telling me that I should have just stayed in school and not lived out my dream." She swallowed the lump in her throat and wiped the tears that streamed down her cheeks.
Finn took a deep breath, he didn't want to yell at her, she didn't deserve that right now. "I never told you that, I'm saying that if you wouldn't have gotten this show and stayed in school your life would still be something, we could easily raise a family and move out of the city and into a bigger place." He defended, watching as her face dropped, more tears coming. "I do want you to be happy but you make it sound like if it weren't for this show you wouldn't have been and that hurts me."
"Well I'm sorry that performing means so much to me."
"Don't I mean anything to you?" Finn asked, raising his voice a little to prove a point, feeling worthless compared to Broadway. "God am I seriously less important than some show that you'll only be in for a few months?"
"You don't mean more or less Finn. I love you, but being on Broadway has been my dream!" Rachel yelled, crying out of frustration.
Finn shook his head and ran his hands through his hair, not knowing what to do with himself. "So I don't mean anything more than some show that you got the role in all because the original lead found something better?" He asked, knowing that comment was a real low blow. "That's really good to know Rachel. Love you too."
"Fine, whatever. If that's how you want it to be then here, take it, I don't want it anymore. You don't want to deal with my dream then you don't deal with me anymore." Rachel slipped the ring off her finger and threw it at Finn's chest, grabbing her rehearsal bag and storming out of the apartment.
Kurt and Blaine entered the apartment to see Finn on the couch with his head hung low, hands in his hair. He looked like an absolute wreck.
"You okay there bro?" Blaine asked, patting Finn on the back gently, making him flinch.
The taller one shrugged, sniffling. "I lost her guys. I don't know what to do."
Blaine looked back at Kurt who just gave him a shrug, the her was obviously Rachel but neither knew what Finn could possibly be talking about it.
"Look Finn... We can't help you if you don't tell us what happened." Kurt said gently, taking a seat on the couch next to his brother.
Finn looked up and wiped at his eyes furiously, glancing at his brother. "Why do you want to help me? She's one of your best friends, shouldn't you be on her side?"
Blaine raised his eyebrows toward his boyfriend, knowing Kurt was going to be a little taken back by the comment. "Finn we don't take sides, you are both my friends." Blaine offered gently, placing a firm hand on his shoulder.
"No offense here Blaine, you're great and all but I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to Kurt." Finn said in a harsh tone, making Blaine frown and stand up, going to his and Kurt's room to leave them alone to talk.
Kurt sighed and rested his head on his brother's shoulder, patting his knee. "I'm not taking sides. Plus.. You're my brother, that gets you some brownie points." He said quietly with a soft smile, genuinely wanting to help Finn. Kurt hasn't seen him this broken in a long time. "I'm here for you, okay, I promise."
Finn nodded and rested his head gently on top of Kurt's, releasing a huge sigh. "I don't know where she went. She threw the ring at me and walked out." He explained, not wanting to talk about the details of the fight.
"I'm so sorry. I want to say something to make this better but I know that I can't." Kurt sat up and crossed his arms, devising a plan already even though he didn't even know what actually happened between the two of them yet.
"There's nothing you can say.. I just want her back."
Kurt's heart crumpled at that last comment, he really didn't want to say anything now. "Come on, lets get you to bed, sleep off this sadness and we'll talk more in the morning."
Blaine walked out of their room early the next morning and made himself some coffee. Finn was sitting on the couch staring blankly at the TV, even Blaine didn't know what show was on. This was bad.
"Morning Finn!" He said cheerily as humanly possible this early in the morning.
Finn groaned but managed nothing more, making Blaine bite his lip. This really was bad.
"Do you want something to eat?" Finn loved food. He was bound to answer a word to this.
Blaine received another groan but Finn shook his head as well this time. Kurt was going to have to get in on this, he will make Finn be more of a person today. There was no way he was going to let his brother cut himself off from the world all because of this fight with Rachel.
Kurt woke up to the smell of coffee, smiling as his boyfriend entered the room with two cups in his hands. "Morning my handsome waiter." He smirked and grabbed his cup, taking a big whiff.
"Good morning gorgeous." Blaine mumbled, pressing a kiss to Kurt's cheek as he took a seat on the bed. "Finn needs to be kept busy today. He's on the couch starting at the television, not speaking or eating... He turned down food Kurt. I'm pretty sure he's never done that before."
"Don't worry. Let him vegetate for the day.. just today. It gives me time to talk to Rachel and maybe get some sort of insight on what happened. I'm not going to rely on Finn to tell me because I know he won't." Kurt explained nonchalantly, as if this was not a big deal, as if his best friend didn't call off the engagement she had with his brother.
Blaine shrugged and rested his head on Kurt's shoulder, taking a sip of his coffee. "You are going to fix them though, aren't you?" He asked, hoping that Rachel will come around and take Finn back. He can't stand that poor lost look on his friend's face.
"Not me. We, honey bunch. We are going to fix them."
"Honey bunch?.. Really Kurt?"
"Its cute. Admit it. You secretly love it."
Blaine smirked and kissed his boyfriend's cheek. "Alright sugar pie. We are going to fix them."
"Ew.. sugar pie?.. Really Blaine?"
Alright so I made Finchel have a big fight. Kurt and Blaine already had one so I figure that I would spread the wealth a little bit! Haha! Anyways I hope you all enjoy this chapter and I would totally love to know what you all think! Thank you so much for reading and subscribing and favoring! It means so so much to me, thank you! :)
