And here we are, the last chapter :(

I'll get all sappy at the end so I'll let you get on with it!

Enjoy :)

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He could feel eyes on him. Having been bullied so much at school, it was kind of a sixth sense he'd developed over the years; being able to sense when someone was watching him. Even now, when he was sitting in his own bedroom without any danger of being harmed, the feeling of being watched still gave him chills and made his hair stand up on end.

He turned his head to look over his shoulder at his door, freezing up when he sees Blaine standing in his doorway.

Standing up to face him, Kurt says quietly, "Blaine?"

The look on Blaine's face changed in an instant. Kurt hadn't really been able to pin what it was initially but then Blaine looked furious and upset and hurt...

"Blaine? Really? All you have to say is 'Blaine'?" he whispers angrily, his hands balling into fists at his side.

"I – yes? Look Blaine, what happened-"

But he wouldn't even let Kurt finish his sentence before he was furiously interrupting.

"What happened? What happened?! You stood me up, Kurt! I don't know what I was thinking, honestly I don't. Cooper always told me that I fall too hard too fast and I'd always been too stubborn to admit that he was right, but god he was! I – I let myself believe that you liked me, that maybe you even lo-" Running his hands through his hair, Kurt could see that Blaine's hands were shaking. "I was stupid and idiotic and naïve and I should've known that it was all too good to be true; that maybe you returned my feelings. But no...you were using me, just like every other god damn person in my life! You sucked me in and then you crushed me."

"No, Blaine. I didn't, I swear-"

"I don't want to hear your excuses, Kurt. I just want to know why. Why did you act like you did, act like you were in as deep as I was, and then just stand me up like that?" Kurt didn't miss the way Blaine's voice broke at the end, a mist in his eyes that Kurt hoped to god wasn't tears.

"I didn't stand you up, Blaine. At least not intentionally. I wanted to meet you there that day, Blaine, I swear I did. But then my dad and we were at the hospital and I couldn't meet you-"

"You know what? I'm not going to listen to this crap. I'm done! I'm done thinking about you and I'm done caring about you. Goodbye, Kurt."

And then Blaine was gone and Kurt was falling to his knees, gasping as he tried to catch his breath through his tears.

Kurt awoke with a gasp, his clothes feeling too tight and his lungs too small. Wiping away the sweat that had broken out on his forehead, Kurt startled again at the sound of a muffled groan to his left. Rolling over, the panic resting in Kurt's stomach settled immediately, as a large grin broke out across his face.

Laying next to him, still dressed in the old clothes of Finn's that his father had lent him, was Blaine. Looking down and realising that he too was still dressed and they were laying atop the covers, he realised that they must have both fallen asleep. Blaine's mouth was slightly ajar and his hair was as messy as Kurt's ever seen it. Blaine's right arm was curled in to itself, resting on his chest, while his left was stretch out across the bed as though it was searching for something; for him.

Lifting Blaine's outstretched arm, Kurt shuffled over on his bed before putting Blaine's arm around his waist. At the contact, Blaine's arm tightened around him, grasping the back of his shirt and pulling him closer.

The last thing Kurt remembered doing before falling asleep again was pressing a soft kiss to Blaine's collarbone.

It was light outside when Kurt woke up next. At some point in the night he'd rolled over, however Blaine's arm was still wrapped securely around him, his breath warm on the back of Kurt's neck.

"Mmghm," Blaine mumbled a few minutes later, stirring a little. "Did we fall asleep?"

"Yeah, we did," Kurt smiled as he felt Blaine press a kiss to his shoulder.

"I know I said it a lot yesterday but I really missed you."

Sighing happily, Kurt replied quietly, "me too."

"And I love you."

At this Kurt turned around to face Blaine, "I love you too...anyway, you should probably get back downstairs before my dad wakes up and comes searching for you."

"Mmm yeah, he was so nice to me, letting me stay here, and I'd hate for him to think I was taking advantage of that by getting into bed with his only son. That's make things just a tad awkward," he said with a laugh.

It was another half hour before they actually did move, and in good time too, as it was only a mere ten minutes after Kurt had given Blaine a parting kiss in his doorway - "I'll miss you" "Shush you, I'll see you downstairs in like half an hour" - that Burt was up and heading to the kitchen to make coffee, popping his head in Kurt's room on his way.

"Morning kiddo! Sleep well?"

Kurt prayed that his dad didn't notice his soft smile and slight blush as he replied, "yeah, great actually!"

Kurt came downstairs about fifteen minutes later, noting it was 7:00 and he needed to get ready for school, to find his dad and Blaine sitting at the table eating toast.

"Morning Blaine..." Kurt said, opening the fridge to pour himself a glass of juice.

Blaine gave him a small nod and a quiet, "morning", however Kurt didn't miss the slight smile Blaine was struggling to keep off his face.

Standing up, Burt said, "anyway, I'm gonna go have a shower but after that you ready to head back to the shop and fix that car of yours?"

Swallowing his mouthful, Blaine replied quickly, "yes, sir. Whenever you're ready. And I don't know how to thank you enough for letting me stay here last night."

"Not a problem."

As soon as he heard the bathroom door upstairs close and the water running, Blaine was up on his feet, smiling against Kurt's lips as he gave him a short and sweet kiss. "Good morning. Again."

"Good morning to you too."

"You know, your dad asked me this morning how I'd slept last night...and he seemed a little shocked when I told him I slept really good because apparently your couch is super uncomfortable," Blaine laughed.

"Yeah, it really is. Falling asleep on it is a bitch to my back."

Reaching out to entwine his fingers with Kurt's, Blaine said, "Your dad came to the decision that my escapades in the rain last night had exhausted me and that's why I slept so well. Little does he know..."

"I still can't believe you turned up here last night. I honestly thought that I was going crazy and having hallucinations when you appeared in my kitchen. And as much as it was horrible that your car broke down and you were stuck out in the rain and probably got a cold from it all, I'm really glad it happened, and that you found my dad's shop."

"I'm glad too. So so glad. Anyway, I'm going to be leaving with your dad soon, but I wanted to ask you something first before I go." Pressing a kiss to Kurt's fingertips, Blaine continued, "...would you, Kurt Hummel, like to go on a date with me tomorrow night?"

"Why do you seem so nervous? Yes! Of course I will, yes yes yes!"

"Oh thank god, I was worried for a moment there that you'd turn me down," Blaine exaggerated with a laugh.

"Did you honestly even think for a moment that I would say no?"

"I didn't no."

"Good. Because I promise you, you have nothing to worry about. You're kind of stuck with me now."

"Well you'll hear no complaints from me."

It was probably about an hour later, after Blaine had left with his dad - with promises of "I'll see you tomorrow" and "I can't wait" - that Burt returned, just as Kurt was walking out to his car to leave for school.

"He's the guy, isn't he?"

Leaning against his car door, seeming physically unable to stop his smile, Kurt replied without hesitation, "Yeah, he's the guy."

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THE END!

I just want to say a huge huge thank you to Teegybee for giving me the initial idea for this story and for putting up with my infrequent updating and cliffhangers, and for helping me out a bunch of times when I had no idea where to go with this.

And a HUGE GIGANTIC MASSIVE thank you to every single one of you who has read this and reviewed this and I really do hope you've enjoyed this.

(Wow, it feels like I'm giving an Oscar speech or something.)

While it's the end of this story, don't fret because I'll still be around (here and on my tumblr - emlovessid). I'm currently working on a childhood au called The Line which I've already posted the prologue of and am now planning out the chapters, and I've also started a college au verse, which I've already posted a few pieces for. So feel free to check those out but if not, I hope you've enjoyed this!

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Until next time,

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