Chapter 2

Kurt went into his apartment, and saw Rachel sitting on the couch. He said, "Hey, Rachel."

Rachel said, "Welcome home, Kurt. Was your flight delayed?"

Kurt said, "No. I got in a couple of hours ago. I went out to dinner with Adam."

Rachel said, "Blaine's been calling my cell phone looking for you. He said you weren't answering his calls, and he wanted to make sure you got home safely."

Kurt said, "I didn't have my phone on me. I left it in my messenger bag when Adam and I dropped my stuff off." He went to get his phone, and saw he had 23 missed calls, 15 texts, and 8 voicemails, all from Blaine. He said, "Oh my god, he tried to call me 23 times while I was out."

"That's kind of creepy," Rachel said.

Kurt replied, "I know." He dialed into his voicemail to listen to his messages. He heard:

February 17, 5:53 p.m.: "Hi, honey. It's Blaine. I just wanted to leave you a voicemail so that my voice would be the first thing I heard when your plane landed. Call me when you get off the plane. I love you."

February 17, 7:18 p.m.: "Hi, honey. It's me again. You're plane should have landed 15 minutes ago. Where are you? Call me. I love you."

February 17, 7:52 p.m.: "Kurt, honey, where are you? Why aren't you picking up your phone? I checked the flight status, and I know your plane landed. I'm worried about you. Call me as soon as you get this. I love you."

February 17, 8:13 p.m. "I just called Rachel. She doesn't know where you are. I'm getting really worried, Kurt. Please call me. I love you."

February 17, 8:54 p.m.: "Kurt, where are you? I'm so worried about you. Why haven't you called me yet, honey? I love you. I need to hear your voice."

February 17, 9:15 p.m.: "Kurt, I called Rachel again. She doesn't know where you are either. Will you call me, please? I'm so worried. I love you."

February 17, 9:32 p.m.: "Damn it, Kurt. Where the hell are you? You should have called me the second you got off the damn plane so I would know you were safe. You know I worry about you. Pick up your god damned phone when I call you."

February 17, 9:41p.m.: "Kurt, I'm getting in my car and driving to New York. I'm so worried about you. I don't know where you are. Rachel doesn't know where you are. You say relationships are built on trust and respect? If you respect me, you would have called me to let me know you are OK. Trust is a two way street, Kurt. I'll be there in the morning, and you better be there too."

Kurt said, "Rachel, how did he sound when he called you? He sounds crazy on these messages."

Rachel said, "The first couple of messages were fine, but by the fifth call, he seemed very frantic."

Kurt said, "You have to listen to these messages, Rachel."

Rachel's expression grew more and more concerned as she listened to the messages. She asked, "Are you two back together?"

Kurt said, "No. I told him we were just friends, but he is insistent we are back together."

"He seems kind of obsessive and possessive of you, Kurt," Rachel said.

"I know," Kurt said. "This is getting really creepy."

"He's getting kind of scary, Kurt," Rachel said.

"Should I call him and tell him not to come?" Kurt asked.

"Yes, you should," Rachel said. "I don't want him to show up here. I'm afraid he could hurt you."

Kurt dialed Blaine's cell phone number, and heard Blaine say, "Kurt, are you all right? Why haven't you called me? I've been so worried."

Kurt said, "Blaine, we're not back together. I don't have to tell you where I am."

"I'm not going to let you say that sleeping together on Valentine's Day meant nothing, Kurt," Blaine said. "You know that we are meant to be together, Kurt. I'm tired of you trying to minimize what we have."

"Sleeping with you on Valentine's Day was a mistake, Blaine," Kurt said. "I shouldn't have done that because I don't trust you. You haven't even tried to earn my trust back. You just keep on telling me that sleeping with that other guy didn't mean anything, and that we're meant to be together."

Blaine said, "We are meant to be together, Kurt."

"We were meant to be together before, but not anymore, Blaine," Kurt sad. "Not after you cheated on me. We're done, Blaine. I'm moving on. So please stop calling me, stop texting me. Don't e-mail me, or send me messages on Facebook. We're done."

"Don't talk so crazy, Kurt," Blaine said. "You know that we are magical together. We will be together forever. Trust me on this, Kurt. You and I are perfection together. I'm still driving to see you, and I should make it there sometime tomorrow morning. We will talk everything through."

"Go home, Blaine," Kurt said. "I don't want to see you, and you are not welcome in my home. Just turn your car around and go home."

"You'll change your mind when you see me," Blaine said. "You'll realize how perfect we are together."

"Blaine, you aren't listening to me," Kurt said. "I said we are through. Do not come here because I will not see you. So just turn around and go home."

"I'm not doing that, Kurt," Blaine said. "I need to see you, and you need to see what we have."

"You're talking in circles, Blaine," Kurt said. "And you're not listening to me. Don't come here. We're through. Goodbye, Blaine." He hung up the phone. He looked at Rachel and said, "Blaine just does not listen."

Rachel said, "You told him like five times that you were through. What doesn't he understand?"

"I don't know why he can't get it into his head," Kurt said. "I don't know if thoughts just can't make it through his gelmet, or if his ears are filled with gel. He just doesn't listen. I couldn't have been any clearer.

Rachel said, "Are you all right, Kurt?"

"Yeah," Kurt said. "Being upfront with him actually felt right. I feel like I'm finally ready to really move on."

"That's really great, Kurt," Rachel said. "I wish that I could reach that point with Finn, but I know that Finn and I are endgame. I'm just passing the time with Brody, but someday Finn and I will be back together."

"I used to think that Blaine and I were endgame," Kurt said. "But when he decided to sleep with some random Facebook guy, it changed everything. I forgave him for staying in touch with Sebastian. I forgave him for humiliating me when he sang that Whitney Houston song to me. I've forgiven him for so much, but I can't forgive him for this. I deserve better than a whiny cheater."

"You are a real catch, Kurt," Rachel said. "You're too good for Blaine. You'll find the new man of your dreams, and have your endgame. Maybe with a certain handsome British guy."

Kurt smiled and said, "Adam is pretty incredible. He's so supportive and understanding. And we can talk for hours. I don't know if we're endgame, but I know I want to spend more time with him."

"I hope it works out for you, Kurt," Rachel said.

"Me too," Kurt said. "I'm gonna go get ready for bed. I'm meeting Adam for breakfast tomorrow. Goodnight, Rachel. I love you." He hugged her.

Rachel said, "I love you too."

Kurt went into his room and started getting ready for bed. While he was doing his nightly moisturizing routine, he heard his cell phone beep, indicating that he had a message. He wasn't going to look at it, figuring it was probably Blaine, but curiosity got the better of him, so he picked up the phone and saw the message was from Adam.

"Just made it home. I'm glad you are back from Ohio. Can't wait to see you in the morning. Sleep well, Kurt. xoxo."

Kurt smiled as he reread the message. He responded, "Thanks again for dinner, and thanks for understanding. I am glad you are in my life. I will see you in the morning. Good night, Adam. xoxo."

Kurt finished getting ready, and went to bed.