Chapter 3

The next morning, Kurt walked into the diner where he met Adam for breakfast before class most mornings since they met. He spotted Adam sitting in their favorite booth against the back wall, a cup of tea in front of him, and Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" in his hand.

Looking up from his book, Adam smiled brightly as he saw Kurt approaching him. He stood up and said, "Good morning, Kurt."

"Good morning, Adam," Kurt said with a smile, thinking, "Blaine hasn't smiled at me like this in a long time."

Adam pulled Kurt into a warm embrace, and they shared a small, tender kiss. Adam motioned for Kurt to sit down across from him, and said, "I trust that you slept well."

"I did, thanks," Kurt replied. "Did you?"

"I did, though I woke a bit early in anticipation of our breakfast date," Adam said with a smile.

Kurt reached across the table and took Adam's hand. "I'm just happy to be here with you, Adam," Kurt said. "I've felt more alive these past few weeks with you than I've felt in a long time. Your support and encouragement has given me so much strength and confidence."

Adam smiled and said, "I don't know where these words are coming from, Kurt, but thank you. Though I don't think I'm worthy of such praise. I can tell that you have always had that strength and confidence within you, Kurt. I think it probably just got a bit lost in what happened with your ex."

"Well, at the very least, you helped me find it again, Adam," Kurt replied. "Thank you." He squeezed Adam's hand.

"You're very welcome, Kurt," Adam replied.

"Adam, talking to you last night, I realized just how ready I am to move on from Blaine," Kurt said. "While we were out, he left a string of voicemails and texts on my phone. He was pissed that I didn't call him when I got off the plane, and the calls got more desperate and creepy with each call. He even called Rachel looking for me."

"Bloody hell," Adam said. "I'm glad he's hundreds of miles away from you, Kurt. He seems a bit obsessed with you."

"I know," Kurt replied. "Rachel was freaking out about it after she heard the voicemails. He actually said he started driving here to see me because he was so worried about me. I told him to go home, and that I didn't want to see him again. I told him that it was over between us. And I meant it. I'm done with him. It felt good to say it."

"Well done, Kurt," Adam said. "Though I'm sorry that you had to through the pain he put your through, I am glad to see you in a good place about it now."

Kurt smiled brightly and said, "I really am."

Reaching across the table to caress Kurt's face, Adam said, "I love seeing that smile."

"How can I not smile when I have the support of a charming, witty, intelligent, sophisticated British chap?" Kurt asked. "I realized last night that you are the one I want to be with, Adam. And I only want to be with you."

"So, you want to make us official and exclusive?" Adam asked.

"Yes," Kurt said. "I would like to be in an exclusive relationship with you, Adam."

Adam smiled and said, "I've been hoping for this as well." He leaned across the table and kissed Kurt.

After finishing their breakfast, Kurt and Adam walked out into the cold, snowy February morning. After holding the door open for Kurt, Adam reached for Kurt's hand. Kurt looked down at their hands.

Adam said, "Are you OK with holding hands?"

"Absolutely," Kurt replied. "I was just caught a bit off guard because I'm not used to it. My ex would always say how he was out and proud, but he would never hold my hand when we were out in public. Once or twice he would hold my hand in school if there weren't other kids around, but generally, he was very hands off. But I like this."

"I like it too," Adam said.

As they walked towards school, Kurt's cell phone rang. He looked at it and said, "It's Rachel." He answered the phone and said, "Hi, Rachel."

Rachel said, "Kurt, Blaine is in our apartment. We forgot to tell Santana what happened last night, and she let him in."

"Damn it," Kurt replied. "Did you ask him to leave?"

Rachel said, "He said he won't leave until he talks to you. What should I do Kurt? I need to leave for school. Cassandra July will kill me if I'm late for dance class."

"Is Santana there now?" Kurt asked.

"No, she went to work," Rachel answered.

"I'll come home and deal with him," Kurt replied.

"I don't want you to be alone with him, Kurt," Rachel replied.

"I'll be fine, Rachel," Kurt said. "He won't hurt me."

Rachel said, "OK. I'll call you later, Kurt."

Kurt hung up his phone and said, "Blaine showed up at my loft, and he won't leave."

Adam said, "You should call the police."

"I would at least like to try to get rid of him without calling the police," Kurt replied. "I'm going to go home and tell him to leave."

"I'm going with you, Kurt," Adam said fiercely.

"What about class?" Kurt asked.

"Kurt, I'm not going to go off to class and let you face him alone," Adam said. "I would be too worried to concentrate. We're together now. I am going to stand beside you when you face him."

Kurt said, "OK. Let's go.

Kurt and Adam took the subway back to the Bushwick loft. When Kurt unlocked the door, he heard Blaine say, "Honey, is that you?

Kurt whispered to Adam, "It sounds like he's in my bedroom.

Adam squeezed Kurt's hand, and whispered, "Let's go."

They walked into the bedroom and saw Blaine lying naked on Kurt's bed.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Blaine?" Kurt shouted.

"Who the hell is he?" Blaine shouted back. "Are you cheating on me?"

"How many times do I have to tell you we are not a couple anymore, Blaine?" Kurt snapped. "So get out of my bed, and get out of my apartment. I told you we're through. Don't call, don't text, don't e-mail me. We're done."

Blaine said, "You can't tell me that we're not back together, Kurt. Not after all that happened on Valentine's Day. Does he know you slept with me?" Blaine shot a nasty look at Adam.

"Adam knows everything, Blaine," Kurt said. "I told him all about the mistake I made last week with you, and he knows all about your crazy string of voicemails and texts."

"Then he should know that you and I are perfect for each other, Kurt," Blaine said. He stood up from the bed, and started to walk towards Kurt. "We're meant to be together, Kurt. You know it. I know it. Anyone who has ever seen us together knows it."

"Don't come near me, Blaine," Kurt said. "I want you out of my apartment now, and don't come back."

Blaine reached his hand out toward Kurt and said, "Don't be like this, honey."

Adam took a step between Kurt and Blaine and said, "Don't take another step closer to him."

"Stay out of this," Blaine snapped. "You should get the hell out of here and leave us alone."

Adam said, "Only one of us is in the apartment by Kurt's invitation, and it's not you."

"Kurt and I are meant to be together," Blaine said. "He's the love of my life, and he always will be. You shouldn't be here. No matter how much he denies it, he knows as well as I do that he is my boyfriend."

"It is up to Kurt to decide who his boyfriend is, and he has made it perfectly clear that you are not his boyfriend," Adam said, as he stared down at Blaine.

"Just leave, Blaine," Kurt said. "Or I'm going to call the police and have them get you out of here. Just go back to Lima, Blaine. It's over between us. You need to move on. I've moved on. I'm with Adam now."

"Fine," Blaine snapped. "I'll leave, but you know that we'll get back together, Kurt." He stood close to Adam, and snapped, "Enjoy him while you can, bastard. He'll be back in my arms by summer." He grabbed his clothes, and started to get dressed.

"Don't count on that, Blaine," Kurt snapped.

"You will be mine again, Kurt," Blaine said.

"Just get out of here, Blaine," Kurt said.

Blaine said, "Fine, but we will be back together, Kurt." He stormed out of the apartmentAdam and Kurt watched Blaine leave the building and get in his car.

Adam said, "Are you all right, Kurt?" He pulled Kurt into his arms.

Kurt said, "Yeah. This just reaffirmed that I am did the right thing by ending things with him. I'm sorry that you had to be here for that."

"We're a couple now, Kurt," Adam said. "I will be by your side through anything."

Kurt said, "You must really like me to deal with a crazy ex-boyfriend."

Adam said, "It would be worth dealing with a dozen crazy ex-boyfriends to be with you."

They kissed.

"I can't believe he was naked in my bed," Kurt said. "I feel like I should disinfect my sheets. I can't believe he actually thought I'd want to sleep with him again just because he was naked in my bed."

"Is that a hair gel stain on your pillow?" Adam asked.

"Yeah," Kurt replied. "One of the bad things about being intimately involved with Blaine is the grease stains all over your linens from his hair gel. I should really put that in the sink to soak or it will never come out." He grabbed his pillowcase, and put it in the sink with laundry detergent.

Adam said, "So, should we head back to school now?"

"Yes," Kurt replied. "I have a voice lesson at noon."

Adam said, "Let's go."

They walked to the subway, and went back to school.