Chapter 5:

Finn seemed to be driving so slow and Rachel seemed to be talking an extraordinary amount and Central Park seemed to be SO FAR. These thoughts and more were running through Kurt's brain at tremendous speeds. It was already 9:50am and they were still about 15 minutes from Columbus Circle.

The morning had started off well enough. Kurt had awoken extra early to get a shower and do his hair. He decided to wear black pants with a white button down and dark navy vest topped with a maroon polka dot ascot. Maybe it was too much, too dressed up. But it was his first date with Blaine and they were going to the city so it was a special occasion. He made sure Finn was up and dressed and they were out the door to pick up Rachel at exactly 8:40am. That had given them over an hour to get to Central Park which was plenty of time but the problems arose right when they reached the Berry residence. Rachel for one wasn't dressed and needed an extra 15 minutes, then her dad's decided to take pictures of her and Finn because they "looked adorable." Kurt was getting anxious and annoyed at his brother and Finn must have sensed it as he nudged Rachel into the car. Her dad's were actually alright with Finn taking their daughter to the city for the day as it was actually their anniversary.

Now here they were stuck in traffic at almost 10am on a Sunday. Kurt finally saw their destination in sight and nearly ran out of the car.

"Dang Kurt, would you just hold on like 2 minutes I just need to park" Finn was parallel parking in front of a Starbucks next to Columbus Circle.

"Bye! I'll text you guys later to see where you are." Kurt didn't even wait for a response as he walked and sort of ran over to the meeting spot. It was already 10:06am and those 6 minutes he made Blaine wait would haunt Kurt if this date didn't go as planned.

Kurt stopped when he saw Blaine sitting on the steps in the center of the Columbus statue. Blaine was starring at his phone and biting his lower lip. He looked absolutely adorable. He was wearing red pants with a white belt, a black polo, and the cutest red and white bowtie Kurt had ever seen. Scratch that, Blaine looked hot. Absolutely ridiculously attractive. Like he was made to be on the cover of magazines.

Kurt slowly walked over to where Blaine sat and cleared his throat. At once Blaine's face shot up and their eyes met. Blaine smiled so brightly at him that Kurt had to look away as he felt the blush on his cheeks.

"I'm sorry I'm late. My brother can't drive." Kurt smiled at Blaine looking right into his eyes. Oh god. His eyes. They were so alive and warm and beautiful. It really wasn't fair.

"Hi Kurt! I'm just glad you're here now, I was getting a little worried you changed your mind." Blaine stood up and gave Kurt a small hug but that small hug is what kept the goofy grin on Kurt's face all day long.

"How could I change my mind!? It was really my brother's girlfriend that made us late. She can be a bit much."

"No worries at all. How far do you live from here that you had to drive though?" Blaine had a confused curious look on his face but was still smiling. Kurt couldn't stop smiling.

"I live in Brooklyn. I go to BFHS so it's a little while away. We decided to drive since Finn, my brother, wanted to take his girlfriend out anyway." Kurt didn't mention that his father was overbearing sometimes and wouldn't let him come to the city alone.

"Oh okay that makes sense and also why you needed the bus the other day."

They smiled at each other until Blaine nodded toward the park, "Shall we?"

They walked around getting to know each other in the process. There was no real destination. This was about them getting to understand and learn about each other. Kurt learned so much about Blaine. Like the fact that he was perfect. Actual perfection. And not in a "I have a crush on this guy so he seems perfect to me" kind of way but Blaine Anderson was actually the dream.

Blaine was the same year and age as Kurt only younger by 2 months. He had one older brother, Cooper, who was a model for Vogue and various designers. Both his parents co-ran a company in California, his father was actually the CEO. They owned a business for nanotechnology which made millions of parts for cellphones, radios, and all sorts of devices. Blaine revealed that his family was pretty wealthy and once Cooper had gone into modeling, his parents agreed that Blaine could move to New York with his brother as his guardian while his parents stayed in California to work with their company. Every Christmas and summer break, Blaine and his brother would visit their parents in California. Blaine also revealed that his parents were very accepting about his sexuality and loved him dearly. They were the perfect family unit. Apart from family, Blaine was a star at school. He tried to downplay his achievements, vaguely mentioning any of his accomplishments, but Kurt was able to pry the information out of him. Blaine was a 4.2 student, current to be Valedictorian, Student Body President, Lead singer for his glee club The Warblers, and he was the star soccer player at their school. Kurt found out they had recently won their championship Soccer match against a rival school and while Blaine attributed it to teamwork, Kurt got the story out that Blaine had made the winning shot. Not to mention that Blaine was a tutor for Calculus. Kurt might have let it slip that he wasn't doing so hot in the subject and Blaine offered to tutor him as he did with a lot of his classmates.

Apart from being great on paper, Blaine was a sweetheart. He was so passionate about singing, which is what he wants to do professionally, and so kind. He never took the credit for his accomplishments saying that "it was all about teamwork and people helping me get to where I am" or "I couldn't have done this without my parents/brother/best friends." Kurt was starting to idolize this boy. Was there anything that Blaine didn't excel in? Probably not.

They sat down on a bench next to the John Lennon memorial. Kurt had equally talked about his passions and school and how he hoped to one day be a designer in Manhattan with a big fancy office.

"Kurt I would love to see your designs one day! I bet you're fantastic. You dress like you came off a runway." Blaine smiled up at Kurt through bashful eyes and before Kurt knew it, Blaine had taken his hand and was holding it. They smiled at each other and sat quietly together. Kurt couldn't remember the last time he felt this elated.

"So tell me about Jeff and Nick. Are they an item?"

Blaine gave him a sideways look. "Yeah. Why, are you interested in one of them?"

Kurt laughed and playfully hit Blaine on the shoulder, "No. I quite like the company I'm in. I was just wondering about them setting you up and you not liking it?"

Blaine looked down and seemed to get embarrassed. "Jeff means well, I know he does. But he keeps setting me up with total creeps and I always agree. Always. Because you never know, it might be different. But none of them are even close to being the type of person I would even consider a friend." Now Blaine was definitely blushing and turning red. "Until I met you."

Kurt's eyed widened. "M-me?"

"Yeah. When I first saw you, yeah I thought okay he's cute and all but Jeff is definitely planning to throw this guy at me in a last attempt blind date. So I was automatically not even thinking of you as a possibility. But when the cowards left us alone and we talked a bit…. well just that short interaction was already different from the others. I knew I had to get to know you. And I'm so glad I did. Probably the best move I've made in a really long time."

Kurt was shell shocked staring at Blaine with adoration in his eyes. Blaine slowly looked up and smiled at Kurt. He was about to say something else but Kurt cut him off.

Kurt brought his lips right up to Blaine's and kissed him soft and sweet. It was gentle with the promise of something new. When they broke away they were both staring at each other with wonder and excitement.

"Kurt, I really like you and I'd love for us to have another date." Blaine gently held onto both of Kurt's hands as Kurt bit his bottom lip.

"I really like you too and Blaine of cour-"

"Kurt!?"

Both boys were brought out of their trace when a voice interrupted them. They looked up to see a tall chiseled boy staring down at them. Specifically staring at Kurt.

Kurt dropped his hands from Blaine's and stood up so fast he got a head rush. "Liam."