AN: wasn't letting me upload earlier. Enjoy the semi-late update!

Chapter 28

Kurt stood nose in the corner, listening to the turn of pages behind him. He leaned forward and put his forehead against the wall, thinking. He had asked for this. He knew that. Kurt knew that Blaine would have let it go if he hadn't continued talking but Kurt didn't want him to let it go.

Sighing, he thought about how he had spoken to Blaine earlier. Without his morning coffee, Kurt wasn't always in a fit state to be around people. Some mornings he was okay without caffeine but most of the time, he needed a cup to actually wake up.

He generally just didn't talk to anyone on those mornings because, like Blaine said, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. But he had woken up this morning and had been ready to attack anyone between him and sleep. His boyfriend had just gotten caught in the crossfire.

And he wasn't the first. He had attacked every member of his new family multiple times before they figured out how he was before caffeinated. He used to do it to his dad too but his dad learned quickly to just turn the coffeemaker on and wait to interact until he had his first cup.

Knowing that his family had found ways to cope with his attitude didn't make him feel much better about his treatment of them. He felt guilty every time he did it but it was too awkward to apologize. With Blaine though, he knew he could tell him anything and it would be okay. Sure it might land him in the corner or over Blaine's lap, but he could say what he needed to. And Blaine knew how hard it was to just straight out apologize but he had done it the night before. And if Blaine could do it, Kurt could too.

Sighing, Kurt stood up straight, hands twisting a bit at his sides. He felt better now, clearer. He would try to hold onto that feeling and not be such a brat in the mornings.

Just as he started to get bored, Blaine called his name. "Kurt. You can come out of the corner now."

Kurt turned and looked at the ground, too embarrassed to make eye contact. It was easy to forget where he was while he was facing the corner but as he heard his boyfriend tell him to come out, he thought about how embarrassing the idea was.

Blaine watched Kurt flush and called him over. Kurt came over and stood in front of Blaine, hands twisting in front of him. Blaine grabbed them and squeezed, moving so he was looking Kurt in the eye. "You okay babe?"

"Yes, sir." Kurt mumbled, still blushing brightly.

Blaine pulled Kurt with him as he moved up to the headboard and moved Kurt so he was cuddled against him. "You sure babe? You are acting a little off."

Kurt nodded, tucking his head on Blaine's shoulder while curling his legs up in a ball. "I'm okay. It's just embarrassing."

Blaine stroked Kurt's hair. "Well, I think it was brave."

Kurt looked at him with a questioning face. Blaine just nodded. "I do. Yes, you acted like a brat but you admitted to it and asked for what you needed to get past it. I'm proud of you for that. It takes a lot of courage."

Kurt snorted and curled back into Blaine. "You and your courage. It must be catching."

Blaine laughed and gave Kurt a hug before stroking his hair again. "Must be. And yes, standing in the corner is embarrassing because it means you were acting poorly but you shouldn't be embarrassed in front of me. I'm not going to judge you for it. Especially when I know how hard it must have been for you to ask me for it."

Kurt nodded. "It was. But I felt bad."

Blaine asked. "And now?"

Kurt smiled, moving to give Blaine a kiss on the lips. "I'm good. Thanks to you."

Blaine gave Kurt a kiss in return. "It's all you babe. It's all you."

Kurt sighed and sat up. "I love you."

Blaine smiled at the clear affection in Kurt's tone. "I love you too."

Kurt returned the smile before getting up to style his hair. Blaine just watched from the bed as his boyfriend wrestled his hair. "So what do you want to do for the day? It's only ten thirty."

Kurt shrugged his shoulders and turned to face Blaine, hair in place. "Well, we only have the house for one more day. But it seems sad to not go out."

Blaine got up from the bed and bounded over to Kurt. "I know just where we should go. Come on."

Kurt laughed and followed, grabbing his cell phone along the way. The two got dressed in warm outer layers and headed out.

Blaine brought Kurt to his favorite ice rink, only open during the winter as it was real ice, not the manufactured kind indoors. It was pretty empty, only one family there. Blaine waved at the parents, knowing them from his neighborhood and having babysat for them when their kids were much younger.

The two teens spent much of the day trying to outperform the other, mostly landing on various body parts and occasionally taking the other down with them. They stopped for lunch but quickly went back to skating the day away.

Exhausted and a little sore, the two stopped at five. They went by the store to pick up some food from the deli section and ate that as they drove back to Kurt's house, not expecting what they would see when they got there.

AN: Oh no! Whatever will it be? Tune in next time for more. Haha. And please review.