"Rachel! What are you doing? You can't wear that!" I was already dressed to kill and about to do my hair when I heard Mercedes yelling at Rachel. I walked over and grabbed the dress away from her. "This is Broadway, Rachel, Broadway!"
"Of course I understand that it's Broadway! Broadway is my life! There is nothing wrong with that dress." She yelled back at me trying to retrieve the dress from Mercedes.
"It's hideous. Seriously." I walked over to where she had put her clothes away and started looking through them. I stopped when I spotted a teal chiffon dress with a fitted top and pleated skirt. "Oh my god, why did you not choose this one?" I pulled it out of her closet and handed it to her. "You're wearing it." Before she could say anything I strode back into the bathroom to do my hair.
"You win this time!" I win every time. "I still stand by that dress though!" I rolled my eyes and proceeded to do my hair.
It was 1:30 pm when we made it down to the area. The busy streets, full of people and cars, was such a contrast to all of us we just stopped and stared for a bit. I couldn't wait until I was living here. It's been my dream for so long, but this dream was soon to be my reality. I turned to Rachel and Mercedes smiling brightly, "So, real lunch? Or a small snack?"
"I'm too excited to eat." Rachel said, she couldn't stand still.
"Why don't we get a snack." Mercedes suggested. "Rachel, you better eat something, if your stomach makes even the tiniest noise during the show-"
"I'll be fine, Mercedes." Rachel was still bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet. "Now let's get our snack so we can make our way to the show." We found a Starbucks and got our respective orders. We walked towards the theater, as we came to it I still couldn't believe I was here. I'm in New York with my best friends, about to see a Broadway show. It's like a dream.
Rachel led the way into the theater speeding past the merchandise. "Rachel, you don't want anything?" Mercedes asked. "I know I do." I was left in the middle of them as Rachel whined about getting inside to our seats and how Mercedes was going to make us miss the show.
"Rachel, calm down. The show doesn't start for another hour. It'll take her like 10 minutes, our seats aren't going to vanish if we don't get there this very second." Sometimes I felt like her mother. She stopped and pouted until Mercedes came back, where she then grabbed both of our arms and dragged us to our seats.
"This is it! Oh my god! I can't wait!" She started bouncing in her seat and I couldn't stop myself from rolling my eyes. I was excited too, but I could still act like an adult.
"Rachel, you need to calm down. You're going to get us in trouble if you don't calm down." She stopped bouncing and turned to me.
"I know theater etiquette. Once the show starts I will be nothing but pleasant." Oh sure you will, I thought to myself.
But as the show started she behaved herself. I was impressed, but not as impressed as I was with the show. It was wonderful. The actors were wonderful, the singing, the everything! My mind never left what was happening on stage, all three of us applauded loudly when it finished. We almost didn't want to leave the theater, we sat there talking about the show until almost everyone had already left.
"I still can't believe how good that was." Mercedes said as we finally exited.
"Of course it was good! It was Broadway! There are no mistakes on Broadway." Rachel announced, still caught up in her own little world. I shook my head and laughed when something caught my eye.
"Oh my god." My eyes went wide and my jaw dropped. I couldn't believe it. Behind me I head both Mercedes and Rachel gasp as they saw who I was looking at.
"What is he doing here?" Mercedes whispered.
Not too far away was Blaine. Blaine, the lounge singer from the hotel, who was currently happily talking to a pretty petite Asian girl. They both turned and started walking our way. Panic spread through me and I immediately found somewhere to hide from them. Mercedes followed me, but of course Rachel had different plans.
"Blaine!" She called out. His head whipped around to her and, oh my god, he smiled at her. What the hell? If it was me I would want nothing to do with the girl that tried to hit on me then called me gay. Surprising all of us, he parted from his friend and walked over to her.
"Hi, Rachel right?" She nodded happily and hugged him. Shockingly he hugged her back. "You saw the show? How did you like it?" He asked as pulled back.
"Yes I did! It was amazing! Absolutely love it!" She squealed. "You saw as well? With your…girlfriend?" She asked carefully. He laughed and shook his head.
"That was my friend Sam, and no, I didn't see it. Well in a way I did. I was actually playing in the pit below. I'm just an alternate though, I only play if someone can't make it." He smiled shyly rubbing the back of his head.
"That's amazing." I whispered.
"That's amazing!" Rachel cried. "So this is one of the other jobs you were talking about?" He nodded and looked around.
"Are you here alone? Or did you find another lounge singer to pick up?" He joked and they both laughed.
"No, umm, Kurt and Mercedes were here a second ago…" She turned her head around looking for us. We looked at each other and decided it was time to come out. As we walked out, Rachel waved at us wildly, while Blaine also gave a wave. Embarrassed, I gave a small wave back.
"Hey, sorry about leaving suddenly." Mercedes said as we both came up next to them. I nodded and couldn't help but stare at the other boy. He looked so good in the suit he was wearing, it fit him like a glove. I could get lost in those hazel eyes.
"Kurt." My head snapped to Rachel's smiling face. I hadn't even noticed I zoned out. Oh my god I had zoned out while staring at him! He must think I'm so creepy.
"What?" I refused to look at him now, only trouble could come from looking at him.
"Blaine was wondering if we wanted to go get something to eat. He has to work at the hotel tonight so he said he could give a ride back instead of us having to hail another cab." What did she just say?
"It's really a waste of money." I looked at him to see him smiling at me. I could feel my whole face heat up and looked away. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Rachel grinning like an idiot as she looked back and both between Blaine and myself. "So…you'll go?" I looked back up and caught his gaze, a hopeful look in his eyes. "All of you, of course. I know this great place not too far from the hotel. And don't worry, its prices are good, not overly expensive." He smiled. "I promise." I nodded and stared back into his eyes.
"Ok then! Let's go! It's sounds great, Blaine." She linked her arms with mine and Blaine's, I linked my other with Mercedes. We strolled out of the theater like we were straight out of The Wizard of Oz. Blaine led us to a garage down the street where his car was parked.
"One of you is going to have to sit up front with me, the seat belt for the middle seat is broken." I saw Rachel and Mercedes exchange a look before racing towards the back seat. Are they seriously trying to set up something? It's not going to work. I don't care what either of them think, Blaine is straight. I'm positive.
He pulled out of the lot and headed towards the restaurant. "So Blaine, how old are you?" Rachel asked from the back.
"23." So he's been out of college for at least a year. Even if he was gay I doubt he would go for some kid fresh out of high school. "How about you guys?" He asked as he turned left.
"We're all 18, we're starting college here in the fall. Part of the reason why we're here is to go apartment hunting since none of us really want to live in a dorm. What college did you go to?" A good thing about Rachel is that she can hold a conversation no matter how awkward the situation was. Or maybe it was only awkward to me.
He nodded. "I feel you, I had friends that lived in dorms and all they did was complain about their roommates. Oh, I went to Columbia. Great school." My eyes widened. Columbia? An Ivy League school? He must be amazingly smart. What was he doing working odd jobs around the city?
"Wow, first we find you playing in an orchestra on Broadway and now we find out you went to Columbia? You seem to have a good life." Mercedes praised. I watched as Blaine shook his head in modesty.
"It's an okay life, if I had a stable job that could pay for all of my bills it would be a hell of a lot better." He laughed. "Where are you guys going for school?"
"Well," Rachel started. "Mercedes and I are going to Julliard, while Kurt has chosen NYU. We're hoping to find one not too far from either of them. Unless Kurt wants to go live by himself." I wouldn't mind really. I don't think I could handle living with Rachel.
"He could come live with me, I don't live that far away from NYU." He joked, at least I think it was a joke. I saw Rachel throw a look at me but brushed it off. "But wow, Julliard? Perhaps someday it'll be you guys I'm playing for." He pulled up next to a small café, a kind of place that only locals would know. When you walked in it had a homey feel.
"I hope you like it, my friend Trent opened it last year." We sat down at a table next to a window in the front of the café. "His dad owned the building for real estate purposes but he decided to let Trent have his way it." Laughing, he handed a menu to each of us that had been left on the table.
"So he opened up a café straight out of college? And it's made it a full year, that's amazing." Mercedes commented having family in the food business and knowing how difficult it could be. She told about how her uncle tried to open up a diner last year and it totally flopped within 4 months.
"Naw, Trent is a few years older than I am, 26 I think. He's been working in food his whole life, went to culinary school and took business classes. He was planning out how to do it for awhile." They continued to talk about the café while I looked through the menu. A waiter came by and set down waters for all of us asking if we were ready to order yet. Rachel ordered an ice tea while the rest of us told him that we needed another minute.
"What are you gonna get?" The sudden voice in my ear made me jump. I looked and Blaine had leaned over and was now very close to me. "Umm, I was thinking about getting the Greek salad."
"Good choice." He leaned away and asked Rachel the same question. I don't know why my face feels warm. He isn't even gay.
"Are you gay?" I choked on my drink. I look up to see Rachel looking Blaine right in the eye. Oh god, not this again.
"I thought you already decided that I was last night if I remember correctly." Blaine didn't look phased at all. He was leaning his chin on his palm calmly looking back at her.
"Yes, I did. But certain people have been telling me I'm wrong and I would just like to double check." She looked over at me while she spoke. I rolled my eyes. This was only going to prove that I was right. Blaine could never be-
"Yup, I'm gay." Wait, what did he just say? My eyes widened as I stared shamelessly at him. "Have been for a while now." I saw him throw a glance and smile at me.
Rachel smiled triumphantly. "See Kurt, I told you he was gay." I felt the blush on my face deepen. Really Rachel? Right in front of him? Can't you gloat about this later? She turned back to Blaine. "He wouldn't believe us when we tried to explain to him that you were gay. He can be really stubborn. You just have to be patient with him. He'll come around, I promise." I have never felt so embarrassed in my entire life.
"Rachel, will you please shut up." I grit out. "You're doing that thing again. You know, where you get really annoying and don't know when to shut your mouth." She looked offended but I really didn't care. I had a right mind to get up and leave, the only thing that was stopping me was that I had no idea where we were.
Blaine put a reassuring hand on my forearm. "Hey I'm sure she didn't mean to upset you." Just like last time he touched me all I could concentrate was the warmth that radiated off of him. My eyes locked with his for a moment before I forced myself to look away. "Okay?" I nod my head and just keep looking down at the table. Next to me I heard Mercedes trying to hold back . It took all I had in me not to kick her under the table. When the waiter showed up I couldn't believe my luck, I was ready for this to be over already.
The rest of the meal proceeded in a similar fashion, with Rachel talking nonstop and both of them continuing to embarrass me. The food was great though, much better than I thought it was going to be. I stayed quiet for the most part, only speaking up to tell Rachel to shut her mouth.
I was in heaven when it was time to go. Again I was forced to sit in the front seat next to Blaine, I don't understand why I have to sit next to him when Rachel was the one having the most conversation with him. When we arrived at the hotel I was ready to jump out of the car and race up to the room. But of course, I was stopped. Rachel and Mercedes said their goodbyes and got out leaving me and Blaine alone.
"Kurt," I kept my gaze looking out the window. "I'm sorry."
Sighing I turned towards him. "You have nothing to be sorry about. I'm the one that was being stubborn and ruined everything." I turned myself completely towards him. Without Rachel and Mercedes here it felt much easier to talk to him. No pressure.
"No, I, we, were making you uncomfortable. I should have gotten them to stop when it was obvious they were bothering you." His face looked so apologetic. The hand on my arm that had stopped was now running up and down my arm. "I want to make it up to you. What are you doing tomorrow? Let me take you out." Oh my god is he asking me out on a date? My eyes got big. No, there is no way.
"Nothing that I know of…" I swallowed. "But you really don't have to. If anyone should be trying to make up for today it should Rachel."
"No, I want to. Really." His hand that was on my arm slipped down to grasp my hand. "Really, I'll take you to lunch." He pleaded with his eyes.
"Okay, fine." His entire face lit up. "But only because I feel like if I don't agree you'll just keep bothering me about it." I opened the door and started to get out of the car.
"Oh you already know me so well. Come by the lounge tonight so we can make plans okay? And don't bring the girls, it'll just be a boys thing okay." I hummed in agreement and closed the door behind me.
Oh. what have I gotten myself into?
Wow! This turned out a lot longer than than i had originally planned! I hope you guys enjoy the early update! I start school on Thursday, the 8th, so i wanted to get this up before i went back! :D I'm going to try and keep the updates coming like usual! Some might come a little later D: I hope you guys understand.
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