Hey you guys! Thought I'd post as many chapters as I can before I travel...so here is one more. Kurt and Blaine now meet! Will it be only friendship, or will it develop to a relationship?

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or its characters. Any Glee references belong to RIB.

Chapter 4:

After that night, things went back to normal routine. Although both plays were on hiatus, the actors still had business to attend to, such as promoting the play. They had talk shows to attend, interviews and photo shoots to go. Things were hectic.

It was a week later. Kurt was on his break during one interview he was doing when his phone buzzed.

From: Blaine Anderson

Hey! I really hope you haven't deleted my number. I was wondering if you would like to grab some coffee later this week? – Blaine

Kurt frowned at the message. Sure, they talked. And exchanged numbers with promises of getting to know each other better. But, he wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea yet, no matter how much Rachel, Jeff and Danny insisted that Blaine took a liking to him.

To: Blaine Anderson

Hi! Hum…sure, that'd be great. Sorry for not contacting earlier, my schedule has been hectic. How about when things slow down a little we meet up sometime? – Kurt

He didn't have to wait a minute until another text came.

From: Blaine Anderson

Ok… I'd really like to know you Kurt. After hearing so much of you from my friends, I have a feeling that we might be great friends. - B

To: Blaine Anderson

Don't worry, I'm not avoiding you. We'll see. Gotta run now. I'll talk to you later, yeah? –K

Well that wasn't a lie, Kurt thought to himself. He wasn't exactly avoiding him. His schedule was indeed hectic, but he was sure he could squeeze some time in between interviews to grab coffee. Kurt tried to reason with himself. It wasn't that he didn't want to know him. He was afraid of being left heartbroken again, even though he knew he wasn't Chandler. And grabbing a coffee hardly constitutes a date. He decided to think about it, and when he was ready, he would try to meet up. In the meantime, he would just go on with his life.

For the next couple of weeks, his schedule was full of interviews and shoots, and while he hardly had tie to catch up with Rachel and Finn, he had no time at all to even think of calling Blaine. It wasn't until almost a month after the Awards that Rachel finally called him one night to check up or updates on her favorite ship.

"So, Kurt? How's it going?" Kurt heard banging on the other side ad Finn cursing loudly. He chuckled to himself, Finn could never be trusted in the kitchen.

"Things are hectic, Rachel, as you know. But now, with post awards interviews being over I think they will slow down a little." He was flipping through his latest Vogue magazine, not really paying attention. He knew exactly what Rachel wanted to know, and he was so not ready to have this conversation with her yet.

"Kurt Hummel! You know what I'm asking." Rachel cried on the other side. He huffed in annoyance but she continued. "Why haven't you and Blaine gone out yet? He says you and he couldn't coordinate schedules yet, but I know that's bull. I know for a fact that you have gone out with Danny and Jeff and Nick last week. So, please enlighten me as to why you haven't gone on a date with Blaine when he so obviously wants to?"

"RACHEL! We haven't even gone to coffee! I am planning to taking this slow, and I do not want to just grab a coffee with him for five minutes. And for your information, last week we went out on one of our monthly get together to remember our early college days. We had already set that up before I met him!" Kurt said exasperated. She was his best friend, but she knew how to hit a nerve.

"Fine, do it your way. But you promised me you would give him a chance. At least for friends, Kurt."

"I did say I would, and I'm planning on it. In fact, I was planning on asking him for coffee next week. Things will have died down a little, and we will have sometime to get to know each other before rehearsals start again, if things go well."

"Okay, dear. I'm just concerned with you and your lack of dating life. I've got to go now. Finn is destroying the kitchen again."

"Thanks Rachel. He doesn't grow up, does he? Bye Rach! Love you."

"No he doesn't" She chuckled. "Love you too, boo" And with that the line went dead.

Kurt hesitated on his couch, looking down at his phone with the finger hovering over the message app. He and Blaine had exchanged a few more texts after that first, but nothing important. Just trading some pleasantries He finally decided to man up and send a text.

To: Blaine Anderson

Hey! Sorry for the extreme delay, but how about coffee next week? – K

Less then a minute later, again he received a answer. Blaine must have had his phone in his hand.

From: Blaine Anderson

Hey Kurt! No problem. Next week sounds great! Name place and date, and I'll be there. I'm free pretty much the whole week.-B

To: Blaine Anderson

How about Tuesday, at four? You know the Starbucks on West Side of Central Park? Near ABC theater? Is that good for you? –K

From: Blaine Anderson

Yeah I know. I'll be there. See you then!

So now, he had a meeting at a coffee shop with Broadway new found star Blaine Anderson, who everyone swears would be a great match for him. Life wasn't fair.

The days flew by, and before he knew Tuesday was there. He was hurrying out of a meeting he had with his manager and when he checked he had five minutes until his meeting with Blaine. He was a good twenty minutes by subway from the coffee shop, and to make things worse his phone was dead. A cab would take longer so he just decided to take a leap of faith and hope that Blaine would still be there when he arrived.

As soon as the train arrived at his station, he jumped out and all but ran to the shop. When he spotted the Starbucks around the corner, he slowed down trying to catch his breath and after a brief hesitation at the door, pushed it open and entered. As he scanned the room for Blaine, he hoped that he wasn't too late. He was actually excited to meet him and get to know him, but he was afraid that Blaine would have thought that he was standing him up. But his fears shrinked a little when he saw Blaine's curly hair on the corner booth along the wall further away from the door. He was looking out the window and nursing his cup of coffee with a contemplative face. Kurt smiled and went to the line to order his coffee, while he kept on looking at Blaine. Blaine soon lifted his head once again to the entrance and lit up when he saw Kurt on like. They shared a glance and a small glance before the barista called Kurt forward.

As Kurt approached the table, he had his coffee and two cookies and a guilty expression. "Sorry,had a meeting with my manager that ran late. I would have tried calling, but my phone died."

Blaine turned with a small smile. "Don't worry. I figured that much. It's not like you would have ditched me, right?" Blaine joked but seeing Kurt's guilty face he hastened to explain "Hey, hey, I'm kidding." As Kurt sat down and they exchanged proper greetings he spoke up " So what's new in Kurt Hummel's life?"

"Nothing new. The usual mess of journalists and photographers. What about you?" Kurt glanced at Blaine and took a sip of his coffee.

"Just relaxing until rehearsals start again. I was serious before Kurt. I do want to get to know you. After you being highly spoken for by both Jeff and Nick, who are, undoubtly, two of my closest friends, I feel like we may get to be great friends."

"Yeah of course. Sorry if I passed the impression that I didn't want to have anything to do with you. Its just that I'm kind of hesitant towards making new friends ever since my career started. All my closest friends and those I trust are long term friends. Since I entered the theater world, I have colleagues with whom I have a nice time, but none of them have escalated to friend's zone. So, I might be a bit hesitant at first." He sounded apologetic. " Don't get me wrong, I'd like to be friends with you. Niff and Rachel are talking my ears off about you." Kurt said with a chuckle.

'Ah! So you also address the duo by their couple name!" Blaine grinned. "But I agree, it's much easier then saying Jeff and Nick every time."

The two of them talked some more in the shop, the conversation flowing easily. They took some liberties and actually learned some things about the other instead of the idle chat they had during the Awards.

Kurt learned that Blaine was also from Ohio, and that he went to Dalton Academy in Westerville with Jeff and Nick. He was lead singer of their show choir the Warbler, which Kurt's glee club competed against during sectionals and regionals. Now that Blaine had mentioned, he remembered the lead singer, but he didn't connect the gel-haired front man with the now actor seating across him. Blaine just blamed it in the lack of hair gel he was using nowadays. Blaine had moved to New York for college, and while Jeff attended NYADA, he and Nick had shared a dorm in NYU. He had majored in Music and minored in Theater. After graduating college, he spent two years singing with Jeff and Nick, until; he decided to pursue his passion and dream of being on Broadway.

Blaine was pleased to learn that Kurt was from Lima, and lamented they not having met earlier back in High School. He said he remembered Rachel from the competitions, but he didn't quite remember him. He was impressed with Kurt's song for his NYADA audition and impressed that he and Nick were closer friends then he and Jeff, seeing that they had went to different schools. Blaine was still not believing that although they had mutual friends that were close both of them, they had never met before.

Soon enough they stood up to leave, and after some pleading and puppy eyes, Blaine managed to convince Kurt to take a stroll through Central Park. They walked in a leisure pace, talking about common interests. They both found out that they shared a passion for musicals and Vogue, and although Blaine's fashion taste was much more conservative then Kurt's, they still shared a love for fashion. Blaine was a huge Buckeyes fan, and while Kurt was no football fan, he cheered for the Giants, as his brother was quarterback. They had similar music tastes and both were huge Disney fans.

The pair decided to walk back to their apartments, as Blaine's was on the same street only a few blocks down of Kurt's. Their walk was pleasant, and while they never seemed to run out of subjects to talk about, the moments filled with silence were not awkward at all.

Soon the pair found themselves in front of Kurt's building, where they came to a halt.

"So…" Kurt began, "I had a nice time today. Thanks for walking home with me, and sorry for making you wait at the coffee shop."

"Don't worry about it Kurt. I had a great time today too. And I already said, I live two blocks down from here, and I quite enjoyed the company." Blaine gave him a huge grin and a wink. "So…I'll see around? Maybe we can meet up some time later this week of the next for more coffee?"

"Sure, I'd like that. And your company wasn't so bad either." Kurt pondered for a moment and leaned in to give Blaine a quick hug.

As Blaine pulled away from the hug and stepped back to the sidewalk he looked once more at Kurt. "Bye, Kurt. I'll text you or something."

'Bye, Blaine." He walked into his bulding with a huge grin in his face. Yeah…Blaine Anderson wasn't so bad after all.

Blaine kept on walking to his apartment with a huge grin plastered in his face and a new spring to his step. He really enjoyed talking to Kurt, and he hoped to explore more this new found friendship. Things were good. Things were great for them.

So...next chapters will explore more aspects of their friendship. Soon enough the Chandler and Sebastian cases shall be explained. If not in the next chapter the one after. Klaine's past envolving Chandler and Sebastion will play a huge part on their transition from friends to boyfriends.

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~Julia