Kurt and Blaine strolled through the grocery store with their arms linked. They were nearing the end of their shopping for ingredients to make Kurt's family dinner. "Ooh, these are so good!" Blaine exclaimed, picking up a bucket of Country Crock Mashed Potatoes.
"Homemade ones are better," Kurt chimed in.
"You can make mashed potatoes?" Blaine asked, his eyes wide in amazement. Kurt looked lost.
"…yeah. It's easy," Kurt said. Blaine kept pondering the potatoes in the bucket. "You've never made mashed potatoes before!" Kurt exclaimed. "Oh Blaine, you need help. Mashed potatoes is a staple for every cook. You're learning." Kurt pushed the cart to the produce section and grabbed a bag of red potatoes. They checked out and went back to Kurt's house. Kurt set Blaine up with a cutting board and knife. "Do you think you can handle cutting these into little pieces?" Kurt put the potatoes down on the board.
"Yes, mom," Blaine replied, beginning to peel one.
"Stop! Leave the skin on! Kurt yelled, almost panicking. Blaine laughed at Kurt's hysteria and went back to cutting the potatoes, this time with the peel. "Okay, now we boil them," Kurt said, throwing the pieces into a pot. They came to a boil and Kurt drained them. "You get to mash. I don't trust you to add the ingredients," Kurt said. Blaine grabbed the masher and started mashing them. Kurt started dumping in cream, a little salt, and some chives.
"What's with you and the potatoes anyways?" Blaine asked.
"The only mashed potatoes I've ever had were my mom's recipe, and her mom's before her. They're amazing. And now I'm giving you the recipe!" Kurt said. Blaine kissed him on the cheek.
"That's very sweet. I think they're done." Blaine was right. They dished up all of the dinner and began eating. After Blaine took one bite of the potatoes, he said, "Wow Kurt, these are incredible!"
"Hey, you helped," Kurt said, smiling. Blaine couldn't have been prouder.