Kurt and Blaine were sitting on the Anderson family's deck on a warm summer day. "Are you okay? You're being unusually quiet," Blaine asked.
Kurt snapped from some kind of day dream. "Yeah, I'm fine," Kurt said, sort of smiling. They were silent again. Kurt sighed. "I have to tell you something," he said begrudgingly.
Blaine looked at him with worried eyes. "Is everything alright?" he asked.
"Oh! Yeah! Everything is fine! I just…um…I have to go away for a week," Kurt said sadly.
Blaine felt his stomach drop. He knew Kurt still had responsibilities for Vogue and that he would need to go out of town, he just didn't do well with being away from Kurt. He'd had an awful time while Kurt was at school in New York for so long (exhibit A – the "I was with someone" incident). "Oh, okay. Um, where are you going?" Blaine asked.
"I'm going to some fashion expo in Italy with Isabelle," Kurt replied. "We get to do a bunch of tourist stuff too."
"Well that should be fun," Blaine said sadly.
"Well, you'll find out. You're coming too," Kurt said.
It took a minute for it to register in Blaine's mind. "Wh…what?" Blaine stammered, a smile forming on his face.
"Surprise!" Kurt yelled, throwing his arms around Blaine. "I pulled a few strings and got an extra plane ticket. I know you've always wanted to go to Italy and this is the perfect opportunity!"
Blaine kissed Kurt on the cheek. "I really don't know what to say," Blaine said, breathless.
"Don't say anything. Let's go get you packed. We leave tomorrow," Kurt said.
Blaine's mouth fell open. "Um, okay!" he yelled, jumping up. They ran up to Blaine's room to prepare for their great adventure.