Aiden was now sixteen and Kurt, Blaine, Eliza and Katie were watching him play on the school’s football team semi-finals. The game had finished and all four Hummel-Anderson’s were waiting for Aiden when they found him talking to a girl who looked about his age.

“I’ll see you around, Aiden.” The girl smiled as the boy just watched her walk off. He had no idea his entire family was watching him.

“Someone is smitten.” Kurt came up to the boy who tried to pretend that never happened.

“No dad,” Aiden grabbed his bag. “She doesn’t even like me.”

“We aren’t blind.” Eliza rolled her eyes at the taller boy.

“Aiden has a girl crush.” Seven year old Katie sing-songed causing a smile to crack on the faces of Kurt, Blaine and Eliza.

No one said anything after that, and Kurt never heard the topic until his best friend Matthew was over the next week. Kurt didn’t mean to eavesdrop but he could hear the boys, and the bedroom door was opened, so Kurt could see them.

“You know, you can ask her out.” Matthew said as the boy just groaned, focussing on the video game.

“No I can’t,” Aiden answered, looking at the screen. “She is pretty and smart and I am the nerd who is lucky to be on the football team. She would never go out with me.”

“You won’t know until you try.” Matthew commented.

“What if she says no?” Aiden asked. “I couldn’t embarrass myself like that. Not in front of Jess.”

“She won’t say no,” Matthew responded. “She likes you.”

“How do you know that?” Aiden asked.

“I have my sources.” Matthew responded as both boys eyes were glued to the screen.

Kurt paused and walked the other way. His son was scared to ask a girl out because she would say no. This, this he could understand.  That night, he had to tell Blaine.

“Really? He is scared to ask her out because she’ll say no?” Blaine laughed.

“Yes,” Kurt responded. “I accidentally overhead him talking to Matthew today.”

The next night, Kurt and Blaine caught Aiden coming home from school, surprisingly upbeat.

“Someone is happy.” Blaine said as the boy looked towards the shorter man.

“I have a date this weekend.” Aiden said, as Kurt looked at Blaine.

“Who is it?” Kurt asked.

“Jess,” Aiden responded. “The girl from the football game.”

“Be good to her.” Blaine said as the boy nodded.

“I know,” Aiden responded. “Don’t pressure her into anything either. Got it.”

“That’s good.” Both men in unison.

They watched him walk off into his room so happy. Both Kurt and Blaine, laughed, still remembering that feeling after their first kiss, when Blaine asked the taller man out.