Chapter 10

Kurt walked through 5th avenue enjoying his chance to do some window shopping. He had to pick up a few outfits for a photoshoot for Now later that day, but he was already done with his classes for the day and had a couple of hours to have lunch and walk around before work. He saw a crowd forming at the distance and his face lit up as he remembered Blaine was currently filming on location. He checked his watch an decided he would pass on lunch, a cup of coffee on his way back would do.

As he made it to where the fans were gathering he contemplated texting Blaine, but decided against it, trying to get him to see him in the crowd. Standing between the fans proved to be quite weird when they went crazy about Blaine passing by, smiling, being. Not that he didn’t understand the feeling, though. Apparently Blaine’s character didn’t share the boy’s hair gel adiction and Kurt loved to see the curls breaking free.

Blaine hadn’t noticed him yet by the time the director called a break and he moved to go and say hi to the fans. He was signing some autographs and being all charming and sweet at everyone, it made Kurt’s stomach flip. That was his boyfriend. He loved saying that, even if it was just in his head.

When Blaine finally spotted him in between the sea of screaming teenage girls,  he looked surprised but his face immediately broke into a wide grin, directed entirely at Kurt.

“Hey! Watcha doing here?” He greeted him happily, waving a hand to someone from security and asking the guy to let Kurt in through the barrier keeping the fans on the other side of the street where they were filming.

“Just was in the neighbourhood.” Said Kurt playfully as he got to Blaine. In the few seconds it took Kurt to decide how it was acceptable of him to greet Blaine in public, the other boy was already pressing him into a quick, sided, slightly awkward hug. Kurt couldn’t help but notice that duration, proximity and even placement of hands during the hug seemed previously analized. Blaine was an actor after all.

“Hi!” Said Blaine again with his sweetest voice and biggest smile, as he directed Kurt through crew, cast and equipment.

Kurt just smiled at him and went to explain. “I had to pick something for work later around here, saw the crowd and thought of coming to see you at least for a little bit.” He said, bumping Blaine’s shoulder with his.

“You always have the best ideas. And I haven’t seen you in almost a week with this crazy schedule.” Blaine rolled his eyes.

Kurt laughed and asked. “Do you have any idea when you’d be back to filming less than sixteen hours a day? You could use a night of eight hours of sleep once in a year, you know, to not die of exhaustation and all that that happens to normal human beings.”

“I think I haven’t slept for eight hours since just after ‘A & C’ got cancelled.” Blaine reasoned.

“Summer of last year, that sounds healthy.”

Blaine chuckled. “We should be back to our original schedule by the weekend. That or people start passing out while filming, that would be awkward, I don’t think they want to reach that level.” As an after thought he added suggestively, “I, for sure, am free on Saturday, though.”

“Oh!” Kurt exclamed and Blaine raised an eyebrow in question. “It’s actually Rachel’s birthday on Saturday, she has been telling me to invite you for a week now.” He explained. “I tend to turn her off when she gets repetitive.” He added waving a hand, dismissing it.

“Ok. So, what does the celebration of one Rachel Berry’s day of birth entail?”

Kurt laughed again, happy at the realisation that the comment showed just how much time Blaine had been expending around him and Rachel lately. “The girl herself using karaoke as an excuse to give a private show to the attendance, which will consist of a considerable amount of Broadway stars wannabes, nothing you wouldn’t expect.” 

“Sounds like Rachel.” Said Blaine as the boys reached a table full of food. “Lunch?” he asked.

“I always can do with some coffee.” Kurt said.

“Oh, come on. You’re going to work from here. Eat, it’s on Warner.”

Kurt chuckled lightly and took the sandwich Blaine was offering him. Blaine went to another table near them and took two chairs, placing them quite aside from where the rest of the cast and crew was also getting some food, what gave them some privacy.

“So, Rachel, your place Saturday night, right?” Asked Blaine when they were already settled.

Kurt nodded, having been taking a bite of his food. He swallowed and added, “You have all Saturday free right?”

“Yep.” Answered Blaine, popping the ‘p’.

“Then come earlier, you can help me not to kill her during the preparations for the party and we can actually expend some time together.” Kurt paused and took a sip of his coffee, thinking. He and Blaine usually saw each other at Kurt’s place and stayed in, it was safer for them not to be in public but, also, Blaine just loved the comfortable and homey feeling of Kurt and Rachel’s apartment.

“It’s just us, Jenny, my friend Eli and a couple of Rachel friends from school but I’m not sure how much I trust those two...” Kurt trailed off and his hand almost went to take Blaine’s as a reflex. He dismissed it quickly, waving his hand in the air in some sort of mannerism and mumbled a little “Sorry.”

Blaine shifted in his chair and looked at him in the eye. “Don’t apologize.” He said softly, his eyes never leaving Kurt’s. “Please, don’t.” He added in a low voice, looking away and taking a deep breath.

Blaine went back to a lighter tone.“So we’ve got to keep it friendly and platonic. Have you talked to Rachel about that?”

“Yes, she knows better than us that they’re the kind of people that would kill their best friend to get to the top,” Kurt said, also trying to get back to a lighter mood by adding, “probably because she’s a little like them. I’m just too close from being family to be in danger.”

“I think she has a bigger heart that you give her credit for.” Reasoned Blaine.

“I know and I love her.” Kurt said rolling his eyes but meaning it. “That’s just how we work, I’m her daily share of bitchy reality.”

Blaine smiled, a heartfull expression in his eyes.

They kept making plans for Saturday and catching up. When Blaine was called back to filming, they shared another quick hug, this time a bit less calculated (But still not them, Kurt thought) and Kurt left to the store he had to go pick up the clothes for work.

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When Blaine called Kurt on Friday with a very peculiar idea for Rachel’s birthday present that he wanted to check with him, a lot of things went through his head. But, ultimately, Kurt decided that it was what they needed. He knew Rachel was going to love her present, he just hoped it’d turn out to be for the best.