"Kurt? Come on, we can't leave. We've only been here for less than an hour." Blaine ran after Kurt, stopping him once they reached the car.

"I don't care. I don't want to be at the same party as that creep." Kurt finally let the hot tears that he'd been holding in fall.

"Honey, I could give two shits about that guy. He seemed so arrogant when he approached me. But I don't want to leave. These are my friends. The first real ones I've ever had. I mean, I love being at McKinley and seeing you every day. And the New Directions are great, but I miss them. They're my best friends."

"You don't think I missed my friends when I was at Dalton? You're such a hypocrite!" Kurt crossed his arms across his chest.

"It's not the same. You still lived in Lima. You could see them any time. My friends live much farther away. You also have a great relationship with your dad, and step-family. All I need more than my boyfriend to fulfill my social needs!" Blaine was waving his arms in Kurt's face.

"This has nothing to do with my dad, Carole, or Finn. And what about Brittany? She's one of your closest friends too. I would hope that you'd understand why I want to leave. That Sebastian, kid, isn't gonna leave you alone. I don't like it! You're mine!" Kurt was screaming. He stepped forward, getting in to Blaine's face. David and Wes walked out of the house to see what was going on.

"Guys? Is everything ok out here?" David stepped between the couple, sensing the escalation of aggression.

"Nothing it's just Blaine wants to stay at a party where so guy is just gonna grope him like crazy in front of me. Isn't that right, sweetheart?" Kurt said the last word as if it was acidic.

"No. I want to stay with my friends who I never see because my selfish boyfriend occupies ever free moment of my life." Blaine spat back.

"Fine! If you really feel that way, you can have all the free time you want." Kurt was crying and screaming with all he had. He had never felt so hurt by Blaine. Someone who was supposed to love him.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Blaine stepped closer to Kurt. David put out his arms, keeping them as separate as possible.

"It means that maybe you don't have a boyfriend anymore!" Kurt's face was red and serious.

"Hey, hey, guys. Let's just calm down. No need to make any sudden, life changing decisions." Wes spoke up. The last thing he wanted to happen was to see them break up.

"Is that what you want?" Blaine's voice dropped to a near whisper.

"No, it's not what I want. But maybe it's what we need." Kurt's volume also dropped. He had been thinking this for a while. Ever since the gay bar, they have been dealing with a lot of jealousy issues and bottling things up. "This way you can reconnect with your friends. Or whatever."

"Kurt." Blaine was crying.

"It's not forever. We just, we need a break." Kurt turned away from Blaine. "I'm gonna have my dad come pick me up. Enjoy your party." Kurt walked down to the end of the street, where there was a small park, and called his dad. Burt didn't question why he wasn't going with Blaine and agreed to pick him up. Once he hung up, Kurt sat on one of the benches and burst in to tears.

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Blaine went back into Jeff's house. He was too broken to drive home. David led him up to one of the guest rooms and sat with him while he cried. Blaine hadn't spoken since Kurt walked away. He never felt emptier. He has been in love with Kurt since the second he laid eyes on him and the last 8 months they'd been together, were the happiest he'd ever been. If it weren't for Kurt, he never would have survived this long. Before Kurt, Blaine was dying a slow death. He hated himself, his father kicked his ass, his mother allowed it, he was forced to be perfect in every way. The perfect son, the perfect student, the perfect big brother, the perfect musician, the perfect everything. Kurt was the first person who just let Blaine be himself, for better or worse. Kurt was his everything. They were going to go to college together, they were going to get married, they were going to grow old together. And now, he was gone. "I don't know what happened. I can't believe he left me. I love him." Blaine finally said.

David and Blaine were so distracted that they didn't see Sebastian standing in the door way. Before they got a chance to see him, he turned and walked back to the party, smirking. Perfect, he thought, time for me to attack! That ass will be mine.

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The next day, Kurt walked around school, feeling numb. He made it the whole morning avoiding Blaine. He just had to figure out the afternoon. He had class with Blaine and then there was Glee. Maybe he could just text Finn, saying he was sick and went home. Kurt got out his phone, when he felt a presence next to him.

"Hey, are you ok?" Kurt looked up to see Karofsky standing next to him.

"Yea, I'm just not feeling well. I think I'm gonna head home." Kurt avoided his eyes.

"Oh. Do you want me to go find Finn or Blaine? So you don't have to drive yourself."

"I'm texting Finn now, and Blaine and I aren't really…" Kurt felt his eyes start to water again. Karofsky understood exactly what kind of sick Kurt was.

"Oh, I'm really sorry. If you want, I can take you home and then give Finn your car keys at practice."

"Really? Thanks." Kurt grabbed his jacket and his book bag. He followed Karofsky out to his car.

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Blaine was on his way to Kurt's locker to beg him to come back to him. It took every fiber of his being to even get to school. When Katie asked him what was wrong the previous night when he got home, he simply said he ate some bad shrimp.

Just as Blaine turned the corner, he saw Kurt walking down the hallway with Karofsky. Alone that seemed strange enough, but then he saw Karofsky place his arm on Kurt's back as they left the school. Blaine felt his heart breaking all over again. Unable to keep it together anymore, he slumped against a wall and broke down.

When the bell rang, Blaine still hadn't moved from his spot on the ground. "Blaine?" Blaine looked up to see Brittany staring at him. "Why are you on the floor?"

"Kurt dumped me last night." It was the first time he said it out loud like that. But there was something about Brittany that he felt so safe opening up to her.

"Aww, sweetie. Come on, let's get somewhere to talk." Brittany helped him up and walked him out to the parking lot. "I can't drive, but we can go sit in your car, if you want."

Blaine nodded and showed Brittany where he parked. Once inside, he told the story of the previous night.

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"So do you want to talk about it?" Karofsky asked when the silence got to be too much.

"Last night we went to this Dalton party and some creep kept, hitting on him in front of me. I was so mad and I just wanted to go home. We got in this huge fight and suddenly I told him I wanted a break. Maybe it was a bad idea. I love him. What have I done?" Kurt started crying again.

"I'm sorry, I'm confused. You broke up with him cause he was getting hit on?" They had reached Kurt's driveway. Karofsky shut the engine and turned to Kurt.

"It's not that. I went with his family to New Orleans. Some guy made some really crude comments and Blaine got really jealous. We had this huge fight. And then last month at the bar. We both had issues with jealousy. And then this guy…" Kurt looked down at his lap. "I love Blaine, I do, but he's the first guy who ever showed any interest in me like that." Kurt looked up at Karofsky, who blushed slightly. "You know what I mean. And I'm not saying that I want to date someone else, but I can't help this nagging feeling that I should. I don't want to regret anything. How can I be sure Blaine is my future if he's the only guy I've ever been with?"

Karofsky sat there quietly listening to Kurt. He wanted nothing more than to pull him into his arms and hold him. But he knew that would be a bad idea. "Kurt, it's gonna be ok. The great thing about love is that you don't control it. Maybe this time apart will help your relationship grow strong by giving you some time to grow into more of yourselves."

Kurt smiled for the first time since before Sebastian showed up. He placed his hand on Karofsky's. "Thanks Dave. I really needed this. I never thought I'd ever call you a good friend but, you really are." He started to get out of the car, turned around and handed his keys to him. "Tell Finn that he might need to get gas on the way home."

Karofsky sat there for a while. He was in love with Kurt. He knew that for sure. He started the car and cursed at the wind. "Fuck! Could my stupid heart's timing be any fucking worse."

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"Blaine, I know you don't want to hear this, but maybe it's for the best." Brittany said stroking his hair.

"How is it for the best? I love him and he leaves me." Blaine slammed his head down on the steering wheel.

"When Kurt was at Dalton, we never saw him. Between school, Glee, and the driving, he was always too busy or too tired to hangout. And then on weekends, he helped his dad at the shop. When you started dating, we saw him even less."

"Really? I just assumed he saw you all the time, especially with Finn being in the same house." Blaine suddenly felt a little guilty. Maybe he was the selfish one.

"Besides, how do you know he's your only dolphin? Have you been with anyone else?" Blaine shook his head. "Well, now's your chance."

"I don't want anyone else. I just want Kurt." Blaine and Britt got out of the car and headed to Glee. The moment they walked in and saw Blaine's depressed expression and noticed Kurt's absence, everyone knew. Justin sent a quick text to Katie before going over and giving a reassuring pat on Blaine's shoulder. A few people looked like they were going to say something, but Blaine stopped them. "Can we just leave it? I just want to get through the rest of the day and go home."

And so he did.