Blaine filled a shopping cart and decided to grab some lasagna for lunch. He wasn`t in a mood for cooking. Microwave food would be great. Luck was on his side as he saw last piece of meal.

“It seems like I`m staying hungry today.” Blaine lifted his head and his eyes lay on a man who definitely could be described as gorgeous.

“I`m sorry, I guess?” Blaine really didn`t know how to respond to the now laughing man.

“You are sorry for taking last piece of meal? Don`t be. It`s my problem I can`t eat anything ‘microwaveable’ except for lasagna.”

“Wait a minute. Maybe you`ll get your lunch.” Blaine said to the man and disappeared in next isle. After a while he came back with shop assistant who supplemented missing goods.

“Thank you very much. You saved me from starving.” Man winked at him, took one pack of lasagna and left. Blaine finished his shopping and when he was purchasing he caught a glimpse of the man he had been talking to earlier.

“Are you in a hurry?” Man asked him.

“No.” Blaine answered, clearly surprised that stranger was talking to him again.

“I thought so.” Blaine`s puzzlement was even bigger now. “Why?”

“Because if you have to eat something you heat in microwave on Sunday there is probably no one waiting for you at home.” Blaine had to admit that he was curious about this man.

“Well done observation. I`m impressed. You are in the same situation I assume.”

“I am working today. I`ve spent last 24 hours in my office. I could use a good company for lunch break. What do you say?“ Blaine was taken aback. He didn`t know how to react. He liked the guy. There was something about him, but Blaine wasn`t one for going somewhere with a total stranger. What did Kurt always say? If you don`t try, you`ll never know. Keeping Kurt`s principle in his mind he accepted man`s offer. Blaine gave his bags to his car and followed the man to his office that was in a walking distance from supermarket.

 “Are you a journalist?” Blaine asked him when they entered the building of local newspapers.

“I guess so. I`ve been trying to finish my story since Friday and it has to be out tomorrow. That`s why I`m here during a weekend. Do you read us?”

“Sometimes. I love a column about events nobody knows anything till they aren`t over and you write about them. My friends and I said million times we would have gone if we had known about some of them…”

“You really read that? By the way, we always write about those events before they are held, but it seems like nobody notice them.”

“I`ve never noticed them. The truth be told I really don`t read anything except that one column…Maybe you should write about events which are going to be held there. Then I`ll read it and go.” Man smiled at him. He was fascinated by Blaine. He had charisma and was hot like hell. Ideal combination.

“I should probably introduce myself. I am Tom.” Man, Tom, held his hand for Blaine. Blaine took it and said: “I am Blaine. Nice to meet you, Tom. Wait a minute…Tom? It`s your column!” Tom nodded with smirk.

“Yes, it is. And I`m glad I have a reader.”

While they were eating, Blaine asked Tom questions about how the newspaper works and basically got every information he wanted to know from him.

“Did you know there is a support group for people addicted to social networks in my district?” Blaine`s expression indicated he didn`t believe him. 

 “I swear. It`s similar to AA but it`s about another type of addiction. It`s really good. They teach them how to communicate with people in person and how to keep real friendship. They are having an exhibition of photographs they took with their real friends tomorrow. I`m working on it. Do you want to go with me?” The offer was interesting. Blaine didn`t have to think about it twice.

“Sure. I`d love to.”

 “Great. I`ll meet you tomorrow at six in front of the supermarket.” They had a coffee after they ate their lasagna and then Blaine said goodbye to him. He didn`t want to keep Tom from his work. On his way home he realized he didn`t think about Kurt once while he was with Tom. He was so glad he accepted Tom`s offer…

“Are you going to bar tonight as always on Mondays?” Mathew asked Nick and Blaine anxiously. He would like to join them but he was distant lately and maybe he didn`t have a place between them anymore.

“Of course we are. We`ve been playing pool on Mondays for a year, you know that. You are welcome but Kurt and Lucas are going to be there.” Nick answered him and Blaine silently cursed. He had completely forgot about pool Mondays when he had told Tom he would go with him to the exhibition.

“I don`t mind them. I have to get used to it but it`ll be okay.”

“Great!” Nick was happy that they wouldn`t have to separate their activities with Kurt and Mathew.

“Blaine, today we`ll make some changes. You and Kurt are too good at pool, so you are not playing with him. At seven, as every Monday, our spot. Don`t be late, Mathew.” Blaine had to tell them. He didn`t want to, because there would be questions he wasn`t ready to answer but he had no choice.

 “I`m not going tonight. Sorry.” Nick and Mathew turned to him as if they had to make sure he was not joking.

“What?”

“I`m not going.” Blaine simply repeated what he had just said.

“Why? Because of Kurt? I thought everything was fine between you.”

“No, it`s not because of Kurt. I just have another plan.” Mathew knew very well what ‘another’ plan meant. He used the excuse so many times he could practically get a degree in that field.

“You have a date.” Nick choked at Mathew`s words.

“What???” Nick yelled and Blaine was lost. How was he going to get from questioning that was about to start?

“It`s not a date.” He tried to argue, but unsuccessfully.

“Are you going with some man?” Mathew asked him. Blaine nodded.

“Is he part of your family?” Nick`s turn for question. “No.”

“Is he your friend?”Mathew again. “No.”

“Are there going to be just two of you?” Nick could see by expression on Blaine`s face he hit the right spot. “Yes.”

“Then it`s a date.” Mathew and Nick screamed in unison. To say Nick was confused by Blaine`s behavior in last few days would be understatement. At first Kurt, now some guy nobody knew about. What the hell was going on with him?

“Who is he?” Mathew wasn`t finished with his questions. He worked with Blaine for more than a year now and he had never been on a date. Blaine gave up.

“We met yesterday at supermarket. He is a journalist. You know that column in local newspapers we sometimes read? The one about unusual events? He writes them.” Nick and Mathew put two and two together. There was some event tonight for sure.

“What is he like?”

“I don`t know. He is fine, I guess. I mean, we can have a decent conversation and that`s important for me. But it`s not a date. It`s a photograph exhibition.” Nick shook his head. Can Blaine be more oblivious? Probably not. He had known him for years and he was still the same.

“The exhibition itself maybe not be a date. But dinner after? That`ll be a date. Oh my god Blaine. You are changing them really quickly. Kurt on Friday, journalist guy on Monday…I am not used to it in your case.” Blaine was silent. Nick was right. Blaine himself wasn’t used to it as well…but Tom was definitely worth a shot.    

“Hi.” Nick and Mathew greeted Kurt and Lucas when they came to the bar.

“So which table are we choosing tonight?” Nick didn`t wait for an answer and went to order beers. It was mean leaving Mathew explain why Blaine wasn`t with them.

“We should wait for Blaine.” Kurt said and was little worried. Blaine was never late.

“Blaine is not coming tonight.” Mathew was so mad at Nick. Why should he deal with Blaine`s crap? He hated disappointment in Kurt`s eyes.

“Is he sick?” Mathew thought of lying to Kurt but then he changed his mind.

“No. He has a date.” If Blaine was dating someone, Kurt should know. Mathew wasn`t about hiding the truth.

“Oh…Ok.” Kurt said in a tone Mathew knew very well. It was the one Kurt used to have when he was trying to hide something.

 “Are you okay?”Mathew asked him although he could see how not okay Kurt was. However, Kurt put on brave face, smiled and nodded. Just how he always used to do. Mathew knew this kind of smile. It wasn`t a natural one. This one was forced.

“I know I`m not as good as Blaine in pool, but you and I are gonna win tonight.”

“I have no doubts about that.” Mathew gave him a cue, took his hand and led him to the table where Nick and Lucas were warming up. Kurt decided not to care about Blaine. If it is how he wants it, I can live with that. Tonight he would be having fun. He didn`t need Blaine to have fun, did he?

Kurt and Mathew won the first game and Nick with Lucas denied playing against them. They were just sitting and drinking, having a blast. With increasing amount of beer they drank, quality of conversation decreased but it didn`t stop them from commenting the latest political issues.

“Why don`t politicians do that? It`s simple. You add it to the law and that`s it.” Nick angrily put a glass on the table.

“Because they wouldn`t have anything from it. They would just help people. Who cares about people if there is no profit for them?” Lucas nodded. Definitely on Mathew`s side here.

“My dear friends, we should candidate.” Nick proposed and his suggestion was met with general enthusiasm. They spent rest of their evening thinking about campaigning. They even wrote every idea on coasters. 

 “We should reward ourselves for every great idea we have. You know, like motivation.” Nick`s tongue was a little hard but it seemed like guys understood each other without a word.

“You act like every idea you have is the best one.” Kurt told them just to nag them a little.

“Exactly. We are pure geniuses. Our ideas are the best. What do we need if we want to candidate?” Kurt didn`t want to spoil their mood, but Mathew had already asked the question and who was he to keep them from an answer…Kurt loved messing up with them.

“Political party.” They looked at him sceptically.

“The existing one? Because there is none I`m interested in…What if we founded our own? It would be so cool.”

 “You guys are unbelievable.” Kurt laughed at them. Next 30 minutes they came up with different names for their party. None of them was suitable.

“How are you going to agree on campaign program if you are not able to choose a name?” Kurt stepped to their discussion. Nick scratched his head.

“We should vote when we couldn`t make a decision. You know, leave it to a coincidence.” Nick was clearly satisfied with his answer and Kurt judged they`d had enough. They were sweet and cute but totally dumb. Time to go home. Or maybe just one little bite…

“Wanna leave everything on voting? But then the worst idea can win.” Lucas sent him a glare.

“You can`t expect we would have everything figure out on the beginning. We`ll work on that. We kick bad ideas out.”

“And who decide which one is bad?” Kurt smirked, loving how they were fighting for their conception no matter how crazy it was.

“At first, we value them. Then we`ll vote for those with best evaluation.”

“And who will value them?” Lucas was confused with Kurt`s questions. In more sober state he would know there was no way he could win this but right now he was convinced their system was flawless.

“An independent arbiter.” Kurt was disappointed a little. Usually it took him more time to win.

“And how you make sure they aren`t opened to bribe?” Kurt one, guys zero.

“You are no fun.” Nick pouted and finished his beer. Then he ordered them to leave.

“It`s late. Tomorrow we need to go to work. We are not politicians. No one is going to pay us if we don`t show there.”

They tried to call a cab but dispatcher told them they would have to wait for half an hour so they decided walk home. They went together for a while, then Lucas and Nick turned right and Kurt with Mathew continued straight.

“It`s like during our old times, isn`t it?” Mathew asked him when they passed street they used to pass on their way to the apartment they shared once.

“Yeah. Like an old times…” Mathew suddenly stopped.

“What`s wrong?” Kurt sounded concerned. Mathew needed to talk to him. There were so many questions he had but was afraid to ask.

“Nothing. I`m sorry for whole Blaine situation.”

“I don`t want to talk about him.” Kurt said firmly and continued his way home. Mathew was following him in silence until they reached Kurt`s apartment building.

“Thank you for coming with me.” Kurt finally spoke which earned him Mathew`s smile.

“You are welcome. I wouldn`t sleep if I didn`t know you came home safe.” Memories from their time together were flashbacking to Kurt`s mind. So many times they had stood like this in front of their houses or dorm buildings after their date. Mathew hugged him. It was a long hug and Mathew tried to communicate through it but wasn`t sure if Kurt got the massage. He missed him so much.

“Do you miss me?” He whispered to Kurt`s ear and Kurt released his embrace to look him in the eyes.

“Yes. I do. I miss you and every good thing we shared.” Mathew wanted to kiss his forehead for goodbye but Kurt`s lips were so kissable he couldn`t resist and connected them with his own. Kurt responded to the kiss immediately. Just like old times…until Kurt pulled away after few seconds. 

“We shouldn’t…” Mathew nodded and sighed.

“I know. I just…I really miss you. Since we broke up nobody has kissed me like you used to. Sex is only sex, no depth in it. With you it was never just sex. It was more. Hell, even now it would be more.” Kurt caressed his cheek.

“I miss you too…You should find someone who will give you more than just sex. I can`t give you that anymore.” Mathew wasn`t surprised by his answer. Kurt would never have sex with him after they broke up. Kurt would never have one night stand. Mathew would love to be intimate with Kurt one more time. It wouldn`t be the same as it was when they were together but there`d still be some indication of feelings.

“Goodnight, Sweetheart.” Mathew kissed him on a cheek and was ready to go home. “Goodnight.” Kurt said back and before he closed the door, he smiled and winked at him.

“You know, if I am interested in one night stand, you`ll be the first on my list.” Mathew laughed. He knew Kurt very well. That wasn`t going to happen…