Blaine didn't know what to think about Kurt's post break up behaviour. Except the day it had happened he never cried. He never talked about it and it seemed like his life was just going on as before. A month passed and there wasn't a single reference to Adam or anything related to him. They continued to hang out, going to H&C House and sometimes Blaine joined the guys for beer, which was another huge step for him, but he did it mostly because of Kurt. He was waiting for some kind of melt down and when that happened, he would be there for him. Blaine went as far as asking Rachel if she didn't find it strange, but she simply told him that Kurt was very private person and it was his way of dealing with shit. Blaine accepted her explanation. He didn't agree it was the best solution for Kurt though.

"So how are you holding up?" Nick asked Kurt one day when they were having lunch at Blaine's apartment.

"I'm fine. Why?" Kurt answered, not really sure what Nick had on his mind.

"I just wanted to know...Adam dating a guy so shortly after your break up must be hard." Nick explained, totally ignoring Blaine's fervent head shaking and Jeff's wide eyes.

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing. He's talking about nothing, right Nick?" Blaine interfered.

"Come on. What the hell is going on?" Blaine and Nick looked down at their plates, not saying anything else.

"Jeff? Could you please tell me? Did you see Adam with someone? How do you know he is currently dating another guy?" Jeff considered lying to him but then he changed his mind. Nick had already given away the information that should have been secret and Kurt deserved to know.

"Rachel told us…She met him the other night and he was on a date with someone." Jeff admitted.

"Oh...I mean good for him. He is ready to settle down and get married; he has to start dating other people if he wants that to happen…" Kurt said with a fake smile and stood up. "I need to use the restroom. I'll be right back."

"What the fuck, Nick?!" Blaine hissed as soon as Kurt was out of earshot. "Rachel made us swear to keep it secret!"

"I'm sorry. I didn't realize...It just came out of my mouth…"

"Well, next time it will be useful if you think before you say something stupid! He doesn't talk about him at all. Why the hell would you ask something like that?!"

"Blaine." Jeff put his hand on Blaine's shoulder. "He screwed up but he didn't mean to hurt him. It was just Nick showing concern for Kurt. We know you worry about him but Kurt is a big boy. You don't have to keep him in the dark. Sooner or later he was going to find out anyway. And it's probably better it was from us. Much better than running into him like Rachel did…"

"And maybe, now he knows Adam is dating again, you should ask him out." Nick suggested.

"Yeah, right. That's the last thing I need, to get involved with a guy who just went through break up. I'm not a rebound, Nick. And I treasure our friendship to the point where I'm not willing to jeopardize it for a fantasy."

"At least you didn't say there aren't any romantic feelings involved. I call that progress." Jeff grinned at him and Blaine froze, realizing that he hadn't used the right wording.

"There aren't any…" Blaine tried to correct his previous statement but his friends burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Kurt asked coming back to the room.

"Nothing. Blaine's nonsense. The usual thing." Jeff clarified and Kurt nodded, taking it as an internal joke between the three of them.

"So you have a night off tomorrow, right?" Kurt changed the topic, sensing Blaine's discomfort.

"Yeah. No Wes to argue with during intermission. What an amazing night in front of us."

"You love Wes, Nick. Don't try to fool us." Kurt reminded him.

"Of course I do. It doesn't mean that I don't enjoy my day off though. I'm pretty sure he'll throw a fit tonight at the theatre just so we don't get too loose tomorrow."

"So what are your plans?"

"Probably calm night with you and Blaine here...watching movies...if you don't mind of course." Nick sent him a teasing wink, making Blaine roll his eyes.

"Well, I most certainly don't but what would you guys say on going to the club? I haven't been dancing for ages…" There was a silence suddenly by the table. Nick and Jeff were watching Blaine intently. They were planning the night together but clubbing wasn't Blaine's thing at all. Kurt seemed to need it though. Blaine gave a small nod to them and Nick and Jeff weren't surprised that Blaine put Kurt first.

"That'd be great. Do you have some preferences or will you let us chose the club?" Nick responded to Kurt's offer and the rest of lunch was spent in light banter about Nick's and Jeff's club stories.

Kurt agreed to meet Nick and Jeff in front of the club they had decided was the best for them. He looked stunning. He was aware of that but he might be a little over the top. He felt uncomfortable in his own outfit and that was probably for the first time in his life...Well, there was a period when he'd been wearing a flannel for a few days during high school, so not the first time ever but still it was uncommon for him. He heard a whistle behind him so he turned around and saw his friends standing there, clearly checking him out.

"You are the reason I might question my sexuality." Jeff stated and wiggled his eyebrows.

"I'm going home to change."

"Don't you dare, Kurt." Nick put himself in his way. "You look incredible. Come on. It's our night out."

"Yeah...I feel bad about abandoning Blaine. Maybe we should go to the penthouse and watch movies..."

"He is on his way, don't worry."

"On his way where?"

"Here he is."

"Hi guys." Blaine greeted them. Kurt's heart skipped few beats at the sight of him. Blaine was dressed as a sexy little thing and Kurt had the dreams about him still fresh in his mind. He gulped and prayed he wouldn't do anything inappropriate like throwing himself on him tonight because Blaine with his one size too small clothes that did his body a great justice and radiating smile were too tempting for his own good.

"You sure you want to go in there with us?" Kurt asked Blaine.

"Yeah…" Blaine nodded and although he was pale, he put on a brave face.

"Okay. Let's go then. I need a shot." Kurt ordered and couple of minutes later they were downing their first drinks.

"Holy shit; we have to bring you with us more often." Nick proclaimed. "It was the fastest we ever got drinks. The guy just looked at you and ignored all the people waiting in the line."

"It's nice to know that I still can pull it off." Kurt laughed, remembering the time when he cruised bars and clubs with his college friends.

"Let's find a table." Blaine suggested, not feeling comfortable in a crowd.

"Go ahead. I'll take care of next round." Kurt dismissed them and winked at the bartender.

"We just had one." Blaine noted but Nick and Jeff dragged him to the direction of a free table.

"Shut up. If you came to be a pain in the ass, you should have stayed home." Jeff told him sternly.

"I wasn't about to leave him alone with you when he is clearly upset about Adam."

"Jesus, he is a big boy, Blaine. He wants to get wasted tonight? Okay, let him. Or better yet- get wasted with him! That's what a good friend would do."

"Then he is lucky he has you two." Blaine said mockingly and sat down.

"You pushed yourself too far, Blaine. We are happy that you are here with us but if you want to be helpful, at least pretend you are having fun."

"Sure." Blaine snorted but didn't have a chance to say more because Kurt came to them.

"Drinks will be here in a minute." He grinned and threw himself next to Blaine.

"How much did you drink at the bar?"

"Two or three shots…" A thoughtful expression appeared on his face and Blaine knew it wasn't a good sign. "Okay...probably four. Does it matter?"

"It does, we haven't been here for more than…ouch!" Blaine sent a death glare to Nick who had kicked him under the table.

"So anyone want to dance?" Jeff asked and stood up, grabbing Nick's hand. "Come on, there are some pretty girls over there."

"Have fun, boys!" Kurt yelled after them and then put all of his attention to Blaine. "So, wanna dance?"

"I don't dance."

"OOOkay...what did you come here for then?"

"Someone needs to get you home safely."

"Oh, sweetie, that's so nice." Kurt kissed Blaine's cheek and put his head on Blaine's shoulder.

"I'm going to die alone…"

"What?!"

"I pushed away the only guy that ever took an interest in me...I never thought I could be so easily replaced, you know...it's been a month and he is already dating someone. What does it say about our relationship? If I had said yes, he would have probably changed his mind and swapped me with the perfect guy either way...do you know when the last time he took me out on a date was? Because I DON'T! He always had so much to do and no time to take me out and now suddenly he has time to date someone...It's like being in high school all over again. They told me I wouldn't find anyone and that no one could love me and I fought. I fought so hard to show them that they were wrong but in the end, they were right. One month after proposing, my ex-boyfriend is dating someone else. I was living a lie…"

"Don't be ridiculous, Kurt…"

"Is that guy looking at me? Oh my god, he is!" Kurt's head flew up from Blaine's shoulder and Kurt fixed his gaze at the stranger by the bar. "He is checking me out. Oh my god, Blaine! Maybe I'm not a lost cause! I'm going to talk to him...Yeah, that's what I'll do…See you later. Maybe I'm about to meet the love of my life."

"Sure you are…" Blaine murmured and watched Kurt approaching the weird, ugly blonde who was too tall for Blaine's liking.

"Wow, you got stood up for that guy?" A bartender appeared by the table with drinks Kurt had ordered.

"We're just friends…"

"Well, you could still have fun with me. My shift ends in an hour." The man smiled at him seductively.

"I'm sorry but I'll have to pass. There are two more morons I'm chaperoning tonight."

"What a shame...Do you want me to bring you some water? You don't seem to be fond of alcohol tonight…"

"Yeah, that would be great. Thank you." Blaine went back to observing Kurt and he didn't like what he saw. There were more drinks and the situation was getting out of hand. He decided to intervene and send the blond on his way when Nick and Jeff came back.

"Where are you going?"

"Getting Kurt."

"No, no, no. Sit down, Anderson!"

"But…"

"Sit down!" Jeff forced him down. "Drink something and then go and dance with him. But don't make a scene."

"He is drunk! Look at him! He needs to hold onto that guy while dancing so he won't fall down!"

"Maybe he wants to hold onto him."

"Bullshit!"

"Blaine, it could have been you if you could loosen up a little. Don't be so uptight. Here are five drinks. We'll come back in a couple of minutes and I want to see at least two of them gone. Capish?" Blaine rolled his eyes but didn't say another word. Kurt was pressed against the guy as they were dancing and Blaine was plotting how to get him away. He was vulnerable and if he ended up fucking with the guy in the bathroom tonight, he would regret it in the morning. Blaine was sure of it. The blond took Kurt's head into his hands and something in Kurt's expression changed. There was panic and fear in his eyes. Blaine jumped on his feet and rushed to the dancefloor. He could see how Kurt pushed the guy away after he kissed him but it didn't stop him to trying to kiss Kurt again.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Blaine rescued a struggling Kurt from the guy's grasp and Kurt immediately curled himself into Blaine's side, his breathing heavy.

"What the hell do you think? He was all over me!"

"He is drunk!"

"Yeah, that makes him an easy fuck!" If Blaine weren't holding Kurt in his arms, his fist would have collided with the blonde's jaw.

"Get lost!" He hissed at him and led Kurt to their table. Water was already there so he let Kurt have some.

"Are you okay?"

"No." Kurt said brokenly and a sob escaped his mouth.

"That's it. I'm taking you home. Come on."

"But Nick and Jeff…"

"I'll text them that we are leaving. Don't worry. Come on."

Blaine was enjoying his breakfast on his terrace the next morning when Kurt came down. He looked tired even though he got a whole night sleep since they had come home pretty early.

"Good morning." Blaine greeted him and poured him some coffee. "Sit down and eat something."

"Thanks but I'll stick with the coffee only…" Kurt's voice was weak and his eyes lacked the usual light.

"What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Really, Blaine? EVERYTHING is wrong!" Blaine was taken aback by Kurt's outburst.

"Well, I know you're probably hungover but it's not the end of the world, Kurt."

"I'm not talking about hangover."

"So enlighten me. What are you talking about?"

"My life is a mess." Kurt started but felt offended when Blaine laughed at his statement. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing. You're little over dramatic, don't you think? How is your life a mess? You have a pretty good life as far as I'm concerned."

"And how would you know that? You don't know anything…" Kurt let his last sentence linger in the air.

"I know what I see and what you've told me so far. That's enough of an indication that you're just overreacting right now."

"The guy who wanted to marry me is already dating someone else!"

"And?"

"And? Do you have any idea how humiliating it is for me? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get over the break up after all those years for me? Do you know how pathetic I feel because it seems like I'm not lovable at all?!" Kurt yelled at him, clearly upset about lot of things but taking them on the wrong person.

"No, I don't. Because you've been acting like nothing has been wrong since the break-up. Maybe if you'd told me, I would have known and I would have told you, that it's ridiculous. What is humiliating? The fact that your EX-boyfriend is dating someone else? I mean, you dumped him in the first place. Why wouldn't you be lovable? You're amazing."

"It took him a month to forget about me! Yeah, that's really great evidence that I'm lovable. He was the first and the last guy that ever loved me. Or at least I thought he loved me..."

"Could you stop the pity party?" Blaine asked and the softness and warmth disappeared from his voice. "You're whining about a guy you didn't even want a month ago! You're saying bullshit about yourself while I know that there are tons of other guys who would give EVERYTHING to be with someone like you!"

"Yeah? What kind of guy would want this?" Kurt snapped.

"A guy like me! The guy who wants to have a committed relationship with someone who is faithful and trustworthy, who wants more than just sex and fun. You don't want to be alone? Then go out, but don't get wasted within an hour and don't freak out when someone tries to kiss you!"

"You don't know a single thing about that!"

"Had I not been there, you'd have probably had a panic attack! I went there to be with you because the news about Adam hit you hard, I could see that! So don't pull your shit on me Kurt! We both are aware of the fact that without me you would have been lost yesterday!"

"What am I supposed to do now? Praise you and the ground you're walking on because you put yourself in danger to save me? I didn't ask you to come! It was your own will!"

"God, I don't care about your gratitude! I don't need to be thanked for anything. You know, I'm just a decent man who helps his friends when they're in need no matter how uncomfortable it might make me feel! You're upset about Adam dating another guy? He proposed a month ago. I'm sure he will forget about anyone the moment you come back to him! Did you change your mind about your break up? Because it seems that way. Maybe you should go and find him! Tell him you still love him and he'll take you back without batting an eye. He would be stupid if he didn't. But don't you dare feeling sorry for yourself and your pathetic life when you have no idea what other's lives look like!" Kurt stood up, stunned that Blaine could scream like this. He had to admit that it was a little scary. The expression on Blaine's face was hard and emotions were written all over it. The veins on his neck were visible and his whole body was tense, Kurt could swear he was preparing for a big fight. Kurt - without saying a word - turned around and stepped into the apartment. Blaine followed, not completely sure that he had said everything that was bothering him.

"Where the hell are you going?!"

"You're right. I should go." And then there was just the sound of the elevator door closing.

"FUCK!" Blaine kicked the door since there was nothing more to do.