Wes was pissed. He was marching in front of Blaine's dressing room, waiting for him to finally show up. Other actors, as well as the members of crew, did their best to avoid him. It was thirty minutes till the beginning of the show and one of his leads was missing.

"Anderson!" Wes screamed as soon as he caught a glimpse of Blaine and opened the door to the room where he was about to grill Blaine alive. "Where the hell have you been? Get your ass in here!"

"Wes, I need to get into my costume and have my make-up done. I really don't have time for you right now."

"You're late! You've been cutting it close this whole week! I won't hesitate to replace you with someone else if you keep doing this! Are we clear?"

"Jesus, Wes. It's not like I've ever missed the curtain raise."

"Your make up was finished five minutes before the show started yesterday! You should have been prepared long before that!" Blaine just rolled his eyes. He knew he'd been a little irresponsible but he still came to the theatre with enough time for getting ready.

"I really should go if you want me in the first scene…"

"Get out! And think twice about whether you show up on time tomorrow!" Blaine hurried out of the room. Wes was his friend but he was also a professional and being on his bad side wasn't the best position. No matter how good a friend he was, Wes' threat about replacing him had to be taken seriously.

"Do you guys know what that was about?" Rachel asked Nick and Jeff when yelling of their director halted.

"Blaine is in the funk…and he won't listen to us. We tried to explain why it is important to come to work on time but he doesn't seem to care."

"Yeah," Nick nodded. "I'm surprised Wes let him get on with that for so long…"

"What happened to him? You don't fall into funk out of nowhere…"

"He never really fought with anybody so the fight with Kurt…"

"Wait, what?! Fight with Kurt?" Rachel looked at them with wide eyes.

"You didn't know?"

"No. I haven't seen Kurt since you guys went to the club. He isn't home when I wake up and when I come home from work he is already asleep. I haven't talked to him for days!"

"Well, they had a fight. Blaine is convinced that their friendship is over and he isn't taking it well…"

"Kurt and I fight on a regular basis and we never stopped being friends."

"They haven't spoken since the morning after the club fiasco. Blaine snapped at him when he was complaining about how he isn't worth anyone's love or something similarly ridiculous because Adam is already dating another guy... "

"How did Kurt find out?" Rachel asked suspiciously.

"Nick." Jeff spilt the beans.

"Nick!"

"I know. It just came out okay? I didn't mean to do any harm!"

"I still don't understand what happened…" Rachel was lost. There was no way Kurt would cut Blaine off his life.

"I'll tell the whole story...or at least, what we know…" Jeff said when Nick folded his arms on his chest in defensive manner. Nick regretted telling Kurt about Adam but what could he do about it now? Why was everybody making him feel guilty? Wasn't his own feeling of responsibility for his friend misery enough?

"Kurt asked us to go to the club after he found out about Adam. It was fun at first. Blaine was a little uneasy but he managed. Kurt got wasted though. And pretty quickly. He was dancing with this guy...you know, blond, handsome - although Blaine would tell you he was ugly and way too tall - and they were flirting a lot. Kurt was all over him and Blaine didn't like it. Then the guy kissed Kurt and Kurt freaked out."

"Oh my god!"

"Yeah...so Blaine took him home."

"Did the guy hurt him? Did he force himself on him?"

"No, nothing happened, Blaine was there and took Kurt away. In the morning, Kurt was hung-over, obviously, and he started underestimating himself and it set Blaine off. He told Kurt that if he wants to go back to Adam, that Adam would gladly take him and that he should go and find him or something like that. Kurt left and his last words were You're right. I should go. Blaine is afraid of rejection so he hasn't tried to contact him and because Kurt hasn't called him he is under the impression that Kurt is back with Adam and Blaine isn't worth his time anymore..."

"Everything would be alright if Blaine just asked him out. But he won't do that." Nick added his opinion into the conversation. "He likes him a lot but he is stubborn. He doesn't think Kurt could like him that way."

"Did he tell you so?"

"He doesn't have to, Rach. We know him."

"Maybe I could be more forceful with Kurt on this matter...If Blaine won't ask Kurt then Kurt will ask him…"

"No. It has to be Blaine's choice." Nick explained to her. "He's been through a lot when it comes to relationships and he has to be sure about it. That's why he hasn't dated anyone in two years...If Kurt asked him, he would say no. And he is probably back with Adam now so I guess we just have to collect the pieces and put Blaine back together again..."

"Kurt is not dating Adam. Are you crazy?"

"You haven't seen him for a week. How do you know?"

"Because if Kurt makes up his mind, he won't change it. He broke up with him and he was sure of that decision. It hurts when someone you spent years with moves on. It doesn't mean that you want them back though. Hasn't something like that happened to you before?"

"No." Jeff shook his head.

"Nope...never dated anyone for more than two months so we didn't care afterwards…and Kurt could change his mind..."

"Adam called me today and asked for two tickets for our show since it's sold out so he could take his date to theatre tomorrow...he said the guy wants to see us but hasn't had a chance yet…"

"Oh…so Blaine is sad for no reason."

"I'll talk to Kurt tonight. I'm going to kick his sorry ass until he apologizes. God, he can be such a diva. I'm sure the whole situation isn't Blaine's fault at all…"

"Please, do. I can't see Blaine moping any longer. He looks like a lost puppy and sometimes the sad look in his eyes almost makes me cry." Jeff pleaded and Nick made his best imitation of Blaine's kicked puppy expression, making Rachel laugh.

"Kurt! Kurt!" Rachel nudged her best friend. Kurt just groaned and put a pillow above his head. "Kurt! Wake up!" She didn't stop, determined to scold him until the early hours of morning if he wouldn't be cooperative.

"Let me be, Rachel. Go to your room!" He threw a pillow at her but she didn't give up. She turned the lights on, earning a few terms of abuse but Kurt finally opened his eyes.

"What the fuck do you want, Berry?"

"I need you to call Blaine and apologize?"

"It's after midnight! I'm sure he is peacefully sleeping. He is mad enough at me as it is. Why the hell would I call him now?!"

"You can call him tomorrow, but whatever you've done, you have to make it right!"

"I screwed up, Rachel. I don't think an apology is going to fix it…"

"Well, it's better than letting him think you don't want to be his friend anymore!"

"What?!"

"He hasn't called you because he is afraid of rejection. He thinks you're back with Adam so you don't have time for him..."

"He told you that?"

"No. Nick and Jeff did. Blaine is miserable. Had I known what happened, I would have yelled at you a week ago…"

"Why would he think that I'm with Adam?"

"Because he apparently told you to go and find him and you left."

"I don't remember that…" Kurt tried to recall what exactly Blaine had told him that day but all he could remember was Blaine's response when Kurt had been questioning him what kind of guy could possibly want him. A guy like me! He could hear Blaine's voice on repeat in his head. He couldn't believe Blaine had been serious at the moment. But if he'd been, Kurt couldn't comprehend if Blaine meant he would want Kurt himself or just someone with a personality similar to Kurt's. The thought had been bothering him since he'd left Blaine's apartment a week ago.

"Kurt, what's going on?" Rachel asked softly, sensing Kurt's tension.

"I...honestly I have no idea, Rach…" Kurt sighed and stayed silent for a while. He lay down again and made room for his best friend to join him. Rachel put her head on his chest and waited. Kurt was in distress but until he told her what was wrong, she couldn't help him.

"I miss him like crazy. You keep asking if I have feelings for him but I don't know. I like being with him. I love to make him smile and I love how he makes me smile. I trust him with my life. I've never had a guy best friend. It's been always girls...Our friendship can't be compared to any other friendship I've ever had with a man. But on the other hand, I've never had a man best friend. I don't know if those are only pure friendship feelings or if it's something more. And I'm not able to figure it out by giving us chance in dating. I need to know before something like that happens."

"Why?"

"Blaine doesn't have a good track record in relationships and I kind of feel that he needs to be sure that he wants it. And if he ever comes to the decision that he wants us, I need to be 100 percent sure I want that to. I can't start dating him with a let's see where it'd go attitude...I'd be an asshole if I did that. He is too precious and I can't lose him for an experiment...Do you understand?"

"I think I do…"

"I'll apologize tomorrow. I truly thought he was mad at me and I didn't want to make things worse."

"Do you want me to stay here tonight?" Kurt hugged her tighter and kissed her hair.

"Yes. I could use some cuddles."

"Okay. I'll just take quick shower and we can have sleepover."

By the time Kurt realized that he couldn't come up with better apology than saying I'm sorry for being a dickhead, it was far after lunch. He had two options - wait one more day and go to Blaine's the next morning or go to the theatre. He decided for the theatre and left home before he could back off. He easily got backstage and prayed to find Blaine alone in some pre-performance ritual. Of course, the universe hated him for hurting its precious one - read Blaine - and threw a spanner in the works. Blaine was standing by the coffee machine with his co-actors, politely smiling but Kurt could see his heart wasn't in it. Their eyes met and Kurt waved at him with an unsure smile, which was enough encouragement for Blaine to leave the group and walk to Kurt.

"Hi." Blaine said cautiously.

"Hi...Can we talk?"

"Sure…"

"In private?"

"We can go to my dressing room…" Blaine suggested.

"Great." Kurt was nervously playing with his hands, not making any eye contact with Blaine although he felt Blaine's gaze at him. When the door behind them closed, Kurt took a deep breath to calm his nerves and gave himself an internal pep talk not to mess up things even more.

"I came to apologize." He started and his eyes finally found Blaine's. "I'm sorry I yelled at you and ran away from your apartment without a reason. I'm sorry it took me so long to say I'm sorry. I thought you were mad at me and I didn't want to make it worse…"

"Don't apologize. It was my fault…"

"No, it wasn't."

"Yes, it was. You were in need of a friend in a post break up situation and I snapped at you. I should have just listened to you. I'm sorry...I took my problems out on you and it wasn't right."

"What do you mean?"

"I got mad because I don't have your options. You were talking about how no one is ever gonna love you while you can have whoever you point your finger at."

"You can have that too, you know…"

"No, I don't. Well, yeah, you're right, I probably could. But I never know whether the person is with me because of me or because of what I do…That's why I haven't been on a date for so long. When you get over your break up, you'll start dating again until you find someone right for you. I need to find someone right and then go on a date with him..."

"It's not your fault, Blaine. I was a bitch when you were trying to help me. You went to the club for me. I never thanked you for that. I know how you feel about overcrowded places and yet I took it for granted. You don't deserve that Blaine. Me being in a bad place after my break up doesn't excuse my ungrateful behavior. I'm really sorry. I miss you and the kids in the glee club miss you and I just want to ask for another chance to prove that I'm a good friend even though it didn't look like that lately…"

"I miss you too...Can we forget about that and hug it out?" Blaine asked with a hope in his voice. Instead of an answer, Kurt wrapped his hands around Blaine's shoulders.

"I'm so glad you're on speaking terms again my little cupcakes." Jeff grinned and raised his beer can as they were sitting on Blaine's terrace later that night.

"You're a goof." Kurt laughed but raised his can as well.

"So...what have you been up to this week?" Nick asked Kurt, partially because he needed to know that Kurt really wasn't dating Adam and partially because he was a curious friend.

"Nothing. I was wandering in the city since hanging out with you guys was out of options…"

"It wasn't. You two were just being difficult." Nick accused them but Kurt and Blaine only shrugged their shoulders in response. They let the topic of not speaking to each other behind them and the night was filled with joy and laughter. Blaine got sleepy after few hours and he put his head on Kurt's lap somehow, none of them really realizing what they were doing. Kurt immediately started to stroke his hair, effectively lulling him to sleep while continuing in the conversation with Nick and Jeff. Those two were smirking at how oblivious their friends were but they refrained from any comments for now. As the night was slowly turning into morning and sun started to rise upon The Central Park, tired Kurt caressed Blaine's cheek softly in attempt to wake him up.

"Blaine, wake up. Let's get you to bed." He said sweetly. "Blaine, baby, wake up." He kept rocking him a little, trying not to bring Blaine into consciousness too sharply. The astonishment that Nick and Jeff watched him with was probably the biggest they'd ever experienced. Kurt seemed to completely forget about them as his only concern was to make Blaine get up without causing him too much stress. He actually managed to do that after while and sleepy Blaine looked at him with eyes only half open.

"Let's go to bed, sweetie, okay?" He whispered and Blaine obediently stood up with a blanket around his shoulder. He grabbed Kurt's hand and wrapped the blanket around them both, leading them into the apartment without sparing their friends a single glance.

"Did they just...?" Jeff pointed finger at the terrace door where Blaine disappeared with Kurt a second ago.

"We got stood up." Nick confirmed. "They totally forgot about us."

"So are we crashing here or are we going home?" Jeff asked his best friend, not sure what the hell they were supposed to do now.

"Well, we can stay and teased them endlessly at the breakfast table…" Nick proposed but he changed his mind then. "We should go home and let them figure things out on their own."

"You are aware it's going to take weeks till they realize they are in love with each other."

"Frankly, as long as they realize that, I don't care how much time it will take, my friend."