We've been married 7 years now

Some days if feels like 21

I'm still mad at you this morning

Coffee's ready if you want some

I've been up since 5

Thinking about me and you

Kurt sat at the kitchen table, nursing a lukewarm cup of coffee and staring out of the dining room window. He heard light footsteps enter the kitchen.

“There you are. You weren’t there when I woke up.” Blaine said quietly.

Kurt hummed in agreement. “I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t want to wake you up so I came down here pretty early this morning.”

Blaine nodded and poured himself a cup of coffee. He sat down at the table next to Kurt. “Kurt…”

Kurt shook his head slightly. “I really don’t want to talk about this right now. I have to be at work in a few hours and I don’t want to start crying.”

Blaine nodded and took a small sip of his coffee. “You’ve just been sitting down here all this time?”

Kurt nodded. “Been thinking about things.”

Blaine placed his hand softly over his husband’s. “I really think we should talk about this. Let’s both take the day off and work this out right now.”

Kurt sighed. “You’re right. I don’t want to be fighting for days. Let’s just get this done today.”

The two stood simultaneously and went to separate rooms to phone their respective workplaces. Both used excuses alluding to a vague illness. Since neither missed much work, both were quickly excused. They both somehow ended up sitting in the living room on the couch without any communication. They faced each other in silence for a few moments.

Blaine broke the silence. “I don’t want you to go. I don’t care if that makes me selfish. I don’t want you to be away from me.”

Kurt nodded solemnly. “I understand, Blaine. I don’t want to be apart from you, either. But this is a really big opportunity for me.”

“I know, Kurt. But there will be other opportunities here. Ones that won’t be halfway around the world.”

“But what if there aren’t? What if this is my one chance to break out in the business? I can’t pass that up.”

“You know that’s not true. There will be tons of other chances for you to make a name for yourself.”

Kurt sighed. “But it’s Paris.”

“I know, baby. It is an amazing opportunity. But what about all the things you’ll miss here? It’s been 7 years since we got married and we’ve never once missed a holiday or birthday together.”

“I could come back for your birthday and we could spend Valentine’s Day together in Paris. I figured it out, they’re both weekends. It’d be hard and they’d only be quick trips, but we could still spend them together. Then we wouldn’t be breaking our promise.”

Blaine looked away, thinking. “You really have put a lot of thought into this, haven’t you?” Blaine said quietly.

Kurt took Blaine’s hands in his own. “Please, please let me do this.”

Blaine looked into Kurt’s pleading eyes. “I’ll think about it.” He stood and walks to the door. “I’m going to take a run. I need to clear my head and think about everything. I’ll be back and we can talk some more.” He turned to the door and puts a hand on the knob. “I love you.” He said quietly.

Kurt’s eyes welled with tears. “I love you, too.”

Blaine walked through the door and closes it quietly behind him.