Burt had wanted to leave at 8:00 am. They were close, but they ended up leaving about a half hour later than anticipated thanks to having to find room for everything Kurt owned. But finally they were on the road and headed to New York.

Long drives were never fun. Especially when you look at the fact this was the distance Kurt and Blaine were going to be apart next year. But, the time they had together was now very limited, so it didn't make sense to be miserable during their last bit of time together. Instead, they spent most of the time singing along to whichever song came on the radio. Needless to say, both boys were a little hoarse by the end of the drive, but they had fun nonetheless.

MapQuest said the drive would take ten hours. It ended up taking closer to twelve because of stops for gas, food, and bathrooms. But finally, they made it and Kurt was nearly bouncing with excitement. Blaine couldn't help but laugh at his boyfriend.

Both cars pulled into the parking lot of Kurt's apartment building. Kurt got out of the car and immediately went in to the building to get his key and fill out all of the necessary paperwork. Blaine got out of the car and went over to Burt's truck to see how their drive went.

Burt and Carole had already gotten out of the truck and were stretching. "How'd the last leg of your drive go?" Burt asked.

"Just fine," Blaine said. "Although Kurt is quite entertaining when he is bouncing with excitement. I swear, once we actually got into the city, he was ready to jump out of the car and run the rest of the way."

"So, I'm guessing his nerves are gone," Burt laughed.

"That or he is just excited to actually be in New York that he has completely forgotten about his nerves," Carole said.

"Knowing Kurt, I'm betting it's the second option because he was so nervous to move and meet with people. It'd be some kind of miracle if he just magically got over those nerves," Burt said as Blaine nodded and agreed.

Before they could discuss it anymore, Kurt was coming back out of the building. "Ok, the paperwork is filled out and I have my key. Are we ready to start moving?"

"Yep. Why don't you grab a bag or two and go ahead and unlock the door? We'll grab as much as we can and follow up," Burt said.

"Ok," Kurt said as he grabbed two bags before turning around and heading back into the building.

"So, what's going to be the best way to do this?" Blaine asked.

"Grab as much as you can, without hurting yourself, so we can make as few trips as possible," Burt said.

"Sounds good. The fewer trips we have to make, the better," Blaine said.

"I would have to agree with that. I don't exactly find pleasure in making multiple trips of multiple flights of stairs while carrying Kurt's things," Burt said with a chuckle. He and Blaine had managed to get two boxes each while Carole grabbed a few bags.

"That's true. I love Kurt, but I could think of many other things I would rather be doing with Kurt," Blaine said as the entered the building.

"What are you trying to say, Blaine?" Burt asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, uh, nothing like that," Blaine managed to stutter out. Sure, he loved having sex with Kurt. It was absolutely wonderful, but that was nowhere near what Blaine was getting at. "I just meant we could be doing something simple like getting a coffee or watching a movie instead of carrying all of his boxes."

Burt knew that Blaine didn't mean his comment in a sexual way, but everyone had to have fun somehow. "Relax, Blaine. Just trying to lighten the mood."

Blaine took a deep, relaxing breath. This was very good news. His boyfriend's father was not going to kill him. Blaine forced himself to laugh. "Yeah, right, ok."

Burt, Carole, and Blaine continued to make their way upstairs to Kurt's apartment. Kurt left the door propped open, but he was nowhere in sight.

"Kurt?" Blaine called out as he set down the boxes.

"In the bedroom," Kurt called back.

"Hey, kid," Burt said to Blaine, "Carole and I are going to keep unloading. Why don't you get Kurt and then the two of you can keep helping?"

"Sounds good, Mr. Hummel," Blaine said as he wandered off in search of the bedroom. Sure, he had been in this apartment before, but that was almost three weeks ago. Thankfully it was small, so it didn't take long to find the bedroom.

"Hey, Kurt," Blaine said as he walked in the room. "Come on, we got to go help your dad. I really don't want to have to listen to him complain about our lack of help for the entire drive back home."

"Ok ok," Kurt said. "I'm coming."

As they walked downstairs, Blaine asked, "So what were you doing in there?"

"Just trying to figure out how I can decorate. I could only plan so much based on my memory of the place. It's much easier to plan when you are actually standing in the room."

"Ah."

They were just about to leave the building when they passed Burt and Carole carrying more of Kurt's belongings, so they stopped and held the doors before heading outside. Once outside, Kurt and Blaine grabbed more boxes and headed upstairs.

Between Kurt, Blaine, Burt, and Carole it only took five trips with everyone carrying as much as they could without injuring themselves. Once everything had been unloaded, everyone took a seat in Kurt's apartment and breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, it could have been much more than five trips, but considering there were many flights of stairs, it was exhausting.

"So, tomorrow we can go out and get the rest of your furniture and any other things you still need," Burt said.

"Ok, although, all the little things I can do later. That's not a big deal. It's just for furniture that I would need your help, because I really don't want to have to carry chairs and tables by myself," Kurt said.

"Completely understandable. Although, thankfully, we were able to bring some stuff so you can sleep tonight," Burt said. They hadn't been able to bring a lot of furniture, but they did manage to get a bed and mattress in the back of Burt's truck, along with some end tables.

"So, Carole and I are going to head over to the hotel and get some sleep. We'll be back tomorrow." Burt would have rather not left his son and his boyfriend alone overnight, but this was going to be the last bit of alone time they would have for awhile, so Burt figured they deserved some time together.

"Ok, Dad. What time are you going to be back?" Kurt asked.

"Let's plan on about nine, so we can get everything done early enough. I would prefer not to be still driving at two in the morning."

"Sounds good. We'll see you tomorrow," Kurt said as he went to give Burt and Carole a hug. "And thanks for your help today."

"No problem, kiddo," Burt said. And with that Carole and Burt left Kurt's apartment and headed to the hotel.

"So now we're alone in your apartment?" Blaine asked.

"It definitely appears that way," Kurt said. "Although I must say that it is strange to be saying my apartment."

"Yeah, but you'll get used to it."

"I know," Kurt said as he yawned.

"For someone who was bursting with energy when we got into the city, you've calmed down considerably," Blaine laughed.

"Hey, it was a long day. Ten hours of driving and then unloading everything. I'm tired," Kurt said.

"I don't doubt that," Blaine said with a yawn.

"See, you aren't any better than me," Kurt said.

"I never said I was." With that, both boys headed to the bedroom and fell asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, the alarm on Kurt's phone signaling that they had to get up and get ready for the day, even if they didn't want to.

"Hey," Kurt said after he turned off his alarm. Blaine didn't move and continued to sleep.

Kurt sighed. "Do we really have to do this every time we wake up together? Seriously, how do you make it to school on time in the morning?"

Blaine mumbled something, but Kurt couldn't make out what Blaine was trying to say. "What was that?"

"Don't worry. I always make it to school," Blaine mumbled a little more clearly, although it still was still difficult to make out what he was saying.

"Come on, Blaine. We have to get up."

"No. Comfy."

Kurt laughed. "Ok, yes, I know it's comfy, but you need to get up and get ready before my dad and Carole show up."

Blaine groaned as he cracked one eye open. "Fine."

Kurt laughed again. "You're adorable. Now, will you please get up, so I can get up?"

After a little more coaxing, Kurt finally got Blaine to move, which allowed Kurt to get up and get ready. After Kurt left, Blaine sat up, yawned, and attempted to wake himself up. Kurt came out of the bathroom and saw Blaine sitting up on the bed, still yawning.

"At least you made some progress while I was gone," Kurt said. Blaine nodded and yawned again.

"Well, the bathroom is all yours," Kurt said. Blaine nodded again and stumbled off of bed and toward the bathroom. While Blaine was in the bathroom, Kurt started rummaging through boxes to find something to wear that day.

This would have been a difficult process even if Kurt had had his clothes organized in his closet. But now, every item of clothing Kurt owned was packed into boxes, so the process was taking longer than normal, which was definitely saying something.

Kurt was still in the process of finding an outfit when Blaine came out of the bathroom, looking much more awake than before. "Hey beautiful," Blaine greeted.

"Well, somebody woke up since the last time I saw him," Kurt said.

"So I'm a little bit slow moving when I first wake up? We can't all be freakishly awake at the crack of dawn," Blaine said.

"My alarm went off at 7:30. That hardly qualifies as the crack of dawn," Kurt countered back.

"Either way, you need to finish getting ready. I want to get coffee before we have to go furniture shopping," Blaine said.

"Fashion can't be rushed."

"Even if I buy?" Blaine asked.

Kurt looked up from the box he was digging through with raised eyebrows. "You're treating for coffee?"

"If you hurry up," Blaine said.

"Give me five minutes."

Blaine laughed as Kurt hurried to finish his outfit for the day.

"Ok, I'm ready," Kurt announced.

"Finally," Blaine said dramatically.

Kurt just rolled his eyes. "Are you ready?"

"I've been ready," Blaine said.

"Good, because I was promised coffee."

"Hey, it was the only way to get you to move faster."

Kurt and Blaine left the apartment and walked down a few blocks to a coffee shop and ordered their coffee. By the time they actually got the coffee, they had to head back immediately so they could meet Burt and Carole.

Kurt and Blaine had literally just walked through the door of Kurt's apartment when Kurt's phone rang. Burt had called Kurt to say that he and Carole had just got there, so Kurt and Blaine could come down so Burt and Carole wouldn't have to come up.

Kurt and Blaine went back downstairs and out to the parking lot and got into Burt's truck.

"Hey guys, you ready to go?" Burt asked.

"Yeah," Kurt said as he and Blaine buckled his seat belt. Burt backed out of his parking spot and drove over to the furniture store.

"So what do we all need to get?" Burt asked as everyone got out of the truck.

"Pretty much every thing except a bed and end tables," Kurt said.

"Well, at least we don't need too much," Blaine said sarcastically.

"Oh, be quiet," Kurt said.

"Anyway," Carole said, interrupting Kurt and Blaine, "so we need chairs and a table and a couch? Am I missing anything else major?"

"Not that I can think of," Kurt said, "I have microwave and a small refrigerator and everything for the kitchen and I have my bed and the end tables. So yeah, just a table and some chairs for the kitchen and a couch and chairs for the living room and we should be good. I can get all the other things another day."

"Well, let's not waste anymore time then," Burt said as they entered the store.

Shopping for clothes or things for interior decorating was never a simple process with Kurt. But, finally after two hours, Kurt found some affordable furniture he was happy with and the group made their way to the front of the store to pay for Kurt's things.

They loaded up the back of Burt's truck and drove back across the city to Kurt's apartment. Once there, they got to carry everything up multiple flights of stairs. Sure there weren't as many trips as the previous night, but everything was much heavier and much more difficult to maneuver, meaning the process took a little longer. Everything finally was in Kurt's apartment and positioned the way he wanted. The only thing left was to say goodbye.

Carole went first. "Bye, Kurt. I know we haven't known each other long, but I am really going to miss you."

"Thanks, Carole," Kurt said as he gave her a hug.

"Good luck, Kurt."

Burt went next. "Kurt, I'm not really sure what to say. I'm really going to miss you. Good luck with everything. And remember you can call me any time."

Kurt was already crying when he went to hug his father. "Thanks, dad, for everything. I'm really going to miss you."

When they pulled apart, Burt had tears in his eyes as well. This was turning out to be more difficult than they had initially thought. They knew it would be hard, but they didn't think it would be this hard.

The only person left to say goodbye to was Blaine, which was definitely not going to be easy. Kurt and Blaine looked at each other, both with tears in their eyes. They both went to give each other a hug at the same time.

"Blaine, I really don't want to say goodbye," Kurt said.

"I know, Kurt, I don't either. But you belong here in New York. You're going to be fantastic," Blaine said.

"Thanks. I'm going to miss you so much. Promise you'll call often?"

"Of course. I love you."

"I love you, too, Blaine."

They pulled apart and kissed. This kiss was different than the majority of their kisses. Every other time, they knew there would be more in the immediate future. Now, who knew when the next time they would be able to kiss would be?

Kurt and Blaine pulled apart and looked at each other, their eyes doing most of the talking. They didn't want to say goodbye, but had no choice. They gave each other one final hug and said goodbye one final time.

While no one had wanted to say goodbye, it was an unspoken agreement that Burt, Blaine, and Carole would leave right away. The longer they would have waited, the harder it would have been to actually leave. So once Blaine and Kurt let go of each other, Blaine, Burt, and Carole left Kurt's apartment.