Lima, Ohio. A place where everything's better and everything's safe. At least that's what people are saying and thinking. Most of them. Mostly old people who lived there all their life and never got out of Lima. Or people who moved there recently and just fell in love with Lima without knowing all about it. Maybe even just falling in love with the idea of it, without getting the whole picture (yet). This was only one side to see it. But surely not everybody feels like this. Not everybody feels like Lima is the place to be. Like Lima is home. 

There he was. Kurt Hummel, a boy who lived in this town like forever. At least as long as he can remember. This might mean all of his life. He just turned 17 a few months ago and he is going to start his senior year at high school soon. His summer break was nearly over and he was more confused than ever. He didn't know what was right or wrong or what to think anymore. 

Kurt never thought he could be attracted to a guy. He always thought he was straight and into girls. Brittany was his first girlfriend. They met at school since he was the kicker of the football team and Brit was a Cheerio. They were together for a few months but never moved further than first base. Brit broke up with him due to the fact that she was bored with him. His second relationship with Kitty went the same way. Something didn't seem to work out between them. And Kurt wondered why. Kissing felt kind of strange. It was ok, but wasn't he supposed to feel something? Sparkles? Butterflies? Anything? But there was nothing like that and more than kissing wasn't even an option. Not that he didn't think about it. It just didn't happen. He wasn't sure if it was because of him or the girls. He never questioned himself or one of the girls. He was fine with the steps they took, even if they didn't move further. It was ok - for him. 

But over summer break he met this guy who visited his grandma in Lima. And he thought he was cute. Kurt never would have imagined himself being attracted to a guy. But meeting him, Nathan, changed everything. He started to question himself over his summer break. Nathan was fun to be around. They met at his dads tire shop, where Kurt worked a few hours a day, and immediately found a connection. Nathan invited him for some coffee to the Lima Bean - and who would he be to decline a good Non-fat mocha - and they got coffee after that on a regular basis. Nathan and him shared the same interests, even if Kurt felt like he had to hide his real him in front of his "friends" at school. They loved to listen to musicals and to talk about the latest vogue cover. Even books and writing was something they could talk about for hours. They went for a walk sometimes or visited Columbus. Shopping was another thing they shared. It was possible to look for clothes for hours and never get bored. They became really close friends during this short period of time. Kurt liked that. He liked that he found someone who was just as "crazy" as he was, and who wasn't a girl. He liked to spent time with him. He even was at the point of saying he liked Nathan. Like really liked him. And that definitely scared him.  

Summer was almost over and Nathan had to leave soon. Kurt never told him that he liked him. This was his secret. And who wants to share things like that? It felt strange. Strange to be attracted to a boy. And he didn't know what was wrong with him. Was he actually gay? Has he ever really been attracted to girls? Or did he just do what everybody was expecting him to do? But now wasn't the time to think about all that stuff. His senior year was going to start tomorrow. And he needed to focus on more important things. Like grades, sports and college applications. And maybe there was time to find a new girlfriend. ... Or boyfriend?