"Shush, you." Blaine smirked, laughing. He'd politely asked Wes and David, both who were eager to help, to just take their bags and suitcases out of the airport for them, even though they were walking straight behind, and Jeff had a camera and was walking slightly in front.

Kurt sighed and let Blaine guide him through J.F.K without another protest. When they got out of the airport doors, Blaine let go and Jeff turned round to snap a picture of Kurt. Kurt frowned and looked Blaine, confused.

"This is only the outside of J.F.K, Blaine. We're not even in New York yet."

Blaine's cheeky grin turned into a pout. "Buzz kill. We're still in the state."

"You're a dork, Blaine." He said, getting his suitcase from Wes. Blaine grinned again, taking his own from David.

"Is there a problem with that?" He asked, as he followed the council to the cars that where to take them to their hotel in New York, Kurt at his side.

"Of course not."

Blaine's grin grew and he took the camera back off Jeff as he and Kurt got in a car. He was sure to get pictures of Kurt's face as they entered the city, but he nearly forgot because of how fascinated and excited Kurt had looked. Blaine was grinning like crazy, just staring at Kurt.

~X~

"Bowling?" Kurt pulled a face as the entered the building.

"Hey. I know I said I'll take you sightseeing, but this is for fun. To celebrate being in New York. Plus the Warblers wanted to do something together before we all did separate things. And then Layla's coming too, because she's already in New York."

Kurt sighs as the Warblers rush passes them to the counter, all of them talking loudly and animatedly.

"Okay. Maybe it'll be fun." Blaine grins and kisses his cheek before grabbing his hand and pulling him over to the warblers.

They paid quickly and rushed to get shoes on, which Kurt took ages to even look at the things, and then practically skipped (with the exception of Kurt and Blaine… sort of. Blaine was skipping a little, trying to get Kurt to join in) over to a lane.

Jeff and Nick jumped into one of the seats, yelling at everyone to be quiet for a minute.

"Okay, okay, listen up. By Warbler tradition, we go by theming our bowling names! We were going over ideas on the way over here, and we decided our theme is, drumroll please!"

One of the guys did a drumroll with his hands on the table.

"Superheroes!"

There were cheers and they guys started putting in who they were one by one. Ranging from Batman to Superman to The Hulk. Blaine went before Kurt, typing in Ironman. Kurt laughed when he saw it and moved Blaine out of the way to type in his own. He tried to type in his own name but Blaine back spaced it, telling him he had to. Kurt sighed and typed in Captain America.

"We're both Avengers. I like it." Kurt just shakes his head and slaps his arm playfully.

"I'm Catwoman! Someone type it in for me!" They all turned to see Layla grinning at them all. Blaine ran over and threw himself into her arms, hugging her tightly. She kissed his cheek and whispered something into his ear. He smiled back. And then they started walking back over.

"So has dad contacted you today?"

"He texted me. He said he'll call me tonight as well. He wants to try and make it to New York to watch Nationals." Layla smiles at him.

"That's great, Blaine."

Blaine just nodded. He was glad his dad was trying for him, but sometimes it wasn't enough to replace the memory of his mom calling him all those names. He shook his head, trying to focus on here and now. He smiled at Kurt.

It didn't take long for them to start playing; singing along loudly whenever a song they knew came on.

When it got to Blaine's first go, everyone went quiet. Blaine looked to see what was wrong and noticed New Directions were a few lanes away from them. A few of them looked over at them, but none of them came over.

It didn't take too long for them to refocus on their own game when Kurt went after Blaine and got a strike, even after claiming he'd never played before.

On the third round when Kurt got a Turkey and everyone was complaining that he was cheating somehow, Layla grabbed Thad and pulled him to go get refreshments. They came back with trays filled with nachos and cheese and cokes for all them.

A few rounds later and Barbra Streisand came on, and everyone was singing to it loudly, their whole game stopping.

Blaine was singing and dancing, making Kurt giggle uncontrollably…

And then all the lights turned off and the song stopped as Happy Birthday started playing through the speakers. Kurt looked around to see who it was, oblivious to Blaine's pale face.

And then Kurt saw Layla holding a huge chocolate cake with candles on it as the Warblers started singing loudly. Kurt's eyes grew wide and he looked back to Blaine, too shocked to sing along. He watched as Blaine uncomfortably blew out the candles. Layla grinned and kissed his cheek and whispered another Happy Birthday to him before going to cut the cake.

When the lights came back, Blaine bit his lip as he turned to Kurt.

"I was going to tell you-"

"Why didn't you? It's your birthday!" Kurt was slightly offended, looking at Blaine sadly.

"I honestly don't even know why I didn't tell you… but I was going to. And I didn't want you to buy me anything because I prefer just spending time with you and that makes me happy as it is. I don't need anything else right now. It's nice just being with you."

Kurt looked at him and sighed, smiling a little. Then just shakes his head.

"Happy Birthday, Blaine." He stands and kisses him on the lips.

This kiss was different than the others. It was longer, a proper kiss. Not just chaste and sweet. When Kurt pulled away, he winked at Blaine. "That's just a taste of what is to come, Anderson. Now it's your turn, go play."

Blaine blinked, turning and stumbling slightly, still shocked. He blushed, filled with a new kind of energy as he ran with the ball.

It was the first strike he got.

~X~

"EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

Everyone quietened in their complaining about Kurt winning with Blaine second, and turned to see Jeff and Nick standing on the bench again.

"We have an announcement!"

"Oh my god, they're coming out!" Layla said, laughing. Blaine and Kurt side glanced at each other, deciding not to say anything.

"… Fuck you, Layla." Jeff said. Nick placed a hand on his arm, whispering something to him before looking back at everyone.

"I'm gay." He said bluntly. Layla starts choking on her own spit, spluttering.

"And I'm Bisexual."

"The only people who knew were Kurt and Blaine. And we owe them for keeping it a secret and for helping us figure it out."

"We also wanted to say that we're now together. Like together together." Jeff takes Nick's hand, smiling, leaning in to give him a quick peck on the cheek.

The room was deadly silent for a minute, making them realize the whole of the bowling alley had heard them. Obviously, Layla had to be the one to break the silence.

"I FUCKING KNEW YOU TWO WERE GAY FOR EACH OTHER! ST. JAMES OWES ME FIFTY BUCKS!"

~X~

Kurt smiled up at Blaine from the bed. He shot Kurt a smile in return before going back to talking to his dad over the phone.

They'd been talking for a while now, and Blaine had started off looking worried, but he looked relaxed now, slightly happy.

After a few more minutes, Blaine hung up and collapsed onto the bed beside Kurt. He sighed and turned his head to face him.

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah." He smiles at Kurt. "He said he'll try and make it, but my mom is trying to stop him because she's eight months along now… she doesn't want to risk anything… But that's just her trying to stop him from coming. He said she's never been this protective during being pregnant…"

Kurt sighs and bites his lip, unsure what to say.

"Hey, don't worry about it, Kurt." He looks at him, smiling. "We'll go sight-seeing tomorrow. We'll see everything you want to see. And then Thursday we have a two hour practise before the Competition on Friday."

"I still can't believe how we went from The Beatles to Rihanna." Blaine gasps mockingly.

"I'm surprised you haven't noticed how top 40 I am! You got to choose last time and because it was a good idea, they let you have it. This was all me."

"You could've at least chosen something other than our blazers to wear. I mean, with this routine, our blazers will get covered in sweat and whatever that stuff is, and I know it's going to be a right pain in the ass to clean."

Blaine laughs. "You have to admit, it looks awesome."

Kurt raises an eyebrow mockingly, and Blaine pushes him jokily, scrunching up his face. Kurt laughs.

"Okay, okay, it looks amazing, Blaine." He leans forwards and kisses Blaine's nose.

Blaine grinned cheekily at him, before remembering something.

"Hey Kurt? What was that kiss today?" He asks with a raised eyebrow, grinning when he saw Kurt blush deeply.

"W-well… that would-urm- be your… birthday kiss."

"My birthday kiss? Maybe it should be my birthday everyday if you're going to kiss me like that." Kurt blushes more.

"No it shouldn't. I liked it myself… I'm getting more comfortable with kissing you… it's nice… wonderful."

Blaine smiles softly and leans in to give him a chaste kiss.

"Blaine…?"

"Mmmhmm?" He blinks, gazing at Kurt, a tired smile on his face.

Kurt bites his lip worriedly before saying it quickly, Blaine barely hearing a word.

"What was that?"

"I… I love you."

"I know."

Kurt blinks, confused, and shocked.

"You talk in your sleep. You said it a few months ago…"

Kurt bites his lip again, still worried and not registering the tired smile that had still remained on Blaine's face turn into a loving one.

"And for the record… I love you too."

Kurt breathed out a sigh of relief before he felt Blaine's lips on his again, moving against his slowly.