Burt Hummel silently made his way down the stairs that lead to his son’ s basement bedroom to find him sitting on his white couch reading a text book. Judging by how he was humming merrily away, Kurt was in a good mood. Actually, when Burt thought about it, Kurt had been in a good mood for the last few days and he had a hunch on the why. It was still hard for Burt to wrap his head around the idea that his son could be dating someone, even when that someone was as nice a kid as Blaine Anderson. It just seemed like yesterday that Kurt had come out to him in the very same room. Now, less than a year later, Kurt had grown into an out and proud young man, one who wouldn’t hide his sexual orientation for any longer and Burt was very proud of him. Making himself remember that fact made coping with the idea of Kurt getting a boyfriend a bit easier. When he got to the bottom of the stairs he stopped and looked over at Kurt. “Hey Kurt you got a moment? I have some big news to tell you.” Burt said as he walked up to where Kurt was reclining.

His dad’ s sudden appearance had startled him, Kurt’s mind had been busy daydreaming about Blaine, but he quickly regained his composure. He looked up and closed his book, tossing it on the table. “Oh, sure dad.” Kurt said, giving him his full attention.

Burt came over and took a seat next to Kurt. “Look, I’m sure you’ve noticed that things have been going well with Carole. I appreciate how accepting you’ve become about it. Which is why I wanted to tell you first. I plan to asking her and Finn to move in with us. But I didn’t want to ask her until I knew how you’d feel about that happening.” Burt explained.

Kurt face turned to surprise at first but quickly changed into a broad smile. He jumped up and came over to hug his dad lightly. “Congratulations dad! I know how much of a big deal this is for you and Carole! I’m totally for this happening dad, don’t worry!” Kurt assured him. Nothing he was telling his dad was a lie either, after dealing with all the drama between his father because of Finn. Kurt had vowed to be truly happy for him and the changes that were happening to their usual two-member family. It was clear to see how happy Burt was with Carole, and for Kurt that was all that mattered. Being in his own blissfully happy relationship also had helped him a great deal. But Finn moving in, it would make keeping the fact that he was dating Blaine a secret from the New Directions that much harder. Kurt also realized how Finn might take the news and it probably wouldn’t be good.

“You sure you’re okay with it?” Burt asked, seeing the look on Kurt’s face change.

“Oh of course I am dad! Sorry... I was just thinking about Finn.” Kurt admitted, since again that was true. “Things have been a bit... strained between us and I was just imagining how he might react. I want to make him feel welcome, and Carole too of course.” Kurt answered.

“I was planning to ask Carole tonight, I already know she’ll say yes since we’ve talked about it before. As for Finn, might be best if she told him herself.” Burt told Kurt.

Kurt thought about this for a moment, he still very much wanted to make up for his actions regarding his crush for Finn earlier in the year. He was well aware of how awkward things could get with the idea of them sharing a room. Even Kurt wasn’t too happy about that, since he enjoyed his privacy; and then there was Blaine of course. But his hidden personal life aside, the planner in Kurt made his mind snap into action and a large grin spread across his face. “Wait... I have an idea, why don’t we throw Finn a welcome party here? In my room I mean, which I assume will become our room. I can picture it already, we’ll have ethnic food and I’ll put up a big welcome banner. I’ll call Carole later and fill her in on the plan to save you the trouble, alright? If you’re on board with the idea of course. I always say ’if you’re gonna say something, say it loudly!’” Kurt explained.

Burt just shook his head at his sons usual antics, “Okay that sounds good, just don’t go too overboard. You don’t want to shock Finn, right? I’ll leave the party details to you, I’d only get in the way.” Burt said. “Thanks for being so supportive about all this, I know it’s a big change...” Burt began.

“It’s a good type of change, dad, for all of us. You know I adore Carole and how happy she makes you.” Kurt said with a warm smile.

“I’m crazy about her myself pretty good.” Burt admitted with a grin. “Anyway I’ll leave you to your school work or whatever you’re thinking about instead.” Burt commented.

Kurt watched his dad turn to head back up the stairs and Kurt knew this was the best time to be honest himself, when the topic of relationships and moving forward had been breached. “Dad hold up...” Kurt urged and when Burt stopped and turned to look back at him, he continued. “Since you’ve told me your relationship news, it’s only fair if I do the same...” Kurt started but as he went on it was proving to be hard to tell his dad he had a boyfriend, while trying not to blush bright red.

Burt smirked at Kurt, so his hunch had been right on the dot; it still was no less a surprise to him though. But the fact that his son was beaming with the biggest, happiest smile Burt had ever seen, was the coping factor. “I take it this has something to do with Blaine?” Burt offered, helping Kurt along with his confession.

Kurt laughed lightly, so he had been smiling too much. “How ever did you guess?”

“Because I’m not an idiot, that and the fact that you’ve been grinning like one for the last few days.” Burt answered.

“Yes well you’re right on the nose, Blaine and I... we’re dating now. We have been for almost a week. I wasn’t intentionally hiding it from you dad, I just wanted to get used to it myself before I told anyone else. But it’s always been my intention for you to be the first person I told and now I have.” Kurt explained.

Burt had remained silent as he heard and took this new information in. “I’m happy for you Kurt, and from what I’ve seen Blaine seems like a good kid... guy... so I appreciate you telling me. This is what I’ve always wanted for you, you being gay aside. Finding someone who is as brave as you are and....” Burt struggled, he ran his hand over his face. “Sorry, I dunno how not to sound sappy here. It just also makes me realize how much you’ve been growing up. You’re not my little boy anymore, begging me to have a make believe tea party in the front yard.” Burt muttered.

“I’m still your son, dad.” Kurt pointed out. “Me having a boyfriend doesn’t change that.”

“How about we make a deal here, I won’t forget that you’re my son and you won’t forget I’m your dad, no matter who we’re dating and where we end up going from here?” Burt suggested.

Kurt stood up and held out his hand to Burt, who smiled and shook it. “Deal.” But a mere handshake wasn’t enough for either of them so they hugged each other afterwards.

With the hug finished Burt patted Kurt’s shoulder lightly. “Let Blaine know he’s always welcome here, that I’d like to get to know him better. In fact, should I expect to see him at the party?”

Kurt shook his head, “No I don’t think so...” he quickly muttered.

“You do realize Finn’s gonna be sharing a room with you soon, right? Because hiding the fact that you have a boyfriend might not be so easy anymore.” Burt pointed out.

“I know and I realize that fact, and I’ll tell Finn about Blaine sooner than later, I promise. Just not until after the party; Finn will have enough surprises for one day already by then. I want to wait for the right time because it’s not that simple. Blaine’s still in a rival show choir and I’ve been keeping knowing him a secret for over a month. The fact that we’re dating now just complicates things so it has to be handled... delicately if I want to avoid a dramatic episode.” Kurt explained.

“You’re acting like you’re some sort of secret agent, Kurt.”

“I tend to over complicate things, I’m sure you’ve noticed this over the years.”

“Don’t get me started with that!” Burt muttered as he headed for the stairs again, when he turned back to look at Kurt. “I trust you and this new boyfriend know how to behave though, right? Because I don’t think I’m ready for that kind of talk... just yet.” Burt teased.

Kurt’s face turned bright red as he got all flustered and he fought the urge to run. “Oh my god dad, YES!” he blurted out in embarrassment. Kurt could hear Burt’s quiet laughter as he made his way up the stairs and he knew this was only the beginning.
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“I don’t see how that could have gone any worse.” Kurt shouted as he stormed into Blaine’s room and flopped down on the bed in frustration.

Blaine was right behind him. Keeping quiet for the moment, even when he was angry Blaine found Kurt adorable. It was clear what his boyfriend needed right now was to vent his anger out. Blaine was all on board for giving Kurt what he needed if it meant he could get through it all. That had been Blaine’s duty, or in his mind anyway, since they had become friends; and now, being Kurt’s boyfriend didn’t change that mindset. Kurt had of course told Blaine right away that Burt planned to ask Carole to move in and the planned party for Finn to break the news. Blaine had even helped Kurt set up things in his bedroom that night and now he was being filled in on how badly it had gone, for the second time- The first being over the phone right after it had happened , and Kurt’s anger hadn’t subsided since then.

“Was I dreaming that I can ever make things right?” Kurt asked, his face full of disappointment.

Blaine looked at Kurt lovingly and strolled over to where he was sitting on the bed and joined him, running a hand down his back affectionately. “Kurt, I’ve told you, you haven’t done anything wrong. So don’t beat yourself up over this because it won’t help. Finn’s obviously having a hard time accepting that things are changing. That’s scary for anyone.” Blaine commented.

Kurt could only let out a large breath in response: no matter how true Blaine’s words were, he couldn’t put his anger aside. “You should have seen how he freaked out over the idea of us sharing a room. Like I’d actually try to seduce him or walk in on him changing or something. Even if I did still have a crush on him I would have never done anything remotely like that!” Kurt shouted.

“No matter how accepting people can be about being around gay guys like us, for some guys it’s still hard to deal with this. Which sucks, don’t get me wrong, it’s cruel but true. Especially since from what you’ve told me, you sort of made him uncomfortable already with unwanted attentions.” Blaine pointed out.

“Yeah well I certainly didn’t help when I faltered and accidentally said how I wanted him to be instead of saying who he wanted to be, but it was a slip of the tongue, because what I want him to be is okay around me and for it not to be awkward. Things were just starting to get better between us after the whole thing with my dad. I’m happy that everything with him and Carole is going so well... but I think that this will make relations between me and Finn that much worse.” Kurt said with an annoyed groan. He knew the second he had said it, it couldn’t be undone. That there was no use in adding what he had meant to say. Even trying to add some humour and call them roomies hadn’t helped and Kurt was at a loss for what to do next. “Just the look on his face Blaine... I felt so horrible...” Kurt admitted weakly.

Blaine could tell right away that Kurt was truly hurt about that and he decided it was safe to give Kurt some comfort now. “I’m gonna hug you, okay?” Blaine asked, since he wanted to make sure his hunch was right. When he saw Kurt nodding weakly in response, Blaine smiled, came behind Kurt and wrapped his arms around him, pulling him close to his chest. Once Blaine’s back was against his headboard and Kurt’s back was pressed to his chest they sat there in each other’ s arm silently for a while, just taking the serenity in.

“I could get used to this.” Kurt said softly.

Blaine grinned at Kurt and kissed the back of his neck softly. “Good, because I’ll be here to hold you like this whenever you need it. Don’t even be afraid or feel guilty over coming to me with your problems, Kurt, because I’m not gonna hesitate asking to snuggle whenever I feel blue, or just need you near me. It might not make our problems go away, but I like to think it helps.”

“It will and it already has... you’re amazing Blaine, I hope you realize that.”

“Stop it you’re making me blush.” Blaine said bashfully.

“So any advice to how I get through this?” Kurt asked.

Blaine furrowed his brow as he became deep in though, until he had something. “Well, I’m no genius at these things but I think it’s clear that Finn doesn’t realize how much things have changed for you, that he has no idea that you’re not interested in him anymore, at least beyond friendship. I know you don’t want to go there but you might have to if you want to get through this. Make it clear what your intentions are and that he has nothing to be freaked out about. I don’t think Finn knows how his reaction has affected you, Kurt, I don’t think he meant to hurt you. Just like you only were trying to make him feel welcome, life rarely goes the way you want it to, sadly.”

“You sound like you’re taking lessons from my dad on how to be wise, Blaine. But maybe you’re right... it’s just... do I always have to be the one to take the high road? I dislike that I always have to be the one to do what’s right. Why can’t someone else start things off for once?” Kurt complained.

“I get that, you don’t have to do it right away because you’d know better than me how to play things out. Just don’t leave it for too long maybe? Because it might make things worse. But no matter what happens, remember I’m here for you. Ready to hug you, or watch you pace back and forth while you vent or try to kiss all your troubles away.”

Kurt turned around in Blaine’s arms so they faced each other so he could kiss Blaine softly. “Thank you.
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Once in a while Kurt was glad to discover that Glee Club could bring his salvation with a good weekly assignment. This time it was one that would prove to be very good at distracting Kurt from the whole Finn roommate situation he was facing. Mr. Schuester had actually picked a musical performer that Kurt not only adored, but pretty much worshipped: Lady Gaga. The second Glee club was over Kurt knew what he needed to do next and who needed to help him. He raced to his car and once there, brought out his phone and dialled Blaine’s number. Kurt started talking the moment he answered, not giving Blaine a chance to say anything first. “I need you to go to the fabric store with me today after school!” Kurt told Blaine over the phone, his excitement barely being contained.

“Of course Kurt, but you have me all curious. Why the sudden urge to go to the fabric store?” Blaine asked, since he knew Kurt bought most of his clothing online.

“To quote Mr. Schue to answer, one word Blaine; Gaga.” Kurt replied.

“Radio Gaga? Like by Queen?” Blaine teased.

“Oh, stop being cute! No Blaine, Lady Gaga! The Mother Monster herself! We’re finally paying homage to one of the most break through artist of our generation!” Kurt replied.

“That’s awesome, Kurt! I’m jealous! I keep trying to get the Warblers to do a Lady Gaga song to no avail. So how does going to the fabric store come into things, then?” Blaine asked as he found himself getting excited as Kurt was.

“If you promise to behave I’ll explain everything at the Lima Bean, prepare for shock and awe Blaine. Things are getting Theatrical in the New Directions!” Kurt exclaimed.
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Blaine found it hard to behave when Kurt and him met up at the Lima Bean a short while after their phone call. That was because Kurt was keeping the details of the Lady Gaga assignment to himself, as if to tease Blaine a little. Just when Blaine was ready to resort to begging Kurt took pity on him and brought out a binder from his book bag. He opened it up and began to flip through the pages until he found the ones he was looking for and pulled them out and laid them in front of Blaine.

Blaine grinned as he studied the papers, one was a photo of one of Lady Gaga’s outfits-Blaine recognized right away that it was from her Bad Romance music video- while the other was a sketch that Kurt had clearly done himself, taking aspects of the outfit in the photo and turning it more into Kurt’s style, Blaine’s response was to beam at him with adoration. “What’s all this?” he asked warmly.

“Our assignment is to take a cue from Lady Gaga herself and take her talent for theatricality to heart. You know, thus boosting moral and our confidence I suppose, but I could care less what the deep felt lesson is!” Kurt began to explain to Blaine as he started to ramble on happily to his boyfriend.

Despite his enthusiasm Blaine wasn’t really getting what Kurt was trying to explain to him so far. “Meaning?” he asked.

Kurt’s answer was to tap the photo of Lady Gaga lightly, “What it means is we’re suppose to become loud and proud, stand out on purpose. We’re going to pick one of Lady Gaga’s iconic looks, one that lets our personality shine through. I think it’s clear I already show a lot of myself with my outfits, but never on this scale. When we have our stage outfits we’re going to sing Bad Romance, performing in the truly Gaga way. It’s just so nice to be this excited about a performance in Glee club and this is exactly the sort of distraction I needed!” Kurt blurted out, he noticed Blaine’s reaction and he scrunched his face up at him and patted his hand. “From Finn, not you cutie, you’re perfection. I‘m loving the distractions you’re causing.” Kurt assured him.

“Speaking of Finn, are the guys joining in on this number?” Blaine asked him.

Kurt let out a sarcastic laugh in reply, “What do you think? No! They’re doing something else entirely. Oh well, let them do their own thing. I don’t feel any less manly for wanting to sing Lady Gaga with the girls, I’m getting a lot of lead vocals in the number too. As for my outfit, well, as you can see with the sketch I’ve come up with it’s pretty clear.”

“Tell me anyway.” Blaine requested.

Kurt began to blush lightly, it still took some getting use to, being complimented so much since he and Blaine had started dating. But he wasn’t complaining about that at all, he loved the attention he was getting. “Alright, well I’ve chosen my theatricality outfit to combine my love of fashion trends by choosing the outfit Gaga wore in her Bad Romance video, which of course was courtesy of Alexander McQueen’s brilliant Spring/Summer 2010 Plato’s Atlantis collection that premiered in Paris this past October!” Kurt exclaimed. “With some minor adjustments to match it to my style. I’m thinking of making it a more silver tone to match my complexion...” Kurt began to explain but then he noticed Blaine was staring at him with hearts in his eyes and he blushed redder at the discovery. “What?”

Blaine just kept smiling at him and reached for Kurt’s hand and took hold of it, squeezing it lightly. It was times like this when Blaine came to realize what an amazing person Kurt Hummel was. It was hard to believe it had taken so long for him to figure out how head over heels in love with him he was. Almost as hard it was to believe that Kurt was his boyfriend and that he was Kurt’s. “Oh nothing, just watching my handsome boyfriend ramble on about how amazing he is.” Blaine answered with a smirk.

“Weekly assignments and Lady Gaga aside Blaine, you’re the best thing that’s happened to me, in a very long time.”

“I couldn’t agree with you more, to the fabric shop?” Blaine replied as he stood up and pulled Kurt up so they were now standing and holding hands.

“Yes, I’m in a creative mood.” Kurt agreed with a grin and he let Blaine lead him out of the building towards his car.
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The result of Kurt’s creative mood was for Blaine to follow Kurt around the fabric store as he whirled around the building looking for perfection. Somehow Kurt managed to find everything to suit his needs and all Blaine could do to help was to give his opinions and thoughts along the way until they had finished and Blaine could actually be helpful by aiding Kurt in taking his many purchases back to his house.

Kurt struggled through the front door of his house with two heavy bags in hands, as he pushed through the narrow hallway. This display of strength was noticed by Burt, or rather the noise it was causing, who had heard Kurt’s moaning and walked into the hall to see what all the fuss was about. He was relieved to see that Blaine wasn’t the cause of Kurt’s moans.

“Whoa what’s all this?” Burt asked as he silently hoped it wasn’t all new expensive clothing.

Kurt greeted his dad with a warm smile and put his bags down to rest for a moment. “Hi dad! This happens to be the beginnings of a very fun project for Glee. We’re letting loose our inner Gaga.” Kurt explained happily.

Burt tried to hide the fact he really had no idea what that meant, “Need any help?” he simply asked, pointing to Kurt’s bags.

Kurt shook his head lightly at his dad’ s offer. “Thanks but there’s no need, Blaine should be along with the rest soon.” Kurt explained. Then Kurt noticed his dad turn slightly to look at the front door and he glanced over to see Blaine come in with three other bags in hand. The expression on Burt’s face changed slightly, though it wasn’t a negative one. Kurt had been so wrapped up in his theatricality project that he had forgotten this was the first time Burt had seen Blaine in person since he started dating Kurt.

As accepting as he had been about him being gay and finding out about them becoming boyfriends. Burt was still a dad, a dad with a teenage son who was growing up before his eyes. The fact that Kurt’s first boyfriend was exactly the type of young man he had pictured and wanted Kurt to be with, meant he could get use to the idea a lot easier. But that didn’t mean his mind didn’t stop reminding him that being gay didn’t mean they wouldn’t have usual teenage urges.

Blaine was oblivious to Burt presence at first as his attention was on hauling the heavy bags through the hallway. “That’s all of it, thank god!” Blaine wheezed as he closed the door shut with his hip. After that was done he looked forward for any signs of Kurt and he noticed Burt standing beside him instantly and he froze dead still. He was being silly because the look Kurt’s dad was giving him wasn’t anything to be scared about.

Seeing Blaine’s tense reaction to him made Burt crack a light smile. “Hey there Blaine, see Kurt’s taking advantage of you already huh?” he commented.

“I am not, dad! Blaine’s a gentleman on his own, he insisted on taking the majority!” Kurt groaned in embarrassment.

“Hi there, Mr. Hummel, and yeah, I did.” Blaine admitted sheepishly.

“Look, just call me Burt okay? No need to make this formal.” Burt assured him. “Anyway I’ll leave you two to Kurt’s project whatever it is, cause I got no clue.” Burt told them and he took his leave.

“Breathe Blaine.” Kurt whispered to him as he picked his bags back up and headed down the hall to his bedroom.

“Right.” Blaine muttered in response as he started to follow.

Their pace was somewhat slowed down by the weight of Kurt’s many purchases by the time they finally cleared the stairs and left the bags in a pile near his couch, both of them glad to be rid of the burden. Kurt had a feeling future shopping trips would be far more enjoyable now that he had another pair of hands at his disposal. Not to mention that he now had someone to give him feedback on his outfit choices, though for the most part Kurt bought his clothing online. Still fully in one of his creative moods, but for an earlier project, Kurt went over to his desk to retrieve his swatch board to show Blaine. “Before I start this new project, I have a prior one I’d love to get some feedback on and I know you have excellent taste, Blaine.” Kurt explained and he held out the swatch board in front of Blaine to give him a proper view.

Blaine got closer to the board so he could have a good look at what was on it, he discovered it was mix of red paints colours, sheer fabrics and various other glamourous yet over the top design samples. Even after studying the board silently for a few minuets, he was still pretty clueless what he was looking at exactly. “And this is for...?” Blaine asked. Figuring he needed more information before he could give any real feedback and help to his boyfriend.

Kurt smiled at him playfully and shifted himself so he came to stand beside Blaine as he held the board out in front of them. “This, Blaine, is the makeover I’ve been working on for my room, well Finn and I’s room, once he moves in. I’m thinking Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper meets Morocco as my inspiration. I’m aiming to go for the perfect blend of the masculine and feminine sides, because straight or gay, we all have both. So what do you think?” Kurt asked as he stopped rambling to let Blaine speak.

Only Blaine wasn’t saying anything so far, instead he looked at the board and back to Kurt, then back to the board once more before he sighed lightly. Blaine still didn’t like the idea of saying anything negative to Kurt, since they had just started going out. But Kurt had asked for his honest opinion and he didn’t want to lie to him even more. “Uh... well to be perfectly honest Kurt, because I always want us to be truthful with each other, while the design idea’s amazing, I just don’t see it being Finn’s cup of tea... even though I’ve never met him. If anything, it would probably freak him out and since he’s going to be your roommate, that wouldn’t be wise to educe.” Blaine admitted softly, hoping he hadn’t gone too far. Blaine popped a single eye open to look over at Kurt and he opened the other instantly. Kurt’s face had first shown surprise, then restraint and finally he sighed.

Kurt was glad he had managed to keep himself from getting upset, since nothing Blaine had said could be described as cruel. What it could be called was the truth, Kurt quickly realized this and he was sightly taken aback. Kurt let out a frustrated sigh and tossed the swatch board back on his table with a small crash. “You’re right, as usual. I honestly don’t know what I was thinking. Because of course Finn would take one step into the room and want to bolt out of it. Or worse, he might get angry and like before with me wanting to make amends, that’s not my intention.” Kurt muttered as he grew more annoyed with every word.

Blaine might need a bit more time to get the hand of giving criticism, but what he already had mastered was knowing when to comfort Kurt with touch, or when not to. This time it was the former, not the latter and Blaine gave Kurt an affectionate smile as he pulled the frowning boy into his arms and gave him a warm hug. Kurt’ s response was to lean into the embrace and rest his head on Blaine’ s shoulder. “You are so adorable, Kurt. It’s very distracting at times! But your heart was in the right place, I know that for a fact. I also know that if it were me I’d love the room and want to move in a second, but Finn... not so much. Well from what you’ve told me about him.” Blaine replied.

“Considering his current bedroom has cowboys on the wall, it might be best to be a bit less daring. I’m not going to just paint the walls white and buy generic furniture, mind you. But maybe I should wait and get his honest opinion on what the room should look like, if he even has one.” Kurt admitted.

Blaine began to laugh, causing them both to vibrate lightly from the movement until Blaine pulled back to look into Kurt’s eyes. He cupped the side of his face and they grinned act each other for a few minutes. “That’s my boy.” he said lovingly.
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After having to wait for what seemed like ages, when in truth it had only been four days, Kurt had finally finished making his Lady Gaga costume. Blaine hadn’t been allowed to help Kurt make it either, since Kurt had insisted it was something he needed to do on his own. As much as Blaine was dying to know how it turned out, he understood that choice. His reward for behaving and being patient had finally come, Kurt promising that Blaine would be the first person to see it. That had lead to Blaine coming over and was now sitting on Kurt’s bed, while he waited for the big reveal. Kurt was off in his bathroom getting dressed and judging by the grunts and groans he was making, it was no easy feat. Blaine glanced around the room as he began to casually whistle when he thought of something. “You know Kurt, when Finn moves in here... how are... what are we going to do about us?” Blaine asked.

“What?” Kurt voice called in confusion, his mind focused on getting dressed.

“I really hope we won’t have to resort to me never coming over here, or sneaking me around when Finn’s out. Because Burt knows we’re dating and I for one do not want to ask him to keep anything like that a secret.” Blaine explained.

“Oh right, well actually I was thinking I’d tell Finn about you soon, before he moves in.” Kurt explained.

“Really?” Blaine said with genuine surprise.

“Yes really, I mean like you said it would be far too hard to keep you hidden from him. I’m sure if we do it properly we can avoid any angst. Despite the recent drama between us, Finn is a decent guy and I think he’ll like you.” Kurt commented.

“Okay, glad that’s been covered. Are you done yet?” Blaine asked.

“Patience is a virtue Blaine, but I’m almost done.” Kurt muttered. After Blaine heard another long pause of rustling fabric, Kurt it seemed was finally done. “Alright finished: be prepared to be blown away, Blaine.” Kurt warned.

“You already do that to me on a regular basis, Kurt, without even trying.” Blaine teased.

“This is no comparison.” Kurt scoffed sarcastically. “This is on a theatrical scale.” he added.

Blaine hadn’t been so sure there was anything Kurt could do to leave him dumbstruck anymore, or at least not as much as Rose’s Turn. But when it came to his boyfriend, Blaine was quickly realizing nothing was impossible. That had never been more clear when Kurt strutted out, in his full gorgeous splendour, dressed head to toe in Lady Gaga finery. It was like the sketch Kurt had shown him earlier had come to life and jumped off the paper, only it was real and even more amazing. Kurt’s version of Lady Gaga’s Alexander McQueen’s outfit was silver, opposed to the original gold. He had taken aspects of the actual outfit from the Bad Romance music video, shifted and changed things around to make it more his style. It was still Lady Gaga inspired for sure, but it was even more obviously Kurt Hummel. The poofy white wig and jewelled beauty marks were a bit much, to the point of being off setting for Blaine, because wigs could do that to anyone, especially white ones. But the tightness of the fabric and Kurt’s overall flawless body in the outfit, being aided with his superiority, was perfection in Blaine’s mind. Blaine finally noticed the biggest change in Kurt: the impressive increase of his height, caused by his amazing pair of bedazzled rhinestone heels. “... I’m sorry, I lost the ability to speak there for a moment. But I’m back and all I can say is wow... you’re very theatrical, and equally stunning in that.” Blaine admitted with a large grin on his face. “It’s hard to believe I get to be your boyfriend.”

Kurt laughed lightly and he took a small bow, never loosing his flawless posture as he did, which was quite a accomplishment in his shoes. Kurt then rewarded Blaine’s praise and gave him a proper show, walking back and forth like a model on out the runway. He ended the small performance with making a classic Lady Gaga pose, choosing her monster hand gesture. “I certainly think Lady Gaga herself would approve.” he said proudly.

“I agree, and you’ve captured your whole personality, Kurt. I mean, wow those shoes! I don’t know how you can walk in them, I’d just topple over.” Blaine said in amazement as he watched him walk around.

“Just one of my natural talents.” Kurt replied back playfully.

Blaine’s eye-line followed Kurt around the room until he came to stand next to Blaine and he frowned, his neck was starting to get sore from looking up for so long. “I don’t know if I like you being this much taller than me. I’ve noticed we’re no longer the same height, Kurt and that’s been hard enough to deal with...” Blaine grumbled lightly.

Kurt flashed Blaine a playful grin as he patted the top of Blaine’s head lightly. “I know, sorry. I seem to be going through another growth spurt right now. I don’t think it’s over yet, but I can assure you I will not be growing this tall!” Kurt assured him.

“Good, because kissing you would be impossible.” Blaine pointed out.

Kurt’s grin changed to a devious one and he planted both of his hands on Blaine’s shoulders and slowly began to lean downward, taking extra care not to put too much weight on Blaine as he did. Luckily Kurt had a very flexible body and Blaine aided him as best he could by going up on tiptoe: their lips made contact and the couple came out victorious. “See, you just need the right motivation. But want to see how it feels to be up in the world and try the shoes on yourself?” Kurt asked.

“Yes please! Only don’t expect me to try to kiss you, because we’d just end up on the floor.” Blaine said sheepishly. “And not in the fun way.”

Kurt rolled his eyes at Blaine in amusement and he placed his left foot up on his chair and carefully slipped out of the shoe and repeated it for the right one. When Kurt was finished and back to his normal height, he placed the shoes in front of Blaine. “Knock yourself out then, just don’t do any damage. To yourself, the shoes or my room.” he warned.

Blaine nodded and decided his best bet was to scoot to the edge of the bed and slip his feet into the shoes while he was still sitting. He discovered as he began to pull himself upright, it did little help to improve his take off. Blaine felt wobbly the moment he was standing and Kurt rushed over to steady him, his arms on Blaine’s waist, holding him still.

“Whoa easy there big boy.” Kurt muttered.

Blaine could only begin to laugh at first as he tried to get his sea legs, or gaga legs rather, but it was no use. All Blaine could manage to do was take a few awkward steps before he began to give up on the idea of ever becoming a little monster. “I don’t think I’m cut out for this Kurt...” Blaine admitted helplessly.

“You just have to bring out your inner Gaga Blaine.” Kurt replied.

Despite Kurt’s words of encouragement, Blaine decided to quit while he was ahead, or while he was still vertical, and he took hold of Kurt, who helped him sit back down on the bed and out of the shoes. “I’m certainly gaga for you, Kurt”

Kurt groaned at Blaine’s horribly corny joke, “You say things like that and yet I still want to kiss you.”

“That’s just part of my charm.” Blaine replied with a wink.

Kurt leaned forward and gave Blaine a quick peck on the lips and Blaine pouted. “Don’t I have more charm than that?” he complained. His reward was for Kurt to grab the sides of his face and give Blaine their best kiss yet and after it was done all Blaine could do was gape at Kurt in shock. “I don’t have that much charm…” he stuttered.

“You’d be surprised Blaine. So I was thinking, why don’t I introduce you to Finn tomorrow after school?” Kurt asked.

“That’s fine, but I’m still going to save all my charm for you. Hopefully without it, I’ll make a good first impression, somehow.” Blaine answered in a cheeky tone.
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Blaine found out that he wouldn’t get the chance to impress anyone new when Kurt called him after Warbler practice, which had run later with preparing for Regionals underway, so they had skipped their usual Lima Bean routine for once. The second Blaine answered, Kurt’s angry voice blaster through his phone’s speaker.

“I seriously can’t take this anymore!” Kurt shouted but then he stopped and made himself calm down. Realizing he had yelled and at Blaine, someone who was totally innocent. “Sorry Blaine... I’m just pissed off.” Kurt apologized.

“More fun with Finn?” Blaine asked, trying to break the tension.

“Yeah real fun.” Kurt groan sarcastically. “I was all ready to lay down the ground work to lead to introducing you two. But nooooo! No, Finn chose to point out that everyone in school supposedly thinks we’re dating now! A fact that I had no clue about either, so I doubt it’s on such a big scale. It was really hard not to shout that I already have a boyfriend, one far more superior in every aspect to him! Instead I got to hear him continue and say that I should try harder at blending into the norm. As if I ever would! It wouldn’t do any good, it would just make me miserable. I tried and failed back with the whole dating Brittany fiasco!” Kurt complained. He was actually getting very sick of having to keep Blaine a secret, so he was also mad about his argument with Finn prolonging that for who knew how much longer. “But that wasn’t the end! Finn freaked out when I offered him a moist towelette!” Kurt vented.

“Ouch, where is he now?” Blaine asked.

“Out somewhere and I don’t care where that is, just he’s not in the house.” Kurt muttered.

“Good, then I’m coming over.” Blaine declared.

Kurt paused and an affectionate smile spread across his face, defusing his anger somewhat, but it was still there. “Blaine... that’s very sweet of you but it might not be wise. First off I’m not sure when Finn could return, since he’s pretty much moved in now. Or spending most of his time here, once his and Carole’s belongings are brought over on the weekend, it will be official. But more than that, lately I feel like all you’ve been doing is coming over to comfort me and my stupid issues.”

“Kurt, since we’ve met, long before we started dating, I haven’t felt that way even once. I said I want to be there for you, so that’s just what I’m going to do. It’s what people in a relationship can and should do for one another. So my mind’ s made up and no whining over how it’s all about you, because it’s not. I’ll stop and grab us some coffees. As for Finn, if he comes home, well then that can be the moment we get properly introduced. Maybe when Finn learns that you already have a boyfriend, who is not sharing you, it will make things easier for him.” Blaine explained.

“Blaine...” Kurt began.

“No protests, it’s a done deal.” Blaine warned.

“Have I told you how amazing you are lately?” Kurt asked sweetly.

“Yes but I never grow tired of hearing it.” Blaine replied with a chuckle.

Actually, Kurt was very glad that Blaine had been so insistent to come over, he just wasn’t use to having someone like him in his life. The idea of having a boyfriend, who Kurt could rely on, ask for help or could comfort him whenever he needed it, was overwhelming, but wonderful. Blaine soon arrived and Kurt was rewarded with coming face to face with his infectious smile, as well as a grande non fat mocha. Kurt took his drink but ignored it at first, focusing his attention on his gracious boyfriend and he kissed him lightly in greeting.

“Hiya, handsome.” Blaine told him.

Kurt forced himself to smile, “Hi cutie.” he said weakly, using the pet names they had given each other.

Blaine quickly began to assess the best possible way to be there for Kurt, which lead to him wondering if physical comfort was needed. Blaine still was figuring this out as he went, despite his confidence so far. Because he was well aware that sometimes, leaving Kurt be and letting him work things on his own was the proper choice. Other times, Kurt it seemed was slowly getting use to the idea of having Blaine at his disposal and he actually sought him out. Blaine decided on the fly that they should talk at first and let Kurt decide if he wanted anything else in addition. “Wanna talk about it?” Blaine asked, just to be sure.

Kurt shook his head, proving Blaine’s assumption had been wrong, but he was too focused on Kurt to be phased by it. “No, not yet... it’s still too fresh in my mind. If I were to talk about it now it would be like I’m punishing you and I don’t want that. There’s not much to talk about anyway, I think we both overacted a bit. Could you... could you just hold me for a while?” Kurt asked shyly, still not being use to seeking physical comfort so much as time went on.

Blaine looked at Kurt with so much love in his eyes that he had to struggle to keep his emotions in check. It was hard when he was hit with the realization that Kurt was his boyfriend, someone he was head over in heels in love with, someone who wanted him, needed him. In all his years of daydreaming and hoping for love, he could have never guessed how wonderful it would be. Blaine simply took hold of Kurt’s hands and slowly guided them over to his couch. Once Blaine was seated Kurt climbed into his arms, like he was a child, and Blaine wrapped his arms tightly around Kurt as he rested his head on Blaine’s chest. They sat there quietly, for a long while, there being no need to speak.

Kurt closed his eyes and he could hear Blaine’s breaths and that his heart was beating a little fast, Kurt’s was too. He let those sounds soothe him and wash all of his anger and pain away, allowing him to let all of it go. As his mind began to calm down, Kurt realized he was looking at the whole Finn ordeal in the wrong way. He needed to stop deflecting and start being truthful, to be honest and make things completely clear with Finn. That he no longer had any ulterior motives behind their friendship and becoming housemates, that Kurt already had a boyfriend he was in love with. Though he’d keep the love part out since Kurt hadn’t even told Blaine that fact yet, it was still too soon into their relationship. When Kurt came to realize this he suddenly felt well enough to break the long silence, so Kurt and Blaine’s normal playful banter could resume. “Thank you Blaine... I feel better now.” Kurt told him softly.

As far as he was concerned, Blaine could have remained like this for hours, but if Kurt was feeling better maybe he would be in the mood for some romance and that idea perked him up a bit. “Glad I could help.” Blaine simply replied. “Think Finn will be gone for a bit longer?” Blaine asked charmingly as brushed a finger across Kurt’s bottom lip softly.

Kurt was slightly taken a back by the move, which was almost bold but Kurt wasn’t shying away from the gesture. Dealing with his newfound desire for Blaine had been a struggle, despite how before it had never even come into his mind. Kurt still intended to stick to what they had talked about before, with keeping appropriate boundaries. But Kurt wanted to show Blaine proper gratitude, no he needed to, and with Finn moving in, they would have less chances to make out as time went on. “I think so, why don’t we use this opportunity to its fullest? Because I realize that moments when we’re alone like this won’t be so frequent.” Kurt explained.

“Such a shame...” Blaine teased lightly.

Kurt stood up for a moment and before Blaine could make any protest, Kurt turned around and looked back at Blaine and the look he was giving him, sent shivers down his spine. Blaine ignored the warnings his mind was sending him, that things could get dangerous, but the need to kiss his boyfriend overruled any logic in his brain. So Blaine didn’t voice any warnings when Kurt came to sit back on top of him, or when Kurt shifted in his lap so he was actually straddling Blaine on the couch. No, all Blaine could think of as Kurt bent down and brought their lips close together for a long and passionate kiss, was that he was the luckiest guy in the world. Blaine brought one of his hands to slip around to Kurt’s back, stroking and caressing, while the other cupped the side of Kurt’s cheek.

Somehow they managed to keep their hands above their waist, but it didn’t make their kisses any less desperate or demanding as they began to make out heavily on the couch.

They were both so focused on the heat of the moment that neither of them noticed that Blaine had slowly begun to lie down on the couch and Kurt stretched out on top of him. It had gotten to the point where their teenage urges were beginning to take over and in result, their groins were beginning to stir, but even then Kurt and Blaine couldn’t stop themselves. After all of the drama, hate, insults they had both faced in their lives, the idea of having something that felt so good within their reach made it very addictive, which was making things become very risky.

Totally wrapped up in their passionate embrace, they didn’t notice the one thing that could stop their heated kissing had walked down the stairs and was now staring at them in total shock. They didn’t hear the gasp, or see Finn Hudson frozen still as his mind tried to process what he was looking at. What finally broke the whole trance was Finn regaining the ability to speak. “Uh... what the hell is going on here?” Finn stuttered, still fully in shock.

Kurt had been trying to undo the knot in Blaine’s tie when he finally heard Finn’s voice, bringing them both back down the earth. What happened next was a total blur, Kurt glanced up at Finn and let out a loud squawk in embarrassment and at first the pair remained frozen in place. But Kurt then realized the compromising position they where in and he rolled off of Blaine and onto the floor. He quickly stood up and tried to regain his composure, but it was hard to accomplish when Kurt’s hair was all out of place and messy from Blaine’s busy hands. “Finn... this is... uh...” Kurt stuttered far too quickly as began to blush bright red. “This isn’t what it looks like.” He finally blurted out in alarm.

During all of this Blaine could only remain quiet and fixed his tie up, ignoring his now tousled hair, having been freed from its hair gel prison. He knew it would be suicide to get between them right now, especially when Finn had never met Blaine before, or had any idea of his existence at all. This had to be the worst first impression of all time.

Finn finally stopped being shocked and anger took over, riling him up and making him shake with rage. It wasn’t that he had walked into two guys making out, though it had been surprising; it was that it had been Kurt getting busy with some stranger that had shocked him so much. Finn could have never expected that Kurt would have the nerve to bring some random guy to what was supposed to be their room now and start to have sex on his couch, when Kurt had to know Finn could be home at any moment. “Really? Because what it looks like is you’re having sex with some stranger in what was supposed to be our room now!” Finn yelled out.

Kurt’ s reaction to the accusation was to get angry, very angry as all the memories of their past fights came back to him and with everything coming to boil, Kurt was in no mood to be civil. “We were not having sex Finn and he’s not a stranger! What do you take me for! Do you honestly think I’m that kind of person? That just because I’m gay means I’ll sleep with anyone? No, I’m not a cheap floozy Finn, this happens to be my boyfriend!” Kurt shouted at him.

“Wait... you have a boyfriend? Since when?” Finn muttered in surprise.

Kurt wasn’t about to take the bait and forgive Finn for what he had said, any of it. “Yes, my boyfriend, not some random guy I just met. His name is Blaine and what we were doing just now is none of your business.” Kurt hissed, still fuming with rage.

“It is if you’re doing it in our room!” Finn barked back.

“It’s my room too, it has been long before you arrived and it’s not like you even want to be here!” Kurt shouted back, he was very relieved that his dad was still at work.

“Yeah but I’m here so I don’t want to worry about having to see you sexing up some guy whenever I come home!”

“Are you even listening to me? He is not some guy! Also, do you see us naked? Or even with out pants undone? I dunno what kind of sex you had with Santana if you think that’s how it goes.” Kurt told him. If Kurt had been in his right mind he never would have said anything so cruel, but he was too angry to be courteous.

“Kurt...” Blaine warned from his spot on the couch. This was getting far too crazy and Blaine knew it would be hard to fix.

“Don’t even try Blaine, he’s not worth it. Come on, I don’t have to take this in my own room. Let’s leave before our gay selves offend Finn for any longer.” Kurt seethed with clenched teeth.

“Don’t bother, I am so gone.” Finn yelled and stormed out of the room without another word. They could hear his loud stomping as he went up the stairs and out the front door, it slamming shut with a loud bang.

Blaine didn’t have any problem in noticing that Kurt was in no mood to be coddled in any way, the barely controlled rage on his face was easy to read. Blaine hesitated, having no idea what to say or do in the situation. “So... now what?” Blaine asked, being clueless.

Kurt remained silent for another moment before he let out a long exasperated sigh and looked back at Blaine. He couldn’t even begin to admit they had almost crossed some line, that would have to wait. Right now it was hard enough to just keep himself together, he didn’t want to end up fighting with Blaine, but he also didn’t want them to part. “I don’t know... I’m just so angry! Can we get out of here?” Kurt pleaded.

“And go where?” Blaine asked as he stood up, still keeping a safe distance between them.

Kurt sighed again and came over to take hold of Blaine’s hand, lacing there fingers together. “Anywhere but here.” Kurt groaned.

“Okay, just let me get my book-bag.” Blaine began to say, he had brought it over along with the drinks, inside it held his song and dance ideas for Regionals.

“Leave it, I need to go now. The negativity lingering in this room is not helping me calm down.” Kurt urged as he pulled on Blaine’s arm and lead him up the stairs.

Blaine just nodded and let himself be pulled by his boyfriend out of the house and towards his car parked in the driveway. “Okay, but I’m driving.” Blaine insisted.

It took Finn two hours to finally return back to the Hummel’ s house and walk down the stairs leading to his and Kurt’s bedroom, his anger gone. He stopped at the end of the stairs and cautiously peered into the room, looking for any signs of Kurt or his mystery boyfriend. After scanning the room Finn found no sign of either of them, so Kurt must have left as well. Finn sighed, he had hoped Kurt would be home so he could apologize. After he had stormed out, it hadn’t taken long for his anger to subside, he had just been so surprised by what he had seen. After his shock and the subsequent anger that followed had slowly dissipated, Finn now realized he had said all the wrong things to Kurt. He would make everything right when Kurt returned, no matter how long it took. As Finn began to walk over to what had been assigned as his side of the room, he noticed a notebook spread across the floor, with scattered papers that must have fallen out of it. Finn bent down to pick it up and as he gathered the papers he studied them, it didn’t look like it belong to Kurt. The book was leather bound and had a large stylized ‘D’ embossed on the front in gold. A picture of a yellow bird, followed by the words ‘Dalton Academy Warblers’ was written across the front. “What the heck is Dalton?” Finn muttered to himself, wondering if it was a brand of clothing. He then brought his attention to the papers, as he opened the notebook up and placed them inside. The top page caught his attention, it was a list of songs, followed by various notes on dance steps. What finally set Finn’s anger off again was one set of words in particular, that read: Set list ideas for Regionals. “No way...” he muttered in disbelief. Any plans to do the right thing and apologize to Kurt were now thrown out the window. Instead he went with the impulsive choice and brought up Rachel’s number in his cellphone and hit the call button. “You’re not going to believe this…” he began to ramble.
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Kurt strode down the hallways of William McKinley feeling far better than he had been last night. Finn, it seemed, had chose to simply ignore him when he returned, pretending to already be asleep or something and he had left before Kurt had gotten up the next morning. Considering the extra time Kurt needed to get dressed at school, since he couldn’t drive in his costume, that made it clear Finn was avoiding Kurt with all his might. Kurt was fine with the fact, because he was far from ready to talk to Finn just yet either. All he wanted was to get through the day without any issues and spend the evening in his boyfriend’ s relaxing company. But as usual, the universe had other plans for him when he turned the corner to see Mercedes run up to him and the look on her face was off setting.

“We have a problem.” she told Kurt.

Kurt rolled his eyes in annoyance, “Now what?” he groaned

“I dunno how but Finn found out about you and Blaine and that he’s in a rival show choir.” Mercedes informed him.

“No! Oh my god...” Kurt muttered in horror.

“It gets worse, he told Rachel! She called us all into the choir room for an emergency meeting and told us. I dunno where she got her facts because by the way she was rambling on, you would think Blaine was some delinquent and you were a full blown traitor!” Mercedes blurted out.

Kurt felt his anger return to him, anger towards Finn, since as far as Rachel was concerned, she had some excuse, but not Finn. “Should I even bother to go to Glee club or have I been expelled?” Kurt asked.

“No, which was all thanks to me so you better be grateful that I was there. I didn’t hesitate to stop her craziness and give actual facts. That you two had just started dating and the idea of Blaine doing anything malicious was insane. It took a lot of work but I finally convinced everyone that you were still trustworthy, though you might want to assure them yourself later. I think the fact that Rachel’s overreacting made them realize she was just being her usual self and blowing things out of proportion. I finished by explaining how guilty you’ve felt about keeping it from everyone. So you’re still a member of the New Directions, you’re welcome. They’re not mad, if anything some of the girls might try to get some details out of you concerning Blaine. But I should warn you, Rachel is pissed as hell, as is Finn.” Mercedes explained.

Kurt could barely believe what he was hearing as Mercedes describes the happenings concerning the morning meeting of the New Directions. When she finished Kurt certainly was far from happy himself, in fact he was quickly becoming furious. Mostly for the fact that Finn hadn’t come to Kurt first and allowed him to explain things and give his side of the story before he told Rachel. Despite all their quarrelling and insults, Finn had gone too far. If it hadn’t been for Mercedes, Kurt could have as well been kicked out of the New Directions, all thanks to Finn’s hasty actions. When he arrived in the choir room later that day for glee club, Kurt wasn’t sure how to act. All eyes were on him and he carefully walked in his high heel Gaga shoes and gracefully took a seat. At least none of the looks were negative, he even swore that someone of the guys where looking at him with a newfound respect, because he was getting some action. Kurt would never tell them what kind of action it was and that it didn’t go past kissing though. Kurt suddenly was poked in the side by Tina who was grinning at him from ear to ear and he he gave her a playful wink. Then Rachel stormed into the room and began to glare and scowl at him, but remained silent. Kurt was relieved by this but he wasn’t a fool, he knew her silence meant one thing: she planned to ambush him after class and Kurt would meet her head on. Finn arrived at last and Kurt looked away as he blatantly chose to ignore him, so Kurt missed the look of regret fall on the taller boy’s face when he looked in Kurt’s direction. Kurt was nowhere near ready to let his rash actions go and let him be forgiven just yet. Instead, Kurt began to answer Tina’s questions about Blaine, happy to be able to gush over and describe him to someone new. Kurt finally let his eyes brush over Finn, just long enough to give him an evil glare.

Finn blinked in surprise and leaned in close to Kurt, who didn’t bother to look at him.

“I wanna talk about this.” Finn whispered.

Kurt turned to glance at him with disgust and anger, he knew he was being childish but he didn’t care. “There’s not much to say, I feel sorry for you. I thought you were better than this.” Kurt whispered back.

The accusation caught Finn with surprise and at first he didn’t know how to reply. He deserved the cold reception, but Kurt was going too far. “I am better.” He began to argue.

But Will Schuester chose that moment to walk into the choir room to start their lesson of the day and Finn was forced to give up, for now.
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Blaine finally got up from his view spot on his bed where he had been silently watching Kurt read a fashion magazine from his spot on the chair in the corner of Blaine’s bedroom. It hadn’t taken long for Blaine to notice Kurt was spending every spare moment at Blaine’s house or anywhere but his own place and the reason was easy to deduce. At first Blaine was just happy to offer Kurt sanctuary to his current situation, but as the week went on he knew Kurt was being far too stubborn. Despite the many things Blaine considered being traits of perfection regarding his boyfriend, he wasn’t so disillusioned to know Kurt also had faults. “You can’t hide from Finn forever, Kurt.” he finally announced.

Kurt looked up from his magazine and he glared at Blaine, but it was more annoyance and Blaine could tell he wasn’t really mad. “You said you liked having me here.” Kurt responded.

Blaine shook his head as an affectionate smile spread across his face, it was hard to push him forward when Kurt was being so adorable. Blaine came to kneel down in front of the chair, grasping the arm ends with his hands to keep him in place. “You know I do, just you shouldn’t avoid going home, Finn or no Finn. Because it sort of makes it seem like you have something you want to hide...” Blaine began to point out.

“No, I’m through hiding anything Blaine, especially you. I told everyone the real story about us after class, to repair the damage Finn and Rachel caused. Rachel went to town with me too but I threw it right back at her. As of now, we’re at odds with each other but we reached an understanding so we’re good, or as good as we’re going to be at the moment. As for Finn, I know there’s really no need to avoid him so much. Because he’s doing the same thing I am, avoiding and ignoring. I just wanted to get away from it all... if even for a little while.” Kurt admitted weakly.

Blaine pulled himself up enough so he could kiss Kurt’s lips softly. “Well, you’re always welcome here, Kurt - considering it’s sort of my fault that this whole thing happened- I mean I should have just left my notebook in the car...” Blaine began.

Kurt stopped him right away by placing a single finger over his lips. “Oh no, don’t you start laying the blame on yourself. You are completely innocent, how could you know Finn would storm off and knock your book-bag over? Kurt replied firmly.

“Well, I know I’m not totally innocent when it comes to the state Finn found us in!” Blaine added.

Kurt groaned, “No, once again that wasn’t you, it was me. God... what the hell was I thinking! Here we were saying we wanted to be safe and go slow. Then I turn around and pretty much give you a lap dance and then it got horizontal and very dangerous. Blaine... if Finn hadn’t come in, I don’t know what could’ve happened.” Kurt admitted sheepishly.

“I didn’t discourage you from letting it happen either, so yes I do deserve some blame. Finn coming in did give us the cool down we needed. But really, I’m just so glad it wasn’t your dad walking in on us!” Blaine muttered.

“Yes, that would have been a disaster. I guess I need to stop running from confrontation and face the music.” Kurt admitted.

“It’s probably for the best.” Blaine agreed.

“Well I’ll deal with that tomorrow, for now, feel like having a totally controlled make out session?” Kurt asked playfully.

“Just shut up and kiss me.” Blaine answered as he pulled Kurt’s face in for a long kiss.
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Kurt had decided he’d stop being stubborn and talk to Finn even before he had come to his rescue, clad in a red Lady Gaga costume of his own. But it certainly had helped break the tension between them and made it possible for them to be mature. Kurt had gone straight for the choir room after he had finished getting changed out of his costume. He had seen Finn forget his backpack in there earlier and he wasn’t about to let the perfect opportunity it brought to pass him by. Sure enough, Finn entered the room himself a short while later, back in his usual t-shirt and jeans look. Finn began to look around the room for his backpack and his eyes fell on Kurt, who was holding it out to him in offering.

“Looking for this?” Kurt asked him.

Finn chose to simply nod as he walked over and took the bag from Kurt, he too was tired of being angry. “Yeah, thanks.” he said in reply.

Kurt was fine with being the one to start the apology process and he smiled lightly at Finn. “No thank you Finn, for coming to my aid back there. It meant a lot to me... what you did” Kurt admitted to him.

Finn was clearly unsure how to start his own set of apologies but Kurt felt the same way, showing gratitude was far easier to attempt.

Finn took a deep breath and let it out slowly, knowing if he remained silent they’d get nowhere. “I dunno how to start so I’ll just say I’m sorry... I shouldn’t have called Rachel about you and Blair like that. Without coming to you first.” he began.

“Blaine.” Kurt quickly corrected him.

“Right, I was just really surprised at what I saw... with you two... I didn’t take it too well.” Finn struggled.

“Well that I can relate with, so I understand. I’m also just as sorry, because you were right, it’s suppose to be your room now too. I swear I didn’t mean for things to get.. that intense with Blaine and I... It’s certainly not how I wanted your introduction to him to turn out. I know we both know about it and thank you for not mentioning it. But before, I let my feelings for you, which weren’t even real, get out of hand. I was taking advantage of your acceptance and seeing it as encouragement. That all changed when I met Blaine but since I didn’t tell you straight up, you had no idea. It went from me crushing on you, to backing off and still being single to BAM I’m kissing someone guy on the couch. Okay that was more than kissing, but we honestly were not going to have sex.” Kurt assured him. “Sorry... I was planning to tell everyone in Glee about him soon, starting with you first. Because I’m not ashamed of Blaine, or us dating, I was just waiting for the right time to tell everyone.” Kurt explained.

“I get that now, I wasn’t thinking when I called Rachel... so yeah, sorry.” Finn said.

“Well, one rarely does when Rachel Berry is involved.” Kurt joked.

“Why don’t we just call it a tie and forget the whole thing?” Finn suggested.

Kurt stood up and nodded, “Sounds good to me, only let’s not forget, let’s just move past it.” he suggested.
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As the end of the week came two days later, all the issues were resolved between Finn and Kurt, so things could return to normal at the Hummel-Hudson house, or as close as normal got. Since their first meeting Finn hadn’t encountered Blaine again so far, until he walked down to his room and was met with surprise once again.This time the surprise was not due to Kurt and Blaine’ s physical actions, instead it was to the state of the room. The room’ s normal set up was disrupted by having all the furniture pushed to the walls and To Kurt’s designated side of their space. As Finn reached the end of the stairs he discovered Kurt, aided by Blaine, putting the finishing touches on a wall divider. It was attached from the ceiling and expanded to go to the end of the wall, separating the bedroom in half. There was a door in the middle of the room, and it had a large opening where the stairs were. Finn’s eyes fell on the divider and then its installations specialist and he chuckled lightly. “Hey... uh what’s all this?” he asked with amusement.

“Call it a peace offer to all the yelling we’ve been doing. It was Blaine’s idea actually, to let us each have our own private space. It should make our co-habitation easier to deal with and might lessen the rumours.” Kurt explained.

“Who cares about the rumours.” Finn muttered. “I don’t.” he added.

Kurt laughed lightly and Blaine joined in; once the installation was complete Kurt pulled the wall to fully extent and split the room up. “Dad helped us set it up and there’s a door here. But of course we’ll knock before entering. I’ve already moved all of my furniture, the ones I’m keeping, to my side of the room.” Kurt announced.

“That leaves my side kind of empty.” Finn pointed out.

“I’m getting to that but first, there’s something else to cover.” Kurt replied as he reached for Blaine and brought him over to stand in front of Finn, who gave him an awkward, but still charming smile. “Since neither of you had a proper introduction... Finn, this is my boyfriend Blaine Anderson. He goes to Dalton Academy in Westerville and is in their glee club, named the Warblers. We met in the spring and just recently started dating. Blaine, this is Finn Hudson, a member of the New Directions, our parents are dating and he’s just moved in. Aside from being one of the leaders of glee club, he’s also the star quarterback.” Kurt explained, introducing them to each other.

Finn extended his hand to Blaine, who took it and they shook hands in greeting. Both glad the awkward weight between the two of them began to lift.

“Nice to meet you Finn, sorry about before.” Blaine said.

“No problem.” Finn simply told him, not wanting to bring back any memories of their first encounter.

Kurt rolled his eyes at them both and changed the discussion to something less embarrassing when he held his hand out to Finn, clutching a number of bills. “Here, this is your half of the decorating money. I figured, and when I say I, I really mean Blaine made me realize, it’s only fair if you get to choose your own furniture. Though try to choose items to match with my side, if that’s possible.” Kurt told Finn and he placed the money in Finn’s hand.

“Kurt suggested we all go to Ikea together so you can pick your stuff out. If you two don’t mind me tagging along.” Blaine explained.

Kurt smiled and took hold of Blaine’s arm, “You, of course are most welcome. You’ll be useful in helping me show Finn the right sort of furniture to buy.” Kurt replied.

“Oh no, I’m not getting in between you guys.” Blaine blurted out.

Kurt shook his head with a laugh, rubbing Blaine’s arm. “Oh you’re no fun at all.” Kurt teased.

While Finn just stood there smiling slightly awkwardly, not really sure what to say during their playful banter.

“Uh yeah... we can go to Ikea. I love their 50cent hot dogs.” Finn commented.

Blaine and Kurt started to laugh out loud in unison and it was so infectious, Finn soon joined in. The three of them walked up the stairs, Kurt and Blaine holding hands as they went up. Blaine’s reveal to Kurt’s friends had been far from ideal, but in the end, Kurt was simply glad there were no more secrets between them. Well, aside from the big one, but Kurt would save the declarations of love for another day.