Summer vacation was moving along at an alarming speed, so much that it would be over before Kurt knew it. He was being a bit over dramatic though, because in reality only a few weeks had passed. Over those weeks Kurt had come to realize a number of new epiphanies. One was that it was getting to the point where he knew it would soon be the time to say the 'L-word' to Blaine, or he'd implode on himself. The second was that Kurt was starting to have a sinking suspicion that Rachel and Blaine were talking to each other on a regular basis. Kurt had of course noticed at the New Directions' celebration they had burst out into song, and more than once. That starting connection had seemed to lead to them actually calling and messaging each other online. A fact that at first, heck even now, Kurt wasn't all that sure how to react to. He told himself it was different from the whole fiasco with Finn. Blaine wasn't a simple straight crush, he was his boyfriend, who loved him, or Kurt was pretty sure he did, and Kurt loved him. Rachel herself was now dating Finn and things seemed to be going well for them. Whenever Kurt saw Finn he seemed tired, not in a good way as Finn had complained, which meant he wasn't getting any real action, or action beyond making out, but he still seemed happy. Another result of both Finn and Kurt having significant others was that Rachel and Blaine were in their room a lot, thing that gave them chances to see each other more. Kurt was finding himself warming up to Rachel, she was infectious it seemed and she could be considered Kurt's actual friend in some odd sense. There was an annoying side effect to this, as there always was: Kurt noticed right away how physical her and Finn were. Again not in anything overly sexual, but in how they always were touching each other, kissing, embracing and not just in the house. Kurt envied them, how they could be so at ease and not worry about public displays of affection, or PDA as its known. Kurt intended to cover these two subjects with Blaine and he's soon get his chance, they were meeting any moment.

Kurt was currently waiting for his boyfriend outside in the driveway of his house, Blaine had gotten them tickets for a local band, where some of his friends in the Warblers were members. Before they'd head over for that, they, as usual planned to spend some quality time in Kurt's bedroom. For once, quality time, meant actual talking, but if there were some mutual kisses in between words, it wouldn't be unwelcome, they had both agreed. Kurt groaned lightly as he squinted his eyes, damn it was hot, too hot for Kurt's liking. His pale skin did not agree with the sun at all, which was why so far Kurt had shot down any of Blaine's date suggestions that involved the beach, or too much exposed skin for too hot a weather. It was hard enough to get himself to dress appropriately either, Kurt loved his layers, loved his scarves, sweaters and vests. Now he was forced to simple it down, but he refused to strip down to t-shirts and shorts: he had an image to uphold, even if no one aside from Blaine noticed. At the moment Kurt was dressed in a classic t-shirt, which was far from simple as it was brand name and had a classy design on the front, with a as light weight as Kurt could find cardigan over that. He hadn't resorted to wearing shorts just yet, instead he wore a pair of cotton pants, that were loose enough to let his legs breath, but still tight enough that they complimented his figure.

Blaine made his arrival and a large smile instantly spread across his face as Kurt caught sight of him, the smile only grew bigger as Blaine parked the car, got out and hurried over to Kurt. Blaine seemed to have no problem with shorts, he was currently wearing a dark red polo shirt and a pair of black shorts that went to his knees, Kurt actually didn't mind them, on his boyfriend at least, he found his bare legs very enticing. “Hi cutie, nice legs.” Kurt said playfully.

Blaine just began to chuckle at Kurt, stopping a foot away in front of him. “Why thank you.” he replied, his tone just as playful.

Kurt was surprised that Blaine didn't comment on Kurt's state of dress as they headed inside and down to his bedroom, luckily Finn and Rachel weren't there, a fact Kurt intended to use. It seemed Blaine had only been delaying his observations.

“I find myself wondering if you'll still hold onto your layers as the summer progresses.” Blaine commented.

“I've worn shorts! Just when I do I'm usually wearing knee boots so it defeats the purpose. It's not like I'm self conscious about my body, or have any qualms about showing skin. It's just I love clothes, I love layers and I don't tan, I only freckle and burn.” Kurt explained as he began to pout.

'And I love everything about you, layers included.' Blaine thought to himself as he watched Kurt begin to ramble on. It was hard not to say it out loud, instead he modified it, so it could be said. “I happen to like your layers, and your porcelain skin, I like everything about you, every little quirk.” Blaine assured him.

“You're too good at this Blaine, being the perfect boyfriend.” Kurt teased.

“Enough with the perfect thing, it makes me want to screw up on purpose!” Blaine said dramatically.

Kurt laughed, when they were alone like this, Kurt had no trouble when it came to physical affection, it was quite the opposite, actually. So Kurt didn't discourage or turn away from Blaine as he came over to Kurt, with that certain cheeky look and he simply closed his eyes as Blaine leaned in and kissed him full on the mouth. When the kiss was finished they somehow made their way to sit down on Kurt's couch and they continued on, exploring each others lips. Weren't they suppose to be talking? Kurt reminded himself.

Blaine seemed to know when it was time to stop and he let out a content sigh and leaned back on the couch casually. His face lit up and Kurt could tell he was excited about something. “Hey Kurt, what would you say if we were to go on a double date with Finn and Rachel?” Blaine asked all of a sudden.

Kurt smirked, this was a perfect opening to the subjects he wanted to bring up with Blaine. But they didn't help him figure out what his answer to the question would be. “Well, first I would wonder what lead to this suggestion happening.” Kurt admitted.

Blaine response was to laugh, he had expected Kurt's surprise. “Is it really that much of a surprise? You must have seen us hit it off at the party. I remember you joking that Rachel was set to steal your man... wait you were joking then, right?”

Kurt rolled his eyes at Blaine and kissed him quickly, Blaine was joshing him on purpose and Kurt found it cute, but slightly annoying. “Yes I was joking Blaine, I trust you.” he assured him.

“Good, not that I don't trust you either... anyway, we just clicked and hit it off right away. After the party Rachel ended up getting my number and friending me on Facebook. We just sort of started talking after that, sorry I kept it to myself. That wasn't intentional, I just know you'd start rolling your eyes at me if I were to start chattering on about what we talk about. Sometimes it's about you and I'm not repeating what I said!” Blaine began to stutter.

“God I love it when you start to ramble.” Kurt muttered all of a sudden, then he realized he had said the word and he began to blush. He was being silly, it was just a word, just something to use as a description, why was he tripping over it now? Well he knew why, but he refused to give into the stress it was causing him.

Blaine chose not to comment about the slip and he just laughed. “What was I talking about?” he asked.

“Double date with Finchel?” Kurt offered, he hated using the nicknames the New Directions gave couples in glee, but it was useful at the moment. Kurt had no idea if and when he and Blaine would get their own, since Blaine wasn't a member, and he was fine if they never did.

“Right! So yeah, we've become fast friends! Did you know she posts a video of her singing practically everyday?” Blaine exclaimed.

“Oh lord, she wants to do a duet with you next, doesn't she?” Kurt groaned.

“Are you physic?”

“No, I just know you, and Rachel. Blaine, sweetie, you are seriously treading into dangerous waters here. You have no idea of what Rachel Berry is capable of. She's talented yes, but I hate to see her catch you in her net... which is very hard to break free from.” Kurt warned, sometimes Blaine was far too naive and trusting for his own good.

“She's not as bad as you make her out to be, Kurt... she might be a bit of a go getter, but she's fun.”

“You don't know Blaine, you weren't there, I mean don't get me wrong she has her good points. But along with those good points are a big heap of annoying ones, that push you to the limit.” Kurt muttered.

“You know, you two are kind of similar in a way.” Blaine pointed out.

“You ever want to kiss me again, Blaine?” Kurt warned.

“See?” Blaine teased and he leaned into kiss Kurt, who just put his hands over his boyfriend's mouth and pushed him back, though he wasn't actually upset, or even remotely mad at Blaine. “Come on... it's just a harmless double date...” Blaine pleaded as he began to lay on the puppy dog eyes.

“Fine I'll go, if only to make sure your soul is safe. Just let's try not to leave Finn too left out for wherever we go, okay?” Kurt replied with a sigh.

“Of course, I thought maybe a movie and afterwards Rachel's invited us over to her place for some karaoke!”

Kurt thought about it for a moment, there could be far worse things to do. “As long as we can sing a duet I'm up for that.” Kurt replied. With one topic covered, only one still remained and Kurt was unsure if he wanted to bring it up, after ending on such a light note. Discussing PDA would make everything heavy, but it was needed. “Blaine, there's uh... something else I wanted to bring up, something that's been bothering me...” Kurt began to admit reluctantly.

Blaine saw the change in Kurt and he gave him all of his attention, turning the silly side of him off. “Of course Kurt, you can tell me anything. What's on your mind?” Blaine asked.

“Since we've been going out, I'm been unsure how to deal with public displays of affection. I mean we've had some lapses in our control, like at Regionals, ones I don't exactly regret... but I'm not really sure how to know when and when not to, you know... be physical.” Kurt began to explain.

“Ah yes, the double standard of being gay and not being able to kiss you boyfriend without worrying if someone has a problem with it.” Blaine sighed.

“I've never been very touchy-feely with anyone, Blaine, I'm glad this is changing because of you. You know how much I love us cuddling, kissing and carrying on, in private, but when we're out for all to see... I... hesitate, sometimes my feelings get the better of me and I get brave, so much that I fear I might make a bad choice in the future...” Kurt said softly.

“Kurt, I understand, I really do, I can't count the number of times I've wanted to kiss you when I know I shouldn't. Sometimes when we hold hands I look around to see the reactions, I've noticed the sneers, the looks of disgust and it kills me. This isn't about us not wanting to show the world how much we care about each other. It's about how cruel the word can be, how we shouldn't even need to have a talk like this.” Blaine told him.

Kurt couldn't stand it any longer, tears were welling up in his eyes and he was filled with the need to touch Blaine at that moment. He reached for him and Blaine responded and showed he was craving it as much as Kurt was, there was nothing sexual about the embrace, it was what they both needed. Kurt stretched out to lie on the couch, his back pressed against the arm of the couch, while Blaine lay on top of him, his head resting on Kurt's chest.

“So what do we do about this?” Kurt finally asked.

“We're already doing it Kurt, we're talking about it, together.” Blaine replied.

“Okay, so we're talking, that's all and good but, when do the answers come?” Kurt whined.

“You might think I'm perfect Kurt, but I don't have any yet...” Blaine admitted weakly.

“We'll figure them out together then.” Kurt declared.
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Blaine and Kurt still had no answers, except that they vowed never to reach Rachel and Finn's level of confidence when it came to PDA. Not that they were doing anything obscene, it just got old real quick, watching them kiss for what had to be the fiftieth time that night during the double date.

“What's the point for paying for a movie if they barely watch it?” Kurt whispered to Blaine during the film.

“I'm not going to open that can of worms.” Blaine whispered back, because if they complained anymore they'd just sound bitter, which they sort of were, at least a little bit.

After the show was over, it being Inception, which turned out to be a film Kurt had highly enjoyed, even with having to be forced to watch Finn and Rachel kiss and carrying, or Finn constantly asking what was going on, Kurt was enjoying the double date so far nonetheless, something he was surprised and delighted to discover. Their next location to head to was Rachel's place, and the two couples found themselves in her basement yet again.

“I still find it amusing and no surprise that you have a stage in your basement, Rachel.” Kurt said with a grin.

“I wish I had a set up like this back home.” Blaine commented, he had said something very similar at the party.

“I'm surprised you don't cutie.” Kurt teased playfully.

Rachel smiled at their banter as she took their coats, placing them on a near by chair and afterwards ushering them towards the stage, were a karaoke machine lay in wait. Ever the courteous host, Rachel handed both Blaine and Kurt a notebook. “I've already programmed a wide variety of songs into the machine, all of which I know we'll like and squabble over who gets to sing them. They're alphabetical ordered by artist, so have a good long look boys.” Rachel explained as she handed a third book to Finn.

Blaine grinned as he began to finger through the pages of the book, noticing a good proportion of the songs were from Broadway musicals, but knowing Rachel, and that Kurt was one of her guests, that was to be expected. Blaine wasn't complaining because he hadn't had much of a chance to belt out any such numbers himself yet. “It's gonna be hard to pick a song...” Blaine muttered as his eyes scanned through the list.

Kurt nodded in agreement, finding the task not any easier, he knew it wasn't a weekly song assignment or a competition solo, but he still wanted to pick a good one, even for an audience of three.

Rachel stood up and walked over to the stage and the two pink bedazzled mic stands and looked at her adoring audience, or at least that was true when it came to her boyfriend. “Well while you all decide, I thought I'd start the night off. I naturally have all the songs memorized so the lyrics are hardly needed, but I have the perfect song to sing for you.” Rachel explained. She then cleared her throat, closed her eyes and Finn, who seemed to know her choice as well, pressed play on the machine.

Kurt shook his head as Rachel began to sing yet another Barbra song, proving she could be quite predictable at times. For once Kurt didn't want to be, so he purposely choose a song that wasn't from Broadway, though when he came to the artist he was looking for, he realized his choice might still be considered a cliche. Anyway, he hoped the song would make up for things.

Blaine leaned in close to Kurt's face as the three of them watched Rachel sing. “Any ideas for a duet we could sing?” he whispered.

Kurt shook his head and resumed looking through the book to start searching for one. “No...” Kurt answered as he flipped through the book. “I just found a solo so I'll get right on that now.”

When Rachel was finished neither of them had found a duet song yet, even though they had a number of contenders to pick between. But the decision ended up being delayed when Kurt stood up as Rachel walked off the stage and over to Finn, who was cheering with far too much excitement. Kurt made himself not react as Rachel crawled onto Finn's lap, snuggling up close and looked to Blaine, who flashed him a warm smile. “Nicely done Rachel, now if it's alright I'd like to go next. There's a song I'd love to sing and I think my choice may just surprise you all.” Kurt explained as he found the number on the karaoke machine and chose it.

“Be my guest, Kurt, amaze us.” Rachel told him.

Kurt gave them all a superior grin as the music started up and they all began to chuckle as his choice was revealed to be 'Love Game' by Lady Gaga. Or Blaine had been laughing until Kurt started to sing and move around the stage and things quickly got very intense. No, sexy, Blaine realized as Kurt, in full performer mode, began to strut, dance and gyrate to the music. Each move Kurt made was more enticing as the next and Blaine could only stare and gape at first. If he could of tore his eyes off his boyfriend for long enough, Blaine would have seen equally stunned faces on Rachel and Finn, but for different reasons. Blaine soon found himself struggling with his boyfriend's sex appeal and to top it all they weren't alone. Not to mention how Kurt could even handle such an impromptu performance with no rehearsals and do it this well. He had to have practised the bordering sensual moves before Blaine thought to himself. He finally got control of his libido and was proud he didn't slip up for their company to see. “Oh my god Kurt, you're on fire!” Blaine cheered.

Kurt might not have thought the repercussions from choosing a song with such sexy subject matter, or at least he didn't know the effect it would have on Blaine. Kurt was just enjoying being able to show his rare sexy side, something he hadn't even discovered he had until recently and that was all due to Blaine. Never the less, Kurt wasn't totally oblivious and he made sure to keep things under wraps, so it never went so far for things to get awkward.

During the number Rachel kept breaking out into near embarrassing laughter, but she was enjoying the whole display and Kurt's antics profusely. While Finn just sat there and tried not to look too uncomfortable and for the most part he wasn't, though when Kurt thrust his hips forward during one lyric, he did flinch for a second. Rachel kissed his cheek, commenting on how adorable he was and the moment soon passed.

Blaine nudged Finn with his elbow lightly and they two grinned and started to clap with Rachel when the song was over. Kurt looked up and saw their barely controlled laughter, but instead of getting hurt by it he joined them and they all broke out chuckling away. “Well I'm not sure if that was... successful, but I think it's clear it was amusing.” Kurt commented.

“Oh it was great Kurt! Just... wow.” Blaine admitted sheepishly.

“Sorry, I just wanted to strut my stuff for a second there.” Kurt replied cutely.

“And you certainly did that Kurt! But Finn and I are ready to follow such an 'amazing' performance.” Rachel declared as she got up, making air quotations with her fingers for the word amazing, though she was just teasing Kurt, who smirked at her. Rachel pulled Finn up by the arm and they got up on the stage, programmed a new song and broke out into a cute rendition of 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'.

Even when Kurt hadn't done so himself, he was relieved when the couple kept their displays of affection during the song to a minimum and Kurt let himself sit back and enjoy the spectacle. Damn they were cute. It was annoying at times, but Kurt stopped that train of thought straight away. Instead he let his attention divert to Blaine, who was sitting close beside him, watching the duet partners sing it out on stage. Kurt tapped his shoulder, and Blaine beamed at him.

“Kurt, I hope you know I barely survived you singing about wanting to take a ride on my disco stick up there.” Blaine whispered to Kurt, who just rolled his eyes at Blaine and pushed at his shoulder playfully at the accusation. “At least I hope you were singing about me...” he added.

“Sometimes songs aren't suppose to be taken literally.” Kurt pointed out.

“Sorry, my mind just went there... I'll be good now.” Blaine responded.

Blaine ended up keeping his word for the remainder of the night, after a number of duets, solos and even quartets as the double date continued. Kurt had been treated to watching Blaine and Rachel sing a ridiculous cover of 'Anything You can Do', were he kept snorting and laughing through the whole thing. Gosh Blaine was so adorable with the expressions that he made when he sang. Until the evening was stretching for a bit too long and both couples began to hope would come to and end. But not before Kurt and Blaine got the chance to sing a duet for the closing number.

Blaine glanced at Kurt who nodded, “If you both don't mind, Kurt and I would like to sing the final song of the evening. It's our thanks to a fun night.” Blaine offered.

“Go right ahead, my voice could use a rest.” Rachel said, taking a sip of her tea.

Blaine said his thanks as Kurt had already walked back up onto the stage and held his hand out of his boyfriend, who took it and let Kurt pull him up to stand beside him. The duet they had found for their last song was light and fun, just the perfect way to end the date. The intro for 'Rain Must Fall' by Queen began to play and Blaine and Kurt began to sway to the music.

"I can see it in your stars
Life is so excitingr
Acting so bizarrer
Your world is so inviting
Playing really cool

And looking so mysterious - honey

Your every day is full of sunshiner
But into every life a little rain must fall

No problem
Uh, be cool now

Anyone who imagines

They can blind you with science
Bully you all over

With property and finance
But you have position

To call the shots and name the price - honey
You found success and recognition

But into every life a little rain must fallr
Flow John
You lead a fairy tale existence

But into every life a little rain must fall
Be cool, ha, kiss kiss

(When they sang this part of the song, Kurt and Blaine mimed kissing each others cheeks.)

Others seem to think
You are over dramatizing

Problems at work
So it's hardly surprising
There's little you can do
To alter their opinions - honey

You want a clean reputation But now you're facing complications

'Cos into every life a little rain must fall
Be cool, get serious, wooh, alright

Play it nice and cool
Play it nice and cool - yeah
Chase me

Ooh, one more time, ha ha, I like it
Leave 'em there..."

Kurt and Blaine took turns singing each verse of the song and joining their voices together for the chorus. Looking very sweet and adorable and so obviously in love, even when no confessions had been made yet, and their audience ate it up.

“You guys are too cute!” Rachel cheered as she and Finn clapped.

When the song was over the duo bowed and the two couples said their goodbyes, Finn's car had been parked at Rachel's place before the date so he planned to stick around for a while longer. Kurt had a very good idea what he had in mind, as Kurt had the same plan for his own boyfriend, oh how times had changed for Kurt Hummel.

“I'll make sure to call out before I walk into our room.” Finn called teasingly as they walked out the front door.

Kurt just laughed and chose not to reply to the comment, instead he and Blaine made their escape and to Kurt's parked car in the driveway. Blaine noticed Kurt was still smiling away and he poked him in the side lightly.

“Admit it...you had fun tonight.” Blaine accused.

With no way out and no chance for Kurt to avoid it, he simply gave in and let out a long sigh in defeat. “Yes I did... you were right.” he admitted as he got into the car.

Blaine' s face showed a satisfied smile at the news and once he was inside the car and seated in the passenger's seat, he leaned over to Kurt and got close to his gorgeous face. “I love it when you say that.” he almost purred.

Kurt gave his boyfriend a witty smile in response and Blaine touched his face and they shared a long kiss. He wanted very much to keep on kissing but he wasn't about to do so in Rachel's driveway. “I hate to break this up Blaine... but... can it wait until we're back at my place?” Kurt asked in between their kissing.

Blaine relented to the request and pulled back to sit properly in his seat, fastening his seat belt so Kurt could start the car up and get them on their way. As the silence fell between them Blaine began to feel the barely bottled up sexual tension he had felt during Love Game between the re-emerged. 'Calm down Blaine!' Blaine thought to himself. The last thing he wanted to do was let his teenage hormones get the better of him, no matter how irresistible Kurt was turning out to be as time went on. Blaine still held firm to their choice of taking things slow, but it was easier said than done at the moment.

Kurt seemed to pick up on the strain Blaine was under, only he had no idea that he was the cause of it.“You okay?” he asked with concern.

Blaine hesitated on if he should shrug off the enquirer or tackle the problem head on, but it wasn't exactly a problem either. Hence Blaine's resistance to tell Kurt about it, since it was a little embarrassing, the answer was right there; be honest, it had always worked before. So Blaine fought past the awkward feeling in the pit off his stomach and let out a long sigh. “Remember when we talked about PDA and figuring it out together?” Blaine began to ask.

“Yes... if that's what making you frown then I don't like were this conversation is heading.” Kurt replied as he focused on the roam ahead.

“No, it's nothing like that just... you really don't know do you?”

“Know what?”

“How you ooze sexual appeal when you sing! Or at least that's what you did during Love Game! I mean Kurt, your hip thrusts, lip biting and your facial expressions... really put a test to my usual decorum.” Blaine told his boyfriend.

Kurt's mouth hung open in surprise, how was that even possible, Kurt was so clueless went it came to the intricacies of sex. Having a boyfriend and as very enticing one at that had made him more open to try to become more educated, even when he didn't want to put anything he might learn to the test anytime soon. Kurt had tried and failed to watch a gay porno and since then, he had no desire to try his luck again. So, at hearing the news that Blaine actually found him sexy, a word he never would have thought he'd be described with, it was mind blowing material. “Are you serious?” he blurted out in surprise.

“Of course I'm being serious, but I at least know it wasn't intentional then...” Blaine commented.

“Well I must confess I was trying to show a more... sensual side of myself, or what my equivalent of that could be. But Blaine, I didn't even think about how my attempts would effect you... I'm so sorry! I mean good lord, what was I thinking! When we're trying to figure the whole PDA thing out!” Kurt muttered in frustration.

“Oh no, don't beat yourself up over this or I'm going to regret bringing it up. Besides, if you had no idea then that means I kept my desire well hidden. Which means Rachel and Finn were probably oblivious to it, or at least, on what scale it was reaching.” Blaine pointed out. “Which was intense but manageable, because of my control not on how sizzling your performance was!”

Kurt was very grateful when they arrived at his house and pulled into the driveway, put his car in park and turned to look at his boyfriend affectionately. “You are so cute when you get all frazzled.”

“But not sexy...” Blaine mumbled.

“Blaine, rest assured I find you very sexy and that opinion is only increasing as time goes on.” Kurt stated.

Blaine began to chuckle and Kurt joined him, when they got things under control they headed hand in hand inside Kurt's place and headed to his bedroom. “So uh... we're good then?” he asked.

“Yes Blaine, we're great as usual.”

“Okay good, now if I promise to keep to our enforced boundaries can I show you? How much I liked Love Game? Just a little...” Blaine began to plead.

“Yes please.” Kurt whispered back.

Once they were in the privacy of Kurt's bedroom, with Finn still being gone, Blaine took the initiative after his request had been granted and he was on Kurt the instant they cleared the stairs. Despite his assurance to keep things from getting too intense, he had to struggle to keep from slipping, or rather, his hands descending to their lower regions. To do this Blaine touched the sides of Kurt's face as he kissed him, running his hands through Kurt's hair as they continued to enjoy many more kisses. Kurt brought his own hands up to caress the small of Blaine's back as they began to shuffle over to his couch. Figuring the bed would be far too dangerous at the moment, so they continued making out as they settled down on the couch.

“What's gotten into you Blaine?” Kurt managed to mutter through their kisses.

“Haven't you been listening to me, you got to me Kurt...” Blaine murmured.

“Well then, I think it's time I get around to giving you that hickey, which is long overdo.” Kurt said as he moved, they were still sitting up to keep things safe, but Kurt inched closer and right up against Blaine's neck. “Because what do you think inspired me as I sang that song.” Kurt added with a playful smile.

Kurt did managed to accomplish his mission but just barely, before his phone suddenly buzzed from getting a text from Finn, saying he'd be home soon. The couple took that as their cue to slow things back down and just continue to kiss and cuddle on the couch. It had been a good call because a short while later they heard heavy footsteps starting to stomp down the stairs. Kurt rolled his eyes at Finn's very obvious attempt to give them fair warning of his arrival.

“Okay... I am walking down the stairs now!” Finn suddenly called out.

Blaine and Kurt were ready for him, having broken apart and quickly began to fix their tussled hair and rumbled clothing back into place. “It's fine Finn, geez!” Kurt called back with annoyance.

Finn finally took the less than subtle hint and walked over to Kurt's side of the divider without any hesitation and greeted them with a smile. “Hey, so tonight has kinda fun huh?” he commented.

Blaine nodded, “Yes it was! I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I know Kurt did too, despite him trying to prove other wise.” Blaine began to tease, he glanced at Kurt who just smirked at him.

“It certainty went better than I had assumed.” Kurt admitted.

Blaine stood up from the couch and began to stretch his muscles. “Well I hate that this day has to end but I should probably go... before Burt kicks me out.” He laughed.

Kurt began to chuckle and even Finn joined in, until his eyes went wide for a moment and muttered a quick goodbye, escaping over to his side of the room. Blaine flashed Kurt a confused look, that changed to slightly concerned.

“Was it something I said?” Blaine asked.

Kurt tried and failed to stop himself from breaking out into barely controlled laughter as he began to snicker and shake up and down from his efforts. This response just made Blaine more confused and he began to frown at his boyfriend, who finally chose to enlighten him. “No, cutie, I think it's more seeing that.” Kurt said pointing to the large hickey that was now on Blaine right collarbone.

Blaine looked down and laughed lightly. “Oh...” he said. “Well honestly that's kind of silly... considering how much we saw him and Rachel smooching tonight.” Blaine grumbled.

“Say it louder, maybe he'll hear you!” Kurt said as he raised his voice.

Blaine smirked and placed a finger over Kurt's lips to silence him and gave him a long kiss. “Shh... don't worry about it, I get the feeling we'll have plenty of chances to get even with Finn in the future.” he pointed out.

Kurt smiled at Blaine as they began to walk up the stairs, Kurt insisting he'd see Blaine off. “Well at least we're both even now, on the hickey front.” Kurt replied.
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The summer continued onwards and a few days later Blaine showed once more what a natural he was at being a perfect boyfriend. Kurt was busy working at his dad's tire shop one day, as he needed to start saving for his fall wardrobe. Far too many amazing pieces were coming out and a number Kurt simply had to have, and than meant, he needed the cash flow to do so. Sure working on cars and getting all greased up wasn't an ideal job. But his dad being his boss gave Kurt the freedom he wanted, to work whenever he wanted to. The fact that it was something people would never think Kurt was capable of doing was a nice bonus in Kurt's mind, to shatter their ignorance. Of course normally he never got the chance to do so, instead it was just him fighting over a sensitive machine and trying to win the battle. Kurt was just about to put the finishing touches on his current work when he let out a tired sigh. Kurt decided to take a quick break to rehydrate and walked over to nearby table, grabbing a rag to wipe the grease off his hands first.

“Special lunch time delivery!” a voice called out.

Kurt to his horror, whirled around to see Blaine come strolling into the shop, a large bag in hand and a charming smile on his face. Kurt's reaction was to let out a large shriek in alarm as he realized the state he was in. Dressed in a pair of greasy overalls, his hair all out of place and he could only imagine how his face looked. Kurt wasn't even sure if he could pull off the look and he threw his hands up in his face to try to hide himself. “Blaine! What in the world are you doing here... no don't come closer!” Kurt hissed in protest.

Blaine just gave his distraught boyfriend an affectionate smile, but he didn't try to push his luck and get any closer to him yet. “Kurt, stop... you look fine! Hot even! Or at least way more than anyone else could. The day you can't pull off anything you wear is going to mean the start of an apocalypse or something! Now just drop it okay?” Blaine insisted.

“I still wish you had warned me...” Kurt muttered.

“Lunch time delivery like I said, handsome!” Blaine repeated as he held up the large lunch bag. “I brought all your favourites...” he added with a witty smile. All the while Blaine was trying to ignore Kurt's state of dress and the effect it brought on. Kurt' s appearance was proving to be distracting, dressed in a pair of navy coveralls, which somehow fit Kurt with tailored perfection. In fact, Blaine found the grease monkey version of Kurt Hummel quite sexy. But he wasn't about to announce it out loud, since Burt could be within ear shot.

Kurt meanwhile was trying not to panic and forced himself to relax, it was too late anyway and his work was far from over for the day. Kurt was happy that Blaine had come to visit him after all, even if it just proved they hated to be apart for long. It was just that Kurt knew he looked so frumpy and it was hard not to get self conscious about it, even if it was silly. “Oh god Blaine, I look so bad right now!” he declared.

“Oh stop, how many compliments do I need to give you, Kurt? You look really hot. To the point where grease or no grease, I'm finding it hard to keep my hands off you.” Blaine said as he looked Kurt up and down lustfully.

Kurt felt himself begin to blush under Blaine's gaze, he really need to let Blaine know the feeling was mutual, as much as he could and keep to their going slow plan. He opened his mouth to made a cheeky remark about Blaine's own sex appeal, when they both heard someone close by clear their throat very loudly. Kurt turned to see Burt in the corner, trying to act inconspicuous during the exchange until it had reached an awkward point. Kurt flashed his dad a bashful smile and Blaine began to chuckle and tried to shrug the moment off.

“Oh hi Burt! I didn't see you there!”Blaine sputtered in surprise.

“Obviously.” Burt commented with a smirk.

“I actually brought you some lunch too and before you say anything Kurt, I made sure it was healthy enough.” Blaine stated.

Kurt smiled and finished cleaning up his hands enough to squeeze Blaine's arm lightly. “You are far too sweet for your own good sometimes, thank you... I'd hug you but...” Kurt explained as he gestured to his coveralls.

“I'll take a rain-check on that offer.” Blaine whispered, this time making sure this time Burt couldn't hear him.

“I guess we could both use a lunch break.” Burt admitted. “Thanks kid.” he told Blaine with a small smile.

Burt and Kurt took a break to sit down and have a enjoyable lunch together with Blaine. Who had brought them two very delicious sandwiches even with Burt's being healthy. Blaine had admitted he had bought them, not trying to make them himself. Kurt was almost relieved at confession, if he had it would of meant he was even more perfect. As Kurt munched on his meal and watched Burt and Blaine talk about something and he couldn't help but let out a content sigh. How did Kurt get to this point, having such a wonderful boyfriend and life overall? Of course it was far from ideal, Kurt had his share of drama and hardship and he knew more was to come. But more than anything Kurt was so grateful to have found Blaine through the chaos. The pleasantries soon came to and end when their lunches were devoured and father and son had to get back to work. Kurt waved to Burt who left first and Kurt assured his dad he'd resume as soon as he saw Blaine off. It was hard to do it with Blaine right there to tempt him into procrastinating though.

“You seriously have to stop being such an amazing boyfriend. Or else I'm going to get a complex.” Kurt teased.

“Stop with the crazy talk, Kurt... how could that ever be possible?”

“I know I know, I'm starting to sound like a broken record I'm sure. But you keep giving plenty of opportunities to go there. When I start to think back on all the amazing things you've done for me in the last few months...” Kurt began.

“They're only amazing because of you Kurt, you're my muse in that department.” Blaine argued.

“Seriously stop, or I'll have to resort to violence.” Kurt said with a smirk, though he quickly regretting the threat, even when it was totally a joke. “Sorry... that wasn't funny.” Kurt muttered.

Blaine grinned and leaned over to give Kurt a quick kiss, making sure not to get too close and risk to ruin his outfit. Blaine ran a hand through Kurt's messy hair and just looked at Kurt with heart eyes. “Promise me you'll drop this whole comparing us thing?” he urged.

Kurt gave him a weak smile. “I'll try.” he promised.

“Good, now I'd better leave you to your work. Call me when you' re done.”

“Okay I will, bye cutie.” Kurt told him with a wave.

Kurt stood and watched him leave for a moment, until he was out of sight and Kurt headed back to work. Letting the task at hand distract him from over thinking things to much. Because Blaine was right, there was no need to compare the two of them. They were in a relationship, not a race, every kind act they did made them both winners in the end. Never the less Kurt found himself wanting to do something for Blaine to show his gratitude. That caused the planner in him to stir as he suddenly got a brilliant idea, one he could really throw himself into. He felt the urge to show Blaine how much he meant to him, how happy Kurt was to be his boyfriend and vice versa. That lead to him trying to figure out how that could be done. He leaned over and grabbed a wrench from the toolbox and Kurt continued to think. Of course he realized he had a very easy way to accomplish this, by planning a date for them. The problem was how to make the date substantial enough and make it out of the ordinary. Deciding to have such a date was the easy part, figuring out what it would entail was the hard part. But Kurt was confident he'd think of something, or he hoped he would. He knew that whatever he did Blaine would love it. Just thinking of the look on Blaine's face at the discover was enough to motivate Kurt forward, it would make it all worth the while. “Time to get to work.” Kurt muttered to himself.
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Kurt was still wrestling with the heavy burden of coming up with the perfect date scenario a few days later to no avail. It was troubling him so much he had decided to call in the big guns and get some much needed help on the subject. He had called up Mercedes in his moment of need and she had answered his plea for help. That resulted in Kurt packing up the last few things he'd need for a sleep over at her place. Once packed and ready Kurt picked up his bag, headed up from his room and towards the front door. Passing his dad by in a flash who was sitting at the table, either reading the paper or going over something work related. “Bye dad!” Kurt called as he headed for the door.

Burt did a double take when he saw the large bad his son had in tow and his eyes widened in surprise. “Whoa and where are you heading off to?” he asked suspiciously.

Kurt came to a quick stop and walked back to where his dad was. “To Mercedes' for a sleep over...” Kurt began to answer but then he saw his dad give him a certain look, one that was new but the message was received anyway. Kurt let out a quiet groan as he rolled his eyes at Burt in annoyance. “Dad!” he moaned. “I swear I'm really going to Mercedes'!” he muttered.

“If you say so, kid....”

Kurt sighed, placing his hands on his hips and he scowled at his dad with judgement. What was the point of taking things slow with Blaine if Kurt still had to go through moments like this? “Oh god, we are not having this conversation right now! There's no need to regardless! I'm not sneaking off to Blaine's dad... I'm not even going to see him at all tonight. I'm going to Mercedes', that's all, no hidden plan. I know I'm a teenager and you're a parent so I'm sure your mind just goes there on reflex... but need I remind you I have as of yet given you no reason to worry... or doubt my honesty?” Kurt began to point out.

“I know, but just as you said I am a dad, a dad who's trying to deal with his son having his first boyfriend...” Burt commented.

“Noted, if you want to be put fully at ease I can have Mercedes' parents call you tonight to confirm it?” Kurt offered, but he was just being cheeky.

“Don't get all Mr. Wise Guy on me, Kurt, because I bet in the future things are gonna change. But no, don't go and do that. Sorry, Dads tends to think like this, wether their kids are straight or gay or whatever...” Burt said.

“It's fine dad, But I need to get going now though.” Kurt replied, his dad nodded and Kurt hurried off to his car. As Kurt made his way over to Mercedes he couldn't help but wonder if Burt would always assume he and Blaine were off having sex somewhere or along those lines from now on. It was true, they had gotten into some compromising situations, though just to the horizontal make out level so far. That didn't mean he found the idea of his dad walking in on them any less mortifying. If only Burt knew that he and Blaine had already had a long talK in which they had both decided neither of them were remotely ready to get that intimate yet. But there was no way Kurt was telling his father such facts. Because no matter how close they were, there were some things Kurt couldn't tell his dad. Kurt just let the whole subject matter drop for now, he had more pressing matters to attend to after all. He soon arrived and was happy to put all those thoughts aside. At first he didn't even bother to bring his date conundrum up at first. As much as Kurt loved Blaine and spending time with him, it felt nice and refreshing just to relax and have fun with Mercedes. Later that night the pair of friends were lounging on Mercedes' bed, watching a movie, though they were missing most of it as they chatted away.

“I still can't believe you could tear yourself away from Blaine long enough to come here tonight.” Mercedes told Kurt in a slightly teasing tone.

Kurt rolled is eyes at Mercedes, this was nothing new of course, she was just teasing him and not too much at the moment. Kurt knew as time went on it would increase and he was adamant if the need to call her out on it getting old arose he'd deal with it and with the least amount of drama possible. At the moment there was no need to go there and Kurt was grateful for that. He found Blaine being brought up to be the perfect chance to bring up his dilemma concerning his boyfriend. “I'll have you know Blaine and I talked about that, like any functioning couple would. We both realized it's healthy to spend some time apart. Because I really don't want it to get to the point were we spend so much time together, we' d end up being sick of each other. Not that I think I could ever get sick of Blaine, in all honesty. But I really don't want the chance of us to start fighting all the time to happen. So I am afraid you're stuck with me for the night.” Kurt explained to her.

“Look who's all mature now that he has a boyfriend.”

“And look who is enjoying teasing me about it.”

They both started to laugh and set down to business of having a fun night. Kurt wasn't surprised that a while later their conversation had come back to him and Blaine. Having just finished watching a romantic comedy movie, probably had helped.

“So have you guys said the L word to each other yet?” Mercedes suddenly asked him once the movie was over.

“No, we haven't... I mean you know I love Blaine already and as the days go by those feelings keep increasing. I keep wanting to tell him how I feel, but so far the timing hasn't seemed right.” Kurt began to explain. Kurt was hoping that during the date he was planning could be the perfect moment to confess his love to Blaine. Kurt snapped back from his thoughts to see Mercedes' smile turn into a slightly concerned look and he raised an inquiring eyebrow at her. “Why are you looking at me like that?” he questioned.

“I'm not sure... I mean I seriously hope you're not hesitating because you're worried Blaine might not feel the same way. Because it would take a fool to see the looks he gives you and not believe he's in love with you big time, Kurt.”

“Oh I know, I think we both know we love each other. But putting it into words is tripping us up right now.” Kurt admitted. Despite Kurt's tendency to doubt himself, he wasn't so foolish to think Blaine didn't love him. The feeling was there and they made it known to each other every day without uttering the exact words. But Kurt was reaching a point where he needed to say it out loud or he'd wind up just blurting out on the fly. “One of the reasons I wanted to come over tonight is related to this. I want to plan this big romantic date for Blaine and I. To thank him, for how much he's been there for me... even before we became a couple. I'm hoping it will lead to being able to tell Blaine those magic three little words, finally.” Kurt admitted.

“You don't need a big date for that, heck you could say it over coffee and it would still be magic.” Mercedes pointed out.

“Sure, but I still want to plan this date. Willing to help me try to find something suitable?” Kurt pleaded.

“Good thing you have me then, huh? I might not have my own boyfriend but I do have a computer.” Mercedes replied as she grabbed for her laptop and brought up Google. She grinned at Kurt as she typed in 'romantic summer themed dates.' and clicked the search button. “Let's start searching.”

Kurt laughed in a reply, “Sounds good to me.” he agreed. “Let's try to avoid anything too cliche, though.”

“Kurt, I doubt your guys' relationship so far could be called anything cliche.” Mercedes stated.