Summer break has never been more enjoyable for Blaine and Kurt since this was the first time they had a boyfriend to spend their vacation with. The days no longer etched by, instead the novelty of getting to spend entire days with no other priorities was a happy discovery to experience. It wasn't long before the couple had sunk into a regular pattern with their time together. To the point where it was rare for them to go more than a day or two without seeing each other. That could become dangerous or at least have a bit of separation anxiety come the fall but both teens were proving to be stubborn. They were still in the honeymoon phase where every day was romantic bliss and nothing but their strong connection was noticed. Neither was delusional though, they both knew as happy as their time together was their current arrangements would come to and end. Not by choice, it would all be due to school and post class time still couldn't compare to a whole day.

Kurt for one was determined to keep such negative thoughts out of his mind and enjoy what time they had left. He was being dramatic once more because they had done well during the end of the school year and he was confident that once a new term begun they'd keep that trait going. For now, Kurt wanted nothing but to spend every waking hour near his beloved cutie. During the rare moments they weren't together or talking when apart, Kurt had managed to come up with his entire set list for their concert for two. That only left the matter of his and Blaine's duet and the duo had plans to come up with that together for the day.

Little did the happy little couple know, or Kurt at least, that their world was about to be shaken up a bit. Still oblivious to what the game changer was, when Kurt heard his phone a big goofy grin formed on his face and he didn't need to check to see who the call was from. “Hello, cutie.” Kurt chimed.

But Blaine didn't answer back in his usual cheerful tone and say 'hiya handsome' like he did every morning. Instead, his boyfriend could tell straight away that Blaine's energy levels were running on empty.

“Hi, Kurt...” Blaine began to say weakly and he paused to cough lightly. “Um... I hate to tell you this but I'm not gonna be able to see you today.” he admitted.

Kurt did his best to hide his disappointment at the news, he knew they were pretty much joined at the hip at this stage. But he didn't want them to become so co-dependant that they were reaching dysfunctional proportions. Instead he kept his composure and focused on the less than lackluster Blaine Anderson and why he was in such a state. “Oh, okay... did something come up?” Kurt asked trying to sound casual, when all he did was sound concerned.

“Yeah... my breakfast.” Blaine answered with a sigh.

“What?”

“I'm sick... I must have caught the flu or something... I'm really sorry, Kurt. I love you and I'm gonna miss you like crazy. But I'm not willing to give you my germs, I'm gonna need some quarantine time to recover.” Blaine admitted, his tone proving he was far from happy with the news.

“Oh Blaine, don't be sorry! You're sick, you can't help it! You need to focus on getting better instead of catering to my silly whims.” Kurt sputtered off.

Even in his weakened sate his boyfriend could still make Blaine smile, a fact he was very grateful for. “Thanks, I'll try my best to get on the road of recovery, this is the last thing I want to be during summer vacation. I'll miss you a lot though, I know I just said that but I need to make that very clear.” Blaine commented.

Kurt's heart was beginning to ache, even when he was sick Blaine kept thinking of others and he wanted to nothing but coddle him. “I'll miss you just as much, please get well quickly. Because as soon as you're recovered enough I want to come over and nurse you fully back to health.” Kurt insisted.

“I'm too contagious right now, baby, I don't want you to catch my cold.” Blaine warned.

“I know, I know, so I'll put on a brave face for you, sweetie. I'll manage somehow. In fact I should let you rest.” Kurt said.

“But I want to hear your voice for as long as possible, it renews my waning strength.” Blaine whined.

Kurt was torn, caught between a stubborn and a lovesick place and he was wavering between granting Blaine's wish or putting past his own need to talk to his boyfriend and make him go back to bed. His morals eventually were put in place and he knew how to convince Blaine to see reason. “Blaine, think of it this way... the sooner you go to bed and do nothing but rest and re-cooperate. The sooner you'll stop vomiting enough for me to come over and take care of you in person.” Kurt tempted.

Blaine let out a sigh of defeat, Kurt was right of course. “Fine, this is the drive I need for a speedy recovery... because it is true I don't want you to ever see me throw up...” Blaine began but then he went silent.

“Blaine... is everything okay?”

“Speaking of which I uh, gotta... go!” Blaine voice said in desperation and he shouted out the last word as he made a mad dash for his bathroom.

“Blaine? Oh, my god you're totally barfing right now!” Kurt muttered in horror.

Kurt tried his best not to think what Blaine was doing as he waited for his boyfriends return, he wanted to say goodbye and give his condolences before hanging up on him. It took longer either young man would of liked but eventually Kurt heard the muffled sounds of movement and he let out a sigh. “Will you listen to reason now?”

Blaine on the other end of the call had gotten himself a bucket and got back into bed, letting out his own tired sigh in response. “Yeah, totally... I'll be good and do nothing but lay in bed and drink plenty of liquids.” Blaine assured.

“I'm glad, I'll be okay on my own Blaine, we shouldn't spend every waking moment together, as much as I want to. Once you're on the mend I'll come over, pamper you with comfort and we'll look for our duet for the concert together. How does that sound?” Kurt offered flirtatiously.

“Not as good as seeing your handsome face today, but it makes things bearable.” Blaine replied.

“Glad to year it, now get some sleep, Blaine. I'll call you later on tonight to check up on you.”

“Okay, love you.”

“Love you too and I'll miss you.” Kurt gushed lovingly.

“Not as much as I'll do.” Blaine challenged.

“I thought we agreed our love is equal and we're not in competition?” Kurt warned.

“Sorry, I blame being sick.” Blaine said cutely.

“You're adorable but I'm ending the call, or else this could go on all day.” Kurt chuckled.
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The problem was putting on a brave face for his cutie and actually trying to pass his time without Blaine's company were entirely different matters. So now Kurt found himself at home, alone, with no Blaine to brighten his day and no plans to help pass the time. Kurt had been tempted to see if any of his friends were free but he knew they'd point out how MIA he'd been lately. Not so much that Kurt had flat left anyone but still, Blaine had become his main focus over the break and now he was paying for it a bit. Reasoning that spending an evening without Blaine wasn't the end of the world and Kurt had spent the first sixteen years of his life being single, it was time to end his little pity party and try his best to survive on his own. Kurt's answer was to offer his services at his dad' s tire shop, only after his dad confirming Blaine's absence was why he wanted to do it. That decision did the trick for a while and Kurt had something to focus on beside missing Blaine. As he worked on yet another car, Kurt realized how much his life had changed since he had met him. Finally, when his long shift was over, Kurt found himself back where he had started, moping alone in his room. He had called Blaine earlier but got no answer, figuring Blaine was sound asleep at present. So Kurt decided to start looking for possible duets on his own to make the most of things.

Surprisingly, Kurt's salvation from solitude ended up coming when a short while later, he heard voices and footsteps coming down the stairs. As they neared Kurt heard Rachel's recognizable shrill and for once he was glad to. Until he heard a flirtatious giggle and Kurt froze, he knew that laugh, he made that laugh all the time with Blaine so he knew what happened next. Finn and Rachel didn't know Blaine was sick so they were most likely heading down to make out, not realizing they had company. Not really sure what to do, Kurt simply sat as casually as possible on his bed. When Rachel and Finn cleared the stairs from the corner of his eye Kurt could see they were too busy kissing to notice Kurt was in his side of the basement. Kurt began to battle with the idea of letting them know he was there or just putting on a pair of headphones and riding out the storm.

But right when Kurt had made his decision, when he reached for his headphones he ended up knocking his binder full of song ideas on the floor with a crash. Thus revealing his location to the young lip-locked couple on the other side of the room.

“Kurt, are you and Blaine already here?” Finn called out and he didn't sound amused.

“You're half right, sorry.” Kurt called back.

Not getting what Kurt meant, Finn and Rachel walked through the connecting door to see Kurt sitting on his bed, giving them a sheepish grin. “Hi there.” he muttered.

“Why are you here and where's Blaine?” Finn accused.

“I'm sorry I'm here, I should have called you... it's not like I'm the only one in a relationship in this house. It's just... Blaine's sick and that kind of did in my plans for the day.” Kurt explained with a sigh.

Rachel's eyes widened in alarm at the news, instantly rushing over to Kurt's side, forgetting her own boyfriend for a moment. “Oh, no! Blaine's sick! Is he okay?” Rachel demanded in her usual dramatic tone. Finn reluctantly followed her fully into Kurt's bedroom, clearly not very happy that their make-out was over before it had barely started.

“He's fine, well no, he is sick and puking but it's nothing serious, only the flu. Of course though I'm not even one day into our separation and I'm falling apart. It's actually kind of pathetic how not being able to see him, or even hear his voice, is bringing me down.” Kurt moped. Kurt had always prided himself in how strong he was on his own, able to face anything, only to discover that no longer being single also had a side effect. That all it took was having an unwell boyfriend to bring him down.

For once Rachel was thinking of something besides her self, proving she could be very warm and considerate. She came to sit down on the bed next to Kurt, seeing his woeful state and feeling pitiful and understanding his plight very well. “Oh Kurt, you're not pathetic at all. I remember the first time Finn got sick after we became a couple. I felt like my whole world had come crashing down upon me. This is me Kurt, whose life had been full of nothing but myself and my impending stardom up until recently. Love does this to everyone, Kurt. You need to know missing Blaine doesn't make you weak, it makes you lucky.” Rachel pointed out as she patted Kurt's shoulder.

Kurt gave Rachel a weak smile in response, he was surprised but happy that Rachel was being so nice to him in his moment of need. Until he realized Rachel had said love and he glared over at Finn. “Can't you keep anything to yourself?” he accused.

Rachel just laughed as Finn looked confused, “You leave my boyfriend alone, Kurt Hummel! Because it was Blaine who told me you two said I love you, not Finn. Also even if he hadn’t, it's pretty easy to tell how in love you two are.” Rachel scoffed playfully.

“I guess we have been pretty obvious with our heart eyes.” Kurt admitted softly.

“You think? I mean, my own happy state of heart makes me more receptive to these things.”

“Did you ever think come the summer we'd both be the ones to have boyfriends?” Kurt asked with a smirk.

“No! I mean out of all the members of the new directions, even I would have just laughed at the idea.”

“While secretly longing for it with all of your heart, you mean.” Kurt challenged.

“You just get me so much, Kurt! Yes! Oh I've been dying to gush on an on about how wonderful being in love is! Why didn't we do this sooner!” Rachel gushed.

“Probably because we were too occupied with our boyfriends to have any spare time.” Kurt concluded with a laugh.

“Do you find yourself comparing every song to you and Finn? Because I do that all the time with Blaine and I!” Kurt asked.

“Totally, I mean no matter what the song' s about I always find context!” Rachel exclaimed.

What happened next was unexpected for everyone in the room, where only two youths enjoyed the outcome while the third was quickly ignored. Kurt and Rachel gabbed for eons about their boyfriends on Kurt's bed, laughing away and, amazingly, enjoying each other's company. Kurt found himself happy with the change, as self centred and annoying as Rachel could be, turned out she was also fun to be around. Maybe ending up with Finn was doing so good for her and her being happy meant everyone in her company could feel the same. Eventually there was a long enough break in their babbling to notice Finn was missing. “Um, where's Finn?” Kurt asked as he looked around the room.

“Oh no!” Rachel shouted with shock and she shot up from Kurt's bed and hurried over to make amends with her abandoned boyfriend. She walked right through the door separating their rooms on the divider and rushed up to Finn, who was trying to pass the time by watching a movie. “Finn, oh my god I am so sorry for abandoning you like that!” she sputtered in alarm.

Finn looked away from the explosions on his TV to try his best at looking indifferent at Rachel, like he was actually mad at her. “Finally remembered I was here, huh?” he asked.

“I'm sorry for stealing your girlfriend in my moment of need, Finn!” Kurt said as he walked up to lean on the door frame, giving his best remorseful look. “If it helps all she did while we chatted away was talk about you and how much she loves you.” Kurt added.

Finn' s hard gaze wasn't very convincing and he cracked into a small smile under Rachel's beaming face, who came over to give him a peck on the cheek. “Naw, it's okay... just not what I'd was hoping we'd get to do when we got here... and I mean Rachel and I.” Finn explained.

Kurt smirked and nodded in understanding, “Say no more, say no more I'll bow out and and try to pass my time without Blaine on my own. You two crazy love birds can go back to smooching.” Kurt assured.

Rachel exchanged glances with Finn who nodded, them having some sort of silent conversation. “Only if you'll agree to one thing, Kurt.” Rachel began to insist.

“And that is?” Kurt questioned warningly.

Rachel came over to Kurt and took hold of Kurt's arm, “That you and I have a sleep over at my place tonight, where we can talk about our boyfriends without any guilt. I'll call you when I'm done here and you can come over. I'll be happy to distract you from missing Blaine the best way I can since I'm a girl and a taken one at that.”

“I dunno, do you mind, Finn?” Kurt asked.

“It's not like I own Rachel, it's cool.” Finn declared.

Kurt's answer was to hug Rachel in thanks, “Then I'll take up your gracious offer, I might stop to call up Blaine before bed but we'll still get to bond. Thanks, the both of you and now I will reward all your attempts to humour me and go.” Kurt said as he began to head to the stairs.

“Doing what?” Rachel called out.

“I dunno, I'll go wherever the wind takes me and I feel a breeze coming along right from the Lima Bean.” Kurt answered with sass.
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The next time Kurt ended up calling Blaine he got his long awaited chance to hear Blaine's infectious and charming voice, or rather the slightly sickly version. “And how is my sickly cutie fairing?” Kurt asked cutely.

“Not so good, sorry I didn't call before... I was otherwise engaged...” Blaine replied delicately.

“Haven't stopped up-chucking yet, I take it?” Kurt teased.

“You have such a way with words.”

“So um just so you know, Rachel invited me over tonight for a sleep over. I said yes, I honestly am looking forward to it. Though I have to say I'd rather be snuggled up with you right now...” Kurt said.

“That can't happen and I don't want you to risk your health or your wardrobe for my sake, Kurt. So go, you have my blessing, have a girl's night with Rachel, not that you need my okay to do that. I only wish I could be there.” Blaine urged.

“But then I wouldn't be able to go on an on about you! I'll let you get back to rest. Maybe if you're up for it I'll get Rachel and I to sing you a lullaby before bed?” Kurt offered.

“I'd love that, thank you.” Blaine cooed. “Now get going, we both know Rachel Berry hates to be kept waiting.”
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Kurt stepped up to Rachel's house and knocked on the door, to reveal not the female brunette he had been expecting but two older men who Kurt recognized at Rachel's dads: Hiram and Leroy Berry.

“Well who do we have here but a male suitor vying after our little baby.” Hiram declared with amusement.

“I knew this day would come.” Leroy added joining in on the act.

“I guess there was no denying the inevitable but I warn you, I'm here for her companionship alone. Nothing more, nothing less.” Kurt sassed back showing he was almost at Mr. and Mr. Berry's levels but not completely.

Rachel stepped into the front of her house to see her dads laughing away with Kurt and she looked at the trio with her hands on her hips. “Dads, don't bug Kurt, he's feeling bad enough trying to cope while his boyfriend's sick.” Rachel moaned as she came up and rescued Kurt, who hadn't asked for the rescue.

“Aw but we want to hear all about this boyfriend of Kurt's, it will bring back pleasant memories of when your father and I both started our romance.” Hiram pouted.

“Maybe later.” Kurt called out as he let Rachel lead him off to her bedroom.

After changing into a pair of pyjamas, Kurt found himself once again in Rachel Berry's bedroom and this time he had no ulterior motives to sabotage her relationship with Finn. This time he was spending the night with her by choice and for no other reason than to enjoy her company and being able to talk about Blaine.

“You know, I never thought we'd end up burying the hatchet over our boyfriends. Our love of Broadway musicals yes but not our relationship status.” Kurt declared as he looked around her bedroom.

“Why can't it be both?” Rachel countered.

Kurt smirked at her and came to join her on her bed, she had a point and really getting chummy with Rachel when Glee club wasn't in session was a good idea. “I feel bad that we didn't invite Mercedes but having her here listening to us... yammer about our guys would be nothing but torture.” Kurt pointed out.

“I agree, okay I say we don't hold back anymore! Let's just try to keep it even and give us each equal boy crazy time?” Rachel suggested.

“Fine, as long as we don't go to far and seem actually crazy, I think that's a splendid idea. Since I'm your guest tonight I'll even let you go first. I'm wondering if Finn got his wish after I left and you two got back to kissing soon after?” Kurt asked, nudging her shoulder with his elbow playfully. Until he saw her begin to blush and hesitate and he got second thoughts. “Unless I'm getting too nosey.” he quickly added in defence.

“No, no you're not ,it's just... that question made me think of one I have myself... which really might be too nosey, or too personal to ask.” Rachel admitted.

Kurt didn't make any jokes this time, he saw the venerability in her eyes and while he had no idea what her question would be, he chose to give her the chance to ask it. “Ask me then, I can't say I'll want to answer but let me be the judge. I'm guessing is has something to do along the lines of kissing...” Kurt began for her.

Rachel nodded, taking a deep breath. “I know we're still on the fence between friends and adversaries by this point but maybe it can help us cross over fully. We did make out yesterday and it was really good and romantic but also... hot. Finn's been really good to me in waiting until I'm ready and I've become more bold since we got together. But sometimes I can tell when I stop it from going past kissing... Finn's disappointed. He never says anything or tries to pressure me in any way and I'm so grateful but more often that not, I feel sort of... guilty.” Rachel explained.

Kurt took a bit of time to process what she was saying and while he couldn't relate on every level, he understood her worry. “Yeah, deciding how much intimacy to try is never easy.” Kurt commented.

“What I'm trying to get at is... how has that been for you? I love Finn and I love spending time with him, kissing him. But... I'm not used to dealing with any urges...” Rachel continued, feeling rather awkward with the confession.

Kurt reached out to touch Rachel's shoulder lightly, “I know most guys think girls don't have any urges... sexual ones at least. Just like I know a lot of people think all guys think about is sex, both can be right or wrong at the same time. It's different for me and Blaine because we're both guys and yes we're gay... but that's not the whole reason. I'm no different from you in that aspect, I'm dealing with my teenage hormones just as much. I also never used to think I would have this problem, at least not until I went off to college.” Kurt began.

“So how have you been managing?” Rachel pressed.

“Bit by bit, day by day and little by little. Most of all I've talked to Blaine about it, to some degree. That lead to us both admitting we're not ready to go beyond kissing and we want to wait.” Kurt explained.

Rachel's face fell because it meant she couldn't ask him about being the one in the relationship who wanted to hold back the most. Kurt caught on pretty quick what her plight was and he let out a sigh.

“Rachel, it's okay if you aren't as ready as Finn to take any steps or cover anymore bases than first. Because Finn is allowed to be disappointed, I mean there have been times where Blaine's told me we needed to stop heavily making out and I've wanted to protest but I didn't. I think Finn's reason is the same as mine, because we love and care about our partners more than our desires. I have given Blaine my cues that I want us to stop as well, it happens. Finn's not pressuring you in any way right?”

“Of course not.” Rachel muttered back in alarm.

“Well then, there's no need to point the blame at anyone. Of course I'm not expert but you did ask for my opinion...” Kurt said.

Rachel relaxed a bit and gave Kurt an encouraging smile, nodding in agreement. “I'm glad I got the nerve to ask you then, thanks Kurt. You might not have given me a straight answer but you gave me a lot of insight.”

“Well giving straight answers is pretty tough when I'm gay, Rachel.” Kurt joked.

Rachel broke out into much needed laughter and soon Kurt joined her right along, when they had recovered enough Rachel hugged Kurt, who amazingly allowed her to and hugged back. “Thank you, Kurt.” she said.

“You're welcome. Now can we please switch to some lighter subject matter before the universe remembers I'm still a teenager and ruins any creditability I've gained tonight?” Kurt pleaded as he began to ramble his words into one very long sentence.

Rachel smirked at Kurt and nodded, “Sure... I'll even make it easy for you and ask a different question.” she offered.

“I'm listening...” Kurt pressed.

Rachel came to sit closer to Kurt and brought the bowl of pretzels to sit between their laps and she beamed at him. “When did you know you loved Blaine? Like, when was the pivotal moment when you knew what you felt was love?” Rachel asked Kurt.

Kurt grinned at Rachel, now this was a question he was happy to answer. After popping a pretzel into his mouth he got on track to do just that. “I finally realized I loved Blaine when I was singing 'A House is Not a Home' in glee club. I think on some level I always knew it was going to end that way. But that's when I truly knew, that I loved Blaine with all of my heart.” Kurt said softly.

Rachel gave Kurt a curious glance, “Oh that makes sense now! Why you were singing with such a dreamy look on your face. I think everyone just assumed that look was directed at Finn...” Rachel muttered.

“What? Oh, god really? No wonder things didn't get any better with me and Finn after that.” Kurt groaned as he threw himself dramatically on the bed.

“I only noticed since I've given Finn that exact same look myself and well.. none of us knew about Blaine at that point.” Rachel pointed out.

“That's true.” Kurt admitting, trying not to focus on that what had caused the group finding out about Blaine had been the girl in front of him.

For a good remainder of the night Rachel kept to her promise of keeping their talk light and amazingly no squabbles broke out. Sometimes Kurt cringed a little with Rachel's gushing, simply because Kurt had had a crush on Finn before and now Rachel was dating him-not to mention it was very likely Finn would become his step-brother in the future- to the point that Kurt actually almost forgot about Blaine the actual person, which was ironic considering he was a big presence in the room even without physically being there.

He and Rachel were just starting to wind down a bit and watch a movie before bed when Kurt realized his near miss up. “Oh, before I forget! I kind of offered for you and I to sing Blaine to sleep tonight. If you're up for it? I mean he might have crashed already or can't sit long enough before puking to listen... but what can I say, I'm a romantic at heart. So's Blaine, he loved the idea.” Kurt explained as he brought out his phone.

“So do I, Kurt! You know I never need a reason to sing! Call him up!” Rachel urged with excitement.

Kurt shook his head at Rachel with amusement and brought up Blaine in his contact list, hoping he'd be able to answer. Luck was on his side and Blaine answered on the third ring.

“I was beginning to lose hope, handsome. What, is hanging out with a girl suddenly more tempting?” Blaine teased.

Kurt laughed, it was true, Rachel had been good company but no one could compared to Blaine Anderson. “If you're well enough to be cheeky it's a good sign, Blaine. How are you feeling? Are you up to a romantic serenade with a special female guest?” Kurt asked.

“Yes please, I think the worst is over, hopefully... I'm pretty worn out, so a nice smoothing lullaby is exactly what I need right now.” Blaine confirmed.

Kurt looked over at Rachel, “We have confirmation that Blaine is willing and able to hear us sing. Here, lemme put him on speaker phone.” Kurt explained.

Rachel shifted up close to Kurt and his phone so she could greet Blaine, “Hi Blaine, I hope you're feeling better.”

“Somewhat and hopefully that trend will continue, thanks for looking after Kurt for me today, Rachel.” Blaine replied.

“Like I need a babysitter.” Kurt muttered.

“So what are you two gonna sing me?” Blaine asked, changing the subject.

Rachel and Kurt looked at each other, then as if by magic they ended up shocking each other. “Le Mis maybe?” Kurt asked.

“I was just going to suggest we sing Castle on a Cloud!” Rachel gasped.

“I like that idea, it's short too, so I'll be able to stay awake.” Blaine agreed with a laugh.

Kurt grinned and he and Rachel hummed a few bars for a warm up. “Okay Blaine, short and sweet it is.”
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Blaine's flu started to dissipate the next morning but not enough for him to allow any visitors, much to their dismay. Being stubborn and in love aside, the only thing that was keeping them back and being mature was the fear of Kurt catching Blaine's cold. The idea of having to go through their ordeal all over again was not appealing. So Kurt kept himself away for another day, going back once more to his dad's workplace and making the best out of his free time. Afterwards Kurt ended up calling Mercedes and she eventually gave in and Kurt was able to spend another fun day with a lady friend.

By the time the pair had gone two whole days with seeing each other in person they were reaching their breaking points. When Kurt awoke the next morning he felt like he was going to go stir crazy if Blaine once more had to tell him he wasn't well enough for Kurt to visit. For once Kurt was being too melodramatic than needed and Blaine calling first thing in the morning was the first sign.

“Kurt... I think I'd like my house call now.” Blaine said the second Kurt answered the call.

“Really? Oh god finally! I don't think I could last another day. That being said, are you sure? You're not just putting on a brave face for my sake?” Kurt demanded.

“Yes, I'm really feeling better, do you want to talk to my parents to be sure?” Blaine sassed.

“I can tell by your tone my cutie is back, okay say no more. I just need some time to set up and I'll be right over, okay?” Kurt rambled as he got set to starting his day, since it looked far better now.

“Set up? What's that all about?” Blaine laughed.

“You'll find out soon enough, just be patient, love.” Kurt cooed.

“Not like I'm gonna go anywhere, I'm past the point of throwing up all the time or being contagious but I'm still sick.” Blaine admitted.

“Roger that and I'm heading off now.”

“I'll be here in my bed.” Blaine responded.

Eventually the two stopped their little flirtatious phone call so Kurt could actually make his way over to Blaine's house. When he knocked on the door Blaine's mother Emily answered and greeted him with a friendly smile.

“Good to see you Kurt, Blaine's been miserable without you.” Emily declared as she ushered Kurt inside.

“I know how that feels.” Kurt admitted with a sheepish grin.

Since he was expected Kurt didn't bother to knock on Blaine's bedroom door, instead he opened it up and strolled right in. Once inside the room his eyes instantly fell on the bed to see Blaine sitting there, wearing a navy pyjama set and Kurt noticed his hair only had a little less gel than usual. “Seriously, you put hair gel on even when you're sick?” Kurt teased as he headed towards the bed.

Blaine rolled his eyes at Kurt, grinning away all the while. “Oh how I've missed your witty comments.” Blaine announced, dodging the gel question altogether.

When Kurt arrived at the edge of the bed he had started to lean over to give his usual greeting but he paused when Blaine didn't do the same. “I'd give you a long awaited kiss but...” Kurt muttered with a sigh.

Blaine grinned at Kurt as he nodded, “It's alright, well no it's not since I wanna kiss you too but trust me, you don't want this flu, Kurt.” Blaine warned.

Kurt smirked, it they couldn't kiss they could at least have some fun with their usual flirtatious banter, and that was like a breeze of fresh air to Kurt. “You know, I'm trying to remember that but then all I have to do is look at your handsome face and it's very hard to resist. In fact, the only thing stopping me from smooching you right now is if I did get sick, we'd have to do this all over again! I barely survived the first time!” Kurt exclaimed. He began to huff and feel a little embarrassed at his outburst. “Okay, that sounded pretty over dramatic...” Kurt wheezed.

Blaine was feeling the same struggle because one of his favourite things to do to calm Kurt down was to kiss him. Without that option, and Blaine was even resistant to touch him yet, despite being pretty sure he wasn't contagious, he was left with other options. “I love you, drama and all.” Blaine gushed.

Taking those romantic words to heart Kurt recovered from his momentary lapse and placed the large bag he had been carrying on the foot of the bed. Even when Blaine flashed him a curious glance Kurt just grinned at him teasingly and began to pull various objects out. “Right you are, cutie, and so I shall get right on track with nursing you fully back to health. Lucky for us our relationship is far more than us getting our mac on. So I knew just what to bring along for my sick Blaine recover kit.” Kurt chimed merrily.

“Which is...” Blaine urged as he tried to sneak a peek.

Kurt went to sit just past Blaine's feet, hiding the contents of his bag, only so he could reveal each one at a time. “I'm getting to that...” Kurt assured. “So, as I was saying I come bearing gifts to speed up your recovery. First I made you some soup and I thought chicken noodle was a little cliche so I went with a light beef broth. My dad quite liked it and I figured it would be mild enough so it won't upset your stomach. You're lucky I was able to bring it, the way I had to threaten Finn not to eat it.” Kurt began as he brought out a thermos and set to pouring Blaine a cup and carefully handed it to his boyfriend.

Blaine gave him a quick thanks, finding it amusing that Kurt would somehow know he was hungry by this point and took a small drink. “Okay yum, this is delicious, Kurt. Give me that thermos cause I'm having more than this little cupful.” Blaine muttered as he reached out with his free hand.

Kurt happily complied and handed Blaine the item he wanted, “Just take it easy, we don't want you to just throw it all back up.” Kurt warned.

“What else do you have for me?” Blaine asked between drinking his soup.

“Let me see... ah yes, I brought a few of the most recent issues of Vogue along. Because sick or not one should never be behind on the latest trends. I thought I could read them to you in a bit.” Kurt answered as he placed the magazines on Blaine's lap.

“Yes please, the voices you do when you read to me are priceless.” Blaine chuckled.

Kurt then handed Blaine a zip lock bag next, “These are some organic crackers to follow up the soup, something else to keep your stomach happy.” Kurt explained.

As Kurt kept on describing all the items he had brought, Blaine just laid back on the bed and watched him with heart eyes. He titled his head to the side and let out a dreamy sigh as Kurt continued to ramble on and he just listened to his angelic voice. It was almost silly how much Blaine had missed Kurt during his sickened confinement. He knew they joked about how co-dependant they were becoming but sometimes it was hard to believe just how much he had come to love Kurt. How much he treasured their time together, how much he craved it. Even though they had talked to each other on the phone every day, it hadn't been enough. Any time spent with Kurt was magical but nothing could compare to being in person. With Blaine being more or less bedridden during their time apart he had been given a lot of time to think and analyze. A whole plethora of things, all pertaining to Kurt and how he felt about him. At first everything that came to mind had been positive, how their relationship had started with friendship and grown to love. How in sync they were and what the future could hold as time went on. But try as he might, especially in his drained state, Blaine's thoughts detoured to a more depressing route where he couldn't forget that soon the summer would be over, no more spending their whole days together. Back to going to different schools and being competitors in rival glee clubs.

By this point Kurt, who had kept looking over at Blaine as he babbled noticed the change in his expression. Concern washed through him and he began to worry that Blaine was putting on a brave face for him and was sicker than he was letting on. “Are you okay, Blaine? If you're too tired for this I can go...” Kurt began to offer, though reluctantly.

That comment snapped Blaine out of his silly mind set and he let Kurt rekindle his usual optimism. Blaine shook his head at Kurt and gave him a reassuring smile. “No, no... I'm sorry I was just... letting my mind get away from me there. Please stay, you're the best medicine a guy could ask for.” Blaine said.

Kurt felt himself get a little teary eyed at the plea and he felt backward on the bed with a thud, placing his hand over his heart like had just been shot. Not by a gun though but by cupid's arrow, he was blushing but he didn't fret over that. “Seriously Blaine, you say such romantic things that I constantly melt and swoon over. Normally I'd show my gratitude and kiss you... but we're trying to be mature here, remember?” Kurt groaned.

“There's no off switch, you're stuck with me and my adorable ways.” Blaine teased.

“Don't I know it and I'm glad!” Kurt laughed.

“You're cute too, for the record, and as much as a romantic as I am. I think that's one of the reasons we're such a perfect match.” Blaine declared.

Kurt of course agreed and he just gave a witty nod at the comment to confirm his shared opinion, Kurt then set to using all the items he had brought to look after his sick boyfriend. First by taking the blanket at the foot of the bed and draping it over Blaine. “I'm going to bring your chair to the side of the bed. I'd sit with you on your bed but you need the space and we might not be able to resist each other forever. Because just as I assumed you look very handsome even when you're not your usual healthy self, Blaine.” Kurt explained as he went over to the corner of Blaine's room and his chair and began to drag it over to the bed.

Once Kurt was seated at Blaine's side he reached out to touch Kurt's shoulder. “This is good, as long as you're close, Kurt. Say, before you start reading to me, how about we share song ideas for our duet?” he suggested.

Kurt grinned and pulled his iphone out from his pocket, “I'm already ahead of you there.” he explained.

“Okay I think we both agree we want our duet to be romantic.” Blaine began.

“Ridiculously romantic Blaine, as well as fun and adorable.” Kurt added with a smile.

Blaine clapped his hands together and began to rub them as he brought over his own computer and his list of possibilities. “Let's do what we do best, handsome.” he muttered.

“Find songs that pertain to us and our lives together?” Kurt offered.

“Exactly!” Blaine confirmed.

It didn't take them very long to find a song they both adored and had to sing to one another, the song in question being 'Can't Take My Eyes off of You' The couple agreed it was perfect and very true since it was very hard to keep their eyes off each other.

Kurt still wanted to make sure Blaine was up for the concert since with the date soon coming up they'd need to start rehearsing. “I promise this is the last time I'll ask but do you think you're okay with this? I mean, I know you're recovering, but the last thing I want is to have to tell the Warblers you strained your voice.” Kurt questioned.

“I'm fine Kurt, I'm feeling a lot better and I'm well enough that we can start practising our duet in the next days or so. So fear not, you won't have to face my friends in glee club.” Blaine assured.

“Good, well then, I guess I'll start reading Vogue to you now.” Kurt announced.

“Please do.”
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Back when Blaine had commented how he'd be ready to practice by the end of the week he actually had meant singing and not kissing. The problem was, though in reality it was far from a conundrum, as soon as Blaine was back to his usual self all he and Kurt wanted to do at first was celebrate his recovery in the best possible way. Meaning kissing of course and it came to no surprise to either teen when Blaine arrived at Kurt's house intent on rehearing songs, they quickly found themselves making out on Kurt's couch instead. This outcome wasn't fought and they both agreed through their urgent kisses they deserved a little downtime after being responsible for the last few days.

“You know, I always assumed kissing would be romantic and everything... but it's beyond my imagination.” Kurt murmured as Blaine kissed his neck playfully.

“I think that has to do with who you're kissing, I know that's how I feel about you.” Blaine admitted with a laugh.

Kurt giggled and pushed Blaine back a bit so he could kiss his inviting lips once more, going right back for more until he couldn't keep count. Kurt had sure missed the glorious head rush he got whenever he kissed Blaine, or just being this close to him. They slowed down the pace to keep things tamed enough so they didn't need to stop and cool down just yet. Sharing slow little kisses, lip to lip, then gradually moving to give each other a few little love bites as they broke into silly laughter. The way there we going about made it seem like they hadn't kissed for years, or been in each other' s arms, when it had only been a few days. Blaine's hands came up to stroke Kurt's face and touch his chin as they made out a little more aggressively. Then his hands lowered and glided down Kurt's shoulders, caressing his sides with a soft touch and brought his hands to grasp Kurt's sides. Kurt was right on board with what Blaine was doing and he pulled Blaine as close as possible as they began to slide down into a lying position with Kurt's back against the couch.

Things were going well until all of a sudden and without warning, Blaine's hands found his way up Kurt's shirts to touch the bare skin of his stomach. Kurt on instinct shot up and off the couch in surprise, flinging Blaine off of him and onto the floor with a loud squawk.

“I'm sorry!” Both Blaine and Kurt shouted at the same time.

The pair stared at each other in embarrassment and soon they broke out into laughter that was somewhat awkward but still helped them recovery.

“That was uncalled for, I should have asked you first.” Blaine muttered as he stood back up off the ground.

Kurt came over and placed his hands on Blaine's shoulders, not letting him begin to feel guilty for even a second. “No Blaine, no, that was good... really good... just a little unexpected.” Kurt began to argue.

“But your reaction to my busy hands indicates that I should have said something first.” Blaine interjected.

“Doesn't mean it was a wrong move, Blaine.” Kurt began, not willing to let the subject drop. In fact he thought he'd let something else fall to the floor and he knew exactly what. Kurt suddenly began to feel very bold and thus exhilarating at the idea of doing something he normally would have been too shy to attempt before meeting Blaine. Of course as always he didn't want to make a mistake and for Blaine to have his own extreme reaction follow his own. To keep Blaine calm and somewhat distracted he placed his arms over Blaine's shoulders, clasping the back of his neck like he often did and kissed Blaine full on the mouth. When they pulled their mouth off each other shy glances were exchanged but the giddy expression on their matching faces show neither one wanted to stop just yet. “Blaine, just trust me here... this is a little warning.” Kurt whispered to Blaine as he kissed him again.

Blaine cocked his head to the side in confusion but when he saw Kurt take a deep breath, hold it and let it out his heart began to race. When he noticed Kurt was holding onto the bottom hem of his shirt and began to lift upwards he feared his heart would burst right out of his chest. Gaping, Blaine could only watch as Kurt brought his shirt over his head and tossed it onto his couch, standing in front of Blaine dressed now only in his undershirt, which was a simple white tank top. Kurt wasn't naked and the amount of skin he was showing couldn't be considered much by most people. But the fact that Kurt trusted him to expose himself in any way to Blaine meant the world to him. But at present Blaine was more focused on Kurt's well toned arms and bare shoulders to think of any deeper meaning. “Kurt... I...” Blaine stuttered.

Kurt wasn't about to shy away, if he stopped to think about it then he'd risk his current confident state of mind. Fortunately Kurt didn't stop, he simply looked at Blaine and saw his stunned but positive reaction to his state of dress and smiled at him. Pressing a finger to Blaine's lips and running it over his bottom lip softly. “Shh, don't worry, Blaine. This is as far and I'm going to go right now... but going slow means we still move, right? I think this still classifies as being safe, it's just one layer after all. Wouldn't you agree, baby?” Kurt purred.

Kurt's tone, in the lower register and all throaty, sent shivers down Blaine's spine and he brought his shaking hands up to touch Kurt's bare shoulders. After savouring the sensation Blaine trailed his hands back down and resumed slipping his hands up under Kurt's shirt to caress his stomach once more. Because of Kurt's love of layers, it was rare for Blaine to see very much exposed skin on his boyfriend and up until now he had been fine with that fact. “You're breathtaking, Kurt.” Blaine breathed.

Slowly Kurt guided them towards the couch again and Kurt came to sit on the arm and watched as Blaine got a little bolder as he explored Kurt's upper frame. The summer heat was not the cause of the temperature rising in the room and he knew soon they'd have to stop, but not just yet. “While flattery is welcomed, I'm not removing anymore clothing.” Kurt teased.

“Do you hear me complaining?” Blaine sassed back.

“I doubt we could handle much more at this rate anyway.”

“Yeah, good call.”

By the time Blaine and Kurt had reached their breaking point, there were proud at the fact that they had lasted for a good enjoyable sprint. After one long and final kiss to mark the end of their make out session Kurt got up off the couch to pick up his discarded shirt and got redressed. Now that the act was over Kurt was finding it hard to believe he had taken it off in the first place.

“Well, that was a fun... experiment.” Kurt declared with a cheeky grin.

Blaine laughed at the witty remark and came over to hug Kurt, “Was that was it was? I thought it might have been my reward for getting over the flu.” Blaine said.

“No, because if it had been, that might just make you want to get sick again.” Kurt countered playfully.

“Ah, good point. I also don't want you to think you need to get sick to see me with my shirt off, Kurt.” Blaine pointed out.

“I don't, but let's save that for another day, cutie. Right now... all I want to do is sing together... wait I meant it's not like I don't want to see you shirtless, I do. But music is what brought us together, or a good part of it. We also really should work out our duet...” Kurt muttered as he pressed play on his ipod in his docking port.

Blaine nodded in agreement, he never needed much encouragement to sing. “Sure thing, though what if us singing a romantic duet only leads us to want to make out some more?” Blaine asked Kurt.

Kurt turned back to Blaine and gave him a coy smile and he shrugged. “I think it's worth the risk.” he declared.