"Talent." She says, looking back and forth between the street before they crossed into Time Square. "It also helps to know the city as well as I know my voice range."

"So do I. You'd think the one with thinner legs would be quicker. . . . You're like a hamster."

Rachel turned, giving him one of her signature looks. "Only Finn may call me that."

"Can we stop? I wanna text Blaine."

"Sorry, this is a girls only outing. I agreed no Finn, you agreed no Blaine."

"Technically, I am a boy,sooo. . . ." The look was back. "Just one text? Pretty please? I'll buy you Starbucks."

Rachel sighed, rolling her eyes back, ending with a smile. Kurt clapped cheerfully, kissing her cheek. Whipping his phone out, he was partly disappointed that he had no missed calls or messages. Pressing B, be typed out the message. I miss you, it said, with a little less than three at the end, and pressed SEND.

He kept it on vibrate in his right pocket of his skinny jeans, knowing he'd feel it perfectly through the thin material. But it never went off. Not a call or a text or a chain letter. Nothing.

"What are our plans, exactly? Have any musical tickets you wanna surprise me with?"

"Not exactly. I thought we'd just spend the day together; enjoy the sun and the beauty that is our city."

"That sounds nice."

"Precisely. Besides, Finn and I have been so busy with ND and you with your Godforsaken club job, and Blaine, I thought it'd be nice to just relax. Hang out."

"That if nice of you, Rachel, but I wish you didn't talk abut my job like that."

"I'm sorry, Kurt, but . . . why don't you come try out for New Directions? That club is horrible and you know it. I know how they treat you there. The outfits you wear and the way your boss speaks to you."

"It's a job, Rachel. One I like a lot. And it pays a lot. Yes, it may not be the best job around, and it is a bit degrading, but its my job, nonetheless. Besides, I met Blaine there. And I wouldn't give that up for anything."

Kurt sighed dreamily, smiling as if he were watching an old Elizabeth Taylor movie.

"You love him a lot, don't you?" Rachel asks softly.

Kurt nods, blushing. "I swear, sometimes when we're together, it's like you can feel my heart beating through my chest. He's just so perfect and right for me." He laughes, tossing his head. "Honestly, if you told me I'd be with someone like me a year a, I'd probably through water in your face."

"I'm happy for you, Kurt. Really. And I know he feels the same."

"Oh yeah? And how is that?"

Rachel didn't answer. Instead she looked forward, smiling brightly. Kurt started at her, bewildered. And then, before he knew it, the small sound of music began to play, and a soft bellow of singing. And then, pure magic.

"I walked across an empty land, I knew the pathway like the back of my hand." Kurt turned slowly, astonished at what he saw. "I felt the earth beneath my feet, sat by the river and it made me complete."

It was Blaine, singing for all to see and hear. Artie and Finn accompanied him, all in matching suits, reaching swaying to the beat of the music. For a moment, he though Finn had set it up as some surprise for Rachel, but when she came up behind him, pushing him closer to the men, he realized it wasn't for her, but for him. Blaine was singing for him, the middle of Time Square, not caring who looked upon them.

"Oh simple thing where have you gone? I'm getting old and I need something to rely on so tell me when you're gonna let me in. I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin." Blaine stepped closer, taking Kurt's hand in his, and slowly placed it over his beating heart. "And if you have a minute why don't we go, talk about it somewhere only we know? This could be the end of everything. So why don't we go? So why don't we go? This could be the end of everything. So why don't we go? Somewhere only we know. Somewhere only we know." By the end, Kurt was crying. His rosy cheeks redder than ever, and his sparkling sea colored eyes damp from tears of joy. Blaine's eyes glistened as he stared at the beautiful man before him. "Kurt Hummel," he said. "You are everything I could ever dream of in a partner. You're a fantastic friend. Amazing boyfriend. And all around perfect person. You take my breath away with every move, and make me thank God for creating creatures like you. You are the one I chose from the beginning, and I will choose you until the very end. So here, in front of our friends and all to see, I say . . . that I love you, Kurt. And I wanna spend the rest of my life with you, if you'll have me."

Kurt couldn't breathe. Caught up between laughing and crying, he forgot how to speak. Stepping closer, he pulled himself into Blaine's embrace, hugging him tight.

"I love you." He murmured into his neck, repeating it over and over and over again. Hearing his, Blaine sighed, pulling him closer, as the hundreds watching clapped and cheered, wishing them the best.