The warehouse was freezing cold, which wasn't at all surprising to Kurt, as most places like that had no heating installed to begin with. Why they'd picked such an almost abandoned spot to hold a shoot in was yet another mystery to him, along with the reason for an extra session for the BDA account that Isabelle, he was convinced, wouldn't tell him more about rather than couldn't.

"Oh hi Kurt!" Blaine's cheerful voice rang across the room when Kurt finally managed to lug the last piece of equipment up the stairs.

"You're early," Kurt said and immediately chastised himself for the snappy tone, "I'm sorry, I just… didn't expect you for another hour or so," he said quietly.

Blaine's only response was a smile and Kurt felt sufficiently embarrassed yet again, reminding himself that Blaine was important and therefore had to be respected. Not ordered around like the usual run-of-the-mill models who just showed up for their jobs and were regular, however good-looking, employees. Blaine Anderson was different, though, since his face was what ruled the entire fashion line they were presenting.

"The interview got cancelled," Blaine shrugged, "I figured I'd rather be early and maybe help if I can?"

The sincerity was disarming and Kurt shrunk some more, trying to regain his composure. He snuck a glance at Blaine, who was surprisingly not in top-notch clothing for once, unlike any of the other times they met. The yoga pants and worn-out T-shirt peeking out from under a warm jacket weren't his usual attire, but Kurt reminded himself that he normally only saw Blaine in the clothes from the BDA line. This was a side of Blaine he hadn't seen yet, relaxed and comfortable; a side of Blaine Kurt suddenly wished he knew better.

Stop dreaming Hummel, Kurt told himself and tried to stay calm.

"Well, now that you're here," he nodded, "it will make setting up lighting a lot easier. That's if you don't mind if we don't use a stand-in."

"You normally do?" Blaine seemed surprised.

"Yeah, since you usually only get here after the initial set-up, Eric," Kurt pointed out his assistant, "normally pretends to be you for a blissful few shots. Blissful for him, since he gets to pretend to be handsome and…"

Oh God, Kurt groaned and slapped a hand over his mouth, blushing, "I'm sorry, pretend I didn't say anything," he muttered from behind his fingers.

"Did you just call me handsome?" Blaine's eyes lit up with a smile, "Why would I pretend you didn't? Flattery will get you anywhere," he winked.

Kurt was thoroughly mortified at the slip of his tongue and turned to his camera bag to start pulling out lining up the lenses he'd need.

"Like you don't know you are," he whispered, more to himself than anyone else in the room.

"It's always nice to hear," Blaine's voice was a lot closer than Kurt expected it.

It will definitely be a long afternoon, Kurt thought as he continued to focus on his gear, unable to look at Blaine.