Blaine looked at his watch one more time. It was 5 pm which meant he would have to get ready much sooner than anticipated as Kurt would be picking him up at 6.

It all started in the morning when he got a call from his boss, asking if he could come in today because Wes, the other elephant zookeeper, got a bug and wasn't able to work today.

So without much choice, he had put on his uniform and made his way towards the zoo.

He started placing everything he had used to clean up the elephants temple back where it belonged when a trunk was poking him on the back.

He started laughing as he turned around and patted him on the trunk a few times. “Jumbo, I don't have any food left and you know you are on a strict diet!”

Jumbo made a noise of dislike and turned around when he was sure nothing was left for him to eat.

Blaine shook his head and let out a sigh.

Jumbo was the best thief in the whole elephant temple. There was that one time he though his keys and their hanger were so interesting and he had tried to steal it when Blaine wasn't paying attention.

Thankfully, he had noticed just in time what Jumbo was doing.

He took his phone and his keys from the table and placed them in his pocket, checking once more if he hadn't missed a text from Kurt.

With a last goodbye to the elephants, he left the building and made his way towards the entrance of the zoo. Just enough time to get ready for his date.

Blaine looked at himself in the mirror. He had to admit it had all worked well in the end.

He was wearing some black skinny jeans which were not overly dressy but very nicely and a purple button down topped off with his favorite bowtie.

He had even tried to manage his curly hair a little bit but in the end he had just decided to let his hair curly. After all, Kurt had already seen it.

He pulled a little at his bowtie, making sure it was sitting just right when there was knock on the door.

A last deep breath was taken before he made his way to open it.

Kurt looked stunning. It made Blaine's mouth fall open a little bit. Blaine was almost sure it was designer but he couldn't put his finger on it.

“You look beautiful,” he said softly as he looked over Kurt once more.

Kurt blushed a little but recovered quickly as he took in Blaine. “So do you. I love the bowtie,” he said playfully as he leaned forward and gave it a little pull so it was sitting just right.

“So are you ready for this?”

Blaine nodded. “Yeah, definitely. Let's get going.”

He patted his pockets to make sure he had everything with him before he closed the door behind him, ready to find out what Kurt had in store for them.

They ended up in a cute little Italian restaurant which Blaine was sure he would be visiting more after tonight.

“I love this place,” he said excitedly as he took a bite from his lasagna.

Kurt nodded in agreement, “I love this place too but I don't come here quite as much as I would love to.”

“And why's that,” asked Blaine as he looked towards Kurt.

Kurt shrugged as he was chewing on a piece of lasagna. “Not really the best place to go to with Lizzy,” he said after he had swallowed.

Blaine looked around and could understand what Kurt meant. “I'll have to keep that in mind when I take you guys on our second date,” he said without much thought as he started cutting of a piece of his food.

He didn't realize that Kurt was actually looking at him with his mouth open. “Wait, you are seriously”, he wondered.

Blaine frowned a little, “Well yeah, unless you don't want a second date of course,” he added shyly.

Kurt shook his head and started giggling a little. “Of course I want a second date. I kind of really like you, you know,” he said with a blush.

Blaine reached out and took his hand until their fingers were laced together. “And I really like you too.”

He took his hand back and started smiling softly, “When I overheard your conversation with Lizzy, I thought she would be perfect to help me out that day and then I saw you and well, let's say I kind of wanted to please the dad too.”

Kurt started laughing. “Well… I may have to admit that I kind of might have thanked Lizzy multiple times for talking so loudly.”

Blaine started laughing along. “I guess we should be very grateful for Lizzy, which is why I want to take the both of you on our next date.”

 Kurt started shaking his head like he still couldn't believe it. “I just can't wrap my head around it. Most men run as fast as they can and try to stay as far away from Lizzy as they can. And believe me, I tried to date a lot of men just in the hopes to find one that would be right for both of us,” he smiled. “And then I go to the zoo with Lizzy for her birthday after I haven't been on a date for months because it gets tiring to always hear the same stupid excuses. And there you are, the perfect guy on the most unexpected moment. It's like heaven send you to me.”

Blaine was leaning on his hand with the softest smile on his face as he was staring at Kurt. “All those men you dated, they don't know what they are missing. I'm just glad I met you at the right time.”

Kurt just kept shaking his head like he still couldn't believe the words that were leaving Blaine's lips and it made Blaine almost laugh because it was the most adorable thing he had ever seen.

His hand moved back to Kurt's as a way to stop his inner battle. “Kurt, I would gladly take the both of  you on a date. She is part of you so if we are going to do this, I really want to get to know her too, Kurt. And she is kind of the cutest girl.”

Kurt subtly brushed a little tear away that was trying to escape his eye. “She is.”

Blaine noticed how both their plates were empty and he was more than ready to leave with Kurt to spend the rest of their evening. He put his hand in the air and started waving for an employee to bring the bill.

Kurt payed, a little to Blaine's dismay but he knew Kurt had asked him on a date so he would be paying next time.

“How about a walk in the park nearby,” Blaine offered as he held out his hand.

“How do you know so sure I don't have other plans for the night,” challenged Kurt.

Blaine started chuckling. “You had me at that. So do you?”

Kurt just chuckled along. “I did but a walk in the park does sound more amazing than my plan and maybe we can do mine after a little night walk through the park.”

They decided to both drive to the park so they didn't have to go back for their cars.

Once at the park, they started walking side by side, as their hands intertwined in the middle.

It was a beautiful evening for a walk in the park.

They kept on walking in silence until they found a bench somewhere in the middle of the park.

“So tell me, how did you start working as a zookeeper,” Kurt asked curiously. “And just so you know, that will be one of the first questions my daughter will be asking you.”

Blaine started laughing. “Well, it is kind of an important question.”

He leaned back on the bench and started looking over the park. It wasn't a huge park but it held some beautiful flowers and a small playground for the children.

He could already imagine Kurt and him taking Lizzy to play there. It were pleasant thoughts.

“When I was little, I had this obsession with Africa and those beautiful animals you see on television. The giraffes, the lions, the tigers and the rhinos. I always wanted to just jump in my television and see them from closer,” he shrugged. “My parents actually thought my obsession was a little strange. They just let me be because I was quiet and enjoying myself. But my older brother would always come up with these crazy stories about lions and giraffes and most of all elephants because they were my favorites.”

“How much older is your brother?” Kurt interrupted.

“Oh we only have an age difference of 5 year. He kind of is one of my best friends,” he said as he smiled softly.

“He sounds like an amazing brother,” said Kurt.

“He definitely is. So he enjoyed my love for animals and nature. Even when we were growing older, it's like a passion that never changes. I would still look at those documentary's, trying to get to know as much as possible about all these creatures. So when I was 10, I decided I wanted to become a zookeeper. It wasn't really what my parents wanted me to be. They wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor but not something like a zookeeper. But Cooper always supported me. And when I was done with high school, I took special classes to learn how to take care of animals like snakes and giraffes and elephants. It's how I became a zookeeper,” he grinned.

“So you know a lot about animals. I'm sure Lizzy will enjoy that to no end,” Kurt grinned.

Blaine smiled softly at the thought of him sitting on the couch with Lizzy and telling her about all these animals. “Does she only love the elephants or does she love all animals,” he wondered.

“Oh she definitely loves all of them but the elephants have a soft spot in her heart.”

“I'll definitely keep that in mind. So now you know all about my daily job. What about yours,” Blaine asked.

“I'm a fashion designer slash fashion writer,” Kurt said proudly.

“Hmm, I was already wondering if your outfit was designer. Got that one right at least. So does that mean I have to be careful every time we meet to pick out the right clothes,” Blaine asked playfully.

“Well I think you did a great job tonight so I'm going to trust you on this one,” Kurt laughed. “I starting working as a freelance fashion writer since Lizzy came into my life. I actually used to live in New York too, the perfect place for fashion.”

“So what changed,” Blaine wondered.

Kurt's face fell a little. “Let's say I didn't meet to many good people in New York. Lizzy became my life and we found our home here. I wouldn't change it for anything in the world.”

“I'm glad to hear that. And I'm also selfishly a little happy that you did end up here so I got the chance to meet this awesome guy.”

“Yeah me too,” said Kurt softly.

They spend the rest of their evening just like that, talking on the bench in the park, trying to discover as much as possible from the other.

It was only when Kurt got a text from his dad, asking him if he should stay the night with Carole that Kurt decided to end their night.

They walked to their cars together, hand in hand until they ended up at Blaine's car.

“So thank you for tonight,” Blaine said softly. “I did have a wonderful time and I'm still hoping I can take you and your little girl to an awesome, kid approved second date.”

“I would definitely love that,” said Kurt as he was looking into Blaine's eyes. “Just let me know when and where and I'll make sure I can make myself free.”

“It's a date,” said Blaine with a soft chuckle before he leaned forward and pressed the softest of kisses on Kurt's cheek.

“Say hello to the little lady for me, ok?”

Kurt nodded, “I'll make sure of it,” he said as he started walking backwards towards his car.

Blaine leaned against his car and waited for Kurt to move out of the parking lot. He waved to him one more time before he started making his way into the car.

He couldn't wait for their second date. Now the only challenge was to find something they could do with three, but he wouldn't want it any other way.