Kurt was thankful that Rachel had finally gone to bed. She had been muttering something about Finn and Georgia and Lima for what seemed like days only to finally be coaxed from her misery with Chunky Monkey and "Legally Blonde." While she had retreated to the bed to get some rest, Kurt parked himself on the couch, thankful to finally have a room without a crying woman in it for a change.

Kurt turned and laid down, gently placing his boots on the tufted couch arm. He generally liked when Rachel visited, but his studio apartment gave him no reprieve when she spent the night. Kurt was used to having his alone time, or at least time to think, back home. In this city and with high maintenance friends like Rachel, it was exhausting just to live each and every moment without wanting to pass out.

The things that always made his days amazing were his moments where he could connect with Blaine. Whenever he spoke with Blaine, his heart calmed and his head cleared. In a moment where he could feel foggy, Blaine’s reasoning, wisdom and sincere love made the mist disappear.

Kurt was about to go down memory lane when he heard his phone ringing from the kitchen.

I believe in a thing called loooooooooooove, Ooooh oooh ooh!

Kurt laughed as he ran over to the counter and picked up Blaine’s call. When Kurt told Blaine he assigned him The Darkness’ “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” as his ringtone, Blaine thought it was an unexpected choice. He assumed that Kurt would have picked a Lady Gaga track or something from an Original Broadway Cast Recording, but Kurt loved the track even more because it was unexpected, just like their budding relationship was when it first started.

“Hey babe, sorry I didn’t call you back,” Kurt whispered into the phone. “Rachel is, apparently, crashing here so I won’t be able to talk for long.”

“That’s okay. I really wanted to let you know I made it okay and I’m now laid comfortably in my bed, staring at the picture of us from prom last year,” Blaine sighed.

Kurt smiled as he envisioned Blaine laying on his bed. He lingered for a moment on what Blaine was wearing when he encountered him at the train station. A blue oxford tucked neatly into deep tan chinos with a slight cuff and his standard cognac wingtips all capped off with a red bow tie. It was the quintessential Blaine; something he always expected, but loved, about him.

“Kurt? Are you there?”

“Oh, uh, yeah. Sorry. I was in la-la land. Thinking about you,” Kurt sighed into the phone as he walked back toward the couch, eager to relax and put his feet up. “Blaine, I really miss you. I know you just left, but I’m already counting down the days until I can see you again. Next weekend in Lima, right?”

“Yeah, are you sure you can still swing it? I know you’re really busy and you have a lot going on, but I …” Blaine carefully said, not trying to seem overly desperate to see his boyfriend.

“Don’t be silly. You are a priority. I want to see you and spending time back in Lima means that I can have you almost all to myself. Besides, then we can relive our sleepovers from last year, and we know how much we both love those.” Kurt smiled and wished that Blaine could see the smirk on his face thinking about their sleepovers and their many nighttime memories together.

Blaine sighed relief. “Okay. I’m so thrilled you’re coming out here. Hopefully you bring more activities to do than I did; that ride is so boring without you there with me.”

Rachel stirred in Kurt’s bed and faced him while slowly pulling herself up. “Kurt? Is that Blaine? Tell him I love him!” Rachel muttered before she collapsed in sobs again on Kurt’s duvet cover.

“I better take care of Princess Rachel. She’s a hot mess about something I’m still not entirely sure about. Something about Finn, but whenever she tries to go into more detail, she just does that ugly sob. She says hi – not that she’ll remember tomorrow. But I’ll talk to you soon. And even though your trip here was not entirely pleasant, know that I love you. Now and always.”

Blaine whispered, “now and always,” just as Kurt hit the end call button.

Kurt held his phone to his chest for a moment and sighed. Last night, he never imagined that he and Blaine would be where they were today. Blaine’s words that led to their (brief) break up were kind and loving as always and Kurt knew that the reason Blaine had done what he did was to try and make Kurt happy. Now that he finally had Blaine back where he belonged, he would make sure that every chance he had, he would show Blaine just how much joy he brought to his life.

As he thought of Blaine and the year and a half they had shared as boyfriends, he closed his eyes, thought of Blaine’s breathtaking hazel eyes as he quietly drifted off to sleep.