Blaine watched the door closing. He wanted to stop Kurt again. To do something. Anything. Anything to make Kurt believe him. If he could only make him see that he wasn't lying. That he did love Kurt. More than anything he loved Kurt. He knew that now and it killed him to think that he might have lost him for good because Kurt didn't believe him. He saw the door closing as if it were in slow motion. Closer and closer the door shut. He was losing his opportunity to make a last ditch effort. Just let me go, Blaine heard in his head, …you can't take it back and we can't be friends anymore. Blaine closed his eyes. The door clicked shut. He threw his entire body at the closed door and pounded his fists against it. His eyelashes were soaked in tears and he cried silently through clenched teeth. "Come back," Blaine coughed out. "I love you. Please."

Blaine slid down the door and crumpled up onto the floor. He felt is chest being ripped in two as he clutched his arm across his heart and fought to keep his sobs in. He knew letting them out would be heard for miles.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

"Kurt?" Blaine asked. It was softer than a whisper. He stood up in a flash. "Kurt." He opened the door, almost ripping the door off it's hinges.

But who stood before him, with a tear stained face, was not Kurt, but another beautiful brunette. Derek.

Blaine gulped. He swallowed hard. He didn't know what to do. Shut the door in anger? Invite him in to talk? Collapse into his arms, confess everything and say sorry? Tell Derek he was right and that he does love Kurt and he would rather be with Kurt? Blaine wasn't even sure of what he wanted. Everything was all happening so fast.

Before Blaine had a chance to decide what he was going to do, Derek was in his arms and sobbing. Blaine stood there wide eyed with his arms still open, not knowing what to do. You're lonely. You're desperate. We can't be friends anymore. Kurt's voice was still in his head. We can't be friends anymore. Blaine let out a breath and closed his arms around Derek.

"I'm sorry, Blaine. I'm so so so so sorry. I love you. Please forgive me," Derek begged.

Blaine opened his arms and backed away from Derek. He walked around the sobbing boy and shut the door. "You just missed Kurt," Blaine said, sniffling and wiping his own face. It was the only thing he could think to say.

"What was he doing here?" Derek asked as soon as he was able to breath straight.

"I needed someone and I asked him to come."

"He wasn't here long."

"Don't pretend like his presence here doesn't bother you," Blaine said calmly. "You said I was in love with him and your jealousy caused you to break up with me. You can't act like my asking him to come here doesn't bother you."

"I can overlook it."

"No. You can't."

"Blaine, please! I'm sorry."

"You were right. I'm in love with Kurt."

"I know, but you love me too. We can work through this. I can be better. WE can be better."

"How can we work through this? I'm in love with him. He hates me now, but I'm still in love with him."

"You told him?" Derek looked surprised behind his tears.

Blaine thought for a second. "No. I didn't." In all actuality, he didn't. Kurt wouldn't let him say it.

"Then why does he hate you?"

"Because I kissed him."

Blaine saw Derek's face sink. In a two hour span, Derek had broken up with Blaine because of his jealousy of Kurt, and Blaine had figured out that he was in love with Kurt, Kurt had been in this room, they kissed, and now Derek is back, begging for forgiveness. How so much damage could be done in such a short time, was beyond any of their comprehensions. "That's okay. I- I can-"

"Derek, listen to yourself. You're not this person."

"Do you want me to beg?" Derek dropped down on his knees. "I'll beg! Blaine, please! You were right. I was being stupid."

"I… I can't do this right now."

"Please!"

Blaine felt drained. Today had been a hard day to deal with. A lot had happened and Blaine just wanted to sit alone in silence. He covered Derek's hands with his own and helped him to stand up. "Look," he said tirelessly. "I'm not going to force you to leave, but I'm tired, Derek. I'm tired of crying and being rejected. Regardless of you being here now, in two hours, I lost both my boyfriend and my best friend. Can you please understand how I must be feeling right now?"

Derek took a deep breath and calmed his voice. "I'm sorry."

Blaine let go of Derek's hands and shuffled his feet over to his bed. He sat down on the floor and brought his knees up to his chest. Derek took in what Blaine said to him. Blaine had a point about how he must be feeling. Derek breathed deeply, trying to calm himself even more. When he was able to push his own feelings away, Derek sat on the floor next to Blaine, shoulder to shoulder.

"I'm not leaving." He paused. "But right now that's only because I don't think you should be alone right now. You don't have to talk and I won't say anything more unless you talk first."

Blaine gulped, looking straight ahead, and simply nodded his head. It took fifteen minutes of silence before Blaine started talking. "Thank you," he said. He knew how hard it was for Derek to stay quiet and set aside his own crying feelings to just sit with Blaine.

"Your welcome," Derek answered.

"Why so you want me so badly?" Blaine asked, shaking his head in disbelief. "I'm a mess and I'm a dick. Do you know how many times I've thought that about myself in that past week?"

Derek waited a minute to make sure Blaine was done talking. "I want you back because I love you and despite you thinking you're a dick, all I see is a good person who's honest and has the biggest heart I've ever seen."

"Yeah, a big enough heart to house two people at the same time."

"Don't feel guilty about that. Technically I broke up with you, so kissing…him… wasn't really cheating. And I knew you were in love with him, so it wasn't a surprise. Loving two people isn't necessarily a bad thing. It all boils down to who you want to be with and be faithful too."

"How can you just accept that? It seems an absurd thing to have to do. I couldn't do it, so how and I expect you to?"

"Did he really say that you two couldn't be friends anymore?"

"Yeah…"

"Then that's how you can ask me to do that. I never wanted you to NOT be friend's with him because I knew how much he meant to you, but if he doesn't want to be around you anymore, then he's made up your mind for you. You can't choose to be with someone who doesn't want to be with you."

Blaine thought that what Derek was saying was a little harsh and hard to hear, but he was right. If Kurt didn't want to be friends with Blaine, then Blaine wasn't going to be around him or talking to him and the only person left in his life would be Derek. Derek was kind and selfless. Derek had the understanding ability to set aside his own feelings to point out the facts in way Blaine would understand. He looked over at Derek finally. "I'm glad you stayed. Thank you."

Derek's lips turned up slightly showing barely a smile. "I'm glad I stayed too. I can stay the night if you want. I'll camp out on the floor if you don't want to be alone."

"No… I don't…" Blaine exhaled audibly. "You don't need to sleep on the floor." Derek made an assuming face, still slightly smiling. "But I think… for tonight… I should sleep alone."

Derek's slight grin went away. He felt good that Blaine and him might be on the road to recovery and was happy that he could be there for him. They both stood up. "That's fair. I'll be going then. Give you your space.

"Thank you." Blaine gave Derek a loving embrace.

"I love you," Derek admitted.

"I love you too." Blaine blinked his eyes a few times, feeling sleep would find him much earlier than normal tonight. "But so there's no confusion," he said after he pulled away. "We're not together, right now."

"I know." Derek sounded a little somber.

"I just need some time."

"Well, see, that's where I can be patient because I've got nothing, but time."

Derek left and Blaine stripped down to his boxer briefs. He curled up in bed, ignoring his homework for the night. His desk lamp was still on and in the faint light, Blaine saw a picture of Kurt and him taken over Christmas break. They were happy and laughing. What he wouldn't give to go back to that day. He'd do things so differently. It hadn't been long before now that Kurt had left Blaine's dorm room and Blaine already missed Kurt. He didn't know when he'd talk to him again or when he'd see him again. If nothing else, he'd see him at Regional's.

Then there was Derek… He still loved Derek too. He didn't want to be alone, but maybe that's what he needed to do. Derek did have a point on the fact that if Kurt wasn't around then Kurt made Blaine's choice for him. Without Kurt, the only choice Blaine had to make was whether or not to take Derek back. The only problem was… was that what Blaine wanted?