"What?" Blaine asked, taking in Kurt's annoyed expression.

Kurt stood up off the stoop he was sitting on and ran his fingers through his hair, trying to find words for what he was feeling. He didn't know this was possible. For the first time ever, he was in a situation where he didn't want Blaine around. "I was- He was-" He gestured toward the door that Zach just walked back into the house by. "What are you out here?" Kurt finally yelled.

Blaine looked confused. "I was looking for you."

"And you saw me with Zach!"

"So what! Was I not supposed to be apart of the conversation?"

"You walked out immediately after he asked me out. You heard it, I know it. I'm not stupid."

Blaine wanted to lie. He opened his mouth to try to lie, but a lie isn't what came out. "I don't like him."

"You don't know him."

"Neither do you."

"I want to get to know him."

"Why?"

"Because I can't stay locked in your pocket forever!" Kurt finally blurted out. Blaine had no rebuttal. He stared at Kurt from the stoop he sat on. Kurt began speaking again, this time his volume was normal, but his voice was shaking. "I see you and Derek. I've been seeing you two. I see the way he looks at you and I know how it makes you feel because it's written all over your face. I can't look anymore. I'm tired, Blaine. I'm so tired of being alone and not having anyone who looks at me the way you look at Derek. It… It breaks my heart." He left out the part about how what broke his heart was that Blaine looks at Derek that way and not at Kurt. Instead he made it sound open for interpretation. "I want more."

Blaine pursed his lips and looked down at his feet. Look what I've done, he thought. He stood up and took a step toward Kurt. He made motion to hug him. "I'm sorry."

Kurt shook his head, so Blaine didn't move closer. "I don't want you to be sorry. I want you to…" Love me. "…to let me make my own choices and support them regardless of what you think of them. I want you see what's right in front of you." I'm right here. "I want you to…to…" He held his hands up, his fingers tense. Kiss me. Damn it! I can't stay mad at you. He released the tension in his hands when he exhaled loudly. "Fuck! What's happening to us?"

"I know. All we've done lately is argue." Blaine kicked the dirt with his toe.

"We've spent more time yelling at each other than anything else. What happened?"

I got jealous, Blaine thought. "Maybe I've been a little confused."

"About what?"

Blaine bit his lower lip. What my feelings might be for you. "Derek." That was a partial truth.

"Is that why you asked him to tell you he loved you? Has his feelings changed?"

"You heard all that?" Blaine looked alarmed.

"I was walking by and all I heard was you say that one thing. I'm sorry. I wasn't ease dropping."

"I believe you."

"I'm sorry about Derek. I know how much he means to you. How come you didn't tell me you two were having problems?"

Because they all started because of you. "It not pro-blem-zz, plural. It's prob-lem, singular. There's someone getting in the middle."

"You think he's cheating? That's can be possible. He's in love with you."

"N-no. It's not that either." Blaine narrowed his eyes, trying to find the right words without Kurt knowing the whole truth. "I'm confused about something I don't understand."

"Tell me, maybe I can help." Kurt grabbed Blaine's hand and lead him over to a table and chair patio set. They sat down. Kurt didn't really want to help. He didn't want to help Blaine fix things with Derek, but what else could he do? Blaine was his best friend and the needs of Blaine were greater than his own.

What Kurt didn't know was how much Blaine was struggling with what he was saying. He saw how happy Kurt looked with Zach. He wanted to honor Kurt's wishes by letting him make his own choices and it was clear that he was choosing Zach. As bad as he felt for how he was acting around Kurt and how he felt he was betraying Derek every time he was alone with Kurt because the truth was that he did have feelings for Kurt. He knew that now. He didn't know if it was love, but he knew there was something strong he felt for the slender boy and he needed to know what it was. "Well, have you ever looked at someone and felt so happy that you thought it couldn't be real?" Kurt nodded his head. "Then, that same person can drive you absolutely insane… for no reason," Blaine huffed with a hint of a laugh. The corners of his lips tugged up. "Sometimes I don't know if I want to kiss him or shake the hell out of him."

"So what are you confused about?" Kurt asked. "If you love Derek that much, then shouldn't things be easy?"

I wasn't talking about Derek. "It's a bit more complicated than that."

Before Blaine had a chance to explain, Mercedes popped her head out. "Rachel and Puck busted out the booze. Blaine, you might want to control you boyfriend. Does he always take his shirt off when he drinks?"

Blaine looked back at Kurt. Kurt seemed to be grinning, thinking the image of drunk Derek was amusing. "I guess that's my cue."

"The roll of a boyfriend…" Kurt said, trailing off.

Downstairs, the music changed to music that played heavy on base and drums to make it danceable. Derek was freak dancing around Brittany, who also had taken her shirt off and was showing off her newest Victoria Secret bra. Lauren and Quinn where screaming at Puck, as usual, then they started screaming at each other and Puck slipped over to Finn and Sam.

Zach was sitting on the couch with an arm around Santana as she cried into his shoulder. Zach spotted Kurt with Blaine immediately. Kurt pointed Blaine towards Derek and gave him a gentle push in the right direction. He saw Zach and watched him maneuver a way to lean Santana against Tina and make her deal with the drunk teen, so he could get up.

Zach flashed a smile as he got up off the couch and headed over to Kurt. "Can I get you a drink?" he asked.

"As long as it's strong." Kurt chuckled. "I don't think I can handle much more drama without a substance in my system."

"Shots it is."

"I've never done a shot."

Zach took Kurt over to the line of alcohol bottles Puck took out and Kurt slid his fingers over the bottles until he stopped at candy apple puckers. "No," Zach said with a smile. "That's not something you do a shot with." Zach put his hand over Kurt's and slid it backwards to the apple flavored vodka. Kurt's hands were cool to the touch and softer than silk. "If the flavor is what you want, you might like this."

"You know a lot about alcohol."

"I had my fair share, I think." Zach grabbed shot glasses and poured two from the apple vodka. "Bottoms up." They clanked glasses and drank the liquid.

Zach made another drink for each of them and they found a place to sit to talk. They spend the rest of the evening talking. Kurt thought that Zach was funny and charming. They didn't seem ever run out of things to talk to. Every so often Kurt would glance over at Blaine and Derek. Blaine looked like he was having a hard time rangling Derek long enough and was getting annoyed. Derek apparently likes to take his clothes off when he's drunk. He was Brittany's soul mate because she turns into a stripper too.

"Kurt." Kurt looked up and Blaine was standing next to him. "I'm going to go. I have to take Derek back."

"Really?" Kurt asked

"Yeah. I think the Dancing Queen has had enough." Blaine laughed.

"Okay." He stood up and gave his best friend a hug. "Drive safe and I hope Derek doesn't have a hang over in the morning."

"Be safe. Have fun." He kissed Kurt on the cheek. It was casual, but friendly. Kurt smiled in return.

"Thanks for talking to me earlier."

"You didn't say much."

"I know, but for what I did say, it was nice to get it out."

"Okay, well… your welcome then."

Blaine was about to say good night, but then he realized that he wasn't going to see Kurt on Monday at school. He felt sad and hugged Kurt again.

"What's the matter?" Kurt asked, sensing something was wrong.

"Nothing. Just don't become a stranger."

Kurt hugged Blaine back tighter. "Don't make me one."

"Deal." There is was again… the feeling like something was right on the tip of Blaine's tongue. Something he was supposed to say, but he didn't know what. It was something that his body told him that Kurt needed to know, but Blaine didn't know what it was. "So, I'll see you soon?"

"Yeah. We'll make plans. Call me."

"Okay." He hugged him again. "Goodnight."

Kurt watched Blaine walk up the stairs with Derek in tow, stumbling up the stairs. "He's jealous you know," Zach said. Kurt almost forgotten that Zach was still there. "That's why he interrupted us outside. He doesn't want you to date me." Or anyone else.

Kurt almost laughed. "No. He's just protective. It's fine though because we talked it through. He's going through something with Derek."

No kidding, Zach thought.

The night was drawing to a close. Finn left with Puck for the night and they were dropping Lauren off. Tina and Mercedes were sleeping over Rachel's. Mike left with Artie, Zach, and Sam and Quinn left a long time ago with Santana and Brittany. Kurt soon realized that he no longer had a ride home. None of the girls left over from the party could drive him and he couldn't spend the night because it was too late to ask permission from his Dad. Kurt did the last thing he wanted to do… he sent a text to Dave Karofsky.

K: are you awake?

D- Yes.

K- I need a favor… would you be able to pick me up at Rachel's house?

D- Sure, but why?

K- can't drive. Everyone left… I wasn't paying attention.

K- Wait, she lives a couple blocks from your house. I'll walk over to you.

D- ok. See you soon

By the time he was done texting Karofsky, the girls were barely awake and he said a quick good bye to them and left. It took three minutes to get to Dave's road. He was surprised he remembered because he was a little buzzed right now and the last time he'd been there was two months ago. Dave was already outside and backing out of his driveway when Kurt came into view. He drove up to Kurt and he got in the car.

Kurt lolled his head to the side. He was tired, buzzed, and drained from the day's events. Arguing with Blaine-again, making up with Blaine-again, being asked out by Zach, and now Karofsky. He really was making his rounds with the boys tonight.

"Thank you," Kurt said almost immediately.

"I owed you. It's not like you haven't driven me home before."

"Oh yeah." Kurt smiled. "You did owe me. Consider this payment." He hiccuped, which made Dave laughed.

"You're cute when you're drunk."

"M-not drunk. Just buzzed and really tired."

"What's a Rachel Berry party like?"

"Singing, dancing, spin the bottle, and booze."

"You played spin the bottle?"

"I didn't, but most everyone else did."

"Why didn't you play?"

"Didn't feel like it." Kurt didn't really want to go into details.

"So it's not because I wasn't there and you wanted to kiss me?" Dave semi joked.

"Don't flatter yourself," Kurt laughed. "As a matter of fact, I have a date this week." He smiled.

"With who?"

"I don't know if he's out, so I can't say."

"Kurt, you can tell me. It's not like I'm telling anyone."

"I didn't tell anyone you were."

"It's Zach isn't it? He's the only one at the party without a girlfriend."

"Okay. Yes, it's Zach."

"I don't like him."

"Why? Blaine doesn't either, but you at least go to school with him, so what is it?"

"He smiles too much."

Kurt's phone rang.

B-Did you get home okay?

K- Going home now. I got a ride

B- From who?

K- You don't want to know.

B- Who?

K- Dave

B- promise me you'll be careful around him. The last time one of you were drunk, you ended up doing something that you later cried about doing.

K- Yup, I'll use protection.

B- Kurt! No!

K- I'm kidding! You're out of your mind if you believed that.

While Blaine was typing his response, he looked over at his boyfriend who was naked and drunkenly trying to find pajamas and boxers.

"Who are you texting?" Derek slurred.

"Kurt. I wanted to make sure he got home alright."

"When are you going to admit that you're in love with him?"

Blaine was getting annoyed, but knew better than to pick an argument with a drunk kid. "You're beginning to sound like a broken record."

"That's because you're fighting it. You love him."

"I love you."

"Yeah, I know, but you love him too."

"Why do you keep saying that? If I loved Kurt, how would that benefit you?"

"I would know the truth."

"It would hurt you. I'm happy with you as it is. We don't need to involve confusion. Just be happy with me."

"I can't because you're not happy. I see the way you ran after Kurt when Mercedes said Zach had a crush on him. I knew you weren't going to the bathroom."

"How can you say I'm not happy?" He realized he was doing what he didn't want to… argue. "I blew you in Rachel's bathroom. Why would I do that if I wasn't happy with you?"

"Have you noticed that every time we've fooled around this past week, we were talking about Kurt previously?"

"Can you please put some clothes on? I'm having a hard time focusing with your dick right in front of me."

"Why don't you take your clothes off and we'll be even."

Blaine rolled his eyes. "I'm not taking my clothes off."

"Why not?" Derek pouted.

"Because I'm not having sex with you tonight. I'm not even going to be sleeping in here."

"Why?"

Blaine stood up. "Because you're annoying when you're drunk. Call me when you're back to normal and ready to apologize for being an idiot and thinking I can't be happy with you."

"Hey, don't go." Derek ran up to Blaine and wrapped his arms around his neck. "I'll be good. Please stay. Take your clothes off. I want to suck you."

"No. I'm going to bed in my room."

"Don't be such a prude!"

"I'm not a prude, I just don't feel like having sex with a drunk person. I'll talk to you in the morning."

"You'd stay if I were Kurt."

"Will you stop! Everything you say to me now is about Kurt. Kurt is my best friend. I've been fooling around with you, and spending time with you, and telling you I love you, but apparently that isn't good enough for you. Now, please move so I can leave. I'll see you in the morning." Blaine didn't wait for Derek to say good night. He didn't even kiss him good night. Instead, he just walked out and headed to his room.