Dalton

Blaine woke up the next morning with a start. The sun hadn't risen yet, so he knew it was still early for him to need to get up. Kurt was gone and he wondered when that happened because he didn't remember falling asleep. He remembered lying next to Kurt and telling him he was beautiful, but then he remembers nothing after that. He rolled over onto his stomach and groaned as he stretched, but then smiled when his face collapsed onto the pillow because he caught a faint whiff of Kurt's lotions. He glanced over to the clock to check the time and saw the digital numbers shining their light onto a white piece of paper. He reached and turned the lamp on and grabbed the paper.

Blaine,

You looked too cute to wake up. See you tomorrow.

Sweet dreams. I love you.

-Kurt.

Blaine smiled and put the note back on the table before rolling himself out of bed and heading to the bathroom. He felt the brush of sheets across his skin and realized that he was naked. He smiled again, remembering why. When he returned from the bathroom, he grabbed a pair of boxers and stepped into them. He laid back down in bed and cuddled under the blankets with his body pillow, pretending it was Kurt. It comforted him to know that because it was Friday morning, tonight the pillow really would be Kurt because he'd be sleeping over after the group outing with their friends. He nuzzled the pillow, still being able to smell a faint scent of Kurt, and fell back asleep.

McKinley: later in the morning

Zach, Kurt, and Mercedes sat in the back of their French class waiting for class to start. Zach was tapping his pencil on his notebook and resting his head on his fist. It was nearly eight o'clock in the morning and he was already bored. Mercedes was texting Tina, who was sitting in History class and Kurt was engrossed in a text message from Blaine.

B- I'm sorry for falling asleep last night.

K- You were tired. No worries. I had to leave shortly after anyway. Besides, you look cute when you sleep.

B- My cuteness pales in comparison to your beauty.

K- You're making me blush…

B- I love it when you do that.

Zach reached over and snatched Kurt's phone out of his hands. Without looking at the screen, he put it in the pocket of his sweater.

"Hey!" Kurt objected, stunned.

"Do you think you can spend five minutes with your friends and not at Dalton?" Zach bit back.

They heard a giggle come from Mercedes and turned in her direction. She looked up at them. "Sorry. Tina made a joke. Don't mind me." She turned back to her phone and rapidly typed out a response, ignoring Kurt and Zach.

Kurt looked back to Zach. "Friends?" he stressed the 's' in the word that indicated a plural.

"Friend," Zach amended. "Me. Can you please spend five uninterrupted minutes with me?" His voice calmed and Kurt noted that his blonde friend sounded very tired.

Kurt paused. He looked him in the eyes and saw the intensity in them. He opened his mouth to say something, but the teacher walked in the classroom and the final bell rang for class to start. "Can I have my phone back?" Kurt asked.

"We need to talk. Today if possible."

"Sure thing. But not right now, so can I please have my phone back?"

Zach fished the phone out from his pocket and handed it back to Kurt. "Did you have a good time with Blaine last night?"

"Yes. We had a picnic and then hung out in his room."

"Hung out? You know, most guys brag about when they get some."

"Well, I'm not a braggart when it comes to that, I guess."

"Is that how he keeps you wrapped so tightly that you ignore your friends?"

Kurt looked at Zach incredulously. He fought against saying what his first instinct was to say and clenched his jaw. He looked forward at the board and watched the teacher write a few sentences in French. "Woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning?" He whispered.

"Doesn't he have friends at that prep school of his or does he ignore them too?"

Kurt couldn't stop his mouth from expelling his next comment in hushed tones. "You know what? Blaine does have friends, a lot of them in fact. And they're supportive, not annoying."

"I'm glad that you find my wanting the attention of my best friend annoying."

"Don't turn this into my fault. You're the one throwing a hissy fit. Aren't you Mister Popular? Don't you have other friends to focus on, or are none of them a suitable sibling replacement?" He regretted saying it immediately. Zach's face sunk and he started collected his things. "Wait. Zach, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it." Zach didn't say anything and got up from the table and moved across to an empty seat at the table across the aisle.

Kurt caught Zach in the hallway on their way to their next class. "I'm sorry," he said, meaning it. Zach didn't answer, but looked at Kurt and let him talk anyway. "You just made me mad and I said something I shouldn't have. I'm sorry."

"We should get to class," Zach said finally.

"No, I think we should go see Miss Pillsbury. We can't keep having this argument."

"Okay." The two changed direction and headed for the office wing where Miss Pillsbury's office was.

They talked for the whole hour, asking Miss Pillsbury to only listen and not comment because this was a conversation that needed to have. Also, Kurt didn't say so, but he thought there wasn't much help she could offer. He saw her as just someone who was really nice and not someone you'd want to take advice from.

They talked about how much Zach misses Curtis and how Curtis was more like Kurt than he originally let on and how he really was using Kurt as a sibling substitute. Kurt admitted to only being able to focus on one person at a time and when Blaine is involved it's always him. He told Zach that while he cares about him and he could never repay him for the kindness Zach showed him when Kurt needed someone the most, he couldn't and doesn't want to replace Curtis, saying "I already have a brother. I don't want another. I want a friend who's understanding, not someone who gets mad at me because I'm not their brother."

In the end, they both apologized for things that they said and did. Kurt agreed to spend more time with Zach after the benefit, but he needed to be patient because admittedly, Blaine always came first. Zach agreed to be less concerned with Kurt's relationship with Blaine and spend more time with his other friends. He also agreed to stop treating him like Kurt as if he were Curtis.

At lunch time Kurt got a text from Blaine and Kurt flicked his eyes over to Zach to gage his reaction. Zach gestured to the phone while asking if he was going to answer it. Kurt immediately opened it up.

B-Everything okay? I haven't heard from you in a few hours.

K- Read what you sent me again and tell me that it didn't sound obsessive. LOL

B- Wow! It did didn't it? I'm sorry, My love. Dinner tonight?

K- Yep! Then bowling with everyone and brunch tomorrow before the concert. Ah! The concert's tomorrow! I'm so excited!

B- I know! Me too!

K- Are you joining us for dinner after the concert tomorrow?

B- Actually, I need to talk to your Dad because my parents wanted to take me out and when I told them your parents asked me too, they offered to take your whole family out.

Kurt froze, staring at the phone and the realization kicked in. His father wanted to have a joint family dinner. His heart began beating fast. K- Your dad wants to have dinner with my family?

B- Well, he really just wants to thank your dad for what he's done for us and he wants to meet you… officially.

K- No pressure.

B- Are you nervous?

K- Yes.

B- Don't be. He's going to love you.

K- You don't know that.

B- Yes I do. I love you, so naturally he's going to too.

K- He was a homophobe a month ago…

B- Give him a chance. He's giving you one.

K- You're right. I'm just nervous that's all.

B- How is your day going?

K- Busy. Zach and I had it out in the counceling office. Don't worry, it's settled. I had a test in two classes and the day is only half over.

B- Well, think of it this way, you have three hours left of school before you're with me. We have final dress rehearsal, then dinner, then bowling, then we get to fall asleep together.

K- That last part is what I'm REALLY looking forward to.

B- That was one of my first thoughts this morning. I've been looking forward to it since I woke up at three o'clock this morning.

K- I can't wait until we're older and we don't have to sleep alone. I always sleep better when you're next to me.

B- That's probably because we usually have some form of sex right before bed. ; )

K- Says the person who fell asleep within seven minutes last night. Haha.

B- You know what I was thinking about in the shower this morning?

K- How you wish you could wear a red blazer with blue piping instead of a blue blazer with red piping?

B- Very funny, but no. I was thinking about the first shower we took together.

K- It seems like forever ago doesn't it?

B- I remember it like it was yesterday. I was so nervous because I'd never been fully naked in front of someone before.

K- I was nervous too. But then you called me a frosted cupcake.

B- : ) And I fingered you for the first time and then you blew me. : )

K- Careful. You don't want to have to walk out of the dining hall with your bag in front of your pants.

B- You know what I loved most about that time?

K- Getting blown?

B- No. Well, I love it, but the best part was watching you while I pleasured you. I love being face level with you and seeing the look on your face.

K- It's not so often you get to be face level with me. You're so short.

B- Really? I'm going on about what I love about being intimate with you and you make a joke about me height?

K- I'm ensuring myself the ability to walk and not attract attention.

B- Okay fine. I'll stop. : P I also have to pay attention to what Wes is saying about tomorrow.

K- Tell them I said hi. Love you.

B- Love you too.

Kurt silenced his phone and put it in his pocket. He turned back to Zach who had finished his lunch and was looking off in thought. "Penny for your thoughts?" Kurt asked.

"I wonder what Curtis would say about how I've been acting lately."

Kurt blinked a few times, not knowing what to say at first. "I still think that about my mom. I wonder if she'd approve of something at random times, but then I remember that she would just want me to be happy and not mourn her the rest of my life."

"Having a twin- you couldn't know. You share everything from conception. Now I haven't anyone to share with."

"Well, maybe you should think of it as now you have a chance to be selfish- In a good way. You can have all the things that you want to be just for you. Things that will make you happy. And when you feel ready and find someone worth while, you'll be able to share with them."

"Do you share everything with Blaine?" Zach asked.

"Not everything. We share secrets and inner thoughts and stuff, but as far as material things… He's never touched my clothes." Kurt and Zach chuckled at this. "We share space and time and intimacies more than anything else."

"Are things pretty much back to normal with you two?" Zach was beginning to relax into a comfortable conversation. This made Kurt feel accomplished in comforting his friend.

"What's normal?" He smiled. "Things are different, but only slightly. In a good way though."

"Like how?"

"Well, like yesterday. He saw you and I talking in the hallway. He couldn't hear what we were saying, but he saw the body language and all that. He used to fly off the handle and get jealous. This time he thought about what he said before he said it and rationalized everything. He was jealous, but more so because he felt insecure and was able to articulate that."

"You two seem like you have a good communication."

"We do. We always have, but when we became a couple, we didn't change the way we spoke to one another. Now, after everything that's happened, we speak to each other differently. When we were friends, I was a little more edited because I didn't want to hurt his feelings. I also knew I was in love with him all along, so I didn't want to say the wrong thing that would turn him off. Now, I know the importance of complete honesty, even if it hurts. There isn't a lie I'd rather hear than the truth."

"Do you think Nick has that with Quinn?"

Kurt smiled. "Is that what you're worried about?" He giggled slightly. "Can I be honest? Because I'm your best friend?" Zach nodded. "I wouldn't bother with Quinn. She's really high maintenance and a total drama queen. She cares more about image than anything else and she sees relationships primarily as property. I know you like her and I love her, but I don't think she's the one for you. She beautiful, but you deserve more."

"How long have you thought this?"

"Since I noticed you liked her."

"Have you said this to your friend Nick?"

"No. I actually think they'd be good together. I think she's his type. He likes being number two in his relationships. He isn't a leader and Quinn is. I'm not worried about him with her."

"You know this only makes me want her more now that you're basically telling me no."

Kurt smiled again. "Yes, I do know that."

The two chatted about different things until the end of lunch time and parted ways to go to their separate classes. By the end of the day, Kurt saw Zach surrounded by a few cheerleaders. He was happy for his friend because he hadn't seen Zach surrounded by people that weren't in the glee club in a long while. He stifled the want to laugh at the sight of things. And to think he's so choosy when he has so much to choose from.