"I'm going to kill you." Blaine yelled as he entered the apartment, Sebastian working on homework, lounging on the couch. "I can't believe you're going to just set me up with this guy after I told you multiple times I don't want to be in a relationship!" He continued, his eyes narrowing as Sebastian placed his pencil down, listening with a smug look on his face. "After what happened I can't be in a relationship and deal with that again, it hurt. I'm scared and I'm still hurting." Blaine admitted sadly, his anger fading. Sebastian grinned, going back to his work, letting his friend simmer down. "So you like him?" Blaine was silent. "I'm only guessing because you had an outburst." Sebastian looked up to see Blaine nod his head gently, running his hands through his hair. "I'm just really scared... I can't hurt him and I can't afford to be hurt either." With a sigh, Sebastian placed his notebook aside, looking at Blaine as he hung his head low, deep in thought. "Look, I know what 'he who shall not be named' did really hurt you and he didn't accept your career as much as you thought, but you can't let that jeopardize something with Kurt that could be amazing." Blaine laughed darkly, staring up at his friend. "Its not that simple Sebastian." Rolling his eyes Sebastian stood, about to walk away. "Then make it that simple." He told Blaine sternly, watching him a minute to see if he comments. "Think about it Blaine. If you can't stop thinking about Kurt in two days, text him, start talking, maybe go out a little, test the waters, but don't let him walk away because you're scared... You're so much stronger than that. The Blaine I know isn't a coward." Sebastian walked away to his room, leaving Blaine alone to think about the speech he was just given.

Kurt entered the apartment with a smile, plopping down on the couch next to Rachel. "Well played Berry." He mumbled, resting his head on her shoulder. She looked over with a smirk, kissing his head before going back to her homework. "So you like him?" Rachel wondered, missing this kind of closeness they used to have. Kurt nodded, closing his eyes, smiling peacefully. "He's handsome. There's something more to him than just being a firefighter though. His smile takes me breath away too." He admitted quietly, as If Blaine were in the next room. Rachel giggled, giving her friend a tight hug. "I'm glad you like him." Kurt shrugged, playing with his nails, his cheeks a faint pink. "I don't think he wants a relationship, he sort of hinted at that during lunch." Rachel mentally sighed, she'll have to get an update from Sebastian later on. "Give him time Kurt. All it takes is some time."

The guys in the department turned as he walked in. Making him glare at their smiling faces. "So.. How's your boyfriend?" David asked with a chuckle, knowing it would piss Blaine off. All the guys in his squad laughed, slapping him on the back as he went toward the stairs. "Its about time you moved on and put all that shit behind you." Nick said, not being smug like David, he truly meant it. "He isn't my boyfriend. Leave it alone." Blaine left it at that, going to his room to put his duffle bag down. He hated the guys knowing too much about his private life. He didn't want to seem weak to them.

He heard footsteps and turned to see his friend Nick. They met at the fire academy, became good friends and Blaine confides in him a lot. "Hey man, I'm sorry, I didn't know... David said he saw you and uh.. Kent together, and he met him, assuming you two were together. I knew I shouldn't have believed him." Blaine shrugged it off, taking a seat on the bed. "Kurt." He corrected quietly, sighing tiredly. "Excuse me?" Nick quirked an eyebrow, leaning against the wall. Blaine smirked. "His name. It's not Kent, it's Kurt. We were set up to go on a date, we aren't together." He explained, seeing the soft smile that appeared on Nick's face. "You want to be though, don't you?" Blaine shrugged, getting up to leave the room. "I don't know yet, I need to think about this." Nick watched as he walked away, shaking his head. Blaine needed to move on, he deserved to be happy and not guilty about his job.

Lauren scanned Kurt as he walked into their office. They stayed in touch after high school, Kurt landing her a job with him due to her background of being a receptionist over the years and because their really good friends so he gave in a good word for her. "Did you get laid Hummel?" She asked with a smirk, earning a glare as he sat down. "No.. But I kind of had a date yesterday." He informed with a smile, biting his lip shyly. Lauren chuckled, happy for her friend, he deserved to smile this big all the time. "What's he like? Have you talked to him since?" She wondered, moving from her computer to hear him gush about this mystery guy. He told Lauren everything, he trusted her. "He's handsome. A firefighter. Kind of short. Has an amazing smile." Kurt rattled off happily, typing on his computer. "We haven't talked yet though. Rachel said give him time. There is the two day rule thing." Lauren nodded, hoping this works out for Kurt, if anyone deserved love, it was him. She rolled back over to desk, pulling up the to do list for the day. "So... A firefighter, huh?" She asked, giving Kurt a knowing smirk. He laughed, nodding as he blushed. "That will make for some damn good role playing in the bedroom, all dressed up in his uniform." Kurt gasped, his cheeks reddening more as he laughed, embarrassed. "Oh my gosh Lauren, you can't just say things like that!" Of course, he can't deny what she said is true.

Blaine laid in the dark room, his phone resting on his chest. He was lost in his mind, thinking about his past, yesterday, and Kurt. He was beautiful and funny and there was something that made Blaine feel safe. Out of the blue Blaine's phone vibrated, signaling a text, his heart skipping a beat. To his dismay it was only Sebastian. "Rachel told me that Kurt likes you... Think about it." He mumbled aloud, tossing his phone on the side table, rolling over. Leave it to Sebastian to have great timing. Blaine groaned, rubbing his face, pulling the covers higher, burying himself into the warmth. He's been trying to fall asleep for the past hour. He couldn't stop thinking about his last relationship, all the betrayal, his trust in people damaged, his heart broken. He was so in love with him and when he thought everything was so perfect, it was really all a lie. He couldn't bear to go through that again, but he also felt like being with Kurt would never end up like that.

"Hey there. How was work?" Kurt glanced up from the front door and saw Rachel sitting on the couch with Sebastian. They were probably having one of their movie nights. "It was fine. Hey Sebastian. How have you been?" He wondered, placing his keys on the kitchen counter, setting his backpack down on the floor. "I've been good. So how was lunch yesterday?" Sebastian asked nonchalantly, as if he didn't know already. Kurt knew Rachel tells him everything, he wasn't stupid. "Good. Thank you for going out of your way to set us up. He was nice." He said happily, hanging up his jacket on the rack and walking to his room. "He likes you, you know? I know he hasn't called you yet and I figured he told you about his job and what not, but he does like you." Kurt nodded in understanding, wondering why him and Blaine were being shipped to be together. Sebastian seems to care a lot. "It was only one lunch, I'm not expecting him to like me already, its fine." He mumbled, crossing his arms shyly. "Kurt, he's been through a lot. If you guys end up dating, its going to take time for things, he was hurt and honestly... he will kill me if he finds out I told you this, but he's scared." Sebastian explained, the apartment silent as everyone kind of let that sink in. Kurt sighed and gave another nod, opening the door to his bedroom. "I would give him all the time he needs."

Blaine was back in his apartment. After taking two extra shifts these past three days and barely getting sleep the chief decided to make him rest yet again. "You're overworking yourself, Anderson. Take a couple days off, breathe, get some sleep." The chief told him, sending him out of his office with orders to come back in two days. He was itching to be busy, to do something other than pace around his apartment with his cell phone in hand. He was fighting with himself. He made a deal with Sebastian, sort of, that if he couldn't stop thinking about Kurt in two days then he would call him. Its been three days. After going through pros and cons he decided to suck it up and stop being a baby. Blaine cleared his throat loudly, walking slowly around the living room as the phone rang, hoping for the best.

"Hello?" Lauren looked up from her desk, seeing Kurt with his phone to his ear, a smile spreading across his face. "Oh hey Blaine, what's up?" He asked nonchalantly, trying to keep his cool, when in reality his heart was racing wildly. Lauren watched her friend's facial expression change from a calm smile to his mouth dropped in pure excitement. "Yeah that sounds really great, I'll see you then." He was still keeping his voice normal, not wavering a bit. "Okay.. Yeah, it's a date, bye." Once the call ended was when Kurt let out the scream he was holding in. Lauren laughed loudly as she watched him bounce around and happy dance. "He asked me out on a date! Lauren I might get a boyfriend who's a firefighter!" Kurt giggled and hopped over to her desk, holding her hands in his, trying to get her to celebrate with him. "I'm very excited for you honey." She smiled and watched him hop up and down in front of her, noticing that he was calming down a little. "I can't believe he actually came around. I didn't think he would!" Kurt said softly, biting his lip. "You deserve it Hummel. Now get that work done so you have time to get ready later!" Lauren told him with a smirk, laughing as he ran back to his desk.

Sebastian walked into the apartment after class to see Blaine fixing the sleeve of his button down shirt. It was safe to say that he was really confused at the attire his friend had on. "Um.. Hey, where are you off to?" He wondered, raising an eyebrow as Blaine smiled. Actually smiled. This was weird. "A date." Blaine chuckled and grabbed his wallet and keys, glancing over at the confused look on his friend's face. "With Kurt. I listened to what you said for once and we have a date tonight." He informed, rolling his eyes as Sebastian smiled widely, attacking him with a hug. "I am so proud of you Blainers. Move on, be happy, fall in love. You deserve this." Sebastian said genuinely, giving Blaine a pat on the arm. "I'm going to try my best. I'll see you later alright?" He grabbed a coat and walked toward the door, Sebastian following him. He was acting like a dad sending his daughter out on her first date. "Use protection!" Blaine shot him a menacing glare before leaving, keeping a mental post it note to kill his friend for that comment later.

Rachel heard the bedroom door open and turned around to see Kurt in a white button down, black tie, and a black vest over it. He looked perfect. "I'm so excited for you!" She squealed, running around the couch to hug him tightly. He giggled and rubbed her back soothingly. "All because you two sneaky bastards lied to us about lunch." Kurt mumbled, smiling widely as he collected his keys and wallet off the counter. Rachel rolled her eyes with a chuckle, smiling adoringly at her best friend as he did a hair check, the giddy feeling he had showing. "Are you nervous?" She wondered, crossing her arms as she stood in the middle of the apartment. Kurt shook his head, turning around to look at his friend. "Should I be?" He wondered with a laugh, his smile shrinking to a smirk. "Its our first real date. Whatever happens, happens."