Next Day
Blaine’s POV

The busy city of New York welcomed me when I arrived. It’s been a month since I left home. I don’t know how to face Kurt after all what happened, but I need to do this and I can’t run away from our problems anymore.
Courage Blaine. That’s what I always tell myself.

Kurt’s POV

I was keeping myself busy today, I cleaned the house the floor is shiny as ever. I felt like I’m suffering from OCD now because I want everything clean and perfect when Blaine arrives home.
I didn’t even bother to sleep last night because I am thinking of what will happened when I saw Blaine again.
I looked at the clock it was 8 pm already and Blaine wasn’t still here. The cold atmosphere gives me shiver so I decided to set up the fireplace.
When suddenly I heard the front door creaked, my body tense knowing my husband had arrived.
“Kurt,” Blaine called me as he entered the living room.
I know he doesn’t get enough sleep too because there are bags under his eyes, and a scruff on his jaw. He loses weight also. I made him like this. We were both miserable because of what I did.
“Blaine,” I replied, I fight the urge to hug him because I am afraid that he’ll push me away so I settled myself giving him a soft smile.
“Do you want anything?” I asked, starting a conversation as he sits beside me. He was staring at the fireplace look deep in thought.
“No, I’m fine. I’m impressed that you know how to set up the fireplace now.” He said with a chuckle.
“Yeah, you taught me countless times so I learned.”
No one bothered to talk, we’re just watching the fire in the fireplace, when..
“Are you filing a divorce?” I asked suddenly. He was surprise to what he heard.
“Do you want me to?” He asked back as he turned to look at me.
“No, I thought you’re filing a divorce that’s why you want to talk to me. I can’t blame you if you did.”
“Even after all what happened, that idea never entered my mind. I left because I was hurt and miserable. We both are, I need to find myself again that’s why I came back to Ohio and to see if there’s a chance of fixing us.”
“I am sorry; I know it isn’t enough for what I did. If I can turn back time, I’ll never let this happened. I am too selfish always thinking of me, that’s the reason why are we here in this situation. I miss you Blaine and I don’t know how to fix this.” I told him as tears starts to fall down on my cheeks. Blaine was just watching and listening to me intently. I am waiting for him to blame everything to me. I deserve that, but he didn’t.
“Don’t blame yourself for this, we both have did mistakes here, basically it’s mine because I’ve never been a good partner to you since I became too over focused on work. And I pushed you to do something that I know you don’t want to, that is to find another man who can fulfil the role that I had abandoned.”
I looked at him, and asked myself how did I become so lucky to have Blaine? I am the one to be punished, I am supposed to be the one saying sorry but he did. This man always surprises me until now. He do things that I expect him not to.
“Did you leave him?”
“Yes, after you left I ended everything that’s going between us.”
“Why?”
“Because I chose you and if you don’t believe me. I understand I have to gain your trust again and I am willing to do everything for that. I want us to work out, to fix this marriage if there’s still a chance. I can’t lose you.” I answered him as I begin to cry again.
“I want us to work too, but I don’t know how. You don’t know how hard it is for me now not to hug or kiss you, because I miss you so much. And honestly it still hurts deep inside.” Blaine was crying too he pulled out his handkerchief to wipe his tears and compose his self.
I just looked at him when he starts to talk again.
“I want us to grow old together; I still want to be the man you needed. And I still want to be your husband” The last line struck me like a lightning, on how a good man my husband is when he said these things.
“I do too”
“Let’s take things slow”
“Like going back from the start?”
“Yeah, we both have changed. And we have to learn to love the new us.” Blaine told me with a teary smile.
Blaine was right, we have changed a lot, and we have to accept those changes in us. There we will learn why we love each other in the first place and see how special our relationship is. The relationship that was taken for granted by both of us.
So it is settled then we’re going to take things slow, were going to work out our marriage. I am contented for now to what will be the arrangement for both of us because it means we have a chance on going back to the old us. The way we were before all of these things happened.

After A year of taking things slow……
Blaine’s POV

Kurt and I have been taking our relationship step by step. I still haven’t come home; I’m staying at the condominium near the office.
Our set up on going back to the start was awkward at first its like were being teenagers again. The things we did while we are in high school are the things we are doing now like, going coffee dates together before going to work, going out on dinner dates and even giving gifts.
I miss us like this; we even forget that we were best friends first. Best Friends that is honest with each other.
I saw all Kurt’s effort in making the marriage work.
Flashback

I was staying up late in the office to finish some contracts. I called Kurt to tell him that I’ll be staying late even I am not coming home to him.
I looked at the clock and it was past 12 am. Most of the employees went home. Even my secretary, so I was surprised to hear a knock on my door.
“Come in.” I uttered as I continue to type on my laptop. I am too focused on my work so I didn’t bother to see who’s at the door. Until….
“Coffee, sir?” A voice asked. Wait I knew this voice and when I looked up I saw Kurt holding two coffees and some sandwiches.
“Hey, what are you doing here?” I told him with a smile.
“You told me that you’ll be staying up late so I thought about giving you some extra boost to avoid the sleepiness.”
“Thank you, but what about your nightly routine sleeping late will give you eye bags and pimples.” I commented with a chuckle as I begin to sip the hot coffee.
“One night of absence will not ruin my skin care regimen.”
“A company like you will really keep me awake.” I said as we started to have our endless talk about our day.
I did finish all the works at 4 am and Kurt is still luckily awake. His work as an E.I.C. really gotten in him. He can stay awake for hours just with coffee.
Before going home to our respective places we have our coffee date again even it’s early in the morning. We didn’t care that we looked like hell and we needed sleep we just want the presence of each other.
End of Flashback

One time, we were sitting in a coffee shop talking about how excited Burt and Carole are for being grandparents soon. When my eyes landed upon Kurt’s finger, he is still wearing our ring then I looked at him this is the man that I met 15 years ago. He’s still fabulous as always, I miss his laugh or even his smile that always made my heart melt. I miss the way we are open and honest with each other. In short I miss the old us.
I was distracted in thinking when Kurt said something.
“When are you coming home?” Kurt asked as he looked into my eyes. I didn’t reply because I don’t know if I am ready yet.
“I know, I agree to our arrangement. Sorry I didn’t mean to rush you. Forget that I said that.” He says quickly.
“You don’t have to say sorry.” I told him as I gave him a smile.
“I have a trip in Paris for a month, for some fashion business”
“You take care there.”
“I will” Kurt replied with a smile as I said those 4 words.