February 19, 2015

Blaine walked around his room. He honestly didnt have that much space and while he loved his space he wondered if maybe it was time. He hadnt talked about it with Kurt as of lately, but a place of their own would probably be wonderful. He recalled their failed Valentines Day night just a few nights ago because of people showing up at the apartment when they were claiming they would be out.

The band had decided to stay in New York, it was their home and they loved it here. Plus, Kurt was here and Blaine was not going to move away from the love of his life. Since all of their decisions were made together, he slipped his coat on and walked out of the loft somehow avoiding his band mates as he went.

Riding on the subway, Blaine closed his eyes for a moment as the let the music in his headphones distract him. He didnt know how to bring up the subject, but he knew maybe Kurt would feel the same way. They had been dating for three years now and have overcome many obstacles along the way.

When it came to Blaines stop he walked out of the station and towards Kurt and Rachels apartment. He never minded being so far away from Kurt, but lately it seemed like the distance was too far when they werent together. And Kurt was bound to graduate at the end of the semester next year.

Blaine hadnt realized he had already walked to the apartment and knocked on the door. When he didnt hear an answer, he used his own key to unlock the door. Sometimes Kurt would be out or asleep, along with Rachel, so he would let himself in.

Ralph must have been waking up from a long sleep, because he stretched and arched his back before slinking his way over to Blaine. Leaning down, Blaine scratched Ralph on the head, "Hey there little fella. Have you seen Kurt?" He then heard yelling coming down from the hall.

"I did not use all the hot water on purpose!"

"I would be using the shower right now, but I cant!"

"Kurt you are impossible sometimes!"

"Im sorry I have somewhere to be tonight I wanted to look nice Rachel!"

Blaine watched as Kurt walked into the living room only wearing his robe loosely tied around his waist and he gave him a dorky smile, "Hi."

"What are you doing here?" Kurt asked him.

Walking over to his boyfriend, Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurts waist, "Cant I just come over and see my boyfriend whenever I want? And I missed you."

"We just saw one another last night, you cant have missed me that much," Kurt said giving him a playful smile, "But I wont complain." He gave him a quick kiss, "I was going to shower, but Rachel used all the hot water on purpose."

Rachel huffed as she walked past them, "I did not," she grumbled.

"I see," Blaine nodded, "I wanted to talk to you about something actually."

"Oh whats up?" Kurt asked him.

Blaine looked down the hall, "Its more of a boyfriends conversation."

"Would you like me to leave now too?" Rachel said as she started looking through the cupboards.

"Right," Kurt nodded, "How about we go to my room." He took Blaines hand and they walked down the hall and into his room. He shrugged off his robe and pulled on a pair of sweatpants and shirt, "What is that you want to talk about?"

Blaine sat down on Kurts bed, "Are you happy?" he looked up at his boyfriend and asked.

Kurt tilted his head to the side, "What is the context of this question?" He sat down beside Blaine.

"I was just thinking today as I looked around my small room at the loft, I know I havent, or we havent, I just…this should be easy," Blaine groaned.

"Hey," Kurt reached over and took Blaines hand, "You arent normally the one to get tongue tied."

"I know," Blaine shrugged his shoulders as he moved his arms in back of him to rest on the bed, "I was thinking today as I looked around my room that its getting a bit small. I think its time I get a place of my own, but not alone." He hoped Kurt understood.

"As in a pet?" Kurt asked confused.

Blaine looked over at Kurt and leaned on his hands, "Im trying to ask you if you want to move in with me."

Kurts eyes widened, "Oh."

"I know," Blaine said shifting his body to look at Kurt, "I havent done this before."

"Neither have I," Kurt said poking Blaine with his elbow.

"I know living together is a big deal," Blaine told him, "I got the idea and I had a plan, but once I got here I think everything that could happen started running through my mind."

Kurt shrugged, "Like what?"

"You were just fighting with Rachel about using all the hot water," Blaine said looking at Kurt, "To be honest I have those fights with the guys, but you know its you."

"True, but if we lived together, we could just shower together and save on the hot water," Kurt teased.

"I like that idea" Blaine grinned.

Kurt hit Blaines shoulder playfully, "Not all the time. But I have sort of wanted to ask you about moving in together, but I wasnt sure about asking."

Blaine stood up, "Yeah. It is sort of a huge step."

Kurt nodded his head, "Right. Living with someone is different. It opens up a world you havent experienced yet. I think it would be fun to explore that."

"So are you saying what I think youre saying," Blaine said with smile forming on his lips.

"I am saying why dont we give it a shot," Kurt shrugged, "We can move in together and hate it or…"

"Or we could fall in love with each other just a bit more," Blaine suggested.

"Yes," Kurt nodded, "You know if we did move into together, we could have sex whenever we want."

Blaine looked over at Kurt with a surprised expression, "Oh yes!"

"Okay, get your mind away from that, there are other reasons to move into together," Kurt said waving a hand, "Unless you are only with me for the sex."

Blaine grinned as he thought, "Well..."

Kurt glared at his boyfriend, "I cant believe you."

"Do you really believe that," Blaine said putting a hand over his heart, "I love you more than my guitar collection!"

"Really?" Kurt asked him with a laugh.

"Plus maybe we will find out things about each other we didnt know about before," Blaine pointed out, "You know find things that annoy us."

"Like how it probably takes you at least an hour to work on your hair," Kurt said to him, "Plus dont get me started on when I walked in on you doing your faces in the mirror."

"Okay, those arent fair," Blaine said with a whine in his voice, "Will you ever stop teasing me about my rock star face practices?"

Kurt snorted a laugh, "Oh you even have a name for them?"

"I solemnly swear to not make fun of your weird habits if you dont make fun of mine," Blaine said holding up his hand giving a boys scout sign.

"I doubt that," Kurt said pushing Blaines hand down, "Our relationship works because we tease each other."

"I suppose you are right," Blaine said with a smile. "I want to move in with you Kurt. I want you there teasing me when I practice singing in the mirror and I want you there just in case Im having a bad day and I want your special peanut butter cookies."

"I want you there for me when work gets to much and I need a back rub to help calm me down," Kurt said holding up his hand and linking their hands together.

Blaine pulled Kurt towards him, "I love you and I want to move in with you."

"I love you too and I want everything with you," Kurt said moving his body closer to Blaine. He leaned in close and smiled, "We are really going to do this?"

"Yeah," Blaine said and pulled Kurt against him. He pressed a kiss on Kurts lips, and felt himself want more. He started moving them up the bed and Kurt climbed on top of him.

Pressing a kiss on Blaines forehead, Kurt smirked as he moved his hand down and started to stroke Blaine through his pants.

"Oh shit Kurt," Blaine said shifting on the bed.

Kurt leaned down and captured Blaines mouth in a kiss. He pressed his tongue inside and tried to give his boyfriend exactly what he thought he needed. He moved his hands to Blaines hips and pulled them against his own.

The door burst open and Kurt let out a groan as he fell onto Blaines body, "Rachel!"

"Whatever, its not like you two dont do it enough," Rachel said completely ignoring the fact that her brother and best friend were about to have sex, "I need your opinion on this song, can you two come out into the living room and listen." She left the room and left the door wide open.

"We need to start looking now," Blaine said from under Kurt, who gave him a nod.

A week later, Kurt and Blaine had begun looking for a place for themselves, but havent told their friends yet. They were having a movie night and felt it was probably a good time to tell them. After the first movie, Derby stood up and to make more popcorn. The group was trying to decide on another movie.

Blaine cleared his throat, "Kurt and I have an announcement."

Everyone looked at them surprised. "Wait, you arent pregnant are you?" Derby teased with a grin.

Kurt threw the remote at him, "Would you stop."

"Did you two elope?" Kyle asked with an annoyed voice.

Blaine glared at his friend, "Actually we have been talking the past few weeks and decided we need our own space," he told them, "So we have been looking for a place of our own."

The couple wasnt exactly sure what their friends were going to say. To be honest they were worried what Rachel was going to say. It was a big step in a direction they both felt they were headed in.

"You are just going to move out on us?" Derby asked them.

Kurt let out a sigh, "We feel its time for us to do this next step. After a bit of talking we agreed though, we love all of you, but we want some alone time."

"Basically you want to fuck like bunnies all the time," Derby grumbled.

"Stop it," Maddie said, "I think its a healthy thing for you two. Have you found anywhere to live yet?"

"We are still looking," Kurt smiled, "But we have a few potential places picked out."

Blaine looked over at his sister, "Hey Rach, whats wrong?"

"I am happy for you two really, but you are just going to move out on me?" Rachel asked Kurt, "When we came to New York didnt we say we would be together for a long time? Who am I suppose to share the apartment with? What am I suppose to do if I need a friend to talk to at 3 oclock in the morning?"

Kurt touched her shoulder, "We arent moving hours away Rachel. And I am only a call away. Trust me, we both know it will take some getting use to for everyone, but we want to do this."

Blaine nodded his head, "We love you guys and its why we wanted to tell you all before we actually found a place."

"Sounds logical," Kyle shrugged, "I am all for it, and dont worry Blaine for those late night sessions your room will be right there."

"Thanks," Blaine smiled at him.

When they found the perfect place it wasnt a special phone call or a particularly beautiful day, so the couple wasnt completely optimistic. Rachel and Maddie were accompanying them today since they said they wanted to help out. Rachel was bit more open to the idea, she talked to Mercedes who had been living in L.A. was thinking of moving in the Big Apple and was excited she may move in.

The realtor met them at the front of the apartments, "You will need to either use a key or buzz the person in." Shirley was small, a bit older, but happy to help Kurt and Blaine find the perfect place. She seemed to know exactly what Blaine and Kurt wanted, but they hadnt found the place yet.

"I sort of like that idea," Blaine said, "Then our friends cant come in unannounced," he smiled looking over at Rachel and Maddie.

Maddie lifted an eyebrow, "Oh we will find a way."

Shirley took them inside and they walked up three flights of stairs, "The apartment is pet friendly I checked." She took a key out of her pocket and opened the door, "It has an open living room and dining area. The kitchen has plenty of counter space as well."

Kurt went into the kitchen and smiled as he saw the large cupboards and enough space on the counters. He knew finding a spacious kitchen in New York was hard, but this one sort of seemed to be perfect.

Blaine followed behind Shirley and listened as she talked.

"As you can see the dining and living room are connected and have high ceilings. The bedrooms are through the doors back there along with the bathroom and laundry room is right here," Shirley said opening a door off to the side of the kitchen.

Walking through one of the doors, Blaine walked into a bedroom and it was quite a big space, it surprised him. It wasnt the master bedroom, but the couple discussed a work room for the both of them, a place for Kurts sewing machine and Blaines guitars. He had to admit it wasnt the prettiest color room, but they would make it work. He turned around and saw Kurt looking at him, "What do you think?"

"Lets see the master bedroom," Kurt said taking Blaines hand and they peeked in the bathroom. It looked like a normal bathroom with a bathtub, toilet, and sink. They walked into the bedroom and saw the view from the window.

"Wow," Blaine said looking out the window, "Geez, this place seems sort of…"

"Perfect," Kurt offered.

"Yeah," Blaine gave a nod, "What are you thinking?"

Kurt looked around the room, "It all has potential."

Blaine gave Kurt a smile, "An optimistic potential?"

"Yeah I think so," Kurt said as Blaine wrapped an arm around his waist.

Shirley walked into the bedroom, "I talked to the landlord and he said he didnt mind if you painted any of the rooms, but re-paint them back to white when you are done."

"I can work with that," Kurt said with a nod. He looked at Blaine, "Definitely optimistic potential."

The couple looked at a few more places, but they always seemed to come back to the apartment they visited with Maddie and Rachel. A few days passed and after some talking and a small fight, they decided to sign a year long lease to live in the apartment. They werent sure how long they would stay at the apartment, but a year seemed like a plan to them.

The first step in moving in was Kurts idea of a complete renovation, which took most of their friends help. He wanted all of the walls painted with a fresh coat of paint. One night, Blaine and Kurt were painting their bedroom. They had a box of pizza split between the two of them sitting off to the side that was now empty. Blaines head was laying on Kurts stomach, as he was laying parallel to his boyfriend, he looked at the wall, "We still have a wall to do tonight."

"I know," Kurt groaned, "Why did I want to repaint all of the walls?"

"Because its our first place together and you wanted it special," Blaine grinned up at him.

Kurt ran a hand through Blaines curls that had broken free from any product he had put in at the beginning of the day. "My dad is excited to come and visit the place when its done."

"My dads are as well," Blaine said, "I am always surprised how well they get along."

"Its all thanks to my charming personality and your cute face," Kurt tapped his nose.

"Thats it, my cute face?" Blaine asked leaning on his elbows to pick him up, "I hate to tell you this Kurt, but if your dad liked me for my cute face, you would have some competition."

"Dont…okay stop talking about how my dad would find you attractive," Kurt said pushing Blaine off of him.

Blaine let out a laugh, "We need to finish painting, our new furniture is coming in only two days and this stuff needs to be dry by then." He stood up and picked up a paint roller, "Ready to get back to work?"

"Yeah, I suppose," Kurt smiled as he stood up and walked over to Blaine, "I really like this color."

"I hope so, we are putting the second coat on this wall," Blaine teased as he started to roll the paint on the wall.

Kurt gave Blaine a look. He was happy Blaine was willing to give him most of the creative control, but he would often ask Blaine what he thought. It was their apartment, so he wanted Blaines opinion as well. Their bedroom was something Kurt struggled with the most. He finally decided on a color that was a mixture of purple and blue, but was soft enough to not overpower one color over the other. "Fine, I guess if we want this done."

Blaine gave him a teasing smile, "You know we havent christened our homestead yet."

"We are not having sex on the floor Blaine," Kurt said with a huff.

"Okay," Blaine said holding his hands up in surrender, "I am just letting you know the offer is on the table…or, you know, the floor."

Kurt dipped his paint brush in the paint, "No." He started to paint the wall and looked over to see Blaine looking at him, "Stop it."

"What?" Blaine teased.

"Dont look at me like that," Kurt said to his boyfriend, "I know that look. I am not having sex with you on his floor."

Blaines shoulder sagged, "Fine." He watched as Kurt went back to work and then thought of something. While he knew they were both wearing old clothes, he had a feeling Kurt wouldnt be happy with him if he accidently got some paint on him.

"Now what are you thinking?" Kurt asked him.

"I was just thinking about how much I love you," Blaine smiled.

Kurt lifted an eyebrow and stared at Blaine, "I know you are lying."

"What, I cant tell my significant other how much I care about them?" Blaine said trying to avoid exactly what he was thinking.

"Just get back to work," Kurt said turning back to the wall.

Blaine reached out with his brush and painted on Kurts arm. He watched as Kurt looked down at his arm silently and then back at him. "What?"

"I can not believe you did that," Kurt said as he went to pick up a rag, but then dropped it. He looked over and watched as Blaine stood there smiling like a dork. Walking over, Kurt stood in front of him. He picked his hand up and quickly swiped his brush over Blaines cheek.

"Is that how its going to go down?" Blaine smirked.

"I believe it is," Kurt said to him.

Blaine reached down and lifted Kurts shirt off of him. He dipped his brush in some paint and painted a heart on Kurts chest. Inside of the heart he painted a sloppy K & B.

Kurt let out a laugh, "Really?"

"Is it cheesy?" Blaine asked him.

"Yes," Kurt said leaning down and pressing a kiss to Blaines lips. His hands moved down and he un-tucked Blaines shirt from his pants. Pulling Blaines shirt off his body, Kurt tossed the shirt onto the floor. He dipped his paintbrush in the paint leaned forward, "Turn around," he whispered.

Blaine felt a shiver down his spine. He slowly turned around to face the wall away from Kurt. Suddenly, he felt feather like touches on his back the pads of Kurts fingertips. The brush with the cool paint made Blaine shiver again. He didnt know exactly what Kurt was painting, but it felt peaceful.

Kurt smiled as painted on Blaines back. Setting the brush down Kurt reached around, his hands started on Blaines chest and moved downwards.

"Kurrrt, dont tease," Blaine said with a whine in his voice.

Leaning into Blaines body, Kurt pressed a kiss to Blaines ear, "Who said I am teasing."

Turning around in Kurts arms, Blaine looked into Kurts eyes, "Really?"

"Really, really," Kurt smiled at him as he leaned in giving Blaine a kiss, "But I would much rather take this in the shower."

"Right, yeah," Blaine said taking Kurts hand and pulling him into the bathroom.

The next day, Blaine and Kurt finished walking through the apartment putting the finishing touches on the walls. Having been distracted the night before, they got back to Kurt and Rachels apartment late that night collapsing in bed. The following day, was the day their furniture was going to arrive and Kurt was running around the apartment making sure it was ready.

"Kurt, we can fix it if we dont like where they put the stuff," Blaine told him.

"I know," Kurt said, "But I just want everything perfect."

"It will be," Blaine said taking Kurts hands, "Now lets wait patiently for the furniture guys."

Kurt looked around the apartment, "Why is furniture making me nervous?"

"Probably because it will be our furniture, in our apartment," Blaine smiled at him, "And I cant wait."

"The right words you speak," Kurt said with a laugh.

"Oh a Star Wars reference," Blaine said smiling, "You know a way to a guys heart."

There was a buzzing noise that made them both jump, "I suppose we will need to get used to that," Kurt smiled.

"Lets get our new furniture," Blaine said walking over to the intercom system to let the furniture men inside.

After an hour of Kurt ordering around the men, and Blaine reminding him they could always change it, the couple finally had a couch, TV stand (yet still no TV), a comfy chair Blaine insisted they buy, a bookshelf for the living room, a table and chair set, a new bed and side tables for their bedroom, and for their work room they had a desk for each of them different though for each of their unique talents.

"It looks quite nice," Blaine said falling into the chair. "I am so glad I talked you into this chair."

Kurt sat down in Blaines lap, "I am exhausted."

"I cant wait to make this place more homey and bring Ralph over," Blaine said with a smile, "I think we should add some pictures on the wall over there."

"You know that sounds wonderful," Kurt kissed Blaines temple. "I cant believe we did it. This place is ours."

"I know it is," Blaine sighed. He looked at Kurt, "When do you think we will have to start inviting people over?"

"Why do you ask?" Kurt asked him with a half smile on his face.

Blaine smiled cheekily, "Oh I wonder, what will we do while we are all alone in our new place together? I think the possibilities are endless."

"While I am all for that," Kurt said to him, "You know what I want to do first?"

"Food," the both responded at the same time and they made their first meal together into their new house, a box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese eaten straight out of the pot it was cooked in.