When all is said and Done
Chapter 24
Later that day Kurt went off to go and collect his cases. Nina was at the desk as usual.
“Hey Kurt! Come to collect your things?” she asked with a smile, “I’m going to miss having you around here but I’m glad you’re moving in with Blaine. I like the guy and I think he’s good for you.”
“Thanks, Nina! Yeah, but it’s only tempory though, I’m off to New York in less than two weeks now!” Kurt smiled though they both could tell the smile meant nothing, Kurt was just very good at faking.
“Listen Kurt, I can’t tell you how to live your life. You are free to make your own choices, but sometimes you need to wake up and smell the coffee. Do you really see yourself finding someone else? Can you see yourself married to someone that isn’t Blaine? Can you honestly say that you would be happy with someone else?” Nina looked right into Kurt’s eyes. Kurt tried to shy away from her glare but couldn’t quite manage it.
“I don’t know… I’m sure there are other people out there,” Kurt stuttered.
“That wasn’t what I asked. Will you be happy without Blaine?” Nina asked him.
“Maybe, I don’t know what the future holds,” Kurt caught sight of the sarcastic expression currently gracing Nina’s face. “Ok fine! Probably not, I love him, ok! I wish I didn’t, it would jut be so much easier if I could still hate him. Why is it always so hard, Nina?” Kurt sighed rubbing his forehead with the plam of his hand.
“Kurt, life’s not supposed to be easy, but it is supposed to be worth it. I’m not sure your’s will be if you only do the things that will makes others happy and not make you happy. You deserve to be happy, Kurt, just remember that,” Nina sighed. Kurt really respected Nina and often followed the advice she gave. Nina was good like that; her advice was always well-balanced.
Kurt nodded, “Do you have my bags?” he asked, he didn’t want to go any further with the conversation. He didn’t want to be persuaded.
Nina stepped out of the reception area for a moment but soon returned with a couple of large suitcases, “I don’t know how you can trave with so much stuff! There’s another two cases back there! You might need to get someone to help! Feel free to use the reception phone!” Nina called as she headed back into the same room as before. Kurt wasn’t quite sure who to call, he didn’t really want to saddle Blaine with a load of bags but he really didn’t have enough time to make two trips!
Luckily it was at that moment that Blaine walked into the hotel in person.
“Hey Kurt, I remembered how you always used to travel with way more luggage than necessary! So I thought you might want some help with the bags!” Blaine smiled happily and gave Kurt a quick peck on the cheek.
“Aw, look at you two!” Nina cooed as she arrived back with the other two suitcases. “You’re so coupley! It’s sweet!”
Blaine smiled at Nina, “Kurt is very impotant to me.”
Kurt just smiled, only this time it was a real smile that seemed to shine through his whole being. Nina could tell he was completely hooked on Blaine’s presence! “Aw Blaine! Why do you have to be so perfect?” he grinned.
Blaine quickly grabbed the two biggest bags, leaving Kurt with the slightly smaller ones, Kurt sighed, “See you soon, Nina. We must meet up for coffee!”
Blaine and Kurt walked side by side out of the hotel, “Blaine,” Kurt said, “you really are very perfect did you know that?”
Blaine smiled, “I think you have us confused, Kurt! You are really special! Anyway what kind of boyfriend would I be if I didn’t help you with your bags when you moved in with me?!”
Kurt sighed, “Blaine, you do know that this is just until New York?”
“No, Kurt, I don’t think you understand. You think I’m just going to stand here and let you walk out of my life again. I learn from my mistakes. Last time when we… we broke up, well I never stopped thinking of you and I don’t think I could deal with that again. It would only be worse now. You are completely free to make your own decisions but I am also at my lesiure to try to show you your… options. Now can you please stop bringing it up. We’ve been through this!” Blaine swiftly dived to give Kurt another peck on the cheek.
Kurt huffed but knew thetopic was exhausted.

“Okay,” said Trixie, “what’s the plan?”
Trixie, Jayden and Marco had all met up in the park. They needed a full action plan.
“Basically,” Marco began, “Kurt will come through the stage door entrance as usual, he will then go towards his dressing room. You two,” Marco pointed at Jayden and Trixie, “stay in my dressing room. You will each have a camera so that there’s double the chance of getting a good picture. I will walk down the corridor in the opposite direction. I will strike up a conversation, you guys need to be ready to take the picture when you here me say the word rainbow. It’s a common word enough to not be noticed yet uncommon enough so that there is very little chance of me saying it before the right time.”
“After the kiss,” Jayden took over, “we need to move fast. Marco will probably stay with Kurt and try to keep him distracted as much as possible though this may fail. Me and Trixie will develop the photo at the near-by photo-copying room. Then I will make sure Blaine get’s the photo. Are we all clear?”
Trixie seemed please with the plan the two men had drawn-up. She was glad that they had done it as, if she was honest with herself, she hadn’t a clue what to do! The plan was pretty simple and her role was a minor one. Really she was only there in case Jayden botched the photo! With a bit of luck soon Kurt would have to leave the company from his broken heart and she would rule Broadway! She would get the lead role and her and whatever man she chose would becom the next power couple!

Mercedes was happy with the new hotel room! She was glad she had swapped with Kurt. She hoped that maybe sharing a flat would bring Kurt and Blaine closer together. If Kurt stayed in London Mercedes wasn’t sure how long she would stay. She had friends and family back in America obviously, but, though she knew leaving her family would be hard, she could leave them for Malcolm. He was so good to her. He made her feel special.
This visit was all about being a good friend to Kurt. She had always been close to Kurt and they would always have each other’s backs but sometimes Mercedes felt she was sick of just being there for someone when they needed help. Mercedes had broken up with Sam in highschool. They got on well together but they always considered each other friends more than anything else. Things became awkward and Mercedes knew their relationship just wasn’t meant to happen.
They had stayed close friends and still lived a couple of roads away from each other. Sam had had girlfriends after Mercedes, but they were never good ones, well not in Mercedes’ opinion. Sam had never really had a serious relationship since Mercedes. All his girlfriends tended to be quite shallow or they would mock him for his nerdy little habbits. It bugged Merecedes that there was never anyone who loved Sam for who he was. Everytime Sam was in the break-up stage of a relationship he would always come to Mercedes for help. Mercedes would never hesitate to help because Sam was her friend.
Mercedes wasn’t sure when it happened, it must have been after the third girlfriend and a year since she and Sam had broken up. She realised why she hated all his girlfriends and she realised why she was always there no matter what. Mercedes realised that she did love Sam. Of course by then it was too late; Sam didn’t think of Mercedes than anything more than a friend.
Mercedes loved Malcolm though, and Malcolm loved her too. However, she couldn’t help it when occasionally she imagined his dark hair as blonde, or imagined Malcolm speaking in some random language from a cult film that Mercede had bearly heard of.
Mercedes hadn’t heard anything from Sam while she’d been in England. Sam had promised to call her but Mercedes figured that he was probably busy with other things and once she met Malcolm it was easy to forget about Sam.
However, Malcolm had seemed slightly distant in the past couple of days. Mecredes was confused by it but she decided not to comment; he was probably just busy with something at the moment.
So Mercedes found herself alone when she got the phone call.
“Hey Mercedes, it’s me, Sam!” she could hear the smile in Sam’s voice through the phone.
“Hey Sam, I thought you were dead or something. Why the lack of contact?” as much as Mercedes was happy to hear from him she did want an explanation!
“I’m sorry, Mercdes! Things have just been so busy lately it’s been hard to keep track of things, I know I’ve been a bit of a rubbish friend. I promise I will make it up to you when you get back! How is Kurt doing?” it wasn’t much of an explanation but Mercedes had missed her friend too much to care.
“You better had white boy! Kurt is doing great! He and Blaine are now sharing an appartment! Only I am slightly worring now that there is so little time left before he has to go back to New York. I’m worried he’ll make a dash decision! I just wish he’d take his own feelings in more consideration.”
“I don’t know Kurt as well as you, obviously, but I dpo know that he can be very self-sacrificing at times. So do you approve of their relationship now? I thought you hated Blaine.”
“I did before but the guy does grow on you. Also if you could just see how happy Kurt is when he’s with him! It’s like he lights up! I haven’t seen him this happy in years! Blaine is good to him and he knows I will chop his balls off if he does anything to hurt Kurt so I don’t think he’ll try anything!”
“Nobody can mess with you, Mercedes”
Mercedes smiled at that, she liked how Sam complimented her without making it feel like it was a job or protocall. He didn’t belittle her, “I missed you”
“I missed you too, Mercedes.” He sounded very sincere which slightly shocked Mercedes; Sam usually joked around.
“Yeah, because there isn’t anyone there to kick all your ex-girlfriend’s butts when I’m not there!”
“No, I really missed you. Listen, Mercedes things aren’t the same without you here. You know how people say that you only appreciate what you have unless it’s taken away from you. Well I kind of think I took you for granted.”
“Aw baby! Don’t you worry about me! I love hanging around with you!”
“It’s not just that! I was always looking for a girlfriend who loved me for I am. I went through so many women that I think I overlooked the one that had always been there. I’ve been an idiot Mercedes because I see now that you love me no matter what! You love my nerdiness and your opinion of me isn’t based on my body. While you haven’t been here I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. I don’t think I will have any more girls that you have to comfort me over because I only want you, Mercedes. It’s always been you. I know this is late, I should have realised sooner but I know it now and if you feel the same way I’d really like to give our relationship a second chance. I love you, Mercdes.” Once Sam got into full flow he seemed to only increase the pace of his speech; his voice remaining honest through-out.
Mercedes was in shock. She had been waiting for Sam for so long, now he told her he loved her just when she had moved on. It wasn’t fair! Why couldn’t he have just said this sooner when he would have gone to him without a second thought, but she had Malcolm now. She was happy with Malcolm.
“Sam, I’m sorry, but there’s someone else,” With that she disconnected the conversation. She couldn’t deal with this.