Blaine was in a panic over revising the criteria for his apartment now that he'd be sharing it with Kurt. They'd need more space, that was a given. He wasn't sure whether they'd be better off with a larger loft space than the ones he'd been looking at, or whether they should go with a one-bedroom apartment even if the rooms were much smaller. If Kurt was contributing to the rent, they could afford a bigger place, or maybe one that was in a better location instead. But how would he explain to his parents that he wanted to go straight from being broken up with Kurt to living with him? Surely they would object, and since they were the ones paying his portion of the rent, they might even refuse to allow it. Maybe it was best to lie about this too, stay within his original budget and just not tell them Kurt was living there with him.

Kurt took him by the hand and made him put down the pen that he was using to write pro and con lists. He spoke softly about webs of lies and how they were doomed to be discovered the more complex they got. In calming tones he told Blaine that nothing should be a secret except the fact of their marriage. Blaine laid his head on Kurt's shoulder and breathed deeply. He knew deep in his soul that when the two of them were together, no matter what happened, everything would be all right.

He called his parents on Skype and told them about the change of plans. Kurt stayed in frame of the camera, his reassuring hand on Blaine's shoulder. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson gave a mildly confused congratulations on them getting back together, asked if Blaine was really sure about this, and gave their cautious consent. But they warned Blaine not to go too high on the rent, and that they wouldn't pay the difference if Kurt ended up moving out later. Blaine happily agreed, relieved that they hadn't given him a hard time about any of it.

They called Burt next, hand in hand in front of the laptop screen. Blaine adjusted his bow tie as the call connected.

"What's up, Kurt? Hi, Blaine," Burt said.

"Hello, Mr. Hummel," Blaine said nervously.

"Hi, Dad," Kurt said. "We have news."

"Oh?" Burt said in a dubious tone of voice.

Kurt cleared his throat. "Blaine and I are ... officially back together," he said.

"I mighta guessed that from how you two are holding hands," Burt said gruffly.

"Oh yeah, I guess that was kind of a giveaway," Kurt said with a nervous giggle. "Um, there's more."

Burt raised an eyebrow.

"We want to live together. Get our own apartment. Blaine was going to get an apartment anyway, and it just makes sense for me to move in with him. It's too crowded here with me and Rachel and Santana, so I'd probably spend all my time at Blaine's place anyway, and ..." Kurt blushed as he realized the implications of what he'd just said.

Burt nodded. "It makes sense. I'm kind of worried that you're rushing things, but I think you two pretty much know what you're doing. And it seems like being together is way better for you two than being apart."

"You're not mad?" Blaine asked.

Burt snorted. "Why would I be mad? It was always just a matter of time before you two got back together. Nervous as you two looked, though, I thought you were going to tell me you got hitched or something crazy like that."

"Haha!" Blaine said awkwardly. "That would be totally crazy."

"We've got to go," Kurt said quickly. "Rachel wants to stream Funny Girl again and our internet can't take that and Skype at the same time. It was great talking to you! Thanks!"

"Bye, kids. Stay safe, and all that."

They both blushed a deep red before the computer managed to realize that Kurt had pressed the disconnect button.

One of the apartments Blaine had seen a couple of days earlier had been in a great building in a good neighborhood, conveniently located so that you didn't have to change trains to get between there and NYADA. The apartment itself had been too small, unfortunately, but the landlady had shown him a larger apartment on the floor below that was fantastic but slightly above his price range. With Kurt there too, he suddenly realized, it would be perfect. He called her back and asked if she could show it to them together the next day. They signed the lease on the spot.