Chapter 6

Kurt woke up the next morning with a big smile on his face. The first thing he remembered was Ben kissing him on the carpet with lights surrounding them. Kurt blushes slightly just thinking of it.

After they had kissed, they walked slowly back to the car and Ben drove Kurt home. Ben had kissed him one more time by the door and seemed to leave with just as huge a smile as Kurt.

The first thing Kurt saw when he entered the house, was Carol standing right in front of him, with a big smile on her face. Kurt blushed furiously, looking down at his shoes.

"How was it?" She asks, still with a big smile on her face.

"Good." He says shyly, "I think I'm gonna go up to my room, we can talk tomorrow." He adds before running up to his room.

He falls down on his bed with a smile, still blushing furiously. Looking up at the ceiling, he thought about what had happened tonight, the images of his date flashing through his mind, like a film.

He smiled again to himself and falls asleep, forgetting that he is still wearing clothes and didn't do his moisturizer routine.

After laying in bed for a while, he texts Mercedes and Rachel, his two best friends from his old school, asking if they have any plans to day and if they want to have a sleepover.

He also adds that he had some news he have to tell them, and not long after, they all agree on having their sleepover at Rachel's house.

After getting dressed and doing his moisturizer routine, Kurt walked down to the kitchen to get some breakfast. He can smell and hear someone cooking in the kitchen. And when he walks in he can see Carol making breakfast. He looks at the table, and can see four plates and glasses placed there.

"Good morning!" Carol greets excitedly when she sees Kurt.

"Good morning, are we eating together today?" He asks.

"Yes, it been a while, since you've been at Dalton, so I thought it would be nice." She says, placing some bread and eggs on the table, smiling up at Kurt.

Kurt just nods in response.

Carol places the rest of the food on the table and calls out to the rest of the family that breakfast is ready.

When everyone is seated around the table, they start to eat.

"So how was last night? I didn't see you when you came home…" Burt asks.

"Sorry, I was just tired… And it's was great!" Kurt answers nonchalantly, trying to control the smile threatening to spread across his face.

Burt just smiles awkwardly, not wanting to go any further into the topic, but Carol had other thoughts.

"Where did he take you?" Carol asks, fishing for gossip.

Kurt grins at Carol before telling her about the beautiful place Ben took him to. Carol is almost jumping in her chair while Kurt told her everything about his date, except the kiss, not wanting Burt to know about that. Burt is rolling his eyes, but is smiling at Kurt's happiness.

They talk some more over breakfast and when they were done, Kurt runs up to his room to pack.

An hour later he is in his car, driving to Rachel's house. He is slightly nervous about seeing his two best friends again. It hasn't been that long, but they aren't used to not seeing each other every day, so he missed them.

Finally after pulling up outside Rachel's house, and unloading his things from the passenger seat, Kurt knocks on the door and not long after a short brunette is standing in front of him. Rachel smiles brightly at him and drags him in to the house, before giving him a hug.

"Kurt!" She squeals, "I have missed you so much! How are you?"

Kurt pulls back and looks at Rachel for a second. Her hair is shorter and she now has a bang resting on her forehead. She is wearing a cute dress, but not something Kurt exactly approves off. He had tried to suggest a make-over once, but she just said she liked the way she dresses.

So Kurt is now trying to accept it. This is very hard.

"Missed you too and I'm great!" Kurt answers before taking off his shoes and following Rachel up to her room.

Mercedes is sitting on her bed, flicking through a magazine. She looks up and grins at Kurt.

"Hey boy!" She greets, reaching up to hug him too.

"I'm gonna go down and make some popcorn…don't say anything exciting while I'm gone!" Rachel says before running down to make the popcorn.

Kurt and Mercedes laugh, before Kurt joins Mercedes sitting down on the bed, looking at the magazine Mercedes had just been reading.

Rachel is quickly back and the first thing she asks is what Kurt wanted to talk to them about.

Kurt suddenly blushes and Mercedes squeals excitedly.

"Is it about your roommate?" She asks grinning.

Rachel looks at them both with a confused look.

"What roommate?" She asks.

"Kurt is in love with his roommate!" Mercedes says before Kurt can say anything.

"Mercedes!"

Rachel gasps, "Kurt, why haven't you said anything!? Oh my god, tell me everything!" Rachel is jumping on her bed now; still a bit hurt she hasn't heard anything before now.

"He is just my roommate!" He says, glaring at Mercedes, as a bit of popcorn hits his thigh, from Rachel's overzealous bouncing.

"Who you looovvvee!" Mercedes teases, apparently ignoring Kurt's glare.

Rachel is still grinning wildly at him.

"Mercedes! I don't love him! Yes! He is extremely handsome, but like I said, nothing is gonna happen!" Kurt resigns halfheartedly.

Rachel stops grinning and Mercedes just rolls her eyes.

"Why do you say that?" Rachel asks, curiously, watching Kurt's slightly deflating expression.

"He thinks he has a boyfriend… too afraid to ask if it is true." Mercedes quickly answers for Kurt.

Rachel looks at Kurt with an "are-you-serious?" look.

"No, I don't think! I know!" Kurt tells the girls sternly.

Mercedes look at Kurt with a shocked expression, Rachel with a sad look.

"What? You asked him?" Mercedes asks in disbelief.

Kurt looks down at his hands and shakes his head.

"No I saw. They were making out in the cafeteria…" He mumbles.

Mercedes and Rachel look at Kurt with a sad look, which he decides to ignore. Kurt reaches over and takes some popcorn.

Kurt suddenly remembers the date with Ben and lights up.

"Anyway, I have something much more interesting to tell you two!" Kurt grins.

Mercedes and Rachel's eyes lit up and they wait for Kurt to start talking.

"So I met this guy at Dalton!" he starts, chuckling at the girl's expression, "And…last night we went on a date!" Kurt grins again and laughs when Mercedes and Rachel cheer and jumps up and down in excitement.

"Tell us everything!" They demand, still grinning.

Kurt obliges, and spills everything about the date, including the kisses.

The girls look at Kurt, pleased, and congratulate him.

They are so happy for him. Kurt deserves this more than anyone.

They then talked about everything that had been happening since Kurt left and Kurt found out a lot.

Mostly Mercedes and Rachel wanted to talk about Ben or Blaine, but Kurt managed to get them to talk about themselves too.

Rachel and Finn had gotten back together, probably for the tenth time, but Kurt knew this already. Since him and Finn lived together, it was hard for him not to hear anything.

Rachel used a lot of time to explain Kurt how the glee-club at their school, New Direction, don't appreciate her. Mercedes and Kurt roll their eyes.

Mercedes did also have some good news. She hadn't told anyone yet, so she was really excited to finally tell someone. Mercedes told them that she has started dating Sam, another member of New Direction, and Kurt and Rachel jump up in joy and hug her. Sam and Mercedes had been dating in the summer break, but it ended before school started again.

On Sunday, Kurt gets a text from Ben. His smile grows when he sees the name and quickly opens the text.

Hey! How r u? :) –B

Kurt smiles down at the text. He is sitting in the living room, Finn right beside him and Burt in his chair, both watching a game, oblivious to his excitement.

I'm good, u? :) –K

He doesn't have to wait long before Ben answers. Finn looks at Kurt, hearing the sounds coming from his phone.

Great! Do you want to eat lunch together tomorrow? :) –B

Kurt can't help to already feel excited about eating lunch with Ben. Before he can send a text to Ben again, Finn asks who he is texting with.

"None of your business!" Kurt tells Finn, holding his phone closer to his chest protectively when Finn tries to look at it.

Finn's smile grows, "Aww, is it your boyfriend?" He teases, nudging Kurt playfully with his arm.

Kurt rolls his eyes, "So what if it is?" He asks, pretending not to care.

Is Ben even his boyfriend now?

Finn just laughs, but stops when Kurt throws a pillow at him. Kurt starts to laugh too when he sees Finn's face. They start a pillow fight, both laughing hysterically.

"Boys! Stop!" Burt yells over the laughter, "I'm trying to watch the game!"

Kurt and Finn look over at Burt, and can see he is smiling too.

Kurt suddenly remembers that he didn't answer Ben's text and quickly finds his phone again.

Sure! And thanks again for Friday! I had a really good time :) –K

"What are you two talking about?" Finn teases again and Kurt blushes slightly, not answering Finn.

After a minute or two, Kurt gets another text. Before even looking down at his phone, Finn snaps it out of his hand and runs away from Kurt.

"Fuck! Finn, what the hell?! Stop!" Kurt yells, running after him, as he hears Finn's laughter resonate through the house.

He can hear Burt telling Kurt to watch his language, but Kurt just ignores him.

Kurt gets into the kitchen. Carol is cooking, looking surprised at the scene in front of her.

Finn is standing on the other side of the table, and before Kurt can even move, Finn starts to read Ben's message out loud.

 "I'm glad to hear that!" Finn reads, moving around the table, away from Kurt who is trying to catch him. "I can't wait to see you again tomorrow, so I can look into those beautiful eyes, hold your hand and kiss you again." Finn continues, shrieking with laughter.

Kurt is blushing fiercely, mortified, as Carol joins in with Finn.

"Finn, shut up! If you don't stop right now, I'll tell them about you know what!" Kurt threatens, raising an eyebrow, and Finn stops immediately, looking at Kurt with big eyes.

Kurt walks over to Finn and grabs his phone back, before running to his room. He can hear Carol asking what Kurt had meant, but didn't hear Finn answer. Kurt smiles to himself.

Kurt lies down on the bed, still blushing, but he is much calmer now. He looks down at his phone and reads the text multiple times before replying with a smiley.

As Kurt gets ready for bed, he starts to think about the next day, contemplating his thoughts as he slides in between the cool, cotton sheets. He is really looking forward to seeing Ben again, but he doesn't know about Blaine… Kurt doesn't know what to do and he doesn't even know what is wrong in the first place. He was just acting so strange… Kurt doesn't know him that well, but he can see something is bothering him… Should he ask him about it? Maybe he can help…

…What should he do?