Pulling the blankets up to his chest and curling into the warmth of his boyfriend's naked form beside him, Blaine loved mornings like this. He listened to the soft hum of the traffic outside their window imagining what everyone was doing on this crisp Christmas morning. Listening to Kurt's slow and even breathing, he took in every beautiful little thing about his boyfriend. From his eyelashes gently resting on his delicate porcelain skin to the tender dip along his bicep defining the toned muscle. Blaine loved everything about the man beside him and was hopeful that he would spend every morning for the rest of their lives waking up next to one another.
Kurt's eyelids started to flutter as he was pulled from his peaceful slumber. Opening his eyes and seeing Blaine there was definitely the best thing about having his love back in his life. He knew the day would be ok if he was there beside him.
"Merry Christmas, beautiful" Blaine smiled as he cupped his boyfriend's cheek and pressed a soft kiss to his lips.
"G'morning" he returned still half asleep. The young man woke up to feather light kisses placed all over his neck and chest. Entcing Blaine higher, Kurt pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss that radiated all the way down to their toes. It was a kiss so intense they pulled away desperate for air after only a short time. "Merry Christmas, my love"
"Already the best Christmas to date"
"But it's only..." Kurt began and leant over his boyfriend to check the time "8am, there's a whole day to be lived. Y'know, I'm surprised Rachel isn't up, bashing down our door ready to start the festivities"
And as if on cue, a loud knock on their door echoed through the room "Dismount off each other and get out here. It's Christmas!"
"She has such a way with words" Kurt groaned and kissed his boyfriend once again before sitting up. If they took long, their annoying little roommate would invite herself in even if they'd warned her to steer clear the night before. She really was like a little kid on Christmas morning. The excitement was just too much for her little body to handle.
The pair got themselves showered and dressed before heading out to the kitchen. Rachel and a half naked Brody were already cooking a big batch of vegan pancakes in the kitchen. Both boys were used to Brody's lack of clothes and abundance of confidence about his body. It didn't make it any less awkward some mornings when he walked around in just a pair of basketball shorts hanging low on his hips.
"After Christmas, how about we start looking for our own place?" Kurt suggested before they'd quite reached the kitchen "Even without Santana, this place is getting crowded"
"Sounds good to me"
Pushing Rachel out of the kitchen once she'd made enough food to feed an army, Blaine offered to keep going. Making his own recipe, he slipped a few onto Kurt's plate when Rachel wasn't looking. Blaine hadn't quite gotten used to their vegan menu and how Rachel had no judge of flavour. He was willing to learn how to cook more dishes she could eat, as long as they had more flavour than these pancakes.
"Presents!" Rachel burst once Kurt had taken the last bite of his breakfast. Bouncing in her seat, she had been staring at her friend waiting for him to finish. Kurt may have been eating painstakingly slow just to annoy her.
"Can we let breakfast digest a little first?" Kurt mumbled into his orange juice.
"Why don't you and Brody start? Kurt and I will be right there" Blaine smiled his charming smile and waited til Rachel and Brody were in the living room before wrapping his arms around his boyfriend's waist. Pressing a soft kiss under his ear, Blaine just held him close for a moment "I couldn't think of a better way to spend Christmas than right here with you. I love you"
"I love you too and thank you for the pancakes. Rachels' were like eating cardboard" Kurt giggled and twisted in his boyfriend's arm and clasped his hands behind Blaine's neck. "When we get our own place, there will be no cardboard pancakes"
"Thank god!"
"And only Vegan when Rachel comes over"
"Even better. I can only survive so long on rabbit food" Blaine chuckled and rested his hands on his boyfriend's hips "I'm wasting away"
"I beg to differ" Kurt smiled and pressed a soft kiss to his neck "You're perfect just the way you are" he chuckled as his hands travelled down his boyfriend's chest and under his tee "Every gorgeous ab and juicy gleut" he continued as his hands rested over his boyfriend's ass. Squeezing gently, he brought Blaine closer. "Trust me, I've worshipped every inch of your beautiful body"
"I... I think we... Bedroom" Blaine stuttered as he twisted his hips to let his boyfriend know how hard he'd become. Dragging Kurt back toward the bedroom, they yelled out to Rachel and Brody that they would be back in a little while.

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"Kurt? Blaine?" Rachel spoke softly as she edged their bedroom door open slightly "Are you boys decent?"
"We're not completely naked if that's what you're asking" Blaine laughed and opened the door for Rachel. In the process of getting dressed once again, both were taking a page out of Brody's fashion book.
"Sounded like you were having a... Merry Christmas"
"Was there something you needed, Rach?"
"Uh, Brody and I were just heading out to meet my Dad's for lunch. You're still welcome to come with us if you'd like. Clothes are kind of compulsory though" she smirked.
Kurt shot her his best bitch glare before shaking his head "Blaine and I might stay here. We'll get dinner started a bit later"
"Plus I still have a present for Kurt to open"
"If it's something kinky please just keep it off the dining table. People eat there" Rachel snarked before strutting from their bedroom. Kurt threw his pillow for the door, just missing the young woman.
"Says the girl who has screwed her boyfriend in every room of this apartment" Kurt grumbled even though Rachel couldn't hear him. Shouting their goodbyes from the door, Rachel and Brody left the apartment leaving the two boys alone "I love her but I love that she's gone for the day"
"I am too. I wanted a little privacy to give you your present"
"Is it kinky?"
Blaine laughed softly as he made his way over to Kurt and wrapped his arms loosely around his waist "Not kinky but I think you're going to like it anyway"
Kurt giggled excited to find out what his gift might be. He knew Christmas wasn't all about gifts but rather spending time with the ones you love, it couldn't hurt to get excited about one thing. It was Christmas after all.
The pair finished getting dressed for the second time that morning and made their way out into the living room. Setting his iPod into the dock, Blaine let the Christmas Carols echo through their apartment softly. As Kurt made some pasta for lunch and Blaine made the egg nog, the pair sung along to the carols in perfect harmony. When 'Baby It's Cold Outside' came on, they sang to each othere never losing sight of the other. It was their first Christmas duet together and would always hold a special place in their hearts no matter if they were a couple or not.
"There are a couple little presents and everything your Dad sent over but I'd love for you to open one inparticular now" Blaine smiled as they made their way over to the couch ready to have a relaxing lunch together.
"You already gave me the most amazing present with the Liz Taylor necklace, B" Kurt insisted with a sigh as he sat down and got comfortable under the blanket"
"The necklace doesn't count, that was meant for 2 Christmases ago" He chuckled and picked up the reasonably big box from under the tree and placed it in front of Kurt. Snuggling beside him on the couch, Blaine smiled at his boyfriend's curious expression "I can't take this one back so you have to open it"
"There's no arguing with you is there?"
"Nope"
Kurt sighed softly with a slight smile knowing this was how the rest of their life would be. Blaine was a determined and sometimes stubborn young man who only wanted to give Kurt the best in life. No-one could argue with him about wanting to spoil the love of his life.
"Open it" Blaine smiled and pushed the package further toward his boyfriend.
Kurt did as he was told and untied the ribbon before lifting the lid. Confused he pulled out a rolled up 'Welcome' mat and another smaller box.
"Interesting..."
"Open the next one"
Setting the 'Welcome' mat aside, Kurt untied the next ribbon and lifted the lid to the next box. He was perplexed once again as he pulled out a toothbrush holder with two toothbrushes in it. Looking over at Blaine, Kurt couldn't read his boyfriend's grin. Blaine gave no hints as to what was going on or what all these little presents meant. Insisting he opened the next one, Blaine took a sip of his drink as he watched Kurt continue.
"I don't get it" Kurt chuckled as he opened the next box and pulled out a set of Salt and Pepper shakers and another box. This box however was wrapped in a piece of newspaper rather than Christmas paper and ribbon.
"Save the wrapping off this one"
"Why?" he asked as he unwrapped the last package carefully. Opening out the paper, he saw that it was an advertisement for an apartment in Manhattan. It was a little out of their price range but they could keep it in mind when they started looking after Christmas. It still hadn't clicked to Kurt that all of these items could be connected somehow. What had been unwrapped from the newspaper was a box slightly bigger than a ring box.
"Before you say anything, it's not a ring" Blaine chuckled after seeing an expression of slight panic flash across Kurt's face. They both knew they weren't ready to get married just yet. It was not a 'never going to happen' it was a 'not going to happen just yet'. Kurt and Blaine knew they were sitting beside their husband but that wedding day was still a few years away.
Kurt opened the box and pulled out a silver key that looked like it opened a door rather than a car or padlock of some sort. It wasn't the key to their apartment, he knew that much.
"A 'Welcome' mat, a toothbrush holder, salt and pepper shakers and a key" Kurt spoke softly as if saying the items would trigger some idea as to their meaning "Is this like a jeopardy game? Things you find in an apartment?"
"They're things we can put in our new apartment. The apartment that opens with that key" Blaine smiled hoping Kurt caught on "That key opens the apartment in the newspaper ad"
Kurt picked up the newspaper ad once again and actually read where it was located and some of the features that it came with. His jaw dropped to the floor as he came to realise that Blaine had done all this.
"You rented us an apartment as my Christmas present?"
"I bought the apartment actually"
"You... You bought it?" Kurt gasped and looked at Blaine who was smiling anxiously. He couldn't tell if Kurt loved this present or hated him for finding a place without him.
Blaine had been thinking about finding a place of their own for a couple months now. Their apartment now was crowded with 5 people and Kurt and Blaine would need their own space when they wanted to start a family anyway. Blaine was fortunate to come from a wealthy family and had a substantial amount of money in his trust fund. Buying this apartment wasn't a way to boast about how rich he was or to make Kurt feel insignificant in any way, it was an investment into their future. He wanted a future with Kurt and this was just the beginning.
"Do you hate that I bought an apartment?" Blaine asked warily
"I can't believe you bought an apartment for me"
"For us" he smiled and took Kurt's hand gently "I bought it for us, for our future, for our eventual family. I love you Kurt and I wanted us to have a place of our own with our own 'Welcome' mat"
"And Salt and Pepper shakers" Kurt chuckled as he sniffed back tears. It was still so unbelievable that Blaine had done this especially after the Liz Taylor necklace. Blaine really was Mr Perfect. "I love you too and I don't hate that you bought this. I love that you bought this and I love that you can see our future together"
"I want you to have everything, Kurt" Blaine smiled and pulled his boyfriend close to his chest "You are the love of my life and I am going to spend the rest of my life giving you all the great things you deserve"
"You don't need to give me anything. Having you in my life loving me is enough"