"This is a party, Blainers. No need to ring the bell or be the perfect gentleman here. Nobody will hear you anyways." he said, entwining his fingers with Nick and smiling quickly at him before going in.

Blaine swallowed and stood for a second more, gathering all his courage to walk in. It wasn't just a random party to him. He wasn't here to get smashed, make out with some stranger that he probably would never see again and then go home and crash in his bed.

No, this party meant a lot. He was finally meeting Kurt's friends and he wanted to make a good first impression, even if they were not dating. Yet. Blaine reminded himself that he was going to ask Kurt out soon. Yes, very soon. Like tomorrow…or maybe in two days or maybe he'd take him to a fancy dinner after his opening night at the community theater, which was in like two months.

Fuck, he was acting like a coward and he was still standing outside of the apartment. He shook his head and smoothed his shirt, finally stepping inside the flat and closing the door behind himself.

Blaine wasn't surprised to see that there were a lot of people in there. He spotted Finn first because of his height. He started making his way towards him, bumping into random partiers on his way and apologizing to each and every one of them. Fortunately, no one was drunk enough to spill something on him or he would have had a silent breakdown because he wanted to look his best.

"Hey, bro, you made it." Finn smiled at him and pulled him into a one-armed hug. "Kurt's in the kitchen. I think he said something about too many people in here and mixing a Margarita for himself or something." he focused half of his attention on Blaine and the other half on a blond girl Blaine didn't recognize so he decided to go and see what Kurt was really up to.

"I'll go check up on him." Blaine told him and disappeared into the crowd of people.

When Blaine finally reached the kitchen, he was greeted with Kurt's back and specifically Kurt's ass. He tried not to stare, too long, but Kurt's jeans were sinfully tight and well, his ass was just there.

"Finn, for the millionth time, I don't know if Rachel is coming, I haven't heard from her." he sighed dramatically and Blaine could picture the annoyed expression he was wearing right now.

Blaine chuckled, amused by the fact that Finn was probably freaking out over the whole Rachel-Jesse thing. "So now I finally know why you're hiding in here instead of enjoying your own party."

Kurt turned around, surprise clear in his blue eyes. "Oh, Blaine, sorry! I thought it was my annoying step-brother again. He's been acting like such a bitch all evening." he turned around once again, taking the glass of Margarita in his hand and offering a drink to Blaine, too.

"I'll have a beer for now, please."

"So, whatever happened to our lovebirds? Have they made up yet?" he asked him while pouring him beer in a red plastic cup.

"Yeah, they made up. Jeff and I went to Nick's place the other day because I offered him to help them since I was partly involved in the first place." he explained, even though he didn't want to talk about Sebastian with Kurt.

"What do you mean you were involved?" Kurt furrowed his eyebrows in confusion then took a sip from his drink.

"I uh," he paused, not knowing how to avoid mentioning Sebastian in the conversation. "Let's just say that a mistake from my past was the reason they had this big fight." Kurt nodded, not pushing for more information. "After I explained to Nick what happened, they made up. And then I went home because the image of Jeff rutting in Nick's lap was something I really didn't want to see in a million years."

Kurt laughed heartily, covering his mouth with a hand. "Oh my, they are not very shy, are they?"

"No, not even one bit. You should've seen Jeff back in high school. You have no idea how many times I have seen the guy in the most compromising positions." he laughed, then paused for a bit, reminiscing. Kurt was drinking his Margarita so they enjoyed the comfortable silence until it lasted.

"I think we should go out there. I promised you I'd introduce you to my friends, but look at me. All I've been doing is hiding in my kitchen and drinking like a fish." Kurt put his now empty glass next to the sink and grabbed Blaine's hand on the way out of the room. "Come on. Let's hope they're not drunk already."

xxx

There was a big circle of people in the middle of Kurt's living room and Blaine guessed that those were his friends. The ones who weren't in the circle were on the couch, or in corners dancing and drinking, not paying attention to what was happening around them. Blaine saw Nick and Jeff cuddled on a big armchair, kissing lazily and he couldn't help but be happy for the two of them.

Kurt, who hasn't let go of his hand, started walking towards the circle of people and Blaine followed him.

"Whatever they say or do, just ignore them, they can be a little weird, but I promise, they are nice… most of the time." Kurt whispered to him and Blaine nodded. "Hey, guys, what are you doing exactly?" he raised his voice so that they would hear him over their laughter and cheering.

"We're totally playing spin the bottle for the sake of old times." the same pretty blond girl from earlier answered Kurt, smiling sweetly at him while hugging closely a dark-haired girl.

"Oh God, no! I thought you promised to never ever play that game again. The last one was a disaster." Kurt grumbled, but the girls shrugged. "Anyway, I really want you guys to meet somebody." all of the attention was now on him and Blaine, who was trying really hard not to blush under their curious glances. "This is Blaine." the group of people greeted him, which resulted in a cacophony of voices. Blaine waved at them awkwardly, but then felt Kurt's hand squeezing his, a gesture to remind him that it was alright.

"So, these pretty ladies here are Brittany and Santana," he pointed to the girls they were talking to earlier. "The blonde one is Sam," he wove to Blaine quickly, grinning widely and putting a grey fedora on his head. "Then Tina and Mike, who are engaged by the way. You already know my pain-in-the-ass brother, Finn," Finn frowned, but kept on talking to Mike animatedly. "And last, but not least, we have Quinn." she raised her red plastic cup in a mock salute to Blaine and then sent Finn a dirty look, even though he couldn't see her.

"Kurt, is Blaine your new boyfriend?" Brittany asked, tilting her head a little and looking at them confusedly.

Kurt and Blaine froze, his hands still intertwined between them, causing Brittany to ask the question. Everyone stopped whatever it was they were doing and went silent like there was something more to this situation, like a secret everyone but Blaine knew, but they never actually talked about it. Until now.

They all looked at the pair of boys in front of them.

"Britt, you can't just ask me stuff like that." Kurt scolded her and she frowned a little.

"But I just wanted to know 'cause I like him. Blaine seems nice, he kind of reminds me of Frodo. Don't date him, Kurt." Blaine wasn't sure what was happening, but everyone was still staring at them and Santana was whispering something in Brittany's ear. She looked at the Latina and nodded quickly, apologizing to Kurt.

"It's okay, Britt. Don't worry." he reassured her. He finally let go of Blaine's hand and Blaine couldn't lie, he was disappointed. "Hey, what do you say we go to my room for a bit, I think they've had a little too much to drink…" Kurt sounded very disappointed, so Blaine nodded, breathing out a 'yeah, sure'.

Once inside Kurt's room, Blaine felt a little better.

"I'm sorry if Brittany was too forward, she's always like that, but she's a good girl, really." he defended her, even though he was still feeling uneasy because of her brutal honesty.

"Kurt, there's no need to apologize, really. It was a little awkward, but I'm an adult, I'll live." Blaine smiled encouraging at him and sat at the end of the bed, while Kurt was pacing the room and rubbing his forehead.

"Blaine, you need to hear me out. As stupid as the things I'm going to tell you now may sound, you just need to listen, okay?" Kurt waited for the curly-haired boy to nod, and then stopped in front of him, Blaine looking up at him from his spot on the bed. "I really, really like you and I'd love to date you," he started and Blaine was sure that this was not happening, it just couldn't be happening.

"You what?" he asked, not trusting his ears, but Kurt ignored him and kept on talking.

"But Britt's right. I shouldn't like you, you're too god for me. But God knows I want to. It all depends on you, Blaine." he told him, his eyes finally meeting Blaine's. His eyes were sparkling even in the dim light of the room, his whole face expression was screaming how worried and distressed he was by this situation.

"I'd love to date you; in fact all I could think about since I met you is how to ask you out. I never thought that you'd want that, too, Kurt." Blaine stood up, his hand grabbing Kurt's.

"No, I'm not finished, shush." Kurt squeezed his eyes shut, not sure how to continue, but Blaine waited patiently. "I have seven evil exes, which you'll have to defeat in a fight if you want us to be together."

Wait, what?

Blaine was sure that he hadn't heard this right. He chuckled, but when Kurt finally opened his eyes, he saw the sincerity in them.

"You are not kidding?" Kurt shook his head. "Oh my God, what does this even mean?"

"It means that you decide whether I am worth the risk. It's all up to you, Blaine Anderson, it's your own choice to make." he told him quietly, his eyes not leaving Blaine's.

Blaine was at a crossroads. Kurt asked him if he was worth it. But was he really?

All Blaine knew was that Kurt Hummel was the most gorgeous, interesting and intelligent guy he has met in his entire life. He was awesome at Guitar Hero. They've gone out so many times that if they went to a date right now, it wouldn't be awkward or weird, because they were so close that every time they hang out, it felt like a date to Blaine. And to be honest, Blaine was head over heels for him since he met him so he was pretty sure that a black eye or a sprained wrist was going to be worth it. Kurt was the best thing that's ever happened to him so he was not going to waste his chance.

"Let's do this, then." he said eventually, smiling crookedly at Kurt, who looked at him hopefully. Before he could say anything, though, Blaine was closing the distance between their faces and kissing him sweetly, bringing one hand to Kurt's face and finally permitting himself to touch.

The blue-eyed boy sighed into the kiss, embracing Blaine and melting into their kiss, all the while wishing that Blaine wouldn't regret his decision.