Monday the 2nd of May 2011

From: Rachel
Message: Meet me at the Lima Bean at five o'clock sharp! Bring Blaine.

"What do you think she wants?" Blaine asked a bit nervously as Kurt drove them toward the coffee shop.

"Probably nothing of importance. She's most likely upset about a solo or something." Kurt muttered back.

They drove in silence for a couple of minutes before they arrived, a few minutes before five. They got out of the car, walked into the shop and got in line to buy their coffee. When they got their coffee and Blaine's biscotti Rachel still hadn't arrived, so they sat down at their usual table to wait for her.

About five minutes later Rachel walked in the door and both boys waved at her as she hurried over. "Hi guys!" she said happily and plunked down on a chair, swinging her purse onto the table.

"Did Mercedes snatch a solo from under your nose?" Kurt asked and twirled his coffee around in his cup.

"No!" Rachel rolled her eyes and picked something out of her bag. "I got you two something." She handed them each a box with sparkly paper and pink ribbon. Both boys frowned at their gifts before looking back up at her. "So this week in Glee club we did a- Kurt, don't get upset, okay? We did a Lady Gaga song. "Born This Way" to be specific. And Mr. Shue had us make "insecurity t-shirts" with a word or phrase on it about something we're insecure about but can't change about ourselves. So I got you these. Open them!"

"I want to sing that song so bad." Kurt mumbled dejectedly and he felt Blaine touch his knee for a moment before they both removed the ribbons on their boxes.

They simultaneously picked white t-shirts out of the boxes and unfolded them to read the words in big, black letters on the fronts. Kurt folded his back up quickly before any other customer could see it and glanced over at Blaine's. They both said "Likes Boys". Blaine folded his back up too and smiled appreciatively at the dark-haired girl. "Thank you, Rachel."

"I thought you might like them." Rachel said proudly and flicked some of her hair over her shoulder. "But I have to get home. My dads are probably done with dinner. But I'll see you two soon!" She stood and walked over to the boys' side of the table to hug them both before marching out into the parking lot.

"That was fast." Blaine chucked confusedly.

"That was Rachel." Kurt chuckled too. "You're going to wear yours all the time, aren't you?"

Blaine blushed slightly and put the t-shirt back in it's box. "It's wrong."

Kurt quirked an eyebrow.

"I don't like boys. I like you." Blaine grinned and took a last sip of his coffee.

"You are ridiculous." Kurt smiled and emptied his cup as well. "Let's go back so I can hide this away deep in my new closet.

Blaine chuckled and they left the coffee shop with their very sparkly gifts.

Tuesday the 3rd of May 2011

"I've had enough of studying for this damn test!" Kurt said tiredly, flipping his textbook closed.

"Want to get something to eat?" Blaine suggested as he too shut his textbook. "The pizzeria between here and Lima has great pizza.

"Ew. Carbs and fat." Kurt wrinkled his nose.

Blaine laughed. "Let me buy you pizza. Just this once."

"Fine." Kurt sighed. "I'm so hungry I could eat just about anything at the moment."

"Great!" Blaine chirped and picked his phone off the nightstand to call the pizzeria.

About half an hour later there was a knock on Blaine's dorm room door and Kurt flew off the bed where they had returned to studying after ordering their food and kissing for a couple of minutes. "Finally! I'm SO hungry."

Blaine chuckled and beat him to the door, opening it to greet the pizza guy. Kurt poked Blaine in the shoulder before turning to the pizza guy as well. His mouth fell open slightly and his eyebrows knotted together. "Sam?"

The blonde was wearing a red and green apron with a pizza and the name of the pizzeria on it, as well as a matching cap on his head. "Um… Hi Kurt." he mumbled and handed their pizzas to Blaine.

"Why- Are you working at the pizza place?" Kurt asked and mentally smacked himself. Why else would Sam deliver their food dressed that way?

"Yeah. I just- um… My parents are a bit low on cash right now, so I figured I could work nights to help them out a little.

Kurt's frown deepened. "For how long?"

"Just a couple of weeks." Sam scratched the back of his neck awkwardly. "I should-"

"Come in." Kurt commanded, dragging Sam into the room by the arm. "Please tell me what's going on."

For the next unknown amount of minutes Sam revealed the truth to Kurt and Blaine, as their food got cold. Sam's dad had lost his job and their house so they were now living five people in a motel room, with very few belongings. Kurt had shed a few tears during Sam's story and held his hand tightly in support.

"We'll help." Kurt said and smiled a little at his friend. "I'll come over with some clothes and I'm sure Blaine can talk our friends into buying a lot more pizza these coming weeks."

"Thanks guys, but you really don't have to." Sam said shyly, but Kurt saw the flicker of hope in his eyes.

"We want to help." Blaine said kindly and smiled his patent encouraging smile.

Thursday the 5th of May 2011

Kurt went home in the evening to get some more belongings and clothes from his family's house, and while he was there he also gathered up some clothes that he could give to Sam. Nobody seemed to suspect anything as Kurt left the house after dinner with his car packed full.

He drove to the address that Sam had given him and parked in front of the building with red doors.

Sam was very happy when Kurt arrived and he even introduced him to his little siblings. They talked for a little while before Kurt had to leave to get back to Dalton before curfew, and they said goodbye on the front steps. Kurt thought he saw something move in a nearby car but brushed it off and hurried to his own. When he arrived at school Blaine stood waiting in the parking lot to help him unload the clothes and two boxes from the car.

Monday the 9th of May 2011

Kurt and Blaine were playing with Bella in Blaine's room during their free period after lunch when Kurt's phone jangled.

From: Finn
Message: Why didn't you just tell me, dude?

He frowned and replied after telling Blaine about the weird text.

To: Finn
Message: Tell you about what?

He waited for four minutes – which he thought was more than enough time for his brother to reply to the message – before he tried calling him. There was no answer. So he tried again, but no luck. "I'm going to McKinley to talk to him. You stay here and play with Bella." Kurt said and put his shoes on.

"Okay." Blaine said happily from where he was sitting on the floor with his daughter and a bunch of colorful toys. "See you later. Text me when you know what that was about."

Kurt gave Blaine a quick kiss before leaving.

When Kurt arrived at McKinley he looked around the parking lot before getting out of the car, even though he knew the jocks should be in football practice.

He hurried into the building and through the empty hallways to the choir room. When he turned the corner he heard arguing.

"Shut up! Look, I'm not messing around with Quinn or Kurt or any one of those guys. They're just helping me."

Sam! Kurt marched into the choir room and everyone turned to look at him. "What's this about?" he said angrily. "Finn, why didn't you answer?"

Finn looked at him part angrily and part guiltily. "I'm mad at you, alright? Why didn't you just tell me you're dating Sam?"

Kurt's mouth opened a little and Sam sighed. "I'm not dating anyone! Kurt was bringing me some clothes and Quinn was helping me babysit my little brother and sister."

"Then why were you in that motel?"

"Because that's where I live now!" Sam exclaimed. He explained his situation before storming past Kurt out of the room.

Kurt took a steadying breath. "Are you all happy? The truth is finally out." he said and turned on his heel, but stopped for a second to throw his last sentence over his shoulder. "And just so you know, I'm dating Blaine."

Kurt ignored all the text messages and incoming calls as he drove back to Dalton. When he got back he told Blaine about what happened at McKinley while they sat on the couch with Bella. Kurt's phone started vibrating on Blaine's bed again.

"Shouldn't you get that?" Blaine said carefully.

Kurt sighed and went over to get his phone before plunking down beside Blaine again. He missed the call, but saw that it was from Finn. He skimmed through all his messages. "They all said they're happy for me." Kurt said tonelessly. He was quiet for a moment, and Blaine stroked his arm. Then his phone started buzzing in his hand. "I'll just be a minute." he said as Finn's lopsided grin appeared on the screen. He left Blaine's room and answered the phone in the hallway with a well-rehearsed "Kurt Hummel speaking." before walking into his own dorm room.

"Hey man. It's Finn. Thanks for finally answering! I'm sorry, alright?"

"Why did you think I was dating Sam?" Kurt grumbled, sitting down on his bed and crossing his legs.

"I saw you two outside the motel a few days ago."

"Then why did you talk to the guys in Glee club about it instead of just asking me?" Kurt said and he couldn't stop the hurt seeping into his voice.

"I'm so sorry, Kurt! Really. I should have just talked to you." Finn sighed and Kurt could hear him smack his palm against his forehead. "Sam is totally not your type, anyway."

Kurt huffed in amusement. "How would you know?"

"I just do." He was quiet for a moment before continuing. "So, anyway... Are you really dating Blaine, or did you just say that because you were angry?" Finn sounded genuinely excited suddenly.

"Why would I say such a thing just because I was angry?" Kurt retorted, uncrossing his legs and falling backwards onto the mattress.

"I dunno. Whatever. Are you seriously dating Blaine?"

"I am." Kurt said, and he couldn't stop the smile tugging the corners of his mouth up. "For almost two months now."

"That's great, man! I'm happy for you."

"Thanks, Finn." Kurt said and allowed the grin to take over his face.

Finn was quiet for a while, and Kurt didn't say anything because he knew sometimes Finn needed a moment to figure out what he wanted to say. When Finn spoke again Kurt winched slightly.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"It's complicated." Kurt muttered and ran a hand through his perfectly styled hair, instantly regretting it. "We just told the Warblers recently. But only because we couldn't hide it from them, since we see them every day."

"Why would you hide it at all?"

"It's still new and we don't want to screw anything up."

"Oh." was all Finn said. There was a long silence between the two brothers. "But are you gonna tell mom and dad soon?"

Kurt always smiled when Finn called Burt "dad", and this time wasn't an exception. "I'll call them tonight."

"So I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah. Bye Finn. Thanks."

"Thanks, yourself. Bye dude."

Kurt hung up and smiled at his phone for a moment before calling the Hummel Hudson household. Carole answered on the fifth ring.

"Hi Carole, it's Kurt." Kurt said happily. "Is dad there?"

"Hello sweetheart. Yes, he is. Do you want to talk to him?"

"I'd like to speak to the both of you, if you know how to put the phone on speaker."

"I think I do. Wait a second."

Kurt heard Carole move around and call out for Burt, before Burt's voice joined her and then Kurt heard both of them clearly. "Can you both hear me?" Kurt asked, very amused at his parents' not-so-skilled ways of using the phone.

"Yes." both Carole's and Burt's voices sounded on the other line.

"Good. I need to tell you something important." His parents were quiet so he continued. "I'm dating Blaine."

Carole gasped and Kurt heard his father chuckle. "Oh, honey! I'm so happy for you!" Carole said in a high pitch before Burt exclaimed "It's about damn time!".

Kurt blanched. "What?"

"Even I have seen the way you two are around each other." Burt chuckled again.

"It really was inevitable." Carole chimed in with a dreamy sigh. "So how long have you been boyfriends?"

"Almost two months." Kurt grinned giddily again.

"Are you taking him to prom?" Carole asked excitedly.

Then Kurt heard his father sigh. "I'll leave you two to talk about prom. But I'm very happy for you, scooter. I love you."

"I love you too, dad. Bye." Kurt said before starting to babble to Carole about his plans for asking Blaine to prom.

There was a knock on the door just as Kurt ended the call with Carole. "Come in!" The door opened slowly and Blaine peeked his head inside. "Oh my God! Blaine, I'm so sorry! I called my parents and told them that we are dating and then Carole started talking to me about- I totally forgot! I'm so sorry." Kurt rambled as Blaine made his way over to sit beside Kurt on the bed.

"It's fine. Bella is asleep and Rita is looking after her so I can stay a little while." Blaine smiled slightly and grabbed Kurt's hand. His smile faltered and he started looking nervous. "What did they say?"

Kurt chuckled lightly and kissed the corner of Blaine's mouth. "Don't worry. They were really happy for us. And Carole begged me to have you over soon as my official boyfriend."

"That's good. But I assume you didn't tell them about Bella, then?" Blaine didn't look angry or hurt at all, but his words still made Kurt's heart clench painfully.

"I didn't. We haven't talked about when we're going to tell them, and I think my dad is going to have some opinions. Not bad necessarily, he's going to love the both of you. But as we've already established: it's a big thing for us." Kurt sighed and brushed Blaine's knuckles with his thumb. "Besides, I don't want them to find out through the phone and I want us to tell them together."

When Kurt met Blaine's eyes, the latter was smiling broadly. "I want that too." He inched closer to Kurt and wrapped his arms around his neck, pressing their lips together.

Later, when Blaine had gone back to his own room Kurt sent a text to his closest friend among the Warblers (except for Blaine, of course).

To: Trent
Message: Hi Trent. Could you tell me some about how prom is here at Dalton? =)

From: Trent
Message: Hi Kurt! =D Are you planning on asking Blaine? That'd be SO romantic!
Message: Okay, so: Every year – sometime in May – we have prom. The guys who attend school here are allowed to go together, alone or bring a date. The dress code is rather fancy, but that's nothing you can't handle. You dance and drink alcohol-free punch into the wee hours of the night.
Message: The Royal Couple is selected by all the people attending, who get to vote for any couple present as long as they are not there alone. I think we're going to get our official invitations this week. =)

To: Trent
Message: Okay. Thank you! Yes, I'm planning on asking Blaine. I'm SO excited! =D Are you going with anyone?

From: Trent
Message: You'll see! ;)

Wednesday the 11th of May 2011

The invitations had arrived the day after Kurt texted with Trent, and Kurt had started planning.

To: Blaine
Message: Will you meet me at Breadstix at four?

From: Blaine
Message: Of course I will. =)

After they had ordered their meal and gotten their drinks, Kurt put his hand out toward Blaine across the table. "Give me your hand." Blaine reached his hand out and grabbed Kurt's before Kurt put his other one around them. "Blaine Anderson -" He took a breath. "Will you go to Junior prom with me?"

"Prom?" Blaine questioned.

"It'll be the social event of the season." Kurt tried, but Blaine didn't respond. His face fell dramatically, and he moved his hands away from Blaine's. "You don't wanna go to prom with me?"

"No, no, no! No, of course I wanna go with you! It's just… prom."

"What about prom, Blaine?"

"It's just that I've never been to prom. I was always the gay kid at school who got teased. The only time I considered going was when I was dating Bel. But she refused."

"I- I'm so sorry."

"I'm crazy about you." Blaine said and smiled a little.

"So… I'll take that as a yes?" Kurt said suggestively.

Blaine looked at him for a moment, mouth open slightly before sighing happily. "Yes." Kurt squealed and couldn't help bouncing in his seat. "Yes. You and I are going to the prom."

Kurt made a few happy noises sounding kind of like "uh-huh". The rest of their dinner was lovely, and they talked about Blaine's outfit plan.