So... the four chapters thing didn’t work out. I’m now planning on five chapters. Someone help me.

But even though I am still incapable of writing short things, I am pushing through this timeline. This chapter chunkingly covers a couple of months, since there are (possibly confusing) time jumps. I’ll post another timeline after the story is finished.

Adam cannot pinpoint the exact moment he realised that Blaine’s in love with Kurt, but when it did, it made sense. Kurt now knows too and the realisation was shocking for him. Adam can understand, because when he realised, he also panicked about it.

It’s been right in front of everyone’s noses, yet no one saw it. Or better yet: no one wanted to see it.

When Adam opens the front door, he’s very confused to see Blaine standing there. He and Kurt have grown apart, since Kurt tried to distance himself from Blaine. He’s told Kurt to not treat Blaine differently, but Kurt must’ve gotten uncomfortable with the situation as well. They’re still friends and they hang out plenty, but everyone can see that it’s become less.

Before the revelation, Blaine dropped in unannounced a lot, but that’s decreased a lot. So, that is the main reason why Adam’s confused to see him now.

“Hey, Adam, sorry to just drop in like that at this late hour, but I kinda really need to talk to Kurt,” Blaine says.

Adam wants to scoff, but then Adam takes in Blaine’s appearance. His clothes are ruffled, his hair is a mess, and he looks stressed. Adam’s insides churn at the idea of Kurt and Blaine having alone time, but seeing Blaine so dishevelled makes Adam have a change of heart.

“Come in, you look like a fright,” Adam says, “He’s in the living room.”

Kurt looks a bit shocked to see both Adam and Blaine coming from the hallway.

“Kurt, I’m gonna go to our room,” Adam says, “I think you might need some privacy.”

Blaine gives him a thankful look.

God, Adam wishes that he could hate him, but Blaine really is a great guy, and before Adam realised that Blaine’s in love with Kurt, he saw themselves becoming friends.

Once Adam is in the bedroom, he tries to concentrate on something else, but his mind wanders. He trusts Kurt, truly, but does he trust Blaine? Blaine does not seem to hide his feelings, but as far as Adam knows, he also has stayed away.

Blaine loves Kurt, but he respects that Kurt is dating Adam.

Or so it seems.

But still. Adam’s mind is filled with the many ‘what if’ questions. Adam… well, he can listen through the door.

Adam debates whether or not that is a good thing to do. He doesn’t want to be that guy who eavesdrops. He trusts Kurt. Really. Really. Really.

But Blaine? Does he trust Blaine?

Adam silently shuffles towards the door and he puts his ear against it.

“- so afraid I’m going to mess up,” Blaine says. He sounds like he’s been crying and Adam immediately regrets his decision. What is he doing? “I haven’t been on a date in years, since high school even. You know about my terrible ex and how he destroyed everything. And when Jude asked me out I freaked out and I- I am- I can’t do this.”

“Blaine, Jude is a great guy and so are you. You can do this,” Kurt says.

“I’m just afraid to, well, to feel. I have only been in love once since Sebastian and that also completely crushed me. I can’t do this.”

Blaine sounds so panicked and Adam hates himself for listening. He immediately moves away from the door in disgust and he falls face down on the bed.

What’s become of him?

His small moment of weakness made him act like an possessive arse which led to him overhearing something deeply personal.

But now he does know that Blaine is trying to go on a date with someone. This actually confuses Adam, since it is so clear that he’s head over heels in love with Blaine. Maybe Adam shouldn’t question it. After all, this is what he wants.

Rachel’s birthday falls in December and every year, she throws a big party. She stuffs as many people as possible into her and Jesse’s small apartment and it somehow works.

Rachel wants to be adored, so everyone is welcome. As a result, a lot of people always ask others to come with. Adam always goes with Kurt.

This time, Blaine is bringing his boyfriend Jude. Adam’s actually met him before, since Adam’s met all of Kurt’s co-stars. The fact that Blaine’s bringing Jude with him means that it’s official. 

It eases Adam’s mind.

Blaine spends most of the evening with Jude, not Kurt. Adam watches Jude and Blaine dance and laugh together. Kurt’s nowhere near. Instead, he’s talking with Jesse about a possible Broadway adaption of The Street.

Adam has a relaxed smile on his face. This is how it is supposed to be.

“God, if I see one more couple making out in front of me…,” he hears. Wes is standing next to him with an unamused look on his face. He’s holding a beer, so Adam clinks their beer bottles together.

Adam likes Wes. They’ve clicked right from the very beginning. Adam loves being an actor, but he’s also intrigued in the behind the scenes stuff, so he loves listening to Wes’s story about the law department of the industry.

They don’t see each other that often outside of group gatherings like this, but this is enough for them. Or it was. Sometimes, Adam wish that they did have a more deeper friendship, but that’s because he is afraid to ask Wes about Blaine.

“No one special in your life?” Adam asks.

“Nope, and I know that being single isn’t a bad thing, but I am sad and alone.”

“I have to be sure, but you’re a heterosexual, right?” Adam asks and Wes snorts.

“Unfortunately,” he answers, “If I weren’t, then I totally would’ve gone for Blaine.”

Maybe, this is the opening that Adam needs.

“A shame for you, but he’s dating Jude now,” Adam says. Both Adam and Wes look at Blaine and Jude. They’ve moved to a corner and they’re kissing. Wes wrinkles his nose in mock disgust.

“Another damn couple,” Wes says and Adam laughs.

“Do you think they’re, uh, right together? I mean, you’re his best friend, so surely you must have an opinion,” Adam says. He tries not to sound nervous.

Wes shrugs. “I’m pretty certain I lost that title to Kurt. And yes, I indeed have an opinion, but Blaine does not need to know that.”

Adam raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

Wes takes a long sip of his beer and he watches Blaine and Jude again. Adam tries to read the look on Wes’s face, but he can mask his emotions pretty well. That’s probably necessary for a career in law. One thing is certain though: Wes doesn’t seem super thrilled and he also doesn’t sound very enthusiastic.

“You think they’re not going to last long?” Adam tries to nudge Wes somewhere. Him staring blankly at Blaine and Jude is just uncanny.

Then, Wes relents. “He might surprise me, but no.”

Adam also looks back to Blaine and Jude. They’re giggling together while Jude has his arm around Blaine.

“They look pretty close from here,” Adam says, but he only says it in hopes of making Wes talk.

As expected, Wes comes with a counterpoint. “Yeah, but I think that it’s just, like, a fling. It’s cute for a while, but it’s not gonna last. Blaine is- he cannot do that.”

“How so?” Adam asks. He’s fishing. He needs Wes to confirm everything that Adam knows. Only Wes can do that.

Wes sighs deeply and he uses his free hand to rub his temple. “Look, lemme just say that I think that Jude is a distraction that will not work on the long run.”

It’s close enough, but it’s not what Adam needs.

Fuck it.

Adam takes a swig from his beer. He lowers his voice and says: “Is it because he’s in love with Kurt?”

Wes’s also drinking his beer, so he almost chokes in it. That’s basically the confirmation that Adam needs. Wes might have a great poker face when he needs it, but now Adam’s thrown him off-guard completely.

Wes coughs loudly, which causes some people, including Kurt, to look. Adam pats his back and he waits for Wes to be able to breathe again.

“You’re fucking funny, Crawford!” Wes says loudly through the coughs.

“I’m not trying to be,” Adam says.

Wes coughs one last time. Then he rolls his eyes.

“I know that, but now people think that I almost choked because you told me a joke or something,” Wes whispers.

Adam looks around. It’s true that people have stopped looking at them. Kurt and Jesse are continuing their conversation as if nothing’s happened.

“I’m right, aren’t I?” Adam asks. He’s always felt sure, but now that it is confirmed, there’s no going back. Kurt believes him, but it’s still great to know that he was truly right.

“Since day one,” Wes admits and he shakes his head sadly, “He was absolutely heartbroken when he found out about you.”

“Ah.”

“I think Jude is just a distraction from Kurt, which honestly isn’t really fair to Jude,” Wes sighs disapprovingly, “Jude is a decent guy.”

“Then how did they even meet? Jude is in The Street, so did Blaine go see the show again?” Adam asks. He’s still fishing.

Wes frowns. “You don’t know? Kurt introduced him to Blaine.”

Now, it’s Adam’s time to almost choke on his beer. As a result, Wes is now the one patting Adam on the back.

“You didn’t know?” Wes asks and Adam shakes his head, since he’s still unable to speak. Once again, people are staring, so Wes gives everyone a thumbs up.

“What the fuck,” Adam says when he’s finally able to speak, “Why is Kurt doing that?”

Wes shrugs. “I don’t know. You tell me.”

Kurt finds out that Blaine’s in love with him and he immediately sets him up with a co-star? It strangely warms Adam’s heart. Kurt is also hoping that Blaine’s love will go away.

But Wes doesn’t seem to agree. Adam hopes that Wes is wrong.

Wes is right.

The whole friend group is having a potluck dinner at Kurt and Adam’s place. They all have been super busy, so this is the first potluck dinner in a long time and it’s the first one of the new year. It’s weird to believe that they’re in 2019, which is the last year of the decade.

Jude and Roderick couldn’t make it, but Blaine and Kitty still seem to have fun. At one point, Blaine excuses himself. Since they’re all in the middle of a great dinner and interesting conversations, Adam doesn’t pay attention to him.

At one point, Adam leaves the table to go to the bathroom, but in the hallway, he runs into Blaine. Blaine is looking down at his phone and he looks a bit confused and sad. When Blaine looks up, he almost drops his phone when he sees Adam.

"Adam?" Blaine is startled to see Adam looking at him.

Adam is worried, since Blaine looks very upset about something, so he says: "Hey Blaine, everything alright? You look like someone just murdered you."

"Well, I think I just got dumped over the phone."

Adam’s eyes widen.

"Blaine, shit, I'm sorry."

Blaine laughs bitterly.

"At least he had the decency to call me. It could've been worse. He could've dumped me through text.”

"He is an idiot for letting you go,” Adam says. It’s not a lie. Blaine is a great guy, but Adam doesn’t want him to be a great guy for Kurt. “Jude is stupid.”

Blaine shakes his head and sighs.

"No, it is my fault. I ruined it. I wasn't fully giving Jude the attention that he deserves," Blaine admits sadly, "Still wish he would've had the guts to break up with me in person, but it is what it is. I'm not the only coward, so that is something. But uhm, I should've done better."

Blaine shrugs sadly and he moves past Adam to go back to the table. Adam knows that he has to confront Blaine somehow, so before he can change his mind, he says: "It's because you're in love with Kurt."

Blaine's eyes widen and he starts to sputter out some words to protest, but Adam holds up his hands to silence him.

"I know, Blaine. I've known for a very long time."

Blaine is about to say something and even if he's going to give a half-assed defence, Adam will be fine with it. Blaine can deny it all, but Adam knows better and at least now Blaine knows that Adam knows.

But to his surprise, Blaine looks deeply ashamed and he says: "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to happen."

Blaine admitting it is kind of worse, because what does Adam do now? What do you say to the person who's in love with your partner? He again wishes that Blaine were some kind of asshole, since it’d be so easy to hate him, but he’s not. Adam cannot hate him.

Adam has no idea what to say, so he just says: "Yeah."

"Adam, I swear that we haven't- I haven't-"

"I know," Adam says, "And I respect you for not being a homewrecker. But you must understand why I am not super keen to see you two cosy up all the time."

"Sorry, I try to be a friend," Blaine says, "I'm not- I love him, but we're just friends. I wouldn't want to hurt him and he clearly loves you anyway. I thought that dating Jude would make me move on, but no. Really, I wouldn't even want to try to jeopardize your relationship."

Blaine's honesty hurts in a way. Adam has finally gotten the confirmation from Blaine that he is right, but he doesn't know what to do with it.

"Look, I'm not gonna tell you to 'stay the hell away from Kurt'. I'm not that kind of guy. I don't want to be the arse who forbids his partner from being a friend to someone. As much as I hate it, he cares about you."

Blaine nods

"And I'm also not gonna hate you for being in love with Kurt. It is an absolute privilege to be in love with him. I would know. I love him with my whole heart and that is why I am talking to you now. I will not stop you from seeing each other. I will not stop you from loving him, but I will do whatever I can to keep me and Kurt together. Understood?"

"Understood."

BLAINE

After the potluck, Blaine tries to call Jude several times, but it is all in vain.

Blaine doesn’t want to get back together, but he still wants to apologise.

After a week of Jude ignoring him, Blaine goes to the theatre. By now, the theatre staff recognise him, so he can go in easily after he’s registered himself at the entrance. He walks towards the dressing room and he knew that he was probably going to run into Kurt, but he’s still shocked to see him.

Kurt looks equally shocked. “Blaine, what are you doing here?”

“I need to talk to Jude,” Blaine tells him, “I need to apologise.”

“Yeah, Jude told me that the two of you broke up, I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine.”

“No I mean- I set you two up, but I guess I ended up setting you two up for heartbreak.”

Blaine waves it away. “We weren’t meant to be. We never were, honestly. But that still doesn’t mean that I should’ve acted like a shitty boyfriend.”

Blaine walks past Kurt to Jude’s dressing room, but then he feels Kurt’s hand on his shoulder. He hates that even now, it still makes his knees go weak. Being with Jude did nothing to change that, even though Blaine really tried.

Kurt turns Blaine around and he says: “Jude isn’t performing today. Deliah is taking over for him today.”

“Oh.”

“But I can tell him you came over.”

Blaine nods shortly. “Thanks. Uhm.”

Kurt quickly lets go of Blaine’s shoulder and the two of them stare at each other in an awkward silence, which is weird. They’ve never had an awkward silence before, but there’s something on Blaine’s mind, but he’s too afraid to say it. So, he stays silent and he watches Kurt, who looks uneasy.

Because really, why did Kurt set them up in the first place? It was so sudden and it broke Blaine’s heart to know that Kurt would rather see him with Jude than with Kurt himself, but Blaine tried and failed to move on.

Something’s changed and that led to Kurt playing a wingman. Blaine wants to know why but he’s afraid of the possible answer. He wonders if Kurt has realised that Blaine wants to be more than friends and that he got scared. Blaine’s never really tried to hide his feelings and since Kurt never seemed to notice, he didn’t bother to try.

And a part of Blaine hopes that Kurt came to the realisation that he likes him too and that that scared him off, but Blaine knows that that’s just wishful thinking. He can’t really ask, can he?

So he leaves. He gives Kurt an even more awkward hug and he moves away.

“Uh. Bye.”

“Bye.”

Blaine’s in his room, feeling sad for himself and watching Netflix. He’s lying underneath the blanket and he’s curled up in a ball. He watches the laptop screen in silence.

Wes gives him a pitying look.

“I’ve never pitied you before, but here we are. We’ve reached that stage,” he says, “All you’re missing is a tub of ice cream.”

Blaine doesn’t react. His eyes are still fixated on the screen. He watches Lito and Hernando kiss and he lets out a deep sigh. He wants a relationship so badly. He thought he was fine being single, but he’s realised that it was a lie he told himself to protect himself, but now that he’s had it, he wants more.

Wes slams Blaine’s laptop shut and that makes Blaine protest.

“Wes! I’m heartbroken, let me watch Netflix!”

“You’re not heartbroken. You didn’t even love Jude,” Wes says. He takes the laptop and Blaine shoots him a challenging look, but Wes sees right through him.

“It’s not Jude I’m heartbroken about,” Blaine says.

“I know,” Wes says solemnly. Wes puts the laptop on Blaine’s desk. Then he grabs Blaine by the shoulders and he makes him sit up. Once Blaine’s up, Wes sits next to him and he takes some of the blanket.

“I hate that I like love,” Blaine says, “And I used Jude. I used him to try to get over Kurt and I used him to see if I can still date after Sebastian. The first part failed, but the second part made me realise that I can. But it’s not fair to Jude. It was never fair to him.”

Wes nods. “I know, but I think it’s best to leave Jude alone. He’s clearly upset. At least you feel bad. It would’ve been worse if you’d hurt him without feeling bad about it.”

Blaine frowns.

Wes rolls his eyes. “Out with it, Blainers.”

“Don’t call me that.”

“I will never stop calling you that.”

“You should.”

“Stop distracting me and tell uncle Wessie what’s bothering you.”

“I hate that you call yourself Wessie, because now I cannot annoy you with a terrible nickname.”

Wes snorts. “I’ve embraced the Wessie. Now spill.”

Some might say that Wes’s directness sounds rude and incredibly blunt, but in a way, it works for Blaine. Wes knows so.

So Blaine tells him: “Even though I know I hurt Jude by using him, I’m still glad I did it. Does that make me a bad person?”

“Why are you glad?” Wes asks, “Tell me first and then I’ll give you the final verdict.”

“Because it felt good to be liked,” Blaine admits, “Like I said, being with Jude for this short time made me realise I can still be in a relationship without feeling beaten down the entire time. Jude liked me. That was just nice, you know? It’s good to know that I can still be liked, maybe even loved.”

Wes nods a couple of times. “Yeah, fuck Sebastian.”

“I did that. It got boring after a while.”

Wes laughs loudly and he slaps Blaine on the back and even Blaine grins at that.

“But in all seriousness, it was nice to be liked by someone. I’ve worked so hard, but it’s still- I don’t think I’ll ever like myself again. But Jude made me feel liked without the everlasting gloom and doom called self-hatred hanging over me. It was nice. I missed it. It reminded me of the early Sebastian days before it all went wrong.”

“Again, screw Sebastian!” Wes yells.

“Again, that got boring.”

“I do not wanna know more!”

Blaine smirks. “At least we can joke about him now. Look how far we’ve come.”

“Yeah,” Wes says quietly.

Blaine looks at his friend. Wes’s stuck with him through all the shit and Blaine might never forgive himself for letting his friend suffer on his behalf, but it’s true that they have gotten far.

Still, something else about Sebastian is bothering him, and Blaine tells Wes so.

“How so?” Wes asks.

Blaine ducks his head in shame. “I- am I like him? I only realised after we broke up, but I used Jude to make myself feel better.”

“Oh, hell to the no!” Wes yells out, “No, no, no, Blaine. What the fuck? Why would you even think so? You never intended to hurt and use Jude!”

Blaine sighs. “Neither did Sebastian.”

That shuts Wes up. It’s a fact that Wes tries to deny, but it’s there. Looking back on it, Sebastian wasn’t actively trying to hurt Blaine. He just had no empathy in general and he was only caring about himself.

“Even so, you’re not like him,” Wes says, “You at least understand where you’ve gone wrong. I can’t imagine Sebastian ever realising that he was a shit boyfriend. I think that if you’d realised while dating Jude, you would’ve ended it.”

“… probably. It’s not fair to Jude.”

Wes claps his hands. “And that is why you’re not like Sebastian. He’s done a lot to you. He’s changed you in ways that might never fixed, but he’s not turned you into him. I mean, he’s tried. And I’m going to say it again – and please, no inappropriate sex joke this time – but fuck Sebastian. Fuck him. He’s in the past and we’re in fucking New York!”

“Taking New York City by storm, remember?” Blaine says. Wes nods again. Blaine sighs and says: “It’s not going well so far, but we’ll get there.”

Wes puts his head on Blaine’s shoulder. “Blaine, in all seriousness, know that you are always loved. It’s nice to hear that Jude made you realise you deserve love, but you also deserved that before you dated him.”

“… I’m trying.”

“I know.”

Blaine and relationships might not work out, but that doesn’t mean that his friends have shitty relationships as well.

Rachel and Jesse announce their engagement during another weekly potluck and everyone’s cheering loudly. Rachel cries when she shows off the ring and Jesse recounts loudly how he proposed on the empty stage of The Mink Coat.

Wes opens a fancy bottle of wine and Roderick decides to sing as a celebration. Kurt immediately starts to plan the wedding, which makes Adam laugh.

Blaine watches Kurt and Adam. Kurt sees him watching and he raises an eyebrow, but he doesn’t look annoyed. Maybe Blaine’s looking too much into it, but sometimes Blaine wonders if Kurt wants to be noticed by him.

It’s probably wishful thinking.

Something’s definitely changed between him and Kurt. Blaine doesn’t want to theorise, but he can’t help but think a lot about Kurt’s recent actions. He became more distant, he set Blaine up with Jude, he keeps wanting to be noticed… Now, the latter might be Blaine seeing things he wants to see, but there are some mixed signals.

He just wishes he could figure out what Kurt’s thinking.

Blaine looks away and instead he focuses on Rachel and Jesse, who apparently want to get married before 2020, so that they can start the new decade as a married couple. Blaine offers to help wherever he can.

“Well, you can start by getting us all a refill!” Jesse jokes and he hands the empty bottle towards Blaine.

He sighs and walks towards the kitchen.

There, he finds Kurt and Kitty. Blaine hadn’t even noticed that Kurt had moved to the kitchen. The two look at each other for a second, but Kitty interrupts their moment by yelling: “Yay, booze!”

She takes the bottle from Blaine and pouts when she realises it’s empty.

“Jesse asked me to get another one.”

“Ah, that tracks. Lemme get the new one,” Kitty says and she opens the fridge.

Blaine’s about to take the new bottle, but Kitty winks and she walks out, leaving Kurt and Blaine alone. Blaine tries not to turn red. He’s never told Kitty, but he’s pretty sure everyone knows that he’s in love with Kurt anyway.

Blaine refuses to make it go awkward again, so he quickly says: “Man, crazy to think that Rachel’s getting married, huh?”

Kurt rolls his eyes. “Oh God, yes. Well, it’s a sign of growing up. I’m happy that she’s happy with Jesse, though. Finn would’ve approved.”

“Of Jesse?” Blaine raises an eyebrow. He’s heard some stories about Kurt’s glee days and he’s told Blaine that Finn and Jesse used to fight over Rachel.

“Of her happiness,” Kurt explains.

“Ah, yes, that makes sense.”

“I sometimes still wish it were him,” Kurt says sadly. He shakes his head a couple of times and he blinks. He looks away, but when Blaine hears a sniff, he tries to make Kurt look at him.

“Kurt?”

Kurt tries to hide his tears, but it is useless.

“Sorry, I am happy for her! Really!”

“And I believe you,” Blaine reassures him.

“It’s almost been six years.”

“The pain will probably never go, but it’d be weird if you’d wake up one day and go ‘oh boy, my brother’s death no longer matters!’.”

Kurt laughs through the tears. “Yeah, that’d be a dick move.”

Blaine spreads his arms. “Come here.”

A part of Blaine expects a stand-off reaction, since Kurt’s been distant and they haven’t really hugged in a while, but Kurt lets Blaine wrap his arms around him. Blaine holds him close while Kurt cries over the loss of his brother.

The two of them hold each other. The party noises are in the background, but Blaine blocks them out. They can go back to celebrating Rachel and Jesse later.

Kurt has his head in the crook of Blaine’s neck the entire time, and when he pulls away, he’s no longer crying. The two of them are still holding each other, but now, Kurt’s staring at Blaine intensely. Blaine tries not to gulp. He’s so close, he’s afraid he’s going to kiss Kurt, and he’s not like that.

Blaine’s about to fully pull away, but Kurt’s stare keeps him put. Really, Blaine tries to resist the urge to lean in and kiss him.

But then, Kurt’s gaze flickers to Blaine’s lips and the next thing Blaine knows, Kurt’s the one who’s leaning in.

Everything’s gone completely silent and Blaine is stunned. Kurt’s about to kiss him. Blaine tries not to flail, but then he realises where they are and what is happening and something in Blaine snaps. Wait.

And then Blaine puts his hand on Kurt’s chest and he pushes him back. Kurt’s eyes widen when he sees that Blaine shakes his head.

They’re in Rachel and Jesse’s kitchen. All their friends are on the other side of the door. Kurt’s boyfriend is close by. Blaine doesn’t fully understand what Kurt’s thinking, but he’s not interested in becoming a homewrecker.

So Blaine pushes Kurt away.

“No,” he says quietly, “Not like this.”

Kurt blinks a couple of times and then he takes a step back in shock. His eyes are still wide and his fingers touch his lips. It’s as if he’s just realised what was about to happen and Kurt doesn’t look pleased about it.

“What- oh. Oh, no, no, no,” Kurt says, sounding shocked. He takes more steps back.

Blaine’s more confused than ever. A few seconds ago, Kurt was about to kiss him, but now the thought of kissing Blaine seems to upset Kurt.

Blaine holds up his hands and presses his lips together. He tries not to be hurt, since this isn’t an official rejection, but this entire situation is messing with his head.

“Let me- let me get this straight,” Blaine says shakingly, “I want you. Okay? This is not the confession that I had in mind, but I want to kiss you, but I can’t- You can’t keep doing this to me. I wasn’t going to do anything, especially since you’re dating someone, but what do you want from me here? I won’t be a homewrecker. I won’t be your man on the side, and I’m not gonna force you to break up with Adam. But you gotta choose, Kurt. Don’t- Don’t-”

Blaine steadies his breathing before continuing.

“Don’t play with my heart like this. I know it’s probably not your intention to do so, but you can’t be a happy boyfriend to Adam one minute and then almost kiss me the next, especially since you probably know that I’ve been in love with you ever since we met. Don’t do that.”

Kurt seems lost for words, so Blaine gives him a decisive nod and he walks out of the kitchen. He wants to find Wes to tell him that he’s going home, but then to his utter annoyance he sees Wes talking animatedly to Adam, so Blaine turns around and leaves without a word.