The two weeks of Christmas break went by fairly fast. Amidst all of the holidays and the coffee breaks and movie watches, Kurt and Blaine watched the time go by fast. Blaine text Derek less than 10 times and the only times he saw him were for heated makeout sessions and then an excuse to leave.

Jacob sometimes hung out with both of them, but mostly, the break was Kurt and Blaine's.

"This has been unfair. It barely feels like the break has started and we're going back in two days. I'm calling bullshit on two weeks."

Kurt nodded, taking the popcorn back from Blaine. "I know. Absurd. Cruel and unusual punishment was banned years ago."

Blaine laughed and grabbed a handful of popped kernels. "So how're you and Jacob doing? I know you haven't gotten to see him much since he went on vacation."

"Yeah but he keeps me updated via pictures. Paris," Kurt sighed. "I would give anything to go to Paris."

"Me too."

They both momentarily kept their attention on the Law and Order marathon they had been watching before Kurt said, "he told me he loved me again."

Blaine looked over at Kurt. "Is that odd?"

"I haven't said it yet."

"Why?"

Kurt shrugged and then looked at Blaine.

"Well you can take your time and say it when you're ready," Blaine said, taking the popcorn and walking towards the kitchen to refill it.

"How're you and Derek?" Kurt asked from the living room.

As Blaine filled the bowl he answered, "I guess we're fine. It's just mostly-"

"Sexual?"

Blaine whipped around. "What?"

Kurt laughed. "It's old news that he's kind of a player. He always goes after the new PFLAG members."

"And you're telling me this now?"

"Well, are you dating?"

"Not, exactly…"

"Its not my place Blaine. Everybody has to find out for themselves. Jacob did."

"Jacob dated Derek?"

Kurt nodded, his attention still on the TV. "The guys don't tell you anything do they?"

Blaine grabbed the popcorn off the counter and headed back to the couch. "Let's just watch TV."

Kurt leaned forward, taking the popcorn, and looking apologetic. "Blaine, I'm sorry. I genuinely thought you knew."

"Whatever. I'll just tell him on Monday to start acting like a boyfriend or to just break up with me."

"Sounds like a plan."

Blaine didn't see Derek for the duration of the entire school day. After math class he told Kurt to tell Wes he would be late to Warbler practice, he wanted to find Derek before he left school.

Kurt said he would and Blaine left to search for Derek. Derek was genuinely nice and Blaine enjoyed spending time with him. Maybe it was time to make a commitment. Maybe they should talk besides just making out in all corners of the school.

The PFLAG room door was open, and Blaine knew it shouldn't be. They didn't have meetings on Mondays considering a lot of the guys were on the Warblers, so Blaine went to close it.

As he was about to lock it, he heard a noise inside.

Blaine opened the door to see what it was, when he saw Derek and Jamie lying on the couch, Derek on top, ferociously attacking Jamie's lips and Jamie sticking his tongue so far down Derek's throat he could probably taste stomach acid.

Blaine was stunned only momentarily before he shouted, "Fuck you Derek!" and ran out.

He could here Derek stumble onto the ground behind him, muttering, "Oh, shit," as he chases after Blaine.

"Blaine! Wait! Let me explain!"

Blaine turned around, and Derek almost ran into him. "I told you everything about my life. You know how insecure I am and you took advantage of that to convince me that I needed someone. You make me sick."

Blaine turned around and began to hustle away when Derek said, "Oh, please."

Again, Blaine found himself facing Derek. "What?"

"Look Blaine, everyone knows you have a massive crush on Hummel. You're always talking about him and Jacob and it'd be cute if it weren't so fucking pathetic."

"I liked you Derek! How long have you been cheating on me?"

Derek gave him a smirk. "Well I was dating Jamie first so…"

Blaine shook his head. "Screw you," and turned around for the final time.

"Yeah, that's right! Go run and tell Kurt. He's never going to leave Jacob so you might as well get used to it."

The tears were stinging Blaine's eyes as he turned the corner. But he knew that Derek was right. As unfaithful as Derek was, Kurt was equally as faithful. He'd stay with Jacob just on principle if it came to that.

"It was awful you guys. I really thought he liked me."

Rachel rubbed his back. "I know sweetie. We did too."

"Did you tell Kurt yet?"

Rachel turned to glare at Mercedes but she just shrugged. She wanted to know.

Blaine let out a wail and buried his face in his hands. "It's horrible you guys. I can't stop thinking about him. It's like he means the world to me but I have no right to say that."

"I felt the same way with Finn and look where we are now…"

"You don't understand. Jacob is perfect. I bet Kurt hasn't even given me a second thought."

"Now, you know that's not true! There have been signs!"

"Yeah? And look! Kurt is still happily with Jacob acting like nothing ever happened, and you know why? Because he probably thinks nothing ever did!"

Mercedes gave Blaine a sympathetic look and a small hug. "It'll pass Blaine. It'll get better."

Blaine laid down on the bed and looked at the ceiling.

"When?"

After Blaine hadn't showed up to Warbler practice at all, much less late, word had spread quickly around Dalton. Derek had gotten another one.

As Kurt sat in the hallway listening to everyone talk about it, he felt incredibly guilty. He either shouldn't have said anything or told Blaine earlier. His motives in telling him now were completely selfish.

And why had he told Blaine now?

He supposed it was better. Blaine was already pretty attached, throwing out words like commitment and boyfriend. Derek never committed to anyone.

Blaine hadn't shown up yet and Kurt could guess why. The humiliation of everyone knowing and then talking about it. Kurt would stay at home curled up in his bed too.

The whispers died down as Derek made his way through the hall. He looked around at everyone and then rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on. You all know exactly the kind of person I am. Don't pretend like this is my fault. You had plenty of time to warn your precious Blaine Anderson."

Kurt stood up, threw his notebook down, and left his stuff behind as he walked over to Derek, grabbed him by the lapels and shoved him into a locker. Derek was reasonably surprised, "What the hell Kurt?"

"You didn't have to do that to him. Blaine's a good kid."

Derek laughed. "Don't you dare talk to me about commitment Kurt Hummel. Let's not pretend for one second that if Jacob wasn't around you wouldn't be dating Blaine."

Kurt dropped Derek to the ground, and Derek let out a grunt of pain. "Jacob is my boyfriend. And I care for him dearly."

The entire hall was whispering again, and Kurt turned his attention to the large doors that opened to the outside and Blaine Anderson was standing there, looking across the entire scene like he was inside his own nightmare.

"Blaine…"

Blaine locked eyes with Kurt, and Kurt could see confusion and anger and he knew it was something he'd done or said, but he didn't know why Blaine looked so devastated.

And then Blaine turned around and left the hallway.

Kurt looked back down at Derek. "Let me guess. You'll run after him and tell him everything will be okay? That boy's in love with you."

Kurt ran after Blaine, past the whispers, not caring for an instant.

"Blaine!"

"Go away Kurt!"

"Blaine, what's wrong? Talk to me!"

Blaine whipped around, making himself face to face with Kurt. "I can't believe you would hurt him like that!"

"Who? Derek? Blaine, he cheated on you!"

Blaine's mouth hung agape before he shouted, "You knew?"

Kurt shook his head quickly. "No. No, we all found out this morning. I'm so sorry."

"Yeah? Not sorry enough to stop me before I fell for him."

"Blaine…"

"You knew he was like this! You knew this would happen eventually!"

Kurt hung his head. "I was hoping it wouldn't."

"Mhmm, why's that? Don't want your precious protégé getting damaged? I've had a pretty messed up life Kurt, but I thought people here cared about me. I guess I was wrong."

Blaine turned around and walked towards his car.

"Blaine, where are you going?"

Blaine sat in the driver's seat and realized that was a good question. But Kurt didn't really earn the answer.

"Screw you Kurt."

Kurt sat in the Warbler lounge for most of the school day. He didn't know how to fix this. When it came to Blaine Anderson, Kurt always seemed to either be messing up or on his way to messing up.

"Kurt?"

Kurt looked up and felt guilty again. Jacob was always there for him. Anytime he was down, Jacob seemed to sense it from a mile away. And here Kurt was, not knowing what was wrong with him and why he kept having these confusing feelings. He didn't like Blaine, they were just friends. He loved Jacob.

"I love you."

Jacob stopped on his way over to the couch. "What?"

Kurt didn't say anything for a second, but then he nodded and stood up. "Yeah. Yeah, I love you."

"Kurt, I'm not forcing you to say it. I'll wait for as long as you need."

Kurt shook his head and walked over to Jacob, grabbing each of his hands and bring them up to his chest. "No waiting. I love you."

Jacob smiled. "I love you too."

"You know Blaine, you should come and see the football game. It's going to be a disaster. Our halftime show is supposed to be some giant epoch but I'm afraid it's going to bomb," Rachel said as she sipped halfheartedly on her hot chocolate.

"Yeah! And you can bring Kurt! He may not like football, but who knows? Maybe he will enjoy it."

"I'm not speaking to Kurt."

Mercedes and Rachel looked at each other. "Why?" They asked simultaneously.

"Because he beat up Derek in the middle of the Dalton hallway."

"What?" Again, simultaneously.

"And failed to mention that he already knew Derek was a big player at Dalton and always hit on the new PFLAG members."

"Holy shit."

"Sorry, Blaine."

Blaine waved them off and took a sip of his coffee. "It's fine. But I'll just go to the football game alone since Kurt chased away my only prospect."

"Blaine, he cheated on you."

"Whatever. I still have a right to be mad."

Rachel and Mercedes looked at each other. Mercedes decided to ask the question they were both wondering. "Did you ask him why he did it Blaine?"

"Who cares? It was ridiculous. I might be mad at Derek but it was my fight, not his."

"I think he did it because he cares about you."

"We've been through this guys, he's dating Jacob." Suddenly Blaine had a eureka! type look on his face. "Jacob…"

Rachel glared at Blaine. "Don't you dare."

Blaine stood up quickly and took his phone out of his pocket, dialing.

"So what made you finally decide to say it?"

Kurt smiled at Jacob. "You did. You're- you're perfect. You're always there for me and always know exactly when I need a pick me up."

Suddenly, Jacob's pocket started vibrating.

Jacob looked at Kurt and Kurt just gestured to the phone. "Go ahead, take it."

Jacob picked it up, looked at the caller ID quizzically, and then answered. "Hello?... Um- When?... Yeah, sure. I guess. See you there."

Kurt cocked his head to the side. "Who was that?"

Jacob looked at Kurt.

"Blaine."

Rachel just stood there shaking her head at Blaine. "You're going to regret that Blaine Anderson."

"So… McKinley football… Are you a big fan?" Jacob was really just trying to make small talk. He had no idea why he'd accepted Blaine's invitation without asking Kurt along or why Blaine had invited him in the first place. The last time they had been alone Jacob had basically threatened Blaine to stay away from Kurt, and to the best of his knowledge, Blaine had done the opposite.

But Kurt had just said he loved him back, so maybe Blaine was true to his word, and he was keeping it solely platonic.

"I was a big fan of the sport, not so much the players," Blaine said as they made their way to their seats. "Anyway, we're just here today for halftime. The New Directions are performing and I said I'd be supportive."

Jacob nodded. "You're a good friend Blaine."

Blaine looked back at Jacob and smiled. "I'm glad you think so."

As they took their seats, Jacob was quiet for a little while before he asked, "Why did you invite me and not Kurt?"

Deadpanning, Blaine said, "I'm not speaking to Kurt."

Jacob was surprised to hear this. "Really? Why not?"

Blaine now looked confused as he turned to Jacob. "He beat up Derek in Dalton."

Jacob was actually shocked. He'd thought Kurt wouldn't hurt a fly. "Why?"

"Have you really heard none of this?"

Jacob nodded. "I assumed Kurt would have told you." Blaine turned his attention forward again. "Guess not."

Jacob leaned back in his seat. Yeah. Guess not.

After the game, Blaine had to admit, Rachel was right. He knew that bringing Jacob here wouldn't make Jacob mad anymore then Kurt hanging out with Derek would have made Blaine mad. But still, he went to congratulate his friends on a good performance, and Jacob, ever to good sport, came with him.

Some of the teammates on New Directions were surprised to see Jacob, and all of them asked Blaine where Kurt was.

Blaine realized the only thing he really got out of tonight was making Jacob jealous, which really didn't seem like the best move.

Kurt was flipping through the new GQ when Jacob ran into his room. Kurt dropped the magazine on the floor in surprise, and let out a little scream. "Jacob! What're you doing here?"

"Do you really love me Kurt?"

"Jacob, you need to calm down."

"Just say it!"

Kurt paused and looked at Jacob. "I love you."

Jacob let out a sigh. "Okay. I needed to be sure."

"Why?"

Jacob looked suddenly flustered, and he ran out of the room.

Kurt just sat there, still stunned, and wondering what the hell that was all about.