"You know people have all these crazy ideas about how to make yourself cry during a scene." Cooper was loudly regaling a few female extras with his brand of acting tips between takes. The TV show that he was currently working on often brought in gaggles of attractive model types to emphasize the leading man's charm. "Some people say think of something sad or someone poking you in the eye. I say that's all crap. All you have to do is lick your finger and wipe it by your eye. It's really that easy." The group of girls 'oo'ed and 'ah'ed over the advice, but Kurt just stood over to the side and rolled his eyes.

It didn't take long, after starting to work for the actor, to realize that most of his advice was dubious at best. Cooper's charms were undeniable, but they weren't always quite enough to distract from his lack of any real knowledge. Kurt had to hand it to him, the man knew how to jump from an explosion and charm a leading lady like no other, but that was about it.

"Kurt, where's Kurt!" Cooper shouted out for his PA suddenly and the man in question scrambled to do his job. "Ladies this is my personal assistant, Kurt." he said smiling brightly and pulling Kurt in with an arm around the neck. "Once you all become big stars *exaggerated wink* you might get someone as talented as him to take care of you, but for now I have to cut this little mini lesson short."

The ladies 'aww'ed their disappointment, but walked away anyway after one of them stopped so Cooper could sign her forehead. "That was nice of you to say, sir. What can I do for you?" Kurt said, extracting himself from Cooper's death grip and reaching to fix his hair.

"I'm feeling generous today Kurt, so I'm going to let you have lunch with me to pick my brain about the industry." Once in a while, when Cooper determined he didn't have anything better to do during lunch he would declare that he was feeling generous and take Kurt out on the agency's dime. Cooper might not be such a good source of advice, but free lunch was free lunch, so Kurt followed obediently to a small Italian bistro down the street from the set. "Order me my usual. I'm going to run across the street for more coffee."

"I don't mind getting it for you." Kurt offered, still in assistant mode.

"Nah, I haven't been into Bee's in forever. I'll be right back," with that he strolled out the door, leaving Kurt to guess what he meant by 'the usual.'

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"Blainey!" Cooper called obnoxiously over the sound of the bell on the door. "Your favorite brother is here."

Blaine popped his head out from the kitchen and made an irritated face at the sight of his brother. "You're my only brother, Coop. Which means you're also my least favorite."

"Details." Cooper said waving his hand dismissively and walking behind the counter without permission. "Where do you keep your coffee cups?"

"Cooper, just because you're my brother doesn't mean you can wreck havoc on my shop. Go behind the counter like a normal person and we'll get you whatever you want." Blaine said, shooing Cooper out from behind the counter and ignoring his star struck employee. "Cooper, this is Shelly. I'm going to go back to the wedding cake I was working on before you barged in and she will get you anything you need." Blaine said giving a still wide eyed Shelly a squeeze on the shoulder. "And give it to him for free or he'll call our mother and complain and I'm just not in the mood for that."

"You're not even going to serve your dear brother yourself?" Cooper asked, feigning indignation.

Blaine barely turned back to yell, "If my dear brother happens to come in, let me know." Cooper couldn't help, but laugh a little at this. His and Blaine's relationship had always sort of been like this. They both loved each other dearly, but no one could annoy the shit out of him more than Blaine and vice versa.

Cooper turned to Shelly, causing her to blush. "Can you get me a medium drip with just a dash of cinnamon?" Cooper said winking. He started chatting idly. "You know I could have just sent my assistant over here to get me a coffee, but I like to still do things myself. Keeps me grounded."

Shelly nodded in agreement, still not quite finding her voice, and handed over the coffee.

"Um...could I maybe...have your autograph, sir?" Shelly squeaked, barely audibly.

"Of course, malady, this one's for you." Cooper said, pulling an already signed picture of himself out of his pocket and handing it over. "You have a nice day. See you later, Squirt," Cooper called over his shoulder.

"Don't call me that!"

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By the time Cooper made his way back to the restaurant there was a caesar salad waiting for him with a sparkling water. "Ah, the food's here already, someone must have tipped them off that I was coming. I can always count on them for my usual."

Kurt thought about pointing out that he had actually be gone for a while and it didn't take long to make a salad, but decided to just let it be and instead turned to his own spinach salad.

Cooper took a long sip form his coffee. "I know they have that fancy Italian coffee here, but there's something about the Bee's brew. It's just right."

"Um...Blaine actually roasts the beans himself I think," Kurt said absentmindedly. "I heard him mention it once.

The other man looked up in slight surprise, "You know Blaine? Are you guys friends?"

Kurt looked a little taken aback by the sudden questions. "I mean...you send me in there every day. I guess we've gotten to know each other a bit. He did me a favor recently. I guess we're friends." Cooper still didn't look satisfied with that answer so Kurt continued, "He's nice, easy to talk to. He gives me free cookies when he thinks I've had a bad day. It's sweet." Kurt said, surprising even himself when a small blush started to form on his cheeks.

"Do you um...like him?" Cooper asked, feeling a little weird. This is probably the longest personal conversation he'd ever had with Kurt. Kurt was also surprised at the questioning as he couldn't remember the last time that the actor had spent any amount of time talking about anything other than himself. "Cause, you know, he's gay, too."

Kurt's blush deepened, "Um...yes I know and, I mean...I don't really know him that well, but like I said he's nice- and he's pretty cute," Kurt was getting redder by the second, it had been a long time since he had discussed men with anyone but his girlfriends. "I guess I just never really thought of him that way before."

"Well I think you should go for it." Cooper might be the most egotistical man this side of the Atlantic, but even he could see that his brother was lonely, and Kurt seemed like he could be good for him. "I mean I know him pretty well. I could put in a good word for you."

Kurt gave him an odd look, "Um...we'll see. Why don't you tell me a little more about that fake crying you were talking about." Kurt said easily changing the topic. He wasn't ready to face the topic of men quite yet.