"Woah." Kurt said in awe. After going on a dinner date two nights before, Blaine had offered to take him to a cafe by his job. Kurt had never seen a place so elegant and beautiful, yet so lived in, that it barely felt like an office.

The latina woman emerged from an office and looked him up and down before a wicked grin appeared on her face. "You clean up well Pool Boy." Kurt thanked her and her phone buzzed. "The Hobbit is in the drawing room, all the way down the hall and take a right." She moved the phone to her ear. "Lopez. No Mr.Gilbert, glitterrock vampire is not a design that we do."

Kurt followed her instructions and saw Blaine hunched over a large table that had designs crumpled and scattered across its surface.A bead of sweat formed on his hairline and he sighed before making a note on one of the pages. "Long days work?" Kurt asked. Blaine looked up at him and chuckled before gliding across the room.

"You have no idea." Blaine placed a soft kiss to Kurts lips. "Ready to go?"

Kurt just nodded and followed him out the door. "Nice office space Mr.Anderson."

"Thank you, its my baby...and Santanas."

"Scary brunette?" Blaine laughed.

"Ill have to tell her you said that. Shed probably like you." Kurt laced his fingers in Blaines. "The cafe is down the street, its like my favorite place in all of New York."

"Lead the way"

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"How does a panini taste that amazing." Kurt said as they walked out of the cafe. Blaine intertwined his fingers with his and they turned the corner.

"Ive loved that place since me and Tana moved here."

"Where did you live before?"

"Westerville, Ohio." Kurt gasped and smiled, receiving a questioning glance from Blaine.

"I grew up in Ohio, Lima but thats not too far from where you lived." Kurt bit his lip like he was recalling a fond memory. "I used to be in a show choir, called the new directions, horrible name, I know."

"I was in a show choir too, the Dalton Warblers, I think we competed against you one year, but its so cool that youre a singer."

"I wish..." Kurt trailed off. Blaine cupped his face and looked into his telling ocean blue eyes. "I want Broadway, but instead Im cleaning Rachel Berrys pool every week and wishing I lived like her."

"Fame is lonely Kurt, and if you have a dream you cant cry for it you have to go after it. I wouldnt be where I am today if I didnt work hard." Kurt just frowned at Blaines words and moved from his grasp.

"Ive got to go meet Puck, so Ill see you later." Kurt placed a small kiss on Blaines lips before walking away from him swiftly.Blaine ran his hands through his curls and grabbed his phone.

"Blaine? Why are you calling me in the middle of your lunch date?" Santana asked. He could hear her chewing as she spoke.

"I fucked up Tana, I dont even know what I did, but he just ran off. He said he wanted Broadway, and I told him that he had to work hard like we did and..."

"Mierda! Blaine! You probably made him feel less than you! God! How could you be so stupid? He already feels like you deserve better and you probably just rubbed it in."

"I was just trying to help."

"Blaine.Just find him tell him that the vanilla hobbit sex is too much to give up and hell come back to you! Hey invite him to the ball, thatll lift his elfin spirits!"

"Thanks Tana."

"Anytime." Santana hung up and Blaine started his walk back to the office.

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When Kurt arrived at his apartment Mike was sitting on the couch playing video games with Puck.He passed them without saying hello, which caused Mike to rise from his seat and follow him to his room despite protests from Puck.

"What happened?" Mike asked sitting down on Kurts bed. He had to admit that Kurts room was the best looking in the house and it never looked like it was ransacked by wolves like Pucks.

"He thinks hes better than me." And with that Kurt collapsed into Mikes arms, crying himself to sleep. After an hour of playing games on his phone while Kurt slept in his arms there was a call from Blaine.Against his better judgement Mike answered the phone.

"Hey,Kurt?"

"No...this is his roommate Mike."

"Oh...could you tell him Im sorry?"

"Hes asleep, but if you want you can come over here."

"Im not sure hell want to see me."

"He did seem kinda pissed when he came home."

"I dont know what to do...Santana told me to take him to the ball, but Im not sure if..." Mike cut Blaine off and chuckled in excitement.
"Dude,Kurts wanted to go to that since he moved out here."

"How do I get him out there though? Its tomorrow."

"Leave that to me, just buy him some flowers."

"Thank you."

"Anything for Kurt, but I gotta go."

"Yeah,yeah..."

Mike hung up the phone and gently woke Kurt from his slumber.Kurt mumbled something about five more minutes and bacon,but he shrugged.Kurt finally sat up and blearily looked at Mike.

"Hey,I have something thatll cheer you up.The center is having a mock ball tomorrow, you should come."

"Isnt that when the 28 and under ball is?"

"Yeah, Itll take your mind off of it and Blaine."

Kurt nodded and moved from off the bed. "Why not, plus itll be a great opportunity to break out that tux."

Mike smiled and laid back on the bed as he watched his friend sift through his closet.He was glad he could do something for his friend.