Kurt just stands and looks down the road that Blaine disappeared into. The last few hours had been unbelievably earth shaking.  He feels a hand on his shoulder and turns around to see Elliot.

"So, I guess we need to talk," Elliot says with a small smile.

Kurt realizes the spectacle that he and Blaine just put on inside Scandals.  Elliot must feel like his face is on fire from the shame.  "El, I dont know what to say, Im so sorry for what happened inside."

"Dont be sorry Kurt, I should have known that things were not over between you and Blaine before I got here.  After Rachel confronted me at her house today and laid everything out, I put all the pieces together."

Kurt looked at Elliot like he had two heads.  "What are you talking about?"  He says dumbfounded.

"Well, Rachel has not been exactly discrete about her feelings on the fact that she believes you and Blaine should be together.  She actually took it as far as to express her feelings through song, every morning.  Lets just say its been a long week."

Kurt looks at Elliot with sympathy as he continues.

"Rachel finally confronted me about our relationship after this mornings performance and helped me to see that things could never be over between you and Blaine.  Ill admit, it should have been obvious to me, but I was really hoping things had changed.  The truth is, anyone who knows you and Blaine, will know that it is painfully clear you belong together."

Kurt could hardly believe what he was hearing.  "Why didnt you say something Elliot?  Rachel had no right to talk to you about our relationship."

"Yes she does Kurt.  She loves you and you were obviously making a mistake."

"Im really sorry Elliot, I did not mean to play games with your feelings.  I really wanted to give us a chance.  You have been absolutely amazing.  You have done so much for me in these past few months and I would never got through it without you.  I think you are the most incredible person, its just...."

"Its just that I am not Blaine," Elliot finishes for him.

"I really did think I could move on and believe me, I could not find anyone more amazing than you to do that with, its just that I was fooling myself into believing that it was possible for me," Kurt said sincerely feeling horrible that he was hurting one of his closest friends.

Kurt looks up at Elliot when the memories of the night starts to don on him.

"Elliot, if you had the conversation with Rachel earlier and realized that I was not over Blaine, why were you acting so....affectionate tonight, I mean you even asked me to live with you?" Kurt said feeling like his head would explode from confusion.

Elliot could not help but smirk.

"Rachel and I kind of put a scheme together for me to be a little more lovey dovey tonight to push you guys into realizing that you were holding back your feelings, I guess it worked."

Kurt felt like he was on some kind of hidden camera show.  "I thought our relationship seemed to be speeding up tonight," he says with a laugh of relief.

"El, Im so sorry for all of this.  I really do love you," Kurt says trying his best to express his sincerity.

"I know you do, but you cant love me the way you love Blaine.  Listen, I know what we had was special, but I also know that once Blaine Anderson exists, it could never be more.  I realize this now Kurt and I want you to be happy.  I am ok.  Im not going to say this has all been easy.  I was falling in love with you, but I know what we have will never be like what you have with Blaine.  I dont want to be your compromise and I think I deserve to find my soulmate as well."

Kurt grabs Elliot into a big hug and lets his tears soak into his shirt a little.  "You really are the best Elliot.  I hope we can figure things out and still be friends.  I would hate if I ruined everything between us."

Elliot hugs him equally as tight and allows a tear to fall for what could have been.  "Well, I may need some time, but I dont want to lose our friendship either Kurt.  I will always care about you and I do want you to be happy.  I wouldnt have stayed and worked with Rachel tonight if I didnt want the best for you."

"Thank you for everything El," Kurt says as the tears fall.  He feels the pure appreciation for all that Elliot has done.

"So, Im going to go inside and get drunk and maybe tell Rachel off, you coming."

"As much as I would love to see that, I think Ill go home, its been a long night and I have a lot to think about," Kurt says.  He goes home to seek comfort in his bed.  Tomorrow was another day and he had a feeling it was going to be an extremely long one."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Blaine woke up with a huge headache.  When he got home that night, he just fell into bed and allowed his tiredness to push him into a deep sleep where he could escape the haunting thoughts of the night.  His alarm had went off.  It was 9am, and he had a morning full of Best Man things to do before the wedding, that was to take place at noon.

He used the palms of his hand to rub his eyes as the thoughts of the night started to plague him. 

"Why did he walk away," he thought to himself.  He knew that he wanted to be with Kurt.  He needed to find a way to tell him.  At least that was what he had in his mind when he entered the bar that night.  It just all started to go downhill as he saw Kurt and Elliot together.  He just let his jealously and residual anger for Kurt drive him to act out immaturely.  Kurts song just melted all that away as he was faced with the intensity of Kurts apology and regret.  When he finally got to him in the parking lot, words could not express the love and utter desire he had for Kurt.  He had to feel and be with him, but seeing Kurt conflicted as Elliot came out felt too overwhelming.  So he ran.

Standing in front of his mirror, Blaine knew he should have stayed and faced Kurt.  Despite the fear and doubt that plagued him, he knew that Kurt loved him.  He was done running away.  He knew, just like himself, Kurt was trying to deny the love they had for each other.   They were both powerless to do that.  What they had was bigger than themselves and they needed to stop fighting fate.

Blaine knew that it was time to man up and fight for their love.  It was time to face the challenges and the barriers between them.  There was one person in mind he needed to face first that morning and that was Elliot.

Elliot heard the loud banging on the door and at first he thought it was first coming from his head.  God, he hoped it was not Rachel with another impromptu performance.  He never thought he would think of NY and miss the peace and quiet of the city, but compared to the Berry household, NY was quiet and serene.

The first thing Elliot saw when he opened his bedroom door was Blaines intense deadly stare.

"Oh, not again," Elliot says out loud at the moment of déjà vu.

Blaine pushes the door open wider and storms into the room and stands ready to be challenged.

"Wait," he says as Blaine watches in rage and confusion as Elliot grabs a pillow from the bed.

"Here, take this.  Sorry, I left my guitar at home," he says has he thrusts the pillow into Blaine hands.

Blaine holds the pillow as he begins.

"Listen Starchild Gilbert, I told you before, Kurt was mine and I am here to fight for him.  I know he may be your "boyfriend" but he belongs to me, he always has and he always will."

Elliot stands with his hands crossed in front of his chest and waits for Blaine to finish his rant patiently.

"You done Blaine," he says calmly.

"Yes, I guess, I am," Blaine says as some of his steam starts to diminish.

"Ok, then, all I have to say is that youre right."

Blaine looks at him distrusting.  "What game are you playing Elliot?"

"No games, last night maybe, but not this morning."

Blaine always felt like he was in the twilight zone around this guy.   "What are you talking about?"

"Listen Blaine.  I maybe should have realized this months ago, but yesterday I came to the understanding that Kurt Hummel is in fact yours and will only be yours.  Actually, I realized that before I came to the bar last night."

Blaine felt like he was in some crazy dream.

"I dont understand, if you realized that, then why where you all over Kurt last night?"

"Well, I think you and Kurt both needed some added incentive to face your feelings and admit that you both wanted to be with each other."

Blaine couldnt shake the feeling that Elliot was somehow trying to trip him up.

Blaine drops the pillow and sits in a chair in the bedroom.  He truly felt like everyone including himself must be out of their minds.

"What are you saying Elliot?" Blaine says tiredly.

"What I am saying is that Kurt and I are no longer boyfriends and that I think you two belong with each other."

"Look Blaine, I am not standing in your way.  I never have.  Kurt and I belong as friends and I told him that last night.  He is crazy about you as you are about him."

"Blaine could not hold back the huge smile that bubbled up."

"Do you know where he is?"  Blaine says needing to see Kurt more than ever.

"My guess would be at the wedding location.  He probably is setting up."

Blaine gets up and races to the door.  Before he leaves Elliot calls out.

"And Blaine, just for the record, next time you let Kurt go, I really will steal your boyfriend," he says jokingly.

Blaine smiles back.  "Thanks Elliot, I owe you one."

"Yeah, Anderson, you do."

Blaine goes racing out to find Kurt as Elliot goes back to bed for some well-deserved rest. 

"Yeah, NYC definitely is much more quiet and peaceful," he thought to himself.