Kurt had stopped in the Coffee Bean before work to grab his coffee and noticed Blaine's absence. He knew he wasn't talking to Blaine anyway, and it was none of his business, but he was curious where Blaine was.

Kurt didn't know what to think now. He had thought that Blaine was straight; after all he had a kid. But what was the deal with Simon? Maybe Blaine was a closet case. If he was, there was no way Kurt was going to warn Simon about it. Simon absolutely deserved whatever he got.

Stop it, Kurt. You're supposed to be forgetting Blaine, Kurt chastised himself.

La Grenouille was busy already when Kurt got to work. He immediately had to start taking tables and was too busy to think about Blaine.

By later in the evening, Kurt was having a great night. Every table so far had been pleasant and he was making good money. He had just finished saying goodbye to one table, when he quickly turned to greet his next one.

"Good ev-"

Kurt couldn't believe his eyes.

Seated at the table in front of him were Simon and Blaine. Simon was looking up at him from the table with a smug grin on his face. Kurt couldn't tell what expression Blaine had on his face, because it was focused on the table. Kurt did notice that the tips on Blaine's ears were turning red though.

Courage, Kurt thought.

He started again.

"Good evening, gentlemen. May I start you two with our house red or maybe a draft beer?"

"Kurt! What a surprise. I didn't know you worked here," Simon gushed.

The look on his face made Kurt think that Simon knew exactly that this was where he worked.

Kurt tried to smile, but he was pretty sure that it looked pained.

"Yes well, I do. So what did can I get you to drink?" Kurt was having a very hard time being professional and he didn't think that Simon was going to make it any easier for him.

"I want an Absolut cosmo," replied Simon.

Kurt realized he would actually have to acknowledge Blaine at this point. He tried to keep his voice even.

"Blaine? What can I get for you?"

"May I please have a Tangeray and tonic, and a water whenever you get a chance?" Blaine answered.

Blaine was clearly trying to be as courteous as possible to make up for his date's lack of manners.

"Of course. I will be back with those drinks and give you a chance to look over the menu. If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

When Kurt went to the bar to get the drinks he finally gave himself a chance to freak out. Unfortunately,  Penny wasn't at work that night, so he didn't have anyone to talk to. Kurt refused to believe that this was a coincidence. Simon knew exactly what he was doing to him.

He must have picked up on whatever awkwardness was between Kurt and Blaine and thought he could use it to his advantage.

As soon as the drinks were ready, Kurt pulled himself together and went back to Blaine and Simon's table.

"Where's my water?" snapped Simon as soon as Kurt set down the drinks.

"You didn't ask for one Simon," Blaine mumbled.

Kurt could tell that Blaine was uncomfortable with the whole situation.

"No, it's okay. I will be right back with that water."

Kurt used his time getting Simon's water to calm himself down. He knew he needed this job and if he  carried out any of the many plans for revenge he had floating around in his head to Simon, he was sure to lose it.

"Here is your water. Are you gentlemen ready to order?"

Once Kurt had returned to the kitchen with Simon's complicated order and Blaine's, he took a second to run to the bathroom.

Kurt felt like he was going to throw up. If he was honest with himself, Kurt knew it was because he was not over the silly, little crush he had on Blaine.

Why does this hurt so much?

With a quick glance in the mirror, Kurt headed back to work. At least he looked good while Simon tortured him.

Kurt quickly checked on Simon and Blaine before taking care of his other customers.

When Kurt went back to drop off their food, Simon was leaning so far forward he was practically lying on the table.  With their hands entwined on the table, the two men seemed to be enjoying each other's company.

Kurt cleared his throat to get their attention.

Blaine startled and pulled back quickly, looking guilty. His hands immediately went to his own lap.

"It's about time. I’m starving," Simon commented when he saw Kurt standing there with their plates.

"Here you go," Kurt said, setting down the two plates. "Does everything look up to your expectations?"

"I gu-," started Simon.

"It looks perfect. Thank you, Kurt." Blaine cut in. He gave Kurt a small smile.

Kurt ignored the excited feeling he got when Blaine directed his charming smile at him.

"You're welcome. Enjoy your meals."

The rest of their meal was pretty uneventful. Kurt was starting to think that Simon would leave without causing him too much grief.

As Kurt was clearing the empty plates from Simon and Blaine's table he asked, "Are we thinking about any dessert this evening?"

"Oh yes. I want a piece of your strawberry cheesecake," Simon quickly answered.

Blaine looked up at Kurt, trying to make eye contact.

Kurt resolutely looked down at his pad of paper.

"Just a black coffee please," Blaine answered finally.

As he dropped off the cheesecake and coffee, he set the bill on the table. Kurt was not surprised when Blaine grabbed it. This was clearly a date after all.

When he came back to pick up the bill and refill Blaine's coffee, he saw Simon feeding Blaine a bite of his dessert. Kurt didn't like the closeness of the two. He knew he had no right to feel jealous, but when Simon went to wipe the side of Blaine's mouth with his thumb he saw green.

Courage

"Is the bill ready?" Kurt gritted out.

Blaine looked surprised to see Kurt standing over them.

"Yes. Here it is. Keep the change," he answered abruptly.

 Kurt picked up the bill folder and said."Thank you. You gentlemen have a good rest of your evening."

"Oh I am sure we will." Simon almost purred, licking his thumb that he just wiped Blaine's mouth with.

Kurt had to leave. He couldn't handle standing there, watching Blaine fall for Simon. Kurt didn't think he was going to throw up now, he knew it. He quickly escaped to the bathroom.

When he finally returned to the dining room, Kurt saw that Simon and Blaine had left. He sighed in relief. He opened up the bill folder to see how much Blaine had left him.

Kurt was shocked to see that Blaine had left him a 50% tip on their bill. He felt that he completely deserved that, after having to wait on Simon. He couldn't wait to tell Penny about this.

Instead of going out that night, Kurt decided to just head home and open a bottle of wine after his emotionally taxing shift at work.

He had just turned the corner onto his street when he heard someone shouting his name. He turned around to see Blaine walking up behind him.

"Hey Kurt, wait up!"

Kurt felt his heart leap into his throat and he wanted to run into his apartment, but he couldn't get his feet to move.

When Blaine got to him, he was a little out of breath, but Kurt couldn't deny he still looked amazing. Even though Kurt had been distracted when he saw Blaine at the restaurant, he did notice how well Blaine filled out his trousers and shirt that made his eyes pop.

"What are you doing here, Blaine? Are you stalking me now?" asked Kurt, immediately taking the defensive.

"No. I was ju-," Blaine tried to explain.

Kurt raised his hand, stopping Blaine.

"What? You didn't see me suffer enough at work?" Kurt couldn't help the hurt tone in his voice.

He turned on his heels and headed towards his building. He just wanted to escape into his apartment and pretend like tonight never happened. Between the stress of having to compete with Simon for a role and the confused feelings he had about Blaine, Kurt felt a breakdown was around the corner.

Kurt picked up his pace when he heard Blaine following him. He chose to ignore him.

As he got to the door of his apartment, he saw Blaine was still following him. He turned to glare at Blaine and was revving up to snap at him, when Blaine cut him off.

"I'm not following you. Not everything is about you, you know," Blaine sighed.

"Hmph. Whatever," snapped Kurt as he walked into the lobby of his apartment building.

He was not looking forward to the walk up the five flights of stairs with Blaine.

"Where's Simon? Date didn't end well?" asked Kurt, digging for information.

"I thought you didn't want to talk to me," Blaine answered, not revealing anything.

Kurt didn't know why he had even asked. He didn't actually want to know anything that happened between Blaine and Simon. Thinking about it left a bad taste in his mouth.

"Just making small talk," Kurt replied, hoping he didn't sound like he really cared.

"Well, if you must know, our date went pretty well." Blaine's reply almost sounded like he was trying to push Kurt's buttons.

"Maybe you're right. Maybe we should just not talk," interrupted Kurt, before Blaine could go into any more detail.

They climbed the stairs in silence, both awkwardly aware of the other's presence and not knowing what to do or say.

Kurt figured Blaine wouldn't climb all five flights with him. What were the odds that they were both going to the same floor, anyway?

By the time they reached the top floor, Kurt was getting irrationally angry.

Why did Blaine have to keep showing up everywhere? Kurt thought.

It frustrated him that he had so little control over his feelings for the other man.

As they walked down the hall, Kurt wanted to ask Blaine what he was doing in his apartment building but kept his mouth shut and headed towards his door.

Blaine was still close behind him, just like he had been since they met on the street. Kurt was always aware of where Blaine was when they were near each other.

When Kurt stopped at his door to unlock it, Blaine nearly ran straight into him.

"Wait. What are you doing here?" Blaine asked, taking a step back from Kurt. He didn’t understand what was happening? Kurt, Rachel, and Finn all lived together? Wanky.

"I live here," responded Kurt curtly, opening the door.

As soon as the door was open, they could hear the sounds of giggling and what seemed to be Finn pretending to be a monster of some sort.

"What are you doing here?" It was now Kurt's turn to ask the question.

Out of nowhere came a mini-Blaine yelling, "Blaine! Save me!" and running to hide behind the original Blaine.

"I'm here to pick up Monroe," explained Blaine, trying to tug the boy out from behind him.

Kurt suddenly went very stiff.

"Oh. I see," he said, stepping into his apartment.

Blaine and Monroe followed.

"Kurt, I see you brought me a little boy to eat," Finn greeted him, not dropping the monster persona.

Kurt was so confused. He had known that Rachel and Finn were babysitting for one of Rachel's professors, but what was Blaine doing here?

As Monroe took off again, trying to escape Finn's "wrath" Kurt and Blaine moved further into the apartment, into the living room.

"Oh hey guys," Rachel said from the floor where she was currently cleaning up crayons and coloring books.

She stood up, "Have you two met? Kurt, this is Bl-"

Kurt cut in. "Actually, we have. Blaine works at the Coffee Bean."

"Really? Small world," she said.

"I hope Monroe wasn't too much trouble," Blaine said.

"Oh not at all. I can't tell who had more fun, Monroe or Finn," she responded smiling.

Kurt still had no idea what was happening. Everyone was acting like this was normal. He couldn't take being out of the loop anymore.

"I don't understand. How do you two know each other?" Kurt asked, needing answers.

"Oh, well, it's simple really. Blaine is brothers with Professor Anderson and Monroe is his son," chirped Rachel.

"Yes, so Monroe is my nephew. I live with my brother and help raise him," clarified Blaine.

Kurt just stood there, blinking.

So Blaine didn't have a son. He wasn't hiding a wife somewhere. He wasn't a closet-case. Kurt felt a little stupid. Why was he so quick to jump to conclusions and assume the worst of people?

Well I know why I do that, thought Kurt.

Now Blaine needed some answers. “How do you all know each other?” hoping he didn’t sound like he was prying.

Rachel answered again, “Well we all went to high school together. Kurt and Finn are actually brothers.”

All this new information left both Kurt and Blaine quiet  as Blaine gathered up Monroe to head home.

"Say thank you to Rachel and Finn for watching you," Blaine prompted the little boy.

"Thank you, Rachel and Finn," repeated Monroe.

He tugged on Rachel's sleeve, pulling her down to his level.

"Can we still go to the museum soon?" he asked as sweetly as possible.

"Of course we can," Rachel answered, completely entranced by Monroe's cuteness.

"Hey now! Don't be making any moves on my fiancée now," barked out Finn with a laugh.

With goodbyes said, Blaine and Monroe left to head home.

Ten seconds after the door was closed behind them, Kurt sprang into action.

He ran out the door to stop the pair.

"Wait! Blaine, I- I uh-." Kurt was at a loss for words. He didn't have a plan for what to say next. He just knew that he couldn't let Blaine leave without doing something.

"Yes, Kurt?" Blaine didn't seem to know what to do either.

"Listen, I, um, I think that I might owe you an apology. Would you want to maybe get coffee sometime?" Kurt couldn't believe how stupid he sounded. He just asked his barista to go get coffee with him.

Blaine's face was expressionless and he wasn't saying anything.

The usually confidant Kurt was starting to have second thoughts. "We don't have to get coffee. I'm sure you're sick of it," he tried to backpedal.

Blaine started to smile.

That's a good thing, right? Kurt reassured himself.

"Coffee sounds good. I have to admit I am a bit of an addict," Blaine finally answered.

"Great!" Kurt replied, with a little too much enthusiasm.

Neither Kurt nor Blaine seemed to know what to say next, but before either had a chance to come up with anything, Monroe let out a loud yawn.

"I got to get this guy home and to bed. We can talk about making plans the next time you come into the Coffee Bean," Blaine said as he picked up the sleepy Monroe.

"Sounds good," Kurt said, unable to stop smiling.

Before Blaine turned to head home he said, "Excellent. I could definitely use more friends in the city."

Kurt felt like the wind had been taken out of his sails a little

Friends. Of course they would be friends. After all, Blaine was with Simon, Kurt reminded himself as he entered his apartment.

"What was that about?" Rachel inquired before Kurt could escape into his bedroom.

Kurt had had a long day and he was starting to feel the effects of it. He was too confused and exhausted to play games with Rachel.

"I honestly don't know," he simply replied, as he closed his bedroom door behind him.