Kurt stumbled into the main room, but Blaine and Jessica were nowhere to be found.  He pulled out his phone to check for messages, none.  1:13am.  What was I doing for three hours?

Kurt Hummel (1:14am) - Where are you?

Blaine Anderson (1:17am) - Why do you care?

That was not the reaction that Kurt expected, but he was too drunk to think too much into it.

Kurt Hummel (1:18am) - Of course I care.  Are you still at the house at least?

Blaine Anderson (1:20am) - No, I left.

Kurt was relieved that Blaine had left.  That meant he most likely wasn’t with Jessica anymore and Kurt could go back to his room where Blaine would hopefully be waiting for him.  The only downside was that he had to make the walk back to the dorm.  He shoved his phone in his pocket and walked out onto the sidewalk.  A few minutes later he felt the vibration of a new message.

Blaine Anderson (1:24am) - You’d know that already if you weren’t busy making out with Lisa.

Shit.  How does he know?  We weren’t in there very long.  Is he jealous?  He’s jealous!

****

The walk home felt like it took forever, but at least it gave him the time to sober up.  When he walked into the room he found Blaine laying in dark silence.  Kurt went over to his desk and flipped on the lamp.  Blaine shifted, eventually sitting up to face him.

“So...it looked like you and Lisa hit it off.”  

“Are you jealous, Blaine?”, Kurt asked as he sat down on his bed, facing the other side of the room.

Blaine scoffed, running his fingers through his hair as he looked away.  A movement Kurt noticed whenever Blaine was nervous or unsure of himself.  “No.  Definitely not jealous.”

Kurt didn’t say a word, but he didn’t need to because he gave Blaine a look that made it clear he knew that Blaine was lying.

“Fine.  Okay, maybe I am jealous a bit.  But... I don’t know.  I thought coming to the party meant you were coming for me.  I even told you I wasn’t going to drink much and I didn’t.  I wanted to come back here with you.  ...But then you went off with Jessica and just ditched me.  When I went to find you I saw you go into the room with Lisa, so I left..”  Blaine’s voice trailed off and Kurt could tell that he was hurt.  It caught him off guard.

“Blaine, nothing happened.  I mean, we did go in the room and she kissed me, but I stopped her.  Lisa is a cool girl, but I’m not interested in her.  I told her that.”  Kurt stopped to take a breath as he got up to sit next to Blaine.  “I told her that I’m interested in someone else.”  Kurt went to hold his hand, but Blaine immediately stood up to face Kurt.

“You didn’t say anything about me, did you?  Please tell me you didn’t--”

Kurt grabbed Blaine’s hand, pulling him back towards the bed.  “Relax.  I didn’t tell her.  If you want this to be a secret, then its safe with me.  I wouldn’t do that to you.  But, that being said, I don’t think I needed to say anything.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Well, Lisa and Jessica are friends.  Apparently Jessica has told her everything and when I told Lisa that I was gay and interested in someone else, she just assumed it was you.  She had a lot to say actually.”

Blaine sank back on the bed and pushed himself up against the wall, bringing his knees to his chest.  Blaine was immediately withdrawn.  “I don’t even want to think about what she said to you.  Can we talk about this tomorrow or something?  I think I just need to go to bed.”

Kurt didn’t say anything more.  He got up and headed to his side of the room so he could change his clothes, switch off the lamp, and climb into his own bed.  He laid there for a few minutes in the uncomfortable silence, thinking about the events of the night and the newfound revelations about the boy he’d been living with for the past five months.  He was about to drift off to sleep when he felt the weight of another body laying down next to him.  Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt’s waist and pulled him close.

“I promise I will tell you everything tomorrow.  I’m sorry if I was short with you.”  Blaine placed a kiss on Kurt’s neck and a shiver went throughout his body.  Kurt turned around to face Blaine, pulling him closer in the process.  Kurt still had unanswered questions, but he figured he would save them for later.  He ignored Lisa’s warning and decided to trust Blaine and hope for the best.  He might get hurt, but thats the chance you take right?  Besides, Kurt couldn’t go back down.

Kurt brought his hand up to touch Blaine’s face, cupping his cheek as he leaned in and placed a kiss on Blaine’s lips.  It was just like the kiss they had shared earlier that day when Blaine was trying to comfort Kurt, soft and sweet.

••••

Kurt woke up to the sound of the alarm on his phone.  Blaine was still wrapped about Kurt and he was sleeping soundly.  Kurt immediately reached for his phone to stop the incessant beeping.  8:30am  Shit.

“Blaine! Blaine!  When is your first class?”, he exclaimed as he tried to move him.

Blaine shifted a bit, but he was still snuggled up against Kurt.  “Nine, or something.”

“Well, it’s 8:30 now.  You’re going to be late.”

Blaine immediately jumped up.  “Shit!  Shit.  Shit.  Shit.  I have to go all the way across campus.”  He quickly switched out of his clothes and grabbed his bag.  “I’ll text you.  Let me know if you have a break.  Maybe we can have lunch?  Dinner?  I don’t know.  I have to go.”  He ran out the door, but as soon as it shut behind him, he came back inside.

Kurt was confused.  “Did you forget something?”

Blaine walked over, leaning down to give Kurt a long, lingering kiss before responding,“Yes.  Text me!”  He was out the door as soon as he was the first time, leaving Kurt completely at a loss for words.

****

Blaine Anderson (12:55pm) - What time are you done with your classes?

Kurt Hummel (12:57pm) - I’ll be done at 3 and back at the room by 3:30.  Sorry, we couldn’t do lunch.

Blaine Anderson (12:59pm) - Its ok.  I have something better planned.  I’ll be done by 5:30.  Meet me for dinner at Lincoln?

Kurt Hummel (1:00pm) - Sounds good  See you then.

****

Kurt and Blaine had just finished their mediocre dining hall dinner and Kurt was curious.  “You said you had something planned?  I know Lincoln has pretty decent food compared to the other dining halls, but I don’t know if it’s anything special.”

Blaine laughed and got up from the table, “No, this is definitely not special.  Just follow me.  It’s nothing that big.  I just wanted to go for a walk with you.”

“A walk?  Blaine.  It’s January and it’s barely 40 degrees outside!”  Kurt reluctantly followed as they made their way in the direction of the campus pond.

“So?  You have a jacket.  Besides, if you get too cold, I’ll warm you up.”  Blaine looked over and smiled sweetly at Kurt, which made his knees go weak.

“I’m okay with that, but why do you want to go for a walk?”

“Well I promised I would tell you everything didn’t I?  It’s easier for me to talk when I’m walking around instead of sitting in one spot.  Besides, this is my favorite place on campus and I wanted to share it with you.  Have you ever been over here before?”

“No, I haven’t actually, but I like new experiences.”  Kurt smiled at Blaine, hoping he gave him the same weak in the knees feeling.

Blaine quickly shifted the conversation.  “I don’t know what Lisa told you, but just ignore it.  I want you to hear everything from me. Ok?  I promise I’m not lying.  I want to be completely honest with you.”

“Okay.”

Blaine looked down as he walked along the path, he took a deep breath, and starting with his story.  

“Alright, when I was in high school I was with a boy named Luke.  I was completely in love with him and I actually thought we were going to be together forever.  Looking back now, I was so naive, but who isn’t when it comes to their first love?”

Kurt nodded and Blaine continued.  “Anyway, a month before graduation we decided to tell our parents.  We planned to tell them on the same night, but Luke didn’t do it.  He was too afraid, but I still went through with it.  My dad was livid.  I really think that if it weren’t for my mom he would have kicked me out.  When I tried to get in contact with Luke he ignored me completely.  Three years together and that was it.  The last time I saw him was the day we graduated from high school.”  Blaine’s voice cracked a bit, making it clear that it was still a sensitive subject for him.  Kurt wanted to reach out to touch Blaine, give him a hug or something, but he didn’t.  Just continued to listen.  

“I think he’s somewhere in Texas now.  Anyway, I told my dad I made it all up, which seemed to help, but I don’t know.  I don’t think he believed me.  I figured that if I wasn’t with Luke anymore, I could at least try to be straight.  But then I met you.  You’re nothing like him, by the way.  I think thats why I like you so much.  You’re just different in the best possible way.  You make me feel better just by being in the room with me.”

“Wow.  Blaine.”

“I didn’t think you were gay though.  I was determined to be straight so when I met Jessica, I knew I had the chance to prove it to myself.  I tried really hard to be straight, but I just couldn’t.  I could fake it, but I wasn’t happy.  One night she dragged me to a party and I ended up hooking up with some random guy.  She walked in on us too.  It was awful.  I felt like the worst person in the world.  That was when I realized that what I was doing wasn’t just hurting me, but it was hurting other people too.  I broke up with her soon after and then you happened.”

“And then I happened?”

“Yea, I’m sorry, by the way, for leaving so soon after, but I didn’t know what to do and running seemed to be the best option at the time.  I wanted to talk to you a million times over break, but things got crazy at home.  I didn’t want to tell my dad that Jessica and I were over, but he found out anyway when he called to invite her over for the holidays.  He wasn’t very happy...  I couldn’t stop thinking about you though.”

There was that smile again.  And the weak knees.  Butterflies too.  Kurt had to pull himself together.  He wasn’t sure whether he should share Jessica’s secret.  He didn’t want Blaine to take it the wrong way, but he wanted to know if Jessica had made her move yet.

“So, has Jessica confessed her love to you yet?”

“Ugh, yes.  She did last night.  She was so drunk I could barely understand what she was saying.  That’s when I left to find you actually.  I explained to her that I was done with the straight thing.  I’m not a closet case.  I’ve known for a long time that I’m gay and I don’t have a problem with it either.  I just don’t want to lose my family, but I’m starting to think I don’t have a choice in the matter anymore.”

The trail had come full-circle and the boys were back to the beginning.  Kurt grabbed Blaine’s arm to stop him, and pulled him in close for a hug.

“Blaine.”

“Yes?”

“I need you to warm me up now.”