Just after their late morning classes let out, Blaine makes his way to Kurt's office and knocks on the open door, being sure to keep the basket out of sight.

"Is it that time already?" Kurt asks not looking up from the papers he's grading.

"Indeed, it is," Blaine responds. "Come on."

"Ugh. I don't think I can handle bar food today," Kurt grumbles.

"Well, that's good because we're not going to a bar," Blaine says holding up the picnic basket.

"A picnic?" Kurt asks with a slight smile.

"Yes. I figured we should take advantage of the brief respite we are having from the fall weather and get a little fresh air. What do you say?"

"I say that sounds like an excellent idea."

"Fantastic!" Blaine exclaims. "Follow me." He's tempted to hold his arm out to Kurt, but in the end decides that might be pushing it.

Blaine leads Kurt along the sidewalk to the path that will take them down to the piddly excuse for a beach that stretches along the shore of Lake Michigan. It isn't much and the beach is perhaps more gravel than sand, but it works well enough for Blaine's plan.

"A picnic on the beach?" Kurt says. "Why, Professor Anderson, if I didn't know better I would say this was a date."

Blaine just smiles and shrugs in response, neither confirming nor denying Kurt's assumption. He leads them over to one of the larger, flat rocks and pulls out a blanket for them to sit on. He then starts unpacking the simple lunch he had made for this occasion – turkey sandwiches with all the fixings, homemade lemonade and some hummus with a variety of chips and vegetables for dipping.

"This looks delicious," Kurt says as he takes a seat.

"Bon appetite," Blaine replies holding a glass of lemonade out to Kurt. They toast and eat in silence for a few minutes.

Blaine stares out at the lake as he eats. For once, it's so calm and blue and the sky is so clear it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. He sneaks a glance at Kurt and notices his eyes have changed color slightly as they reflect their surroundings. Blaine takes this time to think back over the short time he's known Kurt. It seems odd when he thinks about, but they've barely known each other for two months. Yet, there is something about Kurt that makes Blaine feel as if he's known him forever. He has an air of ease and confidence about him that makes Blaine wants to tell him all his darkest secrets and know that Kurt would never betray that trust.

Blaine only hopes he can live up to be the kind of man that Kurt deserves.