Blaine walked into work the next morning with a spring in his step. He was going to apologise to Kurt and then he was going to ask him out on a date, he had it planned out perfectly word for word. Blaine should have had a back up plan though, not everything will go as you want it too.

"Good morning Mr Anderson," Kurt smiled sweetly, too sweetly with a hint of bitterness in his words that Blaine couldn't help notice when he spat out 'Mr Anderson'. "Your father is in your office, he said he wanted to talk to you." Kurt said without tearing his eyes away from his computer screen, "I'll come in after he's spoken to you to collect anything I'm supposed to do today - or yesterday."

Blaine nodded and proceeded to walk to his office, deciding to talk to Kurt after his dad has left.

"Oh and Mr Anderson?" Blaine turned around and found Kurt sitting there smiling, well more like grinning bitterly, "I hope you're feeling much better," and with that he turned back around to face him computer and started typing furiously at his computer, Blaine shook his head and sighed, opening the door to his office.

"Hello Son," Blaine's dad, Benjamin said and Blaine noticed he was sitting at his desk of course. "I hope you're feeling better today Blaine." Oh so that's what he came to see me for? To lecture me about not turning up? It was one day for god's sake.

"Morning dad, sorry I didn't come in…" Blaine started but his dad cut him off.

"Nonsense! You work too hard anyway," Ben motioned to the chair in front of Blaine's desk and Blaine sat down straight away. "In fact I don't think I've ever noticed how hard you actually work son," Blaine sat there bewildered, what was his dad's angle? Was he just finally realising everything Blaine sacrificed? He found himself smiling before he could really stop, it wasn't often his dad would notice him after all. "Which is why I'm sat here in front of you today actually, Blaine me and your mother have been talking and well, we think it's time you started looking for a suitable wife." Blaine felt like he had been slapped, oh so that's his angle, I should have known he wasn't just being nice.

Blaine gritted his teeth, calming himself down before speaking. "Dad, I appreciate both yours and mothers concern but I don't need a wife right now, I'm still building my career and I'm not ready to settle down yet." Not to mention it's a husband I want named Kurt, not a wife.

Ben nodded before saying, "yes I understand Blaine, but these things take time as it is; building up relationships and so on. I'm not saying get married tomorrow I'm just saying you need to give yourself options and open yourself up to finding a nice girl to settle down with. It took me and your mother a few years before we got married; and I was lucky. She was my secretary after all. You haven't really got that option right now." Benjamin gestured to the door, which behind it sat Kurt Hummel, the guy Blaine would actually prefer to spend the rest of his life with other than some girl he didn't know.

"So what are you saying?" Blaine asked, furrowing his brows.

"Look Blaine, I'm just giving you options. If you ever need some times off in order to- well I don't know what people do these days to find their significant other- but just let me know if you need any time off to do just that." Benjamin stood up then, and Blaine quickly followed. (old habits never die hard)

Blaine opened the door for his father who stepped out and took one look at Kurt before returning his gaze back to Blaine, "also," he began loudly so he knew Kurt could hear, he didn't know why but he wanted to make this kid know that Blaine is off limits; for whatever reason he seemed to think Kurt would try and convert Blaine or something. "My friend Andrew has a very lovely daughter about your age who I'd love you to meet, if you'd like I could set up a date and you could go from there?" Benjamin patted his son on the back and Blaine glanced at Kurt for a quick second before looking back at his father.

"I- uh… I'll let you know Dad," Benjamin nodded and walked away leaving Blaine to sigh and slump against his door.

"So Kurt, you ready?" Blaine chanced a smile at the other boy but it wasn't returned, instead Kurt looked incredibly upset which tore Blaine's heart. Kurt stood up abruptly and followed Blaine into his office, swiftly closing the door behind him.

"Kur-"

"Look Blaine, I don't want to hear it. I get it, that kiss or whatever was a mistake; I wont tell anyone and we'll never speak of it again." Kurt shot out, posture extremely straight like he was used to this kind of rejection; which in itself was heartbreaking. To see him so collected and calm when he should be breaking down.

"No Kurt… god I'm such an idiot," Blaine sat down in his chair and went to run his hands through his hair, before realising it was gelled and groaning in frustration some more. Kurt didn't take a seat and instead remained standing, head held high and shoulders back.

"Well, I tried to do as much work as possible yesterday from home; but I still have some things to finish off today so if you wouldn't mind getting on with our usual morning routine I can return to my desk."

"Kurt can we talk about this? Please?" Blaine pleaded and Kurt remained the same.

"Talk about what Blaine? There is nothing to talk about. You kissed me; seemed to enjoy it but then ran off without an explanation and when I was prepared to talk about it yesterday you were still running. You calling in sick and avoiding me gave me all the answers I needed," Kurt huffed out a breath, "and that little scene outside further confirmed it; I really do hope you find a nice woman to settle down with Blaine, I wonder if she'll be okay with you kissing men. But hey, who am I to judge?" Kurt spat and Blaine flinched like he had been physically hit.

"I don't- I don't want a wife Kurt, that's just my dad talking." Blaine sighed, "and don't you think you're being unreasonable in all this?" Blaine shot back, so much for asking him out to dinner. "I needed time to think, I'm sorry for running," Blaine stood up and started pacing. "I'm sorry for being such a damn coward, but can you really blame me? One minute I'm fine working here everything is fine, I have a great job and I couldn't be happier. The next minute you show up, you Kurt, with your enigmatic personality and your optimism and your questions - damn your questions - and then I start questioning everything I am, I start thinking about my dreams and asking what ifs," Blaine paused, searching Kurt's face for any form of reaction, but it was blank as before, like he's been rehearsing not showing his emotions his whole life.

"And then you invite me out for coffee," Blaine laughed lightly, bittersweet. "And if that's not the most innocent request ever, but that's the thing Kurt; no one had ever done that for me before. This brilliant, beautiful boy came into my life and when I kissed you I felt like nothing else mattered." Blaine was staring right into Kurt's eyes now, which were showing a slight flicker of emotion as Blaine rambled on. "And then I come back to work and already my dad is asking me about marrying a woman, not once considering that I might be gay, or that I might want something different than his big plan for me. What am I supposed to do Kurt? All I've ever known is what my dad wanted, all I've ever done is what he planned for me."

Kurt stayed silent, not really knowing what he could have said. Blaine spoke up again. "You asked me, when we first had lunch together what I wanted to do with my life, if it was always a 'lawyer' well Kurt it wasn't. You wanna know what I wanted to be?" Blaine softly laughed again. "A musician, I wanted to write songs and play in cheap bars and live in horrible motels. I wanted it all. But instead," Blaine motioned around him. "I got this." Blaine walked over to Kurt and took his hands in his own. "But I guess one pro of this whole situation was that I got to meet you."

Kurt finally broke his silence, pulling his hands away from Blaine. "I know this is hard for you Blaine but I can't just be some fantasy for you, I can't just be another one of your what ifs or someone for you to fool around with or pretend you're happy with when no one else it around so you can go out in front of everyone and pretend you're straight and maybe marry some girl. I'm not willing to be your dirty little secret Blaine." Kurt moved over to Blaine's desk to retrieve a file he would have to work on today and walked over to Blaine's office door. "If you ever change your mind and decide to be yourself and not who your father wants you to be," he looked over his shoulder at Blaine. "You'll know where to find me."

Blaine stood in silence as he watched Kurt walk away, unable to find his voice to tell him I'm ready Kurt, I want you. I don't care what my father thinks. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't say the words out loud.

Blaine was seated at his desk when his phone started constantly vibrating with text after text.

Cooper Anderson (11:05)

So, have you fucked yet?

Cooper Anderson (11:05)

Or you know asked him out?

Cooper Anderson (11:05)

Dinner? Movie? Orgy?

Cooper Anderson (11:05)

Apologised? At least? I like question marks?

Cooper Anderson (11:05)

Idk what was your plan again?

Cooper Anderson (11:06)

Please don't tell me you blew it (not literally or if you did please tell me because SCORE) and you're currently sitting at your desk crying

Cooper Anderson (11:06)

BLAINE BERNADETTE ANDERSON

Cooper Anderson (11:10)

I SWEAR ON ALL THINGS STRAWBERRY AND COVERED IN CHOCOLATE IF YOU DON'T REPLY IN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES I WILL COME OVER THERE AND KICK YOUR 3 FOOT HOBBIT ASS TO NEXT WEEK SUCKA (I can be ghetto)

Cooper Anderson (11:11)

Unless you're currently bent over (or got Kurt bent over?) a desk then I apologize and will leave you alone because I think you need ALL hands on dick

Cooper Anderson (11:11)

I mean deck.

Cooper Anderson (11:20)

Dude, I doubt you can last that long which means you AREN'T getting laid which means you CAN text me back

Cooper Anderson (11:25)

Honestly Blaine WHAT IS GOING ON THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME

To Cooper Anderson (11:29)

I don't want to talk about it, Coop.

Cooper Anderson (11:30)

Ah bro, I know you don't want to talk about it but at least tell me what happened? And I'll drop it then I swear.

To Cooper Anderson (11:40)

Well, dad conveniently showed up in my office talking about 'options' that he's giving me to find a 'suitable wife' or whatever and well he said something in front of Kurt (who was ALREADY pissed at me for obvious reasons) about hooking me up with some girl that happens to be the daughter of a close friend of his. Well Kurt came into my office and we had a huge fight (okay it was more like me blabbering all of my feelings about dad, my 'dreams' and Kurt in one sentence but yeah) Kurt kind of eerily kept silent through the whole thing before kind of flipping and refusing to be my 'dirty little secret' (I never insinuated that I swear) and before he left he said 'If you ever change your mind and decide to be yourself then you know where to find me'

To Cooper Anderson (11:41)

I was so close Coop I swear, the words were in my head formed but they couldn't come out. I wanted so badly to just hold him and tell him I wanted to be with him but I just couldn't.

To Cooper Anderson (11:50)

Coop?

To Cooper Anderson (11:55)

God you probably think I'm such an idiot

Cooper Anderson (12:00)

Blaine, I have no idea what to say I know how much that was a big move for you bro, I mean you haven't even told me the extent of your feelings about dad, but I'm guessing from the feel I get about what you've said to Kurt it's pretty bad. (You can always tell me you know that right?) As for the Kurt thing, just give it time man. Even if you do have to wait till you're ready to jump out of the dad bubble, just wait till then. If Kurt's not there when you've succeeded well at least you'd be your own person. I'm pretty sure he understands though, I mean Kurt doesn't seem like a dick to me so. Obviously if you weren't ready to say those things out loud you weren't ready to act on them either.

Cooper Anderson (12:01)

Sorry bro, just really had a hard time thinking of what to say.

To Cooper Anderson (1:30)

Sorry Cooper, for not replying I mean. Kurt came in here to deliver my lunch and I wanted so badly just to hold him but I couldn't. I didn't even say thank you I couldn't form any words I really have no idea how I'm going to cope.

Cooper Anderson (1:35)

It'll get better B, ice cream and Disney movies tonight?

To Cooper Anderson (1:40)

How about a bar instead? I need to get drunk.

Cooper Anderson (1:41)

Now you're speaking my language! Scandals?

To Cooper Anderson (1:42)

A gay bar? Really Coop?

Cooper Anderson (1:44)

What? It has its perks…

Blaine fondly shook his head and replied 'whatever' before putting his phone to the side and getting on with work. It was Friday night after all so a trip to a bar should be normal for him, after a long day at work. So why was he so nervous?

Scandals wasn't what Blaine had expected, even though he should have. He expected something more… classier? but it was Cooper after all so this run down excuse for a gay bar would have to do, it had alcohol so that's all Blaine really cared about at this moment.

Cooper ordered drinks for both of them while Blaine sat at the bar looking around, Blaine was on his second vodka and coke now.

"Shit Cooper!" Blaine tugged on Cooper's shirt till he turned to face the direction Blaine was looking at.

"Oh… so Kurt's here that's not awkward at all."

Blaine knocked back his drink and ordered a few shots. "Jesus Blaine calm down we've just got here."

"Don't care," Blaine said as he took back one of the shots. "Kurt's here… KURT looking all cute in his tight jeans and unbuttoned shirt…" Blaine groaned feeling a bit drunk.

"Yeah I know, want to go somewhere else?" Cooper said into Blaine's ear over the loud music.

"Cooper we're brothers stop hitting on me," Blaine joked, slurring slightly.

"Ha-ha, I meant because the one person you wanted to get drunk because of is here."

"OH MY GOD IS THAT BRANDON!" Blaine shouted attracting a bit of attention from nearby guys.

"Blaine, quite down." Cooper said tugging him away from the bar to the dance floor.

Kurt wasn't really paying attention to his surroundings, he had heard someone shout a minute ago but that was usual in a place like this… why it sounded like Blaine, Kurt just put down to a stressful day. He was so busy not paying attention that he didn't see a tall, handsome guy sit next to him and order a drink.

"Hi, I'm Brandon." Kurt heard someone next to him shout to him over the music, Kurt spun around ready to reply 'not interested' when he saw the stunning man sitting next to him, he looked pretty tall even from sitting and had sandy coloured hair that nearly fell over his bright blue eyes.

"Kurt," Kurt said smiling, holding out a hand for Brandon to shake, which he did enthusiastically.

"Can I buy you a drink, Kurt." Brandon said, drawing out Kurt's name seductively.

"Um… sure," Kurt answered, why the hell not, it's nice to have a guy actually interested in me for a change.

"Ugh I think something is wrong with my cell phone," Brandon said fumbling with his Blackberry.

"Oh, what's wrong with it?" Kurt asked.

"Well, I think it might be… your number isn't in it," Brandon flashed a smile and Kurt blushed while laughing. Is this guy serious? Oh my god.

"Hey, it was worth the embarrassment if I got you to smile like that." Kurt blushed even more at that and took a sip from his drink.

"Want to make a bet?" Brandon asked.

Kurt looked at him curiously, "uh sure?"

"I bet you, I can kiss you with my lips without touching you."

Kurt laughed but nodded anyway, "really? I think that's quite impossible."

Brandon leaned forward and kissed Kurt on the cheek, "oh well it was worth losing the bet."

Kurt blushed even more and giggled, feeling quite light headed from the alcohol but also from the attention, "you are… you are something else."

Brandon smiled and was about to say something else before he felt a hand on his shoulder, "HEY BRANDON!" It was Blaine, a drunken Blaine with Cooper behind him trying to drag him away.

"Uh… hi Blaine, Cooper," he nodded at both of them.

"Blaine?" Kurt asked bewilderedly.

"You know each other?" Brandon asked.

"Yeah he's my boss, well I'm his PA." Kurt answered still eyeing up Blaine who couldn't stop staring at Kurt. "How do you know him?"

"I was his client once," Brandon answered. Oh great, a guy pays attention to me and he's a criminal! Nice going Kurt. Brandon must have noticed the conflict on Kurt's face because he laughed and shook his head. "Don't worry, I didn't kill anyone. I was suing someone actually. But that's another story for another day." Blaine didn't miss the look in Brandon's eyes when he said that like there will BE another day stupid face! Blaine thought before looking at Kurt.

"Kurt…" Blaine said softly and Brandon looked confused.

"Yes Blaine, It's Kurt." Cooper said trying to pull his drunken brother away before he embarrasses himself even further.

"No wait Kurt, Kurt I'm sorry I-" Blaine stopped mid sentence and his face went pale, before running off to the bathroom.

"Bye guys, nice seeing you both again." Cooper called as he ran after his brother who was no doubt throwing his guts up in the bathroom.

"Well that was… interesting." Brandon commented.

"I think I'm going to go home," Kurt announced standing up, he had enough drama for one day. Seeing Blaine all upset because of him didn't help either.

"Let me take you?" Brandon asked, hopeful. He wasn't looking for sex or anything, he really did like Kurt and wanted to get to know him better.

"No, I'd rather go alone, if you don't mind." Kurt answered walking past the tall blonde.

"At least give me your number? It might have been a cheesy pick up line but it was true." He flashed a smile and Kurt gave in, rattling off his number before saying his goodbyes.

Meanwhile in the bathroom, Blaine was clinging to the porcelain lid of the toilet while crying and heaving, his brother close behind him rubbing soothing circles into his back.

"He's probably-" hiccup "going to-" hiccup "go home with Brandon and have amazing-" hiccup "sex and probably forget all about me -no- he's going to laugh at me and they're both going to laugh at me oh Cooper I don't want to be laughed at during anal sex what do I do." Cooper shook his head, he really didn't want to try and make sense of what Blaine was saying so instead he just carried on rubbing his back and waited for him to calm down.

They eventually left the bathroom and Cooper pointed over to Brandon, "you see? No Kurt and Blondie pants over there is alone."

"Take me home Coop, I don't wanna live anymore." Blaine slumped on a bar stool and Cooper slung his little brother's arm over his neck, lifting him up and walking him out of the bar door.

"Okay little buddy whatever you say."