Isabel walked into the apartment after work to pick up Jeff’s Christmas present. He was taking her out to give her her Christmas gift. She went into her room to get it, since that’s where she put it. She was getting it out when she heard the front door open. She froze and saw that her bedroom door was nearly closed. The front door slammed shut.
“I missed you,” Isabel heard Blaine say.
“I missed you too,” she heard Kurt say.
Oh, so Blaine brought Kurt over. She waited in her quietly until Blaine said, “Come on, let’s go to my room.”
When she heard the door to Blaine’s room close, she left the apartment as quietly as she could.
…
“So how are we going to this?” Kurt asked Blaine holding his gift to Blaine.
Blaine looked at him confused.
“I mean do you want to exchange gifts at the same time or..?”
Blaine smiled. “I see. I’d like to give you my gift first.”
Kurt nodded. Blaine grabbed Kurt’s hand and led him to sit on the bed. They both sat cross legged across from each other.
“Here, Merry Christmas,” Blaine says giving Kurt a rectangular box. Kurt opens the box and takes out a crudely made necklace. There were two strips of blue clothe braided together. Attached to them was a black guitar pick with Blaine etched on it.
Kurt looked up at Blaine, not knowing what to say. He isn’t sure what the gift means. Blaine manages to sense what Kurt’s feeling because he smiles the little smile that makes Kurt’s heart beat faster.
“I think I should explain it to you,” Blaine says.
“Yeah, I’d like that.”
Blaine placed his hand over Kurt’s, who has his thumb on the pick. Blaine looks down at the pick. “Isabel gave me this pick six months after I turned 11. My parents got me a guitar but they forgot about a pick. I couldn’t play the guitar cause my fingers would become all bloody. So six months later, Isabel gives me this pick. She had noticed my fingers, so she bought it for me, specially engraved.”
Blaine paused and Kurt waited for him to continue.
“When I joined the Warblers, I would carry the pick around in my pocket, whenever I perform, as a sort of good luck charm. And one day I was scheduled to perform and I couldn’t find it. O searched my room and nothing. I gave up when I realized I was about to be late. So I ran to the performance hall without it. But on the stairway, I was stopped. By you,” Blaine began to stroke Kurt’s thumb. “If I hadn’t gotten the pick only to misplace it that day, I never would have met you. I wouldn’t have-”
Kurt cut him off by kissing him. “So I take it you like it?” Blaine asked when they pulled apart.
Kurt nodded. “I love it. Thank you. I wanna put it on.”
Blaine took it from Kurt’s hand and put it on him. Kurt kissed him before he moved away. Kurt then hands Blaine a small square package. Blaine carefully rips the blue green wrapping paper and sees that it’s a burned CD. Blaine looks at Kurt questioning.
“It’s a mixed CD with all your favorite songs on it,” Kurt said.
Blaine smiled. “Thanks Kurt, it’s awesome.”
“I tried to get you tickets to see Pheonix but they were sold out. I looked really hard but I couldn’t-”
Blaine interrupted Kurt by kissing him very enthusiastically. Kurt gasped and kissed him back with the same fierceness. He clutched Blaine’s t-shirt. Blaine placed his hand on Kurt’s sides.
They broke apart and Blaine looked Kurt through his lashes. Kurt was breathing fast.
“Kurt I-” Blaine paused. He wasn’t sure he was able to say it.
“What Blaine?”
“Kurt I love you.”
Kurt breathed in sharply. Blaine started to panic inside. Did he say it too soon? Did Kurt not feel the same way? He said it too soon and now Kurt was feeling comfortable.
“Kurt I-”
“I love you too Blaine. I’ve been waiting so long for you to say that.”
“Really?” Blaine was taken aback.
“Yeah.”
“Cause I’ve wanted to say that for a long time.”
Kurt smiled. Blaine leaned over and kissed him. Blaine’s hands slid to Kurt’s back pulling him closer. Kurt wrapped his arms around Blaine’s neck. Nothing existed except for them. Nothing.
…
“So where exactly are we Jeff?” Isabel asked.
They had been driving for an hour. Jeff refused to tell Isabel where they were going.
“Still not going to tell you,” Jeff shook his head.
“Please? Come on.”
Jeff just shook his head with a little smile on his face. He wanted his surprise to be well a surprise.
“Ugh fine,” was all Isabel said cause she knew Jeff was just as stubborn as she was.
After ten minutes of silent driving, Jeff finally parked the car.
“Jeff?” Isabel said.
“Yeah.”
“We’re at a park.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“We’ve been driving for an hour to go to a park?”
Jeff laughed. “Come on,” he said getting out of the car. He ran to her side of the car and grabbed Isabel’s hand so she was getting out of the car. He did this every time they went somewhere. Isabel grasped his hand when she out of the car.
“Come on,” he said again, leading her into the park.
As they were walking along in silence, with the only sounds being the sounds of nature around them. Isabel begun to relax. She always loved nature, it always calmed her down. And it seemed that Jeff has guessed that, since he would glance every now and then at her and smile.
“So where are we going?” Isabel asked.
“You’ll just have to see.” Jeff replies before stopping.
He turns to Isabel and says in a very serious tone. “Do you trust me?”
Isabel immediately answers, “Yes.”
Jeff smiles and then leans in to whisper, “Close your eyes.”
Isabel complies and then feels his lips brush hers for a second. He takes her hand and carefully leads her somewhere. Isabel had so many questions to ask Jeff but she had to trust him, which she did, completely.
After a few minutes of what felt like aimlessly walking to Isabel, they finally stopped.
“Okay, you ready?” Jeff asked.
“I’ve been ready.”
“Open your eyes,” Jeff says. Isabel opens them and gasps. They were in a clearing. There was a picnic blanket on the ground and a few fake candles on top of it. Jeff had prepared a picnic for her.
Jeff walks in front of her and faces her. He grabs her hand “Do you like it?” he asks her.
She looks at him and just kisses him.
“I’ll take that as a yes,” he said when they broke apart.
Isabel smiled. Jeff took her hands and led her to the blanket and sat down next to her. They began eating.
When they had finished, Jeff pulled out a rectangular box.
“Merry Christmas,” he said handing the package to her.
She took it and opened it. Inside the box was a white gold chain bracelet with silver dragon charms and turquoise gems. Isabel looked up at Jeff. He was looking at her waiting for her response.
“I remember you said you like white gold more than gold and your favorite animal is a dragon and you like turquoise more than any other gems. So I thought that you’d-”
Isabel cut him off by attacking his lips. He responded back and wrapped his arms around her waist. She twined her hands behind his neck. Jeff didn’t push her into anything or try anything. He never did.
They separated and Isabel pulled out her present to Jeff. They were tickets to the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game. Jeff looked at them and smiled.
“Thanks Isabel, they’re awesome!” he said. He also noticed that she gave him two.
“Are you hoarding a third one?” he asked jokingly.
“No. You know I don’t like hockey. I gave you both tickets so you could go with someone who likes it.
Jeff smiled. He knew Isabel wouldn’t make it seem like she didn’t want to go but then get made when he didn’t ask her. She wasn’t like that.
“I’m sorry that they’re not that good but-”
“It’s okay. I know you’re not rolling in the dough like you used to. I like them.”
“How did I get so lucky to find you?”
“You purposely ran into me, knowing I have a weakness for pretty girls like you.”
“It was an accident. Besides I never met you before, so how on earth would I would I know what your weakness is?”
“It’s what every boy’s weakness is, especially one so pretty as you.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m not pretty.”
She wasn’t fishing for compliments, it’s what she actually she actually thought.
“Yes, you are. Why do you think Wes and David can’t say no to you?”
“Cause they’re scared of me.”
“Nope, it’s cause you’re so pretty.”
Isabel just smiled. She leaned in and started kissing Jeff.
…
Isabel got home around 9. Right when she closed the door, Kurt and Blaine walked out of Blaine’s room. They looked a bit flustered and Kurt’s hair was a mess. Blaine saw Isabel and froze.
“Oh hey Isabel. When’d you get home?” Blaine asked.
Isabel looked at him. “Just like two seconds ago.”
She walked into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of lemonade. Blaine walked Kurt to the door. They started kissing until they heard Isabel cleared her throat. Kurt blushed and Blaine smiled.
“I love you,” Blaine said.
“I love you too,” Kurt said before leaving.
Blaine walked into the kitchen and saw Isabel was smirking.
“What?”
“Nothing. I’m just glad you reached that point of that your relationship.”
“What point?”
“The I love you point.”
“Ah. I see.”
Isabel didn’t say anything after that. She just started to walk away.
“We didn’t have sex you know, we just-”
“OH MY GOD!” she screamed covering her ears, “I do not want to know, please. Okay?”
Blaine laughed. “Okay.”
Isabel sighed and walked into her room.