Another Angle – Silly Love Songs:

            Blaine had to go to the North Hills Mall for the second time this week. He decided to go for a coffee again: the first time he was there he ended up having coffee with the cutest guy. Jeremiah said he worked at the mall and Blaine had a small hope of running into him again.

            Blaine sat at a table near the window and stared out of it hoping to see Jeremiah passing. He was distracted when he felt a hand lightly touching his shoulder:

            “It’s sad you already had a drink and I can’t buy you one, but can I join you?”

            Blaine looked just to confirm what he already knew:

            “Jeremiah! It’s good to see you again.”

            Jeremiah laughed while sitting down and throwing his hair in a way Blaine found too sexy to handle:

            “So you remember me.”

            Blaine smiled in a flirty way:

            “Of course. And you remember me too.”

            “Yeah, I do. What brings you to the mall the second time this week? Not stalking me, are you?”

            He said it with a wink that made Blaine have difficulty to find his breath:

            “Don’t think too much of yourself! I came to pick up some pants that I left to be tailored. It was a happy coincidence I ran into you again.”

            Jeremiah was now smirking at Blaine:

            “It seems like it’s my destiny to end up in your table when the rest of the coffee shop is full. Not complaining, though.”

            “Maybe next time you could do it on purpose.”

            Blaine was hiding his smile behind the cup of coffee and just enjoyed watching Jeremiah smiling at him. Was that it? Could Blaine be in love with this guy this fast? Was Jeremiah the one he had been looking for? Something inside of Blaine just screamed yes to all of these questions. He, who had been feeling so lonely lately, finally understood why it hadn’t worked out with anyone before: he was waiting for Jeremiah. And, of course, he was flirting back with Blaine: it was destiny! Jeremiah said the word himself. Now Blaine wanted the whole world to know.

*

            Kurt entered his room smiling the biggest he had in a long time. He had just come back from having coffee with Blaine who had told him he wanted to serenade a guy in Valentine’s Day. Blaine, his best friend; the guy who had helped Kurt face his bully; the guy who sang duets with him; the guy who knew his coffee order and, most importantly, the guy who Kurt was madly in love with; was having deeper feelings for Kurt. He couldn’t be happier:

            “Pav, I’ll be serenaded to during Valentine’s Day. Isn’t this romantic?”

            Kurt was anxious: why wouldn’t Blaine just tell him? Why the wait? But he was relying that Blaine would be preparing something really cute and fluff and he certainly didn’t want to spoil it. Should he call Blaine? No, not for now. Let Blaine plan his surprise; he must be nervous as well. Kurt could handle the waiting. Could he?

            He decided for a conference call with Mercedes and Rachel: they could gossip and make the waiting more bearable. He hit their numbers and both of them picked up immediately. He didn’t let them talk:

            “Girls, you need to listen to me! I have the most amazing news in the universe! Blaine told me today that he wants to serenade a guy during Valentine’s Day to tell this guy that his feelings for him have grown deeper!”
            Mercedes only had time to say “Congratulations” because Rachel didn’t let her speak anymore:

            “Kurt, that’s fantastic! It will be so romantic! Have you decided if you are going to sing something back to him? Oh My! Have you rehearsed? Your first boyfriend, Kurt, I’m so happy for you. I know, why don’t the three of us have a sleep over at my place tomorrow and we can help you out with strategies to woo Blaine in your date?”

            Kurt heard Mercedes laughing as she answered:

            “It would be good for me; I miss spending time with you for a while.”

            Kurt was giggling but he knew they wouldn’t mind:

            “Oh girls, that would be wonderful! I can barely contain my excitement and I, obviously, can’t talk about any of this with Blaine. It would make waiting a lot easier. Not to mention that I’m absolutely nervous and need your help. What should I wear? So many things to consider... I need my girls!”

            As soon as Kurt hanged up, he laid down on bed with a smile he couldn’t get rid of: his life was definitively changing for the better.

*

            Wes and David had dragged Blaine to an empty classroom after the emergency meeting he had called on the Warblers. It hasn’t gone as smoothly as Blaine had planned but they had agreed to help him and now he didn’t know what his friends wanted to talk about.

            David was the one to talk and he had a furious tune:

            “Blaine, what were you thinking? We know you are our friend and the leading soloist, but you are not in the council and you must respect us. You made us look like fools!”

            Blaine wanted to apologize; he never meant to make David this angry. The problem was: he didn’t really know what he should apologize for:

            “I’m sorry; I didn’t realize I would cause so much trouble. But you ended up agreeing; I guess this mean problem solved, right?”

            David sighed out loud putting some of his frustration out before answering:

            “You crossed a line, Blaine! The Warblers aren’t about you; we usually don’t take the whole group to work on behalf of one individual needs. What Kurt pointed out makes sense and that’s why we agreed in the end: we need to step out of our comfort zone. The problem is: Thad is already given us a hard time because he says we listen to you too much and now you’ve given him another argument. If you’ll excuse me; I’ve a class I must go to.”

            David left without giving Blaine the chance to say anything. Blaine then looked at Wes a little astonished:

            “Are you with him on this one?”

            Wes smile awkwardly:

            “You really crossed a line, but I’m not as heart-felt about this matter as he is. Thad is going to give us a hard time, but he and David have a brawl that involves other things and dates from the past. I’m not too worried about that; we can handle Thad. What I worry about is Kurt; have you considered what you are asking him to do?”

            Blaine was now getting offended by Wes’ lack of knowing when to stop joking:

            “Don’t you think it’s about time you stop with your stupid joke? I just told all of you I’m in love and all you do is mock me…”

            “I’m serious Blaine. How can you be so clueless? Kurt is in love with you; anyone can see it. And for you to ask him to help you serenade another guy is, at least, tactless and selfish; not to mention cruel.”

            Blaine was in rage. He had had enough of his friend childishness:

            “That’s it! If you aren’t mature enough to accept that two gay guys can be friends and nothing else; I’m not staying here to argue it with you. I’m sorry if I crossed some line and given you and David trouble at the council; it was not my intention. I’m in love; people in love do the craziest things! Can’t you remember what you did for Lydia when you guys first got together? I’m fed up with your little jokes and insinuations. What about you call me when you grow up?”

            Blaine was leaving the room but still heard Wes yelling at him in frustration:

            “Blaine, for Heaven’s sake, stop being so selfish! The world doesn’t revolve around you; why don’t you try looking around for a change?”

 *

            Kurt couldn’t believe what he was doing: he was driving the guy he was in love with to serenade another man. The travel was quiet: Kurt was heart-broken and Blaine was nervous. To top things up, Blaine had entered the car telling him he had a row with Wes and David and haven’t spoken with them since. Great!

            Mercedes and Rachel had convinced Kurt that going to the Warbler’s Gap Attack was the best thing to do: he should check out his competition. At the time he thought it was a good idea, however, now it just seemed masochist.

            Kurt was concentrated on the road when Blaine spoke:

            “Do you think it’s a good idea, Kurt? I’m starting to think it’s a crazy one…”

            Kurt didn’t know were his words come from. He shouldn’t be encouraging Blaine towards another guy; but something about Blaine made Kurt want him to be happy no matter what:

            “You’re just getting cold-feet. Relax, it’s a lovely romantic idea you had. I’d love if someone did something like that for me.”

            Kurt looked to his side just enough time to see Blaine smiling at him and to know he was screwed.

*

            Blaine sinks his face in his pillow one more time: how could he be so stupid and make such a fool of himself? How could he have believed that Jeremiah felt anything for him after two coffee dates? If he could call them dates… Of course Jeremiah didn’t love him, nobody loved him. How could anyone?

            Why would anybody love a guy who could make such a big fool of himself? A guy so short and so unimportant? That was why he had never had a boyfriend. It shouldn’t surprise him. He couldn’t even keep his friends… Wes and David must be laughing their heads off of how ridiculous Blaine could be. And he didn’t blame them for it.

            A beeping sound started coming from his computer and the screen flashed with messages from Kurt:

            “BLAINE I KNOW YOU ARE THERE! COULD YOU PLEASE PICK UP MY CALLS! THERE’S NO NEED TO BE THERE FEELING SELF-PITY!!!”

            Why Kurt didn’t give up on his as well? Everyone else had. Maybe Kurt was his only true friend. The phone started buzzing with a text from Kurt:

            “You’re going with me to the Lima Bean tomorrow after school. I won’t take no for an answer.”

            Blaine smiled for the first time since leaving that damn Gap store; at least he had Kurt. Blaine knew better than to fight with Kurt’s stubborn; besides, spending time with his friend might do him good.

*

            Kurt didn’t know where his courage had come from when he confessed his feelings for Blaine. Maybe it was the feeling of having nothing to lose. And it was the same feeling that had prepared Kurt for Blaine’s refusal. It was almost like he was expecting it. It didn’t matter now; he was going to do as Mercedes had suggested: fly solo for a while and enjoy being single to give his career a bust.

            He entered the Warblers’ rehearsal room to start the emergency meeting he had called. They were all looking at him intrigued as he stepped in. After having received the permission from the council, he started without hesitation:

            “Fellow Warblers, I wanted to propose another off-campus presentation. Even if the last one didn’t ended up as well as one had planned; it sure made us more loose and, therefore, more ready for regionals. I thought that we could go to a less hostile ambient and sing in a presentation for our friends at BreaStix during Valentine’s Day. I’m calling it “The Lonely Hearts Club Dinner”. Some of us certainly need a pick-me-up during the holiday.”

            He smiled sympathetically at Blaine who returned the smile. For everyone’s surprise; it was Thad who responded:

            “Well, if my fellow members of the council have no objection; I’d like to say yes to Kurt’s proposition. It did really make us more confident singing off-campus…”

            Kurt saw Wes looking hopefully at Blaine, who was too distracted to see it. Everything would turn out fine in the end.

*

            After the Lonely Hearts Club Dinner, Blaine went after Kurt. He didn’t exactly know how to approach his friends after their last conversation. He knew he didn’t want to lose Kurt for good but now he was wondering if he was just being selfish again. He managed to catch up with Kurt when he was already at the parking lot:

            “Kurt! I… you… Do you need a ride home?”

            “Thanks Blaine, but I’m going to enjoy my Valentine’s Day with my girls at Rachel’s.”

            “Oh, that’s fine. I guess I’m going then. Bye.”

            He had turned around and was walking away but he could still hear the conversation between Kurt and Mercedes. She started:

            “Jerk!”

            “Mercedes! Don’t call him that! He’s still my best friend!”

            “He keeps you hanging on!”

            Blaine couldn’t get the word out of his head. Mercedes was right, Wes was right; he had being a jerk for what he did to Kurt. And Kurt still defended him and was there to cheer him up. He rested his hands on the hood of the car, lowered his head and let his tears fall for all the friendships he had screwed up this week.

He then heard footsteps and turned to see who was approaching him in the semi desert parking-lot. Wes was walking towards him with a comprehensive smile. He didn’t bother hiding his tears as he apologized to his friend:

“I’m the biggest idiot on the face of the planet. You were right; about everything. I’m selfish and take people for granted. And you were right about Kurt; he confessed his feelings for me this week…”

Wes rested his back against Blaine’s car as he calmly asked:

“And what did you do?”

The tears flowed heavier from Blaine’s eyes:

“I chickened out! I haven’t even considered it. Wes, what if I do something wrong? I can't even imagine not having Kurt in my life; he’s way too important. I’m not good at this; I can’t risk screwing things up with Kurt. It just breaks my heart knowing I broke his… Won’t you say anything?”

Wes patted his shoulder:

“Say what, my friend? You have said everything. I tried to warn you but I guess you had to learn the hard way… How are you dealing with all this?”

Blaine sighed and tried to smile at Wes being such a good friend for him:

“I’m lost. I thought I loved Jeremiah but now I don’t even know if I loved him or the idea of having a boyfriend. I’m not good at this. I’m afraid of losing Kurt and being all alone. If I have not already lost him…”

“I’m sure you haven’t. Maybe there is an awkward phase waiting for you two; but you have a strong relationship, you’ll get through it. Look; right now I have a date with Lydia, but if you are not feeling well…”

Blaine shook his head:

“No Wes, you go meet your girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. I’m fine; really. For a while I thought I had lost you too, but there you are being a prefect friend.”

Wes grinned at him:

“Well, you have a strange way of treating your friends, but me, Kurt and David, I’m sure, can handle it. Maybe now you’ll start treating us better and we can stop getting together to talk about you behind your back.”

That moment Blaine knew Wes was back. David and Kurt would too; it was just up to Blaine to go after them and apologize. And he sure will; he had learned how much those people meant in his life.