Little Numbers

Chapter 7

Thurs 11 Dec (9:00am)
In case you need to be reminded: don't forget to stop by the coffee shop today!

(9:33)
Is it my turn now?

(9:35)
Yep.

(9:39)
Lunch?

(9:40)
Kind of. Define lunch.
(9:41)
Well, okay... slight change of plans.

(9:43)
Changing my mood from excited to scared.

(9:44)
It's time for you to trust *me* now.

(9:44)
Yes. That's exactly what I'm scared about.

(9:46)
This isn't a one-way street, Kurt!

(9:46)
I know.

~

(1:35pm)
A cupcake, Blaine? That's so...

(1:45)
Happy anniversary? :P
(1:46)
And yes, I promised you lunch and maybe what you got instead was a lousy, lopsided cupcake, but I really tried. It's made with care.

(1:48)
Wait. You made that yourself?

(1:49)
... I thought that was pretty obvious.

(1:51)
Okay, no more bashing your cupcake. It was actually delicious! Thank you.

(1:55)
Good, because I ate 5 of them and thought so, too.

(1:56)
5?

(1:58)
I had to try them!

(2:02)
Yes, but 5?

(2:04)
Just to be sure. I didn't want you to get food poisoning. You and the staff.

(2:11)
You gave them cupcakes?

(2:12)
Yes.

(2:15)
That makes me feel less special.

(2:15)
Yours was extra special! And they're your coffee people, they deserved it.

(2:17)
An extra special "lousy, lopsided cupcake"?

(2:22)
Hey! You said it was delicious!

(2:24)
It was. See the quotation marks?
(2:46)
Are you blackmailing my coffee people?

(3:01)
Not really, no. But there's nothing like baked goods to win someone over.
(3:02)
I think they're pretty fond of me now.
(3:02)
We bonded.
(3:04)
And by "we" I mean Rachel and me.
(3:04)
Girls love me.

(3:09)
Good for you.
(3:10)
I think.

(3:15)
You've trained her well. Or you threatened her. Which is much more likely.
(3:16)
We made a deal.

(3:18)
A deal?

(3:20)
She doesn't get to talk to you about me if you keep her from talking to me about you.

(3:26)
Hypothetically, if this were all true, how would you have achieved that?

(3:28)
Cupcakes, Kurt, cupcakes. Never underestimate the power of cupcakes and a charming smile.

(3:45)
Would that be your smile?

(3:47)
Maybe.
(3:48)
Actually, 100% yes.

(3:51)
Why am I providing you with free coffee, again?

(3:53)
Because I charmed my way into your life and now you can't imagine living without me?

(3:55)
Sure.
(3:56)
Why does being nice always backfire on me?