Baby, it's Cold Outside

Baby, it's Cold Outside - December 29th, Saturday

Kurt woke up slowly and smiled seeing Blaine so relaxed lying next to him. Kurt barely remembered to have fallen asleep in Blaine's embrace; but he must have rolled off during the night, because he was now facing the boy but only their hands were touching. Kurt was staring for too long and that made Blaine blink and open his eyes. Kurt tried to disguise but Blaine just turned to face him smiling:

"Good morning."

"Good morning, Blaine. I... I wanted to thank you."

Blaine took his hands:

"It was nothing. My pleasure; really."

Kurt was unease and swallowed hard as he retrieved his hands from Blaine:

"Look Blaine; that doesn't mean..."

Blaine interrupted him:

"I know. I would never take advantage of you when you were so fragile. But I'm here for you; that's what friends are for."

Kurt grinned in response:

"I'm really glad you are here; I guess I couldn't have done it on my own."

"Of course you could; you are the strongest person I know!"

They stayed in silence staring at each other for a while. It was a good silence while they both tried to read the other's reactions. Blaine was rejoicing the intimacy they were living; he guessed it was the first time they were not at all awkward around each other since the break-up. Screw Kurt's date! Date or no date; he wouldn't go down without a fight. Blaine was gathering courage and spoke in a weak voice:

"Kurt? If I asked you on a date would you go out with me?"

Kurt was clearly surprise and stood gazing him wide-eyed before blushing and answering:

"That will depend on what you have in mind..."

Blaine's grin couldn't fit his face. He jumped out of the bed and stormed out the room after telling Kurt:

"Just stay here. Don't move."

Kurt bit his lips nervously. He was surprised by Blaine's excited reaction. The curly headed boy came back and handed him an envelope. Kurt hesitantly opened it and was surprised by his luck:

"Tickets for Wicked? Blaine; that's perfect!"

Blaine appeared happy by his reaction:

"I hope you haven't seen it yet..."

"No! Not on Broadway!"

Kurt threw himself into a hug that Blaine was more than glad to welcome. Kurt spoke still holding him:

"But lunch is on me, deal?"

Lunch went by with a lot of exchanged smiles but both of them actively avoiding talking about their date. Kurt took them to a friendly and cozy restaurant in the neighborhood because he insisted he needed a lot of time before leaving home to get ready for a show on Broadway.

During the afternoon, Kurt disappeared between his bedroom and the bathroom. Blaine would giggle every now and then of how nervous Kurt was when he crossed the living-room every time with a different outfit or accessory. Blaine was starting to worry that he might be underdressed for the occasion. He secretly hoped that he was part of Kurt's flutter as Kurt was his only thoughts while choosing his clothes. Finally, they were ready to go with Blaine wearing his fanciest bow-tie and Kurt warmed up by a certain new blue-and-gray scarf.

As they entered the theater, Kurt's eyes were sparkling. He wondered around trying to see and register everything. A smile would never leave his face and he held Blaine's hand, without really paying attention to what he was doing, to show different things of the decoration. Blaine smiled proudly of himself as he guided Kurt by the hand to their seats.

Their hands just untangled as a lady handled them their Playbills and Kurt started reading it eagerly as soon as they sat down. Blaine watched in amazement all of Kurt's reactions; his laughs, his cries, his gasps and the few times he squeezed Blaine's hand to point out something that particularly excited him.

At the end, Blaine stood up for a standing ovation and noticed that Kurt didn't. When he looked to find out what was wrong, he saw Kurt's face covered in tears. He sat down:

"Kurt? What's wrong?"

Kurt tried to clear his tears and looked straight into Blaine's eyes:

"Nothing is wrong; this is perfect. It's just that this is my dream coming true and I'm feeling emotional. Thank you Blaine; thank you so much."

Blaine smiled fondly as he took Kurt's hand and sweetly kissed his knuckles:

"I'm glad you liked it and I'm feeling very special to be the one experiencing it with you. Thank you for letting me share your joy and your dream."

Kurt grinned feeling that he was falling all over again for his ex-boyfriend and best friend. He could recognize the old Blaine through those glowing eyes.

They left the theater with Kurt wondering if he should hold Blaine's hand and lead him on. His mind was a battlefield between the thoughts of how good it was to spend time with Blaine against the flash of Blaine making out with a random stranger. Neither side was winning as Kurt hesitantly asked Blaine at the theater's door:

"Should we get a cab?"

Blaine smirked at him:

"Later, when our night is over. I'm taking you to dinner. Come on."

Blaine took Kurt's hand and was relieved when he didn't retrieve it. He knew he had done something right with his Wicked idea, but he also knew he still had a long way to go with Kurt. At least now his hopes were high and they were moving somewhere; for better or for worse. Blaine smiled proudly the second time that evening as they stood at the restaurant door and Kurt gasped:

"Sardi's? Really Blaine?"

"Only the best for you."

Kurt was stunning during the entire dinner and Blaine could feel the heat irradiating from his heart warming his whole body.

They entered the apartment later that night. They were laughing at funny stories from New Directions and the Warblers they remembered on their way. Kurt was still laughing as Blaine stood looking at him seriously:

"Good night Kurt; it was a wonderful evening."

Kurt's eyes were shinning as he answered:

"You don't really need to sleep on the air-mattress."

Blaine gave him a closed-mouth smile:

"I didn't want to jump into conclusions."

Kurt took his hands:

"Thank you...for the date and for taking it slow."

"As you wish."

Kurt cupped Blaine's face with his hands and went in for a sweet but passionate kiss which Blaine was quick to respond. They lay down facing each other and smiling but both too afraid to touch the other.