Re: The Hummel Household

**Rachel Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:06 am

Rachel blushed. She had no idea what she did to deserve him, but she was thankful for Finn and whatever had made him decide to be with her. "I love you too," she said with a sigh. "It's been entirely too long since I've said that, but it's always been and always will be true." Rachel closed her eyes and thought to herself that this moment was perfect and should be able to last forever.

**Finn_Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:13 pm

Finn sighed lazily. He felt so content and genuinely happy for the first time in way too long. "You know, I think that's why Quinn was so mad at you when we first met." he admitted. "Because she could tell that even way back then I was falling for you. I think pretty much everyone else figured it out before I did, which sucks. But part of me thinks maybe it had to happen the way it did, you know? Like, all the messy bad stuff had to go down so we could be such good friends and end up together. Does that make any sense?" He had no idea if he sounded smart or stupid at the moment. Maybe he was just blabbering on about nothing.

**Rachel Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:03 pm

"Mhmmmmm, makes sense," Rachel said. "Personally, I could've done without the messy bad parts, but if they're what got us to right now I suppose I shouldn't complain." She blinked and refocused on the TV. "Oops. So much for watching the movie," she sighed. Just then, her phone went off. Pulling it out, she saw a text from Kurt.

In town. U busy?

Typing a quick reply, Rachel sent the message to Kurt and closed her phone and said, "Huh. I wonder what Kurt wants."

**Finn_Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:09 pm

"Yeah, right now is pretty awsome." Finn agreed. When Rachel's cell went off he peeked over her shoulder to read the text. "I don't know, it's Kurt so there's really no telling." He hadn't talked to his step brother in a long time. Apparently he was really busy at Dalton.

**Rachel Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:16 pm

Flat tire. Don't want 2 fix now. Come get me? @ Hummel Tire.

Rachel sighed but smiled softly. She was sad that her alone time with Finn had been cut short, but she missed seeing Kurt. She sent a speedy text back agreeing, then hopped off the bed and pulled Finn to his feet. "Looks like it's time to go pick up your brother," she said. "Drive us to the car shop?" Rachel cannot drive yet. Going by canon birthday, Rachel just turned sixteen. What a young one.

**Finn_Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:24 pm

"I'll get my keys." Finn nodded and climbed off the bed to put on his shoes and grab his wallet, cell phone, and the keys to his truck. "Alright babe, if you're ready then let's go." Part of him was upset that him and Rachel's time alone together was over, but hell, Kurt was family now.

**Rachel Hudson** Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:28 pm

Rachel smiled and intertwined their fingers after pulling on her coat. "Ready," she announced, and they headed into the cold towards the car and went to the car shop where one of us can post.

**Kurt Hummel** Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:48 pm

[Timeline Note: Picks up from A Seperate Room @ Breadstix]

Kurt grew increasingly nervous again as they approached, wondering if his dad and Carole were home. He couldn't wait for them to meet Blaine, but...he knew his dad could be a bit...intimidating.

As it turned out, it seemed that his parents were taking a night out on the town themselves (funny, he hadn't seen them at Breadstix...) That was slightly disappointing, but on the other hand would make it a lot easier for him to talk his dad into letting Blaine stay over. Surely it would be late enough by the time they got home that there was no way Carole would let him send Blaine back out on the road.

"I'm sure you'll get to meet my dad and Carole later," he assured as he took Blaine's hand and escorted him into the house. Kurt gave him a really quick tour of the main floor, stopping in the kitchen. "Now, since our dinner was so rudely interrupted...I can make you something. What do you like?"

**Blaine Anderson** Sat Jan 08, 2011 4:20 pm

Blaine couldn't keep the grin off his face as he was led through the house and then into the kitchen. He was excited to meet Kurt's parents later, but he was definitely happy with just spending time alone with the other boy for now. "You cook?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at Kurt. Blaine could boil water and he was pretty proud of himself for being able to do that much. "Well, I'm impressed. What's your specialty, Chef Hummel?" he asked, grinning as he casually leaned against the counter.

**Kurt Hummel** Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:05 pm

"It was either learn to cook, or learn to survive my father's cooking," Kurt replied lightly. "Have I told you about the time he served raw chicken...?"

Kurt began rifling through the fridge to see what he had to work with. He started calculating and considering what sort of casserole he could throw together, but then...that really would take a lot of time, and Blaine would probably get pretty bored watching him chopping vegetables and cooking pasta, plus there was the baking time. If he went all out to impress, there probably wouldn't be time left for a movie...or cuddling on the couch pretending to watch a movie. He came up with a much better idea. He smiled slyly. "It's not my best 'specialty' but how about...boulette de viande avec du fromage sur un petit pain?" he suggested, in perfect French. It sounded much more impressive than offering Blaine a cheeseburger.

**Blaine Anderson** Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:57 pm

"He did what?" Blaine chuckled lightly as he watched Kurt look through the fridge. "Sounds like he might be worse than I am in the kitchen." He crossed his arms across his chest and returned the smile, successfully keeping his jaw from dropping as he heard the French words leave Kurt's lips. Well, that goes into the top ten sexiest things he's ever seen and/or heard. Kurt could have offered him roadkill and he probably would have said yes if it meant he'd keep speaking French. "Vous savez parler français aussi? Kurt Hummel, what can't you do?"

**Kurt Hummel** Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:43 pm

"Oui," Kurt answered Blaine's first question. He smiled beatifically at the awed tone of Blaine's compliment, but didn't answer. The only responses that came to mind were rather morose and definitely mood killers. So instead he quickly set to work, getting out the Foreman Grill (a welcome change to frying in grease), washing his hands, and making a quick burger. While it cooked he retrieved two diet cokes and any condiments he thought Blaine might possibly want out of the fridge, lightly toasted the bun, sliced a tomato, snagged a few leaves of lettuce, and recounted the horror story of his father's infamous raw chicken fiasco and other Burt Hummel cooking disasters he'd survived over the years.

As soon as the plate was complete, he set it in front of Blaine. “Bon appétit!” He made sure that Blaine had everything he needed, and then said, “Now…I’m kind of a mess and really want to get cleaned up if you’ll excuse me for a few minutes. If you finish before I’m back, just make yourself at home. Don’t worry about your plate; I’ll take care of it. There’s a big screen in the den,” he motioned toward the other room, “or I have a better selection of movies--that do not revolve around sports or gratuitous explosions--downstairs in my room if you prefer,” he added. “I’ll be just a few minutes.”

With that he hurried downstairs and made a beeline for his closet. He wasted a couple minutes trying to decide on the perfect outfit. He really felt like wearing his comfiest sweats, but those really weren’t things he wore around other people. Especially not people he really wanted to impress…or more specifically people he really wanted to get to kiss him. But…he still felt kind of gross, and he really just wanted to feel cozy and warm. So he picked out his softest chenille sweater and some black leggings. Not the most fashionable look, but reasonable and comfy. Plus, the sweater really was quite tactile, so…it was a good cuddling sweater, should the opportunity arise.

Decision made, he headed for the bathroom so he could take a quick shower to completely get the feel of Karofsky’s hands off of him.

He took a much shorter shower than he would have liked, but he really didn’t want to make Blaine wait long. He winced as he caught sight of himself in the mirror. His pale skin showed every tiny little bruise (as well as a few larger ones) that Karofsky had given him. Worst was the dark mark on his neck. He sighed as he wrapped his scarf back around his neck to hide it.

Satisfied that he was reasonably put back together, he went to find Blaine.

**Blaine Anderson** Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:05 pm

Blaine thanked Kurt before watching him walk off to get cleaned up and changed. He glanced down at his burger, which looked delicious, and added some condiments before taking a seat at the table to enjoy his dinner. He knew what Kurt had said about the dishes, but he washed his own plate off anyway. It was the least he could do after Kurt had invited him into his home and made him dinner.

Once he had that taken care of, he made his way to the den to wait for Kurt. He had no problem with watching sports, but he knew that Kurt wasn't into that stuff so he'd much rather watch something else. He was sure that Kurt would have Rent down in his room, one of Blaine's personal favorites. Maybe he would suggest they watch that together. He could see it now; Kurt and him on the couch together snuggling and watching Angel and Collins sing 'I'll Cover You.'

He sat down on the couch as he waited, standing up to turn around when he heard Kurt's footsteps. "Oh," were the first words to leave his mouth as he saw what Kurt was wearing. The sweater fit his body quite nicely- Okay, very nicely. As did the tights. Wow, how he hated the Dalton uniform right now. He would have loved to see Kurt like this more often. When he realized that he was staring, he flushed slightly, shaking himself out of his daze to smile at Kurt. "You...look nice."

**Kurt Hummel** Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:15 pm

Kurt might have been a little bit insulted by being told he looked "nice" if he hadn't noticed the way Blaine was staring. He felt his heart fluttering at the attention. He was also pretty certain that for at least this moment Blaine wasn't teasing or thinking of him as just a friend. Just maybe his hopeful thinking wasn't quite so far-fetched. "Oh, thank you!" He smiled radiantly as he crossed the room to stand before Blaine. "You're looking quite fine yourself," he added, boldly reaching out to twist one of Blaine's large curls loosely around his finger for a few moments before letting his hand drop to take hold of Blaine's hand. He swung their arms a little, his eyes not leaving Blaine's. "Have you decided what you want to do...?" His heart beat furiously, his nerves catching up to him. What if he was wrong and Blaine really wasn't interested in him that way? He wasn't always the best at reading others.

**Blaine Anderson** Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:56 pm

"Why, thank you!" Blaine grinned as Kurt reached up to touch his hair, and he didn't think his smile could get any bigger until Kurt took his hand. When the other boy asked what he wanted to do, Blaine remembered why it was that he wasn't a fan of crushes. They had this awful way of making him forget what he was planning on saying. He knew that he had thought watching a movie would be fun before, but he could think of some other things that he'd much rather be doing with Kurt right now. Though, watching a movie would involve the couch, and the couch certainly did look awfully inviting. He tried ignoring the butterflies as he glanced at the couch, then back to Kurt, making the mistake of looking into his eyes again and causing the butterflies to return. "I thought you might want to watch Rent," he suggested with another charming smile, the idea sounding rather silly now that he had his mind on one thing in particular. If Wes and David were here, they probably would have smacked him for not kissing Kurt just now, seeing as they had so kindly put up with him talking about Kurt nonstop ever since they caught him 'spying' on the Warblers. "It's up to you though. I really don't mind what we end up doing together."

**Kurt Hummel** Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:18 am

"Oh, I love that movie!" That was true. Kurt could watch that movie practically every day for a year and not get sick of it (a fact his father could attest to, probably sounding rather unamused as he did so). That he loved the movie, though, didn't really help the frustration he felt that Blaine hadn't really responded to what he thought had been some pretty obvious flirting. But then what did he expect? They weren't boyfriends. "I'll go get it and be right back," he announced, swallowing his disappointment.

It was for the best, he reassured himself as he headed downstairs. It wasn't like he wanted to go from being 'just friends' to making out in thirty seconds, he reasoned. He wasn't...like that. He'd just hoped for a kiss. Or at least a sign that Blaine was interested in one. He was probably going to have to be even more blatant if...no, he shouldn't push. He'd put himself out there, Blaine hadn't responded, he needed to just back off. He didn't want to be creepy, or predatory. So the movie would be a really good distraction. He loved it, and sharing it with Blaine would be great. Especially if he convinced Blaine to sing along with him during a few key scenes.

He was still hopeful, though, and paused to apply some cherry lip smacker while he was in his room retrieving the movie. When he returned to the living room he quickly popped in the movie and turned off the overhead light. He waited, letting Blaine pick his spot on the couch.

**Blaine Anderson** Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:32 am

Blaine's smile faded as soon as Kurt left the room and he slapped a hand to his forehead in frustration and groaned quietly. Another perfect chance for him to kiss Kurt and he blew it.When Kurt came back to the living room, Blaine smiled and waited for him to start the movie and...dim the lights. Well, that was a nice touch. This wouldn't be so bad. He ruined another shot at pushing his relationship with Kurt into something more, but Rent was an amazing movie and watching it with Kurt would be fun.

"This has always been one of my favorites. David and Wes actually hid my copy one time just to see how I would react. It wasn't pretty." He noticed that Kurt didn't sit down on the couch yet. He must have been waiting for Blaine to sit first. Well, that wasn't a hard choice. Blaine took Kurt's hand and sat down on the couch, gently tugging on Kurt's hand with a happy smile so the other boy would have no choice but to sit down right next to him.

**Kurt Hummel** Sun Jan 09, 2011 12:57 am

"My father once threatened to take a tire iron to my copy," Kurt laughed as he let himself be pulled down next to Blaine. He curled his legs up onto the empty spot on the couch next to him, which caused him to lean even a little bit more against Blaine. He rested his head against Blaine's shoulder. "Is...this okay?" he asked, hoping he wasn't making Blaine uncomfortable.

**Blaine Anderson** Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:34 am

Blaine smiled as Kurt's head leaned against his shoulder, and he brought his own legs up to rest on the couch in front of Kurt as he leaned his own upper body against the arm of the couch. "That's perfectly fine," he replied with a genuine smile, regretting the fact that he couldn't watch the movie while still looking at Kurt. To make up for having to tear his gaze away from Kurt, he moved his arm so that it was lightly wrapped around Kurt's waist and resting on his hip. "Is...this okay?" he asked, grinning as he repeated Kurt's question.

**Kurt Hummel** Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:43 am

"Mmmhmm," Kurt murmured appreciatively as he settled back a little bit more. Of course he was fine with it! More than fine, in fact. Except, he frowned slightly as he realized Blaine kind of looked like he was in a bit of an awkward position. It would probably be a lot more comfortable for him if..."Hold that thought."

He lightly grasped Blaine's arm and moved it off of him a little bit and muttered, “Stay right there”. He scooted away from Blaine for a few moments. Blaine's shoes had to go. They were clean (and when he thought about it, Kurt really couldn't imagine Blaine messy at all for some reason) but still, shoes shouldn't be worn on the couch. He flashed Blaine a coy smile over his shoulder to let him know he hadn't done anything wrong...Kurt was just making a few adjustments.

He shifted off the couch to kneel on the floor a few moments while he carefully removed Blaine's shoes, resituating Blaine’s legs a little bit before returning to his position on the couch. He eased himself between Blaine’s legs and scooted back into place, leaning his back against Blaine’s chest before gently tugging Blaine’s arm back down around him. It was a much more intimate position than before, but certainly more comfortable, Kurt justified, only now wondering if he’d done that whole presumptuous ‘not respecting boundaries’ thing again. While he had absolutely no qualms with sitting with his friends like this while watching a movie together, he couldn’t really picture Finn and Puck ever doing so. Maybe that was just a girl/gay-best-friend sort of thing? Concerned by that notion, he looked up at Blaine again to make sure he didn’t look really uncomfortable. “How about this?” he queried, ready to move if Blaine gave him any signs of discomfort.

**Blaine Anderson** Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:17 am

Blaine watched patiently as Kurt got off the couch, wondering what he was up to until he realized he was just taking off his shoes. Way to go, Blaine. You find yourself falling for Kurt and you forget to take off your shoes. He easily allowed Kurt to adjust his body into what he assumed would be a more comfortable position, and when Kurt got back on the couch and rested his head against Blaine’s chest, Blaine found himself smiling again and gladly wrapping his arms around Kurt. “Much better,” he replied, smiling as he rested his head on top of Kurt’s. This was definitely something he could get used to.

**Kurt Hummel** Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:55 am

Seeing Blaine's smile and feeling the other boy's arms wrap around him, Kurt relaxed, relieved he hadn't pushed too far. He let out a contented sigh as he felt Blaine's head resting against his. Unlike the times he'd huddled like this with Mercedes or Tina, he found it quite difficult to focus on the movie. He wondered if that was because he was used to be in the position Blaine was, but figured it was more *who* he was cuddled with than anything else. Being so close to Blaine was very distracting...in a good way.

Kurt wondered if Blaine could feel the way his heart was beating. He decided he rather liked being the one being held. It made him feel very safe and protected. He couldn't resist nuzzling against Blaine a little bit now and then, wondering if it would be okay if he turned a bit on his side so that he could wrap his arms around Blaine, too. He decided against it, knowing that would be way past the lines of what 'just friends' would do, plus it might really give Blaine the wrong impression. So he settled for entwining his arms with Blaine's, placing his hands on top of the other boy's. He let his fingertips very softly trace a pattern on the soft skin of the back of Blaine's hand.

**Blaine Anderson** Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:06 pm

Blaine found himself paying close attention to the small designs being traced on his hand and not so much on the actual movie. Figures, he thought has he smiled to himself. He finally had someone to watch his favorite movie with and he couldn't concentrate for longer than two seconds. He was glad that in a position that made it unlikely for Kurt to see that he had closed his eyes as he let himself enjoy the feeling of Kurt's body against his, the other boy's fingers tracing patterns along his skin, and the faint feeling of Kurt's heart beating against his chest. Occasionally, he would recognize Angel's voice on the television and smile to himself, being instantly reminded of Kurt. As much as he got annoyed by David and Wes bothering him about his crush on Kurt, he knew they had a point. Nothing was going to happen if he didn't make it happen, and he would. Soon. When the time was right, and he hoped with everything that it would be 'right' sometime soon. Sometime like...tonight, perhaps.

**Kurt Hummel** Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:42 pm

The only downside of their position, Kurt decided after a while, was that he couldn't really see Blaine without straining his neck in a very awkward position, and that made it a bit more difficult to interact. He was so comfortable and didn't want to risk overstepping bounds, but decided that it would be worth the risk. Especially since some of his very favorite songs were coming up. Maybe he could even get Blaine to sing along with him. Very carefully he rolled himself onto his side. His legs became slightly entwined with one of Blaine's as he shifted into a more comfortable position. The problem quickly became that he wasn't sure what to do with his lower arm. He couldn't really lay on top of it without it being really uncomfortable. Which meant...he bit his lip nervously as he slid his arm around Blaine's back. He felt a little like he was hugging a giant Blaine-shaped teddy bear and smiled as he lay his ear against Blaine's chest. For a few moments he closed his eyes and just listened to the comforting sound of Blaine's heartbeat. His upper hand was still on top of Blaine's hands, which he slowly guided from where they'd ended up on his hip when he'd turned to a much more comfortable position against his chest, entwining their fingers.

His attention was drawn back to the screen as his favorite scene began. He adored Angel and Collins and especially loved this scene. Unfortuantely, it almost always made him want to cry, too, since he knew what was to become of the pair later. To distract himself from becoming emotional, he began to softly sing along with Angel. "Live in my house, I'll be your shelter. Just pay me back with one thousand kisses...

"Be my lover. I'll cover you." Kurt playfully nudged Blaine during that line, considering that he practically was acting as a human blanket.

**Blaine Anderson** Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:38 pm

As he felt Kurt shifting slightly, Blaine opened his eyes to glance down just in time to see Kurt rolling to his side and wrapping an arm around his back. When Blaine felt Kurt intertwine their fingers, he smiled and brought his other hand up to wrap around Kurt’s waist, feeling content as he tried to focus on the movie which wasn’t any easier than it had been in their previous position. Instead, he just thought about how cute Kurt looked when he nuzzled up against his chest and how he didn’t want to share moments like this with anybody else.

When the familiar music of his favorite scene of the movie began playing he turned his focus back to the television, smiling sadly as he saw how happy Angel and Collins were as they walked down the street. He had always loved this movie, especially the parts in which it portrayed how much the two men loved each other, and secretly he hoped that he’d be able to find a similar love one day…Hopefully, one with a happier ending.

Live in my house, I'll be your shelter. Just pay me back with one thousand kisses, he heard an even more familiar voice singing. He glanced down at Kurt, beaming as he listened to the other boy singing. He just realized now that he hadn’t really heard Kurt sing since before break when they sung ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ together. Well, there had been the Warbler practices but those weren’t the same, and Blaine missed singing just alone with Kurt. He grinned as Kurt nudged and couldn’t help but join in. “Open your door, I’ll be your tenant. Don’t go much baggage to lay at your feet,” he sang back softly, still smiling at Kurt. “But sweet kissed I’ve got to spare. I’ll be there and I’ll cover you.”

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