Fifth Prompt Post
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At Rachel's nod, he continued.
"You know Kurt and I don't get to spend as much time together as we used to since he transferred," he said, leaning forward to rest his forearms on his knees.
A smug look crossed Rachel's face, though she tried to hide it. "Long-distance relationships are generally unsuccessful in people our age," she said, overly-earnest. "I know from experience. Maybe you and Kurt should consider whether you're truly ready to tie yourselves to a relationship that might be doomed to failure."
He felt a surprising twinge of resentment at the dig about their relationship - the distance between them was a bit of a sore spot for him - but Blaine ignored it. Rachel was only lashing out due to her own insecurities.
"Regardless of that, we still enjoy spending time together," he said evenly, looking her in the eye. "And while I'd never suggest that you and Kurt should see less of each other, I can't help but notice that you've shown up on every one of our dates this week. And that's not really fair to Kurt and I."
Rachel was sitting ramrod-straight in her chair, her eyes guarded. "Kurt enjoys spending time with me." Blaine thought that might be stretching the truth a little bit, but it wasn't his place to comment. "You can't decide who he is and isn't friends with. There are pamphlets on things like that."
He held up his hands defensively. "Believe me, I have no intention of telling Kurt who he can be friends with. I just think it's a little inconsiderate of you to keep inviting yourself along on our dates when Kurt and I get to spend so little time together as it is. And, frankly, Rachel, your behaviour lately has been a little-" he winced, searching for the right word- "Inappropriate."
She huffed. "I don't know what you're talking about."
He scratched the back of his neck. He hadn't meant to bring it up so bluntly, but he knew it needed to be said. "Look, don't take this the wrong way, but it's been pretty obvious that you've developed...feelings for Kurt."
Rachel's cheeks reddened slightly, but her expression quickly turned defensive. "I don't see why that should bother you," she said.
Blaine sighed. "You know how girls sometimes say all of the best guys are either gay or taken?" he asked, waiting for a nod from Rachel before he continued. "Well, Kurt's both."
Rachel frowned.
"How do you know?" she asked. "Everyone always just assumed he was gay, but maybe he didn't get a chance to consider whether he likes girls. Or maybe he's bi. You can't say for sure."
Wincing a bit, Blaine sat back. Another sore spot - Rachel seemed to have a knack for finding them. "Would you say that to your dads, Rachel?"
She shrugged, a carefully unaffected look on her face. "That's different - they're both a lot older than Kurt. This is the time in our lives when we're supposed to be figuring these sorts of things out. For all we know, I could be doing Kurt a favour."
In general, Blaine liked Rachel, but it was moments like this one where he really understood Kurt's constant frustration with her.
He glanced to the side, considering a different approach.
"Look, I'd like to think the two of us are friends now, right?" he said, raising his eyebrows entreatingly.
She considered it for a moment before nodding her agreement.
"Well, then," he said slowly, working through the wording, "as your friend, I don't want to see you get hurt by falling for someone who can't return your feelings. I think you're just setting yourself up for disappointment."
Rachel was silent, hurt flashing briefly in her eyes before a look of hard determination settled on her features.
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