Kurt held Blaine by the wrist as they walked to Callbacks. He needed this little sign of Dominance and possession after the week they'd had, and the very satisfying finale the night before, where he had tied up Blaine so he couldn't move at all, and than fucked him until he came so hard he couldn't move even after he'd been freed.

So even though they'd said there would be nothing of this today – they were here to have a fun night with their friends -, he couldn't resist. And from the way Blaine leaned into him as they walked, he didn't mind.

Once inside, though, Blaine parted from him with a soft kiss.

"I have to help Sam set some things up," he said with a smile. "Go get us drinks?"

Kurt grinned. Gone was the submissive who had woken him with a blowjob today and had spent yesterday mostly on his knees, or tied up.

Inside, some special event seemed to be in planning. The place was lit with candles only, which made for a very romantic but rather dark ambiance. Sam seemed to have really gone all out on contacting his friends to meet today; nearly everyone Kurt could see was a familiar face.

He waved in the general direction of the room and went to the bar, where already people were queuing for drinks. He found himself next to Sebastian.

"Oh, hi!" he said. "I have to admit I didn't expect you to be here."

Sebastian scratched his head. "I think Sam just went through Blaine's facebook friends or something like that. Karaoke sounded fun, but now I do feel a little out of place."

"I'm sure it will be fun," Kurt said. "Can I buy you a drink?"

He must have looked around a little too obviously, because Sebastian said,

"Adam's not here. It...didn't work out."

"I'm sorry."

Sebastian shrugged with what was obviously regret, but not heartbreak.

"So are you coming back to the lifestyle?" Kurt asked, remembering Sebastian had quit for Adam. Sebastian shook his head. "Nah. Too stressful for me. I'm really more of a vanilla now."

He laughed. "Speaking of, do you have need of a cage? I still have the one I bought for Blaine, and it's taking up a lot of space in my basement."

Kurt loved Blaine in bondage, all the time and in many different ways. But he didn't want bars between them, or anything really.

God, he really was ridiculously in love with him. Not much of a surprise there, but he needed to get on with that proposal. If only he could find a way to make sure Blaine wouldn't go with it because he felt he had to...He didn't really think Blaine would say yes even if he didn't want to, and Pam had backed him in that opinion, but still. He'd had a nightmare about that, Blaine saying "Yes, Sir," when Kurt popped the question, like a good, obedient sub, with a dispassionate face and an indifferent voice...It wouldn't go like this, of course it wouldn't. But sometimes it was hard to shake off the fear.

He realized Sebastian was still waiting for his answer, and smiled and shook his head. "We live in a loft apartment. No playroom. A cage would be really hard to hide. Try Elliot, maybe? He has all the contacts. I'm sure you'll find somebody who'll be happy to have it."

They went back to a table where Rachel, Santana and Tina were already sitting. Tina had Mike by her side, holding his hand. From what Santana had told him, every now and then they came to Leather and Lace after all; apparently, the freaking-out had only lasted so long. If they continued to proceed with that speed, Tina would have Mike on a leash this time next year.

Mercedes and Brittany joined them, but Kurt made sure there was a chair left for Blaine when he would finally come back.

A little light on the stage went on. The room was still too dim to really see anything but their little table, but at least, with some surprise, Kurt could see Blaine coming up the stage.

…...

Blaine was pacing backstage, although the tiny space cluttered with equipment and instruments didn't really allow for it. It would be fitting, he thought, if he threw over a guitar now, causing a loud clang and ruining the surprise he had planned so carefully.

He was a little nauseous. It wasn't the singing; he had long since learned to channel any kind of stage fright he might feel into his performance, though he felt that today, his voice was going to tremble a little nevertheless. It was what he had set out to do afterwards. It went against his nature somewhat, at least against the way he was with Kurt. He didn't usually ask for what he wanted except he was ordered otherwise. He wasn't one to demand answers, or put people on the spot.

But on the other hand, he had never been afraid to ask for what he wanted. He had been the one to ask Kurt to talk about entering a contract, he had asked for his collar. This wasn't so different. And he really, really wanted it.

He took a deep breath and went up on stage.

…...

Blaine didn't say a word, just sat down at the piano and started playing. But before he started to sing, he looked around the room until he saw Kurt, and his eyes shone with such love there was little doubt to whom this song was dedicated.

Kurt had to swallow down tears. He realized, as he had not before, that this was more than a long overdue meeting-up between old and new friends—this was something more, something special, though he couldn't say what.

Blaine sang "Unusual Way," a somewhat – well, unusual choice considering that in the context of the musical, the song was meant as a goodbye, but Blaine sang it with feeling and a single-minded dedication, so even if Kurt might have thought it otherwise, he had no fear that Blaine had called all their friends together just to break up with him. Some parts of the lyrics seemed to fit them, too – Tina nudged Kurt and grinned during, "Something inside me goes weak, something inside me surrenders," and though he smiled back, he was more than ever convinced that some things, she would never understand.

Mostly, he was just mesmerized. Blaine was so beautiful on that stage, and he sounded so, so good. Every eye in the room was on him, and Kurt took great pleasure from the knowledge that Blaine was his.

The song ended, and while everyone clapped and cheered, Blaine rose and took the microphone.

Now for the first time, he looked nervous, the hand holding the microphone trembling almost unnoticably.

"Hi," he said, and cleared his throat.

"He shouldn't do that, it'll ruin his voice," Rachel said anxiously beside him, but Kurt didn't listen. His full attention was on Blaine as he continued.

"You will have guessed that this song was for Kurt," he said and smiled. "And I realize that it doesn't quite fit—I don't think it ever 'looked like I wouldn't stay', and I passed the point of 'I think I'm in love with you' a long time ago. But I really love this song, and there is one passage that really resonates with me."

He sang the last verse of the song again without accompaniment.

"Special to me in my life, from the first day that I met you,

How could I ever forget you once you had touched my soul?

In a very unusual way, you make me whole."

He smiled during another round of applause, then continued.

"In a very unusual way, Kurt, you make me whole. Maybe it's a cliché, but it's true. You give me the strength to be myself, and though I could probably be without you, I don't want to. I am yours in every way except one. I want to be yours in every way. So, Kurt Hummel, my one true love, will you marry me?"

Suddenly, he was on his knees fore Kurt, not on one knee as was traditional, but on both, his posture subtly submissive in a way Kurt recognized at once, but others probably wouldn't. He did hold up a ring box, though, and Kurt was dimly aware he reacted in a way traditional for the proposee, hands on his face, eyes brimming with tears.

"Of course," he said. Then he realized that Blaine didn't know he had planned to propose, and adjusted his answer. "Of course I will marry you."

When Blaine smiled as wide as his face allowed, and then rose and kissed him while their friends cheered, Kurt finally realized: he was engaged. He would marry the love of his life. And he wouldn't have to come up with the perfect proposal, because Blaine had done it.

"I can't believe you beat me to it," he said, pulling Blaine even closer.

"What?"

"I was planning to ask you to marry me," Kurt explained and laughed. "I told your mom—she must have laughed so much after we hung up..."

"As a matter of fact, I did," Pam said, hugging both of them. "Congratulations. You will be very happy."

"Oh my god, you're here," Kurt said. "How are you here? How did I not see you?"

"I hid until I was sure you'd only have eyes for Blaine," she explained. "Me being here would have make you see pretty quickly that this wasn't just simple karaoke."

"A few others did the same," Blaine said, and Kurt turned without letting go of Blaine – he would never let go of Blaine again -, and saw Chandler and Elliot walking towards them with big smiles on their faces.

"I think you should thank me," Elliot said.

"What should I thank you for?" Kurt asked.

"For introducing you to Blaine, of course." Elliot answered, and Kurt hugged him with one arm.

"Thank you so much for introducing me to Blaine," he said, and though he sounded a little sarcastic, he meant it, and he knew Elliot knew.

They let their friends hug and congratulate them. Kurt couldn't stop smiling, and he couldn't stop kissing Blaine whenever they were left alone for just one moment.

"That was perfect," he said at some point. "Thank you so much."

"Thank you for saying yes," Blaine said. He was smiling just as much as Kurt.

"Bold move with the kneeling," Kurt said.

"I don't think anyone would know what it meant except those who knew anyway," Blaine said. "I might get teased for not doing it the right way, but...it's who we are. I want us to be married the way we are."

Kurt nodded, and then - "Oh my god, we're getting married!"

He kissed Blaine again, and for once he didn't mind when he felt tears running down his cheeks. They were tears of joy.