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Kurt was grumbling as he saw the new recruit talking to Dave Panpa. It's been a week since Jacob Rose joined and Dave has been spending time with him, and not with him.
When Dave first joined the team to be a security guard since he got fired from his old job, Kurt thought he was the most annoying person he have ever met. Kurt was not a people person, he's an introvert and hates it when people talk to him when he's not even interested.
Dave was assigned to him and he tried to make friends with him but Kurt shut him down pretty quickly.
Kurt was known to be the most standoffish security guard Dave have ever encountered, Dave have tried so many times to get to know him but alas, to no avail. Kurt didn't snap at him or anything because he knew Dave was sensitive and he didn't want his boss to write him down again.
Kurt suddenly felt a dark feeling as he saw Jacob hugging Dave, he grumbled some more as Dave waved goodbye to Jacob. Dave was heading toward him, Kurt quickly dropped the dark mood as Dave was now in front of him. "Hey, Kurt," Dave said tentatively.
"Hmm," was Kurt's response.
"Uh, Jacob was telling me that the boss wanted to write you up for something that you said to him," Dave explained nervously as he didn't meet Kurt's eyes.
Oh.
Oh yeah.
He now remembered what he said to Jacob, Kurt was in a grumpy mood that day and snapped at Jacob. The reason why is that Jacob was a little too friendly to Dave and Kurt was angry about it.
Kurt's face was red with embarrassment and a little bit of annoyance. Dave still wouldn't look him in the eye, Kurt let out a grunt. "For what?" he asked, already knowing the answer to his question.
"You said some mean things to him," Dave responded as he finally looked at Kurt, Kurt saw Dave's expression.
He was angry at him and Kurt did not like it.
"Yeah, I did," Kurt said, tone filled with annoyance.
Dave was getting angrier by the second, usually, he will let Kurt's behavior slide since he was new to being Kurt's partner but this time, he was getting annoyed. Kurt saw Dave was getting angry and he raised an eyebrow in confusion. Kurt has never seen Dave angry before, upset or nervous but not angry.
"Why are you so mean?!" Dave questioned, hands tightening into fists, "You're so mean to everyone including me!"
Kurt was about to protest but Dave wouldn't let him.
"Every time I see you, you're either in a bad mood, you're annoyed by everyone, or just being a jerk in general," Dave ranted, feeling angrier than ever before, "You treat everyone besides the boss like they're beneath you and it's tiring."
Kurt saw Dave was shaking and he could have sworn he heard Dave sniffling, "Especially me..." Dave continued, voice cracking and hot tears streaming down his face, "Why me! All I did was try to be nice to you and all you did is bash me and don't make an effort to get to know me!"
Kurt suddenly felt guilty, he didn't realize that he was hurting Dave. He knew he was hurting Jacob, Sam, and the other security guards but not Dave. Dave stopped ranting as he silently sobbed, he was shaking, and his fists were clenching. Kurt didn't like the situation he was in right now but there is no use in running away. Dave was staring at him with his red puffy eyes, he crossed his arms and waited for Kurt to respond.
However, Kurt didn't respond to him.
Kurt just stared at him, not saying a word, and just stared at him blankly. Dave didn't like this. "Well?!" he snapped.
Kurt jumped at Dave's tone, he didn't expect that, and he was feeling quite awkward now. Dave was still waiting for Kurt to respond but Kurt looked away from him.
Dave scoffed, "That's what I thought,"
Dave left Kurt alone to ponder his thoughts.
It's been a couple of days since Dave's blowout with Kurt, and Dave stopped hanging out with Kurt. Dave even requested to be assigned to Jacob Rose as his new partner. Kurt on the outside seemed fine but on the inside, he felt hurt and guilty.
He hated to admit it but he missed Dave.
He missed Dave's chatters, his nervousness, his way of trying to make friends, and his friendly personality in general. Kurt sighed as he looked down at the floor, hoping it will give him a distraction from Dave's absence but it didn't. He lifted his head and saw Jacob and Dave leaving together. His eye twitched as he sighed heavily, he checked the time and it was closing time. He rolled his eyes, it's not like he has a reason to go home. He doesn't have anybody and he has to stay at the museum for the night shift anyways.
Kurt decided to go to the break room but as he turn around to head there, he bumped into another security guard.
"Kurt," said the security guard.
Kurt blinked in irritation and was about to tell off the security guard but he saw Sam Turner staring at him firmly.
"What?" he said angrily.
"Okay, forget it," Sam said, annoyed, they weren't taking Kurt's shit. "I just wanted to help you with-"
"Wait, no!"
Sam blinked as they saw Kurt looking...vulnerable. They have never seen Kurt look vulnerable, they have only seen him grumpy or irritated.
"I'm sorry, Sam," Kurt felt himself gag upon apologizing, he was never good at apologizing and admitting he was wrong, "It's just..."
"I know," Sam interrupted, "You miss Dave and you want to talk to him but he's ignoring you, right?"
Kurt nodded solemnly as he crossed his arms, "If you want him to talk to him, you have to listen to him and listen to him what he wants," they continued, "Also, you need to apologize to him and Jacob."
Kurt was listening to Sam and at first, he didn't want to do what Sam suggested but... he wants Dave back. "And I know that admitting you're wrong and apologizing is hard for you, right?" Sam asked.
Kurt blinked and he nodded.
Sam smiled, "It might not be easy, however, you and Dave won't feel better if you don't apologize for your behavior toward them,"
Kurt thought for a moment then nodded, "You're right, thanks Sam... You have given me a lot to think about."
"No problem," they replied happily, Kurt was about to leave but Sam stopped him with a question.
"Do you like Dave?"
Kurt froze upon hearing that question, he glanced behind him to Sam staring at him with a raised eyebrow, Kurt felt his heart beat faster.
"What?" Kurt asked, he was trying to make sure he heard that right, "I'm sorry, what was the question again?"
Sam blew out some air in frustration, "Do you like Dave?" they questioned firmly, "And I don't mean like him as a friend but as like like him,"
Kurt's face was red as a cherry.
Kurt looked away from Sam who smirked in triumph, Kurt wanted to tell him he doesn't have feelings for Dave but he felt himself feel warm. "So?" Sam said smugly.
"Fuck off!" Kurt snapped as he went to the break room, Sam laughed as they followed him to the break room.
When they went to the break room, they didn't realize that someone was eavesdropping on their conversation. Dave was walking to the break room to get his stuff when he heard Kurt and Sam talking about him. He hid himself away from the guards so the guards wouldn't see him and he heard their entire conversation.
The next day, Kurt was drinking coffee when Dave approached him.
"Hey, Kurt," Dave said anxiously, "Can I talk to you now alone?"
Kurt looked at Dave who wasn't looking at him and Kurt thought he saw his face was red. Kurt shook his head, he thought he was still half-asleep. Kurt nodded and followed Dave to a secluded area. Dave didn't speak and neither did Kurt, they both stood there silently for a couple of seconds. Then Dave started to speak, "Kurt I-"
"I'm sorry,"
Dave blinked at Kurt in confusion, "What?" he asked.
"I'm sorry," Kurt repeated, "I'm sorry for being mean to you and to Jacob, I know what I did and said was wrong. I shouldn't be mean to you and Jacob."
"And it's hard for me to admit this stuff but..." Kurt continued, "I'm so sorry."
Kurt didn't look at Dave, his face red, and his heart beating faster. Dave didn't say anything after Kurt's apology he didn't even look at him. Kurt took his silence as rejection, "Yeah, I understand, I better be going. I have work to do... so bye,"
Kurt was about to leave when he felt someone grip his arm, he turned around to find Dave holding his arm. He was about to question what Dave was doing when he fell down to Dave's level and felt a pair of lips on his lips.
Dave was kissing him.
Kurt's face was red and so was Dave's. The kiss lasted for a few seconds, then Dave pulled away. "Thank you for the apology, but I can't forgive you... not yet anyways," Dave murmured, "And I like you too,"
Kurt's face was now furiously red, he nodded, and they both looked away from each other. Kurt then blinked for a moment, how did Dave know about his crush on him? He was about to question Dave when he felt arms around him, and Dave was hugging him. Kurt sighed and hugged back, he can ask Dave later.
They kept hugging, they both didn't want to leave the hug but reality can be a cruel mistress.
They both heard a click and giggles, they both turn to the source and found Jacob, Sam, and the other guards laughing while Jacob was holding up a camera. Kurt growled as he let go of Dave and started running toward the guards. Jacob, Sam, and the others quickly ran away from Kurt.
Dave was chuckling as he watch Kurt chased Jacob and Sam. He knew Kurt wouldn't hurt them but it was funny to watch Jacob and Sam cry like little girls.
Kurt got in trouble later that day but he didn't care, he got to kiss and he was happy. Happy for the first time since forever